Abstract: The present invention provides a dimming panel sequentially including: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, a first electrode, a first insulator layer, and a second electrode, the second electrode including, in a plan view, linear electrodes parallel to each other with slit regions in between, and bridge electrodes each of which is disposed in one of the slit regions and is connecting two adjacent linear electrodes, the bridge electrodes including a first bridge electrode in a first slit region, a second bridge electrode in a second slit region adjacent to the first slit region, and a third bridge electrode in a third slit region adjacent to the second slit region, the first bridge electrode, the second bridge electrode, and the third bridge electrode being discrete from one another.

Abstract: A bending and extending device 1 comprises an elastic hollow guide unit 2 and a movable part 3 to be movably inserted into the guide unit 2. The movable part 3 is constituted, either partially or entirely, of a plurality of belt-like flexible parts 30a and 30b, which extend in the axial direction of the guide unit 2 and the flexible parts 30a and 30b are connected at distal ends.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display region, and includes a first liquid crystal panel including a color filter layer, an illumination device provided on a back face side of the first liquid crystal panel, and a second liquid crystal panel arranged between the first liquid crystal panel and the illumination device and not including a color filter layer. The second liquid crystal panel includes a first dimming region defined by a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and facing the display region, and a second dimming region that is defined by a plurality of additional pixels each including an unshaded opening region, and is located outside the first dimming region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dimming panel sequentially including: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, a first electrode, a first insulator layer, and a second electrode, the second electrode including, in a plan view, linear electrodes parallel to each other with slit regions in between, and bridge electrodes each of which is disposed in one of the slit regions and is connecting two adjacent linear electrodes, the bridge electrodes including a first bridge electrode in a first slit region, a second bridge electrode in a second slit region adjacent to the first slit region, and a third bridge electrode in a third slit region adjacent to the second slit region, the first bridge electrode, the second bridge electrode, and the third bridge electrode being discrete from one another.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display region, and includes a first liquid crystal panel including a color filter layer, an illumination device provided on a back face side of the first liquid crystal panel, and a second liquid crystal panel arranged between the first liquid crystal panel and the illumination device and not including a color filter layer. The second liquid crystal panel includes a first dimming region defined by a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and facing the display region, and a second dimming region that is defined by a plurality of additional pixels each including an unshaded opening region, and is located outside the first dimming region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dimming unit including: a dimming panel; and drive circuitry, the dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, a lower-layer electrode, a first insulating layer, multiple first electrodes, a second insulating layer, and a second electrode which is provided with multiple parallel linear electrodes and to which a constant voltage is applied, the first electrodes including multiple island electrodes which are spaced from each other in a plan view and are electrically connected to each other, at least one of the island electrodes being electrically connected to the lower-layer electrode through a contact hole, the drive circuitry controlling voltages applied to the respective first electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dimming panel including: a drive circuit; and dimming units arranged in one direction from a drive circuit, the dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, connection lines formed from a transparent conductive material and connected to the drive circuit, a first insulating layer, a first electrode, a second insulating layer, and a second electrode, the first electrode or the second electrode including dimming electrodes disposed for the respective dimming units, each of the dimming electrodes being electrically connected to one of the connection lines, an electrode width of at least one of the connection lines increasing in response to a distance from the drive circuit.

Abstract: A method for producing a fluoropolyether group-containing compound, which includesreacting a fluoropolyether group-containing compound (A) represented by the following formula: X11—(R11)n11—RF1—X12??(1) in the presence of a metal catalyst to form a fluoropolyether group-containing compound (B) containing two or more moieties derived from the fluoropolyether group-containing compound (A). Each of the above symbols is as defined in the description.

Abstract: A method for producing a fluoropolyether group-containing compound, which includes reacting a fluoropolyether group-containing compound (A) represented by the formula (1) with a compound (C) represented by any of the formulae (c1) to (c4) in the presence of a metal catalyst including at least one selected from Pd, Cu, Ni, Pt, and Ag. The symboles are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, multiple first electrodes, a first insulating layer, and a second electrode including parallel linear electrodes, each of the first electrodes including a base electrode and multiple island electrodes, the base electrode being provided with multiple apertures, the island electrodes being electrically connected to the base electrode, surrounding the base electrode in a plan view, and being arranged with intervals, at least one of the island electrodes of a selected electrode of the first electrodes being disposed in at least one position selected from the group consisting of a position inside at least one of the apertures of a next electrode and a position between adjacent two of the island electrodes of the next electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dimming panel including: a drive circuit; and dimming units arranged in one direction from a drive circuit, the dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, connection lines formed from a transparent conductive material and connected to the drive circuit, a first insulating layer, a first electrode, a second insulating layer, and a second electrode, the first electrode or the second electrode including dimming electrodes disposed for the respective dimming units, each of the dimming electrodes being electrically connected to one of the connection lines, an electrode width of at least one of the connection lines increasing in response to a distance from the drive circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dimming unit including: a dimming panel; and drive circuitry, the dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, a lower-layer electrode, a first insulating layer, multiple first electrodes, a second insulating layer, and a second electrode which is provided with multiple parallel linear electrodes and to which a constant voltage is applied, the first electrodes including multiple island electrodes which are spaced from each other in a plan view and are electrically connected to each other, at least one of the island electrodes being electrically connected to the lower-layer electrode through a contact hole, the drive circuitry controlling voltages applied to the respective first electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, multiple first electrodes, a first insulating layer, and a second electrode including parallel linear electrodes, each of the first electrodes including a base electrode and multiple island electrodes, the base electrode being provided with multiple apertures, the island electrodes being electrically connected to the base electrode, surrounding the base electrode in a plan view, and being arranged with intervals, at least one of the island electrodes of a selected electrode of the first electrodes being disposed in at least one position selected from the group consisting of a position inside at least one of the apertures of a next electrode and a position between adjacent two of the island electrodes of the next electrode.

Abstract: A grounding shoe is provided in a vehicle so as to face a grounding rail provided on a track. The grounding shoe includes a collector unit that has an electroconductive body; and a holding part that fixes the collector unit by holding a first end of the electroconductive body in such a manner that the electroconductive body can be energized as well as attached/detached and that is in contact with the electroconductive body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fluorine-containing aromatic compound represented by the following formula (2-1) or formula (2-2): R1 is a linear perfluoroalkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3; X2 to X5 are a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; R2 to R5, L1 and L2 are a monovalent hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 12, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, a monovalent hetero aromatic group, a halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom; one or more groups selected from R2 to R5 are a monovalent hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 12, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, or a monovalent heteroaromatic group; and m is an integer of 0 or more, n is an integer of 1 or more, and m+n is an integer of 2 or more and 6 or less.

Abstract: A grounding shoe is provided in a vehicle so as to face a grounding rail provided on a track. The grounding shoe includes a collector unit that has an electroconductive body; and a holding part that fixes the collector unit by holding a first end of the electroconductive body in such a manner that the electroconductive body can be energized as well as attached/detached and that is in contact with the electroconductive body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fluorine-containing aromatic compound represented by the following formula (2-1) or formula (2-2): R1 is a linear perfluoroalkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3; X2 to X5 are a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; R2 to R5, L1 and L2 are a monovalent hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 12, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, a monovalent hetero aromatic group, a halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom; one or more groups selected from R2 to R5 are a monovalent hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 12, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, or a monovalent heteroaromatic group; and m is an integer of 0 or more, n is an integer of 1 or more, and m+n is an integer of 2 or more and 6 or less.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention includes a glass substrate (30), a plurality of connection terminals (41) formed on the surface of the glass substrate and arranged in parallel with one another at an equal interval, and an interlayer insulating film (38) covering the plurality of connection terminals. The edge of the interlayer insulating film is so formed that tips of the plurality of connection terminals are exposed. An opening (50) is formed along the edge of the interlayer insulating film between two adjacent connection terminals. It is possible to avoid formation of pixel electrode material residue near the edge of the interlayer insulating film when a pixel electrode is formed by photo-etching through the formation of a pixel electrode material layer and a photosensitive resist layer on the interlayer insulating film.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention comprises a glass substrate, a plurality of connection terminals (41) formed on the surface of the glass substrate and arranged in parallel with one another at an equal interval, and an interlayer insulating film (38) covering the plurality of connection terminals. The edge of the interlayer insulating film is so formed that tips of the plurality of connection terminals are exposed. A notch (42) is formed along the edge of the interlayer insulating film between two adjacent connection terminals. The notch has a stepped portion (46) comprising the first face (43), which is the bottom face of the notch, the second face (44), which is at a higher level than the first face, and a sloped face (45), which continues from the first face to the second face.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention includes a glass substrate (30), a plurality of connection terminals (41) formed on the surface of the glass substrate and arranged in parallel with one another at an equal interval, and an interlayer insulating film (38) covering the plurality of connection terminals. The edge of the interlayer insulating film is so formed that tips of the plurality of connection terminals are exposed. An opening (50) is formed along the edge of the interlayer insulating film between two adjacent connection terminals. It is possible to avoid formation of pixel electrode material residue near the edge of the interlayer insulating film when a pixel electrode is formed by photo-etching through the formation of a pixel electrode material layer and a photosensitive resist layer on the interlayer insulating film.