Sealing Of Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/190)
  • Publication number: 20110157538
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes: forming an array substrate and a color filter substrate; forming a seal pattern on one of the array substrate and the color filter substrate; forming a liquid crystal layer in the seal pattern and attaching the array substrate and the color filter substrate; curing the seal pattern with a first ultraviolet (UV) ray emitted from a light emitting diode (LED); and cutting the array substrate and the color filter substrate into unit cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Jae-Won LEE
  • Patent number: 7969547
    Abstract: A dispenser system for a liquid crystal display panel includes a table to overturn a substrate having at least one image display part on a first surface of the overturned substrate, and at least one syringe system to supply sealant onto a first surface of the overturned substrate to form a seal pattern along outer edges of the image display part on the first surface of the overturned substrate, wherein the at least one syringe system moves along horizontal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun Kim, Sung-Su Jung
  • Patent number: 7969541
    Abstract: A retardation film which is manufacturable by a simple process, and being capable of preventing a decline in light use efficiency is provided. A retardation film includes: a substrate having a plurality of grooves extending in a specific direction on a surface thereof; and a retardation layer arranged in contact with the surface of the substrate, and including a liquid crystal material, the liquid crystal material being aligned along the extending direction of the plurality of grooves and being polymerized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Okuyama, Hitoshi Katakura, Kei Obata, Jun Shimizu, Shinya Suzuki, Mitsunari Hoshi, Junichi Inoue, Akito Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 7969545
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes forming a black matrix layer on a first substrate, forming a groove on the first substrate, forming a color filter layer having a red resin, a green resin, and a blue resin on the first substrate, forming a common electrode on the color filter layer, and disposing spacers on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7961262
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a manufacturing method thereof. The LCD comprises a color filter substrate, an array substrate disposed opposite to the color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the two substrates, wherein a conductive nano-particle is introduced between the two substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junguo Liu, Chun Bae Park, Tae Yong Eom, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 7956977
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer filling between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of sealant observation windows arranged on the second substrate, wherein each sealant observation windows is an enclosed pattern formed by smooth curve; and a sealant covering a portion of sealant observation windows and surrounding the liquid crystal layer to bond the first substrate and the second substrate. In the present invention, those sealant observation windows can avoid the condition of unequal cell gap and increase the convenience of monitoring the spreading condition of the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fen Chen, Chen-Chi Lin, Hung-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 7956978
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for unifying steps of sealing material so that the yield and the reliability of a liquid-crystal display device become high. A starting film of scanning lines is patterned so that prismatic dummy wirings 301 for the first layer which are not electrically connected are formed in regions R1 and R2, and wirings 302 extending from the pixel section are formed in a region R3, and wirings 303 having connection end portions 303a are formed in a region R4. After an interlayer insulation film is formed, the starting film of the signal lines is patterned so that the dummy wirings 304 for the second layer are formed to embed the gaps between the wirings 301 to 303, and also the wirings 305 and the wirings 303 which extend from the pixel portion are connected to each other. This permits unification of the cross-sectional structure of the sealing material formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hongyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 7952680
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device including: a first partition wall which is disposed on the first substrate at the second substrate side, is adjacent to the liquid crystal at one wall surface, is adjacent to the seal material at the other wall surface, and is disposed along the outer circumference of the display region; a second partition wall which is disposed on the first substrate at the second substrate side, has a wall surface facing the wall surface of the first partition wall adjacent to the seal material, and is disposed along the outer circumference of the first partition wall; and a connection portion which is disposed on the first substrate at the second substrate side with a height lower than that of the first partition wall and the second partition wall, and is disposed so as to connect the wall surface of the first partition wall adjacent to the seal material and the wall surface of the second partition wall facing the wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Terao, Takumi Seki
  • Patent number: 7952678
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal panel (30) includes a first substrate (31), a second substrate (32), a liquid crystal layer (37), and a sealant (35). The first substrate includes a first base (310), a plurality of first protrusions (316), and a first orientation layer (315). The second substrate is parallel to the first substrate, and includes a second base (320). The sealant is disposed between the first base and the second base at a periphery of the liquid crystal panel. The first base, the second base, and the sealant cooperatively forming an accommodating space therebetween. The liquid crystal layer is disposed in the accommodating space. The first protrusions are disposed on or generally adjacent to the first base and are embedded in the sealant, and part of the first orientation layer is disposed at interspaces between the first protrusions. A method for manufacturing the liquid crystal panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Chan, Hung-Sheng Cho, Kun-Hsing Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7952679
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a thin-film transistor (TFT), an organic layer, a second substrate, a seal line, and a conductive pattern. The first substrate includes a pixel part and a driving part connected to the pixel part. The TFTs are formed in the pixel part and the driving part. The organic layer is formed on the first substrate having the TFTs formed thereon. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The seal line is disposed between an edge portion of the first substrate having the organic layer formed thereon and an edge portion of the second substrate. The seal line combines the first substrate with the second substrate. The conductive pattern is disposed between the seal line and the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Young Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung, Hyung-Don Na, Seung-Gyu Tae, Jung-Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 7952660
    Abstract: A method of fabricating black matrices of a color filter. The method includes forming a light-shielding layer of an organic material, which is repulsive to ink, on a transparent substrate, forming the black matrices by patterning the light-shielding layer, and hard-baking the black matrices to maintain a plurality of pores which are formed in the black matrices in the forming of the light-shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-woong Kim, Won-sik Kim, Kye-si Kwon, Sang-Ii Kim
  • Patent number: 7948601
    Abstract: A tiling mode display device is disclosed. The display device includes a first substrate having at least two lower substrates connected to each other at a boundary region between the lower substrates using a first adhesion member; a first seal pattern formed at peripheries of the lower substrates, and a second seal pattern formed at the boundary region between the lower substrates; and a second substrate attached to the first substrate by the first and second seal patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sik Jeong, Hyun Suk Jin
  • Patent number: 7943198
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for forming a seal pattern of a flat panel display device. An apparatus for forming a seal pattern of a flat panel display panel includes a mother substrate having a plurality of unit display panels formed thereon; a stage to support the mother substrate; a mask on the mother substrate, the mask having openings, each opening being formed on a region corresponding to an outer periphery of each unit display panel; and a pattern forming unit including a seal head to apply a sealant to the mask to form the seal pattern around the outer periphery of each unit display panel of the mother substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 7938051
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for resizing electronic displays are provided. The display includes a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates apart, image-generating medium contained in an area between the plates, and polarizing layers and/or other films on the outer surfaces of the plates. A target portion of the display is identified, and a saw is passed along a cut line to create a channel that extends through the polarizer to the outer surface of the top plate. A scriber tool is passed along the cut line within the channel to create a scribe line in the outer surface of the top plate. The display is inverted, and the process repeated to cut a channel and scribe the bottom plate. The plates are broken along the scribe line, and a seal is applied along the exposed edge, which may penetrate between the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Tannas
  • Publication number: 20110102728
    Abstract: A highly moisture-resistant liquid crystal display apparatus which is capable of suppressing display deterioration due to occurrence of image retention without impairing properties including gap controllability and alignment stability maintenance, and a manufacturing method thereof, are provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a first sealing member 15 arranged at an outer periphery of a liquid crystal layer 17 sandwiched between a pair of substrates 11 and 12; and a second sealing member 16 arranged at an outer periphery of the first sealing member 15 in contact with the pair of substrates 11 and 12. The second sealing member 16 is formed from an alkylsiloxane compound as a main ingredient which is formed into an inorganic film by irradiation with an ultraviolet radiation. The alkylsiloxane compound is a di-alkylsiloxane compound or di-methyl-siloxane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuno, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 7936439
    Abstract: A broad crystal display panel having a color filter substrate is supported by supporting nails and the middle portion of a supporting span is pressed by a loading bar. From this state, the supporting nails are removed to release the supporting, and subsequently the supporting nails are also removed to release the supporting the color filter substrate. While preventing the displacement between the color filter substrate and a TFT array substrate, the color filter substrate and the TFT array substrate can be stacked with a specified distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kamiya, Shuhichi Odahara, Kohichi Toriumi, Toshiyuki Yokoue
  • Publication number: 20110096269
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cell is disclosed wherein sealing bodies (500, 600) are formed on a color filter mother substrate (102), and the color filter mother substrate (102) and a TFT mother substrate (202) are so assembled that the sealing bodies (500, 600) are interposed between the color filter mother substrate (102) and the TFT mother substrate (202). Seal making portions (501, 511; 503, 509; 505, 507) are deformed so that gap portions (G) are closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: TPO Hong Kong Holding Limited
    Inventor: Kenichi Mukai
  • Patent number: 7932983
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes injecting a liquid crystal into a liquid crystal receiving space. The liquid crystal receiving space is disposed between a first substrate, a second substrate that faces the first substrate, and a sealing member interposed between the first and second substrates. The method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device further includes reducing a thickness of the sealing member at a predetermined portion of the sealing member to form a repair region, and pressurizing the liquid crystal to break the sealing member at the repair region to discharge some of the liquid crystal from the liquid crystal receiving space, so as to adjust the amount of the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal receiving space. The method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device also includes resealing the broken repair region of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Chan Eun, Sang Ho Park, Tae Man Kim, June Beom Cho, Chang Gun Song
  • Patent number: 7932984
    Abstract: An end-sealant composition for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes an acrylic polymer resin, a polymeric photoinitiator polymerized into an acrylic chain, and an acryl-philic coupling agent. The end-sealant composition exhibits reduced diffusion into the liquid crystals during an end-sealant forming process. Image defects such as stains around fill ports and incidental images are thereby prevented, so that high quality displays can be prepared. Use of the end-sealant composition can provide high performance for high dielectric constant liquid crystals that are widely used in the fabrication of liquid crystal display panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Nam Lee, Jeong-Uk Heo, Nam-Seok Lee, Jun-Hyup Lee, Jung-Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 7924394
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a display panel and dielectric configuration applied thereto is provided according to the present invention. The dielectric configuration of the display panel is applicable at atmospheric pressure and to a lower substrate having a surface formed with a dielectric. The fabrication method includes forming at least one lateral line segment and a plurality of longitudinal line segments on the surface of the lower substrate, thereby enabling a process of dispensing dielectric to be performed thereon at atmospheric pressure, and accordingly overcoming the drawbacks of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Tsai, Yan-Zen Chang, Jen-Chieh Yang, Chih-Yu Ke, Chang-Chou Li
  • Patent number: 7920242
    Abstract: An array substrate (100a) includes a transparent substrate (304), a first insulation layer (306) and a pixel electrode (103). The transparent substrate (304) includes a display region (DR) that displays an image, a peripheral region (PR) having a driving circuit (101) for displaying an image through the display region, and a sealine region (SLR) that surrounds the display region (DR) to define the display region and the peripheral region (PR). The first insulation layer (306) is formed over the transparent substrate (304), and the first insulation layer (306) has an opening window (301) in the sealine region (SLR). The pixel electrode (103) is formed on the first insulation layer (306) of the display region (DR). The bonding between a color filter substrate (401) and an array substrate (100a) is improved. Furthermore, liquid crystal material is completely filled into between the color filter substrate and the array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Goo Song, Hyang-Shik Kong, Sung-Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20110075090
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed to face each other with liquid crystal interposed therebetween and a sealing material which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to seal the liquid crystal, wherein a side surface of the liquid crystal display device has a cut surface, and a first resin layer which is formed along the sealing material and has a height less than a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate in a display region and the sealing material are exposed at the cut surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Yukari SHIGEKURA, Hiroshi Miyairi, Yasuyuki Yamada
  • Patent number: 7916266
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes injecting a liquid crystal into a liquid crystal receiving space. The liquid crystal receiving space is disposed between a first substrate, a second substrate that faces the first substrate, and a sealing member interposed between the first and second substrates. The method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device further includes reducing a thickness of the sealing member at a predetermined portion of the sealing member to form a repair region, and pressurizing the liquid crystal to break the sealing member at the repair region to discharge some of the liquid crystal from the liquid crystal receiving space, so as to adjust the amount of the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal receiving space. The method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device also includes resealing the broken repair region of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Chan Eun, Sang Ho Park, Tae Man Kim, Jun Beom Cho, Chang Gun Song
  • Publication number: 20110069272
    Abstract: The invention provide a fabrication method for a color cholesteric liquid crystal display device, comprising: providing a first substrate; forming a patterned enclosed structure on the first substrate, wherein the patterned enclosed structure comprises a plurality of stripe wall structures, and one end of each stripe wall structure is connected to and perpendicular to a straight seal line, thereby dividing a first LC channel with a first opening, a second closed LC channel, and a third closed LC channel, and the length of the first LC channel exceeds that of the second LC channel, and the length of the second LC channel exceeds that of the third LC channel; providing a second substrate with an adhesion layer formed thereon; assembling the first substrate and the second substrate to tightly seal the adhesion layer and the patterned enclosed structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Liao, Jen-Chieh Yang, Kuo-Lung Lo
  • Patent number: 7911576
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device. In one aspect, the method may include laminating two or more multipiece boards to each other by way of a sealing material, applying surface polishing to at least one of the multipiece boards using an etchant, and separating the multipiece boards into respective liquid crystal cells by cutting. In further aspects, the sealing material may include individual sealing materials which are formed on regions of the respective liquid crystal cells, an outer peripheral sealing material which surrounds the respective individual sealing materials and forms an opening at least in a portion thereof, and a weir sealing material of a pattern in which the weir sealing material is formed inside the outer peripheral sealing material and in the vicinity of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays Ltd.
    Inventors: Setsuo Kobayashi, Hiroaki Miwa, Katsuhiko Ishii, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20110063561
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to each other; a liquid crystal layer filled between a display region of the first substrate and a display region of the second substrate; and a sealant formed between a periphery region of the first substrate and a periphery region of the second substrate. A reflective layer is formed in the periphery region of the first substrate or in the periphery region of the second substrate, and the reflective layer is adapted to reflect UV light to the sealant in a process of assembling the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongzhi SONG, Lujiang HUANGFU, Huiyue LUO, Xu WANG
  • Publication number: 20110058139
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel including two glass substrates, which face each other and are bonded by a circumference seal of a display area, and which hold a liquid crystal therebetween, comprising the steps of: disposing a seal printing plate comprising a mesh cross-points; and applying the circumference seal on either one of the two glass substrates by using the seal printing plate, wherein the mesh cross-points of the seal printing plate contact with a light shielding region of pixels in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi MINOWA
  • Patent number: 7903230
    Abstract: A method for producing a liquid crystal display cell comprising processes of applying a sealing agent on a sealing portion of at least one liquid crystal display cell substrate, dropping liquid crystal on the substrate, and bonding substrates to each other under vacuum, wherein the sealing agent comprising a material to be cured and a curing agent is applied to the sealing portion without mixing the material to be cured and the curing agent, and then the substrates are bonded to each other under vacuum at room temperature to cure the sealing agent, is disclosed. A sealing agent for a liquid crystal display cell wherein the above material to be cured comprise a radically polymerizable resin and an organic peroxide, and the above curing agent comprises a radically polymerizable resin and a decomposition accelerator, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Tadashi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7903229
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a driver circuit for use with a passive matrix or active matrix electrooptical display device such as a liquid crystal display. The driver circuit occupies less space than heretofore. A circuit (stick crystal) having a length substantially equal to the length of one side of the matrix of the display device is used as the driver circuit. The circuit is bonded to one substrate of the display device, and then the terminals of the circuit are connected with the terminals of the display device. Subsequently, the substrate of the driver circuit is removed. This makes the configuration of the circuit much simpler than the configuration of the circuit heretofore required by the TAB method or COG method, because conducting lines are not laid in a complex manner. The driver circuit can be formed on a large-area substrate such as a glass substrate. The display device can be formed on a lightweight material having a high shock resistance such as a plastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiko Takemura, Setsuo Nakajima, Yasuyuki Arai
  • Publication number: 20110051072
    Abstract: An LCD device provides enhanced display quality. An insulating layer is formed on a first substrate. The insulating layer covers the contact portion of a switching device in which the switching device is electrically connected to a transparent electrode and has an opening for exposing a portion of the transparent electrode. A reflection electrode is electrically connected to the transparent electrode through the opening. The insulation layer covers a first portion of a driving circuit formed on the first substrate. A sealant is interposed between the first and second substrate to engage the first and second substrate and to cover a second portion of the driving circuit. Therefore, the driver circuit may operate normally, and the distortion of the signal outputted from the driver circuit may be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-Ho LEE
  • Patent number: 7898633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having an ODF (one drop-fill) type middle-sized or miniaturized liquid crystal display panel. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of substrates, a sealing member which is formed on a peripheral portion between the pair of substrates without a cut, and liquid crystal which is sealed in a space surrounded by the sealing member between the pair of substrates, one substrate out of the pair of substrates includes at least one line layer which is formed along a first side of one substrate, and a portion of the sealing member which is formed along the first side of one substrate is formed in a zigzag pattern such that the sealing member traverses at least one line layer plural times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Ishii, Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Miwa, Setsuo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7898631
    Abstract: A display device for improving a binding force between upper and lower substrates and a method of manufacturing the display device are presented. The display device includes a display panel having a display area, a sealant area enclosing the display area, a first peripheral area positioned outside the sealant area and a second peripheral area disposed between the display area and the sealant area. A gate driver is formed in the display area and the binding member is formed in the sealant area. The reflective member is formed in at least one of the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area to guide the light to the binding member and cure the binding member. With the reflective member, an increased amount of light is provided to the binding member so that the binding member is fully cured to couple the upper and lower substrates to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 7898634
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealant. The first substrate has a top surface which includes a signal transmission module parallel to an edge of the top surface. The sealant is disposed on the top surface and parallel to the signal transmission module, which is disposed between the top surface and sealant. The sealant is made of a photo-curable material and includes an inner isolation wall, which is exposed via the signal transmission module. The second substrate is disposed on the sealant and includes an inner surface. A light-shielding structure is disposed on the inner surface and close to an edge of the inner surface. The sealant at least partially overlaps the light-shielding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mei-Lien Huang, Shih-Yu Wang, Chung-Wei Liu, Yung-Sheng Chiu
  • Patent number: 7898635
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a conductive spacer that connects a common voltage line of an array substrate to a common electrode of an opposite substrate. The conductive spacer has a bar-like shape and extends along the common voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bae-Heuk Yim, Jeong-Ho Lee, Doo-Hwan You, Seong-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 7897003
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display, which can surely perform an instillation process used when liquid crystal is sealed between substrates in a cell process, and a fabrication method thereof. A liquid crystal display comprises a sealing material made of a photo-curing type material which seals liquid crystal sandwiched between substrates, and a shading film having a shading area which overlays a red-colored layer transmitting red light, a green-colored layer transmitting green light and a blue-colored layer transmitting blue light, wherein only the blue-colored layer is formed in an area of the shading film contacting with the sealing material and the photo-curing type material of the sealing material is structured to have a light reactive area for a wavelength of blue color band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kunihiro Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20110043720
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes; a first step of preparing a plastic substrate placed on a support substrate, a second step of bonding a first region of an expanded silicone sheet to an end of the plastic substrate, and bonding a second region of the silicone sheet to the support substrate having the plastic substrate placed thereon, thereby fixing the plastic substrate to the support substrate by a biasing force of the silicone sheet, and a third step of laminating a plurality of thin films over the plastic substrate fixed to the support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Yoshimasa Chikama, Yohsuke Kanzaki, Yuya Nakano
  • Publication number: 20110043743
    Abstract: A manufacturing method by which a plurality of liquid crystal cells are obtained from mother substrates includes a step of, before applying a sealing material, forming a columnar member disposed in a direction crossing a side of a second mother substrate, wherein the columnar member includes on one end side a first member disposed adjacent to an extended portion constituting a liquid crystal sealing inlet of the sealing material and at the other end a second member disposed to face at least the extended portion of the sealing material along the direction of the side, and the application of the sealing material is performed such that the extended portion of the sealing material rides on a part of the first member of the columnar member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Takamitsu Kamada, Takanori Nakayama, Setsuo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7894032
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a fabricating method having a simplified process are disclosed. The liquid crystal display device comprises, among other features, first and second substrates, a gate line crossing a data line with a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area. A common line is provided on the substrate substantially parallel to the gate line, and a common electrode is extended from the common line into the pixel area. A pixel electrode is extended from a drain electrode into the pixel area to form a horizontal electric field with the common electrode. The data line, a source electrode, a drain electrode and the pixel electrode are formed of a first conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers, and are formed in an area to be sealed by a sealant upon joining the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., ltd.
    Inventor: Byung Chul Ahn
  • Patent number: 7889307
    Abstract: A space between substrates in a liquid crystal optical modulator can be sealed with a metal by using a simple configuration. In a seal structure between the substrates constituting a liquid crystal cell in a liquid crystal optical modulator, metal members are provided on the opposing surfaces of the two substrates, and the base metal surfaces of the metal members are brought into direct contract and joined. As a result, a low-melting metal such as a solder that has been conventionally introduced into the joint section becomes unnecessary, and a metal seal providing for strong bonding can be formed with a simple configuration. The liquid crystal optical modulator has a first substrate having a first electrode pattern including a pixel electrode, a second substrate having a second electrode pattern including a counter electrode, and a metal seal disposed so as to be sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masafumi Ide
  • Patent number: 7889306
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the same is capable of strengthening adhesion between a sealant and a lower plate in a panel with a high aperture ratio to which an organic protective film is applied. The organic protective film and a gate insulating film are patterned in such a manner that the sealant comes into contact with a substrate directly. Accordingly, the organic protective film or the gate insulating film at the area coated with the sealant is partially or entirely removed to directly contact the sealant with the gate insulating film or the lower glass, thereby strengthening the adhesion between the sealant and the lower plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Wun Ko, Sung Il Park, Dong Yeung Kwak, Gun Hee Lee, Kwang Sup Park
  • Patent number: 7889309
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel includes: a sealant arranging step of arranging a sealant on a main surface of one of or each of two substrates to be bonded to each other; a liquid crystal dropping step of dropping liquid crystal on one of the two substrates; and a bonding step of bonding the two substrates to each other, wherein the method further includes: to be performed prior to the liquid crystal dropping step, a deaerating step of arranging in a pressure-reduced atmosphere at least a substrate on which the liquid crystal is to be dropped out of the two substrates; and, to be performed prior to the bonding step, a releasing step of releasing the pressure-reduced atmosphere by an inert gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Kaida, Akinori Izumi
  • Patent number: 7884914
    Abstract: A structure for encapsulating a liquid crystal display device is disclosed. Openings are formed in a second material layer on a first substrate, exposing an underlying first material layer. The openings are substantially distributed over the perimeter of the first substrate. A sealant is placed in the openings, forming a sealant region for attachment of a second substrate to the first substrate. The sealant region is substantially perpendicular to a direction of length of the openings. In addition, the sealant contacts the first material layer and the second material layer through the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Hong Chen, Chang-Cheng Lo, Tzu-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 7880855
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, and a method for fabricating the same is described, in which an alignment film is formed divided into a plurality of sub-alignment films spaced from each other, and a column spacer is formed in the space between the sub-alignment films. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, and a second substrate opposite to each other, a first alignment film on the second substrate, the first alignment film having a first alignment film groove in a predetermined portion, a first spacer in the first alignment film groove, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Hoe Yoon
  • Patent number: 7879149
    Abstract: The vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump, and a pipe 30 connecting the vacuum chamber to the vacuum pump to evacuate the vacuum chamber. A flexible pipe is included as a part of the pipe, and a mechanism for fixing the flexible pipe so as not to shrink at the time of evacuation. The mechanism includes a bar for fixing the vacuum pump side of the flexible pipe to a floor. In an embodiment, the vacuum processing apparatus is a substrate bonding apparatus for fabricating a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Ohta
  • Patent number: 7880854
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT substrate, a color filter (CF) substrate opposed to the TFT substrate, a sealant disposed between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate and disposed between portions of both the substrates located immediately outside display regions thereof, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate. The CF substrate is provided with a light-shielding layer at a portion located immediately outside its display region. The light-shielding layer is provided with a slit at a region that coincides with a line on the TFT substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Kondo, Shingo Jogan
  • Patent number: 7876401
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing LCD includes providing a bottom substrate, applying a sealant on its top surface, providing a liquid crystal mixture including a vertical alignment liquid crystal material and at least one reactive monomer which are surrounded by the sealant, providing a top substrate so that its bottom surface covers the sealant and the bottom substrate, performing a pre-curing process to pre-cure the sealant under a first temperature, and performing an active curing process under a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chung-Ching Hsieh, Chih-Ho Chiu, Mei-Shiou Lin, Chia-Hsuan Pai, Te-Sheng Chen, Sugiura Norio
  • Publication number: 20110013132
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, comprising a first substrate and a second substrate assembled face to face, each having a display area and a peripheral area around the display area, liquid crystal, and sealant formed between the peripheral area of the first substrate and the peripheral area of the second substrate. On the first substrate, at least one first obstructing frame is formed between the sealant and the display area of the first substrate; on the second substrate, at least one second obstructing frame is formed between the sealant and the display area of the second substrate; the first obstructing frame and the second obstructing frame are disposed at an interval and parallel to each other; each of the first obstructing frame and second obstructing frame has a thickness smaller than a cell gap, and a sum of the thicknesses of a pair of the first obstructing frame and second obstructing frame that are adjacent to each other is greater than the cell gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Chen, Chengtan Zhao, Jian Guo
  • Publication number: 20110007258
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal and at least one block. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The seal is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and has a first side and a second side. The first side has at least one liquid crystal inlet and connects in approximately perpendicular to the second side. The block is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and adjoins the first side of the seal. The block is disposed between the liquid crystal inlet and the connection of the first side and the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yao-Hsin Hsu, Bing-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 7868991
    Abstract: In a wiring figure pattern of a display panel, each wiring is separated into bands of optimal widths by slits of a constant width as a wiring figure pattern so that minimum light irradiation for curing a photocuring sealing material can be carried out without increasing the electric resistance of the wiring. The optimal width means a resistance such that light coming from both sides of the band cures the sealing material on the upper surface of the band without influencing the driving and display of liquid crystal. At a point where the width of wiring becomes two times or more of the optical width between the start point and end point of intersection of the wiring and the sealing material region, the wiring is divided by the slit. A first branch forms the band of the optimal width extending from the branch point to the end point, whereas the second branch extends to the end point and is spaced apart from the first branch by the width of the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Nakagawa, Naoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7864289
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching substrates includes an upper chamber for holding an upper substrate and a lower chamber for holding a lower substrate which is to be attached to the upper substrate. The lower chamber is moved up and down so as to come together with the upper chamber to form a sealed attaching space. A substrate receiving part is fixed to a frame of the apparatus so that it does not move as the lower chamber is raised and lowered. The substrate receiving part alternatively projects from the lower chamber is the lower chamber is moved down, or is recessed into the top of the lower chamber when the lower chamber is lifted up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: ADP Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Seok Hwang, Kyung Mi Kim