LCD-cell

Abstract

Cells in liquid crystal displays (hereinafter LCD) are comprised of two parallel plates (1, 2) between which a liquid crystal (4) is to be found. Between the plates (1, 2) are placed, in conventional cells, spacers (5), which determine the layer thickness d of the LCD cell. Because of the clearly higher heat expansion of the liquid crystal (4) as compared to that of the spacers (5), vacuum void formation can occur in the case of conventional LCD cells when subjected to excessively low operating temperatures, or a macroscopic layer thickness change can occur under conditions of high operating temperatures which can lead to nonuniform color effects. In the case of a LCD cell in accord with the invention, the spacers (5) include a first spacer (5a) and a second spacer (5b), which differentiate themselves from one another by their material characteristics and their geometric dimensioning. By means of an appropriate local and quantitative apportionment of the spacers, over the entire cell a localized different structural strength and/or heat expansion can be made.

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