US 5,513,026 AGranted

Method of producing a liquid crystal display with a spacer

AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.

InventorsTakumi Suzuki, Reiko Kameyama, Sumio Kamoi, Hisashi Kikuchi, Satosi Komori, Tomomi Suetake, Yumi Matsuki

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Abstract

In a liquid crystal display device (LCD), a spacer is interposed between an upper and a lower substrate implemented by flexible films. Liquid crystals are confined in the gap between the two substrates. The spacer is scattered in the crystals at a density higher than 201/mm.sup.2 and lower than 800/mm.sup.2. The device allows a minimum of bubbles to be produced in the crystals without resorting to gas barrier coatings or similar conventional implementation against bubbles. When the spacer is sprayed, it is uniformly distributed to set up a uniform cell gap. The device is, therefore, free from display speckles and other defects and inexpensive.

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Dependent claims

A method of producing an LCD having at least a first polymer film substrate and a second polymer film substrate, comprising the steps of:

forming transparent electrodes on each of respective facing surfaces of said first and second polymer film substrates, a first of the facing surfaces of said first polymer film substrate having a greater area occupied by the transparent electrodes than a second of the facing surfaces of the second polymer film substrate;
covering said transparent electrodes with an alignment coating;
spraying a spacer between said facing surfaces of said first and second polymer film substrates onto the first face of the first polymer film substrate;
and
filling a gap between said facing surfaces of said first and second polymer film substrates which is formed when said LCD has edges thereof adhered together with liquid crystals.

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