Liquid crystal cell assembly and liquid crystal cell manufacturing method

A liquid crystal cell manufacturing method comprising:

• forming a first substrate member on which at least first electrodes are formed in each of a plurality of cell regions, the cell regions being arranged to respectively correspond to liquid crystal cells and to be adjacent to each other;
• forming a second substrate member on which, for each of the cell regions, at least a second electrode is formed to oppose the first electrodes formed in the cell region;
• forming frame-like seal members, which define the cell regions, respectively, on at least one of a surface of the first substrate member where the first electrodes are formed and a surface of the second substrate member where the second electrodes are formed, such that adjacent frame-like seal members have common sides formed by continuosusly linking at least one side of each of the adjacent frame-like seal members to each other;
• forming a cell assembly by adhering the first and second substrate members such that the surfaces of the first and second substrate members where the respective electrodes are formed oppose each other;
• and
• separating the cell assembly into individual liquid crystal cells by segmenting the first substrate member, the second substrate member, and the seal members for the respective cell regions along perimeters of the cell regions, wherein each of the common sides is segmented along a segmentation line;
• wherein the method further comprises:
• forming first connection terminals on the surface of the first substrate member where the first electrodes are formed, at positions of the adjacent cell regions which are adjacent to each other via the segmentation lines of the adjacent cell regions;
• forming second connection terminals on the surface of the second substrate member where the second electrodes are formed, at positions of the adjacent cell regions which are adjacent to each other via the segmentation lines of the adjacent cell regions to oppose the first connection terminals, wherein the second connection terminals are connected to the second electrodes and extend to positions which are outside the frame-like seal members;
• and
• forming a common conductive cross member by coating, at least on two of the first connection terminals which are adjacent to each other via one of the segmentation lines or two of the second connection terminals which are adjacent to each other via one of the segmentation lines, to electrically connect the opposing first connection terminals and the second connection terminals, wherein the common conductive cross member is segmented along said one of the segmentation lines when separating the cell assembly into the individual liquid crystal cells.

A liquid crystal cell manufacturing method comprising:

• forming first electrodes and terminals to form a terminal array portion where terminals respectively connecting to the first electrodes are arranged continuously in two perpendicular directions, for respective first substrate regions each of which corresponds to one liquid crystal cell, on a plate surface of a first substrate member including an area that provides liquid crystal cell substrates, the first electrodes being formed in respective screen areas, to display an image, of the first substrate regions;
• forming a second electrode, which opposes the first electrodes formed in one of the first substrate regions on the first substrate member, for respective second substrate regions each of which corresponds to one liquid crystal cell, the second electrodes being arranged on a plate surface of a second substrate member including an area that provides liquid crystal cell substrates so as to correspond to the screen areas of the first substrate regions;
• forming frame-like seal members, on at least one of the first and second substrate members, to surround the screen areas, respectively, the frame-like seal members having a common sides which are continuous between adjacent frame-like seal members to extend across boundaries between adjacent first substrate regions or second substrate regions;
• arranging the first and second substrate members such that the second substrate regions oppose the screen areas of the first substrate regions, respectively, and bonding the first and second substrate members through the frame-like seal members;
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• segmenting the bonded first and second substrate members along segmentation lines on boundaries of the first substrate regions and the second substrate regions and simultaneously segmenting the common sides of the frame-like seal members;
• wherein the method further comprises:
• forming first connection terminals on the surface of the first substrate member where the first electrodes are formed, at positions of adjacent first substrate regions which are adjacent to each other via the segmentation lines of the adjacent first substrate regions;
• forming second connection terminals on the surface of the second substrate member where the second electrodes are formed, at positions of adjacent second substrate regions which are adjacent to each other via the segmentation lines of the adjacent second substrate regions to oppose the first connection terminals, wherein the second connection terminals are connected to the second electrodes and extend to positions which are outside the frame-like seal members;
• and
• forming a common conductive cross member by coating, at least on two of the first connection terminals which are adjacent to each other via one of the segmentation lines or two of the second connection terminals which are adjacent to each other via one of the segmentation lines, to electrically connect the opposing first connection terminals and the second connection terminals, wherein the common conductive cross member is segmented along said one of the segmentation lines when separating the cell assembly into the individual liquid crystal cells.