IP Library Granted Patent US 6,870,591
Granted Patent B2
US 6,870,591 · App. 10/347,957 · Granted Mar 22, 2005

Liquid crystal display with separating wall

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Patent No.
US 6,870,591
App. No.
10/347,957
Granted
Mar 22, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display with separating wall is described. The liquid crystal display is manufactured by a one drop fill process. The display comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a seal. The separating wall is formed on the first substrate and around a periphery of the first substrate in a non-display area to block efficiently the liquid crystal from spilling out. The height of the separating wall is close to a cell gap, and therefore the separating wall can utilize a technology of spacer on color filter to produce and adjust height thereof. Hence, the quality of liquid crystal displays can be improved and manufacture cost can be reduced.

Claims (26)

1. A liquid crystal display with a separating wall for fabricating the liquid crystal display with one drop fill technology, the liquid crystal display comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a separating wall only disposed on the first substrate to form a closed loop on the non-display area of the liquid crystal display;

a liquid crystal layer formed by the one drop fill technology on the first substrate and inside the separating wall; and

a seal encircling the separating wall to glue the first substrate to the second substrate and to form a chamber for storing the liquid crystal layer, wherein the separating wall delays contact between the liquid crystal and the seal.

2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the first substrate is a substrate of thin film transistors and the second substrate is a substrate of color filters.

3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the first substrate is a substrate of color filters and the second substrate is a substrate of thin film transistors.

4. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the seal comprises an ultraviolet-type seal.

5. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the seal comprises a thermal hardening seal.

6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the seal glues the first substrate to the second substrate in a vacuum chamber.

7. The liquid crystal display of claim 6 wherein air in the chamber for storing the liquid crystal layer is exhausted in the vacuum chamber.

8. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein a height of the separating wall is nearly equal to a cell gap.

9. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the separating wall is produced and adjusted by a spacer on color filter technology.

10. A liquid crystal display with a separating wall to avoid a unhardened seal polluting the liquid crystal, the liquid crystal display comprising

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a separating wall only disposed on the first substrate to form a closed loop on the non-display area of the liquid crystal display;

a liquid crystal layer formed by the one drop fill technology on the first substrate and inside the separating wall; and

a thermal hardening seal encircling the separating wall to glue the first substrate to the second substrate and to form a chamber for storing the liquid crystal layer, wherein the separating wall delays contact between the liquid crystal layer and the thermal hardening seal.

11. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 wherein the first substrate is a substrate of thin film transistors and the second substrate is a substrate of color filters.

12. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 wherein the first substrate is a substrate of color filters and the second substrate is a substrate of thin film transistors.

13. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 wherein the seal glues the first substrate to the second substrate in a vacuum chamber.

14. The liquid crystal display of claim 13 wherein air in the chamber for storing the liquid crystal layer is exhausted in the vacuum chamber.

15. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 wherein a height of the separating wall is nearly equal to a cell gap.

16. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 wherein the separating wall is produced and adjusted by a spacer on color filter technology.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2016
From: HWZ INTANGIBLE ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040174/0599 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2016
From: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
To: HWZ INTANGIBLE ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 039332/0949 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2003
From: LEE, YU-CHI; SHIH, PO-SHIU
To: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 013688/0531 →