Columnar spacer for liquid crystal display
View Patent ↗Plenty of columnar spacers arranged between the substrates for liquid crystal display are presented. The columnar spacer includes a solid member with a plateau and a crown member atop the plateau and extended from the solid member. The crown member has a mesa with a pattern exposing a portion of the plateau, and the mesa is smaller than the plateau. The exposed plateau is past through an exterior environment.
1. A columnar spacer arranged between two substrates for liquid crystal display, the columnar spacer comprising:
a solid member with a plateau; and
a crown member atop said plateau and extended from said solid member, wherein said crown member has a mesa with a pattern exposing a portion of said plateau, said mesa is smaller than said plateau, and said crown member is further with a plurality of cavities therein, wherein the plurality of cavities has different depths.
2. The columnar spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said pattern is corresponding to said cavities.
3. The columnar spacer according to claim 1 , wherein any one of said cavity is with a sidewall vertical to said plateau.
4. The columnar spacer according to claim 1 , wherein any one of said cavity is with a sidewall inclined to said plateau.
5. The columnar spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said crown member is distributed around said exposed plateau.
6. The columnar spacer according to claim 1 , wherein said crown member is distributed within said exposed plateau.
7. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a pair of substrates holding a liquid crystal layer therebetween; and
a plurality of columnar spacers arranged between said substrates, wherein any one of said columnar spacer comprises:
a columnar member with a plateau parallel to said substrates; and
a crown member atop said plateau, wherein said crown member has a plurality of solid sub-members extended from said plateau and said solid sub-members have a mesa exposing a portion of said plateau, said mesa is smaller than said plateau, and said crown member is further with a plurality of cavities therein, wherein the plurality of cavities has different depths.
8. The liquid crystal display according to claim 7 , wherein any one of said solid sub-member is of columnar shape.
9. The liquid crystal display according to claim 7 , wherein said crown members are elastic members.
10. The liquid crystal display according to claim 8 , wherein said columnar member substantially provides support when the force is enforced upon said two substrates.