Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Kenji Ohnuma

Masaaki Suzuki

Keishi Danjoh

Yoshio Hotta

Akihiko Komura

There is disclosed a ferroelectric liquid crystal color-display panel capable of preventing defects in liquid crystal orientation, resulting from the glass substrate bending, particularly in the end portion of effective display area, by the use of a gap-retaining material, such as silica or alumina beads, in the sealant of the panel, wherein the diameter T of the gap retaining material satisfies a relation: ##EQU1## in which t.sub.1 is the cell gap in the display area and t.sub.2 is the thickness of color filter provided in the display area.

Liquid crystal panel having a color filter with passivation and

There is disclosed a ferroelectric liquid crystal color-display panel capable of preventing defects in liquid crystal orientation, resulting from the glass substrate bending, particularly in the end portion of effective display area, by the use of a gap-retaining material, such as silica or alumina beads, in the sealant of the panel, wherein the diameter T of the gap retaining material satisfies a relation:

Ferroelectric liquid crystal display with seal larger than cell gap plus

A liquid crystal device comprising an alignment-controlling film formed by applying an aqueous solution containing one part by weight of polyvinyl alcohol and 2 to 4 parts by weight of titanium alkoxide to a substrate surface, followed by heating.

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Isehara, Japan

Kenji Ohnuma