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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiharu Nagae, Hitachi, JP;
Masato Isogai, Hitachi, JP;
Hideaki Kawakami, Mito, JP;
Fumio Nakano, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3503 / ; 350332 ; 350333 ;
Abstract
A method for driving a liquid crystal element including a ferroelectric liquid crystal sandwiched between a pair of substrates having electrodes on their opposite surfaces is disclosed. A pulse voltage for defining the light transmitting state of the liquid crystal element is applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal. Before and/or after the application of the pulse voltage, the ferroelectric liquid crystal is applied with a voltage signal which renders the average value of voltages applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal equal to zero.