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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideyuki Kawagishi, Fujisawa, JP;
Hirofumi Iwamoto, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akira Tsuboyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Tadashi Mihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3503 / ; 350337 ;
Abstract
A liquid crystal apparatus, comprising: a liquid crystal cell comprising a pair of substrates, and a chiral smectic liquid crystal showing at least two different optically stable states formed by cooling from a uniaxial alignment phase and disposed between the substrates; and a polarizer and an analyzer disposed to sandwiched the liquid crystal cell; wherein the chiral smectic liquid crystal, polarizer and analyzer are disposed to satisfy any one of the following sets of conditions I-IV characterized by combination of X, Y and Z directions shown below: