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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1994
Yoshio Iwai, Takatsuki, JP;
Shigehiro Sato, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Mochizuki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Mizuno, Katano, JP;
Shinya Kosako, Kadoma, JP;
Hisako Kurai, Amagasaki, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a pair of substrates held at a distance; a pair of electrodes formed on opposing inner faces of the substrates, respectively; alignment films formed on the opposing faces to cover the pair of electrodes, respectively, the alignment films having capability to align a liquid crystal in a horizontal orientation and capability to align the liquid crystal in a random orientation at a predetermined temperature or more; and a chiral nematic liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of alignment film, the chiral nematic liquid crystal layer having a plurality of microscopic domains, each of the microscopic domains having the liquid crystal molecules aligned uniformly in the vicinity of the alignment films, the liquid crystal molecules in different microscopic regions being arranged in different directions with respect to one another.