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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Makoto Uehara, Zama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349 58 ; 349 60 ; 349150 ;
Abstract
A liquid crystal apparatus includes a rectangular plate member, a frame-shaped support member disposed with a prescribed gap from and so as to surround the plate member, and a first elastic member disposed at the prescribed gap to connect the plate member and the support member to each other. The plate member is made free from connection to the support member by means of the first elastic member at corners of the plate member. The structure is effective for alleviating the warping of the liquid crystal panel causing liquid crystal alignment defects.