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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2000
Ippei Inou, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal cell is moved into a vacuum oven. The heater power source of the vacuum oven is turned off and the chamber in the vacuum oven is evacuated to a degree of vacuum (vacuum condition) of about 100 Pa. Then, the liquid crystal cell is slowly cooled to, for example, 40° C. while maintaining that degree of vacuum (vacuum condition). Subsequently, nitrogen gas is substituted for the contents of the liquid crystal cell in a “nitrogen gas substitution” step, by introducing nitrogen gas to the chamber in the slow cooled vacuum oven and thereby restoring normal pressure. Thereafter, liquid crystal is charged to the liquid crystal cell, followed by an injection opening is sealed with a sealant, and ultraviolet light from which 330 nm or shorter wavelength light is projected to cure the sealant. A liquid crystal display element in accordance with the present invention is thus fabricated.