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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Masanori Wada, Otsu, JP;
Takasi Akimoto, Nagahama, JP;
Kiichi Ohkubo, Nagahama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., Shiga, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1339 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02F 1/1347 (2006.01); G02F 1/1341 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/29 (2013.01); G02F 1/1339 (2013.01); G02F 1/1341 (2013.01); G02F 1/13471 (2013.01); G02F 2001/294 (2013.01); G02F 2202/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a liquid crystal element in which the liquid crystal layer shows less thickness variation. A spacerincludes a first spacer, a second spacermade of resin, and a third spacemade of resin. The first spaceris formed of an annular glass or metal sheet in which an openingconstituting an interior spaceis formed. The second spacerhas a smaller thickness than the first spacer. The third spacerhas a smaller thickness than the first spacer. An openingconnected to the openingin the first spacerand constituting an inletis formed in at least one of the second and third spacers