397 results about "Dichroic dye" patented technology

This invention relates to liquid crystal (LC) displays comprising cells of well-defined shape, size and aspect ratio which cells are filled with a liquid crystal composition preferably containing dichroic dye(s), and novel processes for their manufacture.

The invention relates to a liquid crystal mixture for a display, which comprises the following compounds in percentage by weight: 70 to 90 percent of compound in a general formula I, 0 to 20 percent of compound in a general formula II, 5 to 25 percent of compound in a general formula III, 0 to 10 percent of compound in a general formula IV and 1 to 15 percent of compound in a formula V. Through optimal combination and optical proportioning, the anisotropyenergy of the negative dielectric of the liquid crystal mixture reaches -9.5, a clearing point is between 95 and 110DEG C, the driving voltage is very low, the energy consumption can be effectively reduced, and a liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as LCD) powered by a battery is powered more durably. The mixture has good intersolubility between monomers, and the solubility of the mixture for dichroic dyes is good; and various single dichroic dyes with different colors can be added to the liquid crystal mixture, so the liquid crystal mixture has good absorbance and dichroic ratio to well realize darker dark state and greatly improve display contrast in the displaying process.

A light source device has a transparent/scattering state switching element for switching the range of irradiation angles, and liquid crystal molecules and dichroic dye molecules are dispersed in a polymer matrix in the PDLC layer of the transparent/scattering state switching element. The range of irradiation angles can thereby be switched, and the color can be prevented from changing when the radiation angle is switched.

A polarizing optical element comprises a transparent optical base element and a layered structure that incorporates a polarizing film. The polarizing film is of the dichroic dye type and is oriented uniaxially. The layered structure is bonded to the optical base element by means of a layered structure that includes at least one layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive. Thanks to the use of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the polarizing film during the bonding operation maintains a high polarization efficiency and an optical quality compatible with many applications of the optical element, especially ophthalmic applications.

PCT No. PCT/JP96/03300 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 11, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/17415 PCT Pub. Date May 15, 1997The present invention provides a guest-host liquid-crystal composition comprising a host liquid-crystal composition containing one or more dichroic dyes, characterized in that the host liquid-crystal composition comprises as the main component a polycyclic compound having three or more rings and having no cyano group in the direction of the molecular axis, the proportion of the polycyclic compound component having three or more rings in the host liquid-crystal composition being 75% by mole or higher, and that the guest-host liquid-crystal composition has an order parameter (S value) of 0.76 or higher. The invention further provides a liquid-crystal display element employing the composition. This guest-host liquid-crystal composition shows excellent dichroism or a high order parameter.

The invention provides a photocurable adhesive agent which has excellent storage stability, can prevent the discoloration of the adhesive agent itself or a material to be adhered during curing, has a high curing rate, and can provide good adhesion; a polarizing plate using the photocurable adhesive agent; a method for producing the polarizing plate; an optical member; and a liquid crystal displaydevice. Specifically, the invention discloses a photocurable adhesive agent for adhering a protective film to a polarizer comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin film having iodine or a dichroic dye adsorbed and oriented thereon. The photocurable adhesive agent comprises: 100 parts by mass of an epoxy resin (A) having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule, wherein at least one of the epoxy groupsis an alicyclic epoxy group; 5 to 1000 parts by mass of an epoxy resin (B) having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule and containing substantially no alicyclic epoxy group; and 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a photo-cationic polymerization initiator (C).

A method for forming sunglass lenses with a predetermined optical gradient, namely a polarized gradient, transmissivity gradient or color gradient in which an ink jet printer is used to print a gradient pattern on an oriented sheet, with the ink jet printer being provided with a dye, in one embodiment a dichroic dye and in another embodiment an iodine dye. The printed oriented sheet is incorporated into a lens to provide the lens with the associated gradient.

A light controlling apparatus includes a first electrode on a first substrate; a first alignment film on the first electrode; a second electrode on a second substrate facing the first substrate; a second alignment film on the second electrode; and a guest-host liquid crystal layer having cholesteric liquid crystals and dichroic dyes between the first and second alignment films. The first and second electrodes provide a vertical electric field, and at least one of the first and second electrodes provides a horizontal electric field. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a homeotropic state when an electric field in a first direction is applied to the guest-host liquid crystal layer to realize a transparent mode. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a focal conic state when an electric field in a second direction is applied to realize a light shielding mode. A same state is maintained when no electric field is applied.

An electric field that is parallel with a TFT substrate is formed by a pair of electrodes formed on the TFT substrate. Liquid crystal molecules in a light modulating layer are caused to respond electro-optically to the electric field. The light modulating layer is constituted of a liquid crystal material, an optically active substance, and a dichroic dye. The spiral pitch p [μm] of the light modulating layer, the cell thickness d [μm], the twist angle n of liquid crystal molecules, and the interelectrode interval L [μm] are set in ranges of 1≦p≦15, 1≦d≦10, n≦300°, and L<25.

A light controlling apparatus, a method of fabricating the light controlling apparatus, and a transparent display device including the light controlling apparatus are disclosed, in which light may be transmitted or shielded using a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer, where the guest-host liquid crystal layer includes dichroic dyes. The light controlling apparatus includes first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the PDLC layer includes first liquid crystals having droplets, and the GHLC layer includes second liquid crystals and dichroic dyes.

We describe a wide band variable transmission optical device, mixtures for use in such a device, and methods of making the same. The wide band optical device includes a cell comprising a guest-host mixture of a liquid crystal host and a dichroic guest dye material contained between a pair of plastic substrates. The optical device does not use polarizers. The liquid crystal host has an axis orientation that is alterable between a clear state orientation and a dark state orientation perpendicular thereto and the dichroic guest dye material includes one or more dichroic dyes. The optical device is characterized in that it exhibits a wide absorption band that is greater than 175nm within a visible wavelength range of 400-700nm and has a clear state transmission equal to or above 30% and a dark state transmission equal to or below 40%.

A process for preparing optical orientation film include coating the raw material containing dichroic dye whose molecule has more than 2 polymeric groups on a substrate, radiating it with polarized light to make it have orientation function, and heating of light radiating to polymerizing said groups. It has high and durable optical or thermal stability.

Azo compounds whose free acid forms are represented by the general formula (1) are extremely useful as the dichroic dye to be used in polarizing plates which are excellent in polarization performance and endurance and reduced in the color cross-talk within the visible light region or in polarizers for liquid crystal projectors made by using them; (1) wherein R1 is sulfo, carboxy, or lower alkoxy and R2 is sulfo, carboxy, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy, with the proviso that a case wherein both R1 and R2 are each sulfo is excepted; R3 to R6 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy; and R7 and R8 are each independently hydrogen, amino, hydroxy, sulfo, or carboxy.

A liquid crystal panel has a pair of substrates disposed almost parallel to each other. On each of the substrates, an electrode and an alignment film are formed. A liquid crystal layer having a negative dielectric anisotropy is sandwiched by the substrates. In the absence of voltage applied across the electrodes, the molecules of the liquid crystal layer align almost perpendicular to the substrates. In this liquid crystal layer, a dichroic dye, preferably a blue dichroic dye, is added to absorb the yellow component of an incident light. Instead of adding the dye into the liquid crystal layer, a color compensation layer containing the dye is formed on or adjacent to at least one of the substrates. The yellow component of an incident light to the liquid crystal panel is absorbed by the color compensation layer. As a result, the liquid crystal panel and the liquid crystal display using the panel do not show yellow coloring when the panel is observed from oblique directions.

The subject of the invention provides a polarizing film novel compound with largest absorption and capable of forming high dichroism ratio in a wave length scope of 400-520 nm, and a polarizing film including the novel compound. The invention provides a compound, a composition including the compound and a liquid crystal compound and a polarizing film formed by the composition represented by the formula (1). In the formula (1), Y is a perssad represented by (Y1) or (Y2). R1 is a perssad represented by any one of formula (R1-1)- formula (R1-3). R2 is a perssad represented by any one of formula (R2-1)-formula (R2-6).

A composition for a polarizing film including a polymer, a dichroic dye, and a liquid crystal oligomer, wherein the liquid crystal oligomer includes a mesogen unit and a kink-forming arylene unit, a polarizing film including the composition, and a display device including the polarizing film.

Briefly, according to one aspect of the invention, liquid crystal material is microencapsulated by a method utilizing an interfacial polymerization reaction which creates a combination of polyurethane and polyurea polymers which form the capsule walls surrounding the discrete liquid crystal droplets. The formed capsule walls are designed to have an adjustable refractive index so as to allow for the matching of the refractive index to that of the liquid crystal and polymeric binder materials. This allows for the production of a liquid crystal droplet surrounded by polymer film, which is optically clear when the liquid crystal director is aligned with the electric field. The microencapsulated liquid crystal droplets improves the dye stability of a dichroic dye and enhances the contrast of a liquid crystal display.

An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing member comprising: forming a polarizing film by coating a dichroic dye-containing solution on a substrate; subjecting the polarizing film that has been formed to a treatment to immobilize the dichroic dye in the film; coating a waterborne resin composition containing a resin component and a water-based solvent on the polarizing film after the immobilization treatment, and drying the composition to form a primer layer; and forming a functional film on the primer layer that has been formed; wherein after the immobilization treatment but before the coating of the waterborne resin composition, an article to be coated is subjected to heat treatment.

A polarizer of the present invention is characterized by containing at least one species of a photochromic dye in a resin. Preferably, the photochromic dye is used as a dichroic dye and aligned in one direction in the resin. A circular polarizing filter of the present invention has the polarizer and a retardation plate.

In the polarizer of the present invention, the photochromic dye is colored by ultraviolet light irradiation and discolored by visible light irradiation or heat after being colored. By this photochromic property, the polarizer takes out linearly polarized light in being used in an environment of intense ultraviolet light, and on the other hand, the polarizer transmits light in an environment of weak ultraviolet light.

Dichroic dyes, compositions thereof, and liquid crystal compositions, microencapsulated liquid crystal compositions and liquid-crystal display elements employing the same. The dichroic dyes have high photostability in addition to excellent solubility. Furthermore, the liquid crystal composition employing the above dichroic dyes can have an orientational order parameter more than 0.7.

Disclosed is a polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film wherein a dichroic dye is adsorbed and oriented on a polyvinyl alcohol resin film, and a protective layer formed on at least one side of the polarizing film and composed of a cured product of a curable resin composition containing an active energy ray-curable compound. The active energy ray-curable compound contains a compound having atleast one epoxy group in a molecule and a (meth)acrylic compound having at least one (meth)acryloyloxy group in a molecule. The protective layer has an elastic modulus of 3,300-10,000 MPa. The polarizing plate is made thinner and more lightweight, while maintaining good adhesion between the polarizing film and the protective layer and being improved in hardness of the protective layer. Also disclosed are an optical member and a liquid crystal display device, each using the polarizing plate.

The invention relates to an electronic control light adjusting film based on liquid crystal and dichroic dye. The film comprises a first transparent indium tin oxide plastic conductive film layer, a composite material film layer and a second transparent indium tin oxide plastic conductive film layer; the composite material film layer comprises liquid crystal molecules, dichroic dye molecules and a macromolecule network, wherein a first composite material region is formed by the liquid crystal molecules and the dichroic dye molecules, a second composite material region is formed by the liquid crystal molecules, the dichroic dye molecules and the macromolecule network, and the first composite material region and the second composite material region are alternately arrayed in the composite material film layer in the direction perpendicular to incident light in a periodicity mode. The electronic control light adjusting film has the advantage that the angle range of transmission light can be adjusted. The electronic control light adjusting film is hopeful to be applied to display devices, and an electric field is opened and closed so that the display devices can be switched between a peeping preventing state and a non-peeping preventing state.

A polarizing element, containing: a transparent support; a light absorption anisotropic layer formed of a dichroic dye composition; and a transparent resin cured layer, with the layers being laminated in this order on the support, and with the composition containing at least one dichroic dye of formula (I) which has nematic mesomorphism but containing no liquid crystalline achromatic compound:

A guest-host liquid crystal display device comprises a pair of substrates opposing each other with a space therebetween, a guest-host liquid crystal held in the space, the guest-host liquid crystal containing a dichroic dye mixture exhibiting a black color as a whole, and electrodes provided on the substrates for applying a voltage to the guest-host liquid crystal. The dichroic dye mixture comprises a bis-azo blue dye having a thienothiazole ring represented by the following chemical formula (1) and a tris-azo bluish purple dye having a benzothiazole ring represented by the following chemical formula (2): wherein R1 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, CnH2n+1, COCnH2n+1, OCOCnH2n+1, COOCnH2n+1, or CH2COOCnH2n+1, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8; each of R2 and R3 is a hydrogen atom or CnH2n+1; R3 may be or and a combination of R2 and R3 may form wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8, and m is an integer from 1 to 5; and R4 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, or CnH2n+1, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8.

A dichroic dye can be blended with a non-dichroic dye (melanin and melanin derivatives) and still maintain a commercially acceptable level of polarizing efficiency. Efficient polarizers exhibit polarizing efficiencies of greater or equal to 95% and the best are even greater than or equal to 98%. Since melanin has unique features with respect to absorption of wavelengths of light, melanin is very useful to have in combination with a polarizer that takes advantage of this absorption. The blending can be done by a mixture (preferably an aqueous mixture) of melanin and a dichroic dye in a ratio sufficient to achieve the desired color and polarizing effect.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizer including preparing a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one of iodine and dichroic dye; forming a depolarized area by locally bringing a bleaching solution into contact with some areas of the polarizer; and acid treating at least the depolarized area using an acid solution, a polarizer and a polarizing plate manufactured by using the same.