Claims
- 1. An image recording device comprising
- a photosensitive member, and
- an optical system which includes a liquid crystal optical switch panel with a plurality of liquid crystal display dot elements between a first boundary layer and a second boundary layer, and serves to form on said photosensitive member an image displayed on said liquid crystal optical switch panel, said first boundary layer being disposed nearly or directly in contact with said photosensitive member and significantly thinner than said second boundary layer which is separated from said photosensitive member.
- 2. The recording device of claim 1 wherein said plurality of liquid crystal display dot elements form at least one thin display surface for displaying one or more lines of an image.
- 3. The recording device of claim 2 wherein said liquid crystal optical switch panel has a spacer disposed outside said at least one thin display surface formed by said plurality of liquid crystal display dot elements.
- 4. The recording device of claim 1 wherein said liquid crystal optical switch panel has flexible substrates.
- 5. The recording device of claim 2 wherein each said at least one thin display surface has a width of about 0.1 mm.
- 6. The recording device of claim 2 wherein liquid crystal is sealed in said liquid crystal display dot elements.
- 7. The recording device of claim 3 wherein liquid crystal is sealed in said liquid crystal display dot elements.
- 8. The recording device of claim 1 wherein both said first and second boundary layer include a glass substrate and a polarization plate.
- 9. The recording device of claim 1 wherein said second boundary layer is about 2-3 mm in thickness.
- 10. The recording device of claim 1 wherein said first boundary layer is 0.2 mm or less in thickness.
- 11. The recording device of claim 1 wherein said second boundary layer is about 2-3 mm in thickness.
Priority Claims (2)
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59-130651 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 225,628 filed July 27, 1988 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,855,818, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 120,699 filed Nov. 10, 1987, now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 943,815 filed Dec. 29, 1986, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 748,487 filed June 25, 1985 , now abandoned.
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