Claims
- 1. A method of filling a liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal material contained between two substrates, the substrates having faces carrying electrode structures for addressing a plurality of liquid crystal cells, and a wall structure extending between the two substrates for restricting flow of the liquid crystal material in at least one direction substantially parallel to the faces of the substrates, the method comprising temporarily holding the substrates apart by means of spacer members, introducing liquid crystal material into a plurality of cavities defined by the wall structure, and compressing the substrates so as to cause the spacer members to yield structurally in order to bring the substrates and the wall structure together.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spacer members are glass beads adapted to be broken in order to bring the substrates and the wall structure together.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wall structure is a regular lattice which forms closed cavities for liquid crystal material when sandwiched between the substrates.
- 4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrode structures define active areas of the device, and the spacer members are located outside these active areas.
- 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device is a ferroelectric liquid crystal display device.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This appllication is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/899,440 filed Jul. 24, 1997.
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