Claims
- 1. A liquid crystal optical element comprising a pair of substrates with transparent electrodes and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates and having a memory property, wherein a first resin layer is provided on at least one of the transparent electrodes, a rubbed alignment surface of said first resin layer is arranged to be in contact with the liquid crystal layer.
- 2. The liquid crystal optical element according to claim 1, wherein the first resin layer is provided only on the substrate on a side opposite to an observing side.
- 3. The liquid crystal optical element according to claim 1, wherein the other electrode has a second resin layer provided thereon, the second resin layer is provided in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and the second resin layer has a surface hardness of B or less in a pencil hardness test.
- 4. The liquid crystal optical element according to claim 2, wherein the other electrode has a second resin layer provided thereon, the second resin layer is provided in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and the second resin layer has a surface hardness of B or less in a pencil hardness test.
- 5. A liquid crystal optical element comprising a pair of substrates with transparent electrodes and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates and having a memory property, wherein at least one of the transparent electrodes has a metal-oxide layer provided thereon, and the metal-oxide layer is provided in contact with the liquid crystal layer.
- 6. The liquid crystal optical element according to claim 5, wherein the paired transparent electrodes have a drive voltage of 20V or less applied thereacross.
- 7. The liquid crystal optical element according to claim 5, wherein the other electrode has a second resin layer provided thereon, the second resin layer is provided in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and the second resin layer has a surface hardness of B or less in terms of a pencil hardness test.
- 8. The liquid crystal optical element according to claim 6, wherein the other electrode has a second resin layer provided thereon, the second resin layer is provided in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and the second resin layer has a surface hardness of B or less in a pencil hardness test.
Priority Claims (3)
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2001-285979 |
Sep 2001 |
JP |
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2000-402045 |
Dec 2000 |
JP |
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2001-372802 |
Dec 2001 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/847,333, filed May 3, 2001. The present application claims priorities under 35 U.S.P. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-303,956, filed Sep. 28, 2001, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-308,018, filed Oct. 3, 2001. The specifications, the claims, the drawings and the summaries of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09847333 |
May 2001 |
US |
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10028787 |
Dec 2001 |
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