Patent ID: 6437848
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A multi-layered liquid crystal light modulating element comprising:multiple liquid crystal light modulating element layers, each liquid crystal light modulating element layer having a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal light modulating layer, in which a plurality of pixels are aligned in a matrix, sandwiched between the substrates; wherein the liquid crystal light modulating layers in each liquid crystal light modulating element layer have a liquid crystal material that performs light modulation, spacers that control a size of a gap between the pair of substrates, and resin bodies that are located inside of a light modulation range and which support the pair of substrates; wherein the resin bodies are systematically located in each liquid crystal light modulating layer according to the principle that: (i) the resin bodies are located in areas of intersection between vertical columns and horizontal rows of space between pixels, but (ii) no resin body is located at at least one corner of a portion of said pixels; and wherein the resin bodies in each light modulating layer are located such that they appear to overlap between adjoining light modulating layers when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light modulating surface of the multi-layered liquid crystal light modulating device.