Method of applying alignment film, and color filter substrate

US2016291360A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016291360-A1
Application numberUS-201615078089-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 23, 2016
Priority dateApr 6, 2015
Publication dateOct 6, 2016
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A method of applying an alignment film on a substrate of a liquid crystal panel, the method includes: forming a surface having high wettability and a surface having low wettability, with respect to a material of the alignment film; bringing uniformly the material of the alignment film into contact with the surface having high wettability and the surface having low wettability when the material of the alignment film on the substrate is applied by using a transfer plate; and separating the transfer plate and the surface of the substrate such that the material of the alignment film is left on the surface having high wettability and the material of the alignment film is not left on the surface having low wettability.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A method of applying an alignment film on a substrate of a liquid crystal panel, the method comprising: forming a surface having high wettability and a surface having low wettability, with respect to a material of the alignment film; bringing uniformly the material of the alignment film into contact with the surface having high wettability and the surface having low wettability when the material of the alignment film on the substrate is applied by using a transfer plate; and separating the transfer plate and the surface of the substrate such that the material of the alignment film is left on the surface having high wettability and the material of the alignment film is not left on the surface having low wettability. 2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer plate has a solid pattern. 3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a color filter substrate. 4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface having low wettability includes irregularities with fine projections. 5 . A substrate for a liquid crystal panel, comprising: a surface, on which a material of an alignment film is applied, wherein the surface of the substrate has a region having high wettability and a region having low wettability, with respect to a material of the alignment film, and wherein the region having high wettability corresponds to a display region of the liquid crystal panel and the region having low wettability corresponds to a peripheral region of the display region.

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  • G02F1/1337Primary

    Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers · CPC title

  • using a temporary backing to which the coating has been applied · CPC title

  • Colour filters · CPC title

  • Substrate layer characterised by chemical composition · CPC title

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What does patent US2016291360A1 cover?
A method of applying an alignment film on a substrate of a liquid crystal panel, the method includes: forming a surface having high wettability and a surface having low wettability, with respect to a material of the alignment film; bringing uniformly the material of the alignment film into contact with the surface having high wettability and the surface having low wettability when the material …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02F1/1337. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Thu Oct 06 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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