An electrically controlled smart window, which includes two transparent plates arranged oppositely, a power supply component and an in-between light-adjusting area. Hereinto the light-adjusting area is divided into a matrix of light-adjusting units by pixel wall(s), and every units are closely arranged in a grid shape. To the power supply component, an electrode is connected with the pixel wall, and another is localized on the center of light-adjusting unit and did with the transparent plate. Both surface-charged liquid crystal polymer particles and conductive packing fluid are filled into the medium between the two transparent plates. According to the present disclosure, cholesteric liquid crystal polymer microparticles with specific reflection band and surface charges are used as basic reflectors, thereby achieving the significant advantages of being easy to manufacture, low cost, and stable performance, without causing interference to electromagnetic signals.

Embossing resins, methods of manufacturing such resins, and electrokinetic display system, which includes display cells containing such resins. The resins include a fluoropolymer in weight percentage 5%-60%, a difunctional diluent in weight percentage 0-30%, a monofunctional diluent in weight percentage 0-40%, a urethane diacrylate or functionalized nanoscale material, e.g., a functionalized urethane material, in weight percentage 5-50%, a photoinitiator in weight percentage 0.5-5%, and a surfactant in weight percentage less than 0.5%. The difunctional diluent may be Hexanediol Diacrylate, and the monofunctional diluent may be a monofunctional hydrocarbon. The resins are made by identifying a target index of refraction for a cured state thereof, and combining together, by weight percentage, the constituent components to produce the liquid state version of the embossing resin having a desired composite index of refraction.

Soft-imprint alignment processes for patterning liquid crystal polymer layers via contact with a reusable alignment template are described herein. An example soft-imprint alignment process includes contacting a liquid crystal polymer layer with a reusable alignment template that has a desired surface alignment pattern such that the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal polymer are aligned to the surface alignment pattern via chemical, steric, or other intermolecular interaction. The patterned liquid crystal polymer layer may then be polymerized and separated from the reusable alignment template. The process can be repeated many times. The reusable alignment template may include a photo-alignment layer that does not comprise surface relief structures that correspond to the surface alignment pattern and a release layer above this photo-alignment layer. A reusable alignment template and methods of fabricating the same are also disclosed.

To prevent arcing discharge of a liquid crystal device. Provided is a liquid crystal device including a liquid crystal layer, a first substrate, a second substrate and an insulating film, wherein the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes electrode 1, the second substrate includes electrode 2, the insulating film is arranged between electrode 1 and electrode 2, and the insulating film is a cured product of a thermosetting polymer composition.

A display device includes a display panel having a display area and a non-display area. A window is disposed on the display panel. A bezel portion is disposed on the window. The bezel portion at least partially overlaps the non-display area. An adhesive layer is disposed between the display panel and the window. An interlayer is disposed between the bezel portion and the adhesive layer. The interlayer has at least one ultrasound transmitting area overlapping the bezel portion.

An image display device is manufactured by: applying a liquid photo-curable resin composition having a total value of cure shrinkage ratios based on pre-curing and complete curing of 3% or more to a surface of the light-transmitting cover member or a surface of the image display member with a thickness greater than that of the light-shielding layer to cancel the step between the light-shielding layer and the light-shielding layer forming surface of the light-transmitting cover member; pre-curing the photo-curable resin composition with the irradiation of ultraviolet rays to form a pre-cured resin layer; bonding the light-transmitting cover member to the image display member such that the pre-cured resin layer is placed inside; and subjecting the pre-cured resin layer to the irradiation of ultraviolet rays to achieve the complete curing thereof. The pre-curing is conducted to obtain a cure shrinkage ratio less than 3% in the complete curing thereof.

Exemplary embodiments enable a high-luminance and high-contrast image to be displayed so that there are no defects resulting from deforming an image display part, the curable resin composition has a uniform thickness, and air bubbles are prevented in the curable resin composition. A method for producing an image display apparatus includes coating a curable resin composition onto a base and/or protective part, arranging the base and the protective part to face each other, and forming a cured resin layer between the base and the protective part, wherein the curable resin composition has a curing shrinkage ratio of 5% or less and includes polyurethane acrylate and isobornyl acrylate, and the cured resin layer has a storage modulus of 1×10.sup.7 Pa or less at 25° C. and a light transmittance in a visible region of 90% or more, and wherein the curable resin composition coated onto the base or the protective part has a pattern with a prescribed shape.

A method for manufacturing an image display device includes applying a first photo-curable resin composition to a protective panel to form a first photo-curable resin composition layer. The first photo-curable resin composition layer is irradiated with curing light to form a first cured resin layer. A second photo-curable resin composition is applied to the first cured resin layer to form a second photo-curable resin composition layer. The second photo-curable resin composition layer has a reduced or eliminated height difference, compared with the first photo-curable resin composition layer. The protective panel and an image display member are laminated via the second photo-curable resin composition layer. The second photo-curable resin composition layer is irradiated with curing light.

A display apparatus includes a first film; a second film; a first substrate provided between the first film and the second film, the first substrate including a first protruding member protruding in a first direction from an edge of the first film and an edge of the second film; a second substrate provided between the first film and the second film, the second substrate including a second protruding member protruding in the first direction from an edge of the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; a cover extending from the edge of the first film in the first direction; a photocuring material provided between the cover and the first protruding member of the first substrate, and attaching the cover to the first protruding member; and a blackening material blackened by light provided on at least a portion of a surface of the cover.

A display device includes: a panel including a display screen and a side face that extends along a periphery of the display screen; a backlight located on a side of the panel opposite to the display screen to radiate light on the panel; a case, for containing the backlight, including a bottom that faces the panel with the backlight in between and a side wall that stands at a periphery of the bottom and faces the side face of the panel; and a combining member provided between the side face of the panel and the side wall to combine the panel and the case.