LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE

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LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18982529 titled 'LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE

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A liquid crystal light control device includes a plurality of liquid crystal cells arranged in a stack. Each of the plurality of liquid crystal cells includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite the first substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode both of which have a strip pattern arranged on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment film on the first substrate and a second alignment film on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The strip pattern is arranged alternately with the first electrode and the second electrode, an alignment direction of the first alignment film is aligned with a direction of extension of the strip pattern, and an alignment direction of the second alignment film is arranged intersecting the alignment direction of the first alignment film.