IP Library Granted Patent US 7,580,103
Granted Patent B2
US 7,580,103 · App. 11/374,100 · Granted Aug 25, 2009

Electro-optical device, method of mounting wiring substrate, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,580,103
App. No.
11/374,100
Granted
Aug 25, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel which displays an image on a display surface; a supporting member which supports the electro-optical device; and a flexible wiring substrate which is connected to the electro-optical device. The wiring substrate is bent such that at least a portion of a surface of the wiring substrate is opposite to a side surface of the supporting member, in regions other than a side of the wiring substrate connected to the electro-optical panel.

Claims (52)

1. An electro-optical device, comprising:

an electro-optical panel which has a display surface, a first side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface, a second side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface and placed adjacently in a direction to intersect with the first side surface, and a third side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface and opposite to the first side surface;

a supporting member which supports the electro-optical panel and has at least a fourth side surface opposite to the first side surface of the electro-optical panel, a fifth side surface opposite to the second side surface of the electro-optical panel, and a sixth side surface opposite to the third side surface of the electro-optical panel; and

a flexible wiring substrate having at least a first portion including output terminals, a second portion including wiring lines, and a third portion including input terminals;

wherein the first portion of the flexible wiring substrate is connected to the electro-optical panel and bent along the fourth side surface of the supporting member, the second portion of the flexible wiring substrate is bent toward the fifth side surface of the supporting member and touches the fifth side surface of the supporting member, and the third portion of the flexible wiring substrate is placed adjacent to the sixth side surface of the supporting member,

wherein the wiring lines of the second portion of the flexible wiring substrate electrically connect from the output terminals of the first portion of the flexible wiring substrate to the input terminals of the third portion of the flexible wiring substrate.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the first portion of the wiring substrate being bent toward a rear side of the electro-optical panel to connect to the electro-optical panel.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the supporting member being a case which accommodates the electro-optical panel.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the second portion of the wiring substrate that is arranged over the fourth side surface of the supporting member being adhered to the fourth side surface of the supporting member.

5. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a frame which covers the fourth side surface of the supporting member; and

the second portion of the wiring substrate which is arranged over the fourth side surface of the supporting member being pressed by the frame.

6. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the wiring substrate having wiring lines and a protective film formed on the wiring lines; and

the protective film not being formed in a bent section of the wiring substrate.

7. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

a slit being formed in a bent section of the wiring substrate.

8. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

a cutout being provided in an edge of a bent section of the wiring substrate.

9. An electro-optical device, comprising:

a first electro-optical panel which has a display surface, a first side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface, a second side surface approximately orthogonal to the display; surface and placed adjacently in a direction to intersect with the first side surface, and a third side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface and opposite to the first side surface;

a second electro-optical panel which is provided on a rear side of the first electro-optical panel;

a supporting member which supports the first electro-optical panel and the second electro-optical panel and has at least a fourth side surface opposite to the first side surface of the first electro-optical panel and a fifth side surface opposite to the second side surface of the first electro-optical panel, and a sixth side surface opposite to the third side surface of the electro-optical panel; and

a first flexible wiring substrate which is connected to the first electro-optical panel and is bent toward the second electro-optical panel;

a second flexible wiring substrate which is connected to the second electro-optical panel; and

the first flexible wiring substrate having at least a first portion including output terminals, a second portion including wiring lines, and a third portion including input terminals;

wherein the first portion of the first flexible wiring substrate is connected to the first electro-optical panel and bent along the fourth side surface of the supporting member, the second portion of the first flexible wiring substrate is bent toward the fifth side surface of the supporting member and touches the fifth side surface of the supporting member, and the third portion of the flexible wiring substrate is placed adjacent to the sixth side surface of the supporting member,

wherein the wiring lines of the second portion of the flexible wiring substrate electrically connect from the output terminals of the first portion of the flexible wiring substrate to the input terminals of the third portion of the flexible wiring substrate.

10. A method of mounting a wiring substrate, comprising:

preparing an electro-optical panel which has a display surface, a first side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface, a second side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface and placed adjacently in a direction to intersect with the first side surface, and a third side surface approximately orthogonal to the display surface and opposite to the first side surface;

preparing a supporting member which supports the first electro-optical panel and has at least a fourth side surface opposite to the first side surface of the electro-optical panel, a fifth side surface opposite to the second side surface of the electro-optical panel, and a sixth side surface opposite to the third side surface of the electro-optical panel;

connecting a first portion of a flexible wiring substrate to the electro-optical panel, the first portion including output terminals, and the flexible wiring substrate also having a second portion including wiring lines, and a third portion including input terminals;

housing the electro-optical panel in a supporting member so that the first portion of the flexible wiring substrate is bent along the fourth side surface of the supporting member; and

bending the second portion of the flexible wiring substrate toward the fifth side surface of the supporting member and touching the fifth side surface of the supporting member, and placing the third portion of the flexible wiring substrate adjacent to the sixth side surface of the supporting member,

wherein the wiring lines of the second portion of the flexible wiring substrate electrically connect from the output terminals of the first portion of the flexible wiring substrate to the input terminals of the third portion of the flexible wiring substrate.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .

12. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the second side surface of the electro-optical panel being adjacent to the first side surface of the electro-optical panel.

13. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the second side surface of the electro-optical panel being opposite to the first side surface of the electro-optical panel.

14. The electro-optical device according to claim 9 ,

the second side surface of the first electro-optical panel being adjacent to the first side surface of the first electro-optical panel.

15. The electro-optical device according to claim 9 ,

the second side surface of the first electro-optical panel being opposite to the first side surface of the first electro-optical panel.

16. The method of mounting a wiring substrate according to claim 10 ,

the second side surface of the electro-optical panel being adjacent to the first side surface of the electro-optical panel.

17. The method of mounting a wiring substrate according to claim 10 ,

the second side surface of the electro-optical panel being opposite to the first side surface of the electro-optical panel.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072398/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.; JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 071935/0063 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 031378/0243 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2011
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025935/0327 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2007
From: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019066/0784 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2006
From: KAWAGUCHI, YOSHITO
To: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
Reel/Frame 017665/0739 →