IP Library Granted Patent US 7,965,347
Granted Patent B2
US 7,965,347 · App. 12/186,196 · Granted Jun 21, 2011

Electro optical device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,965,347
App. No.
12/186,196
Granted
Jun 21, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an electro optical device including a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit, and a display panel stored in the resin unit. The resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel.

Claims (43)

1. An electro optical device comprising:

a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit; and

a display panel stored in the resin unit, wherein

the resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and

at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel,

wherein an end of the resin unit is projected outside from the end of the metal unit.

2. An electro optical device comprising:

a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit; and

a display panel stored in the resin unit, wherein

the resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and

at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is folded at a side of the display panel,

wherein a step between a bottom of the metal unit and the folded end of the metal unit is buried by the resin unit.

3. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal unit of an outer surface of the frame is exposed.

4. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal unit of an inner surface of the frame is exposed.

5. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal unit of a bottom of the frame is exposed.

6. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal unit is fixed in the resin unit.

7. An electro optical device comprising:

a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit; and

a display panel stored in the resin unit, wherein

the resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and

at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel,

wherein the metal unit is formed so that an end of the end is folded to overlap in a thickness direction of the display panel.

8. An electro optical device comprising:

a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit; and

a display panel stored in the resin unit, wherein

the resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and

at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel,

wherein the metal unit is formed so that the end has a multi folded shape.

9. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the end of the metal unit is folded by a heming process.

10. An electro optical device comprising:

a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit; and

a display panel stored in the resin unit, wherein

the resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and

at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel,

wherein the resin unit has a convex portion at an end, and

wherein the end of the metal unit is bent to oppose the metal unit to keep a predetermined space with the metal unit, and the end of the metal unit is embedded in the resin unit to cover the convex portion.

11. An electro optical device comprising:

a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit; and

a display panel stored in the resin unit, wherein

the resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and

at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel,

wherein the metal unit has a hole that passes through the metal unit or an irregularity formed on a surface of the metal unit, and the resin unit is formed to cover the hole or the irregularity.

12. An electronic apparatus equipped with the electro optical device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 031378/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2010
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024500/0239 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2008
From: ONO, TAKAHIRO; TANAKA, KENICHI; TAKABAYASHI, KAZUNORI; TERAO, SHINICHI; NARUSE, TAKAYUKI
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021352/0024 →