Electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗An electrophoretic display device includes a display element including a pair of first and second substrates which are opposed to each other, and a microcapsule enclosing a display material changed in optical characteristics in response to an electric impulse, the microcapsule being sandwiched between the first and second substrates; and a protective film sealing the display element. In the display device, a first electrode is provided on the surface of the first substrate which faces the second substrate, a second electrode is provided on the surface of the second substrate which faces the first substrate, and a spacer is provided in the space between the periphery of the facing surface of the first substrate and the first electrode.
1. An electrophoretic display device comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate opposed to the first substrate;
an electrophoretic layer provided between the first and second substrates, the electrophoretic layer including a plurality of microcapsules, each microcapsule having a plurality of electrophoretic particles and a dispersion medium;
a group of first electrodes provided between the first substrate and the electrophoretic layer;
a dummy pattern provided outside of the group of first electrodes;
a second electrode provided between the second substrate and the electrophoretic layer, the second electrode being opposed to the group of first electrodes and the dummy pattern;
a conductive portion provided outside the dummy pattern; and
a conductive material provided between the second electrode and the conductive portion, the conductive material conductively connecting the second electrode and the conductive portion.
2. The electrophoretic display device according to claim 1 , wherein the dummy pattern is spaced apart from the conductive portion.
3. The electrophoretic display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of terminals provided on the first substrate, wherein selected first electrodes of the group of first electrodes and the conductive portion are connected to the plurality of terminals.
4. The electrophoretic display device according to claim 1 , wherein the dummy pattern and the group of first electrodes are composed of the same material.
5. The electrophoretic display device according to claim 1 , wherein the dummy pattern and the conductive portion are composed of the same material.
6. An electronic apparatus comprising the electrophoretic display device according to claim 1 .