DISPLAY DEVICE
Provided is a display device including: a pair of light transmissive substrates which are arranged so as to be opposed to each other at an interval; a sealing member for adhering the pair of light transmissive substrates to each other; oil filled in an encapsulation space; and a shutter formed on one of the pair of light transmissive substrates and arranged in the encapsulation space, in which the sealing member has a thermal expansion coefficient α larger than a thermal expansion coefficient β of the oil, or a relationship of 0.8β≦α≦1.2β is satisfied therebetween.
1 . A display device, comprising:
a pair of insulating substrates which are arranged so as to be opposed to each other at an interval;
a sealing member for adhering the pair of insulating substrates to each other;
a shutter formed on one of the pair of insulating substrates;
an encapsulation space defined by the pair of insulating substrates and the sealing member; and
oil filled in the encapsulation space,
wherein the shutter is arranged in the encapsulation space, and
wherein the sealing member has a thermal expansion coefficient larger than a thermal expansion coefficient of the oil.
2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal expansion coefficient of the sealing member is equal to or smaller than 1.2 times the thermal expansion coefficient of the oil.
3 . A display device, comprising:
a pair of insulating substrates which are arranged so as to be opposed to each other at an interval;
a sealing member for adhering the pair of insulating substrates to each other;
a shutter formed on one of the pair of insulating substrates;
an encapsulation space defined by the pair of insulating substrates and the sealing member; and
oil filled in the encapsulation space,
wherein the shutter is arranged in the encapsulation space, and
wherein the sealing member has a thermal expansion coefficient equal to a thermal expansion coefficient of the oil.
4 . A display device, comprising:
a pair of insulating substrates which are arranged so as to be opposed to each other at an interval;
a sealing member for adhering the pair of insulating substrates to each other;
a shutter formed on one of the pair of insulating substrates;
an encapsulation space defined by the pair of insulating substrates and the sealing member; and
oil filled in the encapsulation space,
wherein the shutter is arranged in the encapsulation space, and
wherein the following relationship is satisfied,
0.8β≦α≦1.2β,
where α represents a thermal expansion coefficient of the sealing member and β represents a thermal expansion coefficient of the oil.
5 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the oil comprises silicone oil.
6 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter is movable.
7 . The display device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a first spring;
a second spring;
a first anchor portion; and
a second anchor portion,
the first spring, the second spring, the first anchor portion, and the second anchor portion being formed on the one of the pair of insulating substrates,
the first spring being connected to the first anchor portion,
the second spring being connected to the second anchor portion,
wherein the shutter is connected to the first spring and to the first anchor portion via the first spring, and
wherein the shutter is driven by an electrostatic attractive force generated by a potential difference between the first spring and the second spring.
8 . The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the shutter has a main surface, which is supported by the first spring and the first anchor portion and is arranged apart from a main surface of the one of the pair of insulating substrates.
9 . The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a light shielding film formed on another of the pair of insulating substrates, which is different from the one of the pair of insulating substrates,
wherein the light shielding film comprises a plurality of first aperture portions.
10 . The display device according to claim 9 , further comprising a backlight unit arranged so as to be opposed to the pair of insulating substrates,
wherein each of the pair of insulating substrates comprises a display region opposed to at least a part of the encapsulation space,
wherein the shutter has a main surface, which comprises a second aperture portion, and
wherein light emitted from the backlight unit to enter the pair of insulating substrates passes through one of the plurality of first aperture portions, and the second aperture portion to exit from the display region.
11 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the oil comprises silicone oil.
12 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the shutter is movable.
13 . The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a first spring;
a second spring;
a first anchor portion; and
a second anchor portion,
the first spring, the second spring, the first anchor portion, and the second anchor portion being formed on the one of the pair of insulating substrates,
the first spring being connected to the first anchor portion,
the second spring being connected to the second anchor portion,
wherein the shutter is connected to the first spring and to the first anchor portion via the first spring, and
wherein the shutter is driven by an electrostatic attractive force generated by a potential difference between the first spring and the second spring.
14 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the shutter has a main surface, which is supported by the first spring and the first anchor portion and is arranged apart from a main surface of the one of the pair of insulating substrates.
15 . The display device according to claim 3 , further comprising a light shielding film formed on another of the pair of insulating substrates, which is different from the one of the pair of insulating substrates,
wherein the light shielding film comprises a plurality of first aperture portions.
16 . The display device according to claim 15 , further comprising a backlight unit arranged so as to be opposed to the pair of insulating substrates,
wherein each of the pair of insulating substrates comprises a display region opposed to at least a part of the encapsulation space,
wherein the shutter has a main surface, which comprises a second aperture portion, and
wherein light emitted from the backlight unit to enter the pair of insulating substrates passes through one of the plurality of first aperture portions, and the second aperture portion to exit from the display region.
17 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the oil comprises silicone oil.
18 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the shutter is movable.
19 . The display device according to claim 18 , further comprising:
a first spring;
a second spring;
a first anchor portion; and
a second anchor portion,
the first spring, the second spring, the first anchor portion, and the second anchor portion being formed on the one of the pair of insulating substrates,
the first spring being connected to the first anchor portion,
the second spring being connected to the second anchor portion,
wherein the shutter is connected to the first spring and to the first anchor portion via the first spring, and
wherein the shutter is driven by an electrostatic attractive force generated by a potential difference between the first spring and the second spring.
20 . The display device according to claim 19 , wherein the shutter has a main surface, which is supported by the first spring and the first anchor portion and is arranged apart from a main surface of the one of the pair of insulating substrates.
21 . The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising a light shielding film formed on another of the pair of insulating substrates, which is different from the one of the pair of insulating substrates,
wherein the light shielding film comprises a plurality of first aperture portions.
22 . The display device according to claim 21 , further comprising a backlight unit arranged so as to be opposed to the pair of insulating substrates,
wherein each of the pair of insulating substrates comprises a display region opposed to at least a part of the encapsulation space,
wherein the shutter has a main surface, which comprises a second aperture portion, and
wherein light emitted from the backlight unit to enter the pair of insulating substrates passes through one of the plurality of first aperture portions, and the second aperture portion to exit from the display region.