IP Library Granted Patent US 9,664,952
Granted Patent B2
US 9,664,952 · App. 14/101,592 · Granted May 30, 2017

Moisture-proof structure and display device

Inventors: Kenichi Nagaoka (Tokyo, JP); Noboru Murabayashi (Saitama, JP); Yoshinari Shirata (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
G02F1/1339G02F2001/13398G02F2201/50
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Patent No.
US 9,664,952
App. No.
14/101,592
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A moisture-proof structure includes: a sealing layer surrounding or covering a moisture-proof target between a first base material and a second base material; a moisture-proof material provided in contact with an outer side of the sealing layer and in a peripheral section of the first base material and the second base material, in which the peripheral section is located outside the sealing layer; and an uneven structure provided in a part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material.

Claims (37)

1. A moisture-proof structure comprising:

a sealing layer surrounding or covering a moisture-proof target between a first base material and a second base material;

a moisture-proof material provided in contact with an outer side of the sealing layer and in a peripheral section of the first base material and the second base material, the peripheral section being located outside the sealing layer; and

an uneven structure provided in a part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material,

in which the sealing layer is formed from a material different from the moisture-proof material, and

in which (i) the uneven structure extends from the part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material to a part of the first base material that makes contact with the material of the sealing layer which is different from the moisture-proof material, and (ii) the uneven structure extends from the part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material to a part of the second base material that makes contact with the material of the sealing layer which is different from the moisture-proof material.

2. The moisture-proof structure according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture-proof material is provided throughout the peripheral section.

3. The moisture-proof structure according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture-proof material is provided only in a corner of the peripheral section.

4. The moisture-proof structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a presser member provided on an outer surface of the peripheral section.

5. The moisture-proof structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first base material and the second base material are curved in a one-dimensional direction.

6. The moisture-proof structure according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first base material and the second base material has one of a metal layer or a resin layer on a transparent substrate.

7. The moisture-proof structure according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first base material and the second base material has a transparent substrate.

8. A display device provided with a display element and a moisture-proof structure, the display element being provided between a first base material and a second base material, and the moisture-proof structure setting the display element as a moisture-proof target, the moisture-proof structure comprising:

a sealing layer surrounding or covering the display element between the first base material and the second base material;

a moisture-proof material provided in contact with an outer side of the sealing layer and in a peripheral section of the first base material and the second base material, the peripheral section being located outside the sealing layer; and

an uneven structure provided in a part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material,

in which the sealing layer is formed from a material different from the moisture-proof material, and

in which (i) the uneven structure extends from the part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material to a part of the first base material that makes contact with the material of the sealing layer which is different from the moisture-proof material, and (ii) the uneven structure extends from the part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material to a part of the second base material that makes contact with the material of the sealing layer which is different from the moisture-proof material.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the moisture-proof material is provided throughout the peripheral section.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the moisture-proof material is provided only in a corner of the peripheral section.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising a presser member provided on an outer surface of the peripheral section.

12. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first base material and the second base material are curved in a one-dimensional direction.

13. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the second base material has a black layer on an inner surface of a transparent substrate.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the black layer is provided between the transparent substrate and the sealing layer.

15. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the first base material has an extended region protruding from the second base material,

the extended region is provided with a terminal and a flexible wiring board connected to the terminal, and

the moisture-proof material extends from the outer side of the sealing layer to an end of the flexible wiring board.

16. A display device provided with a display element and a moisture-proof structure, the display element being provided between a first base material and a second base material, and the moisture-proof structure setting the display element as a moisture-proof target, the moisture-proof structure comprising:

a sealing layer surrounding or covering the display element between the first base material and the second base material;

a moisture-proof material provided in contact with an outer side of the sealing layer and in a peripheral section of the first base material and the second base material, the peripheral section being located outside the sealing layer; and

an uneven structure provided in a part of the first base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the moisture-proof material,

the display device further having an optical member disposed on an outer surface of the second base material, and a bonding layer bonding the optical member to the second base material,

wherein the moisture-proof structure further includes an upper moisture-proof material and an upper uneven structure, the upper moisture-proof material being provided in contact with an outer side of the bonding layer and in a peripheral section of the second base material and the optical member, the peripheral section of the second base material and the optical member being located outside the bonding layer, and the upper uneven structure being provided in a part of the optical member that makes contact with the upper moisture-proof material and in a part of the second base material that makes contact with the upper moisture-proof material.

17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the moisture-proof material and the upper moisture-proof material are integrated.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 041455/0195 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2013
From: NAGAOKA, KENICHI; MURABAYASHI, NOBORU; SHIRATA, YOSHINARI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032057/0141 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-276852 · Dec 19, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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