IP Library Granted Patent US 9,711,689
Granted Patent B2
US 9,711,689 · App. 14/438,910 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Optical unit and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,711,689
App. No.
14/438,910
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A purpose of the present invention is to provide an optical unit that is capable of effectively sealing one or a plurality of optical devices even without a special material, a special structure, etc. In an optical unit of the present invention, the sealing section ( 50 ) includes: a circular seal section ( 51 ) surrounding one or a plurality of optical devices ( 40 ) on a wiring substrate from an in-plane direction of the wiring substrate; and an inside filling section ( 52 ) with which inside of the seal section ( 51 ) is filled and that seals the one or plurality of optical devices ( 40 ). The optical devices ( 40 ) are each a light emitting unit, a light receiving device, an image sensor, an X-ray sensor, or a power generating device. The seal section ( 51 ) and the inside filling section ( 52 ) are each configured of a cured thermosetting resin. The inside filling section ( 52 ) has light transmittance that is higher than light transmittance of the seal section ( 51 ). The inside filling section ( 52 ) has a modulus of elasticity that is smaller than a modulus of elasticity of the seal section ( 51 ).

Claims (26)

1. An optical unit, comprising:

a mounting substrate including one or a plurality of optical devices that are mounted on a wiring substrate;

a counter substrate arranged on a one-or-plurality-of optical device side in a relationship with the mounting substrate, and arranged to be opposed to the mounting substrate; and

a sealing section arranged between the mounting substrate and the counter substrate, and configured to seal the one or plurality of optical devices,

the sealing section including

a circular seal section surrounding the one or plurality of optical devices on the wiring substrate from an in-plane direction of the wiring substrate, and

an inside filling section with which inside of the circular seal section is filled and that seals the one or plurality of optical devices on the wiring substrate,

the circular seal section and the inside filling section each being configured of a cured thermosetting resin, and

the inside filling section having light transmittance that is higher than light transmittance of the circular seal section, and having a modulus of elasticity that is smaller than a modulus of elasticity of the circular seal section.

2. The optical unit according to claim 1 , wherein the modulus of elasticity of the inside filling section is in a range from 1/500 to 1/100000, compared with the modulus of elasticity of the circular seal section.

3. The optical unit according to claim 2 , wherein a curing starting temperature of a material of the circular seal section before curing is lower than a curing starting temperature of a material of the inside filling section before curing.

4. The optical unit according to claim 1 , wherein the circular seal section is formed by curing a resin in which a filler is added to an epoxy-based resin, and the inside filling section is formed by curing a silicone resin.

5. The optical unit according to claim 1 , wherein the one or plurality of optical devices are one or a plurality of light emitting devices or one or a plurality of light receiving devices.

6. The optical unit according to claim 1 , wherein the counter substrate includes a black matrix in an opposing region that is opposed to a gap between adjacent display pixels when viewed from a direction of a normal to the mounting substrate.

7. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an optical unit; and

a drive unit configured to drive the optical unit,

the optical unit including

a mounting substrate including one or a plurality of optical devices that are mounted on a wiring substrate,

a counter substrate arranged on a one-or-plurality-of optical device side in a relationship with the mounting substrate, and arranged to be opposed to the mounting substrate, and

a sealing section arranged between the mounting substrate and the counter substrate, and configured to seal the one or plurality of optical devices,

the sealing section including

a circular seal section surrounding the one or plurality of optical devices on the wiring substrate from an in-plane direction of the wiring substrate, and

an inside filling section with which inside of the circular seal section is filled and that seals the one or plurality of optical devices on the wiring substrate,

the circular seal section and the inside filling section each being configured of a cured thermosetting resin, and

the inside filling section having light transmittance that is higher than light transmittance of the circular seal section, and having a modulus of elasticity that is smaller than a modulus of elasticity of the circular seal section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039386/0277 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2015
From: AOYAGI, AKIYOSHI; SONG, GYONGSOK
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035749/0191 →