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Granted Patent B2
US 10,168,589 · App. 15/880,247 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Display apparatus

Inventor: Hiroki Fukai (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
G02F1/1345G02F1/1333G09F9/00
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Patent No.
US 10,168,589
App. No.
15/880,247
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus including: a display panel; a circuit board outputting an image signal associated with an image for display on the display panel; a flexible printed circuit board connecting the display panel and the circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board having first and second surfaces, wiring lines and a driving circuit, the wiring lines electrically connecting the display panel and the circuit board, and the driving circuit driving the display panel based on the image signal; and a cover overlapping a portion of the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board, the portion corresponding in location at least to the driving circuit and a periphery around the driving circuit, the cover engages the flexible printed circuit board so as to be capable of sliding along two opposing edges of the flexible printed circuit board that are connected to neither the display panel nor the circuit board.

Claims (19)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel;

a circuit board which outputs an image signal associated with an image to be displayed on the display panel;

a flexible printed circuit board which connects the display panel and the circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wiring lines and a driving circuit being provided on the first surface, the wiring lines providing electrical connection between the display panel and the circuit board, and the driving circuit driving the display panel based on the image signal which is output from the circuit board; and

a cover overlapping a portion of the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board, the portion corresponding in location at least to the driving circuit and a periphery around the driving circuit on the first surface, the cover being engaged with the flexible printed circuit board so as to be capable of sliding along two opposing edges of the flexible printed circuit board that are connected to neither the display panel nor the circuit board,

wherein the cover includes:

a plate member disposed over the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board, the plate member having a width which is larger than a distance separating the two opposing edges of the flexible printed circuit board; and

two fold-back flaps continuing from the plate member, the two fold-back flaps being respectively folded back from two opposing edges along the width direction of the plate member toward the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board.

2. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel;

a circuit board which outputs an image signal associated with an image to be displayed on the display panel;

a flexible printed circuit board which connects the display panel and the circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wiring lines and a driving circuit being provided on the first surface, the wiring lines providing electrical connection between the display panel and the circuit board, and the driving circuit driving the display panel based on the image signal which is output from the circuit board; and

a cover overlapping a portion of the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board, the portion corresponding in location at least to the driving circuit and a periphery around the driving circuit on the first surface, the cover being engaged with the flexible printed circuit board so as to be capable of sliding along two opposing edges of the flexible printed circuit board that are connected to neither the display panel nor the circuit board,

wherein the cover includes:

a plate member disposed over the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board, the plate member having a width which is larger than a distance separating the two opposing edges of the flexible printed circuit board; and

two lift-up flaps disposed on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board so as to respectively catch the two opposing edges of the flexible printed circuit board in between the plate member and themselves.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the plate member and the two lift-up flaps comprise an integral piece.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cover is a tubular body overlapping both the first surface and the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board.

5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the cover is a tubular body overlapping both the first surface and the second surface of the flexible printed circuit board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: FUKAI, HIROKI
To: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015071545 · Jul 29, 2015
Related Publication 20180164621A1 · Jun 14, 2018