IP Library Granted Patent US 10,845,650
Granted Patent B2
US 10,845,650 · App. 16/057,338 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Curved surface display and on-vehicle device

Inventors: Yoshiki Nakano (Hyogo, JP); Akira Isikawa (Hyogo, JP); Masafumi Hirata (Hyogo, JP); Tsutomu Abe (Kanagawa, JP); Naotoshi Sumiya (Kanagawa, JP); Takeshi Aramaki (Kanagawa, JP); Masashi Kuno (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
G02F1/1339G02F1/133308B60K2370/70B60K2370/785G02F2001/13332
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Patent No.
US 10,845,650
App. No.
16/057,338
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A curved surface display comprises: a first substrate that is curved such that a portion located at a center in a first direction is convex or concave toward a display surface side compared with portions located at both ends in the first direction; a second substrate that is curved along the first substrate while disposed opposite the first substrate; and a sealing material that bonds the first substrate and the second substrate together. The sealing material includes a first sealing section extending in a second direction and a second sealing section extending in the first direction. A width of the first sealing section is larger than a width of the second sealing section.

Claims (26)

1. An on-vehicle device comprising:

a curved surface display; and

a main body component that attaches the curved surface display to a vehicle, the main body component including a frame body disposed at a peripheral edge of the curved surface display, wherein

the curved surface display includes:

a first substrate that is curved such that a portion located at a center in a first direction is convex or concave toward a display surface side compared with portions located at both ends in the first direction;

a second substrate that is curved along the first substrate while opposite the first substrate; and

a sealing material that bonds the first substrate and the second substrate together, wherein

the sealing material includes a first sealing section extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and a second sealing section extending in the first direction, wherein

the frame body of the main body component includes a first frame edge located corresponding to the first sealing section at the peripheral edge of the curved surface display and a second frame edge located corresponding to the second sealing section at the peripheral edge of the curved surface display, and

the second frame edge includes a first bending region that is curved in the first direction so as to protrude in a direction identical to the first substrate of the curved surface display, wherein

the first frame edge protrudes onto a central side of the curved surface display beyond the first sealing section in planar view,

the second frame edge protrudes onto the central side of the curved surface display beyond the second sealing section in planar view, and

a length of a first portion of the second frame edge is longer than a length of a second portion of the first frame edge in the first direction,

 the first portion is a portion protruding from the second sealing section to the curved surface display in planar view, and the second portion is a portion protruding from the first sealing section to the curved surface display in planar view.

2. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein the dimension in the first direction of the first sealing section is 1.1 to 5.0 times the dimension in the second direction of the second sealing section.

3. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sealing material includes a third sealing section disposed away from the first sealing section in the first direction, and

the first bending region is located in a region between the first sealing section and the third sealing section in the first direction.

4. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame edge overlaps the second sealing section in planar view.

5. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame edge overlaps the first sealing section in planar view.

6. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein the first bending region is located closer to the first sealing section than to a center of the curved surface display.

7. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein the first bending region is located away from the first sealing section by a distance smaller than a half of a distance from the first sealing section to a center of the curved surface display.

8. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second frame edge includes a second bending region disposed closer to the first sealing section than to the first bent region, and

the second bending region is curved in the first direction so as to protrude in an opposite direction to the first bending region.

9. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein a dimension in the first direction of the first sealing section is larger than a dimension in the second direction of the second sealing section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 064292/0775 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2018
From: NAKANO, YOSHIKI; ISIKAWA, AKIRA; HIRATA, MASAFUMI; ABE, TSUTOMU; SUMIYA, NAOTOSHI; ARAMAKI, TAKESHI; KUNO, MASASHI
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047188/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-069546 · Mar 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017006594 · Feb 22, 2017
Related Publication 20180348557A1 · Dec 6, 2018