IP Library Patent Application 18738547
Patent Application
App. No. 18/738,547

FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT WIRING BOARD

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App. No.
18/738,547
Abstract

Provided is a flexible transparent wiring board which includes a base substrate, and wiring, in which the base substrate is transparent and has flexibility and insulating properties, a groove is formed on an upper surface of the base substrate, the wiring is formed of a wiring constituent material filled in the groove, and the groove is formed in a narrow V-shape in a depth direction.

Claims (33)

1 . A flexible transparent wiring board comprising:

a base substrate; and

wiring, wherein

the base substrate is transparent and has flexibility and insulating properties,

a groove is formed on an upper surface of the base substrate,

the wiring is formed of a wiring constituent material filled in the groove, and

the groove is formed in a narrow V-shape in a depth direction.

2 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the wiring constituent material is a recessed surface recessed toward a widthwise central portion of the wiring constituent material.

3 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein a side surface of an upper portion of the wiring constituent material has a scratch, and a side surface of a lower portion of the wiring constituent material does not have the scratch.

4 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , further comprising a carbon layer, wherein

a height position of an upper surface of the wiring constituent material is lower than that of an opening of the groove, and

the carbon layer is formed on the wiring constituent material and within the groove.

5 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein

the wiring is opaque, and

in a plan view, an area of a transparent region where the wiring is not formed is larger than that of an opaque region where the wiring is formed.

6 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein a depth of the groove is less than a thickness of the base substrate.

7 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the groove is 50 μm or less.

8 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein a depth of the groove is 80% or more of a width of the groove.

9 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 8 , wherein the depth of the groove is greater than the width of the groove.

10 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring constituent material has flexibility that can follow bending deformation of the base substrate.

11 . The flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulating cover, wherein

the insulating cover is formed to cover the upper surface of the base substrate and the wiring.

12 . A method for manufacturing a flexible transparent wiring board, the method comprising:

preparing a laminate including a base substrate that is transparent and has flexibility and insulating properties, and a protective layer that is releasably attached to an upper surface of the base substrate;

forming a groove in the base substrate by irradiating the base substrate with a laser beam through the protective layer of the laminate;

forming wiring by filling the groove with a wiring constituent material and drying; and

peeling the protective layer from the base substrate, wherein

the groove is formed in a narrow V-shape in a depth direction.

13 . The method for manufacturing the flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 12 , wherein an ultrashort pulse laser is used as the laser beam.

14 . The method for manufacturing the flexible transparent wiring board according to claim 12 , wherein

by forming the groove,

a through-hole is formed in the protective layer, and the groove communicating with the through-hole is formed in the base substrate, and

an inclination angle of a sidewall of the through-hole is greater than that of a sidewall of the groove.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2024
From: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
To: MEKTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069464/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2024
From: NAKAMURA, AKIHIRO; BUSHIMATA, MASAHIRO
To: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067673/0467 →