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Granted Patent B2
US 10,345,861 · App. 16/002,303 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Electronic book

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Jun Koyama (Kanagawa, JP); Yasuyuki Arai (Kanagawa, JP); Ikuko Kawamata (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Miyaguchi (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshitaka Moriya (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,345,861
App. No.
16/002,303
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An e-book reader in which destruction of a driver circuit at the time when a flexible panel is handled is inhibited. In addition, an e-book reader having a simplified structure. A plurality of flexible display panels each including a display portion in which display control is performed by a scan line driver circuit and a signal line driver circuit, and a binding portion fastening the plurality of display panels together are included. The signal line driver circuit is provided inside the binding portion, and the scan line driver circuit is provided at the edge of the display panel in a direction perpendicular to the binding portion.

Claims (60)

1. A display device comprising:

a first display panel having flexibility comprising a first display portion and a second display portion provided on a rear side of the first display panel;

a binding portion provided at an edge of the first display panel, wherein the binding portion has a hollow; and

a signal line driver circuit provided inside the binding portion.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a flexible printed circuit inside the binding portion; and

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the flexible printed circuit and inside the binding portion.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , comprising:

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the first display panel and inside the binding portion.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a printed board inside and attached to the binding portion; and

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the printed board and inside the binding portion.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a second display panel having flexibility on a side of the first display portion; and

a third display panel having flexibility on a side of the second display portion,

wherein the binding portion is provided at an edge of the second display panel and an edge of the third display panel.

6. A display device comprising:

a first display panel having flexibility comprising a first display portion and a second display portion provided on a rear side of the first display panel;

a binding portion provided at an edge of the first display panel, wherein the binding portion has a hollow; and

a signal line driver circuit provided inside the binding portion,

wherein:

the first display panel comprises a first substrate having a light-transmitting property, a second substrate having a light-transmitting property, and a display element between the first substrate and the second substrate;

the first display portion is provided on a first substrate side; and

the second display portion is provided on a second substrate side.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the display element is an electroluminescence element.

8. The display device according to claim 6 , comprising:

a flexible printed circuit inside the binding portion; and

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the flexible printed circuit and inside the binding portion.

9. The display device according to claim 6 , comprising:

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the first display panel and inside the binding portion.

10. The display device according to claim 6 , comprising:

a printed board inside and attached to the binding portion; and

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the printed board and inside the binding portion.

11. The display device according to claim 6 , comprising:

a second display panel having flexibility on a side of the first display portion; and

a third display panel having flexibility on a side of the second display portion,

wherein the binding portion is provided at an edge of the second display panel and an edge of the third display panel.

12. A display device comprising:

a first display panel having flexibility comprising a first display portion and a second display portion provided on a rear side of the first display panel;

a binding portion provided at an edge of the first display panel, wherein the binding portion has a hollow;

a signal line driver circuit provided inside the binding portion;

wherein:

the first display panel comprises a first substrate having a light-transmitting property, a second substrate having a light-transmitting property, and a first display element and a second display element between the first substrate and the second substrate;

the first display portion is provided on a first substrate side;

the second display portion is provided on a second substrate side;

the first display element is configured to perform display on the first display portion; and

the second display element is configured to perform display on the second display portion.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the first display element and the second display element are each an electroluminescence element.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , comprising:

a flexible printed circuit inside the binding portion; and

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the flexible printed circuit and inside the binding portion.

15. The display device according to claim 12 , comprising:

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the first display panel and inside the binding portion.

16. The display device according to claim 12 , comprising:

a printed board inside and attached to the binding portion; and

an integrated circuit chip comprising the signal line driver circuit on the printed board and inside the binding portion.

17. The display device according to claim 12 , comprising:

a second display panel having flexibility on a side of the first display portion; and

a third display panel having flexibility on a side of the second display portion,

wherein the binding portion is provided at an edge of the second display panel and an edge of the third display panel.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-112375 · May 2, 2009 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15168674 · May 31, 2016
Continuation 14727113 · Jun 1, 2015
Continuation 13864752 · Apr 17, 2013
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