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Granted Patent B2
US 11,914,425 · App. 17/646,867 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Display device having waterproof structure and manufacturing method of the same

Inventor: Ling-Chiang Chu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
G06F1/1656H05K5/06
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Patent No.
US 11,914,425
App. No.
17/646,867
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel and a waterproof structure. The display panel includes a driving substrate and a display module. The driving substrate has an integrated circuit. The display module is disposed on the driving substrate, and the integrated circuit is located at a first side of the display module. The waterproof structure surrounds the display module, and the waterproof structure includes a first waterproof material and a second waterproof material. The first waterproof material is at least disposed at the first side of the display module, and the first waterproof material is disposed between the integrated circuit and the display module.

Claims (10)

1. A display device, comprising:

a display panel, comprising:

a driving substrate comprising an integrated circuit; and

a display module disposed on the driving substrate, wherein the integrated circuit is located at a first side of the display module; and

a waterproof structure surrounding the display module, wherein the waterproof structure comprising a first waterproof material and a second waterproof material, wherein the first waterproof material is a solid, and the second waterproof material is a colloid, the first waterproof material is at least disposed at the first side of the display module, the first waterproof material is disposed between the integrated circuit and the display module, and the second waterproof material is not disposed between the display module and the first waterproof material.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the display module facing away from the driving substrate is level with a top surface of the waterproof structure facing away from the driving substrate, and a thickness of the first waterproof material is substantially the same as a thickness of the display module.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the display panel further comprises a waterproof membrane disposed on the display module, and a bottom surface of the waterproof membrane facing the display module is level with the top surface of the waterproof structure, and a side wall of the waterproof membrane is level with a side wall of the second waterproof material.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the waterproof membrane is a touch membrane, and the waterproof membrane comprises a printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board of the waterproof membrane and the first waterproof material are located at the same side of the display module.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a touch module disposed on the display panel and the waterproof structure, and the touch module comprises a printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board of the touch module and the first waterproof material are located at the same side of the display module.

6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a cover structure disposed on the display panel and the waterproof structure, and the cover structure covers the integrated circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2022
From: CHU, LING-CHIANG
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 058547/0716 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 110113515 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220334617A1 · Oct 20, 2022