IP Library Granted Patent US 7,583,811
Granted Patent B2
US 7,583,811 · App. 11/181,489 · Granted Sep 1, 2009

Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,583,811
App. No.
11/181,489
Granted
Sep 1, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a sound-production frame that is disposed on a rear surface of the electro-optical panel and that constitutes a sound-production space, together with the electro-optical panel, and a sound-production vibrating body that is fixed directly to the sound-production frame in the sound-production space.

Claims (13)

1. An electro-optical device comprising:

an electro-optical panel including a rear surface;

a sound-production frame that is disposed at the rear surface of the electro-optical panel, the sound-production frame defining at least part of a sound-production space located between the sound-production frame and the rear surface of the electro-optical panel; and

a sound-production vibrating body that is fixed directly to the sound-production frame at a position within the sound-production space so as to divide the sound-production space into two different open spaces;

wherein the sound-production frame includes:

a fixing inner surface portion to which the sound-production vibrating body is fixed; and

an opposing inner surface portion that faces a vibration side of the sound-production vibrating body separated by a space. the opposing inner surface portion being formed with a protrusion. and the fixing inner surface portion including an upper surface of the protrusion.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the sound-production vibrating body is disposed so as to overlap the electro-optical panel in plan view.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the sound-production vibrating body is a piezoelectric vibrating body including a vibrating plate and a piezoelectric body stacked on each other.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising a panel-holding frame that holds the electro-optical panel, the sound-production frame being a separate member from and being fixed to the panel-holding frame.

5. The electro-optical device according to claim 4 , further comprising a support member that is interposed between the panel-holding frame and the sound-production frame and that defines the sound-production space with the sound-production frame.

6. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the opposing inner surface portion includes an air inlet.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising: the electro-optical device according to claim 1 ; and a control unit that controls the electro-optical device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2016
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY (HK) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 037515/0050 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2016
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY (HK) LIMITED
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037515/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: WADA, HIROSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016787/0710 →