IP Library Granted Patent US 7,936,433
Granted Patent B2
US 7,936,433 · App. 12/292,506 · Granted May 3, 2011

Liquid crystal display device

Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,936,433
App. No.
12/292,506
Granted
May 3, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device that is capable of preventing a conductive paste for connecting a common wiring line of a TFT substrate and a counter electrode of a counter substrate from flowing outward. A sealant is formed outside a display region of a liquid crystal display device. A conductive paste for connecting a common wiring line of a TFT substrate and a counter electrode of a counter substrate is provided at a corner of the liquid crystal display device outside the sealant. An L-shaped stopper is formed on the counter substrate so as to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward. With the stopper, even if the width of a frame is equal to or less than 1.5 mm, it is possible to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward.

Claims (47)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a TFT substrate that has a common wiring line for supplying a common voltage;

a counter substrate that has a counter electrode, to which the common voltage is supplied;

a sealant that bonds the TFT substrate and the counter substrate to each other; and

liquid crystal that is sealed between the TFT substrate, the counter substrate, and the sealant,

wherein the counter substrate has a display region and a frame region, and a width of the frame region is defined by a distance from a side determining an end of the display region to an end of the counter substrate, and

the common wiring line of the TFT substrate and the counter electrode of the counter substrate are electrically connected by a conductive paste, the conductive paste is formed outside the sealant, and a stopper is formed on the counter substrate outside the conductive paste to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the stopper is provided at two corners of the counter substrate.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the stopper has an L shape.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sealant is made of epoxy resin, and the conductive paste is formed by conductive beads in epoxy resin.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the width of the frame region is equal to or less than 1.5 mm.

6. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a TFT substrate that has a common wiring line for supplying a common voltage;

a counter substrate that has a counter electrode, to which the common voltage is supplied;

a sealant that bonds the TFT substrate and the counter substrate to each other; and

liquid crystal that is sealed between the TFT substrate, the counter substrate, and the sealant,

wherein the counter substrate has a display region and a frame region, and a width of the frame region is defined by a distance from a side determining an end of the display region to an end of the counter substrate,

the counter substrate has long and short sides,

the common wiring line of the TFT substrate and the counter electrode of the counter substrate are electrically connected by a conductive paste, the conductive paste is formed outside the sealant, and a stopper is formed on the counter substrate outside the conductive paste to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward, and

the stopper has a first stopper that is provided along a long-side corner of the counter substrate, and a second stopper that is provided along a short-side corner of the counter substrate, and a gap between the first stopper and the second stopper is in a range of 100 μm to 5 μm.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the gap between the first stopper and the second stopper is in a range of 50 μm to 5 μm.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first stopper and the second stopper have a bar shape.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the stopper is provided at two corners of the counter substrate to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the width of the frame region is equal to or less than 1.5 mm.

11. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a TFT substrate that has a common wiring line for supplying a common voltage;

a counter substrate that has a counter electrode, to which the common voltage is supplied;

a sealant that bonds the TFT substrate and the counter substrate to each other; and

liquid crystal that is sealed between the TFT substrate, the counter substrate, and the sealant,

wherein the counter substrate has a display region and a frame region, and a width of the frame region is defined by a distance from a side determining an end of the display region to an end of the counter substrate,

in the display region, a columnar spacer is formed on the counter substrate to define a gap between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate,

the common wiring line of the TFT substrate and the counter electrode of the counter substrate are electrically connected by a conductive paste, the conductive paste is formed outside the sealant, and a stopper is formed on the counter substrate outside the conductive paste to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward, and

the stopper and the columnar space are made of the same material.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the stopper and the columnar spacer are formed by the same process.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the stopper and the columnar spacer have the same height.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the width of the frame region is equal to or less than 1.5 mm.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
Reel/Frame 065614/0223 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065614/0644 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065654/0250 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 065615/0327 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027482/0140 →
ATTACHED ARE (1) THE COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENTS IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF AND (2) THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENT IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, WHICH TOGETHER CONVEY 50% OWNERSHIP OF THE REGISTERED PATENTS AS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE RECEIVING PARTIES (SEE PAGE 10, EXHIBIT 2-1, SECTION 1 OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE COMPANY SPLIT PLAN.) Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: HITACHI, DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027615/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2008
From: OKAZAKI, KENGO; ISHIGE, HIDEAKI; KOMENO, HITOSHI; KOSHITA, TOSHIYUKI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021920/0105 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-087278 · Mar 28, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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