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Transparent electrode sheet

Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-07-29
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Granted: 1987-11-24
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Expires: 2005-07-29
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a transparent electrode sheet and method of producing therefor, in which a transparent electrode is formed on a transparent plastic film and a protection coating is further formed on the transparent electrode.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshimi Kamijo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:02
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H05B33/26; H05B33/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/917

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
In an accumulated electroluminescence display element (ACELD) of the type comprising a laminate of a transparent electrode sheet, which is composed of a first transparent film layer formed over a transparent electrode layer, a phosphor layer disposed below said transparent electrode sheet, a dielectric layer disposed below said phosphor layer, and a lower electrode layer disposed below said dielectric layer, wherein said phosphor layer is caused to emit light by a voltage applied between said transparent electrode layer and said lower electrode layer, the improvement wherein said transparent electrode sheet is further composed of a second transparent plastic film layer formed below said transparent electrode layer as both a protection coating and as a dielectric layer having a specific inductive capacity equal to or larger than 6 at 1 KHz and a thickness equal to or less than 20 μm, whereby a composite transparent electrode sheet is provided with said transparent electrode layer sandwiched in contact between said first and second transparent film layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
In an accumulated electroluminescence display element (ACELD) of the type comprising a laminate of a transparent electrode sheet, which is composed of a first transparent film layer formed over a transparent electrode layer, a phosphor layer disposed below said transparent electrode sheet, a dielectric layer disposed below said phosphor layer, and a lower electrode layer disposed below said dielectric layer, wherein said phosphor layer is caused to emit light by a voltage applied between said transparent electrode layer and said lower electrode layer, the improvement wherein said transparent electrode sheet is further composed of a second transparent plastic film layer formed below said transparent electrode layer as both a protection coating and as a dielectric layer having a specific inductive capacity equal to or larger than 6 at 1 KHz and a thickness equal to or less than 20 μm, whereby a composite transparent electrode sheet is provided with said transparent electrode layer sandwiched in contact between said first and second transparent film layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
An ACELD element according to claim 1, in which said transparent film layer is made of a transparent plastic material such as polyester, and said transparent electrode is made of a material of indium oxide group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
An ACELD element according to claim 1, wherein said second transparent film layer is formed of a resin material selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, vinylidene fluoride-propylene copolymer, cyano ethyl cellulose, and cellophane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 174 words
In a method of producing an accumulated electroluminescence display element (ACELD) of the type comprising a laminate of a transparent electrode sheet, which is composed of a first transparent film layer formed over a transparent electrode layer, a phosphor layer disposed below said transparent electrode sheet, a dielectric layer disposed below said phosphor layer, and a lower electrode layer disposed below said dielectric layer, wherein said phosphor layer is caused to emit light by a voltage applied between said transparent electrode layer and said lower electrode layer, the improvement comprising the step of first forming said transparent electrode sheet protected by said first transparent film layer and by a second transparent plastic film layer formed below said transparent electrode layer as a protection coating, whereby a composite transparent electrode sheet is provided with said transparent electrode layer sandwiched in contact between said first and second transparent film layer in order to prevent damage to said transparent electrode layer during handling in the subsequent fabrication steps of forming said phosphor, dielectric, and lower electrode layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 174 words
In a method of producing an accumulated electroluminescence display element (ACELD) of the type comprising a laminate of a transparent electrode sheet, which is composed of a first transparent film layer formed over a transparent electrode layer, a phosphor layer disposed below said transparent electrode sheet, a dielectric layer disposed below said phosphor layer, and a lower electrode layer disposed below said dielectric layer, wherein said phosphor layer is caused to emit light by a voltage applied between said transparent electrode layer and said lower electrode layer, the improvement comprising the step of first forming said transparent electrode sheet protected by said first transparent film layer and by a second transparent plastic film layer formed below said transparent electrode layer as a protection coating, whereby a composite transparent electrode sheet is provided with said transparent electrode layer sandwiched in contact between said first and second transparent film layer in order to prevent damage to said transparent electrode layer during handling in the subsequent fabrication steps of forming said phosphor, dielectric, and lower electrode layers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, in which said transparent film layer is made of a transparent plastic material such as polyester, and said transparent electrode is made of a material of indium oxide group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, in which said protection coating is formed on said transparent electrode by vacuum evaporating polyvinylidene fluoride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, in which said protection coating is formed on said transparent electrode by applying vinylidene fluoridepropylene copolymer after diluted by ethyl acetate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 31 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, in which said protection coating is formed on said transparent electrode by applying cyano ethyl cellulose after diluted by acetone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 32 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, in which said protection coating is formed on said transparent electrode by laminating a damp-proof cellophane sheet through a bonding agent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 26 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, wherein said protection coating is formed as a thin layer by vacuum evaporation or sputtering.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 46 words
A method of producing an ACELD element according to claim 4, wherein said protection coating is formed as a dielectric layer having a specific inductive capacity equal to or larger than 6 at 1 KHz and a thickness of equal to or smaller than 20 μm.

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