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US5293262A
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Liquid crystal display device having heat-insulating members and driving circuit boards attached to rear edges of light box
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-08-17
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Granted: 1994-03-08
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Expires: 2012-08-17
Abstract
Abstract In a liquid crystal display device with a drive circuit board connected to the peripheral portion of a liquid crystal display panel, the circuit board is disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel and also the circuit board is connected with the liquid crystal display panel by means of a connecting member in film form, whereby the liquid crystal display device is miniaturized and efficiency of the assembly work is improved. Further, the circuit board is made up of plural drive circuit modules of the same type whereby the efficiency in the assembly and inspection process is still improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohei Adachi
- 👤 Hideaki Otsuki
- 👤 Kenichi Niki
- 👤 Hayato Takasago
- 👤 Tetsuro Makita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 12:20
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13452; H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7076; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
319 words
A liquid crystal display device comprising; a light box having an open front, two side walls, and a rear wall; a liquid crystal display panel arranged to cover said open front substantially parallel with said rear wall to form with said light box an enclosure; a first sheet-like heat insulating member having a first side and a second side, said first side being attached to said rear wall of said light box external to said enclosure; a first circuit board having a first side and a second side, said first side of said first circuit board being attached to said second side of said first sheet-like insulating member to be substantially parallel with said liquid crystal display panel, said second side of said first circuit board having drive circuitry, wherein said first circuit board is arranged on said first sheet-like insulating member so that an edge of said first circuit board is aligned with an edge of one of said side walls of said light box; a second sheet-like heat insulating member having a first side and a second side, said first side being attached to said rear wall of said light box external to said enclosure; a second circuit board having a first side and a second side, said first side of said second circuit board being attached to said second side of said second sheet-like insulating member to be substantially parallel with said liquid crystal display panel, said second side of said second circuit board having drive circuitry substantially the same as the drive circuitry on the second side of said first circuit board, said second circuit board being arranged on said second sheet-like insulating member so that an edge of said second circuit board is aligned with an edge of the other of said side walls of said light box; and a film-like connector for electrically connecting said drive circuitry with said liquid crystal display panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
319 words
A liquid crystal display device comprising; a light box having an open front, two side walls, and a rear wall; a liquid crystal display panel arranged to cover said open front substantially parallel with said rear wall to form with said light box an enclosure; a first sheet-like heat insulating member having a first side and a second side, said first side being attached to said rear wall of said light box external to said enclosure; a first circuit board having a first side and a second side, said first side of said first circuit board being attached to said second side of said first sheet-like insulating member to be substantially parallel with said liquid crystal display panel, said second side of said first circuit board having drive circuitry, wherein said first circuit board is arranged on said first sheet-like insulating member so that an edge of said first circuit board is aligned with an edge of one of said side walls of said light box; a second sheet-like heat insulating member having a first side and a second side, said first side being attached to said rear wall of said light box external to said enclosure; a second circuit board having a first side and a second side, said first side of said second circuit board being attached to said second side of said second sheet-like insulating member to be substantially parallel with said liquid crystal display panel, said second side of said second circuit board having drive circuitry substantially the same as the drive circuitry on the second side of said first circuit board, said second circuit board being arranged on said second sheet-like insulating member so that an edge of said second circuit board is aligned with an edge of the other of said side walls of said light box; and a film-like connector for electrically connecting said drive circuitry with said liquid crystal display panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
95 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes a transparent conductive film formed on a glass plate of the liquid crystal display panel, each of the first and second circuit boards includes a row of terminals formed on the second side of each of said first and second circuit boards, and the film-like connector comprising a heat seal type connector having an electrical conductor part and an insulation part pattern printed thereon and which is thermally pressed to said transparent conductive film and the rows of terminals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 wherein the film-like connector connects said drive circuitry and said liquid crystal display panel exteriorly of said enclosure.
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