Electrochromic display device

• US 4,702,566 A
• Filed: 04/03/1985
• Issued: 10/27/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited (AGC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited (AGC, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tukude, Noboru
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/719,452
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 350/336, 350/344, 350/357, 350/362-363, 350/334, 350/339 R, 350/335, 368/239, 340/785
• US Class Current: 359/267
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1533 structural features not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/42 Arrangements for providing conduction through an insulating substrate

Abstract

An electrochromic display device is disclosed which utilizes a display substrate having a transparent substrate and a display electrode formed on the substrate which is to be displayed by an electrochromic material. A counter substrate is provided with a counter electrode which faces the display electrode and is spaced therefrom. An electrolyte is provided in the space between the display electrode and the counter electrode. The device is structured such that the counter substrate has through-holes as well as a conductive material which extends through each of the through-holes and is in direct contact with a transparent electrode on the display substrate so that the transparent electrode of the substrate is conductively connected to the electrode on the rear side of the counter substrate.

Claims

1. An electrochromic display device which comprises:

a display substrate comprising a transparent substrate and a display electrode formed on the substrate for display by an electrochromic material;

a counter substrate provided with a counter electrode facing said display electrode with a space therefrom; and

an electrolyte in the space between the display electrode and the counter electrode,

wherein the counter substrate is provided with through-holes, and a conductive material extends through each through-hole and is in direct contact with a transparent electrode of the display substrate so that the transparent electrode of the display substrate is conductively connected to an electrode on the rear side of the counter substrate,

wherein the counter substrate has a recess to receive the electrolyte and protrusions, with said through-holes, are formed in the recess, and the top of each protrusion is conductively connected to the transparent electrode of the display substrate.

2. The electrochromic display device according to claim 1, wherein an annular sealing portion is formed at the top of each protrusion.

3. The electrochromic display device according to claim 1, wherein a masking is formed on the outer surface of the display substrate at portions corresponding to the through-holes, to cover therebehind.

4. The electrochromic display device according to claim 3, wherein the color of the masking is substantially the same as the color of an uncolored display portion.

5. The electrochromic display device according to claim 1, wherein the display electrode comprises said transparent electrode formed on a transparent substrate and an electrochromic material layer formed on the transparent electrode.

6. The electrochromic display device according to claim 1, wherein said counter electrode is formed on said counter substrate.

7. The electrochromic display device according to claim 1, wherein has a dot matrix pattern.