Electro-optic device, method of manufacturing electro-optic device and electronic equipment

• US 7,760,289 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2008
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Japan Display West Incorporated (Japan Display Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Nakanishi, Daisuke, Onishi, Yasunori
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim; Richard H
• Application Number:
  US12/143,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20090002930A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 349/58, 349/60
• US Class Current: 349/60
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1658 related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module

Abstract

An electro-optic device includes: an electro-optic panel; a panel supporting member for supporting the electro-optic panel from one of front side and back side of the electro-optic panel; a mounted member to be mounted to the panel supporting member from the other one of the front side and the back side. The electro-optic panel includes at least two outer edges opposing to each other in plan view; and the mounted member includes a pair of panel positioning guides for guiding the electro-optic panel by guiding the two outer edges respectively.

Claims

1. An electro-optic device comprising:

an electro-optic panel;

a panel supporting member for supporting the electro-optic panel from one of front side and back side of the electro-optic panel;

a mounted member to be mounted to the panel supporting member from the other one of the front side and the back side;

the electro-optic panel including at least two outer edges opposing to each other in plan view; and

the mounted member including a pair of panel positioning guides for guiding the electro-optic panel by guiding the two outer edges respectively,

wherein the two outer edges contact with the respective panel positioning guides;

side walls corresponding to the pair of panel positioning guides of the mounted member come into contact with inner walls of the panel supporting member and hence are deformed inward; and

the respective panel positioning guides are brought into contact with the two outer edges of the electro-optic panel by the deformed side walls.

2. The electro-optic device according to claim 1,

wherein one of the pair of panel positioning guides opposes one of the two outer edges,

the other one of the pair of panel positioning guides opposes the other one of the two outer edges, and

the distance between the one panel positioning guide and the other panel positioning guide is reduced from the electro-optic panel toward the other side.

3. The electro-optic device according to claim 1,

wherein a pair of side walls corresponding to the pair of panel positioning guides of the mounted member include projections directed outward,

wherein the panel supporting member includes a pair of side walls opposing the projections of the mounted member,

the pair of side walls of the panel supporting member include inner wall portions having a first distance smaller than the distance between the outer sides of the pair of projections and a second distance which is wider than the first distance from the end sides of the pair of side walls, and

the pair of projections of the mounted member are arranged on the inner wall portion of the panel supporting member having the second distance so as to oppose to each other.

4. The electro-optic device according to claim 1,

wherein a pair of side walls corresponding to the pair of panel positioning guides of the mounted member include projections directed outward,

the panel supporting member includes a pair of side walls opposing the projections of the mounted member,

the pair of side walls of the panel supporting member are set to have a smaller distance between the inner sides of the pair of side walls from the end sides of the pair of side walls than the distance of the outer sides between the pair of projections,

the pair of side walls of the panel supporting member include opening at positions opposing the projections of the mounted member, and

the pair of projections of the mounted member engage the opening of the panel supporting member.

5. The electro-optic device according to claim 1,

wherein the pair of panel positioning guides and the two outer edges include members interposed therebetween, respectively.

6. The electro-optic device according to claim 1,

wherein the panel supporting member and the electro-optic panel are adhered via adhesive layers, and the adhesive layers have an adhesive force which allows the electro-optic device to be moved by the pair of panel positioning guides.

7. The electro-optic device according to claim 1,

wherein at least two pairs of panel positioning guides opposing along the different directions from each other are provided.

8. Electronic equipment comprising the electro-optic device according to claim 1 and a control unit for the electro-optic device.