JPH063688A - Liquid crystal display device and associated electronic apparatus - Google Patents
Liquid crystal display device and associated electronic apparatusInfo
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【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は照明素子を有する液晶表
示装置およびそれを用いた電子機器の構造に関するもの
である。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device having a lighting element and a structure of electronic equipment using the same.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来の液晶表示素子の４辺に端子電極を
有し、かつ照明素子を有する透過型液晶表示装置は、前
記端子電極と液晶表示素子を駆動する駆動ＩＣが搭載さ
れた回路基板の間を４辺とも導電ゴムおよびフレキシブ
ル平型電線等で固着接続していた。2. Description of the Related Art A conventional transmissive liquid crystal display device having a terminal electrode on four sides of a liquid crystal display element and an illumination element is a circuit board on which the terminal electrode and a driving IC for driving the liquid crystal display element are mounted. The four sides were fixedly connected with conductive rubber and a flexible flat electric wire.
【０００３】また、前記構造を有する透過型液晶表示装
置を用いた電子機器においては、電子機器の匡体内部に
密閉固定された構造となっていた。Further, in the electronic equipment using the transmissive liquid crystal display device having the above structure, the electronic equipment is hermetically fixed inside the casing of the electronic equipment.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、前記従来技術
の液晶表示装置は照明素子が寿命または故障等により交
換が必要となった場合に、液晶表示素子の４辺が接続体
により囲まれているため照明素子のみの交換は不可能で
あった。However, in the above-mentioned liquid crystal display device of the prior art, when the illuminating element needs to be replaced due to life or failure, the four sides of the liquid crystal display element are surrounded by the connecting body. Therefore, it was impossible to replace only the lighting element.
【０００５】また、前記構造を有する液晶表示装置を使
用した電子機器においては、同様に照明素子の交換が必
要となった場合、照明素子のみの交換が不可能であるた
め液晶表示装置自体の交換が必要となり、エンドユーザ
ーでの簡単な交換は不可能であり、かつ交換費用が高価
になるという欠点を有していた。Further, in the electronic equipment using the liquid crystal display device having the above structure, when it is necessary to replace the illumination element as well, it is impossible to replace only the illumination element, so that the liquid crystal display device itself is replaced. However, there is a drawback in that the end user cannot easily perform the replacement and the replacement cost is high.
【０００６】そこで、本発明は上記欠点を解決するもの
で、その目的とするところは液晶表示装置の照明素子の
交換が必要となった場合にその交換を可能とした液晶表
示装置を提供し、同様に液晶表示装置を用いた電子機器
の照明素子の交換が必要となった場合にエンドユーザー
が簡単にかつ安価な費用で照明素子の交換を可能とした
電子機器を提供することである。Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of replacing an illumination element of a liquid crystal display device when the replacement becomes necessary. Similarly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device that enables an end user to easily and inexpensively replace an illumination element of an electronic device using a liquid crystal display device, at a low cost.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の液晶表示装置
は、液晶表示素子におけるガラス基板の端子電極を液晶
表示素子の４辺（全辺）に有し、かつ液晶表示素子と該
液晶表示素子を駆動するための駆動ＩＣを搭載した回路
基板の間に、照明素子が狭み込まれた液晶表示装置にお
いて、前記液晶表示素子の４辺の端子電極と回路基板の
間を接続する接続体の１つを着脱可能としたことを特徴
とする。A liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a terminal electrode of a glass substrate in a liquid crystal display element on four sides (all sides) of the liquid crystal display element, and the liquid crystal display element and the liquid crystal display element. In a liquid crystal display device in which an illuminating element is sandwiched between a circuit board on which a driving IC for driving the liquid crystal display device is mounted, a connection body that connects between the terminal electrodes on four sides of the liquid crystal display element and the circuit board is provided. The feature is that one is removable.
【０００８】また、液晶表示素子におけるガラス基板の
端子電極を液晶表示素子の４辺（全辺）に有し、かつ液
晶表示素子と該液晶表示素子を駆動するための駆動ＩＣ
を搭載した回路基板の間に、照明素子が狭み込まれた液
晶表示装置を使用した電子機器において、該電子機器の
開閉可能な蓋の内面に前記液晶表示素子と回路基板とを
接続する接続体の１つを有し、前記電子機器の蓋を開閉
することにより前記接続体を着脱可能としたことを特徴
とする。Further, the liquid crystal display element has a glass substrate terminal electrode on four sides (all sides) of the liquid crystal display element, and the liquid crystal display element and a driving IC for driving the liquid crystal display element.
In an electronic device using a liquid crystal display device in which an illuminating element is sandwiched between a circuit board on which is mounted, a connection for connecting the liquid crystal display element and the circuit board to an inner surface of an openable / closable lid of the electronic device. It has one of the bodies, and the connection body can be attached and detached by opening and closing the lid of the electronic device.
【０００９】[0009]
【実施例】以下本発明の実施例を説明する。EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.
【００１０】〔実施例１〕本発明の１実施例を図１を用
いて説明する。[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
【００１１】図１は本発明の１実施例を表す液晶表示装
置の側面図である。本実施例の液晶表示装置では、透過
型液晶表示素子１００の列表示電極の２辺の端子電極を
導電ゴム５００で液晶表示素子の駆動ＩＣの搭載された
回路基板３００と接続している。また行表示電極の１辺
の端子電極を加熱圧着フレキシブル平型電線２０１で回
路基板３００に固着接続している。行表示電極の残りの
１辺はフレキシブル平型回路基板２００にて液晶表示素
子側を加熱圧着型接続子２０２をフレキシブル平型回路
基板２００と透過型液晶表示素子１００の間に挟み加熱
圧着接続している。フレキシブル回路基板２００の他１
辺は、回路基板３００に半田接続されたフレキシブル平
型回路基板用接続コネクタ６００に接続可能なように端
子電極の裏側に補強板を貼り付けた構造とし、該辺を接
続コネクタ６００に挿入し接続する。FIG. 1 is a side view of a liquid crystal display device showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment, the terminal electrodes on the two sides of the column display electrodes of the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 are connected to the circuit board 300 on which the drive IC of the liquid crystal display element is mounted by the conductive rubber 500. Further, the terminal electrodes on one side of the row display electrodes are fixedly connected to the circuit board 300 by the thermocompression-bonding flexible flat electric wire 201. The remaining one side of the row display electrodes is connected to the flexible flat type circuit board 200 on the liquid crystal display element side with a thermocompression bonding connector 202 sandwiched between the flexible flat circuit board 200 and the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 for thermocompression bonding. ing. Others 1 of flexible circuit board 200
The side has a structure in which a reinforcing plate is attached to the back side of the terminal electrode so that it can be connected to the flexible flat type circuit board connection connector 600 soldered to the circuit board 300, and the side is inserted into the connection connector 600 for connection. To do.
【００１２】ここで、透過型液晶表示素子１００と回路
基板３００の間に挟み込まれた照明素子４００は冷陰極
蛍光管を使用しており、液晶表示装置の他の部品に比較
して一般的に連続使用した場合に８千〜１万時間という
短寿命であるため、使用中に照明素子の寿命が訪れた場
合や、照明素子が断線やその他の要因で故障した場合に
は照明素子の交換が必要となる。本実施例ではそのよう
な場合、フレキシブル回路基板２００を接続コネクタ６
００から取り外すことで、照明素子４００が透過型液晶
表示素子１００のフレキシブル回路基板２００の接続さ
れた辺から引き出すことが可能となる。このようにして
照明素子４００を取り外した後、代わりに新品等の正常
動作する照明素子を逆に透過型液晶表示素子１００と回
路基板３００の間に挿入し、元通りフレキシブル回路基
板２００を接続コネクタ６００に接続すれば照明素子の
交換は完了する。このように、本実施例では簡単に照明
素子を交換することが可能となった。Here, the illumination element 400 sandwiched between the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 and the circuit board 300 uses a cold cathode fluorescent tube, and is generally used in comparison with other parts of the liquid crystal display device. Since it has a short life of 8,000 to 10,000 hours when continuously used, it is necessary to replace the lighting element if the life of the lighting element reaches its end during use or if the lighting element fails due to disconnection or other factors. Will be needed. In such a case, the flexible circuit board 200 is connected to the connector 6 in this embodiment.
It is possible to pull out the illumination element 400 from the side of the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 to which the flexible circuit board 200 is connected by removing the illumination element 400 from 00. After removing the lighting element 400 in this way, a normally operating lighting element such as a new one is inserted instead between the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 and the circuit board 300 to connect the flexible circuit board 200 to the original connector. The connection to 600 completes the replacement of the lighting element. As described above, in this embodiment, the lighting element can be easily replaced.
【００１３】〔実施例２〕本発明の他実施例を図２を用
いて説明する。[Embodiment 2] Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
【００１４】図２は本発明の他実施例を示す電子機器の
断面図である。本実施例の電子機器は主に液晶表示装置
を表示素子として使用したパーソナルコンピュータやワ
ードプロセッサである。本実施例の電子機器では液晶表
示装置が内部に設置された匡体の１辺はユーザーが自由
に開閉方向を示す矢印７０３の方向へ開閉できるような
蓋７０１を有している。内部に設置された液晶表示装置
は実施例１と同様に行表示電極の１辺にフレキシブル回
路基板２００が片方の辺を透過型液晶表示素子１００に
接続されており、他辺は回路基板３００に半田接続され
たフレキシブル回路基板用接続コネクタ６０１に接続可
能なように端子電極の裏側に補強板を貼り付けた構造と
し、このフレキシブル回路基板２００を電子機器の蓋７
０１の内面に両面粘着テープ８００にて貼り付けてい
る。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an electronic device showing another embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device of this embodiment is mainly a personal computer or a word processor that uses a liquid crystal display device as a display element. In the electronic device of the present embodiment, one side of the housing in which the liquid crystal display device is installed has a lid 701 which the user can freely open and close in the direction of arrow 703 indicating the opening and closing direction. In the liquid crystal display device installed inside, the flexible circuit board 200 is connected to one side of the row display electrodes to the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 on one side and to the circuit board 300 on the other side, as in the first embodiment. A structure in which a reinforcing plate is attached to the back side of the terminal electrode so that it can be connected to the flexible circuit board connector 601 that is soldered, and this flexible circuit board 200 is used as the lid 7 of the electronic device.
The inner surface of No. 01 is attached with a double-sided adhesive tape 800.
【００１５】フレキシブル回路基板２００が貼り付けら
れた蓋７０１は、前記の通り開閉が可能であり閉じた状
態でフレキシブル回路基板２００の接続端子面がフレキ
シブル回路基板用接続コネクタ６０１の接続端子に接触
するようになっている。この状態で電子機器の筐体７０
０の端に設置された押え具７０２を、蓋７０１の方向へ
水平移動することによりフレキシブル回路基板２００の
接続端子は接続コネクタ６０１に圧接接続される。The lid 701 to which the flexible circuit board 200 is attached can be opened and closed as described above, and the connection terminal surface of the flexible circuit board 200 contacts the connection terminal of the flexible circuit board connection connector 601 in the closed state. It is like this. In this state, the electronic device casing 70
By horizontally moving the holding tool 702 installed at the end of 0 toward the lid 701, the connection terminal of the flexible circuit board 200 is pressure-connected to the connection connector 601.
【００１６】ここで、液晶表示装置の照明素子４００を
実施例１と同様の理由により交換する必要が生じた時、
前記とは逆に押え具７０２を蓋７０１と反対の方向へ水
平移動しフレキシブル回路基板２００の接続端子の圧接
接続状態を開放した後、蓋７０１を開く。この状態で照
明素子４００が透過型の液晶表示素子１００のフレキシ
ブル回路基板２００の接続された辺から引き出すことが
可能となる。このようにして照明素子４００を取り外し
た後、代わりに新品等の正常動作する照明素子を逆に透
過型の液晶表示素子１００と回路基板３００の間に挿入
し、元通り蓋７０１を閉じ押え具７０２を蓋７０１の方
向へ水平移動すれば照明素子の交換は完了する。このよ
うに、本実施例では液晶表示装置を表示素子として使用
した電子機器の照明素子をユーザーが簡単に交換するこ
とが可能となった。When it becomes necessary to replace the lighting element 400 of the liquid crystal display device for the same reason as in the first embodiment,
Contrary to the above, the holding tool 702 is horizontally moved in the direction opposite to the lid 701 to release the pressure contact connection state of the connection terminals of the flexible circuit board 200, and then the lid 701 is opened. In this state, the illumination element 400 can be pulled out from the connected side of the flexible circuit board 200 of the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100. After removing the illumination element 400 in this way, a normally operating illumination element, such as a new article, is inserted instead between the transmissive liquid crystal display element 100 and the circuit board 300, and the lid 701 is closed as before. When the 702 is horizontally moved toward the lid 701, the replacement of the lighting element is completed. As described above, in this embodiment, the user can easily replace the lighting element of the electronic device using the liquid crystal display device as the display element.
【００１７】[0017]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように本発明によれば、液
晶表示装置の照明素子が液晶表示素子のガラス基板の４
辺（全辺）の端子電極と回路基板との接続体により囲ま
れた構造をもつ液晶表示装置の照明素子の交換が可能と
なる効果を有する。As described above, according to the present invention, the illumination element of the liquid crystal display device is a glass substrate of the liquid crystal display element.
It is possible to replace the illumination element of the liquid crystal display device having a structure surrounded by the connection body of the side (all sides) terminal electrodes and the circuit board.
【００１８】また、照明素子を具備した液晶表示装置を
使用した電子機器において、筐体の蓋を開閉できる構造
を持つことにより液晶表示装置の照明素子の交換が可能
となる効果を有する。In addition, in an electronic device using a liquid crystal display device having an illuminating element, having a structure capable of opening and closing the lid of the housing has an effect that the illuminating element of the liquid crystal display device can be replaced.
【図１】 本発明の１実施例を示す液晶表示装置の側面
図。FIG. 1 is a side view of a liquid crystal display device showing an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】 本発明の他実施例を示す電子機器の断面図。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an electronic device showing another embodiment of the present invention.
【図３】 従来の液晶表示装置の側面図。FIG. 3 is a side view of a conventional liquid crystal display device.
１００．液晶表示素子 ２００．フレキシブル回路基板 ２０１．加熱圧着フレキシブル平型電線 ２０２．加熱圧着型接続子 ３００．回路基板 ４００．照明素子 ５００．導電ゴム ６００．接続コネクタ ７００．筐体 ７０１．蓋 ７０２．押え具 ７０３．開閉方向を示す矢印 ８００．両面粘着テープ 100. Liquid crystal display device 200. Flexible circuit board 201. Thermocompression-bonding flexible flat wire 202. Thermocompression type connector 300. Circuit board 400. Illumination element 500. Conductive rubber 600. Connector 700. Case 701. Lid 702. Presser foot 703. Arrow indicating the opening / closing direction 800. Double-sided adhesive tape
Claims (2)
極を液晶表示素子の４辺（全辺）に有し、かつ液晶表示
素子と該液晶表示素子を駆動するための駆動ＩＣを搭載
した回路基板の間に、照明素子が狭み込まれた液晶表示
装置において、前記液晶表示素子の４辺の端子電極と回
路基板の間を接続する接続体の１つを着脱可能としたこ
とを特徴とする液晶表示装置。1. A circuit board having terminal electrodes of a glass substrate in a liquid crystal display element on four sides (all sides) of the liquid crystal display element, and mounting a liquid crystal display element and a drive IC for driving the liquid crystal display element. In the liquid crystal display device in which the lighting element is sandwiched between the two, one of the connection bodies that connect between the terminal electrodes on the four sides of the liquid crystal display element and the circuit board is detachable. Liquid crystal display device.
極を液晶表示素子の４辺（全辺）に有し、かつ液晶表示
素子と該液晶表示素子を駆動するための駆動ＩＣを搭載
した回路基板の間に、照明素子が狭み込まれた液晶表示
装置を使用した電子機器において、該電子機器の開閉可
能な蓋の内面に前記液晶表示素子と回路基板とを接続す
る接続体の１つを有し、前記電子機器の蓋を開閉するこ
とにより前記接続体を着脱可能としたことを特徴とする
電子機器。2. A circuit board having terminal electrodes of a glass substrate in a liquid crystal display element on four sides (all sides) of the liquid crystal display element, and mounting a liquid crystal display element and a drive IC for driving the liquid crystal display element. In an electronic device using a liquid crystal display device in which an illuminating element is sandwiched between the two, one of the connecting bodies for connecting the liquid crystal display device and the circuit board is provided on the inner surface of the lid that can be opened and closed. An electronic device, wherein the connector is detachable by opening and closing a lid of the electronic device.
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