JP2011013511A - Electronic member with protective plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic member with a protective plate capable of reducing stress applied to the protective plate.
The electronic member with a protective plate includes an electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate, a protective plate that is disposed to face the transparent substrate and is fixed to the electronic member, A spacer is provided between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member. The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part. The projecting portion is provided with a reinforcing portion that reinforces the protective plate so that the combined thickness of the projecting portion and the reinforcing portion is thicker than the main portion.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic member with a protective plate.

  Conventionally, as an electronic member with a protective plate, for example, a housing having an opening, a protective plate disposed in the opening and attached to the housing with an adhesive or a double-sided tape, and a display surface overlapping the protective plate 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a display device that is provided in a housing and mounted on an electronic device such as a portable device (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-90053 A

However, in the electronic member with a protective plate, since the protective plate is attached to the housing via an adhesive or a double-sided tape, when an external force is applied to the housing, Will be subjected to a large stress. In addition, it is common to handle the protective plate and the display device in an integrated manner before assembling to the housing, but external force is directly applied to the portion of the protective plate that protrudes from the display device before this assembly. There was a risk that the part would be damaged. In particular, in the case of a protective plate made of tempered glass, there is a problem that the protective plate tends to break starting from microcracks or chipping at the outer peripheral edge.
An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic member with a protective plate in which the protective plate is prevented from being damaged.

In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention,
An electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate;
A protective plate disposed opposite to the transparent substrate and fixed to the electronic member;
A spacer that is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member;
The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part,
The projecting portion includes a plate-like member as a reinforcing portion for reinforcing the protective plate, and, of the projecting portions, the facing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed with respect to the projecting portion or the facing surface. Is provided on the opposite surface, and an electronic member with a protective plate is provided.

  In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the plate-like member is made of metal.

According to another aspect of the invention,
An electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate;
A protective plate disposed opposite to the transparent substrate and fixed to the electronic member;
A spacer that is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member;
The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part,
With the protective plate, the reinforcing portion that reinforces the protective plate is provided on the protruding portion so that the combined thickness of the protruding portion and the reinforcing portion is thicker than the main portion. An electronic member is provided.

In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, a fixing member for fixing the protective plate and the electronic member is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, the distance of which is kept constant by the spacer. ing.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the reinforcing portion is a surface on the facing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed or the surface on the opposite side to the facing surface of the projecting portion. It arrange | positions so that it may not overlap with the said fixing member.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the reinforcing portion is a surface on the facing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed or the surface on the opposite side to the facing surface of the projecting portion. It is arranged on the entire region that is above and does not overlap the fixing member.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the protective plate is rectangular.
The reinforcing portion is provided along the entire at least one side of the protective plate.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the protective plate is rectangular.
A pair of the protruding portions are formed so as to include a pair of sides facing each other in the protective plate,
The reinforcing portion is provided on each of the pair of protruding portions.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the protective plate is rectangular.
The projecting part is formed in a frame shape so as to surround the main part including all sides of the protective plate,
The reinforcing portion is formed in a frame shape, and is provided along the entire circumference of the frame-shaped protruding portion.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the protective plate is provided on the opposing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed with respect to the protective plate or on the surface opposite to the opposing surface. A protective film for protecting the plate is provided.
Preferably, the electronic member with a protective plate further includes a housing that is disposed so as to overlap with at least a part of the protruding portion and to which the protective plate is fixed via the reinforcing portion of the protruding portion.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the electronic member further includes a housing that is disposed so as to overlap at least a part of the protruding portion, and to which the protective plate is fixed via the reinforcing portion of the protruding portion,
A protective film for protecting the protective plate is provided on the surface of the protective plate on the side where the housing is disposed with respect to the protective plate so as not to overlap the spacer and the reinforcing portion. Yes.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the electronic member further includes a housing that is disposed so as to overlap at least a part of the protruding portion, and to which the protective plate is fixed via the reinforcing portion of the protruding portion,
A protective film for protecting the protective plate is provided on the surface of the protective plate opposite to the side where the housing is disposed with respect to the protective plate so as not to overlap the spacer. Yes.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the electronic member is a display panel,
The display panel further includes a second transparent substrate bonded to the transparent substrate via a liquid crystal layer or an organic electroluminescence light emitting layer.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the transparent substrate is formed outside the screen area of the display panel on the surface on the side where the protective plate is disposed with respect to the transparent substrate. A drive circuit for driving the plurality of switching elements,
The reinforcing part is arranged without overlapping the driving circuit.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel,
The liquid crystal display panel further includes an optical sheet that is attached to the second transparent substrate so as to overlap the entire screen area with the second transparent substrate interposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the transparent substrate.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the electronic member is a touch panel,
The touch panel is one of a resistive film method, a capacitance method, an optical method, an electromagnetic induction method, and an ultrasonic method.
In the electronic member with a protective plate, preferably, the electronic member is a touch panel,
The touch panel is one of a resistive film method, a capacitance method, an optical method, an electromagnetic induction method, or an ultrasonic method,
The electronic member with a protective plate, wherein the protective film is disposed without overlapping with an operation region of the touch panel.
Preferably, the electronic member with a protective plate further includes a display panel disposed on a side of the touch panel opposite to the side on which the protective plate is disposed with respect to the touch panel.

According to another aspect of the invention,
An electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate;
A protective member including a protective plate disposed opposite to the transparent substrate and fixed to the electronic member;
A spacer that is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member;
The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part,
The protective member has a reinforcing region formed so as to be thicker than the main portion in a region corresponding to the protruding portion, and an electronic member with a protective plate is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the electronic member with a protective plate in which it was suppressed that a protective plate was damaged can be provided.

It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the electronic device by which the electronic member with a protection plate concerning this embodiment was mounted. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the electronic member with a protection board of FIG. 1, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a back view. It is sectional drawing seen from the III-III cutting line in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the electronic member with a protection plate of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the electronic member with a protection plate of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the electronic member with a protection plate of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the electronic member with a protection plate of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the electronic member with a protection plate of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the electronic member with a protective plate of FIG.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, although various technically preferable limitations for carrying out the present invention are given to the embodiments described below, the scope of the invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an electronic device on which an electronic member with a protective plate is mounted. The electronic device 1 is a mobile phone, a digital camera, an electronic notebook, or the like, and includes a housing 3 having a display opening 2 having a predetermined size as shown in FIG. And a liquid crystal display module 4 housed in the body 3.

  The liquid crystal display module 4 includes an electronic member 5 with a protective plate and a surface light source unit 6 as a surface light source that irradiates irradiation light toward the electronic member 5 with a protective plate. Hereinafter, the side (lower side in FIG. 1) on which the surface light source unit 6 is arranged in the electronic member 5 with the protective plate is referred to as “back side”, and the side opposite to the back side (upper side in FIG. 1) is “observation”. Referred to as “side”. The surface light source unit 6 has a light guide plate having an emission surface that emits light incident from a light source arranged on the side, and a light guide plate arranged on the lower surface side opposite to the emission surface with respect to the light guide plate. A reflection sheet that reflects light emitted from the lower surface of the light and returns it to the light guide plate, a diffusion sheet that is disposed on the light emission surface side with respect to the light guide plate and diffuses light emitted from the light guide plate, and light diffused by the diffusion sheet A pair of prism sheets that refracts in a direction in which the angle with respect to the normal direction of the exit surface of the light guide plate is reduced, and emits illumination light having a high intensity distribution in the normal direction, that is, in the front direction.

  Hereinafter, the electronic member 5 with a protective plate will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a schematic configuration of the electronic member 5 with a protective plate, in which (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a back view. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. However, in FIG. 2, the housing 3 shown in FIG. 3 is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electronic member 5 with a protective plate is predetermined between the liquid crystal display panel 51 as a display panel for displaying an image and the liquid crystal display panel 51 on the observation side of the liquid crystal display panel 51. And a protective plate 52 arranged opposite to each other with a gap. A spacer 54 is provided between the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the protective plate 52 to keep the distance between the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the protective plate 52 constant. Adhesive layers 541 and 542 are laminated on both surfaces of the spacer 54, a protective plate 52 is attached to the observation-side adhesive layer 541, and the liquid crystal display panel 51 is attached to the back-side adhesive layer 542. ing. The spacer 54 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape and is disposed so as to surround the screen area 53 of the liquid crystal display panel 51. In a region surrounded by the spacers 54, a resin layer 55 is provided as a fixing member that fixes the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the protection plate 52.

  The liquid crystal display panel 51 includes a pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513 on the observation side and the back surface, which are opposed to each other with a predetermined gap, and a liquid crystal layer 514 sealed in the gap between the transparent substrates 512 and 513. First and second electrodes are provided on inner surfaces facing each other of the pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513, respectively, and a plurality of pixels for controlling light transmission by changing the alignment state of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer 514 by applying a voltage. A second transparent electrode (not shown), an optical sheet 515 attached to the observation-side surface of the observation-side transparent substrate (second transparent substrate) 512, and a back-side surface of the back-side transparent substrate 513 And a polarizing plate 516 attached to the substrate.

  The liquid crystal display panel 51 is an active matrix liquid crystal element using TFTs (thin film transistors) as active elements. Although not shown in the figure, the inner surface of one of the pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513 (for example, the transparent substrate 513 on the back surface side) is arranged in a matrix in the row and column directions. A plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of TFTs (switching elements) arranged corresponding to the plurality of pixel electrodes and connected to the corresponding pixel electrodes, and a plurality of scans for supplying gate signals respectively to the plurality of TFTs in each row Lines and a plurality of signal lines for supplying data signals to the plurality of TFTs in each column are provided. On the other hand, on the inner surface of the other transparent substrate (for example, the transparent substrate 512 on the observation side), a counter electrode formed to face the entire array region of the plurality of pixel electrodes, and the plurality of pixel electrodes and the counter electrode face each other. There are provided color filters of three colors, red, green, and blue, which are formed so as to correspond to a plurality of pixels each consisting of a region.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an extended portion 513 a is formed at one end of the transparent substrate 513 on the back side so as to project outward from the transparent substrate 512 on the observation side. A driving circuit 56 for driving the TFT by sequentially applying gate signals to the plurality of scanning lines and applying data signals to the plurality of signal lines is mounted on the observation side surface of the overhang portion 513a. . Furthermore, a wiring film 57 for supplying a driver control signal from an external circuit (not shown) to the drive circuit 56 is connected to the end of the overhang portion 513a.

The pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513 are joined together via a frame-shaped sealing material 58 surrounding the screen area 53 in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, and in the gap between the transparent substrates 512 and 513. A liquid crystal layer 514 is sealed in a region surrounded by the sealing material 58.
In addition, an alignment film (not shown) that covers the electrodes is formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513, and the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer 514 are held in the initial alignment state and aligned by the alignment film. Yes.

  The liquid crystal display panel 51 is a TN-type or STN-type liquid crystal display panel in which liquid crystal molecules are twisted between a pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513, and the liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially perpendicular to the transparent substrates 512 and 513. Vertical alignment type liquid crystal display panel, non-twisted horizontal alignment type liquid crystal display panel in which liquid crystal molecules are aligned in one direction and aligned substantially in parallel with the inner surfaces of transparent substrates 512 and 513, bend to bend the liquid crystal molecules Any of an alignment type liquid crystal display panel and the like, and a ferroelectric or antiferroelectric liquid crystal display panel may be used.

  The optical sheet 515 is provided for improving the viewing angle characteristics of the polarizing plate (hereinafter referred to as an observation side polarizing plate) having a polarizing layer between protective films and the liquid crystal display panel 51, and is provided on the observation side. The polarizing plate is formed of a retardation film laminated on a surface facing the transparent substrate 512 on the observation side of the polarizing plate.

  The protective plate 52 has a substantially rectangular shape, is formed of tempered glass or a high-strength transparent resin plate, and has a size that covers the entire transparent substrate 512 on the observation side of the liquid crystal display panel 51. Specifically, the protective plate 52 is formed to have a shape larger than the outer shape of the observation-side transparent substrate 512 in the liquid crystal display panel 51, and the observation-side surface of the optical sheet 515 (the outer surface of the observation-side polarizing plate). In addition, the transparent substrate 512 exposed from the optical sheet 515 is disposed to face the observation side surface. Of the protective plate 52, a portion facing the pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513 is a main portion 521, and a portion protruding from the periphery of the main portion 521 along the surface direction is a protruding portion 522. Thus, the protruding portion 522 is formed in a frame shape so as to surround the main portion 521 including all sides of the protective plate 52.

  A reinforcing portion 80 that reinforces the protection plate 52 is stacked on the facing surface 522a of the protruding portion 522 on the side where the transparent substrates 512 and 513 are disposed with respect to the protruding portion 522. Specifically, the reinforcing portion 80 is a frame-like protruding portion 522 and is arranged in a frame shape so as to avoid a region facing the region where the drive circuit 56 is mounted in the overhang portion 513a of the transparent substrate 513. Has been. (Shaded portion in FIG. 2C). That is, the reinforcing portion 80 is also disposed in a region overlapping the wiring film 57 in FIG. The reinforcing portion 80 is a metal plate-like member, and adhesive layers 523 and 524 are pasted on both surfaces thereof. A protective plate 52 is affixed to the adhesive layer 523 that is affixed to the observation side surface of the reinforcing portion 80. On the other hand, the housing 3 is affixed to the adhesive layer 524 that is affixed to the back side surface of the reinforcing portion 80. In the present specification, the protective plate and the reinforcing portion are collectively referred to as a protective member.

  The resin layer 55 is made of, for example, a heat-polymerizable resin, and is filled in a space between the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the protection plate 52 and surrounded by the spacers 54. Therefore, the reinforcing portion 80 formed on the protruding portion 522 that is the outside of the spacer 54 is disposed at a position that does not overlap the resin layer 55. Then, the resin layer 55 is polymerized, so that the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the protection plate 52 are bonded to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the electronic member 5 with a protective plate is assembled to the housing 3, the liquid crystal display panel 51 is disposed in the opening 2 of the housing 3, and the protruding portion 522 is connected to the inner peripheral edge of the housing 3. It arrange | positions in the housing | casing 3 in the accumulated state. The protective plate 52 is fixed to the housing 3 through the reinforcing portion 80 of the protruding portion 522. Further, the surface light source unit 6 is fixed and disposed on the support portion 31 provided in the housing 3.

  The surface light source unit 6 and the electronic member 5 with a protective plate are fixed and integrated by a double-sided tape 66. The support portion 31 is provided with a wall portion 311 that surrounds the liquid crystal display panel 51 and reaches the protective plate 52. An adhesive layer 542 is disposed on the back surface side of the spacer 54 from the upper surface of the optical sheet 515 on the observation side to the distal end portion of the wall portion 311, and the adhesive layer 542 is attached to the optical sheet 515 on the observation side and the distal end portion of the wall portion 311. Has been. The surface light source unit 6 is fixed to the wall 311 by fixing means (not shown) such as screws.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the reinforcing portion 80 is laminated on the protruding portion 522 of the protection plate 52, the combined thickness of the protruding portion 522 and the reinforcing portion 80 is larger than the thickness of the main portion 521. Become thicker. Thereby, the intensity | strength of the part in which the reinforcement part 80 was provided can be raised, As a result, the intensity | strength of protection board 52 itself is also raised. In particular, since the reinforcing portion 80 is provided on the protruding portion 522, even if an external force is directly applied to the protruding portion 522 itself, the protruding portion 522 can be prevented from being damaged. Therefore, compared with the case where the reinforcement part 80 is not provided, the intensity | strength of the protection board 52 is raised and by extension, the electronic member with a protection board by which the protection board 52 was suppressed from being damaged can be provided.

  In addition, when the electronic member 5 with the protective plate is assembled to the housing 3, when an external force is applied to the housing 3, a large stress is applied to the joint surface of the protective plate 52 with the housing 3. According to the embodiment, since the reinforcing portion 80 is interposed between the protective plate 52 and the housing 3, the stress applied to the protective plate 52 can be reduced compared to the case where the reinforcing portion 80 is not interposed. Thus, it is possible to provide an electronic member with a protective plate in which the protective plate is prevented from being damaged.

Moreover, since the reinforcement part 80 is arrange | positioned so that it may not overlap with the drive circuit 56, it can be made thin compared with the case where these are piled up. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the electronic member 5 with the protective plate while increasing the strength of the protective plate 52.
In order to further increase the strength, it is preferable to dispose the reinforcing portion 80 in the entire region of the protruding portion 522 that does not overlap the resin layer 55. When applied to the above-described embodiment, since the protruding portion 522 is formed in a frame shape, the reinforcing portion 80 is formed in a frame shape and is provided along the entire circumference of the frame-shaped protruding portion 522.
In addition, it is preferable to change the installation area | region of the reinforcement part 80 so that it may respond | correspond to the shape of the protrusion part 522. FIG. For example, when the pair of protrusions 522 are formed so as to include a pair of opposite sides of the protection plate 52, the reinforcing portions 80 may be formed on the pair of protrusions 522, respectively. Further, when the protruding portion 522 is formed so as to include only one side of the protective plate 52, the reinforcing portion 80 may be formed only on the one protruding portion 522.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate. Hereinafter, modifications will be described, but in the following description, the same parts as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

For example, in the present embodiment, the case where the metal reinforcing portion 80 is laminated on the protective plate 52 has been described as an example, but for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the reinforcing portion 80a and the protective plate 52a are made of the same material, The reinforcing portion 80a and the protection plate 52a may be integrally formed. In this case, by using the protective plate 52a in which the reinforcing portion 80a is formed in advance, the step of attaching the reinforcing portion 80 to the protective plate 52, which is necessary in the above embodiment, can be omitted.
In the present embodiment, the case where the reinforcing portion 80 is provided on the facing surface 522a has been described as an example. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the reinforcing portion 80 is disposed on the surface 522b opposite to the facing surface 522a. May be. In this case, the housing 3 is attached to the adhesive layer 523 attached to the observation side surface of the reinforcing portion 80, and the protective plate 52 is attached to the adhesive layer 524 attached to the back surface side of the reinforcing portion 80. ing. Since the protective plate 52 does not protrude from the housing 3, a flat impression can be given to the image display portion of the electronic device 1.

  Moreover, it is preferable to further add a protective film for protecting the protective plate 52 to the electronic member 5 with a protective plate of the above embodiment. Since the protective film is formed, even if the protective plate 52 is broken and broken, the fragments remain on the protective film. Therefore, it is possible to suppress scattering of debris due to breakage.

Hereinafter, a case where a protective film is added will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, a protective film 70 is affixed between the facing surface 522 a of the protruding portion 522 of the protective plate 52 so as not to overlap the spacer 54 and the reinforcing portion 80. The protective film 70 is a resin sheet member, for example, and is adhered to the protective plate 52 by an adhesive layer 71.
Further, the protective film 70 may be integrated with the spacer 54 even if it is not a separate body. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, by extending the spacer 54a until it is close to the reinforcing portion 80, the exposed portion of the protective plate 52 is reduced, and scattering of debris by the spacer 54a is suppressed. It is also possible. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the spacer 54 b may be extended outward and interposed between the reinforcing portion 80 and the protection plate 52.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the reinforcing portion 80 is disposed on the surface 522b of the protection plate 52 opposite to the facing surface 522a, at least the spacer 54 on the facing surface 522a of the protruding portion 522 of the protection plate 52. The protective film 70 may be affixed so as not to overlap, and the spacer 54 may extend to the end of the protective plate 52.
The protective film 70 may be disposed on the surface 522b opposite to the facing surface 522a.

  In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 51 has been described as an example of the display panel. However, the display panel may be any display panel having a transparent substrate, and an organic EL display panel may be used as the display panel. . In this case, an organic electroluminescence light emitting layer is sealed between the pair of transparent substrates 512 and 513.

Moreover, although the case where the electronic member was a display panel was illustrated in this embodiment, a touch panel can be used as an electronic member other than this.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of an electronic device to which a touch panel is applied as an electronic member. The touch panel 90 of the electronic apparatus 1 </ b> A shown in FIG. 9 is disposed so as to be interposed between the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the protective plate 52 with the spacer 54 and the resin layer 55 interposed between the liquid crystal display panel 51. Has been. As a result, the liquid crystal display panel 51 is disposed on the opposite side of the touch panel 90 from the side on which the protective plate 52 is disposed. Further, the protective plate 52 and the touch panel 90 are fixed by an adhesive layer 91. Here, as the touch panel 90, any one of a resistance film method, a capacitance method, an optical method, an electromagnetic induction method, and an ultrasonic method is used.
In addition, when providing a protective layer with respect to this electronic device 1A, it is preferable to provide a protective layer without overlapping with the operation area | region of the touchscreen 90, when maintaining operation performance.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 2 Opening 3 Housing | casing 4 Liquid crystal display module 5 Electronic member with a protective plate 6 Surface light source unit 31 Support part 51 Liquid crystal display panel (display panel)
52 Protective plate 53 Screen area 54 Spacer 55 Resin layer (fixing member)
56 drive circuit 57 wiring film 58 sealing material 70 protective film 80 reinforcing part 90 touch panel 512 transparent substrate (second transparent substrate)
513 Transparent substrate 513a Overhang part 514 Liquid crystal layer 515 Optical sheet 516 Polarizing plate 521 Main part 522 Projection part 522a Opposing surface 522b surface (surface opposite to the opposing surface)

Claims (20)

An electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate;
A protective plate disposed opposite to the transparent substrate and fixed to the electronic member;
A spacer that is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member;
The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part,
The projecting portion includes a plate-like member as a reinforcing portion for reinforcing the protective plate, and, of the projecting portions, the facing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed with respect to the projecting portion or the facing surface. Is affixed to the opposite surface, an electronic member with a protective plate. In the electronic member with a protective plate according to claim 1,
The electronic member with a protective plate, wherein the plate-like member is made of metal. An electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate;
A protective plate disposed opposite to the transparent substrate and fixed to the electronic member;
A spacer that is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member;
The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part,
With the protective plate, the reinforcing portion that reinforces the protective plate is provided on the protruding portion so that the combined thickness of the protruding portion and the reinforcing portion is thicker than the main portion. Electronic member. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An electronic device with a protection plate, wherein a fixing member for fixing the protection plate and the electronic member is interposed between the protection plate and the electronic member, the distance of which is kept constant by the spacer. Element. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to claim 4,
The reinforcing portion does not overlap the fixing member on the facing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed with respect to the projecting portion or on the surface opposite to the facing surface. An electronic member with a protective plate, which is arranged. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to claim 5,
The reinforcing portion is on the facing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed with respect to the projecting portion or on the surface opposite to the facing surface, and does not overlap the fixing member. An electronic member with a protective plate, which is disposed over the entire region. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The protective plate is rectangular,
The electronic member with a protective plate, wherein the reinforcing portion is provided along the entire at least one side of the protective plate. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The protective plate is rectangular,
A pair of the protruding portions are formed so as to include a pair of sides facing each other in the protective plate,
The reinforcing member is provided on each of the pair of projecting portions. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The protective plate is rectangular,
The projecting part is formed in a frame shape so as to surround the main part including all sides of the protective plate,
The said reinforcement part is formed in a frame shape, and is provided along the perimeter of the said frame-shaped protrusion part, The electronic member with a protective plate characterized by the above-mentioned. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
Of the protective plate, a protective film for protecting the protective plate is provided on the opposing surface on the side where the transparent substrate is disposed with respect to the protective plate or on the surface opposite to the opposing surface. An electronic member with a protective plate. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
An electronic member with a protective plate, further comprising: a housing which is disposed so as to overlap with at least a part of the protruding portion and to which the protective plate is fixed via the reinforcing portion of the protruding portion. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
It further includes a housing that is arranged to overlap at least a part of the protruding portion, and to which the protective plate is fixed via the reinforcing portion of the protruding portion,
A protective film for protecting the protective plate is provided on the surface of the protective plate on the side where the housing is disposed with respect to the protective plate so as not to overlap the spacer and the reinforcing portion. An electronic member with a protective plate. In the electronic member with a protective plate according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
It further includes a housing that is arranged to overlap at least a part of the protruding portion, and to which the protective plate is fixed via the reinforcing portion of the protruding portion,
A protective film for protecting the protective plate is provided on the surface of the protective plate opposite to the side where the housing is disposed with respect to the protective plate so as not to overlap the spacer. An electronic member with a protective plate. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
The electronic member is a display panel;
The display panel further includes a second transparent substrate bonded to the transparent substrate via a liquid crystal layer or an organic electroluminescence light emitting layer, and the electronic member with a protective plate. The electronic member with a protective plate according to claim 14,
A driving circuit for driving a plurality of switching elements formed in the screen area outside the screen area of the display panel on the surface of the transparent substrate on the side where the protective plate is disposed with respect to the transparent substrate. Further comprising
An electronic member with a protective plate, wherein the reinforcing portion is arranged without being overlapped with the drive circuit. The electronic member with a protective plate according to claim 14 or 15,
The display panel is a liquid crystal display panel;
The liquid crystal display panel further includes an optical sheet that is attached to the second transparent substrate so as to overlap the entire screen area with the second transparent substrate interposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the transparent substrate. An electronic member with a protective plate. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
The electronic member is a touch panel;
The touch panel is one of a resistive film type, a capacitance type, an optical type, an electromagnetic induction type, or an ultrasonic type, and an electronic member with a protective plate. In the electronic member with a protection plate according to any one of claims 10, 12, and 13,
The electronic member is a touch panel;
The touch panel is one of a resistive film method, a capacitance method, an optical method, an electromagnetic induction method, or an ultrasonic method,
The electronic member with a protective plate, wherein the protective film is disposed without overlapping with an operation region of the touch panel. The electronic member with a protective plate according to any one of claims 17 and 18,
An electronic member with a protective plate, further comprising a display panel disposed on a side of the touch panel opposite to the side on which the protective plate is disposed with respect to the touch panel. An electronic member that is a display panel or a touch panel having at least one transparent substrate;
A protective member including a protective plate disposed opposite to the transparent substrate and fixed to the electronic member;
A spacer that is interposed between the protective plate and the electronic member, and maintains a constant distance between the protective plate and the electronic member;
The protective plate has a main part that faces the transparent substrate, and a protruding part that protrudes along the surface direction from at least a part of the periphery of the main part,
The said protection member has the reinforcement area | region formed so that it might become thicker than the said main part in the area | region corresponding to the said protrusion part, The electronic member with a protection board characterized by the above-mentioned.

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