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Method for fixing FPC of display

Granted 29 Dec 2009 · 6 office actions

Current assignee: InnoLux Corporation · originally JEMITEK ELECTRONICS CORP.

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Inventors: Chung-Liang Hsiao, Chuan-Pei Yu · Examiner: David Nelms · AU 2871 · TC 2800

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Abstract

A method for fixing a flexible circuit board (FPC) of a display module includes providing a housing having at least a fixing pin, providing a display panel and an FPC having at least a fixing hole corresponding to the fixing pin, disposing the display panel and the FPC on the housing and folding back the FPC on another side of the housing such that the fixing pin passes through the fixing hole, and performing a hot mounting process to the fixing pin to enlarge the top end of the fixing pin to press the FPC onto the housing.

Claims

9 · 1 independent · depth 4
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Classifications

4 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G02F1/1333
USPC · US Patent Classification
349/58349/150349/187

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Pendency
4.0 y
1,469 days filing → grant
Office actions
3
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Responses
3
1 RCE
Examiner
David Nelms
art unit 2871 · TC 2800
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related publicationUS 20070013824 A118 Jan 2007

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