USPatent applicationPatented

Liquid crystal display base

Granted 20 Nov 2018 · 1 office action

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15/636,582
filed 28 Jun 2017
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Patent
US 10,133,133
granted 20 Nov 2018

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Abstract

A liquid crystal display base includes a liquid crystal module, both a power circuit and a integration circuit, a electric device mounted on the power circuit. The liquid crystal module includes a TFT array substrate and a color filter substrate mounted on the TFT array substrate. The power circuit board mounted on the TFT array substrate. The TFT array substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of through holes extend through the first surface and the second surface, each through hole has equal inner diameter from the first surface to the second surface. the TFT array substrate 11 is made of glass, sapphire, ceramic, a plurality of conductive layers are in the plurality of through holes, both the electric device, the integration circuit and the power circuit board are coupled with the liquid crystal module.

Description

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
›Field

The subject matter herein generally relates to a system, especially, relates to communication control system.

›BACKGROUND

Generally, a liquid crystal display base is coupled with a light source to drive the liquid crystal display module.

The liquid crystal display base includes a TFT array substrate, transparent circuit layer formed on the TFT array substrate, an anisotropic conductive film formed on the transparent circuit layer, a power circuit mounted on the anisotropic conductive film, and both a integration circuit and electric device mounted on the power circuit.

The power circuit is flexible and extends laterally from the anisotropic conductive film. The liquid display has a more thickness and lateral width.

›BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal module of a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a TFT array substrate of the liquid crystal module of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a TFT array substrate of a liquid crystal module of a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a TFT array substrate of a liquid crystal module of a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal module of a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.

›DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS · 1 of 2

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein.

Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented. The term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series and the like. The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a liquid crystal display base 100 of a first embodiment includes a liquid crystal module 10 , a power circuit board 20 , a integration circuit 30 mounted on the power circuit 20 , and a electric device 40 mounted on the power circuit 20 .

The liquid crystal module 10 includes a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate 11 and a color filter substrate 12 mounted on the TFT array substrate 11 .

The TFT array substrate 11 has a first surface 111 and a second surface 112 opposite to the first surface 111 . The TFT array substrate 11 is a materials selected from glass, sapphire, ceramic.

Also referring to FIG. 2 , The TFT array substrate 11 forms a plurality of through holes 110 . Each through hole 110 extends through the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 . An inner diameter of each through hole 110 is equal from the first surface 111 to the second surface 112 .

A plurality of conductive layers 120 are formed on an inner surface of the plurality of through holes 110 and also formed on the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 of the TFT array substrate 11 . The plurality of the conductive layers 20 are corresponding to the plurality of through holes 110 . Each conductive layer 120 includes a main portion 121 and an extending portion 122 extended from two ends of the main portion 121 . The extending portions 122 are perpendicularly to the main portion 121 and are on the TFT substrate 11 . The main portion 121 forms on the inner surface of the plurality of the through holes 110 . The extending portions 122 contact to the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 of the TFT array substrate 11 .

In the first embodiment, the conductive layer 120 is made of In, Zn, Cu, Au, Ag.

The power circuit board 20 mounts on the second surface 112 of the TFT array substrate 11 . The power circuit 20 is coupled with the conductive layer 120 .

The integration circuit 30 is coupled with the power circuit 20 . The electric device 40 is coupled with the integration circuit 30 .

The color filter substrate 12 , the TFT array substrate 11 , the power circuit are arranged in series from a top to a bottom of the crystal display base 100 , thus, crystal display base 100 is a more compact. The plurality of conductive layers 120 are formed on an inner surface of the plurality of through holes 110 and the TFT array substrate 11 to couple with the power circuit 30 , electric device 40 and the color filter substrate. The crystal display base 100 has a good conductivity.

Referring to FIG. 3 , a liquid crystal display base 100 a of a second embodiment is similar to the liquid crystal display base 100 of the first embodiment, the difference is: a plurality of conductive layers 120 a are fully filled in the plurality of the through holes 110 . Each conductive layer 120 includes a main portion 121 a and an extending portion 122 a extended from two top edges of the main portion 121 a . The main portion 121 is fully filled in the through hole 110 . The extending portion 122 a is on the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 of the TFT array substrate 11 . The extending portion 122 a and the main portion 121 a together define a gap 123 . The gap 123 increases heat dissipating of the conductive layer 110 .

In the second embodiment, the plurality of conductive layers 120 a are fully filled in the plurality of the through holes 110 , the crystal display base 100 a has a better conductivity.

Referring to FIG. 4 , a liquid crystal display base 100 b disclosed in the third embodiment is similar to the liquid crystal display base 100 a of the second embodiment, the difference is: a plurality of isolation layers 130 are fully filled in the plurality of the through holes 110 . Each of the isolation layers 130 is located between two adjacent conductive layers 120 a . The plurality of the isolation layers 130 have the same shape with the plurality of the conductive layers 120 a . Each isolation layer 130 includes a main portion 131 and an extending portion 132 extended from two top edges of the main portion 131 . The main portion 131 is filled in the through hole 110 . The extending portion 132 is on the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 . The extending portion 131 of the isolation layer 130 is spaced from the extending portion 122 a of the conductive layer 120 a . The extending portion 131 and the main portion 131 of the isolation layer 130 together define another gap 133 .

The plurality of conductive layers 120 b is made at least one of In, Zn, Cu, Au, Ag. The plurality of isolation layers 130 is made of SOG, SiOx, PMMA, SiOxNy, or SiNx.

›DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS · 2 of 2

In the third embodiment, the plurality of isolation layer 130 and the conductive layer 120 b are fully filled in the plurality of the through holes 110 . The isolation layer 130 can insulate the isolation layer 130 , thus, the liquid crystal display base 100 b has good electrical connection stability.

Referring to FIG. 5 , a liquid crystal display base 100 c disclosed in the fourth embodiment is similar to the liquid crystal display base 100 of the first embodiment, the difference is: the liquid crystal display base 100 c of the fourth embodiment also includes an anisotropic conductive film 50 . The anisotropic conductive film 50 is mounted between the TFT array substrate 11 of the liquid crystal module 10 and the power circuit board 20 . The anisotropic conductive film 50 do not only connects the power circuit 20 and the TFT array substrate 11 , but also can increases a conductivity between the power circuit 20 and the TFT array substrate 11 .

The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a liquid crystal display base. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes can be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above can be modified within the scope of the claims.

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G02F1/1368
  • G02F1/1345
Section H — Electricity
  • H01L27/12

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