CN100419845C - Printer and method for manufacturing electronic circuits and displays - Google Patents

Printer and method for manufacturing electronic circuits and displays Download PDF

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CN100419845C
CN100419845C CNB03821069XA CN03821069A CN100419845C CN 100419845 C CN100419845 C CN 100419845C CN B03821069X A CNB03821069X A CN B03821069XA CN 03821069 A CN03821069 A CN 03821069A CN 100419845 C CN100419845 C CN 100419845C
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Abstract

A display stratum (224) is formed comprising light emitting pixels for displaying information fabricated by printing conductive polymer microcapsules (218). Electronic devices are fabricated by the inventive printing method provides electrically reactive microcapsules (218) at discrete locations. A battery stratum (212) fabricated by the inventive printing method provides electrical energy to the display components. A thin, lightweight, flexible, bright, wireless display can be formed by the inventive printing method on a flexible substrate (210). A user input stratum (222) receives user input and generates the user signals.

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Printer and the method for making electronic circuit and display
Technical field
The method that the present invention relates to printer and make electronic circuit and display.More particularly, the present invention relates to utilize the micro-capsule encapsulating material to make the printer of various electronic circuit components and display device, and utilize a method that attracts micro-capsule making electronic circuit and display.
Background technology
Recently, people are developing slim, the flexible display of electroluminescent material pixel always, for example, and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED).This display without any need for back lighting because each pixel elements produces its light.Be typically, utilize spin coated or evaporation technique depositing organic material.Issue the US Patent No.6 of May, 395,328 disclose a kind of organic light emission color monitor, wherein by the luminous material layer of deposition and formation figure, make the polychrome device.Issue the US Patent No.5 of Friend et al., 965,979 disclose a kind of method of making luminescent device, and from supporting member, wherein at least one element has luminescent layer by two of laminations.Issue the US Patent No.6 of Strum et al., 087,196 discloses a kind of manufacture method of utilizing inkjet printing to make organic semiconductor device.Issue the US Patent No.6 of Towna et al., 416,885 disclose a kind of electroluminescent device, and wherein the conductive polymer coating between organic luminous layer and the electric charge injection layer is kept out the transverse dispersion of electric charge carrier to improve display characteristic.Issue the US Patent No.6 of Yamazaki et al., 48,300B1 discloses a kind of method of utilizing letterpress or serigraphy manufactured electro-optical device.Issue the USPatent No.6 of Pichler et al., 402,579 disclose a kind of organic luminescent device, wherein utilize the DC magnetron sputtering to make sandwich construction.Issue the US Patent No.6 of Jacobson, 50,687B1 discloses a kind of ink powder and display of electronics addressable micro-capsule encapsulation.
Prior art is pointed out, utilizes various manufacturing technologies, and the organic light emission pixel can be made display.For example, ' 196 patent description utilizes ink-jet printer can make OLED.' 687 patent descriptions utilize the electric active material of micro-capsule encapsulation can make various electronic circuit components.
The prior art patent description of contents can be made a kind of slim, lightweight, flexibility, bright display, wherein utilizes to comprise that the whole bag of tricks of inkjet technology makes the OLED pixel.Yet, do not have a kind of prior art to relate to the actual requirement of making this display that comprises user's input mechanism.In addition, do not have a kind of prior art need to confirm the content of format and emission such as html page, therefore, it does not need, and data processing can show this content on the basic plate.Such as the data handling component consumed power of microprocessor, be relatively expensive, be difficult to make and require complicated circuit.Therefore, there be slim, bright, the radio display of processing power on the basic machine seriously to limit the validity of display.In addition, do not have a kind of prior art that such display is provided, it can receive two or more display message signals simultaneously, for example, can watch TV programme and display web page simultaneously.So, need a kind of method that make slim, lightweight, flexibility, bright, radio display, this display has practical user's input mechanism, and its structure can make the high-level efficiency power consumption of power density maximization and on-board batteries, and can utilize the Method of printing manufacturing at least in part.
Summary of the invention
The present invention overcomes shortcoming of the prior art.An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of micro-capsule that utilizes and encapsulate the printer that electric active material is made electron device.Another object of the present invention provides a kind of method of making slim, lightweight, bright, radio display.
According to the present invention, a kind of attraction field element of locally variable is provided, be used for attracting selectively an attraction micro-capsule.The attraction field element of control locally variable adds it selectively and attracts the field to making each position that attracts microcapsule layer.The field attracts micro-capsule to comprise electric active material, is used to be attracted to the described position, attraction field that attracts an element.Can attract the composition of microcapsule layer and size to make predetermined electronic circuit component according to the field.The attraction field element of locally variable has the photoelectricity and/or the optomagnetic coating of formation, is used to respond incide the light on the coating and produce and attract.Coating can be etched into pixel.
Can incide on the coating to produce magnetic field and/or electrostatic field, in order that on the corresponding discrete location of a locally variable attraction element, form attraction field separately by lead beam.Guiding device can comprise: a plurality of fiber optical waveguides.Guiding device can also comprise: produce the light beam source of light beam and the scanister of scanning light beam at least one photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating, be used for producing the attraction field, in order that on the corresponding discrete location of at least one photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating, form attraction field separately.The attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: produce the luminescent coating of light on the substrate, the light of generation incides at least one photoelectricity coating or the optomagnetic coating to produce at least one electrostatic attraction or magnetic attachment field.It can be the magnetic attachment micro-capsule that the field attracts micro-capsule, and wherein the attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: add magnetic field device, be used to add each local attraction field as the magnetic attachment field.It can be the electrostatic attraction micro-capsule that the field attracts micro-capsule, and wherein the attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: add static field device, be used to add each local attraction field as the electrostatic attraction field.At least some attract micro-capsule can comprise at least one thermal expansion composition or hot fusible composition.This can make the device of making that selectable density and size are arranged, the required electrical specification that electron device is made in its influence.
According to the present invention, a kind of method of making display is provided, it has the element that utilizes Method of printing to make.A kind of bearing substrate as supporting structure is provided, utilizes the micro-capsule Method of printing on this substrate, to make element.The display layer of making comprises the light emitting pixel of display message.By printing the pixel graphics of luminous current-conducting polymer microcapsule, can make light emitting pixel.On the discrete location on the bearing substrate, print electricity and activate the micro-capsule figure, make the electronic circuit layer that comprises electron device.User's input layer of making is used to receive user's input and produces user input signal, and the making of user's input layer is by printing the grid of conductive element.When conductive element was passed in magnetic field, each conductive element produced detectable electric signal.The battery layers of making provides electric energy to the electronic circuit layer elements, user's input layer element and display layer element.Battery layers can comprise first current collection layer.Anode layer is printed on first current collection layer.Dielectric substrate is printed on the anode layer and cathode layer is printed on the dielectric substrate.Second current collection layer is printed on the cathode layer.
Display layer comprises the printing conductive lead wire that is connected with each light emitting pixel, under the control of display driver element, adds electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel.Light emitting pixel is made like this, and insulation course is provided, and prints the y electrode layer that comprises the conductive material line on insulation course, prints the pixel layer of luminous current-conducting polyidal field and print the x electrode layer that comprises the transparent conductive material line on the y electrode layer on pixel layer.
The electronic circuit layer can comprise signal receiving element, and it comprises: the first radio frequency receiving element is used to receive first shows signal of carrying first display message on first radio frequency; With the second radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive second shows signal of carrying second display message on second radio frequency.The display driver element comprises: Signal Processing Element is used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produces display drive signals.Therefore, display of the present invention can show first display message and show second display message in the second place that shows thin slice in the primary importance that shows thin slice simultaneously.Cell foil shows that it is by printing electric active material to make circuit component that thin slice, user are imported in thin slice and the electronic circuit thin slice at least some elements, and it comprises: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.The circuit component that other conventional methods manufacturings can be installed arrives the printed conductive district, for example, and by welding or utilize electroconductive binder.
According to method of the present invention, the substrate that upper surface is arranged as supporting structure is provided, utilize the micro-capsule Method of printing on this substrate, to make element.The field attracts microcapsule layer to attracted to the discrete location of substrate.The field attracts micro-capsule to comprise electric active material.Therefore, can make predetermined electronic circuit component, it is relevant with the composition and a size of attraction microcapsule layer.The electricity active material has the electrical properties of electronic component, for example, and conductor, insulator, resistor, semiconductor, inductor, magnetic material, piezoelectric, photoelectric material, or thermoelectric material.The field attracts microcapsule layer can have the many levels micro-capsule to pile up to form desired three dimensional shape.The electronic circuit component that the inventive method is made has such electrical properties, and it is relevant with the size of the microcapsule layer composition of many levels accumulation and 3D shape.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram according to printer of the present invention;
Fig. 2 (a) is the sectional view of another micro-capsule feeding mechanism, has to comprise device and the micro-capsule that is dispersed in the liquid before making electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer;
Fig. 2 (b) is the sectional view of another micro-capsule feeding mechanism shown in Fig. 2 (a) after making electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer;
Fig. 3 (a) has the locally variable of smooth microcapsule layer to attract a dull and stereotyped sectional view;
Fig. 3 (b) is a synoptic diagram of piling up three microstructure electronic circuit moulding micro-capsules on the smooth microcapsule layer of a locally variable attraction dull and stereotyped workplace;
Fig. 3 (c) attracts to develop on the flat board and the sectional view of three microelectronic circuits that solidify at locally variable;
Fig. 4 (a) is the synoptic diagram of electronic circuit component moulding micro-capsule;
Fig. 4 (b) is the synoptic diagram of electronic circuit component moulding micro-capsule, it include in the electrolyte of conducting polymer shell mutually and the metal that the conducting polymer shell is arranged interior mutually;
Fig. 4 (c) is the synoptic diagram of no coating electronic circuit component moulding micro-capsule and developer micro-capsule;
Fig. 4 (d) is the synoptic diagram of hot fusible micro-capsule;
Fig. 5 (a) is the skeleton view that locally variable attracts a plate part, wherein shows the pixel that weak relatively complementary field is arranged, and the pixel of strong relatively complementary field is arranged, and uniform field is arranged or do not have the pixel of complementary field;
Fig. 5 (b) is the front elevation that locally variable shown in Fig. 5 (a) attracts a plate part, wherein shows the pixel that different complementary field intensity are arranged;
Fig. 5 (c) is the front elevation that locally variable attracts a plate part, wherein shows the three-dimensional structure micro-capsule accumulation that attracted to different complementary field intensity;
Fig. 6 (a) is the synoptic diagram that three-dimensional structure attracts micro-capsule to pile up;
Fig. 6 (b) is the synoptic diagram that three-dimensional structure thermal expansion micro-capsule is piled up;
Fig. 7 be show simultaneously that three the present invention that receive shows signal are slim, the synoptic diagram of lightweight, flexibility, bright, radio display;
Fig. 8 is that the present invention is slim, the synoptic diagram of lightweight, flexibility, bright, each thin slice of radio display;
Fig. 9 (a) be utilize that the micro-capsule printer makes that the present invention is slim, the embodiment of lightweight, flexibility, bright, radio display;
The grid of Fig. 9 (b) expression conductive coil, it is that the present invention is slim, certain customers' input thin slice of lightweight, flexibility, bright, radio display;
Fig. 9 (c) utilizes magnetic pen of the present invention to detect the magnetic pen that forms on the grid at magnetic to draw;
Fig. 9 (d) is the exploded view of conductive coil;
Fig. 9 (e) is the assembly drawing of conductive coil;
Fig. 9 (f) is the sectional view of two conductive coils;
Fig. 9 (g) is the amplification profile according to the used flexible rechargeable battery supporting slice of the present invention;
Fig. 9 (h) is the sectional view of the multiple-unit supporting slice that rechargeable battery structure of the present invention is made shown in Fig. 9 (g);
Figure 10 (a) attracts the side view of element embodiment, wherein shows optical fiber light guide, and its direct light incides the optomagnetic coating on the transparent substrate;
Figure 10 (b) is the side view of Figure 10 (a) illustrated embodiment, wherein attracts an element also to comprise fluoresent coating;
Figure 10 (c) is the side view of Figure 10 (b) illustrated embodiment, wherein also comprises light shielding layer;
Figure 11 (a) is the side view that attracts an element, and it attracts to have the even microcapsule layer of flat structures;
Figure 11 (b) is the side view that attracts an element, its attract to change non-homogeneous microcapsule layer of structure;
Figure 12 (a) attracts the side view of element embodiment, illustrates that scan laser is used for writing information to optomagnetic coating;
Figure 12 (b) attracts an element embodiment, illustrates that the scanning electron rifle is used for writing information to fluoresent coating;
Figure 12 (c) attracts the side view of element embodiment, and it has LCD matrix or diode laser matrix, is used for writing information to optomagnetic coating;
Figure 12 (d) is the front elevation that attracts an element shown in Figure 12 (c);
Figure 13 is that the current scanning instrument is used for scanning laser beam to the embodiment that attracts on the element;
Figure 14 is the attraction field element embodiment that is configured to rotary drum;
Figure 15 (a) attracts a generation light source to be arranged on the inner embodiment skeleton view of idle running drum;
Figure 15 (b) is the side view of Figure 15 (a) illustrated embodiment, its show micro-capsule be attracted with image exposure to rotary drum;
Figure 16 (a) is the light source figure that is configured to LED or diode laser matrix;
Figure 16 (b) is the light source figure that is configured to liquid crystal light valve;
Figure 16 (c) is the light source figure that is configured to cathode-ray tube (CRT); With
Figure 16 (d) is the light source figure that is configured to the optical fiber cable end.
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For the ease of understanding principle of the present invention,, and utilize specific language to describe with reference to the embodiment described in the accompanying drawing.Yet, should be understood that scope of the present invention is not limited, for the professional, use the principle of the invention disclosed herein, described device is done various variations and change can it is contemplated that.
With reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 represents the printer 10 of the embodiment of the invention.Printer 10 of the present invention is to be used to make electronic circuit, and for example, slim, bright, lightweight and flexible display activate the accumulation and the curing of microcapsule layer by means of electricity.The composition that electricity activates micro-capsule below at length is discussed.
Micro-capsule printer 10 of the present invention shown in Figure 1 comprises: image received device 12 is used to receive the electronic circuit prefabricated component that electricity activates microcapsule layer.After microcapsule layer solidified or develops, the electronic circuit prefabricated component became electronic circuit.Image received device 12 comprises the attraction field flat board 14 of locally variable.The electronic circuit prefabricated component can be an electronic circuit form completely, comprises such as wiring display pixel, the unit of discrete electronic component etc.For example, micro-capsule can comprise conduction selectively, insulation, phase in semiconductor or the resistive.By forming the electronic circuit of a plurality of discrete circuit elements, each element is to be printed to by the micro-capsule with suitable electrical specification, utilizes Method of printing described below can construct a kind of electronic circuit, for example, and slim, lightweight, flexible display.
Image received device 12 also comprises: control device is used to control the attraction field flat board 14 of locally variable, thereby attracts a corresponding discrete location of flat board 14 to change local attraction field separately selectively at locally variable.In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, control device comprises input media 16, for example, computing machine, digitizer is used for electronic circuit or the electronic component image of digitizing from the prototype reflection, and input signal any other input media to processor 18 maybe can be provided.Processor 18 is handled from the signal of input media 16 inputs and is produced relevant therewith correspondence image received signal.This image received signal controlled device 20 receives, and attracts a field of local attraction separately of dull and stereotyped 14 corresponding discrete locations by changing locally variable selectively, can control the attraction field flat board 14 of locally variable.
When operation, the field of three-dimensional structure attracts micro-capsule 24 can be configured on the electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30, in order that be formed with the three-dimensional structure of peak and paddy, as described in detail below.Therefore, according to the present invention, can make the 3 d electronic circuit element that comprises concrete structure 3 d electronic circuit element.In addition, can construct and comprise through hole and the circuit layer that is connected each layer wiring.
Printer 10 of the present invention also comprises: micro-capsule feeding mechanism 22, be used to provide a plurality of discrete locations that attract micro-capsule 24 to a locally variable attraction flat board 14 that are attracted, and it is relevant with each local attraction field.Therefore, make such field and attract 24 layers of micro-capsules, its thickness attracts the corresponding attraction field strength of each discrete location on the flat board 14 relevant with locally variable.The micro-capsule thickness of this partial controllable can be made complicated electronic circuit effectively, and wherein electronic component has various electrical propertiess.As shown in Figure 1, micro-capsule source 26 provides a plurality of to attract micro-capsule 24, shown in this embodiment, allows these attraction micro-capsule levels to be associated between micro-capsule source and the gatherer 28.Because the discrete location existence at a locally variable attraction flat board 14 attracts the field, these cascade fields attract some micro-capsules in micro-capsules 24 to attracted on the locally variable attraction field dull and stereotyped 14.According to printer 10 of the present invention, attract 24 layers of micro-capsules in order to form uniform, a locally variable attraction flat board 14 adds the uniform corresponding field that attracts at each discrete location.Therefore, can form conforming layer 30, utilize its to produce the machinery that accurate control is arranged, the substrate of electric and chemical attribute.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, gatherer 28 comprises: the attraction field source of controllable variations, it can attract at least some attraction micro-capsules 24, and these micro-capsules are not enough to attracted to the attraction field flat board 14 of locally variable as electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30 or formation three-dimensional structure.Relevant with the micro-capsule type of using, gatherer 28 can provide magnetic attachment field or electrostatic attraction field.In addition, shown in solid box among Fig. 1, screen 32 comprises micro-capsule source 26 at least, micro-capsule gatherer 28 and the space between the two.This screen 32 can reduce the excessive loss that the cascade field attracts micro-capsule 24.Should be noted that this screen 32 can comprise the device that repulsive force is provided, impel an attraction micro-capsule 24 to arrive locally variables and attract field dull and stereotyped 14 or gatherers 28, and can comprise the separation coating that for example, Teflon etc. prevent that the field from attracting a micro-capsule 24 to paste screen 32.Compare with the electrostatic attraction micro-capsule or the printer ink powder of routine; utilize the magnetic attachment micro-capsule according to the present invention; because it is less that the pollution of scraps of paper dust or powder is reused influence to the micro-capsule of collecting in the gatherer, because scraps of paper dust and powder can not be attracted magnetically on the magnetic attachment field flat board 14.
Printer of the present invention also comprises: imaging device 34 when needs form electronic circuit sub-image 36, is used for the image exposure electricity and activates microcapsule layer.For example, can utilize photocuring micro-capsule composition to make accurate electronic component.The local attraction field can attract required micro-capsule piece to ad-hoc location.The photocuring composition of micro-capsule can make the micro-capsule piece accurately solidify to obtain making the required electrical specification of electronic circuit component.In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, imaging device 34 comprises radiation source 38, and image-bearing radiation 40 is provided, and can activate microcapsule layer by the image exposure electricity.This image-bearing radiation 40 preferably comprises different electromagnetic radiation wavelength, and according to the micro-capsule mixing of corresponding electronic circuit component moulding, every kind of wavelength can form specific electronic circuit component selectively.Utilize this one-tenth image exposure,, can make electronic circuit by discharging selectively and the electric active material that is mixed with different electrical propertiess.Utilization comprises the micro-capsule of resistive material, and for example, carbon can be made the impedance part of resistor, and utilizes the micro-capsule that comprises conductive material, and for example, conducting polymer or metal can be made the current-carrying part (lead-in wire) of resistor.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, imaging device 34 comprises: electronic circuit moulding control device (it can utilize one or more components identical as control device).Provide input media 16 ', for example, computing machine, or any other device, it can produce the input signal corresponding to electronic circuit.Input signal is by processor 18 ' reception, and for example, computer microprocessor can be determined the electronic circuit moulding signal of being correlated with.These electronic circuit moulding signal controlled devices 20 ' reception can be controlled radiation source, thereby the image exposure electricity activates microcapsule layer selectively, and produce electronic circuit sub-image 36 therein.Radiation source 38 can be CRT, LCD, and LED, laser instrument, or other electronic circuit radiation source also comprise the reflection-type radiation source, wherein light is from prototype reflection and be focused, in order that the image exposure electricity activates microcapsule layer.In addition, fibre faceplate CRT can be used for image exposure electricity activation microcapsule layer.Fibre faceplate is favourable, because in exposure during micro-capsule, and focused electron circuit clearly.Issue the US PatentNo.4 of Yamada, 978,978 disclose a kind of example of fibre faceplate.
Micro-capsule printer 10 of the present invention also comprises: image developing apparatus 42, the electronic circuit sub-image 36 that is used to develop is to make function electronic circuit 44.In an embodiment of the present invention, image developing apparatus 42 comprises thermal source 46.This thermal source 46 can thermal rupture electricity activate micro-capsule moulding electronic circuit sub-image 36, therefore, the electric active material in can release microcapsule, and develop to the function electronic circuit.Perhaps, image developing apparatus 42 can comprise pressure roll 46 ', make electricity activate micro-capsule by destructive pressure and break.Will go through as following, printer 10 of the present invention can be used for making the electronic circuit of three-dimensional structure, in this case, preferably utilizes thermal source that micro-capsule is broken to make the function electronic circuit.We imagine, and developer may reside on the record sheet of micro-capsule form.Perhaps, can utilize injection, the impregnating method adds developer, or the utilization additive method consistent with prior art adds developer.
In printer embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 1, record sheet feeding mechanism 48 is provided, can give image received device 12 supply record sheets 48 '.Record sheet 48 ' be used to support electricity activates 24 layers of microcapsule layer and local attraction's field micro-capsules.Therefore, can be the scraps of paper, synthesized paper sheet, the record sheet 48 of plastics or other suitable media ' at first be placed on locally variable to attract on the workplace 50 of flat board 14.Then, control device control locally variable attracts a flat board 14.Control device comprises modifier, when attracting micro-capsule from micro-capsule source 26 jet flows then and there, can change on the corresponding discrete location of local attraction's field flat board local attraction field separately selectively.Therefore, can make electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30.
Perhaps, record sheet 48 ' be placed on and locally variable attract dull and stereotyped 14 contiguous before, record sheet 48 ' on electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30 can be provided.Then, attract to attract the field on the discrete location of flat board 14, can on the chosen position of electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30, provide additional field to attract 24 layers of micro-capsules by the change locally variable.For example, electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer can comprise the microcapsule layer of development.Can form the evenly electricity activation microcapsule layer of (two dimension) or non-homogeneous (three-dimensional) on this layer, image exposure is to form the electronic circuit sub-image then.Utilize plus-pressure, methods such as heating, the electric active material of the developer of release microcapsule encapsulation and micro-capsule encapsulation also mixes them, the function electronic circuit that obtains developing from the electronic circuit sub-image.
Perhaps, by adding uniform attraction field, for example, electrostatic field can provide electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30 to attracting on the surface of the electrostatic attraction device 70 of dull and stereotyped 14 vicinities, then with locally variable uniformly, by changing the local attraction field, additional micro-capsule can be distributed to discrete position.For example, by electrostatic attraction, uniform electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30 can be provided, and attract dull and stereotyped 14 magnetic attraction of choosing on the discrete location by locally variable, can provide additional field to attract microcapsule layer 24, its thickness changes with different positions.
Printer 10 of the present invention also comprises: additional printing equipment 52, for example, another printer, it can locally variable attract dull and stereotyped 14 be arranged on record sheet 48 ' before or after provide, utilize image received device 12 and imaging device 14 to form the electronic circuit additional with these electronic circuits.For example, this another printer can be a laser printer, another microcapsule-type printer, impact printer, thermal printer, ink-jet printer, or any other appropriate printer.Therefore, single record sheet 48 ' on the combination of all kinds printed electronics circuit can be provided.For example, we imagine, utilize ink-jet printer can record sheet 48 ' on print the substrate and the OLED part of lightweight, bright, flexible display, and other circuit devcie, for example, utilize image received device 12 described herein and imaging device 14, comprise the battery part of electrode, between two electrodes electrolyte is arranged, can be printed on identical record sheet 48 ' on.
Referring now to Fig. 2 (a) and 2 (b), it represents the micro-capsule feeding mechanism 22 of another embodiment.In this embodiment, micro-capsule feeding mechanism 22 comprises: micro-capsule comprises device 80, attracting dull and stereotyped 14 position adjacent to comprise a plurality of attraction micro-capsules 24 with locally variable, therefore, at least some micro-capsules attracted to the discrete location that locally variable attracts field dull and stereotyped 14 in a plurality of the attraction micro-capsules 24, attract 24 layers of micro-capsules in order that form the field.It can be the dry type that is not distributed in the dispersion liquid 82 that the field attracts micro-capsule 24, or is distributed in the wet type in the dispersion liquid 82.In addition, the hydraulic pump (not shown) can dispersed with stirring liquid 82, makes the micro-capsule that wherein disperses keep uniform statistical distribution.
Shown in Fig. 2 (b), adding uniform attraction (for example, magnetic field or electrostatic field uniformly uniformly) afterwards, electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30 is formed on the workplace 50 of locally variable attraction field dull and stereotyped 14.After adding attraction heterogeneous field, make the microcapsule layer (it can comprise the electricity that forms electronic circuit and activate micro-capsule) of the attraction field micro-capsule 24 of local attraction.
To Fig. 3 (c), it represents a kind of synoptic diagram of making three-dimensional structure electronic circuit method with reference to Fig. 3 (a).Should be noted that according to the present invention, can utilize the various additive methods of realizing required result, below describe certain methods wherein.Yet, shall also be noted that as shown in these accompanying drawings and following description, utilize the present invention to obtain the interior possible combination of various elements of the method explanation scope of the invention of required electronic circuit.
Fig. 3 (a) expression locally variable attracts a side view of flat board 14, makes smooth microcapsule layer 30 in the above.This smooth microcapsule layer can be formed in documentary film 48 ' upward (as shown in Figure 1), and maybe can be made either directly in locally variable and attract on the workplace 50 of flat board 14, and as making the electronic circuit substrate.In this case, after solidifying, if choose suitable micro-capsule composition, then can make the self-supporting structure of curing and development micro-capsule, it can be transferred on the supporting slice or rely on self-supporting.By adding uniform electrostatic field or uniform magnetic field to attract micro-capsule, can make this smooth microcapsule layer 30, also may not need added electric field or magnetic field, it is relevant with application.
Shown in Fig. 3 (b), the accumulation of three-dimensional structure electronic circuit moulding micro-capsule comprises Feng Hegu, and it can make lead-in wire, antenna, the RF receiving element, RF radiated element, light reaction and active circuit element, resistor, capacitor, inductor and such as transistorized semiconductor devices.Fig. 3 (b) also represents irradiation bomb 38, and it utilizes the electronic circuit moulding micro-capsule of image-bearing radiation 40 irradiation three-dimensional structures, according to the one-tenth image exposure of the image-bearing radiation micro-capsule that exposes selectively.Fig. 3 (c) is illustrated in and develops and curing three-dimensional structure electronic circuit moulding micro-capsule afterwards.The electronic circuit of making can comprise capacitor, resistor, wiring, coil, multi-layer cell and any other circuit component that utilizes microencapsulated material to make according to the present invention.
To Fig. 4 (d), its represents the various micro-capsule compositions that the present invention utilizes with reference to Fig. 4 (a).Should be noted that these concrete compositions only are illustrative, do not limit possible micro-capsule composition.According to embodiments of the invention, the micro-capsule of several types is provided, it comprises the composition that can be used for making electronic circuit component.Relevant with the composition of phase or shell in the micro-capsule, they are that electrostatic field attracts and/or the magnetic field suction micro-capsule.Therefore, these micro-capsules can be used for printer of the present invention, utilize Method of printing of the present invention to make electronic circuit.
For example, the interior conductive material that can comprise mutually of micro-capsule such as metal or conducting polymer, such as the resistive material of carbon, such as the insulating material of non-conductive polymer, and/or semiconductor material.Micro-capsule can comprise the material that a kind of electrical properties is only arranged, and maybe can comprise mixtures of material or a kind of material of combined electric character is arranged.In addition, the electric or mechanical property of micro-capsule shell itself can also work to the electronic circuit of finally making.For example, the micro-capsule shell can comprise hard or hardenable mass, and it works to make the required bearing strength of printing article according to the present invention.The electricity used with inkjet printing in the electron device activates micro-capsule relatively, and micro-capsule of the present invention and Method of printing and equipment can more effectively produce the function electronic circuit.According to the present invention, as describing in detail, attract an attraction micro-capsule selectively herein according to required 3D shape, can make multiple electronic component apace.In the inkjet printing methods of making electronic component, finish the consecutive transmissions and the injection of ink powder, pile up the electric reaction material of desired thickness lentamente.This process and the inventive method relatively are slowly, wherein local attraction's field strength can cause a large amount of relatively micro-capsules to be attracted to pile up required three-dimensional structure in the increase of desired location, therefore, utilize Method of printing of the present invention to make the function element of work electronic circuit.
The composition of this micro-capsule can comprise the material of electrostatic attraction, therefore, can utilize the electrostatic attraction element of printer embodiment of the present invention.The shell of micro-capsule can be hot fusible material, and after solidifying the function electronic circuit, it forms semirigid powerful one-piece construction at least.
In Fig. 4 (b), its expression forms the micro-capsule composition of battery or capacitor.Battery generally includes anode part and cathode portion and is clipped in two electrolyte between the electrode.According to the present invention, utilize field of the present invention to attract the micro-capsule Method of printing, can make apparatus for storing electrical energy.In this case, micro-capsule can comprise the micro-capsule wall with mutually interior.The micro-capsule wall can have the composition that comprises metal ingredient M, or interior the composition that comprises metal ingredient M (or the micro-capsule wall can have the metal components of comprising mutually with interior, for example, nickel, lithium, lead etc.) can be arranged mutually.The electrolyte of encapsulation is to represent with micro-capsule E in the polymkeric substance shell (it can be a conducting polymer).Micro-capsule encapsulation electrolyte utilizes Method of printing of the present invention can easily make the dielectric substrate of desired thickness as the interior phase in the field attraction micro-capsule.
According to the present invention, slim, lightweight, bright display comprise flexible battery, required capacitor, resistor, antenna, inductor, winding, coil, lead-in wire, full color OLED base display element, and every other element, they can utilize field of the present invention to attract the micro-capsule Method of printing to make.
For example, provide flexible substrate as durable insulation and protecting group at the bottom of, on this substrate, make various battery layers, input layer, display layer and electronic circuit layer.For example, flexible substrate can be to comprise nylon, tygon, or the plastic sheet of other suitable materials.Flexible battery is formed on the flexible substrate.The high surface area of flexible substrate allows to make suitable stored energy capacitance and very thin battery.By making the micro-capsule electricity active material layer of composition function cell device, can make battery of the present invention.Make cathode portion by making the first negative electrode microcapsule layer.High-purity manganese dioxide (the MnO that the cathode material (representing with micro-capsule M in Fig. 4 (b)) of micro-capsule encapsulation comprises in can be by the polymkeric substance shell 2) interior phase M formation.Utilize Method of printing printed electrode sheet of the present invention, can make first battery lead.First battery lead (electrode slice) is formed on the first negative electrode microcapsule layer, and the second negative electrode microcapsule layer is formed in the top of this battery lead.By making first anode microcapsule layer, can make anode part.The anode material of micro-capsule encapsulation can be a phase in the lithium-containing materials that comprises in the polymkeric substance shell.It is contiguous that second battery lead (same, as to utilize conduction micro-capsule encapsulating material and Method of printing of the present invention to make plate electrode) is produced on first anode microcapsule layer.The second anode microcapsule layer is produced on the top of this battery lead.Be dielectric substrate between anode part and the cathode portion.Dielectric substrate can be the high conductivity electrolyte in the polymer matrix.Phase in the micro-capsule encapsulation liquid electrolyte can be made dielectric substrate in the attraction micro-capsule shell on the scene.
Shown in Fig. 4 (c), other field attracts the micro-capsule prescription to can be used for producing other electronic circuit component.For example, magnetic grid of the present invention can comprise the iron core (in fact, winding can be made the three-dimensional spiral line around iron core) of printing placement in the winding.Utilize Method of printing of the present invention, the micro-capsule F that contains ferrous material can be used for making iron core.In addition, utilize printer of the present invention and Method of printing, micro-capsule encapsulation and printing nonferrous material (micro-capsule nF), for example, aluminium can be made the electronic component that non magnetic reaction or accurate magnetic are reacted.
Fig. 4 (d) represents hot fusible micro-capsule 84, wherein has the infrared ray of different wave length can become the image radiation to make the micro-capsule exposure, utilizes heating to replace pressure to solidify selectively and the micro-capsule that breaks.At US Patent No.4, this micro-capsule composition is disclosed in 916,042.In addition, should be noted that the present invention imagine can heat fusing other micro-capsule composition it is broken.For example, the micro-capsule wall can be made up of such material, and it heats under specified temp and can melt equably.Therefore, developing apparatus 42 can comprise the thermal source 46 that this temperature is provided, and it breaks micro-capsule and produces the function electronic circuit and do not need plus-pressure according to the electronic circuit sub-image.Developer (it can be used as catalyzer, forms some electronic circuit materials from the fertile material of micro-capsule encapsulation) can be included in the micro-capsule form and activate micro-capsule with electricity and break.In addition, can provide the light source such as laser instrument, be used to add the electromagnetic radiation of specific wavelength, it can be absorbed and the generation heat by the fusible micro-capsule 84 of heat.
To Fig. 5 (c), the locally variable of its expression part attracts a flat board 14 referring now to Fig. 5 (a), and wherein the variable pixel of each magnetic comprises each upper surface of controllable electromagnetic source 62 iron cores 64 respectively.Should be pointed out that this structure only is used for explanation, it also can be electrostatically variable pixel and controlled respectively electrostatic power sources (in this case, do not comprise iron core in the structure, but provide a plurality of difference controlled attraction field source).To shown in Fig. 5 (c), locally variable attracts a flat board 14 that the workplace 50 that comprises the controlled attraction field source of a plurality of difference is arranged as Fig. 5 (a), and each attracts field source to interrelate with the corresponding discrete location of workplace 50.To the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 (c), the iron core top in controllable electromagnetic source 62 is as the variable pixel of magnetic respectively at Fig. 5 (a).
The variable pixel of these magnetic is equally spaced, and controlled respectively electromagnet source 62 can be enclosed in the magnetic insulation material, and therefore, the influence of each magnetic pixel is confined to the influence of magnetic end effect to its adjacent magnetic pixel.Can be clear that more that from Fig. 5 (b) the variable pixel of some magnetic has evenly or do not have magnetic field 86.The variable pixel of other magnetic has weak relatively complementary field 88, and the variable pixel of other magnetic has strong relatively complementary field 90.Should be noted that can control each magnetic pixel makes it that the magnetic field intensity of any size be arranged, when the maximum current of a polarity was added to controlled respectively electromagnet source 62, it had maximum positive flux field; When not having electric current to be added to controlled respectively electromagnet source 62, it has zero magnetic field; And when the maximum current of opposite polarity was added to controlled respectively electromagnet source 62, it had maximum negative fluxfield.In common term, magnetic field can be described as the arctic or the South Pole.
Shown in Fig. 5 (c), when uniform magnetic field is added to the variable pixel of magnetic, make uniform electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30.Perhaps, as discussing with reference to other accompanying drawings, this uniform electronic circuit moulding microcapsule layer 30 can produce by electrostatic attraction.The accumulation of the pixel formation three-dimensional structure micro-capsule of weak relatively complementary field 88 is arranged, and they attracted to weak relatively magnetic field.This three-dimensional micro-capsule stacking energy is made various electronic circuit components effectively.The electrical properties of making electronic circuit component depends on composition and the three-dimensional structure that is attracted micro-capsule.Have the pixel of relatively strong complementary field 90 that the accumulation of three-dimensional structure micro-capsule is arranged, they attracted to strong relatively magnetic field.According to the present invention, number that micro-capsule is piled up and micro-capsule are piled up the final size that forms three-dimensional structure and are depended on by the added magnetic field intensity of the variable pixel of each magnetic.In addition, utilize the electrostatically variable pixel that identical structure can be provided, or, utilize laser printer on the surface of rotary drum or flat board, to set up electrostatic attraction and change according to the mode of knowing.According to the present invention, laser printer can be used for the printed electronics circuit component by the ink powder composition is provided, and wherein the ink powder composition comprises suitable electric activate constituent.In this case, can choose a plurality of ink supplies and attracted to electrostatic attraction flat board or rotary drum, wherein each ink supplies has suitable ink powder composition to form required electronic circuit component.
With reference to Fig. 6 (a) and 6 (b), its expression is manufactured with the method for three-dimensional structure electronic circuit component according to the present invention.The structure of micro-capsule 138 is stacked on the attraction field flat board 14 of locally variable to form such structure, for example, three-dimensional structure micro-capsule 140 attracted to the variable pixel of difference of weak relatively complementary field, attracted to the relative variable pixel of difference of complementary field by force with three-dimensional structure micro-capsule 142.In this embodiment, micro-capsule be thermal expansion and can thermal expansion take place by heating.The thermal expansion of micro-capsule can cause solidifying and reducing to make the density that the interior contained micro-capsule of electron device encapsulates electric reaction material.The method of sort controller spare density helps forming various circuit components, for example, the resistor of required electrical specification is arranged, capacitor etc.
Fig. 7 represents the synoptic diagram of slim, lightweight of the present invention, flexibility, bright, radio display, and it can show the shows signal of three receptions simultaneously.Slim, lightweight of the present invention, flexibility, bright, radio display comprise the flexible substrate that supporting structure is provided, and utilize Method of printing to make element on this substrate.As described in the US PatentApplication that applies for simultaneously the joint owner, its title is " A Thin; Lightweight; Flexible; Bright; Wireless Display ", and the emission display message can make this display that very big stored on-board capacity and processing power needn't be arranged to the unique and effective ways of single or multiple displays, and full text is incorporated in that this is for reference.According to this feature of the present invention, can avoid and the common relevant energy consumption of this device, volume, weight and cost, and can increase the durability and the convenience of display.In addition, as shown in Figure 7, can receive and show a plurality of display message streams simultaneously.For example, can show broadcast video content, can show such as the individualized video content of videophone talk with in third part at second portion to show the webpage that comprises mapping hyperlink content such as TV programme in the first of display.Most processing operation, networking, signal tuning, data storage etc. are set up this group displaying contents stream and are not finished by radio display of the present invention.Such as centralized computer, other devices of A/V or gateway apparatus can be finished these functions, and therefore, display of the present invention has huge movability and convenience.
Fig. 8 represents to form that the present invention is slim, some layers in lightweight, flexibility, bright, the radio display.That flexible substrate 210 provides is durable, at the bottom of insulation and the protecting group, make various battery layers on this substrate, input layer, display layer and electronic circuit layer.For example, flexible substrate 210 can be to comprise nylon, poly plastic sheet, or other suitable materials.Flexible battery 212 is formed on the flexible substrate 210.The high surface area of flexible substrate 210 can be formed with suitable stored energy capacitance and very thin battery.As described herein, utilize micro-capsule Method of printing of the present invention can make flexible battery 212, or each sheet of elements is stacked in together to form supporting slice, can make flexible substrate and battery support sheet, on supporting slice, make display and electronic circuit.In general, comprise according to flexible battery of the present invention: cathode layer 214, it can be made of cathode thin film.Cathode layer 214 can be by high-purity manganese dioxide (MnO 2) material makes.The current collector 216 adjacent with cathode layer 214 is to be made by metal platinum or screen or grid.This current collector 216 forms the just lead-in wire of battery.Anode layer 217 is to be made of anode film, and it has adjacent current collector 216.Anode layer 217 can be made by lithium-containing materials.Current collector 216 forms the negative lead-in wire of battery.Between anode layer 217 and cathode layer 214 is dielectric substrate.Dielectric substrate 218 can be to comprise the electrolytical micro-capsule of high conductivity in the polymer matrix.Inculcate liquid electrolyte in polymkeric substance, or utilize Method of printing of the present invention, phase in the micro-capsule encapsulation liquid electrolyte can be made dielectric substrate 218 in the attraction micro-capsule shell on the scene.
Fig. 8 is that the present invention is slim, the synoptic diagram of each thin slice in lightweight, flexibility, bright, the radio display.Display of the present invention is cheap for manufacturing cost, and durable and efficient.Flexible substrate 210 provides the structure that forms each thin slice in the display, and makes display that height flexibility and durability be arranged.For example, flexible substrate 210 can be plastics, the scraps of paper or art paper, or other suitable materials.
Cell foil 212 provides electric energy to electronic circuit thin slice 220 elements, and the user imports thin slice 222 elements and shows thin slice 224 elements.Cell foil 212 can comprise: first current collector of printing on the flexible insulation substrate 216, this substrate can be a flexible substrate 210.Anode layer 217 or cathode layer 214 are printed on 216 layers of first current collectors.The dielectric substrate 218 of micro-capsule encapsulation is printed on anode layer 217 or cathode layer 214.Another anode layer 217 or cathode layer 214 are printed on dielectric substrate 218, and second current collector 216 is printed on this anode layer 217 or cathode layer 214.The size of cell foil 212 can be the whole surface area of radio display basically.Therefore, can make very effective and slim battery.Because battery produces the signal shielding effect, it is desirable to utilize the surface area less than total to make battery, and placement can be from the antenna of a plurality of direction received signals.Perhaps, advantageously utilize shielding and signal reflex ability to set up the directionality that receives and/or transmit.In addition, cell foil 212 can comprise multilayer, the electrical specification that is used to increase storage density and changes battery.
Radio display of the present invention also comprises electronic circuit thin slice 220.Utilize Method of printing can make the element of electronic circuit thin slice 220, maybe can utilize other technology to make, for example, mounted on surface circuit unit or combination, it is relevant with electronic component and circuit design.Electronic circuit thin slice 220 comprises the signal radiated element 226 that is used to launch user input signal.These user input signals are used to control remote-control device, for example, and computing machine, A/V equipment, videophone apparatus, electrical equipment, domestic lighting etc.User input signal can be transmitted directly to controlled device, and is as described herein, or can be received by the central computer device, so this computing machine is used to control this device.
Key character of the present invention is that slim, lightweight, bright, wireless display can be provided, and it has low-cost and makes easily.Be typically, mobile display device, for example, laptop computer or webpad need basic airborne processing power, and it can receive radio modem signal and display web page with Internet connection.An object of the present invention is to avoid fully on display needs this processing power, thereby reduces cost, size, and battery consumption also increases durability and validity.So according to the present invention, signal receiving element 228 is included in the electronic circuit thin slice 220 that receives display message, and display driver element 230 drives display layer according to the display message that receives.As described herein, signal receiving element 228 is to be made of RF antenna and receiving circuit, utilizes micro-capsule Method of printing of the present invention, can make the most of or whole element in the electronic component circuit.
Slim, lightweight of the present invention, bright, radio display also comprise: the user imports thin slice 222, is used to receive user's input and produces user input signal.The user imports the grid that thin slice 222 can be a conductive coil 232, and it can utilize Method of printing to make, by printing the conductive material such as conducting polymer.
When coil is passed in magnetic field, can produce electric current in the conductive coil 232.The testing circuit (not shown) detects faradic position (as in the touch-screen input media of routine), thus the consumer positioning input.
The user imports thin slice 222 can comprise printed conductive unit grid on the insulation course 234.Conductive element is brought out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.For example, the magnetic pen point can be set up the magnetic field of motion by the surface of radio display of the present invention.Having the conductive element position of bringing out magnetic field that the user is imported shines upon.The input of this mapping can be transmitted into central computer device (as described herein), and it can surpass link and insert the Internet-based content, and high brightness text etc. are drawn in handwritten form identification.
Refer again to Fig. 8, the demonstration thin slice 224 that comprises the light emitting pixel 240 that is used for display message is by supported.Preferably, show thin slice 224 according to the described method manufacturing of the U.S. Patent application of joint owner application, its title be " A Thin, Lightweight, Flexible, Bright, Wireless Display ", and full text is incorporated in that this is for reference.Show that thin slice 224 can be formed on other each layers of radio display of the present invention.Utilize to print manufacture method and can make these other each layer, or utilize additive method to make.For example, the sheet of suitable material is stacked in together, can makes all or part of in the cell foil 212 described herein, for example, anode layer, cathode layer, charge collection layer and dielectric substrate.
By insulation course 234 is provided, for example,, can make the light emitting pixel 240 that shows in the thin slice 224 at a sheet of the polymer sheet material of display layer superimposed layer of the present invention or printing.The x or the y electrode layer 242 that comprise the conductive material circuit are formed on the insulation course, preferably, and by printing conducting polymer to insulation course 234.The pixel layer of luminous current-conducting polyidal field 240 is printed on the y electrode layer 242.The y or the x electrode layer 244 that comprise the transparent conductive material line are formed on the pixel layer.
Show that thin slice 224 can comprise the printing conductive lead wire that is connected with each light emitting pixel, under the control of display driver element, can add electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel.Signal receiving element 228 can comprise: the first radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive first shows signal of carrying first display message on first radio frequency, with the second radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive second shows signal of carrying second display message on second radio frequency.Display driver element 230 can also comprise: Signal Processing Element, for example, DSP, be used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produce display drive signals, can show first display message on the primary importance that show thin slice 224 and on the second place of demonstration thin slice 224, show second display message simultaneously.Utilize this structure, for example, the computing machine shows signal of reception that can place from a room in room and the TV set-top box of placing from another room in this room receive second shows signal.Can show loaded information in two shows signal simultaneously, for example, can be on radio display of the present invention simultaneously net browse and television-viewing.In addition, radio display of the present invention can be configured to like this, can receive and show three or more sort signals simultaneously.
Can make such demonstration thin slice 224, wherein three layers of pixel elements is that one deck is added on another layer.Every layer that comprises OLED pixel 240 produces colorama (as the pixel in the general color television 240).On off state and/or light intensity by controlling each pixel 240 can obtain panchromatic demonstration.Can make transparent protection substrate 246 on demonstration thin slice 224, for example, protection substrate 246 can be limpid, durable flexible polymer.
According to the present invention, at least some elements are by printing electric active material making circuit component in the electronic circuit thin slice 220, comprising: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.This just can realize very suitable, high-level efficiency and effective manufacture process, and can make device of the present invention that low manufacturing cost is arranged.
Fig. 9 be utilize that the micro-capsule printer makes that the present invention is slim, flexible, lightweight, become clear, the embodiment of radio display.This figure describes the microcapsule layer of the first representative of circular micro-capsule and piles up.Certainly, in fact, these microcapsule layers are developed, and micro-capsule is broken.Under the situation of laser ink powder, micro-capsule is melted and breaks.Under the situation of micro-capsule printer, most likely by means of pressure or add the heat micro-capsule and break.Perhaps, some micro-capsules without any need for development, but such composition is arranged, do not break or undeveloped micro-capsule becomes the electronic component of making of part.
According to the present invention, can obtain slim, flexible, lightweight, bright, radio display, it has the element that can utilize Method of printing to make.Flexible substrate 210 provides supporting structure, utilizes Method of printing to make element on this substrate.Provide the demonstration thin slice 224 that comprises light emitting pixel to be used for display message.By printing the pixel layer 240 of luminous current-conducting polymkeric substance, can make light emitting pixel.Show that thin slice 224 comprises the printing conductive lead wire 242 that interrelates with each light emitting pixel, 244, under the control of display driver element, add electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel, light emitting pixel is made like this, and insulation course 234 is provided, and prints the y electrode layer 242 that comprises the conductive material line on insulation course 234, print the pixel layer of luminous current-conducting polyidal field 240 on the y electrode layer 242 and on pixel layer 240, printing the x electrode layer 244 that comprises the transparent conductive material line.
Electronic circuit thin slice 220 comprises the user and imports the mapping element, the physical location that is used to receive user input signal and determines to receive on the display user input signal.The user imports the mapping element and produces the user input signal of mapping.For example, can utilize the element of electrode signal testing circuit, for example, the used element of touch panel device, the user input signal that detection and mapping receive is with the motion of response magnetic pen point on the input grid.The signal radiated element is launched the user input signal of mapping as the wireless messages signal from wireless display of the present invention.Signal receiving element receives display message.Signal receiving element can comprise: the first radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive first shows signal and the second radio frequency receiving element that first radio frequency carries first display message, and be used to receive second shows signal that second radio frequency carries second display message.The display driver element comprises: Signal Processing Element, be used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produce display drive signals, can show first display message on the primary importance that show thin slice 224 and on the second place of demonstration thin slice 224, show second display message simultaneously.
Signal radiated element and signal receiving element comprise the electronic circuit component of knowing, for example, and antenna, resistor, inductor, other RF circuit devcies of capacitor and electronic component 227 representatives.Utilize printer of the present invention and Method of printing, can directly make at least some devices in this device and the element in other thin slices of radio display of the present invention.The display driver element drives display layer according to the display message that receives.These display driver elements are to be made of the circuit of knowing, for example, and the driving circuit of common LCD screen.Yet common LCD screen utilizes the pixel that comprises liquid crystal light valve that back lighting is passed through selectively.According to the present invention, organic illuminating element is as image primitive.Because each pixel is launched light by self when being activated, just do not need back lighting, compare with the LCD technology, can reduce the entire circuit complicacy, cost and weight.
The user imports thin slice 222 and receives user's input and produce user input signal.The user imports the grid that thin slice 222 comprises printed conductive unit 232 on the insulation course, and described conductive element 232 is brought out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.
Cell foil 212 provides electric energy to electronic circuit thin slice 220 elements, input thin slice 222 elements and demonstration thin slice 224 elements.Cell foil 212 comprises: first current collection layer of printing on the flexible insulation substrate 216, this substrate can be a flexible substrate 210.Anode layer 217 is printed on first current collection layer.Dielectric substrate 218 is printed on the anode layer 217.Cathode layer 214 is printed on the dielectric substrate 218, and second current collection layer 216 is printed on the cathode layer 214.According to the present invention, the many elements in the radio display of the present invention are made like this, and by printing electric active material to make circuit component, it comprises: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.
Specifically, about cell foil 212, the high surface area of flexible substrate 210 can be made suitable stored energy capacitance and very thin battery.As described herein, various sheet of elements are stacked in together to make supporting slice, can make flexible substrate and battery support sheet, on this supporting slice, make display and electronic circuit.According to this feature of the present invention, utilize of the present invention to attract the micro-capsule Method of printing, can make flexible battery.Yet, should be noted that making according to flexible battery of the present invention, also can utilize other Method of printing, for example, inkjet printing.Under the situation of inkjet printing, the micro-capsule that comprises battery ingredient of the present invention is dispersed in the liquid and is ejected on the flexible substrate 210 in the inkjet printing methods.According to the present invention, by forming the electric active material layer of micro-capsule encapsulation, this material layer constitutes the element of function battery, can make battery.Make cathode portion by forming the first negative electrode microcapsule layer.The cathode material of micro-capsule encapsulation can be by the high-purity manganese dioxide (MnO that comprises in the polymkeric substance shell 2) in constitute mutually.Contiguous at the first negative electrode microcapsule layer, make first battery lead of making by metal forming or grid etc.The second negative electrode microcapsule layer is formed in the top of this battery lead.Anode part is made by forming first anode microcapsule layer.The anode material of micro-capsule encapsulation can be by constituting mutually in the lithium-containing materials in the polymkeric substance shell.Contiguous at first anode microcapsule layer, make second battery lead that metal forming or grid etc. are made.The second anode microcapsule layer is formed in the top of this battery lead.Between anode part and cathode portion, be dielectric substrate.Dielectric substrate can be the high conductivity electrolyte in the polymer matrix.Phase in the micro-capsule encapsulation liquid electrolyte can be made dielectric substrate in the attraction micro-capsule shell on the scene.Every layer make step during, particularly under pressure or heating can be broken the situation of micro-capsule, each microcapsule layer that can solidify or break, after forming top layer, the cell device microcapsule layer can all solidify or break.Utilize this method, utilize micro-capsule Method of printing of the present invention to make slim, flexible, lightweight power source.Be similar to structure described herein, utilize to comprise appropriate resin, polymkeric substance or other suitable substances are to increase intensity and to prevent that the field that the flexible battery element stack is separated from attracting micro-capsule, can make the structured material that is full of through hole.In addition, need make such battery, electrolyte is encapsulated in the electrical isolation shell, and just activates when needing to produce electric energy after the development of breaking such as pressurization.Therefore, long shelf life can be arranged, make device activate the back by the electrolyte micro-capsule that breaks and use such as the device of RF joint or radio display.
Fig. 9 (a) is the amplification profile according to the used flexible rechargeable battery supporting slice 248 of printed electronics circuit methods of the present invention described herein.According to a feature of the present invention, utilize flexible rechargeable battery supporting slice 248 as supporting slice, on this supporting slice, can make slim, lightweight, bright and flexible color monitor.The rechargeable battery element can comprise: chargeable plastic lithium-ion battery.Cell device comprises working of plastics 250, and it is to utilize liquid electrolyte to inculcate plastics to make.The plastics electrolyte spare 250 that forms contains 50% liquid usually approximately, but can not leak.Plastics electrolyte spare 250 is clipped between the negative plastic electrode 256 (it can comprise carbon) of the positive plastic electrode 252 (it can comprise lithium mangnese oxide) of aluminium grid 254 weldings and copper mesh 258 weldings.According to the present invention, it is adjacent with at least one side of rechargeable battery element that structure support substrate 260 is placed to.Structure shell substrate 260 can be durable and flexible material, for example, and glass fibre, plastics or other suitable materials.Therefore, according to the present invention, flexible rechargeable battery supporting slice 248 can be used for providing self contained power source, gives that display element provides energy in circuit component and slim, lightweight described herein, the bright and flexible color monitor.In this case, provide flexible rechargeable battery supporting slice 48, on this substrate, make the remainder of display of the present invention as substrate.As described herein, utilize micro-capsule Method of printing of the present invention, can make the whole elements or some elements that constitute in the flexible rechargeable battery.In this case, utilize identical printing technique of the present invention, can make the energy of the flexible chargeable display of the present invention, and the present invention is slim, some or all other electronics and display elements of lightweight, bright and flexible color monitor.The display of making has very high efficient, because the supporting member of display also is used for storage drive electronics and the required electric energy of display element, thus saving in weight and make space maximization greatly.Required electrode district and conductive through hole (not shown) is provided, battery is connected with remaining electronic component.
The grid of Fig. 9 (b) expression conductive coil, it is that the present invention is slim, certain customers' input thin slice of lightweight, flexibility, bright, radio display.The user imports thin slice and can be made of the grid of conductive element, and each conductive element is brought out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.Perhaps, the user imports thin slice can comprise touch-screen, and it is to print pressure-sensitive on insulation course or the capacitance-sensitive element is made.Under any circumstance, determine physical location that the user imports and produce control signal and be transmitted into remote-control device based on the physical location of determining.By the super link position that shows on the mapping radio display of the present invention, and the super link of this position and central computer mapping interrelated (if change the layout of radio display, for example, position on the specific screen of mobile display, as webpage, then can launch layout information to the display message emitter, be feasible thereby make gateway system, wherein individual server can provide the internet, and the Voice ﹠ Video content is to many wireless devices).
Fig. 9 (c) detects the magnetic pen that forms on the grid according to magnetic of the present invention to draw.Shown in Fig. 9 (c), detect magnetic pen and draw the electric current of importing thin slice coil internal induction as the user.The magnetic pen point motion of this detection can be determined the position that the user imports.The relevant magnetic pen of wireless transmit is drawn the information of mapping and tracking to remote computer, and handwritten form identification wherein takes place, super link maps and other useful processing operation.In addition, by the control display, radio display of the present invention or remote computer can utilize the stroke of this detection to provide feedback to the user, thereby produce the visual representation of stroke motion.
Various Method of printings are suitable for making the element in the radio display of the present invention, comprising inkjet technology, or printing techniques such as laser of the present invention, micro-capsule.When coil is passed in magnetic field, can produce electric current in the conductive coil.The testing circuit (not shown) detects faradic position (as in common touch-screen input media), thereby can the consumer positioning input.The user imports thin slice can comprise printed conductive unit grid on the insulation course.Conductive element is brought out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.For example, the magnetic pen point can produce the magnetic field of motion by the surface of radio display of the present invention.Having the conductive element position of induced field that the user is imported shines upon.That launches this mapping is input to central computer device (as described herein), just can surpass link and insert the Internet-based content, and high brightness text etc. are drawn in handwritten form identification.Fig. 9 (d) is the exploded view of conductive coil.Fig. 9 (e) is the constitutional diagram of conductive coil; And Fig. 9 (f) is the sectional view of two conductive coils.Each conductive element can be made such shape, and the terminal of coil is x electrode and y electrode tip, and the grid of this coil comprises the user and imports thin slice.Method of printing of the present invention is made coil mesh need pile up the conductive coil structure on the insulation supporter sheet, this supporting structure can be the insulation course of thin slice or printing.As shown in figure 10, insulating material can be printed between the current-carrying part of coil to set up smooth upper surface, adds another insulation course (or insulating trip of printing) on this surface.Above the insulation course, make top electrode layer at this to finish coil mesh.Through hole in the insulation course can make top electrodes form with printed coil and be electrically connected.
Fig. 9 (h) is the sectional view of the multiple-unit supporting slice made according to rechargeable battery structure of the present invention shown in Fig. 9 (g).The lamination of flexible battery element 262 is clipped between internal support substrate 264 and the external support substrate 266.These bearing substrates provide permanance and protection to display device, and the electrical isolation between cell device and other electronic circuit components.Each adjacent flexible battery element stack part is shared copper or aluminium grid with its adjacent part.The structured material of filling vias 268 increases intensity and prevents the separation of flexible battery element stack 262.For example, structured material can be a resin, polymkeric substance, or other suitable substance.
Another embodiment that makes the printer of the present invention of electronic circuit in the microcapsule layer is described now.Shown in Figure 10 (a), an image received device is provided, be used for received field and attract 24 layers of electronic circuit of micro-capsule.Image received device comprises the attraction field element of locally variable, and it comprises the glass plate of optomagnetic coating 146 substrate 144 in the above.The information light source comprises: for example, a branch of optical fiber cable 148 is used to transmit optical information, and each optical fiber cable forms single optical fiber pixel.The end of each optical fiber can be welded together with formation glass plate substrate, or sets up the structure by 144 supportings of glass plate substrate.In addition, optomagnetic coating 146 also can be a photoelectricity coating 146, and it produces the electrostatic field of even or variation to attract electrostatic attraction micro-capsule 24.By change pointing to the optical information spatial relationship and the intensity of optical fiber cable bundle, optomagnetic coating or photoelectricity coating 146 become attraction, and therefore, it can attract to attract a micro-capsule 24 to selected parts that attract an element.According to the present invention, control device is connected with the information light source, is used to control locally variable and attracts an element, can add selectively and attract a position to a locally variable attraction element, therefore, attract an element, can make 24 layers of attraction micro-capsules by adding locally variable selectively.
To the embodiment shown in 10 (c), control device comprises the end of fibre bundle at Figure 10 (a), and by adding the optical information that incides optomagnetic coating 146 chosen position, can control the sucting strength that attracts an element, makes to attract the field to be added to the position that attracts an element.When being encouraged by incident light, optomagnetic coating becomes that magnetic can attract, and attracts an element thereby the magnetic attachment micro-capsule is arrived.
To shown in 10 (c), light beam is conducted through one section optical fiber as Figure 10 (a), makes it incide photoelectricity and/or optomagnetic coating 146 producing magnetic field and/or electrostatic field, in order that add separately attraction field at the corresponding discrete location of photoelectricity and/or optomagnetic coating 146.Photoelectricity and/or optomagnetic coating 146 can add like this, and for example, electrostatic attraction and magnetic attachment have the micro-capsule 24 of heterogeneity to produce a plurality of effects selectively.
The optical information source can be a fluoresent coating 150, and its emission light is with the electron beam of response incident.Fluoresent coating 150 can comprise white-phosphor screen with formation high-contrast and gray tone, thereby changes optomagnetic and photoelectric effect.Colour screen can be used for providing the chromatic information of different effect, and it is relevant with the attribute of photoelectricity and optomagnetic coating 146.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 10 (c), optical information is used to control the sucting strength that attracts an element, and light shielding layer 152 can be used for preventing the unnecessary exposure of micro-capsule 24.Perhaps, the optomagnetic layer and the electric active material of micro-capsule 24 can react to the different wave length of light, thereby prevent the too early exposure of electric active material.
Referring now to Figure 11 (a), can add uniform intensity and/or wavelength and incide on the optomagnetic coating 146 forming uniform magnetic field, it causes having 24 layers of the even micro-capsules of flat structures.In addition, in order to produce various effects, for example, electronic circuit is arranged on the discrete location on the record sheet, and the remainder that makes record sheet simultaneously keeps blank, form 3 d electronic circuit, or pile up compound electronic circuit to record sheet, form electronic circuit selectively on each discrete location in a series of electronic circuit forming steps, the light that can add change intensity and/or wavelength incides on the optomagnetic coating 146, in order that form magnetic field heterogeneous, its cause changing 24 layers of non-homogeneous micro-capsule of structure.
Shown in Figure 12 (a), come the scan laser of self-excitation light source 156 to can be used for writing information on the optomagnetic coating 146 of glass substrate 144.Can the pulsed modulation scan laser, thus writing information is chosen discrete location on the optomagnetic coating 146 selectively.Shown in Figure 12 (b), scanning electron rifle 158 can be used for writing information to fluoresent coating 150.In this case, utilize conventional magnetic field operative technique, for example, the technology that the conventional cathode ray tube is adopted can make 158 scannings of scanning electron rifle.Therefore, video screen produces the emission of light, and it incides on optomagnetic or the photoelectricity coating 146 and at the discrete location of choosing that attracts an element and produces optomagnetic and/or electrostatic effect, in order that make the required unexposed electronic circuit moulding latent image layer that attracts micro-capsule 24.
Shown in Figure 12 (c) and 12 (d), LCD matrix 160, or light emitting diode or diode laser matrix can be used for writing information on optomagnetic and/or photoelectricity coating 146.Under the situation of LCD matrix 160, can provide back lighting by LCD matrix 160 light valve effect spatial modulation.The known technology of this device is made in utilization, can make LCD matrix 160 or diode laser (or LED) matrix.
Figure 13 represents that lasing light emitter 156 produces another embodiment of laser beam, wherein utilizes current scanning instrument 162 to make laser beam scanning on the optomagnetic and/or photoelectricity coating 146 that attracts an element.In order to improve contrast, and make between the discrete location (that is, pixel) that attracts on the element and have at interval, optomagnetic and/or photoelectricity coating 146 can form pixel.Coating 146 is etched into discrete pixel, the induction field separately of each pixel is more concentrated in the zone that separates pixel, in order that the field that reduces to respond in each pixel is to the influence of neighbor.Utilize known mask/selective etch technology, for example, those technology that adopt during P.e.c. is made can be finished the etching of coating.Can the pulsed modulation laser beam to transmit electronic circuit information.Current scanning instrument 162 is used to guide this pulsed modulation laser beam to arrive and attracts the position of field element to form the electronic circuit sub-image.Therefore, can make the attraction field of locally variable, the micro-capsule 24 that is attracted is formed with the heterosphere of the conforming layer of flat structures or the structure that changes.By the scanning of control laser beam, can make producing the electronic circuit sub-image that attracts the field.
Figure 14 represents to attract an arrangements of components to become an embodiment of rotary drum 164.Coating photoelectricity and/or optomagnetic coating 146 on the workplace of rotary drum 164, and one or more laser beam once scans one or more line to form the attraction field on the whole surface of rotary drum 164.Under the situation of a plurality of laser beam, can add spatial light information to modulate different light beams.In addition, one or more optical fiber cable 148 can be used for direct light to rotary drum 164.Perhaps, the electron beam attraction field that can be used for changing.
Shown in Figure 15 (a), attract an arrangements of components to become rotary drum 164, it can be a hollowing also, and comprises transparent substrate 144.Carry the information light source, for example, one or more optical fiber cable 148, cathode-ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal light valve (or other spatial light modulator) matrix, LED or diode laser matrix, or other year information light source, be placed on certain position of hollowing 164 inside, it can be radiated photoelectricity and/or the optomagnetic coating 146 that is provided with on the idle running drum 164.Transparent drum 164 substrates 144 are passed through in the optical information transmission, and make photoelectricity and/or optomagnetic coating 146 become the attraction coating of locally variable.
Shown in Figure 15 (b), the optical information of idle running drum 164 inner configuration information light sources makes photoelectricity, and optomagnetic coating 146 produces on the surface of rotary drum 164 and attracts the field.Attracted to the surface (or the record sheet surface of placing on the rotary drum 164) of rotary drum 164 from the micro-capsule 24 in micro-capsule source 26.When rotary drum 164 rotated, micro-capsule became towards another information light source 165 (it can be configured to as the described light source of reference rotary drum 164 internal information light sources) for 24 layers.24 layers of these information light source 165 image exposure micro-capsules are to produce the electronic circuit sub-image.Then, make electronic circuit image development (not shown).In addition, cancellation element 167 can be used for recovering photoelectricity, the magnetic field of optomagnetic coating 146 or electrostatic field.
Figure 16 (a) is to the various configurations of 16 (d) expression information light source.Figure 16 (a) expression is configured to the information light source of LED or diode laser matrix 166; Figure 16 (b) expression is configured to the information light source of the liquid crystal light valve 160 of back lighting 168; Figure 16 (c) expression is configured to the information light source of cathode-ray tube (CRT) 170; And Figure 16 (d) expression is configured to the information light source of terminal 172 arrays of optical fiber cable.For convenience of explanation, the size of each unit 174 is amplified in array or the matrix.Actual size can be with cost, required resolution, factor such as space and changing.

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1. one kind is utilized micro-capsule to encapsulate the printer that electric active material is made electron device, it is characterized in that:
The attraction field element of locally variable;
Control the control device that locally variable attracts an element, be used for adding selectively the attraction field and arrive each position that locally variable attracts an element, so can make a field attraction microcapsule layer,
The field attracts the micro-capsule feeding mechanism of micro-capsule, and described attracts micro-capsule to comprise electric active material, is used to be attracted to the described position, attraction field that attracts the field element;
Thereby can attract the composition of microcapsule layer and size to make predetermined electronic circuit component according to the field.
2. make the printer of electron device according to claim 1, wherein the attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: at least one the photoelectricity coating or the optomagnetic coating that form on substrate are used to respond and incide the light at least one photoelectricity coating or the optomagnetic coating and produce and attract.
3. make the printer of electron device according to claim 2, wherein at least one photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating are etched into pixel.
4. make the printer of electron device according to claim 2, also comprise: lead beam incides the guiding device of a few photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating, be used to produce at least one magnetic field or electrostatic field, in order that on the corresponding discrete location of at least one photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating, form attraction field separately.
5. make the printer of electron device according to claim 4, wherein guiding device comprises: a plurality of fiber optical waveguides.
6. make the printer of electron device according to claim 4, wherein guiding device also comprises: produce the light beam source of light beam and the scanister of scanning light beam at least one photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating, be used for producing the attraction field, in order that on the corresponding discrete location of at least one photoelectricity coating or optomagnetic coating, form attraction field separately.
7. make the printer of electron device according to claim 2, wherein the attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: produce the luminescent coating of light on the substrate, the light of generation incides at least one photoelectricity coating or the optomagnetic coating to produce at least one electrostatic attraction field or magnetic attachment field.
8. make the printer of electron device according to claim 1, it is the magnetic attachment micro-capsule that its midfield attracts micro-capsule; And the attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: add magnetic field device, be used to add each local attraction field as the magnetic attachment field.
9. make the printer of electron device according to claim 1, it is the electrostatic attraction micro-capsule that its midfield attracts micro-capsule; And the attraction field element of locally variable also comprises: add static field device, be used to add each local attraction field as the electrostatic attraction field.
10. make the printer of electron device according to claim 1, wherein at least some attract micro-capsule to comprise a thermal expansion composition or hot fusible composition at least.
11. a method of making display, it has the element that utilizes Method of printing to make, and its feature may further comprise the steps: the bearing substrate of supporting structure is provided, utilizes Method of printing to make element on this bearing substrate; Making comprises the display layer of light emitting pixel, is used for display message, and light emitting pixel is to make by the pixel graphics of printing the luminous current-conducting polymer microcapsule; Making comprises the electronic circuit layer of electron device, and it is to print electricity activation micro-capsule figure to make on the discrete location of bearing substrate; Make the user's input layer that receives user's input and produce user input signal, make user's input layer by printing the conductive element grid, when passing conductive element in magnetic field, each conductive element produces detectable electric signal; With the making battery layers, be used to provide electric energy to the electronic circuit layer elements, user's input layer element and display layer element.
12. according to the method that claim 11 is made display, wherein battery layers comprises: first current collection layer; In anode layer of on first current collection layer, printing and the cathode layer one; The dielectric substrate of printing on described one in anode layer and cathode layer; With another and described second current collection layer of printing on another in anode layer and cathode layer in anode layer of on dielectric substrate, printing and the cathode layer.
13. make the method for display according to claim 11, wherein display layer comprises the conductive lead wire that is connected with each light emitting pixel, under the control of display driver element, add electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel, light emitting pixel is made like this, and insulation course is provided, and prints the y electrode layer that comprises the conductive material line on insulation course, on the y electrode layer, print the pixel layer of luminous current-conducting polyidal field and on pixel layer, print the x electrode layer that comprises the transparent conductive material line.
14. make the method for display according to claim 11, wherein the electronic circuit layer comprises signal receiving element, it comprises: the first radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive first shows signal with first display message of on first radio frequency, carrying, with the second radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive second shows signal with second display message of on second radio frequency, carrying, with the display driver element that comprises the signal processor element, be used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produce display drive signals, can show demonstration second display message on first display message and the second place on the primary importance of display layer simultaneously at display layer.
15. the method for making display according to claim 11, battery layers wherein, display layer, at least some elements are by printing electric active material to make circuit component in user's input layer and the electronic circuit layer, and it comprises: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.
16. one kind is utilized micro-capsule to encapsulate the method that electric active material is made electron device, its feature may further comprise the steps: the substrate that upper surface is arranged as supporting structure is provided, utilizes the micro-capsule Method of printing to make element on this substrate; Attract the discrete location of an attraction microcapsule layer to substrate, an attraction micro-capsule comprises electric active material, thereby can attract the composition of microcapsule layer and size to make predetermined electronic circuit component according to the field.
17. according to the method that claim 16 is made electron device, wherein electric active material has conductor, insulator, resistor, semiconductor, inductor, magnetic material, piezoelectric, photoelectric material, or at least a electrical properties in the thermoelectric material.
18. make the method for electron device according to claim 16, its midfield attracts microcapsule layer the many levels micro-capsule to be arranged to form desired three dimensional shape, therefore, electronic circuit component have with pile up microcapsule layer in the composition electrical properties relevant of many levels with the 3D shape size.
19. a display, it has the element that utilizes Method of printing to make, and it is characterized in that: as supporting structure the flexible substrate of upper surface is arranged, utilize Method of printing to make element on this substrate; Comprise the display layer of light emitting pixel, be used for display message, light emitting pixel is to make by the pixel layer of printing the luminous current-conducting polymkeric substance; The electronic circuit layer, it comprises: the signal radiated element, be used to launch the display message that user input signal is launched from the shows signal generating means with control to the shows signal generating means, signal receiving element, be used to receive display message from the emission of shows signal generating means, with the display driver element, drive display layer according to the display message that receives; User's input layer is used to receive user's input and produces user input signal; Battery layers is used to provide electric energy to the electronic circuit layer elements, user's input layer element and display layer element.
20. according to the display of claim 19, wherein battery layers comprises: first current collection layer; Anode layer; Dielectric substrate, it comprises liquid electric conductivity electrolysis matter and forms the polymkeric substance of leakproof dielectric substrate; The cathode layer and second current collection layer, wherein said battery layers basically forms the entire upper surface at flexible substrate.
21. according to the display of claim 19, wherein user's input layer comprises: conductive element grid, each conductive element are used to bring out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.
22. according to the display of claim 19, wherein user's input layer comprises: touch-screen, it is to print pressure-sensitive on insulation course or the capacitance-sensitive element is made.
23. according to the display of claim 19, wherein display layer comprises: the conductive lead wire that is connected with each light emitting pixel under the control of display driver element, adds electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel.
24. display according to claim 19, wherein signal receiving element comprises: the first radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive first shows signal of carrying first display message on first radio frequency, with the second radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive second shows signal of carrying second display message on second radio frequency, and wherein the display driver element comprises: Signal Processing Element, be used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produce display drive signals, can show demonstration second display message on first display message and the second place on the primary importance of display layer simultaneously at display layer.
25. according to the display of claim 19, battery layers wherein, display layer, at least some elements are by printing electric active material to make circuit component in user's input layer and the electronic circuit layer, and it comprises: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.
26. a display, the element that it has the Method of printing system of utilization to make is characterized in that: as supporting structure the flexible substrate of upper surface is arranged, utilize Method of printing can make element on flexible substrate; The display layer that comprises light emitting pixel, be used for display message, light emitting pixel is made like this, insulation course is provided, on insulation course, print the y electrode layer that comprises the conductive material line, on the y electrode layer, print the pixel layer of luminous current-conducting polyidal field and on pixel layer, print the x electrode layer that comprises the transparent conductive material line; The electronic circuit layer comprises: the signal radiated element, be used to launch user input signal, and signal receiving element is used to receive display message and display driver element, drives display layer according to the display message that receives; User's input layer is used to receive user's input and produces user input signal; Battery layers is used to provide electric energy to the electronic circuit layer elements, user's input layer element and display layer element.
27. according to the display of claim 26, wherein battery layers comprises: first current collection layer of on the flexible insulation substrate, printing; In anode layer of on first current collection layer, printing and the cathode layer one; The micro-capsule encapsulation dielectric substrate of printing on described in anode layer and cathode layer; With in anode layer of on dielectric substrate, printing and the cathode layer another; With described second current collection layer of printing on another in anode layer and cathode layer; Wherein said battery layers basically forms the entire upper surface at flexible substrate.
28. according to the display of claim 26, wherein user's input layer comprises: printed conductive unit grid on the insulation course, described conductive element is used to bring out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.
29. according to the display of claim 28, wherein each described conductive element is made coil shape.
30. according to the display of claim 26, wherein display layer comprises: the printing conductive lead wire that is connected with each light emitting pixel under the control of display driver element, adds electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel.
31. display according to claim 26, wherein signal receiving element comprises: the first radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive first shows signal of carrying first display message on first radio frequency, with the second radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive second shows signal of carrying second display message on second radio frequency, and wherein the display driver element comprises: Signal Processing Element, be used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produce display drive signals, can show demonstration second display message on first display message and the second place on the primary importance of display layer simultaneously at display layer.
32. according to the display of claim 26, battery layers wherein, display layer, at least some elements are by printing electric active material to make circuit component in user's input layer and the electronic circuit layer, and it comprises: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.
33. a display, it has the element that utilizes Method of printing to make, and it is characterized in that: the flexible substrate as supporting structure is provided, utilizes Method of printing to make element on this substrate; Comprise the display layer of light emitting pixel, be used for display message, light emitting pixel is to make by the pixel layer of printing the luminous current-conducting polymkeric substance; Comprise the electronic circuit layer that the user imports the mapping element, be used to receive user input signal and determine to receive on the display physical location of user input signal and the user input signal of generation mapping; The signal radiated element is used to launch the user input signal of mapping; Signal receiving element is used to receive display message; With the display driver element, drive display layer according to the display message that receives; User's input layer is used to receive user's input and produces user input signal; Battery layers is used to provide electric energy to the electronic circuit layer elements, user's input layer element and display layer element.
34. according to the display of claim 33, wherein battery layers comprises: first current collection layer of on the flexible insulation substrate, printing; In anode layer of on first current collection layer, printing and the cathode layer one; The dielectric substrate of printing on described one in anode layer and cathode layer; With in anode layer of on dielectric substrate, printing and the cathode layer another; With described second current collection layer of printing on another in anode layer and cathode layer.
35. according to the display of claim 33, wherein user's input layer comprises: printed conductive unit grid on the insulation course, described conductive element is used to bring out the magnetic field of detectable electric signal with responsive movement.
36. display according to claim 33, wherein display layer comprises: the printing conductive lead wire that is connected with each light emitting pixel, under the control of display driver element, add electric energy selectively to each light emitting pixel, light emitting pixel is made like this, and insulation course is provided, and prints the y electrode layer that comprises the conductive material line on insulation course, on the y electrode layer, print the pixel layer of luminous current-conducting polyidal field and on pixel layer, print the x electrode layer that comprises the transparent conductive material line.
37. display according to claim 33, wherein signal receiving element comprises: the first radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive first shows signal of carrying first display message on first radio frequency, with the second radio frequency receiving element, be used to receive second shows signal of carrying second display message on second radio frequency, and wherein the display driver element comprises: Signal Processing Element, be used to receive first shows signal and second shows signal and produce display drive signals, can show demonstration second display message on first display message and the second place on the primary importance of display layer simultaneously at display layer.
38. according to the display of claim 37, battery layers wherein, display layer, at least some elements are by printing electric active material to make circuit component in user's input layer and the electronic circuit layer, and it comprises: resistor, capacitor, inductor, antenna, conductor and semiconductor devices.
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