JP2018036467A - Attachment structure and attachment method for display panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve workability for attaching a display panel along attachment surfaces in various shapes in an attachment site.SOLUTION: An attachment structure for a display panel includes the display panel, a plurality of engagement members, a plurality of engagement receiving members, and a sheet 40. The display panel has flexibility. The plurality of engagement members are provided on the rear surface of the display panel. The plurality of engagement receiving members are freely engageable with the plurality of engagement members respectively. In the sheet member 40, a plurality of marks 41 indicating positions to which the engagement receiving members are attached are applied to the positions corresponding to the respective positions of the plurality of engagement members on the rear surface of the display panel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a display panel mounting structure and mounting method for mounting a flexible display panel on a curved mounting surface.

  Conventionally, in order to attach a rigid display panel to a curved attachment surface, it has been necessary to process the display panel in advance in a shape along the attachment surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, some mounting surfaces have various shapes, and when a rigid display panel is used, it is difficult to adjust the display panel along the mounting surface at the mounting site. For this reason, it is conceivable to use a flexible display panel.

JP2015-148716A

  However, even if the display panel itself has flexibility, if the engagement member for attaching the display panel to the mounting surface does not have flexibility and is provided in the entire area of the back surface of the display panel, the display panel is eventually displayed. The panel cannot be flexibly bent, and it is difficult to mount the display panel along the mounting surface. Therefore, it is conceivable to disperse and dispose a plurality of engaging members on the back surface of the display panel.

  On the other hand, when a plurality of engaging members are provided on the back surface of the display panel, when the engaging receiving member that engages with the engaging member is attached to the mounting surface, the engaging member and the engaging receiving member are accurately positioned. If they cannot be aligned, the display panel cannot be mounted on the mounting surface. Further, the engagement receiving member must be aligned according to the curvature radius and shape of the mounting surface, and the workability of mounting the engagement receiving member is not good.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a display panel mounting structure and a mounting method capable of improving the workability of mounting a display panel along mounting surfaces of various shapes at a mounting site.

  The display panel mounting structure according to the present invention includes a display panel, a plurality of engagement members, a plurality of engagement receiving members, and a sheet member. The display panel has flexibility. The plurality of engaging members are provided on the back surface of the display panel. The plurality of engagement receiving members are respectively engageable with the plurality of engagement members. The sheet member is provided with a plurality of marks indicating positions to which the engagement receiving members are attached at positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of engagement members on the back surface of the display panel.

  In this configuration, the engagement receiving member is attached to the attachment surface at the location of the mark attached to the sheet member in a state where the sheet member is attached to the attachment surface. For this reason, the attachment location of the engagement receiving member for accurately aligning the engagement member and the engagement receiving member is recognized accurately and easily by the operator.

  The display panel mounting method of the present invention includes an attaching step, an attaching step, and an engaging step. In the affixing step, a plurality of engagement receivers that are respectively engageable with the plurality of engagement members at positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of engagement members provided on the back surface of the flexible display panel. A sheet member to which a plurality of marks indicating positions for attaching the members is attached is attached to the attachment surface of the display panel. In the attaching step, a plurality of engagement receiving members are attached to the portions marked with a plurality of marks. In the engagement step, the plurality of engagement receiving members and the plurality of engagement members are engaged.

  In this configuration, the engagement receiving member is attached to the attachment surface at the location of the mark attached to the sheet member in a state where the sheet member is attached to the attachment surface. For this reason, the attachment location of the engagement receiving member for accurately aligning the engagement member and the engagement receiving member is recognized accurately and easily by the operator.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the workability of attaching the display panel along the attachment surfaces of various shapes at the installation site.

It is a figure which shows the display panel to which the attachment structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention was applied, (A) is a side view, (B) is a rear view. It is side surface sectional drawing of the engaging member provided in the back surface of a display panel. (A) is side surface sectional drawing of the engagement receiving member attached to an attachment surface, (B) is a modification of an engagement receiving member. It is a perspective view of an engagement member and an engagement receiving member. It is side surface sectional drawing of the engaging member and engagement receiving member of the state mutually engaged. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sheet | seat member for aligning an engagement receiving member in an attachment surface. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the attachment method of a display panel. It is a figure which shows the attachment surface of the state by which the sticking position of the sheet member was marked. It is a figure which shows the state by which the sheet | seat member was affixed on the attachment surface. It is the perspective view which looked at the engagement member and the engagement receiving member from the back side of the display panel. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which engaged the engagement member with the engagement receiving member from the back side of the display panel. It is a figure which shows the display panel to which the attachment structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment was applied, (A) is a side view, (B) is a rear view. (A) is side surface sectional drawing of the engaging member provided in the back surface of a display panel in the attachment structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, (B) is side surface sectional drawing of the engagement receiving member attached to an attachment surface. It is. In 2nd Embodiment, it is side surface sectional drawing of the engagement member and engagement receiving member of the state mutually engaged. It is the perspective view which looked at the engagement member and engagement receiving member which concern on 2nd Embodiment from the back side of the display panel. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which engaged the engagement member with the engagement receiving member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment from the back side of the display panel. (A) (B) shows the 1st modification of an engaging member in a 2nd embodiment. (A) (B) shows the 2nd modification of the engaging member in a 2nd embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
The display panel 10 mounting structure 1 and mounting method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The attachment structure 1 includes a display panel 10, a plurality of engagement members 20, a plurality of engagement receiving members 30 (see FIG. 3A), and a sheet member 40 (see FIG. 7).

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the display panel 10 is configured to have flexibility. As an example, the display panel 10 is a liquid crystal display panel, is a horizontally long rectangle, has LED (Light Emitting Diode) substrates 11 and 12 as light source lamps on the short sides of both left and right ends, and is a flexible acrylic. It has members such as a plate, a light guide plate, and a frame, and is configured to be easily bent in the longitudinal direction. The display panel 10 is not limited to a liquid crystal display panel, and may be another type of display panel such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display panel as long as it has flexibility.

  The engaging members 20 are provided on the back surface of the display panel 10 in a vertical and horizontal manner. It is preferable that a large number of the engaging members 20 are provided at equal intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions on the back surface of the display panel 10. This is because the display panel 10 having flexibility is attached to the attachment surface 50 having various shapes so that there is as little gap as possible. The interval between the engagement members 20 is preferably smaller as the flexibility of the display panel 10 is higher.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the engagement member 20 has a shape in which a strip-shaped sheet metal is bent in a C shape. The engaging member 20 is preferably made of metal. The engaging member 20 has a hole 21 and an opening 22. The engagement member 20 has a uniform cross section in the horizontal direction, and a surface facing the opening 22 is attached to the back surface of the display panel 10 in a direction in which the engagement receiving member 30 can be inserted in the horizontal direction. For example, the engagement member 20 is screwed to the back surface of the display panel 10. Each of the engaging members 20 is preferably screwed at a plurality of locations within a range that does not impair the flexibility of the display panel 10 so as not to rotate along the back surface of the display panel 10. Note that the engaging member 20 may be configured integrally with a member such as a housing or a frame of the display panel 10 on the back surface of the display panel 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the engagement receiving member 30 has a cylindrical neck portion 31 and a cylindrical head portion 32. The diameter of the head 32 is larger than the diameter of the neck 31. The neck part 31 and the head part 32 have a through-hole 33 that penetrates in the axial direction. The engagement receiving member 30 is disposed so that the neck portion 31 is in contact with the attachment surface 50, and is screwed to the attachment surface 50 through the screw 34 through the through hole 33.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the engagement receiving member 30A has a male screw portion 35 protruding from the neck portion 31 to the opposite side of the head portion 32, instead of the through hole 33, and the screw 34. It can also be configured to be attachable to the attachment surface 50 without being used.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement member 20 provided on the back surface of the display panel 10 is slid horizontally on the engagement receiving member 30 attached to the attachment surface 50, and as shown in FIG. The engagement member 20 and the engagement receiving member 30 are engaged with each other such that the head portion 32 of the engagement receiving member 30 is fitted into the hole portion 21 of the combined member 20 and the neck portion 31 is inserted into the opening 22. Thus, the display panel 10 is attached to the attachment surface 50.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the sheet member 40 has a plurality of marks 41 that are flexible and visible from the first surface. As an example, the mark 41 is a figure such as a circle or a rectangle, and is printed on the first surface of the sheet member 40. In addition, when the sheet | seat member 40 is comprised with a transparent member, the mark 41 may be printed on the 2nd surface. Further, the mark 41 may be a hole provided in the sheet member 40 or a stamp.

  The sheet member 40 is configured to have the same size as the back surface of the display panel 10. Note that the sheet member may be configured to be slightly larger in size than the back surface of the display panel 10, and in this case, the sheet member preferably has a frame line of the same size as the back surface of the display panel 10.

  The marks 41 are attached to the positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of engaging members 20 on the back surface of the display panel 10 so as to indicate the positions where the engagement receiving members 30 are attached.

  The sheet member 40 is preferably coated with an adhesive on the entire second surface. By sticking the entire surface of the sheet member 40 to the attachment surface 50, wrinkles and slack of the sheet member 40 can be suppressed, and the displacement of the mark 41 can be suppressed. Further, the workability of pasting is improved. The sheet member 40 may not be coated with an adhesive. In this case, the sheet member 40 is attached to the mounting surface 50 with a single-sided adhesive tape, a double-sided adhesive tape, a separate adhesive, or the like. You can also.

  Next, a method for mounting the display panel 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 8, first, the position where the display panel 10 is attached on the attachment surface 50 is confirmed, and in accordance with this, marking is performed on the attachment position of the sheet member 40 on the attachment surface 50 (S1).

  As shown in FIG. 9, next, the sheet member 40 is affixed to the attachment surface 50 in accordance with the marking (S2).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3A, the engagement receiving member 30 is attached to each position of the mark 41 of the sheet member 40 (S3). By attaching the engagement receiving member 30 to the attachment surface 50 at the mark 41, the engagement member 20 and the engagement receiving member 30 can be accurately aligned.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 10, the display panel 10 is slid in the horizontal direction along the mounting surface 50 to engage the engagement members 20 with the engagement receiving members 30 as shown in FIG. 11. As a result, the display panel 10 is attached to the attachment surface 50.

  With the sheet member 40 attached to the attachment surface 50, the engagement receiving member 30 and the engagement receiving member 30 are attached to the attachment surface 50 at the location of the mark 41 attached to the sheet member 40. The operator can recognize the attachment location of the engagement receiving member 30 for accurately aligning the position and the position accurately. Therefore, the workability of attaching the display panel 10 along the attachment surface 50 of various shapes at the installation site can be improved.

[Second Embodiment]
With reference to FIGS. 12A to 16, a mounting structure 1 </ b> A and a mounting method for the display panel 10 according to the second embodiment will be described. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to the attachment structure 1 and the attachment method of the display panel 10 which concern on 1st Embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, a plurality of engagement members 20 </ b> A are provided on the back surface of the display panel 10.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the engaging member 20A has a neck portion 21A, a head portion 22A, and a pedestal 23A. As an example, the neck portion 21A, the head portion 22A, and the pedestal 23A are cylindrical. The diameters of the head portion 22A and the pedestal 23A are larger than the diameter of the neck portion 21A. A screw hole is provided on the back surface of the display panel 10, and the engaging member 20 </ b> A is screwed to the back surface of the display panel 10.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13B, the engagement receiving member 30 </ b> A is configured to have a C-shaped cross section and is screwed to the attachment surface 50, similarly to the engagement member 20 in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the display panel 10 is slid in the horizontal direction along the attachment surface 50, whereby the engagement member 20 </ b> A is engaged with the engagement receiving member 30 </ b> A, and the display panel 10 is attached to the attachment surface 50. Attached to.

  As described above, the engagement member 20A provided on the back surface of the display panel 10 and the engagement receiving member 30A attached to the attachment surface 50 are engaged so that one of them has a concave shape and the other has a convex shape. In some cases, either can be concave or convex.

  The mounting structure 1A for the display panel 10 according to the second embodiment can also improve the workability of mounting the display panel 10 along the mounting surface 50 having various shapes at the mounting site.

  Further, since the convex engagement member 20A includes the pedestal 23A, friction between the engagement receiving member 30A and the back surface of the display panel 10 can be prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, when the screw boss 13 is provided on the back surface of the display panel 10, the engaging member 20B has a neck portion 21B, a head portion 22B, and a pedestal 23B. The screw hole 24B opening on the pedestal 23B side may be provided, and the groove 22B for turning with a tool may be provided on the head 22B.

  As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, when the screw boss 13 is provided on the back surface of the display panel 10, the engaging member 20C is not necessarily limited to having the pedestal 23B. Even if it does not have the base 23B, the workability | operativity which attaches the display panel 10 along the attachment surface 50 of various shapes can be improved in an attachment field.

[Third Embodiment]
In the procedure of the method of attaching the display panel 10 shown in FIG. 7, the step (S3) of attaching the engagement receiving members 30, 30A to the attachment surface 50, and the engagement members 20, 20A, 20B, 20C are connected to the engagement receiving member 30, A step (S3-2) of peeling the sheet member 40 from the attachment surface 50 may be provided between the step (S4) of engaging with 30A.

  The seat member 40 is for aligning the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A. After the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A are attached to the attachment surface 50, they may be removed from the attachment surface 50. The workability of the alignment of the receiving members 30 and 30A does not deteriorate.

  In this embodiment, when an adhesive is applied to the second surface of the sheet member 40, a non-transfer adhesive is preferably used as the adhesive.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the procedure of the method of attaching the display panel 10 shown in FIG. 7, between the step (S2) of attaching the sheet member 40 to the attachment surface 50 and the step of attaching the engagement receiving members 30, 30A to the attachment surface 50 (S3). In addition, a step (S2-2) of attaching a mark indicating the attachment position of the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A to the attachment surface 50 using a mark 41 of the sheet member 40, and a step of peeling the sheet member from the attachment surface 50 (S2- 3) can also be provided.

  With the sheet member 40 attached to the mounting surface 50, a mark indicating the mounting position of the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A is attached to the mounting surface 50, so that the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A are accurately connected to the mounting surface 50. The engagement members 20, 20A, 20B, 20C and the engagement receiving members 30, 30A can be engaged accurately and with good workability. In addition, after attaching the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A to the attachment surface 50, the sheet member 40 may be peeled off from the attachment surface 50 before attaching the engagement reception members 30 and 30A to the attachment surface 50. The workability of the alignment of the engagement receiving members 30 and 30A does not deteriorate.

  For example, the sheet member 40 has a hole as a mark 41, and by applying ink to the sheet member 40 with a roller, a brush, an ink pen, or the like to which ink is applied, The mounting surface 50 is marked in the form of a hole.

[Fifth Embodiment]
In the sheet member 40, it is preferable that different symbols are attached to each of the plurality of marks 41.

  By attaching the symbols, the operator can easily recognize the corresponding relationship between the engagement receiving members 30, 30A and the engagement members 20, 20A, 20B, 20C provided on the back surface of the display panel 10. become able to. In addition, it is preferable that each of the engagement members 20, 20 </ b> A, 20 </ b> B, and 20 </ b> C is given a symbol corresponding to the symbol given to the mark 41 of the sheet member 40.

[Sixth Embodiment]
The sheet member 40 is preferably provided with a line indicating one or more different sizes of the display panel 10.

  This facilitates adjustment of the position where the sheet member 40 is attached to the mounting surface 50 according to the size of the display panel 10 to be mounted on the mounting surface 50. In addition, one type of sheet member 40 can be used to attach a plurality of types of display panels 10 having different sizes, and the cost can be reduced.

[Seventh Embodiment]
The engagement members 20, 20A, 20B, 20C and the engagement receiving members 30, 30A can be configured to be engageable with each other by moving the display panel 10 from the top to the bottom. There is an effect that it is possible to improve the workability of attaching the display panel 10 along the attachment surface 50 of various shapes at the attachment site.

  The description of the above-described embodiment is an example in all respects and should be considered as not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope indicated by the claims. Moreover, it is intended that the scope of the present invention includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims. Furthermore, a new embodiment can be configured by combining technical features shown in the embodiments.

1, 1A mounting structure 10 display panel 20, 20A, 20B, 20C engaging member 30, 30A engaging receiving member 40 sheet member 41 mark 50 mounting surface

Claims (5)

A flexible display panel;
A plurality of engaging members provided on the back surface of the display panel;
A plurality of engagement receiving members which are respectively engageable with the plurality of engagement members;
A mounting structure for a display panel, comprising: a sheet member provided with a plurality of marks indicating positions where the engagement receiving member is attached at positions corresponding to positions of the plurality of engaging members on the back surface.   The display panel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the sheet member is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on a surface to be attached to the mounting surface of the display panel.   The display panel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of marks has a different symbol attached to the sheet member.   The display panel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the sheet member is provided with a line indicating one or more different sizes of the display panel. Positions where a plurality of engagement receiving members that can be engaged with the plurality of engagement members are attached to positions corresponding to positions on the back surface of the plurality of engagement members provided on the back surface of the display panel having flexibility. A pasting step of pasting a sheet member with a plurality of marks on the mounting surface of the display panel;
An attachment step of attaching the plurality of engagement receiving members respectively to the locations marked with the plurality of marks;
An engagement method for engaging the plurality of engagement receiving members with the plurality of engagement members.

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