JPH1138431A - Liquid crystal display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a device having a packaging structure of a circuit board which is advantageous for the thickness reduction of a module and facilitates the repair of the circuit board and the remounting of a driving IC chip by arranging the driving circuit board approximately perpendicularly to the display surface of a liquid crystal display panel. SOLUTION: The drain side flexible circuit board FPC 2 connected to the end side of the liquid crystal display panel PNL is arranged approximately perpendicularly to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel PNL. Namely, the panel consists of the structure in which the circuit board FPC 2 is eliminated from between the liquid crystal display panel PNL and a light guide plate and the thickness of the multilayered circuit board FPC 2 turned back and superposed plural times is not the constituent element of the module thickness. The thickness reduction of the module is made possible. Since the bending angle of the circuit board FPC 2 to the connections to the liquid crystal display panel PNL is halved, the stress on the compression bonding part of the circuit board FPC 2 and the liquid crystal display panel PNL is reduced and the reliability of the compression bonding part is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel,
Liquid crystal display module).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a liquid crystal display element of an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal on one of two transparent insulating substrates made of glass or the like, which are disposed opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. On the layer side surface, the x
A gate line group extending in the direction and arranged in the y direction, and a drain line group extending in the y direction and insulated from the gate line group and arranged in the x direction are formed.

Each region surrounded by the group of gate lines and the group of drain lines becomes a pixel region, and the pixel region includes, for example, a thin film transistor (T) as a switching element.
FT) and a transparent pixel electrode.

When a scanning signal is supplied to the gate line, the thin film transistor is turned on, and a video signal from the drain line is supplied to the pixel electrode via the turned on thin film transistor.

It is to be noted that not only each drain line of the drain line group, but also each gate line of the gate line group is extended to the periphery of the transparent insulating substrate to form external terminals. A plurality of driving ICs (semiconductor integrated circuits) constituting the video driving circuit and the gate scanning driving circuit which are connected to each other are externally mounted around the transparent insulating substrate. In other words, a plurality of tape carrier packages (TCP) on which these drive ICs are mounted are externally provided around the substrate.

However, since the transparent insulating substrate has a structure in which a TCP on which a driving IC is mounted is externally mounted, the gate line group and the drain line of the transparent insulating substrate are formed by these circuits. The area occupied by a region (usually called a frame) between the outline of the display region formed by the intersection region with the group and the outline of the outer frame of the transparent insulating substrate increases, and the liquid crystal display module Contradicts the desire to reduce the external dimensions of.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem as much as possible, that is, in response to a demand to increase the density of the liquid crystal display element and to reduce the outer shape of the liquid crystal display module as much as possible, TCP components are not used. There has been proposed a configuration in which an image driving IC and a gate scanning driving IC are directly mounted on a transparent insulating substrate. Such a mounting method is called a flip chip method or a chip-on-glass (COG) method.

A flip-chip type liquid crystal display device is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-122 by the same applicant.
No. 806.

[0009]

In a flip-chip type liquid crystal display device, a multilayer flexible circuit board connected to an edge of the liquid crystal display panel is folded back on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, and is connected to the liquid crystal display panel via a double-sided adhesive tape. It was adhered to the back surface and arranged between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-138388 by the same applicant). Alternatively, the circuit board connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel is bent and placed on the back of the backlight.

[0010] In such a module, the thickness of the circuit board is a component of the module thickness, which is an obstacle to reducing the module thickness. Note that when the light guide plate of the backlight is made thinner in order to reduce the module thickness, the rate of light incident on the light guide plate decreases, and the power consumption increases.

Further, since the circuit board is adhered to the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel with a double-sided adhesive tape, the double-sided adhesive tape must be peeled off to repair the circuit board which has been found to be defective, which is difficult to repair. . Further, when the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is peeled off, part of the pressure-sensitive adhesive remains, and irregularities are formed on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, that is, the lower transparent glass substrate. As a result, when the defect of the driving IC chip is subsequently found and the chip needs to be replaced, the unevenness of the adhesive remaining on the back surface of the glass substrate provides a support when the IC chip is mounted again on the surface of the glass substrate.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having a circuit board mounting structure that is advantageous for reducing the thickness of the module and that facilitates repair of the circuit board and remounting of the driving IC chip. It is in.

Normally, each side surface of the upper shield case is arranged outside each side surface of the lower case that overlaps therewith. In the present invention, as will be described later, the flexible circuit board connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel, at the engagement portion on the side surface of the upper and lower frames. Since the flexible circuit board is opened outward by the repulsive force, if the side of the lower case is to be turned inside, the lower case is difficult to be inserted into the liquid crystal display panel with the circuit board, which makes assembly difficult. Also, it is difficult to connect the frame ground pad of the circuit board to the upper metal shield case.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device which facilitates the assembly of a module when a circuit board is arranged at a meshing portion between upper and lower frames.

The drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board and the interface circuit board are disposed at right angles to each other along two adjacent edges of the liquid crystal display panel.
In the module described in the above publication, the main body portion of the flexible circuit board connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel is folded back on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel and adhered with a double-sided tape, so that the main body portion Projecting from
The length of the projection provided with the connector for electrical connection to the interface circuit board is increased. When taking an L-shaped flexible substrate having such a convex portion from a large substrate,
If the protruding portion is long, the material removing efficiency is reduced, and the production cost is increased.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having a structure capable of improving the material removal efficiency of a flexible substrate and reducing the manufacturing cost.

Conventionally, a corner portion where two side surfaces of a metal shield case are likely to intersect is cut out by cutting, and the two side surfaces are bent to the upper surface. Since a part of the material is cut out, the mechanical strength of the shield case is low.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of improving the mechanical strength of a metal shield case.

[0019]

According to the present invention, the thickness of the circuit board is reduced by arranging the circuit board connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel substantially perpendicularly to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The structure does not become a component of module thickness. Therefore, the thickness of the module can be reduced. In addition, since the circuit board is not attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel with a double-sided adhesive tape, it is easy to repair the circuit board and remount the driving IC chip.

In addition, at least one of the upper shield cases
When the circuit board is placed in the meshing part of the upper and lower frames by positioning the side surface inside the adjacent side surface of the lower shield case that overlaps with it, the upper shield case and the lower shield case are attached to the liquid crystal display panel with the circuit board. Easy to insert and easy to assemble. Also, the frame ground pad of the circuit board can be easily connected to the upper metal shield case.

A flexible first circuit board for supplying drive signals to the liquid crystal display panel and a second circuit board for supplying power supply voltage are arranged at right angles to each other along two adjacent sides of the liquid crystal display panel. A first circuit board connected to an edge of the panel is disposed substantially perpendicular to a display surface of the panel, and an end of the first circuit board adjacent to the second circuit board is a second circuit board.
It has a projection provided with a connector for electrical connection to a circuit board, and the end of the first circuit board is bent at a substantially right angle toward the second circuit board to connect the connector to the second circuit board. With such a configuration, the length of the convex portion of the first circuit board can be reduced, so that the material removal efficiency of the flexible board is improved and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, since roundness is provided by drawing in the vicinity of the corner of the shield case and notches are provided at the intersections of the both sides in the vicinity thereof, the two sides are connected to each other. The strength is large, and the mechanical strength and reliability of the module can be improved.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings described below, those having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

<< Overall Configuration of Liquid Crystal Display Module >> FIG.
(A) is a front view as viewed from the display side after completion of assembling the liquid crystal display module, (B) is a left side view, (C) is a right side view,
(D) is a rear side view, and (E) is a front side view.

In FIG. 1, SHD is an upper metal shield case made of a metal plate, WD is a display window, and PNL is a drive IC on one of two superposed transparent insulating substrates.
, A flip-chip type liquid crystal display panel (also called a liquid crystal display element or LCD (liquid crystal display)), AR is an effective pixel area, HLD1-4
Are mounting holes for the module to a personal computer etc., LPC1, LPC
PC2 is the lamp cable of the fluorescent tube of the backlight, LC
T is a connector for connecting to the inverter.

FIG. 2A is a rear view of the liquid crystal display module after assembly is completed, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3D is a sectional view of a main part showing a frame ground portion.

In FIG. 2, LF is a lower metal shield case made of a metal plate, DRH is a plurality of holes penetrating the lower (bottom) surface of the shield case LF, and DRW is each opening DR.
The recess around W (see FIGS. 2B and 2C), FGH is a frame ground hole, and SUP is a connector CT4 (FIG. 8,
6) from below, CT1 is an interface connector, HLD1 to 4 are holes for mounting the module to a personal computer, etc., SCR is a screw for fixing the shield case LF to the frame-shaped holder ML (see FIG. 5). It is a hole to do.

1 and 2, both cases SHD, LF
The four mounting holes HLD1 to HLD4 provided for mounting the module as a display unit on an information processing device such as a personal computer or a word processor using screws or the like (HLD2 and HLD4 are not closed holes but cut out holes). Lack). The mounting holes HLD1 to HLD4 provided on both sides are fixed and mounted on the information processing apparatus through screws or the like. Signals from the main computer (host) and necessary power are supplied to a controller and a power supply of an interface circuit board in the module via an interface connector CT1 located on the back of the module.

Hereinafter, the specific configuration of each component will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 20 shows each member in detail.

<< Upper Metal Shield Case SHD and Lower Metal Shield Case LF >> FIG. 1 shows the upper surface and each side surface of the upper shield case SHD, and FIG. 2A shows the lower surface of the lower shield case LF. It is.

The shield cases SHD and LF, which are also called metal frames, are manufactured by stamping and bending a single metal plate by a press working technique. WD is a display window that is an opening that exposes the liquid crystal display panel PNL to the field of view. The case SHD is made of a 0.4 mm thick stainless steel plate (high strength), and the case LF is made of a 0.3 mm thick plate.
mm.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of through holes DRH,
That is, one large hole, fourteen small holes, and the recesses DRW around the inside of the module integrally with the case LF (see FIGS. 2B and 2C) are provided around the large holes and the fourteen small holes. By providing this many holes DRW,
When the metal plate for manufacturing the shield case LF is pressed by reducing the weight, the warpage of the metal plate at one diagonal line is suppressed, and the heat generated from the backlight or the like is suppressed. Dissipate heat. Further, the provision of the recess DRW increases the strength of the shield case LF. Further, the uppermost part of the recess DRW toward the inside of the module abuts on the light guide plate GLB of the backlight via the reflection sheet RFS,
The light guide plate GLB is supported. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2C, the light guide plate GLB of FIG. 2B has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape whose thickness gradually decreases from the left side to the right side in FIG. Thickness d ₁
Of DRW recessed supporting portion of the light guide plate GLB than the height h ₁ is more of a height h ₂ of the depressions DRW support portion of the thickness d ₂ of the light guide plate GLB of (C) is high. Note that FIG.
Is connected to the connector CT4 via the circuit board FPC2.
Is a recess that supports from below (see FIG. 4A).

FIG. 3A is a sectional view of an essential part of the liquid crystal display module taken along the line II of FIG. 1A, and FIG.
FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the module taken along the line II-II in FIG.

Normally, each side surface of the upper shield case SHD is arranged outside each side surface of the lower case LF overlapping the side surface. As shown in FIG. 3, the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel PNL is substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel PNL (to be described later in detail), and the upper and lower frames SHD, L
When the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 is disposed at the engagement portion on the side surface of F, the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 opens outward due to the repulsive force. The lower case LF is difficult to insert, making assembly difficult. Further, as will be described later in detail in << Frame Ground >>, it is also difficult to connect the frame ground pad FGP of the circuit board FPC2 shown in FIG. 2 (D) to the frame ground FG1 of the upper metal case SHD. .

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 1E, the side surface of the upper shield case SHD adjacent to the circuit board FPC2 is positioned inside the side surface of the lower shield case LF superposed thereon. By letting
Since the upper shield case SHD is first inserted into the liquid crystal display panel PNL with the circuit board FPC2 from the connection side of the circuit board FPC2 to the liquid crystal display panel PNL, the module can be easily assembled. Also, the circuit board F
When the lower shield case LF is inserted after the upper shield case SHD is inserted into the panel PNL with the PC2, the spread of the circuit board FPC2 is suppressed by the upper case SHD, so that the insertion is easy and the assembling property is good.

As shown in FIG. 2D, since the side surface of the upper case SHD is inside the side surface of the lower case LF, the frame ground FG1 of the case SHD and the frame ground pad FGP of the circuit board FPC2 are electrically connected. Can be connected to

In each of the side views of FIGS. 1B, 1C, and 1D, as apparent from FIGS. 4A, 3B, and 3B, the upper shield case SHD Is located on the outside.

FIGS. 3 (A), 3 (B), 4 (A), 4 (B)
, BM is a black matrix provided at the periphery of the effective pixel area AR of the liquid crystal display panel PNL, VINC
Reference numeral 1 denotes a viewing angle magnifying film provided between the lower transparent glass substrate SUB1 of the panel PNL and the polarizing plate POL1, VIN
C2 is a viewing angle expansion film provided between the upper transparent glass substrate SUB2 of the panel PNL and the polarizing plate POL2, BAT.
Is a double-sided adhesive tape, and in FIGS. 3A and 3B, GC
Is a rubber cushion (described later), and in FIG.
S is a conductive shield made of copper tape or the like that covers the upper surface of the fluorescent tube LP to which a high frequency is applied and shields the driving IC 1 from high frequency noise. DSPC is a spacer. In FIG. 3B, SPC4 is a spacer. In, FG
P4 is a frame ground pad (to be described later). In FIG. 4B, FUS is a sealant for sealing the liquid crystal sealed between the upper and lower transparent glass substrates SUB1 and SUB2 of the liquid crystal display panel PNL, and NL is a lower metal shield. A fixing claw provided on the upper metal shield case SHD to be fitted to the case LF.

FIGS. 17A to 17D are perspective views showing four corners of the upper metal shield case SHD, and FIGS.
(H) is a perspective view showing four corners of the lower metal shield case LF. 17 (A) is the lower left corner of FIG. 1 (A), (B) is the lower right corner, (C) is the upper right corner, (D) is the upper left corner, and FIG. 17 (E) is FIG. 2 (A). ), Lower left corner, (F)
Indicates a lower right corner, (G) indicates an upper right corner, and (H) indicates an upper left corner.

Conventionally, the corners where the two side surfaces of the metal shield case meet are cut off by cutting, and the two side surfaces are bent toward the upper surface. Since a part of the material was cut off, the mechanical strength of the shield case was low. In this example, as shown in FIGS. 17A to 17D, roundness is formed by drawing in the vicinity of each of four corners of the upper metal shield case SHD and the lower metal shield case LF. The two side surfaces are connected without providing a notch at a portion where the adjacent two side surfaces intersect. As described above, since the corners of the metal cases SHD and LF are bent by drawing and the side surfaces are not cut off, the mechanical strength of the cases SHD and LF is large. Therefore, the mechanical strength and reliability of the module can be improved.

<< Gate-side and Drain-side Multilayer Flexible Boards FPC1 and FPC2 >> FIG. 9A is a front view of the gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC1, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line II of FIG. FIG.

In (A), J _{i to} J _viii indicate the center positions of the terminals for each of the eight gate-side driving ICs. FHL denotes three positioning holes for the liquid crystal display panel PNL to be attached to fixing pins of the jig, CT3 denotes a connector connected to the connector CTR3 of the interface circuit board PCB, EP denotes a capacitor mounted on one surface of the upper surface of the circuit board FPC1, CUT Is a notch, in FIG. 3B, TM is an output terminal, LI is a conductor layer, and BF1, BF2, and BF3 are polyimide films.

FIG. 8A is a front view of the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2, FIG. 8B is a left side view, and FIG.
Is a right side view.

In (A), J _{1 to} J ₁₂ indicate the center positions of the terminals for each of the twelve drain-side drive ICs.

[0045] FIG. 8 (D) is a fragmentary enlarged front view of a circuit board FPC2 in the portion corresponding to the center position J ₁ of the terminal, (E) a circuit board at a portion corresponding to the center position J ₂ through J ₁₁ terminal F
The main part enlarged front view of PC2, (F) shows the center position J _{12 of the} terminal.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of a main part of a circuit board FPC2 corresponding to FIG.

In FIG. 8, FHL is a circuit board FPC2.
, Holes for positioning the liquid crystal display panel PNL to the fixing pins of the jig, EP is a capacitor mounted on the lower surface of the circuit board FPC2, FGP is a circuit board FPC
2, three frame ground pads protruding from the lower surface of the panel 2, CT4 is a connector connected to the connector CTR4 of the interface circuit board PCB, BF1 and BF2 are polyimide films, ALMD is an alignment mark with the panel PNL, and TM is an output terminal. is there.

FIG. 6A shows a gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC mounted on a short side of a liquid crystal display panel PNL.
1, a drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 with the connector CT4 inserted into the circuit board PCB and bent and attached to the long side of the panel PNL, and a front view of the liquid crystal display panel PNL; FIG. (A) is a cross-sectional view of a principal part taken along the line II in (A) showing a positional relationship among the panel PNL, the gate-side circuit board FPC1, the interface circuit board PCB, and the drain-side circuit board FPC2.

The eight ICs 2 on the left side of FIG. 6 are a driving IC chip on the vertical scanning circuit (gate) side, and the twelve ICs 1 on the lower side.
Is a drive IC chip on the side of a video signal drive circuit (drain), which is mounted on a transparent glass substrate SUB1 by chip-on-glass (COG) using an anisotropic conductive film, an ultraviolet curing agent, or the like (FIG. 6). (C)). In the conventional method, the driving I
A liquid crystal display panel P using a tape carrier package (TCP) in which a C chip is mounted by a tape automated bonding method (TAB) using an anisotropic conductive film.
NL. In the COG mounting, since the direct drive IC is used, the TAB process is not required and the process is shortened, and the tape carrier is not required, so that there is also an effect of cost reduction. Further, the COG mounting is suitable as a mounting technology of the high definition and high density liquid crystal display panel PNL. In this example, the drain driver I is provided on one long side of the panel PNL.
C1 was arranged in a line, and the drain line was drawn out to one long side.

In the method of alternately extracting the drain lines or the gate lines, the connection between the extracted lines and the output-side bumps of the driving IC is facilitated, but the peripheral circuit board is arranged on the outer peripheral portions of the two long sides facing the panel. Therefore, there has been a problem that the external dimensions are larger than in the case of single-sided drawer. In particular, when the number of display colors increases, the number of data lines of display data increases, and the outermost shape of the information processing apparatus increases. For this reason, in this example, the conventional problem is solved by using a multilayer flexible substrate and extracting the drain line to only one side.

As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the gate-side flexible circuit board FPC1 is a top side edge (a driver I) of the transparent glass substrate SUB1 on the short side of the liquid crystal display panel PNL.
(Outside of C2), connected to the terminal of the gate line via an anisotropic conductive film, and is connected to the drain-side flexible circuit board FPC2.
Is connected to the terminal of the drain line on the upper side edge (outside of the driver IC1) of the transparent glass substrate SUB1 on the long side of the panel PNL via the anisotropic conductive film.

FIGS. 7A to 7C show FIGS. 6A to 6C.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a comparative example corresponding to FIG.

In the comparative example of FIG. 7, the liquid crystal display panel PNL
As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 connected to the end of the liquid crystal display panel PNL is folded back on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel PNL and adhered to the back surface via a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown). It was arranged between the panel PNL and the backlight (see FIG. 3). The thickness (for example, 1 mm) of the circuit board FPC2 superimposed several times (detailed later) becomes a component of the module thickness, and thus becomes an obstacle to reducing the module thickness. In addition, since the circuit board FPC2 is attached to the PNL, that is, the back surface of the transparent glass substrate SUB1, with the double-sided adhesive tape, the double-sided adhesive tape must be peeled off to repair the circuit board FPC2 that has been found to be defective. Is difficult. Further, when the double-sided adhesive tape is peeled off, a part of the adhesive remains on the back surface of the substrate SUB1 and irregularities are formed. After that, when the driver IC1 is found to be defective and needs to be replaced, the unevenness of the adhesive present on the rear surface of the substrate SUB1 is required. Is the substrate SUB1
A bearing is provided when the driver IC 1 is remounted on the surface.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 6B, the drain-side flexible circuit board FPC2 connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel PNL is substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel PNL. Are located in That is, the circuit board FPC2 includes the liquid crystal display panel PNL and the light guide plate GLB.
And the thickness of the multilayer circuit board FPC2 superimposed several times and overlapped does not become a component of the module thickness. Therefore, the thickness of the module can be reduced. The bending angle of the circuit board FPC2 with respect to the connection portion with the panel PNL is 1 in FIG. 7B.
Since the angle is reduced by half from 80 degrees to 90 degrees in FIG. 6B, stress on the crimped portion between the circuit board FPC2 and the panel PNL is reduced, and the reliability of the crimped portion is improved.

Further, since the circuit board FPC2 is not attached to the back surface of the glass substrate SUB1 of the liquid crystal display panel PNL with a double-sided adhesive tape, repair of the circuit board FPC2 and driver I
Reinstallation of C1 is easy.

The repulsive force directed to the outside of the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 is suppressed by the side surface of the upper metal shield case SHD located inside the side surface of the lower metal shield case LF.

<< Interface Circuit Board PCB >> FIG.
0 (A) is a back (lower) view of an interface circuit board PCB having functions of a controller unit and a power supply unit;
(B) is a front (top) view of the interface circuit board PCB.

In this embodiment, an eight-layer printed circuit board made of a glass epoxy material was used as the substrate PCB. Although a multi-layer flexible substrate can be used, this portion did not employ a bent structure, so that a relatively low-cost multi-layer printed circuit board was used.

The electronic components are mainly mounted on the lower surface of the substrate PCB, which is on the back side when viewed from the display surface of the information processing apparatus. The capacitor EP and the gradation resistor R are also mounted on the upper surface. For the display control device, one integrated circuit element TCON (timing converter) is arranged on the substrate PCB.
The integrated circuit element TCON includes an integrated circuit I on a printed circuit board.
C is directly mounted on a Ball Grid Array. The interface connector CT1 is connected to the board P
It is located approximately at the center of the CB, and further includes a low-voltage differential signaling circuit LVDS, a hybrid integrated circuit HI, an operational amplifier, a plurality of resistors, capacitors, and high-frequency noise removing circuit components.

The hybrid integrated circuit HI is formed by hybridizing a part of the circuit and mounting a plurality of integrated circuits and electronic components mainly for power supply on the upper and lower surfaces of a small circuit board. One is mounted on the board PCB. Although not shown, the leads of the hybrid integrated circuit HI are formed long, and a plurality of electronic components including resistors, capacitors, and the like are mounted on the circuit board PCB between the circuit board PCB and the hybrid integrated circuit HI. .

In this embodiment, a connector CT3 and a connector CTR3 are used as an electrical connection between the gate driver board FPC1 and the interface circuit board PCB.

The upper surface of the interface board PCB is the front side when viewed from the information processing apparatus, and is provided with an EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference).
c Interference), that is, the direction in which the potential at which noise is radiated most is high. For this reason, in this example, the multilayer surface conductor layer is almost entirely covered with a solid or mesh pattern of ground.
Although not shown, a mesh-like pattern of a copper conductor is formed entirely under the solder resist except for the through-hole portions. This mesh-like pattern is electrically connected to a ground pattern FGP on the lower surface of the substrate PCB, and
MI noise radiation can be reduced. The ground pattern FGP connects the ground pattern FGP of the board PCB to the ground of the shield case SHD.
Further, by being soldered to the ground coming from the connector CT1, it is connected to the ground on the main body side.

As described above, the flexible substrate FPC
In both 1 and 2, the surface conductor layer of the substrate is covered with a mesh-like pattern, and the outer peripheral portions of the two sides of the liquid crystal display panel PNL are all fixed at a DC potential, effectively preventing EMI noise radiation from the inside of the substrate. Can be reduced.

FIG. 4A is a sectional view of an essential part of the liquid crystal display module taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the interface circuit board PCB partially overlaps the liquid crystal display panel PNL, and is arranged below the lower surface of the lower transparent insulating substrate SUB1. The gate driver flexible substrate FPC1 has one end directly and mechanically connected to the transparent glass substrate SUB1 of the panel PNL. Unlike the drain side, the gate driver flexible substrate FPC1 has almost the entire width on the interface circuit board PCB without bending. It is superimposed. As described above, by partially overlapping the interface circuit board PCB with the liquid crystal display panel PNL and further arranging the gate driver circuit board FPC1 on the interface circuit board PCB, the width and area of the frame portion can be reduced. The external dimensions of the liquid crystal display panel PNL and an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a word processor incorporating the panel as a display unit can be reduced.

FIG. 19A is a bottom view of the integrated circuit element TCON for the display control device mounted on the interface circuit board PCB shown in FIG. 10A, FIG. 19B is a side view, and FIG. FIG. 3D is a diagram schematically illustrating a pin arrangement of a lower surface of the integrated circuit element TCON of this example, and FIG. 4D is a diagram schematically illustrating a pin arrangement of a comparative example of a lower surface of the integrated circuit element TCON.

19A and 19B, TT is a terminal provided in a matrix on the lower surface of the integrated circuit element TCON. In FIGS. 19C and 19D, P is a power supply terminal, G is a ground terminal, and I is Is an input signal terminal, O is an output signal terminal, and M is a function mode setting terminal.

The integrated circuit element TCON is directly mounted on a circuit board PCB by a ball grid array. The pin arrangement of the matrix electrode terminals TT provided on the lower surface of the integrated circuit element TCON is not sufficiently considered as in the comparative example shown in FIG. 19D, and the input signal terminal I, the output signal terminal O, Mode setting terminal M, power supply terminal P,
The ground terminals G were randomly allocated. For this reason, wiring routing on the circuit board PCB becomes complicated, unnecessary detour wiring increases, an effective wiring area decreases, and power supply and ground wiring widths decrease. As a result, the area of the circuit board increases. And the EMI noise countermeasures are weakened.

In this example, as schematically shown in FIG. 19C, a plurality of power supply terminals P and a plurality of ground terminals G are respectively allocated to peripheral portions of the integrated circuit element TCON. In addition, a plurality of input signal terminals I, output signal terminals O, and mode setting terminals M, each of which is plural, are arranged collectively for each group. That is, the mode setting terminal M is gathered at the center, and the input signal terminal I and the output signal terminal O are gathered on the opposite side, one at the center except the periphery.
By optimizing the pin arrangement of the integrated circuit element TCON in this manner, the wiring of the circuit board PCB can be simplified, the wiring can be reduced in detour and complicated routing, and the efficient wiring layout of the circuit board PCB can be reduced. Can be easily realized, and as a result, the area of the circuit board PCB can be reduced. That is, more wires can be drawn if the board width is the same, and the board width can be reduced if the number of wires is the same.

Further, by collecting and wiring the power supply terminal P and the ground terminal G around the integrated circuit element TCON, it is possible to increase the wiring width of the power supply and the ground and the area of the solid pattern. Line, ground line, or solid pattern can be used to shield the surrounding area,
EMI noise and the like can be reduced.

<< Outermost Shape of Interface Circuit Board PCB >> FIG. 18 (A) is a plan view showing an imposition state of the circuit board PCB of the present embodiment, and FIG. 18 (B) is a divided circuit board PC of the present embodiment.
FIG. 7B is a plan view of a main part of B, FIG. 7C is a plan view showing an imposition state of the circuit board PCB of the comparative example, and FIG. 7D is a plan view of the main part of the circuit board PCB after division of the comparative example.

In FIGS. 18A and 18C, FR is a frame for supporting a plurality of circuit boards PCB, PFR is a perforation for separating the circuit boards PCB, and in FIGS. It is.

As shown in FIG. 18 (C), in the circuit board PCB imposed on the frame FR, a plurality of circuit boards PCB are connected to the frame FR via separation perforations PFR. When the circuit board PCB is divided into one, a crack is formed in the perforated PFR portion and the circuit board PCB is separated from the frame FR. At this time, as shown in (D), a part of the perforated PFR portion remains as a flash PFP on the body side of the circuit board PCB.

In the comparative examples shown in FIGS. 18C and 18D,
Since the perforations PFR are arranged at the outermost portion of the circuit board PCB, when the circuit board PCB is divided, the burrs PFP protrude from the outermost portion of the substrate PCB as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the circuit board PCB is mounted on the module, the circuit board PCB cannot be housed in the mold case, and it is necessary to perform a troublesome and time-consuming operation of cutting the burrs. Also, the circuit board PCB of the mold case
In the storage part, the size of the flash PFP must be considered,
The distance between the circuit board PCB and the mold case increases, which is disadvantageous for downsizing the module. To reduce this distance, a deburring operation is required.

In this example, as shown in FIG. 18A, the outer contour of the circuit board PCB has a concave portion GN, and the concave portion GN
Is provided with a perforated PFR. Therefore, after dividing the circuit board PCB, as shown in FIG.
Since the FP is located in the concave portion GN, the burrs PFP are
B does not protrude from the outermost portion. The depth of the concave portion GN is longer than the remaining length of the flash PFP of the comparative example. Burr P
The remaining length of the FP is at most 1 mm.

As a result, the circuit board PC of the mold case
It is not necessary to consider the size of the burrs PFP in the B storage portion, and the distance between the circuit board PCB and the mold case can be reduced, which is advantageous for downsizing the module. Also, the deburring work is not required.

FIG. 5 shows a frame-shaped holder M viewed from the lower (back) side.
FIG. 4 is an overall exploded perspective view showing L, a backlight (a light guide plate GLB, various sheets, a fluorescent tube LP, and the like) housed therein and an interface circuit board PCB and the like.

FIG. 5 shows the interface circuit board PCB.
As shown in the figure, the frame-shaped holding body ML is housed in a housing recess provided at one end on one short side of the circuit board PCB so as to substantially coincide with the outer contour of the circuit board PCB. A pin PI integrally provided at an end of the holding body ML
N, one hole FHL provided at one end of the circuit board PCB
(FIG. 10) is inserted, positioned and held. Rotational movement parallel to the display surface of the panel PNL of the circuit board PCB is hindered by the side wall of the recessed portion. Also,
The holders BLO1 and BLO2 of FIG. 5 are fitted into the frame-shaped holder ML, and the circuit board PCB is held.

<< Drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board F
Electrical connection between PC2 and interface circuit board PCB >> As is clear from FIGS. 6A, 6C and 4A, the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC2 and the interface circuit board PCB are formed of a liquid crystal display. Panel P
The NLs are arranged at right angles to each other along two end sides of the lower long side and the left short side of FIG. 6A adjacent to each other. As shown in FIG. 3A, the circuit board FPC2 connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel PNL is disposed substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the panel PNL. At an end of the circuit board FPC2 adjacent to the circuit board PCB, a projection (a portion of CT4 in FIG. 8A) provided with a connector CT4 for connection to the circuit board PCB is provided. The end of the circuit board FPC2 arranged substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the panel PNL corresponds to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6A, it is bent at a substantially right angle toward the circuit board FPC1, and as shown in FIG. 6C, the connector CT4 is connected to the connector CTR4 on the lower surface of the circuit board PCB.

Circuit boards FPC2 and PC of comparative example
FIG. 7 (C) shows the electrical connection with B. As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the main body of the circuit board FPC2 has a double-sided tape (not shown) on the back surface of the glass substrate SUB1 of the panel PNL. ), It protrudes from the main body portion toward the circuit board PCB, and the length of the convex portion provided with the connector CT4 becomes longer. When taking an L-shaped flexible substrate having such a convex portion from a large substrate, if the convex portion is long, the material removing efficiency is reduced and the manufacturing cost is increased.

As described above, according to the present invention, the circuit board FP
Since the main body portion of C2 is arranged substantially perpendicular to the display surface of panel PNL, and the main body portion of circuit board FPC2 is bent in the thickness direction near circuit board PCB and connected to circuit board PCB, the convex portion The length can be shortened and the circuit board FPC2
Can be made almost rectangular. Therefore, the material removal efficiency of the flexible substrate is improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. The length of the protrusion of the circuit board FPC2 in the present invention is 1.1 cm, and the length of the protrusion of the comparative example of FIG. 7 is 2.5 cm.

<< Drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board F
FIG. 13 shows a liquid crystal display panel P
FIG. 7B is a plan view similar to FIG. 6A in which the flexible circuit boards FPC1 and FPC2 are attached to the NL, but is not folded after attaching the drain-side flexible circuit board FPC2 to the liquid crystal display panel PNL. It is.

FIG. 14 is a view showing a state in which the drain-side circuit board FPC2 is attached to the panel PNL and folded back in FIG. 13, is not arranged vertically to the display surface, and the connector CT4 is not inserted and connected to the circuit board PCB. .

FIGS. 15A to 15C are side views showing how to bend the circuit board FPC2 of FIGS.

In FIGS. 13 to 15, there are three folded portions (multilayer wiring portions) b. a is a one-layer portion, and a portion a between the portions b is a folded portion.

The right part b in FIG. 15A is folded over the center part b, and is adhered with a double-sided adhesive tape. The two superposed parts are overlapped under the left part b, and adhered with the double-sided adhesive tape. (Shown in (B)). Three printed circuit boards FPC
2 is vertically bent as shown in FIG.
It is arranged substantially perpendicular to the display surface of L. The capacitor EP mounted on the circuit board FPC2, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, facing the panel PNL side, it is arranged in an opening provided on the side surface of the frame-shaped holding body ML adjacent thereto, and short-circuit with the upper metal shield case SHD is prevented. The capacitor EP is a lamp reflection sheet L
Adjacent to S. Further, as shown in FIG. 15C, the frame ground pad FGP projects below the circuit board FPC2 disposed substantially vertically, and comes into contact with the frame ground FG1 of the upper metal shield case SHD (FIG. 2).
See (D). See below).

FIGS. 16A to 16C show the circuit board FPC2 provided with the connector CT4, including the projections.
It is a figure similar to (A)-(C).

As shown in FIG. 16A, the circuit board FP
When the circuit board FPC2 is disposed substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the panel PNL as shown in FIG. 4C, the portion b having the connector CT4 is folded as shown in FIG.
At the position shown in FIG. 2C, and the connector CT4 can be connected to the connector CTR4 on the lower surface of the interface circuit board PCB.

FIG. 20 shows a gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC1 connected to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel PNL.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a relevant part showing an interface circuit board PCB arranged so as to be superimposed thereon.

As shown in FIGS. 20, 4A, and 6C, the gate-side flexible circuit board FPC1 connected to the short side of the liquid crystal display panel PNL and the frame-shaped holding body ML hold and house. What is an interface circuit board PCB?
Along the short side of the panel PNL, the panel PNL is arranged vertically above and below the lower transparent glass substrate SUB1 of the panel PNL.

When the interface circuit board PCB and the gate-side flexible circuit board FPC1 are to be mounted on top of each other, electronic components such as the capacitor EP cannot be mounted on the surface of the circuit board PCB facing the circuit board FPC1. . For this reason, the circuit board PCB is mounted on one side of components, and it is difficult to reduce the outer dimensions of the circuit board PCB. This is a factor limiting the miniaturization of the module external dimensions.

In this example, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, various components are mounted on both sides of the interface circuit board PCB. As shown in (B), the capacitor EP is also provided on the surface of the circuit board PCB facing the circuit board FPC1.
Is implemented. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 9 (A), a plurality of (here, seven) cutout CUTs are provided on the gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC1. The components of the multilayer flexible circuit board FPC1, ie, the mounting of the capacitor EP and the location of the through hole TH are combined into a wide portion of the circuit board FPC1, and the cut-out CUT
The narrow portion provided with is defined as a region including only wiring. Since a certain width is required to draw out the signal lines in the width direction of the circuit board FPC1, the wide part is required. As shown in FIG. 20, a capacitor EP of an electronic component mounted on a surface of the interface circuit board PCB facing the flexible circuit board FPC1 is arranged in the cutout CUT. That is, in the cutout portion CUT of the flexible circuit board FPC1, components can be mounted also on the surface of the interface circuit board PCB facing the circuit board FPC1, and both-side components of the circuit board PCB can be realized. As a result, it is advantageous for high-density component mounting of the circuit board PCB,
The external dimensions of the circuit board PCB can be reduced, which is effective in reducing the external dimensions of the module. The circuit board FP
C1 and the interface circuit board PCB, the panel P
Since the lower transparent glass substrate SUB1 of the NL is disposed so as to overlap with the lower transparent glass substrate SUB1, the circuit board P to be disposed in the cutout CUT portion
The components on the CB surface have a thickness larger than the thickness of the glass substrate SUB1.

<< Frame Ground >> FIGS. 8 (A) to 8 (C)
As shown in FIG.
Three frame ground pads FG on the lower side surface of PC2
P is provided at a predetermined interval. On the other hand, the upper metal shield case SHD corresponding to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 (D), three frame grounds FG1 projecting downward integrally therewith are provided on the side surface shown in FIG. At the position of the lower metal shield case LF corresponding to the frame ground FG1, FIG.
As shown in (D), three frame ground holes FGH are formed for bending the frame ground FG1. As shown in FIG. 2 (D), a frame ground FG1 (not shown, having a round hole in the center) of the shield case SHD is used in the last step of fitting the shield case SHD and LF of the module assembly. By being bent toward the inside of the module through the hole FGH, the frame ground FG1
And frame ground pad FGP are electrically connected. Thus, the ground line of the circuit board FPC2 and the metal shield case S having sufficiently low impedance are provided.
Since the HD and the HD are electrically connected via the frame ground FG1, a stable ground line can be supplied, and the ground line in a high frequency region can be strengthened. Therefore, since the influence of noise that enters from the outside or is generated inside can be eliminated, stable display quality can be obtained, and generation of harmful radiated radio waves that cause EMI can be suppressed. The circuit board electrically connected to the shield case SHD is a drain line driving flexible board FPC2, and the gate line scanning driving flexible board FPC1 does not have a frame ground.
This is because the clock input to the PC2 is fast and noise is easily generated, and the clock input to the gate-side flexible board FPC1 is slow and hard to generate noise. The three power sources and the ground are more stable by arranging them at intervals, so that the impedance matching can be more preferably achieved than when the shield case SHD is connected at one point. Further, by taking the frame ground at a portion far from the signal input side of the circuit board, the ground can be further stabilized, and the effect of the flexible board as an antenna can be prevented.
Since the frame ground FG1 and the frame ground pad FGP do not have to be soldered, the number of assembly steps can be reduced. Further, a metal plate dedicated to the frame ground is not required.

In FIG. 4A, FGP4 is a frame ground pad provided on the lower surface of the convex portion (two at both ends on the lower surface of the convex portion) having the connector CT4 of the drain-side flexible circuit board FPC2. Case L
It is electrically connected via the dent SUP of F (see FIG. 2A). Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, a frame ground pad FGP2 is also provided on the left end of the circuit board FPC2 in FIG.
Is electrically connected to the frame ground FG2.

<< Rubber Cushion GC >> Rubber Cushion G
C is shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. The rubber cushion GC is provided on the lower transparent glass substrate S of the liquid crystal display panel PNL.
It is arranged between the lower surface of the edge around the frame of UB1 and the frame-shaped holding body ML that stores the backlight. Metal shield case SH utilizing the elasticity of rubber cushion GC
By pushing D and LF toward the inside of the device,
On the side surface shown in FIG. 1B, the convex portion FK of the holder ML fits into the opening of the shield case SHD. On the side surface shown in FIG. 1C, as shown in FIG.
Of the holder ML fits into the opening FH of the shield case SHD on the side surface shown in FIG. 1D, as shown in FIG. 3B. At the same time, as shown in FIG.
The claws NL2 provided integrally by the cutting process of F are bent into the opening FH2 of the shield case SHD, and the side shown in FIG. 1E is integrated by drawing the shield case SHD as shown in FIG. Is fitted into the opening FH of the shield case LF. That is, the fitting of each convex portion with the corresponding opening functions as a stopper, the upper shield case SHD, the frame-shaped holder ML, and the lower shield case LF are fixed, and the entire module is integrally and securely fixed. It is held and no other fixing member is required. Therefore, assembling is easy and manufacturing costs can be reduced. In addition, the mechanical strength is high, the vibration and shock resistance is high, and the reliability of the device can be improved. The rubber cushion GC has an adhesive (not shown) on one side, and is attached to a predetermined portion of the substrate SUB1.

<< Backlight >> FIG. 5 shows a frame-shaped holder ML viewed from the lower (back) surface side, a backlight (a light guide plate GLB, various sheets, a fluorescent tube LP, etc.) housed therein, and an interface circuit board PCB. Etc. are shown in an overall exploded perspective view.

In FIGS. 5, 3 and 4, RFS is a reflection sheet, GLB is a light guide plate, SPS is a diffusion sheet,
RS is a prism sheet, POR is a polarized reflection sheet, ML
Denotes a frame-shaped holder (mold case) formed by integral molding, LP (see FIGS. 5 and 3A) denotes a cold cathode fluorescent tube as a light source of a backlight, and GB in FIG. 5 supports a fluorescent tube LP. Rubber bush. In FIG. 5, the lamp cables LPC1 and LPC2 (FIG. 1 (A), FIG. 2 (A), FIG.
(Refer to LPC2 in (B)), and the connector LCT for the inverter is not shown ((FIG. 1 (A), FIG. 2 (A)).
reference).

A side light type backlight for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel PNL from the back is a single cold cathode fluorescent tube L
P, the lamp cables LPC1 and LPC2 of the fluorescent tube LP, the two rubber bushes GB holding the fluorescent tube LP and the lamp cables LPC1 and LPC2, the light guide plate GLB, and the diffusion sheet SPS disposed in contact with the entire upper surface of the light guide plate GLB. , Light guide plate G
It is composed of a reflection sheet RFS disposed on the entire lower surface of the LB, a prism sheet PRS disposed in contact with the entire upper surface of the diffusion sheet SPS, a polarization reflection sheet POR, and the like.

The lamp reflection sheet L shown in FIG.
After arranging the fluorescent tube LP on the reflection sheet LS, the S is rounded and bent by 180 degrees, and one end thereof is adhered to the upper surface of the end of the light guide plate GLB with a double-sided tape (not shown) having an adhesive, The other end is adhered to and held by the reflection sheet RFS on the lower surface of the edge of the light guide plate GLB.

Further, in this embodiment, the wiring of the lamp cable LPC is devised so that the mounting is made compact and the EMI noise is not adversely affected. That is, of the two lamp cables LPC1 and LPC2, the cable LPC1 on the ground voltage side has a flat band shape, is drawn out from one end of the fluorescent tube LP, and has a short side of the light guide plate GLB and a long side adjacent thereto. Along the two sides, on the short side, a frame-shaped holder ML
And the light guide plate GLB is disposed between the side walls of the light guide plate GLB, and the long side is disposed in the groove GLO1 provided in the side wall of the frame-shaped holder ML. The high-voltage side cable LPC2 has a substantially circular cross section, is pulled out from the other end of the fluorescent tube LP, and is shortly wired near a portion connected to an inverter (inverter power supply circuit) IV. It is arranged in a groove GLO2 provided on the side wall of the frame-shaped holding body ML on one short side. In FIG. 5, GLO1 is a storage guide groove of the lamp cable LPC1 provided in the frame-shaped holding body ML (see FIG. 3B), and GLO2 is a storage guide groove of the lamp cable LPC2 provided in the frame-shaped holding body ML (FIG. 4). (See (B)).

The light guide plate GLB has a substantially trapezoidal cross section taken perpendicularly to the long axis of the fluorescent tube LP in order to reduce the weight.

<< Diffusion Sheet SPS >> Diffusion Sheet SPS
Is mounted on the light guide plate GLB, diffuses light emitted from the upper surface of the light guide plate GLB, and uniformly irradiates the liquid crystal display panel PNL with light.

<< Prism Sheet PRS >> The prism sheet PRS is placed on the diffusion sheet SPS, and the lower surface is a smooth surface and the upper surface is a prism surface. The prism surface includes, for example, a plurality of V-shaped grooves arranged in a straight line parallel to each other and having a V-shaped cross section. In other words, a large number of triangular prisms are arranged in parallel. The prism sheet PRS can improve the brightness of the backlight by collecting light diffused over a wide angle range from the diffusion sheet SPS in the normal direction of the prism sheet PRS. Therefore, the power consumption of the backlight can be reduced, and as a result, the module can be reduced in size and weight, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. When two prism sheets PRS are used, the two prism sheets PRS are superposed so that the extending directions of the grooves of the two prism sheets PRS are orthogonal to each other.

<< Polarizing Reflection Sheet POR >> The polarizing reflection sheet POR is placed on the prism sheet PRS, and transmits only light of a specific polarization axis and reflects light of other polarization axes toward the light guide plate GLB. Thus, only light transmitted through the polarizing plate POL1 is extracted to improve light use efficiency.

<< Reflective Sheet RFS >> Reflective Sheet RFS
Is disposed below the light guide plate GLB, and reflects light emitted from the lower surface of the light guide plate GLB toward the liquid crystal display panel PNL.

<< Frame-shaped holding body ML >> The frame-shaped holding body ML formed by molding is formed by integrally molding a synthetic resin with one mold, as shown in FIGS. 5, 3, and 4. , Fluorescent lamp LP, lamp cables LPC1, LPC2, light guide plate GLB, etc., that is, a backlight storage case, and multilayer flexible circuit boards FPC1, FPC
Reference numeral 2 denotes a storage case of the connected liquid crystal display panel PNL, and further, a storage case of the interface circuit board PCB. That is, most parts except the shield cases SHD and LF are stored and held. In the assembling process, the liquid crystal display panel PNL with the circuit boards FPC1 and FPC2 is housed on the upper surface of the frame-shaped holding body ML, the holding body ML is inverted, and the interface circuit board PCB is housed from the lower surface. The backlight components are sequentially housed in the holder ML from the lower surface of the ML, and when the backlight is stored, the upper shield case SHD is put on the upper surface of the holder ML and the lower surface of the holder ML is placed on the lower surface. Cover the shield case LF. At the time of storing and assembling each component, the frame-shaped holding body ML functions as a positioning jig. The frame-shaped holder ML includes a metal shield case SHD,
LF, fitting of each fixing member and an elastic body (rubber cushion G
Because the module is firmly united by the action of C), the module can have improved shock and shock resistance and thermal shock resistance, and can have improved reliability.

<< Arrangement Position of Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube LP >> As shown in FIGS. 3A and 5, the elongated fluorescent tube LP is a drain mounted on one of the long sides of the liquid crystal display panel PNL in the module. It is arranged in the space inside the frame-shaped holder ML below the side drive IC. Thereby, the external dimensions of the module can be reduced.

<< Signal Flow >> FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of each driver of the liquid crystal display module and a signal flow.

FIG. 12 shows a comparative example corresponding to FIG.

In FIG. 11, control signals (clock, display timing signal, synchronization signal) from the main computer are used.
Are supplied to an interface circuit board (PCB) via an interface connector (CT1), and control signals for a clock, a shift clock, and display data are generated by a controller section of the interface circuit board (PCB). ) And to a drain line of a liquid crystal display panel (PNL). In the meantime, LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
Signaling)) is to demodulate the modulated display signal sent from the computer side and output a display signal that can be processed by a TCON (timing converter). The TCON is used for display control. An integrated circuit element, which is provided on an interface circuit board (PCB).

The display signal sent from the computer is modulated, the modulated signal is demodulated by LVDS, the original display signal is taken out, and the original display signal is input to TCON. And the number of connection pins of the interface connector CT1 can be reduced, and the connection reliability is improved.

The power supply voltage from the computer is D
In a C / DC converter (corresponding to the hybrid integrated circuit HI in FIG. 10A), the voltage is converted into the following three voltages, and the 17V system and the -5V system are converted into G through a level shift circuit and connectors CTR3 and CT3. It is supplied to a driver (gate driver) and supplied to a gate line of a panel (PNL). The 8 V system converted by the DC / DC converter is supplied to the gray scale voltage circuit, and the operational amplifier circuit O
P AMP (operational amplifier) supplied to the connector CTR
3. Via CT3, it is supplied to the opposing common electrode of the panel (PNL). The 8V system is also supplied to the D driver.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the signal system of the DC / DC converter of the comparative example shown in FIG.
From 4 systems of 17V system, -5V system and 5V system, 8
It has been reduced to three systems: V system, 17V system, and -5V system. The 5V system of FIG. 12 is made only to supply LVDS. In addition, the number of OP AMPs in the comparative example was 3 to 1
Has been reduced to pieces.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the power supply voltage supplied from the outside through the interface connector CT1 is directly supplied to the LVDS by using the same 3.3 V LVDS as the power supply voltage supplied from the outside. Therefore, compared to the comparative example shown in FIG.
A DC converter is not required, and power consumption is reduced.

Considering the comparative example shown in FIG. 12, LVDS
The total power P required to operate the power supply is as follows, where V is the power supply voltage of the LVDS, I is the current flowing through the power supply line of the LVDS, and α is the conversion efficiency of the DC / DC converter.
= (VI) / α.

On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Since VDS receives power directly from an external power source,
The total power P required to operate the LVDS is P
= VI.

In general, the conversion efficiency α of the DC / DC converter is smaller than 1 (0.7 in the comparative example shown in FIG. 12).
3) Therefore, the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 has lower power consumption than the comparative example shown in FIG.

In particular, the power consumption of the LVDS is 372.0 mW in FIG. 12, and other parts, for example, OPAM
Compared with P, gray scale resistance, level shift + G driver block, etc., the ratio of the power consumption to the liquid crystal display device is large. Generally, the LVDS is a radio frequency (3) transmitted from the computer via the interface connector CT1.
(2.5 MHz or higher), it is necessary to operate at a high speed, so that power consumption is increased. Therefore, L
By reducing the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device as viewed from the external power supply, by making the power supply voltage of the VDS the same as the voltage of the external power supply and supplying power from the external power supply to the LVDS without passing through a DC / DC converter. Can be.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the TCON having the function of the display control device also receives power directly from the external power supply with the power supply voltage of the TCON being the same as the voltage of the external power supply. Since the power consumption of the TCON also accounts for a large proportion of the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device, the power consumption of the TCON can be further reduced by directly receiving power from an external power supply. The TCON also handles high-frequency (32.5 MHz or more) video signals sent from the LVDS, and thus needs to operate at high speed, resulting in high power consumption.

In the comparative example shown in FIG. 12, the gray scale voltages (V1 to V9), which are the outputs of the gray scale voltage circuit, are amplified by the operational amplifier OP AMP and supplied to the D driver. On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the output of the gradation voltage circuit is directly supplied to the D driver without passing through the OP AMP, so that the power consumption can be further reduced. Specifically, 38.9 mW of power could be reduced. Conventionally, the output of the gradation voltage circuit is
Since it is necessary to supply to the driver in parallel, OPAMP
It was necessary to amplify the power. However, with the improvement of the D driver, the output of the gray scale voltage circuit can be changed to a plurality, specifically, without amplifying the power by the OP AMP.
As shown in (A), it was found that supplying a signal to up to 12 D drivers did not cause a problem. Therefore, a configuration was provided in which the output of the gradation voltage circuit was directly supplied to the D driver.

Although the present invention has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Of course. For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to an active matrix type liquid crystal display device is described, but the present invention is also applicable to a simple matrix type liquid crystal display device. In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a flip-chip type liquid crystal display device is described. However, the present invention can be applied to other types of liquid crystal display devices.

[0121]

The effects obtained by the invention disclosed in the present application can be summarized as follows.

Since the drive circuit board is disposed substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the thickness of the circuit board does not become a component of the module thickness, and the module can be made thinner. In addition, since the circuit board is not attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel with a double-sided adhesive tape, it is easy to repair the circuit board and remount the driving IC chip.

Since at least one side surface of the upper shield case is located inside the adjacent side surface of the lower shield case overlapping with the upper shield case, when the circuit board is arranged in the engagement portion of the upper and lower frames, the upper shield case and the lower shield case are arranged. The case is easy to insert into the liquid crystal display panel with circuit board, and the assembling property is good.

The main body portion of the flexible first circuit board is disposed substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the panel, and the main body portion of the first circuit board is bent in the thickness direction near the second circuit board to form a second circuit board. To connect, the length of the convex part can be shortened,
Since the shape of the first circuit board can be made nearly rectangular, the material removal efficiency of the flexible board is improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The corners of the metal shield case were formed round by drawing, and the two side surfaces near the corners were bent to form
Since there is no notch at the intersection of the side surfaces, the mechanical strength of the shield case is large, and the mechanical strength and reliability of the module can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a front view of a liquid crystal display module viewed from a display side, FIG. 1B is a left side view, FIG. 1C is a right side view, and FIG.
Is a rear side view, and (E) is a front side view.

FIG. 2 (A) is a rear view of the module, and FIG. 2 (B) is (A)
FIG. 3C is a sectional view taken along the line BB, FIG. 3C is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 3A, and FIG.

3A is a sectional view taken along line II of the module of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 4 (A) is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1 (A),
FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a frame-shaped holder ML viewed from the lower surface side, a backlight housed therein, and an interface circuit board PC
FIG. 2 is an overall exploded perspective view showing B and the like.

6A is a gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board F. FIG.
PC1 and drain side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC
2, a front view of the panel PNL, (B) is a right side view,
(C) is a sectional view taken along line II of (A).

FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams showing comparative examples corresponding to FIGS. 6A to 6C.

8 (A) is a front view of the drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC 2, (B) is a left side view, (C) is a right side view, (D) is a portion corresponding to the center position J ₁ of the terminal enlarged front view, (E) is an enlarged front view of a portion corresponding to the center position J ₂ through J ₁₁ terminal, (F) is an enlarged front view of a portion corresponding to the center position J ₁₂ terminals.

9A is a gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board F. FIG.
FIG. 2B is a front view of the PC 1, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG.

FIG. 10A is an interface circuit board PCB.
(B) is a positive (top) view of the circuit board PCB.
FIG.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of each driver of the module and a signal flow.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a comparative example corresponding to FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 shows a case in which the drain-side circuit board FPC2 is mounted on a panel PNL.
Fig. 6 (A) showing a state in which it has not been folded back after being attached to
FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a drain-side circuit board FPC in FIG.
2 is attached to the panel PNL and folded, and the circuit board PCB
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state where the connector CT4 is not inserted into the connector.

15A to 15C are circuit boards F of FIGS.
It is a side view which shows how to bend PC2.

FIGS. 16A to 16C are similar to FIGS. 15A to 15C, including a projection of a circuit board FPC2 provided with a connector CT4.

17A to 17D are perspective views showing four corners of an upper metal shield case SHD, and FIGS. 17E to 17H are four corners of a lower metal shield case LF. FIG.

18A is a plan view showing an imposition state of the circuit board PCB of the present example, and FIG. 18B is a circuit board PCB after division of the present example.
(C) is a plan view showing an imposition state of the circuit board PCB of the comparative example, and (B) is a plan view of the main part of the circuit board PCB after division in the comparative example.

FIG. 19A is a bottom view of the integrated circuit element TCON,
(B) is a side view, (C) is a diagram schematically showing the pin arrangement of the present example on the lower surface of the integrated circuit element TCON, and (D) is a diagram schematically showing the pin arrangement of the comparative example.

FIG. 20: Gate-side multilayer flexible circuit board FPC1
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a relevant part showing an interface circuit board PCB arranged so as to be superimposed thereon.

[Explanation of symbols]

PNL: liquid crystal display panel, FPC2: drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board, SHD: upper metal shield case, LF: lower metal shield case, PCB: interface circuit board, CT4, CTR4: connector.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI H01L 29/786 H01L 29/78 612B (72) Inventor Kengo Kobayashi 3300 Hayano, Mobara-shi, Chiba Pref. 72) Inventor Yoshio Toriyama 3681 Hayano Mobara-shi, Chiba Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A liquid crystal display device wherein at least one of the driving circuit boards of the liquid crystal display panel is disposed substantially perpendicular to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. 2. An end of a circuit board for supplying a drive signal to the liquid crystal display panel is connected to an end of the liquid crystal display panel, and the circuit board is disposed substantially perpendicular to a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. A liquid crystal display device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. A liquid crystal display panel, and a drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board for supplying a drive signal to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein an edge of the circuit board is connected to an edge of the liquid crystal display panel. A liquid crystal display device wherein a circuit board is disposed substantially perpendicular to a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. 4. A circuit having a liquid crystal display panel and a drain-side multilayer flexible circuit board for supplying a drive signal to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the circuit board is overlapped at least once in a long side direction thereof. A liquid crystal display device, wherein an edge of a substrate is connected to an edge of the liquid crystal display panel, and the circuit board is disposed substantially perpendicular to a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. 5. A liquid crystal display panel, comprising: a backlight for irradiating light to a back surface thereof; a drive circuit board; an upper shield case and a lower shield case for housing these members; A liquid crystal display device, wherein at least one side surface overlaps an adjacent side surface of the lower shield case and is located inside the lower shield case. 6. A liquid crystal display panel, a backlight for irradiating light to the back surface thereof, a drive circuit board, a frame-shaped holding body for accommodating these members, and a frame-shaped holding body for accommodating the members. An upper shield case and a lower shield case, wherein at least one side surface of the upper shield case overlaps an adjacent side surface of the lower shield case and is located inside the liquid crystal display. apparatus. 7. A liquid crystal display panel, a flexible first circuit board for supplying a drive signal to the liquid crystal display panel, and a second circuit board for supplying a power supply voltage to the liquid crystal display panel.
A connector provided on the first circuit board that can be connected to the second circuit board; and connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board along two adjacent edges of the liquid crystal display panel. The first circuit board is arranged at right angles to each other, an edge of the first circuit board is connected to an edge of the liquid crystal display panel, and the first circuit board is arranged substantially perpendicular to a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel; An end of the first circuit board adjacent to the second circuit board has a projection provided with the connector, and an end of the first circuit board is bent at a substantially right angle toward the second circuit board; Is connected to the second circuit board. 8. A liquid crystal display panel, a flexible first circuit board for supplying a drive signal to the liquid crystal display panel, a second circuit board for supplying a power supply voltage to the liquid crystal display panel,
A connector provided on the first circuit board that can be connected to the second circuit board; and connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board along two adjacent edges of the liquid crystal display panel. The first circuit board is arranged at right angles to each other, an edge of the first circuit board is connected to an edge of the liquid crystal display panel, and the first circuit board is arranged substantially perpendicular to a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel; An end of the first circuit board adjacent to the second circuit board has a protrusion provided with the connector, and an end of the first circuit board is bent at a substantially right angle toward the second circuit board, and the connector is bent. Is connected to a connector corresponding to the connector on the lower surface of the second circuit board. 9. A liquid crystal display panel, a backlight for irradiating light to the back surface thereof, a drive circuit board, a metal upper shield case and a metal lower shield case for housing these members, and at least At least one corner of one of the shield cases is rounded by drawing, and the two side surfaces are connected to each other without providing a cutout at a portion where the both side surfaces intersect. Liquid crystal display. 10. A liquid crystal display panel, a backlight for irradiating light to a back surface thereof, a drive circuit board, a frame-shaped holder for accommodating these members, and a frame-shaped holder for accommodating the members. An upper shield case and a lower shield case, wherein at least one of the shield cases is provided with roundness in the vicinity of at least one corner by drawing, and a notch is provided in a portion where both side surfaces in the vicinity intersect. And the two side surfaces are connected to each other.