Method of manufacturing a display plate and display apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsSachio Kasahara, Akio Magario, Koichi Karasawa, Haruyuki Miyasaka
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Abstract
A primitive display plate includes a supporting portion having a positioning structure formed to be positioned by engagement with another member, a display plate shape portion formed to have a predetermined positional relation to the positioning structure and to have the planar shape of a display plate to be manufactured, and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the display plate shape portion and the supporting portion, and wherein an ink-receiving layer is formed on the surface of the display plate shape portion, for holding the received ink droplets thereby.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a display plate comprising the steps of:
- processing a primitive plate to form a supporting portion having a positioning structure, a display plate shape portion having a planar shape, and a connecting portion for connecting the display plate shape portion to the supporting portion;
- forming an ink-receiving layer on the surface of the display plate shape portion;
- ejecting and adhering a plurality of ink droplets onto the ink-receiving layer based on the positioning structure to form a surface pattern corresponding to a desired image pattern;
- and cutting the connecting portion to separate the display plate.
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising:
- forming a display plate comprising the steps of:
- processing a primitive plate to form a supporting portion having a positioning structure, a display plate shape portion having a planar shape, and a connecting portion for connecting the display plate shape portion to the supporting portion;
- forming an ink-receiving layer on the surface of the display plate shape portion;
- ejecting and adhering a plurality of ink droplets onto the ink-receiving layer based on the positioning structure to form a surface pattern corresponding to a desired image pattern;
- and cutting the connecting portion to separate the display plate;
- and incorporating the display plate in an apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.