Lcd heater system
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsDavid Hein, Robert Schmidt
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Abstract
A flat panel display assembly (16) includes a flat panel display (28) and a heater (30). The heater (30) includes a heating trace (46) that is attached to and heats the flat panel display (28). A method of fabricating a flat panel display assembly includes forming a flat panel display (28). A flex circuit (30) with a heating trace (46) is applied to the flat panel display (28). Electrical conductors (52) are coupled to the heating trace (46) for current supply therethrough.
Claims20
A flat panel display assembly comprising:
- a flat panel display;
- and
- a heater comprising at least one heating trace attached to and heating said flat panel display.
A flat panel display heater system comprising:
- a flat panel display;
- a flex circuit comprising at least one trace attached to said flat panel display;
- a power source electrically coupled to said at least one trace;
- and
- a controller electrically coupled to said power source and supplying current to said at least one trace to heat said flat panel display.
A method of fabricating a flat panel display assembly comprising:
- forming a flat panel display;
- applying a flex circuit comprising at least one heating trace to said flat panel display;
- and
- coupling electrical conductors to said at least one heating trace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.