# US 2014/0192497 A1 · Display module and display device including the display module

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- Number: US 2014/0192497 A1
- Document ID: US20140192497A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/114,547
- Filed: 2012-05-07
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2011-05-13
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Hiroaki Isobe; Masashi Miwa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192497A1

## CPC

- H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)}
- G02F 1/13452: {Conductors connecting driver circuitry and terminals of panels}
- G02F 1/133314: {Back frames}
- G02F 2202/28: Adhesive materials or arrangements
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS

## Abstract

A display module 15 includes a display panel; a frame member 50 located on a rear surface of the display panel; a wiring board 60 located on a rear surface of the frame member 50; a first adhesive tape 55, both of two surfaces of which are adhesive, the first adhesive tape 55 being located between the frame member 50 and the wiring board 60 for securing the wiring board 60 and the frame member 50 to each other; and a second adhesive tape 70 pasted to a rear surface of the wiring board 60. The first adhesive tape 55 and the second adhesive tape 70 are directly bonded to each other.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display module, comprising:
a display panel;
a frame member located on a rear surface of the display panel;
a wiring board located on a rear surface of the frame member;
a first adhesive tape, both of two surfaces of which are adhesive, the first adhesive tape being located between the frame member and the wiring board for securing the wiring board and the frame member to each other; and
a second adhesive tape pasted to a rear surface of the wiring board,
wherein the first adhesive tape and the second adhesive tape are directly bonded to each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display module according to claim 1, wherein:
the first adhesive tape includes a protruding part protruding from an end of the wiring board; and
the second adhesive tape and the first adhesive tape are directly bonded to each other in the protruding part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The display module according to claim 1, wherein:
the wiring board has an opening formed in a part thereof, the opening running through the wiring board; and
the second adhesive tape and the first adhesive tape are directly bonded to each other in the opening.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display module according to claim 1, wherein:
the wiring board has a cut-out portion in a part thereof, the cut-out portion being obtained by cutting out an end of the wiring board; and
the second adhesive tape and the first adhesive tape are directly bonded to each other in the cut-out portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The display module according to claim 1, wherein the wiring board is a flexible printed circuit.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A display device, comprising:
a display module according to claim 1; and
a light source for irradiating the display panel accommodated in the frame member with light.