Method and apparatus for locating LCD connectors
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorJohn Charles Phillips
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly (200) includes an LCD (100), a registration member (206) attached to the LCD and a connector (202). The connector defines a slot (208) sized to receive the edge (106) of the LCD and a channel (204) positioned to receive the registration member. In one embodiment, the registration member is an inactive electrical component placed on the surface of the LCD solely to provide registration for the connector. The electrical component is very inexpensive and greatly reduces the opportunity for misalignment.
Claims12
A liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly comprising:
- an LCD formed on a glass plate having an active area in which visible images are formed by electrical operation;
- a registration member attached to a surface of the LCD glass plate;
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- a connector defining a slot sized to engage a portion of the LCD lass plate and a channel positioned to received the registration member to minimize misalignment of the active area.
A radio telephone comprising:
- a housing:
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) formed on a glass plate having an active area in which visual images are formed by electrical operation, the glass plate being contained within the housing and including electrical circuitry for producing an image on the LCD active area;
- a component affixed to a surface of the LCD glass plate;
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- a mechanical member fixed to the housing and defining a channel sized for engagement of the component to minimize misalignment between the LCD active area and the housing.
A method for locating a liquid crystal display (LCD) connector on an LCD formed on a glass plate having an active area in which visible images are formed by electrical operation, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a registration member on a surface of the LCD glass plate proximate one or more conductive fingers of the LCD;
- providing an LCD connector having a channel on one portion and one or more leads;
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- attaching the LCD connector to an edge of the LCD glass plate so that the channel is positioned to engage the registration member only when each lead of the one or more leads is properly aligned with a respective finger of the one or more conductive fingers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.