Liquid crystal display with coupled frame and method of fabricating the same
AssigneeNEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
InventorYasuhiro Sato
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Abstract
In a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal display panel is held between an upper frame and a lower frame, the upper frame having a display window. The upper frame and the lower frame are integrally molded to be coupled to each other via a U-shaped portion. Here, the upper frame and the lower frame are made by vacuum forming resin material. Thus, the liquid crystal display can be reduced in profile, size, weight, and cost.
Claims16
A liquid crystal display including:
- a liquid crystal display panel held between an upper frame and a lower frame, said upper frame including a display window, wherein said upper frame and said lower frame are continuously formed of a same resin and are separated by a U-shaped portion,
- wherein one of said upper and lower frames includes a first stepped protrusion formed in the vicinity of its end, and the other frame of said one of said upper and lower frames has a second stepped protrusion formed in the vicinity of its end, wherein the second stepped protrusion is fitted inside said first stepped protrusion, and
- wherein said first stepped protrusion and said second stepped protrusion are formed to differ from each other in a protruding direction.
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel held between an upper frame and a lower frame, said upper frame having a display window, comprising:
- integrally molding said upper frame and said lower frame such that said upper frame and said lower frame are continuously formed of a same resin material and are separated by a U-shaped portion;
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- vacuum forming said upper frame and said lower frame of said same resin material,
- wherein said upper frame and said lower frame comprise a plurality of stepped protrusions.
A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a foldable frame comprising an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion which are continuously formed of a resin material and separated by a U-shaped portion,
- wherein said foldable frame further comprises a first stepped protrusion formed in the vicinity of a first end and a second stepped protrusion formed in the vicinity of a second end, the second stepped protrusion is fitted inside said first stepped protrusion, and
- wherein said first stepped protrusion and said second stepped protrusion are formed to differ from each other in a protruding direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.