1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as “LCD device”), and more particularly, relates to an electronic device and a LCD device suitable for preventing a mistake of a fitting position of a substrate when a plurality of the substrates are fitted in a prescribed base member.
2. Description of the Related Art
An electronic device generally comprises a member to be a base (hereinafter referred to as “base member”), such as chassis, in which multiple kinds of substrates (electronic substrates) are fitted. For example, the LCD device (one example of electronic devices) as disclosed in a patent literature 1 (Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-140110) comprises a structure in which a plurality of circuit substrates respectively mounting a LED (Light-Emitting Diode) are aligned and fitted in a case frame to be a base member in a backlight illuminating a liquid crystal display panel (hereinafter referred to as “LCD panel”) from its backside.
Here, as shown in Patent literature 1, a LCD device is required to include a backlight for illuminating the entire area of a LCD panel from its backside. However, in regard to a LCD device comprising a large-size LCD panel, a structure is conceivable wherein a plurality of LED substrates for illuminating each division multi-divided from the entire area of the large-size LCD panel from its backside is provided, and the plurality of LED substrates respectively mounting a plurality of LEDs are aligned and fitted in a prescribed base member. Thus, in comparison to the case of manufacturing a piece of large-size LED substrate, the production efficiency (such as cost and yield ratio) is higher since there is no need for a particular production facility for large-size substrates, and also, the handling performance for sipping and assembling becomes better.
In addition, in view of improving production efficiency of LED substrates, it is preferred that all of a plurality of LED substrates is standardized. However, if such standardization is forceful, a part of the LED substrates may be mounted with unnecessary electronic parts, and the structure becomes not always efficient in regard to the entire productivity, including control of the number of parts and improvement of production efficiency of substrates. Consequently, it is sometimes unavoidable to provide different LED substrates according to fitting positions in a base member, and therefore, it is important that each LED is fitted in a designed fitting position and direction (in a qualified fitting position and direction) in a base member.
As mentioned above, many electronic devices, such as a LCD device, are comprised of multiple kinds of substrates fitted in a base member. In such electronic device, each substrate is generally managed by a parts cord such as a number or a code that identifies the substrate, and such parts code is often recorded on each substrate by such as serigraph. Additionally, in a conventional assembling process of an electronic device, a worker identifies a kind of a relevant substrate and its fitting position by a parts code recorded on each substrate as referring to such as assembling manuals. In addition, for example, by designing different positions and diameters of threaded holes according to each of the kinds of substrates, a mistake of each substrate being fitted in a wrong position during assembling process can be avoided.
However, a parts code recorded on a substrate is generally a row of alphabets and numbers prescribed so as to be efficiently identified from other parts, and a problem has been remained that a worker might make an identifying error when identifying visually. For example, parts cords “0010” and “0011” are sequential numbers and can be easily misidentified from themselves, and further, their fitting positions can be more easily misidentified since they are tend to be allotted to relatively similar parts (substrates). Additionally, the parts cords “0011” and “1100” have a very similar appearance when inverted 180 degrees, and misidentification of fitting position as well as fitting direction of a substrate is also tend to happen in such case.
Also, when such as positions of threaded holes are designed to be different according to a kind of each substrate, it goes against standardization of substrates (parts) for improving production efficiency, and there still remains a problem that a worker would not recognize the misidentification of fitting position and fitting direction until proceeding to the fitting process.
Consequently, this invention has been invented considering the foregoing conditions, and the purpose of this invention is to provide an electronic device, such as LCD device, comprised so as to prevent a mistake of fitting position and fitting direction of each substrate when a plurality of substrates are fitted in a base member.
In order to achieve the above purpose, this invention is to be applied to electronic devices comprising a plurality of substrates and a base member in which the substrates are fitted, wherein a fitting position distinguishing mark indicating a designed (qualified) fitting position of a relevant substrate in the base member is recorded on each substrate. Additionally, said electronic devices include a LCD device. Moreover, a LED substrate in said LCD device is one example of the substrates in said electronic devices.
This enables prevention of mistake of a fitting position of each substrate when a plurality of substrates is fitted in the base member.
In this case, as the fitting position distinguishing mark recorded on each of the substrates, marks such as “upper right corner” and “center” can be conceived, however, a fitting position can be intuitively and accurately identified at a glance when a mark graphically displays an area of relevant substrate within the entire base member that is to be covered by the present substrate when fitted in as designed (correctly). For example, a mark in which a frame indicating the shape of the entire base member is illustrated, and a relevant area within the frame is painted in a prescribed color or pattern.
Also, on each fitting position of the substrate in the base member, it is still more suitable to provide a same or corresponding mark as the fitting position distinguishing mark recorded on the substrate should be fitted in the fitting position.
This enables a worker, who has no particular knowledge of the fitting position distinguishing mark, to identify a fitting position intuitively and accurately by matching marks recorded on the substrate and the base member.
Additionally, on the substrate that has a plurality of candidates for designed fitting positions in the base member, the fitting position distinguishing mark indicating all of those candidates for designed fitting positions may be recorded.
This enables the same fitting position distinguishing marks to be recorded on each of the same kind of substrates when said same kind of substrates is fitted in a plurality of positions (different positions) within the base member. In short, this eliminates the process of manufacturing multiple kinds of substrates merely having different fitting position distinguishing marks though being substantially the same.
In addition, when the fitting position distinguishing mark is recorded in an area that is nearly the same area (the same area or much the same area) within every substrate adjusted in a designed fitting direction relative to the base member, but is other than the center nor in the vicinity thereof in the substrates, a right direction of the substrate can be easily identified by previously knowing the recorded position of the fitting position distinguishing mark. This is suitable for prevention of mistake of a fitting direction of each substrate. For example, on each substrate adjusted in a designed fitting direction relative to the base member, when the fitting position distinguishing mark is recorded in an area of upper left corner of the square-shaped substrate, and if the fitting position distinguishing mark is positioned in the upper right corner, lower right corner, and the lower left corner, it is easily understood that the substrate is misadjusted in the directions 90, 180, and 270-decrees off by one in a clockwise manner relative to the qualified direction.
Additionally, this invention may be applied to a LCD device.
In other words, a LCD device comprising a plurality of LED substrates which is respectively mounting a plurality of LEDs and illuminating each division multi-divided from the entire area of the LCD panel from the backside of the LCD panel, and a base member in which the plurality of LED substrates are aligned and fitted, wherein a fitting position distinguishing mark that indicates a designed (qualified) fitting position of a relevant LED substrate in the base member is recorded on each of the plurality of LED substrates.
This enables prevention of mistake of a fitting position of each LED substrate, when multiple kinds of LED substrates having similar appearances are fitted in a base member.
According to this invention, it is possible to prevent a mistake of a fitting position of each substrate when a plurality of substrates (said LED substrate is one example) is fitted in a base member, since a fitting position distinguishing mark indicating a designed (qualified) fitting position of a relevant substrate in the base member is recorded on each of a plurality of the substrates. Additionally, other structures described as capable of being included in said electronic devices in accordance with the present invention can also be applied to said LCD device in accordance with the present invention.
In addition, a fitting position can be intuitively and accurately identified at a glance by a worker when a mark graphically displaying an area in the entire base member which is to be covered by a relevant substrate when fitted in as designed (correctly) is the fitting position distinguishing mark recorded on each of said substrates, and when the same or corresponding mark as the fitting position distinguishing mark recorded on the substrate should be fitted in the fitting position is recorded on each fitting position of the substrate in the base member.
Additionally, on the substrate that has a plurality of candidates for designed fitting positions in the base member, when the fitting position distinguishing mark indicating all of those candidates for designed fitting positions is recorded, the process of manufacturing multiple kinds of substrates which merely have different fitting position distinguishing marks though being substantially the same can be suitably eliminated.
Furthermore, when the fitting position distinguishing mark is recorded in an area that is nearly the same area (the same area or much the same area) within every substrate adjusted in a designed fitting direction relative to the base member, a right direction of the substrate can be easily identified by previously knowing the recorded position of the fitting position distinguishing mark. This is suitable for prevention of mistake of a fitting position of each substrate.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following detailed description along with the accompanied drawings.
With embodiments of the present invention described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments, and that various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
A LCD device (one example of electronic devices) according to an embodiment of this invention comprises a backlight unit X as shown in
As illustrated in
Here, in a situation where a plurality of LED substrates 10 is fitted in qualified positions in Chassis 1, each LED element 11 is mounted in a position not interfering with each of Fluorescent tubes 4 seen from the right front (from the side of the LCD panel). Also, LED insertion holes 2a into which each of LED elements 11 are inserted are formed in Reflection sheet 2.
Backlight unit X is a so-called hybrid-type backlight unit illuminating the LCD panel (not shown) by lights of both Fluorescent tubes 4 and LED elements 11 from backside. For example, in order to compensate red light of a prescribed wavelength range which tends to lack in the light of Fluorescent tubes 4 (a compound light of R, G, and B (close to white light)), LED elements 11 emitting red light of said wavelength range is employed as a assistant light source. Other than the above hybrid-type Backlight unit X, a backlight capable of being implemented in accordance with this invention may comprise a plurality of LED substrates, which is respectively mounting a plurality of LED elements emitting each light of R, G, and B, aligned and fitted in Chassis 1, without using Fluorescent tube 4.
Similar to Backlight unit X, the structure including a plurality of LED substrates 10 illuminating each division multi-divided from the entire area of the LCD panel from backside is suitable when conducting backside illumination of a large-size LCD panel such as larger than 60 inches. In other words, compared with employing a piece of large-size LED substrate, the production efficiency (such as cost and yield ratio) is higher since there is no need for a particular production facility for such large-size substrates, and also, the handling performance for sipping and assembling is better.
Additionally, in
Next, as referring to
The feature of Backlight unit X is that fitting position distinguishing marks 12 and 12′ indicating designed (qualified) fitting positions of relevant LED substrates 10 in Chassis 1 (base member) are recorded on each of a plurality of LED substrates 10.
Here, the fitting position distinguishing mark 12 shown in
With such Fitting position distinguishing mark 12 recorded on a prescribed position of LED substrate 10 by such as serigraph, a worker can intuitively and accurately identify a fitting position at a glance, and therefore, mistakes of fitting position of each LED substrate 10 can be prevented when a plurality of LED substrates 10 is fitted in Chassis 1.
Furthermore, as shown in
With the above, a worker with no particular knowledge of Fitting position distinguishing mark 12 can understand a fitting position intuitively and accurately by matching the marks recorded on LED substrate 10 and Chassis 1.
On the other hand, the example illustrated in
Here, as shown in
In addition, in the example shown in
As noted above, by respectively recording the same Fitting position distinguishing mark 12′ on the same kind of LED substrates 10 when said same kind of LED substrates 10 are to be fitted in a plurality of positions (different positions) in Chassis 1, a wasting process of manufacturing multiple kinds of LED substrates 10 only having different fitting position distinguishing marks though being substantially the same can be eliminated.
Additionally, in both examples shown in
This is suitable for preventing mistake of a fitting position of each LED substrate 10 since the right direction of LED substrate 10 can be easily identified by previously knowing the recorded position of Fitting position distinguishing marks 12 and 12′.
For example, as shown in
Additionally, the same effect can be obtained when the recorded position of Fitting position distinguishing marks 12 and 12′ are even in other than the vicinity of corners, for example, in the area near the edge of LED substrates 10 (such as, the central area in horizontal direction in the edge of the upper hem or the lower hem, or the central area in vertical direction in the edge of the left hem or the right hem).
In other words, in
Additionally, the mark recorded in the side of Chassis 1 is the same as Mark 1a illustrated in
By employing Fitting position distinguishing mark 12″ and by recording the same Fitting position distinguishing mark 12″ on the same kind of LED substrates 10, in regard to substantially the same LED substrates 10, the wasting process of manufacturing multiple kinds of LED substrates 10 bearing only different fitting position distinguishing marks can be eliminated.
Backlight unit X indicated above is one example of structural elements of electronic devices to which the present invention can be applied, and regarding each of the other electronic devices, same effects as in the case of Backlight unit X can be obtained by recording Fitting position distinguishing marks 12, 12′ and 12″on a plurality of substrates consisting those electronic devices as in the case of Backlight unit X.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2005-257868 | Sep 2005 | JP | national |