Circuit board and display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11140775-B2
Application number	US-201916598203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2019
Priority date	Sep 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021

Abstract

To provide a circuit board in which a curvature of a display surface can be controlled, or to provide a highly portable circuit board. A circuit board includes a substrate with flexibility and a curvature control mechanism. The curvature control mechanism includes a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet provided over a first surface of the substrate, an insulating film provided over the first and second electromagnets, and wirings electrically connected to the first and second electromagnets.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display system comprising:
a display device comprising:
a display portion on a substrate;
a first curvature control mechanism comprising a first plurality of electromagnets provided along an end of the display portion; and
a second curvature control mechanism comprising a second plurality of electromagnets provided along an opposite end of the display portion;

a distance data detection sensor configured to obtain distance data of a distance between a user and the distance data detection sensor;
a curvature control circuit configured to control a curvature of the display device on a basis of the distance data by controlling operation of the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism; and
a display control circuit configured to control an image to be displayed on the display portion in accordance with the distance data,
wherein the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism do not extend beyond the display portion in a horizontal direction,
wherein each electromagnet of the first plurality of electromagnets and the second plurality of electromagnets has a rectangular shape whose long sides are orthogonal to a long side of the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism, and
wherein short sides of the electromagnets of the first plurality of electromagnets and the second plurality of electromagnets are parallel to a curving end of the display portion.

2. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of electromagnets comprises a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet adjacent to each other,
the first electromagnet is electrically connected to a first wiring, and
the second electromagnet is electrically connected to a second wiring that is different from the first wiring so that a direction of a current flowing in the second electromagnet is able to be changed independently of the first electromagnet.

3. The display system according to claim 2 , wherein the second electromagnet is configured to be supplied with a current in a same direction as a current flowing in the first electromagnet in a first state and a current in an opposite direction to a current flowing in the first electromagnet in a second state.

4. The display system according to claim 2 , wherein the display device is configured to be changed in shape in accordance with magnetic attraction or magnetic repulsion between the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet.

5. The display system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first plurality of magnetic shield layers between the substrate and the first plurality of electromagnets, and
a second plurality of magnetic shield layers between the substrate and the second plurality of electromagnets.

6. A display system comprising:
a display device comprising:
a display portion on a substrate;
a first curvature control mechanism comprising a first plurality of electromagnets provided along an end of the display portion; and
a second curvature control mechanism comprising a second plurality of electromagnets provided along an opposite end of the display portion;

a distance data detection mechanism comprising a movable portion, wherein the distance data detection mechanism further comprises a distance data detection sensor provided over the movable portion and configured to obtain distance data of a distance between a user and the distance data detection sensor;
a positional data detection sensor configured to detect user positional data;
a movable portion control circuit configured to control the movable portion on a basis of the user positional data;
a curvature control circuit configured to control a curvature of the display device on a basis of the distance data by controlling operation of the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism; and
a display control circuit configured to control an image to be displayed on the display portion in accordance with the distance data,
wherein the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism do not extend beyond the display portion in a horizontal direction
wherein each electromagnet of the first plurality of electromagnets and the second plurality of electromagnets has a rectangular shape whose long sides are orthogonal to a long side of the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism, and
wherein short sides of the electromagnets of the first plurality of electromagnets and the second plurality of electromagnets are parallel to a curving end of the display portion.

7. The display system according to claim 6 ,
wherein:
the first plurality of electromagnets comprises a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet adjacent to each other,
the first electromagnet is electrically connected to a first wiring, and
the second electromagnet is electrically connected to a second wiring that is different from the first wiring so that a direction of a current flowing in the second electromagnet is able to be changed independently of the first electromagnet.

8. The display system according to claim 7 , wherein the second electromagnet is configured to be supplied with a current in a same direction as a current flowing in the first electromagnet in a first state and a current in an opposite direction to a current flowing in the first electromagnet in a second state.

9. The display system according to claim 7 , wherein the display device is configured to be changed in shape in accordance with magnetic attraction or magnetic repulsion between the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet.

10. The display system according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a first plurality of magnetic shield layers between the substrate and the first plurality of electromagnets, and
a second plurality of magnetic shield layers between the substrate and the second plurality of electromagnets.

11. A display system comprising:
a display device comprising:
a display portion on a substrate;
a first curvature control mechanism comprising a first plurality of electromagnets provided along an end of the display portion; and
a second curvature control mechanism comprising a second plurality of electromagnets provided along an opposite end of the display portion;

a distance data detection sensor configured to obtain distance data of a distance between a user and the distance data detection sensor;
a curvature control circuit configured to control a curvature of the display device on a basis of the distance data by controlling operation of the first curvature control mechanism; and
a display control circuit configured to control an image to be displayed on the display portion in accordance with the distance data,
wherein:
the first plurality of electromagnets comprising a first electromagnet, a second electromagnet, and a third electromagnet,
the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are in a first row and are directly adjacent to each other,
a first axis passes through a midpoint of the first electromagnet and a midpoint of the second electromagnet,
the third electromagnet is in a second row,
a center axis of the third electromagnet passes through a midpoint of a distance between the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet,
the center axis is orthogonal to the first axis,
the first curvature control mechanism and the second curvature control mechanism do not extend beyond the display portion in a horizontal direction,
each electromagnet of the first plurality of electromagnets and the second plurality of electromagnets has a rectangula

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Senda Naoyuki
• Yanagisawa Yuichi

Classifications

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• H05K2201/0133

  Elastomeric or compliant polymer · CPC title

• H05K1/165

  incorporating printed inductors · CPC title

• H01F2007/068

  using printed circuit coils · CPC title

• H05K1/028 Primary

  Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits (H05K1/0283 takes precedence) · CPC title