JPH0140329B2 - - Google Patents

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Publication number
JPH0140329B2
JPH0140329B2 JP3298680A JP3298680A JPH0140329B2 JP H0140329 B2 JPH0140329 B2 JP H0140329B2 JP 3298680 A JP3298680 A JP 3298680A JP 3298680 A JP3298680 A JP 3298680A JP H0140329 B2 JPH0140329 B2 JP H0140329B2
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Prior art keywords
electrolyte
ecd
counter electrode
lead wire
pipe
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Expired
Application number
JP3298680A
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Japanese (ja)
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JPS56128922A (en
Inventor
Yasuhiro Nishizawa
Shigeo Kondo
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Priority to JP3298680A priority Critical patent/JPS56128922A/en
Publication of JPS56128922A publication Critical patent/JPS56128922A/en
Publication of JPH0140329B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0140329B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/15Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on an electrochromic effect
    • G02F1/153Constructional details
    • G02F1/1533Constructional details structural features not otherwise provided for

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Electrochromic Elements, Electrophoresis, Or Variable Reflection Or Absorption Elements (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は電気化学的な可逆発色反応を利用した
表示装置(以下ECDと称す)に関し、ECDの対
極用リード線としてパイプ状の電解液に対して不
活性な金属を用いこのリード線よりECD内に電
解液を注入することにより、構造及び工程の簡素
化を図る事を目的としたものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a display device (hereinafter referred to as ECD) that utilizes an electrochemical reversible color reaction. The purpose of this is to simplify the structure and process by injecting electrolyte into the ECD through this lead wire.

一般的なECDの実施例を第1図に示す。 An example of a typical ECD is shown in FIG.

第1図は断面図であり、1はガラス、プラスチ
ツク等の透明基板、2は酸化スズあるいは酸化イ
ンジウム等からなる薄膜透明電極、3は酸化タン
グステン、酸化モリブデン等の遷移金属酸化物か
らなるエレクトロクロミツク薄膜表示体、4は対
極反応種で酸化タングステン還元体、あるいはベ
ルリン酸鉄還元体と、導電体および結着材を混合
したもので、チタン集電体5を中心に加圧成型し
たものである。6はチタンリード線で対極用電圧
印加端子、7はガラス、プラスチツク等の絶縁性
の背面容器で接着材11により基板1と接着一体
化されている。8は電解液で濃硫酸および
1Mol/l LiClO4/プロピレンカーボネイトが
一般的に使用される。更に電解液中には光を反射
させる為に、Al3O3,TiO2等の白色粉末をフツ素
樹脂を用い多孔性の板に加圧成型した光反射板9
が設置されている。10は容器内に電解液を充填
する為の注入孔であり電解液を注入後、接着材1
0′で封止される。
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view, in which 1 is a transparent substrate such as glass or plastic, 2 is a thin film transparent electrode made of tin oxide or indium oxide, etc., and 3 is an electrochromic electrode made of a transition metal oxide such as tungsten oxide or molybdenum oxide. Tsuku thin film display material 4 is a counter electrode reactive species, which is a mixture of a reduced tungsten oxide or reduced iron berric acid, a conductor, and a binder, and is pressure-molded around a titanium current collector 5. be. Reference numeral 6 denotes a titanium lead wire as a voltage application terminal for a counter electrode, and 7 indicates an insulating rear container made of glass, plastic, etc., which is integrally bonded to the substrate 1 with an adhesive 11. 8 is an electrolyte containing concentrated sulfuric acid and
1Mol/l LiClO 4 /propylene carbonate is commonly used. Furthermore, in order to reflect light in the electrolyte, there is a light reflecting plate 9 which is made of white powder such as Al 3 O 3 and TiO 2 and is pressure-molded into a porous plate using fluororesin.
is installed. 10 is an injection hole for filling the electrolyte into the container, and after injecting the electrolyte, the adhesive 1
0' is sealed.

このようなECDにおいては、背面容器7に注
入孔10とリード線貫通孔の2つの穴をあけるこ
とによる信頼性の低下、電解液注入後の注入孔の
封止が難かしい、作業工程が煩雑である等の問題
点があつた。
In such an ECD, reliability is reduced due to the two holes, injection hole 10 and lead wire through hole, being made in the rear container 7, it is difficult to seal the injection hole after electrolyte injection, and the work process is complicated. There were problems such as:

本発明は、対極用リード線としてパイプ状の金
属を用いることにより、前述の諸問題を解決し簡
単な工程で長寿命のECDを提供するものである。
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by using a pipe-shaped metal as the lead wire for the counter electrode, and provides a long-life ECD with a simple process.

以下、本発明の実施例を図面を参照しながら詳
細に説明する。
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

第2図は本発明のECDの一実施例を示す構造
断面図である。
FIG. 2 is a structural sectional view showing an embodiment of the ECD of the present invention.

第2図において、1はガラス、プラスチツク等
の透明基板、2は酸化スズあるいは酸化タングス
テン、酸化モリブデン等の遷移金属酸化物からな
るエレクトロクロミツク薄膜表示体、4は対極反
応種でチタン集電体5を中心に加圧成型されてい
る。7はガラス、プラスチツク等の絶縁性の背面
容器で接着材11により基板1と接着一体化され
ている。8は電解液で1Mol/l,LiClO4/プロ
ピレンカーボネイトを使用した。9はAl2O3等の
白色粉末を樹脂を用い多孔性の板に加圧成型した
光反射板である。12は電解液注入パイプ兼対極
用電圧位加端子で背面容器7に接着材10′によ
り接着され、またチタン集電体5とは電気的に接
続されている。
In Figure 2, 1 is a transparent substrate such as glass or plastic, 2 is an electrochromic thin film display made of a transition metal oxide such as tin oxide, tungsten oxide, or molybdenum oxide, and 4 is a counter electrode reactive species, which is a titanium current collector. Pressure molded around 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes an insulating rear container made of glass, plastic, etc., which is integrally bonded to the substrate 1 with an adhesive 11. No. 8 used an electrolytic solution of 1Mol/l, LiClO 4 /propylene carbonate. Reference numeral 9 denotes a light reflecting plate formed by pressure molding white powder such as Al 2 O 3 into a porous plate using resin. Reference numeral 12 denotes an electrolytic solution injection pipe and a voltage potential application terminal for a counter electrode, which is bonded to the rear container 7 with an adhesive 10', and is electrically connected to the titanium current collector 5.

第2図のように組み立てられたECDセルは金
属パイプ12を通してセル内部が一旦排気され、
次に該パイプを通して電解液がECDセル内に充
填される。さらに第3図のように、金属パイプ1
2を押しつぶすことによつてECDセルを気密封
止する。また該金属パイプは信頼性の点から電解
液に対して不活性な事が必要であるのでチタン、
タンタル、金、白金等を用いる。
The ECD cell assembled as shown in FIG.
Next, electrolyte is filled into the ECD cell through the pipe. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, metal pipe 1
Hermetically seal the ECD cell by crushing 2. In addition, from the viewpoint of reliability, the metal pipe must be inert to the electrolyte, so titanium,
Tantalum, gold, platinum, etc. are used.

こうして構成されたECDは従来のECDと比較
して、注入孔を設ける必要がない、電解注入後の
封止が簡単に行なえる、信頼性が向上する等の利
点があり工業上、容易にECDを作成することが
可能となるものである。
Compared to conventional ECDs, ECDs constructed in this way have advantages such as no need to provide injection holes, easy sealing after electrolytic injection, and improved reliability. This makes it possible to create .

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は従来のECDの構造断面図、第2図は
本発明によるECDの構造断面図、第3図は電解
液注入後のECDセルの構造断面図である。 1……透光性基板、2……透光性電極、3……
EC表示極、4……対極、5……集電体、6……
対極リード線、7……背面容器、8……電解液、
9……反射板、10……注入孔、10′,11…
…接着材、12……金属パイプ。
FIG. 1 is a structural sectional view of a conventional ECD, FIG. 2 is a structural sectional view of an ECD according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a structural sectional view of an ECD cell after electrolyte injection. 1... Transparent substrate, 2... Transparent electrode, 3...
EC display electrode, 4... Counter electrode, 5... Current collector, 6...
Counter electrode lead wire, 7... Rear container, 8... Electrolyte,
9... Reflection plate, 10... Injection hole, 10', 11...
...adhesive material, 12...metal pipe.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 電気化学的な可逆発色反応を利用した表示装
置の対極リード線がパイプ状金属からなり、前記
パイプ状金属が電解液の注入孔を兼用することを
特徴とする表示装置。 2 対極リード線が電解液に対して不活性な金属
であることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記
載の表示装置。
[Scope of Claims] 1. A display device that utilizes an electrochemical reversible coloring reaction, in which a counter electrode lead wire is made of a pipe-shaped metal, and the pipe-shaped metal also serves as an injection hole for an electrolytic solution. . 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the counter electrode lead wire is made of a metal that is inert to the electrolyte.
JP3298680A 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Display device Granted JPS56128922A (en)

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JP3298680A JPS56128922A (en) 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Display device

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JP3298680A JPS56128922A (en) 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Display device

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JPS56128922A JPS56128922A (en) 1981-10-08
JPH0140329B2 true JPH0140329B2 (en) 1989-08-28

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