Patent ID: 6639643
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G02F,G06F,G09F,G09G

Abstract:
A method for assembling a substantially flat, panel display (FPD) comprising a mosaic of individual tiles disposed adjacent one another and having visually imperceptible seams therebetween, the steps comprising:a) providing a plurality of individual, functional, sealed LCD tiles, each having a perimeter seal, a front face, a rear face and a thickness; b) laterally arranging said plurality of individual tiles in a predetermined pattern, said individual tiles being separated by a predetermined distance to form a tile array having a perimeter; c) compressing at least one compliant spacer to vertically orient said tile array with respect to a cover plate, said cover plate comprising a mask, said at least one compliant spacer compensating for any differences in said thicknesses of said plurality of individual tiles whereby said front faces of said plurality of tiles are made substantially coplanar; d) after performing said laterally arranging step (b) and said compressing step (c), affixing said tile array to at least one of said cover plate and a back plate, thereby forming a full-face, substantially hermetic seal between said tile array and at least one of said cover plate and said back plate, whereby said tile array is held in registration with at least one of said cover plate and said back plate; and e)forming electrical drive tab connections on only one exterior edge of at least one of said individual tiles.