Patent ID: 6097351
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G09F,G09G

Abstract:
A display device including an array of display elements to display information, each of said display elements having a function to change display modes of a pixel, said display device comprising:a plurality of display units, each of said display units including a main body functioning as a container having a square top surface and four side surfaces, a display element located on said top surface, a regulator for controlling supply of electric power to the display element, a controller for controlling the regulator based on a display signal supplied from an outside of the display units, a first signal connector located on a side surface and a second signal connector located on an opposite side surface, and a signal wiring connecting said first connector, said second connector and said controller;a device casing for fixedly accommodating said plurality of display units so that the display elements are arranged adjacent to each other to constitute a display screen and the signal wirings are connected in series to constitute a signal transmission passage by making signal contact between a first connector and a second connector;an electric power source for generating electric power for driving the display elements;a power transmission passage for supplying the electric power generated by the electric power source to the regulators in the respective display units accommodated in the device casing; anda control device for supplying the display signal to said signal transmission passage so that the display signal is transmitted to the controllers.