Patent Publication Number: US-10761360-B2

Title: Display device and method for producing display device

Description:
This Nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 on Patent Application No. 2018-069145 filed in Japan on Mar. 30, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a display device and a method for producing a display device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     There has been known a display device including a heat dissipation member for dissipating heat generated inside the display device. Patent Literature 1, for example, discloses a liquid crystal display device including (i) light-emitting diodes, (ii) a frame containing those light-emitting diodes, and (iii) a graphite composite film attached to a portion of the back surface of the frame which portion is opposite to a portion at which light-emitting diodes are present densely. This liquid crystal display device uses the graphite composite film to dissipate heat generated by the light-emitting diodes. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [Patent Literature 1] 
     Japanese Patent Publication No. 5635322 (Registration date: Oct. 24, 2014) 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     The liquid crystal display device disclosed in Patent Literature 1 involves the following issue: During production of the liquid crystal display device, when a yet-to-be-finished liquid crystal display device is subjected to vacuum drawing, the graphite composite film expands, which decreases the production yield. The graphite composite film expands as such because of gas contained therein. 
     An aspect of the present invention has an object of, when a yet-to-be-finished display device (hereinafter referred to as “display device intermediate”) is subjected to vacuum drawing, preventing the heat dissipation member from expanding and thereby improving the yield of production of the display device. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to attain the above object, a display device in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: a display panel including a substrate and a display driving component mounted on the substrate; a backlight unit including a light source and facing the substrate; and a heat dissipation member integrally including: a display panel coinciding portion on a surface of the substrate which surface is opposite to a region in which the display driving component is mounted; a light source coinciding portion present on a side of the backlight unit which side is opposite to the display panel; and a connecting portion connecting the display panel coinciding portion and the light source coinciding portion with each other, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material and having slits for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member to outside the heat dissipation member. 
     A display device in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: a display panel including a substrate and a display driving component mounted on the substrate; a backlight unit including a light source and facing the substrate; and a heat dissipation member integrally including: a display panel coinciding portion on a surface of the substrate which surface is opposite to a region in which the display driving component is mounted; a light source coinciding portion present on a side of the backlight unit which side is opposite to the display panel; and a connecting portion connecting the display panel coinciding portion and the light source coinciding portion with each other, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. 
     A method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention for producing a display device is a method for producing a display device including (i) a display panel including a substrate and a display driving component mounted on the substrate and (ii) a backlight unit including a light source and facing the substrate, the method including the steps of placing a heat dissipation member in such a manner that the heat dissipation member covers part of a front surface of the backlight unit and at least part of a back surface of the backlight unit; and placing the substrate on the heat dissipation member on a side of the front surface of the backlight unit, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material and having slits for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member to outside the heat dissipation member. 
     A method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention for producing a display device is a method for producing a display device including (i) a display panel including a substrate and a display driving component mounted on the substrate and (ii) a backlight unit including a light source and facing the substrate, the method including the steps of placing a heat dissipation member in such a manner that the heat dissipation member covers part of a front surface of the backlight unit and at least part of a back surface of the backlight unit; and placing the substrate on the heat dissipation member on a side of the front surface of the backlight unit, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     An aspect of the present invention makes it possible to, when a display device intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating the configuration of a display device in accordance with Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a heat dissipation member included in the display device illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart that shows a method for producing the display device illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating the configuration of a display device in accordance with Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating the configuration of a display device in accordance with Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart that shows a method for producing the display device illustrated in  FIG. 5 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiment 1 
       FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating the configuration of a display device  10  in accordance with Embodiment 1 of the present invention.  FIG. 1  shows an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis. The X axis extends in a direction orthogonal to the drawing. The Y axis extends in a direction from a light source  21  (described later) to a light guide plate  23  (described later). The Z axis extends in a direction from a backlight unit  20  (described later) to a display panel  11  (described later). 
       FIG. 1  serves as a reference of the up-down direction. The upper side of  FIG. 1  is the front side of the display device  10 , whereas the lower side of  FIG. 1  is the back side of the display device  10 . In other words, the front side of the display device  10  is the side of the display device  10  on which side the display panel  11  is present, whereas the back side of the display device  10  is the side of the display device  10  on which side a control circuit substrate  17  (described later) of the display device  10  is present. 
     The display device  10 , as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , includes a display panel  11 , a backlight unit  20 , and a heat dissipation member  30 , all of which are contained in a housing (not shown). The display device  10  is in the shape of a rectangular flat box as a whole. The display device  10  is used in any of various electronic devices such as portable information terminals, on-vehicle information terminals, and portable game devices. Examples of the portable information terminals include portable telephones, smartphones, and tablet computers. Examples of the on-vehicle information terminals include stationary car navigation systems and portable car navigation systems. 
     The display panel  11  may be, for example, a liquid crystal panel. The display panel  11  includes two substrates  11   a  and  11   b , two polarizing plates  13 , a liquid crystal layer  28 , and a touch panel  29 . The display panel  11  is capable of displaying an image. Specifically, the display panel  11  is capable of displaying an image with use of light emitted from the backlight unit  20 . The display panel  11  lets light exit on the front side thereof. 
     The display panel  11  is in the shape of a rectangular plate as a whole, the short sides thereof extending along the X axis, the long sides thereof extending along the Y axis, the thickness direction thereof corresponding to the Z axis. The display panel  11  has a front surface that serves as a display surface, and has at a central portion of the display surface a display region (active area) in which an image is displayed. The display panel  11  has, at a peripheral portion surrounding the display region and having a frame shape (square or circular), a non-display region in which no image is displayed. 
     The display panel  11  is configured in a well-known manner such that a pair of rectangular substrates  11   a  and  11   b  face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween and that a liquid crystal layer  28  is positioned between the substrates  11   a  and  11   b . The substrates  11   a  and  11   b  each include an excellently light-transmitting glass substrate made of, for example, no alkali glass or quartz glass. Each of the glass substrates is provided with a plurality of films disposed on top of each other by, for example, a known photolithography method (the details not shown). 
     The substrate  11   a , that is, one of the pair of substrates which is positioned on the back side (that is, the lower side of  FIG. 1 ), is an array substrate. The substrate  11   a  is provided with, for example, (i) source lines, (ii) gate lines orthogonal to the source lines, (iii) switching elements (for example, thin-film transistors [TFTs]) connected to the source lines and the gate lines, (iv) pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements, and (v) an alignment film (not shown). 
     The substrate  11   b , that is, one of the pair of substrates which is positioned on the front side (that is, the upper side of  FIG. 1 ), is a color filter (CF) substrate. The substrate  11   b  is provided with, for example, (i) a color filter in which colored portions with such colors as red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are arranged in a predetermined pattern, (ii) a counter electrode, and (iii) an alignment film (not shown). Components such as the counter electrode as well as the source lines and gate lines described above receive from the control circuit substrate  17  image data and various control signals necessary to display an image. The display panel  11  further includes (i) a polarizing plate  13  on the back surface side of the substrate  11   a  and (ii) a polarizing plate  13  on the front surface side of the substrate  11   b.    
     The substrate  11   b  has (i) a width (that is, an X-axis dimension) equal to the width (that is, the X-axis dimension) of the substrate  11   a  and (ii) a length (that is, a Y-axis dimension) smaller than the length (that is, the Y-axis dimension) of the substrate  11   a . The substrates  11   a  and  11   b  face each other in such a manner that the substrate  11   a  has, at a lengthwise end thereof (that is, an end in the Y-axis direction; the left-side end in  FIG. 1 ), a substrate non-coinciding portion  12 , which does not coincide with the substrate  11   b  over a predetermined lengthwise range. The substrate non-coinciding portion  12 , in other words, extends in the shape of a belt in the widthwise direction (that is, the X-axis direction) of the display panel  11 . 
     The display region described above is present at a portion at which the substrates  11   a  and  11   b  coincide with each other. The substrate non-coinciding portion  12  of the substrate  11   a  is entirely a non-display region. The substrate non-coinciding portion  12  (which is present at an end of the substrate  11   a ) supports a display driving component  15  (described later) and a flexible substrate  16  (described later) for signal transmission. 
     The backlight unit  20  is disposed on the back side of the display panel  11  (that is, faces the substrate  11   a ), and emits light for displaying an image on the display panel  11 . The backlight unit  20  is, as a whole, substantially in the shape of a rectangular block as viewed from the front side. 
     The backlight unit  20  includes a light source  21 , an LED substrate  22 , a light guide plate  23 , an optical sheet  24 , a reflecting sheet  25 , and a frame  26 . The backlight unit  20  is of an edge-light type (side-light type) with one-side light entrance; specifically, the backlight unit  20  includes a light source  21  facing a widthwise end surface (that is, an end surface extending along the X axis) of the light guide plate  23  so that light enters the light guide plate  23  only from one side. The backlight unit  20  converts light from the light source  21  into planar light and emits the light toward the display panel  11  on the front side. This means that the backlight unit  20  emits light on the front side. The light source  21  is present at that end of the backlight unit  20  at which end the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  is present. 
     The light source  21  may be, for example, a light-emitting diode (LED). The light source  21  is mounted on the LED substrate  22 , and emits light to the light guide plate  23 . The backlight unit  20  may include a plurality of light sources  21 . The light source  21  includes an LED chip as a semiconductor light-emitting element which LED chip is placed on a substrate section fixed to the surface of the LED substrate  22  and which LED chip is sealed up with a resin material. 
     The LED chip has a single main light emission wavelength. Specifically, the LED chip emits light having a single color of blue. The resin material, with which the LED chip is sealed up, contains a phosphor dispersed therein which phosphor is excited by blue light from the LED chip to emit light having a predetermined color. The resin material allows the light source  21  as a whole to emit generally white light. The light source  21  is of a side-surface light emission type: It has a side surface serving as a light emission surface  21   a  which side surface is adjacent to a surface in contact with the LED substrate  22 . 
     The light source  21  emits light from the light emission surface  21   a  which light spreads to a predetermined degree (directivity) with the optical axis as the center. The present embodiment is arranged such that the optical axis of the light emitted is substantially perpendicular to a central portion of the light emission surface  21   a.    
     The LED substrate  22  includes an insulating and flexible film (sheet), which serves as a base on which a plurality of light sources  21  are mounted at an interval. The LED substrate  22  is provided with a wiring pattern that is made of a metal film such as a copper foil and that serves to supply electric power to the light sources  21 . The light sources  21  are mounted on the back-side surface (which is opposite to the display panel  11 ) of the LED substrate  22 . 
     The LED substrate  22  has (i) a length (that is, X-axis sides) equal to the width (that is, the X-axis sides) of the light guide plate  23  and (ii) a width (that is, Y-axis sides) larger than the distance between the frame  26  and the light guide plate  23 . The LED substrate  22  is disposed on the front side of the light guide plate  23  in such a manner that a first long side of the LED substrate  22  extends along a first short side of the light guide plate  23 . The LED substrate  22  has a second long side on the front side of the frame  26 . The LED substrate  22 , in other words, extends in the widthwise direction of the backlight unit  20  (that is, the X-axis direction). The light source  21  faces the light guide plate  23  in such a manner as to have a light emission surface  21   a  parallel to the end surface (light entrance surface  23   a ) at the first short side of the light guide plate  23 . 
     The light guide plate  23  guides light emitted from the light source  21 . The light guide plate  23  is made of, for example, a transparent synthetic resin such as an acrylic resin or a polycarbonate. The light guide plate  23  is in the shape of a substantially rectangular plate as viewed from the front side. The light guide plate  23  has a length along the Y axis, a width along the X axis, and a thickness along the Z axis. 
     The light guide plate  23  has peripheral end surfaces, among which the left-side end surface at the first short side shown in  FIG. 1  faces the light emission surface  21   a  of the light source  21  in such a manner as to be parallel to the light emission surface  21   a  thereof. The left-side end surface serves as a light entrance surface  23   a , which receives light from the light source  21 . The light guide plate  23  has a front surface that serves as a light exit surface  23   b , which lets light be emitted toward the display panel  11 . The light guide plate  23  has a back surface that serves as a reflective surface  23   c , which reflects light traveling from a central portion of the light guide plate  23  toward the back surface so that the light travels toward the light exit surface  23   b.    
     The light guide plate  23  includes a body  23   m  and a thick portion  23   t . The thick portion  23   t  is present near the end on the side of the light entrance surface  23   a . The thick portion  23   t  is thicker than the other portion (that is, the body  23   m ) across the entire X-axis dimension. The light guide plate  23  is capable of increasing the density of light from the light source  21  at the body  23   m.    
     The thick portion  23   t  results from forming a light guide plate  23  in such a manner that a portion of the light exit surface  23   b  which portion is near the end on the side of the light entrance surface  23   a  is raised across the entire X-axis dimension. That portion of the light exit surface  23   b  which corresponds to the thick portion  23   t  is parallel to the reflective surface  23   c . That portion of the light exit surface  23   b  which corresponds to the thick portion  23   t  is continuous via a slope portion  23   s  with that portion of the light exit surface  23   b  which corresponds to the body  23   m . The slope portion  23   s  increases its height toward the light entrance surface  23   a . The slope portion  23   s  is present in the non-display region. The LED substrate  22  is fixed to that portion of the light exit surface  23   b  of the light guide plate  23  which corresponds to the thick portion  23   t.    
     That portion of the light exit surface  23   b  which corresponds to the body  23   m  of the light guide plate  23  is provided with an optical sheet  24 . The optical sheet  24  is a flat, rectangular sheet. The optical sheet  24  has a length along the Y axis and a width along the X axis. The optical sheet  24  is disposed between the light guide plate  23  and the display panel  11  to (i) pass light from the light guide plate  23  through itself while imparting a predetermined optical property to the light and (ii) allow the light to travel toward the display panel  11 . 
     The optical sheet  24  includes a diffusing sheet  24   a , a lens sheet  24   b , and a reflective polarizing sheet  24   c  that are disposed on top of one another in this order from the back side. The diffusing sheet  24   a  includes (i) a base including a substantially transparent synthetic resin and (ii) a large number of diffusing particles dispersed in the base material. The diffusing sheet  24   a  is in contact with the light guide plate  23 , and is the closest to the light guide plate  23  among the components of the optical sheet  24 . 
     The backlight unit  20  includes a reflecting sheet  25  on the back surface of the light guide plate  23  (that is, on the reflective surface  23   c , which is opposite to the display panel  11 ). The reflecting sheet  25  has a surface made of a sheet material containing a white, excellently light-reflective synthetic resin. The reflecting sheet  25  causes light emitted from the reflective surface  23   c  to propagate efficiently through the light guide plate  23  toward the front side (that is, the light exit surface  23   b ). The reflecting sheet  25  is rectangular as viewed from the front side. The reflecting sheet  25  has a central portion that occupies most of the reflecting sheet  25  and that is in contact with the back surface of the light guide plate  23 . The reflecting sheet  25  has a peripheral edge extending outward beyond the peripheral end surfaces of the light guide plate  23 . This configuration allows that surface of the reflecting sheet  25  which is on the side of the LED substrate  22  to (i) efficiently reflect light that the surface receives directly from the light source  21  and thereby (ii) cause the reflected light to reach the light entrance surface  23   a.    
     The frame  26  is made of a synthetic resin. The frame  26  is rectangular as a whole. The frame  26  has an outer diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the substrate  11   a  of the display panel  11  as viewed from the front side. The frame  26  has a height equal to the height of the thick portion  23   t  of the light guide plate  23 . The frame  26  has a length along the Y axis, a width along the X axis, and a height along the Z axis. 
     The frame  26  has an upper surface on which the LED substrate  22  is disposed with an adhesive tape therebetween (not shown), and supports the LED substrate  22  from its back side. The frame  26  contains the light source  21  and the light guide plate  23 . The frame  26  has a lower surface on which the reflecting sheet  25  is disposed with an adhesive tape therebetween (not shown). The frame  26  allows the above-described components of the backlight unit  20  to be fixed to one another and kept inside the frame  26 . 
     The components of the backlight unit  20  are contained in the chassis  27 . The chassis  27  is made of a metal material; for example, it is made from an aluminum plate or an electrogalvanized steel plate (SECC). The chassis  27  is, as a whole, substantially in the shape of a box that is rectangular as viewed from the front side and that is open toward the front side (not shown). 
     The chassis  27  includes (i) a bottom plate section  27   a  that is larger than the outer diameter of the frame  26  and that is substantially rectangular as viewed from the front side and (ii) a side wall (not shown) that stands at an edge of the bottom plate section  27   a . The bottom plate section  27   a  has a length along the Y axis and a width along the X axis. The bottom plate section  27   a  has a back surface provided with components such as the control circuit substrate  17  for driving the above-described display driving component  15 . 
       FIG. 1  illustrates the display driving component  15  and the flexible substrate  16  as being in contact with the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  of the substrate  11   a  of the display panel  11  disposed on the front side of the backlight unit  20 . 
     The display driving component  15  includes an LSI (integrated circuit) chip containing a driving circuit. The display driving component  15  processes an input signal supplied via the flexible substrate  16  from the control circuit substrate  17  as a signal source and thereby generates an output signal. The display driving component  15  outputs an output signal to the display region of the display panel  11  to drive liquid crystal molecules as a display element. As the display driving component  15  is driven, the display driving component  15  generates heat. 
     The display driving component  15  is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. The display driving component  15  is mounted on the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  of the substrate  11   a  of the display panel  11  in such a manner as to have a length extending along the X axis and a width extending along the Y axis. 
     The flexible substrate  16  includes a base that is made of an insulating and flexible synthetic resin such as a polyimide or a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and that is in the shape of a rectangular sheet as viewed from the front side. The base is provided with a wiring pattern (not shown) including a large number of lines. This configuration allows the flexible substrate  16  to have a higher degree of bendability (flexibility and ease of deformation) than, for example, a glass substrate, and be easily bent or folded. 
     The flexible substrate  16  is in contact with a region of the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  of the substrate  11   a  of the display panel  11  which region is closer to the edge in the Y-axis direction than the display driving component  15  is (that is, on the side opposite to the substrate  11   b ). The flexible substrate  16  is oriented to have a sheet surface with an edge that extends along the X axis. The flexible substrate  16  has a first end  16   a  in contact with a surface of the substrate  11   a  of the display panel  11 . The flexible substrate  16  is bent to cover a side wall (not shown) of the chassis  27 . The flexible substrate  16  has a second end  16   b  in contact with the control circuit substrate  17 . 
     The control circuit substrate  17  is, as described above, attached to the back surface (that is, the outer surface opposite to the display panel  11 ) of the chassis  27  with use of, for example, a screw (not shown). The control circuit substrate  17  includes (i) a substrate made of paper phenol or glass epoxy resin, (ii) electronic components mounted on the substrate to supply various input signals to, for example, the display driving component  15 , and (iii) a predetermined wiring pattern (conducting path; not shown) on the substrate. 
     The display device  10  includes a heat dissipation member  30  for increased heat dissipation. The heat dissipation member  30  is preferably made of a highly thermally conductive material. The heat dissipation member  30  is, for example, a graphite sheet. Graphite sheets have a thermal conductivity higher than metals with excellent thermal conductivity such as copper and aluminum, and have a density lower than such metals. Graphite sheets are highly effective as a member for diffusion and heat dissipation for use over a wide area, and are suitable for such purposes. The heat dissipation member  30  is preferably a graphite sheet having (i) a thermal conductivity of not less than 1500 W/mk and not more than 1700 W/mk in the surface direction and (ii) a density of not less than 1.8 g/cm 2  and not more than 2.0 g/cm 2 . Further, the heat dissipation member  30  is preferably a graphite sheet having a thickness of not less than 10 μm and not more than 100 μm. 
     The heat dissipation member  30  integrally includes a display panel coinciding portion  30   a , a connecting portion  30   b , and a light source coinciding portion  30   c . The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  is present on a portion of the substrate  11   a  which portion is opposite to the region in which the display driving component  15  is mounted. The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  covers the back surface of the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  substantially entirely. The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  has a front surface fixed to the back surface of the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  of the substrate  11   a  via an adhesive tape (not shown). The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  has a back surface fixed to the front surface of the LED substrate  22  via an adhesive tape (not shown). The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  covers the front surface of the LED substrate  22  entirely. The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  is, in other words, sandwiched between the substrate  11   a  and the LED substrate  22  and fixed to each of the substrate  11   a  and the LED substrate  22 . 
     The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  is not necessarily present substantially entirely over that portion of the back surface of the substrate  11   a  which portion corresponds to the substrate non-coinciding portion  12 . The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  may, for example, spread beyond the substrate non-coinciding portion  12  to the back surface of a region other than the substrate non-coinciding portion  12 , or be present to cover only part of the back surface of the substrate non-coinciding portion  12 . 
     The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  is, in other words, present to, for heat dissipation, at least cover the back surface of the region in which the display driving component  15  is mounted and to not cover the back surface of the display region (active area). The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  is not necessarily sandwiched entirely between the substrate  11   a  and the LED substrate  22 , and may be sandwiched only partially therebetween. The display panel coinciding portion  30   a  may be in no contact with the LED substrate  22 . 
     The connecting portion  30   b  connects, entirely across the X-axis direction, (i) an end of the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  which end extends in the X-axis direction with (ii) an end of the light source coinciding portion  30   c  which end extends in the X-axis direction. The connecting portion  30   b  is, as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , present more outwardly than the display panel  11  and the frame  26  (that is, to the left side in  FIG. 1 ), and is curved in such a manner as to cover the widthwise side surface (which extends in the X-axis direction) of the frame  26 . 
     The connecting portion  30   b  has a central portion (that is, a portion other than the boundary between the connecting portion  30   b  and the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  and the boundary between the connecting portion  30   b  and the light source coinciding portion  30   c ) that is not fixed to the backlight unit  20  and that is freely deformable. The central portion is longer than the distance between the front surface of the LED substrate  22  and the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25 , and is apart from the corresponding side surface of the frame  26 . 
     The connecting portion  30   b  is not necessarily apart from the side surface of the frame  26 . The connecting portion  30   b  may extend along the side surface of the frame  26  or be only partially apart from the side surface of the frame  26  due to, for example, a design restriction. The connecting portion  30   b  may be partially in contact with the chassis  27  (which is positioned outside the frame  26 ) or with a housing (not shown) positioned outside the chassis  27 . 
     The light source coinciding portion  30   c  is present on that side of the backlight unit  20  which is opposite to the display panel  11 . That side of the backlight unit  20  which is opposite to the display panel  11  refers to a region below (in  FIG. 1 ) the light source  21  and the light guide plate  23  in the thickness direction of the backlight unit  20  (that is, the Z-axis direction), the region not covering the side surface of the frame  26  (on the left side in  FIG. 1 ). 
     The light source coinciding portion  30   c  is in the shape of a rectangle substantially equal in dimension to the reflecting sheet  25 , and covers the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25  substantially entirely. Specifically, the light source coinciding portion  30   c  is fixed to the back surface (that is, the surface opposite to the light guide plate  23 ) of the reflecting sheet  25  via an adhesive tape (not shown). The light source coinciding portion  30   c  is separated from the chassis  27  by a gap and faces the bottom plate section  27   a  of the chassis  27 . The backlight unit  20  may alternatively be configured such that the light source coinciding portion  30   c  is not separated from the chassis  27  by a gap and is in contact with both the reflecting sheet  25  and the bottom plate section  27   a  of the chassis  27 . The light source coinciding portion  30   c  does not necessarily cover the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25  entirely, and may cover only part of the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25 . 
     As described above, the heat dissipation member  30  includes (i) at a first end thereof, a display panel coinciding portion  30   a  fixed to the display panel  11 , (ii) at a second end thereof, a light source coinciding portion  30   c  fixed to a portion of the backlight unit  20  which portion is opposite to the display panel  11  across the light source  21  and the light guide plate  23 , and (iii) at a middle portion thereof, a connecting portion  30   b  apart from the display panel  11  and the frame  26 . The connecting portion  30   b  has an opening formed by cutting off a portion of the connecting portion  30   b , through which opening a protruding portion  22   a  protrudes that serves to supply, for example, electric power to the LED substrate  22 . 
     The heat dissipation member  30  is not necessarily fixed with use of an adhesive tape, and may be provided with an adhesive layer or be fixed with use of an adhesive. Since the graphite sheet as the heat dissipation member  30  is extremely thin, the graphite sheet as the heat dissipation member  30  may, for example, be integrated with a supporting layer made of resin. 
     The graphite sheet described above is preferably as large in area as possible for improved diffusion and heat dissipation. The graphite sheet is preferably thin to allow the display device  10  to be small and thin. The graphite sheet preferably has a suitable thickness that is well balanced with heat dissipation. 
     The above configuration of the heat dissipation member  30  allows heat generated as the display driving component  15  is driven to be (i) transmitted via the substrate  11   a  to the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  of the heat dissipation member  30  and (ii) rapidly diffused and dissipated by the heat dissipation member  30 , which has excellent thermal conductivity. The above configuration also allows heat generated by the light source  21  to be (i) transmitted via the reflecting sheet  25  to the light source coinciding portion  30   c  of the heat dissipation member  30  and (ii) rapidly diffused and dissipated toward the chassis  27 . The above configuration also allows part of the heat transmitted to the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  and to the light source coinciding portion  30   c  to be (i) rapidly diffused to the connecting portion  30   b  and (ii) dissipated efficiently from the connecting portion  30   b , which is surrounded by only a small number of components. 
     The description below deals with the heat dissipation member  30 , which has slits s 1 , with reference to  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the heat dissipation member  30  included in the display device  10  illustrated in  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 2  illustrates a heat dissipation member  30  that has not been attached to the display device  10 . The heat dissipation member  30 , as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , has a plurality of slits s 1 . The slits s 1  serve to discharge gas inside the heat dissipation member  30  to outside the heat dissipation member  30 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates the heat dissipation member  30  as having nine slits s 1 . The number of slits s 1  that the heat dissipation member  30  has is not limited to any particular number as long as the slits s 1  ensure heat dissipation by the heat dissipation member  30 , do not impair the strength of the heat dissipation member  30 , and prevent the heat dissipation member  30  from expanding when a yet-to-be-finished display device  10  (hereinafter referred to as “display device  10  intermediate”) is subjected to vacuum drawing. The slits s 1  may be present in the display panel coinciding portion  30   a , the connecting portion  30   b , and the light source coinciding portion  30   c . This can prevent each of the display panel coinciding portion  30   a , the connecting portion  30   b , and the light source coinciding portion  30   c  from expanding when a display device  10  intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing. 
     The slits s 1  are present at a predetermined interval in the lengthwise direction of the heat dissipation member  30 . The lengthwise direction of the heat dissipation member  30  refers to the lengthwise direction of the heat dissipation member  30  before the heat dissipation member  30  is attached to the display device  10 . This means that when the heat dissipation member  30  has been attached to the display device  10 , the slits s 1  are present at a predetermined interval in the direction from the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  through the connecting portion  30   b  to the light source coinciding portion  30   c . Specifically, the slits s 1  are present at a predetermined interval along the Y axis in the display panel coinciding portion  30   a , along the Z axis in the connecting portion  30   b , and along the Y axis in the light source coinciding portion  30   c  in  FIG. 1 . This ensures both the heat dissipation and the strength of the heat dissipation member  30 . 
     As described above, the heat dissipation member  30  is made of a highly thermally conductive material and has slits s 1  for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member  30  to outside the heat dissipation member  30 . This configuration, for example, allows gas inside the heat dissipation member  30  to be discharged to outside the heat dissipation member  30  in a case where a display device  10  intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing during production of the display device  10 . This makes it possible to, when a display device  10  intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member  30  from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device  10 . 
     Method for Producing Display Device  10   
       FIG. 3  is a flowchart that shows a method for producing the display device  10  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the method for producing the display device  10  includes first placing a heat dissipation member  30  in such a manner that the heat dissipation member  30  covers part of the front surface of a backlight unit  20  and at least part of the back surface of the backlight unit  20  (step S 110 : step of placing a heat dissipation member). Specifically, a heat dissipation member  30  is placed so that the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  covers part of the front surface of a backlight unit  20  (that is, the front surface of the LED substrate  22 ) and that the light source coinciding portion  30   c  covers at least part of the back surface of the backlight unit  20  (that is, at least part of the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25 ). The heat dissipation member  30  is made of a highly thermally conductive material and has slits s 1  described above. 
     The method includes, after placing a heat dissipation member  30  for the backlight unit  20 , placing a substrate  11   a  on the heat dissipation member  30  on the front surface side of the backlight unit  20  (step S 120 : step of placing a substrate). Specifically, a substrate  11   a  is placed on the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  of the heat dissipation member  30  on the front surface side of the LED substrate  22  of the backlight unit  20 . 
     The method includes, after placing a substrate  11   a  on the heat dissipation member  30  on the front surface side of the backlight unit  20 , placing a liquid crystal layer  28  on the side of the substrate  11   a  which side is opposite to the backlight unit  20  (step S 130 ). Specifically, a liquid crystal layer  28  is placed on the side of the substrate  11   a  which side is opposite to the backlight unit  20 , that is, on the front surface side of the substrate  11   a.    
     The method includes, after placing a liquid crystal layer  28  on the front surface side of the substrate  11   a , subjecting a display device  10  intermediate to vacuum drawing and placing a touch panel  29  on the side of the liquid crystal layer  28  which side is opposite to the substrate  11   a  (step S 140 ). Specifically, a display device  10  intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, and a touch panel  29  is placed on the side of the liquid crystal layer  28  which side is opposite to the substrate  11   a , with a substrate  11   b  and a polarizing plate  13  between the touch panel  29  and the liquid crystal layer  28 . 
     As described above, the production of the display device  10  involves a heat dissipation member  30  made of a highly thermally conductive material and having slits s 1  for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member  30  to outside the heat dissipation member  30 . This makes it possible to, when a display device  10  intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member  30  from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device  10 . 
     Embodiment 2 
       FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating the configuration of a display device  10 A in accordance with Embodiment 2 of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, any member of the present embodiment that is identical in function to a member described for any embodiment above is assigned a common reference sign and is not described here again. 
     The display device  10 A, as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , differs from the display device  10  in that the heat dissipation member  30  is replaced with a heat dissipation member  30 A. The heat dissipation member  30 A is preferably made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. In other words, the volume of the heat dissipation member  30 A in a non-vacuum state (for example, in air) is equal to the volume of the heat dissipation member  30 A in a vacuum state. The heat dissipation member  30 A contains no gas. 
     The heat dissipation member  30 A, which meets the above condition, is preferably a metal foil excellent in thermal conductivity such as a copper foil, an aluminum foil, and an iron foil. The display device  10 A is produced by a method that differs from the method for producing the display device  10  in that the heat dissipation member  30  is replaced with the heat dissipation member  30 A. 
     As described above, the heat dissipation member  30 A is made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. This makes it possible to, when a display device  10 A intermediate is, for example, subjected to vacuum drawing during the production of the display device  10 A, prevent the heat dissipation member  30 A from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device  10 A. 
     Embodiment 3 
       FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating the configuration of a display device  10 B in accordance with Embodiment 3 of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, any member of the present embodiment that is identical in function to a member described for any embodiment above is assigned a common reference sign and is not described here again. 
     The display device  10 B, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , differs from the display device  10  in that the heat dissipation member  30  is replaced with a heat dissipation member  30 B and that the display device  10 B includes a heat dissipation member  30 C. The heat dissipation member  30 B is made of the same material as that of the heat dissipation member  30 A, but is shaped differently from the heat dissipation member  30  or  30 A. The heat dissipation member  30 C is made of the same material as that of the heat dissipation member  30 , but is shaped differently from the heat dissipation member  30 . The heat dissipation member  30 C may have no slits s 1  described above. 
     The heat dissipation member  30 B integrally includes a display panel coinciding portion  30   ba , a connecting portion  30   bb , and a light source coinciding portion  30   bc . The display panel coinciding portion  30   ba  and the connecting portion  30   bb  have respective shapes identical to the respective shapes of the display panel coinciding portion  30   a  and the connecting portion  30   b  of the heat dissipation member  30 , whereas the light source coinciding portion  30   bc  is shaped differently from the light source coinciding portion  30   c  of the heat dissipation member  30 . 
     The light source coinciding portion  30   bc  is in the shape of a rectangle smaller in dimension than the reflecting sheet  25 , and covers part of the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25 . The heat dissipation member  30 C covers the back surface of the light source coinciding portion  30   bc  and that portion of the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25  which is not covered by the light source coinciding portion  30   bc . The heat dissipation member  30 C is separated from the chassis  27  by a gap and faces the bottom plate section  27   a  of the chassis  27 . The backlight unit  20  may alternatively be configured such that the heat dissipation member  30 C is not separated from the chassis  27  by a gap and is in contact with both the reflecting sheet  25  and the bottom plate section  27   a  of the chassis  27 . 
     That portion of the heat dissipation member  30 C which is present on the back surface side of the reflecting sheet  25  preferably has a back surface with an area larger than the area of the back surface of the light source coinciding portion  30   bc , which is present on the back surface side of the reflecting sheet  25 . This configuration allows the heat dissipation member  30 C, which is higher in heat dissipation than the heat dissipation member  30 B, to occupy a larger area on the back surface side of the reflecting sheet  25 , and thereby further increases heat dissipation by the display device  10 B. 
     Method for Producing Display Device  10 B 
       FIG. 6  is a flowchart that shows a method for producing the display device  10 B illustrated in  FIG. 5 . As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the method for producing the display device  10 B includes first placing a heat dissipation member  30 B in such a manner that the heat dissipation member  30 B covers part of the front surface of a backlight unit  20  and part of the back surface of the backlight unit  20  (step S 210 ). Specifically, a heat dissipation member  30 B is placed so that the display panel coinciding portion  30   ba  covers part of the front surface of a backlight unit  20  (that is, the front surface of the LED substrate  22 ) and that the light source coinciding portion  30   bc  covers part of the back surface of the backlight unit  20  (that is, part of the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25 ). The heat dissipation member  30 B is made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. 
     The method includes, after placing a heat dissipation member  30 B for the backlight unit  20 , placing a substrate  11   a  on the heat dissipation member  30 B on the front surface side of the backlight unit  20  (step S 220 ). Specifically, a substrate  11   a  is placed on the display panel coinciding portion  30   ba  of the heat dissipation member  30 B on the front surface side of the LED substrate  22  of the backlight unit  20 . 
     The method includes, after placing a substrate  11   a  on the heat dissipation member  30 B on the front surface side of the backlight unit  20 , carrying out the step S 230 , which is identical to the step S 130 . 
     The method includes, after carrying out the step S 230 , carrying out the step S 240 , which is identical to the step S 140 . The member includes, after carrying out the step S 240 , placing a heat dissipation member  30 C in such a manner that the heat dissipation member  30 C covers the back surface of the heat dissipation member  30 B and that portion of the back surface of the backlight unit  20  which is not covered by the heat dissipation member  30 B (step S 250 ). Specifically, a heat dissipation member  30 C is placed in such a manner as to cover the back surface of the light source coinciding portion  30   bc  of the heat dissipation member  30 B and that portion of the back surface of the reflecting sheet  25  of the backlight unit  20  which is not covered by the light source coinciding portion  30   bc . The heat dissipation member  30 C is a graphite sheet, which has a thermal conductivity higher than metals with excellent thermal conductivity such as copper and aluminum. 
     As described above, (i) before a display device  10 B intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, a heat dissipation member  30 B is placed that is made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state, and (ii) after the display device  10 B intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, a heat dissipation member  30 C is placed in the form of a graphite sheet, which has a thermal conductivity higher than metals with excellent thermal conductivity such as copper and aluminum. 
     This makes it possible to, when a display device  10 B intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member  30 B from expanding. Further, placing a heat dissipation member  30 C after the display device  10 B intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing can prevent the heat dissipation member  30 C from expanding and further increase heat dissipation by the display device  10 B. 
     [Recap] 
     A display device ( 10 ) in accordance with a first aspect of the present invention includes: a display panel ( 11 ) including a substrate ( 11   a ) and a display driving component ( 15 ) mounted on the substrate; a backlight unit ( 20 ) including a light source ( 21 ) and facing the substrate; and a heat dissipation member ( 30 ) integrally including: a display panel coinciding portion ( 30   a ) on a surface of the substrate which surface is opposite to a region in which the display driving component is mounted; a light source coinciding portion ( 30   c ) present on a side of the backlight unit which side is opposite to the display panel; and a connecting portion ( 30   b ) connecting the display panel coinciding portion and the light source coinciding portion with each other, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material and having slits (s 1 ) for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member to outside the heat dissipation member. 
     With the above configuration, the heat dissipation member is made of a highly thermally conductive material and has slits for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member to outside the heat dissipation member. This configuration, for example, allows gas inside the heat dissipation member to be discharged to outside the heat dissipation member in a case where a display device intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing during production of the display device. This makes it possible to, when a display device intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device. 
     A display device ( 10 ) in accordance with a second aspect of the present invention is configured as in the first aspect, and may preferably be further configured such that the slits (s 1 ) are present at a predetermined interval in a direction from the display panel coinciding portion ( 30   a ) through the connecting portion ( 30   b ) to the light source coinciding portion ( 30   c ). 
     With the above configuration, the slits are present at a predetermined interval in a direction from the display panel coinciding portion of the heat dissipation member through the connecting portion to the light source coinciding portion. This ensures both the heat dissipation and the strength of the heat dissipation member. 
     A display device ( 10 A) in accordance with a third aspect of the present invention includes: a display panel ( 11 ) including a substrate ( 11   a ) and a display driving component ( 15 ) mounted on the substrate; a backlight unit ( 20 ) including a light source ( 21 ) and facing the substrate; and a heat dissipation member ( 30 A) integrally including: a display panel coinciding portion on a surface of the substrate which surface is opposite to a region in which the display driving component is mounted; a light source coinciding portion present on a side of the backlight unit which side is opposite to the display panel; and a connecting portion connecting the display panel coinciding portion and the light source coinciding portion with each other, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. 
     With the above configuration, the heat dissipation member is made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. As described above, this makes it possible to, when a display device intermediate is, for example, subjected to vacuum drawing during the production of the display device, prevent the heat dissipation member from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device. 
     A method in accordance with a fourth aspect of the present invention for producing a display device ( 10 ) is a method for producing a display device including (i) a display panel ( 11 ) including a substrate ( 11   a ) and a display driving component ( 15 ) mounted on the substrate and (ii) a backlight unit ( 20 ) including a light source ( 21 ) and facing the substrate, the method including the steps of: placing a heat dissipation member ( 30 ) in such a manner that the heat dissipation member covers part of a front surface of the backlight unit and at least part of a back surface of the backlight unit; and placing the substrate on the heat dissipation member on a side of the front surface of the backlight unit, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material and having slits (s 1 ) for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member to outside the heat dissipation member. 
     With the above configuration, the production of the display device involves a heat dissipation member made of a highly thermally conductive material and having slits for discharging gas inside the heat dissipation member to outside the heat dissipation member. This makes it possible to, when a display device intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device. 
     A method in accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention for producing a display device ( 10 ) is a method for producing a display device including (i) a display panel ( 11 ) including a substrate ( 11   a ) and a display driving component ( 15 ) mounted on the substrate and (ii) a backlight unit ( 20 ) including a light source ( 21 ) and facing the substrate, the method including the steps of: placing a heat dissipation member ( 30 A) in such a manner that the heat dissipation member covers part of a front surface of the backlight unit and at least part of a back surface of the backlight unit; and placing the substrate on the heat dissipation member on a side of the front surface of the backlight unit, the heat dissipation member being made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. 
     With the above configuration, the heat dissipation member for production of the display device is made of a highly thermally conductive material whose volume in a non-vacuum state is maintained in a vacuum state. As described above, this makes it possible to, when a display device intermediate is subjected to vacuum drawing, prevent the heat dissipation member from expanding and thereby improve the yield of production of the display device. 
     The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, but can be altered by a skilled person in the art within the scope of the claims. The present invention also encompasses, in its technical scope, any embodiment derived by combining technical means disclosed in differing embodiments. Further, it is possible to form a new technical feature by combining the technical means disclosed in the respective embodiments. 
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               10 ,  10 A,  10 B Display device 
               11  Display panel 
               11   a ,  11   b  Substrate 
               12  Substrate non-coinciding portion 
               13  Polarizing plate 
               15  Display driving component 
               16  Flexible substrate 
               16   a ,  16   b  End 
               17  Control circuit substrate 
               20  Backlight unit 
               21  Light source 
               21   a  Light emission surface 
               22  LED substrate 
               22   a  Protruding portion 
               23  Light guide plate 
               23   a  Light entrance surface 
               23   b  Light exit surface 
               23   c  Reflective surface 
               23   m  Body 
               23   s  Slope portion 
               23   t  Thick portion 
               24  Optical sheet 
               24   a  Diffusing sheet 
               24   b  Lens sheet 
               24   c  Reflective polarizing sheet 
               25  Reflecting sheet 
               26  Frame 
               27  Chassis 
               27   a  Bottom plate section 
               28  Liquid crystal layer 
               29  Touch panel 
               30 ,  30 A,  30 B,  30 C Heat dissipation member 
               30   a ,  30   ba  Display panel coinciding portion 
               30   b ,  30   bb  Connecting portion 
               30   c ,  30   bc  Light source coinciding portion 
             s 1  Slit