Makoto Tomofuji

Title: Makoto Tomofuji and a Resin-Sealed Display Connection

Introduction

Makoto Tomofuji is an inventor associated with Iwaki, Japan, and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. His patent work addresses a practical challenge in connecting a liquid crystal display to a flexible flat cable. The available information identifies 1 patent associated with him.

Latest Patents

Tomofuji’s listed patent, “Connecting Structure for Connecting a Liquid Crystal Display and a Flexible Flat Cable,” describes soldering the cable’s connecting electrodes to electrode terminals on the display’s lower glass substrate, then reinforcing the junction with resin.

The design places through holes between the cable’s connecting electrodes. When the cable is positioned on the lower substrate, the holes extend across the substrate’s edge. Resin applied to the cable’s upper surface can then flow through the holes to its underside, covering portions of both cable surfaces and the end surfaces of the display’s upper and lower glass substrates. This arrangement allows the resin to be applied in a single process, helping secure and protect the connection.

Career Highlights

The available details connect Tomofuji’s inventive work with Alps Electric Co., Ltd. His patent focuses on the assembly and reinforcement of a display-to-cable connection, combining soldered electrical contacts with resin-based mechanical support.

Collaborations

Fumiaki Yamanashi is identified as Tomofuji’s coworker. The information provided does not specify whether Yamanashi collaborated on this patent.

Conclusion

Makoto Tomofuji’s listed patent presents a method for connecting a liquid crystal display and a flexible flat cable while applying resin across the joint in one process.