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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
May. 27, 1993
Eric R Sirkin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for connecting liquid crystal shutters. Multiple flat panel display cells each having opposed active and common substrates are fixed in overlapping relation to one another with each of the active and common substrates having multiple electrodes defined thereon. Multiple heat seal connectors are provided each having conductive paths defined thereon. Each heat seal connector is connected to one of the active and common substrates. Multiple ones of the heat seal connectors are connected to the same printed circuit, which may have a terminating header connector. Connections to a display of the type described are made by placing a display cell in a heat sealing machine, placing a heat seal connector over an edge of an active substrate of the display cell, bringing a heat fixture into contact with the heat sealing connector to heat seal the connector to the substrate, turning over the display cell and replacing the display cell in the heat sealing machine, placing the heat seal connector over an edge of a common substrate of the display cell, bringing a heat fixture into contact with the heat seal connector to heat seal the connector to the substrate, and repeating the foregoing steps for one or more additional display cells. Multiple display cells are then fixed in overlapping relation to one another.