Backlight Module Partition Dimming via Elastic Reflecting Elements

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wearable display devices, such as VR glasses, face challenges with poor partition dimming performance due to their small size, resulting in inadequate light and shade contrast, making it difficult to distinguish detailed image differences.

Innovation Solution

A backlight module with a light guide plate and dimming units, where the light source is positioned on one side and dimming units are on the lower surface of a transparent substrate, allowing for adjustable light intensity and enhanced dimming performance through elastic reflecting elements and pressure control units, enabling precise partition dimming and improved contrast.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If the volume of VR glasses is reduced for wearability, then the device becomes more portable and comfortable, but the partition dimming performance of the backlight module deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevolume of VR glassesVSAvoidpartition dimming performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The backlight module is divided into multiple independently controllable dimming units, each corresponding to specific display regions. This segmentation allows precise control of light intensity in different areas, achieving good partition dimming performance even in the compact VR glasses structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display screen are assigned different light intensity characteristics through the dimming units. Each dimming unit can independently adjust its light output, creating local quality variations that enhance image detail discrimination while maintaining the small form factor.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If the partition dimming performance is improved, then the light and shade contrast is enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepartition dimming performanceVSAvoidbacklight module structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The dimming units are integrated directly into the backlight module structure, combining the lighting and dimming control functions in a unified design. This merging approach achieves enhanced partition dimming performance without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Manufacturing precision

If the number of dimming partitions is increased, then the image detail discrimination is improved, but the light intensity uniformity becomes harder to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage detail discriminationVSAvoidlight intensity uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The light intensity of each dimming unit is dynamically adjusted by changing electrical parameters (voltage or current) applied to the light source. This parameter control allows each partition to achieve its required brightness level while the system maintains overall light intensity uniformity through coordinated adjustment of all dimming units.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enhances the dimming performance of the backlight module, improving light and shade contrast, allowing for better discrimination of image details and addressing the decline in dimming performance associated with small dimming partitions.

Implementation Method 1

said elastic reflecting element is configured to produce an elastic deformation when the pressure is provided by said squeezing unit and change a contact area with said transparent substrate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElastic deformation: Elasticity

Implementation Method 2

said plurality of dimming units is disposed on the lower surface of the transparent substrate and adjusts intensity of the light incident from said light source into said light guide plate and emergent from the upper surface of said transparent substrate facing away from said dimming units

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentEP3748423B1Backlight module, control method, display screen, and wearable device
Publication Date: 2023.05.24 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a backlight module. Said backlight module comprises a light source and a light guide plate. Said light guide plate comprises a transparent substrate and a plurality of dimming units having a reflecting function. Said light source is disposed on at least one side of said transparent substrate, and said plurality of dimming units is disposed on a lower surface of the transparent substrate for adjusting an emergent intensity of light, which is incident from said light source into said light guide plate, on an upper surface of said transparent substrate facing away from said dimming units. The present disclosure further provides a method for controlling a backlight module and a display screen and wear device including said backlight module.