Backlight Module Uniform Light Emission via Edge-Mounted LED Assemblies

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional backlight modules suffer from non-uniform light emission due to the placement of LED strips, where only the longest edge emits light, leading to inefficiencies in light distribution.

Innovation Solution

A backlight module design featuring a module substrate with integrated power supply lines and mounting regions, allowing for the placement of light emitting source assemblies on multiple edges, ensuring uniform light emission through adjustable and detachable connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If LED strips are arranged on the base substrate to form a straight LED strip, then the LED strip is protected from bending damage, but only the longest edge emits light while other edges do not, leading to non-uniform light emission

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit protectionVSAvoidlight emission uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The backlight module divides the light emitting source into multiple independent LED strips that can be separately arranged on different edges of the module substrate. Each LED strip is independently mounted and connected, allowing light to be emitted from multiple edges simultaneously, thus achieving uniform light distribution while protecting each strip from bending damage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of manufacture

If the longest straight edge is selected as the edge close to which the LED strip is placed, then the LED strip is protected from bending, but the rest edges do not emit light, resulting in less uniform light emission

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveLED strip placementVSAvoidlight emission uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The module substrate is designed with multiple mounting regions that can accommodate LED strips on all edges, not just the longest edge. This multi-functional design allows the same substrate structure to support LED strips on any edge, enabling uniform light emission from all edges while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized mounting interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Stability of the object's composition

If LED strips are fixed on the base substrate, then the structure is stable, but the light emission is non-uniform and the design is not adaptable to different display device shapes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidadaptability to different display shapes
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting regions on the module substrate are designed to accommodate LED strips in flexible configurations. The LED strips can be positioned on different edges depending on the required display device shape, while maintaining stable electrical and mechanical connections. This dynamic adaptability allows the same backlight module structure to serve multiple display device configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

This design enables uniform light emission across the backlight module by allowing light emitting source assemblies to be positioned on multiple edges, improving light distribution and preventing damage to the LED strip.

Implementation Method 1

the light source may be an LED light source

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight Emitting Diode: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS10502893B2Backlight module and display device
Publication Date: 2019.12.10 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes: module substrate provided with a power supply line and a mounting region integrally; and a light emitting source assembly detachably disposed in the mounting region and electrically connected to the power supply line.