Bent Light Bar and Back Plate Design for LCD Corner Illumination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Liquid crystal display (LCD) devices suffer from vignetting, or dark corners, due to the limited light emitting angle of LED light sources, which affects viewing and processing of content at the corners of the screen.

Innovation Solution

The light bar and back plate are designed to have the same shape, with both ends bent into an arc or inclined relative to the frame, allowing light from the light emitting units to be shifted to the corners of the display panel, and a preset angle between the optical normal and the frame plane is set to optimize light distribution, avoiding dark corners.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If LED light sources are positioned on a straight circuit board to form a light bar, then the manufacturing process is simple and the light bar is easy to assemble, but the light emitted by the LED light sources cannot reach the corners of the display panel, causing vignetting

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidillumination intensity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The light bar is designed with a bent shape instead of a straight configuration. Specifically, the light bar is bent from both ends toward the middle of the frame, forming an arc shape that matches the contour of the display panel. This curvature allows the light emitting units positioned at the ends of the light bar to direct light toward the corners of the display panel, eliminating the vignetting effect while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

2Illumination intensity

If the light bar is bent into an arc shape to shift light to corners, then the illumination at corners is improved, but the structural complexity of the light bar increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveillumination intensityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The light bar is integrated with the back plate to form a unified structure. The bent light bar is fixed onto the back plate, and both components share the same arc shape. This merging of the light bar and back plate into a single contoured assembly reduces the number of separate parts and simplifies the overall device structure, thereby reducing structural complexity while maintaining the light-shifting function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Illumination intensity

If a preset angle is set between the optical normal and the frame plane, then light distribution to corners is optimized, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveillumination distributionVSAvoidmanufacturing precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The optical normal of the light emitting units is inclined at a preset angle relative to the plane of the frame, rather than being perpendicular to it. This angular parameter change allows the light rays to be directed toward the corners of the display panel more effectively. The preset angle is determined during the design stage and can be achieved through standard manufacturing processes, balancing the need for optimized light distribution with practical manufacturing capabilities.

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

This design improves the display effect by ensuring that light reaches the corners of the LCD screen, enhancing visibility and reducing vignetting, while also incorporating heat dissipation material to prevent malfunctions.

Implementation Method 1

the light bar and the back plate have the same shape, so that portions of light emitted by the light emitting units near two ends of the back plate on the light bar are shifted to corners of the display panel

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight emission and refraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

incorporating heat dissipation material to prevent malfunctions

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS10921647B2Display device
Publication Date: 2021.02.16 HKC CORP LTD
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  • US10921647B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel, a frame including a back plate therein, a backlight module including a light source used for emitting light to the display panel. The light source includes a light bar with a plurality of light emitting units. The light bar is fixed on the back plate, and the light bar and the back plate have the same shape, so that portions of light emitted by the light emitting units near two ends of the back plate on the light bar are shifted to corners of the display panel.