Bezelless Display Modules With Edge Side Wiring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current large format display apparatuses face challenges in achieving seamlessness and maximizing active display area due to bezel areas, which limit the integration of bezelless display modules and affect display quality.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a large format display apparatus with side wiring on each display module, where edges without side wiring contact each other, maintaining a consistent pitch between adjacent modules, and using a flexible printed circuit to electrically couple the TFT substrate with a rear substrate, allowing for bezelless integration and improved display quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If bezel area is reduced or eliminated to maximize active display area, then active display area increases, but visible seams appear between adjacent display modules

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveactive display areaVSAvoidvisible seams
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The side wiring is extracted from the edge regions of display modules that would be visible at boundaries. By positioning side wiring only on non-boundary edges or using separate substrate surfaces for wiring, the harmful visible seams are eliminated while maintaining full active display area on the front surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The side wiring is moved from the two-dimensional front display surface to the three-dimensional edge regions or back surface of the substrate. This dimensional relocation allows the wiring to be hidden from the viewer's perspective while still functioning electrically, thus eliminating visible seams.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If side wiring is positioned on edge regions of display modules, then electrical coupling is achieved, but visible seams and reduced active display area occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical couplingVSAvoidactive display area
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Side wiring is relocated from the front two-dimensional display surface to the edge regions or back surface (three-dimensional space). This allows electrical coupling to be maintained while the wiring becomes invisible, preserving the full active display area on the front surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The side wiring is extracted from the visible front surface and positioned on separate substrate surfaces or edge regions. This separation maintains electrical functionality while removing the harmful visual impact on the active display area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Area of stationary object

If multiple display modules are coupled to form large format display, then display size increases, but visible seams between modules appear

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay sizeVSAvoidvisible seams
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Side wiring is extracted from the boundary edges where display modules meet. By positioning wiring on non-boundary edges or using separate substrate surfaces, the wiring that would create visible seams at module boundaries is eliminated, achieving seamless large format displays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The side wiring is moved from the front two-dimensional surface to edge regions or back surfaces (three-dimensional space). This dimensional change allows multiple modules to be coupled without visible seams at their boundaries, as the wiring is hidden from the viewer's perspective.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP3837679B1Large format display apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.03.26 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display module and a large format display apparatus incorporating the display module are provided. The display module includes a thin film transistor substrate, light emitting diodes arranged on one surface of the thin film transistor substrate, and side wirings formed on each of a first edge of the thin film transistor substrate and a second edge of the thin film transistor substrate that is adjacent to the first edge, to electrically couple components on the one surface of the thin film transistor substrate with components on an opposite surface of the one surface respectively.