Bonding Device for Irregular Curved Flexible Screens

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bonding devices are unable to effectively bond flexible screens to irregular-shaped curved cover plates, leading to interference and inadequate attachment, especially when the cover plate has a flat area and arc hook areas that transition smoothly.

Innovation Solution

A bonding device with a bonding body that includes adsorption and expansion components, where the adsorption component uses vacuum adsorption to secure the flexible screen and the expansion component adjusts to match the shape of the cover plate, allowing for precise attachment and expansion to ensure full contact with the curved surface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a conventional bonding device is used to bond flexible screens to irregular-shaped curved cover plates, then the bonding process is simple, but the bonding effect is poor and interference occurs during bonding

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebonding effectVSAvoidbonding device structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bonding device is divided into multiple independent sub-adsorption components and sub-expansion components arranged in an array. Each component can independently adsorb and expand to adapt to the irregular shape of the cover plate, avoiding interference while maintaining effective bonding across the entire surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bonding device incorporates expandable components that can dynamically adjust their size and shape. The expansion components transition from a compact state during insertion to an expanded state during bonding, allowing the device to adapt to the curved surface of the cover plate and eliminate interference issues.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the bonding device uses a fixed-size pressing surface, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to irregular-shaped curved cover plates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptation to cover plate shapeVSAvoidexpansion mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pressing surface is made dynamic through expandable components that can change size. The expansion components are configured to expand after insertion, transforming the pressing surface from a small fixed size to a larger adaptive size that matches the irregular shape of the cover plate, enabling versatile adaptation without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The expansion components are designed with a nested structure that allows them to be compact during insertion and then expand to their full size during bonding. This nesting principle enables the bonding device to adapt to irregular shapes while keeping the insertion profile small and manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Reliability

If the flexible screen is pressed onto the cover plate without vacuum adsorption, then the device structure is simpler, but the flexible screen cannot be securely held during bonding

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment stabilityVSAvoidadsorption component structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bonding device uses vacuum adsorption components that create a pressure differential to securely hold the flexible screen during bonding. The adsorption components are integrated with the expansion components, using pneumatic principles to provide reliable attachment stability without requiring separate complex holding mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

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 enables reliable and interference-free bonding of flexible screens to irregular-shaped curved cover plates, improving the bonding effect and attachment stability by ensuring both ends of the flexible screen are properly aligned and pressed onto the cover plate, including the arc hook areas.

Implementation Method 1

the adsorption component uses vacuum adsorption to secure the flexible screen

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVacuum adsorption: Adsorption

Data Source

PatentUS11400696B2Bonding devices and bonding methods for irregular-shaped curved cover plates and flexible screens
Publication Date: 2022.08.02 SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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  • US11400696B2 patent drawing
  • US11400696B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A bonding device and a bonding method for an irregular-shaped curved cover plate and a flexible screen are disclosed. The bonding device includes a bonding body pressing the flexible screen, the bonding body includes: an adsorption component configured to adsorb the flexible screen, the adsorption component includes a plurality of sub-adsorption components arranged apart from each other; and an expansion component having a variable size, the expansion component includes a plurality of sub-expansion components arranged apart from each other. The adsorption component and the expansion component are cooperatively provided with a pressing surface having a shape adapted to a shape of an inner surface of the irregular-shaped curved cover plate.