Receiving Container for Camera Module and Display Panel Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

In display apparatuses, such as laptop computers, the integration of camera modules with display panels is hindered by small connection spaces and complex connecting cable structures, leading to manufacturing challenges and limited flexibility.

Innovation Solution

A receiving container with a main and sub receiving space is designed to accommodate both the display panel and camera module, where the camera module is mounted on a printed circuit board and fixed using an adhesion member, with flexible films connecting components, and a mold frame supports the display panel and camera module, allowing for efficient integration and exposure of the lens part.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the camera module is manufactured separately from the display panel and installed separately, then the manufacturing flexibility is improved, but the connection space becomes insufficient and the connecting cable structure becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing flexibilityVSAvoidconnecting cable structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the display panel and camera module into a single integrated assembly where the camera module is directly mounted on the display panel structure. This eliminates the need for separate installation and complex connecting cables, while maintaining manufacturing flexibility through modular design options.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the receiving container into a main receiving space for the display panel and a sub receiving space for the camera module. This segmentation allows independent manufacturing and assembly of each component while simplifying the overall connection structure through dedicated mounting spaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of manufacture

If the camera module is installed separately from the display panel, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the connection space is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing processVSAvoidconnection space
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extends the receiving container in a second direction to create a sub receiving space adjacent to the main receiving space. This dimensional extension provides additional connection space without increasing the footprint in the primary direction, allowing separate installation while maintaining adequate connection areas.

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If a receiving container with separate main and sub receiving spaces is used, then the integration of camera module and display panel is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintegration capabilityVSAvoidreceiving container structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The receiving container is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously houses the display panel in the main receiving space and the camera module in the sub receiving space. This universal structure provides both integration capability and structural efficiency, reducing overall device complexity despite the added receiving spaces.

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

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 solution simplifies the integration of camera modules with display panels by providing a structured receiving container that reduces complexity in connection spaces and enhances the flexibility of component placement, improving manufacturing efficiency and reducing the complexity of connecting cables.

Implementation Method 1

The camera module may be fixed to a lower surface of the second bottom by an adhesion member

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentEP2485114B1Display apparatus including receiving container receiving a camera module and a display panel
Publication Date: 2018.12.05 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus includes a display panel for display an image, a camera module and a receiving container. The camera module includes a lens part mounted on a printed circuit board. The receiving container includes a main receiving space receiving the display panel and a sub receiving space extended from the main receiving space and receiving the camera module.