Cover Plate Water Vapor Barrier with Absorption Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display panel cover plates have limited water resistance due to permeable barrier and encapsulation layers, allowing external water vapor to enter and causing display issues.
Innovation Solution
A cover plate design featuring a base substrate with a display area and an encapsulation area, including an encapsulation layer, a first barrier layer, a water absorption layer, and a second barrier layer, where the water absorption layer can be made of liquid or solid desiccants and the barrier layers are doped with supporting particles of varying sizes to enhance water vapor absorption and prevent air bubbles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional encapsulation layer and barrier layer are used, then the structure is simple, but water vapor permeates into the display panel causing poor display
Solution Approach 1:
The encapsulation area is divided into multiple functional layers: encapsulation layer, first barrier layer, water absorption layer, and second barrier layer. Each layer performs a specific function - the barrier layers block water vapor, the water absorption layer absorbs permeated water vapor, and the encapsulation layer provides structural support and sealing. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by creating a multi-layer structure that achieves superior water resistance while maintaining reasonable structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material structures including doped barrier layers with supporting particles and combinations of different barrier materials. The supporting particles (such as colloidal silica or勃姆石) are doped into the barrier layers to enhance water vapor barrier properties. This composite approach improves water resistance by combining materials with complementary properties, addressing the reliability issue without requiring excessive structural complexity.
2Reliability
If the barrier layer and encapsulation layer are made thicker to improve water resistance, then water vapor permeation is reduced, but air bubbles may form and manufacturing difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different properties to different parts of the barrier layers by doping supporting particles locally. The supporting particles are distributed within the barrier layers to provide localized reinforcement and control film formation. This local quality enhancement allows the barrier layers to achieve adequate thickness for water vapor blocking while maintaining manufacturing feasibility by preventing air bubble formation through improved film uniformity.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting particles are pre-doped into the barrier layer materials before the encapsulation process. This preliminary action ensures that when the barrier layers are formed, the supporting particles are already distributed throughout the structure, preventing air bubble formation during the encapsulation process and ensuring uniform film thickness without requiring excessive material thickness.
3Reliability
If multiple barrier layers are added to improve encapsulation, then water resistance is enhanced, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-layer structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: the barrier layers provide water vapor blocking, the water absorption layer provides additional protection by absorbing any water vapor that penetrates the barrier layers, and the encapsulation layer provides structural support and sealing. This multi-functionality approach enhances encapsulation performance while justifying the increased structural complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The water absorption layer acts as an intermediary between the barrier layers, providing an additional protective function. It absorbs any water vapor that manages to penetrate through the barrier layers, serving as a backup protection mechanism. This intermediary layer enhances overall encapsulation performance while maintaining a manageable structural complexity by filling a specific functional gap in the encapsulation system.
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 effectively absorbs external water vapor, prevents air bubble formation, and ensures a hermetic seal between the cover plate and display substrate, improving the encapsulation and display performance by maintaining the integrity of the display panel.
Implementation Method 1
a water absorption layer and a second barrier layer arranged successively along a direction from the display area to the encapsulation area in the encapsulation area of the base substrate
Implementation Method 2
the water absorption layer includes a liquid desiccant or a solid desiccant
Implementation Method 3
at least one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer is doped with supporting particles
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a cover plate for encapsulating a display substrate, a display panel including the cover plate, a display device including the display panel and a method for encapsulating the display panel. The cover plate includes: a base substrate including a display area and an encapsulation area arranged at a periphery of the display area; and an encapsulation layer, a first barrier layer, a water absorption layer and a second barrier layer successively arranged in the encapsulation area of the base substrate in a direction from the display area to the encapsulation area.

