Curved Protective Member for Display Panel Collision Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Display panels in curved display apparatuses are prone to damage due to collisions with protective members during manufacturing, which compromises product reliability.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus design featuring a first protection member with curved sidewalls that surround the display panel, creating a concave shape to maintain a safe distance from the panel's edges, thereby reducing the likelihood of collision and damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protective member is placed close to the display panel to provide protection, then protection effectiveness is improved, but the risk of collision and damage during manufacturing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective member features curved sidewalls instead of straight edges, creating a concave shape that naturally maintains a safe distance from the display panel edges. This curvature design prevents direct contact while still providing protection, resolving the contradiction between protection effectiveness and collision risk.
2Ease of manufacture
If the protective member is designed with straight sidewalls to simplify manufacturing, then ease of manufacture is improved, but the ability to maintain safe distance from panel edges is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The curved sidewall design provides both the needed distance maintenance and manufacturability. The curvature allows for straightforward molding and fabrication processes while inherently maintaining the required spacing from the display panel, achieving both ease of manufacture and manufacturing precision.
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AI summary
A display apparatus includes a display panel and a first protection member which accommodates the display panel. The first protection member includes first sidewalls facing each other and second sidewalls connected to ends of the first sidewalls to face each other. The first and second sidewalls are disposed to surround a side surface of the display panel, the first sidewalls are curved symmetrical to each other, and a distance between central portions of the first sidewalls facing each other is a minimum distance between the first sidewalls, and a distance between ends of the first sidewalls facing each other is a maximum distance between the first sidewalls.