Display Device Attenuating Plate Reflection Plate Luminance Uniformity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display devices with light source units on inner surfaces face issues where luminance on the display panel can either increase excessively or decrease locally due to the attenuation by semitransparent plates, leading to uneven luminance.

Innovation Solution

A display device configuration that includes a light source unit with an optical lens, an attenuating plate to reduce light intensity, and a reflection plate to redirect light, both integrally formed to maintain even luminance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a semitransparent plate is used to attenuate light intensity, then luminance increase on the display panel is suppressed, but luminance decreases excessively locally

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminance on display panelVSAvoiduniformity of luminance
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The light control function is segmented into multiple components: the semitransparent plate for attenuation, the reflection plate for redirecting light, and the light diffusion plate for uniform distribution. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally, preventing excessive luminance decrease while maintaining uniformity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The reflection plate acts as an intermediary between the light source and the display panel, capturing light that would otherwise be lost and redirecting it toward the display panel. This mediator component recovers attenuated light and redistributes it, preventing local luminance decreases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If light diffusion plate is used to diffuse light, then uniform illumination is achieved, but light intensity is reduced excessively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity of illuminationVSAvoidlight intensity on display panel
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The reflection plate ensures continuity of useful action by capturing and redirecting light that passes through the diffusion plate back toward the display panel. This creates a continuous light path that maintains intensity while preserving the uniforming effect of the diffusion plate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the optical system are assigned different qualities: the diffusion plate provides uniforming in areas where light distribution is needed, while the reflection plate provides high reflectivity in areas where light recovery is needed. This local differentiation optimizes both uniformity and intensity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 configuration effectively suppresses both excessive luminance increases and decreases on the display panel, ensuring uniform illumination by diffusing and reflecting light efficiently.

Implementation Method 1

an optical lens covering the light source

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

an attenuating plate that is disposed between the light source unit and the display panel, and attenuates an intensity of light irradiated from the light source unit

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAbsorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Implementation Method 3

a light diffusion plate that diffuses light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectScattering: Scattering

Implementation Method 4

a reflection plate that reflects the light having passed through the attenuating plate toward the display panel

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentEP3608710B1Display device
Publication Date: 2021.09.15 FUNAI ELECTRIC CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes: a display panel (1); a housing (2) that comprises a front face in which the display panel is disposed; a light source unit (3) that is disposed on an inner surface of the housing (2), and comprises a light source (3a) and an optical lens (3b) covering the light source; an attenuating plate (4) that is disposed between the light source unit (3) and the display panel (1), and attenuates an intensity of light irradiated from the light source unit, the light passing through the attenuating plate (4) toward the display panel (1); and a reflection plate (5) that reflects the light having passed through the attenuating plate (4) toward the display panel (1).