Display Module Evaluation Jig for Accurate Durability Testing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for evaluating display module durability by dropping a pen onto a stone surface plate do not accurately simulate real-world usage environments, leading to inconsistent results.

Innovation Solution

A display module evaluation jig and method that replicates various practical usage environments by using a two-body structure with recessions and insertions, allowing for adjustable pen drop heights and positions to simulate impacts similar to actual user scenarios.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a pen is dropped onto a display module disposed on a stone surface plate to measure impact durability, then the evaluation process is simple and straightforward, but the evaluation results do not accurately reflect real-world usage conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of evaluation processVSAvoidaccuracy of evaluation results
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a virtual replica of the real-world environment where the display module is actually used. By constructing a three-dimensional model that includes the display module, housing, and surrounding structural elements, the system copies the spatial relationships and environmental conditions of actual usage. This virtual environment allows pen drop tests to produce results that accurately reflect real-world durability while maintaining operational simplicity through automated simulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a virtual environment as an intermediary between the simple pen drop test and the complex real-world usage conditions. This virtual model acts as a mediator that translates the simple impact test into an evaluation that accurately represents real-world scenarios, bridging the gap between ease of operation and reliability of results.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the display module is evaluated under environmental conditions similar to actual usage, then the accuracy of durability assessment improves, but the complexity of the evaluation system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of durability assessmentVSAvoidcomplexity of evaluation system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of physically replicating complex real-world environments with multiple variables, the patent creates a virtual three-dimensional model that copies the essential spatial relationships and environmental conditions. This virtual replica includes the display module positioned within a housing structure, allowing accurate durability assessment without requiring physically complex evaluation equipment or setups.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex physical evaluation systems with a virtual simulation system. Instead of building physically complex test rigs to replicate real-world usage conditions, the system uses computational modeling and virtual reality to create an accurate representation of the usage environment, thereby reducing physical complexity while maintaining or improving assessment accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If a simple stone surface plate is used for pen drop testing, then the evaluation setup is straightforward, but the results cannot simulate actual user scenarios such as folded display modules

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestraightforwardness of evaluation setupVSAvoidability to simulate various usage scenarios
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates dynamic elements into the virtual model, allowing the display module to be positioned in various states including folded and unfolded configurations. The virtual environment can adapt to different usage scenarios by dynamically adjusting the position and orientation of the display module within the housing, enabling the same evaluation system to test multiple real-world conditions without changing the basic setup procedure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The virtual evaluation system serves multiple functions by accommodating various usage scenarios within a single platform. The same three-dimensional virtual model can simulate pen drop tests for folded display modules, unfolded modules, and different housing configurations, making the evaluation system universally applicable to diverse real-world conditions while maintaining ease of operation.

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

Provides a more accurate assessment of display module durability by mimicking real-world drop scenarios, enabling the determination of the height at which damage occurs, thus improving evaluation reliability.

Implementation Method 1

controlling the pen dropper to drop the pen from the pen dropper to the display module to provide the display module with impact

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImpact force: Impact Force

Implementation Method 2

The display module may be folded about a folding axis that extends in one direction

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFolding: Folding

Data Source

PatentUS12092617B2Display module evaluation jig and display module evaluation method
Publication Date: 2024.09.17 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are display module evaluation jigs and methods, The display module evaluation jig includes: a first body defining a plurality of first recessions on a top surface of the first body; a second body disposed on and combined with the first body; and a plurality of insertions on the first recessions and between the first body and the second body. Inner lateral surfaces of the first body are directed toward and spaced apart from lateral surfaces of the insertions. The inner lateral surfaces define the first recessions.