Display Panel Adhesive-Integrated Vibration Module for Slim Audio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display apparatuses face challenges with space occupation and design limitations due to separate speakers, which can make them thicker and complicate the attachment process of vibration generating modules, leading to potential damage and reduced yield rates.
Innovation Solution
A display panel with a vibration generating module integrated into the adhesive member on a cover substrate, allowing the module to vibrate and output sound or haptic feedback, while being protected and preventing damage during the manufacturing process, thus simplifying the assembly and enhancing the slim and aesthetic design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate speaker is installed in a display apparatus, then sound output function is provided, but the speaker occupies space and limits design and spatial disposition
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the vibration generating module (speaker) with the adhesive member that bonds the cover substrate to the display substrate. The vibration generating module is integrated into the adhesive member, allowing the speaker function to be provided without occupying additional space in the display apparatus, as the adhesive member itself becomes part of the sound generation system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an actuator including magnet and coil is applied for speaker function, then sound output is achieved, but the display apparatus becomes relatively thick
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration generating module is merged with the adhesive member, eliminating the need for separate thick speaker components. The adhesive member serves dual purposes: bonding the substrates and housing the vibration generating module, thereby reducing the overall thickness of the display apparatus while maintaining sound output functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration generating module is nested within the adhesive member, which itself is positioned between the cover substrate and display substrate. This nested arrangement allows the speaker components to be housed within the existing structural layers without adding external thickness to the display apparatus.
3Adaptability or versatility
If vibration generating module is attached on outer portion of display panel after manufacturing, then sound output function is added, but the module may be damaged and process yield rate is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration generating module is pre-integrated into the adhesive member during the manufacturing process, before the cover substrate is bonded to the display substrate. This preliminary integration ensures the module is protected during assembly and prevents damage that would occur if the module were attached separately after manufacturing is completed.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging the vibration generating module with the adhesive member, the module becomes part of the bonding structure itself. This integration eliminates the need for separate attachment steps that expose the module to damage risks, thereby improving process yield rate and reliability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If vibration generating module is attached separately after manufacturing, then sound function is added, but the attachment process is complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration generating module is merged with the adhesive member, transforming a multi-step attachment process into a single integrated bonding operation. The adhesive member simultaneously performs its bonding function and houses the vibration generating module, eliminating separate attachment steps and simplifying the overall manufacturing process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The integration of the vibration generating module into the adhesive member on the cover substrate enables efficient sound output and haptic feedback, improves the design by reducing thickness, and enhances the assembly process by preventing module damage, resulting in a more reliable and efficient display apparatus.
Implementation Method 1
a vibration generating module within the adhesive member to overlap the display portion, the vibration generating module being surrounded by the second substrate and the adhesive member
Data Source
AI summary
Display panel and display apparatus including the same. A display panel includes a first substrate including a display portion configured to display an image, a second substrate attached to the first substrate by an adhesive member, and a vibration generating module within the adhesive member to overlap the display portion. The vibration generating module is surrounded by the second substrate and the adhesive member.