Display Panel Inspection Device Impact Jig Design

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display panels are prone to cracks and bruises during manufacturing processes due to impacts during transportation and inspection, which existing technologies fail to adequately address.

Innovation Solution

A display panel inspection device with a base plate and a hollow-shaped jig that includes impact members, allowing for controlled collisions to calculate and adjust the impact applied to the panel, thereby preventing cracks and bruises by adjusting the transportation speed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the display panel is transported during manufacturing process, then the manufacturing process can proceed, but cracks and bruises may occur due to impact

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing process continuityVSAvoiddisplay panel integrity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-positioning impact members (protrusions) on the support structure before the display panel is transported. These impact members are strategically placed to provide controlled support points that prevent uncontrolled impacts during transportation, thereby maintaining panel integrity while enabling continuous manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If impact members are added to the support structure, then the display panel is protected from cracks and bruises, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay panel integrityVSAvoidinspection device structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by adding impact members only at specific critical locations on the support structure where impacts are most likely to occur during transportation. Rather than uniformly protecting the entire structure, impact members are strategically positioned at corners and edges of the display panel, providing targeted protection while minimizing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Measurement precision

If the base plate and jig are made movable and rotatable, then the impact calculation is more accurate, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimpact amount calculation accuracyVSAvoidbase plate and jig mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the base plate and jig movable and rotatable rather than fixed. This allows the support structure to dynamically adjust to the display panel's position and orientation during transportation, enabling more accurate measurement of actual impact forces. The movable design captures real-world transportation conditions more faithfully, improving impact calculation accuracy despite increased mechanical complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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 device effectively calculates the impact applied to the display panel, allowing for adjustments in transportation speed to prevent cracks and bruises, enhancing the reliability of the display panel inspection process.

Implementation Method 1

colliding the display panel with the jig... calculating an amount of impact applied to the display panel

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImpact force: Impact Force

Data Source

PatentUS20240344924A1Display panel inspection device and display panel inspection method using the same
Publication Date: 2024.10.17 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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  • US20240344924A1 patent drawing

AI summary

A display panel inspection device includes a base plate including a seating area that seats a display panel, and a peripheral area adjacent to the seating area, and a jig disposed in the peripheral area of the base plate, having a hollow shape, and including a body defining first grooves recessed from an inside to an outside of a corner.