Display Panel Light Control Layer Color Mixing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current display panels face challenges in improving visibility and color accuracy due to color mixing between different pixel areas, which affects the overall display quality.

Innovation Solution

A display panel design featuring a light control layer with conversion parts and transmission parts, along with spacers and color filters, is implemented to separate and convert light emissions from different pixel areas, preventing color mixing and maintaining consistent internal separation distances.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If light control layers are used to convert light color in different pixel areas, then color accuracy is improved, but color mixing between adjacent pixel areas occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor accuracyVSAvoidcolor mixing
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The light control layer is segmented into first, second, and third light control layers corresponding to different pixel areas. Each light control layer contains specific illuminants (first illuminant in first layer, second illuminant in second layer, third illuminant in third layer) that convert light colors independently for each pixel area, preventing color mixing between adjacent pixels while maintaining color accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the light control layer are given different local qualities by placing specific illuminants in specific locations. The first illuminant is placed in the first light control layer, the second illuminant in the second light control layer, and the third illuminant in the third light control layer, creating localized color conversion properties that prevent color mixing while improving color accuracy in each pixel area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Measurement precision

If multiple light control layers with different illuminants are used, then color accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor accuracyVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple light control layers with different illuminants are merged into a single integrated structure. The first, second, and third light control layers are stacked together with spacers maintaining consistent distances between them, combining the color conversion functions of multiple illuminants into one unified light control assembly, thereby improving color accuracy while managing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

Spacers are introduced as intermediary elements between the first, second, and third light control layers. These spacers maintain consistent separation distances between the layers, enabling the integration of multiple light control layers with different illuminants while managing the structural complexity through standardized spacing mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Illumination intensity

If light control layers are placed close to light emitting elements, then visibility is improved, but color mixing occurs between pixel areas

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidcolor mixing
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The solution transitions from a two-dimensional planar arrangement to a three-dimensional stacked structure. Multiple light control layers are arranged vertically above the light emitting elements with consistent spacing maintained by spacers. This vertical arrangement in another dimension allows the light control layers to be close enough to the light emitting elements for high visibility while preventing color mixing through spatial separation in the vertical dimension.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

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 solution enhances visibility and color accuracy by preventing color mixing and maintaining consistent light separation, thereby improving the overall display quality.

Implementation Method 1

a light control layer on the base substrate and configured to convert the first color light to output light of a different color

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWavelength conversion: Photoluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS10978518B2Display panel
Publication Date: 2021.04.13 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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  • US10978518B2 patent drawing
  • US10978518B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A display panel includes an upper display substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, the display area including first to third pixel areas and a light shielding area adjacent to the first to third pixel areas, a lower display substrate including first to third light emitting elements configured to emit light of a first color and overlapping the first to third pixel areas, respectively, and a plurality of spacers overlapping the display area and arranged between the upper display substrate and the lower display substrate.