Display Panel Protrusions for Light Shielding Adhesion

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing display panels face issues with the adhesion between the light shielding layer and the top substrate, leading to potential peeling or damage, which affects the light shielding efficiency and overall quality of the display.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating protrusions on the top surface of the top substrate, which provide a rough surface for the light shielding layer to adhere to, ensuring secure bonding and enhanced adhesion between the light shielding layer and the underlying layers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a light shielding layer is formed on the outer surface of the transparent top substrate, then light shielding efficiency is improved, but the light shielding layer is likely to be peeled off or damaged

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight shielding efficiencyVSAvoidadhesion between light shielding layer and top substrate
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Protrusions are formed on the top surface of the top substrate before forming the light shielding layer. These protrusions create a rough surface topology that mechanically interlocks with the light shielding layer material, establishing strong adhesion bonds before the light shielding layer is fully deposited. This preliminary structural preparation ensures the light shielding layer remains firmly attached while maintaining its light-blocking function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention transitions from a planar (2D) surface to a three-dimensional (3D) rough surface by adding protrusions. This dimensional change creates additional surface area and mechanical interlocking features that enhance adhesion. The protrusions extend vertically from the substrate surface, providing multiple bonding interfaces between the substrate and the light shielding layer, thereby preventing peeling and damage.

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

2Ease of manufacture

If the top substrate is made transparent to allow light penetration for curing sealant, then curing efficiency is improved, but light leakage at the periphery may occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecuring efficiency of sealantVSAvoidlight leakage at periphery
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The top substrate surface is segmented into multiple regions through the formation of protrusions, creating distinct zones with different optical and adhesive properties. The protrusions divide the continuous surface into elevated and recessed areas, allowing the light shielding layer to be strategically positioned in specific segments to block peripheral light leakage while maintaining transparency in display regions for effective sealant curing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the top substrate are given different properties: the protrusion regions provide enhanced adhesion and light shielding, while the valleys between protrusions maintain transparency for curing. The light shielding layer is locally applied to specific areas where light leakage occurs, rather than covering the entire substrate, thus preserving curing efficiency in display regions while blocking leakage at periphery.

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

The enhanced adhesion improves the light shielding efficiency and quality of the display panel by preventing peeling and damage to the light shielding layer, thereby maintaining its effectiveness.

Implementation Method 1

The protrusions provide a rough surface to securely bond the light shielding layer and its underlying layer together

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentUS10690977B1Display panel
Publication Date: 2020.06.23 HIMAX DISPLAY INC
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AI summary

A display panel includes a top substrate having a top surface, a plurality of protrusions disposed on the top surface of the top substrate, an antireflective layer disposed on the top surface of the top substrate, a light shielding layer, a bottom substrate positioned at a side of the top substrate opposite to the top surface of the top substrate, and a display medium layer disposed between the top substrate and the bottom substrate. A first projection of the light shielding layer onto the top substrate is completely located within a second projection of the antireflective layer onto the top substrate, and a bottom surface of the light shielding layer is nonplanar to cover the plurality of protrusions.