Display Device Side Cover Linking Portion Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manufacturing of display devices with exposed connectors is time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially when multiple connectors are involved, as it requires separate coverings for each side, affecting both efficiency and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A display device design featuring a side cover with a linking portion that covers both sides of the circuit substrate, reducing the number of components needed and allowing for easier manufacturing by bending the side cover in a specific shape for compact transportation and efficient assembly, while preventing connector exposure through slit-like openings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If separate covers are used for each side to expose connectors, then connector exposure is achieved, but manufacturing time and effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate cover components into a single integrated side cover that spans across both sides of the circuit substrate. This unified cover structure reduces the total number of components and simplifies the manufacturing process, directly addressing the contradiction between ease of manufacture and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The side cover is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it covers both sides of the circuit substrate, provides openings for connector exposure, and maintains structural integrity across the assembly. This multi-functional design reduces the need for separate specialized components, improving manufacturing efficiency while maintaining device functionality.
2Device complexity
If multiple separate covers are used, then each connector can be exposed individually, but the number of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual cover pieces into one continuous side cover structure that covers both sides of the circuit substrate. This integration reduces the number of components that need to be manufactured, stored, and assembled, directly reducing assembly complexity while maintaining the ability to expose connectors through integrated openings.
3Ease of manufacture
If a unified side cover is used, then manufacturing is simplified, but connector exposure must be achieved through integrated openings
Solution Approach 1:
While the side cover itself is unified, the patent incorporates segmented openings within it that are specifically positioned to expose connectors. This segmentation of the opening structure within the unified cover allows for precise connector exposure while maintaining the manufacturing simplicity of a single cover component.
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display, a circuit substrate, connector terminals, a first cover, a second cover, and a fastening member. The circuit substrate includes a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, and overlaps a second face of the display. The connector terminals are disposed at a vicinity of each of the first side and the second side. The first cover includes a first opening exposing the connector terminals therethrough, and covers the second face. The second cover includes a linking portion and a noncircular through hole, and covers the first opening across the first side and the second side. The linking portion is positioned in between the first side and the second side. The fastening member is inserted through the through hole so as to fix the second cover, the circuit substrate, and the display.