Display Substrate Barrier for Cover Layer Leakage

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Solution Overview

Problem

In the manufacturing of display substrates, the formation of concaves between lead wires leads to leakage of the solution used for the cover layer, resulting in poor coverage and efficiency during the spraying process.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a barrier between the lead wires and the cover layer, which is formed at least at the concaves between the lead wires to block the solution from leaking, thereby improving the coverage effect of the cover layer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If lead wires are separated to form concaves between them, then electrical insulation is improved, but solution leakage occurs during cover layer formation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical insulationVSAvoidsolution leakage
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A barrier layer is introduced as an intermediary component between the lead wires and the cover layer. This barrier layer fills the concaves formed between adjacent lead wires and prevents the cover layer solution from leaking into these spaces during the coating process, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining electrical insulation and preventing solution leakage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-generated harmful factors

If barrier is added to block concaves, then solution leakage is reduced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesolution leakageVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The barrier layer serves multiple functions simultaneously: it blocks solution leakage into concaves, provides additional electrical insulation between lead wires, and maintains structural integrity of the lead wire array. By combining multiple functions into a single component, the solution avoids increasing device complexity while effectively preventing solution leakage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Manufacturing precision

If barrier material is sprayed to cover lead wires, then coverage is improved, but solution leaks into concaves reducing efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecover layer coverageVSAvoidmanufacturing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The barrier layer is formed in advance before the cover layer is applied. By pre-filling the concaves between lead wires with barrier material, the subsequent cover layer spraying process is prevented from leaking into these spaces, ensuring uniform coverage and eliminating the need for rework or additional material, thereby maintaining manufacturing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20200135834A1Display substrate, method of manufacturing the same, display panel, and display apparatus
Publication Date: 2020.04.30 CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A display substrate, a method of manufacturing the same, a display panel, and a display apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, a display substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of lead wires and a barrier on the base substrate, the plurality of lead wires being separated from one another to form a concave between every two adjacent ones of the plurality of lead wires; and a cover layer covering over the plurality of lead wires and the barrier; wherein the plurality of lead wires are insulated from the barrier, the plurality of lead wires are insulated from the cover layer, the plurality of lead wires are between the base substrate and the cover layer, the barrier is between the plurality of lead wires and the cover layer, and the barrier is formed at least at the concave between at least two of the plurality of lead wires to block the concave.