Display Substrate Through-Hole Layout for LED Heat Dissipation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display devices face challenges in efficiently dissipating heat generated by light emitting elements, leading to potential overheating and reduced lifespan.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a first substrate with holes that extend through it, allowing heat to be released outside the device, and using a wavelength conversion member between light emitting elements and an overlapping layer to enhance heat dissipation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If light emitting elements are used to display images, then light emission function is achieved, but heat is generated causing overheating

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emissionVSAvoidheat generation
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts heat from the display device by forming holes through the substrate that extend from the interior to the exterior surface. These holes create heat dissipation channels that remove heat generated by light emitting elements, allowing the device to maintain light emission functionality while preventing overheating through active heat extraction pathways.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a heat dissipation structure comprising holes as an intermediary element between the heat source (light emitting elements) and the external environment. These holes act as mediators that facilitate heat transfer from the interior to the exterior, enabling thermal management without interfering with the light emission function of the display device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Temperature

If heat dissipation structures are added to the display device, then heat dissipation efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation efficiencyVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The substrate serves multiple functions: it acts as both the structural support for the display device and as a component containing heat dissipation channels. The holes formed through the substrate utilize the existing substrate material and structure, allowing it to simultaneously provide mechanical support and thermal management functionality, thereby reducing overall device complexity while improving heat dissipation.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a porous structure by forming holes through the substrate. This porous configuration provides dedicated heat dissipation pathways while maintaining the structural integrity of the substrate. The holes create channels for heat and fluid flow without requiring additional complex heat dissipation components, achieving efficient thermal management through a relatively simple structural modification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

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

Effectively reduces heat buildup within the display device, improving its operational efficiency and extending the lifespan of light emitting elements.

Implementation Method 1

a wavelength conversion member overlapping the light emitting element and positioned between the light emitting element and the overlapping layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWavelength conversion: Photoluminescence

Implementation Method 2

heat generated from one or more light emitting elements and/or a light emitting element layer may be released to the environment outside the display device through holes that extend through one or more substrates of the display device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS12009365B2Display device
Publication Date: 2024.06.11 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device is provided. The display device may include a first substrate, a first set of light emitting elements, and a second set of light emitting elements. The first substrate may include a first set of holes. Each hole of the first set of holes may extend through the first substrate. Each of the first set of light emitting elements and the second set of light emitting elements may overlap the first substrate. The first set of holes may be positioned between the first set of light emitting elements and the second set of light emitting elements in a plan view of the display device.