Flexible Circuit Board Lamp Board for Splicing Screen Seam Masking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Splicing seams between liquid crystal display devices disrupt the continuity and integrity of the picture, affecting the visual effect of the splicing screen.

Innovation Solution

A display device design incorporating a flexible circuit board with light-emitting diodes, where the board is detachably connected to a printed circuit board, allowing the light-emitting diodes to be positioned along the edge of the liquid crystal display screen to block seams and facilitate easy replacement or repair without disassembling the screen.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If multiple liquid crystal display devices are spliced together to form a large display area, then the display area is increased, but splicing seams are formed between adjacent devices which disrupt picture continuity and integrity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidsplicing seams
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A lamp board is introduced as an intermediary component between adjacent liquid crystal display devices. The lamp board includes a flexible circuit board with light-emitting diodes that are disposed along the edge of the front surface of the display screen. This intermediary structure effectively masks the splicing seams between adjacent display devices, blocking them from view and thereby eliminating the harmful visual effect while preserving the increased display area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If the lamp board is integrated with the liquid crystal display screen, then the structure is more compact, but the lamp board cannot be easily replaced or repaired without disassembling the screen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure integrationVSAvoidlamp board replacement
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The lamp board is designed as a separate, detachable module from the liquid crystal display screen. The flexible circuit board includes a first part disposed on the edge of the front surface and a second part extending outside the screen to a rear surface, where it can be detachably connected to a printed circuit board. This segmentation allows the lamp board to be independently replaced or repaired without disassembling the display screen, thereby improving ease of repair while maintaining a relatively integrated appearance during normal operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of repair

If the flexible circuit board extends outside the liquid crystal display screen to the rear surface, then the lamp board can be detachably connected for easy maintenance, but the circuit board structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp board detachabilityVSAvoidcircuit board structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of repairVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A flexible circuit board is used instead of a rigid circuit board structure. The flexible circuit board includes a first part disposed on the edge of the front surface of the liquid crystal display screen and a second part extending outside the screen to the rear surface. This flexibility allows the circuit board to be detachably connected to a printed circuit board on the rear surface, enabling easy maintenance while managing the structural complexity through the use of flexible materials that can accommodate the extended configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

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

Reduces or eliminates splicing seams, improving the visual effect of the splicing screen and enabling convenient maintenance by allowing the lamp board to be replaced or repaired without disassembling the liquid crystal display screen.

Implementation Method 1

the lamp board includes a flexible circuit board and a plurality of light-emitting diodes

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight-emitting diode: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS12140832B2Display device and splicing screen comprising a flexible circuit board having a first part and a second part that extends outside of a liquid crystal display screen
Publication Date: 2024.11.12 BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a display device and a splicing screen, relating to the field of display equipment. The display device includes a liquid crystal display screen, a lamp board, and a printed circuit board. The lamp board includes a flexible circuit board and a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The flexible circuit board includes a first part and a second part connected to each other. The light-emitting diodes are disposed on the first part, and the first part is disposed on an edge of a front surface of the liquid crystal display screen. The second part extends outside of the liquid crystal display screen to a rear surface of the liquid crystal display screen and is detachably plugged into the printed circuit board disposed on the rear surface. Since the first part is disposed on the edge of the front surface of the liquid crystal display, a picture displayed on the light-emitting diodes can block an edge region of the liquid crystal display screen. Therefore, when a plurality of display devices is spliced into a splicing screen, split seams can be reduced or even eliminated, thereby improving visual effect.