Flexible Display Insulating Base with Non-Linear Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flexible display devices lack elasticity, making it difficult to deform them into complex three-dimensional curved surfaces such as spherical shapes.
Innovation Solution
A display device structure featuring a flexible insulating base with non-linear line portions connecting island portions, allowing the display panel to expand and contract, thereby achieving elasticity and the ability to deform into various shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display panel is deformed into complex three-dimensional curved surfaces, then adaptability is improved, but damage to pixel circuit and electrical connections deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The insulating base is designed as a flexible structure comprising island portions and connecting line portions, which can elastically deform into complex three-dimensional shapes. This flexible insulating base protects the pixel circuits and electrical connections while accommodating deformation, preventing damage to the embedded electronic components during transformation into spherical or curved surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The pixel circuits and electrical connections are embedded within or between the island portions of the insulating base, creating a nested structure where the sensitive electronic components are protected by the flexible insulating material. This nesting arrangement allows the outer insulating structure to deform while the inner electronic components remain protected.
2Ease of manufacture
If linear line portions are used to connect island portions, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but elasticity and deformation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The line portions connecting the island portions are designed with curved or meandering geometries rather than straight linear paths. This curvature allows the line portions to accommodate elastic deformation more effectively, enabling the insulating base to transform into complex three-dimensional shapes while maintaining electrical connectivity between island portions.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, a display device comprises an insulating base, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a plurality of pixel circuits, and a plurality of lines. The insulating base includes a plurality of first island portions and a plurality of non-linear line portions connecting two of the first island portions. The light-emitting elements are arranged in each of the first island portions. The pixel circuits are arranged in each of the first island portions and driving the light-emitting elements. The lines are arranged in each of the line portions and connected to the pixel circuits of the two first island portions connected by the line portions.