Flexible Display Panel Camera Module Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional flexible display panels have a limited light emitting display area due to the non-display region where the camera device is located, restricting the overall display functionality.

Innovation Solution

The flexible display panel incorporates data connection touch lines that bypass the camera module to electrically couple data lines on both sides, allowing for light emitting display in the non-display region by interlacing data and scan lines, thereby increasing the light emitting area.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a camera device is disposed on the non-display region, then the camera function can be integrated, but the light emitting display area is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecamera function integrationVSAvoidlight emitting display area
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The non-display region is transformed into a multi-functional area that simultaneously accommodates the camera device and enables light emitting display. The touch lines are routed around the camera module to provide data signals to pixel units in the non-display region, allowing this area to serve both camera integration and display functions, thereby resolving the contradiction between camera integration and display area.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If the non-display region is used for camera device, then device functionality is enhanced, but display coverage is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice functionalityVSAvoiddisplay coverage
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The solution extends the display functionality into the non-display region by routing touch lines (data connection touch lines) around the camera module in a different spatial path. This dimensional routing approach allows data signals to reach pixel units in the non-display region without interfering with the camera device, thereby expanding display coverage while maintaining device functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP3660585B1Flexible display panel and device
Publication Date: 2023.01.04 WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
  • EP3660585B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2

AI summary

Disclosed are a flexible display panel (100) and device. A data connection touch-control line (102) is wrapped around a camera module (103) to be connected to data lines (101) on both sides of the camera module (103), thereby realizing the luminescence display of a non-display area, and thus improving the luminescence display area ratio of the flexible display panel (100).