Flexible Member With Feedback Lead For LCD Common Voltage

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Solution Overview

Problem

In liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, the simple structure makes it difficult to efficiently supply and compensate the pixel voltage, leading to distortion of the common voltage and deterioration of image quality.

Innovation Solution

A flexible member is designed with a flexible film, data leads, application leads, and feedback leads to efficiently supply and compensate the common voltage to the liquid crystal display panel, including a driving chip and gate leads connected to the gate line and data line, allowing for multiple voltage supply paths and feedback mechanisms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the structure of LCD device is simplified, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but it becomes difficult to provide the flexible member with an arrangement for supply and compensation of the pixel voltage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidflexible member arrangement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions into a single flexible member structure. The flexible member integrates both the application leads for supplying common voltage and the feedback leads for compensating pixel voltage, eliminating the need for separate compensation circuits. This merging approach simplifies the overall device structure while maintaining both voltage supply and compensation capabilities, directly resolving the contradiction between simplified structure and functional completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The flexible member is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a voltage supply pathway and a feedback pathway. The application leads and feedback leads are both formed on the same flexible member, allowing it to perform multiple functions simultaneously. This universal design enables the flexible member to handle both common voltage supply and pixel voltage compensation without requiring additional separate structures.

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

2Productivity

If the flexible member provides multiple voltage supply paths, then common voltage supply efficiency is improved, but the structure of the flexible member becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevoltage supply efficiencyVSAvoidflexible member structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The flexible member is segmented into distinct functional regions: application leads for voltage supply and feedback leads for compensation. Each segment performs a specific function, with the application leads providing multiple parallel pathways for common voltage supply to improve efficiency, while the feedback leads handle compensation signals. This segmentation allows multiple voltage paths without creating overall structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS7692752B2Flexible member and liquid crystal display device having the same
Publication Date: 2010.04.06 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
  • US7692752B2 patent drawing
  • US7692752B2 patent drawing
  • US7692752B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A flexible member that is configured to be connected with a liquid crystal display panel comprising a common electrode, a gate line, and a data line intersecting the gate line, includes a flexible film, a data lead that is formed on the flexible film and is connected with the data line, first and second application leads that are formed on the flexible film and apply a common voltage to the common electrode, with the data lead located between the first and second application leads, and a feedback lead that is formed on the flexible film and feedbacks the common voltage applied to the common electrode.