Grip Protrusions for Narrow Bezel Display Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display device modules with narrow bezels face difficulties in automated handling due to limited space for recesses, making it challenging for grippers to support heavy modules during assembly.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating grip protrusions on the receiving containers of the display device module, which can be engaged by a gripper's jaw for secure handling and transportation, allowing for reduced bezel width without the need for recesses, and enabling both automated and manual handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the bezel width is reduced to minimize the display device module size, then the overall device dimensions are reduced, but the space available for forming recesses is limited, making it difficult for grippers to support heavy modules during assembly
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of forming recesses (concave structures) in the receiving containers to provide gripper engagement points, the patent inverts the approach by forming protrusions (convex structures) that extend outward. These protrusions serve as gripping points while requiring minimal bezel space, thus resolving the contradiction between narrow bezel width and gripper support capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from using vertical recesses (depth dimension) to horizontal protrusions (width dimension) for gripper engagement. This dimensional change allows the gripper to engage with the module edge rather than requiring internal depth, enabling support with minimal bezel width while maintaining structural integrity
2Extent of automation
If recesses are formed in the receiving containers to enable automated handling, then grippers can engage and move the module, but the bezel width must be increased to provide sufficient space for the recesses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the conventional recess-based gripping mechanism with protrusions that extend from the receiving container edges. This inversion eliminates the need for internal recess space, allowing automated handling with minimal bezel width and thus reducing the overall module size while maintaining automation capability
3Extent of automation
If protrusions are formed on the receiving containers to enable gripping, then automated handling is improved, but the structural complexity of the receiving containers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protrusions are formed by bending or folding portions of the receiving container walls rather than adding separate structural components. This flexible formation method integrates the gripping function into the existing container structure without requiring additional parts, thus improving automated handling while minimizing structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping protrusions are merged with the receiving container structure itself rather than being separate components. The protrusions are formed as integral parts of the container walls through bending or folding, combining the structural and gripping functions into a single integrated structure, thereby reducing overall device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A display device module includes a display panel having a first side and a second side, a first receiving container having a first side and a second side, the first side receiving the first side of the display panel, and a grip protrusion formed on the second side of the first receiving container for engaging a jaw of a gripper.