Integrated Cover Structure for Slim Display Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid crystal display devices face limitations in slimming and design innovation due to the necessity of separate case and set covers, which increase thickness and border width, and create height differences in border areas, hindering aesthetic appeal and design flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A display device design featuring a film member extending beyond the substrate, a bumper supporting the extending film member, and a cover member that receives the display panel, bumper, and backlight unit, allowing for reduced thickness and border width, and eliminating height differences by removing some case and set covers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If separate case and set covers are used to receive display panel and backlight unit, then structural stability and protection are improved, but device thickness and border width increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the case and set covers into a single integrated cover structure. The cover includes a front cover portion and a rear cover portion that are formed as one piece, eliminating the need for separate case and set cover components. This integration reduces the overall device thickness while maintaining structural stability through the unified design that provides continuous protection for the display panel and backlight unit.
2Stability of the object's composition
If upper case and front set cover are used to receive display panel, then component protection is improved, but border width and device thickness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the front cover portion with the rear cover portion into a single unified cover structure. This merged design provides continuous protection for the display panel while reducing the border width by eliminating the gaps and additional structural elements that would be present with separate case and set cover components.
3Stability of the object's composition
If separate case and set covers are used, then structural support is improved, but height difference in border areas increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated cover structure eliminates the height differences in border areas by providing a continuous, unified surface. The front cover portion and rear cover portion are formed as one piece, ensuring uniform height across all border areas and creating a flush appearance without the step differences that would occur with separate case and set cover components.
4Stability of the object's composition
If multiple separate components (case, set covers) are used, then component protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces device complexity by merging multiple separate components (case, front set cover, rear set cover) into a single integrated cover structure. This unified design provides the same protective function with fewer parts, simplifying the overall device architecture and reducing assembly complexity while maintaining comprehensive protection for the display panel and backlight unit.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a display device and a method for manufacturing the same, the display device comprising a display panel including an upper substrate, a lower substrate confronting the upper substrate, and a film member attached to a front surface of the upper substrate; a cover member receiving the display panel, and covering a lateral side of the display panel; and a bumper between the lateral side of the display panel and the cover member, wherein the film member is provided with an extending part which extends more than the end of the upper substrate by a predetermined range in a longitudinal direction.