Integrated Back Plate with Bent Structures for LCD Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight modules have complex and costly structures due to numerous housing strips, leading to increased material management complexity and manufacturing costs, as well as instability during installation.

Innovation Solution

The design incorporates a back plate with bent structures that replace traditional housing strips, integrating support functions for the optical film assembly and reflective sheet, simplifying the module structure and enhancing stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional separate-type housing strips are used to construct the backlight module, then the structural stability during installation is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation stabilityVSAvoidhousing structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the back plate and housing strips into a single integrated back plate structure. The back plate includes a main body portion and multiple bent structures that extend from the main body to form housing strips, eliminating the need for separate housing strip components while maintaining structural stability during installation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The back plate is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both the back plate and the housing strips simultaneously. The bent structures extend from the main body portion to form housing strips that can accommodate optical film assemblies of different types and sizes, reducing the need for multiple specialized components.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple housing strips with different sizes are used for various LCD panels, then the adaptability to different panel types is improved, but the manufacturing cost and material management complexity are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompatibility with different LCD panelsVSAvoidmanufacturing cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The back plate is designed as a universal component that can accommodate optical film assemblies of different types and sizes. The bent structures can be configured to match various panel dimensions, eliminating the need to develop new molds for each panel type while maintaining adaptability.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The design allows for parameter changes in the bent structures (such as length, angle, and position) to accommodate different LCD panel specifications. This flexibility enables a single back plate design to serve multiple panel types without requiring complete redesign or new molds for each variation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Strength

If conventional separate housing strips are used, then the structural support for optical film assembly is improved, but the material usage and manufacturing cost are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesupport capabilityVSAvoidmaterial usage
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The back plate and housing strips are merged into a single integrated structure. The bent structures extend from the main body portion to provide support, eliminating the need for separate housing strip materials while maintaining the necessary support capability for optical film assemblies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS8654277B2Liquid crystal display module, backlight module and back plate thereof
Publication Date: 2014.02.18 TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display module, a backlight module and a back plate thereof. The back plate has a back-plate mainbody disposed on a bottom of the backlight module, and two bent structures integrally and symmetrically arranged on two opposite sides of the back-plate mainbody for supporting an optical film assembly of the backlight module. The present invention is applied to a LCD module with a separate-type backlight module design for saving the used number of housing strips, simplifying the structure of the backlight module, and enhancing the stability thereof.