LCD Glass Diffuser Guide Bar Adhesive Configuration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Liquid crystal display (LCD) devices face challenges in achieving a narrow bezel design while maintaining high luminance and preventing light unevenness and dark portion issues due to edge irregularities and wave mura phenomena.

Innovation Solution

The LCD device incorporates a backlight unit with a light-emitting diode (LED) assembly, a glass diffuser, and a reflector, along with a main frame and bottom frame configuration that includes a guide bar and adhesive members to stabilize and attach the glass diffuser, ensuring uniform light distribution and reducing edge irregularities and dark portions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the bezel width is reduced to achieve a narrow bezel design, then the display area is increased, but light unevenness and dark portion issues occur due to edge irregularities

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidlight uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing a guide bar at specific locations (edges and corners) of the main frame where light reflection is critical. The guide bar has a specific reflective surface configuration that locally enhances light reflection toward the liquid crystal panel, ensuring uniform light distribution particularly at the edges and corners where dark portions would otherwise occur due to the narrow bezel design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Length of moving object

If the glass diffuser is attached closer to the liquid crystal panel to reduce bezel width, then the device thickness is reduced, but wave mura phenomena and light concentration occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice thicknessVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The guide bar acts as an intermediary element between the main frame and the glass diffuser assembly. It provides a controlled light reflection interface that mediates the optical interaction, ensuring that light is properly directed and distributed even when the glass diffuser is positioned close to the liquid crystal panel. This intermediary structure prevents direct harmful optical effects while maintaining the reduced thickness design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Stability of the object's composition

If the adhesive member width is increased to stabilize the glass diffuser, then the assembly stability is improved, but the bezel width increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly stabilityVSAvoidbezel width
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the adhesive member into two functional parts: a first adhesive member with a first width for attaching the glass diffuser to the main frame, and a second adhesive member with a second width greater than the first width for attaching the liquid crystal panel to the glass diffuser. This segmentation allows the wider adhesive structure to be positioned in the optical path where it provides stability without contributing to the visible bezel width, as it is located at the back edge of the liquid crystal panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enables a lightweight, thin, and narrow bezel LCD device with improved light uniformity, reduced light concentration, and prevention of wave mura phenomena, enhancing display quality and stability.

Implementation Method 1

a reflector under the plurality of LEDs

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Implementation Method 2

a glass diffuser above the plurality of LEDs

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDiffusion: Diffusion

Data Source

PatentUS10698260B2Liquid crystal display (LCD) device
Publication Date: 2020.06.30 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A liquid crystal display device includes: a backlight unit including: a light-emitting diode (LED) assembly including a plurality of LEDs, a glass diffuser above the LEDs, and a reflector under the LEDs, a liquid crystal panel above the glass diffuser, a portion of a back edge thereof being attached to the glass diffuser by a first adhesive member having a first width, a main frame surrounding a side of the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, the main frame including: a vertical portion, and a guide bar, the guide bar protruding from the vertical portion, and a bottom frame including a lower surface under the backlight unit, wherein the glass diffuser is above the main frame, and wherein the main frame is attached to a portion of the glass diffuser by a second adhesive member having a second width greater than the first width.