Light Control Panel Layout for Bonding-Tolerant LCD Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing liquid crystal display devices suffer from area loss and reduced display quality due to bonding deviations between the display liquid crystal panel and the light control panel, leading to incomplete display images and decreased reliability.

Innovation Solution

The display device is designed with a light control panel where the light control region is wider than the display region in at least one direction to accommodate bonding deviations, ensuring the display region is fully covered by the light control region, thereby adjusting backlight intensity to improve contrast and display quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the light control panel is made the same size as the display panel, then the device complexity is reduced, but bonding deviations cause area loss and incomplete display images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepanel structure complexityVSAvoiddisplay image completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The light control panel is designed with an asymmetric size relationship to the display panel, where the light control region extends beyond the display region boundaries in at least one direction. This asymmetric design compensates for bonding deviations and ensures complete coverage of the display area, preventing area loss and maintaining image completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

Solution Approach 2:

The light control panel is designed with extended dimensions beforehand to create a margin that accommodates potential bonding deviations. This preliminary compensation ensures that even when bonding errors occur, the light control region will still fully cover the display region, cushioning against the harmful effects of positioning errors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Manufacturing precision

If the light control region is wider than the display region, then bonding deviation tolerance is improved, but the area of the light control panel increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebonding alignment toleranceVSAvoidlight control panel area
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The light control panel applies different functional qualities to different regions: the light control region extends beyond the display region boundaries only where necessary to compensate for bonding deviations, while maintaining standard dimensions in other areas. This localized extension minimizes the overall area increase while achieving the required alignment tolerance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If the light control region covers the entire display region, then display quality is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidpanel design complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs asymmetric design where the light control panel dimensions differ from the display panel dimensions, with the light control region extending beyond display region boundaries. This asymmetric configuration ensures complete coverage of the display area by the light control region, guaranteeing that light control is applied uniformly across the entire display region and thereby improving display quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

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

This design effectively prevents area loss of the display region, enhances image completeness and accuracy, and improves the overall display quality and reliability of the liquid crystal display device.

Implementation Method 1

a light control panel may be provided between the display panel and the backlight module of the liquid crystal display device. The light control panel can adjust the emitting angle, intensity, and the like of backlight provided by the backlight module

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid crystal switching: Liquid Crystals

Data Source

PatentEP4053625B1Display device and preparation method therefor, electronic apparatus, and light control panel
Publication Date: 2025.12.24 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device and a manufacturing method thereof, an electronic device, and a light control panel are provided. The display device includes a light control panel and a display liquid crystal panel. The display liquid crystal panel is on a light-emitting side of the light control panel; the light control panel includes a light control region, and the light control region is configured to provide adjusted backlight to the display liquid crystal panel; the display liquid crystal panel includes a display region, and the display region is configured to receive the adjusted backlight to perform display; and a distance between two opposite edges of the light control region in at least one direction is greater than a distance between two opposite edges of the display region in the at least one direction.