High-Density Light Emitting Units with Intermediary Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with high-density network ports face challenges in clearly indicating port statuses due to limited and closely arranged light indicators, leading to spill interference and increased manufacturing complexity.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device features a high-density arrangement of light emitting units in an alternating or chess-board pattern, utilizing hollow holes and light guide pillars to prevent spill interference and enhance readability, with each light emitting unit positioned in alternating holes and connected via a control circuit for status indication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If light indicators are tightly arranged to increase density, then the number of indicators per unit area increases, but spill light interference increases and readability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces light blocking structures (walls or partitions) as intermediary elements between adjacent light indicators. These structures physically block spill light from neighboring indicators, preventing interference while allowing the indicators to remain in a high-density arrangement. The light blocking structures act as mediators that enable close spacing without the harmful spill light effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs thin light blocking walls or partitions that separate adjacent light indicators. These thin film-like structures effectively block light spill while occupying minimal space, allowing the light indicators to be arranged in high density without significant increase in overall device footprint.
2Loss of information
If more light indicators are added to indicate more network ports, then status indication capability improves, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into integrated structures. The light blocking structures serve dual purposes: they block spill light and provide structural support for mounting light indicators. The panel structure integrates port indicators and network port indicators in a unified high-density arrangement, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining comprehensive status indication capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The light blocking structures serve multiple functions simultaneously: light spill prevention, structural support, and spatial organization. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby reducing device complexity and manufacturing cost while enabling high-density status indication.
3Area of stationary object
If light indicators are arranged in high density, then space utilization improves, but readability and recognition of light statuses becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The light blocking structures act as visual separators between adjacent light indicators, creating distinct visual zones that improve readability. Even in high-density arrangements, these intermediaries prevent visual blending of adjacent indicators, allowing users to easily distinguish and read status information from each indicator.
Solution Approach 2:
The thin light blocking walls provide effective light separation while occupying minimal visual space. This allows the indicators to be arranged in high density without compromising readability, as the separators are thin enough to not significantly increase the overall device footprint while still providing clear visual distinction between adjacent indicators.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This design allows for a higher density of light emitting units without interference, improving user readability and reducing manufacturing complexity by maintaining a simple structure and proper spacing of light sources.
Implementation Method 1
Each light penetrating portion comprises a plurality of hollow holes formed on the display panel in an alternating pattern... A light emitting element is formed in the hollow hole... utilizing hollow holes and light guide pillars to prevent spill interference
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is to provide an electronic device having a plurality of light emitting units, which are arranged on a panel of the electronic device above each ports thereon in an alternating pattern or in a chess-board pattern with high density, such that the number of the light emitting units disposed on the panel can be increased and the lights emitted by light emitting elements thereof can easily be recognized without causing the spill interference effect between the adjacent light emitting elements.