Light Guide Plate Laminate Reduced Pressure Gap Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

When multiple light guide plates are stacked, maintaining a uniform gap between them is challenging, which can lead to color shifts and decreased resolution in video display.

Innovation Solution

A light guide plate laminate is proposed, where at least a pair of light guide plates are stacked with a space between them in a state of reduced pressure, typically 90 kPa or less, to maintain uniformity and prevent warpage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple light guide plates are stacked, then full-color video display capability is improved, but gap uniformity deteriorates leading to color shifts and resolution decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefull-color video display capabilityVSAvoidgap uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by controlling the pressure parameter within the stacked light guide plate structure. By maintaining a reduced pressure state (below atmospheric pressure) in the space between light guide plates, the plates are pulled together uniformly, ensuring consistent gap uniformity across the entire stacked structure while enabling full-color video display capability through multiple plates

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates an inert environment by establishing a reduced pressure atmosphere within the light guide plate stack. This controlled pressure environment prevents warpage and maintains structural stability, allowing the multiple light guide plates to remain uniformly positioned without color shifts or resolution degradation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #39Inert atmosphere (Inert environment)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple light guide plates are stacked, then video display functionality is improved, but warpage increases reducing mechanical reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo display functionalityVSAvoidmechanical reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the pressure parameter to a reduced state below atmospheric pressure, which creates a uniform compressive force across the stacked light guide plates. This parameter control prevents warpage deformation and maintains mechanical reliability while preserving the enhanced video display functionality achieved through stacking multiple plates

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 reduced pressure state ensures a uniform gap between the light guide plates, improving image quality by preventing color shifts and maintaining high resolution, while also providing mechanical reliability by reducing warpage.

Implementation Method 1

a space between the two light guide plates is in a state of reduced pressure. The space may have a pressure of 90 kPa or less

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPressure reduction: Depressurisation

Data Source

PatentUS20250189798A1Light guide plate laminate, display device, and module for display device
Publication Date: 2025.06.12 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique for keeping a uniform gap between a plurality of stacked light guide plates. The present disclosure provides a light guide plate laminate including at least a pair of light guide plates, the two light guide plates being stacked, in which a space between the two light guide plates is in a state of reduced pressure. The space may have a pressure of 90 kPa or less. The space may be enclosed. The present disclosure also provides a display device and a module for the display device, the display device and the module for the display device being provided with a light guide plate laminate including at least a pair of light guide plates, the two light guide plates being stacked, in which a space between the two light guide plates is in a state of reduced pressure.