Micro LED Display Module Side Cover for ESD and Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display technologies, such as liquid crystal panels and OLED panels, face challenges with slow response time, high power consumption, and burn-in issues, while micro LED panels offer improved brightness, resolution, and durability but require protection against static electricity and efficient heat dissipation.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a substrate-mounted inorganic light-emitting diodes, protected by a side cover and side end member with ribs, a metal plate for heat dissipation, and a front cover for durability, enhancing static protection and heat management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If micro LED panels are used to improve brightness, resolution, and durability, then display performance is enhanced, but protection against static electricity and heat dissipation become critical challenges
Solution Approach 1:
A side cover made of conductive or electrostatic-dissipative material is introduced as an intermediary component between the micro LED panel and the external environment. This side cover acts as a mediator that provides electrostatic protection to the micro LED panel while allowing the panel to maintain its high brightness, resolution, and durability performance
Solution Approach 2:
The side cover structure converts the potentially harmful static electricity into a beneficial protective function. By incorporating conductive ribs and electrostatic-dissipative materials, the design transforms static electricity from a damaging factor into a controlled protective mechanism that safeguards the micro LED panel
2Use of energy by moving object
If micro LED panels are used to improve brightness and efficiency, then energy efficiency is enhanced, but heat dissipation becomes a critical challenge
Solution Approach 1:
The side cover is segmented into multiple conductive ribs that are distributed across the structure. These ribs create multiple heat dissipation pathways, dividing the heat management function into several parallel channels that work together to efficiently dissipate heat from the micro LED panel while maintaining energy efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The side cover is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides electrostatic protection through conductive ribs, facilitates heat dissipation through thermally conductive pathways, and offers structural support. This multi-functional design allows the same component to address both energy efficiency and heat dissipation challenges
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 provides enhanced static protection and efficient heat dissipation, ensuring improved durability and performance of micro LED panels in various display applications.
Implementation Method 1
a metal plate bonded with the rear surface of the substrate
Implementation Method 2
a side end member covering at least one portion of the side cover, and extending along the side surface of the substrate in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction
Data Source
AI summary
A display module includes: a substrate including a mounting surface on which a plurality of inorganic light-emitting diodes emitting light in a first direction are mounted, a side surface, and a rear surface being opposite to the mounting surface; a front cover bonded with the mounting surface and covering the mounting surface in the first direction; a metal plate bonded with the rear surface; a side cover surrounding the side surface; and a side end member covering at least one portion of the side cover and extending in a second direction being orthogonal to the first direction along the side surface, wherein the side end member includes a body extending in the second direction, and a plurality of ribs extending from the body in the first direction and arranged at intervals along the second direction.