Micro-LED Display Frame Assembly for Modular Heat Dissipation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display technologies face issues such as slow response time, high power consumption, difficulty in making compact designs, and screen burn-in, particularly in liquid crystal and OLED panels, while micro-LED panels offer better contrast, response times, and energy efficiency but require improved manufacturing methods for various resolutions and screen sizes.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus comprising a frame supporting display modules arranged in an M*N matrix, with a frame panel featuring insert portions and studs for detachable brackets, and a manufacturing method involving insert portion formation and stud coupling, allowing for modular assembly and improved heat dissipation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If liquid crystal panel is used, then it can display images, but it has slow response time and high power consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the liquid crystal panel with multiple micro-LED modules that have longer operational lifetimes and better performance characteristics. Each micro-LED module is designed to be individually replaceable, allowing for maintenance without replacing the entire display system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Volume of moving object

If liquid crystal panel is used, then it can display images, but it is difficult to make compact because it requires a backlight

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepanel thicknessVSAvoidbacklight structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the backlight unit entirely from the display structure and replaces it with self-emissive micro-LED modules. This extraction of the backlight component significantly reduces the overall panel thickness and eliminates the complexity associated with backlight lighting units, diffusers, and reflectors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Reliability

If OLED panel is used, then it emits light by itself and can be made thin, but it is susceptible to screen burn-in

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen burn-in resistanceVSAvoidlifetime
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses inorganic micro-LEDs instead of organic OLED materials, providing a non-disposable, highly reliable display solution with resistance to burn-in and extended operational lifetime.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

4Adaptability or versatility

If micro-LED panel is used, then it has excellent luminance, resolution, and durability, but it requires improved manufacturing methods for various resolutions and screen sizes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresolution and screen size varietyVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the display into multiple independent micro-LED modules that can be manufactured separately and then assembled in various configurations. This segmentation allows for flexible creation of different resolutions and screen sizes without requiring entirely different manufacturing processes for each variant.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent designs universal mounting structures and standardized interfaces that allow the same micro-LED modules to be used across different display configurations and screen sizes, simplifying manufacturing and inventory management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

5Ease of manufacture

If display modules are arranged in M*N matrix on frame, then it enables modular assembly, but it requires complex frame structure with insert portions and studs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodular assemblyVSAvoidframe structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the frame into standardized sections with uniform insert portions and stud arrangements that accommodate the M*N matrix of display modules. This standardized segmentation simplifies the overall frame design despite the modular nature of the assembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12394340B2Display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.08.19 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus includes a plurality of display modules, and a frame provided to support the plurality of display modules, the plurality of display modules being arranged in an M*N matrix on the frame, and the frame includes a frame panel including a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the frame panel includes an insert portion passing through the frame panel and having a first opening being formed on the first side and a second opening being formed on the second side, and a size of a first opening being greater than a size of the second opening, and a stud provided in the insert portion.