Movable Support Structures for Glass Substrate Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for processing liquid crystal panels often result in uneven brightness due to support structures being positioned on the display region of the glass substrate during the manufacturing process.

Innovation Solution

A processing machine with a metal support plate and movable support structures that are aligned with the non-display region of the glass substrate using magnetic forces and coordinate axes, ensuring that the support structures are placed only on the non-display area to prevent interference with the display region.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If fixed support structures are used on the glass substrate, then the support structure can stably support the glass substrate, but the support structure may be positioned on the display region causing uneven brightness

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesupport structure stabilityVSAvoiddisplay region brightness uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The support structure is made movable on the metal support plate through magnetic force, allowing it to be dynamically adjusted to different positions. This enables the support structure to be precisely positioned on the non-display region while maintaining stable support functionality, thereby avoiding interference with the display region and ensuring uniform brightness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If the support structure position is fixed, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different panel layouts on glass substrates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice structure complexityVSAvoidpanel layout adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The support structure is designed to be movable on the metal support plate through magnetic force, allowing it to be dynamically repositioned according to different panel layouts. This dynamic design enables the device to adapt to various glass substrate configurations without requiring multiple fixed support structures, maintaining relative structural simplicity while achieving high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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 solution effectively prevents support structures from being placed on the display region, thereby ensuring even brightness and improving the quality of the liquid crystal display device.

Implementation Method 1

the support structure can be movable disposed on the metal support plate through the magnetic force

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic force: Magnetism

Implementation Method 2

adsorb on the metal support plate through magnetic force

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic force: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentUS9798168B2Processing machine of display apparatus and processing method of glass substrate
Publication Date: 2017.10.24 TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a processing machine of a display apparatus, the processing machine comprises: a metal support plate; a plurality of support structures, which is movably disposed on the support plate, is used for supporting on the non-display region of the glass substrate, wherein the position of which the support structure is disposed on the metal support plate is corresponded to the position of the non-display region in the panel of the glass substrate, in order to make the support structure placed on the non-display region. The present invention also discloses a processing method of a glass substrate. Through the above way, the present invention can avoid the support structure placed on the display region of the glass substrate, effectively preventing the phenomenon of the brightness uneven.