Multi-function Layer Embedded in Seal for Display Panel Thickness Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display panels face issues with uneven peripheral box thickness due to unstable contact between substrates, affecting display uniformity and quality.
Innovation Solution
A display panel design featuring a multi-function layer with a support portion embedded in the seal, providing electrical connection and surface contact between substrates, and acting as a shading layer to improve thickness control and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional seal bonding is used to bond substrates, then the sealing function is achieved, but the peripheral box thickness uniformity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the support function and light blocking function into a single multi-function layer. This layer includes a support portion that provides mechanical support to maintain uniform peripheral thickness, while also serving as a light blocking layer to prevent light leakage. By merging these functions, the patent avoids the need for separate support structures and light blocking layers, thereby improving thickness uniformity without compromising the sealing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-function layer is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical support to maintain cell thickness, blocks light in the non-display area, and contributes to the overall structural integrity of the display panel. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by integrating the support function needed for thickness uniformity with the light blocking function, eliminating the need for additional separate components.
2Manufacturing precision
If additional light-shielding layers are added to improve display uniformity, then display quality improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the light blocking function with the support function in a single multi-function layer. This layer is positioned in the non-display area and includes a support portion that extends into the seal. By combining these functions, the patent achieves display uniformity without adding separate light-shielding layers, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining manufacturing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-function layer serves as both a support structure and a light blocking layer. This universal design allows the same layer to perform multiple functions, eliminating the need for additional dedicated light-shielding layers and reducing the overall complexity of the display panel structure while improving display uniformity.
3Manufacturing precision
If the support structure is made more complex to improve thickness control, then manufacturing precision improves, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the support function with the light blocking function in a single multi-function layer that is formed using existing manufacturing processes. The support portion is integrated into the light blocking layer structure, allowing both functions to be achieved without requiring additional complex manufacturing steps. This integration maintains thickness control while preserving ease of manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-function layer is designed to be manufactured using standard display panel fabrication processes. By making the support structure multi-functional (serving both as support and light blocking), the patent avoids the need for separate manufacturing steps for additional support components, thereby maintaining ease of manufacture while achieving precise thickness control.
Data Source
AI summary
A display panel includes a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area; the display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite and spaced apart from the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a seal (240) disposed between the first substrate (210) and the second substrate (220) and located in the non-display area (22); and a multi-function layer (250) disposed on the first substrate (210) and located in the non-display area (22); the multi-function layer (250) includes a support portion (252) embedded in the seal (240) and is in surface contact with the second substrate (220) so as to effect an electrical connection between the first substrate (210) and the second substrate (220).


