Offset Display Circuit for Peripheral Connector Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tablet information handling systems face a challenge in accommodating external connector ports due to the limited space at the housing perimeter caused by the display's size constraints, which restricts the number of available ports for communication and power connections.
Innovation Solution
The display circuit portion is offset relative to the display panel, allowing the circuit portion to align with the area where peripheral ports are disposed, thereby creating space for connectors by relocating power circuits from one side to another, maintaining the display panel's centered position while increasing space for connectors along the housing perimeter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If the display panel is made large to provide adequate display size, then the display quality is improved, but the space at the housing perimeter is reduced, limiting the number of connector ports
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit portion is offset in the lateral dimension relative to the display panel, creating vertical space at the housing perimeter. This dimensional repositioning allows connector ports to be placed along the vertical edge of the housing without increasing the overall device footprint or compromising display size.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit portion is positioned asymmetrically relative to the display panel, specifically offset toward the bottom edge. This asymmetric arrangement creates unused space at the top and sides of the display area, which is then utilized to accommodate connector ports along the housing perimeter.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the housing perimeter space is allocated for connector ports, then the number of external connections is improved, but the display panel size is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of reducing display area to accommodate connectors, the circuit portion is repositioned to a different spatial arrangement that creates lateral space. This allows full display panel size to be maintained while still providing room for multiple connector ports along the housing perimeter.
Solution Approach 2:
The display assembly is segmented into the display panel portion and the circuit portion, which can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the circuit portion to be offset from the display panel, creating space for connectors without compromising the display panel's size or position.
3Volume of moving object
If the circuit portion is positioned to align with the display panel, then the display assembly is compact, but no space is available for peripheral connectors at the housing perimeter
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit portion is deliberately positioned asymmetrically relative to the display panel, offset toward one edge. This asymmetric positioning maintains the compact nature of the display assembly while creating specific zones of available space at the housing perimeter for connector placement.
Solution Approach 2:
The offset positioning creates localized areas of available space at specific regions of the housing perimeter, particularly at the top and sides. This local quality approach allows connectors to be placed where space is available without requiring the entire housing perimeter to be expanded.
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AI summary
An information handling system provides connectors along a housing periphery with a reduced vertical footprint by adjusting a display circuit portion relative to a display panel portion to provide vertical space for the connectors. For example, the circuit portion aligns with the display panel portion along one side of the display to provide space for connectors at that side of the display, and the circuit portion extends past the perimeter of the display panel portion at an opposing side of the display. In one embodiment, the circuit portion extending outside the perimeter of the display panel portion includes circuits for powering a backlight disposed in the circuit portion.