Porous Buffer Layer for OLED Impact Absorption and Tolerance Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Contemporary organic light emitting display devices face damage from external impacts due to manufacturing tolerances and inadequate protection, as existing buffer structures or layers fail to sufficiently absorb or reduce these impacts.

Innovation Solution

An organic light emitting display device with a protection member comprising multiple layers of porous materials, including thermally conductive fillers, which are strategically positioned between the display panel and the covers to absorb external impacts and reduce manufacturing tolerances, while also incorporating an electromagnetic wave shielding member for additional protection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a buffer structure or buffer layer is added to absorb external impacts, then the protection against impacts is improved, but the manufacturing tolerance between the rear cover and display panel cannot be sufficiently reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotection against external impactsVSAvoidtolerance between rear cover and display panel
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a porous buffer layer with controlled pore structures to simultaneously achieve impact absorption and tolerance reduction. The porous structure allows the material to compress under impact while maintaining sufficient mechanical support to reduce gaps between components, thus resolving the contradiction between protection and precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The buffer layer is designed as a composite material combining porous structure with specific resin materials to achieve dual functionality: absorbing external impacts through the porous architecture while maintaining dimensional stability to reduce manufacturing tolerances between the rear cover and display panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Manufacturing precision

If a protection member is added to reduce manufacturing tolerance, then the precision between components is improved, but the protection against external impacts is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetolerance between rear cover and display panelVSAvoidprotection against external impacts
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The porous structure of the buffer layer enables it to provide mechanical support for reducing manufacturing tolerances while the same porous architecture absorbs external impacts through compression, thus simultaneously achieving both precision and protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The buffer layer's physical parameters (porosity, density, thickness) are optimized to balance its dual functions: maintaining sufficient rigidity to reduce manufacturing tolerance while having enough compliance to absorb external impacts, thereby resolving the contradiction between precision and protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Temperature

If thermally conductive fillers are added to the protection member, then the heat dissipation is improved, but the structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation from display panelVSAvoidstructure of protection member
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the thermal management function with the existing buffer layer structure by dispersing thermally conductive fillers within the porous matrix. This integration adds heat dissipation capability without requiring a separate thermal management component, thus improving temperature control while minimizing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The buffer layer is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides mechanical buffering, tolerance reduction, and thermal management through the incorporation of thermally conductive fillers, thereby achieving multiple functions without proportionally increasing device complexity.

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

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 effectively reduces or removes manufacturing tolerances and absorbs external impacts, enhancing the reliability and durability of the organic light emitting display device by using a multi-layered protection member with varying pore sizes and thermally conductive fillers, and provides electromagnetic wave shielding for user protection.

Implementation Method 1

a first layer having a plurality of first pores, and a second layer having a plurality of second pores... the first layer may reduce or remove a tolerance between the first cover and the display panel generated in processes for manufacturing the organic light emitting display device, and the second layer may reduce or absorb external impacts applied to the display panel

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImpact absorption: Damping

Implementation Method 2

the protection member may additionally include a plurality of thermally conductive filers dispersed in the first layer and the second layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS9178176B2Organic light emitting display devices and methods of manufacturing organic light emitting display devices
Publication Date: 2015.11.03 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

An organic light emitting display device may include a first cover, a protection member disposed on the first cover, a display panel disposed on the protection member, and a second cover disposed on the protection member. The protection member may include a plurality of layers having a plurality of pores, respectively. The protection member may reduce or remove a tolerance generated in manufacturing processes, and also may absorb or remove an external impact.