Prism-Based Optical Compensation Strip for Spliced Display Seam Elimination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for eliminating seams between spliced display panels are complex and costly, and optical cover plates used for compensation are heavy and difficult to mount.

Innovation Solution

An optical compensation strip comprising a display cover plate and prisms is applied to the light emitting surface of spliced display panels, refracting light to cover the seam and improve display effects, facilitating mounting and reducing costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If an LED light bar is disposed between two adjacent sub-display panels to eliminate the seam, then the seam elimination effect is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseam visibilityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the light-emitting function from the complex LED light bar system and integrates it directly into the display cover plate through prisms. This eliminates the need for separate LED light bars and driving chips, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining seam elimination capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the seam elimination function with the display cover plate by integrating prisms directly into it. This combination eliminates the need for separate components like LED light bars and driving circuits, reducing device complexity and cost.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If an optical cover plate is used for compensation to eliminate seams, then the seam elimination effect is improved, but the weight increases and mounting becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseam visibilityVSAvoidoptical cover plate weight
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the optical compensation function into discrete prisms that are integrated into the display cover plate. This segmentation allows for a lighter, more modular structure compared to a solid optical cover plate, making mounting easier while maintaining seam elimination effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses a thin, lightweight display cover plate with integrated prisms instead of a heavy solid optical cover plate. This thin-film approach maintains optical compensation functionality while significantly reducing weight and simplifying mounting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

3Object-affected harmful factors

If LED light bars and driving chips are used to eliminate seams, then the seam elimination effect is improved, but the cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseam visibilityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the seam elimination function with the display cover plate by integrating prisms directly into it. This eliminates the need for separate LED light bars and driving chips, reducing component count and manufacturing cost while maintaining effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the light-emitting and driving functions from separate expensive components (LED light bars and driving chips) and integrates them into the display cover plate structure, significantly reducing material and manufacturing costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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

Effectively eliminates seams between sub-display panels, enhances display quality, and simplifies the mounting process while reducing costs by using a lightweight optical compensation strip.

Implementation Method 1

the at least two prisms are configured to refract light emitted from two adjacent sub-display panels to a region of the display cover plate corresponding to the seam

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Data Source

PatentUS11852851B2Optical compensation strip, display panel, display device and driving method
Publication Date: 2023.12.26 BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided are an optical compensation strip, a display panel, a display device and a driving method, and relates to the display technology field. The optical compensation strip is applicable to a spliced display panel. The optical compensation strip may comprise: a display cover plate, and at least two prisms disposed opposite to the display cover plate. A gap exists between each prism and the display cover plate. The at least two prisms are configured for refracting light emitted from the two adjacent sub-display panels to an area of the display cover plate corresponding to the seam.