Reflecting Wall in Light Bar Gaps for Splicing Display Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

The large difference in emission angles between light bars and display panels in splicing display screens leads to suboptimal display effects due to mismatched luminous effects, causing black edges and affecting overall display integrity.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a reflecting wall in the gaps between light emitting elements of the light bar, which reduces the emission angle of the light bar to match the emission angle of the display panel, enhancing compatibility and display quality by reflecting side light upwards.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a light bar is attached to eliminate black edges, then the black edge phenomenon is reduced, but the emission angle mismatch between light bar and display panel worsens the overall display effect

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblack edge phenomenonVSAvoidemission angle compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

A reflecting wall structure is introduced as an intermediary component between the light emitting elements and the external environment. This reflecting wall redirects the side light from the light bar towards the display panel, serving as a mediator that bridges the emission angle mismatch between the light bar and display panel, thereby improving both the black edge elimination and the emission angle compatibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The emission angle parameter of the light bar is modified by introducing the reflecting wall structure. The reflecting wall changes the light distribution pattern and effective emission angle of the light bar, making it compatible with the display panel's emission angle characteristics, thus resolving the angle mismatch problem while maintaining the black edge elimination function

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of manufacture

If display panels are spliced to avoid excessive size, then manufacturing difficulty is reduced, but splicing slits create display integrity issues

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing difficultyVSAvoiddisplay integrity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The light bar is positioned to cover the splicing slits between display panels, extracting and addressing the display integrity issue at the specific location of the splicing joints. By placing the light bar over the splicing slits, the invention eliminates the visual impact of the slits while maintaining the benefits of spliced panel construction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The light bar serves multiple functions: it eliminates black edges on the display panel, covers splicing slits to maintain display integrity, and provides additional illumination. This multi-functionality allows a single component to address multiple issues simultaneously, including both the black edge phenomenon and the splicing slit visibility problem

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

This solution improves the overall display effect by aligning the emission angles of the light bar and display panel, reducing black edges and ensuring display integrity across spliced panels, thereby expanding the application range of splicing display screens.

Implementation Method 1

the reflecting wall is arranged on the array substrate and positioned in a first gap between two adjacent light emitting elements... the side light of the corresponding light emitting elements can be reflected upwards

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS11971623B2Display screen, display device and method for manufacturing display screen
Publication Date: 2024.04.30 HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display screen, a display device, and a method for manufacturing the display screen are disclosed. The display screen includes a display panel and a light bar. The light bar includes an array substrate and a plurality of light emitting elements, and a first gap is provided between two adjacent light emitting elements. A reflecting wall is arranged in the first gap between at least two adjacent light emitting elements. By arranging the reflecting wall, the side light of the light emitting elements can be reflected upwards, thereby reducing an emission angle of the light bar.