Reflective Sheet Partition Structures for Uniform Light Diffusion

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Solution Overview

Problem

The issue of a dark belt or bright edge appearing in liquid crystal displays due to inadequate light reflection at the corners of reflective sheets in backlight modules, which affects the display effect.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of partition structures on the side surface of the reflective sheet, featuring dotted lines arranged horizontally or vertically in parallel, that bend the sheet at a preset slope, ensuring uniform light irradiation and diffusion, thereby preventing less light reflection at corner regions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the reflective sheet uses conventional rectangular folding at edges and corners, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the corners have lower slope/curvature causing reduced light reflection and dark belt or bright edge effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidlight reflection uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The reflective sheet is divided into multiple regions with different folding patterns: edge regions use conventional folding while corner regions use special folding structures. This segmentation allows each region to be optimized independently - edges maintain simple manufacturing while corners achieve proper light reflection angles to eliminate dark belts and bright edges.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different folding structures are applied to different locations of the reflective sheet. Corner regions use special folding patterns with specific slope angles (45-60 degrees) to match edge regions, while edge regions use conventional folding. This local quality approach ensures that each area has the appropriate optical properties for its function, achieving uniform light reflection across the entire sheet.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If the corner slope/curvature is increased to match edge regions for uniform light reflection, then the display effect improves, but the manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight reflection uniformityVSAvoidfolding structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The reflective sheet is divided into multiple regions with different folding patterns: edge regions use conventional folding while corner regions use special folding structures. This segmentation allows each region to be optimized independently - edges maintain simple manufacturing while corners achieve proper light reflection angles to eliminate dark belts and bright edges.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different folding structures are applied to different locations of the reflective sheet. Corner regions use special folding patterns with specific slope angles (45-60 degrees) to match edge regions, while edge regions use conventional folding. This local quality approach ensures that each area has the appropriate optical properties for its function, achieving uniform light reflection across the entire sheet.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 effectively addresses the issue of dark belts and bright edges by ensuring uniform light distribution across the reflective sheet, enhancing the display effect by improving light reflection and diffusion.

Implementation Method 1

the partition structures bend the side surface of the reflective sheet at a preset slope... ensuring uniform light irradiation and diffusion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight diffusion: Scattering

Implementation Method 2

the reflective sheet is used in the backlight module... the corners reflect less light... improving light reflection and diffusion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS11841581B2Reflective sheet and manufacturing method thereof, backlight module, and display device
Publication Date: 2023.12.12 K TRONICS (SUZHOU) TECH CO LTD
  • US11841581B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A reflective sheet and a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module, and a display device are provided, the reflective sheet includes: a partition structure provided on a side surface of the reflective sheet, where the reflective sheet includes partition structures arranged on a side surface of the reflective sheet, the partition structures bend the side surface of the reflective sheet at a preset slope, and the partition structures include a plurality of dotted lines arranged horizontally or vertically in parallel.