Resin Light Blocking Layer for Display Visual Recognition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional liquid crystal displays face issues with reduced visual recognizability due to unnecessary light reflection from metal lines and increased thickness, which affects the numerical aperture of pixels and production complexity.

Innovation Solution

The proposed image display device incorporates a light blocking layer made of resin material between the substrate and the TFT, along with a color filter, to prevent light reflection and simplify the structure, thereby enhancing visual recognizability and production ease.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a conventional liquid crystal display structure with metal lines is used, then electrical connectivity is achieved, but light reflection occurs reducing visual recognizability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight reflectionVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the light blocking function and color filtering function into a single integrated layer. The light blocking layer is formed by mixing a black pigment with a resin material, creating one layer that simultaneously blocks unnecessary light and provides color filtering, eliminating the need for separate metal line structures and reducing light reflection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the harmful light reflection from metal lines into a beneficial effect by using a resin-based light blocking layer that absorbs light instead of reflecting it. The black pigment in the resin material effectively absorbs stray light and prevents reflection, turning the original harmful reflection problem into a light absorption benefit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If additional light blocking layers are added to reduce light reflection, then visual recognizability improves, but device thickness increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight reflectionVSAvoiddevice thickness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple functions into a single layer to avoid increasing thickness. The light blocking layer simultaneously performs light blocking, color filtering, and structural support functions, eliminating the need for additional separate layers that would increase device thickness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The resin-based light blocking layer serves multiple purposes: it blocks light reflection, provides color filtering, maintains structural integrity, and enables precise positional alignment. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for additional dedicated layers for each function.

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

3Object-affected harmful factors

If precise positional alignment is implemented for light blocking layers, then light reflection is reduced, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight reflectionVSAvoidproduction complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The resin-based light blocking layer serves as a universal layer that simultaneously provides light blocking, color filtering, and positional alignment reference functions. This eliminates the need for separate alignment structures and simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining precise positioning.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The light blocking layer structure is designed to be self-aligning during the manufacturing process. The layer's inherent properties and the manufacturing method enable automatic positional alignment without requiring complex external alignment systems or multiple processing steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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 light reflection, improves visual recognizability, and simplifies the production process by eliminating the need for precise positional alignment and additional light blocking layers, while maintaining the functionality of the liquid crystal display.

Implementation Method 1

a light blocking layer made of resin material between the substrate and the TFT, along with a color filter, to prevent light reflection

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Data Source

PatentUS10175515B2Image display device
Publication Date: 2019.01.08 MAGNOLIA WHITE CORP
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AI summary

An image display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate located to face the first substrate; an electro-optical layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes located between the electro-optical layer and the first substrate; a plurality of switching elements electrically connected with the plurality of pixel electrodes respectively; and a color filter included in a layer between the first substrate and the plurality of switching elements. A side of the first substrate opposite to a side thereof facing the electro-optical layer is an image display side.