Rollable Display Panel Discharger for Static Electricity Release

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Solution Overview

Problem

Rollable display devices experience increased damage due to static electricity generated during rolling, which is not effectively addressed by existing technologies that discharge static electricity between portions of the display panel.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a discharger disposed between the first and second portions of the rollable display panel, connected to a housing with a stretching portion, to reduce friction and form a static electricity release path, thereby minimizing static electricity accumulation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a discharger is disposed between the first portion and the second portion of the display panel in a rolled mode, then the static electricity discharge is reduced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestatic electricity discharge reductionVSAvoiddischarger structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The discharger is introduced as an intermediary component disposed between the first portion and the second portion of the display panel. This mediator component provides a controlled path for static electricity discharge, reducing harmful electrostatic discharge while maintaining the rolled mode structure. The discharger acts as a protective intermediary that prevents direct contact between portions without requiring complex protective mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The discharger is extracted as a separate, independent component from the main display panel structure. By taking out the static electricity discharge function into a dedicated component, the patent simplifies the overall device architecture compared to integrating discharge functionality throughout the panel. The discharger can be independently positioned and configured between the first and second portions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If the discharger is connected to the housing with a stretching portion, then the static electricity release path is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestatic electricity release pathVSAvoidelectrical connection
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The stretching portion of the housing is designed with dynamic characteristics, allowing it to expand and contract during the rolling and unrolling operations. This dynamic structure maintains the electrical connection between the discharger and housing while accommodating the changing geometric configuration. The flexible stretching portion ensures continuous electrical connectivity without requiring high-precision rigid connections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The stretching portion utilizes flexible materials or thin film structures that can deform while maintaining electrical conductivity. This flexible connection approach reduces the manufacturing precision requirements compared to rigid connections, as the flexible material can accommodate dimensional variations and deformation during rolling operations while maintaining the electrical pathway for static electricity discharge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

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 static electricity discharge, improving the yield and reliability of the display device by controlling friction and forming a conductive path for static electricity release.

Implementation Method 1

static electricity may be generated in normal rollable display devices due to the friction between layers when the devices is being rolled

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Implementation Method 2

the probability of damage to the components in the display device may be increased due to the phenomenon of electrostatic discharge

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrostatic Discharge: Electrostatic Discharge

Data Source

PatentEP3929698B1Display device
Publication Date: 2026.03.18 INNOLUX CORP
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AI summary

A display device (100) includes a rollable display panel (102) and a discharger (104) . The rollable display panel (102) with a first portion (P1) and a second portion (P2) includes a displaying side (DS) and a non-displaying side (NS) opposite to the displaying side (DS) . The discharger (104) is disposed on one of the displaying side (DS) and the non-displaying side (NS), wherein the discharger (104) is positioned between the first portion (P1) and the second portion (P2) when the rollable display panel (102) is rolled and the first portion (P1) and the second portion (P2) move close to each other.