Row-Wise LED Luminance Control in Metal-Board Image Displays

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image display devices suffer from uneven display luminance, with higher luminance towards the central portion when the same current is applied to the light sources.

Innovation Solution

An image display device with a control unit that individually adjusts the light emission luminance of light-emitting elements for each row of the array, using a metal circuit board to enhance heat dissipation and minimize luminance unevenness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the same current is applied to all light sources, then the device structure is simple, but display luminance becomes uneven with higher luminance toward the central portion

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol structureVSAvoiddisplay luminance uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by assigning different current values to light sources based on their positional characteristics. The control unit adjusts the current individually for each light source or group, creating localized control zones that compensate for the natural tendency toward central luminance concentration. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining structural simplicity while achieving luminance uniformity through position-dependent current allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the light source array into multiple groups or regions, each controlled by different current values. By dividing the otherwise uniform light source array into controllable segments, the system can apply differential current strategies to different areas, thereby achieving uniform luminance distribution without requiring complete individual control of every single light source.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Temperature

If additional heat dissipation fins are added, then heat dissipation is enhanced, but device complexity and size increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation capabilityVSAvoidstructure
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the heat dissipation function with the existing circuit board structure. Instead of adding separate heat dissipation fins, the circuit board itself is designed with heat dissipation characteristics, integrating thermal management into the structural component already present in the device. This resolves the contradiction by enhancing heat dissipation without increasing device complexity or size.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit board is given multiple functions: electrical connection, structural support, and heat dissipation. By making the circuit board multi-functional, the patent eliminates the need for dedicated heat dissipation components, thereby enhancing thermal management while maintaining simple device structure and avoiding additional complexity.

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

The device effectively curbs luminance unevenness and reduces power consumption by adjusting current values from the end to the central portion of the array, while enhancing heat dissipation without the need for additional heat dissipation fins.

Implementation Method 1

a plurality of light-emitting elements 41 arrayed on a main surface 40 of the metal circuit board 42

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight emission from light-emitting elements: Light Emitting Diode

Implementation Method 2

a metal circuit board 42 on which a plurality of light-emitting elements 41 is mounted

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat dissipation: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 3

an optical unit configured to reflect the display light and project the display light to a display member

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS20260023260A1Image display device
Publication Date: 2026.01.22 YAZAKI CORP
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AI summary

An image display device includes a display unit that emits display light; and an optical unit that reflects the display light and projects the display light to a display member. The display unit includes a metal circuit board on which a plurality of light-emitting elements is mounted, a display that receives light emitted from the light-emitting element and emits the display light, and a control unit that controls light emission luminance of the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are arrayed on the metal circuit board, and the control unit is capable of individually adjusting the light emission luminance of the light-emitting elements for each row of the array.