Spliced Display Panel Electrode Layout to Eliminate Dark Fringes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large-sized display panels formed by splicing small-sized units suffer from gaps at the splicing positions due to adapter plates, leading to display dark fringes and affecting the display quality.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of connection electrodes on a cover to electrically connect pins of adjacent display units, eliminating the need for adapter plates and reducing splicing gaps, thereby improving display uniformity and eliminating dark fringes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If adapter plates are provided at the splicing position of display units for connection, then communication between display units is realized, but relatively large gaps are formed at the splicing position, forming display dark fringes and affecting display quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication between display unitsVSAvoiddisplay dark fringes
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and eliminates the adapter plate component from the splicing structure. By removing the adapter plate that causes gaps, the invention directly addresses the dark fringe problem while maintaining communication functionality through alternative connection methods between display units

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention merges the connection function previously performed by separate adapter plates into the display unit structure itself. The splicing connection is integrated directly into the display unit edges, eliminating the need for intermediate adapter components and reducing splicing gaps

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If adapter plates are used to connect spliced display units, then electrical connection is achieved, but the splicing gap increases and mechanical stability is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connectionVSAvoidmechanical stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The invention combines electrical connection and mechanical support functions into the integrated splicing structure of the display units themselves. The connection structure is merged with the display unit body, eliminating separate adapter plates and improving both electrical connection reliability and mechanical stability simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Area of stationary object

If multiple small-sized display units are spliced together to form large-sized display panels, then large display area is achieved, but gaps at splicing positions affect display uniformity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoiddisplay uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention removes the adapter plate component that creates visible gaps at splicing positions. By extracting this problematic element, the display uniformity across the entire large display panel is improved while maintaining the modular advantage of multiple spliced units

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies specialized connection structures at the local splicing positions of display units. These localized connection designs minimize gaps and ensure uniform display quality across the entire panel, addressing the uniformity issue at critical splicing locations without affecting the overall large display area

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12526943B2Display panel and method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus
Publication Date: 2026.01.13 HUBEI YANGTZE IND INNOVAION CENT OF ADVANCED DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a display panel and a method for manufacturing the display panel, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a cover and a display unit array that are opposite to each other. The display unit array includes at least two display units spliced together. Each display unit has a pixel region and a peripheral region at least partially surrounding the pixel region. Each display unit includes pins provided in the peripheral region. The cover includes connection electrodes. At a splicing position, the pins of two adjacent display units are electrically connected by a connection electrode of the connection electrodes.