Tiling Panel with Bent Sub-Display and Circular Polarizing Layer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Tiling panels with self-luminous panels face challenges in suppressing display quality deterioration due to light reflection at seams, as existing methods are ineffective in preventing external light reflection.

Innovation Solution

The tiling panel design incorporates a circularly polarizing layer in the optical path of the sub-display area, ensuring that external light reflection is blocked between adjacent self-luminous panels, and the polarization axes of adjacent panels are orthogonal to prevent image reflection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If surface treatments and film attachment are applied to suppress reflection, then display quality deterioration from reflection is reduced, but the structure becomes more complex and may not work effectively at seams

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

Solution Approach 1:

The display is divided into multiple self-luminous panels arranged in a tiled configuration, with each panel having a sub-display area that bends toward the back. This segmentation allows the circularly polarizing layer to be strategically positioned in the optical path of the sub-display area, effectively suppressing reflection at seams without requiring complex surface treatments across the entire panel surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A circularly polarizing layer is introduced as an intermediary element in the optical path of the sub-display area. This layer acts as a mediator that blocks external light reflection while allowing the display to function, solving the reflection problem without requiring complex surface treatments or film attachments on the panel surfaces themselves.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If sub-display areas are made to bend toward the back and connect to main display area, then seamless display is achieved, but light reflection paths become more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseamless displayVSAvoidoptical path complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The sub-display area is made to bend toward the back of the self-luminous panel, transitioning from a flat two-dimensional surface to a three-dimensional curved surface. This dimensional change creates a new optical path that, when combined with the circularly polarizing layer, effectively blocks reflection while maintaining the seamless display appearance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The circularly polarizing layer serves as an intermediary that simplifies the optical path complexity introduced by the bent sub-display area. By placing this layer in the optical path, the patent manages the complex reflection geometry at seams without requiring further structural modifications to the bent display areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If circularly polarizing layer is added in sub-display area optical path, then light reflection is suppressed, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveexternal light reflectionVSAvoidpanel structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of applying reflection suppression treatments across the entire panel surface, the circularly polarizing layer is localized to the optical path of the sub-display area only. This local application suppresses reflection at the critical seam regions where external light reflection occurs, while avoiding the complexity of modifying the entire panel structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies the circularly polarizing layer partially, only in the optical path of the sub-display area where reflection suppression is most needed, rather than applying it excessively across the entire display surface. This partial action achieves the reflection suppression goal with minimal added complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

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 configuration effectively suppresses light reflection at the seams of self-luminous panels, enhancing display quality by preventing external light from passing through and reducing image reflection, resulting in a high-quality tiling display.

Implementation Method 1

a circularly polarizing layer is provided in the optical path of the incident and/or emitting light of the sub-display area

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCircular polarization: Polarisation

Implementation Method 2

the polarization axes of adjacent panels are orthogonal to prevent image reflection

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPolarization: Polarisation

Data Source

PatentUS20240242665A1Tiling panel, self-luminous panel, and manufacturing method
Publication Date: 2024.07.18 MAGNOLIA BLUE CORP
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AI summary

[Problem]Provides a tiling display has a structure that prevents deterioration in display quality due to light reflection at the seams of self-luminous panels in the tiling panel.[Solution]A tiling panel formed by arranging a plurality of self-luminous panels, Each of the several self-luminous panels has a main display area as a display area and a main display area on the front side. It has a sub-display area that is connected to the display area and has a part that bends toward the back of the panel. The two self-luminous panels that meet each other are arranged so that the sub-display areas of each other are close to each other, and theIn the sub-display area, a circularly polarizing layer is formed on the light input/output path.