Transparent Composite Displays with Embedded LEDs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display materials, such as glass and plastic, are prone to cracking, chipping, and breaking when used for digital displays in environments like billboards, store windows, and electronic devices, limiting their resilience and durability.
Innovation Solution
The use of resilient transparent materials like aluminum alloys, transparent wood, transparent ceramic spinel, and invisible metals, combined with embedded or laminated light emitting diodes, to create a robust and unbreakable display medium that can show messages and graphics without the need for additional protective coatings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional glass or plastic materials are used for display screens, then display functionality is achieved, but the materials are prone to cracking, chipping, and breaking under impact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies composite materials by combining transparent resin materials with dispersed transparent particles (such as glass beads, ceramic particles, or crystal particles) to create a hybrid material system. This composite structure provides both the transparency needed for display applications and the enhanced mechanical strength to resist impact, cracking, and chipping. The particles act as reinforcement elements within the resin matrix, distributing stress and preventing crack propagation.
2Reliability
If protective coatings are applied to enhance durability, then resistance to damage is improved, but the transparent display capability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protective function and the display function into a single integrated transparent article. Instead of applying separate protective coatings over a display screen, the invention creates a unified structure where the transparent resin material with dispersed particles simultaneously provides both protection against damage and optical transparency for display purposes. This eliminates the need for additional protective layers that would compromise visibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If fragile transparent materials are used for displays, then optical clarity is maintained, but the structural integrity deteriorates under stress
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses composite materials consisting of a transparent resin base material reinforced with dispersed transparent particles. This composite structure maintains optical clarity because both the resin matrix and the particles are transparent, allowing light to pass through uniformly. Simultaneously, the particles provide structural reinforcement that significantly improves impact resistance and prevents cracking, solving the contradiction between optical clarity and structural integrity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If LED arrays are embedded in fragile materials, then digital display capability is achieved, but the overall device becomes more susceptible to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the LED display functionality with the structurally robust transparent composite material into a single integrated unit. The LED arrays are embedded within the transparent resin particle composite, which provides a protective and structurally sound environment for the electronic components. This integration ensures that the digital display capability is achieved while the entire assembly benefits from the enhanced damage resistance of the composite material, reducing overall susceptibility to damage.
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 solution provides a low-cost, versatile, and reliable display system that is resistant to damage, allowing for safe and effective digital communication on high-strength transparent articles, including automotive windshields, computer screens, and smartphones, with reduced risk of scratching, cracking, or breaking.
Implementation Method 1
The light emitting materials may be an organic light emitting diode, a standard LED array
Implementation Method 2
The light emitting materials may be an organic light emitting diode, a standard LED array
Data Source
AI summary
Display materials made from resilient clear, transparent materials on which components such as organic light emitting diodes, LED sensor materials, and the like, have laminated to or on, embedded within, attached to, or applied to are provided. Such clear transparent display materials, including transparent aluminum alloys, transparent wood, transparent ceramic spinel, transparent invisible metals, and other like exotic materials, do not exhibit susceptibility to cracking, chipping, fraying, or otherwise breaking without significant harmful force applied thereto. The combination of lighted components thereto and/or therein allows for the ability to display letters, numbers, and/or graphic images on the interior or exterior of such high strength transparent articles.