Transparent Display Blind Assembly for Switchable Light Blocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices lack the ability to efficiently transition between transparent and light-blocking modes, and there is a need for a structure that can open or close the rear of a transparent display panel while controlling image output.
Innovation Solution
A display device with a transparent display panel featuring a plurality of plates that rotate to open or close the rear, controlled by a motor and sensor system, allowing for light-transmitting or light-blocking modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a transparent display panel is used to allow users to see behind it, then transparency and visibility are improved, but the ability to block light and display images is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by implementing a dynamic blind assembly that can rotate between different angular positions. The blinds transition from a horizontal state (allowing transparency) to a vertical state (providing light-blocking capability), enabling the display device to adapt its optical properties based on operational requirements. This dynamic reconfiguration resolves the contradiction between transparency and light-blocking capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the blind assembly into multiple independently rotatable blind bars arranged in arrays. This segmentation allows different portions of the display to be controlled independently, enabling selective transparency and light-blocking in different regions. The segmented structure facilitates the transition between transparent and light-blocking modes while maintaining overall system versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If blinds are added to control transparency and light-blocking, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multi-functionality by designing the blind assembly to perform multiple functions: controlling transparency, blocking light, and potentially displaying information. The same rotational mechanism serves both transparency control and light-blocking purposes, reducing the need for separate systems. This universal approach improves adaptability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs thin, flexible blind bars that can be easily rotated and repositioned. These thin-film structures minimize the added bulk and complexity while maintaining effective light control. The flexible nature of the blind bars allows for simple rotational actuation mechanisms, reducing overall structural complexity despite the enhanced adaptability.
3Manufacturing precision
If sequential rotation of plates is implemented, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms to monitor and control the rotational position of each blind bar. Sensors detect the angular position of individual plates, providing real-time feedback to the control system. This feedback enables precise control of the sequential rotation process, ensuring that each plate rotates to the correct position while maintaining manufacturing precision. The feedback loop compensates for variations and maintains accuracy despite the increased control complexity.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a display device. The display device of the present disclosure may include: a display panel having a light emitting region and a transparent region; a plurality of plates positioned behind the display panel, extending in one direction, and sequentially arranged in the other direction; and a side frame extending along a periphery of the display panel, and to which each of the plurality of plates is rotatably coupled around a rotation axis parallel to the one direction, wherein the plurality of plates may be sequentially rotated along the other direction, and may open or close a rear of the display panel, wherein the plurality of plates may include: a first plate; and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate in the other direction, wherein a rotation start point of the second plate may be later than a rotation end point of the first plate.