Transparent Display Panel for Optical Element Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smartphones have a low screen-to-body ratio, resulting in a small display area and poor user experience, due to the design of a low screen-to-body ratio which includes a border region for optical elements.
Innovation Solution
A display module with a display panel featuring a transparent portion adjacent to the display portion, allowing light to penetrate or emit through the transparent portion, thereby eliminating the need for a border region for optical elements and increasing the screen-to-body ratio without damaging the display panel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a border region is designed for optical elements, then optical elements can be accommodated, but the screen-to-body ratio decreases and display area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the optical element housing function with the display panel structure itself. The display panel is designed with a transparent non-active area that directly accommodates optical elements, eliminating the need for a separate border region. This integration allows optical elements to be housed within the display panel's structural framework, thereby increasing the screen-to-body ratio while maintaining optical element accommodation capability.
2Area of stationary object
If the screen-to-body ratio is increased, then display area is enhanced, but structural support for optical elements becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating a transparent non-active area with specific optical properties (transparency) and structural properties (support capability) in a localized region of the display panel. This region is positioned adjacent to and surrounded by the active display area, providing localized structural support for optical elements without compromising the overall screen-to-body ratio. The local structural design ensures reliability while maintaining high screen-to-body ratio.
3Ease of manufacture
If openings are created in the display panel for optical elements, then optical elements can be mounted, but the display panel may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs the nesting principle by placing optical elements within a dedicated transparent non-active area that is itself nested within the overall display panel structure. This nested design allows optical elements to be housed in a protected, integrated manner rather than creating openings that would compromise panel integrity. The transparent non-active area serves as a nested compartment that maintains display panel strength while accommodating optical elements.
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 solution enhances the user experience by increasing the screen-to-body ratio, allowing for a more substantial display area without the need for openings in the display panel, thus avoiding damage and improving the overall design of electronic devices.
Implementation Method 1
The optical element is disposed on a side of the rear surface and facing the transparent portion and configured to receive light penetrating the transparent portion or emit light to penetrate the transparent portion
Data Source
AI summary
A display module includes a display panel. The display panel includes a display portion and a transparent portion. The display portion includes a number of pixels. The transparent portion is adjacent to the display portion and surrounded by the pixels. An electronic device is also provided.