Triangular Display Panels for 3D Polyhedron Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display devices are limited in their ability to continuously display images in three dimensions, as they are typically rectangular and cannot easily form polyhedron structures for immersive three-dimensional image presentation.

Innovation Solution

A display device comprising a triangular substrate with data and gate lines, pixels arranged in rows, a data driver, and a gate driver, where the number of pixels decreases with distance from the side, allowing for the assembly of multiple display devices into a polyhedron structure to display images in three dimensions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional rectangular display devices are used, then manufacturing and assembly are straightforward, but the ability to form polyhedron structures for three-dimensional image display is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to form polyhedron structuresVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display device is divided into multiple triangular display panels that can be independently manufactured and then assembled together to form polyhedron structures. Each triangular panel is a separate module with its own data driver and gate driver, allowing for modular construction of complex three-dimensional displays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention transitions from conventional two-dimensional rectangular displays to three-dimensional polyhedral structures by using triangular panels that can be arranged in multiple spatial dimensions. This enables the display to form closed polyhedron shapes, adding a third dimension to the display structure.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If triangular display panels with decreasing pixel rows are used, then polyhedron assembly is enabled, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepolyhedron assembly capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The triangular display panel employs local quality by having a varying number of pixel rows across different regions of the triangle. Specifically, the number of pixels in each row decreases as the distance from the first side increases, creating a non-uniform pixel distribution that optimizes the panel for polyhedron assembly while managing manufacturing complexity through localized design variations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple display devices are assembled into a polyhedron, then continuous three-dimensional image display is achieved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvethree-dimensional image display capabilityVSAvoidassembly complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple triangular display devices are merged together through connecting members to form a complete polyhedron structure. The data drivers and gate drivers of individual panels work in coordination, and the pixel arrangements are designed to align seamlessly at the boundaries, creating a continuous three-dimensional display surface when assembled.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10078486B2Display device and multi-display device
Publication Date: 2018.09.18 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device is provided that includes: a display panel having data lines and gate lines on a substrate and pixels on the substrate; a data driver for driving the display panel; and a gate driver. The substrate may have a triangular shape, and the pixels of the display panel may be arranged in the shape of a triangle on the triangular substrate. The display device may be used to manufacture a multi-display device, and the multi-display device may display a continuous 3D image.