Vacuum Assembly Jig for LED Light Bar and Light Guide Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current assembly processes for LED liquid crystal display products result in low product yield and slow assembly efficiency due to challenges in achieving brightness uniformity, particularly in the assembly of LED light bars and light guide plates.

Innovation Solution

An assembly jig is designed with a bearing platform, adsorption component, guide rail, and press component to facilitate precise positioning and fixation of components, ensuring stable assembly of LED light bars and light guide plates, thereby improving assembly efficiency and yield.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the LED light bar and light guide plate are assembled first to improve brightness uniformity, then the brightness uniformity is improved, but the product yield becomes low and assembly efficiency becomes slow

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness uniformityVSAvoidassembly efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling the LED light bar and light guide plate into an integrated assembly before mounting it on the backplane. This pre-assembly step ensures proper alignment and bonding between components, improving brightness uniformity while the jig maintains positioning accuracy during this preliminary assembly process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The assembly jig serves as an intermediary device that facilitates the pre-assembly process. It provides a structured platform with positioning features that enable precise alignment of the LED light bar and light guide plate, acting as a mediator between the components and the final product assembly, thereby improving both quality and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Illumination intensity

If the LED light bar and light guide plate are assembled first to improve brightness uniformity, then the brightness uniformity is improved, but the product yield becomes low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness uniformityVSAvoidproduct yield
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms through the jig's positioning and alignment features that provide real-time guidance during assembly. The structured design allows operators to verify proper alignment and bonding, enabling immediate correction of assembly errors and reducing defective products, thus improving yield while maintaining brightness uniformity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

By performing the assembly of LED light bar and light guide plate as a preliminary step with the aid of the jig, potential assembly defects are identified and corrected early in the process. This preliminary assembly with proper positioning ensures high-quality bonding, preventing yield losses that would occur with misalignment or improper assembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If precise positioning and fixation of components are implemented to improve assembly efficiency, then the assembly efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly efficiencyVSAvoidjig structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The assembly jig is segmented into distinct functional modules including positioning features, fixation mechanisms, and support structures. Each module performs a specific function, allowing for easier manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance. This segmentation enables precise positioning and fixation while keeping the overall device complexity manageable through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The jig is designed with universal features that can accommodate different component configurations and assembly requirements. The positioning and fixation mechanisms are versatile enough to handle various LED light bar and light guide plate arrangements, reducing the need for multiple specialized jigs and thereby managing complexity while improving assembly efficiency across different product variants.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 assembly jig enhances the assembly efficiency and ensures the yield of LED liquid crystal display products by providing precise positioning and stable fixation of components, addressing the issues of low yield and slow assembly in existing processes.

Implementation Method 1

an adsorption component, being in communication with the plurality of adsorption holes and configured to form a negative pressure in the adsorption holes

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectNegative pressure: Vacuum

Data Source

PatentUS20240342867A1Assembly jig
Publication Date: 2024.10.17 BEIJING JINGDONGFANG CHAGU ELECTRONICS
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AI summary

An assembly jig, comprises: a bearing platform, having a bearing area, a first limiting surface, a second limiting surface, and a plurality of adsorption holes penetrating the bearing area, wherein the first limiting surface is located on a side of the bearing area along a first direction, the second limiting surface is located on a side of the bearing area along a second direction, and the first direction intersects with the second direction; an adsorption component, being in communication with the plurality of adsorption holes and configured to form a negative pressure in the adsorption holes; a guide rail, limited on the bearing platform and provided on a side where the bearing area is located, wherein a length direction of the guide rail is parallel to the second direction; and a press component, slidably limited on the guide rail and having a press surface towards the bearing area.