Video-Audio Output Module Integrating Heat Dissipation and Sound Localization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large-screen display apparatuses face challenges in effectively managing heat generated by numerous drive chips while maintaining high performance and sound quality, particularly in achieving lower pitch and higher luminance.

Innovation Solution

A video-audio output module design featuring a display board with drive chips mounted on a mount surface, a heat radiation plate with high conductivity interposed by a conductive filler, and an audio device fixed to the heat radiation plate, allowing for efficient heat dissipation and sound localization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If multiple drive chips are mounted on the display board to achieve lower pitch and higher luminance, then display performance is improved, but heat generation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveluminanceVSAvoidheat generation
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the heat radiation function and audio output function into a single integrated structure. The heat radiation plate serves dual purposes: radiating heat from the drive chips and supporting the audio device, thereby managing thermal load while enabling sound output without requiring separate components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The heat radiation plate is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs heat dissipation and audio signal transmission. By fixing the audio device to the heat radiation plate, the system achieves both thermal management and audio output through a single structural element, reducing overall system complexity

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

2Illumination intensity

If multiple drive chips are mounted on the display board to achieve lower pitch and higher luminance, then display performance is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveluminanceVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the heat radiation plate and audio device into a unified assembly. Instead of treating heat management and audio output as separate subsystems, the invention integrates them by fixing the audio device directly to the heat radiation plate, thereby simplifying the overall structure while supporting high-performance drive chip configurations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Temperature

If heat radiation measures are incorporated to manage heat from drive chips, then thermal management is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat radiationVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The heat radiation plate is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs heat dissipation and audio signal transmission. By fixing the audio device to the heat radiation plate, the system achieves both thermal management and audio output through a single structural element, reducing overall system complexity

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 design enables improved heat radiation and sound quality, enabling the apparatus to output sounds from images representing sound sources effectively, enhancing overall performance.

Implementation Method 1

a heat radiation plate fixed to the mount surface of the display board with a heat-conductive filler material of high heat conductivity interposed therebetween

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 2

an audio device fixed to the heat radiation plate, the audio device being vibratable in response to an audio signal applied thereto

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVibration: Vibration

Data Source

PatentUS12354508B2Video-audio output module and video-audio presentation apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.07.08 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

The video-audio output module includes a display board having a display surface for displaying a video image and a mount surface facing opposite the display surface, with drive chips mounted on the mount surface for driving the display surface to display the video image, a heat radiation plate fixed to the mount surface of the display board with a heat-conductive filler material of high heat conductivity interposed therebetween, the heat radiation plate including a material of high heat conductivity, and an audio device fixed to the heat radiation plate, the audio device being vibratable in response to an audio signal applied thereto. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a video-audio presentation apparatus that displays a video image while localizing sound images such that sounds are output from images representing sound sources.