The present application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 201810171920.8 filed on Mar. 1, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and particularly to a buffering device, a method for manufacturing the buffering device, a backlight module, a display device, and a method for manufacturing the display device.
Due to advantages such as excellent image quality, a thin profile, and low power consumption, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are used widely in mobile display devices, consumer communication devices, and consumer electronic products.
A buffering device includes a buffering body and a hollowed-out buffering layer arranged on a surface of the buffering body. The hollowed-out buffering layer includes a plurality of hollowed-out portions and a plurality of non-hollowed-out portions. Each of the plurality of hollowed-out portions includes an adhesive layer having a thickness smaller than a thickness of each of the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions. Regions of the surface of the buffering body are configured to arrange the plurality of hollowed-out portions, and the adhesive layer is arranged in the regions.
In some embodiments, any two adjacent hollowed-out portions are spaced apart from each other at a same distance.
In some embodiments, the plurality of hollowed-out portions is arranged in a matrix form, and the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions is connected to each other to form one piece.
In some embodiments, the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions is arranged in a matrix form, and the plurality of hollowed-out portions is connected to each other to form one piece.
In some embodiments, the plurality of hollowed-out portions and the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions are arranged parallel to each other, one hollowed-out portion is arranged between two adjacent non-hollowed-out portions, and one non-hollowed-out portion is arranged between two adjacent hollowed-out portions.
In some embodiments, each of the plurality of hollowed-out portions and the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions is of a strip shape, and a length of each hollowed-out portion in an extending direction is smaller than or equal to a length of the buffering body in the extending direction of the hollowed-out portion.
In some embodiments, each non-hollowed-out portion has a thickness of 0.25 mm to 1 mm, and a thickness direction of each non-hollowed-out portion is perpendicular to the surface of the buffering body.
In some embodiments, the buffering body and the hollowed-out buffering layer are each made of an elastic material.
In some embodiments, the buffering body is a buffering adhesive tape.
In some embodiments, the buffering body is foam adhesive tape.
A backlight module includes the above-mentioned buffering device.
In some embodiments, the backlight module further includes a module body. The module body includes a light-exiting side which includes a light-exiting region and a bezel region. The buffering body is arranged in the bezel region, and the hollowed-out buffering layer is arranged on a surface of the buffering body away from the bezel region.
A display device includes the above-mentioned backlight module.
A method for manufacturing a buffering device includes forming a hollowed-out buffering layer on a surface of a buffering body. The buffering device includes the buffering body and the hollowed-out buffering layer arranged on a surface of the buffering body. The hollowed-out buffering layer includes a plurality of hollowed-out portions and a plurality of non-hollowed-out portions. Each of the plurality of hollowed-out portions includes an adhesive layer having a thickness smaller than a thickness of each of the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions. Regions of the surface of the buffering body are configured to arrange the plurality of hollowed-out portions, and the adhesive layer is arranged in the regions.
In some embodiments, the buffering body is a buffering adhesive tape, and the forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on the surface of the buffering body includes forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on an adhesive surface of the buffering adhesive tape.
In some embodiments, the buffering body is a foam adhesive tape, and the forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on the surface of the buffering body includes forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on an adhesive surface of the foam adhesive tape.
In some embodiments, the buffering body is a buffering pad, and the forming the hollowed-out buffering layer at the surface of the buffering body includes attaching an adhesion backsize on a surface of the buffering pad and forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on a surface of the adhesion backsize away from the buffering pad.
A method for manufacturing a display device includes: providing a display panel and a backlight module, wherein the backlight module includes a buffering device comprising a buffering body and a hollowed-out buffering layer arranged on a surface of the buffering body, the hollowed-out buffering layer includes a plurality of hollowed-out portions and a plurality of non-hollowed-out portions, each of the plurality of hollowed-out portions includes an adhesive layer having a thickness smaller than a thickness of each of the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions, regions of the surface of the buffering body are configured to arrange the plurality of hollowed-out portions, and the adhesive layer is arranged in the regions; controlling a surface of the hollowed-out buffering layer adjacent to the display panel to be in contact with a light-entering surface of the display panel, to provide a gap between the adhesive layer and the light-entering surface of the display panel; and adjusting a position of the display panel relative to the backlight module in a condition that there is an alignment error between the display panel and the backlight module, and controlling the adhesive layer to be attached to the light-entering surface of the display panel after the display panel being aligned correctly with the backlight module.
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Due to the adhesive layer on the surface of the buffering device 3′, when the display panel 2′ is attached onto the backlight module 1′ in a misalignment manner, it is impossible to adjust a position of the display panel 2′ relative to the backlight module 1′. Due to the misalignment between the display panel 2′ and the backlight module 1′, the quality of a display device may be adversely affected.
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The thickness of the adhesive layer refers to a distance between a surface of the adhesive layer away from the buffering body and a surface of the buffering body adjacent to the adhesive layer. The thickness of one non-hollowed-out portion refers to a distance between a surface of the non-hollowed-out portion away from the buffering body and a surface of the buffering body adjacent to the non-hollowed-out portion. A direction of the thickness of the adhesive layer and a direction of the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion are perpendicular to a surface of the buffering body in contact with the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions.
In some embodiments, the buffering body 30 and the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 of the buffering device 3 are made of an elastic material.
A portion of a sealant between a backlight module 1 and a display panel 2 is a first sealant 111. In some embodiments, the buffering device 3 is arranged on the first sealant 111, and the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 is arranged on a surface of the buffering body 30 away from the first sealant 111.
According to the buffering device 3 in above embodiments, the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 is arranged on the buffering body 30, the adhesive layer 300 is arranged in the regions of the surface of the buffering body 30. When the backlight module 1 is assembled with the display panel 2, a surface of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 away from the backlight module is in contact with a light-entering surface of the display panel 2, and a gap is provided between the adhesive layer 300 and the light-entering surface of the display panel 2, so it is able for the display panel 2 to be in pre-contact with the backlight module 1.
In other words, when the display panel 2 is misaligned with the backlight module 1, the position of the display panel 2 relative to the backlight module 1 may be adjusted, to enable the display panel 2 to be correctly aligned with the backlight module 1 and enable the adhesive layer 300 to be adhered to the light-entering surface of the display panel 2 after the alignment, thereby to enable the backlight module 1 to be adhered to the display panel 2.
In above embodiments, in the condition that the backlight module 1 is not in complete contact with and misaligned with the display panel 2, the position of the display panel 2 relative to the backlight module 1 may be adjusted under an elastic force provided by the non-hollowed-out portions 311 of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31. As a result, applying the buffer device to the assembling of the display device reduces the number of reworking times as well as the loss of work, improves the quality of the display device, and prevents the occurrence of display defects caused by assembling operation not being reworked or the assembling operation being reworked forcibly.
In the above embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive layer is smaller than the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion, leading the display panel 2 being completely adhered to the surface of each non-hollowed-out portion 311 in a condition that the display panel 2 is attached to the adhesive layer 300. In this way, it is able to prevent foreign matters from entering the gap between the display panel 2 and the backlight module 1.
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In some embodiments, the buffering body 30 is a buffering adhesive tape. In some embodiments, the buffering body 30 is a foam adhesive tape. The hollowed-out buffering layer 31 is arranged on an adhesive surface of the buffering adhesive tape or the foam adhesive tape. In some embodiments, the buffering body 30 is a buffering pad, and the adhesive layer 300 is arranged on a surface of the buffering pad.
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The plurality of hollowed-out portions 312 and the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions 311 may be arranged in the following two forms.
In some embodiments, the plurality of hollowed-out portions 312 and the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions 311 are arranged in a matrix form. In some embodiments, as shown in
In some embodiments, the plurality of hollowed-out portions 312 and the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions 311 are arranged parallel to each other.
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In some embodiments, when each non-hollowed-out portion 311 is of a strip shape, a length of each hollowed-out portion 312 in an extending direction is smaller than or equal to a length of the buffering body 30 in the extending direction of the hollowed-out portion 312. The extending direction is an extending direction of a longest side of a projection of the each hollowed-out portion 312 on the buffering body 30.
The larger the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion 311 of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31, the larger a thickness of the display panel 2 is. In some embodiments, a direction of the thickness of each non-hollowed-out portion 311 is perpendicular to the surface of the buffering body 30. The thickness L of each non-hollowed-out portion 311 of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 ranges from 0.25 mm to 1 mm. A thickness of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 is the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion 311 of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31. A thickness of the adhesive layer 300 is smaller than the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion 311, to buffering a force applied by the display panel 2 onto the buffering device 3 when the display panel 2 is in pre-contact with the backlight module 1. The display panel 2 is not in contact with, or not completely adhered to, the adhesive layer 300 on the buffering body 30, to adjust timely the position of the display panel 2 relative to the backlight module 1 when the display panel 2 is misaligned with the backlight module 1. In this way, when the display panel 2 is in pre-contact with the backlight module 1, it is able to prevent the display panel 2 from being directly adhered to the adhesive layer 300 on the buffering body 30 due to a too small difference between the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion 311 and the thickness of the adhesive layer 300.
In some embodiments, a method for manufacturing the buffering device is provided, and the method includes forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on an adhesive surface of the buffering adhesive tape or the foam adhesive tape. In some embodiments, the method includes attaching an adhesion backsize on a surface of the buffering pad and forming the hollowed-out buffering layer on a surface of the adhesion backsize away from the buffering pad.
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In some embodiments, the display device is any product or member having a display function, e.g., a mobile phone, a flat panel computer, a television, a display, a laptop computer, a digital photo frame or a navigator.
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In step 100, the display panel 2 and the backlight module 1 including the above-mentioned buffering device 3 are provided.
In step 200, a surface of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 adjacent to the display panel is controlled to be in contact with a light-entering surface of the display panel 2, to provide a gap between the adhesive layer 300 and the light-entering surface of the display panel 2.
In step 300, in the condition that there is an alignment error between the display panel 2 and the backlight module 1, a position of the display panel 2 relative to the backlight module 1 is adjusted, and the adhesive layer 300 is controlled to be attached to the light-entering surface of the display panel 2 after the display panel 2 has been aligned correctly with the backlight module 1, obtaining the display device.
When the surface of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 adjacent to the display panel is in contact with the light-entering surface of the display panel 2, a surface of each non-hollowed-out portion 311 of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 is in contact with the display panel 2, to provide the gap between the adhesive layer 300 and the light-entering surface of the display panel 2. In other words, when the surface of the hollowed-out buffering layer 31 adjacent to the display panel is in contact with the display panel 2, the thickness of the adhesive layer 300 is smaller than the thickness of the non-hollowed-out portion 311, to ensure the formation of the gap between the adhesive layer 300 in the regions of the surface of the buffering body and the light-entering surface of the display panel 2. As a result, during the adjustment of the position of the display panel relative to the backlight module, it is able to prevent the adjustment from being adversely affected by the adhesive layer arranged in the regions of the surface of the buffering body.
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201810171920.8 | Mar 2018 | CN | national |