television

Abstract

An embodiment of this application provides a television, which includes a housing with an opening; a display module disposed within the housing; a first ribbon cable interface disposed on a circuit board fixed to the back of the display module; a guide rail located between the circuit board and the opening, with the sliding direction defined by the guide rail parallel to the plane of the display module; an external component with a second ribbon cable interface; and a ribbon cable connecting the first and second ribbon cable interfaces; between the first and second ribbon cable interfaces, there are sequentially a first cable exit point, a first fold point, a fold completion point, a second fold point, and a second cable exit point, the cable exit point including the first and second cable exit points; at the first and second fold points, the ribbon cable is folded so that the ribbon cable surface at the fold completion point is perpendicular to the plane of the display module.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of television technology, and more specifically, to a television. Background Technology

[0002] With the rise of liftable cameras, more and more terminal devices have incorporated liftable cameras. For example, in televisions, by setting up a liftable camera, the camera can be hidden or exposed outside the television casing as needed. Summary of the Invention

[0003] An embodiment of this application provides a television, comprising: a housing with an opening; a display module disposed within the housing; a first ribbon cable interface fixed to a circuit board on the back of the display module, wherein gold fingers in the first ribbon cable interface are disposed on a plane parallel to the display module; a guide rail located between the circuit board and the opening, wherein the sliding direction defined by the guide rail is parallel to the plane of the display module, so that an external module can extend or retract from the opening; and an external component having a second ribbon cable interface, wherein gold fingers in the second ribbon cable interface are disposed parallel to the plane of the display module. On the plane of the module; a ribbon cable connecting the first ribbon cable interface and the second ribbon cable interface; wherein, at the exit point of the first or second ribbon cable interface, the ribbon cable surface is parallel to the plane of the display module, and between the first and second ribbon cable interfaces, there are sequentially a first exit point, a first fold point, a fold completion point, a second fold point, and a second exit point, the exit point including the first exit point and the second exit point, at the first fold point and the second fold point, the ribbon cable is folded so that the ribbon cable surface at the fold completion point is perpendicular to the plane of the display module.

[0004] In this embodiment, by bending the ribbon cable, the direction of the cable's arch when bent changes from being perpendicular to the plane where the display module is located to being parallel to the plane where the display module is located. This effectively utilizes the internal space of the TV and enables an ultra-thin design. Attached Figure Description

[0005] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application. It is obvious that the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of this application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any inventive effort. In the drawings:

[0006] Figure 1 This diagram illustrates the changes in the flexible flat cable during the movement of the camera relative to the motherboard in the prior art.

[0007] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a concealed wire connection device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0008] Figure 3 It shows Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the connecting device when the wires are not hidden;

[0009] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a television equipped with a retractable camera according to one embodiment;

[0010] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the double folding of a flexible flat cable according to one embodiment;

[0011] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a flexible flat cable according to one embodiment;

[0012] Figure 7 A schematic diagram is shown showing how the flexible flat cable is folded according to fold lines L1 and L2;

[0013] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing a flexible flat cable after being folded twice, according to a specific embodiment.

[0014] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram illustrating three folds of a flexible flat cable according to one embodiment;

[0015] Figure 10 This shows how to install the flexible flat cable according to... Figure 9 The process shown is a schematic diagram of the flexible flat cable after being folded three times.

[0016] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the three-fold folding of a flexible flat cable according to another embodiment;

[0017] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the three-fold folding of a flexible flat cable according to another embodiment.

[0018] The attached diagram is labeled as follows: 11-Main board; 12-Camera; 13-Guide rail; 14-Flexible cable; 21-Second component; 22-First component; 23-First side plate; 24-Second side plate; 25-Second guide; 26-First guide; 27-Third guide; 28-First interface; 29-Second interface; 30-Accommodation space; 31-Wire; 32-Second bend; 33-First bend; 34-First cable exit; 35-Second cable exit; 36-Third bend; 37-Block; 41-Camera; 42-Display screen. Detailed Implementation

[0019] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, these exemplary embodiments can be implemented in many forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided to make this application more comprehensive and complete, and to fully convey the concept of the exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art.

[0020] Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Numerous specific details are provided in the following description to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of this application. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that the technical solutions of this application can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or other methods, components, apparatuses, steps, etc., can be employed. In other instances, well-known methods, apparatuses, implementations, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring various aspects of this application.

[0021] The block diagrams shown in the accompanying drawings are merely functional entities and do not necessarily correspond to physically independent entities. That is, these functional entities can be implemented in software, in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different network and / or processor devices and / or microcontroller devices.

[0022] The flowcharts shown in the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative and do not necessarily include all content and operations / steps, nor do they necessarily have to be performed in the described order. For example, some operations / steps can be broken down, while others can be combined or partially combined; therefore, the actual execution order may change depending on the specific circumstances.

[0023] In some embodiments, the verticality in this application is not strictly vertical, but approximately vertical, and the parallelism is not strictly parallel, but approximately parallel. The approximately verticality and approximately parallelism in this application are sufficient as long as the direction of the protrusion of the cable when it bends can be deflected around the direction of movement of the first component by a preset angle.

[0024] This application provides a television, which includes a connection device. Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the connection device 200 for concealing the wire 31 is shown, as follows: Figure 2 As shown, the connecting device 200 includes a first component 22, a second component 21, and a guide rail. The first component 22 is fixedly installed, and the second component 21 can move along the guide rail to move closer to or away from the first component 22. The first component 22 and the second component 21 are electrically connected by a wire 31. The first component 22 is provided with a first interface 28, and the second component 21 is provided with a second interface 29. The wire 31 is connected to the first component 22 through the first interface 28 and to the second component 21 through the second interface 29.

[0025] The guide rail includes two opposing side plates. During the movement of the first component 22 relative to the second component 21, the two side plates limit the width occupied by the wire 31 after bending. The accommodating space 30 enclosed by the two side plates, the first component 22, and the first component 22 is used to accommodate the wire 31.

[0026] exist Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, the accommodating space 30 is provided with three guide members spaced apart along the guide rail: a first guide member 26, a second guide member 25, and a third guide member 27. The first guide member 26 is fixedly mounted on the first component 22, the second guide member 25 is fixedly mounted on the second component 21, and the third guide member 27 is located between the first guide member 26 and the second guide member 25 along the guide rail direction.

[0027] Each of the three guide members (first guide member 26, second guide member 25, and third guide member 27) causes the wire 31 to bend once. Each of the three guide members has one end fixed and the other end suspended as the free end of the guide member, and the wire 31 bends by passing around the free end of the guide member.

[0028] exist Figure 2 In this embodiment, the second component 21 can move relative to the first component 22 in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure. Of course, in other embodiments, the direction of movement of the second component 21 is not limited to... Figure 2 As shown, the settings can be configured according to actual needs.

[0029] Figure 3 It shows Figure 2 The diagram shown illustrates the structure of the connecting device when the wires are not concealed. Figure 3 As shown, one end of the wire 31 is connected to the first interface 28 to form a first output terminal 34, and the other end of the wire 31 is connected to the second interface 29 to form a second output terminal 35.

[0030] like Figure 3 As shown, since the third guide member 27 is arranged opposite to the first guide member 26 and the second guide member 25, the direction in which the guide is bent by the third guide member 27 is opposite to the direction in which the wire 31 is bent by the first guide member 26, and the direction in which the guide is bent by the third guide member 27 is opposite to the direction in which the wire 31 is bent by the second guide member 25.

[0031] Specifically Figure 3In the process, the first guide member 26 causes the wire 31 to bend once, forming a first bend 33, which is an arc shape with the opening facing the free end of the first guide member 26; the third guide member 27 causes the wire 31 to bend once, forming a second bend 32, which is an arc shape with the opening facing the free end of the second guide member 25; the third guide member 27 causes the wire 31 to bend once, forming a third bend 36, which is an arc shape with the opening facing the free end of the third guide member 27.

[0032] The first guide 26, which is located near the first component 22, constrains the wire 31 exiting the first component 22, and the second guide 25, which is located near the second component 21, constrains the wire 31 exiting the second component 21, thereby reducing the number of bends at the exit of the wire 31.

[0033] In other embodiments, the positions of the three guide members in the accommodating space 30 are not limited to... Figure 2 and 3 The location shown can also be other locations.

[0034] In some embodiments, this application provides a television, the television comprising:

[0035] The housing has an opening; a display module is disposed within the housing for displaying images; a second ribbon cable interface is provided on a circuit board fixed to the back of the display module, wherein the gold fingers of the first ribbon cable interface are disposed on a plane parallel to the display module, and the gold fingers refer to metal contacts; a guide rail is located between the circuit board and the opening, and the sliding direction defined by the guide rail is parallel to the plane of the display module, so that an external module can extend or retract from the opening; the external component is provided with a second ribbon cable interface, and the gold fingers of the second ribbon cable interface are disposed on a plane parallel to the back of the display module. On the plane of the display module; a ribbon cable, the ribbon cable connecting the first ribbon cable interface and the second ribbon cable interface; wherein, at the exit point of the first ribbon cable interface or the second ribbon cable interface, the ribbon cable surface is parallel to the plane of the display module, and between the first ribbon cable interface and the second ribbon cable interface, there are sequentially a first exit point, a first fold point, a fold completion point, a second fold point, and a second exit point, the exit point including the first exit point and the second exit point, at the first fold point and the second fold point, the ribbon cable is folded so that the ribbon cable surface at the fold completion point is perpendicular to the plane of the display module.

[0036] In some embodiments, the second ribbon cable interface may be a first component, and the external module may be a second component.

[0037] In some embodiments, the plane of the display module refers to the plane on which the display module is located.

[0038] In other embodiments, two or more guide members may be provided in the receiving space 30, as long as the wire 31 bends in at least two opposite directions. In other words, the receiving space 30 includes at least two guide members arranged opposite to each other, i.e., one guide member is provided on one side of one of the first side plates 23, and the other guide member is provided on the other side of the first side plate 23. By providing guide members in the receiving space 30 to guide the bending direction of the wire 31, the wire bends in an orderly manner in the receiving space 30.

[0039] The number of guide members in the accommodating space 30 can be set according to actual needs, such as by referring to the maximum movement distance of the second component 21 relative to the first component 22, the length of the wire 31, etc.

[0040] In some embodiments of this application, the first component 22 is disposed inside the television casing, and the end of the second component 21 can be moved to protrude outside the casing. Of course, the second component 21 can also be moved to be hidden inside the casing. In some embodiments of this application, a driving component for driving the second component 21 to move along the guide rail can also be arranged inside the television. Of course, the second component 21 can also be moved along the guide rail by manually pulling or pressing.

[0041] In some embodiments of this application, the first component 22 may be the motherboard of a television; the second component 21 may be a camera 41, which can move relative to the motherboard. If the camera 41 moves in a vertical direction, then the television is a television in which the camera 41 can be raised and lowered. Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a television with a retractable camera 41 is shown, as follows. Figure 4 As shown, camera 41 is positioned parallel to the television screen 42, and camera 41 can move along... Figure 4 The arrow points to either the exposed top surface of the television or is hidden within the television's casing. Of course, in other embodiments, the location of the camera 41 is not limited to... Figure 3 As shown, the camera 41 can also be located on both sides of the television, so that the camera 41 can move horizontally and be exposed from the side of the television.

[0042] In other embodiments, the second component 21 may also be a hard drive or a module card, thereby allowing the hard drive or module card in the television to be ejected for easy replacement.

[0043] It is worth mentioning that the connection device provided in this application is not limited to being installed in a television. In other terminal devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers, in scenarios involving the electrical connection of a fixed component and a movable component that moves relative to the fixed component via a wire 31, such as the motherboard and the retractable camera 41 in the terminal device.

[0044] Please continue reading. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, Figure 2 As shown, the second component 21 near the first component 22 includes two opposing second side plates 24. The second side plates 24 cooperate with the first side plates 23 on the same side. The second side plates 24 are parallel to the first side plates 23 and located between the two first side plates 23. A third guide member 27 is fixedly mounted on one of the second side plates 24. A second guide member 25 is mounted on the other second side plate 24.

[0045] In other embodiments, the guide member (e.g., the third guide member 27) between the first guide member 26 and the second guide member 25 may be provided on the second side plate 24 or on the first side plate 23. Of course, if it is provided on the second side plate 24, the guide member is positioned on the first side plate 23 at a position that the end of the second side plate 24 cannot reach, so as to avoid the provided guide member affecting the movement of the second side plate 24.

[0046] exist Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this configuration, the free end of the third guide member 27 is opposite to the free end of the first guide member 26 and the free end of the second guide member 25. This ensures that the direction in which the third guide member 27 bends the wire 31 is opposite to the direction in which the first guide member 26 bends the wire and the direction in which the second guide member 25 bends the wire 31.

[0047] exist Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the connecting device shown, the free ends of the first guide member 26, the second guide member 25, and the third guide member 27 are all perpendicular to the first side plate 23. Of course, in other embodiments, the angle between the guide member and the first side plate 23 can also be set at other angles, which are not specifically limited here. Preferably, in order to ensure that the wire 31 bends or extends in an orderly manner in the receiving space 30, the free ends of at least three guide members are parallel.

[0048] In some embodiments of this application, along the movement direction of the second component 21, the free ends of two adjacent guide members are opposite to each other, thereby ensuring that the two adjacent guide members cause the wire 31 to bend in opposite directions. In other embodiments, in order to make the bending angle of the wire 31 larger, one or more guide members with the same free end direction can be provided at one guide member to make the bending angle of the wire 31 meet the requirements.

[0049] It is understandable that, since the wire 31 is a flexible component, the wire 31 has a large degree of freedom of movement. Especially when only the two ends of the wire 31 are fixed, during the movement of the second component 21 relative to the first component 22 along the guide rail, the occupancy width of the wire 31 changes along the direction perpendicular to the contact plane between the second component 21 and the guide rail. When the occupancy width increases, the wire 31 may interfere with other components, causing problems such as wire jamming.

[0050] In this embodiment, the active area of ​​the wire 31 is restricted by the two opposing first side plates 23 of the guide rail, so that the width of the wire 31 does not exceed the distance between the two first side plates 23 during the movement of the first component 22 relative to the second component 21, thereby avoiding the problem of the wire 31 interfering with other components due to its large degree of freedom of movement.

[0051] Furthermore, at least two guide members are arranged in the receiving space 30 formed by the two side plates, the first component 22, and the first component 22. The wire 31 is bent in at least two opposite directions by the at least two guide members. The bending of the wire 31 is guided by the at least two guide members to limit the bending direction, thereby ensuring that the bending of the wire 31 is carried out in an orderly manner in the receiving space 30, avoiding the situation of uncontrolled bending of the flexible flat cable, and greatly reducing the probability of wire jamming.

[0052] In some embodiments of the application, the conductor 31 is a flexible flat cable. At the outlet of the target component, the first outlet plane of the flexible flat cable is parallel to the display screen 42 of the television. The target component is either the first component 22 or the second component 21. Between the target component and the adjacent guide, the flexible flat cable is folded to fold the flexible flat cable from the first outlet plane to a plane perpendicular to the display screen 42, and to make the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the folding point the same as the routing direction at the outlet of the target component.

[0053] That is, the flexible cable is folded between the first component 22 and the adjacent guide, and / or between the second component 21 and the adjacent guide. Specifically applied to... Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the illustrated embodiment, the flexible flat cable between the first component 22 and the first guide 26, and / or the flexible flat cable between the second component 21 and the second guide 25 may be folded.

[0054] In this embodiment, the first component 22 and the second component 21 are connected by a flexible flat cable, which is a soft, flat cable. The width of the flexible flat cable is not negligible. The flexible flat cable can be an FFC cable or a PFC cable. At least one side of the flexible flat cable includes a shielding layer, which serves for impedance matching and shielding.

[0055] The first exit plane refers to the exit plane of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the target component. Specifically, when the target component is the first component, the first exit plane refers to the exit plane of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the first component; when the target component is the second component, the first exit plane refers to the exit plane of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the second component.

[0056] In this embodiment, since the first exit plane of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the target component is parallel to the display screen 42 of the TV, if the flexible flat cable is not folded, the width occupied by the flexible flat cable in the thickness direction of the TV will change during the operation of the first component 22 relative to the second component 21. If the first component 22 moves closer to the second component 21, the width occupied by the flexible flat cable in the thickness direction of the TV will be larger. In order to avoid interference between the flexible flat cable and other components, the thickness of the TV needs to be increased.

[0057] In this embodiment, a solution is provided to meet the space requirements of the flexible flat cable, especially the size requirement of the occupied width, without increasing the thickness of the television.

[0058] Specifically, by folding the flexible flat cable located between the target component and the adjacent guide component, the flexible flat cable is folded from the first outgoing plane to a plane perpendicular to the display screen 42, and the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the folding point is parallel to the movement direction of the second component. This achieves a planar transformation of the flexible flat cable and ensures that the appearance direction of the flexible flat cable at the folding point is parallel to the movement direction of the second component.

[0059] When the first exit plane of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the target component is parallel to the television display screen, the exit direction of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the target component can be the same as or perpendicular to the movement direction of the second component. For both cases, the flexible flat cable can be folded accordingly. In one embodiment of this application, if the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the exit point of the target component is perpendicular to the movement direction of the second component, the flexible flat cable is folded twice between the target component and the adjacent guide member; wherein, the first fold is to fold the flexible flat cable from the first exit plane to a plane perpendicular to the display screen; the second fold is to fold it in a plane perpendicular to the display screen so that at the completion of the second fold, the routing direction of the flexible flat cable is the same as the movement direction of the second component.

[0060] Figure 5 This diagram illustrates the process of folding the flexible flat cable twice as described above. Figure 5The first image shows a schematic diagram of the fold lines for the two folds, designated K1 and K2 respectively. The first fold involves a 90° fold along fold line K1, folding the flexible cable from the first output plane to a plane perpendicular to that plane (i.e., perpendicular to the display screen). Figure 5 The second figure shows a schematic diagram of the flexible flat cable after the first fold. After the first fold, the routing direction of the flexible flat cable changes accordingly. Therefore, in order to bring the routing direction of the flexible flat cable back to be parallel to the movement direction of the second component, the flexible flat cable is folded again.

[0061] The second fold is performed along fold line K2 in a plane perpendicular to the display screen, so that at the point of completion of the fold, the direction of the flexible flat cable's exit is parallel to the direction of movement of the second component. Specifically... Figure 5 In the illustrated embodiment, the angle between the fold line K2 and the edge along the length of the flexible cable is an acute angle. In a specific embodiment, this acute angle can be 45°. In other embodiments, the acute angle can also be a non-zero angle such as 30°, 60°, or 75°. The specific angle can be selected according to actual needs and is not specifically limited here. It is worth mentioning that... Figure 5 The illustration shows a fold first along fold line K1 and then along fold line K2. In other embodiments, the two folds may also be performed by first folding along fold line K2 and then folding along fold line K1.

[0062] In some embodiments, K1 is a first broken line and K2 is a second broken line. The first broken line is perpendicular to the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable. The first broken line causes the ribbon cable before and after the bend to be on two mutually perpendicular planes. The second broken line intersects the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable. The second broken line causes the extension directions of the ribbon cable before and after the bend to be different directions located on the same plane.

[0063] In some embodiments, the metal traces in the ribbon cable extend from one terminal to another when the ribbon cable is laid flat. In some embodiments, the metal traces are generally parallel, or generally parallel in different segments (first exit point, first bend point, etc.).

[0064] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a flexible flat cable according to one embodiment, wherein, Figure 6 b shows an isometric view of the flat cable. Figure 6 a is according to Figure 6 The side view of the flat cable pointing downwards in the direction of the arrow.

[0065] Figure 7 It shows the Figure 6 The diagram shows a flexible flat cable that has been folded twice. Figure 7 As shown in Figure a, first, on the first exit plane at the exit point of the target component, according to... Figure 7 The fold line L1 shown in diagram a is folded at a 45° angle, and the resulting flexible flat cable is as follows: Figure 7 As shown in b, the outgoing direction of the flexible flat cable after folding is perpendicular to the outgoing direction before folding; then, the A area of ​​the flexible flat cable in Figure b is folded 90° in space according to the folding line L2 shown in Figure c.

[0066] To facilitate Figure 7 The folding process of c will be explained further. Figure 7 d shows the following according to Figure 7 The solid arrow in b indicates the direction downwards. Figure 7 b corresponds to the side view of the flexible flat cable, then according to Figure 7 After the folding process shown in c, the side view of the flexible cable is as follows. Figure 7 As shown in e, from Figure 7 As can be seen from Figure e, after the second fold, region A of the flexible flat cable shown in Figure b is folded from the plane containing region B to the plane perpendicular to region B.

[0067] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the flexible flat cable after being folded twice, once between the first component and the adjacent guide, and again between the second component and the adjacent guide. Figure 8 As shown, at the first component, the first outgoing plane of the flexible flat cable is plane S1, and the outgoing direction is... Figure 8 In the direction indicated by the arrow in P1, following Figure 5 The process shown or Figure 7 After the process shown involves two folds, the cable's exit plane transitions to plane S2, and the exit direction changes. Figure 8 The direction indicated by the middle arrow P2, where plane S1 is perpendicular to plane S2, and the direction indicated by arrow P1 is perpendicular to the direction indicated by arrow P2. At the second component, the first exit plane of the flexible flat cable is plane S3, and the exit direction is... Figure 8 In the direction indicated by the arrow on page P3, following... Figure 5 The process shown or Figure 7 After the process shown completes two folds, the cable's exit plane changes to plane S4, and the exit direction is... Figure 8 The direction indicated by arrow P4 is where plane S3 is perpendicular to plane S4, and the direction indicated by arrow P3 is perpendicular to the direction indicated by arrow P4.

[0068] By performing the above embodiment of folding the flexible flat cable twice, the flexible flat cable between the first component 22 (or the second component 21) and the adjacent guide is folded twice, so that the flexible flat cable is folded from a plane parallel to the display screen to a plane perpendicular to the display screen, and the routing direction of the flexible flat cable is correspondingly changed to a direction parallel to the movement direction of the second component. It is not necessary to increase the thickness of the TV to meet the movement space requirements of the flexible flat cable. In other words, the space requirements of the flexible flat cable can be met without changing the thickness of the TV.

[0069] In one embodiment of this application, if the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the outlet of the target component is parallel to the movement direction of the second component, the flexible flat cable is folded three times between the target component and the adjacent guide member. These three folds fold the flexible flat cable from the first outlet plane to a plane perpendicular to the display screen 42, ensuring that the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the point of completion of the folding is the same as the routing direction at the outlet of the target component (i.e., parallel to the movement direction of the second component). Specifically, the first fold is performed in the first outlet plane to change the routing direction of the flexible flat cable to a first direction, where the angle between this first direction and the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the outlet of the target component is non-zero. The second fold folds the flexible flat cable from the first outlet plane to a plane perpendicular to the display screen 42. The third fold is performed in a plane perpendicular to the display screen 42, ensuring that the routing direction of the flexible flat cable at the point of completion of the third fold is parallel to the movement direction of the second component.

[0070] Figure 9 , Figure 11 Figure 12 The diagrams illustrate the folding of the flexible ribbon cable between the target component and the adjacent guide component according to the process described above. Figure 9 , 11 and Figure 12 The diagrams show the folding of the flexible ribbon cable between the first component 22 and the adjacent first guide 26, and the folding of the flexible ribbon cable between the second component 21 and the adjacent second guide 25.

[0071] Figure 9 Figure a illustrates a schematic diagram of the fold lines for a flexible flat cable undergoing three folds. Fold line T2 is a line segment perpendicular to the edge of the flexible flat cable, and the angle between fold lines T1 and T3 and the edge of the flexible flat cable is 45°. In other embodiments, the angle between fold line T1 (or fold line T3) and the edge of the flexible flat cable can be any acute angle greater than zero, such as 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, etc. No specific limitation is imposed here; the angle can be set according to actual needs.

[0072] exist Figure 9In line a, fold line T1 intersects with fold line T2 at the edge of the flexible flatbed, and fold line T2 intersects with fold line T3 at the edge of the flexible flatbed, wherein fold line T1 and fold line T3 are parallel.

[0073] Figure 9 b shows a schematic diagram of the flexible cable between the first component 22 and the adjacent first guide member 26 being folded three times. Figure 9 The folding process of b is as follows: the first fold is... Figure 9 The second fold is performed according to the fold line T1 in a. Figure 9 The third fold is performed according to the fold line T2 in a. Figure 9 The fold line T3 in a is used.

[0074] Figure 9 c shows a schematic diagram of the flexible cable between the second component 21 and the adjacent second guide 25 being folded three times. Figure 9 The folding process in c is as follows: The first fold is... Figure 9 The second fold is performed according to the fold line T3 in a. Figure 9 The third fold is performed according to the fold line T2 in a. Figure 9 The fold line T1 in a is used for this process. Figure 9 The folding process in b and Figure 9 The folding process in c is similar.

[0075] Now Figure 9 Let's take c as an example to further explain the three-fold folding process.

[0076] like Figure 9 As shown in Figure c, the exit plane of the flexible flat cable at the second component 21 is the xy plane, and the routing direction is the positive x-axis. During the folding process, the flexible flat cable is first folded 180° along fold line T3 in the xy plane, changing the routing direction of the flexible flat cable to the negative y-axis direction; then, it is folded 90° along fold line L2, changing the plane where the flexible flat cable is located from the xy plane to the xz plane. During this process, the routing direction of the flexible flat cable changes accordingly, becoming the positive z-axis direction; finally, it is folded 180° along fold line T1 for the third time. At this time, the routing direction of the flexible flat cable changes from the positive z-axis direction to the positive x-axis direction. Through three folds, the flexible flat cable is transformed from the xy plane to the xz plane, while the routing direction remains in the positive x-axis direction.

[0077] Figure 10 This shows how to install the flexible flat cable according to... Figure 9 The process shown is a schematic diagram of the flexible flat cable after being folded three times, as follows: Figure 10 As shown, at the target component, the first exit plane of the flexible flat cable is plane S5, and the routing direction is... Figure 10The direction indicated by the middle arrow P5; after completing the three folds, the exit plane of the flexible flat cable is plane S6, and the routing direction remains as indicated by arrow P5. Figure 11 and Figure 12 The folding process shown is similar to Figure 9 The folding process shown is basically the same.

[0078] Figure 11 Figure a shows a schematic diagram of the fold lines for a flexible flat cable that undergoes three folds. Fold lines N2-1 and N2-2 are line segments perpendicular to the edge of the flexible flat cable, and fold lines N1 and N3 form an angle of 45° with the edge of the flexible flat cable. Figure 9 In other embodiments, the angle between the fold line N1 (or fold line L3) and the edge of the flexible flat cable can be any acute angle greater than zero, such as 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, etc., without specific limitation, and can be set according to actual needs.

[0079] Figure 11 b shows a schematic diagram of the flexible cable between the first component 22 and the adjacent first guide member 26 being folded three times. Figure 11 The folding process of b is as follows: the first fold is... Figure 11 Fold the fold line N1 in line a by 180°, and then fold it a second time according to... Figure 11 Fold the fold line N 2-2 in a by 90°, and fold the third time according to... Figure 11 The fold line N3 in a is folded 180°.

[0080] Figure 11 c shows a schematic diagram of the flexible cable between the second component 21 and the adjacent second guide 25 being folded three times. Figure 11 The folding process in c is as follows: The first fold is... Figure 11 Fold the fold line N3 in a 180°, and then fold it a second time according to... Figure 11 Fold the fold line N 2-1 in a by 90°, and fold the third time according to... Figure 11 The fold line N1 in a is folded 180°.

[0081] Figure 12 Figure a shows a schematic diagram of the fold lines for a flexible flat cable that undergoes three folds. Fold lines Q2-1 and Q2-2 are line segments perpendicular to the edge of the flexible flat cable, and fold lines Q1 and Q3 form an angle of 45° with the edge of the flexible flat cable. Figure 9 In other embodiments, the angle between the fold line Q1 (or fold line Q3) and the edge of the flexible flat cable can be any acute angle greater than zero, such as 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, etc., without specific limitation, and can be set according to actual needs.

[0082] Figure 12 b shows a schematic diagram of the flexible cable between the first component 22 and the adjacent first guide member 26 being folded three times. Figure 12 The folding process of b is as follows: the first fold is... Figure 12 Fold the fold line Q1 in line a by 180°, and then fold it a second time according to... Figure 12 Fold the fold line Q2-2 in line a by 90°, and then fold it a third time according to... Figure 12 The fold line Q3 in a is folded 180°.

[0083] Figure 12 c shows a schematic diagram of the flexible cable between the second component 21 and the adjacent second guide 25 being folded three times. Figure 12 The folding process in c is as follows: The first fold is... Figure 12 Fold the fold line Q3 in line a by 180°, and then fold it a second time according to... Figure 12 Fold the fold line Q2-1 in line a by 90°, and then fold it a third time according to... Figure 12 The fold line Q1 in a is folded 180°.

[0084] exist Figure 11 and Figure 12 In the embodiment shown, the intersection of the first fold line and the second fold line is located outside the area where the flexible flat cable is located (i.e., the intersection of N3 and N2-1, the intersection of N1 and N2-2, the intersection of Q3 and Q2-1, and the intersection of Q1 and Q2-2). Figure 11 (or Figure 12 The second fold line in the diagram is equivalent to... Figure 9 The fold line of the second fold in the folding process shown is translated along the length of the flexible ribbon cable, thereby making... Figure 11 and Figure 12 In the corresponding embodiment, the flexible flat cable occupies a larger area on the xy plane after the first fold and then the second fold.

[0085] exist Figure 11 In the folding embodiment shown, a stop 37 is provided between the target component (first component 22 or second component 21) and the adjacent guide component. The stop 37 is used to press the flexible flat cable after the first fold to prevent the folded part of the flexible flat cable from loosening or being twisted during the movement.

[0086] exist Figure 12 In the illustrated folding embodiment, a stop 37 is further provided between the target component (first component 22 or second component 21) and the adjacent guide component. This stop 37 is used to limit the movement of the flexible cable after the first fold, thereby preventing the folded portion from loosening or being twisted during the guide's movement. Figure 12As shown, the stop block 37 is L-shaped.

[0087] pass Figure 9 , Figure 11 and Figure 12 The folding embodiment shown involves three folds between the first component 22 (or the second component 21) and the adjacent guide member, thereby folding the flexible flat cable from a plane parallel to the display screen to a plane perpendicular to the display screen. This eliminates the need to increase the thickness of the television to meet the movement space requirements of the flexible flat cable, meaning that the space requirements of the flexible flat cable can be met without changing the thickness of the television.

[0088] In some embodiments, T2 is the second broken line, T1 is the first broken line, and T3 is the third broken line.

[0089] In some embodiments, the first fold line is perpendicular to the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the first fold line causes the ribbon cable before and after the bend to be on two mutually perpendicular planes. The second fold line intersects the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the second fold line causes the extension directions of the ribbon cable before and after the bend to be different directions located on the same plane.

[0090] In some embodiments, the second fold line intersects the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the second fold line makes the extension direction of the ribbon cable before and after the bend mutually perpendicular to each other in the same plane.

[0091] In some embodiments, the third fold line and the second fold line are located on both sides of the first fold line, the third fold line intersects with the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the third fold line makes the extension direction of the ribbon cable before and after the bend different directions on the same plane.

[0092] In some embodiments, the third broken line and the second broken line are parallel to each other; or, the third broken line and the second broken line are perpendicular to each other.

[0093] In some embodiments, the television further includes a substrate fixed to the back of the display module, and the guide rail and the guide member are disposed on the side of the substrate opposite to the display module.

[0094] In some embodiments, the guide is used to guide the folding completion at the point where the external device retracts the opening, the folding direction being perpendicular to the plane of the display module.

[0095] Of course, in other embodiments, the actual required target routing direction and / or the required target plane fold the flexible flat cable so that the routing direction of the flexible flat cable is the target routing direction, and / or the flexible flat cable is converted to the target plane.

[0096] Other embodiments of this application will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this application that follow the general principles of this application and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein.

[0097] It should be understood that this application is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this application is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A television, characterized in that, The television includes: A housing having an opening; The display module is housed within the casing; A first ribbon cable interface is provided on the circuit board fixed on the back of the display module, and the gold fingers in the first ribbon cable interface are arranged on a plane parallel to the display module. A guide rail is located between the circuit board and the opening, and the sliding direction defined by the guide rail is parallel to the plane of the display module, so that the external module can extend or retract from the opening; The external component is provided with a second ribbon cable interface, and the gold fingers in the second ribbon cable interface are arranged on a plane parallel to the display module. A ribbon cable connecting the first ribbon cable interface and the second ribbon cable interface; Wherein, at the exit point of the first or second ribbon cable interface, the ribbon cable surface is parallel to the plane of the display module. Between the first and second ribbon cable interfaces, there are sequentially a first exit point, a first fold point, a fold completion point, a second fold point, and a second exit point. The exit point includes the first exit point and the second exit point. At the first fold point and the second fold point, the ribbon cable is folded so that the ribbon cable surface at the fold completion point is perpendicular to the plane of the display module; and the routing direction of the ribbon cable at the fold completion point is parallel to the movement direction of the external component. Guide member, used to guide the bending direction of the folding when the external module retracts the opening; The first fold is located between the first cable interface and the adjacent guide; the second fold is located between the external component and the adjacent guide.

2. The television according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first fold and the second fold each include at least a first fold line and a second fold line, wherein the first fold line is perpendicular to the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the first fold line makes the ribbon cable before and after the bend lie on two mutually perpendicular planes, and the second fold line intersects the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the second fold line makes the extension directions of the ribbon cable before and after the bend lie in different directions on the same plane.

3. The television according to claim 2, characterized in that, The second fold line intersects the direction of the metal conductor in the ribbon cable, and the second fold line makes the extension direction of the ribbon cable before and after the bend be mutually perpendicular to each other in the same plane.

4. The television according to claim 2, characterized in that, Both the first fold and the second fold include a third fold line, wherein the third fold line and the second fold line are located on both sides of the first fold line, the third fold line intersects with the direction of the metal wire in the ribbon cable, and the third fold line makes the extension direction of the ribbon cable before and after the bend different directions on the same plane.

5. The television according to claim 4, characterized in that, The third broken line and the second broken line are parallel to each other; or The third broken line and the second broken line are perpendicular to each other.

6. The television according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cable is located inside the guide rail.

7. The television according to claim 6, characterized in that, It also includes a substrate, which is fixed to the back of the display module, and the guide rail and the guide member are disposed on the side of the substrate opposite to the display module.

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