Bending Frame Assembly for Flat-to-Curved Display Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices struggle with ease and freedom in switching between flat and curved screens.
Innovation Solution
A display device incorporating a panel frame with a bending member, including a shaft assembly, support member, and guide member, which allows for deformation between flat and curved shapes through a driving unit and gear mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display device uses a fixed rigid structure, then structural integrity is maintained, but the ability to switch between flat and curved screens is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic structure where the panel frame can transition between flat and curved states through a bending member with a flexible shaft. The shaft assembly includes guide members that allow controlled deformation while maintaining structural integrity during transitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The bending member is divided into segmented components including multiple guide members, support members, and a flexible shaft with controlled flexibility sections. This segmentation allows localized deformation while maintaining overall structural stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a complex bending mechanism is added to enable screen shape switching, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into integrated components. The bending member integrates the flexible shaft, guide members, and support structures into a unified assembly that works together to achieve screen shape switching through a single coordinated mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible shaft is designed with specific curvature characteristics that enable natural bending into desired screen shapes. The guide members are positioned to facilitate smooth curved transitions, reducing the need for complex mechanical actuators.
3Ease of operation
If the flexible shaft is allowed to deform freely, then ease of shape transition is improved, but control over curvature accuracy is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide members are positioned and dimensioned to provide geometric constraints that naturally guide the flexible shaft into the desired curved configuration. As the shaft bends, the guide members provide passive feedback through contact points that ensure accurate curvature without requiring active control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide members act as intermediary elements between the flexible shaft and the desired curved shape. These guide members transmit and constrain the deformation force, mediating the transition to ensure both ease of operation and curvature precision.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless switching between flat and curved screen configurations, ensuring ease of use and maintaining structural integrity.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible shaft arranged on a rear surface of the panel frame and configured to deform in shape
Data Source
AI summary
A display device includes a panel frame and a bending member arranged on the panel frame and configured to deform the shape of the panel frame, wherein the bending member includes a shaft assembly arranged on the panel frame and a driving unit arranged on the panel frame and configured to deform the shaft assembly, which, according to the present disclosure, allows users to switch between a flat screen and a curved screen easily and freely.