Display Module Support Frame Bend Buffer Zone Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display module support frames face challenges in reducing thickness due to material waste and are prone to fracture or deformation during bending, which complicates assembly and increases waste generation.
Innovation Solution
A display module support frame with a bend buffer zone, comprising a coupling zone and a compression buffer space, allows for controlled bending and stress alleviation, preventing fractures and minimizing material waste by forming a holding space for the display module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If a hollow-out frame is formed by punching a metal plate to reduce thickness, then the electronic device becomes thinner, but a lot of waste material is created
Solution Approach 1:
The metal plate is segmented into multiple strips that are punched and then bent to form the support frame structure. This segmentation allows the frame to be formed without removing large portions of material, thus reducing waste while achieving the required thin profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the geometric parameters of the metal strips by punching specific patterns and then bending them into three-dimensional configurations. This transformation from flat strips to formed frames reduces material waste while maintaining the thin profile requirement.
2Ease of operation
If the support frame is directly bent to form an installation space, then the frame can hold the display module, but the bend portion is prone to fracture or deformation due to bearing stresses
Solution Approach 1:
A buffer zone is预先 created in the bend section of the metal strips. This buffer zone acts as a cushion that absorbs and distributes the stresses during bending operations, preventing stress concentration that would lead to fracture or deformation. The buffer zone is specifically designed with appropriate dimensions and positioning to provide this protective function before the actual bending occurs.
3Ease of operation
If the bend portion is forcibly pressed to form the holding space, then the installation space is created, but the bend portion is easily deformed making assembly difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer zone is designed in advance to control the deformation characteristics during the bending process. By providing this cushioning region, the bending force is distributed more evenly, preventing excessive or uneven deformation of the bend portion, thus maintaining manufacturing precision while still enabling the formation of the holding space.
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 solution effectively reduces stress during bending, prevents fractures, and minimizes material waste, enabling a thinner and lighter electronic device design while facilitating easier assembly.
Implementation Method 1
a compression buffer space formed among the first coupling portion, second coupling portion and bridge portion... the compression buffer space is shrunk to form a holding space... to hold a display module
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AI summary
A display module support frame for electronic devices includes a first support section, a second support section and a bend section located between the first and second support sections. The bend section includes a coupling zone and a bend buffer zone. The display module support frame has an initial state in which the first and second support sections do not receive forces and the first and second coupling portions of the first and second support sections are positioned at two sides of the coupling zone, and a bend state in which either the first or second support section receives the forces to bend a bridge portion such that the first and second coupling portions are moved towards the coupling zone to couple with each other, and the compression buffer space is shrunk to form a holding space between the first and second support sections to hold a display module.