Flexible Vehicle Display Panel With Adjustable Bending Zones

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display devices installed in vehicles are fixed and cannot be adjusted to meet varying user viewing needs, causing inconvenience in different usage scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a flexible display panel and an adjustable assembly that allows the panel to bend and change its position, dividing it into multiple display areas that can be adjusted to optimize viewing angles and screen size according to user requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display panel is made fixed, then the device structure is simple and stable, but the adaptability to different viewing needs deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to viewing needsVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display panel transitions from a fixed state to a bendable state through the adjustment assembly, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of display areas according to different viewing needs. The panel can be bent along different axes and to different degrees, creating various display configurations adaptively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The display panel is divided into multiple independent display areas (first display area, second display area, etc.) that can be independently adjusted and configured. Each display area can be bent and positioned separately to serve different viewing requirements, such as providing different information to different users simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If the display panel is made bendable with adjustment assembly, then the adaptability to viewing needs is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustability of display areasVSAvoidstructure with adjustment assembly
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adjustment assembly serves multiple functions: it bends the display panel, divides it into multiple display areas, and allows independent positioning of each area. This single assembly provides versatility for various viewing scenarios without requiring separate mechanisms for each function.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The display panel utilizes flexible display technology, allowing it to be bent and deformed without damage. This flexibility enables the panel to adapt to different configurations while maintaining structural integrity, reducing the need for complex rigid support structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS11839038B2Display device and vehicle
Publication Date: 2023.12.05 SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Display device and vehicle are provided. The display device includes a display panel and an adjustment assembly arranged on a side facing away from a light emitting surface of the display panel and used to bend the display panel. in a bent state, the display panel includes a first display area and a second display area, and the display panel is bent at a junction of the first display area and the second display area, the adjustment assembly is configured to be movable to change a bending position of the display panel and adjust a range of the first display area and a range of the second display area.