Flexible Display Dual-Region Visibility Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flexible display devices require users to extend the display panel from its housing to check notifications, which is inconvenient, as the display is not visually recognizable when accommodated.
Innovation Solution
A flexible display device with a housing that includes a first and second display region, where the first region is visible when extended and the second region is visible through an opening in the housing when the panel is accommodated, allowing notifications to be checked without opening the housing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the display panel is accommodated in the housing to reduce size, then portability is improved, but the display becomes visually unrecognized and cannot be checked
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is divided into two distinct display regions: a first display region for normal display when extended, and a second display region for display when accommodated. This segmentation allows each region to serve different functions based on the device state, resolving the contradiction between compact storage and display accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The second display region enables display functionality in a new dimension - when the device is in its compact accommodated state. Instead of requiring the device to be extended to see any display, the second display region provides visibility through the housing opening, adding a new operational dimension to the device.
2Ease of operation
If the display panel is extended from the housing for full display visibility, then display checkability is improved, but portability and compactness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the display panel are assigned different qualities and functions. The first display region provides full display quality when extended, while the second display region provides sufficient display quality for notifications and essential information when accommodated. This local differentiation allows the device to maintain portability while ensuring display visibility is adequate for each use case.
Solution Approach 2:
The second display region provides partial display functionality when the device is accommodated, showing essential information like notifications without requiring full display visibility. This partial action approach satisfies the need for display checkability in compact form while avoiding the need to extend the full device length.
3Device complexity
If a single display region is used for all functions, then device simplicity is improved, but functionality in accommodated state deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel serves multiple functions through its two regions: the first display region handles general display tasks when extended, while the second display region handles notifications and essential information display when accommodated. This multi-functionality allows a single device structure to adapt to different usage scenarios, improving versatility without significantly increasing overall complexity.
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AI summary
A display device includes a display panel and a housing capable of accommodating the display panel. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region and is flexible. Display in the first display region and display in the second display region are visually recognizable in a first direction in a state where the display panel is taken out from the housing. The display in the second display region is visually recognizable in a second direction opposite to the first direction in a state where the display panel is accommodated in the housing.