Flexible Display Elastic Strip Deformation Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current flexible display screens cannot switch between flat and bent display states, limiting user experience and application versatility.
Innovation Solution
A flexible display device comprising a display panel, elastic strips with deformable sections, and strengthening ribs that allow the device to be easily switched between flattened and curled states by adjusting the elastic strips' curvature, using screws for fixation and uniform stress distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the flexible display screen is fixed on a certain curvature arc, then the display maintains a stable curved shape, but the display cannot switch between flat and bent states reducing user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple elastic strips with deformable sections, allowing independent deformation of different segments. This segmentation enables the display to transition between flat and curved states by controlling the deformation of individual elastic strip segments, thereby achieving display state switching without requiring a completely complex reconfigurable structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic strips are designed with deformable sections that can dynamically change their curvature state. By applying forces to these deformable sections, the elastic strips can transition between straight and curved configurations, enabling the display to switch between flat and bent display states. This dynamic capability provides adaptability while maintaining relatively simple structural components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the elastic strip is made deformable to enable state switching, then display flexibility is improved, but the structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic strips are designed with localized deformable sections rather than being uniformly flexible throughout. The deformable sections are positioned specifically where curvature changes are needed, while other portions of the elastic strips maintain sufficient strength to provide structural support. This local differentiation of flexibility and strength allows the structure to switch display states while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic strips appear to be constructed from composite materials or structures that combine flexible and strong properties. The deformable sections utilize materials or structures that can undergo curvature changes while maintaining strength, allowing the elastic strips to both enable display state switching and provide necessary structural support against the display panel.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple elastic strips and strengthening ribs are used to enable flat and curled states, then display mode versatility is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple elastic strips are positioned and connected to work together as a coordinated system, and strengthening ribs are integrated with the elastic strips to provide both structural support and deformation capability. This merging of components allows the system to achieve multiple display modes (flat and curled states) while using standardized, repeatedly manufactured parts that can be assembled through systematic procedures, reducing overall manufacturing complexity despite the number of components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables two flexible display modes, improving user experience by allowing seamless transitions between flat and curled states, enhancing application versatility and visual enjoyment.
Implementation Method 1
the elastic strip comprises a pair of ends and a deformable section located between the pair of ends, and as the elastic strip is flattened in a longitudinal direction, the deformable section arches with respect to the pair of ends, and as the elastic strip is curled in the longitudinal direction, the deformable section is leveled with the pair of ends
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AI summary
Disclosed is a flexible display device, comprising a display panel, including a backside away from a display side; an elastic strip, fixed to the backside, wherein in a width direction of the elastic strip, the elastic strip comprises a pair of ends and a deformable section located between the pair of ends, and as the elastic strip is flattened in a longitudinal direction, the deformable section arches with respect to the pair of ends, and as the elastic strip is curled in the longitudinal direction, the deformable section is leveled with the pair of ends, and the elastic strip is used to flatten the display panel or curl the display panel. An initial state of the elastic strip is an elastic structure of a curled shape. The flexible display device can be automatically switched from a flattened state to a curled state by simply pressing the deformable section.