Integrated Support Plate for Flexible Display Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flexible display devices require separate support bars that are cumbersome and heavy, limiting user convenience and durability due to the need for additional structural components.
Innovation Solution
A support plate with a flat portion, a flexible portion that extends and folds, and protruding bars that overlap grooves on its surface, providing structural support while being lightweight and integrated into the display module's design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If separate support bars are used to support the display module, then structural support is improved, but weight and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support function is merged into the support plate itself through integrated protruding bars that extend from the plate body. These protruding bars are formed as part of the support plate structure rather than being separate components, eliminating the need for additional support bars while maintaining structural support capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate is segmented into functional regions including a flat portion for stability, a flexible portion for deformation, and multiple protruding bars for targeted support. This segmentation allows each region to perform its specific function optimally while keeping the overall structure lightweight and integrated.
2Strength
If separate support bars are used to support the display module, then structural support is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into a single support plate component: the flat portion provides base support, the flexible portion enables deformation, and the protruding bars offer targeted structural reinforcement. This consolidation reduces the number of parts and simplifies the overall device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support through protruding bars, enables flexibility through the flexible portion, maintains stability through the flat portion, and reduces weight by eliminating separate support components. This multi-functionality reduces device complexity while maintaining performance.
3Ease of operation
If the support plate is made flexible to allow folding, then ease of operation is improved, but structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the support plate have different mechanical properties: the flat portion provides rigid stability, the flexible portion allows deformation for folding, and the protruding bars provide localized structural reinforcement. This local differentiation of properties enables both flexibility and strength in appropriate locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate transitions between rigid and flexible states based on operational needs. The flexible portion allows the plate to deform during folding operations, while the protruding bars maintain structural integrity. This dynamic behavior enables ease of operation while preserving structural strength when required.
Data Source
AI summary
A display device includes a display module and a support plate disposed under the display module. The support plate includes a flat portion, a flexible portion that extends from the flat portion and that is folded such that a portion is disposed under the flat portion, and a plurality of protruding bars that protrude downward from the flexible portion, and a plurality of grooves is defined in an upper surface of the flexible portion and overlaps the plurality of protruding bars.