Flexible Display Roll-Up Mechanism With Articulated Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display technologies are limited in design flexibility and portability, lacking the ability to be easily folded or bent, which restricts innovation and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A flexible display device with a roll-up mechanism using a master shaft and articulated support members that store under the panel when rolled up and lean to support it when unrolled, allowing for compact storage and stable use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the flexible display panel is made bendable and foldable to enhance portability, then ease of carrying is improved, but the panel may deform or lose flatness when deployed
Solution Approach 1:
A support mechanism comprising multiple support members is introduced as an intermediary between the flexible display panel and the environment. These support members are articulated together to form a stable structure that prevents panel deformation when deployed, while being storable when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The support mechanism transitions from a static stored state to a dynamic deployed state. The articulated support members can move and adjust to provide stability when needed, and collapse to a compact form when not required, adapting to the operational needs of the display panel.
2Stability of the object's composition
If support structures are added to maintain panel flatness, then panel stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The articulated support members are designed to nest within each other when not in use, similar to nested dolls. This allows the support mechanism to collapse into a compact configuration that minimizes space occupation and reduces apparent structural complexity when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The support mechanism is divided into multiple articulated segments or members that can independently move and adjust. This segmentation allows the structure to provide complex support functions while maintaining flexibility and ease of storage, as each segment can operate relatively independently.
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AI summary
A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel including a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side; a roll-up mechanism including a master shaft for rolling up and unrolling the flexible display panel, wherein the first side of the flexible display panel is fixed to the master shaft; a support mechanism including a plurality of supporting members, wherein the supporting members are articulated each other; wherein the supporting members are stored under the flexible display panel, when the flexible display panel is rolled up; wherein the supporting members are leaned to a backside surface of the flexible display panel, when the flexible display panel is unrolled.