Flexible Display Screen Extension Mechanism for Portable Electronics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with larger screens face challenges in maintaining portability while providing an increased visible screen area, as their screen size is typically fixed and cannot be dynamically adjusted.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a flexible display screen and a guiding component that allows the screen to extend or retract, using a supporting track and processor control to change the screen display profile, enabling adjustable display sizes and configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the screen size of electronic devices is increased to provide a larger visible area, then the display area is improved, but the portability of the device deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the screen size adjustable rather than fixed. The guiding component allows the second lateral portion to extend or retract, enabling the screen to dynamically change between a first display area and a second display area. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by allowing the device to provide a large screen area when needed while maintaining a compact form factor for portability when the screen is retracted.
2Device complexity
If the screen size is made fixed to ensure structural stability, then the device simplicity is improved, but the adaptability to different display needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed screen structure into a dynamic one by introducing the guiding component that enables extension and retraction. This allows the device to adapt between different display configurations (first display area and second display area) while maintaining relative structural simplicity through the use of a track-based guiding mechanism rather than complex moving parts.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for flexible display adjustment, enhancing portability and usability by enabling the screen to change from double-side to single-side displaying, accommodating various display sizes and configurations.
Implementation Method 1
the connecting members include a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element, the first magnetic element is disposed on the supporting track at one side of the splitting gap, and the second magnetic element is disposed on the supporting track at the other side of the splitting gap
Data Source
AI summary
Provided in the present application are an electronic device and a control method for the electronic device. A shell in the electronic device is provided with a first face and a second face that are arranged opposite each other and a first side portion and a second side portion that are arranged opposite each other; a guide apparatus is received in the shell, and the guide apparatus can drive the second side portion to extend or retract; and a flexible display screen is arranged at an outer surface of the shell, and the side, located at the second face, of the flexible display screen is provided with an opening, and when the guide apparatus drives the second side portion to extent, the flexible display screen is split from the opening, and the flexible display screen moves from the second face to the first face along the guide apparatus.