Flexible Display Panel Surface Area Expansion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic apparatuses have limited display areas, with non-display regions reducing the overall image visibility for users, and there is a need to enhance the display area while maintaining a compact form factor.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a flexible display panel that can bend to cover multiple surfaces, including front, rear, and side surfaces, allowing for image display on all surfaces in a first mode and expanding the display area in a second mode by aligning surfaces parallel to each other, with a supporting bracket and housing that adjusts to expose connection ports as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display panel is made flexible and bent to cover multiple surfaces, then the display area is increased, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is designed with flexible segments that can dynamically change their configuration between a first state (bent to cover multiple surfaces) and a second state (unfolded to expose connection ports). This dynamic transformation allows the same physical structure to serve multiple functions: maximizing display area when needed and providing access to ports when needed, thereby resolving the contradiction between increased display area and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The display panel is divided into multiple flexible segments (first display segment, second display segment, third display segment) that can independently bend and move. This segmentation allows the panel to conform to complex surface geometries while maintaining the ability to unfold and expose connection ports, effectively managing the balance between display area coverage and structural complexity
2Area of stationary object
If the display panel covers all surfaces in first mode, then the display area is maximized, but the connection ports are hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel incorporates a dynamic transformation mechanism that allows it to switch between two operational states: a first state where the panel is bent to cover all surfaces for maximized display area, and a second state where the panel unfolds to expose connection ports for user access. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction by allowing the system to adapt its configuration based on operational needs
Solution Approach 2:
The display panel is segmented into multiple flexible sections that can independently move and reconfigure. When transitioning from the first mode (full surface coverage) to the second mode (port accessibility), specific segments unfold while others remain covered, enabling selective exposure of connection ports without compromising the overall display functionality
3Area of stationary object
If the display panel is bent to cover multiple surfaces, then the display area is increased, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is divided into multiple flexible segments with predetermined bending characteristics. Each segment is designed with specific flexibility properties that allow controlled deformation during assembly and operation. This segmentation approach simplifies manufacturing by enabling modular assembly of pre-configured segments rather than requiring precise manufacturing of a single complex bent structure
Solution Approach 2:
The display panel utilizes flexible materials and thin-film structures that inherently accommodate bending and deformation without requiring extremely high manufacturing precision. The flexible nature of the panel components allows for tolerance in manufacturing while maintaining the ability to achieve the required multi-surface coverage when properly assembled
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes a display panel including a first surface portion, a second surface portion, and a third surface portion which is disposed between the first surface portion and the second surface portion. The electronic apparatus operates in one of a first mode and a second mode. When the electronic apparatus operates in the first mode, the third surface portion is bent from the first surface portion, and the second surface portion is bent from the third surface portion. When the electronic apparatus operates in the second mode, the first surface portion, the second surface portion, and the third surface portion are substantially parallel to each other.