Flexible Display Wristband Tail Stress Mitigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile devices with flat, rigid electronic displays are limited in visibility, as they can only be viewed from one perspective, making them less usable in dynamic scenarios and portable applications.
Innovation Solution
A dynamically flexible electronic display integrated into a wearable or attachable article, such as a wristband, that can bend and conform to various surfaces, allowing for viewing from multiple angles and orientations, featuring a flexible support structure and electronic module with display drivers, processors, memory, and communication modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flat, rigid electronic display is used in conventional mobile devices, then the display structure is simple and stable, but the display can only be viewed from one perspective, limiting visibility and usability in dynamic scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamically flexible display that can change its shape and orientation to adapt to different viewing angles and scenarios. The display transitions from a static flat surface to a dynamic structure that can be positioned at various angles, enabling users to view content from multiple perspectives while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces spatial dimensionality to the display by enabling it to extend beyond the flat plane of the device. The flexible display can be positioned at different angles and orientations, adding a third dimension to the viewing experience and allowing content to be displayed in various spatial configurations without significantly complicating the device architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible display is integrated into a wearable article, then the display can conform to curved surfaces and provide multi-angle visibility, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible support structure that functions as a conformable base for the display. This flexible support allows the display to adhere to and conform to curved surfaces such as the wrist, while maintaining structural integrity. The thin-film nature of the flexible support minimizes added complexity compared to rigid mounting structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the flexible support structure to accommodate and promote curvature, enabling the display to wrap around cylindrical surfaces like the wrist. This curvature-adapted design allows the display to maintain proper orientation and visibility while conforming to the natural shape of the body part, reducing the need for complex rigid mounting mechanisms.
3Area of stationary object
If the flexible display is positioned at the end of a short tail, then the display area is maximized, but the tail becomes highly susceptible to stress and damage when bent
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the tail length beyond the minimum required to reach the display, creating a buffer zone that absorbs and distributes mechanical stress. This additional length acts as a cushion that prevents excessive bending forces from concentrating at critical connection points, thereby protecting the display and internal components while maintaining maximum display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies the physical parameter of tail length, increasing it from the minimum necessary to a longer dimension. This parameter change transforms the tail from a stress-vulnerable short connector to a more durable, stress-distributing element, while the display area remains maximized due to the flexible nature of the extended tail.
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AI summary
An attachable article or device, such as a wristband, includes a flexible electronic display disposed thereon in a manner that is bendable or conformable to a user's wrist or other curved surface, and that enables various images to be displayed on the electronic display in a manner that is easily viewable to the user. The article further includes a connection mechanism that releasably connects the two ends of the article together. The article can, in some cases, include two different sized tail segments. As the shorter tail segment of the article tends to be subjected to more stress over time, the article can be structured in a manner that mitigates the amount of stress to which the shorter tail segment is subjected to over time, while at the same time maintaining a maximum, viewable display area on the shorter tail and longer tail segments of the article, particularly when the shorter tail segment is curved to a greater degree (e.g., when curved around a user's wrist).