Flexible Screen Retractable Assembly for Bending Stress Relief

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Solution Overview

Problem

The assembly of flexible screens in electronic devices is complicated by stress caused by bending, leading to frequent separation and damage due to dimensional tolerance issues and excessive stress, which affects the display area and overall display effect.

Innovation Solution

A retractable device is integrated into the device housing, connected to an extending layer of the flexible screen component, allowing for pulling during assembly and use to counteract bending stress, thereby improving connection reliability and preventing separation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of moving object

If the flexible screen is fitted with a bent side face of the housing to improve display area and display effect, then the display area and overall display effect are improved, but stress is caused by bending which adds difficulty to assembling and causes frequent separation or damage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidconnection reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming the flexible screen with a curvature that matches the bent side face of the housing before assembly. This pre-curving of the flexible screen ensures that when it is assembled with the bent housing, the stress distribution is optimized from the beginning, preventing separation and damage while maintaining the improved display area and display effect.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Area of moving object

If the flexible screen is bent to fit the housing, then the display area is improved, but dimensional tolerance issues and excessive stress make assembly difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidassembly precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by adjusting the curvature parameter of the flexible screen to match the specific geometric parameters of the bent housing side face. By optimizing the curvature radius and shape parameters of the flexible screen, the design accommodates dimensional tolerances and reduces assembly difficulty while maintaining the improved display area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Shape

If the flexible screen is bent to improve display effect, then the overall display effect is improved, but excessive stress causes separation or damage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay effectVSAvoidstructural strength
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming the flexible screen with a curvature that matches the bent side face of the housing before assembly. This pre-curving of the flexible screen ensures that when it is assembled with the bent housing, the stress distribution is optimized from the beginning, preventing separation and damage while maintaining the improved display area and display effect.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies beforehand cushioning by designing the flexible screen with a pre-formed curvature that anticipates and compensates for the stress that will occur during assembly and use. This pre-stress configuration acts as a cushion against excessive stress, preventing separation or damage while maintaining the improved display effect.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

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 configuration enables precise assembly by addressing dimensional tolerance and reduces the risk of separation due to bending stress, enhancing the connection reliability and service life of the flexible screen and electronic device.

Implementation Method 1

a retractable device 13 configured to pull the flexible screen component 12 during assembling and using of the flexible screen component 12

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentEP3739425B1Electronic device
Publication Date: 2022.09.28 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device including an integrated flexible screen component, a device housing and a retractable device. The device housing includes a front face, a rear face and a bent side face connecting the front face with the rear face, and the rear face includes a reserved region and an assembling region connected with the reserved region. The flexible screen component covers the front face, the bent side face and the assembling region, and has a display region and an extending layer protruding from the display region. Two ends of the display region are assembled and fitted with two sides of the reserved region, respectively. The retractable device is assembled in the device housing, and connected with the extending layer.