Foldable Display Rear Support Structure for Flatness Under Shock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic apparatuses with flexible displays face challenges in stably supporting the display in a folded state, particularly in maintaining flatness and preventing damage from shock due to the thin and vulnerable nature of flexible displays.
Innovation Solution
The electronic apparatus incorporates a hinge device with a hinge main body, support plates, and locking strips that support the rear face of the display, allowing it to be stably folded and unfolded while maintaining flatness and preventing deformation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a flexible display is used to enable folding, then the display can be made compact when not in use, but the display becomes vulnerable to shock and deformation due to its thin structure
Solution Approach 1:
Rear face support structures are pre-installed behind the flexible display to provide protective support before shock occurs. The support includes a rear face support portion that extends along the folding line and additional support plates, creating a cushioning effect that prevents deformation and damage when the display is folded or subjected to external forces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display is folded repeatedly, then the electronic apparatus can be made more portable, but the display may deform or fail due to stress from repeated folding operations
Solution Approach 1:
The rear face support structure is pre-installed to distribute and absorb stress from repeated folding operations. The support portion extending along the folding line and the support plates provide continuous protection, preventing deformation and maintaining structural integrity throughout the folding cycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a flexible display structure that can be folded, combined with a rigid rear face support structure. This combination allows the thin flexible display to bend and fold while the rigid support maintains its shape and prevents deformation, enabling portable folding functionality while preserving structural stability.
3Manufacturing precision
If the rear face of the flexible display is supported to maintain flatness, then the display is protected from deformation, but the structure becomes more complex with additional support components
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing uniform support across the entire display, the invention places support structures locally at critical areas. The rear face support portion extends specifically along the folding line where stress is concentrated, and support plates are positioned at specific locations, providing precise support where needed while minimizing overall structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis which is adjacent to the first chassis; a hinge device which so connects the first chassis and the second chassis as to be rotationally movable relative to each other between a first posture that the first chassis and the second chassis are so folded as to mutually overlap in a surface normal direction and a second posture that the first chassis and the second chassis are mutually arrayed in a direction which is vertical to the surface normal direction; and a display which is so installed as to range from the first chassis to the second chassis and has a folding region which is folded in accordance with relative rotational movement of the first chassis and the second chassis.