Foldable Hardware Layout for Higher Battery Capacity in Thin Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable electronic devices face a trade-off between maximizing display size and battery life due to limited internal volume and battery capacity, as thinner devices often compromise on battery size for reduced thickness.
Innovation Solution
Repositioning the power control module underneath the display control module within the internal cavity, allowing battery cell tabs to extend in an unfolded configuration, thereby increasing battery capacity and reducing the device's dimensional profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the battery capacity is increased to extend battery life, then the device thickness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reconfigures the internal hardware layout by positioning the power control module underneath the display control module along the Z-axis, and arranging battery cell tabs in an unfolded configuration extending along the Y-axis. This dimensional reorganization allows the battery to occupy more internal volume without increasing device thickness, thereby extending battery life while maintaining a thin profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The power control module is positioned underneath the display control module, creating a nested arrangement where components are stacked vertically. This nesting approach maximizes the use of internal cavity volume along the Z-axis, allowing the battery to extend further along the Y-axis and increase capacity without increasing overall device thickness.
2Area of stationary object
If the display size is maximized, then the internal cavity volume for battery placement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the arrangement of battery cell tabs from a folded to an unfolded configuration and positioning the power control module underneath the display control module, the patent utilizes the Z-axis vertical space more effectively. This allows the battery to occupy more volume within the same internal cavity, accommodating larger battery capacity without reducing display size.
3Length of stationary object
If the device thickness is reduced, then the battery capacity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains thin device profile by organizing components along the Z-axis (power control module underneath display control module) and extending the battery along the Y-axis through unfolded cell tab configuration. This dimensional strategy allows maximum battery capacity within the constrained thickness, achieving both thin form factor and adequate battery life.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible arrangement of battery cell tabs in an unfolded configuration allows the battery to adapt to the available internal cavity space, maximizing capacity utilization within the thin device envelope. This dynamic spatial arrangement optimizes the balance between thickness and battery capacity.
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AI summary
This document describes systems and techniques directed at internal hardware configurations for foldable devices. In aspects, a foldable electronic device includes a housing, defining an internal cavity within which a battery is disposed, and one or more displays that are fixed to the housing, forming at least one internal cavity. The foldable electronic device further includes one or more battery cell tabs that are arranged in an unfolded configuration and extend from the battery to a power control module positioned underneath a display control module that is mounted to the display. Through such a configuration, an internal volume within the internal cavity can be more-efficiently occupied by increasing a battery capacity or reducing a dimensional profile of the foldable electronic device.