Foldable Housing Assembly with Sliding Coupling Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current foldable electronic devices face challenges in providing a compact form factor while maintaining a large display area and ensuring the structural integrity and ease of use, as existing solutions often compromise on flexibility and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A housing assembly comprising a first and second housing with a connecting member and a coupling member that allows for bending and sliding, enabling the device to be folded, angularly configured, or unfolded, while supporting a flexible display panel and electronic components, thereby offering versatility and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If a foldable electronic device uses a large display panel that can be folded, then the display area is increased and portability is improved, but the structural integrity and stability during folding operations deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a first housing and a second housing that can rotate relative to each other, allowing the display to be folded while maintaining structural integrity through separate segments connected by a hinge mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting member enables dynamic rotation between the first and second housing, allowing the device to transition between folded and unfolded states while maintaining stability during operation through controlled movement
2Adaptability or versatility
If the connecting member allows rotation between housing parts, then flexibility and configurability are improved, but the reliability and protection of internal components deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling member is partially received in grooves of both housings, creating a nested structure that protects internal components while allowing rotational movement between the first and second housing
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling member acts as an intermediary between the first and second housing, providing a protective interface that enables rotation while shielding internal components from external forces during folding operations
3Stability of the object's composition
If the coupling member is fixed in position, then structural stability is improved, but ease of operation and flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling member is designed to slide within grooves of the housing during folding operations, providing dynamic adaptability that enables ease of operation while maintaining structural stability when folded
Solution Approach 2:
The position of the coupling member changes during folding operations, sliding within grooves to accommodate different configurations while maintaining structural integrity in both folded and unfolded states
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AI summary
A housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly includes a first housing, a second housing, a connecting member and a coupling member. The first housing has a first groove. The second housing has a second groove. The connecting member is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing and the second housing are close to each other by bending the connecting member so that the first housing is stacked onto the second housing. The coupling member faces to the connecting member and is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The coupling member is partially received in the first groove and the second groove and is capable of sliding with respect to the first housing and the second housing.