Scalable Foldable Terminal Structure for Flexible Panel Stress Relief
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable terminal devices with flexible OLED panels face issues of screen dysfunction due to frequent stretching and squeezing during folding and unfolding, leading to poor user experience and reduced device lifespan.
Innovation Solution
A foldable terminal device design that separates display and bending areas, featuring an adjustable connection mechanism between support components, allowing for scalable rotation and sliding to prevent excessive stress on the flexible panel, ensuring it is not stretched or squeezed during use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible panel is attached to two or more support modules that are connected by using a connection mechanism to implement folding and unfolding, then the terminal device can achieve foldable functionality, but frequent folding causes the flexible panel to slide relative to the support modules and the screen function becomes invalid because the flexible panel is often stretched and squeezed
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible panel is segmented into a first display area, a second display area, and a bending area located between them. The connection mechanism is positioned to connect support modules at locations that prevent the bending area from being stretched or squeezed during folding operations, isolating the stress to the designated bending zone while protecting the display areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection mechanism is designed to be scalable with a maximum scalable amplitude corresponding to the width of the bending area. During folding or unfolding, at least one support component rotates by external force and drives the connection mechanism to scale, with the scaling displacement directly corresponding to the bending angle of the flexible panel, dynamically adjusting to prevent stretching or squeezing of the display areas.
2Area of stationary object
If a terminal device with a large screen is used to browse a web page or watch a video, then a better visual effect and user experience is achieved, but the terminal device has poorer holding comfortability and portability
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device utilizes a scalable connection mechanism that allows the device to transition between expanded and folded states. The scaling displacement of the connection mechanism corresponds to the bending angle of the flexible panel, enabling dynamic reconfiguration of the device form factor to balance screen area with portability and holding comfortability.
Data Source
AI summary
This application discloses a foldable terminal device, including: a foldable flexible panel, a first support component, a second support component, and a connection mechanism, where the flexible panel includes a first display area, a second display area, and a bending area, and the bending area is located between the first display area and the second display area; the connection mechanism connects the first support component and the second support component, the connection mechanism connects the first support component and the second support component, the connection mechanism is scalable.