Foldable Apparatus Rotating Shaft Mechanism for Complete Folding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current foldable mobile phones cannot completely fold due to the bending radius of the display screen, preventing the two main bodies from being fully folded.
Innovation Solution
A foldable apparatus with a rotating shaft base and two main bodies, each equipped with a rotating member, housing, first support plate, and second support plate, allowing the housings to stack and the second support plate to rotate, creating an accommodating space for the bendable part when folded, and aligning flush when unfolded, enabling complete folding and unfolding of the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the display screen is folded in half to realize miniaturization, then the mobile phone size is reduced and portability is improved, but the bending radius of the display screen prevents complete folding and the two main bodies cannot be fully folded
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into two separate display portions (first display portion and second display portion) that can be folded relative to each other. The housing is segmented into two main bodies (first main body and second main body) that can fold independently. This segmentation allows each portion to accommodate the bending radius requirements while achieving complete folding when combined.
Solution Approach 2:
When the two main bodies are folded, the first display portion is nested within the second display portion, and the first main body is nested within the second main body. This nesting arrangement allows the device to achieve complete folding by placing one component inside another, accommodating the bending radius while minimizing overall size.
2Strength
If the display screen has a bending radius, then the display can maintain structural integrity during folding, but the display screen cannot be completely folded and the two main bodies cannot be completely folded
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into two separate display portions with a folding portion between them. Each display portion can maintain its structural integrity and bending radius requirements independently, while the folding portion allows relative movement. This enables complete folding of the main bodies while each display portion maintains its required bending characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The display portions are arranged in a layered configuration where they can fold relative to each other in one dimension while maintaining their individual bending radii. The folding mechanism operates in a different dimensional space, allowing the display to achieve complete folding without compromising the bending radius requirements of each display portion.
Data Source
AI summary
A foldable apparatus and an electronic device are provided in the present disclosure. The foldable apparatus includes a rotating shaft base and two main bodies. Each main body is provided with a rotating member rotatably connected with the rotating shaft base, a housing rotatably connected with the rotating member, a first support plate fixed to the housing, and a second support plate fixedly connected with the rotating member. When the two main bodies are folded relative to each other, the second support plate rotates relative to the housing along with the rotating member to be inclined relative to the first support plate, and an accommodating space is defined between two second support plates. When the two main bodies are unfolded relative to each other, the second support plate rotates relative to the housing along with the rotating member to be flush with the first support plate.