Folding Display Support With Bidirectional Mesh Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current metal supports for flexible displays are designed for one-way bending, limiting the development of displays that require multiple bending directions.
Innovation Solution
A folding displayer support with distinct mesh patterns in different bending regions, allowing for flexible bending in two directions by incorporating a first, second, and bidirectional bending regions with varying hole proportions and symmetrical hole shapes, enhancing the elastic modulus of the bidirectional region.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If metal supports with one bending direction are used, then structural integrity is maintained, but displays with two or more bending directions cannot be supported
Solution Approach 1:
The support body is divided into multiple bending regions (first bending region, second bending region, and bidirectional bending region) with different mesh patterns. Each region is segmented to provide specific bending capabilities in different directions, enabling the support to accommodate displays with multiple bending directions while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different mesh patterns are applied to different bending regions of the support body. The first bending region has a first mesh pattern, the second bending region has a second mesh pattern, and the bidirectional bending region has a third mesh pattern with higher hole proportion. This local differentiation allows each region to optimize its mechanical properties for specific bending directions while maintaining overall strength.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mesh patterns with high hole proportion are used in bidirectional bending region, then flexibility for multi-directional folding is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh patterns in different bending regions are designed with asymmetric hole proportions and distributions. The bidirectional bending region has a higher hole proportion than the unidirectional bending regions, creating an asymmetric structure that optimizes flexibility where needed while maintaining strength in other areas, thereby balancing manufacturing precision requirements with functional performance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support body is made thinner and lighter to match flexible displays, then overall display flexibility is improved, but tension resistance and impact resistance decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The support body employs a porous mesh structure with controlled hole proportions in different regions. This porous design reduces the overall weight and thickness of the support to match flexible displays while the strategic placement and sizing of holes provide structural reinforcement in critical areas, maintaining tension and impact resistance despite the reduced material volume.
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AI summary
A folding displayer support and a display apparatus are provided. The folding displayer support includes a support body, the support body is provided with at least one first bending region extending in a first direction, at least one second bending region extending in a second direction, and at least one bidirectional bending region located at a position where the first bending region intersects with the second bending region, and an included angle is formed between the first direction and the second direction. The first bending region is provided with a first mesh pattern, the second bending region is provided with a second mesh pattern, the bidirectional bending region is provided with a third mesh pattern, a proportion of holes of the first mesh pattern and a proportion of holes of the second mesh pattern are less than a proportion of holes of the third mesh pattern.