Folding Sliding Electronic Device Hinge Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic devices with flexible displays that can fold or unfold lack the ability to seamlessly transition between different operational states, such as sliding and folding, which limits user interface adaptability and user experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device design incorporating a base structure, sliding structure, folding structure, display, sensors, and a processor that allows for independent sliding and folding operations, enabling various states by detecting changes through sensors and adjusting content display accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible display is folded or unfolded, then the screen area and viewing angles are improved, but the device lacks the ability to seamlessly transition between different operational states
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple independent modules: a base structure, a sliding structure that can move relative to the base, and a folding structure connected to the sliding structure. Each module can operate independently, allowing the display to transition between multiple operational states (fully extended, partially extended, folded at various angles) without requiring a single complex mechanical system.
2Area of moving object
If the display region is extended by sliding, then the screen area is increased, but the device cannot provide different content displays for different regions
Solution Approach 1:
The processor dynamically adjusts the user interface and content display based on the detected operational state. When the sliding structure is extended, the display region expands and the processor provides a wider screen layout. When folded, the processor divides the display into different regions showing different content types (e.g., notifications on the folded portion, main content on the extended portion). This dynamic adaptation allows the device to optimize content presentation for each operational state.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sensors are added to detect device state, then the user interface adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor system is integrated into the existing mechanical structure, with sensors positioned to automatically detect the operational state (folded, extended, partially extended) without requiring additional user input or complex processing. The processor receives sensor signals and automatically adjusts the user interface accordingly, making the system self-aware of its own state and capable of autonomous adaptation.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a base housing, a sliding housing and that is coupled to the base housing so as to slide, a folding housing that at least partially overlaps the base housing and that is connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, a rolling module that is coupled to a rear surface of the display, and a hinge module connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing. The electronic device is configured to be capable of a sliding operation in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display region of the electronic device and a folding operation in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold a portion of the display region.