Hinge Packaging Mechanism for Flexible Display Panel Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flexible display devices face challenges in hiding and protecting mechanisms within the hinge before and after folding, as prior art fails to effectively shield and secure these components.
Innovation Solution
A flexible display panel with a hinge mechanism that includes support members, rotation mechanisms, and packaging mechanisms, where the packaging mechanisms unfold to form specific angles to shield the rotation mechanisms, ensuring protection before and after folding by forming a U-shaped structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the hinge mechanisms are exposed to enable access and maintenance, then the ease of repair is improved, but the protection against dust and damage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging mechanism is nested within the hinge structure, with the first backplate and second backplate forming a protective enclosure that contains the rotation mechanisms. This nesting arrangement allows the mechanisms to be accessible for maintenance while remaining protected from dust and external damage during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging mechanism acts as an intermediary protective layer between the external environment and the hinge mechanisms. The first backplate and second backplate serve as intermediary structures that shield the rotation mechanisms from harmful factors while still allowing the hinge to function properly.
2Volume of moving object
If the packaging mechanism is folded flat to minimize space, then the volume is reduced, but the protection of rotation mechanisms deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging mechanism is designed with dynamic folding capability, allowing the first backplate and second backplate to rotate relative to each other. When folded flat, the mechanism occupies minimal space while maintaining a protective configuration. The dynamic structure ensures that the rotation mechanisms remain protected regardless of the packaging mechanism's position.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging mechanism utilizes rotational movement in a different dimension to achieve both compact storage and protective functions. By rotating the first backplate and second backplate relative to each other, the mechanism can transition between a compact flat state and an extended protective state, effectively using spatial dimensions to resolve the contradiction.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the first backplate and second backplate are rigidly connected to maximize structural stability, then the stability of the object's composition is improved, but the flexibility and folding capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the first backplate and second backplate is designed to be dynamic rather than rigid, allowing relative rotation while maintaining structural stability during operation. This dynamic connection provides the necessary flexibility for folding while ensuring stability when the packaging mechanism is in its protective position.
Solution Approach 2:
The structural parameters of the packaging mechanism are optimized to change based on operational requirements. The connection between backplates is designed with specific rotational characteristics that provide stability during protective positioning while allowing flexibility during folding operations, effectively using parameter changes to resolve the contradiction.
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AI summary
The present application provides a flexible display panel, an electronic device, and a hinge. A plurality of support members of the hinge rotate under an action of a rotation mechanism and a linkage mechanism, and a rotation of the support member drives a first packaging mechanism and a second packaging mechanism to rotate. Thus, when the support member is in a first position and a second position, the first packaging mechanism and the second packaging mechanism may shield the rotation mechanism and the linkage mechanism. The packaging mechanism may shield and protect members in the hinge before and after folding a display device.