Inward-Folding Display Panel Gap-Free Housing Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional inward-folding wedge-shaped display devices leave a gap after closure, which can accommodate foreign matter and compromise the structural integrity and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A display panel design featuring a housing with movable components and a display panel body that moves with the supporting components, forming specific angles to ensure a seamless closure without gaps, utilizing grooves and inclined surfaces to accommodate the display panel's bending and flat states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the housing is designed as an inward-folding wedge shape, then the display device can be folded to reduce space, but a gap is formed after closure that can accommodate foreign matter
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting component is designed to move dynamically between different positions: first position for folded state with gap protection, and second position for unfolded state for supporting the display panel body. This dynamic adjustment allows the structure to adapt to different operational states, eliminating the persistent gap problem in folded devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting component acts as an intermediary element between the housing and the display panel body. It mediates the spatial relationship by providing support at the second position and allowing gap formation at the first position, thus preventing foreign matter entry while maintaining display functionality.
2Reliability
If the supporting component forms a first angle at the first position, then the bending portion is protected, but the housing cannot achieve complete closure
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting component transitions between two distinct angular positions: first angle for protection during folding, and second angle (greater than first angle) for complete closure and support. This dynamic angular adjustment resolves the contradiction between protection and closure completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is segmented into first housing portion and second housing portion that can move relative to each other, while the supporting component provides independent angular adjustment. This segmentation allows the bending portion to be protected at first angle while enabling complete closure at second angle.
3Ease of operation
If the groove wall height is increased to accommodate the supporting component, then the component can move freely, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The groove wall height is optimized to a specific parameter that allows sufficient movement freedom for the supporting component while avoiding excessive manufacturing complexity. The height is greater than the sum of thicknesses of supporting component and display panel body, providing the necessary clearance without over-engineering.
Solution Approach 2:
The groove bottom is designed as an inclined surface with curved transitions, allowing the supporting component to move smoothly between positions. The inclination angle is optimized to facilitate natural movement while maintaining manufacturability, avoiding sharp corners that would increase manufacturing difficulty.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a display panel and an electronic apparatus. The display panel includes a housing, a supporting component, and a display panel body The display panel body is attached to a side of the supporting component away from the housing, and the display panel body is configured to move along with movement of the supporting component. When the supporting component moves to a first position, the display panel body is in a bent state, and a first housing portion and a second housing portion of the housing are fitted. Thereby, a problem that there is a gap after a housing of a conventional inward-folding wedge-shaped display device is closed is resolved.