Multifaceted Display Structure for Polygonal Viewing and Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices with multiple display panels are inconvenient for storage due to their large volume when not in use, and flexible displays do not offer a polygonal arrangement.
Innovation Solution
A multi-surface display device comprising multiple display panels that can switch between a use state and a storage state, where panels are folded to minimize space, utilizing a foldable third panel to bring adjacent panels closer together.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display panels are arranged to form a polygon for multi-directional display, then display versatility is improved, but storage convenience deteriorates due to large volume
Solution Approach 1:
The display device employs a foldable third display panel that can dynamically change its configuration between use and storage states. During use, the panel extends to form a polygonal multi-directional display structure. During storage, the panel folds to reduce the overall volume, bringing adjacent panels closer together. This dynamic transformation capability allows the device to adapt between versatility and compactness based on operational requirements.
2Volume of moving object
If a flexible display is folded for storage, then storage convenience is improved, but polygonal arrangement capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is segmented into multiple independent display panels (first, second, third, and fourth panels) connected through flexible joints. The third display panel is specifically designed as a foldable segment that can be independently manipulated. This segmentation allows the device to achieve polygonal arrangements when panels are extended while enabling compact folding storage when the third panel is folded, resolving the contradiction between storage convenience and arrangement capability.
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AI summary
A multi-surface display device includes a first display panel configured to perform display toward a first direction, a second display panel configured to perform display toward a second direction different from the first direction, and a third display panel that is foldable and connected to the first display panel and the second display panel and configured to perform display toward a third direction different from the first and second directions. The third display panel is switched between a use state in a flat plate shape and a storage state in which the third display panel is folded, and the first display panel and the second display panel are closer to each other than in the use state.