Pivoting Electronic Device Case Structure for Flexible Bending
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flexible electronic devices with touch-display panels lack a mechanism to fully utilize their flexibility, as the case structure does not allow for effective bending, limiting the device's form factor and usability.
Innovation Solution
A case structure comprising alternately arranged first and second components that pivot, allowing the electronic device to bend while maintaining a closed configuration, with a flexible display panel and circuit board, enabling various sizes and convenient design applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional rigid case structure is used, then the device maintains structural stability and protection, but the flexible display panel cannot be bent effectively, limiting form factor versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into multiple components (first components and second components) that can pivot relative to each other. This segmentation allows the case to bend while maintaining structural integrity, enabling the flexible display to be bent without compromising case stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The case transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic structure with pivoting components. The pivoting mechanism allows the case to adapt its shape during bending while maintaining stability, resolving the contradiction between flexibility and structural integrity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the case is made flexible to accommodate bending, then the display flexibility is fully utilized, but the device complexity increases due to additional pivoting mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the case into standardized first and second components with simple pivoting connections, the complexity is distributed and managed. Each component remains relatively simple, and the overall flexibility is achieved through the assembly of these modular units.
Solution Approach 2:
The case utilizes flexible structural elements that allow bending without complex mechanisms. The pivoting components enable the case to flex while maintaining a closed configuration, achieving flexible form factor with controlled complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the case allows bending motion, then the flexible display characteristics are demonstrated, but maintaining a closed case configuration becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The case employs dynamic pivoting components that allow bending motion while maintaining the closed configuration. The pivoting mechanism ensures that the case remains enclosed during flexing, preserving protection and structural integrity while demonstrating display flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The case structure changes its geometric parameters (shape, angle) during bending through the pivoting components, while maintaining the closed configuration parameter. This allows the case to adapt its form without compromising its enclosed nature.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a case. The case includes a plurality of first components and a plurality of second components. The first components and the second components are arranged alternately and pivotally each other. Each of the first components includes an accommodating slot. Each of the second components includes a connecting part, one or more curved parts, and one or more protrusions. The curved part is connected to the connecting part and received in the accommodating slot of the adjacent first component. The protrusion is arranged at a side of the curved part. When the case is bent, the first component and the second component could correspondingly pivot. The first component is capable of moving relative to the second component between the connecting part and the protrusion so that the curved part leaves the accommodating slot or receives in the accommodating slot.