Protective Bracket Structure for Flexible Display Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display screens are susceptible to damage during transportation due to exposure of bent regions, leading to circuit breakage and poor screen displaying.
Innovation Solution
A protective bracket with a main body part, extension part, fixing part, and stopping part is used to protect the flexible region by preventing squeezing and collision, ensuring stable engagement and support during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the flexible region is exposed outside during transportation, then the screen-to-body ratio is improved, but the risk of circuit breakage increases due to squeezing and collision
Solution Approach 1:
The protective bracket is pre-designed with engagement structures that are activated before transportation occurs. The bracket engages with the flexible region in advance to prevent squeezing and collision during transport, thereby protecting the circuit integrity while maintaining the exposed flexible region configuration for high screen-to-body ratio
Solution Approach 2:
The protective bracket acts as an intermediary element between the flexible region and external harmful forces during transportation. It provides a mechanical barrier that prevents direct contact and damage to the exposed flexible region, resolving the contradiction between exposure and protection
2Ease of manufacture
If the protective bracket structure is simplified, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the protection effect against squeezing and collision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective bracket is divided into multiple functional segments: a main body portion for structural support, an extension portion for engaging the flexible region, a fixing portion for securing the engagement, and a stopping portion for limiting movement. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific protective function efficiently while keeping the overall structure manufacturable
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the protective bracket have different structural characteristics optimized for their specific functions. The extension portion has inclined surfaces for engagement, the fixing portion has securing features, and the stopping portion has limiting features. This local differentiation ensures adequate protection where needed while minimizing overall complexity and manufacturing cost
3Reliability
If the extension part is made longer to improve engagement, then the protection capability is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The extension part is designed with asymmetric geometry, featuring inclined surfaces at specific angles rather than symmetric extensions. This asymmetric design provides effective engagement and protection capabilities while using minimal material and structural complexity, avoiding the need for overly long symmetric extensions
Data Source
AI summary
A protective bracket and a using method thereof. The protective bracket including: a main body part; an extension part extending outwardly from the main body part, at least part of the extension part being inclined relative to the main body part; a fixing part, extending from a free end of the extension part away from the main body part; a stopping part, connected to the main body part at a preset angle, in a thickness direction of the main body part, the fixing part and the stopping part being located at a same side of the main body part, and an end face of the fixing part away from the main body part being closer to the main body part than an end face of the stopping part away from the main body part.