Rollable Display Device Roller Position Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional rollable display devices face issues with positional changes when wound or unwound, leading to potential shielding of the display area and scratches on the surface due to the use of auxiliary rollers.

Innovation Solution

A rollable display device design that includes a display part with a flexible substrate, a roller for winding and unwinding, and a moving unit that adjusts the roller's position to maintain a constant display area without using an auxiliary roller, ensuring the display remains flat and unobstructed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If an auxiliary roller is used to maintain display part position during winding/unwinding, then positional stability is improved, but the display area is shielded and the display panel surface may be scratched

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay part position stabilityVSAvoiddisplay area shielding and surface scratches
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the auxiliary roller component from the system entirely. Instead of using an auxiliary roller to maintain display part position, the invention uses only a single roller combined with a moving unit that adjusts the roller's position along the rolling direction. This extraction of the harmful auxiliary roller eliminates display area shielding and surface scratching while maintaining positional stability through the moving unit's position adjustment capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a moving unit as an intermediary mechanism between the roller and the housing. This moving unit includes a moving groove that guides the roller's position adjustment along the rolling direction. The moving unit acts as a mediator that enables the roller to dynamically adjust its position to compensate for display part position changes during winding/unwinding, replacing the need for an auxiliary roller while maintaining display stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a roller is used to wind or unwind the display part, then the display device becomes flexible and compact, but the display part position changes during winding/unwinding

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexibility and compactnessVSAvoiddisplay part position
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the roller's position dynamic by introducing a moving unit that allows the roller to move along the rolling direction. The roller's position is no longer fixed but can be adjusted dynamically based on the winding/unwinding state of the display part. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the system to maintain display part position stability while preserving the flexibility and compactness provided by the roller mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The moving unit with the moving groove provides a feedback mechanism that responds to the display part's winding/unwinding state. As the display part is wound or unwound, the roller automatically adjusts its position along the rolling direction through the moving groove, compensating for position changes and maintaining stable display part positioning throughout the operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If the roller position is fixed, then the structure is simple, but the display part position changes when wound or unwound

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural simplicityVSAvoiddisplay part position
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from a fixed roller structure to a dynamic roller structure. The moving unit with its moving groove provides a relatively simple mechanical structure that enables the roller to move along the rolling direction. This dynamic capability is achieved without significantly increasing structural complexity, as the moving groove and moving unit form an integrated, straightforward mechanism that maintains display part position stability during winding/unwinding operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11864334B2Display device
Publication Date: 2024.01.02 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes a display assembly including a display panel and a back cover configured to support a rear surface of the display panel, a roller configured to wind or unwind the display assembly, a drive assembly configured to move the roller in an amount corresponding to a winding amount or an unwinding amount of the display assembly about the roller, and a housing configured to accommodate the display assembly, the roller and the drive assembly, the housing having an opening through which the display assembly moves in and out of the housing in response to rotation of the roller.