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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices with flexible panels face challenges in providing versatile usage modes while minimizing member deformation, particularly in transitioning between accommodated and protruding positions, which affects user interaction and viewing angles.
Innovation Solution
A display device design featuring a slidable display module with a window member, driver, guide member, and rail system, allowing the module to change positions from being accommodated to protruding, with a roller mechanism to alter sliding direction and reduce stress, incorporating a touch sensing layer and flexible display panel for various usage modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display module is made flexible to enable folding and rolling, then portability and various usage modes are improved, but member deformation and stress on components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display module is designed to be dynamically movable between multiple positions (accommodated, protruding, angled) rather than fixed, allowing it to adapt to different usage modes. The sliding mechanism enables the display module to transition smoothly between states, providing versatility while managing deformation through controlled movement rather than rigid folding.
Solution Approach 2:
The display module utilizes flexible display technology with thin-film construction, allowing it to be bent and positioned at various angles without requiring complete folding. This flexible shell approach enables multiple usage modes while reducing the stress and deformation associated with traditional folding mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If the display module is positioned to protrude for better viewing angles, then user interaction is improved, but stress on components and deformation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display module can dynamically adjust its position between accommodated and protruding states, allowing users to optimize viewing angles and interaction while the system manages the mechanical stress through controlled transitions rather than permanent deformation.
3Reliability
If the display module is accommodated flatly for minimal deformation, then member deformation is reduced, but viewing angles and user interaction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display module transitions from a static flat position to a dynamic system that can assume multiple positions including protruding and angled configurations. This enables the module to maintain minimal deformation when accommodated while providing enhanced viewing angles and user interaction when protruding, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
A display device includes a table including an upper plate portion and a support portion that supports the upper plate portion; a window member disposed in an upper portion of the upper plate portion; and a display module slidable with respect to the window member, wherein a position of the display module varies from a first position of being accommodated in the upper plate portion to overlap the window member to a second position of protruding from the upper portion of the upper plate portion.