Slide Support Assembly for Smooth Rolling Flexible Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display panels in display devices are prone to poor rolling performance and damage due to inadequate hardness, leading to a reduced service life.
Innovation Solution
A display device design incorporating a flexible display panel with a reel, tension assembly, and slide support assembly, which includes rolling members and a connecting plate to ensure smooth sliding and reduce friction, thereby improving panel flatness and preventing damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible display panel is used to enable deformable and bendable properties, then the flexibility and adaptability of the display device are improved, but the panel is prone to poor rolling performance and damage due to inadequate hardness
Solution Approach 1:
A support assembly is introduced as an intermediary component between the flexible display panel and the housing. This support assembly includes a support plate and a support rod that work together to provide mechanical support to the flexible display panel during rolling operations, enabling the panel to roll smoothly without damage while maintaining its flexibility for deformation and bending.
Solution Approach 2:
The support rod is preliminarily positioned within the support plate structure before the flexible display panel is installed. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the panel is rolled, the support rod is already in place to guide and protect the rolling process, preventing wrinkles and damage before they can occur.
2Ease of operation
If the flexible display panel is made softer to enhance deformability, then the ease of operation and adaptability are improved, but the panel becomes more susceptible to damage and reduced service life
Solution Approach 1:
The support plate and support rod act as intermediary protective structures that allow the flexible display panel to maintain its soft, deformable properties while being protected from damage during rolling and unrolling operations. The support assembly bears the mechanical stress, allowing the panel itself to remain soft and flexible.
3Strength
If a rigid structure is used to support the flexible display panel, then the strength and protection are improved, but the sliding friction increases and rolling smoothness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support plate is designed with a specific structural configuration that provides rigidity for protection while incorporating features that reduce friction during sliding. The support rod works in conjunction with the support plate to create a system that protects the flexible display panel while maintaining smooth rolling motion through optimized geometric design.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design enhances the rolling performance of flexible display panels, reducing the risk of wrinkling and damage, and extends the device's service life while improving user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a slide support assembly, disposed between the connecting plate and the rear cover, wherein one side of the slide support assembly is connected to the connecting plate, and the other side of the slide support assembly is in contact with the rear cover, and the connecting plate is slidably connected to the rear cover via the slide support assembly
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a flexible display panel, including a planar display portion, a rollable display portion, and a non-display fixed portion, wherein the rollable display portion is disposed between the planar display portion and the non-display fixed portion; a first housing, fixedly connected to the planar display portion; a second housing, slidably connected to the first housing; a reel, wherein both ends of the reel are connected to a side of the support housing, and the rollable display portion is wound over the reel; a connecting plate, disposed between the support housing and the rear cover and fixedly connected to the non-display fixed portion; a tension assembly, connected to the first housing and the connecting plate; and a slide support assembly, disposed between the connecting plate and the rear cover.