Sliding Display Mobile Terminal with Cutout Housing
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile terminals cannot efficiently display information selectively desired by the user and fail to provide this information in various manners, leading to inefficient user experience and increased power consumption.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal design featuring a first body with a display that can be inserted into or extended from a second body in a sliding manner, equipped with position sensors and antennas, allowing the screen configuration to be adjusted based on the degree of extension, and a controller to manage the display and antenna functions for optimal information presentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the display is always fully exposed to show all information, then the user can access all information, but the power consumption increases and the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display is made dynamically adjustable through a sliding mechanism that allows it to move between fully exposed and partially retracted positions. The controller dynamically controls the display position based on operational modes (e.g., receiving mode vs. playback mode), enabling the system to adapt information visibility to current needs while managing power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The display functionality is segmented into different visibility states: fully exposed for comprehensive information access, partially retracted for power saving, and selectively visible through the cutout portion for specific operations. This segmentation allows the system to provide only the necessary information visibility for each operational context.
2Loss of information
If the display is always fully exposed to show all information, then the user can access all information, but the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display is nested within the terminal body through a sliding mechanism, allowing it to be retracted into the housing when full visibility is not required. The cutout portion in the housing provides selective access to the display without requiring the entire display to be permanently exposed, effectively nesting the display within the compact terminal structure.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional mobile terminals display received information as is, then all received information is displayed, but the user cannot efficiently access selectively desired information
Solution Approach 1:
The display position and visibility are dynamically adjusted based on the operational mode and user needs. The controller manages the sliding mechanism to position the display optimally for different tasks: fully exposed for comprehensive viewing, partially retracted for power saving, or selectively visible through the cutout for specific operations, thereby improving information access efficiency.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal provides various multimedia functions, then the functionality increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding display mechanism serves multiple functions: it controls information visibility, manages power consumption, adjusts device profile, and enables different operational modes (receiving, playback, etc.). This single mechanical structure provides universal control for multiple system functions, reducing the need for separate control mechanisms for each function.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a first body including a display for displaying information, and a second body including a receiving part for receiving the first body. The receiving part has a part of the surface cut out to enable the display to display information while the first body is at least partially received by the second body.