Sliding Flexible Screen Mechanism for Variable Display Size
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic apparatuses have fixed screen sizes, which fail to meet diverse user needs for different screen sizes and user habits.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus comprising a first body, a second body, and a flexible screen that is rotatably connected through a rotation shaft device, allowing the screen to adjust its size and angle by sliding ends along a connection line direction, facilitated by a drive structure including sliding holders and a damper for smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed screen size is used in existing electronic apparatus, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot meet diverse user needs for different screen sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the screen size adjustable rather than fixed. The flexible screen can be extended or retracted along the connection line direction, allowing the screen size to dynamically adapt to different user needs while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the screen system into a flexible screen portion and a housing portion, with the flexible screen capable of relative movement. This segmentation allows the screen size to be adjusted independently without redesigning the entire device structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the screen size is adjusted by sliding mechanisms, then diverse screen sizes can be achieved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where the flexible screen is disposed within the housing, and the sliding holders are nested within the housing structure. The flexible screen can slide in and out of the housing along the connection line direction, creating a compact nested arrangement that reduces overall structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, contains the sliding mechanism, and acts as a guide for the flexible screen movement. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby simplifying the overall device structure.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes a first body, a second body, and a flexible screen. The second body is rotatably connected to the first body through a rotation shaft device to cause an opening and closing angle of the first body relative to the second body to be adjustable. The flexible screen is configured to display images. An end of the flexible screen is slidably arranged at the first body along a connection line direction of the first body and the second body. A second end is slidably arranged at the second body along the line connection direction. The first end and the second end are two ends of the flexible screen in the connection line direction. The first end and the second end of the flexible screen synchronously slide along the connection line direction to adjust a size of a part of the flexible screen located at the first body.