Support Assembly with Blind Holes for Flexible Display Flatness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support assemblies for flexible display panels suffer from poor flatness and appearance defects such as stamping and indentation due to their hollow structure, which affects the uniform support and appearance of foldable or curved display devices.
Innovation Solution
A support assembly with blind holes arranged in an array on its surface, where the depth and number of blind holes vary across different regions to enhance bending performance and distribute stress evenly, improving the support and flatness of flexible display panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If a hollow structure is used in the support assembly, then weight is reduced, but flatness deteriorates and appearance defects occur
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly employs a porous structure with multiple blind holes distributed throughout the bending region. These blind holes create a porous material configuration that reduces weight while maintaining structural integrity and flatness, eliminating the appearance defects associated with hollow structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The blind holes are strategically distributed in the bending region with varying depths and spacing to create local quality variations. This localized structuring optimizes both weight reduction and flatness maintenance in different areas of the support assembly.
2Shape
If the support assembly is made solid to improve flatness, then appearance defects are prevented, but weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a solid structure, the invention adopts a porous material approach with blind holes that provides sufficient structural support for flatness while significantly reducing weight compared to a completely solid assembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If blind holes are added to enhance bending performance, then flexibility is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bending region is segmented into multiple zones with blind holes distributed at different positions and depths. This segmentation allows the structure to flex more effectively while maintaining a relatively simple overall design that can be manufactured using standard processes.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the bending area have blind holes with varying characteristics (depth, spacing, diameter) to optimize local bending performance, creating a structure that is highly adaptable to bending stresses without requiring complex overall redesign.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a support assembly. The support assembly includes at least one bending region, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; wherein the at least one bending region is provided with a plurality of blind holes, wherein the plurality of blind holes are disposed in the second surface, the plurality of blind holes are arranged in an array, and a lengthwise direction of each of the plurality of blind holes is consistent with a bending direction of the bending region.