Support Member with Openings for Flexible Display Sagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display cover windows in electronic devices are vulnerable to external forces, leading to sagging and potential damage when folded over the entire area of the housing structure.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a supporting member with openings corresponding to the display's through holes to prevent sagging and protect the display from external forces by providing structural support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible cover window is used to allow folding over the entire area, then the display area is increased and flexibility is improved, but the protective capability against external force deteriorates and sagging occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting member is divided into multiple regions including a first region with openings corresponding to through holes for sensor modules, and a second region without openings for providing structural support. This segmentation allows the supporting member to simultaneously maintain flexibility where needed and provide strength where required.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting member exhibits different structural properties in different regions: the first region has openings to maintain flexibility and allow sensor functionality, while the second region is solid to provide enhanced protective capability against external forces. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between flexibility and strength.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible cover window is used to allow folding, then adaptability is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to vulnerability to impact and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting member is segmented into a first region with openings and a second region without openings. The second region acts as a reinforcement zone that provides reliable protection against impact and damage while the first region maintains flexibility for folding operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting member functions as a composite structure combining regions with different properties - open regions for flexibility and solid regions for strength - thereby achieving both adaptability and reliability simultaneously.
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AI summary
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a flexible display comprising a display panel and a display substrate disposed under the display panel and having one or more through-holes; at least one sensor module disposed under the flexible display; and a support member disposed between the flexible display and the sensor module and having openings corresponding to at least a part of the through-holes.