Switchable Curved Surface Electronic Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with flat surfaces fail to meet specific requirements due to their inability to adapt surface shapes during mode switching, limiting their functionality and usability in various scenarios.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a first and second body with opposite surfaces, each equipped with output and input units, connected by a connector that allows for switching between flat and curved surface configurations, enabling the device to adapt its surface shape between modes through a rotary or slidable mechanism, or by adjusting material parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device uses flat surfaces for all bodies, then the manufacturing is simple and structure is straightforward, but the device cannot meet specific scene requirements and has limited adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by enabling the surfaces of the first and second bodies to dynamically change between flat and curved states. The connector allows relative movement between bodies, and the surfaces can be adjusted from flat to curved configurations, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one that adapts to different usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by modifying the geometric parameters of the surfaces. The surfaces can change their curvature parameter from zero (flat) to non-zero (curved), allowing the device to adapt to different scenes by altering the fundamental geometric parameter of the surface shape.
2Ease of operation
If the electronic device incorporates curved surfaces, then the sensory experience and ergonomics are improved, but the manufacturing complexity and structural difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The curved surfaces are not fixed but dynamic, able to switch between curved and flat states. This dynamic characteristic allows the device to provide ergonomic curved surfaces when needed while maintaining manufacturing simplicity by using mechanisms (connector for movement, adjustable surfaces) that can transition between configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into multiple independent bodies (first body and second body) connected by a connector. This segmentation allows each body's surface to be independently controlled and adjusted, enabling curved surface implementation in specific regions without requiring the entire device structure to be complex.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the surfaces can switch between flat and curved, then the device fits various user interfaces and environments better, but the device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The surface switching is achieved through dynamic relative movement between the first and second bodies via the connector, rather than through a complex active control system. The curvature change is a result of the mechanical configuration change, which simplifies the control requirement compared to active material deformation systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The surface shape change is achieved through the natural mechanical response of the device structure when bodies move relative to each other. The connector mechanism and body structure work together to automatically produce the curved or flat surface configuration based on the relative position, reducing the need for external control systems.
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AI summary
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a connector. The first body includes at least a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an output unit is provided at least on the second surface. The second body includes at least a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and an input unit is provided at least on the third surface. The connector connects the first body to the second body. At least one surface of the first surface, the second surface, the third surface and the fourth surface is a curved surface.