Transparent Sliding Display Structure for Larger Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in providing a larger display size while maintaining compactness and mechanical stability, particularly with foldable or rollable transparent displays, and there is a lack of methods to utilize transparent displays effectively.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a sliding housing structure and rotating member, incorporating a pin structure and flexible/rigid display support, allows for expansion of the display through sliding movements and supports a transparent display that can change its properties for various functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If the display size is increased, then the display area is expanded, but the device becomes less compact and portable
Solution Approach 1:
The display is divided into multiple segments that can be independently folded or slid. The display structure is segmented into first and second displays that can be folded relative to each other, allowing the display area to be expanded when needed while maintaining a compact form factor when folded, thus resolving the contradiction between display size and device compactness.
Solution Approach 2:
The display transitions from a two-dimensional planar arrangement to a three-dimensional folded configuration. By folding the display segments at angles (e.g., 90 degrees), the display area is effectively expanded in the third dimension while the device maintains a compact footprint, addressing the contradiction between display area and device volume.
2Area of moving object
If the display structure is made foldable or rollable, then the display size can be expanded, but mechanical stability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible support structure is introduced to hold the display segments while allowing them to fold. The flexible support structure includes flexible beams or ribs that can bend and deform during folding operations but maintain structural integrity and stability when in the folded or unfolded state, thus resolving the contradiction between display expandability and mechanical stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is segmented into multiple rigid and flexible components that work together. Rigid components provide stability when the display is in a fixed state, while flexible components enable the folding motion, thus resolving the contradiction between mechanical stability and display area expansion.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a transparent display is used, then the display can be utilized variously for different functions, but the mechanical stability and structural support become more difficult to secure
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible support structure is specifically designed to accommodate the transparent display characteristics. The flexible support structure includes reinforced flexible beams that provide adequate mechanical support to the transparent display panels, ensuring structural stability while allowing the display to maintain its transparency for various functional uses.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure uses composite materials combining rigid and flexible properties. This composite construction provides the necessary mechanical strength to support the transparent display while allowing for the folding and sliding movements needed for versatile functionality, thus resolving the contradiction between structural stability and display adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display including a first display area and a second display area that is transparent, a camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to execute a camera module application in a first state in which the second display area covers the first camera module, and when properties of a first transparent region are changed by adjusting an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent region of the second display area which abuts the first camera module, display an image received from the first camera module on a second transparent region of the first display area or a second transparent region of the second display area by reflecting the changed properties of the first transparent region for the image.