Flexible device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10345853-B2
Application number	US-201616077468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2016
Priority date	Jul 19, 2016
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

A flexible device includes a casing; a functional element mounted on the casing; and a flexible assembly which is deformable and mounted on the casing, in which a deformation of the flexible assembly drives the flexible device to deform accordingly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flexible device, comprising
a casing;
a functional element mounted on the casing; and
a flexible assembly which is deformable and coupled to the casing, the flexible assembly comprising at least two types of movable elements, the moveable elements including a first movable element and a second movable element which is movable relative to the first movable element, the second movable element including a positioning slot, the first movable element and the second movable element being movably connected through a positioning element, the positioning element comprising a first positioning element passing slidably through the positioning slot, the first positioning element comprising a first positioning shaft and a second positioning shaft spaced apart from the first positioning shaft, both the first positioning shaft and the second positioning shaft passing through the positioning slot,
wherein a deformation of the flexible assembly drives the flexible device to deform accordingly,
wherein a distance between the first positioning shaft and the second positioning shaft of the first positioning element is unchanged with the deformation of the flexible assembly.

2. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein the two types of movable elements are disposed at each of two opposite sides of the casing, and the positioning element connects the two types of movable elements disposed at one of the two opposite sides of the casing and the two types of movable elements disposed at the other of the two opposite sides of the casing, and at least one of the first positioning shaft and the second positioning shaft comprises a continuous connecting rod, an end of the connecting rod is inserted through a respective positioning slot of the two types of movable elements disposed at one of the two opposite sides of the casing, and an opposite end of the connecting rod is inserted through a respective positioning slot of the two types of movable elements disposed at the other of the two opposite sides of the casing.

3. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible assembly further comprises a restricting element abutted against at least one of the movable elements and movably sleeved on the positioning element, thus a damping of the flexible assembly is controlled when the flexible assembly is deformed.

4. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein the first movable element is parallel to the second movable element and staggeredly connected with the second movable element.

5. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the first positioning shaft of the first positioning element passes through the positioning slot, a nut comprising an elastic piece is sleeved on the end of the first positioning shaft, and the elastic piece is disposed between the nut and the second movable element and elastically abutted against the nut and the second movable element.

6. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein the second movable element further comprises a through-hole spaced apart from the positioning slot, and the positioning element further comprises a second positioning element through the through-hole.

7. The flexible device according to claim 6 , wherein a length of the second positioning element is greater than that of the first positioning element.

8. The flexible device according to claim 6 , wherein the second positioning element comprises a first positioning shaft and a second positioning shaft, and the second positioning shaft of the second positioning element connects two second movable elements disposed at two opposite sides of the casing.

9. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a first connector and a second connector which are spaced apart from each other and connected with the flexible assembly.

10. The flexible device according to claim 9 , wherein the first connector and the second connector remain spaced apart from each other when the flexible assembly is deformed.

11. The flexible device according to claim 9 , wherein the first connector and the second connector have different structures, and a plurality of the first connectors and a plurality of the second connectors are alternately arranged to constitute the casing.

12. The flexible device according to claim 9 , wherein the first connector and the second connector each comprises a baseplate, and a bottom of the flexible assembly is abutted against and fixed to the baseplates of the first connector and the second connector.

13. The flexible device according to claim 12 , wherein each of the first movable element and the second movable element is abutted against the baseplates of the first connector and the second connector.

14. The flexible device according to claim 13 , wherein the first connector and the second connector each comprise a baffle protruded on a surface of the baseplate, and the first movable element and the second movable element are together disposed between the baffles of the first connector and the second connector.

15. The flexible device according to claim 14 , wherein the baffle of the first connector is abutted against an outer surface of the first movable element, and the baffle of the second connector is abutted against an inner surface of the second movable element.

16. The flexible device according to claim 1 , wherein the two types of movable elements are disposed at each of two opposite sides of the casing, and the positioning element connects the two types of movable elements disposed at one of the two opposite sides of the casing and the two types of movable elements disposed at the other of the two opposite sides of the casing, and further comprising at least one continuous connecting rod, an end of the connecting rod is inserted into the two types of movable elements disposed at one of the two opposite sides of the casing, and an opposite end of the connecting rod is inserted into the two types of movable elements disposed at the other of the two opposite sides of the casing.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Weifeng
• Xia Xinyuan

Classifications

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