Portable information handling system flexible display with alternating slide support frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10817030-B2
Application number	US-201916246690-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2019
Priority date	Jan 14, 2019
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

A portable information handling system integrates a sliding support with interlaced fingers below a flexible display to adjust support the display based upon rotational orientation of housing portions of the information handling system. In a closed position, the sliding support compresses by fully engaging the fingers so that room is provided over a hinge assembly that rotationally couples the housing to provide folding of the flexible display without wrinkling or compression.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system comprising:
first and second housing portions;
a hinge rotationally coupling the first and second housing portions to rotate between a closed position and a planar position;
processing components disposed in the first and second housing portions and operable to process information;
a flexible display disposed over the first and second housing portions and interfaced with the processing components to present the information as visual images; and
a sliding support platform disposed under the flexible display having first and second portions interfaced at plural interlaced fingers that slide together in the closed position to expose the hinge and slide apart in the planar position to cover the hinge.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:
a spring interfaced with the sliding support platform and biasing the first and second portions to slide apart;
wherein the hinge engages the sliding support platform to slide together in the closed position.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 wherein the closed position defines an open area proximate the hinge in the closed position, the flexible display folding into the open area in the closed position.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 wherein the sliding support platform extends at one end past the first housing portion, sliding toward the hinge in the closed position and away from the hinge in the open position.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the sliding support platform first and second portions slide concurrently in opposite directions.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising a first sliding support platform disposed over the first housing portion and a second sliding support platform disposed over the second housing portion.

7. The information handling system of claim 6 wherein the hinge comprises a dual axis synchronized hinge.

8. The information handling system of claim 7 wherein the display comprises an organic light emitting diode display having a flexible plastic substrate.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the plastic substrate is disposed over the hinge, the organic light emitting diode display having a glass substrate distal the hinge.

10. A flexible display support comprising:
a first planar portion having plural fingers;
a second planar portion having plural fingers aligned to interlace with the plural fingers of the first planar portion; and
a biasing mechanism coupled to the first and second planar portions to bias the plural fingers to separate thereby extending the size of a support surface configured to support a flexible display; and
a cam engaged with the biasing mechanism to delay movement of the first and second planar portions apart.

11. The flexible display support of claim 10 further comprising a lip extending out from the first planar portion and configured to engage a portable information handling system housing.

12. The flexible display support of claim 11 wherein the second planar portion slides toward the first planar portion to define a space opposite the lip for folding the flexible display.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Pelissier Gerald Rene
• Turchin Kevin M
• Morrison John Trevor
• Cheng Yung-Fa

Classifications

• G06F1/1624

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• G06F1/1681 Primary

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1641

  the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title