Flexible display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11240923-B2
Application number	US-201916771247-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Priority date	Apr 30, 2019
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

The present application provides a flexible display device, including a housing, at least one winding mechanism, a flexible display screen and at least one stretching mechanism. When the flexible display screen is in a first state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to pull the flexible display screen out of the winding mechanism; when the flexible display screen is in a second state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to receive the flexible display screen into the winding mechanism. The flexible display device is smaller in size by winding the flexible display screen in the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flexible display device, comprising:
a housing having a receiving cavity formed therein, wherein an opening is formed on at least one of two opposite side edges of the receiving cavity;
at least one winding mechanism disposed in the receiving cavity;
a flexible display screen disposed outside the housing, wherein one end of the flexible display screen extends into the opening and is connected to the winding mechanism; and
at least one stretching mechanism disposed in the receiving cavity, wherein each of the stretching mechanisms is connected to one of the winding mechanisms;
wherein when the flexible display screen is in a first state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to move in a direction away from the housing to pull the flexible display screen out of the winding mechanism; when the flexible display screen is in a second state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to move in a direction toward the housing to receive the flexible display screen into the winding mechanism;
wherein the opening is configured as a first opening formed on one side of the receiving cavity; and the winding mechanism comprises a first winding member and a first roller having parallel axes and not contacting each other, and the first roller is disposed between the first winding member and the first opening, and the first winding member and the first roller are fixed on the stretching mechanism, and one end of the flexible display screen is connected to the first winding member around the first roller and extends from the first opening out of the housing; and
wherein the winding mechanism further comprises a second roller, and the second roller and the first roller are disposed on two sides of the first winding member, and a distance between the second roller and the first opening is greater than a distance of the first roller from the first opening, and the axis of the first roller and an axis of the second roller are parallel, and the one end of the flexible display screen is connected to the first winding member around the second roller and the first roller in sequence and extends from the first opening out of the housing.

2. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first winding member is a coil spring.

3. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the winding mechanism further comprises a driving member, and the drive member drives the first winding member to pull or retract the flexible display screen.

4. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the first roller is equal to or greater than a diameter of the second roller.

5. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the winding mechanism further comprises a third roller, and the third roller is disposed between the first roller and the first winding member, and an axis of the third roller and the axis of the first roller are parallel, and the one end of the flexible display screen is connected to the first winding member around the third roller, the second roller and the first roller in sequence and extends from the first opening out of the housing.

6. The flexible display device according to claim 5 , wherein a diameter of the third roller is less than or equal to a diameter of the second roller.

7. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible display device further comprises a limiting plate disposed on a bottom side of the housing.

8. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible display device further comprises a support layer, and the flexible display screen is disposed on the support layer.

9. The flexible display device according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the support layer is 30 microns.

10. The flexible display device according to claim 8 , wherein a material of the support layer is stainless steel.

11. The flexible display device according to claim 8 , wherein the flexible display device further comprises an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is disposed between the support layer and the flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen is fixed to the support layer by the adhesive layer.

12. The flexible display device according to claim 11 , wherein a material of the adhesive layer is optical glue.

13. A flexible display device, comprising:
a housing having a receiving cavity formed therein, wherein an opening is formed on at least one of two opposite side edges of the receiving cavity;
at least one winding mechanism disposed in the receiving cavity;
a flexible display screen disposed outside the housing, wherein one end of the flexible display screen extends into the opening and is connected to the winding mechanism; and
at least one stretching mechanism disposed in the receiving cavity, wherein each of the stretching mechanisms is connected to one of the winding mechanisms;
wherein when the flexible display screen is in a first state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to move in a direction away from the housing to pull the flexible display screen out of the winding mechanism; when the flexible display screen is in a second state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to move in a direction toward the housing to receive the flexible display screen into the winding mechanism; and
wherein the housing comprises a first housing, a second housing and a connecting member connecting the first housing and the second housing, and a first receiving cavity is formed inside the first housing and a second receiving cavity is formed inside the second housing, and at least one of the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity is formed with the opening on a side away from the connecting member, wherein when the flexible display screen is in the first state, the first housing and the second housing are unfolded around the connecting member, and when the flexible display screen is in the second state, the first housing and the second housing are folded around the connecting member.

14. The flexible display device according to claim 13 , wherein the stretching mechanism is a drawer, and a slider is disposed on the drawer, and a corresponding slide rail is disposed on the housing, and the slider slides along the slide rail.

15. The flexible display device according to claim 14 , wherein the slider is a draw slip or a pulley.

16. The flexible display device according to claim 14 , wherein the slide rail is disposed on a bottom side of the housing.

17. The flexible display device according to claim 14 , wherein the slide rail is disposed on a bottom side of the housing.

18. The flexible display device according to claim 14 , wherein the slide rail is disposed on a bottom side of the housing.

Assignees

• Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Fang
• Zhang Zhuo
• Han Wen

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H05K5/0217 Primary

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• G06F1/1652 Primary

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

• G09F9/301 Primary

  flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED · CPC title

• H04M1/0237

  Sliding mechanism with one degree of freedom · CPC title