Curling device and flexible screen curling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11584604-B2
Application number	US-201916514395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2019
Priority date	Nov 13, 2018
Publication date	Feb 21, 2023
Grant date	Feb 21, 2023

Abstract

A curling device for curling a flexible sheet is provided. The curling device includes: a curling component configured to fix a first end of the flexible sheet; a movable part configured to fix a second end of the flexible sheet, the second end being opposite to the first end; and a transmission mechanism coupled to the curling component and the movable part, respectively; the transmission mechanism is configured to move the movable part relative to the curling component in a first direction, in response to receiving an external driving force, so as to drive the curling component to rotate, the first direction is perpendicular to an axis direction of the curling component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A curling devive for curling a flexible sheet, comprising:
a curling component configured to fix a first end of the flexible sheet;
a movable part configured to fix a second end of the flexible sheet, the second end being opposite to the first end; and
a transmission mechanism coupled to the curling component and the movable part, the transmission mechanism being configured to move the movable part relative to the curling component in a first direction, in response to receiving an external driving force, so as to drive the curling component to rotate, the first direction being perpendicular to an axis direction of the curling component,
wherein the curling component comprises a roller,
wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a first wheel, a second wheel, a third wheel, and a fourth wheel; the first wheel and the second wheel are coupled to each other through a first conveyor belt; the third wheel and the fourth wheel are coupled to each other through a second conveyor belt; the second wheel is coaxially coupled to the third wheel; the fourth wheel is coaxially coupled to the roller; one of the first wheel and the first conveyor belt is configured to receive the external driving force; and the movable part is coupled to the first conveyor belt.

2. The curling device according to claim 1 , wherein the first conveyor belt is coupled to a link rod; and the link rod is arranged to be parallel with the first direction, and is configured to move along the first direction under an action of the external driving force.

3. The curling device according to claim 1 , wherein the second wheel and the third wheel are coupled to each other through a first shaft, the roller and the fourth wheel are coupled to each other through a second shaft, the first shaft and the second shaft are parallel with each other, the first shaft is located below the second shaft, and a line connecting centers of the first wheel and the second wheel is parallel with the first direction.

4. The curling device according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises a fifth wheel located between the third wheel and the fourth wheel, the fifth wheel is in contact with the second conveyor belt through which the third wheel and the fourth wheel are coupled to each other, and the fifth wheel is located within a region defined by the second conveyor belt.

5. The curling device according to claim 4 , wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the first wheel, the second wheel, the third wheel, the fourth wheel, and the fifth wheel comprises a gear wheel or a pulley wheel.

6. The curling device according to claim 1 , wherein a radius of the fourth wheel is equal to a radius of the roller, and a radius of the second wheel is equal to a radius of the third wheel.

7. The curling device according to claim 3 , wherein a line connecting centers of the third wheel, the fourth wheel, and the fifth wheel forms a triangle.

8. The curling device according to claim 7 , wherein the triangle is an obtuse triangle.

9. The curling device according to claim 8 , wherein an included angle between a line connecting the centers of the fifth wheel and the third wheel and a line connecting the centers of the fifth wheel and the fourth wheel is an obtuse angle.

10. The curling device according to claim [[ 2 ]] further comprising a support frame, wherein the roller is coupled to a first side edge of a top surface of the support frame, the support frame comprises a guide rail bridged between the first side edge of the top surface and a second side edge of the top surface opposite to the first side edge, and the movable part is configured to move in the first direction along the guide rail.

11. The curling device according to claim 10 , wherein the movable part is provided with a clamping part configured to fix the second end of the flexible sheet, the movable part further comprises an elastic element, the elastic element has a first end coupled to the clamping part and a second end coupled to a main body of the movable part, and the second end of the elastic element is further away from the first side edge of the support frame than the first end of the elastic element.

12. The curling device according to claim 11 , wherein the main body of the movable part comprises a beam supported by the guide rail and located above the guide rail, the beam is arranged to be parallel with the first side edge of the support frame, the clamping part is coupled to the beam, and the second end of the elastic element is coupled to a rear wall of the beam that is away from the first side edge of the support frame.

13. A curling device for curling a flexible sheet, comprising:
a curling component configured to fix a first end of the flexible sheet;
a movable part configured to fix a second end of the flexible sheet, the second end being opposite to the first end; and
a transmission mechanism coupled to the curling component and the movable part, the transmission mechanism being configured to move the movable part relative to the curling component in a first direction, in response to receiving an external driving force, so as to drive the curling component to rotate, the first direction being perpendicular to an axis direction fo the curling component,
wherein the curling component comprises a roller,
the curling device further comprising a support frame, wherein the roller is coupled to a first side edge of a top surface of the support frame, the support frame comprises a guide rail bridged between the first side edge of the top surface and a second side edge of the top surface opposite to the first side edge, and the movable part is configured to move in the first direction along the guide rail,
the curling device further comprising a first housing configured to encapsulate a third wheel, a fourth wheel, and a second conveyor belt, wherein the first housing is coupled to a first side surface of the support frame that is perpendicular to the top surface, and the first side surface comprises the first side edge.

14. The curling device according to claim 13 , further comprising a second housing configured to encapsulate a first wheel, a second wheel, and a first conveyor belt, wherein the second housing has one end coupled to a second side surface of the support frame and the other end coupled to the first side surface, the second side surface is opposite to the first side surface.

15. The curling device according to claim 13 , wherein the transmission mechanism comprises the third wheel and the fourth wheel, the third wheel and the fourth wheel are coupled to each other through the second conveyor belt, and the fourth wheel is coaxially coupled to the roller.

16. The curling device according to claim 15 , wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises a first wheel and a second wheel, the first wheel and the second wheel are coupled to each other through a first conveyor belt, the second wheel is coaxially coupled to the third wheel, one of the first wheel and the first conveyor belt is configured to receive the external driving force, and the movable part is coupled to the first conveyor belt.

17. The curling device according to claim 16 , further comprising a second housing configured to encapsulate the first wheel, the second wheel, and the first conveyor belt, wherein the second housing has one end coupled to a second side surface of the support frame and the other end coupled to the first side surface, the second side surface is opposite to the first side surface.

18. The curling devic

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Shuqi
• Yan Junwei
• Gao Haoran
• Li Li

Classifications

• B65H2402/30

  Supports; Subassemblies; Mountings thereof · CPC title

• B65H2301/5121

  Bending, buckling, curling, bringing a curvature · CPC title

• G09F9/301 Primary

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

• B65H29/70 Primary

  Article bending or stiffening arrangements · CPC title

• G01N3/20

  by applying steady bending forces (G01N3/26, G01N3/28 take precedence) · CPC title