Flexible screen support device and flexible display terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11809233-B2
Application number	US-202217746578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	May 13, 2020
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A flexible screen support device and a flexible display terminal are provided. The flexible screen support device includes: a rotating assembly including a rotation shaft; a first housing and a second housing respectively connected to the rotating assembly; and a fixing piece, located on one side, away from the rotating assembly, of the first housing and the second housing. At least one of the first housing and the second housing rotates around the rotating assembly to make the fixing piece bend or flatten, and a horizontal length of a side surface, perpendicular to the rotation shaft, of the fixing piece in a flattened state is equal to a length of the side surface, which is a curved surface, of the fixing piece in a bent state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flexible screen support device, comprising:
a rotating assembly comprising a rotation shaft;
a first housing and a second housing which are respectively connected to the rotating assembly; and
a fixing piece, located on one side, away from the rotating assembly, of the first housing and the second housing,
wherein at least one of the first housing and the second housing rotates around the rotating assembly to make the fixing piece bend or flatten, and a horizontal length of a side surface, perpendicular to the rotation shaft, of the fixing piece in a flattened state is equal to a length of the side surface, which is a curved surface, of the fixing piece in a bent state;
wherein a line length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the flattened state is different from a line length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the bent state.

2. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein a spacing is formed between the first housing and the second housing, and the fixing piece is fixed between the first housing and the second housing, and the fixing piece covers the spacing.

3. The flexible screen support device according to claim 2 , wherein the first housing comprises a first screen support surface, the second housing comprises a second screen support surface, the fixing piece comprises a third screen support surface; and the first screen support surface, the second screen support surface and the third screen support surface are coplanar when the fixing piece is in the flattened state.

4. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating assembly has a rotation angle of 360 degrees.

5. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation shaft is in a form of a chain, and the rotation shaft is configured to implement a rotation angle of 360 degrees.

6. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating assembly comprises a first end and a second end which are symmetrical with respect to the rotation shaft; the first housing and the second housing are respectively connected to the first end and the second end by elastic members; each of the first end and the second end is provided with a limiting member corresponding to the elastic member, and the limiting member is configured to limit a stretch direction of the elastic member to a straight-line direction.

7. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating assembly comprises a first end and a second end which are symmetrical with respect to the rotation shaft, and the first housing and the second housing are slidably connected to the first end and the second end, respectively; and
the rotating assembly further comprises at least two elastic members respectively located between the first end and the first housing and between the second end and the second housing, and a stretch direction of the elastic member is perpendicular to the rotation shaft of the rotating assembly.

8. The flexible screen support device according to claim 7 , wherein the first end and the second end are respectively provided with a first sliding rail and a second sliding rail; the first housing comprises a first slider in a sliding fit with the first end, and the second housing comprises a second slider in a sliding fit with the second end; and the at least two elastic members comprise a first spring connected between the first slider and the first end and a second spring connected between the second slider and the second end, respectively.

9. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover plate fixedly connected to the first housing and the second housing respectively, wherein the cover plate is located on one side, away from the fixing piece, of the rotating assembly; and
the cover plate comprises an elastic region, and an orthographic projection of the rotating assembly on the cover plate is disposed within the elastic region.

10. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover plate fixedly connected to the first housing and the second housing respectively, wherein the cover plate is located on one side, away from the fixing piece, of the rotating assembly; and
the cover plate comprises a central region, and a first edge region and a second edge region which are connected to two opposite sides of the central region, respectively; and an orthographic projection of the rotating assembly on the cover plate is disposed within the central region.

11. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing piece comprises a steel piece.

12. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected through a telescopic member.

13. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing piece is plate-shaped.

14. A flexible display terminal, comprising:
a flexible screen support device according to claim 1 ;
a flexible display screen, fixed on the first housing and the second housing, and located on one side, away from the rotating assembly, of the fixing piece; and
a central control circuit board, electrically connected to the flexible display screen.

15. The flexible display terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the rotation shaft is in a form of a chain, and the rotation shaft comprises a plurality of synchronous rotation shafts.

16. The flexible display terminal according to claim 15 , wherein a radius of each of the synchronous rotation shafts is dependent on a thickness and an inward bending radius of the flexible display screen.

17. The flexible display terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the radius of each of the synchronous rotation shafts is calculated based on a following formula:
r =( R+d )/[arcsin(180°/2( n− 1)−1]

wherein R denotes the inward bending radius of the flexible display screen, d denotes the thickness of the flexible display screen, and n denotes a quantity of the plurality of synchronous rotation shafts.

18. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the bent state comprises an inward bending state, and a line length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the inward bending state is larger than the length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the flattened state.

19. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the bent state comprises an outward bending state, and a line length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the outward bending state is smaller than the length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the flattened state.

20. The flexible screen support device according to claim 1 , wherein the bent state comprises an inward bending state and an outward bending state, and a line length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen support device is in the outward bending state is smaller than a length of the rotating assembly, the first housing and the second housing when the flexible screen

Assignees

• Kunshan Govisionox Optoelectronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hou Hongqi
• Liao fu
• Zhu Zhaoji
• Ding Liwei
• Sun Kanglong
• Wu Yuhua

Classifications

• G06F1/1652 Primary

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

• G06F1/1618

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• G06F1/1624

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

• G06F1/1681

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

• G09F9/301 Primary

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