Support module, display module and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12474745-B2
Application number	US-202218271178-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2022
Priority date	Jul 19, 2022
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

The supporting module includes a supporting assembly including a fixed plate and a movable plate, and both sides of fixed plate are hinged with one movable plate; a synchronous assembly is fixed on the fixed plate, transmission assemblies are located at a bottom of the movable plate and a bottom of the fixed plate, a bottom surface of each movable plate is movably connected to a first end of one transmission assembly, and second ends of the transmission assemblies located at both sides of the fixed plate are movably connected to the synchronous assembly; when a first included angle is disposed between a supporting surface of one movable plate and a supporting surface of the fixed plate, a supporting surface of the other movable plate keeps the first included angle with the supporting surface of the fixed plate under an action of the transmission assembly and the synchronous assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A supporting module for supporting a flexible display screen, wherein the supporting module comprises a supporting assembly, transmission assemblies and a synchronous assembly;
the supporting assembly comprises a fixed plate and movable plates, and both sides of the fixed plate are hinged with one movable plate; the synchronous assembly is fixed on the fixed plate, and the transmission assemblies are located at a bottom of the movable plate and a bottom of the fixed plate; a bottom surface of each movable plate is movably connected to a first end of one transmission assembly, and second ends of the transmission assemblies located at both sides of the fixed plate are movably connected to the synchronous assembly; when a first included angle is disposed between a supporting surface of one movable plate and a supporting surface of the fixed plate, a supporting surface of the other movable plate keeps the first included angle with the supporting surface of the fixed plate under an action of the transmission assembly and the synchronous assembly; wherein the supporting surface of the movable plate and the supporting surface of the fixed plate are both surfaces for supporting the flexible display screen, and the bottom surface of the movable plate is one surface opposite to the supporting surface of the movable plate; wherein the transmission assembly comprises a tooth arm and a pin, the synchronous assembly comprises a synchronous gear set, and the bottom surface of the movable plate is provided with a first supporting lug; a first end of the tooth arm is provided with a hinging hole, a second end of the tooth arm is a tooth surface, and an axis of the hinging hole is parallel to an axis of any gear in the synchronous gear set; the first supporting lug protrudes from the bottom surface of the movable plate, a first arc chute is formed in the first supporting lug, and the pin passes through the hinging hole and the first arc chute, so that the first end of the tooth arm is hinged with the movable plate; and any one of the two gears in the synchronous gear set is meshed with the second end of one tooth arm.

2 . The supporting module according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronous assembly further comprises a synchronous rod; and
the second end of the tooth arm is provided with a through hole, and both ends of the synchronous rod are both fixedly connected to one tooth arm through the through hole.

3 . The supporting module according to claim 2 , wherein cross sections of a first position and a second position of the synchronous rod along a direction perpendicular to an axis of the synchronous rod are non-circular cross sections; and
a hole shape of the through hole is consistent with a shape of the non-circular section, and the first position and the second position are positions at which the synchronous rod and the tooth arm are matched and connected.

4 . The supporting module according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting assembly further comprises a connecting plate;
a bottom surface of the connecting plate is provided with a second supporting lug, and the second supporting lug protrudes from a bottom surface of the connecting plate; the second supporting lug is provided with a second arc chute, the connecting plate is movably connected to the bottom of the movable plate, projections of the first supporting lug and the second supporting lug on a first plane along an axis direction of the pin are overlapped, and projections of the first arc chute and the second arc chute on the first plane along the axis direction of the pin are overlapped, wherein the first plane is a plane perpendicular to the movable plate; the pin passes through the first arc chute and the second arc chute, so that the first end of the tooth arm is hinged with the connecting plate; and the connecting plate is configured for fixing a middle frame of the flexible display screen.

5 . The supporting module according to claim 4 , wherein the fixed plate comprises a supporting seat and a back cover, and a side edge of the movable plate close to the fixed plate is provided with an arc guiding plate;
the supporting seat and the back cover are connected to form an installation cavity; the synchronous assembly is installed in the installation cavity, and the arc guiding plate is movably connected in the installation cavity; and the arc guiding plate is provided with an arc surface, the arc surface is projected into an arc shape on the flexible display screen along a first direction, and the first direction is a direction perpendicular to the flexible display screen.

6 . The supporting module according to claim 5 , wherein the back cover is semi-cylindrical.

7 . The supporting module according to claim 4 , wherein the bottom surface of the movable plate is provided with a first arc guiding groove and a first arc guiding block;
the bottom surface of the connecting plate is provided with a second arc guiding groove and a second arc guiding block; and the first arc guiding block is embedded in the second arc guiding groove, and the second arc guiding block is embedded in the first arc guiding groove.

8 . The supporting module according to claim 7 , wherein the bottom surface of the movable plate or the bottom surface of the connecting plate is provided with at least two convex blocks; and
the first arc guiding groove or the second arc guiding groove is formed between the two convex blocks at intervals.

9 . The supporting module according to claim 7 , wherein a shape of a projection of the first arc guiding groove on the flexible display screen is the same as a shape of a projection of the second arc guiding groove on the flexible display screen.

10 . The supporting module according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting assembly further comprises a torsion assembly; and
the torsion assembly is arranged between two synchronous gear sets, and the torsion assembly is configured for providing a rotating friction for the synchronous gear set, and a direction of the rotating friction is opposite to a rotating direction of the synchronous gear set.

11 . The supporting module according to claim 10 , wherein the torsion assembly comprises an elastic piece, a cam and a connecting rod, and the synchronous gear set comprises two rotating gears which are meshed with each other;
both ends of the connecting rod are connected to one rotating gear, one synchronous gear set is matched and connected to one cam, and the elastic piece is arranged between the two cams; when the first included angle is disposed between the supporting surface of the movable plate and the supporting surface of the fixed plate, the cam presses the elastic piece, and a compression amount of the elastic piece is a first compression amount; and when the supporting surface of the movable plate and the supporting surface of the fixed plate are in the same plane, the cam presses the elastic piece, the compression amount of the elastic piece is a second compression amount, and the first compression amount is greater than the second compression amount.

12 . The supporting module according to claim 11 , wherein an end face of the rotating gear facing the elastic piece is provided with a convex tooth, and the convex tooth is matched and connected to a cross section of the cam.

13 . The supporting module according to claim 11 , wherein the elastic piece is a spring or a compression disc spring.

14 . A display module, wherein the display module comprises a flexible display screen and the supporting module according to claim 1 ; and
the flexible display scree

Assignees

• Chengdu Boe Optoelect Tech Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Technology Dev Co Ltd

Inventors

• You Chuankun
• Wang Zhihui
• Zhang Jun
• Wu Fengping
• Liu Shaokui
• Zeng Chuan
• Zeng Jia

Classifications

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F1/1652 Primary

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

• F16C11/08

  with resilient bearings · CPC title

• G09F9/30

  in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00) · CPC title