Foldable apparatus for foldable device
The present disclosure provides a foldable apparatus for receiving a foldable device. The foldable apparatus includes a casing for receiving the foldable device. The casing includes a body and a bending zone. The body is for providing an accommodation to the foldable device. The bending zone is for folding the body from an unfolded position to a folded position. The bending zone includes a stress relaxation structure for retaining the body in the folded position and reversing the body to the unfolded position.
1. A foldable apparatus for receiving a foldable device, comprising:
a casing for receiving the foldable device, including:
a body for providing an accommodation to the foldable device; and
a bending zone for folding the body from an unfolded position to a folded position, including:
a stress relaxation structure for retaining the body in the folded position and reversing the body to the unfolded position, wherein the stress relaxation structure includes a bellow structure, and the bellow structure includes:
at least one convex portion; and
at least one concave portion;
wherein a thickness of the bellow structure is uniform, the at least one convex portion and the at least one concave portion are connected alternately, and a distance between adjacent convex portions is decreased while unfolding the foldable apparatus,
wherein at least one buffer configured on the at least one convex portion and the at least one concave portion is configured to alleviate stress concentration.
2. The foldable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a first part and a second part, and the stress relaxation structure connects the first part and the second part.
3. The foldable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first part or the second part has a window for exposing a surface of the foldable device.
4. The foldable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first part or the second part includes a frame structure.
5. The foldable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first part, the second part and the stress relaxation structure are integrally molded.
6. A foldable apparatus for receiving a foldable device, comprising:
a casing for receiving the foldable device, including a first portion and a second portion;
wherein the first portion of the casing is structured to provide an accommodation to the foldable device, and the second portion is a bending area for the first portion while being folded from an unfolded position to a folded position;
wherein the second portion is designed to have a stress relaxation structure in order to retain the folded position and reverse the first portion to the unfolded position;
wherein the stress relaxation structure includes a bellow structure, and the bellow structure includes:
at least one convex portion; and
at least one concave portion;
wherein the at least one convex portion and the at least one concave portion are connected alternately, and a distance between adjacent convex portions is increased while folding the foldable apparatus;
wherein one of the at least one concave portion has an inner side and an outer side, the inner side faces toward a direction of an accommodation for receiving the foldable device, the outer side faces toward another direction opposite to the direction, and the inner side and the outer side cooperatively form a buffer protruding toward the direction and the buffer is configured to alleviate stress concentration.