IP Library Granted Patent US 11,343,923
Granted Patent B2
US 11,343,923 · App. 16/866,711 · Granted May 24, 2022

Screen supporting device and foldable flexible display device

Inventors: Hongqi Hou (Langfang, CN); Yongfeng Zhao (Langfang, CN); Fu Liao (Langfang, CN); Liwei Ding (Langfang, CN); Xuebin Li (Langfang, CN); Zhaoji Zhu (Langfang, CN)
Assignee: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H05K5/0017H05K1/189H05K5/0086H05K5/0226
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Patent No.
US 11,343,923
App. No.
16/866,711
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A screen supporting device includes: a drive component and a supporting component rotationally connected to the drive component. The drive component comprises a rotating shaft and a connecting rod that rotationally connected to the rotating shaft. The drive component and the supporting component are disposed in a non-display surface of the flexible display screen. The connecting rod is fixedly connected to the supporting component. Through the rotating connection between the rotating shaft and the connecting rod, the supporting component and the drive component relatively rotate and move away from each other to fold or expand the flexible display screen.

Claims (29)

1. A flexible display screen supporting device, comprising:

a drive component, wherein the drive component comprises a rotating shaft and a connecting rod that rotationally connected to the rotating shaft; and

a supporting component that rotationally connected to the drive component, wherein the drive component and the supporting component are disposed in a non-display surface of the flexible display screen, the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the supporting component, and through the rotating connection between the rotating shaft and the connecting rod, the supporting component and the rotating shaft relatively rotate and move away from each other to fold or expand the flexible display screen,

wherein the drive component further comprises:

a fixing member, fixedly connected to the connecting rod and a folded component fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, the folded component comprising a lateral sliding supporting plate,

wherein the fixing member has a sliding groove formed in a side surface, toward the folded component, of the fixing member;

the lateral sliding supporting plate is disposed in the sliding groove, and during a process of folding the flexible display screen from an unfolded state to a folded state, the lateral sliding supporting plate slides, parallel to the flexible display screen, from an end of the sliding groove close to the flexible display screen to an end of the sliding groove away from the flexible display screen.

2. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the drive component further comprises:

a rotating member, rotationally connected to the rotating shaft;

wherein the supporting component and the rotating shaft relatively rotate and move away from each other to fold or expand the flexible display screen comprises: the connecting rod drives the fixing member to move under an action of the rotating shaft, and a movement of the fixing member results in that the supporting component rotates around and moves away from the rotating shaft.

3. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 2 , wherein a slide way is set on the supporting component and the rotating member is disposed in the slide way and slides along the slide way.

4. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the folded component comprises:

a rotating supporting plate, an end of the rotating supporting plate rotationally connected to the lateral sliding supporting plate; and

a panel fixed supporting plate, another end of the rotating supporting plate rotationally connected to the panel fixed supporting plate.

5. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the sliding groove is a linear sliding groove.

6. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 5 , wherein an angle between an extension direction of the sliding groove and a plane of the flexible display screen is greater than zero degree and less than ninety degrees.

7. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member includes two sliding grooves, and the two sliding grooves are parallel to each other.

8. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the drive component further comprises: a shaft locking member fixedly connected to the rotating shaft.

9. The flexible display screen supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the rotating shaft comprises a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, which are arranged in parallel; the drive component comprises a first connecting rod rotationally connected with the first rotating shaft and a second connecting rod rotationally connected with the second rotating shaft.

10. A foldable flexible display device, comprising:

a flexible display screen for realizing display function; and

a screen supporting device for the flexible display screen;

wherein a structure of the screen supporting device adopts the structure of the screen supporting device according to claim 1 .

11. The foldable flexible display device of claim 10 , wherein the flexible display screen comprises:

a circuit board, disposed inside the supporting component and configured to provide a driving circuit required by the flexible display screen.

12. The foldable flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the circuit board comprises a flexible circuit board.

13. The foldable flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the flexible display screen comprises:

a battery, disposed inside the supporting component and configured to provide power required by the circuit board.

14. The foldable flexible display device of claim 13 , wherein the battery comprises a flexible battery.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073414/0237 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073921/0290 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 1ST INVENTOR'S LAST NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 52569 FRAME: 498. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 13, 2020
From: HOU, HONGQI; ZHAO, YONGFENG; LIAO, FU; DING, LIWEI; LI, XUEBIN; ZHU, ZHAOJI
To: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052652/0062 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2020
From: HOW, HONGQI; ZHAO, YONGFENG; LIAO, FU; DING, LIWEI; LI, XUEBIN; ZHU, ZHAOJI
To: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052569/0498 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201821535784.8 · Sep 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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