Electronic apparatus comprising collapsible display with non-deformable active areas
The invention relates to an electronic apparatus comprising a collapsible electronic display ( 20 ) having an active region ( 21 ) conceived to be extendable and comprising a substantially deformable area ( 24 a, 24 b ) and a substantially non-deformable area in use; and electronic components for enabling electrical connectivity for the electronic display, wherein the electronic components are arranged on the substantially non-deformable area ( 23 a, 23 b, 23 c ) outside the active region ( 21 ).
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a flexible electronic display comprising a substantially deformable area and a substantially non-deformable area while in use;
a plurality of electronic components for enabling electrical connectivity for the flexible electronic display, wherein the electronic components are arranged on the substantially non-deformable area; and
an interconnecting element for providing an electrical interconnection between the electronic components.
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the interconnecting element is arranged underneath the flexible electronic display.
3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the interconnecting element comprises a harness structure arranged on a backplane of the flexible electronic display.
4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the harness structure is detachably arranged on the flexible electronic display.
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the interconnecting element comprises an interconnecting layer patterned on a substrate of the flexible electronic display.
6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible electronic display is arranged on a member having substantially flat surfaces for supporting the substantially non-deformable area of the flexible electronic display.
7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the member is provided with a cavity for receiving the electronic components for a collapsed state of the flexible electronic display.
8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic components are flexible.
9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic components comprise driver components for the flexible electronic display.
10. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a collapsible, flexible electronic display comprising a substantially deformable area and a substantially non-deformable area while in use; and
a plurality of electronic components for enabling electrical connectivity for the flexible electronic display, wherein the electronic components are arranged on the substantially non-deformable area;
wherein the flexible electronic display comprises an interconnecting element for providing an electrical interconnection between the electronic components, wherein the interconnecting element comprises a first layer of electrically conductive material separated from a second layer of electrically conducting material by a layer of electrically insulating material, said first layer and said second layer being locally electrically interconnected using connecting means selectable from a group of: an edge connectivity region provided by rolling of an edge portion of the flexible layer for affixing a first electrically conducting layer on the second electrically conducting layer, or a conducting bridging means.
11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the interconnecting element is arranged underneath the flexible electronic display.
12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the flexible electronic display is arranged on a member having substantially flat surfaces for supporting the substantially non-deformable area of the flexible electronic display.
13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the member is provided with a cavity for receiving the electronic components for a collapsed state of the flexible electronic display.
14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic components are flexible.
15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic components comprise driver components for the flexible electronic display.