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Granted Patent B2
US 10,561,028 · App. 16/333,488 · Granted Feb 11, 2020

Flexible display

Inventors: Zifeng Wang (Beijing, CN); Yan Ren (Beijing, CN); Lei Cao (Beijing, CN); Hailan Jin (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
H05K5/0017F16C13/00H05K5/0217H05K5/0221
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Patent No.
US 10,561,028
App. No.
16/333,488
Granted
Feb 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display is disclosed. The flexible display includes: a roller, an external wall of the roller is provided with an opening; a first rotating shaft rotatably connected with the roller; and a flexible display screen configured to protrude from the roller or withdraw into the roller through the opening, the flexible display screen has a movable first end and a second end fixed at the first rotating shaft, the first end and the second end are opposite to each other.

Claims (32)

1. A flexible display, comprising: a roller, an external wall of the roller being provided with an opening; a first rotating shaft rotatably connected with the roller; and a flexible display screen configured to protrude from the roller or withdraw into the roller through the opening, the flexible display screen having a movable first end and a second end fixed at the first rotating shaft, the first end and the second end being opposite to each other; and at least one second rotating shaft rotatably connected with the roller; a frame on at least one side edge of the flexible display screen, wherein the frame has a first end fixedly connected with the first end of the flexible display screen and a second end fixed at the second rotating shaft, and the frame is configured to flatten the side edge where the frame is located upon the flexible display screen protruding from the roller, and is configured to be separated from the flexible display screen and rolled onto the second rotating shaft upon the flexible display screen withdrawing into the roller, wherein the side edge is an edge of the flexible display screen except the first end and the second end.

2. The flexible display according to claim 1 , wherein every side edge of the flexible display screen is provided with the frame.

3. The flexible display according to claim 2 , wherein the frame comprises:

a plurality of first flattening units rotatable with each other; and

a locking mechanism configured to lock the plurality of first flattening units at a predetermined position to form the frame.

4. The flexible display according to claim 3 , wherein two opposite sides of each of the first flattening units are provided with a buckling groove and a buckle, respectively, and

any adjacent two first flattening units are connected in a snap-fit manner through the buckling groove and the buckle.

5. The flexible display according to claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a plurality of second flattening units each matched with one of the plurality of first flattening units in a snap-fit manner,

two second rotating shafts are provided, and the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit are rolled onto one of the second rotating shafts, respectively.

6. The flexible display according to claim 5 , wherein two opposite sides of each of the second flattening units are provided with a buckling groove and a buckle, respectively, and

any adjacent two second flattening units are connected in a snap-fit manner through the buckling groove and the buckle.

7. The flexible display according to claim 5 , wherein each of the first flattening units is provided with at least one first protrusion, each of the second flattening units is provided with at least one first groove which is matched in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one first protrusion on the corresponding first flattening unit; or

each of the first flattening units is provided with at least one first groove, each of the second flattening units is provided with at least one first protrusion which is matched in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one first groove on the corresponding first flattening unit.

8. The flexible display according to claim 5 , wherein an interior of the roller is provided with a first guide rail and a second guide rail which are parallel to each other,

a press-fit clearance is formed between the first guide rail and the second guide rail, and the first guide rail and the second guide rail are configured to assemble the flexible display screen, the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit within the press-fit clearance together in a press-fit manner.

9. The flexible display according to claim 5 , wherein each of the first flattening units is provided with a second protrusion configured to flatten the side edge of the flexible display screen,

each of the second flattening units is provided with a third protrusion corresponding to the second protrusion on the corresponding first flattening unit.

10. The flexible display according to claim 5 , further comprising a telescopic rod fixedly connected with the first end of the flexible display screen,

the telescopic rod is configured to close the opening upon the flexible display screen being rolled up.

11. The flexible display according to claim 5 , wherein an interior of the roller is further provided with a separating unit configured to separate the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit connected in a snap-fit manner from each other.

12. The flexible display according to claim 11 , wherein the separating unit is a separating block, a middle part of the separating block is provided with a through hole which allows the flexible display screen to pass there-through, the separating block is fixed with respect to the roller, and the separating block has two fourth protrusions which are raised towards the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit, respectively;

each of the first flattening units and each of the second flattening units are provided with a concave part, respectively,

upon adjacent two first flattening units being connected with adjacent two second flattening units in a snap-fit manner, respectively, concave parts of the adjacent two first flattening units form a closed second groove to limit one of the fourth protrusions of the separating block, concave parts of the adjacent two second flattening units form a closed third groove to limit the other one of the fourth protrusions of the separating block.

13. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein a material of the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit is plastic.

14. The flexible display according to claim 6 , wherein an interior of the roller is further provided with a separating unit configured to separate the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit connected in a snap-fit manner from each other.

15. The flexible display according to claim 7 , wherein an interior of the roller is further provided with a separating unit configured to separate the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit connected in a snap-fit manner from each other.

16. The flexible display according to claim 8 , wherein an interior of the roller is further provided with a separating unit configured to separate the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit connected in a snap-fit manner from each other.

17. The flexible display according to claim 9 , wherein an interior of the roller is further provided with a separating unit configured to separate the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit connected in a snap-fit manner from each other.

18. The flexible display according to claim 10 , wherein an interior of the roller is further provided with a separating unit configured to separate the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit connected in a snap-fit manner from each other.

19. The flexible display according to claim 14 , wherein the separating unit is a separating block, a middle part of the separating block is provided with a through hole which allows the flexible display screen to pass there-through, the separating block is fixed with respect to the roller, and the separating block has two fourth protrusions which are raised towards the first flattening unit and the second flattening unit, respectively;

each of the first flattening units and each of the second flattening units are provided with a concave part, respectively,

upon adjacent two first flattening units being connected with adjacent two second flattening units in a snap-fit manner, respectively, concave parts of the adjacent two first flattening units form a closed second groove to limit one of the fourth protrusions of the separating block, concave parts of the adjacent two second flattening units form a closed third groove to limit the other one of the fourth protrusions of the separating block.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2019
From: WANG, ZIFENG; REN, YAN; CAO, LEI; JIN, HAILAN
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048601/0963 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0324778 · May 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190261520A1 · Aug 22, 2019
Cited By (1)
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