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US 12,462,714 · App. 18/735,872 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Folding displayer support and display apparatus

Inventors: Haoran Wang (Beijing, CN); Paoming Tsai (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
G09F9/301G06F1/1652H05K1/0393
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Patent No.
US 12,462,714
App. No.
18/735,872
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A folding displayer support and a display apparatus are provided. The folding displayer support includes a support body, the support body is provided with at least one first bending region extending in a first direction, at least one second bending region extending in a second direction, and at least one bidirectional bending region located at a position where the first bending region intersects with the second bending region, and an included angle is formed between the first direction and the second direction. The first bending region is provided with a first mesh pattern, the second bending region is provided with a second mesh pattern, the bidirectional bending region is provided with a third mesh pattern, a proportion of holes of the first mesh pattern and a proportion of holes of the second mesh pattern are less than a proportion of holes of the third mesh pattern.

Claims (45)

1 . A folding displayer support, comprising a support body, wherein the support body is provided with at least one first bending region extending in a first direction, at least one second bending region extending in a second direction, and at least one bidirectional bending region located at a position where the first bending region intersects with the second bending region, and an included angle is formed between the first direction and the second direction;

the first bending region is provided with a first mesh pattern, the second bending region is provided with a second mesh pattern, the bidirectional bending region is provided with a third mesh pattern, a proportion of holes of the first mesh pattern and a proportion of holes of the second mesh pattern are less than a proportion of holes of the third mesh pattern, and the proportion of holes is a percentage of an area occupied by holes in a unit area; and

a shape of one of the holes of the third mesh pattern is axisymmetric about a bending axis of the first bending region and a bending axis of the second bending region;

wherein the third mesh pattern comprises a first hollowed-out portion and a first solid mesh line portion, the first hollowed-out portion comprises a first hole array, the first hole array comprises a plurality of first holes distributed in an array, each of the first holes is a cross-shaped hole comprising a first strip-shaped hole and a second strip-shaped hole arranged in a cross shape, a length extension direction of the first strip-shaped hole is the first direction, and a length extension direction of the second strip-shaped hole is the second direction;

wherein the first hollowed-out portion further comprises a second hole array, the second hole array comprises a plurality of second holes distributed in an array, and each of the second holes is surrounded by the first solid mesh line portion in the middle of four adjacent first holes distributed in the array;

wherein

two opposite ends of the first strip-shaped hole are in a circular arc shape or an elliptical arc shape, and/or

two opposite ends of the second strip-shaped hole are in a circular arc shape or an elliptical arc shape; and

the first solid mesh line portion at a corner of a region where the first strip-shaped hole intersects with the second strip-shaped hole is a transition curve in a circular arc shape or an elliptical arc shape;

wherein the first solid mesh line portion at the corner of the region where the first strip-shaped hole intersects with the second strip-shaped hole comprises at least one quarter circular arc or quarter elliptical arc, a diameter of the quarter circular arc is greater than or equal to 0.2 mm, and a minor axis of the quarter elliptical arc is longer than or equal to 0.2 mm.

2 . The folding displayer support according to claim 1 , wherein the first mesh pattern comprises a second hollowed-out portion and a second solid mesh line portion, the second hollowed-out portion comprises a third hole array, the third hole array comprises a plurality of third holes distributed in an array, the third holes are strip-shaped holes, and a length extension direction of the third holes is the first direction.

3 . The folding displayer support according to claim 2 , wherein a row direction of the third hole array is the first direction, and a column direction of the third hole array is the second direction; and

each row of third holes is staggered with another row of third holes that is adjacent to the each row of third holes.

4 . The folding displayer support according to claim 2 , wherein the second mesh pattern comprises a third hollowed-out portion and a third solid mesh line portion, the third hollowed-out portion comprises a fourth hole array, the fourth hole array comprises a plurality of fourth holes arranged in an array, the fourth holes are strip-shaped holes, and a length extension direction of the fourth holes is the second direction.

5 . The folding displayer support according to claim 4 , wherein a row direction of the fourth hole array is the second direction, and a column direction of the fourth hole array is the first direction; and

each row of fourth holes is staggered with another row of fourth holes that is adjacent to the each row of fourth holes.

6 . The folding displayer support according to claim 4 , wherein a line width of the second solid mesh line portion and a line width of the third solid mesh line portion are greater than a line width of the first solid mesh line portion.

7 . The folding displayer support according to claim 6 , wherein the line width of a solid mesh line of the first solid mesh line portion is from 0.01 mm to 0.5 mm.

8 . The folding displayer support according to claim 6 , wherein the solid mesh line of the first solid mesh line portion has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm in a direction perpendicular to the support body.

9 . The folding displayer support according to claim 6 , wherein the support body is an integral structure made of a metallic material having a Young's modulus greater than a predetermined value.

10 . The folding displayer support according to claim 9 , wherein the metallic material comprises at least one of stainless steel, structural steel, titanium alloy, copper, copper alloy, aluminum alloy, or magnesium alloy.

11 . A display apparatus, comprising:

a display device comprising a light-emitting surface and a back surface opposite to the light-emitting surface; and

a support provided on the back surface of the display device, the support being a folding displayer support;

wherein the folding displayer support comprises a support body, the support body is provided with at least one first bending region extending in a first direction, at least one second bending region extending in a second direction, and at least one bidirectional bending region located at a position where the first bending region intersects with the second bending region, and an included angle is formed between the first direction and the second direction;

the first bending region is provided with a first mesh pattern, the second bending region is provided with a second mesh pattern, the bidirectional bending region is provided with a third mesh pattern, a proportion of holes of the first mesh pattern and a proportion of holes of the second mesh pattern are less than a proportion of holes of the third mesh pattern, and the proportion of holes is a percentage of an area occupied by holes in a unit area; and

a shape of one of the holes of the third mesh pattern is axisymmetric about a bending axis of the first bending region and a bending axis of the second bending region;

wherein the third mesh pattern comprises a first hollowed-out portion and a first solid mesh line portion, the first hollowed-out portion comprises a first hole array, the first hole array comprises a plurality of first holes distributed in an array, each of the first holes is a cross-shaped hole comprising a first strip-shaped hole and a second strip-shaped hole arranged in a cross shape, a length extension direction of the first strip-shaped hole is the first direction, and a length extension direction of the second strip-shaped hole is the second direction;

wherein the first hollowed-out portion further comprises a second hole array, the second hole array comprises a plurality of second holes distributed in an array, and each of the second holes is surrounded by the first solid mesh line portion in the middle of four adjacent first holes distributed in the array;

wherein

two opposite ends of the first strip-shaped hole are in a circular arc shape or an elliptical arc shape, and/or

two opposite ends of the second strip-shaped hole are in a circular arc shape or an elliptical arc shape; and

the first solid mesh line portion at a corner of a region where the first strip-shaped hole intersects with the second strip-shaped hole is a transition curve in a circular arc shape or an elliptical arc shape;

wherein the first solid mesh line portion at the corner of the region where the first strip-shaped hole intersects with the second strip-shaped hole comprises at least one quarter circular arc or quarter elliptical arc, a diameter of the quarter circular arc is greater than or equal to 0.2 mm, and a minor axis of the quarter elliptical arc is longer than or equal to 0.2 mm.

12 . The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first mesh pattern comprises a second hollowed-out portion and a second solid mesh line portion, the second hollowed-out portion comprises a third hole array, the third hole array comprises a plurality of third holes distributed in an array, the third holes are strip-shaped holes, and a length extension direction of the third holes is the first direction.

13 . The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a row direction of the third hole array is the first direction, and a column direction of the third hole array is the second direction; and

each row of third holes is staggered with another row of third holes that is adjacent to the each row of third holes.

14 . The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the second mesh pattern comprises a third hollowed-out portion and a third solid mesh line portion, the third hollowed-out portion comprises a fourth hole array, the fourth hole array comprises a plurality of fourth holes arranged in an array, the fourth holes are strip-shaped holes, and a length extension direction of the fourth holes is the second direction.

15 . The display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a row direction of the fourth hole array is the second direction, and a column direction of the fourth hole array is the first direction; and

each row of fourth holes is staggered with another row of fourth holes that is adjacent to the each row of fourth holes.

16 . The display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a line width of the second solid mesh line portion and a line width of the third solid mesh line portion are greater than a line width of the first solid mesh line portion.

17 . The display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the line width of a solid mesh line of the first solid mesh line portion is from 0.01 mm to 0.5 mm.

18 . The display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the solid mesh line of the first solid mesh line portion has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm in a direction perpendicular to the support body.

19 . The display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the support body is an integral structure made of a metallic material having a Young's modulus greater than a predetermined value.

20 . The display apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the metallic material comprises at least one of stainless steel, structural steel, titanium alloy, copper, copper alloy, aluminum alloy, or magnesium alloy.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2024
From: WANG, HAORAN; TSAI, PAOMING
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067645/0246 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011015356.4 · Sep 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17794327
Related Publication 20240321148A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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