CN215341751U - Flexible screen supporting device and flexible display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a flexible screen strutting arrangement, including support piece and the slider that is used for supporting the flexible screen and be used for supporting the support base of support piece and slider, support piece is fixed in and supports on the base, and flexible screen movably lays on the slider, and the slider can support the base relatively and slide to drive flexible screen expansion or withdrawal. The application also provides a flexible display device. The flexible screen supporting device provided by the application supports the base through the arrangement, so that the supporting force of the flexible screen is improved, and other components can be integrally supported.

Description

Flexible screen supporting device and flexible display device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of display, in particular to a flexible screen supporting device and a flexible display device.

Background

With the development of flexible display technology, flexible display screens are increasingly applied to terminals due to the characteristics of low power consumption, good flexibility and the like, and a supporting structure is required to support the flexible display screens when the flexible display screens are used, so that the flexible display screens can be normally used in a contracted or expanded state.

At present, a part of terminals wind a flexible display screen on a reel in the terminal in a curling manner so as to expand or contract the flexible display screen, a support structure of the manner generally adopts a structure of a stretching framework, for example, a double-matrix embedded framework is adopted, a left framework and a right framework are arranged in the terminal to support the flexible display screen, and when the screens are closed, the two frameworks support the closed flexible display screen together; when the screen is unfolded, the frameworks are separated along with the widening of the terminal, and the two frameworks support the corresponding screen respectively so as to achieve the purpose of flattening the screen without folds.

The end part of one side framework is fixed on the shell, the other side framework can slide out to support the flexible screen of the unfolding part, although the framework structure can support the screen, the embedded position between the two frameworks is in a hollow form, when the framework is in the unfolding state, gaps are formed among the framework strips of the frameworks, materials such as a battery and a circuit board need to be fixed behind the frameworks, the framework form is not provided with a complete supporting surface and is difficult to realize integral support, gaps are formed between the frameworks and the shell at the bottom, only the hollow frameworks support the screen under stress, the supporting force is weaker, unstable conditions such as shaking or bending and the like can be generated when the screen is pressed, the phenomenon of the screen which is easily uneven is easily caused, and meanwhile, after the frameworks are completely unfolded, because only the root part of the framework at the fixed side provides the supporting force, the fixed fulcrum is close to the front, the framework at the sliding side stretches out more and the supporting force to the screen is weaker, the problem of collapse due to pressing is easily caused, and the phenomenon of uneven screen is also caused.

The foregoing description is provided for general background information and is not admitted to be prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To above-mentioned technical problem, this application provides a flexible screen strutting arrangement and flexible display device, has promoted the holding power to the flexible screen to can carry out integrative the support to other parts.

In order to solve the technical problem, the application provides a flexible screen strutting arrangement, including support piece and the slider that is used for supporting the flexible screen and be used for supporting support piece with the support base of slider, support piece is fixed in support on the base, flexible screen movably lays in on the slider, the slider can be relative support the base and slide, in order to drive flexible screen expandes or retracts.

Optionally, a hole or a groove is not formed in the surface of one side, away from the flexible screen, of the supporting base.

Optionally, a movable groove is formed between the supporting piece and the supporting base, and the sliding piece is slidably disposed in the movable groove.

Optionally, the number of the movable slots is at least two, and the movable slots are respectively arranged on the supporting member at intervals.

Optionally, the number of the sliding members is at least two, the sliding members are respectively arranged on the supporting base at intervals, and each sliding member is correspondingly arranged in each movable groove.

Optionally, the number of the supporting members is at least two, the supporting members are respectively arranged on the supporting base at intervals, and the movable groove is formed between every two adjacent supporting members.

Optionally, the movable groove includes a first groove wall and a second groove wall that are oppositely disposed, a distance between the first groove wall and the second groove wall gradually increases along a sliding-out direction of the sliding member, and a shape of the sliding member matches the movable groove.

Optionally, a sliding groove is formed in a concave inner wall of the movable groove, and the sliding member is correspondingly installed in the sliding groove.

Optionally, the support member includes a first support plate and a second support plate stacked up and down, and the flexible screen is fixed on the first support plate.

Optionally, the movable groove is formed on the first support plate, and the sliding groove is formed on the second support plate.

Optionally, the sliding member includes a first sliding plate and a second sliding plate stacked up and down, the first sliding plate is correspondingly installed in the movable groove, the second sliding plate is correspondingly installed in the sliding groove, and the flexible screen is movably laid on the first sliding plate.

Optionally, the support base and the support member are integrally formed and/or the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate are integrally formed.

Optionally, the support member is provided with an opening through which the sliding member extends out of the support member.

Optionally, the opening is disposed on one side of the supporting member or on two opposite sides of the supporting member, when the opening is disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting member, the sliding members are correspondingly disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting member, and the sliding directions of the sliding members located on different sides are opposite.

The application also provides a flexible display device, including as above flexible screen strutting arrangement still includes functional mechanism, functional mechanism is fixed in support the base is kept away from on support piece's a side surface.

Optionally, the functional mechanism comprises a battery and/or a circuit board.

As mentioned above, the flexible screen supporting device comprises a supporting piece and a sliding piece for supporting the flexible screen and a supporting base for supporting the supporting piece and the sliding piece, wherein the supporting piece is fixed on the supporting base, the flexible screen is movably laid on the sliding piece, and the sliding piece can slide relative to the supporting base so as to drive the flexible screen to unfold or retract. Through the mode, the supporting base for the supporting piece and the sliding piece is arranged, so that the supporting force for the flexible screen is improved, and other parts can be integrally supported.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application. In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present application;

fig. 2 is a communication network system architecture diagram according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a flexible screen support apparatus according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a flexible screen support apparatus according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic structural view of a flexible screen support apparatus according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the assembly of a flexible screen support device with a functional mechanism according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a flexible screen support apparatus according to a second embodiment shown in a retracted state;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view showing a flexible screen supporting device in an unfolded state according to the second embodiment.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objectives of the present application will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. With the above figures, there are shown specific embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concepts in any manner, but rather to illustrate the inventive concepts to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, the recitation of an element by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element, and further, where similarly-named elements, features, or elements in different embodiments of the disclosure may have the same meaning, or may have different meanings, that particular meaning should be determined by their interpretation in the embodiment or further by context with the embodiment.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope herein. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context. Also, as used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes" and/or "including," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, species, and/or groups, but do not preclude the presence, or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, species, and/or groups thereof. The terms "or," "and/or," "including at least one of the following," and the like, as used herein, are to be construed as inclusive or mean any one or any combination. For example, "includes at least one of: A. b, C "means" any of the following: a; b; c; a and B; a and C; b and C; a and B and C ", again for example," A, B or C "or" A, B and/or C "means" any of the following: a; b; c; a and B; a and C; b and C; a and B and C'. An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or operations are inherently mutually exclusive in some way.

It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowcharts in the embodiments of the present application are shown in order as indicated by the arrows, the steps are not necessarily performed in order as indicated by the arrows. The steps are not performed in the exact order shown and may be performed in other orders unless explicitly stated herein. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the figures may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages that are not necessarily performed at the same time, but may be performed at different times, in different orders, and may be performed alternately or at least partially with respect to other steps or sub-steps of other steps.

The words "if", as used herein, may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a detection", depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if determined" or "if detected (a stated condition or event)" may be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to a determination" or "when detected (a stated condition or event)" or "in response to a detection (a stated condition or event)", depending on the context.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for the convenience of description of the present application, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module", "component" or "unit" may be used mixedly.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the mobile terminal described in the present application may include mobile terminals such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Portable Media Player (PMP), a navigation device, a wearable device, a smart band, a pedometer, and the like, and fixed terminals such as a Digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like.

The following description will be given taking a mobile terminal as an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for mobile purposes.

Referring to fig. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present application, the mobile terminal 100 may include: RF (Radio Frequency) unit 101, WiFi module 102, audio output unit 103, a/V (audio/video) input unit 104, sensor 105, display unit 106, user input unit 107, interface unit 108, memory 109, processor 110, and power supply 111. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the mobile terminal architecture shown in fig. 1 is not intended to be limiting of mobile terminals, which may include more or fewer components than those shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components.

The following describes each component of the mobile terminal in detail with reference to fig. 1:

the radio frequency unit 101 may be configured to receive and transmit signals during information transmission and reception or during a call, and specifically, receive downlink information of a base station and then process the downlink information to the processor 110; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with a network and other devices through wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000(Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division duplex Long Term Evolution), and TDD-LTE (Time Division duplex Long Term Evolution).

WiFi belongs to short-distance wireless transmission technology, and the mobile terminal can help a user to receive and send e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media and the like through the WiFi module 102, and provides wireless broadband internet access for the user. Although fig. 1 shows the WiFi module 102, it is understood that it does not belong to the essential constitution of the mobile terminal, and may be omitted entirely as needed within the scope not changing the essence of the invention.

The audio output unit 103 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal 100 is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output unit 103 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The a/V input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The a/V input Unit 104 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, the Graphics processor 1041 Processing image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frames processed by the graphic processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102. The microphone 1042 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone 1042 in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and may be capable of processing such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 1042 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that may optionally adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that may turn off the display panel 1061 and/or the backlight when the mobile terminal 100 is moved to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally, three axes), can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used for applications of recognizing the posture of a mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer and tapping), and the like; as for other sensors such as a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infrared sensor, which can be configured on the mobile phone, further description is omitted here.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 106 may include a Display panel 1061, and the Display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect a touch operation performed by a user on or near the touch panel 1071 (e.g., an operation performed by the user on or near the touch panel 1071 using a finger, a stylus, or any other suitable object or accessory), and drive a corresponding connection device according to a predetermined program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. Optionally, the touch detection device detects a touch orientation of a user, detects a signal caused by a touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 110, and can receive and execute commands sent by the processor 110. In addition, the touch panel 1071 may be implemented in various types, such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may include other input devices 1072. In particular, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and the like, and are not limited to these specific examples.

Alternatively, the touch panel 1071 may cover the display panel 1061, and when the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch panel 1071 transmits the touch operation to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 according to the type of the touch event. Although the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are shown in fig. 1 as two separate components to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, and is not limited herein.

The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from external devices and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal 100 and external devices.

The memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, and optionally, the program storage area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, and the like) required by at least one function, and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Further, the memory 109 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 110 is a control center of the mobile terminal, connects various parts of the entire mobile terminal using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the mobile terminal and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109 and calling data stored in the memory 109, thereby performing overall monitoring of the mobile terminal. Processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, optionally, the application processor mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 110.

The mobile terminal 100 may further include a power supply 111 (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to various components, and preferably, the power supply 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 via a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management functions via the power management system.

Although not shown in fig. 1, the mobile terminal 100 may further include a bluetooth module or the like, which is not described in detail herein.

In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, a communication network system on which the mobile terminal of the present application is based is described below.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is an architecture diagram of a communication Network system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the communication Network system is an LTE system of a universal mobile telecommunications technology, and the LTE system includes a UE (User Equipment) 201, an E-UTRAN (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 202, an EPC (Evolved Packet Core) 203, and an IP service 204 of an operator, which are in communication connection in sequence.

Specifically, the UE201 may be the terminal 100 described above, and is not described herein again.

The E-UTRAN202 includes eNodeB2021 and other eNodeBs 2022, among others. Alternatively, the eNodeB2021 may be connected with other enodebs 2022 through a backhaul (e.g., X2 interface), the eNodeB2021 is connected to the EPC203, and the eNodeB2021 may provide the UE201 access to the EPC 203.

The EPC203 may include an MME (Mobility Management Entity) 2031, an HSS (Home Subscriber Server) 2032, other MMEs 2033, an SGW (Serving gateway) 2034, a PGW (PDN gateway) 2035, and a PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) 2036, and the like. Optionally, the MME2031 is a control node that handles signaling between the UE201 and the EPC203, providing bearer and connection management. HSS2032 is used to provide registers to manage functions such as home location register (not shown) and holds subscriber specific information about service characteristics, data rates, etc. All user data may be sent through SGW2034, PGW2035 may provide IP address assignment for UE201 and other functions, and PCRF2036 is a policy and charging control policy decision point for traffic data flow and IP bearer resources, which selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions for a policy and charging enforcement function (not shown).

The IP services 204 may include the internet, intranets, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), or other IP services, among others.

Although the LTE system is described as an example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the LTE system, but may also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and future new network systems.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure and communication network system, various embodiments of the present application are provided.

Referring to fig. 3 to 8, the present application provides a flexible screen supporting device, which includes a supporting member 11 and a sliding member 12 for supporting a flexible screen 20, and a supporting base 13 for supporting the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12, wherein the supporting member 11 is fixed on the supporting base 13, the flexible screen 20 is movably laid on the sliding member 12, and the sliding member 12 can slide relative to the supporting base 13 to drive the flexible screen 20 to unfold or retract.

It is worth mentioning that the supporting base 13 is a flat plate-shaped structure. The supporting base 13 includes a first surface 131 and a second surface 132 which are oppositely disposed, the first surface 131 is a supporting surface for the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12, and the second surface 132 is a mounting surface for other components, where the other components can be understood as components which need to be fixed below the supporting base 13 in the display device using the flexible screen supporting device of the present application, and the specific components are selected according to actual requirements.

It is understood that the first surface 131 and the second surface 132 may be formed in a full-surface manner, i.e., the first surface 131 and the second surface 132 are not provided with holes or groove-like structures. When the supporting piece 11 and the sliding piece 12 arranged on the supporting base 13 are used in a retracted state of the flexible screen 20, the supporting piece 11 and the sliding piece 12 are mutually embedded and spliced to form a supporting surface for the flexible screen 20; when the flexible screen 20 is used in an unfolded state, the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12 support the fixed end and the unfolded end of the flexible screen 20, respectively.

Under support piece 11 and slider 12 supporting role to flexible screen 20, be used for supporting support piece 11 and slider 12's support base 13 through the setting, it has the clearance to have between the casing of support skeleton and the bottom of supporting flexible screen 20 among the prior art to have avoided, only the fretwork skeleton supports the atress of screen, the problem that the holding power is relatively weak, this application has promoted the support stability to support piece 11 and slider 12, thereby the holding power to flexible screen 20 has been promoted, make flexible screen 20 no matter can both guarantee good roughness in expansion or withdrawal state. Meanwhile, the whole plate-shaped supporting base 13 is used as a support, the supported areas of the supporting piece 11 and the sliding piece 12 are increased, the root part of the supporting piece 11 is stressed and fixed, and even if the sliding piece 12 is unfolded, the supported fulcrum area of the sliding piece 12 is larger than that of the prior art, so that the supporting force of the sliding piece 12 extending outwards to the screen is stronger, and the problem of screen pressing collapse is avoided.

Optionally, the supporting base 13 is a housing portion of the flexible display device, which is equivalent to the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12 directly disposed on the housing, the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12 are non-suspended structures, so that the supporting stability is better, and unstable conditions such as shaking or bending do not exist when the flexible screen 20 is pressed.

Alternatively, the support base 13, the support member 11, and the slider 12 are all formed of steel sheets.

First embodiment

A movable groove 14 is formed between the supporting member 11 and the supporting base 13, the sliding member 12 is slidably disposed in the movable groove 14, wherein the bottom of the movable groove 14 is the surface of the supporting base 13, and the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12 are respectively of a single-layer steel sheet structure.

Optionally, the number of the movable slots 14 is multiple, and the multiple movable slots 14 are respectively arranged on the supporting member 11 at intervals.

Optionally, the number of the sliding members 12 is multiple, a plurality of the sliding members 12 are respectively arranged on the supporting base 13 at intervals, and each sliding member 12 is correspondingly arranged in each movable slot 14.

Optionally, the number of the supporting members 11 is multiple, the supporting members 11 are respectively disposed on the supporting base 13 at intervals, and a movable slot 14 is formed between two adjacent supporting members 11.

The supporting members 11 may be independent of each other and fixed on the supporting base 13, or may be fixed on the supporting base 13 by fixing portions (not shown), that is, the supporting members 11 form an integral structure by the fixing portions. Similarly, the plurality of sliding members 12 may be independent from each other and respectively slide with respect to the supporting base 13, or the plurality of sliding members 12 may form an integral structure through a connecting portion (not shown).

Alternatively, the movable slot 14 includes a first slot wall 141 and a second slot wall 142 which are oppositely arranged, the distance between the first slot wall 141 and the second slot wall 142 gradually increases along the sliding-out direction of the sliding member 12, the shape of the sliding member 12 matches with the movable slot 14, that is, the width of the sliding member 12 gradually increases along the sliding-out direction of the sliding member 12, the shape of the sliding member 12 is trapezoidal when viewed from the top, and the length direction (understood as the height of the trapezoid) of the sliding member 12 is parallel to the sliding-out direction of the sliding member 12.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, an opening 110 for the sliding member 12 to extend out of the supporting member 11 is formed on the supporting member 11, a width of one end of the sliding member 12 is smaller than a width of the other end, and two side walls (understood as a trapezoid waist) connecting two ends of the sliding member 12 are also obliquely arranged along with the change of the width, wherein one end of the sliding member 12 is a end far from the opening 110, and the other end of the sliding member 12 is a end close to the opening 110. When the sliding part 12 slides, the sliding part 12 is matched with the movable groove 14 in shape, so that the guiding effect is achieved, the sliding is smoother, and the blockage in the sliding process is avoided.

In an alternative embodiment, a lubricant, such as lubricant oil, may be added between the supporting member 11 and the sliding member 12 to ensure smooth sliding between the sliding portion and the fixed portion.

Optionally, the opening 110 is disposed on one side of the supporting member 11 or on two opposite sides of the supporting member 11, when the opening 110 is disposed on one side of the supporting member 11, the sliding member 12 is correspondingly disposed on one side of the supporting member 11, and the flexible screen 20 is of a one-side sliding-out structure; when the openings 110 are disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting member 11, the sliding members 12 are correspondingly disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting member 11, the sliding directions of the sliding members 12 on different sides are opposite, and the flexible screen 20 is a double-side sliding-out structure.

Referring to fig. 6, an embodiment of the present application further provides a flexible display device, which includes the flexible screen supporting device described above, and further includes a functional mechanism, where the functional mechanism is fixed on a side surface of the supporting base 13 away from the supporting member 11. Since the second surface 132 of the supporting base 13 (i.e. the fixing surface of the functional mechanism) is not provided with a hole or a groove, the supporting base 13 can provide a complete supporting surface for integrally supporting the functional mechanism, so that the structural strength is also better.

Optionally, the functional mechanism includes one or more of the materials of the battery 31, the circuit board, the camera, and the like. The battery 31 is fixed to the second surface 132 of the support base 13, for example, by adhesion, and the circuit board is fixed to the second surface 132 of the support base 13, for example, by screwing. In the present embodiment, the type of the circuit board is not limited, and may be the main board 32 and/or the small board 33.

The fixed end of the flexible screen 20 is attached to the supporting member 11, the movable end of the flexible screen 20 is wound on the reel in the flexible display device, the movable end is movably laid on the sliding member 12, when the flexible screen is unfolded, the fixed part of the flexible screen 20 is supported by the supporting member 11, and the expanded part of the flexible screen 20 is supported by the sliding member 12. Movably disposed here should be understood that the flexible screen 20 is not completely fixed to the slider 12, but rather, as the slider 12 is extended, the flexible screen 20 is disposed on the extended slider 12, with the slider 12 providing support to the flexible screen 20 disposed thereon, and when the slider 12 is retracted, the extended portion of the flexible screen 20 may be disengaged from the support surface provided by the slider 12 and taken up on a reel.

Optionally, the flexible screen 20 is unfolded in a sliding manner by driving the housing to move through a motor in the flexible display device, the housing drives the slider 12 to slide out, the spool moves synchronously with the moving end of the housing, where the movement of the spool can be understood as that the relative position of the spool changes with the change of the relative position of the moving end of the housing, that is, the spool moves along with the moving end of the housing, but the spool can also perform self-transmission, that is, the spool can rotate around the central axis of the spool, so that the flexible screen 20 can be stored back onto the spool or the flexible screen 20 is unfolded by virtue of clockwise and counterclockwise rotations of the spool, thereby realizing the effect of expanding the display screen.

Second embodiment

This embodiment is partially the same as the first embodiment, and the same parts are not described herein again, except that:

referring to fig. 4 and 5, the inner wall of the movable slot 14 is recessed to form a sliding slot 15, the sliding member 12 is correspondingly installed in the sliding slot 15, and the sliding slot 15 is disposed near the first surface 131 of the supporting base 13.

Alternatively, the support 11 includes a first support plate 111 and a second support plate 112 stacked one on top of the other, and the flexible screen 20 is fixed to the first support plate 111. The first support plate 111 and the second support plate 112 may be formed by combining two independent support plates, or may be integrally formed.

Alternatively, the movable slot 14 is formed on the first support plate 111, the slide slot 15 is formed on the second support plate 112, and the movable slot 14 is located above the slide slot 15.

Optionally, the sliding member 12 includes a first sliding plate 121 and a second sliding plate 122 stacked up and down, the first sliding plate 121 is correspondingly installed in the movable slot 14, the second sliding plate 122 is correspondingly installed in the sliding slot 15, and the flexible screen 20 is movably laid on the first sliding plate 121. The first sliding plate 121 and the second sliding plate 122 may be formed by combining two independent sliding plates, or may be integrally formed.

Alternatively, the support base 13 is integrally formed with the support 11 and/or the first sliding plate 121 is integrally formed with the second sliding plate 122. Preferably, the supporting base 13, the supporting piece 11 and the sliding piece 12 are assembled together after being formed separately, so that the production difficulty can be reduced, and the cost can be saved.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (e.g., ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal device (e.g., a mobile phone, a computer, a server, a controlled terminal, or a network device) to execute the method of each embodiment of the present application.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application, or which are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present application.

Claims (11)

1. The utility model provides a flexible screen strutting arrangement which characterized in that, is including support piece and the slider that is used for supporting the flexible screen and be used for supporting support piece with the support base of slider, support piece is fixed in support on the base, the flexible screen movably lay in on the slider, the slider can be relative support the base and slide, in order to drive the flexible screen expandes or retracts.

2. The flexible screen support device of claim 1, wherein a movable slot is formed between the support member and the support base, the sliding member being slidably disposed within the movable slot.

3. The flexible screen support apparatus of claim 2, comprising at least one of the following:

the number of the movable grooves is at least two, and the at least two movable grooves are respectively arranged on the supporting piece at intervals;

the number of the sliding parts is at least two, the at least two sliding parts are respectively arranged on the supporting base at intervals, and each sliding part is correspondingly arranged in each movable groove;

the number of the supporting pieces is at least two, the at least two supporting pieces are respectively arranged on the supporting base at intervals, and the movable groove is formed between every two adjacent supporting pieces.

4. A flexible screen support device as claimed in claim 2 or 3 wherein said movable slot comprises first and second oppositely disposed slot walls, the spacing between said first and second slot walls increasing in the direction of sliding out of said sliding member, said sliding member being shaped to match said movable slot.

5. The flexible screen support device of claim 4, wherein the inner wall of the movable slot is recessed to form a sliding slot, and the sliding member is correspondingly mounted in the sliding slot.

6. The flexible screen support apparatus of claim 5, comprising at least one of the following:

the supporting piece comprises a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate which are overlapped up and down, and the flexible screen is fixed on the first supporting plate;

the movable groove is formed on the first supporting plate, and the sliding groove is formed on the second supporting plate.

7. The flexible screen support device of claim 5, wherein the sliding member comprises a first sliding plate and a second sliding plate stacked one above the other, the first sliding plate being correspondingly mounted in the movable slot, the second sliding plate being correspondingly mounted in the sliding slot, and the flexible screen being movably laid on the first sliding plate.

8. The flexible screen support apparatus of claim 7, wherein the support base is integrally formed with the support member and/or the first sliding plate is integrally formed with the second sliding plate.

9. The flexible screen support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support member is provided with an opening through which the slider member extends outside the support member.

10. The flexible screen support device of claim 9, wherein the opening is disposed on one side of the support member or on two opposite sides of the support member, when the opening is disposed on two opposite sides of the support member, the sliding members are correspondingly disposed on two opposite sides of the support member, and the sliding directions of the sliding members on different sides are opposite.

11. A flexible display device comprising the flexible screen support device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, and further comprising a functional mechanism fixed to a side surface of the support base away from the support member, the functional mechanism including a battery and/or a circuit board.

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