Foldable mechanism and display device
AssigneeWuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technologyco., Ltd.
InventorsWenxu Xianyu, Zhuo Zhang, Zikang Feng
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Abstract
A foldable mechanism and a display device including the foldable mechanism are disclosed. The foldable mechanism includes a first folding hinge, a second folding hinge, a third folding hinge, a fourth folding hinge, a first casing, a second casing, a third casing, and a fourth casing. The foldable mechanism is multifunctional and has both inward bending and outward bending functions, so that the display device can operate in three display states: a tablet display state, a mobile phone display state, and a notebook display state.
Claims18
A foldable mechanism, comprising:
- a first folding hinge disposed along a first direction;
- a second folding hinge disposed in the same direction in which the first folding hinge is disposed;
- a third folding hinge disposed along a second direction, wherein the second direction intersects the first direction;
- a fourth folding hinge disposed in the same direction in which the third folding hinge is disposed;
- a first casing pivotally connected to the first folding hinge and the third folding hinge;
- a second casing pivotally connected to the second folding hinge and the third folding hinge;
- a third casing pivotally connected to the first folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge;
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- a fourth casing pivotally connected to the second folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge,
- wherein each of the first folding hinge, the second folding hinge, the third folding hinge, and the fourth folding hinge comprises a plurality of rotating shafts interconnected with each other, wherein the rotating shafts are disposed in parallel with each other and are arranged in such a way that a transition arc is formed by the rotating shafts after the foldable mechanism bends.
A foldable mechanism, comprising:
- a first folding hinge disposed along a first direction;
- a second folding hinge disposed in the same direction in which the first folding hinge is disposed;
- a third folding hinge disposed along a second direction, wherein the second direction intersects the first direction;
- a fourth folding hinge disposed in the same direction in which the third folding hinge is disposed;
- a first casing pivotally connected to the first folding hinge and the third folding hinge;
- a second casing pivotally connected to the second folding hinge and the third folding hinge;
- a third casing pivotally connected to the first folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge;
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- a fourth casing pivotally connected to the second folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge,
- wherein each of the first folding hinge, the second folding hinge, the third folding hinge, and the fourth folding hinge has torsion against gravity of each of the first casing, the second casing, the third casing, and the fourth casing, so that the first casing, the second casing, the third casing, and the fourth casing remain positions relative to each other after the foldable mechanism is bent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.