Support Structure for a Slidable Display
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorEetu Peltoluhta
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Abstract
A support structure for a slidable display comprises a support arrangement configured to slide along a first sliding axis and at least two rotation arrangements. Each rotation arrangement is fixedly arranged along the first sliding axis and configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first sliding axis. Furthermore, each rotation arrangement is releasably interconnected to at least one support element of the support arrangement such that each of the at least two rotation arrangements rotates around the rotation axis with a tangential speed equal to a speed with which the support arrangement moves along the first sliding axis.
Claims20
A support structure for a slidable display comprising:
- a support arrangement configured to slide along a first sliding axis and comprising at least one support element;
- and
- at least two rotation arrangements,
- wherein each of the at least two rotation arrangements is fixedly arranged along the first sliding axis and configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first sliding axis, and
- wherein each of the at least two rotation arrangements is further releasably interconnected to the at least one support element to enable each of the at least two rotation arrangements to rotate around the rotation axis with a tangential speed equal to a speed with which the support arrangement moves along the first sliding axis.
A slidable display arrangement for an electronic device and comprising:
- a slidable display;
- and
- a support structure supporting the slidable display, and configured to:
- slide the slidable display along a first sliding axis of the support structure;
- or
- simultaneously fold the slidable display and a support arrangement of the support structure around a folding axis of the support structure.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising opposite sides;
- two end caps arranged at the opposite sides;
- and
- a slidable display arrangement comprising:
- slidable display:
- and
- a support structure supporting the slidable display and configured to:
- slide the slidable display along a first sliding axis of the support structure;
- or
- simultaneously fold the slidable display and a support arrangement of the support structure around a folding axis of the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.