Display bender and method of testing flexible display
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and On Behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsCynthia Bell, Terry L. Alford, Roy Stephen Rednour, Mark Richards
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Abstract
Some embodiments include an apparatus for testing flexible displays. The apparatus can include: (a) a first clamp configured to receive a first end of the flexible display; (b) a second clamp configured to receive a second end of the flexible display, wherein the second end of the flexible display is opposite the first end of the flexible display; and (c) a test column. Other embodiments and methods are disclosed herein.
Claims20
An apparatus for testing a flexible display, the apparatus comprising:
- a first clamp configured to receive a first end of the flexible display;
- a second clamp configured to receive a second end of the flexible display, wherein the second end of the flexible display is opposite the first end of the flexible display;
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- a test column having a curved test surface being at least part of a curved exterior surface of the test column, the curved test surface having a predefined radius and being configured to interact with a display surface of the flexible display by pushing the display surface.
An apparatus for testing a flexible display, the apparatus comprising:
- a translating stage;
- a test column coupled to the translating stage, the test column comprising a curved test surface being at least part of a curved exterior surface of the test column, and the curved test surface comprising a predefined radius and being configured to interact with a display surface of the flexible display by pushing and directly contacting the display surface;
- a base coupled to the translating stage, wherein the translating stage is capable of moving back and forth relative to the base;
- a first clamp capable of rotating about a first axis relative to the base;
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- a second clamp capable of rotating about a second axis relative to the base;
- wherein the first clamp is configured to receive a first end of the flexible display, the second clamp is configured to receive a second end of the flexible display, and the second end of the flexible display is opposite the first end of the flexible display.
A method of testing a flexible display, the method comprising:
- providing a flexible display;
- coupling a first end of the flexible display to a first clamp;
- coupling a second end of the flexible display to a second clamp;
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- pushing a curved test surface of a test column against a first surface of the flexible display, the curved test surface being at least part of a curved exterior surface of the test column and comprising a predefined radius.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.