Bendable support apparatus for a flexible display
US10599189B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F9/301
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bendable support apparatus includes a support unit, at least one coaxially pivoting unit and at least one synchronously pivoting unit. The support unit includes a plurality of support members extending in a first direction and juxtaposed to each other. Each support member has opposite support and mounting major surfaces. The support major surfaces cooperatively define a support surface for a flexible display attached thereto. The coaxially pivoting unit includes a plurality of coaxially pivoting assemblies disposed to permit two adjacent support members to be coaxially pivoted to each other about a pivot axis at a neutral layer of the flexible display. The synchronously pivoting unit includes a plurality of synchronously pivoting assemblies each disposed among three adjacent support members to permit two lateral support members to be synchronously pivoted relative to a middle support member so as to shift the bendable support apparatus between unfolded and folded states.
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