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Flexible display device and mobile terminal

US10631402B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2018
Grant dateApr 21, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/549
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexible display device and a mobile terminal including the same are provided, whose portability is improved, and which enable diverse choices of the screen sizes. The flexible display device includes a receptacle mechanism and a flexible display screen, wherein the receptacle mechanism includes a first end cap and a second end cap opposed to each other, a spool pivotally mounted on the first end cap and the second end cap, a ratchet fixedly connected to the spool, a pawl hinged to the first end cap, a pretension spring abutting the first end cap and the pawl respectively, and a reset spring fixedly connected to the spool and the second end cap respectively. The flexible display screen includes a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge opposed to each other, and the first lateral edge is fixedly connected to the spool.

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