CN111223398A - Flexible display screen module and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a flexible display screen module and an electronic device. The side edge of the outlet direction of the flexible display screen module is bent inwards, so that the bottom of the flexible display screen module extends out of a preset circuit.

Description

Flexible display screen module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of terminals, especially, relate to a flexible display screen module and electronic equipment.

Background

The electronic equipment realizes the display function by arranging the display screen module. The display screen module is connected with the mainboard or other external objects through a group of preset circuits so as to realize the functions of instruction receiving, data interaction, power supply and the like. Should predetermine the circuit and need stretch out from certain side of display screen module, lead to the width of display screen module in this side to be greater than other sides, has restricted the increase that accounts for the ratio to the electronic equipment screen.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus, and an electronic device, to solve the deficiencies in the related art.

According to a first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a flexible display screen module is provided, the edge of the outlet direction side of the flexible display screen module is bent inwards, so that a preset circuit is extended out of the bottom of the flexible display screen module.

Optionally, the flexible display screen module includes: the device comprises a tabular main body region and an edge region positioned on the outgoing line direction side of the main body region; and the main body area bends downwards to be transited to the edge area when extending outwards, and the edge area bends inwards to the bottom of the flexible display screen module when continuing to extend outwards.

Optionally, the edge region extends to the bottom of the main body region to protrude out of the preset line.

Optionally, the body region is perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the edge region.

Optionally, after the side edge of the outgoing line direction is bent inwards, the side edge of the outgoing line direction is bonded with the bottom of the flexible display screen module.

Optionally, the outlet direction of the flexible display screen module is the screen width direction.

Optionally, the flexible display screen module comprises cover glass and a display assembly; and the area of the display assembly, which is positioned at the bottom of the flexible display screen module, is a non-functional area.

Optionally, the display module includes: an OLED display assembly.

Optionally, the method further includes:

the filling piece is arranged at the bottom of the flexible display screen module; the setting position of the filling piece is symmetrical to the outgoing line position of the preset line, and the thickness of the filling piece is consistent with that of the preset line.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including: the flexible display screen module according to any one of the above embodiments.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a display screen module in the related art.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structural improvement according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a folded flexible display module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooperation between a flexible display module and a front case according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another folded flexible display module, according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present application. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a display screen module in the related art. In the related art, a predetermined line 2 'may extend from one side of the display module 1', for example, as shown in fig. 1, and the predetermined line 2 'may extend from the left side of the display module 1'. Although the predetermined line 2 'may be connected to an external object (e.g., a motherboard of an electronic device) by using, for example, a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC), that is, the predetermined line 2' may be bent to some extent, the interface between the predetermined line 2 'and the display module 1' does not allow bending.

It can be seen that, when the display screen module 1 ' is assembled to electronic equipment, the side that stretches out and predetermine circuit 2 ' needs to occupy bigger space than other sides, causes that electronic equipment is great in the frame that this one side that stretches out and predetermine circuit 2 ' formed, for example the frame width at other sides is about 1.65mm, the frame width at this one side that stretches out and predetermine circuit 2 ' is about 3.2mm, has great thickness difference, is unfavorable for promoting electronic equipment's screen to account for than.

In order to solve the technical problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a corresponding technical improvement to improve the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device; the following examples are given by way of illustration.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structural improvement according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, the technical solution of the present disclosure proposes to adopt a flexible display module 1, for example, the flexible display module 1 may be an OLED (organic light-Emitting Diode) display module or other types, which is not limited in the present disclosure. Because the flexible display screen module 1 can support certain degree of bending, therefore can control the direction of being qualified for the next round of competitions according to this, reduce or eliminate harmful effects.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, when the predetermined circuit 2 extends from the left side of the flexible display module 1, the outgoing line direction is the left direction, and the edge 10 of the outgoing line direction is the left edge of the flexible display module 1. Accordingly, the outgoing line direction side edge 10 of the flexible display screen module 1 can be bent inwards, that is, bent along the R direction shown in fig. 2, so that the outgoing line direction side edge 10 is bent from the horizontal left to the vertical downward and is continuously bent to the horizontal right, so as to extend out of the preset line 2 at the bottom of the flexible display screen module 1.

Through buckling the side edge 10 of the outgoing line direction of the flexible display screen module 1, the preset line 2 extends out from the bottom of the flexible display screen module 1, the space of the outgoing line direction of the flexible display screen module 1 occupied by the preset line 2 can be avoided, the occupied space of the flexible display screen module 1 in all directions is basically consistent, and therefore when the flexible display screen module is applied to electronic equipment, the frame width of the electronic equipment in all directions can reach smaller specifications, for example, the frame width of the electronic equipment about 1.65mm is achieved.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a folded flexible display module according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, the flexible display module 1 may include a cover glass 11 and a display component 12, wherein the cover glass 11 is attached to an upper surface of the display component 12. Wherein, when the side edge 10 of the line outgoing direction of the flexible display screen module 1 is bent, the cover glass 11 and the display module 12 can be bent as a whole, or the display module 12 can be bent independently, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, the flexible display module 1 may be divided into a main body region and an edge region located at the side of the main body region in the line outgoing direction based on a dividing line L, wherein the main body region is shaped like a flat plate, the main body region bends downward to transition to the edge region when extending outward, and the edge region bends inward to the bottom of the flexible display module 1 to extend out of the preset line 2 when continuing to extend outward. Taking the display module 12 alone to realize bending as an example: based on the above dividing line L, the display module 12 can be divided into a main body portion 121 and an edge portion 122, wherein the main body portion 121 is shaped like a flat plate, when the main body portion 121 extends outward in the line direction, the main body portion can be bent downward to transition to the edge portion 122, and when the edge portion 122 continues to extend outward, the main body portion bends inward, so as to extend to the bottom of the display module 12 and extend out of the preset line 2.

In an embodiment, after the edge 10 of the flexible display module 1 in the line-out direction is bent inward, the edge can be adhered to the bottom of the flexible display module 1 to fix the bent structure of the edge 10 in the line-out direction. For example, as shown in fig. 3, when the edge portion 122 is bent to the bottom of the display module 12, it can be considered that the edge portion 122 is bent to the bottom of the main body portion 121, and the inner side surface 122A (actually belonging to the bottom surface of the display module 12) of the edge portion 122 can be adhered to the bottom surface of the main body portion 121, so that the display module 12 can be fixed in the structure and state shown in fig. 3.

In an embodiment, when the edge 10 of the flexible display screen module 1 is bent inward, the bending angle may reach or approach 180 °, so that the inner side surface of the edge 10 of the edge can be extended to fit the bottom of the flexible display screen module 1, thereby reducing the thickness of the flexible display screen module 1 increased as much as possible.

In an embodiment, the outgoing line direction of the flexible display screen module 1 may be the screen width direction; of course, the length direction of the screen can be selected, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, after the edge 10 of the line-out direction is bent to the bottom of the flexible display module 1, the area of the display module 12 located at the bottom of the flexible display module 1 cannot be used for normal content display, and the display area of the display module 12 can be controlled by software to prevent the content from being displayed in the area bent to the bottom. In another embodiment, the area of the display module 12 that will be bent to the bottom of the flexible display screen module 1 may be set as a non-functional area in advance, that is, the area itself cannot be used for content display, so as to avoid resource waste and save related cost, and on the other hand, the display module does not need related software control, which is helpful for simplifying display control logic.

In an embodiment, when the main body region of flexible display screen module 1 buckles and passes through to the border region, the angle of buckling that forms can reach or be close to 90 for the edge of flexible display screen module 1 is perpendicular or is close vertical state, then after this flexible display screen module 1 is assembled to electronic equipment, can further reduce electronic equipment's frame width, promote the screen and account for than. For example, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooperation between a flexible display module and a front housing according to an exemplary embodiment; as shown in fig. 4, the flexible display module 1 may be disposed on an upper surface of the front housing 3 to be assembled to an electronic device. The front case 3 may include a first region 31 and a second region 32; wherein the first region 31 is upwardly convex such that the thickness at the first region 31 is greater than that at the second region 32. When assembling, the main area of the flexible display screen module 1 roughly corresponds to the first area 31 of the front shell 3, the edge area of the flexible display screen module 1 roughly corresponds to the second area 32 of the front shell 3, and the edge of the flexible display screen module 1 is vertical or nearly vertical, so that when a user watches electronic equipment from the vertical direction, the width of the frame which can be seen is only the thickness of the cover glass 11, and the specific value can reach 0.8mm or less.

Further, by performing special cutting on the cover glass 11 at the edge, the cover glass 11 can achieve a specific refraction effect, such as refracting light emitted from the edge of the display element 12 to a vertical direction, so that when a user views the electronic device from the vertical direction, the display content of the display element 12 can be seen from the edge of the cover glass 11, thereby achieving a "frameless" visual experience.

In an embodiment, at the edge of the flexible display module 1, the surface 110 of the cover glass 11 may be lower than the surface 120 of the display component 12, and the surface 110 of the cover glass 11 and the surface 321 of the second region 32 of the front housing 3 may be subjected to adhesive dispensing to assemble the flexible display module 1 and the front housing 3. In another embodiment, the surface 110 of the cover glass 11 may be higher than the surface 120 of the display component 12, and as shown in fig. 4, a corresponding recess 322 may be formed on the second region 32 of the front housing 3, so that the surface 120 of the display component 12 may be accommodated in the recess 322, and the surface 110 of the cover glass 11 and the surface 321 of the second region 32 of the front housing 3 are subjected to adhesive dispensing, so as to implement the assembly of the flexible display module 1 and the front housing 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another folded flexible display module, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 5, when the left edge of the flexible display screen module 1 is folded to extend the preset circuit 2, the left thickness of the flexible display screen module 1 may be increased, and thus the flexible display screen module 1 may include the filler 4, the filler 4 is disposed at the bottom of the flexible display screen module 1, wherein the setting position of the filler 4 is substantially symmetrical to the outgoing line position of the preset circuit 2, and the thickness of the filler 4 is consistent with that of the preset circuit 2, so that when the flexible display screen module 1 is assembled to an electronic device, the filler 4 can realize a supporting function, and when the flexible display screen module 1 is horizontally installed, the external force applied to the flexible display screen module 1 can be transmitted to other structures of the electronic device through the filler 4, so as to reduce the damage probability of the flexible display screen module 1.

In an embodiment, when the flexible display module 1 is assembled with the front housing 3 in the electronic device, a protruding structure similar to the filling member 4 may be formed on the surface of the front housing 3, and the protruding structure may support the flexible display module 1, so as to replace the filling member 4.

In an embodiment, when the flexible display screen module 1 is assembled with the front housing 3 of the electronic device, a corresponding concave structure can be formed on the surface of the front housing 3 to accommodate the increased thickness of the edge of the outlet direction side of the flexible display screen module 1 due to bending, and the flexible display screen module 1 can be attached to the surface of the front housing 3 without containing the above-mentioned filler 4.

The present disclosure also provides an electronic device, which may be any type of mobile phone, tablet, notebook computer, etc., and the present disclosure does not limit this; the electronic device can adopt the flexible display screen module 1 in any one of the embodiments to realize narrower frame and larger screen occupation ratio.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a flexible display screen module which characterized in that, the line direction side edge of being qualified for the next round of competitions of flexible display screen module inwards buckles with the bottom of flexible display screen module stretches out predetermines the circuit.

2. The flexible display screen module of claim 1, wherein the flexible display screen module comprises: the device comprises a tabular main body region and an edge region positioned on the outgoing line direction side of the main body region; and the main body area bends downwards to be transited to the edge area when extending outwards, and the edge area bends inwards to the bottom of the flexible display screen module when continuing to extend outwards.

3. The flexible display screen module of claim 2, wherein the edge region extends to a bottom of the main body region to extend out of the predetermined line.

4. The flexible display screen module of claim 2, wherein the body region is perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the edge region.

5. The flexible display screen module of claim 1, wherein the edge of the outlet direction side is bonded to the bottom of the flexible display screen module after being bent inward.

6. The flexible display screen module of claim 1, wherein the direction of the outlet line of the flexible display screen module is a screen width direction.

7. The flexible display screen module of claim 1, wherein the flexible display screen module comprises a cover glass and a display assembly; and the area of the display assembly, which is positioned at the bottom of the flexible display screen module, is a non-functional area.

8. The flexible display screen module of claim 7, wherein the display assembly comprises: an OLED display assembly.

9. The flexible display screen module of claim 1, further comprising:

the filling piece is arranged at the bottom of the flexible display screen module; the setting position of the filling piece is symmetrical to the outgoing line position of the preset line, and the thickness of the filling piece is consistent with that of the preset line.

10. An electronic device, comprising: the flexible display screen module of any one of claims 1-9.

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