ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY

• US 20130335929A1
• Filed: 06/19/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cavallaro, Alberto R.
• Application Number:
  US13/526,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20130335929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/749
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing

Abstract

An electronic device (200) and method (300) with flexible display is disclosed. The method (300) can include: providing (310) a flexible chassis module including a front portion having a channel and a rear portion; inserting (320) a display module in the channel; and coupling (33)0) an electronics module to the rear portion of the flexible chassis module. This method allows flexing of an electronic device with a flexible display for curved viewing, if desired, or bending with minimal stress.

Claims

1. An electronic method, comprising:

providing a flexible chassis module including a front portion having a channel and a rear portion;

inserting a display module in the channel; and

coupling an electronics module to the rear portion of the flexible chassis module.

2. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module includes providing a narrow profile structure with a front display module and the rear portion including the electronics module including a flexible printed circuit board and an energy storage device.

3. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module includes providing edge structures with each having a channel complementarily configured to receive a portion of the display module.

4. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module includes providing edge structures with each having a channel complementarily configured to receive a portion of an outer periphery of the display module.

5. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the coupling step includes providing a cavity for receiving the electronics module in the rear portion of the flexible chassis module.

6. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the coupling step includes providing a cavity for receiving the electronics module in the rear portion of the flexible chassis module, the rear portion including the electronics module including a flexible printed circuit board and an energy storage device.

7. The electronic method of claim 1, further comprising providing a housing substantially covering the flexible chassis module and electronics module.

8. The electronic method of claim 1, further comprising providing a housing substantially covering the flexible chassis module and electronics module and substantially free from covering the flexible display.

9. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module includes edge structures configured to limit angular movement of the flexible chassis module.

10. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module includes edge structures configured to limit angular movement of the flexible chassis module via a stopper structure.

11. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module provides an unflexed position and a flexed position.

12. The electronic method of claim 1, wherein the flexible chassis module provides an unflexed position and a flexed position, the flexible chassis module further includes edge structures each with a stopper structure configured to limit an angular movement of the flexible chassis module when moved to the flexed position.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a flexible chassis module including a front portion having a channel and a rear portion;

a display module connected to and partially received in the channel; and

an electronics module coupled to the rear portion of the flexible chassis module.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the flexible chassis module includes a narrow profile structure with a front display module and the rear portion including the electronics module including a flexible printed circuit board and an energy storage device.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the flexible chassis module includes edge structures with each having a channel facing inwardly and being complementarily configured to receive a portion of an outer periphery of the display module.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the rear portion of the flexible chassis module has a cavity complementarily configured to receive the electronics module.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a housing substantially covering the flexible chassis module and electronics module and substantially free from covering the flexible display.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the flexible chassis module includes edge structures configured to limit angular movement of the flexible chassis module.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the flexible chassis module includes an unflexed position and a flexed position, the flexible chassis module further includes edge structures each with a stopper structure configured to limit an angular movement of the flexible chassis module when moved to the flexed position.

20. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the flexible chassis module includes a detent mechanism configured to resist rotation of segments at a specific angle.