公开(公告)号：US10599189B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US16523727

申请日：2019-07-26

Applicant: FOSITEK CORPORATION

Inventor： An-Szu Hsu ,  Yang-Zhong Wu ,  Yu-Feng Xu

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  E05D3/18 ,  G09F9/30

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.

公开(公告)号：US10564682B1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US16441852

申请日：2019-06-14

Applicant: FOSITEK CORPORATION

Inventor： Yang-Zhong Wu ,  Yu-Feng Xu

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  E05D3/18 ,  E05D11/08 ,  F16C11/04

Abstract: A flexible electronic device includes a flexible display, a support structure, and two hinge mechanisms. With the pivoting of first and second arm units of each hinge mechanism toward each other, a first inner arm is rotated with and moved relative to a first outer arm to bring a first support plate from a horizontal state to an upright state, and a second inner arm is rotated with and moved relative to a second outer arm to bring a second support plate from a horizontal state to an upright state so as to provide a leeway distance between the first and second inner arms and provide a leeway between the first and second support plate for the flexible display to be bendably received therein.