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[0003] FIG. 1 illustrates a rear view of an example apparatus having a flexible display device that is in a flat configuration; and
[0004] FIG. 2 illustrates a rear view of an example apparatus having a flexible display device that is in a curved configuration.
[0005] As described above, current technology allows for flexible display devices. Flexible display devices may be made of any suitable flexible material capable of displaying content, such as organic light-emitting diode (OLED) flexible display devices. While the shape of these display devices can be changed due to their flexible nature, holding a stable shape for these display devices can be problematic. As such, examples discussed herein include a pivoting plate flexible display device that includes a pivoting plate device to aid in the transformation and stability of a flexible display device from a flat configuration to a curved configuration.
[0006] Referring now to the figures, FIG. 1 illustrates a rear view of an example apparatus 100 having a flexible display device 110 that is in a flat configuration. As used herein, the rear view of the apparatus 100 is the side that is opposite the side on which content is displayed to a user. The apparatus 100 may be any suitable display device, such as a monitor, a tablet, an all-in-one personal computer, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1 , the apparatus is in a flat configuration, which may be useful for presenting content to multiple viewers.
[0007] The flexible display device 110 is located at the front of the apparatus 100, which is on the side opposite to that shown in FIG. 1 (e.g., on the side that a user would face when viewing content displayed by the apparatus 100) and may be any suitable flexible display device capable of displaying content, such as an OLED flexible display device.
[0009] The pivoting plate device 130 may be any suitable flexible surface and may be made of any suitable flexible material, such as a flexible plastic, sheet metal, and the like. As described above, the pivoting plate device 130 may be coupled to the support structure 120 using connectors 140 that run through the pivoting plate device 130 and through the guide slots 124 of the surfaces 122 of the support structure 120. The pivoting plate device 130 may be also be connected to the support structure 120 through a central guide slot of the center surface 126 using a central connector 142, which may be any suitable connector to rotatably fix the pivoting plate device 130 to the support structure 120 such that the central connector 142 acts as pivoting point of the pivoting plate device 130.
[0010] The pivoting plate device 130 may be capable of pivoting about the central connector 142 to allow the flexible display device 110 to transform from the fiat configuration shown in FIG. 1 to the curved configuration shown in FIG. 2, which illustrates the rear view of the example apparatus 100 having the flexible display device 110 that is in a curved configuration. FIG. 2 includes all of the components shown in FIG. 1 but in the curved configuration, which may be useful when a single viewer wishes to view content giving the viewer a more immersive experience. For example, a user facing the front of the apparatus 100 may transform the apparatus 100 from the flat configuration of FIG. 1 to the curved configuration of FIG. 2 by pulling the lateral ends of the support structure 120 toward each other, which may cause the pivoting plate device 130 to pivot counterclockwise about the central connector 142 such that the pivoting plate device 130 moves from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 2. In another example, a user may move the pivoting plate device 130 to a position that would allow the apparatus 100 to be flexed or straightened. As the apparatus 100 is flexed into a curved configuration, the connectors 140 slide vertically within the respective guide slots 124 of the surfaces 122 of the support structure 120 such that the pivoting plate device 130 rotates counterclockwise about the central connector 142 from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 2, which causes the flexible display device 110 as well as the pivoting plate device 130 to become curved. The curved configuration may be held and maintained by the arc bar device 130.

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[0003]图1图示了处于平坦构型的具有柔性显示装置的示例设备的后视图;和
[0004]图2图示了处于弯曲构型的具有柔性显示装置的示例设备的后视图。
[0005]如上所述,当前技术考虑到柔性显示装置。柔性显示装置可以用能够显示内容的任何合适的柔性材料制成,诸如有机发光二极管(OLED)柔性显示装置。虽然这些显示装置的形状由于其柔性特性而能够被改变,但是为这些显示装置保持稳定的形状可能是有问题的。这样,本文讨论的示例包括枢转板柔性显示装置,其包括枢转板装置,用以帮助柔性显示装置从平坦构型到弯曲构型的变换和稳定性。
[0006]现在参考附图,图1图示了处于平坦构型的具有柔性显示装置110的示例设备100的后视图。如本文所使用的,设备100的后视图是与向用户显示内容的一侧相反的一侧。设备100可以是任何合适的显示装置,诸如监视器,平板计算机,一体式个人计算机等。如图1所示,所述设备处于平坦构型,这对于向多个观看者呈现内容可能是有用的。
[0007]柔性显示装置110位于设备100的前部,其位于与图1所示那一侧相反的一侧上(例如,在观看由设备100显示的内容时用户会面对的那一侧上)并且可以是能够显示内容的任何合适的柔性显示装置,诸如OLED柔性显示装置。
[0009]枢转板装置130可以是任何合适的柔性表面并且可以用任何合适的柔性材料(诸如柔性塑料,金属片等)制成。如上所述,枢转板装置130可以使用连接器140耦合到支撑结构120,连接器140贯穿枢转板装置130并贯穿支撑结构120的表面122的引导槽124。枢转板装置130还可以使用中心连接器142穿过中心表面126的中心引导槽连接到支撑结构120,中心连接器142可以是任何合适的连接器,用以将枢转板装置130可旋转地固定到支撑结构120,使得中心连接器142充当枢转板装置130的枢转点。
[0010]枢转板装置130可以能够绕中心连接器142枢转,以允许柔性显示装置110从图1所示的平坦构型变换到如图2所示的弯曲构型,图2图示了处于弯曲构型的具有柔性显示装置110的示例设备100的后视图。图2包括图1中所示的所有组件,但是所述所有组件却处于弯曲构型,当单个观看者希望观看内容时,所述弯曲构型可能是有用的,从而为观看者提供更加身临其境的体验。例如,面向设备100的前部的用户可以通过将支撑结构120的横向端部朝向彼此拉动而将设备100从图1的平坦构型变换到图2的弯曲构型,这可以使得枢转板装置130绕中心连接器142逆时针枢转,使得枢转板装置130从图1中所示的位置移动到图2中所示的位置。在另一个示例中,用户可以将枢转板装置130移动到会允许设备100被弯曲或被拉直的位置。随着设备100被弯曲成弯曲构型,连接器140在支撑结构120的表面122的相应引导槽124内垂直滑动,使得枢转板装置130绕中心连接器142从图1所示的位置逆时针旋转到图2中所示的位置,这使得柔性显示装置110以及枢转板装置130变得弯曲。弯曲构型可以通过弧形杆装置130保持住并且维持。