CN110706594A - Support structure and foldable display device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a supporting structure and a foldable display device, wherein the supporting structure is used for supporting a flexible display screen and comprises a first supporting piece, a second supporting piece, a connecting assembly and a bendable supporting piece; the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are rotatably connected through the connecting assembly, and the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece can be folded between an unfolded state and a folded state; the bendable supporting piece is positioned between the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece and is connected with the connecting component. The flexible display screen comprises a flexible display screen body, a first support part, a second support part and a flexible display screen, wherein the first support part, the bendable support part and the second support part of the support structure form a support plane which consists of a first support surface, a third support surface and a second support surface, and the two plane display parts and the bent display part of the flexible display screen are respectively and effectively supported, so that the overall use sensitivity and the shock resistance of the flexible display screen are improved.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of folding screens, in particular to a supporting structure and a foldable display device.
Background
At present, flagship mobile phones of mainstream manufacturers tend to large-screen design, but large-screen mobile phones have great disadvantages in holding comfort and portability compared with small-screen mobile phones.
In order to meet the requirement of a user on large-screen display and improve the carrying convenience of a display device, foldable mobile phones utilizing the bendable characteristic of a flexible display screen are gradually commercialized, and the foldable mobile phones become the main direction for mobile phone development of mainstream equipment manufacturers due to the characteristic that flexible display panels of the foldable mobile phones can be flexibly folded under different use scenes so as to change the size. In the folding mobile phone, the flexible display screen is comprehensively and effectively supported so that the flexible display screen has better use experience, and the flexible display screen is an important index for improving the quality of the folding mobile phone.
At present, some folding mobile phones are only provided with a supporting structure for supporting a non-bending part on a flexible display screen, and are not provided with a supporting structure for supporting a bending part of the flexible display screen. Therefore, the bent part is not effectively supported, the problems of sinking, failure and the like easily occur when the bent part is touched by a point, and the use experience for a user is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide a supporting structure, and aims to solve the problem that a bent part of a flexible display screen in a foldable display device in the prior art is easy to generate point contact depression and failure due to ineffective support.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a supporting structure for supporting a flexible display screen, the supporting structure includes a first supporting member, a second supporting member, a connecting member and a bendable supporting member;
the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are rotatably connected through the connecting assembly, and the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece can be folded between an unfolded state and a folded state; the bendable supporting piece is positioned between the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece and is connected with the connecting component;
the first supporting piece is provided with a first supporting surface, the second supporting piece is provided with a second supporting surface, and the bendable supporting piece is provided with a third supporting surface; when the first support piece and the second support piece are in the unfolded state, the first support surface, the second support surface and the third support surface are in the same direction and are flush with each other; when the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are in folded states, the first supporting face and the second supporting face are opposite, and the third supporting face is bent.
Preferably, the connecting assembly comprises a first connecting piece, a second connecting piece, a third connecting piece, a fourth connecting piece and a fifth connecting piece which are connected in sequence; the first connecting piece is arranged on one side, deviating from the first supporting face, of the first supporting piece, the fifth connecting piece is arranged on one side, deviating from the second supporting face, of the second supporting piece, and the second connecting piece, the third connecting piece and the fourth connecting piece are all located on one side, deviating from the third supporting face, of the bendable supporting piece.
Preferably, the bendable supporter includes a first supporting plate connected with the second connector, a second supporting plate connected with the third connector, and a third supporting plate connected with the fourth connector.
Preferably, the third connecting piece is provided with a first arc-shaped guide groove and a second arc-shaped guide groove which are arranged in a reverse manner and the bending directions of which face the third supporting surface; the first connecting piece is provided with a third arc-shaped guide groove which is arranged opposite to the first arc-shaped guide groove, the fifth connecting piece is provided with a fourth arc-shaped guide groove which is arranged opposite to the second arc-shaped guide groove, and the first arc-shaped guide groove, the second arc-shaped guide groove, the third arc-shaped guide groove and the fourth arc-shaped guide groove are all positioned in a relative rotation plane of the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece;
the both ends of second connecting piece cooperate with sliding connection with first arc guide way and third arc guide way respectively, and the both ends of fourth connecting piece cooperate with sliding connection with second arc guide way and fourth arc guide way respectively.
Preferably, the second connecting piece comprises a first fixed seat and two first rotating shafts arranged at two ends of the first fixed seat, the two first rotating shafts are respectively arranged in the first arc-shaped guide groove and the third arc-shaped guide groove in a penetrating manner, and an avoiding space for the first connecting piece and the third connecting piece to be inserted simultaneously is arranged between the two first rotating shafts; the fourth connecting piece includes second fixing base and two second pivots that set up in second fixing base both ends, and two second pivots wear to establish respectively in second arc guide way and fourth arc guide way, are equipped with between two second pivots and supply second connecting piece and fourth connecting piece male dodge the space simultaneously.
Preferably, the inner walls of the first arc-shaped guide groove, the second arc-shaped guide groove, the third arc-shaped guide groove and the fourth arc-shaped guide groove are provided with racks, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are provided with gears matched with the racks.
Preferably, one side that the third connecting piece deviates from the third holding surface is equipped with first stopper, and one side that deviates from the third holding surface on first fixing base and the second fixing base all is equipped with the second stopper, and when first support piece and second support piece were in fold condition, two second stoppers and first stopper butt.
Preferably, the first connecting piece and the fifth connecting piece are respectively provided with a third limiting block, and when the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are in a folded state, the two third limiting blocks are respectively abutted to the two second limiting blocks.
Preferably, the number of the connecting assemblies is multiple, and the multiple connecting assemblies are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bendable supporting piece.
The invention also provides a foldable display device, wherein the foldable display comprises a flexible display screen and the supporting structure as described in any item above, and the flexible display screen is wrapped on the first supporting surface, the second supporting surface and the third supporting surface.
The beneficial effect of this application is: the support structure of the invention utilizes the combination of the first support piece, the second support piece and the bendable support piece to form the inner side surface and the outer side surface, wherein the outer side surface is used as the support surface of the flexible display screen and is formed by sequentially arranging the first support surface, the third support surface and the second support surface, the plane display part of the flexible display screen is supported by the first support surface and the second support surface, and the bending display part is supported by the third support surface, so that the support structure not only supports the plane display part of the flexible display screen, but also effectively supports the bending display part of the flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen is prevented from sinking, losing efficacy and the like due to the support when a user carries out point touch operation on the bending display part, and the support structure improves the integral shock resistance of the flexible display screen to a certain extent.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a foldable display device according to the present invention in an unfolded state;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a foldable display device according to the present invention in a folded state;
FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of the support structure of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view of the support structure of the present invention from a perspective;
FIG. 5 is a partial schematic view of the support structure of the present invention from a perspective;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the second connector shown in FIG. 3;
fig. 7 is a structural view of the fourth connecting member shown in fig. 3.
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Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same elements or elements having the same functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and all other embodiments that can be obtained by one skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
The invention provides a supporting structure 1 for supporting a flexible display screen 2, as shown in fig. 1-3, the supporting structure 1 includes a first supporting member 11, a second supporting member 12, a connecting assembly 13 and a bendable supporting member 14;
the first support 11 and the second support 12 are rotatably connected through a connecting assembly 13, and the first support 11 and the second support 12 can be folded between an unfolded state and a folded state; the bendable supporting piece 14 is positioned between the first supporting piece 11 and the second supporting piece 12 and is connected with the connecting component 13;
the first support 11 has a first support surface 111, the second support 12 has a second support surface 121, and the bendable support 14 has a third support surface 141; when the first support 11 and the second support 12 are in the unfolded state, the first support surface 111, the second support surface 121 and the third support surface 141 face the same direction and are flush with each other; when the first support 11 and the second support 12 are folded, the first support surface 111 and the second support surface 121 are opposite to each other, and the third support surface 141 is bent.
In this embodiment, the supporting structure 1 has inner and outer side surfaces, where the outer side surface is used as a supporting surface of the flexible display screen 2, and is formed by sequentially arranging the first supporting surface 111, the third supporting surface 141, and the second supporting surface 121, a flat display portion of the flexible display screen 2 is supported by the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 121, and a bending display portion is supported by the third supporting surface 141, so that the supporting structure 1 not only supports the flat display portion of the flexible display screen 2, but also effectively supports the bending display portion of the flexible display screen 2, so that when a user performs a point touch operation on the bending display portion, the flexible display screen is supported to avoid the problems of sinking, failure, and the like, and the supporting structure 1 improves the overall impact resistance of the flexible display screen 2. The inner side of the supporting structure 1, i.e. the side where the first support 11, the second support 12 and the bendable support 14 are connected with the connecting assembly 13.
The bendable support 14 can be realized in various forms, such as a bending-resistant elastic material, for example, TPEE material, or a series multi-segment structure. In this example, the connection assembly 13 maintains the connection with the bendable supporting member 14 to maintain the support of the bendable supporting member 14 during the relative folding of the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12, so that the third supporting surface 141 continuously provides effective support for the flexible display 2. Connecting assembly 13 can adopt multiple structures, for example adopt the hinge structure, the hinge includes middle fixed part and with this middle fixed part articulated telescopic link, middle fixed part keeps the butt with support piece 14 that can buckle, two telescopic links are connected with first support piece 11 and second support piece 12 respectively, when first support piece 11 is folding relatively with second support piece 12, two telescopic links rotate and length shortens in middle fixed part, make support piece 14 that can buckle's third holding surface 141 area keep unchangeable, in order to cause to pull flexible display screen 2. The connecting assembly 13 may also be configured to be slidably connected to achieve relative rotation, for example, the connecting assembly 13 includes a first member, a second member and a third member respectively connected to the first support 11, the bendable support 14 and the second support 12, wherein the second member is provided with two arc-shaped guide slots respectively facing the first member and the third member, the first member and the third member are respectively provided with arc-shaped arms matched with the corresponding arc-shaped guide slots to slide in the arc-shaped guide slots, and during the relative folding process of the first support 11 and the second support 12, the two arc-shaped arms penetrate into the two arc-shaped guide slots to slide along with the folding action. The connecting assembly 13 may also be a ball chain structure connected in series, for example, three ball chains respectively corresponding to the first support 11, the bendable support 14, and the second support 12, a distance is provided between two adjacent ball chains, and the two ball chains are connected by a connecting rod that can be extended or retracted relative to the two ball chains, the two connecting rods can rotate relative to the middle ball chain in a folding plane (i.e., a rotating plane in which the first support 11 is folded relative to the second support 12), during the process of folding the first support 11 and the second support 12, the two connecting rods rotate and shorten relative to the middle ball chain, and the two ball chains at two sides approach each other and rotate relative to each other.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the connecting assembly 13 may further employ a first connecting member 131, a second connecting member 132, a third connecting member 133, a fourth connecting member 134, and a fifth connecting member 135 connected in sequence; the first connecting member 131 is disposed on a side of the first supporting member 11 facing away from the first supporting surface 111, the fifth connecting member 135 is disposed on a side of the second supporting member 12 facing away from the second supporting surface 121, and the second connecting member 132, the third connecting member 133 and the fourth connecting member 134 are disposed on a side of the bendable supporting member 14 facing away from the third supporting surface 141.
The bendable supporting element 14 can be made of an elastic material, and when the second connecting element 132, the third connecting element 133 and the fourth connecting element 134 rotate with each other and the third connecting element, the first connecting element 131 and the fifth connecting element 135 rotate relatively, the bendable supporting element 14 is bent; or a multi-sectional structure is adopted, such as the bendable support 14 includes a first support plate 142 connected to the second connector 132, a second support plate 143 connected to the third connector 133, and a third support plate 144 connected to the fourth connector 134.
In this example, the bendable supporting member 14 is preferably of a multi-section structure, and the first supporting plate 142, the second supporting plate 143, and the third supporting plate 144 are respectively kept outward, i.e. support the flexible display screen 2 on the third supporting surface 141 toward the third supporting surface 141 by the supporting action of the second connecting member 132, the third connecting member 133, and the fourth connecting member 134.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3-5, the third connecting member 133 is provided with a first arc-shaped guiding slot 1331 and a second arc-shaped guiding slot 1332 which are away from each other and have bending directions facing the third supporting surface 141; the first arc-shaped guide groove 1331 and the second arc-shaped guide groove 1332 are annular and less than or equal to a quarter circle, and the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the first arc-shaped guide groove 1331 and the second arc-shaped guide groove 1332 are equal, and can be in a through groove form or a non-through groove form. The first connecting member 131 is provided with a third arc-shaped guide slot 1311 opposite to the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331, the fifth connecting member 135 is provided with a fourth arc-shaped guide slot 1351 opposite to the second arc-shaped guide slot 1332, the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331, the second arc-shaped guide slot 1332, the third arc-shaped guide slot 1311 and the fourth arc-shaped guide slot 1351 are all located in a relative rotation plane (the rotation plane is perpendicular to the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 121) of the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12, and the structures of the two adjacent arc-shaped guide slots are symmetrical to each other.
Both ends of the second link 132 are respectively fitted with the first and third arc guide grooves 1331 and 1311 to be slidably coupled, and both ends of the fourth link 134 are respectively fitted with the second and fourth arc guide grooves 1332 and 1351 to be slidably coupled. When the first support 11 and the second support 12 are folded, two ends of the second connecting member 132 slide in the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331 and the third arc-shaped guide slot 1311, respectively, the second connecting member 132 rotates relative to the third connecting member 133 by using the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331 as a rotation trajectory, and simultaneously the first connecting member 131 rotates relative to the second connecting member 132 by using the third arc-shaped guide slot 1311 as a rotation trajectory, so that the first connecting member 131 and the third connecting member 133 approach to each other and rotate relative to each other, and the first support 11 and the first support 142 fixed relative to the first connecting member 131 and the second connecting member 132 rotate relative to the second support 143 fixed relative to the third connecting member 133. Similarly, during the relative folding process of the first support 11 and the second support 12, the two ends of the fourth connecting element 134 respectively slide in the second arc-shaped guiding slot 1332 and the fourth arc-shaped guiding slot 1351, the fourth connecting element 134 rotates relative to the third connecting element 133 by taking the second arc-shaped guiding slot 1332 as a rotation trajectory, and simultaneously the fifth connecting element 135 rotates relative to the fourth connecting element 134 by taking the fourth arc-shaped guiding slot 1351 as a rotation trajectory, so that the relative positions of the fifth connecting element 135 and the third connecting element 133 approach and rotate relatively, and the second support 12 and the third support plate 144, which are respectively fixed relative to the fifth connecting element 135 and the fourth connecting element 134, rotate relative to the second support plate 143 fixed relative to the third connecting element 133.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 5-7, first arcuate guide slot 1331, second arcuate guide slot 1332, third arcuate guide slot 1311, and fourth arcuate guide slot 1351 are in a through slot configuration. The second connecting member 132 includes a first fixing seat 1321 and two first rotating shafts 1322 disposed at two ends of the first fixing seat 1321, the two first rotating shafts 1322 are respectively inserted into the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331 and the third arc-shaped guide slot 1311, the two first rotating shafts 1322 can respectively roll or slide along the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331, and two of them are used: firstly, the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 are limited, when they tend to be unfolded, the first connecting member 131 is far away from the second connecting member 132, and the first rotating shaft 1322 penetrating through the first arc-shaped guide slot 1331 can prevent the first connecting member 131 from separating from the second connecting member 132, i.e. the first connecting member 131 is limited from continuously rotating after reaching the preset position to cause the reverse turning over of the first support surface 111 and the third support surface 141; the same applies to the other first rotating shaft 1322 passing through the third arc-shaped guiding slot 1311; the second is that the two first rotating shafts 1322 are respectively matched with the first arc-shaped guide groove 1331 and the third arc-shaped guide groove 1311 to guide the movement tracks of the first connecting piece 131 and the second connecting piece 132. Between the first rotating shafts 1322 are provided escape spaces 1323 into which the first connecting member 131 and the third connecting member 133 are inserted at the same time, and the escape spaces 1323 should accommodate at least the first connecting member 131 and the third connecting member 133 inserted into the first fixing seat 1321 when the first arc-shaped guide groove 1331 and the second arc-shaped guide groove 1332 are closest to each other at the same time.
The fourth connecting member 134 includes a second fixing seat 1341 and two second rotating shafts 1342 disposed at two ends of the second fixing seat 1341, the two second rotating shafts 1342 are respectively inserted into the second arc-shaped guiding groove 1332 and the fourth arc-shaped guiding groove 1351, and an avoiding space 1343 for the second connecting member 132 and the fourth connecting member 134 to be inserted simultaneously is disposed between the two second rotating shafts 1342. Second pivot 1342 acts in concert with first pivot 1322 to also limit and guide the movement of fourth link 134 and fifth link 135. The escape space 1343 in the second holder 1341 also functions in accordance with the escape space 1323 in the first holder 1321.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the inner walls of the first curved guiding slot 1331, the second curved guiding slot 1332, the third curved guiding slot 1311 and the fourth curved guiding slot 1351 are provided with racks, the first rotating shaft 1322 and the second rotating shaft 1342 are provided with gears matched with the racks, and the matched racks and gears can further limit the moving tracks of the first connecting element 131, the second connecting element 132, the fourth connecting element 134 and the fifth connecting element 135.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, a first stop block 1333 is disposed on a side of the third connecting member 133 away from the third supporting surface 141, and second stop blocks (1324 in fig. 6 and 1344 in fig. 7) are disposed on both sides of the first fixing seat 1321 and the second fixing seat 1341 away from the third supporting surface 141, and when the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12 are in the folded state, the two second stop blocks abut against the first stop block 1333. The first limiting block 1333 and the second limiting block in the abutting state can limit the relative position of the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 in the folded state, which is mainly embodied on the folded included angle, and are preferably designed such that when the two second limiting blocks abut against the first limiting block 1333, the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 121 are parallel to each other. The size of the first limiting block 1333 and the second limiting block can be set according to the requirement of the included angle between the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12 in the folded state.
Similarly, the first connecting member 131 and the fifth connecting member 135 are also respectively provided with third limit blocks (1312 and 1352 in fig. 4), and when the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12 are in the folded state, the third limit blocks are respectively abutted to the second limit blocks. The shape of the third stopper may be determined according to the shape of the second stopper, for example, the second stopper may be gate-shaped, and the third stopper may be M-shaped.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the number of the connecting members 13 is plural, and the plural connecting members 13 are spaced and uniformly arranged along the length direction of the bendable supporting member 14.
The length direction of the bendable supporting element 14 is perpendicular to the rotation plane of the first supporting element 11 and the second supporting element 12 which are folded relatively, that is, perpendicular to the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 121, and the plurality of connecting elements 13 arranged at intervals support the first supporting element 11 and the second supporting element 12 at multiple points in the length direction of the bendable supporting element 14, so as to increase the stability of the first supporting element 11 and the second supporting element 12 in the relative folding process. The number of connecting members 13 is preferably 3.
The present invention further provides a foldable display device, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the foldable display device includes a flexible display screen 2 and a support structure 1, the support structure 1 is the support structure 1 according to any of the above embodiments, and the support structure 1 includes at least a first support 11, a second support 12, a connection assembly 13 and a bendable support 14. The first support 11 and the second support 12 are rotatably connected by a connecting assembly 13, and the first support 11 and the second support 12 can be folded between an unfolded state and a folded state. The bendable supporting member 14 is located between the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12, and is connected to the connecting assembly 13. The first support 11 has a first support surface 111, the second support 12 has a second support surface 121, and the bendable support 14 has a third support surface 141. When the first support 11 and the second support 12 are in the unfolded state, the first support surface 111, the second support surface 121 and the third support surface 141 face the same direction and are flush with each other; when the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12 are in the folded state, the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 121 are opposite to each other, and the foldable supporting member 14 is folded. The flexible display screen 2 is wrapped on the first supporting surface 111, the second supporting surface 121 and the third supporting surface 141.
The above is only a part or preferred embodiment of the present invention, and neither the text nor the drawings should limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the present specification and the contents of the drawings or the related technical fields directly/indirectly using the present specification and the drawings are included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. A supporting structure is used for supporting a flexible display screen and is characterized by comprising a first supporting piece, a second supporting piece, a connecting assembly and a bendable supporting piece;
the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are rotatably connected through the connecting assembly, and the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece can be folded between an unfolded state and a folded state; the bendable supporting piece is positioned between the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece and is connected with the connecting component;
the first support has a first support surface, the second support has a second support surface, and the bendable support has a third support surface; when the first support piece and the second support piece are in the unfolded state, the first support surface, the second support surface and the third support surface are in the same direction and are flush with each other; when the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are in folded states, the first supporting face and the second supporting face are opposite, and the third supporting face is bent.
2. The support structure of claim 1, wherein the connection assembly comprises a first connection member, a second connection member, a third connection member, a fourth connection member, and a fifth connection member connected in series; the first connecting piece is arranged on one side, deviating from the first supporting surface, of the first supporting piece, the fifth connecting piece is arranged on one side, deviating from the second supporting surface, of the second supporting piece, and the second connecting piece, the third connecting piece and the fourth connecting piece are all located on one side, deviating from the third supporting surface, of the bendable supporting piece.
3. The support structure of claim 2, wherein the bendable support comprises a first support plate connected with the second connector, a second support plate connected with the third connector, and a third support plate connected with the fourth connector.
4. A support structure according to claim 3, wherein the third connecting member is provided with a first arc-shaped guide groove and a second arc-shaped guide groove which are away from each other and have bending directions both towards the third support surface; a third arc-shaped guide groove opposite to the first arc-shaped guide groove is formed in the first connecting piece, a fourth arc-shaped guide groove opposite to the second arc-shaped guide groove is formed in the fifth connecting piece, and the first arc-shaped guide groove, the second arc-shaped guide groove, the third arc-shaped guide groove and the fourth arc-shaped guide groove are all located in a relative rotation plane of the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece;
the two ends of the second connecting piece are respectively matched with the first arc-shaped guide groove and the third arc-shaped guide groove in a sliding connection mode, and the two ends of the fourth connecting piece are respectively matched with the second arc-shaped guide groove and the fourth arc-shaped guide groove in a sliding connection mode.
5. The supporting structure according to claim 4, wherein the second connecting member comprises a first fixing seat and two first rotating shafts arranged at two ends of the first fixing seat, the two first rotating shafts are respectively arranged in the first arc-shaped guide groove and the third arc-shaped guide groove in a penetrating manner, and an avoiding space for the first connecting member and the third connecting member to be inserted is arranged between the two first rotating shafts; the fourth connecting piece include second fixing base and two set up in the second pivot at second fixing base both ends, two the second pivot is worn to establish respectively in second arc guide way and the fourth arc guide way, two be equipped with the confession between the second pivot second connecting piece and fourth connecting piece male dodge the space.
6. The supporting structure according to claim 5, wherein the inner walls of the first arc-shaped guide groove, the second arc-shaped guide groove, the third arc-shaped guide groove and the fourth arc-shaped guide groove are provided with racks, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are provided with gears matched with the racks.
7. The supporting structure according to claim 5, wherein a first limiting block is disposed on one side of the third connecting member departing from the third supporting surface, a second limiting block is disposed on one side of the first fixing seat and one side of the second fixing seat departing from the third supporting surface, and when the first supporting member and the second supporting member are in the folded state, the second limiting blocks abut against the first limiting blocks.
8. The supporting structure according to claim 7, wherein the first connecting member and the fifth connecting member are respectively provided with a third limiting block, and when the first supporting member and the second supporting member are in the folded state, the two third limiting blocks are respectively abutted against the two second limiting blocks.
9. The support structure of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the number of the connecting assemblies is plural, and the plural connecting assemblies are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bendable support.
10. A foldable display device comprising a flexible display screen and a support structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the flexible display screen is wrapped around the first, second and third support surfaces.
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