360 degree folding jig

{
  "publication_number": "US12111294B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "360 degree folding jig",
  "abstract": "A 360 degree folding jig performs actions similar to those of a product to which a sample is applied when conducting a durability test for the sample. The 360 degree folding jig includes a fixed plate module on which one side of a sample is supported, a folding plate module that is spaced apart from the fixed plate module and on which the other side of the sample is supported so as to be reciprocally movable, and a pair of rotation support modules respectively provided at each end of the mutually adjacent fixed plate module and the folding plate module, and configured to couple the folding plate module to the fixed plate module so that the folding plate module is in-folded or out-folded.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A folding jig, comprising: a fixed plate module on which a first side of a sample is supported; a folding plate module that is spaced apart from the fixed plate module and on which a second side of the sample is supported such that the second side of the sample is capable of being in-folded and out-folded with respect to the first side of the sample; and a pair of rotation support modules respectively provided at each end of the mutually adjacent fixed plate module and the folding plate module, and configured to couple the folding plate module to the fixed plate module so that the folding plate module is in-folded or out-folded, wherein the rotation support modules include: a first shaft forming an axis of rotation of the folding plate module with respect to the rotation support modules; and a second shaft that is spaced apart from the first shaft toward the fixed plate module and forms an axis of rotation of the rotation support modules with respect to the fixed plate module, wherein the rotation support modules rotate with respect to the fixed plate module in connection with a rotation of the folding plate module with respect to the rotation support modules when the folding plate module is in-folded or out-folded with respect to the fixed plate module, and wherein the folding plate module comprises: a guide panel to which the rotation support modules are coupled at each end in a state spaced apart from the fixed plate module, wherein the guide panel includes a reciprocating guide formed along a moving direction perpendicular to an imaginary line connecting the pair of rotation support modules; a reciprocating slider arranged to be reciprocally movable on the reciprocating guide; a reciprocating member coupled to the reciprocating slider from a first side of the guide panel and supporting the second side of the sample; and a reciprocating support member coupled to the reciprocating slider from a second side of the guide panel.",
    "2. The folding jig of claim 1, wherein the folding plate module further comprises: an elastic member configured to be elastically compressed in response to the reciprocating slider being moved to either a front or a rear along the moving direction with respect to the guide panel.",
    "3. The folding jig of claim 2, wherein in the guide panel, a member seating part on which the elastic member is movably seated is formed as a recess.",
    "4. The folding jig of claim 1, wherein each of the rotation support modules comprises: a mounting bracket disposed at each end of the fixed plate module and the folding plate module adjacent to each other; a fixed support member having a first side coupled to the fixed plate module, and a second side rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket via the second shaft; a fixed gear shaft rotatably coupling the fixed support member to the mounting bracket to function as the second shaft; a folding support member having a first side coupled to the folding plate module, and a second side rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket via the first shaft; and a folding gear shaft rotatably coupling the folding support member to the mounting bracket to function as the first shaft, wherein the fixed support member is gear-coupled to the folding support member.",
    "5. The folding jig of claim 4, wherein the fixed support member comprises: a fixed joint part coupled to the fixed plate module; and a fixed gear part provided at an end of the fixed joint part and rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket via the fixed gear shaft, and wherein the folding support member comprises: a folding joint part coupled to the folding plate module; and a folding gear part provided at an end of the folding joint part and rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket via the folding gear shaft, and wherein the fixed gear part and the folding gear part are mutually gear-coupled."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Field of the Invention The present disclosure relates to a 360 degree folding jig and, more particularly, to a 360 degree folding jig designed to perform actions similar to those of a product to which a sample is applied when conducting a durability test for the sample. 2. Description of the Related Art In general, conventional display panels used for displays such as those in televisions, computer monitors, and various portable electronic devices are made of a non-flexible glass substrate, so they are bland, have a flat structure, and have limitations in their application. However, in recent years, thanks to the development of science and technology, instead of a non-flexible glass substrate, devices that utilize a flexible display that can be bent by using flexible materials such as plastics have been developed and produced. For example, technology for a flexible display panel that can be folded or rolled up like a scroll is also being developed. As such, as in-folding and out-folding products, as well as 360 degree foldable products are released, it is necessary to develop a jig that can realize in-folding, out-folding, and 360 degree folding test among durability test jigs.\n\nPatent Documents (Patent Document 0001) Korean Patent No.",
  "cpc": [
    "G01N 3/20",
    "B25B 11/00",
    "G01N 2203/0023",
    "G01N 2203/0282"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "G01N 3/20"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "FLEXIGO INC"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "LEE KI YONG",
    "KIM SEONG WOO",
    "YOU HO MOON"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2022-07-19",
  "publication_date": "2024-10-08",
  "grant_date": "2024-10-08",
  "priority_date": "2022-01-27",
  "application_number": "US-202217868736-A",
  "family_id": "87313692",
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}