US 12,445,065 B2
Support system and flexible display device comprising support system
Shugo Kano, Sakai (JP); Ryuzo Yuki, Sakai (JP); and Tomohiro Kimura, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai (JP)
Appl. No. 18/276,759
Filed by SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 15, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/005549
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 10, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/172458, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0120852 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H02N 1/00 (2006.01); H10K 59/80 (2023.01)
CPC H02N 1/002 (2013.01) [H10K 59/80 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support system comprising:
a container that is deformable;
an electrorheological fluid sealed in the container;
a plurality of application electrodes, each provided in the container; and
a plurality of rigid bodies, each firmly fixed to the container,
wherein each of the plurality of rigid bodies is firmly fixed to one outer surface of the container.