CN109216865B

CN109216865B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN109216865B
Application number: CN201810996178.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冯斌
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-29
Filing date: 2018-08-29
Publication date: 2021-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-29
Also published as: CN109216865A

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: first casing, second casing, third casing, display screen, first antenna radiator and second antenna radiator, the second casing with first casing passes through first pivot and connects, the third casing with the second casing passes through the second pivot and connects, first antenna radiator sets up in the first pivot, second antenna radiator sets up in the second pivot. In the electronic device, because the antenna radiators are arranged on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the layout space at the rotating shaft can be fully utilized for antenna layout, and the distance between the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator is far, so that the mutual interference between the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator can be reduced, the interference of the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator on the display screen can also be reduced, and the antenna performance of the electronic device can be improved.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background

With the development of network technology and the improvement of the intelligent degree of electronic equipment, users can realize more and more functions such as conversation, chatting, game playing and the like through the electronic equipment. In playing games and browsing web pages by using electronic equipment, users need to transmit signals through an antenna of the electronic equipment.

When the electronic device communicates with the base station or other electronic devices, it needs to transmit an uplink signal to the outside through the antenna and receive a downlink signal from the outside, thereby implementing data interaction with the base station or other electronic devices. However, the current requirements of the display screen of the electronic device are higher and higher, the clearance area of the antenna is also more and more affected, the design of multiple antennas on the electronic device becomes difficult, and the performance of the antenna through the electronic device is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment, which can improve the antenna performance of the electronic equipment.

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including:

a first housing;

a second housing connected to the first housing by a first shaft;

the third shell is connected with the second shell through a second rotating shaft;

a display screen including a first portion, a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion, a third portion rotatably coupled to the second portion, the first portion mounted on the first housing, the second portion mounted on the second housing, the third portion mounted on the third housing;

the first antenna radiator is arranged on the first rotating shaft;

and the second antenna radiating body is arranged on the second rotating shaft.

In the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application, since the antenna radiators are arranged on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the layout space at the rotating shaft can be fully utilized for antenna layout, and the distance between the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator is long, so that mutual interference between the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator can be reduced, and interference of the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator on the display screen can also be reduced, so that the antenna performance of the electronic device can be improved, and further, the communication stability of the electronic device and a base station or other electronic devices can be improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 taken along the direction a-a'.

Fig. 3 is a second structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a third schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a fourth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a fifth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a sixth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a seventh structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is an eighth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a ninth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a tenth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 11 taken along the direction B-B'.

Fig. 13 is an eleventh structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a twelfth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is a thirteenth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 16 is a schematic folded state diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram of another folded state of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 18 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment. The electronic device may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, or other devices, and may also be a game device, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, an automobile, a data storage device, an audio playing device, a video playing device, a notebook, a desktop computing device, or other devices.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a direction a-a' in fig. 1. The electronic device 100 includes a first housing 10, a second housing 20, a hinge 30, a display 40, a circuit board 51, a battery 52, and a housing assembly 53.

The display screen 40 may be a flexible display screen. The first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are two rotatable components of the electronic device 100. The first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are relatively rotatable, and the first casing 10 may also rotate around the rotation shaft 30, and the second casing 10 may also rotate around the rotation shaft 30. When the first and

second housings

10 and 20 are unfolded, the display screen 40 is laid and unfolded on the first and

second housings

10 and 20, the display screen 40 includes a first portion 410 and a second portion 420, the first portion 410 is mounted on the first housing 10, and the second portion 420 is mounted on the second housing 20. When the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are closed, the display screen 40 is folded inwards, and the first part of the display screen 40 arranged on the first casing 10 and the second part of the display screen arranged on the second casing 20 are arranged oppositely closed.

Please continue to refer to fig. 3, wherein fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device shown in the figure is the other side of the display 40, and if the side where the display 40 is located is the front side, the back side of the electronic device is shown in the figure. When the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are unfolded, the first casing 10 may include a display 40, a circuit board 51, a rear cover 54, and the like, which are stacked. The electronic device further comprises a middle frame 55 arranged around the display screen 40. The housing assembly 53 includes a rear cover 54 and a center frame 55.

The material of the rotating shaft 30 may be plastic or metal. The first housing 10 and the second housing 20 may be connected to the rotating shaft 30. The circuit board 51 may be mounted inside the first housing 10. The circuit board 51 and the display screen 40 may be stacked, that is, the circuit board 51 may be disposed below the display screen 40.

The circuit board 51 may be a main board of the electronic device. The circuit board 51 is provided with a grounding point to realize grounding of the circuit board 51. A processor is integrated on the circuit board 51. One, two or more of the functional components such as a motor, a microphone, a speaker, a receiver, an earphone interface, a universal serial bus interface (USB interface), a camera, a distance sensor, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, etc. may also be integrated on the circuit board 51. Meanwhile, the display screen 40 may be electrically connected to the circuit board 51.

In some embodiments, display control circuitry is provided on the circuit board 51. The display control circuit outputs a control signal to the display screen 40 to control the display screen 40 to display information.

In some embodiments, the battery 52 may be mounted inside the second housing 20. The battery 52 and the display screen may be stacked, that is, the battery 52 may be disposed below the display screen 40. The battery 52 may be electrically connected to the circuit board 51 to enable the battery 52 to power the electronic device. Among them, the circuit board 51 may be provided thereon with a power management circuit. The power management circuit is used to distribute the voltage provided by the battery 52 to the various electronic components in the electronic device.

In some embodiments, the circuit board 51 and the battery 52 may be disposed in the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 at the same time.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The first and second housings of the electronic device are closed, and the first portion 410 of the display 40 disposed on the first housing 10 and the second portion 420 disposed on the second housing 20 are adjacent to each other.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a fourth structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the first housing 10 further includes a rear cover 54. Wherein, the rear cover 54 and the display screen 40 are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the first casing 10. For example, at the front and rear sides of the first housing 10, respectively. Thus, when the display screen 40 is unfolded, the display screen 40 and the rear cover 54 can be respectively used as the front surface and the rear surface of the first casing 10.

The rear cover 54 may be integrally formed. In the molding process of the rear cover 54, a rear camera hole, a fingerprint film set mounting hole, and the like may be formed on the rear cover 54.

In some embodiments, the second housing 20 further includes a secondary display screen 44. The sub-display 44 and the display 40 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the second casing 20, for example, on the front and rear sides of the second casing 20. Thus, when the display screen 40 is unfolded, the display screen 40 and the sub-display screen 44 can be respectively used as the front surface and the back surface of the second casing 20. When the display 40 is closed, the display 40 and the sub-display 44 may be respectively used as the back and the front of the second housing 20.

The sub-Display 44 may also be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Display. The secondary display screen 44 may also be used to display information such as images, text, etc.

For example, when the first and

second housings

10 and 20 are rotated to the closed state around the rotation shaft 30, that is, rotated until the first and second portions of the display 40 disposed on the first and second housings are engaged with each other, the sub-display 44 may serve as a display of the electronic device. At this time, the display 40 may maintain an off state. The first portion 410 and the second portion 420 of the display screen 40 are attached to each other, which may also be understood as the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 are disposed opposite to each other with a small distance therebetween.

In addition, in some embodiments, the electronic components inside the first and

second housings

10 and 20 may be disposed on the middle frame 55. The middle frame 55 is used for providing a supporting function for the electronic components inside the first casing 10 and the second casing 20.

For example, the circuit board 51 and other electronic components in the first casing 10 may be disposed on a middle frame 55 inside the first casing 10. The battery 52 and other electronic components in the second housing 20 may be disposed on a center frame 55 inside the second housing 20.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the electronic device further includes a first antenna radiator 80, the first antenna radiator 80 is disposed on the rotating shaft 30, and the first antenna radiator 80 is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal. The transmission of the radio frequency signal by the first antenna radiator 80 may be understood as either transmitting or receiving a radio frequency signal, or both.

In the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application, when the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are expanded, the display screen 40 is tiled on the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, and can completely display the content, the first antenna radiator 80 is disposed on the rotation shaft 30, and when the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are expanded or closed, good antenna performance can be achieved, and the influence of the expansion or closing of the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 is avoided, so that the stability of the electronic device when communicating with a base station or other electronic devices can be improved.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a fifth electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the first antenna radiator 80 disposed on the rotating shaft 30 includes a first sub-antenna radiator 81 and a second sub-antenna radiator 82 disposed at an interval. The first sub-antenna radiator 81 may be used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals, and the second sub-antenna radiator 82 may also be used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals. Two sub-antenna radiators are arranged on the rotating shaft 30, so that the space of the rotating shaft can be fully utilized.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a sixth structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the shaft 30 includes a first sub shaft 31 and a second sub shaft 32 that are disposed at an interval, the first sub antenna radiator 81 is disposed on the first sub shaft 31, and the second sub antenna radiator 82 is disposed on the second sub shaft 32.

The shaft 30 may include two sub-shafts, i.e., a first sub-shaft 31 and a second sub-shaft 32. The two rotating shafts are arranged at intervals, for example, the first sub-rotating shaft 31 is arranged adjacent to one end of the electronic device, the second sub-rotating shaft 32 is arranged adjacent to the other end of the electronic device, and the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32 are disconnected and spaced at a certain distance. For example, the length between the two ends of the electronic device 100 is L, the distance between the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32 may be L/3, and the length of the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32 may also be L/3. Of course, the lengths of the first sub-rotation shaft 31 and the second sub-rotation shaft 32 can be set according to the requirement, for example, the length of the first sub-rotation shaft 31 is greater than the length of the second sub-rotation shaft 32. The first sub antenna radiator 81 and the second sub antenna radiator 82 are respectively disposed on the first sub rotating shaft 31 and the second sub rotating shaft 32, so that the isolation between the first sub antenna radiator 81 and the second sub antenna radiator 82 can be improved.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the rotating shaft 30 includes a first end 331 and a first end 33 connected to the first end, the first antenna radiator 80 is disposed on the first end 33, and an end of the first antenna radiator 80 extends to the first end 331 of the rotating shaft 30.

The first end 331 of the rotating shaft 30 is an end point of the electronic device, that is, the first end 331 of the rotating shaft 30 is directly communicated with the outside, the rotating shaft 30 includes a first end portion 33 connected to the first end 331, the first antenna radiator 80 on the rotating shaft 30 is disposed on the first end portion 331, and the end portion of the first antenna radiator 80 extends to the first end 331 of the rotating shaft 30, that is, the end portion of the first antenna radiator 80 is directly communicated with the outside, so that the rf signal of the first antenna radiator 80 can be radiated from the end portion of the first antenna radiator 80 to the outside, and meanwhile, the end portion of the first antenna radiator 80 can also receive the external rf signal, and the transmitting and receiving rf signal is not blocked by other components, thereby improving the antenna performance of the first antenna radiator 80.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a seventh structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the rotating shaft 30 is a metal rotating shaft, the rotating shaft 30 includes a first end 331 and a second end 332 opposite to the first end 331, the rotating shaft 30 is further provided with a grounding point 35, the grounding point 35 is disposed between the first end 331 and the second end 332, a portion of the rotating shaft between the first end 331 and the grounding point 35 forms the first sub-antenna radiator 81, and a portion of the rotating shaft between the second end 332 and the grounding point 35 forms the second sub-antenna radiator 82.

The shaft 30 is a metal shaft, the shaft 30 can be directly used as an antenna radiator, and the shaft 30 can be directly used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals. The first end 331, the grounding point 35 and the second end 332 of the rotating shaft 30 are sequentially disposed, a first sub-antenna radiator 81 is formed in a rotating shaft portion between the first end 331 and the grounding point 35, and a second sub-antenna radiator 82 is formed in a rotating shaft portion between the second end 332 and the grounding point 35. Therefore, the length of the rotating shaft is fully utilized by the first sub-antenna radiator 81 and the second sub-antenna radiator 82, the length of the first sub-antenna radiator 81 and the second sub-antenna radiator 82 is longer, the longer the antenna radiator is, the lower the frequency of the transmitted and received radio frequency signals can be, the wider the receiving range can be, the first sub-antenna radiator 81 and the second sub-antenna radiator 82 can be used for transmitting and receiving the low-frequency radio frequency signals and also can be used for transmitting and receiving the high-frequency radio frequency signals, the application range is wider, and the arrangement of the whole antenna of the electronic equipment is more convenient.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is an eighth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. In some embodiments, the first housing 10 includes a first connecting portion 11, the first connecting portion 11 is connected to the rotating shaft 30, the second housing 20 includes a second connecting portion 21, the second connecting portion 21 is connected to the rotating shaft 30, and the first connecting portion 11 and the second connecting portion 21 are disposed between the first end 331 and the second end 332.

The first connecting portion 11 and the second connecting portion 21 may be sleeved on the rotating shaft 30 or embedded in the rotating shaft 30. The rotation shaft 30 may be provided with a locking structure which locks the first connecting portion 11 and the second connecting portion 21 at a specific angle, so that the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 can form various angles, not only to be unfolded and closed. The first connecting portion 11, the second connecting portion 21 and the locking structure may be a damping hinge structure.

Meanwhile, the rotating shaft 30 may include a first sub-rotating shaft 31 and a second sub-rotating shaft 32, the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32 are disconnected, the first connecting portion 11 is disposed between the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32, two ends of the first connecting portion 11 are respectively sleeved on the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32, and the second connecting portion 22 is also respectively sleeved on the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the second sub-rotating shaft 32 and is disposed between two ends of the rotating shaft 30 and the first connecting portion 11.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a ninth structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the shaft 30 includes a shaft housing 36, the first antenna radiator 80 is disposed within the shaft housing 36, and the shaft housing 36 is a non-metallic material.

The rotating shaft 30 includes a rotating shaft housing 36, the rotating shaft housing 36 is used for being connected to the first housing 10 and the second housing 20, the rotating shaft housing 36 is made of a non-metal material, the first antenna radiator 80 is disposed in the rotating shaft housing 36, the rotating shaft housing 36 made of the non-metal material does not interfere with the transmission and reception of the radio frequency signals of the first antenna radiator 80, the first antenna radiator 80 can be disposed according to actual needs, and different types of antenna radiators can be adopted.

With continued reference to fig. 10, in some embodiments, first housing 10 includes a first housing component 12, second housing 20 includes a second housing component 22, and first housing component 12 is connected to second housing component 22 via shaft housing 36.

First casing subassembly 12 through pivot casing 36 with second casing subassembly 22 links, and pivot casing 36 can not be by first casing subassembly 12 and second casing subassembly 22 parcel including, i.e. the radio frequency signal that first antenna radiator 80 transmitted can not pass first casing subassembly 12 or second casing subassembly 22 and get into the external world, but passes pivot casing 36 and gets into the external world, has improved the antenna performance of first antenna radiator 80. The first housing component 12 and the second housing component 22 connected to or adjacent to the shaft housing 36 may be made of metal material, and do not affect the antenna performance of the first antenna radiator 80.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 11 and fig. 12, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tenth structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 11 along a direction B-B'. Wherein the electronic device 100 further comprises a third housing 50. The third housing 50 is connected to the second housing 20 by a second rotating shaft 60. The rotating shaft 30 is a first rotating shaft. The second shaft 60 may have the same material, shape, size, etc. as the first shaft 30. In some embodiments, the first shaft 30 is parallel to the second shaft 60.

The display 40 includes a first portion 410, a second portion 420, and a third portion 430. The second portion 420 is rotatably connected to the first portion 410. The third portion 430 is rotatably connected to the second portion 420.

Wherein the first portion 410 is mounted on the first housing 10. The second portion 420 is mounted on the second housing 20. The third portion 430 is mounted on the third housing 50.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 13, fig. 13 is an eleventh structural schematic diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The first antenna radiator 80 is disposed on the first shaft 30. The first antenna radiator 80 is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal of a first frequency. For example, the radio frequency signal of the first frequency may be a 4G signal. The first frequency is less than 4.2 GHz.

The second rotating shaft 60 is further provided with a second antenna radiator 70. The second antenna radiator 70 is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal of a second frequency. Wherein the second frequency is greater than the first frequency. For example, the radio frequency signal of the second frequency may be a 5G signal. The second frequency is greater than 4.4 GHz.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the antenna radiators are disposed on the first rotating shaft 30 and the second rotating shaft 60, the layout space at the rotating shafts can be fully utilized to perform antenna layout, and the distance between the first antenna radiator 80 and the second antenna radiator 70 is relatively long, so that mutual interference between the first antenna radiator 80 and the second antenna radiator 70 can be reduced, and interference of the display screen 40 on the first antenna radiator 80 and the second antenna radiator 70 can also be reduced, thereby improving the antenna performance of the electronic device 100, and further improving the stability of communication between the electronic device 100 and a base station or other electronic devices.

In some embodiments, the second shaft 60 may be made of metal. Thus, the second shaft 60 may be used as the second antenna radiator 70. In some embodiments, the second shaft 60 may be made of an insulating material, such as plastic. At this time, the second antenna radiator 70 made of a metal material may be disposed on the second rotation axis.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic view of a twelfth structure of an electronic device provided in the embodiments of the present application. Wherein the first antenna radiator 80 includes a first sub antenna radiator 81 and a second sub antenna radiator 82. The first sub antenna radiator 81 and the second sub antenna radiator 82 are disposed at an interval on the first rotation axis 30. For example, the first sub antenna radiator 81 may be disposed at one end of the first rotation shaft 30, and the second sub antenna radiator 82 may be disposed at the other end of the first rotation shaft 30.

When the first rotating shaft 30 is a metal rotating shaft, the middle of the first rotating shaft 30 can be grounded. The first sub antenna radiator 81 is formed between the ground point of the first rotation shaft 30 and one end of the first rotation shaft 30. The second sub antenna radiator 82 is formed between the ground point of the first rotation shaft 30 and the other end of the first rotation shaft 30.

The first sub-antenna radiator 81 and the second sub-antenna radiator 82 are configured to transmit the radio frequency signal of the first frequency. For example, the first and second

sub antenna radiators

81 and 82 may be used for transmitting 4G signals.

Therefore, the two sub-antenna radiators on the first rotating shaft 30 can respectively transmit radio frequency signals, so that the antenna performance of the electronic device can be improved, and the stability of the electronic device in communication with a base station or other electronic devices can be improved.

The second antenna radiator 70 includes a third sub antenna radiator 71 and a fourth sub antenna radiator 72. The third sub-antenna radiator 71 and the fourth sub-antenna radiator 72 are disposed on the second rotating shaft 60 at an interval. For example, the third sub antenna radiator 71 may be disposed at one end of the second rotating shaft 60, and the fourth sub antenna radiator 72 may be disposed at the other end of the second rotating shaft 60.

When the second rotating shaft 60 is a metal rotating shaft, the middle of the second rotating shaft 60 can be grounded. The third sub-antenna radiator 71 is formed between the ground point of the second rotating shaft 60 and one end of the second rotating shaft 60. The fourth sub-antenna radiator 72 is formed between the ground point of the second rotating shaft 60 and the other end of the second rotating shaft 60.

The third sub-antenna radiator 71 and the fourth sub-antenna radiator 72 are configured to transmit the radio frequency signal of the second frequency. For example, the third and fourth

sub-antenna radiators

71 and 72 may be used for transmitting 5G signals.

Therefore, the two sub-antenna radiators on the second rotating shaft 60 can respectively transmit radio frequency signals, so that the antenna performance of the electronic device can be improved, and the stability of the electronic device in communication with a base station or other electronic devices can be improved.

In some embodiments, reference is continued to fig. 14. The first rotating shaft 30 includes a first sub-rotating shaft 31 and a second sub-rotating shaft 32 which are arranged at intervals. For example, the first rotating shaft 30 may include two segments connected to each other, one segment serving as the first sub-rotating shaft 31 and the other segment serving as the second sub-rotating shaft 32. The first sub antenna radiator 81 is disposed on the first sub rotating shaft 31. The second sub-antenna radiator 82 is disposed on the second sub-rotation shaft 32.

Wherein, a plurality of hinge structures may be disposed on the first housing 10. A portion of the plurality of hinge structures on the first housing 10 is rotatably connected to the first sub-rotating shaft 31, and another portion of the plurality of hinge structures is rotatably connected to the second sub-rotating shaft 32.

Similarly, a plurality of hinge structures may be disposed on a side of the second housing 20 connected to the first rotating shaft 30, wherein one part of the hinge structures is rotatably connected to the first sub-rotating shaft 31, and another part of the hinge structures is rotatably connected to the second sub-rotating shaft 32.

Thus, the first housing 10 can rotate around the first sub-rotation shaft 31 and the second sub-rotation shaft 32 at the same time, and the first sub-rotation shaft 31 and the second sub-rotation shaft 32 can be maintained on the same axis.

The second rotating shaft 60 includes a third sub-rotating shaft 61 and a fourth sub-rotating shaft 62 which are arranged at an interval. For example, the second rotating shaft 60 may include two segments connected to each other, one segment serving as the third sub-rotating shaft 61 and the other segment serving as the fourth sub-rotating shaft 62. The third sub antenna radiator 71 is disposed on the third sub rotating shaft 61. The fourth sub-antenna radiator 72 is disposed on the fourth sub-rotation shaft 62.

Wherein, a plurality of hinge structures may be provided on the third housing 50. A part of the plurality of hinge structures on the third housing 50 is rotatably connected to the third sub-rotating shaft 61, and another part of the plurality of hinge structures is rotatably connected to the fourth sub-rotating shaft 62.

Similarly, a plurality of hinge structures may be disposed on a side of the second housing 20 connected to the second rotating shaft 60, wherein one part of the hinge structures is rotatably connected to the third sub-rotating shaft 61, and another part of the hinge structures is rotatably connected to the fourth sub-rotating shaft 62.

Therefore, the third and

second housings

50 and 20 can rotate around the third and fourth

sub-rotating shafts

61 and 62 at the same time, and the third and fourth

sub-rotating shafts

61 and 62 can be kept on the same axis.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 15, fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of a thirteenth structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. Therein, the electronic device 100 further comprises a first signal source 83. The first signal source 83 may be disposed on the circuit board 51 of the electronic device 100. The first signal source 83 is configured to generate the radio frequency signal of the first frequency.

The first signal source 83 is connected to the first sub-antenna radiator 81 and the second sub-antenna radiator 82. Accordingly, the first signal source 83 may transmit the radio frequency signal of the first frequency to the first sub-antenna radiator 81 and the second sub-antenna radiator 82.

The electronic device 100 also includes a second signal source 84. The second signal source 84 may be disposed on the circuit board 51 of the electronic device 100. The second signal source 84 is used for generating the radio frequency signal of the second frequency.

The second signal source 84 is connected to the third sub-antenna radiator 71 and the fourth sub-antenna radiator 72. Accordingly, the second signal source 84 may transmit the rf signal of the second frequency to the third and fourth

sub-antenna radiators

71 and 72.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 16, fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a folded state of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application. Wherein, when the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 of the display screen 40 are in the folded state, and the third portion 430 and the second portion 420 are in the folded state, the first portion 410 and the third portion 430 overlap. That is, the first portion 410 overlaps the third portion 430 in a direction perpendicular to the second portion 420.

In the embodiment of the present application, the diameter of the second rotating shaft 60 is greater than that of the first rotating shaft 30, and the length of the second portion 420 is less than the sum of the length of the first portion 410 and the length of the third portion 430.

The length of the second portion 420, the length of the first portion 410, and the length of the third portion 430 refer to lengths along the surface of the display screen 40 and in a direction perpendicular to the first rotation axis 30.

Wherein, the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 of the display screen 40 are in the folded state, which means that an angle between the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 is 0 degree or close to 0 degree, for example, the angle is 5 degrees or the like. The third portion 430 and the second portion 420 of the display 40 are in the folded state, which means that the angle between the third portion 430 and the second portion 420 is 0 degree or close to 0 degree, for example, the angle is 10 degrees or the like.

Wherein two portions of the display screen 40 may be considered to be in a folded state when the angle therebetween is less than a preset angle value. For example, the preset angle value may be 30 degrees. Then, when the angle between the two portions of the display screen 40 is less than 30 degrees, the two portions can be considered to be in the folded state.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 17, fig. 17 is a schematic view of another folded state of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of the present application. Wherein, when the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 of the display screen 40 are in the folded state and the third portion 430 and the second portion 420 are in the folded state, the first portion 410 and the third portion 430 are spaced apart from each other. That is, the first portion 410 and the third portion 430 do not overlap in a direction perpendicular to the second portion 420.

In the embodiment of the present application, the diameter of the second rotating shaft 60 may be equal to or different from the diameter of the first rotating shaft 30. The length of the second portion 420 is greater than the sum of the length of the first portion 410 and the length of the third portion 430.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 10, the first housing 10 further comprises a first housing assembly 12, the first housing assembly 12 comprising a rear cover 54, the rear cover 54 and the first portion of the display screen 40 being disposed on opposite sides of the first housing 10.

The first housing 10 includes a rear cover 54 on which both the circuit board and the battery may be mounted to facilitate electrical connection of the antenna radiator to the circuit board.

In some embodiments, the first housing assembly 12 further includes a middle frame 55.

In some embodiments, the second housing 20 further includes a secondary display screen 44, and the secondary display screen 44 and the second portion of the display screen 40 are disposed on opposite sides of the second housing 20. The display screens are arranged on two sides of the second shell 20, when the display screen 40 is closed, information can be displayed through the auxiliary display screen 44, meanwhile, the display screen 40 is protected, and power consumption is reduced.

It should be noted that the antenna radiator or the sub-antenna radiator in the present application may be understood as including a radiator and a matching circuit cooperating with the radiator.

Referring to fig. 18, fig. 18 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 100 may comprise a storage and processing circuit 91. The storage and processing circuit 91 may include a memory, such as a hard disk drive memory, a non-volatile memory (e.g., a flash memory or other electronically programmable read-only memory used to form a solid state drive, etc.), a volatile memory (e.g., a static or dynamic random access memory, etc.), and so on, and embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. The storage and processing circuitry 91 may also include processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be used to control the operation of the electronic device 100. The processing circuitry may be implemented based on one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, baseband processors, power management units, audio codec chips, application specific integrated circuits, display driver integrated circuits, and the like. Wherein the above control circuit may be a part of the storage and processing circuit 91.

The storage and processing circuit 91 may be used to run software in the electronic device 100, such as an Internet browsing application, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone call application, an email application, a media playing application, operating system functions, and so forth. Such software may be used to perform control operations such as, for example, camera-based image capture, ambient light measurement based on an ambient light sensor, proximity sensor measurement based on a proximity sensor, information display functionality based on status indicators such as status indicator lights of light emitting diodes, touch event detection based on a touch sensor, functionality associated with displaying information on multiple (e.g., layered) displays, operations associated with performing wireless communication functions, operations associated with collecting and generating audio signals, control operations associated with collecting and processing button press event data, and other functions in the electronic device 100, and the like, without limitation of embodiments of the present application.

The electronic device 100 may also include input-output circuitry 92. The input-output circuit 92 may be used to enable the electronic device 100 to input and output data, i.e., to allow the electronic device 100 to receive data from an external device and also to allow the electronic device 100 to output data from the electronic device 100 to the external device. The input-output circuit 92 may further include a sensor 93. The sensors 93 may include ambient light sensors, optical and capacitive based proximity sensors, touch sensors (e.g., optical based touch sensors and/or capacitive touch sensors, where the touch sensors may be part of a touch display screen or may be used independently as a touch sensor structure), acceleration sensors, and other sensors, among others.

The input-output circuitry 92 may also include one or more displays, such as a touch-sensitive display screen 94. The touch screen display 94 may include one or a combination of liquid crystal displays, organic light emitting diode displays, electronic ink displays, plasma displays, displays using other display technologies. The touch display screen 94 may include an array of touch sensors (i.e., the touch display screen 94 may be a touch display screen). The touch sensor may be a capacitive touch sensor formed by a transparent touch sensor electrode (e.g., an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode) array, or may be a touch sensor formed using other touch technologies, such as acoustic wave touch, pressure sensitive touch, resistive touch, optical touch, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

The electronic device 100 may also include an audio component 95. The audio component 95 may be used to provide audio input and output functionality for the electronic device 100. Audio components 95 in electronic device 100 may include speakers, microphones, buzzers, tone generators, and other components for generating and detecting sound.

The communication circuit 96 may be used to provide the electronic device 100 with the ability to communicate with external devices. The communication circuit 96 may include analog and digital input-output interface circuits, and wireless communication circuits based on radio frequency signals and/or optical signals. The wireless communication circuitry in communication circuitry 96 may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry, power amplifier circuitry, low noise amplifiers, switches, filters, and antennas. For example, the wireless Communication circuitry in Communication circuitry 96 may include circuitry to support Near Field Communication (NFC) by transmitting and receiving Near Field coupled electromagnetic signals. For example, the communication circuit 96 may include a near field communication antenna and a near field communication transceiver. The communications circuitry 96 may also include a cellular telephone transceiver and antenna, a wireless local area network transceiver circuitry and antenna, and the like.

The electronic device 100 may further include a battery, a power management circuit, and other input-output units 97. The input and output unit 97 may include buttons, joysticks, click wheels, scroll wheels, touch pads, keypads, keyboards, cameras, light emitting diodes and other status indicators, etc.

A user may input commands through the input-output circuitry 92 to control operation of the electronic device 100 and may use output data of the input-output circuitry 92 to enable receipt of status information and other outputs from the electronic device 100.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

The electronic devices provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail above, and the principles and implementations of the present application are described herein using specific examples, which are provided only to help understanding of the present application. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing connected to the first housing by a first shaft;

the first rotating shaft comprises a first sub rotating shaft and a second sub rotating shaft which are arranged at intervals, the first shell comprises a first connecting part, the second shell comprises two second connecting parts which are arranged at intervals, the first connecting part is positioned between the two second connecting parts, two ends of the first connecting part are respectively sleeved on the first sub rotating shaft and the second sub rotating shaft, and the two second connecting parts are respectively sleeved on the first sub rotating shaft and the second sub rotating shaft;

the first antenna radiator comprises a first sub-antenna radiator and a second sub-antenna radiator, the first sub-radiator is arranged at the end part of the first sub-rotating shaft and communicated with the outside, the second sub-radiator is arranged at the end part of the second sub-rotating shaft and communicated with the outside;

and the second antenna radiating body is arranged on the second rotating shaft.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a first signal source connected to the first sub-antenna radiator and the second sub-antenna radiator.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first sub-antenna radiator and the second sub-antenna radiator are configured to transmit radio frequency signals at a first frequency.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second antenna radiator comprises a third sub-antenna radiator and a fourth sub-antenna radiator, and the third sub-antenna radiator and the fourth sub-antenna radiator are spaced apart from each other on the second hinge.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the second hinge includes a third hinge sub-hinge and a fourth hinge sub-hinge that are disposed at an interval, the third sub-antenna radiator is disposed on the third hinge sub-hinge, and the fourth sub-antenna radiator is disposed on the fourth hinge sub-hinge.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 or 5, further comprising a second signal source connected to the third sub-antenna radiator and a fourth sub-antenna radiator.

7. The electronic device of claim 4 or 5, wherein the third and fourth sub-antenna radiators are configured to transmit radio frequency signals at a second frequency.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, 4 or 5, wherein the first hinge is parallel to the second hinge.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein when the first portion and the second portion of the display screen are in a folded state and the third portion and the second portion are in a folded state, the first portion overlaps the third portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the first portion and the third portion of the display screen are spaced apart from each other when the first portion and the second portion are in a folded state and the third portion and the second portion are in a folded state.