CN109600466B

CN109600466B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN109600466B
Application number: CN201811537409.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢永球; 姚光
Original assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-15
Filing date: 2018-12-15
Publication date: 2020-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-15
Also published as: CN109600466A

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device. The electronic device includes: the screen is connected with the screen, the screen can be inwards bent along the first rotating shaft and/or the second rotating shaft so as to enable the screen to be located in a folded state, when the screen is located in the folded state, the screen is located in a space formed by bending the casing, and at least one part of the screen forms a bent area between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. According to the embodiment of the application, through the matching of the shell and the rotating shaft, the screen is contained in the shell space in the folding process, at least a part of the bending area formed by the screen is contained, the screen can be protected, the screen can be freely switched between the flattening state and the folding state, and the screen occupation ratio and the portability of the electronic device are improved.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of mobile communication, in particular to the technical field of mobile equipment, and specifically relates to an electronic device.

Background

With the development of communication technology, electronic devices such as smart phones are becoming more and more popular. With the popularization of the concept of comprehensive screen, the current smart phone market tends to be more and more homogeneous following the rhythm of international known terminal manufacturers, in the wave of pursuing full screen, a special-shaped screen (notch screen), a water drop screen and the like become the deer-by-deer key points of various large terminal manufacturers, mobile phone products are more uniform, and the problems of innovation weakness and difficult technical barrier exist in the screen module playing an important role in the mobile phone ID all the time.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, can freely fold electronic device's screen, can make the screen freely switch between exhibition flat state and fold condition, promote electronic device's screen to account for than and the portability.

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

a foldable screen;

a foldable housing connected to the screen;

a first pivot and a second pivot interval are located in the casing, the screen can be along first pivot and/or second pivot is inwards buckled so that the screen is located fold condition, works as when the screen is located fold condition, the screen is located in the space that the casing bending becomes, the screen is partly at least first pivot with form the region of buckling between the second pivot.

In some embodiments, the bend region is a substantially arcuate bend region.

In some embodiments, the screen includes a first horizontal portion and a second horizontal portion respectively connected to the bending regions, and the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion are oppositely disposed and located in the housing.

In some embodiments, the electronic device further includes a first support plate and a second support plate connected to the housing, the first support plate is movable along the first rotating shaft, the second support plate is movable along the second rotating shaft, and when the screen is in the folded state, the first support plate and the second support plate respectively support different regions of the screen.

In some embodiments, the first rotating shaft has a first sliding groove, the second rotating shaft has a second sliding groove, the first sliding groove is disposed corresponding to the first supporting plate, the second sliding groove is disposed corresponding to the second supporting plate, when the screen is in the folded state, at least a portion of the first supporting plate abuts against the first sliding groove, and at least a portion of the second supporting plate abuts against the second sliding groove.

In some embodiments, the housing has a first slider and a second slider, and the first support portion and the second support portion are both provided on the first support plate and the second support plate;

the first sliding groove is arranged corresponding to a first supporting part on the first supporting plate, and the first sliding block is arranged corresponding to a second supporting part on the first supporting plate; the second sliding groove is arranged corresponding to the first supporting part on the second supporting plate, and the second sliding block is arranged corresponding to the second supporting part on the second supporting plate; when folding the screen, first pivot, first backup pad with first slider mutually supports in order to carry out the slider-crank motion, and/or second pivot, second backup pad with the slider-crank motion is mutually supported in order to carry out.

In some embodiments, the housing further includes a buffer structure disposed at a position of the housing corresponding to the bending region, and the buffer structure is configured to buffer stress between the housing and the screen when the screen is folded.

In some embodiments, the buffer structure includes a flexible receiving member and an exhaust member disposed on the flexible receiving member, wherein the exhaust member exhausts gas in the flexible receiving member to reduce stress between the housing and the screen during folding of the screen.

In some embodiments, the buffer mechanism further comprises a suction member connected to the flexible receiving member, and the suction member sucks gas from the flexible receiving member to reduce stress between the housing and the screen when the screen is unfolded from the folded state to the flattened state.

In some embodiments, the air suction component sucks air from the soft housing component through the air exhaust component to reduce stress action between the shell and the screen.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, be located including folding screen, folding casing and interval first pivot and second pivot in the casing, the casing is connected the screen, the screen can be along first pivot and/or second pivot inflection inwards is so that the screen is located fold condition, works as when the screen is located fold condition, the screen is located the space that the casing bending becomes, the screen at least some is in first pivot with form the region of buckling between the second pivot. The embodiment of the application has the advantages that through the matching of the shell and the rotating shaft, the screen is contained in the shell space in the folding process, at least a part of the bending area formed by the screen is contained, the effect of protecting the screen is achieved, the screen can be freely switched between the flattening state and the folding state, and the screen occupation ratio and the portability of the electronic device are improved.

Drawings

The technical solution and other advantages of the present application will become apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in a flattened state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the electronic device provided in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the portion i in fig. 2.

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

Fig. 5 is a side view of the electronic device provided in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of the portion ii in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an expanded view and a folded view of a housing of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is an expanded view and a folded view of a support plate of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

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

Fig. 10 is a partially enlarged view of the region iii in fig. 9.

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.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the 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.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1 to 8, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which may be an electronic device such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, and a display screen. The electronic device 100 includes a screen 10, a housing 20, a first shaft 30, and a second shaft 40.

The screen 10 is a foldable screen. Wherein the screen 10 may be a flexible screen.

The housing 20 is a collapsible housing. The housing 20 is connected to the screen 10. The screen 10 is disposed on the housing 20.

The housing 20 may include a first housing 21 and a second housing 22. The first case 21 and the second case 22 can be folded freely. The screen 10 may be unfolded or folded along with the first and

second casings

21 and 22.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, when the first and

second cases

21 and 22 are opened to a flat state, the screen 10 is in a flat state on the case 20. As can be seen from the side view of fig. 1 shown in fig. 2, the central axes of the first and

second housings

21 and 22 are on the same horizontal line, and the screen 10 is laid flat on the horizontal plane formed by the first and

second housings

21 and 22.

For example, as shown in fig. 4, when the first and

second casings

21 and 22 are folded to a folded state, the screen 10 is folded along with the first and/or

second casings

21 and 22 to form a folded state on the casing 20. As can be seen from the side view of fig. 4 shown in fig. 5, when the first casing 21 is folded and stacked on the second casing 22 in a folded state, the screen 10 is located in the space formed by bending the first casing 21 and the second casing 22. The lengths of the first and

second casings

21 and 22 are constant during the folding process, and the total length of the screen 10 is kept constant, however, the length of the screen 10 projected on the planes of the first and

second casings

21 and 22 is reduced during the folding process, and the reduced length portion of the screen 10 is raised up and down at the first and second

rotating shafts

30 and 40 and is hidden in the first and

second casings

21 and 22.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, the first rotating shaft 30 and the second rotating shaft 40 are spaced apart from each other in the housing 20, and the screen 10 can be bent inward along the first rotating shaft 30 and/or the second rotating shaft 40 to make the screen 10 in a folded state. As shown in fig. 6, when the screen 10 is in a folded state, the screen 10 is located in the space formed by bending the housing 20, and at least a portion of the screen 10 forms a bending region 11 between the first rotating shaft 30 and the second rotating shaft 40.

The first shaft 30 is located in the first casing 21, and the second shaft 40 is located in the second casing 22.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the bending region 11 is a substantially arc-shaped bending region.

In some embodiments, the screen 10 includes a first horizontal portion 12 and a second horizontal portion 13 connected to the bending region 11, respectively. The first horizontal portion 12 and the second horizontal portion 13 are disposed opposite to each other and located in the housing 20.

The first horizontal portion 12 is located in the first housing 21, and the second horizontal portion 13 is located in the second housing 22.

For example, the first rotating shaft 30 outwardly abuts against the first housing 21, the second rotating shaft 40 outwardly abuts against the second housing 22, so that an accommodating space 201 is formed between the first housing 21 and the second housing 22 near the corresponding rotating shaft, a portion of the bending region 11 away from the first horizontal portion 12 and the second horizontal portion 13 is bent to form a rounded corner 110, and the bending region 11 is accommodated in the accommodating space 201 to protect the bending region 11.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 further comprises a first support plate 50 and a second support plate 60 connecting the housing 10. The first supporting plate 50 can move along the first rotating shaft 30, the second supporting plate 60 can move along the second rotating shaft 40, and when the screen 10 is in the folded state, the first supporting plate 50 and the second supporting plate 60 respectively support different areas of the screen 10.

In some embodiments, the first shaft 30 has a first sliding slot 31, and the second shaft 40 has a second sliding slot 41. The first sliding slot 31 is disposed corresponding to the first supporting plate 50, the second sliding slot 41 is disposed corresponding to the second supporting plate 60, when the screen 10 is in the folded state, at least a portion of the first supporting plate 50 abuts against the first sliding slot 31, and at least a portion of the second supporting plate 60 abuts against the second sliding slot 41.

In some embodiments, the housing 20 has a first slider 211 and a second slider 221, and the first support portion and the second support portion are disposed on the first support plate 50 and the second support plate 60 respectively.

The first sliding slot 31 is disposed corresponding to the first supporting portion 51 of the first supporting plate 50, and the first sliding block 211 is disposed corresponding to the second supporting portion 52 of the first supporting plate 50; the second sliding slot 41 is disposed corresponding to the first supporting portion 61 of the second supporting plate 60, and the second sliding block 221 is disposed corresponding to the second supporting portion 62 of the second supporting plate 60. When the screen 10 is folded, the first rotating shaft 30, the first supporting plate 50 and the first slider 211 are engaged with each other to perform a crank slider motion; and/or the second rotating shaft 40, the second supporting plate 60 and the second slider 221 are mutually matched to perform crank slider motion.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, when the first casing 21 and the second casing 22 are opened to the flat state, the screen 10 is in the flat state on the casing 20, the first supporting portion 51 of the first supporting plate 50 inwardly abuts against the first sliding slot 31, the first slider 211 supports the second supporting portion 52 of the first supporting plate 50, the first supporting portion 61 of the second supporting plate 60 inwardly abuts against the second sliding slot 41, and the second slider 221 supports the second supporting portion 62 of the second supporting plate 60, so that the screen 10 is flatly laid on the horizontal plane formed by the first casing 21 and the second casing 22.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, when the first casing 21 and the second casing 22 are folded to the folded state, the screen 10 is folded along with the first casing 21 and/or the second casing 22 to form the folded state on the casing 20, when the folded state is reached, the first casing 21 is folded and stacked on the second casing 22 in parallel, the screen 10 is located in the space formed by bending the first casing 21 and the second casing 22, the first supporting portion 51 of the first supporting plate 50 is outwardly abutted against the first sliding slot 31, one end of the first slider 211 supports the second supporting portion 52 of the first supporting plate 50, the other end of the first slider 211 supports the starting end 111 of the bending region 11 of the screen 10, the first supporting portion 61 of the second supporting plate 60 is outwardly abutted against the second sliding slot 41, one end of the second slider 221 supports the second supporting portion 62 of the second supporting plate 60, the other end of the second slider 221 supports the tail end 112 of the bending region 11 of the screen 10, and during the folding process, the length of the screen 10 projected on the plane of the first casing 21 and the second casing 22 is reduced, wherein the reduced length portion of the screen 10 is the bending region 11 of the screen 10, and the bending region 11 bulges up and down at the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft and is hidden in the space 201 formed between the first casing 21 and the second casing 22, so as to protect the bending region 11.

For example, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, with the second casing 22 (B-shell) as a reference, the first casing 22 (a-shell) is folded about the respective rotation axes from a flattened state in which the casing 20 includes the a-shell and the B-shell to a folded state in which the casing 20 includes the a 'shell and the B' shell. When the screen is in a flattening state, the corresponding support plates in the shell A and the shell B play a role in supporting and adsorbing the screen to be flat at the rotating shaft. During the folding process, the first support plate 50 and the second support plate 60 in the housing 20 perform a slider-crank movement to bend into a space with a substantially rounded corner 110 with respect to the screen 10 for a dodging movement, while continuously supporting and protecting the screen 10.

The folded cascade's that this application embodiment provided electronic device has overturned traditional display screen's industrial design completely, brings unprecedented change for user experience and interactive experience, conveniently carries and deposits when fold condition, can obtain more high-quality big screen experience when the exhibition flat state, and both can freely switch over at will. And the cooperation pivot is more reliable and stable in the screen folding motion with the backup pad, and the screen can freely rotate in certain angle, and the bending region of screen is acceptd in accommodating space when electron device is folding state, and the horizontal part of screen is even laminated on the casing, does benefit to the design of industrial molding, and the visual effect is smooth pleasing to the eye in the folding process.

Referring to fig. 9 to 10, another electronic device is provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 9 differs from fig. 1 in that: the housing 20 further includes a buffer structure 23, the buffer structure 23 is disposed at a position of the housing 20 corresponding to the bending region 11, and the buffer structure 23 is used for buffering stress between the housing 20 and the screen 10 when the screen 10 is folded.

In some embodiments, the buffer structure 23 includes a flexible receiving member 231 and an air discharging member 232 disposed on the flexible receiving member 231. The exhaust part 232 exhausts the gas in the flexible housing part 231 to reduce the stress between the housing 20 and the screen 10 when the screen 10 is folded.

In some embodiments, the exhaust member 232 comprises a plurality of pumping holes 2322 uniformly arranged on the flexible receiving member 231.

In some embodiments, the buffer mechanism 23 further comprises a suction member 233, and the suction member 233 is connected to the flexible housing member 231. When the screen 10 is unfolded from the folded state to the unfolded state, the air sucking member 233 sucks air from the flexible accommodating member 231 to reduce stress between the housing 20 and the screen 10.

In some embodiments, the air suction member 233 sucks air from the flexible housing 231 through the air discharge member 232 to reduce stress between the housing 20 and the screen 10.

For example, when the screen 10 is in a flat state, because the bending region 11 of the screen 10 is not adhered to the corresponding support plate, a buffer structure 23 dedicated for air suction is disposed in the housing 20, a plurality of air suction holes 2322 are uniformly arranged at the position of the housing 20 corresponding to the bending region 11, and the screen 10 is flatly attached to the corresponding support plate by air suction.

For example, in order to prevent the screen 10 from being bent toward the region other than the accommodating space 201 during the folding process of the screen 10, the screen 10 needs to be sucked to smoothly bring the bent region 11 into the accommodating space 201 during the folding process, so that a buffer structure 23 dedicated for air suction is provided in the housing 20, a plurality of air suction holes 2322 are uniformly arranged at positions corresponding to the bent regions 11 on the housing 20, and the bent region 11 of the screen 10 is brought into the accommodating space 201 by an air discharge method.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a foldable screen 10, a foldable shell 20, and a first rotating shaft 30 and a second rotating shaft 40 which are positioned in the shell 20 at intervals, wherein the shell 20 is connected with the screen 10, the screen 10 can be bent inwards along the first rotating shaft 30 and/or the second rotating shaft 40 so that the screen 10 is positioned in a folded state, when the screen 10 is positioned in the folded state, the screen 10 is positioned in a space formed by bending the shell 20, and at least one part of the screen 10 forms a bent area between the first rotating shaft 30 and the second rotating shaft 40. In the embodiment of the application, through the matching of the housing 20 and the rotating shaft, in the folding process of the screen 10, at least part of the bending region formed by the screen 10 is contained in the space of the housing 20, so that the screen 10 is protected, the screen 10 can be freely switched between the flat state and the folded state, and the screen occupation ratio and the portability of the electronic device are improved.

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.

The foregoing describes in detail an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application, and a specific example is applied to illustrate the principle and the implementation of the present application, and the description of the foregoing embodiment is only used to help understanding the technical solution and the core idea of the present application; those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a foldable screen;

a foldable housing connected to the screen;

a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft are arranged in the shell at intervals, the screen can be bent inwards along the first rotating shaft and/or the second rotating shaft so as to enable the screen to be in a folded state, when the screen is in the folded state, the screen is arranged in a space formed by bending the shell, and at least one part of the screen forms a bent area between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft;

the electronic device further comprises a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate which are connected with the shell, the first supporting plate can move along the first rotating shaft, the second supporting plate can move along the second rotating shaft, and when the screen is in the folded state, the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate respectively support different areas of the screen; the first rotating shaft is provided with a first sliding groove, the second rotating shaft is provided with a second sliding groove, the first sliding groove is arranged corresponding to the first supporting plate, the second sliding groove is arranged corresponding to the second supporting plate, when the screen is in a folded state, at least one part of the first supporting plate outwards abuts against the first sliding groove, and at least one part of the second supporting plate outwards abuts against the second sliding groove;

the shell is provided with a first sliding block and a second sliding block, and the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are respectively provided with a first supporting part and a second supporting part; the first sliding groove is arranged corresponding to a first supporting part on the first supporting plate, and the first sliding block is arranged corresponding to a second supporting part on the first supporting plate; the second sliding groove is arranged corresponding to the first supporting part on the second supporting plate, and the second sliding block is arranged corresponding to the second supporting part on the second supporting plate; when the screen is folded, the first rotating shaft, the first supporting plate and the first sliding block are matched with each other to perform slider-crank movement, and/or the second rotating shaft, the second supporting plate and the second sliding block are matched with each other to perform slider-crank movement;

the shell further comprises a buffer structure, the buffer structure is arranged at a position of the shell corresponding to the bending area, and the buffer structure is used for buffering stress between the shell and the screen when the screen is folded;

the buffer structure comprises a soft accommodating part and an exhaust part arranged on the soft accommodating part, wherein the exhaust part consists of a plurality of air suction holes uniformly distributed on the soft accommodating part; a plurality of air suction holes are uniformly distributed on the shell at positions corresponding to the bending areas; when the screen is folded, the air exhausting component exhausts the air in the soft accommodating component so as to reduce the stress action between the shell and the screen.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the bend region is an arcuate bend region.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the screen comprises a first horizontal portion and a second horizontal portion respectively connected to the bending regions, and the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion are oppositely disposed and located in the housing.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the buffer mechanism further comprises a suction member connected to the flexible housing member, the suction member sucking air from inside the flexible housing member to reduce stress between the housing and the screen when the screen is unfolded from the folded state to the flattened state.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the air suction member sucks air from the flexible housing member through the air discharge member to reduce stress between the housing and the screen.