CN110928362A

CN110928362A - Electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN110928362A
Application number: CN201811102837.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李言勇; 杜慧; 李松
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-09-20
Filing date: 2018-09-20
Publication date: 2020-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 2038-09-20
Also published as: CN110928362B

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, including: the display screen module can be bent around a preset axis, and the edge of the display screen module, which is parallel to the preset axis, is in a slope shape; the inner side wall of the equipment frame is inwards recessed to form a wedge-shaped groove matched with the edge, so that the display screen module is fixed.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, users have higher requirements on the screen size of the electronic device, and it is desired to improve the operability or entertainment function of the electronic device by using a larger screen size. However, simply increasing the screen size may reduce the portability of the electronic device, which may affect the portability and use of the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides an electronic device to solve the deficiencies in the related art.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

the display screen module can be bent around a preset axis, and the edge of the display screen module, which is parallel to the preset axis, is in a slope shape;

the inner side wall of the equipment frame is inwards recessed to form a wedge-shaped groove matched with the edge, so that the display screen module is fixed.

Optionally, the direction of the slope formed by the edge is consistent with the target bending direction of the display screen module.

Alternatively to this, the first and second parts may,

the target bending direction is a direction from a back plate side to a panel side of the electronic device;

alternatively, the target bending direction is a direction pointing from a panel side to a back panel side of the electronic apparatus.

Optionally, a preset included angle is formed between a slope formed at the edge and a plane where the display screen module is located, and the value of the preset included angle is inversely related to the bending degree of the display screen module.

Optionally, the slope formed by the edge is planar, and the wedge-shaped groove is provided with a planar inclined surface matched with the slope.

Optionally, a slope formed on the edge is arc-surface-shaped, and the wedge-shaped groove is provided with an arc-surface-shaped inclined surface matched with the slope.

Optionally, the slope formed by the edge is stepped, and the wedge-shaped groove is provided with a stepped inclined surface matched with the slope.

Optionally, the edge and the wedge-shaped groove are connected and fixed through an adhesive layer.

Optionally, the display screen module is rectangular, and the preset axis is the perpendicular bisector of the long side of the rectangle.

Optionally, the display screen module has an edge area corresponding to the black edge at the edge, and the edge area is bent toward the back panel of the electronic device.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

according to the embodiment, the display screen module with the bendable structure is adopted, so that the electronic equipment can be bent, the size of the screen of the electronic equipment is increased, and the influence on the portability of the electronic equipment is avoided. Simultaneously, set up to slope form, set up the wedge recess that cooperates in slope form border through the border that is on a parallel with the axis of predetermineeing on the display screen module, can reduce the tension that the display screen module received when electronic equipment takes place to buckle and influence, ensure to keep closely assembling between display screen module and the equipment frame all the time, help promoting electronic equipment's reliability.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 folded downward.

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of an edge region of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 taken along a-a.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a curved angled surface according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a corresponding partial cross-sectional view of a stepped sloping surface shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 folded upward.

Fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of an edge region of the electronic device shown in fig. 6.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a very narrow-sided structure, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present application. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 1 may include a display screen module 11 and a device frame 12, where the device frame 12 wraps the edge of the display screen module 11 in the x-axis and y-axis directions, so as to assemble and fix the display screen module 11.

In an embodiment, the display module 11 may adopt a flexible screen, so that the display module 11 can be bent. For example, the electronic device 1 may be divided into a first portion 1A and a second portion 1B along an axis L, and the display module 11 may be bent around the axis L; here, assuming that the target bending direction of the display screen module 11 is a negative direction of the z-axis in fig. 1 (i.e., a direction pointing from the panel side to the back panel side of the electronic device 1, i.e., a direction from top to bottom), the display screen module 11 can be bent along the target bending direction until a double-folded state is formed as shown in fig. 2, such that the first portion 1A and the second portion 1B are stacked in the z-axis direction. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the axis L may be a perpendicular bisector of a long side of the display module 11 along the y-axis direction (an edge along the x-axis direction is a short side), which may reduce the size of the electronic device 1 along the y-axis direction to a half of the unfolded state in fig. 1; of course, the axis L and the display screen module 11 may have other relationships, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the display module 11 includes the edge 111 and the edge 112 shown in fig. 1, and the

edges

111 and 112 are short sides along the x-axis direction. In the technical scheme of the disclosure, structural improvements are respectively performed at the edge 111 and the edge 112 for the display screen module 11 and the equipment frame 12 so as to adapt to the bendable display screen module 11; for the sake of understanding, the following description will be made in detail with respect to the structures of the display screen module 11 and the device frame 12 at the edge 111.

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of an edge region of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 taken along a-a. As shown in fig. 3, the edge 111 of the display module 11 is sloped, and the inner sidewall of the device frame 12 (the sidewall facing the display module 11) is recessed inward (recessed inward of the device frame 12 itself) to form a wedge-shaped groove 120 that fits the edge 111. Then, the edge 111 is inserted into the wedge-shaped groove 120, so that the assembling and fixing of the equipment frame 12 to the display screen module 11 can be realized; wherein, an adhesive layer can be further arranged between the edge 111 and the wedge-shaped groove 120, so that the edge 111 is bonded with the wedge-shaped groove 120, and the stability between the display screen module 11 and the equipment frame 12 is further improved.

When the display screen module 11 is bent along the negative direction of the z-axis shown in fig. 1, the upper surface of the display screen module 11 in fig. 3 is more affected by the tension than the lower surface, so that by setting the edge 111 to be slope-shaped, the slope orientation is consistent with the target bending direction (both are from bottom to top), and forming the wedge-shaped groove 120 matched with the edge 111 on the equipment frame 12, the influence of the tension on the edge 111 can be reduced or even eliminated, the phenomenon of glue separation (if an adhesive layer exists) or separation between the edge 111 and the wedge-shaped groove 120 is avoided, and the bonding strength between the display screen module 11 and the equipment frame 12 is improved.

Although the electronic device 1 in fig. 1 can implement the half-folding scene shown in fig. 2, the bending angle is not limited in the present disclosure, and actually, limited by the bendable state of the display module 11 and the actual structure of the electronic device 1, a smaller or larger bending angle can be implemented, and in order to reduce or eliminate the influence of the tension caused by bending, taking fig. 3 as an example, assuming that a preset included angle α is formed between the slope formed by the edge 111 and the plane where the display module 11 is located, the value of the preset included angle α in the related art is 90 ° (i.e., perpendicular), and the value of the preset included angle α in the present disclosure may be negatively related to the bendable degree of the display module 11, that is, when the bendable angle of the display module 11 is larger, the value of the preset included angle α is smaller.

In one embodiment, although the embodiment shown in fig. 3 is shown in which the slope formed by the rim 111 is planar and the wedge-shaped recess 120 is provided with a planar inclined surface that fits the slope, the present disclosure is not limited to a specific shape of the rim 111. For example, as shown in fig. 4, the slope formed by the edge 111 may be a curved surface, and the wedge-shaped groove 120 is provided with a curved surface matched with the slope; as further shown in fig. 5, the slope formed by the rim 111 may be stepped, and the wedge-shaped groove 120 is provided with a stepped inclined surface that fits the slope.

When the display screen module 11 is bent around the axis L, the target bending direction of the display screen module 11 may be a positive direction of the z-axis in fig. 1 (i.e. a direction from the back plate side to the panel side of the electronic device 1, i.e. a direction from the bottom to the top) in addition to the negative direction of the z-axis in fig. 1, and the display screen module 11 may be bent along the target bending direction until a folded state shown in fig. 6 is formed, so that the first portion 1A and the second portion 1B are stacked in the z-axis direction, and the display screen module 11 may be "enclosed" inside the electronic device 1.

For the embodiment shown in fig. 6, fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of an edge region of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along direction a-a. When the display screen module 11 is bent in the positive direction of the z-axis shown in fig. 1, the lower surface of the display screen module 11 in fig. 7 is more affected by the tension than the upper surface, so that by setting the edge 111 to be slope-shaped, the slope facing the target bending direction (both approximately from up to down), and forming the wedge-shaped groove 120 on the equipment frame 12 to fit the edge 111, the influence of the tension on the edge 111 can be reduced or even eliminated, the phenomenon of glue separation (if an adhesive layer exists) or separation between the edge 111 and the wedge-shaped groove 120 is avoided, and the bonding strength between the display screen module 11 and the equipment frame 12 is improved. Meanwhile, the edge 111 may also be an arc surface similar to that shown in fig. 4 or a step-shaped inclined surface similar to that shown in fig. 5, which is not described herein again.

In one embodiment, the display screen module 11 has a black border area at the edge. Taking fig. 7 as an example, the display screen module 11 has an edge area corresponding to a black edge at the edge 111; correspondingly, in the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the edge area of the display screen module 11 corresponding to the black border may be bent toward the back panel of the electronic device 1 (shown as downward bending in fig. 8), so that when the user views the edge 111 of the display screen module 11 from top to bottom, the black border area can be hidden visually, and a very narrow bezel effect is achieved visually. Except for the edge 111, the display screen module 11 may also adopt a similar design at other edges in the x-axis and y-axis directions, and the description is omitted here; also, the structure related to the very narrow bezel effect shown in fig. 8 can also be applied to the embodiments shown in fig. 2 to 5, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slope formed by the edge is oriented in a direction consistent with a target bending direction of the display screen module.

3. The electronic device of claim 2,

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a preset included angle is formed between a slope formed by the edge and a plane where the display screen module is located, and a value of the preset included angle is inversely related to a bending degree of the display screen module.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the ramp formed by the rim is planar, and the wedge-shaped recess is provided with a planar inclined surface that fits against the ramp.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slope formed by the edge is arc-shaped, and the wedge-shaped groove is provided with an arc-shaped inclined surface matched with the slope.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slope formed by the rim is stepped, and the wedge-shaped recess is provided with a stepped inclined surface that fits the slope.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the edge and the wedge-shaped groove are connected and fixed by an adhesive layer.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display screen module is rectangular, and the predetermined axis is a perpendicular bisector of a long side of the rectangle.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display screen module has an edge area corresponding to a black edge at the edge, and the edge area is curved toward a back panel of the electronic device.