CN111048886A

CN111048886A - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN111048886A
Application number: CN201911423651.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王文磊; 莫达飞; 鲍卫民
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-31
Filing date: 2019-12-31
Publication date: 2020-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-31
Also published as: CN111048886B

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a first body; a second body; a flexible antenna; and the rotating shaft system comprises a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a plurality of connecting rods used for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the rotating shaft system is used for connecting the first body and the second body and enabling the first body and the second body to rotate relatively, wherein the plurality of connecting rods are provided with first through holes, the directions of the first through holes are different from the directions of the connecting rods, and the flexible antenna is at least partially arranged inside the first through holes.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device.

Background

With the continuous development of scientific technology, people can enjoy various conveniences brought by scientific development through various types of electronic equipment. The all-metal housing is gradually becoming the trend of the design of the electronic device because of its beautiful appearance and good texture, which is more and more popular among people.

However, the all-metal housing has a shielding effect on the antenna radiation of the electronic device, which results in the narrowing of the bandwidth of the antenna and the deterioration of the performance, and cannot meet the performance requirement of the antenna.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides an electronic device, including: the antenna comprises a first body, a second body, a flexible antenna and a rotating shaft system, wherein the rotating shaft system comprises a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a plurality of connecting rods used for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the rotating shaft system is used for connecting the first body and the second body and enabling the first body and the second body to rotate relatively, first through holes are formed in the connecting rods, the direction of each first through hole is different from that of each connecting rod, and the flexible antenna is at least partially arranged inside the corresponding first through hole.

Optionally, the rotating shaft system further includes a first rotating shaft fixing member and a second rotating shaft fixing member, the first rotating shaft fixing member and the second rotating shaft fixing member are respectively disposed on two sides of the plurality of connecting rods, two ends of the first rotating shaft fixing member are respectively connected with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, two ends of the second rotating shaft fixing member are respectively connected with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, and two ends of the flexible antenna are respectively fixed to the first rotating shaft fixing member and the second rotating shaft fixing member.

Optionally, the connecting rod is an insulating material.

Alternatively, a plurality of connecting rods are arranged parallel to each other.

Optionally, the radian of the arrangement of the plurality of connecting rods can be changed from a first radian to a second radian, and the second body and the first body rotate with each other in the process that the radian of the arrangement of the plurality of connecting rods is changed from the first radian to the second radian.

Optionally, when the array radian of a plurality of connecting rods is first radian, the contained angle between second body and the first body is 0 °, and when the array radian of a plurality of connecting rods is second radian, the contained angle between second body and the first body is 360 °.

Optionally, a plurality of connecting rods are provided with second through holes, and the direction of the second through holes is different from that of the connecting rods; the electronic device further includes: and the connecting wire is at least partially arranged in the second through hole and is used for transmitting the electric signal between the first body and the second body.

Optionally, the flexible antenna comprises a radiator and a flexible circuit board, the radiator being disposed on the flexible circuit board.

Optionally, the flexible antenna further comprises an antenna tuning device disposed on the flexible circuit board.

Optionally, the type of flexible antenna comprises any one of the following types: planar inverted-F antennas, and loop antennas.

Drawings

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 schematically shows an application scenario of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example schematic view of a spindle system according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates an example schematic view of a spindle system according to another embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates an example side view of a spindle system according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an example side view of a spindle system according to another embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example schematic view of a spindle system according to another embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an example physical diagram of a spindle system according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example physical diagram of an electronic device, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the description is illustrative only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the disclosure. It may be evident, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Moreover, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the concepts of the present disclosure.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The terms "comprises," "comprising," and the like, as used herein, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, or components.

All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. It is noted that the terms used herein should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with the context of this specification and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense.

Where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B and C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B and C" would include but not be limited to systems that have a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.). Where a convention analogous to "A, B or at least one of C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B or C" would include but not be limited to systems that have a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.).

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a variety of electronic devices, including: the antenna comprises a first body, a second body, a flexible antenna and a rotating shaft system, wherein the rotating shaft system comprises a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a plurality of connecting rods used for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the rotating shaft system is used for connecting the first body and the second body and enabling the first body and the second body to rotate relatively, first through holes are formed in the connecting rods, the direction of each first through hole is different from that of each connecting rod, and the flexible antenna is at least partially arranged inside the corresponding first through hole.

Fig. 1 schematically shows an application scenario of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that fig. 1 is only an example of a scenario in which the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to help those skilled in the art understand the technical content of the present disclosure, but does not mean that the embodiments of the present disclosure may not be applied to other devices, systems, environments or scenarios.

As shown in fig. 1, the application scenario may include an electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 may be various devices including a plurality of bodies and capable of rotating with each other. For example, the mobile phone may be a notebook computer, a foldable mobile phone, a foldable game machine, etc., without limitation. In the example shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 is a notebook computer, and the electronic device 100 includes a first body 101, a second body 102, and a hinge system 103. The first body 101 may be a notebook display, the second body 102 may be a device main body, and the outer cases of the first body 101 and the second body 102 may be metal. A shaft system 103 may be provided between the first body 101 and the second body 102, such that the first body 101 may rotate relative to the second body 102, and the second body 102 may also rotate relative to the first body 101.

Referring to fig. 2-7, the hinge system 103 of the electronic device 100 of fig. 1 will be further described with reference to specific embodiments.

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example schematic of a spindle system according to an embodiment of this disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2, the rotating shaft system 103 includes a first rotating shaft 1031, a second rotating shaft 1032 and a plurality of connecting rods 1033 for connecting the first rotating shaft 1031 and the second rotating shaft 1032, the rotating shaft system 103 is used for connecting the first body 101 and the second body 102 and enabling the first body 101 and the second body 102 to rotate relatively, wherein a first through hole 10331 is provided on the plurality of connecting rods 1033, and the direction of the first through hole 10331 is different from the direction of the connecting rods 1033. The electronic device 100 further includes a flexible antenna 104, the flexible antenna 104 being at least partially disposed inside the first via.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first and second rotating

shafts

1031 and 1032 may be respectively disposed at both ends of the rotating shaft system 103. The rotation of the first and

second shafts

1031, 1032 may bring about the rotation of the shaft system 103, so that the rotation of the shaft system 103 may enable the relative rotation between the first and

second bodies

101, 102. The first and second rotation shafts 1031 and 1032 may be metal.

A plurality of connection bars 1033 may be connected between the first and

second rotation shafts

1031 and 1032, and a through hole 10331 may be provided on the plurality of connection bars 1033. The through holes 10331 may be through holes formed by connecting a plurality of openings in the connecting bars 1033 in series. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that "the direction of the first through holes 10331 is different from the direction of the connecting bars 1033" may be that the penetrating direction of the through holes 10331 may be perpendicular (90 °) to the extending direction of the plurality of connecting bars 1033, or may be at an angle other than 90 °.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the through hole 10331 may be used to insert the flexible antenna 104, the flexible antenna 104 may pass through the through hole 10331, and may be at least partially disposed inside the through hole 10331, such that the flexible antenna 104 is integrated inside the shaft system 103 and may rotate with the shaft system 103, and the antenna performance may remain unchanged. Because the flexible antenna 104 is integrated inside the rotating shaft system 103, the shielding of the antenna radiation by the all-metal shells of the first body 101 and the second body 102 can be avoided, thereby ensuring the antenna performance. The method can also avoid slotting or slotting the all-metal shells of the first body 101 and the second body 102 of the electronic device 100, does not affect the beauty of the electronic device, and compared with the mode of slotting or slotting the all-metal shells to ensure the antenna performance in the related art, can ensure the antenna performance without slotting or slotting, can also improve the strength of the whole electronic device, and reduces the cost of the whole electronic device.

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates an example schematic of a spindle system according to another embodiment of this disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3, spindle system 103 further includes a first spindle mount 1034 and a second spindle mount 1035. The first and second

rotation shaft fixtures

1034 and 1035 are respectively disposed at both sides of the plurality of connection bars 1033, both ends of the first rotation shaft fixture 1034 are respectively connected to the first and

second rotation shafts

1031 and 1032, and both ends of the second rotation shaft fixture 1035 are respectively connected to the first and

second rotation shafts

1031 and 1032. The flexible antenna 104 is fixed at both ends to the first and

second shaft holders

1034 and 1035, respectively.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, a first rotation shaft holder 1034 and a second rotation shaft holder 1035 may be further connected between the first rotation shaft 1031 and the second rotation shaft 1032. The first and

second shaft holders

1034 and 1035 are respectively disposed on both sides of the plurality of connecting rods 1033. The flexible antenna 104 passes through the through hole 10331 and may be partially disposed inside the through hole 10331, two ends of the flexible antenna 104 are located outside the through hole 10331, and two ends of the flexible antenna 104 may be respectively fixed to the first and second

shaft fixing members

1034 and 1035 on two sides of the plurality of connecting rods 1033.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the connecting rod 1033 may be an insulating material, for example, a non-metallic material such as plastic. The flexible antenna 104, which passes through the through hole of the connection rod, may be partially arranged inside the through hole, which may avoid shielding the antenna radiation, since the connection rod 1033 may be a non-metallic material.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of connecting bars 1033 may be arranged in parallel with each other.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, both ends of each connecting rod 1033 may be connected with the first and second

rotating shafts

1031 and 1032, respectively, and a plurality of connecting rods connected between the first and second

rotating shafts

1031 and 1032 may be arranged in parallel with each other.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the arrangement radian of the plurality of connection rods 1033 may be changed from a first radian to a second radian, and the second body and the first body are rotated with each other in the process that the arrangement radian of the plurality of connection rods is changed from the first radian to the second radian.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the arrangement arc may be an arc formed by the plurality of parallel arranged connection bars 1033 with the rotation of the first and

second rotation shafts

1031 and 1032. The arrangement arc of the plurality of connecting rods 1033 is also changed during the rotation of the first and second

rotating shafts

1031 and 1032, thereby bringing about the mutual rotation between the first and

second bodies

101 and 102.

According to this disclosed embodiment, when the range radian of a plurality of connecting rods is first radian, the contained angle between second body and the first body is 0, when the range radian of a plurality of connecting rods is the second radian, the contained angle between second body and the first body is 360.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the range of the included angle between the first body 101 and the second body 102 may be determined according to the variation range of the arrangement arc of the plurality of connecting rods 1033, for example, the variation range of the arrangement arc of the plurality of connecting rods may be from 0 ° to 360 °. When the arc formed by the plurality of parallel arranged connection bars 1033 is 0 °, the included angle between the first body 101 and the second body 102 may be 0 °, and when the arc formed by the plurality of parallel arranged connection bars 1033 is 360 °, the included angle between the first body 101 and the second body 102 may be 360 °.

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates an example side view of the spindle system 103 at an alignment arc of 0 in accordance with an embodiment of this disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, when the arc of the arrangement is 0 °, the hinge system 103 is folded into two parallel parts, so that the included angle between the first body 101 and the second body 102 is also 0 °, and the electronic device 100 is in the closed state. It should be noted that the form of the hinge system 103 when the arrangement arc is 360 ° is similar to that when the arrangement arc is 0 °, the hinge system 103 is folded into two parallel parts, but the included angle between the first body 101 and the second body 102 is 360 °, and the electronic device 100 is in the open state.

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an example side view of spindle system 103 at an alignment arc of 180 according to an embodiment of this disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, when the arc of the arrangement is 180 °, the hinge system 103 is laid open, so that the first body 101 and the second body 102 are also laid open, the included angle between the first body 101 and the second body 102 is 180 °, and the electronic device 100 is in an open state.

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example schematic of a spindle system according to another embodiment of this disclosure.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of connecting rods 1033 are provided with second through holes 10332, and the direction of the second through holes 10332 is different from the direction of the connecting rods 1033; the electronic device 101 further includes: a connection line 105, the connection line 105 being at least partially disposed inside the second through hole 10332 for transmitting an electrical signal between the first body 101 and the second body 102.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the plurality of connecting bars 1033 may be provided with a plurality of through holes, as shown in fig. 6, in addition to the through holes 10331, the through

holes

10332 and 10333 may be provided, and the through

holes

10332 and 10333 may also be through holes formed by serially connecting the openings inside the plurality of connecting bars 1033. The electronic device 101 may further include a connection line 105, and the connection line 105 may be used to transmit an electrical signal between the first body 101 and the second body 102. The through

holes

10331, 10332, and 10333 provided on the plurality of connecting bars 1033 can be used not only for inserting the flexible antenna 104 but also for inserting the connecting wire 105. As shown in fig. 6, the through hole 10331 may be used for inserting the flexible antenna 104, the through hole 10332 may be used for inserting the connection line 105, and the through hole 10331 may be used for inserting the flexible antenna 106, wherein the flexible antenna 104 may be used as a main antenna and the flexible antenna 106 may be used as an auxiliary antenna.

FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an example physical diagram of a spindle system according to an embodiment of this disclosure.

As shown in fig. 7, two

flexible antennas

701 and 702 are disposed on the shaft system 700, two ends of the flexible antenna 701 are respectively fixed to the first shaft fixing member 1034 and the second shaft fixing member 1035, and two ends of the flexible antenna 702 are also respectively fixed to the first shaft fixing member 1034 and the second shaft fixing member 1035. The flexible antenna is integrated in the rotating shaft system and can rotate 360 degrees along with the rotating shaft system, and grooving or slotting on the display screen and the all-metal shell of the equipment main body can be avoided.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a flexible antenna includes a radiator and a flexible circuit board, the radiator being disposed on the flexible circuit board.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible antenna may include an antenna radiator and a flexible Circuit board (FPC), and the antenna radiator may be printed on the FPC. By changing the length of the antenna radiator on the flexible circuit board, different antenna resonant frequencies can be realized, so that the flexible antenna can support various frequency bands such as WLAN, MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output), LTE, 5G and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible antenna further comprises an antenna tuning device disposed on the flexible circuit board.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the flexible circuit board of the flexible antenna can be provided with an antenna radiator and an antenna tuning device. Wherein the antenna tuning device may be a switch or the like. The number and type of antenna adjustment devices disposed on the flexible circuit board may be adjusted as desired to achieve wider antenna bandwidth and better antenna performance.

The flexible antenna may be any one of a planar inverted-F antenna, an inverted-F antenna, or a loop antenna, for example.

As shown in fig. 8, the electronic device may be a notebook computer, and in other examples, the electronic device may also be various electronic devices including a plurality of bodies connected to each other, which does not limit the present disclosure.

The electronic device 800 may include: a first body 801, a second body 802, and a spindle system 803. As can be seen, the first body 801 may be a display end of the electronic device 800, and the second body 802 may be a keyboard end of the electronic device 800. The shaft system 803 is described in detail above with reference to fig. 2 to 7, and will not be described again here.

Illustratively, the first body 801 and the second body 802 are connected by a shaft system 803, the first body 801 can rotate relative to the second body 802 with the rotation of the shaft system 803, and the second body 802 can also rotate relative to the first body 801 with the rotation of the shaft system 803.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various combinations and/or combinations of features recited in the various embodiments and/or claims of the present disclosure can be made, even if such combinations or combinations are not expressly recited in the present disclosure. In particular, various combinations and/or combinations of the features recited in the various embodiments and/or claims of the present disclosure may be made without departing from the spirit or teaching of the present disclosure. All such combinations and/or associations are within the scope of the present disclosure.

While the disclosure has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the appended claims, but also by equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a second body;

a flexible antenna; and

the rotating shaft system comprises a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a plurality of connecting rods for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the rotating shaft system is used for connecting the first body and the second body and enabling the first body and the second body to rotate relatively,

the flexible antenna comprises a plurality of connecting rods, wherein the connecting rods are provided with first through holes, the directions of the first through holes are different from those of the connecting rods, and the flexible antenna is at least partially arranged in the first through holes.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hinge system further comprises a first hinge fixing member and a second hinge fixing member, the first hinge fixing member and the second hinge fixing member are respectively disposed at two sides of the plurality of connecting rods, two ends of the first hinge fixing member are respectively connected to the first hinge and the second hinge, two ends of the second hinge fixing member are respectively connected to the first hinge and the second hinge, and two ends of the flexible antenna are respectively fixed to the first hinge fixing member and the second hinge fixing member.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the tie bar is an insulating material.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tie bars are aligned parallel to each other.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the arrangement arc of the plurality of connecting rods is changeable from a first arc to a second arc, and the second body and the first body rotate relative to each other while the arrangement arc of the plurality of connecting rods is changed from the first arc to the second arc.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein an angle between the second body and the first body is 0 ° when the plurality of connecting rods are arranged in a first arc, and an angle between the second body and the first body is 360 ° when the plurality of connecting rods are arranged in a second arc.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tie bars are provided with second through holes, the direction of the second through holes being different from the direction of the tie bars; the electronic device further includes:

a connection line disposed at least partially inside the second through hole for transmitting an electrical signal between the first body and the second body.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible antenna comprises a radiator and a flexible circuit board, the radiator disposed on the flexible circuit board.

9. The electronic device defined in claim 8 wherein the flexible antenna further comprises an antenna tuning component disposed on the flexible circuit board.

10. The electronic device of any of claims 1-9, wherein the type of flexible antenna comprises any of the following types: planar inverted-F antennas, and loop antennas.