CN111798752A

CN111798752A - Electronic device and display method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111798752A
Application number: CN202010614329.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 田平
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-30
Filing date: 2020-06-30
Publication date: 2020-10-20
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-30
Also published as: CN111798752B

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device, including: a base; a flexible screen connected with the base; wherein the flexible screen has a rolled state and an extended state; in the rolled state, at least a portion of the flexible screen wraps around at least a portion of the base; in the extended state, one end of the flexible screen is away from the base. When the flexible screen is in a curled state, the flexible screen is wrapped on at least part of the base; when the flexible screen is in an extending state, one end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the base, and the other end of the flexible screen is far away from the base. Through the switching of flexible screen under curling state and extension state, can curl the cladding in the base with flexible screen under non-user state to reduced electronic equipment's volume, be convenient for accomodate, and can extend flexible screen in order to have enough big display area under the user state, thereby ensure the display effect of flexible screen.

Description

Electronic device and display method thereof

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of display devices, and particularly, to an electronic device and a display method thereof.

Background

Electronic equipment among the prior art has the display screen usually, and in order to reach better display effect, the display screen has enough big area, leads to electronic equipment's volume great, is not convenient for accomodate.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device to solve a problem that the electronic device is inconvenient to store.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is implemented as follows:

an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: a base; a flexible screen connected with the base; wherein the flexible screen has a rolled state and an extended state; in the rolled state, at least a portion of the flexible screen wraps around at least a portion of the base; in the extended state, one end of the flexible screen is away from the base.

Further, the base has an accommodating space therein, and the flexible screen portion is located in the accommodating space in the rolled state.

Further, the flexible screen comprises a screen body and a deformable component which are connected with each other, and the deformable component can support the screen body in the stretching state; the deformable component is arranged as an elastic piece, and the elastic piece is attached to one surface, close to the base, of the screen body; or, the deformable component is made of memory metal materials and arranged at two opposite ends of the screen body along the extending direction of the base.

Furthermore, one end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the base; in the rolled state, the other end of the flexible screen is detachably connected to the base.

Further, the base includes: the flexible screen is connected with the base body and is attached to the side wall in the curled state; a support connected to the base body to support the base body; the flexible screen is fixedly connected with the base body, and the base body is opposite to the support and can rotate.

Further, the supports are arranged at two opposite ends of the base body, each support is provided with a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface, and a specific angle is formed between the plane where the first supporting surface is located and the plane where the second supporting surface is located.

Further, the second supporting surface is perpendicular to a first direction, the first direction penetrates through the two opposite ends of the base body, and a button for outputting an instruction and/or a first port for connecting an external device are arranged on the second supporting surface; the base is provided with a second port for connecting with external equipment; in the crimped state, the flexible screen occludes the second port.

Further, the inside of base body forms accommodation space, the base body with the adjacent wall of accommodation space is seted up a plurality of ranges upon range of recesses that set up in order to be used for holding a plurality of mainboards.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a display method of an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a base and a flexible screen, and the base is connected to the flexible screen, and the method includes: acquiring the current state of the flexible screen, wherein the current state comprises a curling state; if the flexible screen is in the curled state, outputting first display information of the electronic equipment to at least part of the flexible screen; wherein, in the rolled state, at least a portion of the flexible screen wraps around at least a portion of the base.

Further, the first display information is a prompt message.

The electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a base and a flexible screen, wherein the flexible screen has a curling state and an extending state, and the flexible screen is wrapped on at least part of the base when the flexible screen is in the curling state; when the flexible screen is in an extending state, one end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the base, and the other end of the flexible screen is far away from the base. Through the switching of flexible screen under curling state and extension state, can curl the cladding in the base with flexible screen under non-user state to reduced electronic equipment's volume, be convenient for accomodate, and can extend flexible screen in order to have enough big display area under the user state, thereby ensure the display effect of flexible screen.

Drawings

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a rolled state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the interior of a base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a position of a deformable member according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is another schematic view of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in an extended state;

fig. 7 is another schematic view of an electronic device in an extended state according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the reference numerals

10-electronic equipment, 11-base, 111-base body, 112-support, 1121 first supporting surface, 1122 second supporting surface, 12-flexible screen, 121-screen body, 122-deformable part, 123-protrusion, 13-accommodating space, 131-groove, 21-button, 22-first port, 23-main board, 24-battery and 25-second port.

Detailed Description

Various combinations of the specific features in the embodiments described in the detailed description may be made without contradiction, for example, different embodiments may be formed by different combinations of the specific features, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations of the specific features in the present application will not be described separately.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the term "connected" should be understood broadly, and may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate, and the specific meaning of the term may be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

It should be noted that the terms "first \ second" and "first \ second" referred to in the embodiments of the present application are only used for distinguishing similar objects and do not represent a specific ordering for the objects, and it should be understood that "first \ second" and "first \ second" may be interchanged under a specific order or sequence where permitted. It should be understood that "first," "second" distinct objects may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the present application described herein may be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment, and particularly, the electronic equipment comprises a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer and a notebook computer, and also can comprise a desktop computer. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that the specific type of electronic device does not limit the electronic devices of the embodiments of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device 10 including a base 11 and a flexible screen 12. The flexible screen 12 is one of electronic display screens, and is used for displaying display information output by the electronic device. Specifically, the output display information may be information displayed by the electronic device receiving an external input, such as receiving a typing input command to display characters on the flexible screen; the output display information may also be display information output after processing by an internal program of the electronic device, for example, the electronic device receives a mail, and the output display information is mail receiving information. The flexible screen 12 has a bendable and foldable characteristic. Specifically, it may be an OLED screen, or may be other forms of screens as long as it is bendable and foldable.

As shown in fig. 1, a flexible screen 12 is attached to a base 11. Specifically, the flexible screen 12 is coupled to the base 11 and the flexible screen 12 is capable of rotating relative to the base 11. Wherein the flexible screen 12 has a rolled state and an extended state; specifically, the flexible screen 12 has a rolled state in a bent or folded shape and an extended state in a flat plate shape, or the flexible screen has a rolled state in which the flexible screen is bent or folded to a first degree and an extended state in which the flexible screen is bent or folded to a second degree, and the curvature of the flexible screen corresponding to the first degree is larger than the curvature of the flexible screen corresponding to the second degree. Specifically, the degree of bending or folding of the flexible screen is determined according to the degree of deformation of the current shape of the flexible screen compared with the shape of the flat plate, and the degree of bending or folding of the flexible screen is considered to be greater if the degree of deformation of the current shape of the flexible screen compared with the shape of the flat plate is greater.

In the rolled state, the flexible screen 12 is wrapped around the base 11, as shown in fig. 2. Specifically, the entire flexible screen 12 may be wrapped around the entire outer surface of the base 11, that is, the flexible screen forms a closed tubular shape, and the outer surface of the base 11 is entirely covered by the flexible screen 12. The flexible screen is wrapped on the outer surface of the base, and the flexible screen can be tightly attached to the outer surface of the base; it is also possible that the flexible screen is at a distance from the outer surface of the base, for example within 20 mm. The flexible screen is completely curled and wrapped on the outer surface of the base, so that the space occupied by the electronic equipment is reduced, and the flexible screen is convenient to store.

In other embodiments of the present application, in the rolled state, a part of the flexible screen 12 may wrap the whole area of the outer surface of the base 11, that is, a part of the flexible screen forms a closed cylinder shape, and the whole outer surface of the base 11 is covered by the flexible screen 12. For example: a part of the flexible screen 12 is wrapped on the whole of the base 11, and the other part protrudes out of the outer surface of the base 11, so that the effect of reducing the occupied space of the whole structure so as to be convenient for storage can be achieved.

In other embodiments of the present application, in the rolled state, the whole of the flexible screen 12 may be wrapped around a partial area of the outer surface of the base 11, that is, the whole flexible screen 12 in the rolled state has an opening in the circumferential direction and is not closed, and the outer surface of the base 11 is covered by the flexible screen 12. So set up the effect that can reach and reduce overall structure occupation space so that accomodate. Alternatively, the flexible screen 12 may be partially wrapped around a partial region of the outer surface of the base 11 in the rolled state, that is, the flexible screen in the rolled state has an opening in the circumferential direction, and the outer surface of the base 11 is partially covered by the flexible screen 12. As shown in fig. 1, in the extended state, one end of the flexible screen 12 (the upper end of the flexible screen 12 shown in fig. 1) is away from the base 11. Specifically, referring to the distance from the flexible screen 12 to the outer surface of the base in the rolled state, the distance from one end of the flexible screen 12 to the base 11 in the stretched state is much larger than the former. For example, in the rolled state, the distance from any point on the flexible screen to any point on the outer surface of the base is less than 20mm, and in the stretched state, the minimum distance from any point on the end of the flexible screen remote from the base to any point on the outer surface of the base is greater than 20 cm. Specifically, in the extended state, one end of the flexible screen may be far away from the base and the other end may be connected to the base to maintain the flexible screen in the flat state or in the extended state where the flexible screen is bent or folded to a second degree; the two ends of the flexible screen can be far away from the base, and the middle part of the flexible screen is connected to the base so as to keep the flexible screen in a flat plate state or in an extension state of bending or folding to a second degree.

The electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a base and a flexible screen, wherein the flexible screen has a curling state and an extending state, at least part of the base is wrapped by the flexible screen when the flexible screen is in the curling state, and the whole flexible electronic equipment is small in size and convenient to store; when the flexible screen is in an extending state, one end of the flexible screen is far away from the base, so that the flexible screen has a large enough display area, and the display effect of the flexible screen is guaranteed. The electronic equipment of the embodiment of the application has enough display area to ensure the display effect and is convenient to store.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the base 11 has a receiving space 13 therein. Specifically, the base 11 has a hollow structure, and the central portion of the base is the accommodating space 13, which can be used for accommodating other components except for the base 11 itself. In the rolled state, a part of the flexible screen 12 is located in the accommodating space 13, and specifically, in the rolled state, a part of the flexible screen 12 covers the outer surface of the base 11, and another part of the flexible screen 12 can be inserted into the base 11 and enter the accommodating space 13. The flexible screen 12 can be inserted into the receiving space in the base 11 in a rolled state, thereby facilitating the expansion of the size of the flexible screen 12 without being limited by the length of the outer surface of the base, while inserting a portion of the flexible screen 12 into the base also facilitates the protection of the flexible screen in a non-use state.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, the flexible screen 12 includes a screen body 121 and a deformable member 122 connected to each other. Specifically, the deformable component 122 and the screen body 121 may be connected in various ways, for example, they may be bonded, clamped, and fixedly connected by a fixing member; the connecting position may be various, for example, the deformable member 122 is attached to a part or all of the back surface (the surface opposite to the display interface) of the screen body 121. Wherein, but the shape-changing part can support the screen body is in the extension state. The screen body 121 has the characteristic of being easy to bend and fold, is difficult to keep the extending state for a long time without the action of external force, and can provide support for the screen body by using the deformable part 122 so as to ensure that the flexible screen can keep the extending state. And the flexible screen 12 is also required to be in a rolled state, the deformable member 122 can be deformed and bent in the rolled state by its deformable characteristic.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the deformable member 122 may be an elastic member, and the elastic member may be attached to a surface of the screen body 121 close to the base 11. Specifically, the elastic member may be formed in a sheet shape, that is, the elastic member is a spring sheet, and may be made of a metal material having elasticity, or an elastic rubber sheet or the like having elasticity and being made of a sheet-shaped material, and only it is required that the elastic member supports the screen body 121 to keep the stretching state. The shell fragment can be all laminated in the screen body and be close to the one side in the base to the in-process that the guarantee deformable component produced deformation can drive the screen body and produce deformation. The deformable member 122 can maintain a stressed deformed state under the action of external force, so that the flexible screen can maintain a curled state; the flexible screen is kept in an unstressed initial state under the action of the removal external force, so that the flexible screen is kept in an extended state. Specifically, a structure such as a buckle or an electromagnetic switch may be applied to the deformable member 122 to apply an acting force to keep the deformable member 122 in a stressed deformed state, so that the flexible screen is kept in a curled state. Of course, the deformable member 122 may be configured as an elastic member with other shapes such as a bar. For example: elastic component sets up to two, and two elastic components are banding structure, two are banding elastic component can set up respectively in the both sides of screen body or set up in the both ends of screen body, and the length direction that is banding elastic component sets up by the direction of connecting in the one end of base to the other end relative with it along the screen body, the length direction and the screen body of elastic component are by connecting the contained angle between the one end of base to the direction that the other end relative with it extends predetermineeing the within range promptly, this predetermine the within range can be 60, only need deformable component 122 to produce the in-process of deformation can drive screen body 121 produce deformation can. For example, when the flexible screen is in a curled state, the two strip-shaped elastic pieces are both kept in a stressed deformation state under the action of external force, so that the flexible screen is kept in the curled state; the flexible screen is kept in an unstressed initial state under the action of the removal external force, so that the flexible screen is kept in an extended state.

Alternatively, the deformable member 122 may be a memory metal material. The memory metal is a special metal material which can restore the original macroscopic shape in another temperature range after being subjected to plastic deformation in a certain temperature range. The memory metal material may be in a plastic state at a certain temperature, and in this state, a user may apply an acting force to the deformable member 122 to make the deformable member 122 in a deformed state, so that the flexible screen maintains a curled state; at another temperature, the memory metal material is in an elastic state, and in this state, a user can release the action of external force to restore the memory metal to the initial state and ensure that the flexible screen is in an extension state. Specifically, the temperature at which the deformable member 122 is in the elastic state in the extended state can be ensured by adding an electric heating wire in the deformable member and electrifying the electric heating wire when the flexible screen is in the extended state, and at this temperature, the deformable member 122 is restored to the initial state without the action of external force; if the flexible screen is to be kept in the curled state, an external force is applied to the deformable component 122 to drive the deformable component to deform so as to keep the flexible screen in the curled state; and be in the outage to the heating wire under the crimp state at flexible screen, but the temperature of deformable component 122 reduces gradually, and the temperature at deformable component 122 drops to under it is the plasticity state, but deformable component 122 alright still keep the crimp state under the effect of external force, and need not to exert the effort to it for a long time, with the stability of guarantee overall structure, avoid leading to the shape of deformable component to produce great change because of exerting the effort to it for a long time, ensured the long-time stability of working of deformable component.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the deformable members 122 may be two, and the two deformable members 122 are both configured to be a strip-shaped structure, and the two strip-shaped deformable members 122 may be respectively disposed on two sides of the screen body 121 or disposed at two ends of the screen body 121, that is, when the flexible screen is in the extended state shown in fig. 1, the deformable members 122 may be disposed on two sides of the screen body 121 along the horizontal direction or may be disposed on two ends of the screen body 121 along the vertical direction. Specifically, the deformable members 122 are provided at opposite ends of the screen body 121 in the extending direction of the base 11. The extending direction of the base 11 refers to the longitudinal direction of the base. The deformable member 122 is provided at both ends of the screen body 121 in the length direction of the base 11. Specifically, the length direction of the strip-shaped deformable component 122 is arranged along the screen body 121 from the end connected to the base 11 to the direction extending from the other end opposite to the end, it should be noted that the width direction of the screen body 121 can be indicated from the end connected to the base 11 to the direction extending from the other end opposite to the end, and the included angle between the included angle and the width direction is within a preset range, which can be 60 degrees, so as to ensure that the deformable component can deform in the process of driving the screen body to deform. Of course, the deformable member 122 can also be set to be sheet-shaped, and the sheet-shaped photo member can be completely attached to the screen body near one side of the base, and only the deformable member is required to deform so as to drive the screen body to deform.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, in a state where the flexible screen 12 is rolled, one end of the flexible screen 12 is fixedly connected to the base 11, and the other end of the flexible screen 12 is detachably connected to the base 11. Specifically, one end of the flexible screen can be fixedly connected to any position of the base in a bonding mode and the like, and can also be fixedly connected to any position of the base through structures such as buckles and the like, and only the flexible screen needs to be fixedly connected to the base. The other end of flexible screen can be dismantled through electromagnetic switch, buckle isotructure and connect in the base to the other end of flexible screen is connected in the base and is close to in the base, and the other end of also being convenient for flexible screen breaks away from in the base and keeps away from in the base. As shown in fig. 4, a protrusion 123 is disposed at the other end of the flexible screen 12 away from the base 11, and the protrusion 123 at the other end of the flexible screen 12 is close to and connected to the base 11 when the flexible screen 12 is in a rolled state; when the flexible screen 12 is in the extended state, the protrusion 123 at the other end of the flexible screen 12 is away from and separated from the base 11. Through the detachable connection of the flexible screen and the base, the stability of the flexible screen in the curling state and the convenience of switching the stretching state and the curling state are guaranteed.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the base 11 includes a base body 111. The side wall of the base body 111 is a curved surface, and the flexible screen 12 is connected with the base body 111 and attached to the side wall in a curled state. Specifically, when the flexible screen 12 is in a rolled state, the side wall of the base body 111 is wrapped by the flexible screen 12 at least in a partial region, which is a curved surface. The side wall that is the curved surface is the laminating of flexible screen easily, and can effectively reduce the condition emergence that the screen body that leads to takes place the crease owing to buckle the angle undersize. Specifically, the base body 111 is similar to a cylindrical structure, the cross section of the base body 111 (the section perpendicular to the length direction of the base body 111) may be in a shape of a circle, an ellipse, or the like, and it is only necessary that at least part of the side wall of the base body 111 is a curved surface for wrapping the flexible screen. In the state that the cross section of the base body 111 is circular, that is, the base body 111 is cylindrical, since the area of the circle is the largest under the same circumference, under the condition that the flexible screen 12 with the same size is wrapped, the accommodating space inside the base body 111 can be the largest, so as to facilitate the accommodation of various components inside the base body 111. The cross section of the base body 111 is oval, that is, the base body 111 is an elliptical cylinder, and the flexible screen 12 is attached to the side wall of the base body 111, so that the whole structure is elliptical cylinder-shaped and has smaller thickness, and is convenient to store in a backpack, and the base body 111 is not easy to roll on platforms such as a desktop, and is beneficial to keeping the position stability of the base body 111.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the base 11 further comprises a support 112. The support 112 is connected to the base body 111 to support the base body 111. The base 11 is placed on a platform such as a table, one end of the support 112 is abutted to the platform such as the table, and the other end is connected to the base body 111, so that the support of the base body 111 is completed. When the flexible screen 12 is in the extended state, one end of the flexible screen 12 is fixedly connected to the base body 111, and the other end is a free end, and the free end is located at a position far away from the base body 111. The base body 111 is rotatable relative to the support 112, and the rotation direction of the base body 111 relative to the support 112 is a direction around the base body length direction. As shown in fig. 1, when the base 11 is placed on a platform such as a desktop and the flexible screen 12 is in an extended state, the base body 111 can rotate around the support 112, so that the flexible screen 12 is fixedly connected to the base body 111, that is, the screen body 121 of the flexible screen 12 rotates. The user can adjust the angle between platforms such as flexible screen and desktop according to reasons such as self custom at the in-process of using through adjusting the angle between base body and the support to the screen of flexible screen is watched with comfortable angle to the guarantee user.

In some embodiments of the present application, standoffs 112 are provided at opposite ends of the base body 111 as shown in fig. 1 and 2. Specifically, the support 112 may be disposed at two ends of the base body 111 in the length direction, so as to ensure that the support 112 does not affect the side wall of the base body 11 wrapped by the flexible screen 12. And the support 112 is arranged at the two opposite ends of the base body 111, so that the area of a surface formed by connecting points of the support 112, which are in contact with platforms such as a desktop, in a state that the base 11 is placed on the platforms such as the desktop is large enough, the projection of the gravity center of the whole structure in the gravity direction can fall into the support, and the support stability of the support 112 to the base body 111 is guaranteed. Specifically, two supports upper 112 all have the plane that is used for with platforms such as desktops laminating, and under the state that the base was placed on platforms such as desktops, the center of whole structure can fall into the position between the plane to two supports along the ascending projection of gravity direction to the guarantee support can the steady support base body.

In other embodiments of the present application, the support 112 may be disposed at only one end of the base body. Specifically, the support 112 may be disposed at an end of the base body 111 in the length direction, so as to ensure that the support 112 does not affect the side wall of the base body wrapped by the flexible screen. In a state where the base 11 is placed on a platform such as a table, not only the support 112 but also one end of the base body 111 remote from the support 112 contacts the platform such as the table. The support 111 is provided with a plane for being attached to platforms such as a desktop, and when the base 11 is placed on the platforms such as the desktop, the projection of the center of the whole structure in the gravity direction can fall into the position between the plane on the support 112 and the point of the base body 111 contacting the platforms such as the desktop, so that the support can stably support the base body 111. It should be noted that the plane formed by connecting lines between the plane on the support and the points of the base body contacting the table top and the like, i.e., all the points of the plane on the support and the points of the base body contacting the table top and the like, is substantially triangular.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, each support 112 has a first support surface 1121 and a second support surface 1122. The first supporting surface 1121 and the second supporting surface 1122 are both used for being attached to a platform such as a table top, and in a first state, as shown in fig. 1, the first supporting surface 1121 on the support 112 is attached to the platform such as the table top, at this time, the axis of the base body 111 is substantially parallel to the platform such as the table top, and in the case that the base body 111 is an axisymmetric elongated cylinder or an elliptic cylinder, the direction of the axis is the length direction of the base body 111. In addition, an included angle between the axis of the base body 111 and a platform such as a table top may be within a first preset range, for example, the included angle between the axis of the base body 111 and the table top is greater than or equal to 0 ° and less than 10 °. In the second state, as shown in fig. 6, the second supporting surface of the support 112 is attached to a platform such as a table, and at this time, the axis of the base body 111 is substantially perpendicular to the platform such as the table. In addition, an included angle between the axis of the base body and a platform such as a table top may be within a second preset range, for example, the included angle between the axis of the base body and the table top is greater than or equal to 80 ° and less than or equal to 90 °. The base 11 of the embodiment of the application can be placed on a platform such as a desktop in a first state, namely, a lying state, or can be placed on a platform such as a desktop in a second state, namely, a standing state, so as to expand the application range of the electronic device, and enable the electronic device to work in multiple states.

A plane on which the first supporting surface 1121 is located and a plane on which the second supporting surface 1122 is located form a certain angle therebetween. Specifically, the specific angle is a preset angle determined by a person skilled in the art according to actual conditions, for example, the preset angle is 80 to 90 degrees. Specifically, in the first state or the second state, the flexible screen 12 may be in a rolled state or in a stretched state, that is, the flexible screen 12 may have a rolled state and a stretched state regardless of whether it is lying or standing.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the second supporting surface 1122 is perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction penetrates through the opposite ends of the base body 111, i.e., the first direction is substantially along the length direction of the base body 111, as shown in the left-right direction in fig. 1 and 2. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in a first state, that is, the first supporting surface 1121 is attached to a platform such as a table, a button 21 for outputting a command is provided on the second supporting surface 1122. Specifically, the button 21 may be a power switch button 21, a volume adjustment button 21, or the like 21 that can output an instruction. The arrangement of the button 21 on the second supporting surface 1122 not in contact with the desktop is not only convenient for the user to operate, but also does not affect the use of the electronic device in the first state. Of course, since the two supports 112 have the second supporting surfaces 1122, that is, there are two second supporting surfaces 1122, and the two second supporting surfaces 1122 are respectively disposed at two ends of the base body 111, that is, in the second state, as shown in fig. 6, one second supporting surface 1122 is not in contact with the table top, one or more buttons 21 may be disposed on the second supporting surface 1122, and in the second state, the second supporting surface 1122 without the buttons 21 is attached to a platform such as a table top. That is, the button 21 is disposed on the second supporting surface 1122 in both the first state and the second state for the convenience of the user. In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, the second supporting surface 1122 may further be provided with a first port 22 for connecting an external device. Specifically, the first port 22 may be an interface for connecting a USB memory, or may be an interface for connecting a peripheral device such as a mouse or a keyboard. One or more first ports 22 may be disposed on the same second support surface 1122 in a first position and a second position for easy access by a user.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 7, the base 11 has a second port 25 for connection to an external device. Specifically, the second port 25 may be an interface for connecting a USB memory, or may be an interface for connecting a peripheral device such as a mouse or a keyboard. The one or more second ports 25 are disposed on the sidewall of the base body 111. As shown in fig. 2, the flexible screen 12 blocks the second port 25 in a state where the flexible screen 12 is rolled. That is, when the flexible screen 12 is in a rolled state, some interfaces which are not frequently used may be hidden between the flexible screen 12 and the side wall of the base body 111 as the second port 25, so as to improve the integrity of the exterior of the whole electronic device, and may effectively prevent foreign matters from entering into the second port 25, thereby providing protection for the second port 25.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the accommodating space 13 is formed inside the base body 111, and a plurality of grooves 131 stacked in layers are opened on a wall surface of the base body 111 adjacent to the accommodating space 13, and the grooves 131 are used for accommodating the main board 23. In consideration of the fact that the length of the main board 23 is generally long, the stacked arrangement of the plurality of main boards 23 is a state in which the electronic apparatus is stacked vertically in the lying state shown in fig. 1 and 2. It is understood that if the main board 23 has a short length, the stacked arrangement of the plurality of main boards 23 may be such that they are stacked up and down in the standing state shown in fig. 6. The grooves 131 of the stacked arrangement are used for accommodating a plurality of stacked mainboards 23, the mainboards 23 are split into a plurality of parts, the stacked arrangement among the mainboards 23 is favorable for heat dissipation of the mainboards 23, the stacked mainboards 23 can fully utilize the space of the accommodating space 13, the size of the accommodating space 13 is favorable for being reduced, namely, the size of the base body 111 is reduced, and the size of the whole electronic device in the accommodating state is favorable for being reduced.

In some embodiments of the present application, the battery 24 is disposed in the accommodating space, and the shape of the battery 24 is matched with the shape of the accommodating space 13. Specifically, the battery 24 and the base body 111 are transition-fitted or closely spaced-fitted so that the battery can sufficiently utilize the accommodation space to accommodate a battery of a larger capacity.

In some embodiments of the present application, a display method of an electronic device is also provided. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the electronic apparatus 10 includes a base 11 and a flexible screen 12, and the base 11 is connected to the flexible screen 12.

The display method comprises the following steps:

and S1, acquiring the current state of the flexible screen 12, wherein the current state comprises a rolling state.

The current state of the flexible screen 12 may include a rolled state and an extended state, and the current state of the flexible screen 12 may be determined by state identification information, and the rolled state and the extended state may be identified by the state identification information.

And S2, if the flexible screen is in the rolling state, outputting first display information of the electronic equipment to at least part of the flexible screen.

And outputting first display information of the electronic equipment to a part of the flexible screen when the flexible screen is in a curled state. The flexible screen is used for displaying the first display information, and at least part of the flexible screen is exposed outside relative to the whole electronic equipment, so that a user can conveniently view the first display information, namely, the flexible screen can still display part of the information in a storage state. And because the flexible screen is in the state of curling, the user is difficult to watch all parts of the flexible screen at the same time, so that the first display information can be conveniently and quickly checked by the user at a preset angle in the partial area displayed on the flexible screen. Of course, the first display information may also be displayed on the whole area of the flexible screen to achieve a larger area display effect or a ring-shaped display effect. Specifically, the flexible screen is in a curled state, and the base is in a first state, that is, the base is laid on a platform such as a desktop, and first display information is displayed in a partial area of the flexible screen in a transverse display manner convenient for a user to view. When the base is in the second state, namely the base is erected on platforms such as a desktop, the first display information is displayed on a partial area of the flexible screen in a vertical display mode convenient for a user to watch, namely when the base is converted from the first state to the second state, the display mode of the first display information is also switched from a horizontal display mode to a vertical display mode. It should be noted that, the horizontal display mode or the vertical display mode of the first display information is relative to the axis of the base body, that is, the horizontal display mode of the first display information is that the horizontal direction of the first display information is substantially parallel to the axial direction of the base body; the vertical display mode of the first display information is that the transverse direction of the first display information is approximately vertical to the axial direction of the base body.

In some embodiments of the present application, the method for determining whether the flexible screen is in the rolled state may be to determine a distance between one end of the flexible screen fixedly connected to the base body and an opposite free end of the flexible screen, for example, if the distance between one end of the flexible screen fixedly connected to the base body and the opposite free end of the flexible screen is within a preset range, the flexible screen is determined to be in the rolled state. Specifically, the distance between one end of the flexible screen fixedly connected to the base body and the free end can be measured through the infrared distance measuring device fixedly connected to the free end of the flexible screen, and when the distance is smaller than a preset value, the flexible screen is judged to be in a curling state. For example, in a state where the free end is completely attached to the side wall of the base body, the distance from the free end to the end of the flexible screen fixedly connected to the base body is a first distance, and when the infrared distance measuring device measures that the distance between the end of the flexible screen fixedly connected to the base body and the free end is smaller than a second distance value, it is determined that the flexible screen is in a curled state, where the second distance is greater than the first distance, so as to provide an allowable error for the measurement of the infrared distance measuring rotating shaft.

In some embodiments of the application, the free end of the flexible screen may be detachably connected to the base body through the electromagnetic switch, and the method for determining whether the flexible screen is in the curled state may also be a method for determining a working state of the electromagnetic switch, and when the electromagnetic switch is in the working state, the flexible screen is determined to be in the curled state; and when the electromagnetic switch is in the non-operating state, the flexible screen is judged to be in the stretching state.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first display information may be prompt-type information. Including information that prompts the user to obtain information. For example, the information may be the receipt of mail, short message, etc. The first display information may also be status prompt type information. For example, the information may be the playing progress of the audio/video, the name of the audio/video, the volume of the audio/video playing, and the like.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a base;

a flexible screen connected with the base; wherein the flexible screen has a rolled state and an extended state;

in the rolled state, at least a portion of the flexible screen wraps around at least a portion of the base; in the extended state, one end of the flexible screen is away from the base.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the base has an accommodation space therein, the flexible screen portion being located in the accommodation space in the rolled state.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 or 2,

the flexible screen comprises a screen body and a deformable component which are connected with each other, and the deformable component can support the screen body to be in the stretching state;

the deformable component is arranged as an elastic piece, and the elastic piece is attached to one surface, close to the base, of the screen body; or, the deformable component is made of memory metal materials and arranged at two opposite ends of the screen body along the extending direction of the base.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 or 2, wherein one end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the base; in the rolled state, the other end of the flexible screen is detachably connected to the base.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the base comprises:

the flexible screen is connected with the base body and is attached to the side wall in the curled state;

a support connected to the base body to support the base body;

the flexible screen is fixedly connected with the base body, and the base body is opposite to the support and can rotate.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the stand-offs are disposed at opposite ends of the base body, each stand-off having a first support surface and a second support surface, the first support surface lying in a plane that forms a particular angle with the second support surface.

7. The electronic device of claim 6,

the second supporting surface is perpendicular to a first direction, the first direction penetrates through the two opposite ends of the base body, and a button for outputting an instruction and/or a first port for connecting external equipment are arranged on the second supporting surface;

the base is provided with a second port for connecting with external equipment; in the crimped state, the flexible screen occludes the second port.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the accommodating space is formed inside the base body, and a plurality of grooves arranged in a stacked manner are formed on a wall surface of the base body adjacent to the accommodating space for accommodating a plurality of mainboards.

9. A display method of an electronic device, the electronic device including a base and a flexible screen, the base being connected to the flexible screen, the display method comprising:

acquiring the current state of the flexible screen, wherein the current state comprises a curling state;

if the flexible screen is in the curled state, outputting first display information of the electronic equipment to at least part of the flexible screen;

wherein, in the rolled state, at least a portion of the flexible screen wraps around at least a portion of the base.

10. The display method of an electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the first display information is a prompt-type message.