CN112640397A

CN112640397A - Mobile terminal and photographing method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN112640397A
Application number: CN201880094140.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨松龄; 陈松亚
Original assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-17
Filing date: 2018-08-17
Publication date: 2021-04-09
Also published as: WO2020034200A1

Abstract

The application provides a mobile terminal, it includes casing (20) and sets up flexible screen (40) on casing (20), casing (20) are including a (26) of can bending, casing (20) and flexible screen (40) can bend through a (26) of can bending, casing (20) are provided with camera (50) back to the side of flexible screen (40), when mobile terminal is asymmetric to be bent, camera (50) expose in order to be used for leading shooting or rearmounted shooting. The mobile terminal is convenient for a user to carry out front-mounted shooting or rear-mounted shooting, and the camera (50) does not occupy the area of the front face of the mobile terminal, so that the screen occupation ratio is greatly improved. The application also provides a photographing method of the mobile terminal.

Description

Mobile terminal and photographing method thereof

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a mobile terminal and a photographing method of the mobile terminal.

Background

With the development of flexible screens, mobile terminals with foldable display screens, such as foldable mobile phones, have appeared in the prior art, and the foldable mobile phones generally include a first outer frame, a second outer frame, a foldable element connected between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, and a foldable display screen disposed on the first outer frame, the second outer frame, and the foldable element. In addition, in order to pursue better visual experience, a full-screen mobile phone has become a new trend of mobile phone development, however, a front lens is generally arranged on the front side of the existing full-screen mobile phone, and occupies the space on the front side of the mobile phone, thereby limiting the improvement of the screen occupation ratio of the mobile phone.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a mobile terminal for improving screen ratio and a photographing method of the mobile terminal.

The application a mobile terminal, its include the casing and set up in flexible screen on the casing, the casing is including the piece of can bending, the casing reaches flexible screen can pass through the piece of can bending is bent, the casing dorsad the side of flexible screen is provided with the camera, mobile terminal is when asymmetric bending, the camera can expose in order to be used for leading shooting or rearmounted shooting.

The application also provides a photographing method, which is suitable for a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprises a shell and a flexible screen arranged on the shell, the shell comprises a bendable piece, the shell reaches the flexible screen, the bendable piece can be bent, the shell faces back to the side face of the flexible screen, a camera is arranged on the side face of the shell, and the photographing method comprises the following steps:

when the mobile terminal is bent asymmetrically, judging whether the camera is exposed; and

and when the camera is exposed, controlling the camera to carry out front-mounted photographing or rear-mounted photographing.

This application mobile terminal's casing and flexible screen pass through can bend the piece, the camera set up in the back of casing, when mobile terminal is asymmetric when bending, the camera can expose in order to be used for leading shooting or rearmounted shooting. Therefore, the mobile terminal is convenient for a user to carry out front shooting or rear shooting, the camera does not occupy the area of the front face of the mobile terminal, and the screen occupation ratio is greatly improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an expanded state of a mobile terminal in a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of fig. 1 from another angle.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the structure of fig. 1.

Fig. 4a to 4c are schematic diagrams of a self-timer usage process of the mobile terminal of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a usage state of the rear shooting of the mobile terminal of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a third embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a fourth embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a fifth embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of a photographing method of a mobile terminal of the present application.

Detailed Description

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

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not imply or indicate that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "thickness" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not imply or indicate that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3 together, fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a mobile terminal in an unfolded state according to a first embodiment of the present application; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 from another perspective; fig. 3 is a side view of the structure of fig. 1. The mobile terminal 100 in the first embodiment of the present application includes a housing 20 and a flexible screen 40 disposed on the front surface of the housing 20, the housing 20 includes a first outer frame 22, a second outer frame 24 and a bendable piece 26, the bendable piece 26 is connected between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 26, and the flexible screen 40 is disposed on the front surfaces of the first outer frame 22, the second outer frame 24 and the bendable piece 26. The housing 20 and the flexible screen 40 can be bent by the bendable member 26, that is, the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 can be bent by the bendable member 26, and the flexible screen 40 can be bent along with the bending of the bendable member 26. The side of the housing 20 facing away from the flexible screen 40 is provided with a camera 50, i.e. the back of the housing 20 is provided with the camera 50. In this embodiment, the camera 50 is disposed on a side of the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24 facing away from the flexible screen 40. When the mobile terminal 100 is bent asymmetrically, the camera 50 may be exposed for front or rear photographing. That is, when the first frame 22 and the second frame 24 of the mobile terminal 100 are bent by the bendable pieces 26 and are displaced from each other, the camera 50 can be exposed.

The front face of the housing 20 refers to the face facing the flexible screen 40, and the back face of the housing 20 refers to the face facing away from the flexible screen 40.

When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are symmetrically bent by the bendable piece 26, the camera 50 is shielded; when the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent asymmetrically, the camera 50 can be exposed.

The bending of the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 means that the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent by the bendable piece 26, so that the back surface of the first outer frame 22 and the back surface of the second outer frame 24 can be close to each other; the asymmetric bending means that the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are staggered after the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent by the bendable pieces 26; the symmetric bending means that after the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent by the bendable member 26, the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are not dislocated, that is, the outer side surface of the first outer frame 22 is flush with the outer side surface of the second outer frame 24.

In this embodiment, the bendable pieces 26 are hinges, the cameras 50 are two cameras or multiple cameras, and the flexible screen 40 is a touch display screen.

In other embodiments, the bendable elements 26 may be elastic connecting pieces or the like.

In this embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 is a mobile phone. It is to be appreciated that in other embodiments, the mobile terminal 100 may be, but is not limited to, a radiotelephone, a pager, a Web browser, a notepad, a calendar, and/or a PDA of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

The casing 20 and the flexible screen 40 of the mobile terminal 100 of the application pass through the bendable piece 26 can be bent, the camera 50 is arranged on the back of the casing 20, and when the mobile terminal 100 is asymmetrically bent, the camera 50 can be exposed to be used for front-mounted shooting or rear-mounted shooting. Therefore, the mobile terminal 100 not only facilitates the user to use the camera 50 to perform front-end shooting or rear-end shooting, but also the camera 50 does not occupy the area of the layout of the front flexible screen 40 of the mobile terminal 100, thereby greatly improving the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal 100. Further, because the spatial position of the rear side is great, therefore can set up the camera that the pixel is higher, the sensitization area is bigger, therefore compare in the mobile terminal of current leading camera, through moving the camera of rear side to the front side and using, can obtain the better auto heterodyne effect of quality.

The camera 50 is disposed at a position adjacent to the outer side of the back surface of the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24, and when the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are symmetrically bent by the bendable member 26, the camera 50 can be exposed by sliding displacement between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24; of course, the camera 50 can also be directly exposed through the asymmetric bending of the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24. The outer side of the first outer frame 22 refers to an end of the first outer frame 22 away from the bendable piece 26, and the outer side of the second outer frame 24 refers to an end of the second outer frame 24 away from the bendable piece 26.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the camera 50 is disposed on a side of the back surface of the second outer frame 24 away from the bendable piece 26, that is, the camera 50 is disposed on a position of the back surface of the second outer frame 24 adjacent to the outer side. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are symmetrically bent, the first outer frame 22 shields the camera 50; when the camera 50 needs to be used, the first outer frame 22 is driven to slide relative to the second outer frame 24 to be dislocated until the camera 50 is exposed, so that the camera 50 can shoot conveniently. A lens receiving groove 222 corresponding to the camera 50 is formed in the back surface of the first frame 22, and the lens receiving groove 222 is used for receiving the camera 50, that is, when the first frame 22 and the second frame 24 are symmetrically bent, the camera 50 is received in the lens receiving groove 222, so as to reduce the thickness of the bent mobile terminal 100.

In other embodiments, the camera 50 is disposed on a side of the back surface of the first outer frame 22 away from the bendable piece 26, that is, the camera 50 is disposed on the back surface of the first outer frame 22 adjacent to the outer side thereof. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are symmetrically bent, the second outer frame 24 covers the camera 50. When the camera 50 needs to be used, the second outer frame 24 is driven to slide relative to the first outer frame 22 to be dislocated until the camera 50 is exposed, so that the camera 50 can shoot conveniently. A lens receiving groove 222 corresponding to the camera 50 is formed in the back surface of the second frame 24, and the lens receiving groove 222 is used for receiving the camera 50, that is, when the first frame 22 and the second frame 24 are symmetrically bent, the camera 50 is received in the lens receiving groove 222, so as to reduce the thickness of the bent mobile terminal 100.

Electronic components such as a main board 60 and a battery are arranged in the housing 20, a processor 62 electrically connected to the flexible screen 40 and the camera 50 is arranged on the main board 60, and the processor 62 controls the flexible screen 40 and the camera 50 to work. The battery provides power to the flexible screen 40, the camera 50 and the motherboard 60.

In this embodiment, the main board 60 is disposed in the second outer frame 24.

In other embodiments, the main board 60 can also be disposed in the first frame 22.

The flexible screen 40 includes a first display area 42 and a second display area 44, the first display area 42 is located on the front surface of the first outer frame 22, and the second display area 44 is located on the front surface of the second outer frame 24. The processor 62 can control the first display area 42 and the second display area 44 to be displayed or closed respectively, and can also control the first display area 42 and the second display area 44 to be displayed or closed simultaneously. The first display area 42 and the second display area 44 are respectively displayed or closed, which means that: when the flexible screen 40 is in the bent state, the processor 62 can control the display of the first display area 42 and close the display of the second display area 44; alternatively, the processor 62 can control the second display region 44 to display while the first display region 42 is closed. When the flexible screen 40 is in the flattened state, the processor 62 may control the first display area 42 and the second display area 44 to be displayed or turned off simultaneously.

The first display area 42 and the second display area 44 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the bendable piece 26, and when the flexible screen 40 is bent along the bendable piece 26, the first display area 42 and the second display area 44 are respectively located at two opposite outer sides of the housing 20.

In this embodiment, when the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent and the camera 50 faces away from the user, the second display area 44 faces towards the user, and the first display area 42 faces away from the user, the processor 62 can control the second display area 44 to display, and close the display of the first display area 42, at this time, the camera 50 can be used as a rear camera, and the second display area 44 can display a scene shot by the rear camera; when the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent and the camera 50 faces the user, the first display area 42 faces the user, and the second display area 44 faces away from the user, the processor 62 can control the first display area 42 to display, and close the display of the second display area 44, at this time, the camera 50 can be used as a front camera, and the first display area 42 can display the scenery shot by the front camera.

A position sensor 70 is disposed on the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24, the position sensor 70 is electrically connected to the processor 62, when the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent to trigger the position sensor 70, the position sensor 70 sends a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to shoot and the flexible screen 40 to display.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, a position sensor 70 is disposed on the back surface of the second housing 24, a trigger 72 corresponding to the position sensor 70 is disposed on the back surface of the first housing 22, when the first housing 22 and the second housing 24 are bent and the trigger 72 triggers the position sensor 70, the first housing 22 and the second housing 24 are dislocated, the camera 50 is exposed, the position sensor 70 sends a signal to the processor 62, the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to shoot, and controls the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 facing the user to display the picture shot by the camera 50. The position sensor 70 is located between the camera 50 and the bendable piece 26 and adjacent to the camera 50; the trigger 72 is adjacent to the outside of the first frame 22. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent and the trigger 72 contacts the position sensor 70, the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are dislocated, and the camera 50 is exposed, so that the camera 50 can conveniently shoot.

In this embodiment, the position sensor 70 is a hall sensor, and the trigger 72 is a first magnet, specifically, a magnet. Of course, in other embodiments, the position sensor 70 may be an infrared sensor, the trigger 72 may be an infrared light source, and so on.

In another embodiment, the position sensor 70 may be disposed on the back surface of the first outer frame 22, the trigger 72 corresponding to the position sensor 70 is disposed on the back surface of the second outer frame 24, when the trigger 72 triggers the position sensor 70 after the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent, the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are dislocated, the camera 50 is exposed, the position sensor 70 sends a signal to the processor 62, the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to shoot, and controls the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 facing the user to display the picture shot by the camera 50.

A positioning mechanism 80 is disposed between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, and the positioning mechanism 80 is used for preventing the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 from being separated after the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent.

The positioning mechanism 80 is disposed between the back surface of the first frame 22 and the back surface of the second frame 24. The positioning mechanism 80 includes a magnetic strip 82 and a second magnet 84 corresponding to the magnetic strip 82. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent, the second magnet 84 is attracted to the magnetic attraction strip 82 to prevent the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 from being separated; when the first frame 22 is slid and dislocated relative to the second frame 24, the second magnet 84 is slidingly attracted to the magnetic attraction strip 82.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the magnetic strip 82 is disposed at the back of the second outer frame 24 adjacent to the outer side of the second outer frame 24, and the magnetic strip 82 extends along the direction of relative sliding between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, that is, the magnetic strip 82 extends along the length direction perpendicular to the bending line of the bendable piece 26. The second magnet 84 is disposed at the back of the first frame 22 adjacent to the outer side of the first frame 22. Specifically, a fixing groove 244 is formed on the back surface of the second outer frame 24 adjacent to the outer side thereof along the direction of relative sliding between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, and the magnetic attraction strip 82 is accommodated in the fixing groove 244. The depth of the fixing groove 244 is greater than or equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the magnetic attraction strips 82 and the second magnet 84. The second magnet 84 is protruded from the back surface of the first frame 22, and when the first frame 22 and the second frame 24 are bent, the second magnet 84 can be slidably accommodated in the fixing groove 244 and can be attracted to the magnetic attraction strip 82. Since the second magnet 84 can be accommodated in the fixing groove 224, the thickness of the mobile terminal 100 can be reduced after it is bent.

In this embodiment, the magnetic attraction strip 82 is an iron strip, and the second magnet 84 is a magnet.

In other embodiments, the magnetic attraction strip 82 may also be disposed on the back surface of the first frame 22 adjacent to the outer side of the first frame 22, and the second magnet 84 may also be disposed on the back surface of the second frame 24 adjacent to the outer side of the second frame 24.

In other embodiments, the magnetic attraction strip 82 may be a magnet strip and the second magnet 84 may be an iron sheet.

In other embodiments, the triggering element 72 and the second magnet 84 may be electromagnets, and the triggering element 72 and the second magnet 84 may also be disposed inside the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24.

Referring to fig. 4a to 4c together, fig. 4a to 4c are schematic diagrams illustrating a self-timer using process of the mobile terminal of the present application. When the mobile terminal 100 is used for self-timer shooting, the mobile terminal 100 is first bent symmetrically along the bendable piece 26, so that the back surface of the first outer frame 22 contacts with the back surface of the second outer frame 24, the camera 50 is accommodated in the lens accommodating groove 222, and the second magnet 84 is accommodated in the fixing groove 224 and is adsorbed to the magnetic adsorption strip 82; the user holds the mobile terminal 100 folded in half with one hand, so that the first display area 42 of the mobile terminal 100 faces the user, that is, the thumb of the user contacts the first display area 42 of the flexible screen 40, and other fingers contact the second display area 44 of the flexible screen 40, and the processor 62 can judge that the first display area 42 faces the user according to the fact that the touch area on the first display area 42 is smaller than the touch area on the second display area 44, that is, judge that the camera 50 needs to perform self-shooting. An external force is applied to the first display area 42 by a thumb to drive the first outer frame 22 to slide towards a direction close to the bending member 26 and to be dislocated from the second outer frame 24, the second magnet 84 slides along the fixing groove 224 towards the direction close to the bending member 26 and keeps in an adsorption state with the magnetic attraction strip 82, the trigger 72 moves towards the position sensor 70, until the trigger 72 is opposite to the position sensor 70, the position sensor 70 is triggered to send a signal to the processor 62, the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to be turned on, and the display of the first display area 42 is turned on and the display of the second display area 44 is turned off. At this moment, camera 50 exposes and faces the user, first display area 42 can the person of facilitating the use look over the scenery that camera 50 shot to the person of facilitating the use carries out auto heterodyne, easy operation, convenient to use.

The first display area 42 is forced by a thumb to drive the first outer frame 22 to slide in a direction away from the bending member 26 and return to the symmetrical bending state, the second magnet 84 slides upwards along the fixing groove 224 and keeps in an adsorption state with the magnetic attraction strip 82, the trigger 72 moves away from the position sensor 70, the trigger 72 stops triggering the position sensor 70, that is, the position sensor 70 does not send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 stops controlling the camera 50 to be turned on.

Referring to fig. 5, when the mobile terminal 100 is used for post shooting, the mobile terminal 100 is first bent symmetrically along the bendable piece 26, so that the back surface of the first outer frame 22 contacts with the back surface of the second outer frame 24, the camera 50 is accommodated in the lens accommodating groove 222, and the second magnet 84 is accommodated in the fixing groove 224 and is adsorbed to the magnetic adsorption bar 82; the user holds the folded mobile terminal 100 with one hand, so that the second display area 44 of the mobile terminal 100 faces the user, that is, the thumb of the user contacts the second display area 44 of the flexible screen 40, and the other fingers contact the first display area 42 of the flexible screen 40, and the processor 62 can determine that the second display area 44 faces the user according to the fact that the touch area on the second display area 44 is smaller than the touch area on the first display area 42, that is, it is determined that the camera 50 needs to perform post shooting; the first outer frame 22 is driven to slide towards the direction close to the bending member 26 and to be dislocated from the second outer frame 24 by applying an external force to the first display area 42 through fingers except for a thumb, the second magnet 84 slides towards the direction close to the bending member 26 along the fixing groove 224 and keeps in an adsorption state with the magnetic attraction strip 82, the trigger 72 moves towards the position sensor 70, until the trigger 72 faces the position sensor 70, the position sensor 70 is triggered and sends a signal to the processor 62, the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to be turned on, and the display of the second display area 44 is turned on and the display of the first display area 42 is turned off. At this moment, the camera 50 exposes and faces away from the user, the second display area 44 facilitates the user to check the scenery shot by the camera 50, so that the user can conveniently carry out post-shooting, the operation is simple, and the use is convenient.

The first display area 42 is forced by fingers except the thumb to drive the first outer frame 22 to slide in the direction away from the bending piece 26 and return to the symmetrical bending state, the second magnet 84 slides upwards along the fixing groove 224 and keeps in the adsorption state with the magnetic attraction strip 82, the trigger piece 72 moves towards the position sensor 70, the trigger piece 72 stops triggering the position sensor 70, namely, the position sensor 70 does not send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 stops controlling the camera 50 to be opened.

In another operation manner, the mobile terminal 100 may be bent asymmetrically along the bendable piece 26, so that the positions of the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are staggered, that is, the outer side of the first outer frame 22 is located below the camera 50, so that the camera 50 is exposed, the second magnet 84 is accommodated in the fixing groove 224 and is attracted to the magnetic attraction strip 82, the trigger 72 faces the position sensor 70, the trigger 72 triggers the position sensor 70 to send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to start up, and controls the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 to display.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a second embodiment of the present application. The structure of the second embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present application is similar to that of the first embodiment, except that: in a second embodiment, a pressure sensor 70a is disposed on the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24, the pressure sensor 70a is electrically connected to the processor 62, when the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent and the camera 50 is exposed, the pressure sensor 70a is triggered, the pressure sensor 70a sends a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal sent by the pressure sensor 70a, controls the camera 50 to be turned on, and controls the flexible screen 40 to display.

The pressure sensor 70a may be disposed on the back surface of the first frame 22, or may be disposed on the back surface of the second frame 24. When the first frame 22 and the second frame 24 are bent and the camera 50 is exposed, the pressure sensor 70a is triggered.

A sliding groove 246 is formed on the back surface of the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24, and the sliding groove 246 extends along the relative sliding direction of the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, that is, the sliding groove 246 extends along the length direction perpendicular to the folding line of the bendable piece 26. The side of the sliding groove 246 away from the bending member 26 is adjacent to or spaced a predetermined distance from the side of the camera 50 close to the bending member 26. The pressure sensor 70a is disposed in the accommodating groove 246, and the second outer frame 24 or the first outer frame 22 is provided with a protruding block 72a in a protruding manner, that is, when the sliding groove 246 is disposed on the first outer frame 22, the protruding block 72a is disposed on the second outer frame 24 in a protruding manner; when the second frame 24 has a sliding slot 246, the first frame 22 has a protruding block 72 a. After the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent, when the protrusion 72a is inserted into the receiving groove 246 and presses against the pressure sensor 70a, the camera 50 is exposed, the pressure sensor 70a is triggered to send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to be turned on, and controls the display facing the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 of the user.

In this embodiment, the back surface of the second frame 24 is provided with a sliding slot 246, and the sliding slot 246 extends along the relative sliding direction of the first frame 22 and the second frame 24. The pressure sensor 70a is disposed in the sliding groove 246 and adjacent to one end of the bendable piece 26. A projection 72a is protruded from the back surface of the first outer frame 22, and the projection 72a is adjacent to the outer side of the first outer frame 22. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are symmetrically bent and the second outer frame 24 is pushed to be dislocated from the first outer frame 22, the protrusion 72a is accommodated in the sliding groove 246 and slides in the sliding groove 246 until the camera 50 is exposed, and the protrusion 72a presses against the pressure sensor 70a to trigger the pressure sensor 70 a. Since the protrusion 72a can be accommodated in the sliding groove 246, the thickness of the first frame 22 and the second frame 24 after being bent is not increased, and the sliding groove 246 has a sliding guiding function, and can limit the relative sliding direction of the first frame 22 and the second frame 24.

The method of use of the second embodiment of the mobile terminal 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment and will not be described again.

In other embodiments, an optical sensor may be disposed between the first frame 22 and the second frame 24, and the optical sensor is electrically connected to the processor 62. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are bent to trigger the optical sensor, the optical sensor sends a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal, controls the camera 50 to shoot, and controls the flexible screen 40 to display.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a third embodiment of the present application. The structure of the third embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present application is similar to that of the first embodiment, except that: the positioning mechanism in the third embodiment is different from the positioning mechanism in the first embodiment, and in the third embodiment, the positioning mechanism 80a includes a guide slot 82a opened on the back surface of the first outer frame 22 or the back surface of the second outer frame 24, and a positioning hook 84a disposed on the back surface of the second outer frame 24 or the back surface of the first outer frame 22. That is, when the guide groove 82a is formed on the back surface of the first outer frame 22, the positioning hook 84a is protruded on the back surface of the second outer frame 24; when the guide groove 82a is formed on the back surface of the second outer frame 24, the positioning hook 84a is protruded on the back surface of the first outer frame 22. When the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 are relatively slid and dislocated, the positioning hook 84a is slidably fitted in the guiding groove 82a, and the positioning hook 84a is not separated from the guiding groove 82 a.

In this embodiment, the back surface of the second outer frame 24 is provided with the guide groove 82a, the guide groove 82a is adjacent to the outer side of the second outer frame 24, and the guide groove 82a extends along the direction in which the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24 slide relatively, that is, the guide groove 82a extends along the length direction perpendicular to the bending line of the bendable piece 26. The cross section of the guide groove 82a is in an inverted "T" shape, one end of the guide groove 82a, which is away from the bendable piece 26, is provided with an insertion hole 85, and the insertion hole 85 is communicated with the guide groove 82 a. The positioning hook 84a is convexly arranged on one side of the back surface of the first outer frame 22 away from the bendable piece 26, and the cross section of the positioning hook 84a is "T" shaped.

When the mobile terminal of the third embodiment is used for self-timer shooting, the mobile terminal 100 is first bent symmetrically along the bendable piece 26, so that the back surface of the first outer frame 22 contacts with the back surface of the second outer frame 24, the camera 50 is accommodated in the lens accommodating groove 222, and the positioning hook 84a is inserted into the insertion hole 85; holding the folded mobile terminal 100 with one hand of a user, so that the first display area 42 of the mobile terminal 100 faces the user, that is, the thumb of the user contacts the first display area 42 of the flexible screen 40, and the other fingers contact the second display area 44 of the flexible screen 40; the first outer frame 22 is driven to slide in a direction close to the bending member 26 by applying an external force to the first display region 42 with a thumb to be misaligned with the second outer frame 24, and the positioning hook 84a slides in a direction close to the bending member 26 along the guide groove 82a and slidingly hooks two opposite side walls of the guide groove 82a, so as to prevent the first outer frame 22 from being separated from the second outer frame 24; the trigger 72 moves towards the position sensor 70, until the trigger 72 faces the position sensor 70, the position sensor 70 is triggered to send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to turn on, turn on the display of the first display area 42 and turn off the display of the second display area 44. At this moment, camera 50 exposes and faces the user, first display area 42 person of facilitating the use looks over the scenery that camera 50 shot to the person of facilitating the use carries out auto heterodyne, easy operation, convenient to use.

The first display area 42 is forced by a thumb to slide the first outer frame 22 in a direction away from the bending element 26 to return to the symmetrical bending state, the positioning hook 84a slides along the guide slot 82a to be accommodated in the insertion hole 85, the trigger element 72 moves away from the position sensor 70, the trigger element 72 stops triggering the position sensor 70, that is, the position sensor 70 does not send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 stops controlling the camera 50 to be opened.

When the mobile terminal 100 is used for rear-end shooting, the mobile terminal 100 is firstly bent symmetrically along the bendable piece 26, so that the back surface of the first outer frame 22 is in contact with the back surface of the second outer frame 24, the camera 50 is accommodated in the lens accommodating groove 222, and the positioning hook 84a is inserted into the insertion hole 85; holding the folded mobile terminal 100 with one hand of a user, so that the second display area 44 of the mobile terminal 100 faces the user, that is, the thumb of the user contacts the second display area 44 of the flexible screen 40, and the other fingers contact the first display area 42 of the flexible screen 40; the first outer frame 22 is slid downward to be misaligned with the second outer frame 24 by rubbing the first display area 42 downward with fingers other than the thumb, and the positioning hook 84a is slid downward along the guide groove 82a and slidably hooked on both side walls opposite to the guide groove 82a to prevent the first outer frame 22 from being separated from the second outer frame 24; the trigger 72 moves towards the position sensor 70, until the trigger 72 faces the position sensor 70, the position sensor 70 is triggered to send a signal to the processor 62, and the processor 62 receives the signal and controls the camera 50 to turn on, and turns on the second display area 44 and turns off the first display area 42. At this moment, the camera 50 exposes and faces away from the user, the second display area 44 facilitates the user to check the scenery shot by the camera 50, so that the user can conveniently carry out post-shooting, the operation is simple, and the use is convenient.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a fourth embodiment of the present application. The structure of the fourth embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present application is similar to that of the third embodiment, except that: in the fourth embodiment, the positioning hook 84a is rotatably connected to the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24, a receiving groove 87 is formed on the back surface of the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24 adjacent to the positioning hook 84a, and the receiving groove 87 is used for receiving the positioning hook 84 a. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a flattened state, the positioning hook 84a is rotatably received in the receiving groove 87, so as to reduce the volume of the mobile terminal; when the mobile terminal needs to be bent, the positioning hook 84a is firstly rotated out of the accommodating groove 87, so that the positioning hook 84a can be conveniently inserted into the guide groove 82 a.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in a fifth embodiment of the present application. The structure of the fifth embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present application is similar to that of the first embodiment, except that: in the fifth embodiment, the mobile terminal omits the position sensor 70, but a touch icon 46 is disposed on the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 of the flexible screen 40, the camera 50 can be turned on or off by clicking the touch icon 46, and at the same time, the processor 62 controls the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 facing the user to be displayed or turned off, so as to facilitate the user to operate.

In other embodiments, a switch button electrically connected to the processor 62 is disposed on the housing 20, and the camera 50 can be turned on or off by pressing the switch button, and the processor 62 controls the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 facing the user to display or turn off for the convenience of the user.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a flowchart of a photographing method of a mobile terminal according to the present application. The application further provides a photographing method of the mobile terminal, which is suitable for the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 includes a housing 20 and a flexible screen 40 arranged on the housing 20, the housing 20 includes a bendable piece 26, the housing 20 reaches the flexible screen 40, through the bendable piece 26, the housing 20 faces away from the side surface of the flexible screen 40, a camera 50 is arranged on the side surface of the flexible screen 40, and the photographing method includes:

when the mobile terminal 100 is bent asymmetrically, judging whether the camera 50 is exposed; and

when the camera 50 is exposed, the camera 50 is controlled to take a front photograph or a rear photograph.

When the mobile terminal 100 is asymmetrically bent, determining whether the camera 50 is exposed includes: the mobile terminal 100 is bent symmetrically to cover the camera 50, and the mobile terminal 100 slides to the asymmetric bend in a staggered manner to determine whether the camera 50 is exposed. If the camera 50 is judged to be exposed, the mobile terminal 100 controls the camera 50 to take a front-end photograph or a rear-end photograph; if the camera 50 is judged not to be exposed, the sliding is continued to be staggered, and whether the camera 50 is exposed is judged again.

The housing 20 further includes a first outer frame 22 and a second outer frame 24, the bendable piece 26 is connected between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, the flexible screen 40 is disposed on the first outer frame 22, the second outer frame 24 and the bendable piece 26, the camera 50 is disposed on a side of the first outer frame 22 facing away from the flexible screen 40, and a position sensor 70 for detecting whether the camera 50 is exposed is disposed on the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24, where the photographing method includes:

when the camera 50 is exposed, the position sensor 70 is triggered;

when the position sensor 70 is triggered, the camera 50 is controlled to take a front photograph or a rear photograph.

In other embodiments, the housing 20 further includes a first outer frame 22 and a second outer frame 24, the bendable piece 26 is connected between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, the flexible screen 40 is disposed on the first outer frame 22, the second outer frame 24 and the bendable piece 26, the camera 50 is disposed on a side surface of the first outer frame 22 facing away from the flexible screen 40, and the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24 is provided with a pressure sensor 70a for detecting whether the camera 50 is exposed; the photographing method comprises the following steps:

when the camera 50 is exposed, the pressure sensor 70a is touched;

when the pressure sensor 70a is triggered, the camera 50 is controlled to take a front-rear or rear-rear photograph.

In other embodiments, the housing 20 further includes a first outer frame 22 and a second outer frame 24, the bendable piece 26 is connected between the first outer frame 22 and the second outer frame 24, the flexible screen 40 is disposed on the first outer frame 22, the second outer frame 24 and the bendable piece 26, the camera 50 is disposed on a side of the first outer frame 22 facing away from the flexible screen 40, and the first outer frame 22 or the second outer frame 24 is provided with an optical sensor for detecting whether the camera 50 is exposed; the photographing method comprises the following steps:

when the camera 50 is exposed, the optical sensor is triggered;

when the optical sensor is triggered, the camera 50 is controlled to take a front or rear photograph.

The flexible screen 40 comprises a first display area 42 and a second display area 44, wherein the first display area 42 is positioned on the front surface of the first outer frame 22, and the second display area 44 is positioned on the front surface of the second outer frame 24; the photographing method comprises the following steps:

judging that the first display area 42 or the second display area 44 faces the user according to the touched areas of the first display area 42 and the second display area 44;

when the first display area 42 faces the user and the camera 50 is exposed, controlling the camera 50 to take a post-shot; or when the two display areas 44 face the user and the camera 50 is exposed, controlling the camera 50 to take a front photograph.

When the camera 50 takes a post-shot, controlling to start the display of the first display area 42 and close the display of the second display area 44; or when the camera 50 performs front-end photographing, the display of the second display area 44 is controlled to be turned on and the display of the first display area 42 is controlled to be turned off.

When the area of the first display area 42 is larger than the area of the second display area 44, it is determined that the second display area 44 faces the user.

The foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is understood that various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

The utility model provides a mobile terminal, includes the casing and set up in flexible screen on the casing, the casing is including the piece of can bending, the casing reaches flexible screen passes through the piece of can bending can bend, its characterized in that, the casing dorsad the side of flexible screen is provided with the camera, works as when mobile terminal is asymmetric bends, the camera exposes in order to be used for leading shooting or rearmounted shooting.
The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a first outer frame and a second outer frame, the bendable member is connected between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, the flexible screen is disposed on the first outer frame, the second outer frame and the bendable member, and the camera is disposed on a side of the first outer frame or the second outer frame facing away from the flexible screen.
The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the camera is adjacent to an outer side of the first outer frame or the second outer frame, and when the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent and dislocated by the foldable member, the camera can be exposed.
The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein after the mobile terminal is bent symmetrically, the camera on the first outer frame is covered by the second outer frame, and when the first outer frame and the second outer frame are further slid in a staggered manner to be bent asymmetrically, the camera on the first outer frame is exposed.
The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein a lens receiving slot corresponding to the camera is disposed on a back surface of the second frame or the first frame, and the lens receiving slot is used for receiving the camera.
The mobile terminal according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a main board is disposed in the housing, and a processor electrically connected to the flexible screen and the camera is disposed on the main board and controls the flexible screen and the camera.
The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the flexible screen comprises a first display area and a second display area, the first display area is located on a front surface of the first outer frame, the second display area is located on a front surface of the second outer frame, and the processor is capable of controlling the first display area and the second display area to be displayed or closed respectively.
The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein after the first frame and the second frame are bent, the first display area or the second display area faces a user, and the processor controls the first display area or the second display area to display or close.
The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the first display area or the second display area is used for displaying a scene photographed by the camera.
The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein a position sensor is disposed on the first outer frame or the second outer frame, the position sensor is electrically connected to the processor, when the position sensor is triggered by bending of the first outer frame and the second outer frame, the position sensor sends a signal to the processor, and the processor receives the signal, controls the camera to be turned on, and controls the flexible screen to display.
The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the position sensor is a hall sensor disposed on a back surface of the first outer frame or the second outer frame, the second outer frame or the back surface of the first outer frame is disposed with a first magnet, and when the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent, the first magnet triggers the hall sensor to send a signal to the processor.
The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the camera is disposed on the first outer frame, and after the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent symmetrically, the second outer frame is driven to slide to be dislocated from the first outer frame until the camera is exposed, and the first magnet triggers the position sensor.
The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the camera is disposed on the second outer frame, and after the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent symmetrically, the first outer frame is driven to slide to be dislocated with the second outer frame until the camera is exposed, and the first magnet triggers the position sensor.
The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the first magnet is a magnet.
The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein a pressure sensor is disposed on the first outer frame or the second outer frame, the pressure sensor is electrically connected to the processor, when the pressure sensor is triggered by bending the first outer frame and the second outer frame, the pressure sensor sends a signal to the processor, and the processor receives the signal, controls the camera to start, and controls the flexible screen to display.
The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein a sliding groove is formed in a back surface of the first outer frame or the second outer frame, the pressure sensor is disposed in the sliding groove, a protruding block is protruded from the second outer frame or the first outer frame, and after the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent, when the protruding block is inserted into the sliding groove and presses against the pressure sensor, the pressure sensor is triggered.
The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the sliding slot extends in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first outer frame and the second outer frame slide relative to each other, the pressure sensor is adjacent to one end of the bendable piece, after the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent symmetrically, the second outer frame is driven to be dislocated with the first outer frame, and the protrusion slides in the sliding slot until the cam is exposed, and the protrusion abuts against the pressure sensor.
The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein a touch icon is disposed on the first display area or the second display area, and the camera is turned on by clicking the touch icon.
The mobile terminal of claim 2 or 3, wherein a positioning mechanism is disposed between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, and the positioning mechanism is configured to prevent the first outer frame from being separated from the second outer frame after the first outer frame and the second outer frame are bent.
The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a magnetic strip disposed on the first frame or the second frame and a second magnet disposed on the second frame or the first frame corresponding to the magnetic strip, and the second magnet is attracted to the magnetic strip after the first frame and the second frame are bent.
The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the first frame and the second frame are bent and then slid relative to each other to be misaligned, and the second magnet is slidably attached to the magnetic attraction strip.
The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the magnetic attraction strip extends along a relative sliding direction of the first frame and the second frame.
The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein a fixing groove is formed on a back surface of the first frame or the second frame along a direction of relative sliding between the first frame and the second frame, the magnetic attraction strip is received in the fixing groove, and the second magnet is slidably received in the fixing groove.
The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the magnetic attraction bar is an iron bar and the second magnet is a magnet.
The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a guide slot opened in the first outer frame or the second outer frame, and a positioning hook disposed in the second outer frame or the first housing, and the positioning hook is slidably fitted in the guide slot when the first outer frame and the second outer frame are slidably misaligned.
The mobile terminal of claim 25, wherein the positioning hook is rotatably coupled to a rear surface of the first frame or the second frame.
The mobile terminal of claim 25, wherein a receiving groove is formed on a back surface of the first outer frame or the second outer frame adjacent to the positioning hook, and the positioning hook can be received in the receiving groove.
The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the camera is a dual camera or a multi-camera.
The utility model provides a photographing method, is applicable to mobile terminal, mobile terminal includes the casing and sets up in flexible screen on the casing, the casing includes the piece of can bending, the casing reaches flexible screen passes through the piece of can bending can bend, the casing is back of the body to the side of flexible screen is provided with the camera, its characterized in that, photographing method includes:

when the mobile terminal is bent asymmetrically, judging whether the camera is exposed; and

and when the camera is exposed, controlling the camera to carry out front-mounted photographing or rear-mounted photographing.
The photographing method of claim 29, wherein when the mobile terminal is asymmetrically bent, determining whether the camera is exposed comprises: the mobile terminal is bent symmetrically firstly so that the camera is covered, and then the mobile terminal slides in a staggered mode to be bent asymmetrically and judges whether the camera is exposed.
The photographing method of claim 29, wherein the housing further comprises a first outer frame and a second outer frame, the bendable member is connected between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, the flexible screen is disposed on the first outer frame, the second outer frame and the bendable member, the camera is disposed on a side of the first outer frame facing away from the flexible screen, and a position sensor for detecting whether the camera is exposed is disposed on the first outer frame or the second outer frame, the photographing method comprising:

when the camera is exposed, the position sensor is triggered;

and when the position sensor is triggered, the camera is controlled to carry out front-mounted photographing or rear-mounted photographing.
The photographing method according to claim 29, wherein the housing further comprises a first outer frame and a second outer frame, the bendable member is connected between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, the flexible screen is disposed on the first outer frame, the second outer frame and the bendable member, the camera is disposed on a side of the first outer frame facing away from the flexible screen, and a pressure sensor for detecting whether the camera is exposed is disposed on the first outer frame or the second outer frame; the photographing method comprises the following steps:

when the camera is exposed, the pressure sensor is touched;

when the pressure sensor is triggered, the camera is controlled to take a picture in a front-rear or rear-rear mode.
The photographing method according to claim 29, wherein the housing further comprises a first outer frame and a second outer frame, the bendable member is connected between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, the flexible screen is disposed on the first outer frame, the second outer frame and the bendable member, the camera is disposed on a side of the first outer frame facing away from the flexible screen, and an optical sensor for detecting whether the camera is exposed is disposed on the first outer frame or the second outer frame; the photographing method comprises the following steps:

when the camera is exposed, the optical sensor is triggered;

and when the optical sensor is triggered, the camera is controlled to carry out front-mounted or rear-mounted photographing.
The photographing method according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein the flexible screen includes a first display area and a second display area, the first display area is located on a front surface of the first outer frame, and the second display area is located on a front surface of the second outer frame; the photographing method comprises the following steps:

judging that the first display area or the second display area faces a user according to the touched areas of the first display area and the second display area;

when the first display area faces a user and the camera is exposed, controlling the camera to carry out post-shooting; or when the two display areas face the user and the camera is exposed, the camera is controlled to carry out front photographing.
The photographing method of claim 34, wherein when the camera performs post-photographing, controlling to turn on the display of the first display region and turn off the display of the second display region; or when the camera carries out front shooting, the display of the second display area is controlled to be started and the display of the first display area is controlled to be closed.
A photographing method as claimed in claim 34, wherein when the area of the first display region touched is larger than the area of the second display region touched, it is determined that the second display region faces the user.