CN112652246A

CN112652246A - Electronic apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN112652246A
Application number: CN202011633214.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 汤小强; 陈永亮; 尹斌
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-31
Filing date: 2020-12-31
Publication date: 2021-04-13
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-31
Also published as: CN112652246B

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device, a control method and a storage medium. The electronic device comprises a shell assembly, a flexible display screen, a driving assembly, a processor and a pressure detection device. The housing assembly includes a first housing and a second housing that are slidably connected. The flexible display screen includes a flat portion and an extension portion that can be concealed within the housing assembly. The driving assembly is used for driving the first shell and the second shell to slide relatively. When the pressure detection means detects a pulling force acting on the second shell, the processor controls the drive assembly to drive the second shell and the first shell away from each other to cause the expansion portion to at least partially expand out of the housing assembly. When the pressure detection means detects a thrust action on the second housing, the processor controls the drive assembly to drive the second housing and the first housing toward each other to retract the extension at least partially into the housing assembly. Therefore, the electronic device can have different display areas by outputting the push force signal or the pull force signal through the pressure detection device.

Description

Electronic apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to an electronic apparatus, a control method, and a storage medium.

Background

In the related art, a flexible screen may be applied to an electronic device, thereby enabling display areas of different sizes in different forms. Therefore, how to control the electronic device to switch to different forms to have different display areas becomes a technical problem for those skilled in the art to study.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, a control method and a storage medium.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the application comprises:

a housing assembly comprising a first housing and a second housing slidably connected;

a flexible display screen including a flat portion and an extended portion, the flat portion being connected to the first housing, the flat portion being exposed outside the housing assembly, the extended portion being capable of being hidden inside the housing assembly;

the driving assembly is connected with the first shell and the second shell and is used for driving the first shell and the second shell to slide relatively;

a processor electrically connected to the drive assembly;

a pressure detection device attached to the second shell, the pressure detection device outputting a tension signal to the processor to control the driving assembly to drive the second shell and the first shell away from each other so that the expansion portion at least partially unfolds out of the housing assembly when the pressure detection device detects a tension effect on the second shell;

when the pressure detection device detects the thrust action on the second shell, the pressure detection device outputs a thrust signal to the processor to control the driving assembly to drive the second shell and the first shell to approach each other so that the expansion part is at least partially retracted into the shell assembly.

Another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

a pressure detection device attached to the second housing, the first housing and the second housing moving closer to each other when the first housing and the second housing are in a distant state and the pressure detection device is subjected to a thrust along a sliding direction of the first housing and the second housing;

when the first case and the second case are in a close state and the pressure detection device receives a tensile force in a sliding direction of the first case and the second case, the first case and the second case move away from each other.

The control method of the embodiment of the application is used for an electronic device, the electronic device comprises a shell assembly and a flexible display screen, the shell assembly comprises a first shell and a second shell which are connected in a sliding mode, the flexible display screen comprises a flat part and an expansion part, the flat part is connected with the first shell, the flat part is exposed out of the shell assembly, and the expansion part can be hidden in the shell assembly; the electronic device further comprises a pressure detection device attached to the second shell;

the control method comprises the following steps:

acquiring a detection signal acting on the second case based on detection by the pressure detection device;

when the detection signal is a tension signal, controlling the second shell and the first shell to move away from each other so that the expansion part is at least partially unfolded out of the shell assembly;

and when the detection signal is a thrust signal, controlling the second shell and the first shell to approach each other so that the expansion part is at least partially retracted into the shell assembly.

Another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory and a processor, where the memory stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the control method according to the above embodiment is implemented.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium storing a computer program, which when executed by one or more processors implements the control method described in the above embodiment.

In the electronic device, the control method, and the storage medium according to the embodiments of the present application, the pressure detection device is attached to the second case, and when the pressure detection device receives a tensile force, the pressure detection device outputs a tensile force signal to control the second case and the first case to be away from each other so that the expansion portion is at least partially expanded outside the housing assembly. When the pressure detection device is subjected to thrust action, the pressure detection device outputs a thrust signal to control the second shell and the first shell to approach each other so that the expansion part is at least partially retracted into the shell assembly. In this way, the user can control the motion state of the first shell and the second shell by applying a pushing force or a pulling force to the pressure detection device so as to enable the pressure detection device to output a pushing force signal or a pulling force signal, so that the expansion part is at least partially expanded out of the shell assembly or retracted into the shell assembly, so that the electronic device has different display areas.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of embodiments of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic state diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of another state of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 along line IV-IV;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 2 along line V-V;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a support plate of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

Description of the main element symbols:

an electronic device 100;

the display device comprises a housing assembly 10, a first shell 11, a fixed end cover 111, a fixed bracket 112, a main body 1121, a mounting cavity 1122, a top plate 1123, a sliding slot 1124, a second shell 12, a sliding end cover 121, a sliding bracket 122, a frame 1221, a support plate 1222, a mounting portion 1223, a flat plate portion 1224, an arc portion 1225, a mounting slot 1228, a plate portion 1229, a guide shaft 13, an annular cutting slot 131, a flexible display screen assembly 20, a flexible display screen 21, a flat portion 211, an expansion portion 212, a support member 22, a support piece 221, and a magnetic member 30;

the device comprises a pressure detection device 40, a push-pull part 50, a driving component 60, a motor 61, a transmission component 62, a position detection component 70, a sensor 71 and a sensing component 72.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functionality throughout.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only for the purpose of explaining the embodiments of the present application, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Further, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of brevity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, an electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes a housing assembly 10, a flexible display panel assembly 20, and a magnetic element 30. The flexible display screen assembly 20 and the magnetic member 30 are disposed on the housing assembly 10. It is understood that the electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet, or other portable electronic devices, and the electronic device 100 is taken as an example of a mobile phone in this document.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, and the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 are slidably connected.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, in the present embodiment, the first housing 11 may be substantially rectangular, the first housing 11 includes a fixed end cap 111 and a fixed bracket 112, the fixed bracket 112 is installed in the fixed end cap 111 and is fixedly connected with the fixed end cap 111 to form the first housing 11, and the fixed bracket 112 is slidably connected with the sliding bracket 122 of the second housing 12. The fixing bracket 112 is fixedly connected to the flat portion 211 of the flexible display panel assembly 20, and the fixing bracket 112 can support the flat portion 211.

Further, the fixing bracket 112 is formed with a mounting cavity 1122, and the mounting cavity 1122 can be used for placing other electronic components of the electronic device 100, such as a motherboard, a battery, and the like. The upper surface of the top plate 1123 of the fixing bracket 112 is fixedly coupled to the flat portion 211 of the flexible display panel assembly 20 to support the flat portion 211 of the flexible display panel assembly 20.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the second housing 12 is located at one side of the first housing 11, and the second housing 12 can slide relative to the first housing 11 so as to be at least partially received in the first housing 11. The second housing 12 includes a sliding end cap 121 and a sliding bracket 122, and the sliding bracket 122 is disposed in the sliding end cap 121 and is fixedly connected to the sliding end cap 121.

The sliding end cap 121 is slidably coupled to the fixed end cap 111 of the first housing 11. The sliding bracket 122 includes a frame 1221 and a support plate 1222, and the frame 1221 is fixedly connected to the sliding end cap 121. The frame 1221 has a mounting portion 1223, the guide shaft 13 is mounted on the mounting portion 1223, and the guide shaft 13 is rotatable relative to the mounting portion 1223. That is, the guide shaft 13 is rotatably provided on the second housing 12.

It is understood that in the present embodiment, the second housing 12 may be entirely or partially received within the first housing 11 when the second housing 12 is slid to the side of the first housing 11 to the limit position, and in the illustrated embodiment, the second housing 12 is partially received within the first housing 11. When the second housing 12 is slid to a side away from the first housing 11, the second housing 12 is partially slid out of the second housing 11.

It is noted that in the description of the present application, such as the "first case" and the "second case" described above, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and do not indicate that the housing assembly has only two cases, nor does it imply that the first case is more important than the second case, or that the terms "first" and "second" are not to be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted", "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be a mechanical connection; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the flexible display panel assembly 20 includes a flexible display panel 21 and a supporting member 22, wherein the supporting member 22 and the flexible display panel 21 are stacked and fixedly connected along a thickness direction of the flexible display panel assembly 20.

It should be noted that in the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "thickness", "upper", "lower", "inner" and "outer" indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

The flexible display 21 comprises a flat portion 211 and an extended portion 212, i.e. both the flat portion 211 and the extended portion 212 are part of the flexible display 21. The flat portion 211 is exposed outside the housing assembly 10. Specifically, the flat portion 211 is disposed above the fixed bracket 112 and is at least partially fixedly connected to the top plate 1123 of the fixed bracket 112. The extension portion 212 can be hidden in the housing assembly 10, a middle portion of the extension portion 212 is provided around the support plate 1222 and the guide shaft 13, and the extension portion 212 is at least partially received in the second case 12.

When the second shell 12 slides relative to the first shell 11 away from the first shell 11, the second shell 12 may drive the extension portion 212 to at least partially extend out of the housing assembly 10, so as to form a display portion of the electronic device 100 together with the flat portion 211.

In this embodiment, the flat portion 211 and the top plate 1123 may be fixed by a double-sided tape or an optical tape. It is understood that in other embodiments, other fixing means may be used, for example, magnetic attraction may be used for fixing, and in such embodiments, a magnetic element may be attached to the back of the flat portion 211, and the top plate 1123 may be made of a magnetic material, and the two are magnetically attracted together, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein.

It can be understood that referring to fig. 1 and fig. 4, when only the flat portion 211 of the flexible display screen 21 is exposed from the housing assembly 10, the display area of the electronic device 100 is small, and at this time, the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 are combined together to form a smaller housing assembly 10, and the electronic device 100 is in the narrow screen mode. In this case, the second housing 12 may be partially housed in the first housing 11 or entirely housed in the first housing 11, and is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, when the second shell 12 slides relative to the first shell 11 to a side away from the first shell 11, the second shell 12 drives the extension portion 212 to at least partially expose from the inside of the housing assembly 10 to adjust the display area of the electronic device 100, so that the exposed extension portion 212 and the exposed extension portion 211 jointly form a display portion of the electronic device 100, and the display area is larger. When the second housing 12 is slid to the limit position in the direction away from the first housing 11, the exposed area of the expanded portion 212 is maximized, and the display area is also maximized (see fig. 2 and 5), and at this time, the electronic apparatus 100 is in the wide screen mode. It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, in the wide screen mode, the second shell 12 can slide relative to the first shell 11 to a side close to the first shell 11, so as to bring the extension portion 212 to at least partially retract into the housing assembly 10, thereby reducing the display area of the electronic device 100, i.e. moving from the state shown in fig. 2 to the state shown in fig. 1. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the second shell 12 can slide relative to the first shell 11 to bring the extension portion 212 to be at least partially exposed from the housing assembly 10 or to bring the extension portion 212 to be at least partially retracted into the housing assembly 10, so as to adjust the display area of the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 can be switched between the narrow-screen mode and the wide-screen mode.

In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the second shell 12 carries the extension portion 212 to be partially exposed from the housing assembly 10, that is, when the electronic device 100 is in the wide screen mode, the extension portion 212 is only partially exposed from the housing assembly 10. It is understood that in some embodiments, the extension portion 212 may also be entirely exposed from the housing assembly 10 when the electronic device 100 is in the wide screen mode, and is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 4 to 5, in the present embodiment, the supporting member 22 is stacked below the expanding portion 212, and the supporting member 22 at least partially covers the expanding portion 212. The support 22 serves to support the extension portion 212, and the support 22 moves following the extension portion 212 to support the extension portion 212 when the extension portion 212 moves.

The support 22 includes a plurality of support pieces 221 arranged at intervals, and the support pieces 221 can be bent in the sliding direction of the second housing 12 such that the middle portion of the expanded portion 212 is wound around the support plate 1222 and the guide shaft 13.

As such, the support piece 221 may be provided to support the expansion portion 212 without preventing the expansion portion 212 from being bent and curled. Moreover, the supporting piece 221 enables the force-bearing body 1121 of the expansion portion 212 to be the supporting piece 221 when the expansion portion is bent or curled, so as to improve the service life of the flexible display 21.

In the embodiment of the present application, the supporting piece 221 has a bending characteristic in the sliding direction of the second housing 12 (i.e., the transverse direction of the electronic device 100), and has a rigid characteristic in the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 100. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the supporting piece 221 may be bent in a lateral direction of the electronic device 100 but may not be bent in a longitudinal direction. Specifically, the support piece 221 may be a strip-shaped steel sheet.

It should be noted that in the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "transverse" and "longitudinal" refer to orientations and positional relationships based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are used for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply 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 application.

In addition, referring to fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the surface of the top plate 1123 of the fixing bracket 112 connected to the flat portion 211 is flush with the surface of the supporting member 22 connected to the expanded portion 212, that is, the upper surface of the supporting member 22 is flush with the upper surface of the top plate 1123.

Thus, when the extension portion 212 is driven by the second shell 12 to be at least partially exposed from the housing assembly 10, the upper surface of the supporting member 22 is flush with the upper surface of the top plate 1123, so that there is no significant height difference between the flat portion 211 and the exposed extension portion 212, and the flexible display screen assembly 20 is relatively flat, and the flatness of the flexible display screen assembly 20 is ensured, which not only improves the operation experience of the user, but also improves the aesthetic appearance of the electronic device 100.

It should be noted that "flush" herein may be understood as the height of both surfaces being the same, there being no height difference between the two surfaces, or the height difference between the two surfaces being within the manufacturing error and the assembling error.

Further, referring to fig. 1 to 3, in some embodiments, the electronic device 100 further includes a pressure detection device 40, a processor 102, and a driving assembly 60, wherein the pressure detection device 40 is attached to the second housing 12, the driving assembly 60 is connected to the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 and is used for driving the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 to slide relatively, and the processor 102 is electrically connected to the driving assembly 60. When the pressure detecting means 40 detects a pulling force acting on the second shell 12, the pressure detecting means 40 outputs a pulling force signal to the processor 1102 to control the driving assembly 60 to drive the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 away from each other to cause the expansion portion 212 to at least partially expand out of the housing assembly 10. When the pressure detection means 40 detects a thrust action on the second shell 12, the pressure detection means 40 outputs a thrust signal to the processor 102 to control the driving assembly 60 to drive the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 to approach each other so that the expanded portion 212 is at least partially retracted into the housing assembly 10.

In this manner, the user may control the motion state of the second case 12 by applying a pushing force or a pulling force to the pressure detecting means 40 to cause the pressure detecting means 40 to output a pushing force signal or a pulling force signal so as to cause the expanded portion 212 to be at least extended out of the housing assembly 10 or retracted into the housing assembly 10, thereby enabling the electronic device 100 to have different display areas.

Specifically, in such an embodiment, the pressure detection device 40 is attached to the second shell 12, when a user applies a pulling force or a pushing force on the second shell 12 at a position corresponding to the pressure detection device 40 or at a position close to the pressure detection device 40, the second shell 12 may be slightly deformed, and the pressure detection device 40 may detect the slight deformation of the second shell 12 to determine whether the second shell 12 receives the pulling force or the pushing force, for example, when the second shell 12 receives the pushing force, a side of the second shell 12 corresponding to the first shell 11 is deformed, so that the pressure detection device 40 may also follow the side of the first shell 11 to be deformed, so that the pressure detection device 40 detects the pushing force signal. When the second shell 12 receives the tensile force, the side of the second shell 12 far away from the first shell 11 deforms, so that the pressure detection device 40 deforms along with the side far away from the first shell 11, and the pressure detection device 40 detects the tensile force signal. It is understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the pressure detecting device 40 may be a pressure sensor or other electronic components capable of measuring the action of force, and the pressure sensor may be a bridge-type resistance pressure sensor, an ultrasonic pressure sensor, or a pressure sensor combining ultrasonic and bridge-type resistance, and is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the driving assembly 60 includes a motor 61 and a transmission assembly 62, the motor 61 is disposed on the first housing 11, and the transmission assembly 62 connects the motor 61 and the second housing 12.

The processor 102 may be disposed on the main board, the processor 102 is electrically connected to the pressure detecting device 40 and the motor 61, and the processor 102 is configured to control the motor 61 to drive the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 away from each other to at least partially deploy the expanded portion 212 out of the housing assembly 10 according to the pulling force signal output by the pressure detecting device 40, and control the motor 61 to drive the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 close to each other to at least partially retract the expanded portion 212 into the housing assembly 10 according to the pushing force signal output by the pressure detecting device 40.

In this way, when the pressure detecting device 40 is under the action of the pulling force or the pushing force, the pressure detecting device 40 can generate a pulling force signal or a pushing force signal to be transmitted to the processor 102, and the processor 102 can change the working state of the motor 61 according to the pulling force signal and the pushing force signal so as to control the motion state of the second shell 12. For example, in an example where the second casing 12 and the first casing 11 are far away from each other when the motor 61 rotates forward and the second casing 12 and the first casing 11 are close to each other when the motor 61 rotates backward, when the pressure detection device 40 outputs the tension signal to the processor 102, the processor 102 sends a control instruction to control the motor 61 to rotate forward, so as to drive the second casing 12 and the first casing 11 to move away from each other, so that the extension portion 212 hidden in the casing assembly 10 is gradually extended out of the casing assembly 10 to increase the display area of the electronic device 100, when the pressure detection device 40 outputs the thrust signal to the processor 102, the processor 102 sends a control instruction to control the motor 61 to rotate backward, so as to drive the second casing 12 and the first casing 11 to move closer to each other, so that the extension portion 212 extended out of the casing assembly 10 is gradually retracted into the casing assembly 10 to reduce the display area of the electronic device 100,

in some embodiments, the end of the expanded portion 212 received within the housing assembly 10 may be wound around a take-up device (not shown) disposed within the housing 10, which may be a torsion spring or a spool that releases the expanded portion 212 to enable the expanded portion 212 to be exposed outside of the housing assembly 10. This allows the flexible display to be placed in tension during movement by the torsion spring or reel retracting and releasing the extensions 212, avoiding buckling and wrinkling during movement.

Of course, it is understood that in some embodiments, a movable pulley block may be disposed on the second shell 12, and one end of the extension portion 212 is fixedly connected to the first shell 11 after being wound by the movable pulley block. Thus, when the second shell 12 slides relative to the first shell 11, the second shell 12 can drive the extension portion 212 to gradually expose out of the housing assembly 10 or gradually retract to the housing assembly 10 through the movable pulley block.

In addition, in a possible embodiment, the transmission assembly 62 may include a gear and a rack, and the motor 61 may drive the second shell 12 to slide relative to the first shell 11 through the gear and rack transmission, of course, the transmission assembly 62 may also include a lead screw and a nut, and the motor 61 may drive the second shell 12 to slide relative to the first shell 11 through the lead screw and the nut, which is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in some embodiments, a side of the second housing 12 away from the first housing 11 is provided with a push-pull portion 50, the push-pull portion 50 protrudes in a direction away from the first housing 11, and the push-pull portion 50 corresponds to the pressure detecting device 40.

So, user's accessible exerts pulling force or thrust to push-and-pull portion 50 thereby makes pressure detection device 40 output pulling force signal or thrust signal, and then controls the sliding direction of second shell 12 in order to change the display area of electron device 100, and protrusion can convenience of customers in the push-and-pull portion 50 of second shell 12 applies pressure and thrust to pressure detection device 40 for the user has better practical experience.

It should be noted that, in the present application, the phrase "the push-pull portion 50 corresponds to the pressure detection device 40" may be understood that the position of the push-pull portion 50 corresponds to the position of the pressure detection device 40, and when the push-pull portion 50 receives a force, the pressure detection device 40 receives the same type of force, that is, when the push-pull portion 50 receives a pulling force, the pressure detection device 40 also receives a pulling force, and when the push-pull portion 50 receives a pushing force, the pressure detection device 40 also receives a pushing force.

Further, referring to fig. 3 to 5, in such an embodiment, the push-pull portion 50 may be disposed on the sliding end cap 121 of the second shell 12, and the pressure detection device 40 is attached to the inner wall of the sliding end cap 121. The orthographic projection of the push-pull portion 50 on the plane on which the pressure detection device 40 is located at least partially covers the pressure detection device 40. Thus, the push-pull portion 50 at least partially covers the pressure detection device 40, so that the pressure detection device 40 can accurately sense the force applied to the push-pull portion 50, and the detection accuracy is improved.

Specifically, in such an embodiment, an installation groove may be formed on an inner wall of the sliding end cap 121, the installation groove is opened at a position of the sliding end cap 121 close to the guide shaft 13, the pressure detection device 40 is attached in the installation groove, and the push-pull portion 50 is located corresponding to the installation groove and protrudes from the sliding end cap 121. Preferably, in order to guide a user to apply a pulling force or a pushing force to the push-pull part 50 in the sliding direction of the second housing 12, the protruding extending direction of the push-pull part 50 from the sliding end cap 121 is substantially parallel to the sliding direction of the second housing 12. Of course, it will be understood that in some embodiments, the push-pull portion 50 may be arranged in other ways, as long as the push-pull portion 50 can protrude out of the second housing 12 to facilitate the user to apply the pulling and pushing forces.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the push-pull portion 50 is formed with a groove 51 and/or a protrusion (not shown). Thus, the groove 51 and/or the protrusion on the push-pull part 50 can play a role in preventing slipping, so that the situation that the friction force between the user and the fingers is too small when the user pulls the push-pull part 50, which results in that the user cannot pull the push-pull part and the use experience of the user is reduced is avoided.

In some embodiments, the moving speed of the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 away from each other is positively correlated with the magnitude of the tensile force based on the magnitude of the tensile force detected by the pressure detecting means 40.

Therefore, the moving speed of the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 away from each other can be matched with the pulling force applied by the user, when the pulling force of the user is large, the sliding speed is fast, that is, the expansion speed of the flexible display screen 20 is fast, and when the pulling force of the user is small, the sliding speed is slow, that is, the expansion speed of the flexible display screen 20 is slow. Therefore, the corresponding speed can be matched according to the pulling force of the user to form a good main force user matching effect, and the user experience is improved.

It is to be understood that, taking the case that the second housing 12 is driven to move away from the first housing 11 when the motor 61 rotates in the forward direction as an example, in such an embodiment, the sliding speed of the second housing 12 depends on the rotation speed of the motor 61 rotating in the reverse direction, that is, the forward rotation speed of the motor 61 is positively correlated with the magnitude of the pulling force.

In some embodiments, the moving speed at which the second casing 12 and the first casing 11 approach each other is positively correlated with the magnitude of the thrust force, based on the magnitude of the thrust force detected by the pressure detecting means 40.

Thus, the moving speed of the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 approaching each other can be matched with the thrust applied by the user, when the user thrust is large, the sliding speed is fast, that is, the reduction speed of the flexible display screen 20 is fast, and when the user thrust is small, the sliding speed is slow, that is, the reduction speed of the flexible display screen 20 is slow. Therefore, the corresponding speed can be matched according to the thrust of the user to form a good power-assisted user matching effect, and the user experience is improved.

It is to be understood that, taking as an example the case where the second housing 12 is driven to move to the side close to the first housing 11 when the motor 61 rotates in the reverse direction, in such an embodiment, the sliding speed of the second housing 12 depends on the rotation speed of the motor 61 rotating in the reverse direction, that is, the reverse rotation speed of the motor 61 is positively correlated with the magnitude of the thrust.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2 and fig. 4 and 5, the second housing 12 can slide between a first position a and a first position B relative to the first housing 11, and a display area of the electronic device 100 in the first position a of the second housing 12 is larger than a display area of the electronic device 100 in the first position B of the second housing 12. It is understood that when the second housing 12 is in the first position a, the electronic device 100 is in the narrow-screen mode described above, and when the second housing 12 is in the first position B, the electronic device 100 is in the wide-screen mode described above.

The electronic device 100 further includes a position detecting assembly 70, wherein the position detecting assembly 70 is configured to detect a relative position of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, the position detecting assembly 70 outputs a first position signal when the second housing 12 is at the first position a, and the position detecting assembly outputs a first position B signal when the second housing 12 is at the first position B.

In this way, the relative positions of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 can be detected by the position detecting component to determine whether the second housing 12 has reached the extreme position, so as to avoid that the motor 61 continues to operate at the extreme position to cause the motor 61 to be jammed and even damage the electronic device 100.

Specifically, in such an embodiment, when the second housing 12 moves to the first position a, which means that the second housing 12 moves to the side close to the first housing 11 to the limit position, the display area of the electronic device 100 is minimized, and in such a case, even if the pressure detecting device 40 is pushed, the motor 61 does not continue to operate to prevent the motor 61 from being locked and even damaging the electronic device 100. That is, in this case, only when the pressure detecting device 40 is under the action of the pulling force, the motor 61 starts to operate to drive the second casing 12 to move from the first position a to the first position B to enlarge the display area of the electronic apparatus 100.

When the second housing 12 moves to the first position B, which means that the second housing 12 moves to the side away from the first housing 11 to the limit position, the display area of the electronic device 100 is maximized, and in such a case, even if the pressure detecting device 40 is under the action of the pulling force, the motor 61 will not work continuously to prevent the motor 61 from being locked and even damaging the electronic device 100. That is, in this case, only when the pressure detecting device 40 is subjected to the pushing force, the motor 61 starts to operate to drive the second casing 12 to move from the first position B to the first position a to reduce the display area of the electronic apparatus 100.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the position detection assembly 70 includes a sensor 71 and a sensing member 72. The sensor 71 and the sensing member 72 are spaced apart, and the sensor 71 and the sensing member 72 cooperate to detect the relative positions of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the position detection assembly 70 further includes a circuit board 73, the sensor 71 is disposed on the circuit board 73, and the circuit board 73 is electrically connected to the main board. In this way, the sensor 71 may transmit the detection information to the processor 102 on the main board through the circuit board 73 so that the processor 102 can control the operating state of the motor 61 of the driving assembly 60 according to the detection information. In this way, the processor 102 can determine whether the motor 61 of the driving assembly 60 is operated and the operating state of the motor 61 (determine whether the motor 61 is rotating forward or rotating backward) according to the signal output by the pressure detection device 40 and the signal output by the sensor 71, so as to prevent the user from touching the pressure detection device 40 by mistake when the second housing 12 is at the first position a, so that the pressure detection device 40 outputs the thrust signal and the motor 61 is operated and the motor 61 is locked, and also prevent the user from touching the pressure detection device 40 by mistake when the second housing 12 is at the first position B, so that the pressure detection device 40 outputs the pull signal and the motor 61 is operated and the motor 61 is locked.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in such an embodiment, the sensor 71 is disposed on the first housing 11, the sensing member 72 is disposed on the second housing 12, and the sensor 71 is configured to cooperate with the sensing member 72 to detect the position of the sensing member 72, thereby detecting the relative position of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12.

In such an embodiment, the sensing member 72 may be fixedly mounted on the sliding end cap 121 of the second shell 12, and specifically, the sensing member 72 may be disposed on the frame 1221 of the sliding end cap 121. When the second housing 12 moves relative to the first housing 11, the sensing member 72 moves along with the second housing 12, that is, the sensing member 72 moves relative to the sensor 71 and the first housing 1112. In such a case, the sensor 71 may detect the distance between itself and the sensing member 72, thereby detecting the relative position between the second case 12 and the first case 11.

In some embodiments, the sensor 71 includes a hall sensor, and the sensing member 72 may include a magnetic member, such as a magnet, for sensing a magnetic field strength to detect a distance between the hall sensor and the magnetic member, thereby detecting a relative position of the second housing 12 and the first housing 11.

So, when the magnetic part followed second shell 12 and moved, its distance between hall sensor changed to make the magnetic field intensity of hall sensor sensing change, and then make hall sensor can detect and the distance between the magnetic part according to the change of magnetic field intensity, and then detect the relative position of second shell 12 and first shell 11.

It is understood that, in some embodiments, the sensor 71 may also be an infrared sensor, the sensing element 72 may be a reflecting element disposed on the second housing 12 and capable of reflecting infrared light, the two reflecting elements are disposed opposite to each other at a certain interval, the infrared light reflected by the infrared sensor can be reflected back by the reflecting element, and the infrared sensor can calculate the distance between the sensor and the reflecting element according to the time difference between the emission of the infrared light and the reception of the infrared light, so as to obtain the distance that the second housing 12 moves relative to the first housing 11, thereby achieving the purpose of detecting the relative position of the second housing 12 and the first housing 11.

In some embodiments, the sensor 71 of the position detecting assembly 70 may also be disposed on the motor shaft of the motor 61 of the driving assembly 60, the sensing element 72 is disposed on the first housing 11, the motor shaft rotates to drive the sensor 71 to rotate, and the sensor 72 senses the rotation once per rotation, so that the sensor 71 can sense the number of rotations of the motor shaft, and then calculate the distance that the motor 61 drives the second housing 12 to move through the transmission ratio to obtain the relative position of the second housing 12 and the first housing 11.

In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the sensor 71 is provided on the first housing 11, and the sensing member 72 is provided on the second housing 12. It is understood that in other embodiments, the sensor 71 may be disposed on the second housing 12, and the sensing member 72 may be disposed on the first housing 11, only when the second housing 12 moves, the two can move relatively.

Referring to fig. 4 to 7, in some embodiments, the supporting plate 1222 of the sliding bracket 121 includes a flat plate portion 1224 and an arc portion 1225 connected to one end of the flat plate portion 1224, the flexible display screen assembly 20 covers the flat plate portion 1224 and the arc portion 1225, the flexible display screen assembly 20 covers the arc portion 1225, and a middle portion of the extending portion 212 is wound around the arc portion 1225.

Further, in some embodiments, a plurality of mounting grooves 1228 are formed at intervals on the flat plate portion 1224 and/or the circular arc portion 1225, the plurality of mounting grooves 1228 are used for mounting the magnetic member 30, and the magnetic member 30 is used for adsorbing the flexible display panel assembly.

In this manner, the magnetic member 30 installed in the installation groove 1228 can attract the flexible display module 20 so that the extension portion 212 exposed from the inside of the housing assembly 1020 can be attracted by the magnetic member 30 to be attached to the upper surface of the support plate 1222, thereby preventing the collapse of the extension portion 212.

In such an embodiment, the magnetic member 30 may be a magnet, and the supporting piece 221 of the supporting member 22 of the flexible display panel assembly 20 may be an element that can be attracted by the magnet, such as a metal strip, and the magnetic member 30 can attract the supporting piece 221 disposed under the extension 212202 when the second shell 12 gradually brings the extension 212 to expose the housing assembly 10, so that the extension 212 exposed from the housing assembly 10 can be tightly attached to the supporting plate 1222 to prevent the display panel assembly from collapsing when being pressed.

In the illustrated embodiment, the flat plate portion 1224 and the arc portion 1225 each have a mounting groove 1228 formed therein. It is understood that in other embodiments, only the flat plate portion 1224 or the circular arc portion 1225 may be formed with the mounting groove 1228, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the flat plate portion 1224 includes a plurality of plate portions 1229 arranged at intervals, the plurality of plate portions 1229 are arranged at intervals, a spacing gap is formed between two adjacent plate portions 1229, the top plate 1123 of the fixing bracket 112 of the first housing 11 is formed with a plurality of sliding grooves 1124, the plurality of sliding grooves 1124 correspond to the plurality of plate portions 1229, that is, one plate portion 1229 corresponds to one sliding groove 1124, the plate portion 1229 is slidably engaged with the sliding grooves 1124, and a top surface of the plate portion 1229 (i.e., a top surface of the flat plate portion 1224) is flush with a surface forming the sliding grooves 1124 (i.e., a top surface of the top plate 1123 of the fixing bracket 112).

Thus, on the one hand, the plate 1229 of the support plate is matched with the sliding groove 1124 on the first housing 11 to realize sliding connection between the sliding first housing 11 and the sliding second housing 12, so that the sliding stability is improved, on the other hand, the sliding groove 1124 and the plate 1229 are in sliding connection in an inserting mode, when the support plate 1222 slides relative to the first housing 11, the extension part 212 exposed out of the housing assembly 10 is supported by the support plate 1222, and the top surface of the plate 1229 is flush with the top surface of the top plate 1123, so that no obvious height difference exists between the flat part 211 and the exposed extension part 212, and the flatness of the flexible display screen assembly 20 is ensured, thereby not only improving the operation experience of a user, but also improving the appearance aesthetic feeling of the electronic device 100.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, in some embodiments, the number of the arc portions 1225 is multiple, and the multiple arc portions 1225 are disposed at an end of the flat plate portion 1224 at intervals.

Specifically, in such an embodiment, the guide shaft 13 is rotatably mounted on the second housing 12, the guide shaft 13 is formed with a plurality of annular slots 131 arranged at intervals, the annular slots 131 divide the guide shaft 13 into a plurality of shaft sections with different diameters, each circular arc portion 1225 is correspondingly located in one of the annular slots 131, the diameter of the circular arc portion 1225 is substantially the same as the maximum diameter of the guide shaft 13, and the middle portion of the expanded portion 212 is wound around the circular arc portion 1225 and the guide shaft 13.

In this way, the plurality of circular arc portions 1225 are respectively inserted into the annular slit 131 mounted on the guide shaft 13, the middle portion of the expanded portion 212 is wound around the circular arc portion 1225 and the guide shaft 13, the movement of the expanded portion 212 can be guided by both the circular arc portion 1225 and the guide shaft 13, and setting the diameter of the circular arc portion 1225 to be substantially the same as the maximum diameter of the guide shaft 13 can make the bending radius of the portion of the expanded portion 212 wound around the guide shaft 13 of the circular arc portion 1225 substantially uniform, thereby improving the stability of the movement of the expanded portion 212. In addition, the circular arc 1225 is disposed in the annular slot 131, so that the thickness of the housing assembly 10 can be effectively reduced, and the electronic device 100 can be more lightweight and thinner.

Next, the operation principle of the electronic device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

As described above, the electronic device 100 is capable of switching between the narrow screen mode and the wide screen mode. In the state shown in fig. 1 and 4, the electronic apparatus 100 is in the narrow screen mode, and in the state shown in fig. 2 and 5, the electronic apparatus 100 is in the wide screen state. When in the narrow screen mode, the first and

second shells

11, 12 cooperate to form the housing assembly 10 of the electronic device 100, with the flat portion 211 of the flexible display screen 21 extending from within the housing assembly 10. At this time, the area of the display area of the electronic device 100 is small, which is convenient for the user to carry.

When the electronic device 100 is in the narrow-screen mode (i.e. when the second housing 12 is in the first position a), the position detecting assembly outputs a first position signal, the user can apply a pulling force to the push-pull portion 50 to make the pressure detecting device 40 output a pulling force signal, the processor 102 controls the motor 61 to rotate according to the pulling force signal, the second housing 12 is driven to slide relative to the first housing 11 to a side away from the first housing 11, the guide shaft 13 and the support plate 1222 follow the movement of the second housing 12, so that the extension portion 212 wound on the guide shaft 13 and the support plate 1222 gradually follows the movement, during the movement of the second housing 12, the circular arc portion 1225 and the guide shaft 113 of the support plate 1222 can guide the movement of the extension portion 212 to make the extension portion 212 smoothly spread out of the housing assembly 10, the flat portion 211 and the extension portion 212 exposed from the housing assembly 10 together form a display area of the electronic device 100, thus, the area of the portion of the flexible display screen 21 exposed from the housing assembly 10 is large, and when the second housing 12 moves to the first position B, the position detecting assembly outputs a first position B signal, and the motor 61 stops rotating. At this time, the area of the display area is large, so that the operation of the user can be facilitated to improve the operation experience of the user.

When it is required to switch from the wide screen mode to the narrow screen mode (i.e. the second housing 12 moves from the first position B to the first position a), the position detection assembly outputs a first position B signal, the user can apply a pushing force to the push-pull portion 50 to make the pressure detection device 40 output a pushing force signal, the processor 102 controls the motor 61 to rotate reversely according to the pulling force signal to drive the driving device to drive the second housing 12 to slide towards the side where the first housing 11 is located, in this way, the support plate 1222 of the second case 12 and the guide shaft 13 gradually release the expanded portion 212, so that the expanded portion 212 is gradually retracted within the housing assembly 10, when the second housing 12 moves to the first position a, the position detecting assembly outputs the first position signal, the motor 61 stops rotating, the expansion portion 212 is completely hidden in the housing assembly 10, and the electronic device 100 returns to the narrow screen mode (i.e., moves from the state shown in fig. 2 to the state shown in fig. 1).

In summary, the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes the housing assembly 10, the flexible display 21, the driving assembly 60, the processor 102, and the pressure detecting device 40. The housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 slidably coupled. The flexible display screen includes a flat portion 211 and an extension portion 212, the flat portion 211 is connected to the first housing 11, the flat portion 211 is exposed outside the housing assembly 10, and the extension portion 212 can be hidden inside the housing assembly 10. The driving assembly 60 is connected to the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 and is used for driving the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 to slide relatively. The processor 102 is electrically connected to the driving assembly 60. The pressure detecting device 40 is attached to the second housing 12, and when the pressure detecting device 40 detects a pulling force acting on the second housing 12, the pressure detecting device 40 outputs a pulling force signal to the processor 1102 to control the driving assembly 60 to drive the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 away from each other so that the expanding portion 212 is at least partially expanded out of the housing assembly 10. When the pressure detection means 40 detects a thrust action on the second shell 12, the pressure detection means 40 outputs a thrust signal to the processor 102 to control the driving assembly 60 to drive the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 to approach each other so that the expanded portion 212 is at least partially retracted into the housing assembly 10.

In the electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pressure detection device 40 is attached to the second housing 12, and when the pressure detection device 40 receives a tensile force, the pressure detection device 40 outputs a tensile force signal to control the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 to move away from each other so that the expansion portion 212 is at least partially expanded out of the housing assembly 10. When the pressure detection device 40 receives the thrust force, the pressure detection device 40 outputs a thrust force signal to control the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 to approach each other to retract the expanded portion 212 at least partially into the housing assembly 10. In this manner, the user may control the motion state of the first and

second cases

11 and 12 by applying a pushing or pulling force to the pressure detection means 40 to cause the pressure detection means 40 to output a pushing or pulling force signal, so as to control the expansion portion 212 to be at least expanded out of the case assembly 10 or retracted into the case assembly 10 so that the electronic device 100 has different display areas.

An electronic device 100 according to another embodiment of the present application includes a housing assembly 10 and a pressure detection device 40, and the housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 slidably connected. The pressure detecting device 40 is attached to the second housing 12, and the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 move close to each other when the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 are in a distant state and the pressure detecting device 40 receives a thrust force in the sliding direction of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12. When the first and

second cases

11 and 12 are in the close state and the pressure detection means 40 receives a tensile force in the sliding direction of the first and

second cases

11 and 12, the first and

second cases

11 and 12 move away from each other.

In addition, referring to fig. 8, an embodiment of the present application further provides a control method for an electronic device 100 in the embodiment of the present application, where the electronic device 100 includes a housing assembly 10, a flexible display screen 21, and a pressure detection device 40, and the housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 that are slidably connected. The flexible display 21 includes a flat portion 211 and an extension portion 212, the flat portion 211 is connected to the first housing 11, the flat portion 211 is exposed outside the housing assembly 10, and the extension portion 212 can be hidden inside the housing assembly 10. The pressure detecting device 40 is attached to the second case 12. The control method comprises the following steps:

s10: acquiring a detection signal acting on the second case based on detection by the pressure detecting device 40;

s20: when the detection signal is a tension signal, the second shell 12 and the first shell 11 are controlled to move away from each other so that the expansion part 212 is at least partially unfolded out of the shell assembly 10;

s30: when the detection signal is a thrust signal, the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 are controlled to approach each other to retract the expanded portion 212 at least partially into the housing assembly 10.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 includes the processor 102, and the steps S10 to S30 are all implemented by the processor 102, that is, the processor 102 is configured to obtain a detection signal acting on the second housing based on the detection of the pressure detection device 40, control the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 to move away from each other to at least partially deploy the expansion portion 212 out of the housing assembly 10 when the detection signal is a pulling force signal, and control the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 to move close to each other to at least partially retract the expansion portion 212 into the housing assembly 10 when the detection signal is a pushing force signal.

In this way, the user may control the motion state of the first and

second shells

11 and 12 by applying a pushing force or a pulling force to the pressure detection device 40 to enable the pressure detection device 40 to output a pushing force signal or a pulling force signal, so as to control the extension portion 212 to be at least extended out of the housing assembly 10 or retracted into the housing assembly 10 to enable the electronic device 100 to have different display areas, thereby improving the interaction experience of the user.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises the steps of:

determining the relative position of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12;

when the second case 12 is in the first position a, step S20 is performed;

when the second case 12 is in the first position B, step S30 is performed.

Wherein, the display area of the electronic device 100 when the second shell 12 is in the first position a is larger than the display area of the electronic device 100 when the second shell 12 is in the first position B.

In some embodiments, the above steps may also be implemented by the processor 102, that is, the processor 102 may be configured to determine the relative position of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12, and execute step S20 when the second shell 12 is in the first position a. When the second case 12 is in the first position B, step S30 is performed.

In this way, the motion state of the second shell 12 can be controlled according to the position of the second shell 12 and the type of the signal output by the pressure detection device 40 to prevent the pressure detection device 40 from being touched by mistake when the second shell 12 is at different positions, so as to prevent the second shell 12 from moving mistakenly.

Specifically, in such an embodiment, the processor 102 is electrically connected to the position detecting assembly for detecting the pair position of the first and

second housings

11 and 12 and the motor 61, and the processor 102 may acquire detection data output from the position detecting assembly to determine the relative position of the first and

second housings

11 and 12. The processor 102 may control the sliding of the second housing 12 by controlling the operating state of the motor 61. The description of the first position a and the first position B and the specific implementation and principles of the position detection assembly may refer to what is set forth above and will not be repeated here.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the above steps may be performed before step S10, may be performed before step S10, or may be performed simultaneously with step S10, and are not limited herein.

In addition, referring to fig. 9, an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is further provided, where the electronic device 100 includes a memory 101 and a processor 102, the memory 101 stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor 102, the control method according to any of the above embodiments is implemented.

In addition, the present application also provides a readable storage medium storing a computer program, which when executed by one or more processors 102, implements the control method of any one of the above embodiments.

For example, the computer program may be executed by the processor 102 to perform the control method of the following steps:

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Moreover, any process or method descriptions in flow charts or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps in the process, and alternate implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present application in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the embodiments of the present application.

The logic and/or steps represented in the flowcharts or otherwise described herein, such as an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, processor 102-containing system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions. For the purposes of this description, a "computer-readable medium" can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium would include the following: an electrical connection (electronic device) having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette (magnetic device), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber device, and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM). Additionally, the computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured, via for instance optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted or otherwise processed in a suitable manner if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

It should be understood that portions of the present application may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, various steps or methods may be performed by software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or combination of the following techniques, which are known in the art, may be used: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for performing a logic function on a data signal, an application specific integrated circuit having an appropriate combinational logic gate circuit, a Programmable Gate Array (PGA), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps carried out in the above method may be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a program, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program, when executed, includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one module. The integrated module can be executed in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. The integrated module, if executed in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present application, which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor electrically connected to the drive assembly;

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a side of the second housing remote from the first housing is provided with a push-pull portion, the push-pull portion protrudes in a direction remote from the first housing, and the push-pull portion corresponds to the pressure detection means.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein an orthographic projection of the push-pull portion on a plane on which the pressure detection means is located at least partially covers the pressure detection means.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the second housing includes a sliding end cap and a sliding bracket, the sliding bracket is disposed in the sliding end cap and slidably connected to the first housing, a middle portion of the extension portion is wound around the sliding bracket, the push-pull portion is disposed on the sliding end cap, and the pressure detection device is attached to an inner wall of the sliding end cap.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a moving speed at which the second housing and the first housing are away from each other is positively correlated with a magnitude of the pulling force based on the magnitude of the pulling force detected by the pressure detecting means.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a moving speed at which the second housing and the first housing approach each other is positively correlated with a magnitude of the thrust force based on the magnitude of the thrust force detected by the pressure detecting means.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second housing is slidable relative to the first housing between a first position and a second position, and wherein a display area of the electronic device in the first position of the second housing is larger than a display area of the electronic device in the second position of the second housing;

the electronic device further comprises a position detection assembly, wherein the position detection assembly is used for detecting the relative position of the first shell and the second shell, when the second shell is located at the first position, the position detection assembly outputs a first position signal, and when the second shell is located at the second position, the position detection assembly outputs a second position signal.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the position detecting assembly comprises a sensor and a sensing member, the sensing member is fixedly connected to one of the first housing and the second housing, the sensor is fixedly connected to the other of the first housing and the second housing, and the sensor is configured to cooperate with the sensing member to detect a position of the sensing member, thereby detecting a relative position of the first housing and the second housing.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

10. A control method for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a housing assembly and a flexible display screen, the housing assembly comprises a first shell and a second shell which are connected in a sliding mode, the flexible display screen comprises a flat part and an expansion part, the flat part is connected with the first shell, the flat part is exposed out of the housing assembly, and the expansion part can be hidden in the housing assembly; the electronic device further comprises a pressure detection device attached to the second shell;

the control method comprises the following steps:

11. The control method according to claim 10, characterized by further comprising the step of:

determining a relative position of the first shell and the second shell;

when the second shell is in the first position, the step of controlling the second shell and the first shell to be away from each other to enable the expansion part to be at least partially unfolded out of the shell assembly when the detection signal is a tensile force signal is performed;

when the second shell is at the second position, the step of controlling the second shell and the first shell to approach each other to enable the expansion part to be at least partially retracted into the shell assembly when the detection signal is a thrust signal is performed;

the display area of the electronic device when the second shell is in the first position is larger than the display area of the electronic device when the second shell is in the second position.

12. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a memory and a processor, the memory having stored therein a computer program which, when executed by the processor, implements the control method of any one of claims 10-11.

13. A readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that the computer program, when executed by one or more processors, implements the control method of any one of claims 10-11.