CN113824821A

CN113824821A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN113824821A
Application number: CN202010568375.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尹斌; 陈永亮
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-19
Filing date: 2020-06-19
Publication date: 2021-12-21

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a shell assembly, a flexible display screen assembly and a position detection assembly. The housing assembly includes a first housing and a second housing, the first housing being slidably coupled to the second housing. The flexible display screen assembly comprises a flat part exposed out of the shell assembly and an expansion part capable of being hidden in the shell assembly, the flat part is connected with the first shell, and the second shell can slide relative to the first shell to drive the expansion part to be at least partially unfolded out of the shell assembly or retracted into the shell assembly, so that the display area of the electronic device is adjusted. Therefore, the display area of the electronic device can be adjusted through the movement of the second shell, and the electronic device can detect the display area of the electronic device through the position detection assembly, so that the electronic device can realize the random switching of different display areas.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to an electronic device.

Background

The traditional electronic devices such as mobile phones and the like are all fixed display, namely, the display size and the display proportion of a screen cannot be changed, the display area of the screen is limited, and the operation experience of users is limited. But the requirements of different users for the display are not consistent. In addition, although the screen size of the mobile terminal with a large screen size is increased, the whole mobile terminal is large in size and inconvenient to carry. Therefore, how to enable the electronic device to switch the size of the screen at will to meet different requirements of users becomes a problem for research of technicians.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the application comprises:

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

the flexible display screen assembly 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, the expansion part can be hidden in the shell assembly, the second shell can slide relative to the first shell to drive the expansion part to be at least partially expanded out of the shell assembly or retracted into the shell assembly, and therefore the display area of the electronic device is adjusted; and

the position detection assembly is arranged on the shell assembly and used for detecting the display area of the electronic device.

In the electronic device of this application embodiment, the second shell can drive the extension part motion so that the extension part at least expand to outside the casing subassembly or withdraw to in the casing subassembly to change electronic device's display area, position detection subassembly can detect festival electronic device's display area. Therefore, the display area of the electronic device can be adjusted through the movement of the second shell, and the electronic device can detect the display area of the electronic device through the position detection assembly, so that the electronic device can realize the random switching of 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 perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 2 along line VI-VI;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 4 along line VII-VII;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 4 along line VIII-VIII;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view at IX of the electronic device in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is another enlarged schematic view at IX of the electronic device in FIG. 8;

fig. 11 is a partial structural schematic 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 housing 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 housing 12, a sliding end cover 121, a first side plate 1211, a second side plate 1212, a receiving cavity 1213, a sliding bracket 122, a frame 1221, a support plate 1222, a mounting portion 1223, a pressing member 13, a flexible display assembly 20, a flexible display 21, a flat portion 211, an expansion portion 212, a support member 22, a support plate 221, a connecting member 23, a guide shaft 30, a driving assembly 40, a power mechanism 41, a motor 411, a gear set 412, a transmission mechanism 42, a lead screw 421, a moving member 422, a filling layer 50, a main plate 60, a position detecting assembly 70, a sensor 71, a sensing member 72, a circuit board 73, a guide rail assembly 80, a first guide rail 81, a second guide rail 82, a tensioning structure 90, a first tensioning member 91 and a second tensioning member 92.

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 6, an electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes a housing assembly 10, a flexible display panel assembly 20, a guide shaft 30, a driving assembly 40, a main board 60, and a tensioning structure 90. The flexible display screen assembly 20, the guide shaft 30, the driving assembly 40, the tension structure 90, and the main board 60 may be disposed at 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 to 5, 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.

In the present embodiment, the first housing 11 may have a substantially rectangular shape, the first housing 11 includes a fixing end cap 111 and a fixing bracket 112, the fixing bracket 112 is received in the fixing end cap 111 and is fixedly connected with the fixing end cap 111 to form the first housing 11, and the fixing bracket 112 is slidably connected with 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, referring to fig. 6, the fixing bracket 112 is formed with a mounting cavity 1122, and the mounting cavity 1122 can be used to partially receive the second casing 12 and the driving component 40 of the electronic device 100 and other electronic components of the electronic device 100, such as the main board 60 and the battery.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the fixing bracket 112 includes a main body 1121 and a top plate 1123, the main body 1121 and the top plate 1123 together enclose the mounting cavity 1122, and an upper surface of the top plate 1123 is fixedly connected 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. The upper surface of the top plate 1123 is recessed downward to form a slide groove 1124, and the first housing 11 is slidably connected to the second housing 12 through the slide groove 1124.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, 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 to be at least partially received in the mounting cavity 1122. 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 may be slidably coupled with the fixing bracket 112 of the first housing 11. The sliding end cap 121 includes a first side plate 1211 and two second side plates 1212 connected to two ends of the first side plate 1211, the first side plate 1211 and the two second side plates 1212 enclose a receiving cavity 1213, and the sliding bracket 122 is received in the receiving cavity 1213.

The sliding bracket 122 includes a frame 1221 and a support plate 1222, and the frame 1221 is slidably connected to the fixed bracket 112. The frame 1221 is formed with a mounting portion 1223, and the mounting portion 1223 is used to mount the guide shaft 30. The supporting plate 1222 is fixedly connected to the frame 1221 and is engaged with the sliding slot 1124 of the fixing bracket 112. The support plate 1222 slides within the slide groove 1124 when the second housing 12 slides relative to the first housing 11. Specifically, when the second housing 12 is slid to the side away from the first housing 11, the support plate 1222 is slid out from the slide groove 1124 at least partially. It is understood that in the present embodiment, when the second housing 12 slides to the side of the first housing 11 to the limit position, the second housing 12 may be wholly or partially received in the mounting cavity 1122 of the first housing 11, and in the illustrated embodiment, the second housing 12 is partially received in the mounting cavity 1122. When the second housing 12 is slid to a side away from the first housing 11, the second housing 12 is slid partially out of the mounting chamber 1122.

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. 4 to 7, the flexible display panel assembly 20 includes a flexible display panel 21, a supporting member 22 and a connecting member 23, 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. The connecting piece 23 is fixedly connected with the flexible display screen 21 and extends out of the flexible display screen 21.

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.

In this embodiment, the flexible display 21 includes a flat portion 211 and an expanded portion 212. 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 expansion portion 212 can be hidden in the housing assembly 10, one end of the expansion portion 212 is connected to the flat portion 211, the other end is connected to the connecting member 23, the middle portion of the expansion portion 212 is wound around the guide shaft 40 provided on the sliding bracket 122, and the expansion portion 212 is at least partially received in the receiving cavity 1213 of the second housing 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 expansion portion 212 to at least partially expand out of the housing assembly, so as to form a display portion of the electronic device 100 together with the expansion 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, fig. 2 and fig. 6, 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, second housing 12 may be partially housed in mounting cavity 1122 of first housing 11, or may be entirely housed in mounting cavity 1122.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 7, 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 expansion portion 212 to at least partially expand to the outside of the housing assembly 10 to adjust the display area of the electronic device 100, so that the exposed expansion portion 212 and the exposed expansion 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. 4), 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. 4 to the state shown in fig. 2. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the second shell 12 can slide relative to the first shell 11 to cause the extension portion 212 to at least partially extend out of the housing assembly 10 or retract 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. 6 to 7, 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 sliding bracket 122.

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 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. 6 and 7, 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.

It is understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the support plate 1222 slides within the slide groove 1124 when the second housing 12 slides with respect to the first housing 11. The support plate 1222 may support the extension portion 212 expanded out of the housing assembly 10 such that the extension portion 212 does not appear to be depressed significantly when pressed.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, one end of the connecting member 23 is fixedly connected to the expanding portion 212, the other end is fixedly connected to the first housing 11, the middle portion of the connecting member 23 is wound around the tensioning mechanism 90, and the tensioning mechanism 90 is used for tensioning the flexible display panel assembly 20.

As such, the tensioning structure 90 can tension the flexible display screen assembly 20 during the process of the second shell 12 carrying the extension portion 212 to be deployed out of the housing assembly 10 or retracted into the housing assembly 10, so that the extension portion 212 is not arched or folded to ensure that the extension portion 212 can be smoothly deployed or retracted.

Specifically, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the tensioning structure 90 includes a first tensioning member 91 and a second tensioning member 92, the first tensioning member 91 is fixedly connected to the sliding bracket 122 of the second housing 12 and can follow the movement of the second housing 12 relative to the first housing 11. The second tensioning member 92 is fixedly provided on the fixing bracket 112 of the first housing 11, and the intermediate portion of the connecting member 23 is wound around the first tensioning member 91 and the second tensioning member 92 in turn.

When the second shell 12 is relatively far away from the first shell 11, the first tensioning member 91 moves along with the second shell 12, the second tensioning member 92 is fixed, the first tensioning member 91 gradually releases the connecting member 23, so that the expansion part 212 is gradually released, the expansion part 212 is gradually unfolded out of the shell assembly 10 under the action of the second shell 12, the moving distance of the first tensioning member 91 is the same as the moving stroke of the expansion part 212, and therefore, in the process that the expansion part 212 is gradually unfolded out of the shell assembly 10, the first tensioning member 91 can tension the connecting member 23, so that the flexible display screen assembly 20 is tensioned.

When the second housing 12 is relatively close to the first housing 11, the first tightening member 91 moves along with the second housing 12, the second tightening member 92 is also fixed, the second housing 12 gradually releases the expansion portion 212, the first tightening member 91 drives the connecting member 23 to move toward the side of the first housing 11, so as to drive the expansion portion 212 to gradually retract into the housing assembly 10, in such a process, the moving distance of the first tightening member 91 is the same as the moving stroke of the expansion portion 212, so that during the process of retracting and expanding the expansion portion 212 into the housing assembly 10, the first tightening member 91 can both tighten the connecting member 23, so as to tighten the flexible display screen assembly 20. It can be understood that, during the assembly process of the electronic device 100, one end of the connecting member 23 can be fixedly connected to the first housing 11 after sequentially winding the first tensioning member 91 and the second tensioning member 92, and during the installation process, it is required to ensure that the flexible display screen assembly 20 is in a tensioned state, so that the tensioning structure 90 can tension the flexible display screen assembly 20 no matter how the second housing 12 moves due to the existence of the tensioning structure 90.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first tensioning member 91 includes a pulley rotatably provided on the second housing 12, and an intermediate portion of the connecting member 23 is wound around the pulley. Thus, when the second housing 12 drives the expansion portion 212 and the connecting member 23 to move, the pulley rolls correspondingly, rolling friction exists between the two, the friction force is small, and compared with a mode of directly fixing the first clamping member 91 on the second housing 12, the rotation can prevent the connecting member 23 from being abraded greatly and even blocking the connecting member 23 due to overlarge friction force between the connecting member 23 and the first clamping member 91. Of course, in some embodiments, the first tensioning member 91 may be directly fixed to the first housing 11, and it is only necessary to make the surface of the first tensioning member 91 smooth without generating a large friction force with the connecting member 23 during the manufacturing process.

Furthermore, it is understood that in some embodiments, the second tensioning member 92 may also be a pulley rotatably disposed on the first housing 11, in which case the first tensioning member 91 is a movable pulley and the second tensioning member 92 is a fixed pulley. This engagement allows the tensioning structure 90 to better tension the attachment 23.

Additionally, in some embodiments, the second tensioning member 92 may also be disposed on the second shell 12 to follow the movement of the second shell 12. In this case, the first tensioning member 91 and the second tensioning member 92 are combined to form a movable pulley assembly, and the intermediate portion of the connecting member 23 is wound around the movable pulley assembly.

Furthermore, it is understood that in some embodiments, the tensioning structure 90 may also include only the first limiting member 91, the first limiting member 91 is disposed on the second housing 12, and one end of the connecting member 23 is fixedly connected to the first housing 11 after passing through the first limiting member 91, so that the flexible display panel assembly 20 can be tensioned during the movement of the second housing 12.

Referring to fig. 5 to 7, in the present embodiment, the guide shaft 30 is disposed in the mounting portion 1223 of the second housing 12 and is rotatably connected to the second housing 12, that is, the guide shaft 30 can rotate in the mounting portion 1223. The intermediate portion of the expanded portion 212 is wound around the guide shaft 30.

In this manner, the guide shaft 30 may guide when the expansion portion 212 moves, so that the expansion portion 212 can be smoothly unfolded to be exposed from the housing assembly 10.

In addition, the presence of the guide shaft 30 may maintain the form of the extension portion 212, thereby preventing the extension portion 212 from being largely deformed during movement to reduce the life of the flexible display 21.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the guide shaft 30 may make the extension portion 212 substantially U-shaped, so that the extension portions 212 on both sides of the guide shaft 30 can be kept flat to improve the life of the flexible display 21. It is understood that in some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may not include the guide shaft 30, as long as the second shell 12 can move the extension portion 212 to expose the housing assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 3, 5, 8 and 9, in the present embodiment, the housing assembly 10 further includes a pressing member 13, and the pressing member 13 is fixedly connected to the second shell 12. When the extension portion 212 is at least partially exposed from the housing assembly 10, the pressing member 13 presses the edge of the extension portion 212 exposed from the housing assembly 10.

In this manner, when the flexible display panel assembly 20 is expanded, the presence of the pressing member 13 can prevent the expanded portion 212 from being bent and wrinkled in the thickness direction of the flexible display panel assembly 20 (i.e., the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction and the direction perpendicular to the flat portion 211), so that the expanded portion 212 can be kept unfolded flat.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 6, in the present embodiment, when the expansion portion 212 is completely hidden in the housing assembly 10, the pressing member 13 presses against an edge of at least a part of the flat portion 211. Referring to fig. 3 and 4 and fig. 7, when the extension portion 212 is at least partially exposed from the housing assembly 10, the pressing member 13 presses the edge of the extension portion 212 exposed from the housing assembly 10. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device 100 is in the narrow-screen mode, the pressing member 13 presses the edge of the at least partially flat portion 211. When the electronic device 100 is in the wide screen mode, the pressing member 13 presses the edge of the expanded portion 212 exposed from the inside of the housing assembly 10.

Of course, it is understood that in the illustrated embodiment, in a certain state of the movement process of the second housing 12, the pressing member 13 presses against the partially flattened portion 211 in addition to the exposed expanded portion 212.

Furthermore, it will be appreciated that, since the flat portion 211 is fixedly connected to the top plate 1123 of the fixing bracket 112, no bending or wrinkling occurs during the movement, and therefore, in other embodiments, the pressing member 13 may not press against the edge of the flat portion 211 when the extension portion 212 is completely hidden in the housing assembly 10.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the pressing member 13 presses the flat portion 211 or the expanded portion 212 of the flexible display panel assembly 20, which is directly contacted to press against the flat portion 211 or the expanded portion 212 of the flexible display panel assembly 20, but does not affect the sliding of the flexible display panel assembly 20, that is, the pressing member 13 only limits the movement of the expanded portion 212 along the thickness direction of the flexible display panel assembly 20 to prevent the occurrence of the rotation, and does not affect the movement of the expanded portion 212 along the sliding direction of the second shell 12, that is, does not affect the expansion of the expanded portion 212. In addition, since the support sheet 221 of the support member of the flexible display panel assembly 20 has rigidity, the support sheet 221 may also limit the movement of the extension portion 212 of the flexible display panel assembly 20 in the thickness direction to a certain extent to prevent the extension portion 212 from wrinkling or arching during the movement. In this way, the support piece 221 and the pressing piece 13 cooperate with each other to more effectively restrict the movement of the expansion portion 212.

Referring to fig. 5, 8 and 9, in the embodiment of the present application, the pressing element 13 is disposed on the sliding end cap 121 of the second shell 12 and is fixedly connected to the sliding end cap 121. In particular, the pressing element 13 may be integrally formed with the sliding end cap 121, and the pressing element 13 may be a part of the sliding end cap 121, that is, in one possible embodiment, the sliding end cap 121 may form the pressing element 13. Specifically, the pressing element 13 may be formed to extend from the second side plate 1212 of the sliding end cap 121 to the inside of the sliding end cap 121.

Referring to fig. 9, in the embodiment shown in fig. 9, the pressing member 13 directly presses the flexible display panel assembly 20, and the pressing member 13 may be made of a flexible material. Thus, the flexible display panel assembly 20 can be prevented from being damaged due to the large friction between the pressing member 13 and the flexible display panel assembly 20.

Referring to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the pressing element 13 and the flexible display panel assembly 20 are disposed opposite to each other at a distance, and the gap between the flexible display panel assembly 20 and the pressing element 13 is provided with a filling layer 50, and the filling layer 50 fills the gap.

In such embodiments, the filler layer 50 may be made of a flexible material or have some flexibility without scratching the flexible display assembly 20 by causing a large friction with the flexible display assembly 20. For example, the filling layer 50 may be a silicone gel layer, a foam layer, or an element having a flexible property.

Furthermore, it is understood that in other embodiments, the pressing element 13 may be another part or structure connected to the second shell 12, for example, the pressing element 13 may be disposed in the second shell 12 and can extend out of the second shell 12 to press against the flat portion 211 or the expanded portion 212, when the expanded portion 212 is completely hidden in the housing assembly 10, the pressing element 13 may extend into the second shell 12 to press against an edge of at least a part of the flat portion 211, and when the expanded portion 212 is at least partially exposed out of the housing assembly 10, the pressing element 13 may also extend into the second shell 12 to press against an edge of the expanded portion 212 exposed out of the housing assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 11, in the present embodiment, the driving assembly 40 may be disposed in the first housing 11. The driving assembly 40 includes a power mechanism 41 and a transmission mechanism 42, the power mechanism 41 is disposed in the first housing 11, the transmission mechanism 41 is connected to the power mechanism 41 and the second housing 12, and the power mechanism 41 is configured to drive the second housing 12 to move relative to the first housing 11 through the transmission mechanism 42.

In a possible embodiment, the power mechanism 41 includes a motor 411 and a gear set 412, the transmission mechanism 42 includes a screw rod 421 and a moving member 422 sleeved on the screw rod 421, the screw rod 421 is in threaded connection with the moving member 422, the moving member 422 is fixedly connected with the sliding support 122 of the second shell 12, the gear set 412 is connected with a motor shaft of the motor 411 and the screw rod 421, for example, one gear of the gear set 412 may be fixedly connected with the screw rod 421 or a tooth portion is formed on the screw rod 421, and the motor 411 is configured to drive the screw rod 421 to rotate through the gear set 412, so as to drive the moving member 422 to move on the screw rod 421, and further drive the second shell 12 to move relative to the first shell 11.

It is understood that, in other embodiments, the transmission mechanism 42 may also be a rack portion fixedly disposed on the second housing 12, the gear set of the power mechanism 41 is engaged with the rack portion, and the motor 411 drives the gear set 412 to rotate, so as to drive the second housing 12 to move relative to the first housing 11 through the rack portion. In some embodiments, the power mechanism 41 may also drive the screw 421 by other methods, for example, a combination of belt transmission and gear transmission is used to drive the screw 421, or a combination of worm and gear transmission is used to drive the screw 421, which is not limited herein.

Furthermore, it can be understood that, in some embodiments, the motor 411 and the gear set 412 of the power mechanism 41 may also be disposed on the second housing 12, the rack portion may be disposed on the first housing 11, and the power mechanism 41 may simultaneously move along with the second housing 12 while the power mechanism 41 drives the second housing 12 to move relative to the first housing 11, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein, and only needs to be able to drive the second housing 12 to move relative to the first housing 11.

Referring to fig. 5 to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a position detecting element 70, the position detecting element 70 is disposed in the housing assembly 10, and the position detecting element 70 is used for detecting a display area of the electronic device 100.

In this way, the movement of the second shell 12 can drive the extension portion 212 to at least partially extend out of the housing assembly 10 or retract into the housing assembly 10 to adjust the display area of the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 can detect the size of the display area through the position detection assembly 70, so that the electronic device 100 can realize any switching of different display areas.

Specifically, when a user needs to adjust the display area of the electronic device 100, the processor of the electronic device 100 disposed on the main board 60 receives the adjustment instruction, so as to send a driving instruction to the driving assembly 40 through the processor, and the driving assembly 40 drives the second shell 12 to move, so as to drive the expansion portion 212 to at least partially expand out of the housing assembly 10 or retract into the housing assembly 10, thereby adjusting the display area of the electronic device 100. The position detecting assembly 70 can detect the display area of the electronic device 100 in real time, and when the display area of the electronic device 100 reaches the area desired by the user, the position detecting assembly 70 feeds back an instruction to the processor of the electronic device 100, so as to turn off the driving assembly 40.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in one embodiment, 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 a display area of the electronic device 100.

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 60. In this way, the sensor 71 may transmit the detection information to the processor on the main board 60 through the circuit board 73 so that the processor can control the operating state of the motor 411 of the driving assembly 40 according to the detection information.

Referring to fig. 7, 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 used for detecting a distance between the sensor 71 and the sensing member 72, so as to detect a relative position between the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 to detect a display area of the electronic device 100.

In such an embodiment, the circuit board 73 carrying the sensor 71 may be fixedly mounted on the top plate 1123 of the first housing 11, specifically, the sensor 71 and the flat portion 211 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the top plate 1123, the sensor 71 is located in the mounting cavity 1122, and the flat portion 211 is located outside the mounting cavity 1122.

The sensing member 72 may be fixedly mounted on the sliding bracket 122 of the second case 12, and specifically, the sensing member 72 may be disposed on a frame 1221 of the sliding bracket 122. 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 12. In this case, the sensor 71 may detect a distance between itself and the sensing member 72, so as to detect a relative position between the second shell 12 and the first shell 11, that is, a moving stroke of the second shell 12 relative to the first shell 11, so as to detect an area where the second shell 12 drives the extension portion 212 to be extended out of the housing assembly 10 or retracted into the housing assembly 10, and thus detect a display area of the electronic device 100. It should be noted that, in this document, the "display area" refers to the area of the portion of the flexible display screen assembly 20 exposed outside the housing assembly 10 for display.

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.

Thus, when the magnetic member moves along with the second housing 12, the distance between the hall sensors changes, so that the magnetic field strength sensed by the hall sensors 71 changes, and further the hall sensors can detect the distance between the magnetic member and the change of the magnetic field strength, and further detect the relative position between the second housing 12 and the first housing 11 to achieve the purpose of detecting the display area of the electronic device 100.

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 411 of the driving assembly 40, the sensing member 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 411 drives the second housing 12 to move through the transmission ratio.

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. 11, in the present embodiment, the electronic device may further include a rail assembly 80, the rail assembly 80 includes a first rail 81 and a second rail 82 capable of sliding relatively, the first rail 81 is fixedly connected to the first housing 11, and the second rail 82 is fixedly connected to the second housing 12.

In this way, the rail assemblies 80 can guide the movement of the second housing 12, thereby ensuring that the second housing 12 can smoothly slide relative to the first housing 12.

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 states shown in fig. 1, 2, and 6, the electronic apparatus 100 is in the narrow screen mode, and in the states shown in fig. 3, 4, and 7, the electronic apparatus 100 is in the wide screen state. When in the narrow screen mode, the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 cooperate to form the housing assembly 10 of the electronic device 100, the flat portion 211 of the flexible display screen 21 is hidden from the housing assembly 10, the extension portion 212 is hidden in the housing assembly 10, and the pressing member 13 presses against at least part of the edge of the flat portion 211. 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 a user needs a large display area, the driving assembly 40 can drive the second shell 12 to slide towards a side far away from the first shell 11 relative to the first shell 11, the guide shaft 30 moves along with the second shell 12, so that the extension portion 212 wound on the guide shaft 30 gradually moves along with the second shell, and in the process of moving the second shell 12, the tensioning structure 90 always tensions the flexible display screen assembly 20, so that the extension portion 212 is smoothly unfolded out of the housing assembly 10, and the flat portion 211 and the extension portion 212 exposed out of the housing assembly 10 jointly form the display area of the electronic device 100, so that the area of the exposed portion of the flexible display screen 21 from the housing assembly 10 is large, and at the moment, the area of the display area is large, which is convenient for the user to operate to improve the operation experience of the user.

When it is necessary to switch from the wide screen mode to the narrow screen mode, the second housing 12 is slid to the side of the first housing 11 by the driving assembly 40, so that the second housing 12 and the guide shaft 30 gradually release the expanded portion 212, and the expanded portion 212 gradually retracts into the housing assembly 10, and when the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 are fitted together, the expanded 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. 3 to the state shown in fig. 1).

It is understood that, in the present embodiment, a user may input a desired value of the display area, a processor on the main board 60 of the electronic device starts the motor 411 of the driving assembly 40 according to an input instruction, the motor 411 drives the second shell 12 to move relative to the first shell 11, the guide shaft 30 follows the second shell 12, so that the extension portion 212 wound on the guide shaft 30 also gradually follows the movement, so that the extension portion 212 gradually expands out of the housing assembly 10 or retracts into the housing assembly 10 to adjust the display area of the electronic device 100. In this process, the position detecting component 70 can detect the display area of the electronic device 100 through the above detection method, and when it is detected that the display area reaches the value set by the user, the processor controls the driving component 40 to stop working, so that the electronic device 100 can realize any switching of different display areas.

In summary, the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes the housing assembly 10, the flexible display screen assembly 20, and the position detecting assembly 70. The housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, and the first housing 11 is slidably coupled to the second housing 12. The flexible display screen assembly 20 includes a flat portion 211 exposed from the housing assembly 10 and an extension portion 212 capable of being hidden in the housing assembly 10, the flat portion 211 is connected to the first housing 11, and the second housing 12 is capable of sliding relative to the first housing 11 to cause the extension portion 212 to at least partially extend out of the housing assembly 10 or retract into the housing assembly 10, so as to adjust a display area of the electronic device.

In summary, in the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present application, the second housing 12 can drive the extension portion 212 to move so that the extension portion 212 at least extends out of the housing assembly 10 or retracts into the housing assembly 10, thereby changing the display area of the electronic device 100, and the position detecting assembly 70 can detect the display area of the electronic device 100. In this way, the display area of the electronic device 100 can be adjusted by the movement of the second housing 12, and the electronic device 100 can also detect the display area of the electronic device 100 through the position detection component 70, so that the electronic device 100 can realize any switching of different display areas.

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.

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:

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the position detecting assembly comprises a sensor and a sensing member, the sensor and the sensing member being spaced apart, the sensor and the sensing member cooperating to detect a display area of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the sensor is disposed on one of the first housing and the second housing, the sensing member is disposed on the other of the first housing and the second housing, and the sensor is configured to detect a distance between the sensor and the sensing member, thereby detecting a relative position between the second housing and the first housing to detect a display area of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the sensor comprises a Hall sensor, the sensing member comprises a magnetic member, and the Hall sensor is configured to sense 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 and the first housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the position detection assembly further comprises a circuit board, the sensor is carried on and electrically connected to the circuit board, the first housing comprises a top plate, the circuit board is fixedly mounted on the top plate, the second housing comprises a sliding bracket, the top plate and the sliding bracket are slidably connected, and the sensing element is fixedly mounted on the sliding bracket.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the flat portion covers the top plate and is fixedly connected to the top plate, and the sensor and the flat portion are respectively located on two opposite sides of the top plate.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first housing further comprises a main body, the top plate is fixedly connected with the main body and defines a mounting cavity together with the main body, the second housing is at least partially received in the mounting cavity, and the sensor is located in the mounting cavity.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the top plate is formed with a sliding slot, the sliding bracket comprises a frame body and a support plate, the frame body and the support plate are fixedly connected, the support plate is engaged with the sliding slot, the support plate slides in the sliding slot when the second shell slides relative to the first shell, the support plate supports the extension portion which is expanded out of the shell assembly, and the sensing member is disposed on the frame body.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a driving assembly, the power mechanism and a transmission mechanism connected to the power mechanism, the power mechanism is disposed on the first housing, the transmission mechanism is connected to the power mechanism and the second housing, and the power mechanism is configured to drive the second housing to move relative to the first housing through the transmission mechanism.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the transmission mechanism includes a screw rod and a moving member sleeved on the screw rod, the screw rod is in threaded connection with the moving member, the moving member is fixedly connected with the second housing, and the power mechanism is configured to drive the screw rod to rotate so as to drive the moving member to move on the screw rod, and further drive the second housing to move relative to the first housing.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the power mechanism comprises a motor and a gear set connected to the motor, the gear set is connected to the lead screw, and the motor is configured to drive the lead screw to rotate through the gear set.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible display screen assembly comprises a connecting member, the electronic device further comprises a tensioning structure, one end of the connecting member is fixedly connected to the expansion portion, the other end of the connecting member is fixedly connected to the first shell, a middle portion of the connecting member is wound around the tensioning structure, and the tensioning structure is used for tensioning the flexible display screen assembly.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the tension structure includes a first tension member that is provided on the second housing and is capable of following the second housing to move relative to the first housing, and an intermediate portion of the connecting member is wound around the first tension member.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the first tensioning member includes a pulley rotatably disposed on the second housing, and wherein an intermediate portion of the connecting member is wrapped around the pulley.

15. The electronic device according to claim 13, further comprising a second tensioning member disposed on the first housing or the second housing, wherein the intermediate portion of the connecting member is sequentially wrapped around the first tensioning member and the second tensioning member.