CN114125101A

CN114125101A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN114125101A
Application number: CN202111320444.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈家豪; 李胜明
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-09
Filing date: 2021-11-09
Publication date: 2022-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2041-11-09
Also published as: CN114125101B

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a mother electronic device with a first flexible screen and a child electronic device with a second flexible screen, wherein the physical form of the first flexible screen comprises an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, the physical form of the second flexible screen comprises an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, and the child electronic device is detachably mounted on the mother electronic device. Through the mode, the electronic equipment comprises the two detachable mother electronic equipment and the detachable child electronic equipment, the mother electronic equipment and the child electronic equipment have various physical forms, and the electronic equipment has various playing methods based on different physical forms of the electronic equipment.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and more particularly, to an electronic device.

Background

At present, the folding screen electronic equipment is more and more widely applied due to the advantages of large screen when unfolded and convenience for holding when folded. In general, a folding-screen electronic device of the fold-in type is provided with a sub-screen on the back side for use when the folding-screen electronic device is folded.

In the present folding screen electronic device, the sub-screen on the back is combined with the electronic device to be used in one body, and shares other functional devices such as a battery, a soc, a speaker and the like with the main body of the folding screen electronic device. Therefore, the secondary screen is only used as an auxiliary device of the folding screen electronic device, and the playability is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem that this application mainly solved provides an electronic equipment, can bring abundanter object for electronic equipment.

In order to solve the technical problem, the application adopts a technical scheme that: provided is an electronic device including a parent electronic device having a first flexible screen whose physical form includes an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, and a child electronic device having a second flexible screen whose physical form includes an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, the child electronic device being detachably mounted on the parent electronic device.

The beneficial effect of this application is: different from the prior art, the electronic device comprises a mother electronic device and a child electronic device, wherein the child electronic device is detachably mounted on the mother electronic device, the mother electronic device is provided with a first flexible screen, and the child electronic device is provided with a second flexible screen. The user can split electronic equipment, uses mother electronic equipment and son electronic equipment alone, also can use son electronic equipment as the vice screen of mother electronic equipment together to mother electronic equipment and son electronic equipment all can fold, therefore the electronic equipment of this application has multiple form, and the function playing method is diversified.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a back structure of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a mother electronic device and a daughter electronic device in a separated state according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an alternative view of the electronic device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present application in a usage scenario;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another perspective of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present application in another usage scenario;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another view angle of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 7

FIG. 9 is a side view of the electronic device of the embodiment of FIG. 7

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the electronic device in another usage scenario.

Detailed Description

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

Embodiments of an electronic device are provided below. As used herein, an "electronic device" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, an apparatus that is configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface (e.g., for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal). A communication terminal arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal" or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, internet/intranet access, Web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver. A cellular phone is an electronic device equipped with a cellular communication module.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a schematic front structure diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic back structure diagram of the electronic device in the embodiment of fig. 1. The electronic device 10 in the embodiment of the present application may include a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, and the like. The present embodiment is described with reference to a mobile phone as an example.

Specifically, the electronic device 10 may include a parent electronic device 100 and a child electronic device 200. Wherein the sub-electronic device 200 is detachably mounted on the main electronic device 100, the main electronic device 100 and the sub-electronic device 200 each have relatively independent display means, camera module (including front camera module and/or rear camera module), circuit board, battery, and functional device, and the functional device may include socket, speaker, sensor, etc. (the above devices are not shown, and are within the understanding range of those skilled in the art), that is, when the sub-electronic device 200 is in a detached state, the main electronic device 100 and the sub-electronic device 200 may both perform functions of radio telephone, data processing, web surfing, etc. as independent electronic devices.

Alternatively, the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may be connected through a wireless signal, where the wireless signal may be Bluetooth (Bluetooth), which is a short-distance wireless communication technology, and may implement short-distance data exchange between the fixed device and the mobile device. Of course, in other embodiments, NFC (near field communication), infrared, WiFi, and the like may also be used, and of course, in other embodiments, the NFC may also be used in a wired connection manner, and the present application is not limited further herein.

In this embodiment, the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may be used as two separate electronic devices, or may be used together by wireless signal connection. When the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 are used together by wireless signal connection, the child electronic device 200 may be used as a secondary screen of the parent electronic device 100, for example, when the parent electronic device 100 takes an image, the child electronic device 200 may display a captured video of the parent electronic device 100, the child electronic device 200 may view a message of the parent electronic device 100, or the child electronic device 200 displays standby information of the parent electronic device 100, and the operation mode is selected according to actual use requirements.

In the present application, the terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

Further, the parent electronic device 100 has a first flexible screen 110, and the child electronic device 200 has a second flexible screen 210. The first flexible screen 110 and/or the second flexible screen 210 may be an OLED flexible display or an AMOLED (Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode ), or the like.

The physical form of the first flexible screen 110 includes an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, and the physical form of the second flexible screen 210 includes an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state. Both the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 can be bent, and when the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 are in the unfolded state, the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 may be a plane or a curved surface, and the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 are in the unfolded state. When the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 are in the non-unfolded state, a certain included angle exists between the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210, the included angle is 0-180 °, and at this time, the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 are also in the non-unfolded state. When the included angle between the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 is 0 °, the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 are covered, and the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may be in a standby state or a shutdown state.

In the related art, the secondary screen of the electronic device is usually used as the auxiliary screen of the main screen device, and is often not detachable, and the secondary screen cannot be used as an independent electronic device. In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 has a plurality of sets of physical forms, the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may respectively include an unfolded state or a non-unfolded state, and the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may be connected or separated, and may have different permutation and combination according to different situations and application scenarios.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 4, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present application in which a parent electronic device and a child electronic device are separated from each other, and fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another view angle in the embodiment of the electronic device of fig. 3. When the electronic device 200 is installed in the electronic device 100, the electronic device 200 can be installed in the accommodating groove 140 of the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 10 has good integrity and does not give a feeling of being obtrusive.

Optionally, when the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 are in the unfolded state, the area of the first flexible screen 110 is larger than that of the second flexible screen 210, and the first flexible screen 110 is opposite to the second flexible screen 210. When a user wishes to play games, videos and office activities through a large screen, the user can select to use the mother electronic device 100 to perform related activities; when a user wants to view a message, reply a short message, or perform one-hand operation through a small screen, the user can select the sub-electronic device 200 to perform related activities, so that the electronic device 10 in this embodiment can be applied to different scenes to meet the requirements of different users.

Alternatively, the mother electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may be attracted together by a magnetic attraction connection, that is, the child electronic device 200 is detachably mounted on the mother electronic device 100 by a magnetic force. Of course, in other embodiments, the child electronic device 200 may also be able to mount the child electronic device 200 on the parent electronic device 100 by means of a buckle, a magic tape, or the like.

In the present embodiment, since the physical forms of the first flexible screen 110 and the second flexible screen 210 both include the unfolded state and the non-unfolded state, the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200 may also be in the unfolded state and the non-unfolded state. When the physical form of the second flexible screen 210 is in the non-unfolded state, the sub-electronic device 200 is also in the non-unfolded state, part of the sub-electronic device 200 is continuously installed on the parent electronic device 100 and maintains the original connection relationship with the parent electronic device 100, and the other part of the sub-electronic device 200 is separated from the parent electronic device 100 and forms an included angle with the parent electronic device 100, and the included angle may be 0 to 180 °. The part of the child electronic device 200 and the parent electronic device 100 constitute two legs of the electronic device 10, and can support the electronic device 10 on a plane. Thus, in the present embodiment, the stand of the electronic device 10 can be formed by bending the sub-electronic device 200 to meet the user requirements in different scenarios.

To achieve the above functions, please continue to refer to the following description of the embodiments of the electronic device. Referring to fig. 1-4, in an exemplary embodiment, a first flexible screen 110 includes a first main flexible screen 111 and a first sub flexible screen 112, and a second flexible screen 210 includes a second main flexible screen 211 and a second sub flexible screen 212.

The first main flexible screen 111 and the first sub flexible screen 112 are rotatably connected through the first folding mechanism 130, and the first main flexible screen 111 can change the size of an included angle with the first sub flexible screen 112 through the first folding mechanism 130, so that the physical form of the first flexible screen 110 can be switched between the unfolded state and the non-unfolded state.

The second main flexible screen 211 and the second sub flexible screen 212 are rotatably connected through the second folding mechanism 230, and the second main flexible screen 211 can change the size of an included angle with the second sub flexible screen 212 through the second folding mechanism 230, so that the physical form of the second sub flexible screen 212 can be switched between the unfolded state and the non-unfolded state.

Further, the mother electronic device 100 may include a first middle frame 121 and a second middle frame 122, the child electronic device 200 may include a third middle frame 221 and a fourth middle frame 222, the first main flexible screen 111 is mounted to the first middle frame 121, the first sub flexible screen 112 is mounted to the second middle frame 122, the second main flexible screen 211 is mounted to the third middle frame 221, and the second sub flexible screen 212 is mounted to the fourth middle frame 222.

Alternatively, the circuit board, the battery, and a part of the functional devices of the parent electronic device 100 may be mounted in the first middle frame 121, the circuit board, a part of the functional devices of the child electronic device 200 may be mounted in the third middle frame 221, and the battery and another part of the functional devices may be mounted in the fourth middle frame 222.

Optionally, the material of the first middle frame 121, the second middle frame 122, the third middle frame 221 and the fourth middle frame 222 may be plastic, metal or a composite material of metal.

Specifically, the first middle frame 121 and the second middle frame 122 are connected by a first folding mechanism 130, and the third middle frame 221 and the fourth middle frame 222 are connected by a second folding mechanism 230. The first middle frame 121 switches the physical form of the first flexible screen 110 between the unfolded state and the non-unfolded state by rotating between the first folding mechanism 130 and the second middle frame 122. The third middle frame 221 switches the physical form of the second sub-flexible screen 212 between the unfolded state and the non-unfolded state by rotating between the second folding mechanism 230 and the fourth middle frame 222.

Alternatively, the first and

second folding mechanisms

130 and 230 may include hinges by which hovering of the first and second main

flexible screens

111 and 112, and the second and second main

flexible screens

211 and 212 at any angle is achieved. For example, when the second flexible screen 210 is in the non-unfolded state to realize the stand function, the second folding mechanism 230 can control the included angle between the second main flexible screen 211 and the second sub-flexible screen 212, so as to control the height of the electronic device 10 when being supported.

In other embodiments, in order to reduce the cost, the first folding mechanism 130 and/or the second folding mechanism 230 may also use a concave-convex wheel structure to keep a specific angle when the first main flexible screen 111 and the first sub flexible screen 112 are in the non-unfolded state.

The first folding mechanism 130 and the second folding mechanism 230 are used to switch the expanded and non-expanded states of the parent electronic device 100 and the child electronic device 200. Other configurations of the first folding mechanism 130 and the second folding mechanism 230 are within the understanding of those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

Referring further to fig. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the second middle frame 122 is provided with a first magnet group 101 and a second magnet group 102, the third middle frame 221 is provided with a third magnet group 201, and the fourth middle frame 222 is provided with a fourth magnet group 202. The first and

second magnet groups

101 and 102 are mounted on a side of the second middle frame 122 facing away from the first secondary flexible screen 112, the third magnet group 201 is mounted on a side of the third middle frame 221 facing away from the second primary flexible screen 211, and the fourth magnet group 202 is mounted on a side of the fourth middle frame 222 facing away from the second secondary flexible screen 212.

Alternatively, the first magnet group 101, the second magnet group 102, the third magnet group 201, and the fourth magnet group 202 may include a plurality of magnets, respectively, the plurality of magnets may enhance the adsorption capacity between the middle frames, and each magnet may be disposed at a different position of the middle frame, which is not limited herein.

When the child electronic device 200 is mounted on the parent electronic device 100, the third magnet group 201 and the first magnet group 101 attract each other to attract the third middle frame 221 and the second middle frame 122; the second magnet set 102 and the fourth magnet set 202 attract each other and the second magnet set 102 to attract the fourth middle frame 222 and the second middle frame 122, so that the child electronic device 200 and the parent electronic device 100 are attracted together.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device in a usage scenario, and fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another view angle of the electronic device in the embodiment of fig. 5.

In this usage scenario, the first middle frame 121 is rotated to overlap the second middle frame 122 by the first folding mechanism 130, the first main flexible screen 111 is rotated to be opposite to and overlap the first sub flexible screen 112, and the main electronic device 100 is in a folded state.

And the child electronic device 200 is mounted to the parent electronic device 100, the second flexible screen 210 is in the unfolded state, and the child electronic device 200 is also in the unfolded state.

In this usage scenario, the parent electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the child electronic device 200 is also in the unfolded state, and the child electronic device 200 is mounted on the parent electronic device 100, corresponding to a scenario in which the user only needs to use the child electronic device 200. Since the mother electronic device 100 is in the folded state, it is convenient for the user to hold with one hand, and the operation of the user is simplified.

Alternatively, the size of the first main flexible screen 111 may be made equal to the size of the first sub flexible screen 112, and when the mother electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the first main flexible screen 111 and the first sub flexible screen 112 are overlapped and completely overlapped with each other. The second flexible screen 210 may be made equal in size to the first secondary flexible screen 112 and the user may have a good feel when holding.

Referring to fig. 7, 8 and 9, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device in another usage scenario, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another perspective of the electronic device in the embodiment of fig. 7, and fig. 9 is a side view of the electronic device in the embodiment of fig. 7.

In this usage scenario, a scenario in which the child electronic device 200 is in a non-deployed state as a cradle corresponds. At this time, the first magnet assembly 101 and the third magnet assembly 201 are no longer attracted to each other, the third middle frame 221 rotates with the fourth middle frame 222 through the second folding mechanism 230, the third middle frame 221 is separated from the second middle frame 122 and forms a certain included angle with the second middle frame 122, and the fourth middle frame 222 is continuously attached to the second middle frame 122.

In this usage scenario, the third middle frame 221 and the second middle frame 122 may be used as two legs, the electronic device 10 may be vertically placed on a horizontal plane, an included angle between the third middle frame 221 and the second middle frame 122 may be adjusted, and a height of the electronic device 10 on the horizontal plane may also be changed. The third middle frame 221, the second middle frame 122, and the fourth middle frame 222 may be used as support legs to place the electronic device 10 on a horizontal plane.

In other embodiments, the fourth middle frame 222 may also rotate with the third middle frame 221 through the second folding mechanism 230, the fourth middle frame 222 is separated from the second middle frame 122 and forms a certain included angle with the second middle frame 122, the third middle frame 221 continues to be connected with the second middle frame 122 in an adsorption manner, and the fourth middle frame 222 and the second middle frame 122 are used as two support legs, so as to achieve the same effect.

Under this use scene, especially under the similar scene when the user need watch the video, fixed shoot, live, the user can liberate both hands, places electronic equipment 10 and uses on the horizontal plane, need not other support frame simultaneously, relies on the inner structure of electronic equipment 10 self just can support electronic equipment 10, and it is very convenient to use.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device in another usage scenario.

In this usage scenario, the first main flexible screen 111, the first sub flexible screen 112, the second main flexible screen 211, and the second sub flexible screen 212 need to be protected when the electronic device 10 is not used.

The first middle frame 121 is rotated to overlap the second middle frame 122 by the first folding mechanism 130, the third middle frame 221 is rotated to overlap the fourth middle frame 222 by the second folding mechanism 230, at this time, the first main flexible screen 111 is rotated to be opposite to and overlap the first sub flexible screen 112, the second main flexible screen 211 is rotated to be opposite to and overlap the second sub flexible screen 212, and the sub electronic device 200 and the main electronic device 100 are both in a folded state.

Alternatively, the size of the first main flexible screen 111 may be equal to the size of the first sub flexible screen 112, the size of the second flexible screen 210 may be equal to the size of the first sub flexible screen 112, and when the child electronic device 200 and the parent electronic device 100 are both in the folded state, the first main flexible screen 111 and the first sub flexible screen 112 completely overlap and overlap each other, and the second main flexible screen 211 and the second sub flexible screen 212 completely overlap and overlap each other.

In this usage scenario, the first main flexible screen 111 and the first sub flexible screen 112 are protected by the first middle frame 121 and the second middle frame 122, and the second main flexible screen 211 and the second sub flexible screen 212 are protected by the third middle frame 221 and the fourth middle frame 222. The user can protect the screen of the electronic device 10 from damage by folding the electronic device 10 to this state without using the electronic device 10.

In conclusion, the electronic equipment provided by the application has abundant physical forms and functions, can enhance the user experience in different scenes, has various playing methods, and meanwhile, the mother electronic equipment and the child electronic equipment in the application are foldable and have strong technological senses.

In the description of the present application, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, mechanism, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, mechanisms, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings, or which are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device is characterized by comprising a mother electronic device with a first flexible screen and a child electronic device with a second flexible screen, wherein the physical form of the first flexible screen comprises an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, the physical form of the second flexible screen comprises an unfolded state and a non-unfolded state, and the child electronic device is detachably mounted on the mother electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1,

the mother electronic equipment and the child electronic equipment are connected and adsorbed together through magnetic attraction.

3. The electronic device of claim 1,

when the first flexible screen and the second flexible screen are both in an unfolded state, the area of the first flexible screen is larger than that of the second flexible screen, and the first flexible screen is opposite to the second flexible screen.

4. The electronic device of claim 1,

the primary electronic device is provided with a containing groove, and the secondary electronic device is arranged in the containing groove.

5. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

when the second flexible screen is in a non-unfolding state, the sub-electronic equipment part is connected with the mother electronic equipment, and the other part is separated from the mother electronic equipment and forms an included angle with the mother electronic equipment.

6. The electronic device of claim 1,

the mother electronic device is connected with the child electronic device through wireless signals.

7. The electronic device of claim 1,

the first flexible screen comprises a first main flexible screen and a first auxiliary flexible screen, the first main flexible screen and the first auxiliary flexible screen are connected through a first folding mechanism, the second flexible screen comprises a second main flexible screen and a second auxiliary flexible screen, and the second main flexible screen and the second auxiliary flexible screen are connected through a second folding mechanism.

8. The electronic device of any of claim 7,

the size of the first main flexible screen is equal to the size of the first auxiliary flexible screen, the size of the first auxiliary flexible screen is equal to the size of the second main flexible screen and the second auxiliary flexible screen when the first main flexible screen and the second auxiliary flexible screen are unfolded, and the size of the second main flexible screen is equal to the size of the second auxiliary flexible screen.

9. The electronic device of any of claim 7,

female electronic equipment includes first center and second center, first center with the second center passes through first folding mechanism connects, sub-electronic equipment includes third center and fourth center, the third center with the fourth center passes through second folding mechanism connects, first main flexible screen install in first center, first vice flexible screen install in the second center, the main flexible screen of second install in the third center, the vice flexible screen of second install in the fourth center.

10. The electronic device of claim 9,

the second center is equipped with first magnet group and second magnet group, the third center is equipped with third magnet group, the fourth center is equipped with fourth magnet group, first magnet group with third magnet group magnetism is inhaled and is connected, in order to incite somebody to action the third center with the second center adsorbs, the second magnet group with fourth magnet group magnetism is inhaled and is connected, in order to incite somebody to action the fourth center with the second center adsorbs.