CN114546037A

CN114546037A - Electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114546037A
Application number: CN202011333697.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韦炜; 王战姝
Original assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-24
Filing date: 2020-11-24
Publication date: 2022-05-27

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses electronic equipment, which comprises a flexible piece, a shell component and a sliding cover component, wherein the sliding cover component can slide relative to the shell component; the sliding cover assembly comprises a sliding piece and a supporting piece, the sliding piece is connected with the shell assembly in a sliding mode, and a track groove for the supporting piece to move is formed in the sliding piece; the supporting part is used for supporting at least part of the flexible part, a first end of the supporting part is connected with the shell assembly, and a second end of the supporting part is slidably arranged on the sliding part. Through the mode, the embodiment of the invention provides a new using mode, and can adapt to more diversified using requirements of electronic equipment.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of terminal equipment, in particular to electronic equipment.

Background

With the progress of science and technology, electronic devices such as mobile phones, palm computers, and notebooks are widely used in daily life and work, and the electronic devices can be operated through a touch screen or a keyboard. For some mobile electronic devices, the terminal products with small screens are difficult to meet the office and entertainment requirements of users, and the terminal products with large screens are not convenient to carry although the terminal products with large screens are good in use experience.

At present, flexible ultrathin flexible elements such as a flexible screen and a flexible keyboard are available on the market, and a flat plate type structure cannot adapt to the flexible elements, so that the flexible elements are usually bent or unfolded by adopting a deformable structure. The current common deformable structure mainly comprises an inward folding structure and an outward folding structure, and the two modes are that the flexible piece is bent in a folding mode. However, these two methods still cannot satisfy the requirement of more diversified flexible members.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem mainly solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an electronic device, which can be switched between a storage state and an expansion state, so as to store or expand at least a part of a flexible member.

In order to achieve the purpose, the embodiment of the invention adopts the technical scheme that: the electronic device comprises a flexible piece, a shell assembly and a sliding cover assembly, wherein the sliding cover assembly can slide relative to the shell assembly so as to enable the electronic device to be converted between a closed state and an open state;

the sliding cover assembly comprises a sliding piece and a supporting piece, the sliding piece is connected with the shell assembly in a sliding mode, and a track groove for the supporting piece to move is formed in the sliding piece;

the supporting member is used for supporting at least part of the flexible member, a first end of the supporting member is connected with the shell assembly, a second end of the supporting member is slidably arranged on the sliding member, when the electronic device is switched between the closed state and the open state, the second end of the supporting member moves relative to the sliding member in the track groove, and the at least part of the flexible member is received or unfolded along with the supporting member.

Different from the prior art, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the invention is slidably connected with the housing assembly through the sliding part, one end of the supporting part is connected with the housing assembly, the other end of the supporting part can slide relative to the sliding part, and at least part of the flexible part is supported by the supporting part and can be accommodated or unfolded along with the supporting part, so that a new use mode is provided, and the electronic device can adapt to more diversified use requirements.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an open state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a flexible member is hidden in an open state;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention with the flexible member hidden in an open position;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention with the flexible member hidden in the closed position;

fig. 7 is a perspective sectional view of a slider of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a support of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a sliding member of an electronic device of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of an electronic device of another embodiment of the present invention with the flexible member hidden;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an open state from another viewing angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a partially enlarged view B of fig. 12.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for descriptive purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In addition, the technical features mentioned in the different embodiments of the present application described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible component 100, a housing assembly 200, and a sliding cover assembly 300, where the housing assembly 200 has a receiving cavity 201 and an opening 202 communicating with the receiving cavity 201, the sliding cover assembly 300 is at least partially received in the receiving cavity 201 through the opening 202, and the sliding cover assembly 300 can slide relative to the housing assembly 200 to switch the electronic device 10 between a closed state and an open state, so as to receive or expand at least a portion of the flexible component 100.

The flexible component 100 may be a flexible electronic device such as a flexible display screen, a flexible touch screen, a flexible keyboard, and a flexible sensing module. For example, the flexible member is a flexible keyboard, the sliding cover assembly 300 is used for supporting the flexible keyboard, and when the electronic device 10 is in the closed state, almost the entire flexible keyboard is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 201 along with the sliding cover assembly 300; when the electronic device 10 is in the open state, the flexible keyboard is in the unfolded state with the slide cover assembly 300 opened.

For another example, the flexible component 100 is a flexible screen, and the housing assembly 200 and the sliding cover assembly 300 support the flexible screen together, as shown in fig. 1, when the electronic device 10 is in a closed state, a part of the flexible screen is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 201 along with the sliding cover assembly 300; as shown in fig. 3, when the electronic device 10 is in the open state, the portion of the flexible screen is in the expanded state as the slider assembly 300 is opened.

When the electronic device 10 is in the closed state, the flexible member 100 is at least partially wound from the front side of the sliding cover assembly 300 to the back side close to the sliding cover assembly 300, and is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 201 of the housing assembly 200. Specifically, the at least part of the flexible member 100 is located inside the sliding cover assembly 300 near the back of the sliding cover assembly 300. When the electronic device 10 is in the open state, the at least part of the flexible member 100 protrudes from the accommodating cavity 201 of the housing assembly 200 and is unfolded on the front side of the electronic device 10. Specifically, the at least part of the flexible member 100 also extends from the inside of the sliding cover assembly 300 and is unfolded at the front side of the sliding cover assembly 300.

For convenience of description, in the present embodiment, the flexible member supported by the housing assembly 200 is denoted as a non-bending region 100A, and the flexible member supported by the sliding cover assembly 300 is denoted as a bending region 100B; it should be understood from the above description that in some embodiments, the non-inflection region 100A is not necessary. In the present embodiment, the non-bending region 100A and the bending region 100B are a complete touch module or a display module. In other embodiments, the non-bending region 100A and the bending region 100B may be two separate modules, for example, the non-bending region 100A and the bending region 100B are two separate touch modules or display modules, and the non-bending region 100A and the bending region 100B are integrally connected. Alternatively, the non-bending region 100A may be a non-flexible member, i.e., the non-bending region 100A may not be bent.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the sliding cover assembly 300 includes a sliding member 310 and a supporting member 320, the sliding member 310 is slidably connected to the housing assembly 200, and the sliding member 310 is provided with a track groove 3101 for the supporting member 320 to move; the supporting member 320 is used for supporting the bending region 100B of the flexible member, a first end 321 of the supporting member 320 is connected to the housing assembly 20, a second end 322 of the supporting member 320 is slidably disposed on the sliding member 310, and the second end 322 of the supporting member 320 moves in the track groove 3101 relative to the sliding member 310 when the electronic device 10 is switched between the closed state and the open state.

The supporting member 320 is substantially a flat plate structure, and the supporting member 320 includes a bending section (not shown), the bending section bends at a bending position, so that the second end 322 of the supporting member 320 bends toward the back side of the supporting member 320, and the bending position of the supporting member 320 moves relative to the housing assembly 200 as the sliding cover assembly 300 and the housing assembly 200 move closer to or away from each other.

Specifically, the sliding member 310 and the housing assembly 200 may be in interference fit, and a user may shift the electronic device 10 from the closed state to the open state by pulling the sliding member 310 outward, since the entire sliding member 310 moves away from the accommodating cavity 201, and the first end 321 of the supporting member 320 is a fixed end connected to the housing assembly 200, the second end 322 of the supporting member 320 moves away from the accommodating cavity 201 at double speed in the track groove 3101, and the bending position of the supporting member 320 increases in distance from the housing assembly 200, that is, from the first end 321 of the supporting member 320, so that the supporting area of the supporting member 320 increases, and the bending region 100B of the flexible member is in the unfolded state.

As shown in fig. 6, when it is required to receive the bending region 100B of the flexible member, the user may switch the electronic device 10 from the open state to the closed state by pushing the sliding member 310 inward, and similarly, since the entire sliding member 310 moves toward the receiving cavity 201 and the first end 321 of the supporting member 320 is a fixed end connected to the housing assembly 200, the second end 322 of the supporting member 320 moves toward the receiving cavity 201 at a double speed in the track groove 3101, and the bending position of the supporting member 320 is reduced relative to the housing assembly 200, i.e., relative to the first end 321 of the supporting member 320, so that the supporting area of the supporting member 320 is reduced, and thus the bending region 100B of the flexible member is received in the receiving cavity 201 along with the supporting member 320.

It can be seen that the movement of the supporter 320 in the track groove 3101 with respect to the slider 310 is a process of changing the bending position of the supporter 320. When the slide cover assembly 300 is relatively close to the housing assembly 200, the bending position of the support member 320 is closer to the first end 321 than the second end 322, and as the slide cover assembly 300 and the housing assembly 200 move away from each other, the bending position of the support member 320 moves toward the second end 322.

It is understood that in other embodiments, when the slide cover assembly 300 is relatively close to the housing assembly 200, the curved position of the support 320 may be closer to the second end 322 than the first end 321, or the curved position may be equidistant from the first end 321 and the second end 322.

The electronic device 10 may further include a driving mechanism 400, the driving mechanism 400 is respectively connected to the housing assembly 200 and the slider 320, and the driving mechanism 400 is configured to provide a pushing force to the slider 320 to switch the electronic device from the closed state to the open state.

The transmission mechanism 400 comprises a driving element 410, a sliding block 420, a gear 430, and a first rack 440 and a second rack 450 engaged with two opposite ends of the gear 430, respectively, wherein the first rack 440 and the second rack 450 are disposed opposite to each other along the sliding direction of the sliding element 310, the first rack 440 is disposed on the housing assembly 200, the second rack 450 is disposed on the sliding element 310, and the gear 430 is rotatably mounted on the sliding block 420; during the process of converting the electronic device 10 from the closed state to the open state, the driving element 410 drives the slider 420 to move along the sliding direction of the sliding element 310, and when the slider 420 moves, the gear 430 is driven to rotate together, and the first rack 440 and the second rack 450 synchronously move in the opposite direction. In this manner, when the slider 420 moves a distance L, the slider 320 can move a distance 2L relative to the housing assembly 200 due to the synchronous reverse movement of the housing assembly 200 and the slider 320.

Specifically, the driving mechanism 400 may be driven by sliding the driving slider 420 to drive the gear 430 to rotate, so that the first rack 440 and the second rack 450 synchronously move in opposite directions; or the user pulls the sliding cover assembly 300 to make the first rack 440 and the second rack 450 synchronously move in opposite directions, so as to drive the gear 430 to rotate, and the driving member 410 drives the slider 420 to slide. The present application is not limited to the rotation of the gear 430 to drive the first and

second racks

440 and 450 to synchronously move in opposite directions, or the synchronous and opposite movement of the first and

second racks

440 and 450 to rotate the gear 430, or to the simultaneous occurrence of both movements.

In one embodiment, the driving member 410 includes an elastic member, the elastic member is disposed in the accommodating cavity 201 parallel to the sliding direction of the sliding member 310, one end of the elastic member is fixed on the housing assembly 200, the other end of the elastic member abuts against the sliding block 420, and when the electronic device 10 is in the closed state, the elastic member is in a compressed state; when it is desired to switch the electronic device 10 from the closed state to the open state, the slider 320 may move away from the housing assembly 200 under the pulling force of the user and the restoring force of the elastic member.

Alternatively, the elastic member may be in a compressed or free or stretched state when the electronic device 10 is in an open state. When the elastic member is in a compressed state, the sliding cover assembly 300 tends to move away from the housing assembly 200, thereby preventing the electronic device 10 from being easily closed by an external force. When the elastic member is set in the free state, it is possible to prevent the elastic member from being exhausted due to its long-term compression, so that the elasticity is weakened and the user does not need to apply too much force to close the electronic device 10. When the elastic member is in the stretched state, the sliding cover assembly 300 tends to approach the housing assembly 200, and the user can close the electronic device 10 more easily.

Further, the transmission mechanism 400 further includes a guide bar 460, and likewise, the guide bar 460 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 201 parallel to the sliding direction of the sliding member 310, and the elastic member is sleeved on the guide bar 430 to provide guidance during the return or compression of the elastic member.

Alternatively, a second gear may be further provided on the slider 420, the second gear being engaged with a second rack 450 provided on the slider 310, the pitches of the first rack 440 and the second rack 450 being determined according to the teeth of the gear 430 and the second gear, respectively. The elastic member generates a first amount of deformation due to deformation when the sliding assembly 300 slides relative to the housing assembly 200 for a first displacement, and the first amount of deformation is necessarily smaller than the first displacement due to the synchronous reverse movement of the first and

second racks

440 and 450. Specifically, the first deformation amount may be smaller than half of the first displacement, and may also be larger than half of the first displacement, and the first deformation amount is the length change amount of the elastic member before the elastic member slides relative to the sliding member 300 relative to the housing member 200.

In another embodiment, the driving member 410 includes a motor fixed to the housing assembly 200 and a lead screw (not shown) disposed in the accommodating chamber 201 parallel to the sliding direction of the slider 310 and connected to an output end of the motor; the transmission mechanism 400 is further configured to provide a pushing force to the slider 310 to switch the electronic device 10 from the open state to the closed state, and the motor drives the slider 420 to move along the sliding direction of the slider 310 through the lead screw during the switching of the electronic device 10 between the closed state and the open state.

In specific implementation, the sliding block 420 can be sleeved on the screw rod and in threaded fit with the screw rod, and when the electronic device needs to be switched from a closed state to an open state, the motor drives the screw rod to rotate in the forward direction so as to drive the sliding block 420 to move in a direction away from the shell assembly 200 and drive the shell assembly 200 and the sliding member 320 to synchronously move in the reverse direction; when the electronic device needs to be switched from the open state to the closed state, the motor drives the screw rod to rotate reversely, so as to drive the slider 420 to move towards the direction close to the shell assembly 200, and the shell assembly 200 and the slider 320 synchronously move towards each other.

It will also be appreciated that the motor and the screw may be replaced by other types of linear modules, for example of the synchronous belt type. The motor and the screw rod can be replaced by an air cylinder.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the track groove 3101 is provided in a U shape, and the opening of the U shape faces the accommodation chamber 201. Specifically, the track groove 3101 includes a first track groove 3101A, a second track groove 3101B, and an arc-shaped groove 3101C transitionally connecting the first track groove 3101A and the second track groove 3101B, the first track groove 3101A and the second track groove 3101B are parallel, and one end of the first track groove 3101A far from the arc-shaped groove 3101C is opened.

In other embodiments, the track groove 3101 may also be configured in multiple bends, for example, the track groove is configured in an inverted S shape, and includes a first track groove, a second track groove, a third track groove, a first arc-shaped groove transitionally connecting the first track groove and the second track groove, and a second arc-shaped groove transitionally connecting the second track groove and the third track groove, the first track groove, the second track groove, and the third track groove are parallel to each other, the first arc-shaped groove and the second arc-shaped groove face in opposite directions, and the same bottom, the end of the first track groove away from the first arc-shaped groove is open. Furthermore, along the sliding direction of the sliding part, a two-stage telescopic sleeving structure can be arranged on the sliding part, and when the electronic equipment is in a fully opened state, the supporting area of the supporting part can be doubled.

With respect to the supporting member 320, as shown in fig. 8, the supporting member 320 may include a plurality of link units 323 parallel to the first end 321 or the second end 322 of the supporting member 320 and sequentially and hingedly connected, and during the process of drawing the slider 310 outwards or pushing the slider 310 inwards, the link units 323 may relatively rotate to adapt to the track of the track groove 3101 and support the bending region 100B of the flexible member. Specifically, a connecting block 324 is arranged between two ends of each adjacent link unit 323, the connecting block 324 connects the two adjacent link units 323, and each link unit 323 is rotatably connected with the connecting block 324. Illustratively, a rotating shaft may be provided at one of the link unit 323 and the connecting block 324, and a shaft hole may be provided at the other of the link unit 323 and the connecting block 324, and the rotating connection between the link unit 323 and the connecting block 324 may be achieved by the rotating shaft and the shaft hole being engaged with each other.

In one embodiment, the total length of the plurality of link units 323 is greater than or equal to the sum of the sliding travel of slider 310 and the arc length of arc-shaped slot 3101C.

There is a gap between the supporting surface of the link unit 323 and the groove wall of the track groove 3101, and further, the upper end surface of the supporting surface of the link unit 323 can be arranged to be flush with the supporting surface of the housing assembly 200, and after the flexible member 100 is completely unfolded, the non-bending region 100A of the flexible member and the bending region 100B of the flexible member are located on the same plane.

In the arc-shaped groove 3101C, in order to make the supporting surface of the link unit 323 fit the curved portion of the bending region 100B of the flexible member and avoid the risk of a small R angle after the bending region 100B of the flexible member is unfolded, the supporting surface of the link unit 323 is set to be an arc-shaped surface, and the curvature of the arc-shaped surface is the same as that of the arc-shaped groove 3101C.

It is understood that the arcuate slot 3101C includes a first arcuate wall and a second arcuate wall that collectively define the arcuate slot 3101C, the curvature of the arcuate surface being the same as the curvature of the arcuate slot 3101C, i.e., the curvature of the arcuate surface is intermediate the curvature of the first arcuate wall and the curvature of the second arcuate wall.

As a further alternative, a thrust area for tightening the flexible member 100 is provided between the opposite ends of the supporting member 320.

Illustratively, the supporting member 320 further includes a connecting hinge unit 325 provided at the second end 322 of the supporting member 320, one end of the flexible member 100 (or the bending region 100B of the flexible member) is fixed to the housing assembly 200, and the other end of the flexible member 100 is fixed to the connecting hinge unit 325, and as shown in fig. 9, at least one connecting elastic member 326 is provided between the connecting hinge unit 325 and the adjacent link unit 323. Preferably, the resilient member 326 is in a compressed state whether the electronic device 10 is in the closed state or the open state.

The hinge unit 325 may be provided at the first end 321 of the supporting member 320, or the hinge unit 325 may be provided at the first end 321 and the second end 322 of the supporting member 320, respectively, and one end of the bending region 100B of the flexible member may be directly fixed to the hinge unit 325 when the hinge unit 325 is coupled to the housing assembly 200.

Alternatively, the connecting hinge unit 325 may be disposed at a region adjacent to the first end 321 or the second end 322 of the supporter 320, or at a middle region of the supporter 320. It is understood that the connection hinge unit 325 is not limited to be provided at the first end 321 or the second end 322 of the supporter 320, and the opposite sides of the connection hinge unit 325 may be provided with the link units 323. An elastic member 326 is provided between the optional connecting hinge unit 325 and each of the adjacent link units 323 on both sides, or an elastic member 326 is provided between the adjacent link units 323 on only one side thereof.

Alternatively, the number of the joint unit 325 may be plural, a plurality of the joint units 325 may be spaced by one or more link units 323, or any several of the plurality of joint units 325 may be adjacent to each other. It is understood that elastic members 326 may be disposed between adjacent connecting hinge units 325.

It should be noted that, if the connection hinge unit 325 is not disposed at the first end 321 or the second end 322 of the supporting member 320, one end or the other end of the flexible member 100 is fixed to the link unit 323 corresponding to the first end 321 or the second end 322 of the supporting member 320. That is, the two opposite ends of the flexible member 100 are fixedly connected to the two opposite ends of the supporting member 320.

The area where the elastic member 326 is located may form a pushing area to push the connecting hinge unit 325 and the adjacent link unit 323 away from each other, and particularly after the flexible member 100 is unfolded, the elastic member 326 pushes the connecting hinge unit 325 away from the adjacent link unit 323 or pushes the adjacent link unit 323 away from the connecting hinge unit 325, thereby compensating the length of the supporting member 320 and tightening the flexible member 100.

Alternatively, in order to prevent the elastic members 326 from being detached, the connecting hinge unit 325 and/or the adjacent link unit 323 is provided with a receiving groove for receiving the elastic members 326, the receiving groove extending in the direction in which the supporting member 320 slides. Preferably, a guide post is disposed in the receiving groove, the guide post extends along the sliding direction of the supporting member 320, and the elastic member 326 is sleeved on the guide post. Alternatively, guide posts may be provided only on the connecting hinge unit 325 and/or the adjacent link unit 323.

Further, in order to guide the relative movement between the connecting hinge unit 325 and the adjacent link unit 323, a groove 327 extending toward the adjacent link unit 323 is provided on the connecting hinge unit 325, a latch 328 extending toward the connecting hinge unit 325 is correspondingly provided on the adjacent link unit 323, and the latch 328 can be latched into the groove 327 and relatively move in the groove 327. The grooves 327 and the blocks 328 can be provided in multiple sets, and in another embodiment, the blocks 328 can be provided on the connecting hinge unit 325, and the grooves 327 can be provided on the adjacent link units 323.

In other embodiments, the connecting hinge unit 325 may not be provided, and an elastic member may be provided directly between the adjacent link units 323. Similarly, one end of the flexible member 100 (or the bending region 100B of the flexible member) is fixed to the housing assembly 200, and the other end of the flexible member 100 is fixed to the link unit 323 at the second end 322 of the supporting member 220; when the link unit 323 at the first end 321 of the supporting member 220 is connected to the housing assembly 200, one end of the bending region 100B of the flexible member may be directly fixed to the link unit 323 at the first end 321 of the supporting member 220.

As to the slider 310, please refer to fig. 10 and 11, the slider 310 includes a first side wall 311 and a second side wall 312, the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312 are disposed oppositely along the sliding direction of the slider 310, the inner walls of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312 are both provided with the track groove 3101, and the ends of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312, which are relatively far away from the accommodating cavity 201, are arc-shaped portions; the supporter 320 is disposed between the first sidewall 311 and the second sidewall 312, and opposite ends of the supporter 320 are respectively embedded in the track grooves 3102 of the corresponding sidewalls.

The sliding member 310 further includes a fixing shaft 313 mounted between the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312, the fixing shaft 313 being used for receiving the bending portion of the supporting member 320 (and the bending region 100B of the flexible member). Specifically, both ends of the fixed shaft 313 are respectively connected to the corresponding side walls, and if the second arc wall of the arc groove 3101C is located at the outer side of the first arc wall, a connection portion between the fixed shaft 313 and the corresponding side wall is overlapped with the first arc wall to receive the bent portion of the supporting member 320, and a moving process of the supporting member 320 in the track groove 3101 is a moving process of the supporting member 320 around the fixed shaft 313. Specifically, the curvature of the fixed shaft 313 corresponding to the supporting surface of the arc-shaped groove 3101C is the same as that of the arc-shaped groove 3101C, so as to make the supporting member 320 and the flexible member 100 slide more smoothly.

The slider 310 further includes a bottom wall 314 connecting the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312, and the bottom wall is used for receiving the bending region 100B of the flexible member and the supporting member 320 when the bending region 100B of the flexible member is received in the receiving cavity 201 with the supporting member 320. The bottom wall 314 extends to the arc portions of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312 and forms a side barrier 315, and the distance between the side barrier 315 and the fixed shaft 313 is greater than the width of the arc-shaped groove 3101C, that is, after the support 320 is placed in the track groove 3101, a certain gap exists between the bending portion of the support 320 and the side barrier 315, and the bending region 100B of the flexible member passes through. Because only two ends of the bending region 100B of the flexible member are fixedly connected with two sides of the supporting member 320, the side blocking portion 315 can limit the rest of the bending region 100B of the flexible member to be tightly attached to the supporting surface of the supporting member 320, and can also be used for protecting the exposed bending region 100B of the flexible member. There is a gap between the support surface of link unit 323 and the walls of arcuate slot 3101C in which at least a portion of flexible member 100 is disposed.

Preferably, the transmission assemblies 400 are provided in two sets, receiving plates (not shown) extending inward are provided on the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 312 of the sliding member 310, the receiving plates are provided with second racks 450, the sliding block 420 is also disposed on the receiving plates, and the housing assembly 200 may be provided with first racks 440 on the inner wall opposite to the receiving plates.

The housing assembly 200 may include a first housing 210 and a second housing 220 fixed to each other, the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 form an accommodating cavity 201, please refer to fig. 12 and 13, two sliding channels 203 are defined between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220, the two sliding channels 203 are parallel to the depth direction of the accommodating cavity 201 and located at two opposite sides of the accommodating cavity 201, and the sliding member 310 may slide along the two sliding channels 203.

The first housing 210 includes an upper fixing cover 211 and an upper blocking wall 212 extending from the upper fixing cover 211 toward the second housing 220, the first end 321 of the supporting member 320 is fixed to the upper fixing cover 211, and the first rack 440 is disposed on the inner wall of the upper fixing cover 211; the second housing 220 includes a lower fixing cover 221 and a lower blocking wall 222 extending from the lower fixing cover 221 toward the first housing 210, the lower blocking wall 222 is located outside the upper blocking wall 212, and the upper blocking wall 212 and the lower blocking wall 222 form the sliding channel 203 therebetween.

The first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322 of the slider 310 are inserted into the two sliding channels 203, wherein the parts of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322, which are attached to the upper blocking wall 212, are located on the outer side of the upper blocking wall 212, and the parts of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322, which are attached to the lower blocking wall 222, are located on the inner side of the lower blocking wall 222; further, the portions of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322, which are attached to the lower blocking wall 222, are recessed inward by a depth equal to the thickness of the lower blocking wall 222, so that the portions of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322, which are attached to the upper blocking wall 212, and the lower blocking wall 222 can be located on the same vertical plane.

Alternatively, in the sliding direction of the slider 310, the lower blocking wall 222 is provided with a guide block 2221 protruding in the direction of the slider 310, and the outer walls of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322 of the slider 310 are correspondingly provided with a stopper groove 3102 matching with the guide block 2221, so that the sliding of the slider 310 is guided by the matching between the guide block 2221 and the stopper groove 3102.

In another embodiment, the guiding block 2221 may also be disposed on the upper blocking wall 212, and the limiting groove is adaptively disposed on the inner walls of the first side wall 311 and the second side wall 322 of the sliding member 310.

The electronic device 10 provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a flexible member 100, a shell assembly 200 and a sliding cover assembly 300; the sliding cover assembly 300 comprises a sliding piece 310 and a support piece 320, the sliding piece 310 is connected with the shell assembly 200 in a sliding manner, and the sliding piece 310 is provided with a track groove 3101 for the support piece 320 to move; the supporting member 320 is used for supporting the bending region 100B of the flexible member, a first end 321 of the supporting member 320 is connected to the housing assembly 200, a second end 322 of the supporting member 320 is slidably disposed on the sliding member 310, when the electronic device 10 is switched between the closed state and the open state, the second end 322 of the supporting member 320 slides in the track groove 3101 relative to the sliding member 310, and the bending region 100B of the flexible member is received or unfolded with the supporting member 320. In this way, the bending region 100B of the flexible member can be accommodated in the accommodating cavity 201 when not in use, and does not need to be exposed to the outside.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; within the idea of the invention, also technical features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments may be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and these modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising a flexible member, a housing assembly, and a sliding cover assembly, wherein the sliding cover assembly is slidable relative to the housing assembly to switch the electronic device between a closed state and an open state;

2. The electronic device of claim 1,

the support member includes a bending section which bends at a bending position, and the bending position of the support member moves relative to the housing assembly as the slide cover assembly and the housing assembly approach or move away from each other.

3. The electronic device of claim 2,

when the sliding cover component and the shell component are relatively close to each other, the bending position of the supporting piece is closer to the first end than the second end, and the bending position of the supporting piece moves towards the second end as the sliding cover component and the shell component are far away from each other.

4. The electronic device of claim 1,

the supporting piece comprises a plurality of parallel chain link units which are hinged in sequence.

5. The electronic device of claim 4,

the track grooves comprise a first track groove, a second track groove and an arc-shaped groove which is in transition communication with the first track groove and the second track groove;

the first track groove is parallel to the second track groove, and one end of the first track groove, which is far away from the arc-shaped groove, is opened.

6. The electronic device of claim 5,

a gap exists between the supporting surface of the chain link unit and the groove wall of the track groove, the supporting surface of the chain link unit is an arc-shaped surface, and the curvature of the arc-shaped surface is the same as that of the arc-shaped groove.

7. The electronic device of claim 4,

and a thrust area for tightening the flexible part is arranged between the two opposite ends of the supporting part.

8. The electronic device of claim 7,

one end of the flexible piece is fixed on the shell assembly, the other end of the flexible piece is fixed on the second end of the support piece, the support piece further comprises a connecting hinge joint unit, the connecting hinge joint unit is adjacent to the link unit, an elastic piece forming the thrust area is arranged between the link units, and the elastic piece is used for pushing the connecting hinge joint unit and the adjacent link units to be away from each other.

9. The electronic device of claim 1,

the slider includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall;

the first side wall and the second side wall are arranged oppositely along the sliding direction of the sliding piece, the track grooves are formed in the inner walls of the first side wall and the second side wall, and the two opposite ends of the supporting piece are embedded in the track grooves of the corresponding side walls respectively.

10. The electronic device of claim 9,

the sliding member further comprises a fixed shaft erected between the first side wall and the second side wall, and the fixed shaft is used for bearing the bending part of the supporting member.

11. The electronic device of claim 9,

the shell assembly comprises a first shell and a second shell which are fixed with each other, and the first shell and the second shell enclose to form the accommodating cavity;

two sliding channels are defined between the first shell and the second shell, the two sliding channels are parallel to the depth direction of the accommodating cavity and are positioned at two opposite sides of the accommodating cavity, and the sliding piece can slide along the two sliding channels.

12. The electronic device of claim 11,

the first shell comprises an upper fixing cover and an upper blocking wall extending from the upper fixing cover towards the second shell, and the first end of the supporting piece is fixed with the upper fixing cover;

the second shell comprises a lower fixing cover and a lower blocking wall extending towards the direction of the first shell from the lower fixing cover, the lower blocking wall is located on the outer side of the upper blocking wall, the sliding channel is formed between the upper blocking wall and the lower blocking wall, and the first side wall and the second side wall of the sliding piece are inserted into the two sliding channels.

13. The electronic device of claim 12,

along the sliding direction of slider, go up the wall of keeping off with at least one in the wall down be provided with to the protruding guide block of direction of slider, the first side wall of slider and second side wall correspond be provided with guide block matched with spacing groove.

14. The electronic device of any of claims 1-13, further comprising:

and the transmission mechanism is respectively connected with the shell assembly and the sliding piece and is used for providing thrust for the sliding piece to enable the electronic equipment to be switched from the closed state to the open state.

15. The electronic device of claim 14,

the transmission mechanism comprises a driving piece, a sliding block, a gear, a first rack and a second rack which are respectively meshed with two opposite ends of the gear, the first rack and the second rack are oppositely arranged along the sliding direction of the sliding piece, the first rack is arranged on the shell assembly, the second rack is arranged on the sliding piece, and the gear is rotatably arranged on the sliding block;

in the process of switching the electronic device from the closed state to the open state, the driving part drives the sliding block to move along the sliding direction of the sliding part, when the sliding block moves, the gear is driven to rotate together, and the first rack and the second rack synchronously move in the opposite direction.

16. The electronic device of claim 15,

the driving piece comprises an elastic piece, the elastic piece is arranged in the containing cavity in parallel to the sliding direction of the sliding piece, one end of the elastic piece is fixed on the shell assembly, the other end of the elastic piece is abutted to the sliding block, and when the electronic equipment is in the closed state, the elastic piece is in a compressed state.

17. The electronic device of claim 15,

the driving piece comprises a motor and a screw rod, the motor is fixed on the shell assembly, and the screw rod is arranged in the accommodating cavity in parallel to the sliding direction of the sliding piece and is connected with the output end of the motor;

the transmission mechanism is further used for providing a pushing force for the sliding piece to enable the electronic equipment to be switched from the opening state to the closing state, and the motor drives the sliding block to move along the sliding direction of the sliding piece through the lead screw in the process of switching the electronic equipment between the closing state and the opening state.

18. The electronic device of any of claims 1-13,

the sliding assembly and the shell assembly are provided with an elastic piece, the elastic piece generates acting force for pushing the sliding assembly and the shell assembly away from each other, when the sliding assembly slides for first displacement relative to the shell assembly, the elastic piece generates a first deformation amount due to deformation, and the first deformation amount is smaller than the first displacement.

19. The electronic device of claim 18,

the first amount of deformation is half of the first displacement.