CN114593134A - Folding device and electronic equipment with same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application discloses folding device and have its electronic equipment, folding device includes: a support; one end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the bracket; one end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the bracket, and the planes of the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket and the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket are reference planes; one end of the first rotating arm is rotatably connected with the bracket, and the other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first rotating arm; one end of the second rotating arm is rotatably connected with the bracket, and the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second rotating arm; according to the folding device, the electronic equipment applying the folding device can be ensured to keep the unfolding state.
Description
Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a folding device and an electronic device having the same.
Background
In the related art, the supporting structure of the folding electronic device is not enough to provide a large enough moment to prevent the whole device from being switched toward the folded state, and the using requirement of a user cannot be met.
Disclosure of Invention
The present application is directed to solving at least one of the problems in the prior art. To this end, the present application proposes a folding device which can provide a support moment in the unfolded state.
The application also provides an electronic device, which comprises the folding device.
According to the folding device of this application embodiment, include: a support; one end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the bracket; one end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the bracket, the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket are parallel to the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket, and the planes of the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket and the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket are reference planes; one end of the first rotating arm is rotatably connected with the bracket, the other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first rotating arm, and the rotating axes of the first rotating arm and the bracket are parallel to the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket; one end of the second rotating arm is rotatably connected with the bracket, the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second rotating arm, and the rotating axes of the second rotating arm and the bracket are parallel to the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket; wherein the folding device is switchable between an unfolded state in which the first rotating arm and the rotation axis of the bracket and the second rotating arm and the rotation axis of the bracket are located on the same side of the reference plane, the first link and the first rotating arm have an interference amount such that the first link gives the first rotating arm a force toward the first link and the rotation center of the bracket, and the second link and the second rotating arm have an interference amount such that the second link gives the second rotating arm a force toward the second link and the rotation center of the bracket.
According to the folding device of the embodiment of the application, in the unfolded state, by making the rotation axis of the first rotating arm and the bracket and the rotation axis of the second rotating arm and the bracket be located on the same side of the reference plane, and the joint of the first link and the first rotating arm is made to have an interference amount so that the first link gives a force F to the first rotating arm in the direction of the rotating axis of the first link and the bracket, the joint of the second link and the second rotating arm is made to have an interference amount so that the second link gives a force F to the second rotating arm in the direction of the rotating axis of the second link and the bracket, so that the first rotating arm and the second rotating arm have supporting moment opposite to the folding direction, thereby supporting the folding device in the unfolding state and avoiding the folding device from being switched from the unfolding state to the folding state, and then the equipment connected with the folding device is in an unfolded state, so that the electronic equipment adopting the folding device can be conveniently used.
The electronic equipment comprises the folding device.
According to the electronic apparatus of the embodiment of the application, in the unfolded state, by making the rotation axis of the first rotating arm and the stand and the rotation axis of the second rotating arm and the stand be located on the same side of the reference plane, and the joint of the first link and the first rotating arm is made to have an interference amount so that the first link gives a force F to the first rotating arm in the direction of the rotating axis of the first link and the bracket, the joint of the second link and the second rotating arm is made to have an interference amount so that the second link gives a force F to the second rotating arm in the direction of the rotating axis of the second link and the bracket, so that the first rotating arm and the second rotating arm have supporting moment opposite to the folding direction, thereby supporting the folding device in the unfolding state and avoiding the folding device from being switched from the unfolding state to the folding state, and then the equipment connected with the folding device is in an unfolded state, so that the electronic equipment adopting the folding device can be conveniently used.
Additional aspects and advantages 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 the present application.
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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 perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another angle of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 5 is a front view of a portion of the structure of a folding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 6 is a partial view of the folding device of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the folding device is folded at an angle;
FIG. 9 is a front view of the folding device of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a front view of a portion of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the folding device is folded at an angle;
fig. 11 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 10.
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the electronic device 100 is provided with a display device,
the folding means 10 are arranged to fold the device,
a bracket 1, a support plate 11, a support seat 12, a first abutting part 13, a second abutting part 14, a first rotating shaft 15, a second rotating shaft 16, a fifth rotating hole 17, a sixth rotating hole 18,
the first link 2, the third rotating shaft 21, the fifth rotating shaft 22, the first gear teeth 221,
the second link 3, the fourth rotating shaft 31, the sixth rotating shaft 32, the second gear 321,
a first rotation arm 4, a first engagement portion 41, a first rotation hole 42, a third rotation hole 43, a first sub rotation arm 44, a second sub rotation arm 45,
a second rotating arm 5, a second fitting portion 51, a second rotating hole 52, a fourth rotating hole 53, a third sub-rotating arm 54, a fourth sub-rotating arm 55,
a first middle frame 20, a second middle frame 30 and a flexible display screen 40.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.
The following describes a folding apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to the drawings, where the folding apparatus 10 may be used for an electronic device 100, where the electronic device 100 may be a folding electronic device 100, the folding apparatus 10 may be used for folding and unfolding of the folding electronic device 100, and in addition, the folding apparatus 10 may also be used for other structures on the electronic device 100 that need to be unfolded and folded, such as a camera.
As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the folding device 10 according to the embodiment of the present application includes a bracket 1, a first link 2, a second link 3, a first rotating arm 4, and a second rotating arm 5.
Specifically, one end of a first connecting rod 2 is rotatably connected with a support 1, one end of a second connecting rod 3 is rotatably connected with the support 1, the rotation axis of the first connecting rod 2 and the support 1 is parallel to the rotation axis of the second connecting rod 3 and the support 1, one end of a first rotating arm 4 is rotatably connected with the support 1, the other end of the first connecting rod 2 is rotatably connected with the first rotating arm 4, and the rotation axis of the first rotating arm 4 and the support 1 is parallel to the rotation axis of the first connecting rod 2 and the rotation axis of the support 1. One end of the second rotating arm 5 is rotatably connected with the bracket 1, the other end of the second connecting rod 3 is rotatably connected with the second rotating arm 5, and the rotating axis of the second rotating arm 5 and the bracket 1 is parallel to the rotating axis of the second connecting rod 3 and the bracket 1. The first and second rotating arms 4 and 5 may be connected to the foldable and unfoldable portions, respectively, the first link 2 being associated with rotation of the first rotating arm 4, the second link 3 being associated with rotation of the second rotating arm 5, the first rotating arm 4 following rotation during rotation of the first link 2, and the second rotating arm 5 following rotation during rotation of the second link 3.
Wherein, the folding device 10 is switchable between an unfolded state and a folded state, as shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, a plane where the rotation axis of the first link 2 and the support 1 and the rotation axis of the second link 3 and the support 1 are located is a reference plane, in the unfolded state, the rotation axis of the first rotating arm 4 and the support 1 and the rotation axis of the second rotating arm 5 and the support 1 are located at the same side of the reference plane, the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 have an interference amount such that the first link 2 gives the first rotating arm 4 a force toward the rotation center of the first link 2 and the support 1, and the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 have an interference amount such that the second link 3 gives the second rotating arm 5 a force toward the rotation center of the second link 3 and the support 1.
As shown in fig. 6, the joint of the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 has an interference amount, the first link 2 gives a force F of the first rotating arm 4 toward the rotating axis direction of the first link 2 and the bracket 1, the joint of the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 has an interference amount, the second link 3 gives a force F of the second rotating arm 5 toward the rotating axis direction of the second link 3 and the bracket 1, the rotating axis of the first rotating arm 4 and the bracket 1 is located at one side of the reference plane, the rotating axis of the second rotating arm 5 and the bracket 1 is located at one side of the reference plane, so that the force F exerted on the first swivel arm 4 has a moment arm L, the force F exerted on the second swivel arm 5 has a moment arm L, here, the first link 2 and the first turning arm 4 are taken as an example, and as shown in fig. 6, the force F and the arm L generate a moment M, and the direction of the moment M on the second turning arm 5 is substantially upward as shown in fig. 6.
As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the process of switching from the unfolded state to the folded state, the first turning arm 4 and the second turning arm 5 are turned toward the side of the reference surface close to the turning axis of the first turning arm 4 and the second turning arm 5 and the stand 1; when the folding device 10 is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state until the folding device 10 is in the unfolded state, the direction of the moment acting on the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 is opposite to the direction in which the folding device 10 is rotated toward the folded state, so that the folding device 10 is supported in the unfolded state, the apparatus provided with the folding device 10 is supported in the unfolded state, and the folding device 10 is prevented from being switched from the unfolded state toward the folded state.
According to the folding device 10 of the embodiment of the application, in the unfolded state, by making the rotation axis of the first rotating arm 4 and the bracket 1 and the rotation axis of the second rotating arm 5 and the bracket 1 be located on the same side of the reference plane, and making the joint of the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 have an interference amount so that the first link 2 gives the force F to the first rotating arm 4 in the direction of the rotation axis of the first link 2 and the bracket 1, and the joint of the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 has an interference amount so that the second link 3 gives the force F to the second rotating arm 5 in the direction of the rotation axis of the second link 3 and the bracket 1, so that the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 have a support moment opposite to the folding direction, thereby supporting the folding device 10 in the unfolded state, preventing the folding device 10 from being switched from the unfolded state to the folded state, and further making the equipment connected with the folding device 10 in the unfolded state, facilitating use of the electronic device 100 with the folding apparatus 10.
As shown in fig. 5, 7, 10, and 11, the holder 1 has a first contact portion 13 and a second contact portion 14, the first rotating arm 4 has a first engaging portion 41, the second rotating arm 5 has a second engaging portion 51, one of the first rotating arm 4 and the holder 1 is provided with a first rotating shaft 15, the other is provided with a first rotating hole 42 engaged with the first rotating shaft 15, one of the second rotating arm 5 and the holder 1 is provided with a second rotating shaft 16, the other is provided with a second rotating hole 52 engaged with the second rotating shaft 16, and clearance gaps are provided between an outer peripheral wall of the first rotating shaft 15 and an inner peripheral wall of the first rotating hole 42 and between an outer peripheral wall of the second rotating shaft 16 and an inner peripheral wall of the second rotating hole 52. As shown in fig. 5 and 7, in the unfolded state, the first abutting portion 13 abuts against the first engaging portion 41 and the second abutting portion 14 abuts against the second engaging portion 51 to prevent the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 from moving toward the direction approaching the stand 1, whereby it can be ensured that the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 have an interference amount so that a force F can act on the first rotating arm 4, and the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 have an interference amount so that a force F can act on the second rotating arm 5, so that the folding device 10 has a support moment opposite to the folding direction at the unfolding device, thereby supporting the folding device 10 in the unfolded state, facilitating the use of the electronic apparatus 100 employing the folding device 10.
Because there is interference between the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4, the first rotating arm 4 applies a force on the first link 2 in a direction away from the bracket 1, there is interference between the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5, the second rotating arm 5 applies a force on the second link 3 in a direction away from the bracket 1, the first link 2 and the second link 3 are stretched, and thus a large yield stress is generated on the first link 2 and the second link 3, and the first link 2 and the second link 3 are easily subjected to yield deformation while providing a support moment. In the process of switching the folding device 10 from the unfolded state to the folded state, the interference amount between the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 gradually increases, and the interference amount between the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 gradually increases, so that the first link 2 and the second link 3 yield or even break.
In the present application, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, such that the first abutment portion 13 is spaced apart from the first fitting portion 41, the second abutment portion 14 is spaced apart from the second fitting portion 51, and in cooperation with the escape gap between the first rotating shaft 15 and the first rotating hole 42 and the escape gap between the second rotating shaft 16 and the second rotating hole 52, the first rotating arm 4 is moved toward the bracket 1 by the pull of the first link 2, the second rotating arm 5 is moved toward the bracket 1 by the pull of the second link 3, thereby reducing the amount of interference between the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 and between the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5, thereby releasing most of the stress of the first link 2 and the second link 3 during the rotation and preventing the first link 2 and the second link 3 from yielding and breaking during the rotation.
In conclusion, the folding device 10 of the present application not only provides a support moment through interference in the unfolded state, but also eliminates the yield stress gradually increased in the rotation process, ensures that the first connecting rod 2 and the second connecting rod 3 do not yield and break in the rotation process, and ensures the practicability and reliability of the design. The folding device 10 of the present application is small in size and occupies a small space of the electronic device 100.
Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7 and 11, in the developed state, the outer contour of the first abutting portion 13 is formed in an arc shape that is convex toward the first fitting portion 41, and the outer contour of the second abutting portion 14 is formed in an arc shape that is convex toward the second fitting portion 51. This facilitates the first abutting portion 13 and the first fitting portion 41 abutting in the folded state, the second abutting portion 14 and the second fitting portion 51 abutting, and the first abutting portion 13 and the first fitting portion 41 spaced apart in the folded state, and the second abutting portion 14 and the second fitting portion 51 spaced apart.
As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 5, one of the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 is provided with a third rotating shaft 21, the other is provided with a third rotating hole 43 engaged with the third rotating shaft 21, one of the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 is provided with a fourth rotating shaft 31, the other is provided with a fourth rotating hole 53 engaged with the fourth rotating shaft 31, and movable gaps are provided between the third rotating shaft 21 and the third rotating hole 43 and between the fourth rotating shaft 31 and the fourth rotating hole 53. Since the rotation axes of the first link 2 and the bracket 1 and the rotation axes of the first rotating arm 4 and the bracket 1 are not coincident, and the rotation axes of the second link 3 and the bracket 1 and the rotation axes of the second rotating arm 5 and the bracket 1 are not coincident, the rotation axes of the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 gradually change during the rotation of the folding device 10, the rotation axes of the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 gradually change during the rotation of the folding device 10, so that there is a play between the third rotating shaft 21 and the third rotating hole 43 and between the fourth rotating shaft 31 and the fourth rotating hole 53, it is possible to ensure the reliability of the connection between the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 and the reliability of the connection between the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5, and to avoid the folding device 10 from failing to rotate due to the interference of the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 and the interference of the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the first connecting rod 2 is provided with a fifth rotating shaft 22, the bracket 1 is provided with a fifth rotating hole 17 matched with the fifth rotating shaft 22, the second connecting rod 3 is provided with a sixth rotating shaft 32, the bracket 1 is provided with a sixth rotating hole 18 matched with the sixth rotating shaft 32, the fifth rotating shaft 22 is provided with a plurality of first gear teeth 221 spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the fifth rotating shaft 22, the sixth rotating shaft 32 is provided with a plurality of second gear teeth 321 spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the sixth rotating shaft 32, and the first gear teeth 221 are matched with the second gear teeth 321. Thereby, the sixth rotating shaft 32 is synchronously rotated during the rotation of the fifth rotating shaft 22. Preferably, the first gear teeth 221 on the fifth rotating shaft 22 and the second gear teeth 321 on the sixth rotating shaft 32 are the same in size, that is, the transmission ratio of the first rotating shaft 15 and the second rotating shaft 16 is 1, so that it can be ensured that the first rotating shaft 15 and the second rotating shaft 16 both rotate 90 ° during the process of the folding device 10 from the unfolded state to the folded state or from the folded state to the unfolded state, the yield stress on the first connecting rod 2 and the second connecting rod 3 is substantially the same, the support moment on the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 is substantially the same, and the reliability of the operation of the folding device 10 is ensured.
In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
Of course, the present application is not limited thereto, in order to ensure that the fifth rotation shaft 22 and the sixth rotation shaft 32 both rotate 90 ° during the process from the unfolded state to the folded state or from the folded state to the unfolded state of the folding device 10, a first stopping structure cooperating with the fifth rotation shaft 22 may be provided on the bracket 1, the first stopping structure includes a first stopping portion and a second stopping portion, and a second stopping structure cooperating with the sixth rotation shaft 32 is provided on the bracket 1, the second stopping structure includes a third stopping portion and a fourth stopping portion, the folding device 10 is in the unfolded state, the first stopping portion cooperates with the fifth rotation shaft 22, the third stopping portion cooperates with the sixth rotation shaft 32, the folding device 10 is in the folded state, the second stopping portion cooperates with the fifth rotation shaft 22, the fourth stopping portion cooperates with the sixth rotation shaft 32, the first rotation shaft 15 rotates between the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion, the sixth rotating shaft 32 rotates between the third stopper and the fourth stopper.
As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the first rotating arm 4 includes a first sub rotating arm 44 and a second sub rotating arm 45, the first sub rotating arm 44 and the second sub rotating arm 45 are spaced apart in the direction of the rotation axis of the first rotating arm 4 and the bracket 1, and both the first sub rotating arm 44 and the second sub rotating arm 45 are rotatably connected to the bracket 1 and both the first link 2. Wherein the first sub-rotating arm 44 and the second sub-rotating arm 45 can be connected to one of two foldable parts of the electronic device 100, which can improve the supporting effect of the first rotating arm 4 on the electronic device 100.
As shown in fig. 2 to 3, the first link 2 is provided with a third rotating shaft 21, the first sub-rotating arm 44 and the second sub-rotating arm 45 together define a third rotating hole 43, and both ends of the third rotating shaft 21 are respectively located in the third rotating hole 43 of the first sub-rotating arm 44 and the third rotating hole 43 of the second sub-rotating arm 45.
As shown in fig. 4, the first rotation shafts 15 are provided on opposite sides of the bracket 1, the first sub-rotation arm 44 is connected to one of the first rotation shafts 15, the second sub-rotation arm 45 is connected to the other first rotation shaft 15, the first sub-rotation arm 44 is connected to the second sub-rotation arm 45, and the third rotation hole 43 is formed at the connection of the first sub-rotation arm 44 and the second sub-rotation arm 45.
As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the second rotating arm 5 includes a third sub rotating arm 54 and a fourth sub rotating arm 55, the third sub rotating arm 54 and the fourth sub rotating arm 55 are spaced apart in the direction of the rotation axis of the second rotating arm 5 and the bracket 1, and both the third sub rotating arm 54 and the fourth sub rotating arm 55 are rotatably connected to the bracket 1 and both the second connecting rod 3. Wherein the third sub-rotating arm 54 and the fourth sub-rotating arm 55 can be connected with the other foldable part of the electronic device 100, which can improve the supporting effect of the second rotating arm 5 on the electronic device 100.
As shown in fig. 2-3, the second link 3 is provided with a fourth rotation shaft 31, the third sub-rotation arm 54 and the fourth sub-rotation arm 55 together define a fourth rotation hole 53, and two ends of the fourth rotation shaft 31 are respectively located in the fourth rotation hole 53 of the third sub-rotation arm 54 and the fourth rotation hole 53 of the fourth sub-rotation arm 55.
As shown in fig. 4, the opposite sides of the bracket 1 are provided with the second rotation shafts 16, the third sub-rotation arm 54 is connected to one of the second rotation shafts 16, the fourth sub-rotation arm 55 is connected to the other second rotation shaft 16, and the third sub-rotation arm 54 and the fourth sub-rotation arm 55 are connected, and the fourth rotation hole 53 is located at the connection of the third sub-rotation arm 54 and the fourth sub-rotation arm 55.
As shown in fig. 4, the bracket 1 includes a support plate 11 and support seats 12 at both ends of the support plate 11, the first link 2 and the second link 3 are both located between the two support seats 12, and the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 are both connected at sides of the two support seats 12 away from each other. The two support seats 12 are respectively provided with a first abutting part 13 and a second abutting part 14, the first sub rotating arm 44 and the second sub rotating arm 45 are respectively provided with a first matching part 41 which is matched with the two first abutting parts 13, and the third sub rotating arm 54 and the fourth sub rotating arm 55 are respectively provided with a second matching part 51 which is matched with the two second abutting parts 14.
In some embodiments of the present application, the folding device 10 further includes a limiting structure, the limiting structure includes a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, the first limiting portion is disposed on the bracket 1, the second limiting portion is disposed on at least one of the first connecting rod 2, the second connecting rod 3, the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5, and in the unfolded state, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion cooperate to limit the first connecting rod 2, the second connecting rod 3, the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 from rotating relative to the bracket 1. Thereby, the folding device 10 can be kept in the unfolded state, and the folding device 10 is prevented from being folded in the opposite direction.
The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below.
The electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application includes the folding apparatus 10 described above.
According to the electronic apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present application, in the unfolded state, by making the rotation axis of the first rotating arm 4 and the stand 1 and the rotation axis of the second rotating arm 5 and the stand 1 be located on the same side of the reference plane, and making the connection of the first link 2 and the first rotating arm 4 have an interference amount such that the first link 2 gives the force F of the first rotating arm 4 toward the rotation axis direction of the first link 2 and the stand 1, and the connection of the second link 3 and the second rotating arm 5 has an interference amount such that the second link 3 gives the force F of the second rotating arm 5 toward the rotation axis direction of the second link 3 and the stand 1, so that the first rotating arm 4 and the second rotating arm 5 have a support moment opposite to the folding direction, thereby supporting the folding device 10 in the unfolded state, preventing the folding device 10 from being switched from the unfolded state toward the folded state, and further making the apparatus connected with the folding device 10 in the unfolded state, facilitating use of the electronic device 100 with the folding apparatus 10.
In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 further includes a first middle frame 20, a second middle frame 30, and a flexible display 40, the first middle frame 20 is connected to the first rotating arm 4, for example, the first middle frame 20 is connected to the first rotating arm 4 by a fastener, the second middle frame 30 is connected to the second rotating arm 5, for example, the second middle frame 30 is connected to the second rotating arm 5 by a fastener, the flexible display 40 is connected to both the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30, and in the unfolded state, the flexible display 40 is disposed on the same side of the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30. Therefore, the electronic equipment 100 can be folded and unfolded, and the requirement of diversity of use of a user is met.
For example, when the user needs a large screen to watch a video, the electronic device 100 may be in the unfolded state, and when the user takes in the electronic device 100 or only uses the electronic device 100 to make and receive calls or watch time, the electronic device 100 may be in the folded state.
In the unfolded state, the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30 are located on the same surface, the angle between the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30 is 180 degrees, the flexible display screen 40 is located on the same plane, in the folded state, the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30 are arranged in a stacked mode, the flexible display screen 40 is located between the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30 or located on the outer side of the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30, when the flexible display screen 40 is located between the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30, the electronic device 100 is the inner folding screen electronic device 100, and when the flexible display screen 40 is located on the outer side of the first middle frame 20 and the second middle frame 30, the electronic device 100 is the outer folding screen electronic device 100.
Preferably, the electronic device 100 is an external folding screen electronic device 100, since when the display screen is an internal folding screen electronic device 100, the electronic device 100 is in the unfolded state, the display screen is located above, and when the electronic device 100 is switched from the unfolded state to the folded state, the electronic device 100 is folded upwards, and due to the action of gravity, the electronic device 100 can be unfolded under the action of gravity without a large supporting moment. When the electronic device 100 is the external folding screen electronic device 100, the electronic device 100 is in the unfolded state, and the display screen is located above the display screen, and when the electronic device 100 is switched from the unfolded state to the folded state, the electronic device 100 is folded downwards, and due to the action of gravity, the electronic device 100 has a trend of being folded downwards under the action of gravity, and by adopting the folding device 10 of the application, the electronic device 100 can have a supporting moment opposite to the folding direction, so that the electronic device 100 can be supported in the unfolded state, and the use of a user is facilitated.
By way of example, the electronic device 100 may be any of various types of computer system devices that are mobile or portable and that perform wireless communications. Specifically, electronic device 100 may be a mobile or smart phone (e.g., an iPhone (TM) based, Android (TM) based phone), a Portable gaming device (e.g., a Nintendo DS (TM), PlayStation Portable (TM), Game Advance (TM), iPhone (TM)), a laptop, a PDA, a Portable Internet device, a music player and data storage device, other handheld devices and head-worn devices such as watches, in-ear headphones, pendant, headphones, etc., electronic device 100 may also be other wearable devices (e.g., a head-worn device (HMD) such as electronic glasses, electronic clothing, electronic bracelets, electronic necklaces, electronic tattoos, electronic device 100, or smart watches).
The electronic device 100 may also be any of a plurality of electronic devices 100, the plurality of electronic devices 100 including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, smart phones, other wireless communication devices, personal digital assistants, audio players, other media players, music recorders, video recorders, cameras, other media recorders, radios, medical devices, vehicle transportation equipment, calculators, programmable remote controls, pagers, laptop computers, desktop computers, printers, netbook computers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), moving Picture experts group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) Audio layer (MP3) players, portable medical devices, and digital cameras, and combinations thereof.
In some cases, electronic device 100 may perform multiple functions (e.g., playing music, displaying videos, storing pictures, and receiving and sending telephone calls). If desired, the electronic device 100 may be a portable device such as a cellular telephone, media player, other handheld device, wrist watch device, pendant device, earpiece device, or other compact portable device.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "axial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the positional or orientational relationships indicated in the drawings for the purpose of convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the present application. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.
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 construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.
In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like 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, the schematic representations of the terms used above 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.
While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
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1. A folding apparatus, comprising:
a support;
one end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the bracket;
one end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the bracket, the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket are parallel to the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket, and the planes of the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket and the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket are reference planes;
one end of the first rotating arm is rotatably connected with the bracket, the other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first rotating arm, and the rotating axes of the first rotating arm and the bracket are parallel to the rotating axes of the first connecting rod and the bracket;
one end of the second rotating arm is rotatably connected with the bracket, the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second rotating arm, and the rotating axes of the second rotating arm and the bracket are parallel to the rotating axes of the second connecting rod and the bracket;
wherein the folding device is switchable between an unfolded state and a folded state, the unfolded state, the first rotating arm and the rotation axis of the bracket and the second rotating arm and the rotation axis of the bracket are located on the same side of the reference surface, the first link and the first rotating arm have an interference amount so that the first link gives the first rotating arm a force toward the first link and the rotation center of the bracket, and the second link and the second rotating arm have an interference amount so that the second link gives the second rotating arm a force toward the second link and the rotation center of the bracket.
2. The folding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bracket has a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion, the first rotating arm has a first engaging portion, the second rotating arm has a second engaging portion, one of the first rotating arm and the bracket is provided with a first rotating shaft, the other is provided with a first rotating hole engaged with the first rotating shaft, one of the second rotating arm and the bracket is provided with a second rotating shaft, the other is provided with a second rotating hole engaged with the second rotating shaft, an avoidance gap is provided between an outer peripheral wall of the first rotating shaft and an inner peripheral wall of the first rotating hole and between an outer peripheral wall of the second rotating shaft and an inner peripheral wall of the second rotating hole, in the unfolded state, the first abutting portion abuts against the first engaging portion and the second abutting portion abuts against the second engaging portion to prevent the first rotating arm and the second rotating arm from moving toward the first engaging portion and the second rotating arm The first abutting part is spaced from the first matching part, and the second abutting part is spaced from the second matching part in the process of the folding state and the process of the unfolding state to the folding state.
3. The folding device according to claim 2, wherein in the unfolded state, an outer contour of the first abutting portion is formed in an arc shape that is convex toward the first engagement portion, and an outer contour of the second abutting portion is formed in an arc shape that is convex toward the second engagement portion.
4. The folding apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said first link and said first pivot arm is provided with a third pivot shaft, and the other is provided with a third pivot hole engaged with said third pivot shaft, one of said second link and said second pivot arm is provided with a fourth pivot shaft, and the other is provided with a fourth pivot hole engaged with said fourth pivot shaft, and a clearance is provided between said third pivot shaft and said third pivot hole and between said fourth pivot shaft and said fourth pivot hole.
5. The folding device of claim 1, wherein a fifth rotating shaft is disposed on the first connecting rod, a fifth rotating hole engaged with the fifth rotating shaft is disposed on the bracket, a sixth rotating shaft is disposed on the second connecting rod, a sixth rotating hole engaged with the sixth rotating shaft is disposed on the bracket, a plurality of first gear teeth spaced apart along a circumferential direction of the fifth rotating shaft are disposed on the fifth rotating shaft, a plurality of second gear teeth spaced apart along a circumferential direction of the sixth rotating shaft are disposed on the sixth rotating shaft, and the first gear teeth are engaged with the second gear teeth.
6. The folding apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first rotatable arm includes a first sub-rotatable arm and a second sub-rotatable arm, said first sub-rotatable arm and said second sub-rotatable arm being spaced apart in the direction of the axis of rotation of said first rotatable arm and said bracket, said first sub-rotatable arm and said second sub-rotatable arm both being rotatably connected to said bracket and both being rotatably connected to said first link;
or the second rotating arm comprises a third sub rotating arm and a fourth sub rotating arm, the third sub rotating arm and the fourth sub rotating arm are spaced in the direction of the rotating axis of the second rotating arm and the support, and the third sub rotating arm and the fourth sub rotating arm are both in rotating connection with the support and are both in rotating connection with the second connecting rod.
7. The folding apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a limiting structure, the limiting structure comprising a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, the first limiting portion being disposed on the bracket, the second limiting portion being disposed on at least one of the first link, the second link, the first rotating arm, and the second rotating arm, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion cooperating to limit rotation of the first link, the second link, the first rotating arm, and the second rotating arm relative to the bracket in the unfolded state.
8. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a folding apparatus according to any one of claims 1-7.
9. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising:
a first middle frame connected with the first rotation arm;
the second middle frame is connected with the second rotating arm;
the flexible display screen is connected with the first middle frame and the second middle frame, and in the unfolded state, the flexible display screen is arranged on the same side of the first middle frame and the second middle frame.
10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the electronic device is an outer folding screen electronic device.
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