CN115514837A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device, including: a first housing; a second housing movable relative to the first housing; one end of the folding plate component is connected with the first shell, the other end of the folding plate component is connected with the second shell, and the folding plate component has an unfolding state and a folding state; the flexible screen assembly is arranged on the first shell and the second shell; under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in an unfolded state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to be unfolded; under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in a folding state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to fold.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment, and particularly relates to electronic equipment.

Background

In the related art, a curled-screen mobile phone generally includes a comb-tooth-shaped support plate, when the mobile phone is extended, due to a gap between comb teeth, an uneven touch feeling may be brought when a user touches a screen, and the touch screen at the gap is easily damaged when a large external force impacts the touch screen.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims at providing the electronic equipment which can solve or improve the technical problem that the screen is easy to damage due to the adoption of the comb-tooth-shaped support plate.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing movable relative to the first housing;

one end of the folding plate component is connected with the first shell, the other end of the folding plate component is connected with the second shell, and the folding plate component has an unfolding state and a folding state;

the flexible screen assembly is arranged on the first shell and the second shell;

under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in an unfolded state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to be unfolded; under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in a folding state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to fold.

In the embodiment of the application, electronic equipment includes first casing, second casing and flexible screen assembly, first casing and second casing can carry out relative or the translation activity that carries on the back mutually, first casing and second casing can carry out the translation motion back to the back mutually, increase the volume of first casing and second casing, thereby drive flexible screen assembly and expand, increase flexible screen assembly's display area, first casing and second casing can also be in opposite directions carry out the translation motion, reduce the volume of first casing and second casing, thereby drive flexible screen assembly and draw in, reduce electronic equipment's whole volume, the display area who realizes increasing electronic equipment and occupy the space when reducing electronic equipment and depositing.

The electronic equipment further comprises a folding plate assembly connected with the first shell and the second shell, and further the folding plate assembly can be pulled along with the movement of the first shell and the second shell, so that the folding plate assembly is switched between an unfolding state and a folding state, and under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in the folding state, two ends of the first shell and two ends of the second shell are close to each other, so that the flexible screen assembly is folded.

Under the condition that the folded sheet subassembly is in the state of expanding, the both ends of first casing and second casing are kept away from mutually, thereby prop open the flexible screen subassembly, make the flexible screen subassembly expand, at this moment, the folded sheet subassembly is located the below of flexible screen subassembly, the folded sheet subassembly can provide the support for the flexible screen subassembly, because the folded sheet subassembly is when being in the state of expanding, form platelike structure, also be exactly the folded sheet subassembly does not have the clearance between the comb teeth, consequently, the shock resistance of flexible screen subassembly has been promoted, and, when the user touches the flexible screen subassembly, also there is not unevenness's sense of touch.

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.

Drawings

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

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application in a folded state of a folding plate assembly;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application when the folding plate assembly is in a folded state;

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application in a folded state of the folding plate assembly;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic device in an unfolded state according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application in an unfolded state of the folding plate assembly;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application, in which a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly are in an unfolded state;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application in an unfolded state of the folding plate assembly;

FIG. 8 shows a close-up view at A in the electronic device as shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic view of a first wheel and a rail in an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a first housing in an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 1 to 10 reference numerals:

100 electronic equipment, 110 a first shell, 112 a first frame body, 114 a fixed support, 120 a second shell body, 122 a second frame body, 124 a third rotating shaft, 126 a guide rail, 130 a folding plate component, 132 a supporting plate, 134 a hinge, 136 a translation hinge, 138 a space hinge, 140 a first roller, 142 a synchronous gear set, 144 a first rotating shaft, 146 a second rotating shaft, 148 a second roller, 150 a third roller, 152 a hinge shaft, 154 a supporting rod and 160 a flexible screen component.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like 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. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

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

In 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.

An electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 10.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present application provides an electronic device 100 including: a first housing 110; a second housing 120, the second housing 120 being movable relative to the first housing 110; a folding plate assembly 130 having one end connected to the first housing 110 and the other end connected to the second housing 120, the folding plate assembly 130 having an unfolded state and a folded state; a flexible screen assembly 160 disposed at the first housing 110 and the second housing 120; when the folding plate assembly 130 is in the unfolded state, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to be unfolded; with the folding plate assembly 130 in the folded state, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 bring the flexible screen assembly 160 to fold.

In an embodiment of the application, the electronic device 100 includes the first casing 110, the second casing 120 and the flexible screen assembly 160, the first casing 110 and the second casing 120 may perform opposite or opposite translational movements, the first casing 110 and the second casing 120 may perform opposite translational movements, the volumes of the first casing 110 and the second casing 120 are increased, so as to drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to unfold, and increase the display area of the flexible screen assembly 160, the first casing 110 and the second casing 120 may also perform opposite translational movements, and reduce the volumes of the first casing 110 and the second casing 120, so as to drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to fold, reduce the overall volume of the electronic device 100, increase the display area of the electronic device 100, and reduce the occupation of space when the electronic device is stored.

The electronic device 100 further includes a folding plate assembly 130 connected to the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, and further, with the movement of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, the folding plate assembly 130 can be pulled to switch the folding plate assembly 130 between an unfolded state and a folded state, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, in a case that the folding plate assembly 130 is in the folded state, two ends of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are close to each other, so that the flexible screen assembly 160 is folded.

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, in the unfolded state of the folding plate assembly 130, the two ends of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are far away from each other, so as to support the flexible screen assembly 160, so that the flexible screen assembly 160 is unfolded, and at this time, the folding plate assembly 130 is located below the flexible screen assembly 160, and the folding plate assembly 130 can provide support for the flexible screen assembly 160, since the folding plate assembly 130 forms a plate-shaped structure in the unfolded state, that is, the folding plate assembly 130 does not have gaps between comb teeth, so that the shock resistance of the flexible screen assembly 160 is improved, and there is no uneven touch when a user touches the flexible screen assembly 160.

Also, the folding plate assembly 130 can save the internal space of the electronic device 100 and have a large telescopic displacement by switching the folded and unfolded states.

And, the adhesive area of the folding plate assembly 130 and the first main body to the flexible screen assembly 160 is much larger than that of the comb support frame, so that the reliability of the flexible screen assembly 160 is improved, and the possibility of degumming and separation of the flexible screen assembly 160 is reduced.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the folding plate assembly 130 includes: a plurality of support plates 132, a plurality of support plates 132 are arranged side by side, and adjacent support plates 132 are rotatable.

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 includes a plurality of supporting plates 132, the supporting plates 132 are arranged side by side, and the adjacent supporting plates 132 can rotate, so that when the folding plate assembly 130 is in the unfolded state, the supporting plates 132 are sequentially connected and are laid in a long plate shape, so that the flexible screen assembly 160 can be supported below the flexible screen assembly 160, and when the folding plate assembly 130 is in the folded state, the adjacent supporting plates 132 rotate, so that the front surface of one supporting plate 132 is opposite to the back surface of the other supporting plate 132, so that the supporting plates 132 are folded together, thereby reducing the space occupation of the supporting plate assembly 130.

And, different telescopic displacements of the flexible screen assembly 160 can be accomplished by controlling the number of support portions in the folding plate assembly 130.

Moreover, the gaps between the supporting plates 132 are small, the concave-convex feeling in the touch control of the flexible screen assembly 160 is reduced, the supporting strength of the flexible screen assembly 160 is improved, and the protection effect of the flexible screen assembly 160 is improved.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes: and hinges 134, wherein the adjacent support plates 132 are connected by the hinges 134.

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes a hinge 134 connecting the adjacent supporting plates 132, that is, the adjacent supporting plates 132 are rotatably connected by the hinge 134, which is simple in structure and easy to manufacture.

Among them, a plurality of hinges 134 may be disposed between the adjacent support plates 132, for example: two attachment points are provided between adjacent support plates 132 on either side of the support plates 132 to improve the smoothness of the unfolding and folding of the folding plate assembly 130.

As shown in fig. 6, the adjacent support plates 132 are unfolded in a flat plate shape like "- -" in the case where the folding plate assembly 130 is in the unfolded state, and as shown in fig. 3, the adjacent support plates 132 are folded in a "|" shape or "V" in the case where the folding plate assembly 130 is in the folded state.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, 8, 9 and 10, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes: a first roller 140 disposed on the hinge 134 and protruding from the support plate 132, a guide rail 126 disposed on the second housing 120, and the first roller 140 disposed in the guide rail 126; wherein, at most one hinge 134 of the adjacent hinges 134 is provided with the first roller 140.

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes a first roller 140 disposed on the hinge 134, and a guide rail 126 is disposed on the second housing 120, and the first roller 140 can slide in the guide rail 126, so as to define a movement track of the folding plate assembly 130, thereby improving the running stability of the folding plate assembly 130. The number of the guide rails 126 is two, the number of the first rollers 140 is multiple, the first rollers are respectively disposed on two sides of the supporting plate 132, the guide rails 126 are also disposed on two sides of the supporting plate 132, and the guide rails 126 and the first rollers 140 located on the same side of the supporting plate 132 are matched.

And, in the direction from one support plate 132 to the other support plate 132, only one of the adjacent hinges 134, that is, the hinges 134 on both sides of the same support plate 132, is provided with the first roller 140, so that the folding and unfolding of the folding plate assembly 130 can be achieved, specifically, in the folded state of the folding plate assembly 130, the first roller 140 is located in the guide rail 126, and then the hinge 134 of the adjacent support plate 132, which is not provided with the first roller 140, is moved to one side of the guide rail 126, so that the folded state is formed.

Moreover, a plurality of hinges 134 may be disposed between the adjacent supporting plates 132, the number of the first rollers 140 is two, and the two first rollers 140 are disposed on different hinges 134 between the adjacent supporting plates 132, respectively, and protrude from both sides of the supporting plates 132.

During the transition of the folding plate assembly 130 from the folded state to the unfolded state, the adjacent support plates 132 are formed in a "V" shape from a flat plate shape, and the included angle between the adjacent support plates 132 is gradually decreased until the folding is completed. During the transition of the folding plate assembly 130 from the unfolded state to the folded state, the adjacent support plates 132 are formed in a "V" shape from the folded state, and the included angle between the adjacent support plates 132 is gradually increased until the folding state is completely unfolded.

Also, the first roller 140 may support the folding plate assembly 130 at the guide rail 126 with the folding plate assembly 130 in the unfolded state, thereby improving the supporting capability of the folding plate assembly 130 for the flexible screen assembly 160.

The hinge 134 includes a hinge shaft 152, and the first gear is disposed on the hinge shaft 152.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes: the synchronizing gear set 142 is disposed adjacent to the support plate 132.

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes a synchronizing gear set 142 disposed between the adjacent supporting plates 132, so that the supporting plates 132 rotate synchronously when rotating between the adjacent supporting plates 132, and further the rotation angles between the supporting plates 132 are substantially the same, so that the force applied to the folding plate assembly 130 is uniform. Moreover, since the diameter of the synchronizing gear set 142 is small, the gap is small after the folding plate assembly 130 is unfolded to the horizontal unfolded state, and the folding plate assembly 130 can well support and protect the flexible screen assembly 160.

Wherein a plurality of hinges 134 may be disposed between the adjacent support plates 132, and a synchronizing gear set 142 is disposed between the two hinges 134, that is, the synchronizing gear set 142 is laterally disposed between the two support plates 132 and longitudinally disposed between the two hinges 134.

Specifically, the synchronizing gear set 142 may be two gears engaged with each other, and the two hinge 134 assemblies are provided with two support rods 154, and the two gears are respectively disposed on the two support rods 154.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the hinge 134 includes a translation hinge 136 and a space hinge 138, the translation hinge 136 and the space hinge 138 are alternately arranged, and the first roller 140 is disposed on the translation hinge 136.

Specifically, the hinges 134 include a translation hinge 136 and a space hinge 138, the first roller 140 is provided at the translation hinge 136, and the translation hinge 136 and the space hinge 138 are alternately provided between different support plates 132. The translation hinge 136 refers to the hinge 134 that moves only in the moving direction of the first and second housings 110 and 120 during the movement of the folding plate assembly 130. Here, the spatial hinge 138 refers to the hinge 134 that moves not only in the movement direction of the first and second housings 110 and 120 but also in the direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the first and second housings 110 and 120 during the movement of the folding plate assembly 130.

For example: the folding plate assembly 130 includes four support plates 132, i.e., a first support plate, a second support plate, a third support plate, and a fourth support plate, the four support plates 132 are connected in sequence, wherein a space hinge 138 is disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate, a translation hinge is disposed between the second support plate and the third support plate, and a space hinge 138 is disposed between the third support plate and the fourth support plate. The first rollers 140 are arranged on the translation hinges 136 between the second support plate and the third support plate, two translation hinges 136 are arranged between the second support plate and the third support plate, the number of the first rollers 140 is two, one first roller 140 is arranged on each translation hinge 136, and the two first rollers 140 are respectively positioned on two sides of the support plate 132.

As one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the first housing 110 includes: a first frame body 112; a fixing bracket 114 disposed on the first frame 112, wherein the fixing bracket 114 supports a portion of the flexible screen assembly 160; the second housing 120 includes: the second frame 122 is telescopically engaged with the first frame 112, one end of the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the fixing bracket 114, and the other end of the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the second frame 122.

Specifically, the first casing 110 includes a first frame 112 and a fixing bracket 114 disposed on the first frame 112, the second casing 120 includes a second frame 122, the second frame 122 is movably disposed on the first frame 112, and the second frame 122 and the first frame 112 can move toward and away from each other, wherein one end of the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the fixing bracket 114, and the other end is connected to the second frame 122. That is, one of the supporting plates 132 of the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the fixed bracket 114, and the other is connected to the second frame 122, the folding plate assembly 130 can be pulled apart when the fixed bracket 114 and the second frame 122 move away from each other, and the folding plate assembly 130 can be pushed to the folded state when the fixed bracket 114 and the second frame 122 move toward each other.

Wherein, as shown in fig. 10, the fixing bracket 114 is provided with a groove, and the guide rail 126 of the second housing 120 can slide in the groove.

Further, a third rotating shaft 124 is disposed on the second frame 122, and the flexible screen assembly 160 can be wound around the third rotating shaft 124.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the first housing 110 by a first rotating shaft 144; the folding plate assembly is connected to the second housing 120 by a second hinge 146.

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the first housing 110 by a first rotating shaft 144, the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the second housing 120 by a second rotating shaft 146, and the folding plate assembly 130 is rotatably connected to the first housing 110, and the folding plate assembly 130 is rotatably connected to the second housing 120, so that the folding plate assembly 130 has a smaller volume when in the folded state.

Among them, the supporting plate 132 of the folding plate assembly 130 connected to the first housing 110 and one of the first housing 110 have a protrusion thereon and the other has a recess thereon, the protrusion is inserted into the recess, and the first rotating shaft 144 passes through the first housing 110 and the supporting plate 132. The support plate 132 of the folding plate assembly 130, which is coupled to the second housing 120, and one of the second housing 120 have protrusions thereon and the other has recesses therein, the protrusions being inserted into the recesses, and the second rotation shaft 146 passing through the second housing 120 and the support plate 132.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes: second rollers 148 provided at both ends of the first rotating shaft 144; and third rollers 150 disposed at both ends of the second shaft 146.

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes a second roller 148 disposed at both ends of the first rotating shaft 144, and a third roller 150 disposed at both ends of the second rotating shaft 146. Also, a second roller 148 and a third roller 150 are both disposed within the rail 126.

In this case, when the folding plate assembly 130 moves, the first roller 140, the second roller 148 and the third roller 150 slide in the guide rail 126 by the meshing motion of the synchronizing gear set 142, that is, the switching of the state of the folding plate assembly 130 is realized by the movement of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120.

And, the flexible screen assembly 160 can be extended or rolled up under the guiding action of the third shaft 124, the folding plate assembly 130 is unfolded under the action of the first casing 110 and the second casing 120, the first roller 140 and the second roller 148 horizontally move in the guide rail 126, and the synchronizing gear set 142 is engaged to rotate, so that the folding plate assembly 130 finally reaches a horizontal unfolded state.

As one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7, the number of the support plates 132 is an even number.

Specifically, the number of the support plates 132 is even, and every two support plates 132 form one movement unit, thereby facilitating the restriction of the movement locus of the folding plate assembly 130, and the even number of the support plates 132 can be completely folded together, contributing to the reduction of the volume of the folded folding plate assembly 130.

As a possible embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a processor and a driving element, the driving element is electrically connected to the processor, and the processor can control the driving element to drive the first casing 110 and the second casing 120 to move toward each other for folding or move away from each other for unfolding, wherein the operation of the driving element can be triggered by a button of the electronic device 100, for example: a switch key, a volume key, etc., or the operation of the driving member may be touch-triggered through the flexible screen assembly 160.

The driving member can be a motor screw mechanism or a telescopic rod mechanism and the like.

As a possible implementation, the electronic device 100 includes a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a wearable device.

In the description herein, reference to the term "one embodiment," or "a specific embodiment," etc., 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.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing movable relative to the first housing;

one end of the folding plate component is connected with the first shell, the other end of the folding plate component is connected with the second shell, and the folding plate component has an unfolding state and a folding state;

the flexible screen assembly is arranged on the first shell and the second shell;

under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in the unfolding state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to unfold; under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in the folding state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to be folded.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the folding plate assembly comprises:

the supporting plates are arranged side by side and adjacent to each other in a rotatable mode.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the folding plate assembly further comprises:

and the adjacent supporting plates are connected through the hinges.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the folding plate assembly further comprises:

the first roller is arranged on the hinge and protrudes out of the supporting plate, a guide rail is arranged on the second shell, and the first roller is arranged in the guide rail;

wherein, in the adjacent hinge, at most one hinge is provided with the first roller.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the folding plate assembly further comprises:

and the synchronous gear set is arranged adjacent to the supporting plate.

6. The electronic device of claim 4,

the hinge comprises a translation hinge and a space hinge, the translation hinge and the space hinge are alternately arranged, and the first roller is arranged on the translation hinge.

7. The electronic device of any of claims 1-6,

the first housing includes:

a first frame body;

the fixed support is arranged on the first frame body and supports part of the flexible screen assembly;

the second housing includes:

the second frame body is matched with the first frame body in a telescopic mode, one end of the folding plate assembly is connected with the fixing support, and the other end of the folding plate assembly is connected with the second frame body.

8. The electronic device of any of claims 1-6,

the folding plate assembly is connected with the first shell through a first rotating shaft;

the folding plate assembly is connected with the second shell through a second rotating shaft.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising:

the second rollers are arranged at two ends of the first rotating shaft;

and the third rollers are arranged at two ends of the second rotating shaft.

10. The electronic device of any of claims 2-6,

the number of the supporting plates is even.

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