CN115514837B

CN115514837B - Electronic devices

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Publication number: CN115514837B
Application number: CN202211143883.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张良刚; 马旭; 王文龙
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-20
Filing date: 2022-09-20
Publication date: 2025-04-04
Anticipated expiration: 2042-09-20
Also published as: CN115514837A

Abstract

The application provides electronic equipment which comprises a first shell, a second shell, a folding plate assembly and a flexible screen assembly, wherein the second shell is movable relative to the first shell, one end of the folding plate assembly is connected with the first shell, the other end of the folding plate assembly is connected with the second shell, the folding plate assembly is in an unfolding state and a folding state, the flexible screen assembly is arranged on the first shell and the second shell, 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 unfolding state, and the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to fold under the condition that the folding plate assembly is in the folding state.

Description

Electronic equipment

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 uses a comb-shaped supporting plate, when the mobile phone is stretched, a user touches the screen due to gaps between the comb teeth, so that the user can bring uneven touch feeling, and the touch screen at the gaps is easy to damage when being impacted by a large external force.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide electronic equipment which can solve or improve the technical problem that a screen is easy to damage due to the adoption of a comb-tooth-shaped supporting plate in the electronic equipment with a curled screen type screen in the related technology.

In order to solve the technical problems, the application is realized 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 assembly is connected with the first shell, the other end of the folding plate assembly is connected with the second shell, and the folding plate assembly is in an unfolding state and a folding state;

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

the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen component to be unfolded under the condition that the folding plate component is in an unfolding state, and drive the flexible screen component to be folded under the condition that the folding plate component is in a folding state.

In the embodiment of the application, the electronic equipment comprises the first shell, the second shell and the flexible screen assembly, the first shell and the second shell can perform opposite or opposite translational movement, the first shell and the second shell can perform opposite translational movement, the volume of the first shell and the second shell is increased, so that the flexible screen assembly is driven to be unfolded, the display area of the flexible screen assembly is increased, the first shell and the second shell can also perform opposite translational movement, the volume of the first shell and the second shell is reduced, the flexible screen assembly is driven to be folded, the whole volume of the electronic equipment is reduced, and the display area of the electronic equipment is increased, and the occupation of space when the electronic equipment is stored is reduced.

The electronic equipment further comprises a folding plate assembly connected with the first shell and the second shell, and further along with the movement of the first shell and the second shell, the folding plate assembly can be pulled to enable the folding plate assembly to be 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 folding plate assembly is in the unfolding state, the two ends of the first shell and the second shell are far away from each other, so that the flexible screen assembly is unfolded, at the moment, the folding plate assembly is located below the flexible screen assembly, the folding plate assembly can provide support for the flexible screen assembly, and because the folding plate assembly forms a plate-shaped structure when in the unfolding state, that is, the folding plate assembly does not have gaps among comb teeth, the shock resistance of the flexible screen assembly is improved, and in addition, when a user touches the flexible screen assembly, the user does not have uneven touch feeling.

Additional aspects and advantages of the 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 application.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the application will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application in a folded state of a folding board assembly;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a first housing, a second housing and a folding board assembly in a folded state in the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

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

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

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly in an unfolded state of the folding plate assembly in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, in which a first housing, a second housing, and a folding plate assembly are unfolded;

FIG. 8 shows a partial enlarged view at A in the electronic device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a first roller and a rail in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of a first housing in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 1 to 10 reference numerals:

100 electronic equipment, 110 first shell, 112 first frame, 114 fixed support, 120 second shell, 122 second frame, 124 third pivot, 126 guide rail, 130 folding board assembly, 132 support board, 134 hinge, 136 translational hinge, 138 spatial hinge, 140 first roller, 142 synchronous gear set, 144 first pivot, 146 second pivot, 148 second roller, 150 third roller, 152 hinge shaft, 154 support bar, 160 flexible screen assembly.

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 or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout or elements having like or similar functionality. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

The features of the application "first", "second" and the like in the description and in the claims may be used for the explicit or implicit inclusion of one or more such features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/", generally means that the associated object is an "or" relationship.

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

In the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, mechanically connected, electrically connected, directly connected, indirectly connected via an intervening medium, or in communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases 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, which includes a first housing 110, a second housing 120, wherein the second housing 120 is movable relative to the first housing 110, a folding plate assembly 130, one end of which is connected to the first housing 110, and the other end of which is connected to the second housing 120, the folding plate assembly 130 having an unfolded state and a folded state, a flexible screen assembly 160 provided to the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, wherein the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to be unfolded when the folding plate assembly 130 is in the unfolded state, and the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to be folded when the folding plate assembly 130 is in the folded state.

In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device 100 includes the first housing 110, the second housing 120 and the flexible screen assembly 160, where the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 can perform opposite or opposite translational movement, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 can perform opposite translational movement, increasing the volume of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, so as to drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to expand, increasing the display area of the flexible screen assembly 160, and the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 can also perform opposite translational movement, reducing the volume of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, so as to drive the flexible screen assembly 160 to fold, reducing the overall volume of the electronic device 100, and realizing increasing the display area of the electronic device 100 and reducing the occupation of space when the electronic device is stored.

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

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, in the case where the folding plate assembly 130 is in the unfolded state, both ends of the first case 110 and the second case 120 are spaced apart to thereby expand the flexible screen assembly 160 such that the flexible screen assembly 160 is unfolded, and at this time, the folding plate assembly 130 is positioned under 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 a gap between comb teeth, the impact resistance of the flexible screen assembly 160 is improved, and there is no uneven touch feeling 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 has a large telescopic displacement by switching between the folded and unfolded states.

And, the adhesive area of the folding plate assembly 130 and the first body to the flexible screen assembly 160 is much larger than the area of the comb teeth supporting 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 one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the folding plate assembly 130 includes a plurality of support plates 132, the plurality of support plates 132 being disposed side by side, adjacent support plates 132 being rotatable.

Specifically, the folding board assembly 130 includes a plurality of support boards 132, the plurality of support boards 132 are arranged side by side, and, the adjacent support boards 132 can rotate, and then the plurality of support boards 132 are connected in turn and are tiled into a long board shape under the condition that the folding board assembly 130 is in an unfolding state, and then the flexible screen assembly 160 can be supported under the flexible screen assembly 160, and under the condition that the folding board assembly 130 is in a folding state, the adjacent support boards 132 rotate, and then the front surface of one support board 132 is opposite to the back surface of the other support board 132, so that the plurality of support boards 132 are folded together, and the space occupation of the support board assembly 130 is reduced.

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

And, the clearance between the backup pad 132 is less, reduces the unsmooth sense in the flexible screen subassembly 160 touch-control, promotes the support strength to flexible screen subassembly 160, promotes the protection effect to flexible screen subassembly 160.

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

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

Wherein a plurality of hinges 134 may be provided between adjacent support plates 132, for example, at both sides of the support plates 132 such that two connection points are provided between the adjacent support plates 132, thereby improving the unfolding and folding stability of the folding plate assembly 130.

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

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 among 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 is slidable within the guide rail 126, thereby defining a movement track of the folding plate assembly 130 and improving the stability of the operation of the folding plate assembly 130. The number of the guide rails 126 is two, the number of the first rollers 140 is plural, the guide rails 126 are respectively disposed on two sides of the support plate 132, the guide rails 126 are also disposed on two sides of the support plate 132, and the guide rails 126 disposed on the same side of the support plate 132 are matched with the first rollers 140.

And, in a direction from one support plate 132 to another support plate 132, only one of the adjacent hinges 134, that is, the hinges 134 at both sides of the same support plate 132, is provided with the first roller 140, so that folding and unfolding of the folding plate assembly 130 can be achieved, specifically, in a folded state of the folding plate assembly 130, the first roller 140 is located in the guide rail 126, and thus the hinge 134, in which the first roller 140 is not provided, of the adjacent support plates 132 moves toward one side of the guide rail 126, thereby forming a folded state.

In addition, a plurality of hinges 134 may be disposed between the adjacent support plates 132, the number of the first rollers 140 is two, and the two first rollers 140 protrude from two sides of the support plates 132, which are respectively disposed on different hinges 134 between the adjacent support 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 reduced 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 by the folded shape, and the included angle between the adjacent support plates 132 is gradually increased until the folding plate assembly is completely unfolded.

Also, in the case that the folding plate assembly 130 is in the unfolded state, the first roller 140 may support the folding plate assembly 130 at the guide rail 126, thereby improving the support capability of the folding plate assembly 130 to the flexible screen assembly 160.

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

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

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 further includes a synchronizing gear set 142 disposed between the adjacent support plates 132, so that the plurality of support plates 132 rotate synchronously when the adjacent support plates 132 rotate, so that the rotation angles between the support plates 132 are substantially the same, and the folding plate assembly 130 is stressed uniformly. Also, 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 adjacent support plates 132, a synchronizing gear set 142 may be disposed between two hinges 134, that is, the synchronizing gear set 142 may be disposed laterally between two support plates 132 and longitudinally between two hinges 134.

Specifically, the synchronizing gear set 142 may be two meshed gears, 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 translational hinge 136 and a spatial hinge 138, where the translational hinge 136 and the spatial hinge 138 are alternately disposed, and the first roller 140 is disposed on the translational hinge 136.

Specifically, the hinge 134 includes a translational hinge 136 and a spatial hinge 138, the first roller 140 is disposed on the translational hinge 136, and the translational hinge 136 and the spatial hinge 138 are alternately disposed between different support plates 132. The translational hinge 136 refers to a hinge 134 that moves only along the movement direction of the first and second housings 110 and 120 during the movement of the folding plate assembly 130. The space hinge 138 refers to a hinge 134 that moves not only in the moving directions of the first and second housings 110 and 120 but also in a direction perpendicular to the moving directions 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, namely a first support plate, a second support plate, a third support plate and a fourth support plate, wherein the four support plates 132 are sequentially connected, a space hinge 138 is arranged between the first support plate and the second support plate, a translation hinge is arranged between the second support plate and the third support plate, and a space hinge 138 is arranged between the third support plate and the fourth support plate. The first roller 140 is disposed on the translational hinge 136 between the second support plate and the third support plate, two translational hinges 136 are disposed between the second support plate and the third support plate, two first rollers 140 are also disposed on each translational hinge 136, and two first rollers 140 are respectively disposed 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 112, a fixing bracket 114 provided to the first frame 112, the fixing bracket 114 supporting a portion of the flexible screen assembly 160, and the second housing 120 includes a second frame 122 telescopically coupled to the first frame 112, one end of the folding plate assembly 130 being connected to the fixing bracket 114, and the other end of the folding plate assembly 130 being connected to the second frame 122.

Specifically, the first housing 110 includes a first frame 112 and a fixing bracket 114 disposed on the first frame 112, the second housing 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 support plates 132 of the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the fixing bracket 114, and the other is connected to the second frame 122, the folding plate assembly 130 may be pulled apart in a state that the fixing bracket 114 and the second frame 122 are moved away from each other, and the folding plate assembly 130 may be pushed to a folded state in a state that the fixing bracket 114 and the second frame 122 are moved toward each other.

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

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

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

Specifically, the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the first housing 110 through the first rotation shaft 144, and the folding plate assembly 130 is connected to the second housing 120 through the second rotation shaft 146, so that 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, thereby having a smaller volume when the folding plate assembly 130 is in a folded state.

Wherein, the support plate 132 connected with the first housing 110 in the folding plate assembly 130, and one of the first housing 110 has a protrusion thereon, and the other has a recess thereon, the protrusion is embedded in the recess, and the first rotation shaft 144 passes through the first housing 110 and the support plate 132. The support plate 132 of the folding plate assembly 130 coupled to the second housing 120, and one of the second housing 120 has a protrusion thereon, and the other has a recess in which the protrusion is embedded, and the second rotation shaft 146 passes through the second housing 120 and the support plate 132.

As one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, 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.

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. And, both the second roller 148 and the third roller 150 are disposed within the rail 126.

Wherein, 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 through the meshing movement of the synchronous gear set 142, that is, the state of the folding plate assembly 130 is switched through the movement of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120.

And, the flexible screen assembly 160 may be extended or wound under the guiding action of the third rotating shaft 124, the folding plate assembly 130 is unfolded under the acting force of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, the first roller 140 and the second roller 148 horizontally move in the guide rail 126, and the synchronous gear set 142 is engaged to rotate, so that the folding plate assembly 130 finally reaches the 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 an even number, and each two support plates 132 form one movement unit, so that the movement track of the folding plate assembly 130 is conveniently limited, and the even number of support plates 132 can be completely folded together, which helps to reduce the volume of the folding plate assembly 130 after folding.

As a possible implementation manner, the electronic device 100 further includes a processor and a driving element, where the driving element is electrically connected to the processor, and the processor may control the driving element to drive the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 to move towards each other to fold or move away from each other to unfold, where the operation of the driving element may be triggered by a key of the electronic device 100, for example, an on/off key or a volume key, or may be triggered by touch of the flexible screen assembly 160.

Wherein, the driving piece can be a motor screw mechanism or a telescopic rod mechanism, etc.

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

In the description of the present specification, reference to the term "one embodiment", or "a particular 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, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the application as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first shell;

a second housing, the second housing being movable relative to the first housing;

A folding plate assembly, one end of which is connected to the first shell, and the other end of which is connected to the second shell, and the folding plate assembly has an unfolded state and a folded state;

A flexible screen assembly, provided in the first shell and the second shell;

Wherein, when the folding plate assembly is in the unfolded state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to unfold; when the folding plate assembly is in the folded state, the first shell and the second shell drive the flexible screen assembly to fold;

The first shell includes a first frame and a fixing bracket;

The fixing bracket is arranged on the first frame, and the fixing bracket supports part of the flexible screen assembly;

The second shell includes a second frame body, and the second frame body and the first frame body are telescopically matched. One end of the folding plate assembly is connected to the fixed bracket, and the other end of the folding plate assembly is connected to the second frame body.

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

A plurality of support plates are arranged side by side, and adjacent support plates are rotatable.

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

A hinge, wherein adjacent support plates are connected via the hinge.

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

A first roller is arranged on the hinge and protrudes from the support plate. A guide rail is arranged on the second housing, and the first roller is arranged in the guide rail;

Among the adjacent hinges, at most one hinge is provided with the first roller.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, characterized in that the folding plate assembly further comprises:

The synchronous gear set is arranged on the adjacent support plates.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4, characterized in that:

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

7. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that:

The folding plate assembly is connected to the first shell via a first rotating shaft;

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

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, further comprising:

Second rollers are arranged at both ends of the first rotating shaft;

The third roller is arranged at two ends of the second rotating shaft.

9. The electronic device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that:

The number of the support plates is an even number.