CN115580670A

CN115580670A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN115580670A
Application number: CN202211124602.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐智伟
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-15
Filing date: 2022-09-15
Publication date: 2023-01-06

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment, electronic equipment can switch between fold condition and expansion state, includes: the electronic equipment comprises a first shell and a second shell, wherein the first shell and the second shell are rotatably connected, and the electronic equipment is switched between an unfolded state and a folded state in the relative rotation process of the first shell and the second shell; the display screen is arranged on one side surface of the first shell and one side surface of the second shell, a first support is arranged at one end, far away from the second shell, of the first shell, and the first support is movably connected with the first shell; the first driving mechanism is arranged in the first shell and used for driving the first support to move along the direction vertical to the first shell; during the process of switching the electronic device from the folded state to the unfolded state, the first driving mechanism drives the first support to move from the first position to the second position far away from the first shell.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to an electronic device.

Background

With the rapid development of science and technology, people are more and more vigorous in use and dependence on mobile terminal equipment, and the pursuit of users for the size of a display screen of the mobile terminal equipment is gradually increased. In order to meet the visual experience requirements of users when browsing web pages, playing games or watching videos and other scenes, the display screens of mobile terminal devices are also getting larger and larger. The folding screen mobile phone has a large screen viewing effect similar to a flat panel in an unfolded state, and can restore a normal mobile phone form in a folded state, so that a new trend is developed.

The design of the conventional folding screen mobile phone aims at meeting the requirements of regular appearance and consistency, the thicknesses of the frame bodies on the left side and the right side of the folding screen mobile phone are overlapped when the folding screen mobile phone is folded, and therefore the thickness of the whole folding screen mobile phone is thicker than that of the conventional mobile phone in a folding state. The portability, the lightness and the thinness and the holding feeling are poor, and the main reason why many users can be forbidden to the folding screen mobile phone is also.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims at providing electronic equipment, and the problem that the whole thickness is thick when an existing folding screen mobile phone is folded is solved.

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

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including:

the electronic equipment comprises a first shell and a second shell, wherein the first shell and the second shell are rotatably connected, and the electronic equipment is switched between an unfolded state and a folded state in the relative rotation process of the first shell and the second shell;

the display screen is arranged on one side surface of the first shell and one side surface of the second shell, a first support is arranged at one end, away from the second shell, of the first shell, and the first support is movably connected with the first shell;

the first driving mechanism is arranged in the first shell and used for driving the first support to move along a direction vertical to the first shell;

the first driving mechanism drives the first support to move from a first position to a second position away from the first housing in the process of switching the electronic device from the folded state to the unfolded state.

In the embodiment of the application, a first shell and a second shell are arranged, the first shell and the second shell rotate relatively, the electronic equipment can be switched between an unfolded state and a folded state, the display screen is arranged on one side surface of the first shell and the second shell, a first support is arranged at one end, far away from the second shell, of the first shell, the first support is movably connected with the first shell, and a first driving mechanism is arranged in the first shell and used for driving the first support to move in a direction perpendicular to the first shell.

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 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application in a folded state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a first housing provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application in a collapsed configuration;

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

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a first housing provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application in an expanded configuration;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

reference numerals:

101. a first housing; 102. a second housing; 103. a first bracket; 200. a detection device; 300. a slide rail; 400. a slider; 500. a rack; 600. a drive mechanism; 700. a display screen; 800. a gear.

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 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.

The electronic device proposed according to the embodiment of the present application, which may be a smart phone, a game machine, a tablet computer, an e-book reader, or a wearable device, is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 5. Of course, the electronic device may also be other devices, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited in this respect.

The electronic device includes: a first housing 101, a second housing 102, a display screen 700, and a first drive mechanism 600.

The first housing 101 and the second housing 102 may both be rectangular parallelepiped structures, and the first housing 101 is hinged to a side surface of the second housing 102, so that the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 are rotatably connected to each other, and the electronic device is switched between an unfolded state and a folded state during relative rotation of the first housing 101 and the second housing 102. The display screen 700 is disposed on one side surfaces of the first and

second housings

101 and 102, that is, one side of the display screen 700 is disposed with both the first and

second housings

101 and 102. One end of the first casing 101, which is far away from the second casing 102, is provided with a first bracket 103, and the first bracket 103 is movably connected with the first casing 101.

The first driving mechanism 600 may employ a motor or a cylinder. The first driving mechanism 600 is disposed in the first casing 101, and the first driving mechanism 600 is configured to drive the first support 103 to move in a direction (Y-axis direction) perpendicular to the first casing 101, that is, the first support 103 can move in a thickness direction of the first casing 101. In the process of switching the electronic apparatus from the folded state to the unfolded state, the first driving mechanism 600 drives the first support 103 to move from the first position to the second position away from the first housing 101.

Specifically, for example, components such as a camera module, a circuit board, a battery, and a speaker, which are thick and cannot be adjusted in thickness, may be provided in the second housing 102. The first housing 101 is not provided with a thick member, and the first housing 101 is retractable in the thickness direction in cooperation with the first bracket 103, and has a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration.

When the electronic apparatus is switched to the unfolded state, the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 rotate in directions away from each other until the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are unfolded in parallel. To adjust the thickness, the first support 103 is movable in the thickness direction of the first housing 101, the first support 103 having a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration in the first housing 101. The first driving mechanism 600 drives the first support 103 to move to the second position, and controls the first support 103 to switch to the expanded state on the first casing 101, so that the thicknesses of the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 can be adjusted to be consistent, a neat and square appearance can be ensured, and the thickness of the first support 103 on the first casing 101 in the expanded state can be freely adjusted according to the needs of a user.

When the electronic device is switched to the folded state, the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 rotate in a direction approaching each other until the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are stacked together, the first driving mechanism 600 drives the first support 103 to move to the first position, and controls the first support 103 to switch to the retracted state on the first casing 101, so that the thickness of the whole electronic device in the folded state can be reduced.

It should be noted that a plurality of first driving mechanisms 600 may be further provided, each first driving mechanism 600 is used for adjusting the height of the first bracket 103 at the position of the first casing 101, and the plurality of first driving mechanisms 600 cooperate to adjust the position of the whole first bracket 103 at the same time. The plurality of first driving mechanisms 600 are adjusted in synchronization, so that the height can be adjusted as a whole. The plurality of first driving mechanisms 600 are adjusted asynchronously, so that the inclination of the first support 103 on the first housing 101 can be adjusted while adjusting the height.

In one example, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the first shell 101 has a wedge-shaped structure, the thickness of the end of the first shell 101 away from the second shell 102 is a first thickness, the thickness of the end of the first shell 101 close to the second shell 102 is a second thickness, and the first thickness is smaller than the second thickness.

Since the thickness of the entire first housing 101 is not uniform, the surface of the entire first housing 101 is inclined, and when the first support 103 is disposed on the first housing 101, the first support 103 moves perpendicular to the inclined surface of the first housing 101, the height of the corresponding inclined surface can be adjusted.

Specifically, when the electronic device is switched to the unfolded state, the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 rotate in the direction away from each other until the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are unfolded, the first bracket 103 is located at the second position after the electronic device is unfolded, the two ends of the whole display screen 700 are located on the same horizontal plane, the first driving mechanism 600 drives the first bracket 103 to move to the second position, and the first bracket 103 is controlled to be switched to the unfolded state on the first casing 101, so that the thicknesses of the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 can be adjusted to be consistent, the neat and regular appearance is ensured, and the thickness of the first bracket 103 on the first casing 101 in the unfolded state can be freely adjusted according to the needs of a user.

It should be noted that the first casing 101 in this embodiment may also adopt structures with other shapes, and the first support 103 is disposed on the first casing 101 with different thicknesses, so that the first support 103 can be matched with the movement of the first casing, and two ends of the whole display screen 700 are located on the same horizontal plane, thereby ensuring the overall appearance of the electronic device.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, one of the first bracket 103 and the first housing 101 is provided with a slide rail 300 along a thickness direction of the electronic apparatus, and the other of the first bracket 103 and the first housing 101 is provided with a slider 400, the slider 400 being slidably provided on the slide rail 300. The slider 400 is slidably engaged with the slide rail 300.

Specifically, when the slide rail 300 is provided on the first bracket 103, the first housing 101 is provided with a slider 400 that matches the slide rail 300. When the first housing 101 is provided with the slide rail 300, the first bracket 103 is provided with a slide block 400 matched with the slide rail 300. Through setting up slide rail 300 and slider 400 to set up slide rail 300 along first casing 101 thickness direction, can effectively ensure the flexible direction of first casing 101, guarantee gliding stationarity between first casing 101 and the first support 103 simultaneously.

In order to ensure the stability of the whole electronic device, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, one of the first bracket 103 and the first housing 101 is provided with a plurality of slide rails 300 arranged along the thickness direction of the first housing 101, and the other is provided with a plurality of sliders 400 matched with the plurality of slide rails 300 one by one, and each slider 400 is slidably arranged on the corresponding slide rail 300.

Specifically, when the first bracket 103 is provided with the plurality of slide rails 300, the first housing 101 is provided with a plurality of sliders 400 that are matched with the plurality of slide rails 300 one by one. When the first housing 101 is provided with a plurality of sliding rails 300, the first bracket 103 is provided with a plurality of sliding blocks 400 matching with the sliding rails 300 one by one. Through setting up a plurality of slide rails 300 and a plurality of slider 400 to set up slide rail 300 along the thickness direction of first casing 101, can effectively ensure the flexible direction of first casing 101, further guarantee the stationarity between first casing 101 and first support 103.

It should be noted that at least two first supports 103 and at least two first driving mechanisms may be provided, each first driving mechanism 600 is used for driving a corresponding first support 103, and the display screen 700 is connected to the first support 103 and the second housing 102. Each first support 103 is uniformly distributed on one side of the first casing 101, and each first support 103 is movably disposed along the thickness direction of the first casing 101. The first casing 101 is provided with a plurality of slide rails 300 arranged along the thickness direction of the first casing 101, each first support 103 is provided with a slide block 400 matched with the corresponding slide rail 300, and each slide block 400 is slidably arranged on the corresponding slide rail 300. So that each first carriage 103 slides along the corresponding slide rail 300 by means of one slide 400. Through setting up a plurality of first supports 103 and corresponding slide rail 300 that sets up, can effectively ensure the flexible direction of different first supports 103, further guarantee the stationarity between each first support 103 and first casing 101.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, a rack 500 is disposed on the first bracket 103, a gear 800 is disposed in the first housing 101, the gear 800 is engaged with the rack 500, and the first driving mechanism 600 is in transmission connection with the rack 500 through the gear 800. When the gear 800 rotates, the rack 500 drives the first bracket 103 to ascend or descend.

As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, when the first driving mechanism 600 is controlled to rotate forward, the first support 103 is driven to move upward through the transmission of the gear 800 and the rack 500, and the cooperation between the slider 400 and the slide rail 300 can ensure that the first housing 101 and the first support 103 can stably lift at a constant speed. In addition, the height of the first housing 101 and the first bracket 103 after adjusting the position can be controlled by setting a limit on the slide rail 300.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, when the first driving mechanism 600 is controlled to rotate reversely, the gear 800 and the rack 500 are used for driving the first support 103 to move downwards, and the cooperation between the slider 400 and the sliding rail 300 can ensure that the first housing 101 and the first support 103 can stably lift at a constant speed. In addition, the height of the first housing 101 and the first bracket 103 after the position adjustment can be controlled by setting a limit position on the slide rail 300.

Based on the above embodiments, in one embodiment, the electronic device further includes: and the detection device 200, wherein the detection device 200 is used for detecting the distance between the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 and determining the process of switching the electronic equipment between the unfolding state and the folding state.

When the detecting device 200 determines that the included angle is smaller than the first preset distance, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the first support 103 moves to the first position, and after the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are stacked together, the first casing 101 is switched to the retracted state. Since the thickness of the first housing 101 is reduced and the second housing 102 always maintains a certain thickness, the thickness of the entire electronic apparatus in the folded state can be reduced.

When the detecting device 200 determines that the included angle is greater than the second preset distance, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first support 103 moves to the second position, and the first casing 101 is switched to the expanded state after completing the state switching. After the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are rotated to be parallel, the thickness of the first casing 101 matching with the first bracket 103 is increased and kept consistent with the thickness of the second casing 102, so as to ensure a regular and square appearance.

In this embodiment, the detection apparatus 200 includes: two distance sensors, which are respectively arranged on the first housing 101 and the second housing 102, are used for detecting and determining the relative position of the first support 103 and the first housing 101.

During the switching process of the electronic device between the folding state and the unfolding state, the two distance sensors detect and determine the relative position of the first support 103 and the first shell 101. After the detecting device 200 determines the relative positions of the first support 103 and the first casing 101, the positions of the first support 103 and the first casing 101 can be adjusted correspondingly.

In another embodiment, a second bracket is disposed at an end of the second housing 102 away from the first housing 101, and the second bracket is movably connected to the second housing 102. Correspondingly, the electronic equipment further comprises: the second driving mechanism can also adopt a motor or a cylinder and the like. The second driving mechanism is disposed in the second housing 102, and the second driving mechanism is configured to drive the second bracket to move along a direction perpendicular to the second housing 102. During the process of switching the electronic device from the folded state to the unfolded state, the second driving mechanism drives the second support to move from the third position to the fourth position away from the second housing 102.

When the electronic apparatus is switched to the unfolded state, the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 rotate in directions away from each other until the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are unfolded in parallel. To adjust the thickness, the first bracket 103 may be moved in the thickness direction of the first housing 101, and the second bracket may be moved in the thickness direction of the second housing 102. The first driving mechanism 600 drives the first bracket 103 to move to the second position, and controls the first bracket 103 to switch to the deployed configuration on the first housing 101. Meanwhile, the second driving mechanism drives the second support to move to the fourth position, and controls the second support to be switched to the unfolded state on the second housing 102, so that the thicknesses of the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 can be adjusted to be consistent, a neat and square appearance is ensured, and the thickness of the first support 103 on the first housing 101 and the thickness of the second support on the second housing 102 in the unfolded state can be freely adjusted according to the needs of a user.

When the electronic device is switched to the folded state, the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 rotate in a direction approaching each other until the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are stacked together, the first driving mechanism 600 drives the first support 103 to move to the first position, the first support 103 is controlled to be switched to the retracted state on the first casing 101, meanwhile, the second driving mechanism drives the second support to move to the third position, the second support is controlled to be switched to the retracted state on the second casing 102, and at this time, the thickness of the whole electronic device in the folded state can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the electronic device further includes: an angle sensor for detecting an angle between the first casing 101 and the second casing 102, and determining a progress of switching the electronic apparatus between the unfolded state and the folded state.

When the angle sensor determines that the included angle is smaller than the first preset angle, the first support 103 is controlled to move to the first position, or the second support is controlled to move to the third position. That is, when the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 are stacked together, the first support 103 is controlled to switch from the complete state to the collapsed state on the first casing 101, or the second support is controlled to switch from the complete state to the collapsed state on the second casing 102, and the thickness of the whole electronic device in the folded state can be reduced due to the reduced thickness supported by the first casing 101 or the second casing 102.

When the angle sensor determines that the included angle is larger than the second preset angle, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first support 103 is controlled to move to the second position, and the second support is controlled to move to the fourth position. The first bracket 103 completes state switching on the first shell 101 to be in the unfolding state, and the second bracket completes state switching on the second shell 102 to be in the unfolding state, at the moment, the thickness of the first shell 101 matched with the first bracket 103 is increased, and the thickness of the second bracket matched with the second shell 102 is increased, so that the neat and square appearance is ensured.

It should be noted that at least two second supports and at least two second driving mechanisms may be provided, each second driving mechanism is used for driving a corresponding second support, and the display screen 700 is connected with the first support 103 and the second support. Two second supports evenly distributed are in one side of second casing 102, and each second support all sets up movably along the thickness direction of second casing 102. The second housing 102 is provided with a plurality of slide rails 300 arranged along the thickness direction of the second housing 102, each second bracket is provided with a slide block 400 matched with the corresponding slide rail 300, and each slide block 400 is slidably arranged on the corresponding slide rail 300. So that each second carriage slides along the corresponding slide rail 300 by means of one slider 400. Through setting up a plurality of second supports and corresponding the slide rail that sets up, can effectively ensure the flexible direction of different second supports, further guarantee the stationarity between each second support and second casing 102.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of "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 present 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

1. An electronic device, comprising:

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first housing is a wedge-shaped structure, a thickness of an end of the first housing away from the second housing is a first thickness, a thickness of an end of the first housing close to the second housing is a second thickness, and the first thickness is smaller than the second thickness.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the electronic device is in the unfolded state, the first bracket is located at the second position, and two ends of the display screen are located on the same horizontal plane.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein one of the first bracket and the first housing is provided with a slide rail in a thickness direction of the electronic device, and the other is provided with a slider which is slidably engaged with the slide rail.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a rack is disposed on the first bracket, a gear is disposed in the first housing, the gear and the rack cooperate, and when the gear rotates, the rack drives the first bracket to ascend or descend.

6. The electronic device of any of claims 1-5, further comprising: the detection device is used for detecting the distance between the first shell and the second shell and determining the process of switching the electronic equipment between the unfolding state and the folding state;

when the detection device determines that the included angle is smaller than a first preset distance, the first support moves to the first position; and when the detection device determines that the included angle is greater than a second preset distance, the first support moves to the second position.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the detecting means comprises:

and the two distance sensors are respectively arranged on the first shell and the second shell and are used for detecting the relative position of the first bracket and the first shell.

8. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein a second bracket is disposed at an end of the second housing away from the first housing, and the second bracket is movably connected with the second housing; the electronic device further includes: the second driving mechanism is arranged in the second shell and used for driving the second support to move along the direction vertical to the second shell; the second driving mechanism drives the second support to move from a third position to a fourth position away from the second housing in the process of switching the electronic device from the folded state to the unfolded state.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising: an angle sensor for detecting an angle between the first housing and the second housing and determining a progress of switching the electronic device between an unfolded state and a folded state;

when the angle sensor determines that the included angle is smaller than a first preset angle, the first support moves to the first position, or the second support moves to a third position; when the angle sensor determines that the included angle is larger than a second preset angle, the first support moves to the second position, and the second support moves to the fourth position.

10. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least two first brackets and at least two first driving mechanisms are provided on the first housing, each of the first driving mechanisms is configured to drive a corresponding one of the first brackets, and the display screen is connected to each of the first brackets and the second housing.