CN115665298A

CN115665298A - Electronic equipment and audio output method

Info

Publication number: CN115665298A
Application number: CN202211296987.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 颜昆昊
Original assignee: Xi'an Oppo Communication Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Xi'an Oppo Communication Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-21
Filing date: 2022-10-21
Publication date: 2023-01-31
Also published as: WO2024082918A1

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device and an audio output method, comprising a flexible screen, wherein the flexible screen comprises a middle part and a first part and a second part which are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the middle part in a rotating way so as to enable the flexible screen to present a folding or unfolding state; the shell comprises a first structure and a second structure, wherein the first structure is provided with a first sound outlet hole and the second structure is provided with a second sound outlet hole, the first structure bears a first part, and the second structure bears a second part; a first speaker disposed in the first structure; the second loudspeaker is arranged on the second structure; the first sound outlet hole and the second sound outlet hole face to one side of the display surface of the flexible screen, when the flexible screen is in a folded state and in an unfolded state, the first sound outlet hole and the second sound outlet hole are located on the same side of the electronic equipment, the first sound outlet hole is staggered with the second structure, and the second sound outlet hole is staggered with the first structure. Therefore, the sound emitted by the loudspeaker can be emitted towards the watching direction of the user, and the sound effect and the user experience are improved.

Description

Electronic equipment and audio output method

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and an audio output method.

Background

An existing foldable electronic device, such as a foldable mobile phone, includes two housings and a hinge mechanism connected between the two housings, where the two housings can be folded after being flipped over and then stacked together or unfolded after being flipped over, so as to stack or flatten the foldable electronic device. When the foldable electronic equipment is stacked, the foldable electronic equipment is convenient for a user to carry; when the foldable electronic device is unfolded, a user can obtain a larger area of the display screen.

In order to play sound outside, a speaker is usually disposed in the foldable electronic device, but the sound effect of the existing foldable electronic device is poor, so that the user experience is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment and an audio output method, which can improve the sound effect.

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

the flexible screen comprises a first part, a second part and a middle part, wherein the first part and the second part are respectively and rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the middle part so as to enable the flexible screen to be in a folded state or an unfolded state;

a housing comprising at least a first structure and a second structure which rotate relative to each other, the first structure carrying the first portion and the second structure carrying the second portion;

the first structure is provided with a first sound outlet hole for the sound output of the first loudspeaker; and

the second structure is provided with a second sound outlet hole for the second loudspeaker to output sound;

wherein, first phonate hole with second phonate hole orientation the one side at the display surface place of flexible screen, flexible screen is in fold condition and when being in the expansion state, first phonate hole with second phonate hole all is located same one side of electronic equipment, just first phonate hole with the second structure staggers, second phonate hole with first structure staggers.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide an audio output method for an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a flexible screen, a housing, a first speaker, and a second speaker, where the flexible screen includes a first portion, a second portion, and a middle portion, and the first portion and the second portion are respectively rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the middle portion, so that the flexible screen assumes a folded state or an unfolded state; the machine shell at least comprises a first structure and a second structure which rotate relatively, wherein the first structure carries the first part, and the second structure carries the second part; the first loudspeaker is arranged on the first structure; the second loudspeaker is arranged on the second structure; the method comprises the following steps:

acquiring the state of the electronic equipment;

when the casing is in a folded state, the first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker emit sound of the same sound channel;

when the housing is in the unfolded state, the first speaker and the second speaker emit sounds of different sound channels.

In the embodiment of the application, the first structure of the body is provided with a first sound hole for the first loudspeaker to produce sound, the first sound hole faces one side of the flexible screen where the display surface is located, the second structure of the body is provided with a second sound hole for the second loudspeaker to produce sound, the second sound hole faces one side of the flexible screen where the display surface is located, and when the flexible screen is in the folded state and in the unfolded state, the first sound hole and the second sound hole are both located on the same side of the electronic device, and the first sound hole is staggered with the second structure, and the second sound hole is staggered with the first structure.

Drawings

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

For a more complete understanding of the present application and its advantages, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts in the following description.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in a folded state according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 in an unfolded state.

Fig. 3 is a first intermediate state diagram of an electronic device during a folding process according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a chassis of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a second intermediate state diagram of the electronic device in the folding process according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 2 after being turned over by 180 degrees.

Fig. 7 is a first flowchart of an audio output method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a second flowchart of an audio output method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a third flowchart of an audio output method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without inventive step, are within the scope of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a folded state, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 in an unfolded state, and fig. 3 is a first intermediate state diagram of the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application in a folding process, it should be understood that dashed lines in fig. 2 only indicate boundaries between a first portion 21, a second portion 22, and an intermediate portion 23 of a flexible screen 20. An electronic device, such as electronic device 100 of fig. 1, may be a computing device, such as a laptop computer, a computer monitor containing an embedded computer, a tablet computer, a cellular telephone, a media player, or other handheld or portable electronic device, a television, a computer display not containing an embedded computer, a gaming device, a navigation device, an embedded system (such as a system in which an electronic device with a display is installed in a kiosk or an automobile), a device that implements the functionality of two or more of these devices, or other electronic devices. In the exemplary configuration of fig. 1, the electronic device 100 is a portable device, such as a cellular telephone, media player, tablet computer, or other portable computing device. Other configurations may be used for the electronic device, if desired. The example of fig. 1 is merely exemplary.

The electronic device 100 includes a housing 10, a flexible screen 20, a first speaker and a second speaker, wherein the flexible screen 20 includes a first portion 21, a second portion 22 and a middle portion 23, and the first portion 21 and the second portion 22 are respectively rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the middle portion 23, so that the flexible screen 20 can assume a folded state or an unfolded state.

The housing 10 comprises at least a first structure 11 and a second structure 12 which rotate relatively, the first structure 11 carries a first portion 21, the second structure 12 carries a second portion 22, it can be understood that the flexible screen 20 has a connecting surface connected to the housing 10 and a display surface for displaying pictures, specifically, the first portion 21 has a first connecting surface connected to the first structure 11, the second portion 22 has a second connecting surface connected to the second structure 12, and the first portion 21, the second portion 22 and the middle portion 23 all have display surfaces, when the flexible screen 20 is in a folded state, a display surface which can be one of the first portion 21, the second portion 22 and the middle portion 23 can display pictures, such as a display surface of the first portion 21. When the flexible screen 20 is in the unfolded state, the display surfaces of the first section 21, the second section 22 and the intermediate section 23 are coplanar and together form a display surface for displaying a picture.

It will also be appreciated that when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, and correspondingly, the cabinet 10 is also in the folded state, and when the flexible screen 20 is in the unfolded state, the cabinet 10 is also in the unfolded state. In this regard, the folded state of the electronic device may refer to fig. 1, that is, the state in which the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 are moved relatively in the direction approaching each other to be finally formed. In this regard, the electronic device may be in a deployed state as shown in fig. 2, that is, a state in which the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 are relatively moved in a direction away from each other.

When the electronic device 100 is in the unfolded state, the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 are far away from each other, and this state of the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 may be understood as being in the unfolded state. When the electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 are stacked on each other, and this state of the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 may be understood as being in the folded state.

The first speaker and the second speaker are used as components for outputting sound, wherein the first speaker is disposed on the first structure 11, and the first structure 11 is provided with a first sound outlet 111 for the first speaker to output sound. The second speaker is disposed in the second structure 12, and the second structure 12 is disposed with a second sound outlet 121 for the second speaker to output sound. In this way, when the first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker work, sound can be output through the corresponding sound outlet holes.

The first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 face the side where the display surface of the flexible screen 20 is located, when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state and in the unfolded state, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are both located on the same side of the electronic device 100, the first sound outlet hole 111 is staggered from the second structure 12, and the second sound outlet hole 121 is staggered from the first structure 11. Thus, when the user uses the electronic device 100, no matter the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state or in the unfolded state, the sound emitted by the first speaker and the second speaker can be emitted towards the direction that the user watches, and because when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state and in the unfolded state, the first sound emitting holes 111 are staggered with the second structure 12, the second sound emitting holes 121 are staggered with the first structure 11, that is, the first sound emitting holes 111 cannot be shielded by the second structure 12, the second sound emitting holes 121 cannot be shielded by the first structure 11, the sound effect is effectively improved, and the experience of the user is improved.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the description and claims of the present application and in the accompanying drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order, and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific structure of the electronic device 100, the following description will specifically describe the relevant components of the electronic device 100 with reference to the drawings.

Referring to fig. 4 in conjunction with fig. 1 to fig. 3, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The first structure 11 may include a first end portion 112 and a first bearing portion 113, the first end portion 112 is connected to one end of the first bearing portion 113, the first portion 21 is borne on the first bearing portion 113, and in the display surface direction of the flexible screen 20, the first end portion 112 and the first portion 21 are arranged side by side, and the first sound outlet hole 111 is arranged at the first end portion 112. Thus, when the first portion 21 is carried on the first structure 11, the first portion 21 does not block the first sound outlet hole 111, and an avoiding hole position avoiding the first sound outlet hole 111 is not required to be formed on the first portion 21.

It is understood that the second structure 12 may include a second end portion 122 and a second bearing portion 123, the second end portion 122 is connected to one end of the second bearing portion 123, the second portion 22 is borne on the second bearing portion 123, and in the display surface direction of the flexible screen 20, the second end portion 122 and the second portion 22 are arranged side by side, and the second sound outlet 121 is arranged at the second end portion 122. Thus, when the second portion 22 is carried on the second structure 12, the second portion 22 does not block the second sound outlet hole 121, and an avoiding hole position avoiding the second sound outlet hole 121 does not need to be formed on the second portion 22.

Taking the electronic device 100 in a folded state as an example, referring to fig. 1, when the electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the width direction is the first direction (or X direction), the length direction is the second direction (or Y direction), and the X direction and the Y direction are parallel to the display surface. Wherein the first end portion 112 and the first portion 21 are arranged side by side in the Y direction, the second end portion 122 and the second portion 22 are arranged side by side in the Y direction, and the first end portion 112 and the second end portion 122 are located on the same side of the flexible screen 20 in the Y direction.

In order to enable the flexible screen 20 to be located on the same side of the electronic device 100 when in the folded state and in the unfolded state, please refer to fig. 5 in some embodiments, and fig. 5 is a second intermediate state diagram of the electronic device during the folding process according to the embodiment of the present application. The first portion 21 of the flexible screen 20 is rotatable relative to the intermediate portion 23 and is superposed on the side of the intermediate portion 23 facing away from the display surface of the intermediate portion 23. The second portion 22 of the flexible screen 20 is rotatable relative to the intermediate portion 23 and is superimposed on the side of the intermediate portion 23 facing away from the display surface of the intermediate portion 23. In this way, when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are located on the same side of the electronic device 100, that is, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are located on a side of the middle portion 23 away from the display surface of the middle portion 23.

It will be appreciated that in the folded state of the flexible screen 20, the display surfaces of the first and

second portions

21, 22 and the display surface of the intermediate portion 23 are exposed. In this case, it is not necessary to add an additional external screen (or sub-screen) to the electronic device 100 when the electronic device is in the folded state.

The inventor researches and finds that when the flexible screen 20 is in a folded state, when the display surface of the first portion 21, the display surface of the second portion 22 and the display surface of the middle portion 23 are all exposed, the risk of screen breakage of the electronic device 100 is increased.

With reference to fig. 1 to 3, in some embodiments, when the flexible screen 20 is in a folded state, the middle portion 23 is stacked on a side of the first structure 11 facing away from the first portion 21, and the second portion 22 and the second structure 12 are stacked on a side of the middle portion 23 facing away from the first portion 21. In this way, when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the second portion 22 and the middle portion 23 of the flexible screen 20 are folded between the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 of the casing 10 and protected, and the display surface of the first portion 21 can still be displayed outside for the user to operate and view. Also, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are located on the side of the display surface of the first portion 21. In this way, when the user views the picture displayed on the display surface of the first portion 21, the sound can be emitted from the side where the display surface is located and toward the direction in which the user views, and the sound heard by the user is more effective.

It will be appreciated that the first, intermediate and

second portions

21, 23, 22 are coplanar when the flexible screen 20 is in the expanded condition.

In order to prevent the overall thickness of the electronic device 100 from being too thick when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, a first avoiding space 114 may be provided on a side of the first structure 11 away from the first portion 21, and when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the second portion 22, the middle portion 23, and the second structure 12 are accommodated in the first avoiding space 114, and the second structure 12 is flush with a surface of the first structure 11 away from the first portion 21. In this manner, the overall thickness of electronic device 100 may be substantially equal to the thickness of first structure 11, rather than the thickness of first structure 11 plus the thickness of intermediate portion 23 and the thickness of second structure 12, greatly reducing the overall thickness of electronic device 100.

Illustratively, the area of the first portion 21 of the flexible screen 20 may be approximately one half of the total area of the flexible screen 20 when the flexible screen 20 is unfolded, the areas of the second portion 22 and the middle portion 23 may be approximately equal, and the area of each of the second portion 22 and the middle portion 23 is approximately equal to one half of the area of the first portion 21, so that when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the middle portion 23 is overlapped on a part of the first structure 11, and the part of the first structure 11 that is not overlapped at this time may provide an installation space for installing other components, thereby improving the utilization rate of the first structure 11.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the flexible panel 20 is in the unfolded state, the first end portion 112 is provided with a second avoiding space 117 on a side facing the second end portion 122, and when the flexible panel 20 is in the folded state, the second end portion 122 is located in the second avoiding space 117. In this way, when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the second end portion 122 is not shielded by the first end portion 112, so as to prevent the second sound outlet hole 121 from being shielded by the first end portion 112.

As shown in fig. 3, the first end 112 may include a first face 1121, a second face 1122, and a third face 1123, the first face 1121 is on the same side as the display face of the flexible screen 20, the third face 1123 faces away from the display face of the flexible screen 20, the second face 1122 is connected between the first face 1121 and the third face 1123, and the second face 1122 is away from the flexible screen 20. The second end portion 122 may include a first surface 1221, a second surface 1222, and a third surface 1223, the first surface 1221 being on the same side as the display surface of the flexible screen 20, the third surface 1223 facing away from the display surface of the flexible screen 20, the second surface 1222 being connected between the first surface 1221 and the third surface 1223, and the second surface 1222 being remote from the flexible screen 20.

In the folded state of the flexible screen 20, the first face 1121 is flush with the first surface 1221, and/or the second face 1122 is flush with the second surface 1222, and/or the third face 1123 is flush with the third surface 1223. So set up for electronic equipment 100 is more compact, pleasing to the eye in the overall structure after folding.

Wherein, when the flexible screen 20 is in a folded state, in order to further make the overall structure of the electronic device 100 more compact, the electronic device 100 may be configured to: when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the first end 112 and the second end 122 abut against each other.

Of course, in some embodiments, the flexible screen 20 may have a gap between the first end 112 and the second end 122 when in the folded state.

When the flexible screen 20 is in a folded state, the first end 112 and the second end 122 are disposed adjacent to each other, and a minimum distance between the first sound outlet hole 111 corresponding to the first speaker and the second sound outlet hole 121 corresponding to the second speaker ranges from 1 mm to 2 mm. The first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are adjacently arranged, so that the played sound is similar to stereo sound, and the sound effect is better.

In the unfolded state of the flexible screen 20, the first portion 21, the intermediate portion 23 and the second portion 22 are coplanar, the first portion 21 being carried by the first structure 11 and the second portion 22 being carried by the second structure 12, in order to make the structure of the flexible screen 20 more stable in the unfolded state. In some embodiments, the casing 10 may further include a third structure 13, the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 are respectively rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the third structure 13, and the third structure 13 carries a middle portion 23, so that when the flexible screen 20 is in the unfolded state, the unfolded structure of the flexible screen 20 can be more stable under the load of the first structure 11, the second structure 12 and the third structure 13.

Wherein, the first structure 11 and the second structure 12 can be respectively connected to two opposite sides of the third structure 13 by hinges.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the electronic device 100 may further include a third speaker and a fourth speaker, the first structure 11 may further include a third end portion 115, the third end portion 115 is connected to an end of the first carrying portion 113 away from the first end portion 112, and in a direction of the display surface of the flexible screen 20, the third end portion 115 and the first portion 21 are arranged side by side, the third end portion 115 and the first end portion 112 are located on opposite sides of the first portion 21, the third speaker is disposed at the third end portion 115, the third end portion 115 is provided with a third sound outlet 116 for allowing the third speaker to emit sound, and the third sound outlet 116 faces a side where the display surface of the flexible screen 20 is located. Thus, when the first portion 21 is supported by the first structure 11, the first portion 21 does not block the third sound outlet hole 116, and an avoiding hole for avoiding the third sound outlet hole 116 is not used on the first portion 21.

The second structure 12 may further include a fourth end portion 125, the fourth end portion 125 is connected to one end of the second carrying portion 123 far away from the second end portion 122, and along the display surface direction of the flexible screen 20, the fourth end portion 125 and the second portion 22 are arranged side by side, the fourth end portion 125 and the second end portion 122 are located on two opposite sides of the second portion 22, the fourth speaker is arranged at the fourth end portion 125, the fourth end portion 125 is provided with a fourth sound outlet 126 for the fourth speaker to output sound, and the fourth sound outlet 126 faces one side of the display surface of the flexible screen 20. Thus, when the second portion 22 is carried on the second structure 12, the second portion 22 does not block the fourth sound outlet hole 126, and an avoiding hole position for avoiding the fourth sound outlet hole 126 is not used on the second portion 22.

When the flexible panel 20 is in the unfolded state, a third avoiding space 118 is provided on a side of the third end portion 115 facing the fourth end portion 125, and when the flexible panel 20 is in the folded state, the fourth end portion 125 is located in the third avoiding space 118. Thus, when the flexible panel 20 is folded, the fourth end 125 is not shielded by the third end 115, so as to prevent the fourth sound outlet 126 from being shielded by the third end 115.

Wherein, third tip 115 can include fourth face, fifth face and sixth, and the fourth face and the display surface homonymy of flexible screen 20, and the sixth display surface that deviates from flexible screen 20, and the fifth is connected between fourth face and sixth, and flexible screen 20 is kept away from to the fifth. The fourth end 125 may include a fourth surface on the same side as the display surface of the flexible screen 20, a fifth surface facing away from the display surface of the flexible screen 20, and a sixth surface connected between the fourth surface and the sixth surface, and the fifth surface being remote from the flexible screen 20.

When the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the fourth surface is flush with the fourth surface, and/or the fifth surface is flush with the fifth surface, and/or the sixth surface is flush with the sixth surface. So set up for electronic equipment 100 is more compact, pleasing to the eye in the overall structure after folding.

Wherein, when the flexible screen 20 is in a folded state, in order to further make the overall structure of the electronic device 100 more compact, the electronic device 100 may be configured to: when the flexible panel 20 is folded, the third end 115 and the fourth end 125 abut against each other.

Of course, in some embodiments, when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, there may be a gap between the third end portion 115 and the fourth end portion 125.

It can be understood that, when the flexible screen 20 is in the folded state, the third end portion 115 is disposed adjacent to the fourth end portion 125, and a minimum distance between the third sound outlet 116 corresponding to the third speaker and the fourth sound outlet 126 corresponding to the fourth speaker may range from 1 mm to 2 mm. The third sound outlet 116 and the fourth sound outlet 126 are arranged adjacently, so that the played sound is similar to stereo sound and has better sound effect.

It is also understood that, it is understood that the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker may be used as a speaker for emitting sound, and may also be used as a receiver (or an earphone), and the application is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may further include a gravity sensor and a control chip, the gravity sensor and the control chip may be disposed on the housing 10, the control chip is connected to the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker, the gravity sensor is configured to acquire a direction signal of the housing 10 and feed back the direction signal to the control chip, the control chip is configured to control an operating state of the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker according to the direction signal of the housing 10, for example, the control chip may control the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker to switch a sound channel according to the direction signal of the housing 10, or the control chip may control opening or closing of the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker according to the direction signal of the housing 10.

Illustratively, the control chip can control the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker to switch the sound channels according to the direction signal of the housing 10. Referring to fig. 2, when the flexible screen 20 is in the unfolded state, the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker are far away from each other and are approximately located at four corners of the electronic device 100, such as the first speaker is approximately located at the upper left corner, the second speaker is approximately located at the upper right corner, the third speaker is approximately located at the lower left corner, and the fourth speaker is approximately located at the lower right corner, it can be understood that the positions of the first sound outlet 111, the second sound outlet 121, the third sound outlet 116 and the fourth sound outlet 126 in fig. 2 may approximately represent the positions of the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker. The first loudspeaker can play sound of a first sound channel, the second loudspeaker can play sound of a second sound channel, the third loudspeaker can play sound of a third sound channel, and the fourth loudspeaker can play sound of a fourth sound channel, so that the effect of panoramic surround sound is achieved. When the electronic device 100 rotates 180 degrees, as shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 2 after being turned over by 180 degrees. At this time, the physical positions of the speakers are changed, the first speaker is approximately positioned at the lower right corner, the second speaker is approximately positioned at the lower left corner, the third speaker is approximately positioned at the upper right corner, and the fourth speaker is approximately positioned at the upper left corner. At this time, the gravity sensor may sense that the direction of the casing 10 is changed, in order to adapt to the picture displayed by the flexible screen 20, it is still necessary to play the sound of the first sound channel at the upper left corner of the electronic device 100, play the sound of the second sound channel at the upper right corner of the electronic device 100, play the sound of the third sound channel at the lower left corner of the electronic device 100, and play the sound of the fourth sound channel at the lower right corner of the electronic device 100, so the control chip may control the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker, and the fourth speaker to switch the sound channels according to the direction change signal of the casing 10, specifically, the fourth speaker located at the upper left corner at this time is switched to the first sound channel, the third speaker located at the upper right corner at this time is switched to the second sound channel, the second speaker located at the lower left corner at this time is switched to the third sound channel, and the first speaker located at the lower right corner at this time is switched to the fourth sound channel. In this way, the sound emitting position of the sound heard by the user is not changed along with the rotation of the casing 10, so as to ensure that the sound of each sound channel can be output from the loudspeaker in a specific direction.

It is understood that the electronic device 100 may further include a first battery, a second battery, a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the first circuit board is electrically connected to the second circuit board, the first battery and the first circuit board may be disposed on the first structure 11, the first battery is electrically connected to the first circuit board, the second battery and the second circuit board are disposed on the second structure 12, and the second battery is electrically connected to the second circuit board, wherein the control chip may be integrated on the first circuit board or the second circuit board.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present application further provides an audio output method of an electronic device 100, where the electronic device 100 may be the electronic device 100 described above, and when the electronic device 100 includes a first speaker and a second speaker, please refer to fig. 7, and fig. 7 is a first flowchart of the audio output method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The audio output method includes:

101: the state of the electronic device 100 is acquired. Such as acquiring a folded state or an unfolded state of the electronic device 100.

102: when the cabinet 10 is in the folded state, the first speaker and the second speaker emit sounds of the same channel. Therefore, the played sound is similar to stereo sound, and the sound effect is better.

103: when the cabinet 10 is in the unfolded state, the first speaker and the second speaker emit sounds of different sound channels. In this way, the played sound can be made to resemble a surround sound.

When the electronic device 100 includes a first speaker, a second speaker, a third speaker and a fourth speaker, please refer to fig. 8 and 9, fig. 8 is a second flowchart of an audio output method provided in the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 9 is a third flowchart of the audio output method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The audio output method includes:

104: the state of the electronic device 100 is acquired.

105: when the cabinet 10 is in the folded state, the first and second speakers emit sound of the same channel, and the third and fourth speakers emit sound of the other channel. In this way, the played sound can be made to resemble stereo sound, and the sound effect is better than that of a dual speaker.

106: when the cabinet 10 is in the unfolded state, the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker each emit sound of different channels, such as the first speaker may play sound of a first channel, the second speaker may play sound of a second channel, the third speaker may play sound of a third channel, and the fourth speaker may play sound of a fourth channel, thereby achieving the effect of panoramic surround sound.

Wherein, step 106 may be replaced by step 107, and step 107 may specifically be: when the cabinet 10 is in the unfolded state, the first speaker and the third speaker emit sound of the same channel, and the second speaker and the fourth speaker emit sound of another channel, so that a panoramic surround sound effect can also be achieved.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The electronic device and the audio output method of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application are described in detail above, and a specific example is applied in the present application to explain the principle and the implementation of the present application, and the description of the above embodiment is only used to help understand the method of the present application and the core idea thereof; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific implementation manner and the application scope may be changed, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the second structure is provided with a second sound outlet hole for the second loudspeaker to produce sound;

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first structure comprises a first end portion, the first end portion and the first portion are arranged side by side along a display surface direction of the flexible screen, and the first sound outlet hole is arranged at the first end portion;

the second structure comprises a second end part, the second end part and the second part are arranged side by side along the display surface direction of the flexible screen, and the second sound outlet hole is formed in the second end part.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first portion, the middle portion, and the second portion are coplanar when the flexible screen is in the expanded state;

when the flexible screen is folded, the middle part is overlapped and arranged on one side of the first part, which is deviated from by the first structure, and the second part and the second structure are overlapped and arranged on one side of the first part, which is deviated from by the middle part.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein a side of the first structure facing away from the first portion is provided with a first avoidance space, and when the flexible screen is in a folded state, the second portion, the middle portion, and the second structure are accommodated in the first avoidance space, and the second structure is flush with a surface of the first structure facing away from the first portion.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein when the flexible screen is in the unfolded state, a second avoidance space is provided on a side of the first end portion facing the second end portion, and when the flexible screen is in the folded state, the second end portion is located in the second avoidance space.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first end includes a first face, a second face, and a third face, the first face is on a same side as the display face of the flexible screen, the third face faces away from the display face of the flexible screen, the second face is connected between the first face and the third face, and the second face is away from the flexible screen;

the second end portion comprises a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, the first surface is on the same side as the display surface of the flexible screen, the third surface is away from the display surface of the flexible screen, the second surface is connected between the first surface and the third surface, and the second surface is far away from the flexible screen;

when the flexible screen is in a folded state, the first surface is flush with the first surface, and/or the second surface is flush with the second surface, and/or the third surface is flush with the third surface.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first end portion and the second end portion abut each other when the flexible screen is in a folded state.

8. The electronic device of any of claims 2-7, wherein the housing further comprises a third structure, the third structure carrying the middle portion, the first structure and the second structure being pivotally connected to opposite sides of the third structure, respectively.

9. The electronic device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the electronic device further includes a third speaker and a fourth speaker, the first structure further includes a third end portion, the third end portion and the first portion are arranged side by side in a direction of the display surface of the flexible screen, the third end portion and the first end portion are located on opposite sides of the first portion, the third speaker is arranged at the third end portion, the third end portion is provided with a third sound outlet for allowing the third speaker to emit sound, and the third sound outlet faces a side of the display surface of the flexible screen;

the second structure still includes the fourth tip, follows the display surface direction of flexible screen, the fourth tip with the second part sets up side by side, just the fourth tip with the second end position is in the relative both sides of second part, the fourth speaker set up in the fourth tip, the fourth tip is provided with the confession the fourth phonate hole that the fourth speaker goes out the sound, the fourth phonate hole orientation the one side at the display surface place of flexible screen.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, further comprising a gravity sensor and a control chip, wherein the control chip is connected to the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker, the gravity sensor is configured to obtain a direction signal of the housing and feed the direction signal back to the control chip, and the control chip is configured to control operating states of the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker and the fourth speaker according to the direction signal of the housing.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the control chip is capable of controlling the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker, and the fourth speaker to switch channels according to a direction signal of the housing.

12. An audio output method of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a flexible screen, a housing, a first speaker and a second speaker, the flexible screen comprises a first portion, a second portion and a middle portion, and the first portion and the second portion are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the middle portion in a rotating manner so as to enable the flexible screen to assume a folded state or an unfolded state; the machine shell at least comprises a first structure and a second structure which rotate relatively, wherein the first structure carries the first part, and the second structure carries the second part; the first loudspeaker is arranged on the first structure; the second loudspeaker is arranged on the second structure; the method comprises the following steps:

acquiring the state of the electronic equipment;

when the housing is in a folded state, the first speaker and the second speaker emit sounds of the same sound channel;

when the housing is in the unfolded state, the first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker emit sound of different sound channels.

13. The audio output method of claim 12, wherein the electronic device further comprises a third speaker and a fourth speaker, wherein the first speaker is disposed at a first end of the first structure, wherein the second speaker is disposed at a second end of the second structure, wherein the third speaker is disposed at a third end of the first structure, and wherein the fourth speaker is disposed at a fourth end of the second structure;

the method comprises the following steps:

when the shell is in a folded state, the first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker emit sound of the same sound channel, and the third loudspeaker and the fourth loudspeaker emit sound of another sound channel;

the first speaker, the second speaker, the third speaker, and the fourth speaker each emit sound of a different channel when the cabinet is in the unfolded state, or,

when the shell is in an unfolding state, the first loudspeaker and the third loudspeaker emit sound of the same sound channel, and the second loudspeaker and the fourth loudspeaker emit sound of another sound channel.