CN116071990A

CN116071990A - Foldable electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN116071990A
Application number: CN202111277448.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李晨宇; 潘永伟; 倪传政; 丁桥莹; 顾恒
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-29
Filing date: 2021-10-29
Publication date: 2023-05-05

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a foldable electronic device, including rotating first casing and the second casing that links to each other, be equipped with telescopic joint spare on the side tip of first casing, when electronic device is in the folded condition, the joint spare is located the joint position on the second casing. The button is arranged on the main body of the first shell, the button is located between the main body and the second shell in a folding state, the sliding piece and the lever piece are further arranged in the first shell, the button is connected with the sliding piece, the sliding piece is connected with the input end of the lever piece, the output end of the lever piece is connected with the clamping piece, the second shell pushes the button to move, the button drives the sliding piece to slide, the sliding piece drives the input end to move, and the output end drives the clamping piece to retract towards the first shell, so that the clamping piece is separated from the clamping position. The button is arranged on the main body of the first shell, so that the appearance space occupied by the button can be reduced, and especially, the button can be completely hidden in a folding state, and the appearance effect of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Foldable electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of terminals, in particular to foldable electronic equipment.

Background

Along with the gradual maturity of flexible screen technique, promote electronic equipment's display mode to take place very huge change, one of them is collapsible cell-phone, the emergence of electronic equipment such as computer, but flexible screen of collapsible electronic equipment can change the switching mode in a flexible way according to different service scenarios, still has high duty cycle and definition simultaneously, for example, can only traditional cell-phone size after the cell-phone is folded, conveniently carries, but can have flat display size after the expansion, and these characteristics make collapsible equipment become one of the products that is caught after the people deeply.

Currently, a foldable electronic device, for example, a foldable electronic device with two layers, generally includes a first housing and a second housing that can rotate relatively, and the first housing and the second housing can move towards each other to a folded state, so that the electronic device is closed; alternatively, the first housing and the second housing may be moved back to each other to a deployed state, so that the electronic device is deployed. In order to enable the first housing and the second housing to maintain the folded state for a long time, a button and a telescopic fastening structure are generally arranged on the first housing, and a fastening slot is arranged on the second housing. Specifically, the first housing may have a side end cover, the button may be disposed on the side end cover, and when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the side end cover is usually kept flush with the second housing, and the fastening structure may extend out of the first housing and extend into the fastening slot, so that the first housing and the second housing are locked to maintain a folded state; when the first shell and the second shell are required to be unfolded, the button is pressed, and the button can drive the buckling structure to retract towards the first shell through the driving structure in the first shell, so that the buckling structure is separated from the clamping groove, and the first shell and the second shell can move relatively to be unfolded.

However, the button is located on the side end cover of the side of the whole machine, occupies a larger appearance space, reduces the flatness and smoothness of the electronic equipment, and influences the appearance effect of the electronic equipment, and particularly after the electronic equipment is folded, the button is exposed and protrudes, so that the flatness and the appearance effect of the electronic equipment are more influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a foldable electronic device, which solves the problem that the flatness and appearance effect of the electronic device are affected because a button in the existing electronic device occupies a large appearance space on the side of the whole device.

The embodiment of the application provides a foldable electronic device, which comprises: a first housing and a second housing rotatably connected, the first housing including a side end portion and a main body portion, the main body portion being opposite to the second housing when the electronic apparatus is in a folded state, the side end portion being located at one side of the main body portion and the second housing;

the electronic equipment is characterized in that a telescopic clamping piece is arranged at the side end part, a clamping position matched with the clamping piece is formed in the second shell, and when the electronic equipment is in a folded state, the clamping piece extends out of the first shell and is positioned in the clamping position; therefore, the first shell and the second shell cannot rotate relatively, and the electronic equipment is locked and can be stably in a folded state for a long time.

The first shell is also provided with a button, the button is positioned on the main body part, and when the electronic equipment is in a folded state, the first end of the button extends out of the first shell and is positioned between the first shell and the second shell;

the sliding device comprises a first shell, a clamping piece, a sliding piece, a lever piece and a button, wherein the sliding piece is arranged in the first shell in a sliding mode, the sliding direction of the sliding piece is parallel to the extending direction of the clamping piece, the lever piece comprises a rotating end, an input end and an output end which are respectively positioned at two sides of the rotating end, the lever piece is arranged in the first shell in a rotating mode through the rotating end, the second end of the button is connected with one end of the sliding piece, the other end of the sliding piece is connected with the input end, and the output end is connected with the clamping piece;

the second shell is used for pushing the button to move towards the inside of the first shell, the button drives the sliding piece to slide, so that the sliding piece drives the input end to move, and the output end drives the clamping piece to retract towards the inside of the first shell, so that the clamping piece is separated from the clamping position. That is, when the electronic apparatus needs to be opened, the second casing is pressed, such as a pressing force in the z direction (thickness direction of the electronic apparatus) is applied to the second casing. The second shell pushes the button to move towards the inside of the first shell along the z direction, and the button drives the sliding piece to slide along the x1 direction (consistent with the extending direction of the clamping piece). The sliding part slides to drive the input end of the lever part to move along the x1 direction, the output end of the lever part can move along the x2 direction opposite to the x1 direction, and the output end drives the clamping part to retract towards the first shell, so that the clamping part is separated from the clamping position, and the first shell and the second shell can move relatively to each other, so that the electronic equipment is opened.

Like this through pressing the second casing and squeezing the button, can make the joint piece shrink in towards first casing, realize opening of electronic equipment. And the button is located the main part of first casing, compares with setting up the button on the side end cover of first casing, has hidden the position of button, can reduce the appearance space that the button occupy, promotes electronic equipment's planarization and smoothness. Especially when the electronic equipment is in a folding state, the button is positioned between the first shell and the second shell, so that the button is completely hidden, the flatness and smoothness of the whole electronic equipment are remarkably improved, and the appearance effect of the electronic equipment is improved.

And realize opening to the button through the extrusion second casing, avoided pressing the button in order to open electronic equipment, phenomenon such as second casing bullet to finger or nail has promoted electronic equipment's use and has experienced, can reduce or avoid simultaneously because the second casing leads to the emergence of electronic equipment to open failure phenomenon with touching etc. of finger, promotes electronic equipment's effect of opening.

Meanwhile, a lever part is connected between the button and the clamping part, small displacement is input at the input end of the lever part, large displacement can be generated at the output end of the lever part, that is, when the distance from the button extending out of the first shell is small, the button is pressed by the second shell, so that the clamping part can be driven to move and shrink towards the first shell for a large distance, and the clamping part and the clamping position are separated. The height of the button extending out of the first shell can be further reduced, the appearance space occupied by the button is reduced, and the appearance effect of the electronic equipment is further improved.

In one possible implementation manner, the device further comprises a mounting bracket and a first elastic piece, wherein the mounting bracket is positioned in the first shell, and the clamping piece is arranged on the mounting bracket;

the first end of the clamping piece extends out of the mounting bracket, the second end of the clamping piece is located in the mounting bracket, the second end of the clamping piece is abutted to the mounting bracket through the first elastic piece, and when the clamping piece moves in the first shell, the first elastic piece is compressed. Like this when removing the pressing force on the second casing, the first elastic component of compressed can rebound and resume, and the joint spare just can stretch out outside the first casing towards under the resilience effect of first elastic component to drive the output and remove, the input just drives the button through the slider and reverse the removal, makes the button resume the normal position, so that open the button to pressing down again.

In one possible implementation manner, the device further comprises a speed changing piece, wherein the speed changing piece is positioned in the mounting bracket and is rotatably arranged on the second end of the clamping piece, and a guide piece is further arranged in the mounting bracket;

the speed change part is provided with a first guide rail and a second guide rail which are matched with the guide part, the extending direction of the first guide rail is parallel to the extending direction of the clamping part, the second guide rail is spirally arranged around the peripheral surface of the speed change part, and two ends of the first guide rail are respectively communicated with two ends of the second guide rail;

When the clamping piece is contracted towards the first shell, the guide piece is positioned in the first guide rail and moves along the first guide rail;

when the clamping piece moves under the action of the first elastic piece to extend out of the first shell, the guide piece is positioned in the second guide rail and moves along the second guide rail. That is, the first guide rail is a linear guide rail along the x-direction, and the second guide rail is a spiral guide rail in which the speed change member surrounds the outer circumference of the speed change member, so that the length of the second guide rail is longer than that of the first guide rail. When the second shell is pressed to press the button, the button drives the clamping piece to retract towards the first shell through the sliding piece and the lever piece, the guide piece is positioned in the first guide rail and moves along the first guide rail, the moving stroke of the guide piece in the first guide rail is shorter, and the clamping piece can retract towards the first shell rapidly. And when the pressing force on the second shell is removed, the clamping piece is restored to the original position under the action of the resilience force of the first elastic piece, the guide piece moves in the second guide rail with longer length, the moving stroke is longer, the resetting process of the clamping piece can be slowed down, and the slow resetting of the clamping piece is realized.

Therefore, the phenomenon that the electronic equipment fails to be opened is reduced or avoided by stretching the clamping piece into the clamping position due to the fact that the clamping piece is reset after being shot back quickly, the effect of opening the screen of the electronic equipment is improved, and the use experience is improved.

In one possible implementation manner, the first guide rail includes a moving portion and a recess portion, the recess portion is located at a side of the moving portion facing the first end of the clamping member, the moving portion and the recess portion form a step structure, the recess portion is communicated with the second guide rail, and when the clamping member is separated from the clamping position, the guide member is located in the recess portion. Like this, when the joint spare resumes the normal position under first elastic component effect, owing to the depressed part is formed with step structure with the removal portion, step structure can play to stop spacing effect to the guide, and step structure can avoid the guide to continue to slide along first guide rail to make the guide slide along the second guide rail, further guarantee the joint spare and reset the effect slowly, guarantee the success rate of electronic equipment opening the screen, promote the effect of opening the screen.

In one possible implementation, the guide element is arranged on the mounting bracket by means of a second elastic element. After the guide piece is matched with the speed changing piece, the second elastic piece is in an elastic compression state, the resilience force of the second elastic piece can enable the guide piece to stably move along the first guide rail or the second guide rail, and the setting stability between the guide piece and the speed changing piece is improved. And meanwhile, the second elastic piece is also beneficial to improving the smoothness of the switching of the guide piece between the first guide rail and the second guide rail, and improving the moving stability of the guide piece.

In one possible implementation manner, a limiting portion is disposed on a side, facing the clamping piece, of the mounting bracket, the second elastic piece is located in the limiting portion, one end of the guiding piece is matched with the first guide rail or the second guide rail, and the other end of the guiding piece extends into the limiting portion and abuts against the mounting bracket through the second elastic piece. The limiting part can play a role in guiding and limiting the second elastic piece and the guiding piece, and smoothness and stability of movement of the guiding piece in the first guide rail and the second guide rail are guaranteed.

In one possible implementation manner, the sliding member has an abutting portion at one end, the second end of the button is in abutting connection with the abutting portion, and a surface of the abutting portion abutting against the button is an inclined surface, and a side of the inclined surface facing the clamping member is inclined towards a direction facing away from the lever member. Like this, when pressing the second casing and making the button follow the z direction and moving towards first casing, button second end butt is on the inclined plane and take place the relative slip with the inclined plane to make the slider take place the removal of x1 direction, the slider drives the input and removes, and the output drives the joint piece and takes place the removal of x2 direction, and the joint piece contracts towards first casing, realizes breaking away from of joint piece and joint position. Simple structure and convenient realization.

In one possible implementation, the inclined surface is an arcuate surface. The button and the inclined surface can be convenient for relatively move, and the button can drive the sliding piece to move conveniently.

In a possible implementation manner, the sliding member further comprises a transmission gear rotatably arranged in the first shell, a first gear part is arranged on the button, the first gear part extends along the first direction, a second gear part is arranged on the sliding member, and the second gear part extends along the second direction;

the transmission gear is respectively meshed with the first gear part and the second gear part, so that the button drives the sliding piece to move through the transmission gear.

Like this when making its along z to removing through pressing second casing extrusion button, the button drives drive gear through first gear portion and rotates, and drive gear passes through second gear portion and drives the slider and remove along x1 direction to make the button drive the slider through drive gear and remove, and then drive the joint piece through slider and lever spare and towards first casing internal contraction, realize the separation of joint piece and joint position. The rigidity is high in a transmission mode through the transmission gear, and the high motion smoothness is achieved, so that the stability and smoothness of the whole motion of the button to the clamping piece can be improved.

In one possible implementation manner, the device further comprises a connecting rod piece, wherein the connecting rod piece is positioned on one side of the button, which is opposite to the lever piece, one end of the connecting rod piece is rotationally connected with the button, and the other end of the connecting rod piece is rotationally connected with the sliding piece;

the connecting rod piece is obliquely arranged relative to the button and the sliding piece, so that the button drives the sliding piece to move through the connecting rod piece. When the button is pressed by the second shell to enable the button to move along the z direction, the button drives one end of the connecting rod piece to move along the z direction, the connecting rod piece is obliquely arranged, the other end of the connecting rod piece drives the sliding piece to move along the x1 direction, the button can drive the sliding piece to move through the connecting rod piece, and then the clamping piece is driven to retract towards the first shell through the sliding piece and the lever piece, so that the clamping piece and the clamping position are separated. The assembly is simple, the connection strength is good, and the feasibility is high.

In one possible implementation, the device further comprises a first support member disposed in the first housing, and the rotating end is rotatably connected to the first support member. Thereby causing the lever member to be rotatably disposed within the first housing.

In one possible implementation manner, the lever member further includes a first pin shaft, and the first pin shaft is disposed through the rotating end, and the rotating end is rotationally connected to the first support member through the first pin shaft. Simple structure and high realizability.

In one possible implementation manner, the mounting bracket is provided with an avoidance hole, and the output end extends into the mounting bracket through the avoidance hole and is connected with the clamping piece. The output end of the lever member passes through the avoidance hole to be connected with the clamping member, so that the overall height (the height in the z direction) of the lever member and the clamping member is reduced, and the design of lightening and thinning of the electronic equipment is facilitated.

In one possible implementation manner, the lever member further includes a second pin shaft, the second pin shaft is penetrating through the output end, a coordination groove matched with the second pin shaft is formed in the clamping member, and the output end and the clamping member are connected with the coordination groove in a matched manner through the second pin shaft. Simple structure and convenient to detach.

In one possible implementation manner, a first blocking portion is arranged on one side, facing away from the second end of the clamping piece, of the mounting bracket, a second blocking portion is arranged on the clamping piece, and one side, facing away from the first elastic piece, of the second blocking portion abuts against one side, facing towards the first elastic piece, of the first blocking portion. Therefore, the first blocking part and the second blocking part are in butt fit, the position of the clamping piece can be limited, the clamping piece is stably arranged in the mounting bracket, and the clamping piece is prevented from being separated from the mounting bracket under the rebound effect of the first elastic piece. Promote the setting stability of joint spare, promote the flexible stability of joint spare simultaneously.

In one possible implementation manner, the portable electronic device further comprises a second supporting piece arranged in the first shell, a third guide rail is arranged on the second supporting piece, the third guide rail extends along the first direction, a first limiting piece matched with the third guide rail is arranged on the button, and the button moves along the third guide rail through the first limiting piece. The first limiting piece can extend into the third guide rail and move along the third guide rail, so that the button can move along the third guide rail through the first limiting piece, and the movement of the button in the z direction is realized.

In one possible implementation manner, the second supporting member is further provided with a fourth guide rail, the extending direction of the fourth guide rail is parallel to the extending direction of the clamping member, the sliding member is provided with a second limiting member matched with the fourth guide rail, and the sliding member moves along the fourth guide rail through the second limiting member. The second limiting piece can extend into the fourth guide rail and move along the fourth guide rail, so that the sliding piece can move along the fourth guide rail through the second limiting piece, and the sliding piece can move in the x direction.

In one possible implementation manner, the device further comprises a second supporting piece arranged in the first shell, a mounting part is arranged on one side of the second supporting piece, which faces away from the lever piece, and the transmission gear is rotatably arranged on the mounting part. Thereby rotatably disposing the transmission gear in the first housing.

Drawings

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device in an intermediate state according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device in a flattened state according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a prior art foldable electronic device in an intermediate state;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is an assembly schematic diagram of a button and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is an assembly schematic diagram of a mounting bracket, a button and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of a mounting bracket, button and clip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an assembly of a mounting bracket, a button and a clip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a guide member engaged with a first rail of a transmission member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of the clamping member when the clamping member is retracted toward the first housing according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a guide member engaged with a second rail of a transmission member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural view of the clamping member according to the embodiment of the present application when the clamping member extends out of the first housing;

FIG. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 18 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of a mounting bracket and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 19 is an exploded view of a clip, slider, lever and button provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view illustrating the cooperation of a button, a slider, a lever, and a clip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 21 is a schematic structural view of a sliding member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 22 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a button, slider, lever and clip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the engagement of another button, slider, lever and clip provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 24 is a partially exploded view of another button and slider engagement provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 25 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a button, slider, lever and clip assembly according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 26 is a schematic illustration of the engagement of a button, slider, lever and clip provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 27 is a partially exploded view of yet another button and slider engagement provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 28 is a schematic cross-sectional view of still another button, slider, lever and clip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100-an electronic device; 10-a first housing; 10 a-a body portion;

10 b-side end; 10 c-side end caps; 11-clamping piece;

a 111-coordination tank; 112-a second barrier; 12-button;

121-a first gear portion; 122-a first stop; 13-a slider;

131-an abutment; 131 a-inclined plane; 132-a second gear portion;

133-a second stop; 14-a lever member; 141-a rotating end;

142-input; 143-an output; 15-mounting a bracket;

151-guides; 152-a limiting part; 153-avoidance hole;

154-a first barrier; 16-a first elastic member; 17-a transmission;

171-a first rail; 1711-a moving part; 1712-depressions;

1713-step structure; 72-a second rail; 18-a second elastic member;

19-a transmission gear; 110-link members; 120-a first support;

130-a first pin; 140-a second pin; 150-a second support;

1501-a third rail; 1502-fourth guide rail; 1503-mounting portion;

20-a second housing; 21-clamping position; 30-folding assembly.

Detailed Description

The terminology used in the description of the embodiments of the application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application, as will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The foldable electronic device provided in the embodiments of the present application may include, but is not limited to, a foldable fixed terminal or mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a handheld computer, a touch-control television, an intercom, a netbook, a POS device, a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), a wearable device, a virtual reality device, and the like.

In this embodiment, the foldable electronic device is illustrated as a foldable mobile phone, where the foldable mobile phone may be a foldable mobile phone with an out-folded screen.

The foldable electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a folded state, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in an intermediate state, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a flattened state.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the foldable electronic device 100 may include at least two housings, for example, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 of fig. 1 and 2. The first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are rotatably connected, specifically, the foldable electronic device 100 may include a folding assembly 30, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 may be located at two sides of the folding assembly 30, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are respectively connected with the folding assembly 30, and the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 may be rotatably connected through the folding assembly 30, so that the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 may rotate relatively.

Referring to fig. 1, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 can relatively rotate and fold to a closed state, and when the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are in the closed state, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 can be completely folded to be parallel to each other (a small deviation is allowed) and the electronic device 100 is in the closed state, which is also called a folded state.

Referring to fig. 2, the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 can be relatively rotated (folded or unfolded) to an intermediate state to put the electronic device 100 in the intermediate state.

Referring to fig. 3, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 can be relatively rotated and unfolded to an open state, and, for example, when the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are in the open state, they may be substantially 180 ° (a small deviation is allowed, for example, 165 °, 177 °, or 185 °) and the electronic device 100 is in the open state, which is also referred to as a flattened state.

The intermediate state shown in fig. 2 may be any state between the open state and the closed state. That is, the electronic device 100 may be switched between an open state (i.e., a flattened state) and a closed state (i.e., a folded state) by movement of the folding assembly 30.

In the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, when the electronic device 100 is in the flattened state or the folded state, the width direction of the electronic device 100 is the x direction, the length direction of the electronic device 100 is the y direction, and the thickness direction of the electronic device 100 is the z direction.

It should be noted that, the electronic device 100 may include only two housings, that is, the number of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 may be one, so that when the electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are relatively folded into two layers. For example, the electronic device 100 includes a first housing 10, a second housing 20, and a folding assembly 30, where the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are rotatably connected by the folding assembly 30, and the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are relatively folded, so that the electronic device 100 is in a two-layer form (see fig. 1).

Alternatively, the electronic device 100 may also include a plurality of housings, that is, the number of the first housing 10, the second housing 20, and the folding assemblies 30 may be plural, and the adjacent first housing 10 and second housing 20 are connected by one folding assembly 30, so that the electronic device 100 may be folded into a multi-layer form. For example, the electronic device 100 may include two first housings 10, one second housing 20 and two folding assemblies 30, where the two first housings 10 are located at two sides of the second housing 20, and the two first housings 10 are respectively rotatably connected to the second housing 20 through the one folding assembly 30, where one first housing 10 may be folded relative to the second housing 20, and the other first housing 10 may also be folded relative to the second housing 20, so that when the electronic device 100 is in a folded state, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are folded relatively into a three-layer configuration. When one of the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 is relatively unfolded to a flattened state (e.g., both are approximately 180 °), the electronic device 100 is in the flattened state.

The electronic device 100 may further include a foldable flexible display screen (see fig. 1), wherein the flexible display screen may be disposed on the same side surface of the first housing 10, the second housing 20, and the folding assembly 30. For example, flexible display screens are provided at the outer side surfaces of the first housing 10, the second housing 20, and the folder assembly 30.

When the electronic device 100 is in the folded state, two opposite surfaces of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are respectively the outer side surfaces of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20, and the surface of the folding assembly 30 on the same side as the outer side surfaces of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 is the outer side surface of the folding assembly 30.

In some embodiments, the foldable electronic device 100 may also be a notebook computer, and the notebook computer may include a first structural member and a second structural member, where the first structural member and the second structural member are capable of being relatively folded to a closed state, so that the notebook computer is in a closed state (i.e., a folded state). Accordingly, when the first structural member and the second structural member are relatively unfolded from the folded state to the unfolded state, the notebook computer is in the unfolded state (i.e., the flattened state). When the first structural member is in a flattened state, at least part of the flexible display screen on the first structural member can be used for displaying images and the like, and at least part of the flexible display screen on the second structural member can be used as a virtual keyboard and the like.

In this embodiment, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 may be middle frames of the electronic device 100, and the first housing 10 may include a first middle plate and a first frame, where the first frame is enclosed on an outer peripheral edge of the first middle plate. The second housing 20 may also include a second middle plate and a second frame, which is enclosed on an outer peripheral edge of the second middle plate. The folding assembly 30 may be connected to the first middle plate and the second middle plate, respectively.

It is to be understood that the structure illustrated in the embodiments of the present application does not constitute a specific limitation on the electronic device 100. In other embodiments of the present application, electronic device 100 may include more or fewer components than shown, or certain components may be combined, or certain components may be split, or different arrangements of components. For example, the electronic device 100 may also include devices such as cameras, flashlights, processors, memory, antennas, sensors, and batteries.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a conventional foldable electronic device in an intermediate state.

In order to ensure that the electronic device can be stably in a folded state, referring to fig. 4, a telescopic buckle structure 1b is generally arranged on a first housing 1, a clamping groove 2a for being matched with the buckle structure 1b is formed in a second housing 2, when the electronic device is in a folded state, the buckle structure 1b extends out of the first housing 1 and is positioned in the clamping groove, and the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are locked through the matching of the buckle structure 1b and the clamping groove 2 a.

The first casing 1 is provided with a button 3, specifically, the first casing 1 generally includes a side end cover 1a, the side end cover 1a is located at a side edge of the first casing, when the electronic device is in a folded state, the side end cover 1a is located at one side of the second casing 2, one end of the button 3 extends out of the side end cover 1a, that is, the button 3 extends out of the side end cover 1a at the side of the complete machine. When the electronic device needs to be unfolded, the button 3 is pressed to drive the buckling structure 1b, so that the buckling structure 1b is contracted inwards towards the first shell 1, the buckling structure 1b and the clamping groove 2a are separated, and the first shell 1 and the second shell 2 can rotate relatively and are unfolded.

Specifically, the driving mode between button 3 and buckle structure 1b is realized through cam structure and rolling element more, and cam structure and rolling element all set up in first casing 1, and cam structure can be located button 3 below, and cam structure and rolling element butt, and the butt face is the inclined plane, and rolling element and buckle structure roll connection. When the button 3 is pressed, the button 3 pushes the cam structure to move vertically (z direction), and the cam structure drives the rolling element to roll and move along the transverse direction (x direction), so that the rolling element drives the buckling structure 1b to move towards the first housing 1 in a shrinking manner, and the buckling structure 1b is separated from the clamping groove 2 a.

The button 3 is extended to the side end cover 1a at the side of the whole machine, the protrusion of the button 3 occupies a larger appearance space, especially after the electronic equipment is folded, the whole size of the whole machine is reduced, the protrusion of the button 3 is exposed and more protruded visually, the flatness and smoothness of the appearance of the whole machine of the electronic equipment are reduced, and the appearance effect of the electronic equipment is affected.

Meanwhile, the button 3 is located on the side cover 1a, and the side cover 1a is located on one side of the second housing 2 and the first housing 1, the distance between the button 3 and the second housing 2 is relatively close, and when the electronic device is in a folded state, the rebound force between the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 is relatively large. When the button 3 is pressed to open the first housing 1 and the second housing 2, the second housing 2 is easy to bounce to a finger or a nail, which seriously affects the use experience when the electronic device is opened. Moreover, the second casing 2 may not be unfolded in time due to the contact of fingers and the like, so that the fastening structure stretches into the fastening groove again, which results in failure in opening the electronic device and reduces the screen opening effect.

In this embodiment of the application, set up the button in the main part of first casing, make the button stretch out to between first casing and the second casing, realize the drive of pressing to the button through pressing the second casing, will hide the button to second casing below promptly, between first casing and the second casing, reduced the appearance space that the button occupy, the planarization and the smoothness of reinforcing complete machine. Particularly, when the electronic equipment is in a folding state, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, compared with the situation that the button extends out from the side end cover on the side of the whole machine, the flatness and smoothness of the appearance surface of the electronic equipment are greatly improved, and the appearance effect of the electronic equipment is remarkably improved.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a partial structure in fig. 5, and fig. 7 is an assembly schematic diagram of a button and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 5, in the embodiment of the present application, the first case 10 includes a side end portion 10b and a main body portion 10a, the side end portion 10b being located at one side edge of the main body portion 10a, wherein the thickness of the side end portion 10b may be greater than the thickness (height in the z direction) of the main body portion 10 a. When the electronic apparatus 100 is in the folded state, the main body portion 10a is opposite to the second housing 20, the side end portion 10b is located at one side of the main body portion 10a and the second housing 20, that is, the side end portion 10b is located at a side end edge of the complete machine, and the side end portion 10b may be flush with the second housing 20. A side end cap 10c (see fig. 1) may be provided on a side of the side end portion 10b facing away from the flexible display screen, and the side end cap 10c is a part of the exterior surface of the side end portion 10 b.

The side end portion 10b may be provided with a telescopic clamping member 11, the clamping member 11 may extend out of the first housing 10, the clamping member 11 may also retract into the first housing 10, specifically, the clamping member 11 may extend out of the first housing 10 from a surface of the side end portion 10b facing the second housing 20, or retract into the first housing 10. The extending direction of the engaging member 11 is a direction (x direction) parallel to the width of the electronic device 100, the extending direction of the engaging member 11 is x1, and the contracting direction of the engaging member 11 is x2.

The second housing 20 is provided with a clamping position 21, and the clamping position 21 is used for being matched with the clamping piece 11, specifically, the clamping position 21 can be a clamping groove or other clamping members.

When the electronic device 100 is in the folded state, as shown in fig. 5, the clamping member 11 extends out of the first housing 10, and the clamping member 11 extends into the clamping position 21 to cooperate with the clamping position 21, so that the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 cannot rotate relatively, and the electronic device 100 is locked and can be stably in the folded state for a long time.

The first housing 10 is further provided with a button 12, the button 12 is located on the main body 10a, the button 12 extends to a side of the first housing 10 facing away from the flexible display screen (see fig. 3), and when the electronic device 100 is in a folded state, see fig. 5, a first end of the button 12 extends out of the first housing 10 and is located between the first housing 10 and the second housing 20. When the second housing 20 is pressed, the button 12 can be pressed by the second housing 20, so that the button 12 can be opened.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, a sliding member 13 and a lever member 14 are further disposed in the first housing 10, and the sliding member 13 is slidably disposed in the first housing 10, wherein a sliding direction of the sliding member 13 is parallel to a telescoping direction of the engaging member 11, that is, the sliding member 13 moves in a direction parallel to x.

As shown in fig. 7, the lever member 14 includes a rotating end 141, an input end 142, and an output end 143, wherein the input end 142 and the output end 143 are located at both sides of the rotating end 141, respectively, and the lever member 14 is rotatably disposed in the first housing 10 through the rotating end 141, that is, the input end 142 and the output end 143 can rotate around the rotating end 141. The second end of the button 12 is connected to one end of the slider 13, the other end of the slider 13 is connected to the input end 142 of the lever member 14, and the output end 143 of the lever member 14 is connected to the clip member 11.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7 in combination, when the electronic apparatus 100 needs to be opened, the second housing 20 is pressed, such as a pressing force in the z direction in fig. 6 is applied to the second housing 20. The second housing 20 pushes the button 12 to move in the first direction toward the inside of the first housing 10, and the button 12 drives the slider 13 to slide in the second direction, where the second direction is consistent with the extending direction of the clamping member 11, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, that is, the button 12 moves along the z direction and drives the slider 13 to slide along the x1 direction.

The sliding member 13 slides to drive the input end 142 of the lever member 14 to move along the x1 direction, the output end 143 moves along the x2 direction opposite to the x1 direction, and the output end 143 drives the clamping member 11 to retract towards the first housing 10, so that the clamping member 11 is separated from the clamping position 21, and the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 can move relatively, so that the electronic device 100 is opened.

Thus, by pressing the second housing 20 to press the button 12, the clip 11 can be retracted toward the first housing 10, and the electronic device 100 can be opened. While the button 12 is located at the main body portion 10a of the first housing 10, compared with the related art in which the button 12 is protruded from the side end portion 10b, the position of the button 12 is hidden, so that the appearance space occupied by the button 12 can be reduced, and the flatness and smoothness of the electronic apparatus 100 can be improved. Especially when the electronic device 100 is in a folded state, the button 12 is located between the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, so that the button 12 is hidden, the flatness and smoothness of the whole electronic device 100 are remarkably improved, and the appearance effect of the electronic device 100 is improved.

And realize opening to button 12 through extrusion second casing 20, avoided pressing button 12 in order to open electronic equipment 100, second casing 20 pops to phenomenon such as finger or nail, promoted the use experience of electronic equipment 100, can reduce or avoid simultaneously because the emergence of the failure phenomenon is opened to electronic equipment 100 that second casing 20 and touching etc. of finger lead to, promote the effect of opening screen of electronic equipment 100.

Meanwhile, a lever member 14 is connected between the button 12 and the clamping member 11, a small displacement is input at an input end 142 of the lever member 14, a large displacement can be generated at an output end 143 of the lever member 14, that is, the button 12 generates a small displacement, the button 12 drives the input end 142 to move through the sliding member 13, after passing through the lever member 14, the output end 143 can drive the clamping member 11 to generate a large shrinkage displacement, that is, when the distance that the button 12 extends out of the first housing 10 is small, the button 12 is pressed by the second housing 20, the clamping member 11 can be driven to move and shrink towards the first housing 10 by a large distance, and the clamping member 11 and the clamping position 21 are separated.

For example, the height of the button 12 protruding out of the first housing 10 is 0.3mm (i.e., the movement stroke of the button 12 in the z direction is 0.3 mm), and the distance for retracting the engaging member 11 into the first housing 10 after passing through the sliding member 13 and the lever member 14 may reach 1mm (i.e., the movement stroke of the engaging member 11 in the x2 direction is 1 mm). In this way, the height of the button 12 extending out of the first housing 10 can be further reduced, the appearance space occupied by the button 12 is reduced, and the appearance effect of the electronic device 100 is further improved.

Fig. 8 is an assembly schematic diagram of a mounting bracket, a button and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 9 is an exploded schematic diagram of a mounting bracket, a button and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 10 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an assembly of a mounting bracket, a button and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a speed change member provided in an embodiment of the present application under a view angle, and fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a speed change member provided in an embodiment of the present application under another view angle.

Referring to fig. 8, the foldable electronic device 100 further includes a mounting bracket 15 and a first elastic member 16, wherein the mounting bracket 15 is disposed in the first housing 10 (referring to fig. 6), and the clamping member 11 is disposed on the mounting bracket 15.

The first end of the clamping piece 11 extends out of the mounting bracket 15, and the first end of the clamping piece 11 extends out of the first shell 10, when the electronic device 100 is in the first state, the first end of the clamping piece 11 extends into the clamping position 21 of the second shell 20.

The second end of the clamping piece 11 is located in the mounting bracket 15, the second end of the clamping piece 11 is abutted to the inner wall of the mounting bracket 15 through the first elastic piece 16, when the button 12 is pressed towards the first housing 10 to move through pressing the second housing 20, the button 12 drives the sliding piece 13 to move, the sliding piece 13 drives the input end 142 to move, the output end 143 drives the clamping piece 11 to retract towards the first housing 10, namely, when the clamping piece 11 retracts towards the mounting bracket 15, the first elastic piece 16 is compressed by the clamping piece 11.

When the pressing force on the second housing 20 is removed, the compressed first elastic member 16 will rebound and recover, and the clamping member 11 can extend out of the first housing 10 under the action of the resilience force of the first elastic member 16, so as to drive the output end 143 to move, and the input end 142 drives the button 12 to move reversely through the sliding member 13, so that the button 12 returns to the original position, and the button 12 is pressed and opened again.

Referring to fig. 9, a third limiting member 113 may be disposed at the second end of the clamping member 11, and the first elastic member 16 may be sleeved on the third limiting member 113, where the third limiting member 113 may also play a role in guiding the expansion and contraction of the first elastic member 16 while fixing the first elastic member 16.

With continued reference to fig. 9, the foldable electronic device 100 further includes a speed changing member 17, and as shown in fig. 10, the speed changing member 17 is located in the mounting bracket 15, the speed changing member 17 is rotatably disposed on the second end of the clamping member 11, a guiding member 151 is further disposed in the mounting bracket 15, and specifically, a guiding member 151 is disposed on a surface of an inner wall of the mounting bracket 15 facing the second end of the clamping member 11.

A support rod 114 may be disposed at the second end of the fastening member 11, and an assembly hole 173 (see fig. 11) may be formed in the speed changing member 17, where the speed changing member 17 is sleeved on the support rod 114 through the assembly hole 173 and is rotatably disposed relative to the support rod 114. The supporting rod 114 can be further provided with a blocking member 1141, the blocking member 1141 is located at one side of the speed changing member 17 opposite to the first end of the clamping member 11, and the outer circumferential dimension of the blocking member 1141 can be larger than the inner circumferential dimension of the assembly hole, so that the blocking member 1141 plays a role in limiting and blocking the speed changing member 17, falling off from the supporting rod in the rotation process of the speed changing member 17 is avoided, and the setting stability of the speed changing member 17 is improved.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, the transmission member 17 is provided with a first rail 171 and a second rail 17, and the guide member 151 may be engaged with the first rail 171 and the second rail 17, respectively, that is, the guide member 151 may extend into the first rail 171 and move along the first rail 171, and the guide member 151 may also extend into the second rail 17 and move along the second rail 17.

The two ends of the first rail 171 are respectively communicated with the two ends of the second rail 17, for example, the head end (the side facing away from the first end of the clamping member 11) of the first rail 171 may be communicated with the tail end of the second rail 17, and the tail end (the side facing toward the first end of the clamping member 11) of the first rail 171 may be communicated with the head end of the second rail 17.

The extending direction of the first rail 171 is parallel to the extending and contracting direction of the engaging member 11, that is, the first rail 171 is a linear rail along the x-direction (see fig. 14), and the second rail 17 is spirally disposed around the outer peripheral surface of the speed change member 17, that is, the second rail 17 is a spiral rail of the speed change member 17 around the outer periphery of the speed change member 17. That is, the first rail 171 and the second rail 17 on the speed change member 17 are respectively connected at both ends thereof, the first rail 171 is a linear rail, and the second rail 17 is a spiral rail such that the second rail 17 has a longer length than the first rail 171.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a guide member and a first guide rail of a speed change member according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping member provided by an embodiment of the present application when the clamping member contracts toward the inside of a first housing, fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a guide member and a second guide rail of a speed change member according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping member provided by an embodiment of the present application when the clamping member extends toward the outside of the first housing, and fig. 17 is a schematic sectional structural diagram of a speed change member provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14, when the second housing 20 is pressed to press the button 12, the button 12 drives the clamping member 11 to retract toward the first housing 10 through the sliding member 13 and the lever member 14, the guiding member 151 is located in the first rail 171 and moves along the first rail 171, and the guiding member 151 moves from the head end of the first rail 171 to the tail end of the first rail 171, at this time, the clamping member 11 is retracted into the first housing 10. The linear first rail 171 has a short moving stroke, and the clip 11 can be quickly retracted into the first housing 10.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, when the pressing force on the second housing 20 is removed, the clamping member 11 moves under the action of the first elastic member 16, so as to extend out of the first housing 10, the tail end of the first rail 171 communicates with the head end of the second rail 17, so that the guide member 151 can be positioned in the second rail 17 and move along the second rail 17. That is, when the clamping member 11 returns to the original position under the action of the resilience force of the first elastic member 16, the guide member 151 moves in the second guide rail 17 with a longer length, and the moving stroke is longer, so that the process of resetting the clamping member 11 can be slowed down, and the slow resetting of the clamping member 11 can be realized.

Therefore, the phenomenon that the electronic equipment 100 fails to be opened can be avoided, the electronic equipment 100 can be successfully opened by pressing the button 12 once, the screen opening effect of the electronic equipment 100 is improved, and the use experience is improved.

Wherein, to ensure the switching of the guide 151 between the first rail 171 and the second rail 17, as shown in fig. 17, the first rail 171 may include a moving portion 1711 and a recess 1712, wherein the recess 1712 is located at a side of the moving portion 1711 facing the first end of the clip 11 (as shown in fig. 13), that is, the recess 1712 is located at the tail end of the first rail 171, and the recess 1712 communicates with the second rail 17;

the step structure 1713 is formed with the recess 1712 and the moving portion 1711, specifically, the bottom wall of the recess 1712 is closer to the mating hole of the transmission member 17 than the moving portion 1711, so that the step structure 1713 is formed between the recess 1712 and the moving portion 1711. When the clamping member 11 is retracted toward the first housing 10, the guide member 151 moves from the head end to the tail end of the first rail 171, and finally, when the clamping member 11 and the clamping position 21 are separated, the guide member 151 is positioned in the recess 1712 of the tail end.

When the clamping piece 11 is restored to the original position under the action of the first elastic piece 16, as the step structure 1713 is formed on the concave portion 1712 and the moving portion 1711, the step structure 1713 can play a role in blocking and limiting the guide piece 151, and the step structure 1713 can prevent the guide piece 151 from continuously sliding along the first guide rail 171, so that the guide piece 151 slides along the second guide rail 17, the slow resetting effect of the clamping piece 11 is further ensured, the success rate of opening the screen of the electronic equipment 100 is ensured, and the opening effect is improved.

In some examples, a prompt may be provided in the electronic device 100, where when the guide 151 slides into the recess 1712, the clamping member 11 is separated from the clamping position 21, and the prompt may send a prompt tone to remind the user, so as to further ensure the success rate of opening the screen of the electronic device 100, and prompt the use experience.

Fig. 18 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of a mounting bracket and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 18, the foldable electronic device 100 may further include a second elastic member 18, and the guide member 151 is disposed on the mounting bracket 15 through the second elastic member 18.

After the guide member 151 is engaged with the speed changing member 17, the second elastic member 18 should be in an elastically compressed state, and the resilience of the second elastic member 18 itself can enable the guide member 151 to stably move along the first rail 171 or the second rail 17, so as to improve the setting stability between the guide member 151 and the speed changing member 17. At the same time, the second elastic member 18 also helps to promote smoothness of switching of the guide 151 between the first rail 171 and the second rail 17, and promote smoothness of movement of the guide 151.

Specifically, a limiting portion 152 may be disposed on a side of the mounting bracket 15 facing the clamping member 11, the second elastic member 18 may be located in the limiting portion 152, one end of the guiding member 151 is matched with the first rail 171 or the second rail 17, and the other end of the guiding member 151 extends into the limiting portion 152 and abuts against the mounting bracket 15 through the second elastic member 18. The limiting portion 152 can perform a guiding and limiting function on the second elastic member 18 and the guide member 151, and ensures smoothness and smoothness of movement of the guide member 151 in the first rail 171 and the second rail 17.

With continued reference to fig. 18, the mounting bracket 15 is further provided with a relief hole 153, the clamping member 11 is located in the mounting bracket 15, and the output end 143 of the lever member 14 can extend into the mounting bracket 15 through the relief hole 153, so that the output end 143 is connected with the clamping member 11. The output end 143 of the lever member 14 passes through the avoidance hole 153 to be connected with the clamping member 11, which is beneficial to reducing the overall height (z-direction height) of the lever member 14 and the clamping member 11 and is beneficial to the design of the electronic device 100.

As shown in fig. 18, a first blocking portion 154 is disposed on a side of the mounting bracket 15 facing away from the second end of the clamping member 11, and a second blocking portion 112 is disposed on the clamping member 11, where a side of the second blocking portion 112 facing away from the first elastic member 16 abuts against a side of the first blocking portion 154 facing the first elastic member 16. Therefore, the abutting engagement of the first blocking portion 154 and the second blocking portion 112 can limit the position of the clamping member 11, so that the clamping member 11 is stably arranged in the mounting bracket 15, and the clamping member 11 is prevented from being separated from the mounting bracket 15 under the rebound action of the first elastic member 16. The setting stability of the clamping piece 11 is improved, and the telescopic stability of the clamping piece 11 is improved.

Fig. 19 is an exploded view of a clip, a slider, a lever, and a button according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 19, the foldable electronic device 100 further includes a first support 120, wherein the first support 120 may be disposed in the first housing 10, a first mounting hole 1201 may be formed in the first support 120, and the electronic device 100 may further include a first fastener (not shown) that may pass through the first mounting hole 1201 to be fixedly engaged with the first housing 10, thereby disposing the first support 120 on the first housing 10.

The rotational end 141 of the lever member 14 may be rotatably coupled to the first support member 120 to rotatably dispose the lever member 14 within the first housing 10. Wherein, a first supporting member 120 may be provided at both sides of the lever member 14 to enhance the setting stability of the lever member 14.

The lever member 14 may further include a first pin 130, and the first pin 130 may be disposed through the rotating end 141. The first supporting member 120 is provided with a first coordination hole 1203, and the rotating end 141 can be rotatably connected with the first supporting member 120 through the rotation fit of the first pin 130 and the first coordination hole 1203.

With continued reference to fig. 19, the lever member 14 may further include a second pin 140, where the second pin 140 is disposed on the output end 143 in a penetrating manner, and the clamping member 11 is provided with a coordination groove 111, specifically, two opposite sides of the clamping member 11 are respectively provided with a coordination groove 111, and two ends of the second pin 140 are in clamping engagement with the coordination groove 111, so that the output end 143 is connected with the clamping member 11 through the cooperation between the second pin 140 and the coordination groove 111, and the output end 143 can drive the clamping member 11 to move.

The input end 142 of the lever member 14 may be provided with a third coordination hole 1421, the sliding member 13 is provided with a coordination rod 134, and the sliding member 13 may be connected with the input end 142 through cooperation of the coordination rod 134 and the third coordination hole 1421, so that the sliding member 13 can drive the input end 142 to move.

The foldable electronic device 100 may further include a second support 150, where the second support 150 is disposed in the first housing 10, for example, the second support 150 may have a second mounting hole 1504 formed thereon, and the electronic device 100 may further include a second fastener (not shown) that may pass through the second mounting hole to be fixedly engaged with the first housing 10, so as to dispose the second support 150 on the first housing 10.

A third rail 1501 may be formed on the second support member 150, the third rail 1501 extends along a first direction, that is, the z direction, a first limiting member 122 is disposed on the button 12, the first limiting member 122 is matched with the third rail 1501, and the first limiting member 122 may extend into the third rail 1501 and move along the third rail 1501, so that the button 12 moves along the third rail 1501 through the first limiting member 122, and movement of the button 12 in the z direction is achieved.

The third guide rail 1501 plays a role in guiding and limiting the movement of the button 12, so as to improve the accuracy of the movement of the button 12 and further ensure the success rate of opening the electronic device 100.

Wherein, a second supporting member 150 may be provided at both sides of the button 12, respectively, to improve the movement stability of the button 12.

With continued reference to fig. 19, a fourth guide rail 1502 is further provided on the second support member 150, where an extending direction of the fourth guide rail 1502 is parallel to a telescopic direction of the clamping member 11, that is, the fourth guide rail 1502 extends along the x direction, and the sliding member 13 may be provided with a second limiting member 133, where the second limiting member 133 is matched with the fourth guide rail 1502, and the second limiting member 133 may extend into the fourth guide rail 1502 and move along the fourth guide rail 1502, so that the sliding member 13 moves along the fourth guide rail 1502 through the second limiting member 133, to realize movement of the sliding member 13 in the x direction.

In the embodiment of the present application, the button 12 moves along the z direction by pressing the second housing 20, and the button 12 drives the slider 13 to move along the x direction, wherein the driving cooperation manner between the button 12 and the slider 13 may be various.

Fig. 20 is a schematic diagram of cooperation of a button, a sliding member, a lever member and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 21 is a schematic diagram of structure of a sliding member provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 22 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of cooperation of a button, a sliding member, a lever member and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application.

In one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 20 and 21, an abutment 131 is provided on one end of the slider 13, and the second end of the button 12 is in abutting connection with the abutment 131.

As shown in fig. 22, the surface of the contact portion 131 in contact with the button 12 is an inclined surface 131a, and when the inclined surface 131a is inclined toward the direction facing away from the lever member 14 and the button 12 is moved toward the first housing 10 in the z direction by pressing the second housing 20, the second end of the button 12 contacts the inclined surface 131a and slides relative to the inclined surface 131a, so that the slider 13 moves in the x1 direction, the slider 13 drives the input end 142 to move, and the output end 143 drives the clip 11 to move in the x2 direction, so that the clip 11 contracts toward the first housing 10, and the clip 11 and the clip 21 are separated. Simple structure and convenient realization.

The inclined surface 131a of the abutting portion 131 may be an arc surface, so that the button 12 and the inclined surface 131a can move relatively, and the button 12 drives the slider 13 to move.

The abutment 131 may be located on a side of the button 12 facing away from the lever member 14, and the abutment 131 may be integrally formed on the slider 13 when the slider 13 is formed. Alternatively, the abutting portion 131 may be formed and then provided on the slider 13.

Fig. 23 is a schematic diagram of the cooperation of another button, a sliding member, a lever member and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 24 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the cooperation of another button and a sliding member provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 25 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the cooperation of another button, a sliding member, a lever member and a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present application.

In another possible embodiment, referring to fig. 23, the foldable electronic device 100 may include a transmission gear 19, where the transmission gear 19 is rotatably disposed in the first housing 10, and the transmission gear 19 may be located on a side of the button 12 facing away from the lever member 14.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 24, a mounting portion 1503 may be provided on a side of the second support 150 facing away from the lever member 14, a fourth coordination hole 1503a may be provided on the mounting portion 1503, and the rotation shaft 191 of the transmission gear 19 may be engaged with the fourth coordination hole 1503a, thereby rotatably providing the transmission gear 19 on the mounting portion 1503.

The button 12 is provided with a first gear portion 121, and specifically, a surface of the button 12 facing away from the lever member 14 is provided with the first gear portion 121, and the first gear portion 121 extends in a first direction (z direction). The slider 13 is provided with a second gear portion 132, and the second gear portion 132 extends along a second direction (x 1 direction).

As shown in fig. 25, the transmission gear 19 is meshed with the first gear portion 121 and the second gear portion 132, when the button 12 is pressed by the second housing 20 to move along the z direction, the button 12 drives the transmission gear 19 to rotate through the first gear portion 121, the transmission gear 19 drives the sliding piece 13 to move along the x1 direction through the second gear portion 132, so that the button 12 drives the sliding piece 13 to move through the transmission gear 19, and further drives the clamping piece 11 to retract towards the first housing 10 through the sliding piece 13 and the lever 14, so that the clamping piece 11 is separated from the clamping position 21.

The button 12 drives the sliding part 13 to move through the transmission gear 19, so that the clamping part 11 is driven to shrink inwards towards the first shell 10, the transmission mode of the transmission gear 19 is high in rigidity and high in motion smoothness, and the stability and smoothness of the overall motion of the button 12 to the clamping part 11 are facilitated.

The distribution length of the first gear portion 121 on the button 12 and the distribution length of the second gear portion 132 on the slider 13 are not limited in the embodiment of the present application, and may be selected and set according to the moving stroke requirements of the button 12 and the clamping member 11.

Fig. 26 is a schematic diagram of the cooperation of a further button, a sliding member, a lever member and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 27 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the cooperation of a further button and a sliding member according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 28 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the cooperation of a further button, a sliding member, a lever member and a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present application.

In yet another possible embodiment, referring to fig. 26, the foldable electronic device 100 may include a link member 110, the link member 110 being located on a side of the button 12 facing away from the lever member 14.

One end of the link member 110 is rotatably connected to the push button 12, and the other end of the link member 110 is rotatably connected to the slider 13. Specifically, referring to fig. 27, a first assembling portion 123 may be disposed at an end of the button 12 facing away from the lever member 14, and the electronic device 100 may include a third pin 160, and the link member 110 may be rotatably disposed at the first assembling portion through the third pin, thereby implementing a rotational connection between the link member 110 and the button 12.

The second fitting part 135 may be provided on the slider 13, and the electronic device 100 may further include a fourth pin 170, on which the link member 110 may be rotatably provided, thereby achieving a rotational connection of the link member 110 and the slider 13.

As shown in fig. 28, both ends of the link member 110 are rotatably connected to the push button 12 and the slider 13, respectively, and the link member 110 is disposed obliquely with respect to the push button 12 and the slider 13. When the button 12 is pressed by the second shell 20 to move along the z direction, the button 12 drives one end of the link member 110 to move along the z direction, the link member 110 is obliquely arranged, the other end of the link member 110 drives the sliding member 13 to move along the x1 direction, so that the button 12 can drive the sliding member 13 to move through the link member 110, and the clamping member 11 is driven to retract towards the first shell 10 through the sliding member 13 and the lever member 14, so that the clamping member 11 is separated from the clamping position 21. The assembly is simple, the connection strength is good, and the feasibility is high.

The angle of the link member 110, the button 12 and the sliding member 13, which are obliquely disposed, is not limited in the embodiment of the present application, and may be selected according to the moving travel requirements of the button 12 and the clamping member 11.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, indirectly connected through an intermediary, or may be in communication with each other between two elements or in an interaction relationship between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The embodiments or implications herein must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operate in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the embodiments herein. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless specifically stated otherwise.

The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like in the description of embodiments of the present application, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the present application described herein may be capable of implementation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, for example. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A foldable electronic device, comprising: a first case (10) and a second case (20) rotatably connected, the first case (10) including a side end portion (10 b) and a main body portion (10 a), the main body portion (10 a) being opposite to the second case (20) when the electronic apparatus is in a folded state, the side end portion (10 b) being located on one side of the main body portion (10 a) and the second case (20);

the side end part (10 b) is provided with a telescopic clamping piece (11), the second shell (20) is provided with a clamping position (21) matched with the clamping piece (11), and when the electronic equipment is in a folding state, the clamping piece (11) extends out of the first shell (10) and is positioned in the clamping position (21);

The first shell (10) is further provided with a button (12), the button (12) is positioned on the main body part (10 a), and when the electronic equipment is in a folded state, the first end of the button (12) extends out of the first shell (10) and is positioned between the first shell (10) and the second shell (20);

the sliding device comprises a first shell (10), and is characterized by further comprising a sliding piece (13) and a lever piece (14), wherein the sliding piece (13) is arranged in the first shell (10) in a sliding mode, the sliding direction of the sliding piece (13) is parallel to the telescopic direction of the clamping piece (11), the lever piece (14) comprises a rotating end (141) and an input end (142) and an output end (143) which are respectively positioned at two sides of the rotating end (141), the lever piece (14) is rotatably arranged in the first shell (10) through the rotating end (141), the second end of the button (12) is connected with one end of the sliding piece (13), the other end of the sliding piece (13) is connected with the input end (142), and the output end (143) is connected with the clamping piece (11).

The second casing (20) is used for pushing the button (12) to move towards the inside of the first casing (10), the button (12) drives the sliding piece (13) to slide, so that the sliding piece (13) drives the input end (142) to move, and the output end (143) drives the clamping piece (11) to retract towards the inside of the first casing (10), so that the clamping piece (11) is separated from the clamping position (21).

2. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting bracket (15) and a first elastic member (16), the mounting bracket (15) being located within the first housing (10), the clamping member (11) being provided on the mounting bracket (15);

the first end of joint spare (11) stretches out to outside installing support (15), the second end of joint spare (11) is located in installing support (15), just the second end of joint spare (11) is through first elastic component (16) butt is in on installing support (15), joint spare (11) orientation when first casing (10) internal contraction, first elastic component (16) are compressed.

3. The foldable electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a speed change member (17), the speed change member (17) being located in the mounting bracket (15) and rotatably disposed on the second end of the clamping member (11), the mounting bracket (15) further being provided with a guide member (151) therein;

a first guide rail (171) and a second guide rail (72) which are matched with the guide member (151) are arranged on the speed change member (17), the extending direction of the first guide rail (171) is parallel to the extending direction of the clamping member (11), the second guide rail (72) is spirally arranged around the peripheral surface of the speed change member (17), and two ends of the first guide rail (171) are respectively communicated with two ends of the second guide rail (72);

When the clamping piece (11) is contracted inwards towards the first shell (10), the guide piece (151) is positioned in the first guide rail (171) and moves along the first guide rail (171);

when the clamping piece (11) moves under the action of the first elastic piece (16) to extend out of the first shell (10), the guide piece (151) is positioned in the second guide rail (72) and moves along the second guide rail (72).

4. A foldable electronic device according to claim 3, characterized in that the first guide rail (171) comprises a moving part (1711) and a recess (1712), the recess (1712) is located at a side of the moving part (1711) facing the first end of the clamping piece (11), the moving part (1711) and the recess (1712) form a step structure (1713), the recess (1712) is in communication with the second guide rail (72), and when the clamping piece (11) is separated from the clamping position (21), the guide piece (151) is located in the recess (1712).

5. A foldable electronic device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that it further comprises a second elastic element (18), said guide element (151) being arranged on said mounting bracket (15) by means of said second elastic element (18).

6. The foldable electronic device according to claim 5, wherein a limiting portion (152) is provided on a side of the mounting bracket (15) facing the clamping member (11), the second elastic member (18) is located in the limiting portion (152), one end of the guide member (151) is matched with the first guide rail (171) or the second guide rail (72), and the other end of the guide member (151) extends into the limiting portion (152) and abuts against the mounting bracket (15) through the second elastic member (18).

7. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an abutting portion (131) is provided on one end of the slider (13), the second end of the button (12) is abutted against the abutting portion (131), and a surface of the abutting portion (131) abutted against the button (12) is an inclined surface (131 a), and a side of the inclined surface (131 a) facing the engaging member (11) is inclined toward a direction facing away from the lever member (14).

8. The foldable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the inclined surface (131 a) is an arc-shaped surface.

9. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 1-6, further comprising a transmission gear (19) rotatably arranged in the first housing (10), the button (12) being provided with a first gear part (121) and the slider (13) being provided with a second gear part (132);

the transmission gear (19) is respectively meshed with the first gear part (121) and the second gear part (132), so that the button (12) drives the sliding piece (13) to move through the transmission gear (19).

10. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 1-6, further comprising a link member (110), said link member (110) being located on a side of said button (12) facing away from said lever member (14), one end of said link member (110) being rotatably connected to said button (12), the other end of said link member (110) being rotatably connected to said slider (13);

The connecting rod piece (110) is obliquely arranged relative to the button (12) and the sliding piece (13), so that the button (12) drives the sliding piece (13) to move through the connecting rod piece (110).

11. The foldable electronic device according to any of claims 1-10, further comprising a first support (120) arranged in the first housing (10), the rotational end (141) being rotatably connected to the first support (120).

12. The foldable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the lever member (14) further comprises a first pin (130), the first pin (130) being threaded on the rotating end (141), the rotating end (141) being rotatably connected to the first support member (120) by the first pin (130).

13. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 2-6, wherein the mounting bracket (15) is provided with a avoidance hole (153), and the output end (143) extends into the mounting bracket (15) through the avoidance hole (153) and is connected with the clamping member (11).

14. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 2-13, wherein the lever member (14) further comprises a second pin (140), the second pin (140) is arranged on the output end (143) in a penetrating manner, the clamping member (11) is provided with a coordination groove (111) matched with the second pin (140), and the output end (143) and the clamping member (11) are connected with the coordination groove (111) through the second pin (140).

15. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 2-6, wherein the mounting bracket (15) has a first blocking portion (154) on a side facing away from the second end of the clamping member (11), the clamping member (11) has a second blocking portion (112), and a side of the second blocking portion (112) facing away from the first elastic member (16) abuts against a side of the first blocking portion (154) facing the first elastic member (16).

16. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 1-15, further comprising a second support member (150) disposed in the first housing (10), wherein a third guide rail (1501) is provided on the second support member (150), an extension direction of the third guide rail (1501) is perpendicular to a telescopic direction of the clamping member (11), a first limiting member (122) engaged with the third guide rail (1501) is provided on the button (12), and the button (12) moves along the third guide rail (1501) through the first limiting member (122).

17. The foldable electronic device according to claim 16, wherein a fourth guide rail (1502) is further provided on the second supporting member (150), an extension direction of the fourth guide rail (1502) is parallel to a telescopic direction of the clamping member (11), a second limiting member (133) matched with the fourth guide rail (1502) is provided on the sliding member (13), and the sliding member (13) moves along the fourth guide rail (1502) through the second limiting member (133).

18. The foldable electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising a second support (150) arranged in the first housing (10), the second support (150) being provided with a mounting portion (1503) on a side facing away from the lever member (14), the transmission gear (19) being rotatably arranged on the mounting portion (1503).