CN116208691A - Folding mechanism and electronic equipment - Google Patents

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CN116208691A
CN116208691A CN202111450329.4A CN202111450329A CN116208691A CN 116208691 A CN116208691 A CN 116208691A CN 202111450329 A CN202111450329 A CN 202111450329A CN 116208691 A CN116208691 A CN 116208691A
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Abstract

The disclosure relates to a folding mechanism and an electronic device. The support of folding mechanism includes the outward appearance face, and display module assembly is in the installation department that sets up in the outward appearance face, and when folding mechanism was in the folded condition, display module assembly was outside in order to be used for realizing the display function with the outward appearance face of support towards electronic equipment. The support of the folding mechanism is used as the installation position of the display module, so that the auxiliary display function is realized by utilizing the exposed position of the support when the electronic equipment is folded or unfolded, the structural utilization rate of the folding mechanism is improved, and the display control effect and the use intelligence of the electronic equipment using the folding mechanism are improved.

Description

Folding mechanism and electronic equipment
Technical Field
The disclosure relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular, to a folding mechanism and an electronic device.
Background
For example, a folding screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone has portability in a folding state, and the screen size of the electronic device can be improved in an unfolding state, so that the folding screen has better user experience.
In the use process of the foldable electronic device, the multi-screen display can improve the display effect, the use intelligence and the user experience of the electronic device, so how to set up a plurality of screens of the electronic device becomes a hot spot problem of current field research.
Disclosure of Invention
The disclosure provides a folding mechanism and electronic equipment to promote folding mechanism's structure utilization ratio, and electronic equipment's display effect and use intelligence.
According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a folding mechanism is proposed, which cooperates with a folding body of an electronic device to enable a relative folding or unfolding of at least two of said folding bodies; the folding mechanism includes:
the bracket comprises an appearance surface, wherein the appearance surface is provided with an installation part;
and the display module is assembled on the mounting part, and when the folding mechanism is in a folding state, the display module faces to the outside of the electronic equipment along with the appearance surface of the bracket so as to realize a display function.
Optionally, the folding mechanism further comprises a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is assembled on the bracket, and the folding main body is connected with the transmission assembly; when the folding mechanism is in a folding state, the transmission assembly is positioned at one side opposite to the appearance surface.
Optionally, the mounting portion includes a recess disposed on the appearance surface, and the display module is embedded in the recess.
Optionally, the appearance surface includes an arc surface, and the display module includes an arc outer surface corresponding to the arc surface.
Optionally, the display module assembly includes the apron layer, shows accuse layer and adhesive linkage, show accuse layer with the adhesive linkage set up in the medial surface of apron layer, the adhesive linkage with the fixed bonding of installation department.
Optionally, the adhesive layer is disposed at an edge region of the cover plate layer.
Optionally, the display module includes a display control layer, an auxiliary flexible circuit board electrically connected with the display control layer, and the folding mechanism further includes a switching flexible circuit board electrically connected with a main control circuit board of the electronic device, where the switching flexible circuit board is disposed in the support opposite to the appearance surface;
the mounting part is provided with through holes communicated with two sides of the support, and one of the switching flexible circuit board and the auxiliary flexible circuit board penetrates through the through holes to be connected with the other one in a conductive mode.
Optionally, the appearance face is provided with two installation parts, and the through hole is arranged on one side of the installation part, which is close to the free end of the bracket.
Optionally, the folding mechanism further includes a support structure, the support includes an inner side facing away from the appearance surface, the support structure is assembled on the inner side, and the transmission assembly is disposed between the support structure and the support.
Optionally, the appearance surface is further provided with a functional opening, and the functional opening corresponds to a functional module of the electronic device in position; the functional module comprises at least one of a microphone module, a loudspeaker module and a lighting module.
According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is presented, the electronic device comprising a first folding body, a second folding body and any of the folding mechanisms of the first aspect;
when the first folding main body and the second folding main body are folded relatively, a reserved space is formed at the bending position of the first folding main body and the second folding main body, and the appearance surface of the support is exposed out of the electronic equipment from the reserved space.
Optionally, the first folding body includes a first housing of the electronic device, and the second folding body includes a second housing of the electronic device;
the first shell and/or the second shell is/are provided with a camera module, and the first shell and/or the second shell is/are provided with a screen module.
Optionally, when the first folded body and the second folded body are unfolded relatively, the first folded body and the second folded body enclose an inner assembly space, and the bracket is accommodated in the inner assembly space.
Optionally, the folding mechanism further includes a transmission assembly connected to the first folding body and the second folding body, respectively, so as to drive the first folding body and the second folding body to fold or unfold relatively;
the first folding body comprises a first side surface, the second folding body comprises a second side surface, and when the first folding body and the second folding body are unfolded relatively, the first side surface and the second side surface are matched to form a first equipment side surface;
the electronic device further includes a flexible screen; the flexible screen is connected with the transmission assembly, and the flexible screen is arranged on the side surface of the second equipment opposite to the side surface of the first equipment.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects:
the support of this folding mechanism includes the outward appearance face, and display module assembly is in the installation department that sets up in the outward appearance face, and when folding mechanism was in the folded condition, display module assembly was outside in order to be used for realizing the display function with the outward appearance face of support towards electronic equipment. The support of the folding mechanism is used as the installation position of the display module, so that the auxiliary display function is realized by utilizing the exposed position of the support when the electronic equipment is folded or unfolded, the structural utilization rate of the folding mechanism is improved, and the display control effect and the use intelligence of the electronic equipment using the folding mechanism are improved.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
FIG. 1 is one of the exploded schematic views of a folding mechanism in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a second schematic exploded view of a folding mechanism in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a third schematic exploded view of a folding mechanism in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of a folding mechanism in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of an electronic device in a folded state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in a switching process between a folded state and an unfolded state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is a rear side schematic view of an electronic device in an unfolded state according to one exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;
FIG. 8 is a front side schematic view of an electronic device in an unfolded state according to one exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an exploded construction of an electronic device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 10 is an exploded view of an electronic device in another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the accompanying claims.
For example, a folding screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone has portability in a folding state, and the screen size of the electronic device can be improved in an unfolding state, so that the folding screen has better user experience. In the use process of the foldable electronic equipment, the multi-screen display can improve the display effect, the use intelligence and the user experience of the electronic equipment.
The present disclosure proposes a folding mechanism that cooperates with a folding body of an electronic device to achieve relative folding or unfolding of at least two of the folding bodies. Fig. 1 is one of exploded structural views of a folding mechanism in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1, the folding mechanism 1 includes a bracket 11, a display module 12, and a transmission assembly 13. The stand 11 includes an exterior surface 111, the exterior surface 111 is provided with an installation portion 112, and the display module 12 is assembled to the installation portion 112. When the folding mechanism 1 is in the folded state, the display module 12 faces the outside of the electronic device along with the appearance surface 111 of the bracket 11 for realizing the display function. Since the stand 11 of the folding mechanism 1 includes the appearance surface 111, the display module 12 is assembled to the mounting portion 112 provided on the appearance surface 111, and when the folding mechanism 1 is in the folded state, the display module 12 faces the outside of the electronic device along with the appearance surface 111 of the stand 11 for realizing the display function. The above structure sets up the support 11 with folding mechanism 1 as the mounted position of display module 12 to utilize support 11 to realize auxiliary display function at the exposed position of electronic equipment 2 when folding or expanding, promoted folding mechanism 1's structure utilization ratio, and use the display control effect and the use intelligence of electronic equipment 2 of above-mentioned folding mechanism 1.
It should be noted that, the display module 12 may be used as an auxiliary screen to obtain an auxiliary display function. The auxiliary screen may include a display function and a touch function. Alternatively, the display module 12 may be used as an operation key for realizing a key function such as volume adjustment and screen locking.
In some embodiments, the transmission assembly 13 is assembled to the stand 11, and the folding body is connected to the transmission assembly 13, and the transmission assembly 13 is located on a side facing away from the outer surface 111 when the folding mechanism 1 is in the folded state. When the folding mechanism 1 is in a folded state, the transmission assembly 13 is located at a side opposite to the appearance surface 111, so that interference of the transmission assembly 13 to the appearance surface 111 can be avoided, and the opposite side of the appearance surface 111 is not shielded, so that the appearance surface 111 is exposed out of the electronic device 2, and a display control effect of the display module 12 is obtained.
In some embodiments, the mounting portion 112 may be a recess disposed on the appearance surface 111, and the display module 12 is embedded in the recess to enhance the convenience of assembling the display module 12 and the overall aesthetic property of the display module 12 and the appearance surface 111.
In an embodiment, the appearance surface 111 may include an arc surface, where the arc surface enables the appearance surface 111 to obtain a 3D stereoscopic appearance effect, and the display module 12 includes an arc outer surface in smooth transition with the arc surface. After the display module 12 is assembled on the mounting portion 112, the edges of the display module 12 and the mounting portion 112 are smoothly transited, the arc-shaped appearance surface of the display module 12 is matched with the 3D stereoscopic appearance effect of the appearance surface 111 to obtain a 3D appearance effect, and the attractiveness of the appearance surface 111 and the display effect of the display module 12 are improved. In another embodiment, the appearance surface 111 may include a flat surface, and the display module 12 includes a flat outer surface flush with the flat surface, so as to obtain an overall flush appearance effect on the appearance surface 111.
The exterior surface 111 may be provided with one, two or more mounting portions 112, which is not limited in this disclosure. The shape of the display module 12 may be rectangular, circular, polygonal or irregular, and the shape of the concave portion may be matched with the shape of the display module 12, which is not limited in the present disclosure.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the display module 12 may include a cover plate layer 121, a display control layer 122 and an adhesive layer 123, where the display control layer 122 and the adhesive layer 123 are disposed on an inner side surface of the cover plate layer 121, and the adhesive layer 123 is fixedly adhered to the mounting portion 112, so as to fix the display module 12 to the bracket 11 through the adhesive layer 123. The adhesive layer 123 may be disposed at an edge area of the cover plate layer 121, so as to avoid display interference of the adhesive layer 123 on the display control layer 122 on the basis of ensuring the connection strength between the display module 12 and the bracket 11.
It should be noted that, the display control layer 122 may be used to implement display and touch control operation functions, so that the display module 12 can be used to display contents such as message contents and notification icons, and also can complete man-machine interaction through touch control operation.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the display module 12 includes a display control layer 122 and an auxiliary flexible circuit board 124 electrically connected to the display control layer 122, and the folding mechanism 1 further includes a switching flexible circuit board 14 electrically connected to a main control circuit board of the electronic device 2, where the switching flexible circuit board 14 is disposed inside the support 11 opposite to the outer surface 111. The adapting flexible circuit board 14 may be fixedly disposed on an inner side surface of the bracket 11 opposite to the appearance surface 111. The mounting portion 112 is provided with through holes communicating both sides of the bracket 11, and one of the relay flexible wiring board 14 and the auxiliary flexible wiring board 124 is electrically connected to the other through the through holes. Through the cooperation of the auxiliary flexible circuit board 124 and the switching flexible circuit board 14, the display module 12 is electrically connected with the main control circuit board of the electronic device 2, so as to be controlled by the main control circuit board to realize touch display. One of the switching flexible wiring board 14 and the auxiliary flexible wiring board 124 passes through the through hole to be electrically connected with the other, the connection structure and the connection line of the flexible wiring board for electrical connection are simplified, and the connection reliability is improved.
In other embodiments, the patch flexible circuit board 14 may be electrically connected to other screens of the electronic device 2, so as to implement the associated display of the display module 12 and the other screens.
In the above embodiment, the appearance surface 111 may be provided with two mounting portions 112, and the through hole is disposed on the side of the mounting portion 112 near the free end of the bracket 11, so as to avoid the structural interference between the auxiliary flexible circuit boards 124 of the two display modules 12 mounted on the two mounting portions 112 and between the adapting flexible circuit boards 14, and optimize the structural layout of the folding mechanism 1.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the folding mechanism 1 may further include a support structure 15, the stand 11 includes an inner side facing away from the outer surface 111, the support structure 15 is assembled on the inner side, and the transmission assembly 13 is disposed between the support structure 15 and the stand 11. The supporting structure 15 may further fix the structure such as the driving assembly 13 and the adapting flexible circuit board 14, and may also be used to support the flexible screen 26 of the electronic device 2.
In the above embodiment, the transmission assembly 13 may include a gear assembly 132 and a transmission structure 131 drivingly connected to the gear assembly 132. Two sides of the gear assembly 132 may be respectively provided with a transmission structural member 131 connected with a gear transmission, and two folding bodies of the electronic device 2 may be fixedly connected with the transmission structural member 131, so as to realize folding or unfolding between the two folding bodies through engagement between adjacent gears of the gear assembly 132.
Further, the transmission assembly 13 may further include at least one set of track rods 133 rotatably connected to the frame 11, the track rods 133 including an arc-shaped rotating portion 1331, the arc-shaped rotating portion 1331 being rotatably engaged with the frame 11, each set of track rods 133 including two track rods 133, each track rod 133 being connected to one transmission structure 131 to provide a rotational track for the transmission structure 131 and the folding body connected to the transmission structure 131. For example, the transmission assembly 13 may include a plurality of sets of track bars 133, and the track bars 133 may be disposed at both ends and/or the middle of the bracket 11 in the length direction.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the appearance surface 111 may further be provided with a functional opening 16, where the functional opening 16 corresponds to a functional module position of the electronic device 2. The functional module includes at least one of a microphone module, a speaker module, and a lighting module, and the functional module can realize the propagation of sound or light through the functional opening 16.
The present disclosure further proposes an electronic device 2, as shown in fig. 5-10, the electronic device 2 comprising a first folding body 21, a second folding body 22 and the above-mentioned folding mechanism 1. When the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22 are folded relatively, a reserved space 23 is formed between the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22, and the appearance surface 111 of the bracket 11 is exposed from the reserved space 23 to the outside of the electronic device 2.
It should be noted that the dimensions of the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22 may be the same, so that the folding mechanism 1 is located in the middle area of the electronic device 2 to form a symmetrical folding effect. Alternatively, the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22 may be different in size so that the folding mechanism 1 is located at a position deviated from the middle area of the electronic device 2, resulting in an asymmetric folding effect of the partial structure of the electronic device 2.
Since the stand 11 of the folding mechanism 1 includes the appearance surface 111, the display module 12 is assembled to the mounting portion 112 provided on the appearance surface 111, and when the folding mechanism 1 is in the folded state, the display module 12 faces the outside of the electronic device 2 along with the appearance surface 111 of the stand 11 for realizing the display function. The above structure sets up the support 11 with folding mechanism 1 as the mounted position of display module 12 to utilize support 11 to expose when electronic equipment 2 is folding and realize auxiliary display function in the reserved space 23 between first folding main part 21 and second folding main part 22, promoted folding mechanism 1's structure utilization ratio, and used above-mentioned folding mechanism 1's display control effect and use intelligence of electronic equipment 2.
In some embodiments, the transmission assembly 13 is connected to the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22, respectively, so as to enable the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22 to be folded or unfolded relatively.
The first folded body 21 may comprise a first housing of the electronic device 2, the second folded body 22 may comprise a second housing of the electronic device 2, the first housing and/or the second housing being provided with a camera module 25, the first housing and/or the second housing being provided with a screen module 24. The transmission assembly 13 may include a transmission structural member 131, where the transmission structural member 131 is provided with an assembly hole 1311, and the transmission structural member 131 may be fixedly connected with the first housing and the second housing through the assembly hole 1311, so that the first housing and the second housing move relatively with the transmission structural member 131. The relative movement may be a relative rotation.
For example, the camera module 25 may be disposed on the first housing and the second housing, the screen module 24 may be disposed on the second housing, when the electronic device 2 is folded, the first housing and the second housing are located on the front and rear sides of the electronic device 2, the junction between the first housing and the second housing is separated to form the reserved space 23, and the appearance surface 111 of the bracket 11 of the folding mechanism 1 is exposed to the electronic device 2 through the reserved space 23. The screen module 24 disposed on the second housing is used for displaying on the front side of the electronic device 2, the appearance surface 111 of the bracket 11 exposed in the reserved space 23 is used as a side wall of the electronic device 2, and the display module 12 disposed on the appearance surface 111 is located on the side wall for displaying.
In some embodiments, when the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22 are unfolded relatively, the first folding body 21 and the second folding body 22 enclose an inner assembly space, and the bracket 11 is accommodated in the inner assembly space. In one embodiment, the folding mechanism 1 is entirely accommodated in the internal assembly space. The folding mechanism 1 is accommodated in an inner assembly space enclosed by the first shell and the second shell, so that the structure and the appearance of the folding mechanism 1 and the electronic equipment 2 in an unfolded state are avoided.
As shown in fig. 8-10, the first folded body 21 may include a first side and the second folded body 22 may include a second side that cooperate to form a first device side when the first folded body 21 and the second folded body 22 are relatively unfolded. The electronic device 2 further comprises a flexible screen 26, the flexible screen 26 being connected to the transmission assembly 13 and the flexible screen 26 being arranged on a second device side opposite to the first device side. The first folding body 21 may include a first housing of the electronic device 2, the second folding body 22 may include a second housing of the electronic device 2, and when the electronic device 2 is unfolded, the first side of the first housing and the second side of the second housing may interface to form a first device side of the electronic device 2 as a rear side of the electronic device 2 in the unfolded state, and the flexible screen 26 as a front side of the electronic device 2 in the unfolded state.
The flexible screen 26 may be driven by the transmission component 13 to bend flexibly when the electronic device 2 is switched from unfolding to folding, or recover a flattened state when the electronic device 2 is switched from folding to unfolding, so as to form a large-sized display effect.
It should be noted that, the electronic device 2 may be a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a television, an advertisement screen, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a medical terminal, etc., which is not limited in this disclosure.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosed technology. This disclosure is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following the general principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. A folding mechanism, characterized by cooperating with a folding body of an electronic device to effect relative folding or unfolding of at least two of said folding bodies; the folding mechanism includes:
the bracket comprises an appearance surface, wherein the appearance surface is provided with an installation part;
and the display module is assembled on the mounting part, and when the folding mechanism is in a folding state, the display module faces to the outside of the electronic equipment along with the appearance surface of the bracket so as to realize a display function.
2. The folding mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a transmission assembly assembled to the bracket, the folding body being coupled to the transmission assembly; when the folding mechanism is in a folding state, the transmission assembly is positioned at one side opposite to the appearance surface.
3. The folding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the mounting portion includes a recess provided in the exterior surface, the display module being embedded in the recess.
4. The folding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the exterior surface comprises an arcuate surface and the display module comprises an arcuate exterior surface corresponding to the arcuate surface.
5. The folding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the display module includes a cover sheet layer, a display control layer, and an adhesive layer, the display control layer and the adhesive layer being disposed on an inner side surface of the cover sheet layer, the adhesive layer being fixedly adhered to the mounting portion.
6. The folding mechanism of claim 5, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed at an edge region of the cover sheet layer.
7. The folding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the display module comprises a display control layer and an auxiliary flexible circuit board electrically connected with the display control layer, and further comprising a transfer flexible circuit board electrically connected with a main control circuit board of the electronic device, wherein the transfer flexible circuit board is arranged in the support opposite to the appearance surface;
the mounting part is provided with through holes communicated with two sides of the support, and one of the switching flexible circuit board and the auxiliary flexible circuit board penetrates through the through holes to be connected with the other one in a conductive mode.
8. The folding mechanism of claim 7, wherein the exterior surface is provided with two mounting portions, and the through hole is provided at a side of the mounting portion near the free end of the bracket.
9. The folding mechanism of claim 2, further comprising a support structure, wherein the bracket includes an inner side facing away from the exterior surface, wherein the support structure is assembled to the inner side, and wherein the transmission assembly is disposed between the support structure and the bracket.
10. The folding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the exterior surface is further provided with a functional opening, the functional opening corresponding to a functional module position of the electronic device; the functional module comprises at least one of a microphone module, a loudspeaker module and a lighting module.
11. An electronic device comprising a first folding body, a second folding body, and a folding mechanism according to any one of claims 1-10;
when the first folding main body and the second folding main body are folded relatively, a reserved space is formed at the bending position of the first folding main body and the second folding main body, and the appearance surface of the support is exposed out of the electronic equipment from the reserved space.
12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first folded body comprises a first housing of the electronic device and the second folded body comprises a second housing of the electronic device;
the first shell and/or the second shell is/are provided with a camera module, and the first shell and/or the second shell is/are provided with a screen module.
13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first folded body and the second folded body enclose an interior assembly space when the first folded body and the second folded body are relatively unfolded, the stand being received in the interior assembly space.
14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the folding mechanism further comprises a drive assembly coupled to the first folding body and the second folding body, respectively, for driving the relative folding or unfolding of the first folding body and the second folding body;
the first folding body comprises a first side surface, the second folding body comprises a second side surface, and when the first folding body and the second folding body are unfolded relatively, the first side surface and the second side surface are matched to form a first equipment side surface;
the electronic device further includes a flexible screen; the flexible screen is connected with the transmission assembly, and the flexible screen is arranged on the side surface of the second equipment opposite to the side surface of the first equipment.
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