CN118008941A - Hinge and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure provides a hinge and electronic equipment, and belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment. The hinge comprises a hinge main body and folding components, wherein the folding components are movably connected to the two opposite sides of the hinge main body; the folding assembly comprises a sliding piece, an installation seat and a damping assembly, wherein the installation seat is movably connected with the hinge main body, and the sliding piece is connected with the installation seat and can slide along the direction approaching or departing from the hinge main body relative to the installation seat; the damping component is positioned in the mounting seat and extends out relative to the mounting seat under the action of the elasticity of the damping component, and the extending part is propped against the surface of the sliding piece to provide friction resistance. The hinge is simple in structure, and the resistance to be overcome is basically constant in the folding process because the cam is not adopted, so that the folding process of the hinge is stable and smooth, and the occurrence of clamping and abnormal sound is avoided.

Description

Hinge and electronic device

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and in particular relates to a hinge and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of technology, foldable electronic devices are beginning to be widely used in the technical field of electronic devices.

Foldable electronic devices include flexible display panels and hinges, where the hinges are key to achieving folding, and the structure of the hinges directly affects folding effects, such as folding feel, etc.

In the related art, the hinge adopts a plurality of cam structures, so that the problems of clamping, abnormal sound and the like exist when the electronic equipment is folded, and the structure is complex.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a hinge and electronic equipment, which have simple structure and are beneficial to eliminating problems such as jamming, abnormal sound and the like. The technical scheme is as follows:

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hinge, including a hinge body and a folding assembly, where the folding assembly is movably connected to opposite sides of the hinge body;

the folding assembly comprises a sliding piece, an installation seat and a damping assembly, wherein the installation seat is movably connected with the hinge main body, and the sliding piece is connected with the installation seat and can slide along the direction approaching to or far from the hinge main body relative to the installation seat;

The damping component is positioned in the mounting seat and extends out relative to the mounting seat under the action of the elasticity of the damping component, and the extending part is propped against the surface of the sliding piece to provide friction resistance.

Optionally, the damping assembly includes a damping member and an elastic member, wherein the damping member and the elastic member are located in the mounting seat, the damping member partially protrudes relative to the mounting seat under the elastic force of the elastic member, and the protruding portion abuts against the surface of the sliding member.

Optionally, the mount pad includes first main part and first connecting portion, first main part has the holding tank, the damping piece with the elastic component is located in the holding tank, the damping piece by the tip of holding tank is relative first main part stretches out, first main part with slider sliding connection, first connecting portion is located the holding tank is close to one side of hinge main part, with first main part with the hinge main part links to each other respectively.

Optionally, the end of the accommodating groove is provided with a notch, the damping piece comprises a convex part and stop parts, the stop parts are positioned on two sides of the convex part, the convex part is positioned in the notch, and the stop parts are positioned in the accommodating groove.

Optionally, the first connecting portion includes at least one first arc arm, one end of the first arc arm is connected to the first main body portion, and the other end is movably connected to the hinge main body.

Optionally, the folding assembly includes two damping piece, two damping piece are located respectively the both ends of holding tank, the elastic component is located two between the damping piece, and both ends are respectively with two the damping piece offsets.

Optionally, the folding assembly further comprises a plurality of guiding elements, the guiding elements are located in the accommodating groove, two ends of the guiding elements are respectively connected with two ends of the accommodating groove, and the damping elements and the elastic elements are sleeved outside the guiding elements.

Optionally, the sliding piece is provided with a sliding groove, the mounting seat is positioned in the sliding groove, and the damping component is propped against the side wall of the sliding groove.

Optionally, the folding assembly further comprises a connecting piece, wherein the connecting piece is located between the hinge main body and the sliding piece and is movably connected with the hinge main body and the sliding piece respectively.

Optionally, the connecting piece includes second main part, second connecting portion and third connecting portion, the second connecting portion is located the second main part is close to one side of hinge main part, and with the hinge main part links to each other, the third connecting portion is located the second main part is close to one side of slider, and with the slider links to each other.

Optionally, the second connecting part comprises at least one second arc-shaped arm, one end of the second arc-shaped arm is connected with the second main body part, and the other end of the second arc-shaped arm is movably connected with the hinge main body;

The third connecting portion comprises at least one third arc-shaped arm, one end of the third arc-shaped arm is connected with the second main body portion, and the other end of the third arc-shaped arm is movably connected with the sliding piece.

Optionally, the hinge body includes first base and second base, first base with the second base is relative to be arranged and link to each other, first base with be formed with the second arc slot between the second base, the second arc arm is located in the second arc slot.

Optionally, the slider includes slider main part and mounting, the slider main part is close to one side of hinge main part has the recess, the mounting is located in the recess, and with the slider main part links to each other, the mounting with form the third arc slot between the slider main part, the third arc arm is located in the third arc slot.

Optionally, the fixing piece includes continuous third main part and arc portion, third main part with the slider main part links to each other, arc portion is located third main part is close to one side of hinge main part, arc portion is close to the one side of recess bottom surface is the curved surface, with the recess bottom surface forms the third arc slot.

Optionally, the folding assembly further comprises a shielding member, wherein the shielding member is located on one side, away from the sliding member, of the mounting seat and is connected with the sliding member, and the shielding member can slide relative to the sliding member along a direction approaching or separating from the hinge main body.

Optionally, the sliding member has a first guide groove, the first guide groove is located on at least one side of the mounting seat, the shielding member includes a shielding portion and a sliding guide portion, the shielding portion is arranged opposite to the sliding member, and the sliding guide portion is located in the first guide groove.

Optionally, the folding assembly further includes a synchronization swing arm, one end of the synchronization swing arm is rotationally connected with the hinge main body, the other end of the synchronization swing arm is movably connected with the sliding piece, one end of the synchronization swing arm connected with the hinge main body is provided with a plurality of meshing parts, and the meshing parts of the synchronization swing arms of the two folding assemblies are meshed with each other.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an electronic device comprising a flexible display panel and a hinge as described in the first aspect;

The folding assembly of the hinge is connected with the flexible display panel.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has the beneficial effects that at least:

Through setting up damping piece and elastic component in the mount pad, the damping piece stretches out the mount pad under the elastic force effect of elastic component to offset with the surface of slider, like this at hinge folding in-process, the mount pad takes place relative slip with the slider, and the damping piece slides at the surface of slider, when stopping folding the hinge, and the frictional resistance between damping piece and the slider makes the hinge keep current gesture. The hinge is simple in structure, and the resistance to be overcome is basically constant in the folding process because the cam is not adopted, so that the folding process of the hinge is stable and smooth, and the occurrence of clamping and abnormal sound is avoided.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a hinge of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a hinge provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a hinge provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a folding assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a mounting base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of an assembly of a folding assembly with a hinge body provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a fastener provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a hinge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

For the purposes of clarity, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure, the following further details the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein should be given the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in the description and in the claims, do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Likewise, the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, is intended to mean that elements or items that are present in front of "comprising" or "comprising" are included in the word "comprising" or "comprising", and equivalents thereof, without excluding other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "connected," and the like, are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are used merely to denote relative positional relationships, which may also change accordingly when the absolute position of the object to be described changes.

The hinge of the related art electronic device generally includes two end cams, the ends of which are abutted against each other, and are distinguished by a first end cam and a second end cam, a portion of which the end of the first end cam is convex is located in a portion of which the second end cam is concave, and a portion of which the end of the second end cam is convex is located in a portion of which the first end cam is concave. When the two end cams rotate relatively, the protruding part of the end of the first end cam and the protruding part of the end of the second end cam are mutually extruded, so that the two end cams are pushed to be separated from each other, and the corresponding springs are extruded to deform. That is, during the folding process, the elastic force of the spring needs to be overcome by the relative movement between the two cam structures. The concave-convex structure is matched, so that the rotation process of the cam structure is not stable, and finally, the electronic equipment can be blocked and abnormal sound when being folded. The cam structure is complex, the processing difficulty is high, and the clamping and abnormal sound can be further aggravated due to insufficient processing precision.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a hinge of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, the hinge includes a hinge body 20 and a folding assembly 30, and folding assemblies 30 are movably coupled to opposite sides of the hinge body 20. The two folding assemblies 30 are used for carrying the flexible display panel, and the two folding assemblies 30 can be opened and closed relatively to drive the flexible display panel to fold.

Fig. 2 and 3 are exploded views illustrating a hinge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 and 3 correspond to two viewing angles, respectively. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the folding assembly 30 includes a slider 31, a mount 32, and a damping assembly. The mounting seat 32 is movably connected with the hinge main body 20, the sliding piece 31 is connected with the mounting seat 32, and the sliding piece 31 can slide along the direction approaching or separating from the hinge main body 20 relative to the mounting seat 32.

The damping component is located in the mounting seat 32, and partially extends out relative to the mounting seat 32 under the action of the elastic force of the damping component, and the extending part abuts against the surface of the sliding piece 31. I.e. the damping assembly partially extends out of the mounting seat 32 to contact the sliding member 31 under the action of its own elasticity.

The damping member 33 and the elastic member 34 are disposed in the mounting seat 32, and the damping member 33 partially protrudes with respect to the mounting seat 32 under the elastic force of the elastic member 34, and the protruding portion abuts against the surface of the sliding member 31.

Through setting up damping subassembly in mount pad 32, damping subassembly stretches out mount pad 32 under self elasticity effect to offset with the surface of slider 31, like this at hinge folding in-process, mount pad 32 and slider 31 take place the relative slip, damping subassembly slides at the surface of slider 31, when stopping folding the hinge, the frictional resistance between damping subassembly and the slider 31 makes the hinge keep current gesture. The hinge is simple in structure, and the resistance to be overcome is basically constant in the folding process because the cam structure is not adopted, so that the folding process of the hinge is stable and smooth, and jamming and abnormal sound are avoided.

Fig. 4 is a schematic partial structure of a folding assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the damping assembly includes a damping member 33 and an elastic member 34, wherein the damping member 33 and the elastic member 34 are positioned in the mounting seat 32, the damping member 33 partially protrudes with respect to the mounting seat 32 under the elastic force of the elastic member 34, and the protruding portion abuts against the surface of the sliding member 31. The damping member 33 is abutted against the surface of the slider 31 by the elastic member 34, thereby forming frictional resistance.

As shown in fig. 4, the mount 32 includes a first body portion 321 and a first connection portion 322. The first body portion 321 has an accommodating groove 321a, and the damper 33 and the elastic member 34 are located in the accommodating groove 321 a. The damper 33 is partially protruded from an end of the receiving groove 321a with respect to the first body portion 321, and the first body portion 321 is slidably connected to the slider 31. The first connection portion 322 is located at a side of the receiving groove 321a near the hinge body 20, and the first connection portion 322 is connected to the first body portion 321 and the hinge body 20, respectively.

The damping member 33 and the elastic member 34 are received through the receiving groove 321a of the first body portion 321 such that the mount 32, the damping member 33 and the elastic member 34 can be assembled as one body, thereby facilitating assembly of the hinge and modularization.

Illustratively, the first body portion 321 may be block-shaped, such as a rectangular parallelepiped. The receiving groove 321a is located at one of two surfaces of the rectangular parallelepiped having the largest area.

As shown in fig. 4, the folding assembly 30 includes two damping members 33. The two damping members 33 are respectively located at two ends of the accommodating groove 321a, the elastic member 34 is located between the two damping members 33, and the two ends are respectively abutted against the two damping members 33.

By arranging the two damping members 33, friction resistance is provided by the two damping members 33 against the surface of the sliding member 31, so that the total resistance is larger, and abnormal sound caused by too loose hinge is avoided. The elastic member 34 is disposed between the two damping members 33, and applies force to the two damping members 33 through both ends, respectively, so that the pressures generated by the two damping members 33 to the surface of the sliding member 31 are identical, and thus the frictional resistance generated is also identical, and the folding of the hinge can be made smoother.

As shown in fig. 4, the end of the accommodation groove 321a has a notch 321b. The damper 33 includes a boss 331 and a stopper 332. The stop portions 332 are located on two sides of the protruding portion 331, the protruding portion 331 is located in the notch 321b, and the stop portions 332 are located in the accommodating groove 321 a.

By providing the notch 321b at the end of the receiving groove 321a, the convex portion 331 of the damper 33 can protrude from the mount 32 and abut against the surface of the slider 31. The stop portion 332 is located in the accommodating groove 321a and cooperates with the areas on both sides of the notch 321b to play a limiting role, so as to prevent the damping member 33 from being completely pushed out of the accommodating groove 321a by the elastic member 34.

As shown in fig. 4, the notch 321b may be located at a middle position of the end of the receiving groove 321a such that the stopper 332 is opposite to the regions on both sides of the notch 321 b.

The protruding portion 331 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a simple structure, and a surface of the protruding portion 331 away from the elastic member 34 is used to abut against a surface of the sliding member 31. The convex part 331 has simple shape, is convenient to process, has easy control of precision, and is beneficial to further reducing the clamping.

As shown in fig. 4, the folding assembly 30 further includes a plurality of guides 34. The guide 34 is positioned in the receiving groove 321a, and both ends of the guide 34 are connected to both ends of the receiving groove 321a, respectively. The damping member 33 and the elastic member 34 are both sleeved outside the guide member 34.

Illustratively, the elastic member 34 may be a spring, which is simple in structure and easy to install, and by replacing springs with different stiffness coefficients and/or original lengths, the acting force of the elastic member 34 on the damping member 33 can be changed, so as to change the magnitude of the friction force between the damping member 33 and the sliding member 31.

By providing the guide member 34, the damper member 33 and the elastic member 34 are fitted over the guide member 34, and the movement direction of the damper member 33 is restricted by the guide member 34. The guide member 34 can also limit the deformation direction of the elastic member 34 so that the elastic force of the elastic member 34 against the damping member 33 is always along the length direction of the guide member 34.

The guide 34 may be a guide bar, and both ends are connected to the slider 31, respectively. The stop portion 332 of the damping member 33 has a through hole that is sleeved outside the guide rod and is in clearance fit with the guide rod.

As an example, in the embodiment of the disclosure, the folding assembly 30 includes two guide members 34, the two guide members 34 are respectively disposed at two sides of the notch 321b, and the stop portions 332 at two sides of the protrusion 331 are respectively sleeved outside the two guide members 34, so that the force applied by the damping member 33 is more stable.

Optionally, the damping member 33 further includes a positioning portion 333, where the positioning portion 333 is located on a side of the protruding portion 331 near the accommodating groove 321a and is connected to the protruding portion 331. Two ends of one elastic piece 34 are sleeved outside the positioning parts 333 of the two damping pieces 33. The elastic member 34 is restricted by the positioning portion 333, so as to avoid the elastic member 34 from being laterally deformed.

As shown in fig. 4, the first connection portion 322 includes at least one first arc arm 3221. One end of the first arc arm 3221 is connected to the first body portion 321, and the other end of the first arc arm 3221 is movably connected to the hinge body 20.

The first arc arm 3221 is configured to form a fit with the hinge body 20 such that the mount 32 is rotatable about an axis of the first arc arm 3221. In the present example, the first connecting portion 322 includes one first arc-shaped arm 3221, and in other examples, the first connecting portion 322 may include two or more first arc-shaped arms 3221. For example, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mounting seat provided in an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, in the mounting base, the first connecting portion 322 includes two first arc arms 3221.

The arc-shaped arm is adopted for connection, the design is more free, an actual rotating shaft is not required to be arranged, and the axial position of the arc-shaped arm is changed by adjusting the radius of the arc-shaped arm, so that the axial position of the mounting seat 32 relative to the rotation of the hinge main body 20 can be changed.

As shown in fig. 3, the hinge body 20 includes a first base 21 and a second base 22, and the first base 21 and the second base 22 are disposed opposite to and connected to each other. Fig. 6 is an assembled schematic view of a folding assembly and a hinge body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6, a first arc-shaped slot 201 is formed between the first base 21 and the second base 22, and a first arc-shaped arm 3221 is inserted into the first arc-shaped slot 201.

The hinge body 20 is provided with a first base 21 and a second base 22 connected to each other so that a first arc-shaped slot 201 is manufactured to be engaged with the first arc-shaped arm 3221. The radius of the first arc-shaped slot 201 may be the same as the radius of the first arc-shaped arm 3221.

Illustratively, the first base 21 and the second base 22 are connected by screws.

As shown in fig. 6, the slider 31 has a slide groove 31a, and the first body portion 321 of the mount 32 is located in the slide groove 31 a. The damper 33 abuts against the side wall of the chute 31 a.

By providing the chute 31a to accommodate the first body portion 321 of the mount 32, not only can guiding, restricting the direction of relative movement of the slider 31 and mount 32, but also the thickness of the folding assembly 30 can be reduced, resulting in a more compact hinge structure.

As shown in fig. 6, both side walls of the chute 31a may have a baffle 313, and both ends of the first body portion 321 may be located between the baffle 313 and the bottom of the chute 31a, and the first body portion 321 is restricted by the baffle 313 to prevent the first body portion 321 from coming out in the depth direction of the chute 31 a.

The depth of the slide groove 31a may be not less than the thickness of the first body portion 321, i.e., the surface of the first body portion 321 away from the groove bottom of the slide groove 31a is not higher than the surface of the slider 31. For example, in the present example, the depth of the slide groove 31a is the same as the thickness of the first body portion 321, i.e., the surface of the first body portion 321 away from the groove bottom of the slide groove 31a is flush with the surface of the slider 31.

As shown in fig. 6, the folding assembly 30 further includes a connector 35. The connecting member 35 is located between the hinge body 20 and the slider 31, and the connecting member 35 is movably connected to the hinge body 20 and the slider 31, respectively.

By providing the link 35, the slider 31 is guided to move in a predetermined trajectory during folding of the hinge by the cooperation of the link 35 with the hinge body 20 and the slider 31.

As shown in fig. 6, the connector 35 includes a second main body portion 351, a second connection portion 352, and a third connection portion 353. The second connection part 352 is located at a side of the second body part 351 near the hinge body 20, and is connected to the hinge body 20. The third connection portion 353 is located at a side of the second body portion 351 near the slider 31, and is connected to the slider 31.

The second body portion 351 functions as a connection and limits the interval between the slider 31 and the hinge body 20. By forming the second connection portion 352 and the third connection portion 353 in cooperation with the hinge main body 20 and the slider 31, respectively, the movement locus of the slider 31 can be changed by changing the structure of any one of the second connection portion 352 and the third connection portion 353.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second connection part 352 includes at least one second arc-shaped arm 3521, one end of the second arc-shaped arm 3521 is connected to the second body part 351, and the other end is movably connected to the hinge body 20. The third connection portion 353 includes at least one third arc-shaped arm 3531, and one end of the third arc-shaped arm 3531 is connected to the second body portion 351, and the other end is movably connected to the slider 31.

In this example, the second connection portion 352 includes two second arc-shaped arms 3521, and the third connection portion 353 includes two third arc-shaped arms 3531. The second arc arm 3521 and the third arc arm 3531 are bent in the same direction, and are both opposite to the bending direction of the first arc arm 3221.

The arc-shaped arms are adopted for connection, so that the design is more free, and an actual rotating shaft does not need to be arranged. By adjusting the radius of the second arc arm 3521 and changing the axial position of the second arc arm 3521, the position of the second body 351 relative to the rotational axis of the hinge body 20 can be changed; by adjusting the radius of the third arc arm 3531, the position of the axis of the third arc arm 3531 can be changed, so that the position of the slider 31 relative to the rotational axis of the second main body 351 can be changed. By adjusting the radius of the second arc arm 3521 and/or the third arc arm 3531, the movement track of the slider 31 about the hinge body 20 can be changed.

As shown in fig. 6, a second arc slot 202 is further formed between the first base 21 and the second base 22, and the second arc arm 3521 is located in the second arc slot 202.

The hinge body 20 is provided with a first base 21 and a second base 22 connected to each other so as to form a second arc-shaped slot 202, which is engaged with the second arc-shaped arm 3521. The radius of the second arcuate slot 202 may be the same as the radius of the second arcuate arm 3521.

As shown in fig. 6, the slider 31 includes a slider body 311 and a fixing member 312. The chute 31a is located on the slider body 311. The slider body 311 has a groove 311a at a side near the hinge body 20, and a fixing member 312 is positioned in the groove 311a and connected to the slider body 311.

In this example, the slider body 311 has two grooves 311a, and the two grooves 311a are located on both sides of the chute 31a, respectively.

A third arc slot 3111 is formed between the fixing member 312 and the slider body 311, and a third arc arm 3531 is located in the third arc slot 3111.

The sliding member 31 is provided with two parts of the sliding member body 311 and the fixing member 312 which are connected, so that the third arc-shaped slot 3111 can be conveniently manufactured to be matched with the third arc-shaped arm 3531. The radius of the third arc slot 3111 may be the same as the radius of the third arc arm 3531.

Illustratively, the fixing member 312 is connected to the slider body 311 by screws.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, by providing two third arc-shaped arms 3531 to cooperate with two third arc-shaped slots 3111, the two third arc-shaped slots 3111 are disposed on two sides of the chute 31a, so that the connection between the connector 35 and the slider 31 is more stable.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in connection with fig. 6 and 7, the anchor 312 includes a third body portion 3121 and an arcuate portion 3122 that are connected. The third body portion 3121 is connected to the slider body 311, and the arc portion 3122 is located at a side of the third body portion 3121 near the hinge body 20. The surface of the arc portion 3122 near the bottom surface of the groove 311a is a curved surface, and forms a third arc slot 3111 with the bottom surface of the groove 311 a.

The third body portion 3121 is placed in the groove 311a, and a third arc slot 3111 is formed using a surface of the arc portion 3122 near the bottom surface of the groove 311a and a corresponding position on the bottom surface of the groove 311a to guide the third arc arm 3531 to move between the arc portion 3122 and the bottom surface of the groove 311 a.

As shown in fig. 7, a positioning portion 3123 is further provided on a side of the third body portion 3121 near the bottom surface of the recess 311a, and the positioning portion 3123 is configured to be inserted into the slider body 311, and plays a role in preliminary positioning when the fixing member 312 and the slider body 311 are connected, so that the fixing member 312 and the slider body 311 can be conveniently further connected by a screw or the like.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a hinge according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, the hinge, the folding assembly 30 further includes a shield 36. The shield 36 is located on the side of the mount 32 remote from the slider 31. The shutter 36 is connected to the slider 31, and the shutter 36 is capable of sliding in a direction approaching or separating from the hinge main body 20 with respect to the slider 31.

The shielding member 36 can shield the mounting base 32 from exposure of the mounting base 32, and a gap can be provided between the shielding member 36 and the mounting base 32 to avoid affecting movement of the mounting base 32.

As shown in fig. 8, the slider 31 has a first guide groove 310, and the first guide groove 310 is located on at least one side of the mount 32. The shutter 36 includes a shutter portion 361 and a slide guide portion 362, and the shutter portion 361 is arranged opposite to the slide 31. The slide guide 362 is located in the first guide groove 310.

In this example, the slider 31 has two first guide grooves 310, and the two first guide grooves 310 are located on both sides of the slide groove 31a, respectively.

Through the cooperation of sliding guide portion 362 and first guide slot 310, not only make shutter 36 can slide with slider 31 relatively, but also can restrict gliding direction simultaneously, make the structure of folding subassembly more stable, avoid producing the abnormal sound in the folding process.

The shielding portion 361 may have a plate shape to smooth the external appearance of the folder assembly 30.

As shown in fig. 2, the folding assembly 30 further includes a synchronization swing arm 37, one end of the synchronization swing arm 37 is rotatably connected with the hinge body 20, and the other end of the synchronization swing arm 37 is movably connected with the slider 31. The end of the synchronization swing arm 37 connected to the hinge body 20 has a plurality of engagement portions 371, and the engagement portions 371 of the synchronization swing arms 37 of the two folder assemblies 30 are engaged with each other.

By providing the synchronization swing arm 37, the two folding assemblies 30 can be opened and closed synchronously.

Illustratively, the engagement portion 371 may be teeth or grooves for engagement.

As shown in fig. 2, the slider 31 has a connection groove 314, and an end of the synchronization swing arm 37 remote from the hinge body 20 is located in the connection groove 314. The side wall of the connecting groove 314 has a second guide groove 3141, one end of the synchronous swing arm 37 away from the hinge main body 20 has two protrusions 372, the two protrusions 372 are respectively located in the two second guide grooves 3141, and the two protrusions 372 are matched with the two second guide grooves 3141, so that the sliding piece 31 can move relative to the synchronous swing arm 37 in the folding process.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides electronic equipment, which can be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone and a tablet computer. The electronic device comprises a flexible display panel and any of the hinges described above. The hinge folding assembly 30 is connected to the flexible display panel.

The foldable electronic equipment can be divided into an inward folding type and an outward folding type according to different folding directions, wherein the inward folding type refers to that the flexible display panel is positioned at the inner side of the hinge in a folding state; the outward folding means that the flexible display panel is positioned outside the hinge in a folded state. The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the disclosure may be an inward folding type or an outward folding type electronic device.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure is provided for the purpose of illustration only, and is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular embodiments disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, alternatives, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the disclosure.

Claims (18)

1. The hinge is characterized by comprising a hinge main body (20) and folding assemblies (30), wherein the folding assemblies (30) are movably connected to two opposite sides of the hinge main body (20);

The folding assembly (30) comprises a sliding part (31), a mounting seat (32) and a damping assembly, wherein the mounting seat (32) is movably connected with the hinge main body (20), the sliding part (31) is connected with the mounting seat (32) and can slide along the direction approaching to or far from the hinge main body (20) relative to the mounting seat (32);

the damping component is positioned in the mounting seat (32), and partially stretches out relative to the mounting seat (32) under the action of the elasticity of the damping component, and the stretched out part is abutted against the surface of the sliding piece (31).

2. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the damping assembly comprises: damping piece (33) and elastic component (34), wherein damping piece (33) with elastic component (34) are located in mount pad (32), damping piece (33) are under the elasticity effect of elastic component (34) relative mount pad (32) part stretches out, and the part that stretches out is with the surface of slider (31) offsets.

3. The hinge according to claim 2, characterized in that the mounting base (32) comprises a first main body portion (321) and a first connecting portion (322), the first main body portion (321) has a receiving groove (321 a), the damping member (33) and the elastic member (34) are located in the receiving groove (321 a), the damping member (33) extends from an end portion of the receiving groove (321 a) opposite to the first main body portion (321), the first main body portion (321) is slidably connected with the sliding member (31), and the first connecting portion (322) is located on a side, close to the hinge main body (20), of the receiving groove (321 a) and is connected with the first main body portion (321) and the hinge main body (20), respectively.

4. A hinge according to claim 3, characterized in that the end of the receiving groove (321 a) has a notch (321 b), the damping member (33) comprises a protrusion (331) and a stop (332), the stop (332) is located on both sides of the protrusion (331), the protrusion (331) is located in the notch (321 b), and the stop (332) is located in the receiving groove (321 a).

5. A hinge according to claim 3, characterized in that the first connecting portion (322) comprises a first arc-shaped arm (3221), one end of the first arc-shaped arm (3221) being connected to the first body portion (321) and the other end being movably connected to the hinge body (20).

6. Hinge according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that said folding assembly (30) comprises said damping elements (33), said damping elements (33) being respectively located in said housing grooves (321 a), said elastic elements (34) being in abutment with said damping elements (33).

7. Hinge according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that said folding assembly (30) further comprises a guide (34), said guide (34) being located in said housing groove (321 a), two ends of said guide (34) being connected to two ends of said housing groove (321 a), respectively, said damping element (33) and said elastic element (34) being both sheathed outside said guide (34).

8. Hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said slider (31) has a runner (31 a), said mounting seat (32) being located in said runner (31 a), said damping assembly being in abutment with a side wall of said runner (31 a).

9. Hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said folding assembly (30) further comprises a connecting element (35), said connecting element (35) being located between said hinge body (20) and said slider (31) and being movably associated with said hinge body (20) and with said slider (31), respectively.

10. The hinge according to claim 9, wherein the connection member (35) includes a second main body portion (351), a second connection portion (352), and a third connection portion (353), the second connection portion (352) being located on a side of the second main body portion (351) close to the hinge main body (20) and connected to the hinge main body (20), the third connection portion (353) being located on a side of the second main body portion (351) close to the slider (31) and connected to the slider (31).

11. The hinge according to claim 10, characterized in that said second connection portion (352) comprises a second arc-shaped arm (3521), one end of said second arc-shaped arm (3521) being connected to said second body portion (351) and the other end being movably connected to said hinge body (20);

The third connecting portion (353) comprises a third arc-shaped arm (3531), one end of the third arc-shaped arm (3531) is connected with the second main body portion (351), and the other end of the third arc-shaped arm is movably connected with the sliding piece (31).

12. The hinge according to claim 11, characterized in that said hinge body (20) comprises a first base (21) and a second base (22), said first base (21) and said second base (22) being arranged opposite and connected, a second arc-shaped slot (202) being formed between said first base (21) and said second base (22), said second arc-shaped arm (3521) being located in said second arc-shaped slot (202).

13. The hinge according to claim 11, wherein the slider (31) comprises a slider body (311) and a fixing member (312), the slider body (311) has a groove (311 a) on a side close to the hinge body (20), the fixing member (312) is located in the groove (311 a) and is connected to the slider body (311), a third arc slot (3111) is formed between the fixing member (312) and the slider body (311), and the third arc arm (3531) is located in the third arc slot (3111).

14. The hinge according to claim 13, wherein the fixing member (312) includes a third body portion (3121) and an arc portion (3122) connected to each other, the third body portion (3121) is connected to the slider body (311), the arc portion (3122) is located at a side of the third body portion (3121) near the hinge body (20), and a surface of the arc portion (3122) near the bottom surface of the recess (311 a) is a curved surface, and the third arc slot (3111) is formed with the bottom surface of the recess (311 a).

15. Hinge according to any one of claims 1-5 and 10-14, characterized in that the folding assembly (30) further comprises a shutter (36), which shutter (36) is located on the side of the mounting seat (32) remote from the slider (31) and is connected to the slider (31), which shutter (36) is slidable with respect to the slider (31) in a direction towards or away from the hinge body (20).

16. The hinge according to claim 15, characterized in that the slider (31) has a first guide slot (310), the first guide slot (310) being located on at least one side of the mount (32), the shutter (36) comprising a shutter portion (361) and a sliding guide portion (362), the shutter portion (361) being arranged opposite the slider (31), the sliding guide portion (362) being located in the first guide slot (310).

17. Hinge according to any one of claims 1-5, 10-14 and 16, characterized in that the folding assembly (30) further comprises a synchronizing swing arm (37), one end of the synchronizing swing arm (37) is rotatably connected with the hinge body (20), the other end is movably connected with the slider (31), one end of the synchronizing swing arm (37) connected with the hinge body (20) is provided with a plurality of engagement parts (371), and the engagement parts (371) of the synchronizing swing arm (37) of the two folding assemblies (30) are mutually engaged.

18. An electronic device comprising a flexible display panel and a hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 17;

A folding assembly (30) of the hinge is connected to the flexible display panel.