CN209731335U - Outer folding screen apparatus - Google Patents

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CN209731335U
CN209731335U CN201921079361.4U CN201921079361U CN209731335U CN 209731335 U CN209731335 U CN 209731335U CN 201921079361 U CN201921079361 U CN 201921079361U CN 209731335 U CN209731335 U CN 209731335U
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徐安赐
吴阳中
成艳姣
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Shenzhen Fu Sata Communication Co Ltd
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A kind of outer folding screen apparatus includes two casings and two linkages being connected between casing.Each linkage includes tube socket, two transmission shafts, connection unit and two linkage units.During casing rotation, the swivel plate of each linkage unit is rotated by axle center of corresponding transmission shaft, the driver plate of each linkage unit is rotated using the first axle for being located above the transmission shaft and being parallel to the transmission shaft as axle center, it is poor that both driver plate and swivel plate generate internal-and external diameter, and the design of the driving member by the fan groove and each linkage unit of swivel plate, keep the second guidance part energy band motivation shell of driving member mobile toward corresponding transmission axis direction, compensation internal-and external diameter difference may cause the risk of screen damage.

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Outer folding screen apparatus
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of screen apparatus, more particularly to a kind of outer folding screen apparatus.
Background technique
With the evolution in epoch, smartphone almost has become manpower one electronic device, and adds processor, electricity The promotion of the efficiency such as pond, the speed that people replace mobile phone have been not so good as to come when this kind of product just comes out frequent.In order to bring consumption The more feelings of freshness of person and meets the needs of large scale screen, easy to carry, folding type intelligent type mobile phone also appears in market successively On.Folding type intelligent type mobile phone can be divided mainly into interior folding and outer folding, and interior folding refers to institute when screen is folded into two parts Stating two-part screen is to be folded on casing Face to face, and outer folding then refers to the two-part screen with back-to-back side Formula folds.Wherein, size of the outer folding smartphone in folded state is probably existing common smartphone size, Consumer usually can directly operate in folded state, see film, play hand trip when again deployable raising visual experience, be Folding smartphone is more expected by masses in addition.However, some outer folding smartphones are in folding process, screen Being easy to produce internal-and external diameter difference with beneath casing causes screen to be pullled, some outer folding smartphones are then after folding Screen center is all likely to cause the damage of screen by rotating shaft support deficiency.
Summary of the invention
The utility model wherein one be designed to provide it is a kind of can overcome the problems, such as prior art outer folding screen dress It sets.
The outer folding screen apparatus of the utility model is suitable for connecting bendable screen in some state sample implementations.It is described Outer folding screen apparatus includes outer cover unit and two linkages.The outer cover unit includes two casings, and defines position Joint surface in opposite side and the face that folds, the joint surface are suitable for connecting the bendable screen.The linkage is on a left side It is connected in right direction between the casing, so that the casing can shakeout position and institute in state of shakeouing on the joint surface Joint surface is stated to rotate between the folding position of the opposite exterior lateral sides for folding face.Each linkage includes tube socket, two biographies Moving axis, synchronous piece, connection unit and two linkage units.The tube socket has the connecting plate portion extended in the longitudinal direction, two It is connected to the socket part in the connecting plate portion at intervals and closing piece portion that two are set to connecting plate portion top side at intervals. The transmission shaft is respectively arranged in the socket part along the front-rear direction, and each transmission shaft has transmission bar portion and synchronous bar portion, The synchronous bar portion has guide channel.The synchronous piece is set between the synchronization bar portion of the transmission shaft, and there are two divide for tool The guiding block for not protruding into the guide channel of the synchronous bar portion, making the transmission shaft is to rotate synchronously when rotating.The connection unit It is fixed between the closing piece portion bently along the left and right directions, there are two be located at left and right two for the connection unit tool The connection end at end.The linkage unit is connected to the transmission shaft, the casing and described on the left and right directions The connection end of connection unit, each linkage unit have swivel plate, driver plate, driven seat and STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED.The rotation Plate is connected to the corresponding transmission shaft, and with plate ontology and two respectively from plate ontology front and rear sides convex Guide plate portion out, the plate ontology have positioned at the upper surface of opposite side and lower surface, the first outer side edges, are formed in the upper table Face and the fan groove in the center of circle, the axis hole positioned at the center of circle of the fan groove and the adjacent fan groove are defined, and is located at described Fan groove and the center of circle far from the fan groove and the arcuate socket through the upper surface and the lower surface, the arcuate socket tool There are expansion end and folding end.The driver plate is connected to the corresponding connection end and is slidably disposed in described The upper surface of plate ontology, the driver plate have driving hole and the second outer side edges.The driven seat tool has positioned at the plate ontology Lower surface side and be connected to the follower plate of the corresponding casing and two are set to the follower plate at intervals Rail block, the follower plate have the driven hole corresponding to the arcuate socket, and each rail block has towards another rail block Track groove, the track groove of the rail block are movably plugged for the guide plate portion respectively.The STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED is set to the fan Shape slot, and have and be hubbed at the shaft of the axis hole, be arranged in the first guidance part of the driving hole, and more described first leads Draw portion far from the shaft and is arranged in the second guidance part of the arcuate socket Yu the driven hole.Definition passes through the closing piece Portion and the first axle for being parallel to the transmission shaft, the first axle transmission shaft is close to described in the outer cover unit Joint surface and be located above the transmission shaft;In the casing from the process shakeouing position and being rotated toward the stowed position In, each swivel plate is rotated by axle center of the corresponding transmission shaft, and each driver plate is revolved by axle center of the first axle Turn, the second outer side edges of the driver plate make corresponding relative to mobile first preset distance of the first outer side edges of the swivel plate The first guidance part of STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED driven mobile first preset distance, while second guidance part edge by the driver plate The arcuate socket is greater than the second preset distance of first preset distance from the expansion end toward folding end movement, Second guidance part drives the driven seat casing of ining succession to move toward the corresponding transmission axis direction simultaneously.
In some state sample implementations, each plate ontology also has through the upper surface and the lower surface and extending direction It is parallel to the orbit hole in the guide plate portion, each linkage unit, which also has, to be connected to the driver plate and be slidably disposed in institute State the sliding shoe of orbit hole.
In some state sample implementations, each driver plate also has side convex jointing part, and the connection unit is chain, and is had more A chain block and multiple bolts for concatenating the chain block along left and right directions arrangement, the two of them of the bolt distinguish position In the connection unit the connection end and be pinned at the side convex jointing part of the driver plate respectively, the bolt its Middle one is pinned at the closing piece portion along the first axle.
In some state sample implementations, the transmission bar portion of each transmission shaft has two tangent plane sections being connected, and connection In the arc surface section of the tangent plane section, each swivel plate, which also has, is connected to the plate ontology in contrast to first outer side edges Position shaft sleeve part, the shaft sleeve part define shape and it is described transmission bar portion the tangent plane section and the arc surface section It matches for the corresponding wears groove worn of transmission bar portion.
In some state sample implementations, between the socket part, the transmission shaft also has extension in the drive rod portion Bar portion, two opposite ends of the synchronous bar portion and the not adjacent transmission shaft of the extension bar part, each linkage also have There are multiple torsion pieces, each torsion piece is sheathed on the extension bar portion of the transmission shaft.
In some state sample implementations, between the socket part, the transmission shaft also has extension in the drive rod portion Bar portion, two opposite ends of the synchronous bar portion and the not adjacent transmission shaft of the extension bar part, the outer folding screen dress It sets and is also worn respectively for the extension bar portion of the transmission shaft of the linkage so that the linkage comprising both ends Connected connecting tube, and cover along the front-rear direction in the skeleton structure of the connecting tube and the linkage, it is described outer Shell unit further includes covering in the skeleton structure and the coverboard that is connected between the casing, and the coverboard is suitable for being connected to The bendable screen and perseverance is supported by the skeleton structure during casing rotation.
In some state sample implementations, the skeleton structure includes extending along the front-rear direction and covering the connecting tube First steel bar, two steel for extending respectively along the front-rear direction and being covered each by between the linkage unit of the same side Plate, two be located at first steel bar two sides and the second steel bar between the steel plate and two are respectively along described Front-rear direction extends and is covered on respectively the connecting plate of the steel plate Yu the casing, and the outer folding screen apparatus also includes cladding The soft layer of the skeleton structure.
In some state sample implementations, the material of the soft layer is rubber.
In some state sample implementations, the outer cover unit further includes two and extends respectively along the front-rear direction and be located at institute The baffle at left and right sides of connecting tube is stated, each plate washer is connected to the swivel plate of the linkage unit of the same side, the gear Plate the casing be located at it is described shakeout position when fold face positioned at the casing between and described in exposing to.
In some state sample implementations, each casing has the first side for being connected to the linkage, and in contrast to institute The second side of first side is stated, the reset direction from the second side towards the first side is defined, the casing is divided into First casing and the second casing, the outer cover unit further include between the casing and the shell of the covering linkage Plate, and be slidably disposed in second casing and be connected to the loading plate of the bendable screen, first casing, institute It states coverboard and the loading plate defines the joint surface jointly, second casing has multiple dashpots and multiple hollow outs Area, each dashpot have positioned at the normality end and buffering end of opposite end, and the outer folding screen apparatus also includes screen Protective module, the screen protective module include multiple being respectively slidably set to the dashpot and being connected to the carrying It the buffer stopper of plate and multiple are respectively arranged at the vacancy section and are respectively separately connected second casing and the carrying with both ends The elastic component of plate, when direction relative movement of the buffer stopper from the normality end toward the buffering end, the elastic component Perseverance provides along the elastic dilatation power for resetting direction second casing.
In some state sample implementations, each casing also has basal wall, and the basal wall apical side height of second casing is lower than institute The basal wall top surface of the first casing is stated, the dashpot is laid in the basal walls of second casing at two rows in a row and distinguishes adjacent The first side and the second side.
In some state sample implementations, the vacancy section is laid in the basal wall of second casing and is located at two rows of bufferings Between slot.
In some state sample implementations, second casing also has multiple limit holes for being respectively communicated with the vacancy section, institute State screen protective module further include it is multiple be respectively arranged at the limit hole and be connected to corresponding described elastic component one end with The linked block of the loading plate.
The beneficial effect of the utility model is: by designing synchronous bar portion and the synchronous piece on the transmission shaft Match, make the transmission shaft rotate when be rotate synchronously, increase linkage rotation when stability, and make two casings without Method is pivoted with different angle, is avoided pullling screen and is caused to damage;In addition, the casing is from shakeouing what position was rotated toward folding position In the process, it is rotated due to swivel plate by axle center of corresponding transmission shaft, and driver plate is to be located at first above transmission shaft Axis is axle center rotation, keeps both driver plate and swivel plate generation internal-and external diameter poor, that is, driver plate can be moved relative to swivel plate Dynamic first preset distance, and pass through the design of fan groove and driving member, so that the second guidance part of driving member is moved greater than described Second preset distance of the first preset distance drives casing mobile toward corresponding transmission axis direction, and compensation internal-and external diameter difference may The risk for causing screen to damage.
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The others feature and effect of the utility model will be clearly presented in the embodiment referring to schema, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the outer folding screen apparatus of the utility model, illustrates the one of the embodiment Two casings of outer cover unit are located at one and shakeout position;
Fig. 2 is side view diagram, illustrate the casing it is described shakeout position when, two baffles of the embodiment expose to It is described to fold face;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view, illustrates that the casing is located at a folding position;
Fig. 4 is another angular views of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the side view diagram that the casing is located at the folding position;
Fig. 6 is a stereogram exploded view of the embodiment;
Fig. 7 is a stereogram exploded view, illustrates a wherein casing, a loading plate of the outer cover unit and the implementation One screen protective module of example;
Fig. 8 is a perspective view, illustrates two linkages, a connecting tube and two baffles of the embodiment;
Fig. 9 is a stereogram exploded view of Fig. 8;
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a wherein linkage for the embodiment;
Figure 11 is a stereogram exploded view of Figure 10;
Figure 12 is a perspective view, illustrates a transmission shaft of the linkage;
Figure 13 is another angular views of Figure 12;
Figure 14 is a perspective view, illustrates a synchronous piece of the linkage;
Figure 15 is a stereogram exploded view of a linkage unit of the embodiment;
Figure 16 is a perspective view of a STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED of the linkage unit;
Figure 17 is a perspective view, illustrates that a skeleton structure of the embodiment is covered in the linkage and the connection Pipe;
Figure 18 is a stereogram exploded view of Figure 17;
Figure 19 is a schematic top plan view, illustrates a rotation of the linkage unit when the casing shakeouts position described in One first outer side edges of rotating plate trim one second outer side edges of a driver plate of the linkage unit;
Figure 20 is an elevational schematic view, illustrates one second of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED when the casing shakeouts position described in Guidance part is located at an expansion end of an arcuate socket of the swivel plate;
Figure 21 is one side schematic view, illustrates that the casing is bent along the overbending direction;
Figure 22 is one side schematic view, illustrates to bend when the casing along the overbending direction, the skeleton structure and institute State the state of linkage;
Figure 23 is a perspective view, illustrates to bend when the casing along the overbending direction, the state of each linkage;
Figure 24 is a schematic top plan view, during illustrating casing rotation, the first outer side edges of the swivel plate with Second outer side edges of the driver plate relatively move one first preset distance, and one first guidance part of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED is by the biography Movable plate drives mobile first preset distance;
Figure 25 is an elevational schematic view, during illustrating the casing rotation, the second guidance part edge of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED Mobile one second preset distance of the arcuate socket;
Figure 26 is a perspective view, illustrates to turn to the folding position, the skeleton structure and the hinge when the casing The state of chain mechanism;
Figure 27 is a perspective view, illustrates to turn to the folding position, the state of each linkage when the casing;
Figure 28 is a schematic top plan view, illustrates to turn to the folding position, a company of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED when the casing Bar portion is close to the wherein Radius side of the arc groove;And
Figure 29 is an elevational schematic view, illustrates to turn to the folding position when the casing, the second of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED Guidance part is moved to a folded end of the arcuate socket.
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Refering to fig. 1 to Fig. 5, it is bendable to be suitable for connection one for one of outer folding screen apparatus 100 of the utility model embodiment Screen (not shown), and the bendable screen can be folded in a manner of being folded outward along overbending direction B1 as shown in Figure 2 to such as Fig. 3 To state shown in fig. 5.In this present embodiment, " flexible " means that structure, material can bend change to a certain extent after stress Shape, therefore the bendable screen is alternatively referred to as flexible screen or flexible screen, and is not limited to this embodiment.
Refering to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the outer folding screen apparatus 100 includes an outer cover unit 1, a screen protective module for cooperation 2, two linkages 3, a connecting tube 4, a skeleton structure 5 and two baffles 6.
The outer cover unit 1 includes two casings 11, a coverboard 12 and a loading plate 13.The casing 11 is one or so 3 left and right sides of linkage is connected on the D1 of direction.In this present embodiment, each casing 11 has a top casing element 111 and one be assembled in 111 bottom side of top casing element lower shell 112,111 bottom side of top casing element defines an installation space 113.During manufacturing the outer folding screen apparatus 100, multiple electronic component (not shown) can be arranged in advance It is electrically connected in the installation space 113 and with the bendable screen, then the lower shell 112 is assembled in the upper casing Part 111.But in other state sample implementations, structure made of each casing 11 or single type and one, not with this Embodiment is limited.The top casing element 111 has a basal wall 114 and the wall that upwardly extends from 114 periphery of basal wall 115.The basal wall 114 has one adjacent to the first side 114a of the linkage 3, one in contrast to the first side 114a Second side 114b and two formed at intervals from the first side 114a toward the direction second side 114b indent Respectively for the link slot 114c of the linkage 3 setting.
In this present embodiment, the casing 11 divides for the first casing 11a on the left of drawing and is located on the right side of drawing Second casing 11b.The basal wall 114 that 114 apical side height of basal wall of the second casing 11b is slightly below the first casing 11a pushes up Face, can be correspondingly arranged for the loading plate 13.It is in two rows of arrange simultaneously that the basal wall 114 of the second casing 11b, which also has multiple, Respectively the dashpot 114d of the adjacent first side 114a and the second side 114b, multiple be laid in described two rows of buffer Vacancy section 114e and multiple limit hole 114f for being respectively communicated with the vacancy section 114e between slot 114d.Definition is from described the Dual side-edge 114b resets direction R1 towards the direction of the first side 114a for one.The extending direction of each dashpot 114d is flat Row has in the reset direction R1 positioned at the normality end 1141 and a buffering end 1142 of opposite end, the normality The buffering end 1142 of end 1141 is far from the first side 114a.The lower shell 112 of the casing 11 defines jointly One fold face 112a out.The coverboard 12 is between the casing 11 and covers in the skeleton structure 5 and the Link chain device Structure 3, and 3 actuation of linkage can be cooperated and be bent.
The loading plate 13 is set to 114 top surface of basal wall of the second casing 11b, and with the first casing 11a's 114 top surface of basal wall, 12 top surface of the coverboard define a joint surface 14 for being connected to the bendable screen jointly.The carrying 13 bottom side of plate is connected to the screen protective module 2 and can slide relative to the second casing 11b.Specifically, Yu Benshi It applies in example, the screen protective module 2 includes multiple buffer stoppers 21, multiple linked blocks 22 and multiple elastic components 23.The buffering Block 21 is respectively slidably set to the dashpot 114d of the second casing 11b and is connected to 13 bottom of loading plate Side.The linked block 22 is respectively arranged at the limit hole 114f and is connected to 13 bottom side of loading plate (in order to relatively clear aobvious Show the position of limit hole 114f, the elastic component 23 and linked block 22 in the center Fig. 7 hide display).The elastic component 23 is respectively set In the vacancy section 114e, and the both ends of each elastic component 23 be connected to the second casing 11b with it is corresponding described Linked block 22.Each elastic component 23 is compressively to be set to the vacancy section 114e in advance in this present embodiment, when the buffering Block 21 is relatively moved from the normality end 1141 toward the direction of the buffering end 1142, and the both ends of the elastic component 23 can be divided It is impermanent to provide elastic dilatation power to the second casing 11b and the linked block 22 and the loading plate 13, make second machine Shell 11b is resetted towards the reset direction R1.The screen protective module 2 is to prevent the bendable screen in the outer folding Screen apparatus 100 occurs to pull damage when abnormal bending, and specific means will paragraphs detail later.
The linkage 3 is alternatively arranged between the casing 11 and in the left and right directions on a front-rear direction D2 The casing 11 is connected on D1, so that the casing 11 can be in as shown in Figures 1 and 2 to shakeout state on the joint surface 14 One shakeout the folding that position and the joint surface 14 are located at the opposite exterior lateral sides for folding face 112a as shown in Figures 3 to 5 It is rotated between folded position.
Refering to Fig. 8 to Figure 11, the linkage 3 is respectively arranged in the connecting tube on the front-rear direction D2 with one end 4 and be connected with each other.Each linkage 3 includes 31, two transmission shafts 32 of a tube socket, a synchronous piece 33, multiple torsion pieces 34, one 35, two linkage units 36 of connection unit and an axle cap 37.
There is the tube socket 31 311, two, the connecting plate portion extended on the front-rear direction D2 to be connected at intervals The socket part 312 of 311 rear and front end of connecting plate portion and two are set to the closing piece of 311 top side of connecting plate portion at intervals Portion 313.Cooperation refering to fig. 12 to Figure 14, the transmission shaft 32 is respectively arranged in the socket part 312 along the front-rear direction D2, and Each transmission shaft 32 has adjacent described 32 one end of transmission shaft of a transmission bar portion 321, one between the socket part 312 The extension bar portion 323 of synchronous bar portion 322 and adjacent 32 other end of transmission shaft.There are two hang down for the tool of transmission bar portion 321 The tangent plane section 321a directly being connected and one is connected to the arc surface section 321b of the tangent plane section 321a.The synchronizing bar There are two guide channel 322a for the tool of portion 322.The section for extending bar portion 323 is in polygon, and the described of the transmission shaft 32 prolongs Boom portion 323 is arranged in 4 both ends of connecting tube respectively opposite to each other makes the linkage 3 be connected.The synchronous piece 33 is arranged Between the synchronous bar portion 322 of the transmission shaft 32, and there are two be in arcuation indent and be located at opposite side to connect respectively for tool Close the synchronous bar portion 322 flank face 323a and four are set to two-by-two respectively and described flank face 323a and protrude into institute with correspondence State the guiding block 323b of the guide channel 322a of synchronous bar portion 322.The synchronous piece 33 is to make the transmission shaft 32 be when rotating It rotates synchronously.In the state sample implementation of a variation, the guide channel 322a quantity of the synchronous bar portion 322 is also possible to one, often A guiding block 323b quantity flanked on the 323a of face, which can also correspond to, is adjusted to one.The torsion piece 34 is in the front-rear direction The extension bar portion 323 is overlapped and be sheathed on D2, and each torsion piece 34 is to be sheathed on the extension bar portion 323 simultaneously, lead to The quantity for controlling the torsion piece 34 is crossed so that the torsion for adjusting the transmission shaft 32 can be corresponded to.
0 and Figure 11 refering to fig. 1, the connection unit 35 are fixed on the closing piece portion along the left and right directions D1 bently Between 313, and there are two the connection ends 351 for being located at left and right ends for the tool of the connection unit 35.In this present embodiment, institute Stating connection unit 35 is to illustrate by taking chain as an example, and have multiple chain blocks 352 and multiple strings along left and right directions D1 arrangement Connect the bolt 353 of the chain block 352.The chain block 352 on the front-rear direction D2 in being staggered two rows ofly, and each chain Block 352 is formed by stacking on the front-rear direction D2 by multiple carrier bar 352a.Two of them are located at the connection unit 35 The bolt 353 of the connection end 351 be also pinned at the linkage unit 36 respectively, one of them is located at the connection unit 35 center bolts 353 along one by the closing piece portion 313 and be parallel to the transmission shaft 32 and be located at the transmission shaft 32 on The first axle L1 of side is pinned at the closing piece portion 313.In the state sample implementation of variation, the connection unit 35 is also possible to it He has rigid and bent element, is not limited with chain.
Refering to Fig. 6, Figure 10 and Figure 11, two linkage unit 36 is connected to the biography on the left and right directions D1 The connection end 351 of moving axis 32, the casing 11 and the connection unit 35.Cooperation refering to fig. 15, specifically, each Linkage unit 36 has 361, two sliding shoes 362 of a swivel plate, a STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363, a driver plate 364 and a driven seat 365。
There is the swivel plate 361 a plate ontology 361a, one to be connected to the shaft sleeve part 361b of the side plate ontology 361a, And two guide plate portion 361c outwardly protruded respectively from the front and rear sides plate ontology 361a.The plate ontology 361a, which has, to be located at One upper surface 3611 of opposite side is located at the first outer side edges of the opposite location of the shaft sleeve part 361b with a lower surface 3612, one 3613, two through the upper surface 3611 and the lower surface 3612 and extending direction is parallel to the rail of the guide plate portion 361c Road hole 3614 and one it is formed in the upper surface 3611 and the fan groove 3615 between the orbit hole 3614.The cunning Motion block 362 is respectively slidably set to the orbit hole 3614.The fan groove 3615 defines a center of circle 3615a, two Radius side 3615b and one is connected to the arc side 3615c of the radius side 3615b.The plate ontology 361a also has one to be located at institute The axis hole 3616 and one for stating fan groove 3615 and the center of circle 3615a of the adjacent fan groove 3615 are located at the fan groove 3615 And far from the fan groove 3615 center of circle 3615a and along the arc side 3615c of the fan groove 3615 run through the upper surface 3611 with the arcuate socket 3617 of the lower surface 3612.The arcuate socket 3617 has an expansion end 3618 and a folding end 3619.The shaft sleeve part 361b define one along the front-rear direction D2 formed wears groove 3610,3610 shape of wears groove with The tangent plane section 321a and the arc surface section 321b of the corresponding transmission bar portion 321 are matched, for the biography The correspondence of lever portion 321 wears and drives the swivel plate 361.
Cooperation refering to fig. 16, the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363 are set to the fan groove 3615, and have a length generally with described half The identical link rod part 363a of diameter side 3615b, one are located at the bottom side the link rod part 363a and the adjacent link rod part 363a wherein one Hold and be hubbed at the shaft 363b of the axis hole 3616, one be located at the top side the link rod part 363a the first guidance part 363c, And one positioned at the bottom side the link rod part 363a and the first guidance part 363c far from the shaft 363b and is arranged in institute State the second guidance part 363d of arcuate socket 3617.
The driver plate 364 is connected to the corresponding connection end 351 and is slidably disposed in the plate ontology The upper surface 3611 of 361a.In detail, 364 bottom side of driver plate is connected to the sliding shoe 362, and can be relative to described Swivel plate 361 is slided along the orbit hole 3614.In addition, the driver plate 364 has side convex jointing part 364a, one positioned at described The driving hole 364c of the adjacent second outer side edges 364b of the second outer side edges 364b and one of side convex jointing part 364a opposite location. The side convex jointing part 364a is supplied positioned at the corresponding pin joint of the bolt 353 of the connection end 351 of the connection unit 35.The biography Dynamic hole 364c oval and for the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363 the first guidance part 363c correspondence is worn.In the implementation state of variation In sample, orbit hole 3614, sliding shoe 362 quantity corresponding can also be adjusted to only one, as long as driver plate 364 can be made It can be slided relative to the swivel plate 361.
The driven seat 365 is set to the corresponding link slot 114c, and has one to be located at the plate ontology 361a 3612 side of lower surface and be connected to the casing 11 follower plate 365a and two on the front-rear direction D2 separately Ground is set to the rail block 365b of the follower plate 365a.The follower plate 365a has one to correspond to the arcuate socket 3617 The driven hole 365c of ellipse, the second guidance part 363d of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363 passes through the arcuate socket 3617 and correspondence is worn Set on the driven hole 365c.Each rail block 365b has a track groove 365d towards another rail block 365b, the rotation The guide plate portion 361c of rotating plate 361 is movably inserted in the track groove 365d of the rail block 365b.
The axle cap 37 is covered on the synchronous bar portion 322 of the transmission shaft 32 and described same along the front-rear direction D2 Walk part 33.The axle cap 37 has the first fixation hole 371 of one side upward, and there are two second upward for the tool of the connecting tube 4 Fixation hole 41.
Refering to Fig. 6, Fig. 8, Figure 17 and Figure 18, the skeleton structure 5 is covered along the front-rear direction D2 in the Link chain device Structure 3 and the connecting tube 4.Specifically, the skeleton structure 5 includes the second steel of the steel plate 52, two of one first steel bar 51, two Item 53 and two connecting plates 54.First steel bar 51 extends along the front-rear direction D2 and covers the connecting tube 4 and the axis Cap 37, by four locking part (not shown) interlockings in first fixation hole 371 and second fixation hole 41 with it is described Connecting tube 4 and the axle cap 37 are relatively fixed.Each steel plate 52 is in elongated and extends along the front-rear direction D2 to be covered in Before stating the region between the linkage unit 36 of 3 the same side of linkage and the rail block 365b of the driven seat 365 Two sides afterwards.Second steel bar 53 is located at 51 left and right sides of the first steel bar and between the steel plate 52.It is described Connecting plate 54 extends along the front-rear direction D2 and is covered on respectively respectively described in the steel plate 52 and the driven seat 365 and locking Casing 11.In this present embodiment, second steel bar 53 is not connected directly with first steel bar 51 or the steel plate 52, and The soft layer (not shown) for embedding the skeleton structure 5 in the way of ejection formation one, make first steel bar 51, The steel plate 52, second steel bar 53 and the connecting plate 54 are embedded by the soft layer with relatively fixed second steel bar 53 Position.In this present embodiment, the material of the soft layer is rubber.The skeleton structure 5 is located at 12 lower section of coverboard, makes The coverboard 12 perseverance during the casing 11 rotates is supported by the skeleton structure 5, and then can be fixedly supported described Bendable screen.
The baffle 6 extends along the front-rear direction D2 respectively and is located at 4 left and right sides of connecting tube, each baffle 6 It is connected to the lower surface 3612 of the swivel plate 361 of the linkage unit 36 of the same side, and the baffle 6 is in the casing 11 are located at and described fold face 112a positioned at the casing 11 between and described in exposing to when shakeouing position.
Refering to fig. 1, Fig. 6, Figure 10 and Figure 17, when the casing 11 shakeouts position positioned at described, the joint surface 14 is in booth Level state, the skeleton structure 5 are also in be connected to the coverboard 12 with shakeouing state;The linkage list of each linkage 3 Member 36 is located in same level, and the connection unit 35 is in a linear extension, the synchronous piece 33 along the left and right directions D1 Close to the tube socket 31, the first outer side edges 3613 of the swivel plate 361 of each linkage unit 36 and the second outside of driver plate 364 Side 364b is trimmed;Figure 19 and Figure 20 are seen also, the link rod part 363a of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363 is posted by its of the fan groove 3615 Middle Radius side 3615b, the second guidance part 363d are located at the expansion end 3618 of the arcuate socket 3617.
Refering to Figure 21 to Figure 25, when 11 stress of casing along the overbending direction B1 from the position of shakeouing toward the folding Folded position turns folding, and each swivel plate 361 of each linkage 3 is with the corresponding transmission shaft 32 for axle center rotation Turn, each connection end 351 of the connection unit 35 and each driver plate 364 are revolved by axle center of the first axle L1 Turn, therefore during rotation, the swivel plate 361, the driver plate 364, the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363, the driven seat 365, The casing 11 can synchronize generation relative movement until the casing 11 turns to the folding position.Specifically, by institute State first axle L1 be located at the transmission shaft 32 relatively above, therefore the first outer side edges 3613 of each swivel plate 361 with The distance between described first axle L1 can be gradually increased with the increase of the rotational angle of swivel plate 361, in the transmission In the case that the arc length of the second outer side edges 364b and the first axle L1 of plate 364 add 364 overall length of driver plate constant, the biography Movable plate 364 and the swivel plate 361 generate relative movement, and make first outer side edges 3613 mutually trimmed originally with it is described Second outer side edges 364b relatively moves one first pre- spacing because the driver plate 364 is relatively moved with the swivel plate 361 From d1, while the first guidance part 363c of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363 between the driver plate 364 and the swivel plate 361 Also it is driven by the driver plate 364 toward mobile first predetermined distance d 1 in the direction of the first axle L1, described second leads Draw portion 363d and moves one second in advance from the expansion end 3618 toward the folding end 3619 along the arcuate socket 3617 simultaneously Set a distance d2.Specifically, first predetermined distance d 1 is to be parallel to described lead with second predetermined distance d 2 The displacement of plate portion 361c and 3614 extending direction of orbit hole, and since the first guidance part 363c is led with described second The portion 363d of drawing is mobile by axle center of the shaft 363b, therefore it is still necessary to close for the practical amount of movement of the first guidance part 363c And calculate the displacement moved in the oval driving hole 364c along the front-rear direction D2, the second guidance part 363d Practical amount of movement also must the displacement that moves in the driven hole 365c of the ellipse along the front-rear direction D2 of joint account.Institute Stating the first predetermined distance d 1 and second predetermined distance d 2 is proportionate relationship, and second predetermined distance d 2 is greater than described the One predetermined distance d 1, therefore the second guidance part 363d drives the driven seat 365 in succession the casing 11 toward relatively simultaneously During mobile second predetermined distance d 2 in 32 direction of the transmission shaft answered, the joint surface 14 and institute can be not only overcome It is poor to state the internal-and external diameter folded between the 112a of face, not will receive drawing on D1 in left and right directions during bending the coverboard 12 Pull, and make the linkage 3 and the skeleton structure 5 by the casing 11 interlocks and during the casing 11 rotation Identical distance is kept between the coverboard 12, the coverboard 12 is supported in energy perseverance.
Refering to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 and Figure 26 to Figure 29, when the casing 11 turns to the folding position, the joint surface 14 Part positioned at the first casing 11a and the part positioned at the loading plate 13 are in back-to-back appearance, and the coverboard 12 is curved It is converted into curved, and the permanent center that is supported and can be fixedly supported bendable screen by the skeleton structure 5.The connection unit 35 along the tube socket 31 361 surface curvature of the connecting plate portion 311 and the swivel plate, the synchronous piece 33 is far from the tube socket 31, it is separated out between the first outer side edges 3613 of the swivel plate 361 of each linkage unit 36 and the second outer side edges 364b of driver plate 364 First predetermined distance d 1 ', the link rod part 363a of the STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED 363 be posted by the fan groove 3615 wherein the other half Diameter side 3615b and the second guidance part 363d are located at the folding end 3619 of the arcuate socket 3617.
Referring again to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, due to the loading plate 13 by the bendable screen and the first casing 11a, The coverboard 12 is connected and relatively fixed, and the first casing 11a, the coverboard 12 pass through institute with the second casing 11b again State that linkage 3 is relatively fixed, therefore in the normal rotational of the casing 11, the loading plate 13 and first machine Shell 11a is will not to generate relative movement, and the buffer stopper 21 is maintained at the normality end 1141 of the dashpot 114d.No It crosses, when linkage 3 because of manufacturing tolerance, artificial assembly error or other flaws, may result in what the casing 11 rotated Amount of movement is insufficient and can not be successfully mobile second predetermined distance d 2 in the process (see Figure 25).Due to the bendable screen one The the first casing 11a that is permanently connected is held, amount of movement deficiency occurs during the casing 11 rotation, it is described bendable The screen other end can in succession the loading plate 13, the buffer stopper 21, the linked block 22, generate with the second casing 11b Relative movement, avoids the bendable screen from being combined by the casing 11 and pulls damage.It is described during relative movement Buffer stopper 21 is relatively moved from the normality end 1141 toward the direction of the buffering end 1142, and the linked block 22 is toward separate The direction of the limit hole 114f relatively moves.The elastic component 23 can make second machine by the elastic dilatation power simultaneously Shell 11b can be moved to second predetermined distance d 2, and the buffer stopper 21 is made to be moved back to the normality end 1141, the linked block 22 are moved back to the limit hole 114f, restore the normal position to the casing 11 at the folding position.In the implementation of variation In aspect, the second casing 11b and the screen protective module 2 are also not necessarily limited to be mounted on the outer folding screen dress of the present embodiment 100 are set, collocation can also be mutually assembled with the hinge, turning gear and shell of other aspects and use.
In conclusion the outer folding screen apparatus 100 of the utility model on the transmission shaft 32 by designing synchronous bar portion 322 match with the synchronous piece 33, and making the transmission shaft 32 is to rotate synchronously when rotating, and increase when linkage 3 rotates Stability pivot two casings 11 can not with different angle, avoids pullling screen and causes to damage;In addition, the casing 11 from Position is shakeout toward during the rotation of folding position, since swivel plate 361 is that axle center rotates with corresponding transmission shaft 32, and is passed Movable plate 364 is to be rotated using the first axle L1 for being located at 32 top of transmission shaft as axle center, makes both driver plate 364 and swivel plate 361 It is poor to generate internal-and external diameter, that is, driver plate 364 can be relative to mobile one first predetermined distance d 1 of swivel plate 361, and passes through sector The design of slot 3615 and driving member enables the second guidance part 363d of driving member to move one and is greater than first predetermined distance d 1 Second predetermined distance d 2 drives casing 11 mobile toward corresponding 32 direction of transmission shaft, and compensation internal-and external diameter difference may cause screen The risk of damage, therefore the purpose of the utility model can be reached really.
As described above, only the embodiments of the present invention, when the utility model implementation cannot be limited with this Range, i.e., it is all according to simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the utility model claims book and description, all still belong to The scope of the utility model.

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1. a kind of outer folding screen apparatus is suitable for connecting bendable screen, which is characterized in that the outer folding screen apparatus packet Contain:
Outer cover unit, including two casings, and define positioned at opposite side joint surface and fold face, the joint surface is suitable for Connect the bendable screen;And
Two linkages, are connected in the lateral direction between the casing, so that the casing can be on the joint surface Shakeout position and the joint surface for shakeouing state rotate between the folding position of the opposite exterior lateral sides for folding face, each hinge Chain mechanism includes
Tube socket is connected to the socket part in the connecting plate portion with the connecting plate portion extended in the longitudinal direction, two at intervals, and Two are set to the closing piece portion of connecting plate portion top side at intervals,
Two transmission shafts are respectively arranged in the socket part along the front-rear direction, each transmission shaft have transmission bar portion with it is synchronous Bar portion, the synchronous bar portion have guide channel;
Synchronous piece is set between the synchronization bar portion of the transmission shaft, and there are two be respectively protruding into leading for the synchronous bar portion to tool The guiding block of approaching channel, making the transmission shaft is to rotate synchronously when rotating;
Connection unit is fixed between the closing piece portion bently along the left and right directions, and there are two the connection unit tools It is located at the connection end of left and right ends, and
Two linkage units are connected to the transmission shaft, the casing and the connection unit on the left and right directions The connection end, each linkage unit has
Swivel plate is connected to the corresponding transmission shaft, and with plate ontology and two respectively from two before and after the plate ontology The guide plate portion that side outwardly protrudes, the plate ontology have upper surface and lower surface positioned at opposite side, the first outer side edges, are formed in The upper surface and the fan groove in the center of circle, the axis hole positioned at the center of circle of the fan groove and the adjacent fan groove are defined, and It is described positioned at the center of circle of the fan groove and the separate fan groove and through the arcuate socket of the upper surface and the lower surface Arcuate socket has expansion end and folding end,
Driver plate is connected to the corresponding connection end and is slidably disposed in the upper surface of the plate ontology, described Driver plate has driving hole and the second outer side edges,
Driven seat has the lower surface side positioned at the plate ontology and is connected to the follower plate of the corresponding casing, and Two are set to the rail block of the follower plate at intervals, and the follower plate has the driven hole corresponding to the arcuate socket, Each rail block has the track groove towards another rail block, and the track groove of the rail block is removable for the guide plate portion respectively Ground plugs,
STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED, is set to the fan groove, and has the shaft for being hubbed at the axis hole, is arranged in the of the driving hole One guidance part, and first guidance part far from the shaft and are arranged in the second of the arcuate socket and the driven hole Guidance part;
Wherein, definition passes through the closing piece portion and is parallel to the first axle of the transmission shaft, the first axle biography Moving axis is located above the transmission shaft close to the joint surface of the outer cover unit;Position is shakeout from described in the casing During stowed position rotation, each swivel plate is rotated by axle center of the corresponding transmission shaft, each transmission Plate is rotated by axle center of the first axle, and the first outer side edges of the relatively described swivel plate of the second outer side edges of the driver plate are moved Dynamic first preset distance makes the first guidance part of corresponding STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED be driven the mobile first pre- spacing by the driver plate From, while second guidance part is moved from the expansion end toward the folding end greater than described first along the arcuate socket Second preset distance of preset distance, while second guidance part drives the driven seat in succession the casing toward corresponding The transmission axis direction is mobile.
2. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: each plate ontology also has on described Surface and the lower surface and extending direction are parallel to the orbit hole in the guide plate portion, and each linkage unit, which also has, is connected to institute It states driver plate and is slidably disposed in the sliding shoe of the orbit hole.
3. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: each driver plate also has side convex jointing part, The connection unit is chain, and inserting with multiple chain blocks along left and right directions arrangement and multiple concatenations chain block Pin, the two of them of the bolt are located at the connection end of the connection unit and are pinned at the driver plate respectively The side convex jointing part, the one of them of the bolt is pinned at the closing piece portion along the first axle.
4. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the transmission bar portion of each transmission shaft has two A tangent plane section being connected, and be connected to the arc surface section of the tangent plane section, each swivel plate also have be connected to it is described For plate ontology in contrast to the shaft sleeve part of the positions of first outer side edges, the shaft sleeve part defines shape and the transmission bar portion The tangent plane section and the arc surface section match for the corresponding wears groove worn of transmission bar portion.
5. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: the drive rod portion is located at the socket part Between, the transmission shaft also has extension bar portion, the synchronous bar portion transmission shaft not adjacent with the extension bar part Two opposite ends, each linkage also have multiple torsion pieces, and each torsion piece is sheathed on the extension rod of the transmission shaft Portion.
6. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the drive rod portion is located at the socket part Between, the transmission shaft also has extension bar portion, the synchronous bar portion transmission shaft not adjacent with the extension bar part Two opposite ends, the outer folding screen apparatus also include the extension that both ends supply the transmission shaft of the linkage respectively Bar portion is worn so that the connected connecting tube of the linkage, and covers along the front-rear direction in the connecting tube and the hinge The skeleton structure of chain mechanism, the outer cover unit further include covering in the skeleton structure and the shell that is connected between the casing Plate, the coverboard be suitable for be connected to the bendable screen and the casing rotation during perseverance by the skeleton structure Support.
7. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the skeleton structure includes along the front and back Direction extend and cover the first steel bar of the connecting tube, two respectively along the front-rear direction extend and be covered each by same Steel plate between the linkage unit of side, two be located at first steel bar two sides and between the steel plate Two steel bars and two extend and are covered on respectively respectively the connecting plate of the steel plate Yu the casing along the front-rear direction, described Outer folding screen apparatus also includes the soft layer for coating the skeleton structure.
8. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: the material of the soft layer is rubber.
9. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the outer cover unit further includes two difference The baffle for extending and being located at left and right sides of the connecting tube along the front-rear direction, each plate washer are connected to the described of the same side The swivel plate of moving cell, the baffle are between the casing and exposed when the casing shakeouts position described in Face is folded in described.
10. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: each casing, which has, is connected to the hinge The first side of chain mechanism, and in contrast to the second side of the first side, definition is from the second side towards described first The reset direction of side, the casing are divided into the first casing and the second casing, and the outer cover unit further includes being located at the casing Between and the covering linkage coverboard, and be slidably disposed in second casing and be connected to described bendable glimmering The loading plate of curtain, first casing, the coverboard and the loading plate define the joint surface, second casing jointly With multiple dashpots and multiple vacancy sections, each dashpot has positioned at the normality end and buffering end of opposite end, described Outer folding screen apparatus also includes screen protective module, and the screen protective module includes multiple being respectively slidably set to institute It states dashpot and is connected to the buffer stopper of the loading plate and multiple are respectively arranged at the vacancy section and respectively connected respectively with both ends The elastic component for connecing second casing and the loading plate, when the buffer stopper is from the normality end toward the buffering end Direction relative movement, the elastic component perseverance provide along the elastic dilatation power for resetting direction second casing.
11. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 10, it is characterised in that: each casing also has basal wall, described The basal wall apical side height of second casing is lower than the basal wall top surface of first casing, and the dashpot is laid in a row at two rows The basal wall of second casing and the respectively adjacent first side and the second side.
12. outer folding screen apparatus according to claim 11, it is characterised in that: the vacancy section is laid in described second The basal wall of casing and it is located between two rows of dashpots.
13. outer folding screen apparatus described in 0 or 12 according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: second casing also has more A limit hole for being respectively communicated with the vacancy section, the screen protective module further include it is multiple be respectively arranged at the limit hole and It is connected to the linked block of corresponding described elastic component one end and the loading plate.
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