CN209914246U - Shell assembly and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a casing subassembly and electronic equipment, casing subassembly include first center, second center, pivot connecting piece and nonmetal dress circle. At least one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame is provided with an antenna broken joint, the first middle frame and the second middle frame are connected through the rotating shaft connecting piece, and the first middle frame rotates relative to the second middle frame through the rotating shaft connecting piece. The nonmetal decorative ring is assembled on at least one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame, and when the first middle frame rotates relative to the second middle frame and is overlapped on the second middle frame, the nonmetal decorative ring is arranged between the first middle frame and the second middle frame at intervals. The application provides a casing subassembly and electronic equipment for first center and second center are at the in-process of superposing each other, and the interval comes with first center and second center through setting up the non-metallic decoration circle, prevents that the metal part of first center or second center from forming the coupling with the antenna module, influences signal quality.

Description

Shell assembly and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to a foldable shell assembly and electronic equipment.

Background

With the rapid development of electronic devices (e.g., mobile terminals such as mobile phones), the display screens of the electronic devices are becoming larger and larger, which makes the electronic devices not easy to carry and have poor portability. Therefore, with the adoption of the flexible display screen, the foldable electronic device becomes an important direction for solving the problem, but the antenna signal of the existing foldable electronic device is poor, so that the technical problem to be solved urgently is solved.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application provides a casing subassembly and electronic equipment, it can improve antenna signal quality.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a housing assembly including a first center, a second center, a shaft connector, and a non-metallic bezel. At least one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame is provided with an antenna broken joint, the first middle frame and the second middle frame are connected through the rotating shaft connecting piece, and the first middle frame rotates relative to the second middle frame through the rotating shaft connecting piece. The nonmetal decorative ring is assembled on at least one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame, and when the first middle frame rotates relative to the second middle frame and is overlapped on the second middle frame, the nonmetal decorative ring is arranged between the first middle frame and the second middle frame at intervals.

In a second aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, including the above-mentioned housing assembly and an antenna assembly, where the antenna assembly is installed in the housing assembly and transmits signals through an antenna gap.

Compared with the prior art, the shell assembly and the electronic device provided by the application have the advantages that the non-metal decorative ring is arranged, so that the first middle frame and the second middle frame are spaced apart in the process of mutually overlapping, and the metal part of the first middle frame or the second middle frame is prevented from being coupled with the antenna assembly to influence the signal quality.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application at a first viewing angle;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in a second viewing angle in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a first structural diagram of a housing assembly of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application from a first perspective;

fig. 5 is a first structural diagram of a housing assembly of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application from a second perspective;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the spindle connection of the housing assembly of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the spindle bracket of the housing assembly of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the first link arm of the housing assembly of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a cable mount of the housing assembly of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of the functional component connection cables of the housing assembly of FIG. 5 in an assembled state;

fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a second structure of a housing assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

With the rapid development of electronic devices (such as mobile terminals), the display screens of the electronic devices are becoming larger and larger, which makes the electronic devices portable, and there are some folding electronic devices in the prior art, which utilize the folding function of the flexible display screen to fold and store the electronic devices when not in use, so as to reduce the occupied space. However, when the existing folding electronic device is folded, coupling may occur, which affects the signal quality of the antenna assembly. Therefore, the inventor proposes the housing assembly and the electronic device in the embodiment of the application. Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First embodiment

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the present embodiment provides an electronic device 10, which includes a housing component 20a and an antenna component 60, wherein the housing component is provided with an antenna gap 80, and the antenna component 60 is mounted on the housing component and transmits signals through the antenna gap 80.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the housing assembly 20a includes a first middle frame 100, a second middle frame 200, a rotation shaft connector 300, and a non-metallic decorative ring 70. Wherein at least one of the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 is provided with an antenna slit 80. The rotating shaft connector 300 is connected with the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200, and the first middle frame 100 rotates relative to the second middle frame 200 through the rotating shaft connector 300.

In this embodiment, the first middle frame 100 has a first side 101 and a second side 102 opposite to each other, wherein the first side 101 is used for assembling the flexible display 11, and the second side 102 is used for assembling the rear cover 150. In the present embodiment, the first middle frame 100 forms a substantially rectangular ring structure, and includes a first frame 110 and a second frame 120 in a length direction, and a third frame 130 and a fourth frame 140 in a width direction, wherein the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 are disposed at an interval, and the third frame 130 and the fourth frame 140 are disposed at an interval. The first frame 110, the third frame 130, the second frame 120 and the fourth frame 140 are sequentially connected end to form a ring. In some embodiments, the connection between the first frame 110 and the third frame 130, the connection between the first frame 110 and the fourth frame 140, the connection between the second frame 120 and the third frame 130, and the connection between the second frame 120 and the fourth frame 140 may be chamfered. In this embodiment, the antenna gap 80 includes a first antenna gap 180 disposed on the first frame 110, wherein the first antenna gap 180 is filled with a non-metallic material.

In the present embodiment, the first and second electrodes are,

the second middle frame 200 has a third side 201 and a fourth side 202 opposite to each other, wherein the third side 201 is used for assembling the display screen and the fourth side 202 can be used for assembling the rear cover 150. In this embodiment, the second middle frame 200 is a substantially rectangular ring structure, and includes a first sub-frame 210 and a second sub-frame 220 in the length direction, and a third sub-frame 230 and a fourth sub-frame 240 in the width direction, where the first sub-frame 210 and the second sub-frame 220 are disposed at an interval, and the third sub-frame 230 and the fourth sub-frame 240 are disposed at an interval. The first sub-frame 210, the third sub-frame 230, the second sub-frame 220 and the fourth sub-frame 240 are sequentially connected end to form a ring shape. In some embodiments, a junction between the first sub-frame 210 and the third sub-frame 230, a junction between the first sub-frame 210 and the fourth sub-frame 240, a junction between the second sub-frame 220 and the third sub-frame 230, and a junction between the second sub-frame 220 and the fourth sub-frame 240 may be chamfered. In this embodiment, the antenna seam 80 further includes a second antenna seam 280 disposed on the first sub-frame, wherein the first antenna seam 180 is filled with a non-metallic material.

In this embodiment, the length of the first frame 110 in the longitudinal direction, the length of the second frame 120 in the longitudinal direction, the length of the first sub-frame 210 in the longitudinal direction, and the length of the second sub-frame 220 in the longitudinal direction are all substantially equal. Meanwhile, the length of the third frame 130 in the longitudinal direction, the length of the fourth frame 140 in the longitudinal direction, the length of the third sub-frame 230 in the longitudinal direction, and the length of the fourth sub-frame 240 in the longitudinal direction are all substantially equal. So that the first and second middle frames 100 and 200 can be completely overlapped in the folded state. In addition, the thickness of the first middle frame 100 is approximately the same as the thickness of the second middle frame 200, so that the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 can be kept flush in the flat unfolded state. Wherein the thickness of the first middle frame 100 refers to: the distance between the first side 101 and the second side 102. The thickness of the second middle frame 200 refers to the distance between the third side and the fourth side.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the hinge connector 300 includes a hinge bracket 400, a cable holder 480, a first rotating arm 500, and a second rotating arm 600. Wherein, the first rotating arm 500 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft bracket 400 and is used for connecting with the first middle frame 100, and the second rotating arm 600 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft bracket 400 and is used for connecting with the second middle frame 200. The cable holder 480 is mounted to the shaft bracket 400.

The shaft bracket 400 includes a first support plate 420 and a second support plate 410, and the first support plate 420 forms a main structure of the shaft bracket 400 and is used to assemble the second support plate 410. In this embodiment, the first support plate 420 has a substantially plate-shaped structure and may be exposed as an external appearance surface of the shaft connector 300. The first support plate 420 includes a plate body 430, a connection portion 440, a first baffle 460, and a second baffle 470, wherein the plate body 430 is a strip-shaped plate-shaped structure extending along a plane, and in some embodiments, when the rotation shaft connector 300 is applied to the electronic device 10, the length of the plate body 430 along the length direction thereof may be the same as the length of the electronic device 10 along the length direction or the length of the electronic device 10 along the width direction thereof.

The connection portion 440 is connected to the plate body 430 and serves to assemble the second support plate 410, the first rotating arm 500, and the second rotating arm 600. In this embodiment, the number of the connecting portions 440 is two, the two connecting portions 440 are a first connecting portion 441 and a second connecting portion 442 respectively, and the first connecting portion 441 and the second connecting portion 442 are connected to two ends of the plate body 430 in the length direction respectively and protrude toward the thickness direction of the plate body 430. Each of the first and second connecting portions 441 and 442 is provided with a guide groove for fitting the second support plate 410, the guide groove being provided to extend in a thickness direction of the plate body 430. In this embodiment, the guide grooves include a first guide groove 453 and a second guide groove 454, the first guide groove 453 and the second guide groove 454 are both extended along the thickness direction of the plate body 430, and the first guide groove 453 and the second guide groove 454 are spaced apart from each other. The first guide groove 453 of the first connecting portion 441 corresponds to the first guide groove 453 of the second connecting portion 442 in position, and the second guide groove 454 of the first connecting portion 441 corresponds to the second guide groove 454 of the second connecting portion 442 in position.

In this embodiment, each of the first connecting portion 441 and the second connecting portion 442 is further provided with a first rotating shaft 451 and a second rotating shaft 452, the first rotating shaft 451 is used for rotatably connecting the first rotating arm 500, and the second rotating shaft 452 is used for rotatably connecting the second rotating arm 600. The axis of the first rotating shaft 451 is parallel to the length direction of the plate 430, and the axis of the second rotating shaft 452 is parallel to the length direction of the body. And the first and second guide grooves 453 and 454 are located between the first and second rotating shafts 451 and 452. The first rotating shaft 451 of the first connecting portion 441 is coaxially disposed with the first rotating shaft 451 of the second connecting portion 442, and the second rotating shaft 452 of the first connecting portion 441 is coaxially disposed with the second rotating shaft 452 of the second connecting portion 442.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the number of the connecting portions 440 may be one or more than two, and the connecting portions 440 may be connected to any position of the plate body 430.

The first baffle 460 and the second baffle 470 are disposed at an opposite interval, the panel body 430 is connected between the first baffle 460 and the second baffle 470, and the first baffle 460 and the second baffle 470 are respectively located at both sides of the width direction of the panel body 430. So that the longitudinal section of the first support plate 420 has a substantially "U" shape. The first and second shutters 460 and 470 serve to form a closed appearance of the rotation shaft bracket 400, so as to prevent the internal structure of the rotation shaft connector 300 from being exposed, and prevent the cable, FPC, etc. passing through the rotation shaft bracket 400 from being damaged by being exposed. Thus, it is understood that in some embodiments, the first baffle 460 or the second baffle 470 may be eliminated.

In some embodiments, the width of the first baffle 460 and the width of the second baffle 470 may be equal, i.e., the first baffle 460 and the second baffle 470 are axisymmetrical along the length of the plate body 430. The width of the first baffle 460 refers to the length of the first baffle 460 along the thickness direction of the plate body 430, and the width of the second baffle 470 refers to the length of the second baffle 470 along the thickness direction of the plate body 430. Of course, the width of the first baffle 460 may be greater or less than the width of the second baffle 470, depending on the particular design requirements. In this embodiment, the length of the first baffle 460, the length of the second baffle 470 and the length of the plate 430 are substantially equal, two ends of the first baffle 460 in the length direction are connected to the first connecting portion 441 and the second connecting portion 442, and two ends of the second baffle 470 in the length direction are connected to the first connecting portion 441 and the second connecting portion 442. The length of the first baffle 460 and the length of the second baffle 470 refer to the length of the first baffle 460 and the length of the second baffle 470 along the length direction of the plate body 430, respectively.

The second support plate 410 is assembled to the first support plate 420 and is spaced apart from the first support plate 420, and a gap 401 is formed between the first support plate 420 and the second support plate 410. In this embodiment, the second supporting plate 410 is a substantially strip-shaped plate-shaped structure, the gap 401 is provided for the cable holder 480 to be disposed, and in some application scenarios, the gap 401 is also provided for the cable to pass through. The second support plate 410 has a first connection post 411 and a second connection post 412, the first connection post 411 and the second connection post 412 for forming a fitting with a guide groove of the connection part 440. The first connecting column 411 and the second connecting column 412 are both disposed at the end of the second supporting plate 410 in the length direction, wherein the first connecting column 411 is matched with the first guiding groove 453 and can extend into the first guiding groove 453, and the second connecting column 412 is matched with the second guiding groove 454 and can extend into the second guiding groove 454.

The number of the first connection posts 411 is two, and the two first connection posts 411 are respectively located at two ends of the second support plate 410 in the length direction and respectively extend into the first guide groove 453 of the first connection portion 441 and the first guide groove 453 of the second connection portion 442. The number of the second connecting posts 412 is two, and the two second connecting posts 412 are respectively located at two ends of the second supporting plate 410 in the length direction and respectively extend into the second guiding grooves 454 of the first connecting portions 441 and the second guiding grooves 454 of the second connecting portions 442. In this embodiment, the first connecting column 411 extends into the first guiding groove 453 and extends out of the connecting portion 440, and the second connecting column 412 extends into the second guiding groove 454 and extends out of the connecting portion 440.

The second support plate 410 includes a first side portion 415 and a second side portion 416 along a width direction of the second support plate 410, a first communication port 413 is formed between the first side portion 415 and the first barrier 460, a second communication port 414 is formed between the second side portion 416 and the second barrier 470, and the first communication port 413 and the second communication port 414 are used for allowing a cable to extend into or out of the spindle bracket 400. In other embodiments, for example, when the first and second baffles 460 and 470 are not provided in the first support plate 420, the first communication port 413 may be formed between the plate body 430 and the second support plate 410, and the second communication port 414 may be formed between the plate body 430 and the second support plate 410.

Referring to fig. 6 and 8, the first rotating arm 500 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft bracket 400, the second rotating arm 600 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft bracket 400, and the first rotating arm 500 and the second rotating arm 600 are respectively located at both sides of the rotating shaft bracket 400 in the width direction. The axis of the rotation shaft connector 300 refers to a central line when the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 rotate relatively, which is the axis of the rotation shaft bracket 400 in this embodiment, and is also a central line between the rotation axis of the first rotation arm 500 and the rotation axis of the second rotation arm 600, the central line is parallel to the rotation axis of the first rotation arm 500 and the rotation axis of the second rotation arm 600 and is coplanar with the rotation axis of the first rotation arm 500 and the rotation axis of the second rotation arm 600, and the distance between the central line and the rotation axis of the first rotation arm 500 is equal to the distance between the central line and the rotation axis of the second rotation arm 600.

The first rotation arm 500 is rotatably connected to the rotation shaft bracket 400 and is used to connect the first middle frame 100. In this embodiment, the first rotating arm 500 includes a first connecting arm 510, a second connecting arm 520, and a first supporting portion 530, the first connecting arm 510 and the second connecting arm 520 are connected to two opposite ends of the first supporting portion 530, and the first supporting portion 530 can support the flexible display 11 when being applied to the electronic device 10. The first connecting arm 510 and the second connecting arm 520 are both configured to be rotatably connected to the first rotating shaft 451, the first connecting arm 510 is rotatably connected to the first rotating shaft 451 on the first connecting portion 441, the second connecting arm 520 is rotatably connected to the first rotating shaft 451 on the second connecting portion 442, and a rotation axis of the first rotating arm 500 is an axis of the first rotating shaft 451. In this embodiment, each of the first connecting arm 510 and the second connecting arm 520 is provided with a first connecting body 511, the first connecting body 511 of the first connecting arm 510 is fixedly connected with the first frame 110 of the first middle frame 100, the first connecting body 511 of the second connecting arm 520 is fixedly connected with the second frame 120 of the first middle frame 100, and the fourth frame 140 is adjacent to the first supporting portion 530.

In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 441 and the second connecting portion 442 are located on the first connecting arms 510 and the second connecting portion 442

Between the second connecting arms 520. Each of the first and second connection arms 510 and 520 is provided with a first inclined hole 513, and an extending direction of the first inclined hole 513 is not parallel or perpendicular to an extending direction of the first guide groove 453. The first inclined hole 513 of the first connecting arm 510 is disposed opposite to the first inclined hole 513 of the second connecting arm 520, the first inclined hole 513 of the first connecting arm 510 faces the first connecting portion 441 and communicates with the first guide groove 453 of the first connecting portion 441, and the first inclined hole 513 of the second connecting arm 520 faces the second connecting portion 442 and communicates with the first guide groove 453 of the second connecting portion 442. When assembling, the first connection posts 411 of the second support plate 410 sequentially pass through the first guide grooves 453 and extend into the first inclined holes 513.

The second rotating arm 600 is rotatably connected to the hinge bracket 400 and is used to connect the second middle frame 200. In this embodiment, the second rotating arm 600 includes a third connecting arm 610, a fourth connecting arm 620 and a second supporting portion 630, the third connecting arm 610 and the fourth connecting arm 620 are connected to two opposite ends of the second supporting portion 630, and the second supporting portion 630 can support the flexible display 11 when being applied to the electronic device 10. The third connecting arm 610 and the fourth connecting arm 620 are both used for being rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft 452, the third connecting arm 610 is rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft 452 on the first connecting portion 441, the fourth connecting arm 620 is rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft 452 on the second connecting portion 442, and a rotating axis of the second rotating arm 600 is an axis of the second rotating shaft 452. In this embodiment, each of the third connecting arm 610 and the fourth connecting arm 620 is provided with a second connecting body 611, the second connecting body 611 of the third connecting arm 610 is fixedly connected with the first sub-frame 210 of the second middle frame 200, the second connecting body 611 of the fourth connecting arm 620 is fixedly connected with the second sub-frame 220 of the second middle frame 200, and the fourth sub-frame 240 is adjacent to the second supporting portion 630.

In this embodiment, first connecting portion 441 and second connecting portion 442 are both located between third connecting arm 610 and fourth connecting arm 620. The third connecting arm 610 and the fourth connecting arm 620 are each provided with a second inclined hole 613, and the extending direction of the second inclined hole 613 is not parallel to or perpendicular to the extending direction of the second guide groove 454. The second inclined hole 613 of the third connecting arm 610 is disposed opposite to the second inclined hole 613 of the fourth connecting arm 620, the second inclined hole 613 of the third connecting arm 610 faces the first connecting portion 441 and communicates with the second guide groove 454 of the first connecting portion 441, and the second inclined hole 613 of the fourth connecting arm 620 faces the second connecting portion 442 and communicates with the second guide groove 454 of the second connecting portion 442. When assembling, the second connecting posts 412 of the second supporting plate 410 sequentially pass through the second guiding slots 454 and extend into the second inclined holes 613.

The first inclined hole 513 and the second inclined hole 613 can achieve the following technical effects: when the first connection arm 510 rotates relative to the shaft support 400, since the first connection column 411 extends into the first inclined hole 513, the first connection arm 510 drives the first connection column 411 to slide along the extending direction of the first guide groove 453, that is, drives the second support plate 410 to selectively approach or depart from the plate body 430 of the first support plate 420, and at this time, the first guide groove 453 plays a role in guiding the second support plate 410. Similarly, when the second connecting rod 520 rotates relative to the rotating shaft bracket 400, since the second connecting rod 412 extends into the second inclined hole 613, the second connecting rod 520 drives the second connecting rod 412 to slide along the extending direction of the second guiding groove 454, that is, the second supporting plate 410 is driven to selectively approach or leave the plate body 430 of the first supporting plate 420, and at this time, the first guiding groove 453 plays a role in guiding the second supporting plate 410. This arrangement enables the second support plate 410 to move toward the direction close to the board body 430 when the housing assembly 20a is applied to the foldable electronic device 10, and a larger accommodating space is formed between the bending region generated when the flexible display screen 11 is folded and the second support plate 410, which is beneficial to protecting the flexible display screen 11, and meanwhile, when the flexible display screen 11 is unfolded, the second support plate 410 moves toward the direction away from the board body 430 to be flush with the first support part 530 and the second support part 630, so as to provide support for the flexible display screen 11.

It is understood that in some embodiments, only the first inclined hole 513 or the second inclined hole 613 may be provided, and in this case, when the first rotating arm 500 corresponding to the first inclined hole 513 or the second rotating arm 600 corresponding to the second inclined hole 613 is separately rotated, the second supporting plate 410 may be driven to selectively approach or separate from the plate body 430. Meanwhile, in some embodiments, the first connection arm 510 and the second connection arm 520 may be disposed between the first connection portion 441 and the second connection portion 442, and at this time, the first inclined hole 513 may be disposed to penetrate the first connection arm 510, and the first connection post 411 may sequentially extend into the first inclined hole 513 and the first guide groove 453 to form an assembly. Similarly, the second rotating arm 600 may be arranged in a similar manner.

Referring to fig. 6, 7 and 9, the cable fixing frame 480 is disposed in the gap 401 formed between the first supporting plate 420 and the second supporting plate 410, and a cable channel 490 is defined between the cable fixing frame 480 and the first supporting plate 420, the cable channel 490 being used for a cable to pass through so as to electrically connect the electrical components disposed in the first middle frame 100 and the electrical components disposed in the second middle frame 200. The CABLE refers to a CABLE used for signal transmission, electrical connection, and the like in the electronic device 10, and includes, but is not limited to, a circuit board, a communication CABLE (CABLE), an optical CABLE, and the like. The electrical components include, but are not limited to, cameras, speakers, USB, various sensors, the motherboard 40, power supplies, etc.

In this embodiment, a first inlet 491 is formed between the cable holder 480 and the first baffle 460, a second inlet 492 is formed between the cable holder 480 and the second baffle 470, the first inlet 491 communicates with the cable channel 490 and the first communication port 413, and the second inlet 492 communicates with the cable channel 490 and the second communication port 414. In some embodiments, the cable channel 490 may extend in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the first support plate 420, i.e., the cable channel 490 extends in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the plate body 430. This arrangement can reduce the required length of the cable. It should be understood that the cable channel 490 may extend parallel to or at any other angle with respect to the length of the first support plate 420.

In some embodiments, since both the first and second baffles 460 and 470 may be eliminated, the cable channel 490 may directly communicate with the first and second communication ports 413 and 414.

In this embodiment, the cable mount 480 includes a cable mount body 481, a first partition 482 and a second partition 483, the cable mount body 481 is a substantially planar plate-shaped structure, and the cable mount body 481 and the first support plate 420 are disposed at an interval and located in the gap 401. The first partition 482 and the second partition 483 are disposed at an interval, and the cable holder body 481 is connected between the first partition 482 and the second partition 483. And the first partition 482 and the second partition 483 are both extended in the width direction of the plate body 430 and may be fixed relative to the first support plate 420. The cable fixing frame body 481, the first partition 482, the second partition 483, and the plate body 430 of the first support plate 420 together enclose a cable channel 490, and the cable channel 490 is communicated with the first communicating port 413 and the second communicating port 414. The first and second partitions 482 and 483 may be provided to confine cables passing through the cable passage 490 to a localized area in a lengthwise direction of the plate body 430, and it is understood that in some embodiments, the first and second partitions 482 and 483 may not be provided.

In some embodiments, a plurality of cable holders 480 may be disposed according to cable routing requirements, and at this time, the plurality of cable holders 480 may be disposed side by side along the length direction of the first support plate 420. In this embodiment, the hinge connector 300 further includes an end cap 540, and the end cap 540 is rotatably connected to the first connecting arm 510 and the second connecting arm 520 and exposed to the outside as a decoration, and protects the first connecting arm 510 and the second connecting arm 520. In this embodiment, the first rotating arm 500 and the second rotating arm 600 drive the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 to rotate in the rotating process, so that the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 are selectively close to or far away from each other, for example, in some application scenarios, the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 may be far away from each other to a state that the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 are located on the same plane; in some application scenarios, the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 may be proximate to each other to a state where the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 overlap.

In this embodiment, the housing assembly further includes a rear cover 150, wherein the rear cover 150 is assembled to the first middle frame 100 and located on the second side 102, and in some other embodiments, the second middle frame 200 may also be provided with the rear cover 150 and located on the fourth side 202.

The non-metallic decorative ring 70 is made of non-metallic material, such as plastic, polymer material, ceramic, glass, etc. It is understood that the non-metallic bezel 70 is not specifically defined as having a ring-like configuration. In this embodiment, the non-metallic decorative ring 70 includes a first decorative ring 71 and a second decorative ring 72, wherein the first decorative ring 71 is mounted on the first middle frame 100 and located on the first side 101, and the second decorative ring 72 is mounted on the second middle frame 200 and located on the third side 201.

In this embodiment, the first bezel 71 is continuously disposed on the first rim 110, the second rim 120 and the third rim 130, and surrounds and forms a substantially "U" shaped structure. The first decorative ring 71 is adhered to the first middle frame 100 by glue and located on the first side 101, and slightly protrudes from the first middle frame 100. The first decorative ring 71 is continuously arranged on the first frame 110, the second frame 120 and the third frame 130, so that the appearance of the first middle frame 100 is more uniform and beautiful; meanwhile, the first decorative ring 71 can also play a better sealing role for the first middle frame 100, and has the technical effects of water resistance and dust prevention.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the first decorative ring 71 may be provided intermittently, that is, the first decorative ring 71 is divided into a plurality of segments and is provided on the first frame 110, the second frame 120 and the third frame 130 at intervals. In other embodiments, the first bezel 71 may be disposed on only one or both of the first bezel 110, the second bezel 120, and the third bezel 130. This also has the technical effect of separating the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200.

In this embodiment, the second bezel 72 is continuously disposed on the first sub-frame 210, the second sub-frame 220 and the third sub-frame 230, and forms a substantially "U" shape around the first sub-frame. The second decorative ring 72 is adhered to the second middle frame 200 by glue and located on the third side 201, and slightly protrudes from the second middle frame 200. The first decorative ring 71 is continuously arranged on the first sub-frame 210, the second sub-frame 220 and the third sub-frame 230, so that the appearance of the second middle frame 200 is more uniform and beautiful; meanwhile, the second decorative ring 72 can also play a better sealing role for the second middle frame 200, and has the technical effects of water resistance and dust prevention.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the second decorative ring 72 may also be provided in an intermittent manner, that is, the second decorative ring 72 is divided into multiple segments and is provided on the first sub-frame 210, the second sub-frame 220 and the third sub-frame 230 at intervals. In other embodiments, the second decorative ring 72 may be disposed on only one or both of the first sub-frame 210, the second sub-frame 220, and the third sub-frame 230. This also has the technical effect of separating the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200.

The antenna assembly 60 is mounted to the housing assembly 20 a. in this embodiment, the antenna assembly 60 includes a first antenna assembly 61 and a second antenna assembly 62, wherein the first antenna assembly 61 is mounted to the first middle frame 100 and transmits signals through the first antenna slot 180, and the second antenna assembly 62 is mounted to the second middle frame 200 and transmits signals through the second antenna slot 280. Referring to fig. 10, in the present embodiment, the electronic device 10 includes a main board 40, the main board is disposed in the second middle frame 200, the first antenna assembly 61 is electrically connected to the main board through the functional assembly connecting cable 50, the main board 50 is connected to the first antenna assembly 61 in the first middle frame 100, and then enters the gap 401 in the rotating shaft connecting member 300 through the first communicating hole 413, then enters the cable channel 490, and enters the second middle frame 200 through the second communicating hole 414 to be connected to the main board 40.

The flexible display screen 11 is continuously laid on the housing assembly 20a and located on the first side 101 and the third side 201. Namely: the flexible display screen 11 is continuously laid on the first middle frame 100, the rotating shaft connector 300 and the second middle frame 200. The first supporting portion 530, the second supporting portion 410 and the second supporting portion 630 may provide support for the flexible display 11, and the flexible display 11 is uninterrupted. The flexible display 11 is electrically connected to the main board 40. In other embodiments, first middle frame 100 and second middle frame 200 may be provided with separate non-flexible screens, including but not limited to LCD screens, LED screens, OLED screens, and the like.

The first decorative ring 71 and the second decorative ring 72 are disposed around the flexible display screen 11, and play a role in sealing and protecting the flexible display screen 11.

When the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 are rotated along the rotation shaft connector 300 until the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 are overlapped, the first decoration ring 71 and the second decoration ring 72 are adjacent and attached to each other, that is, the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200 are spaced apart. At this time, the antenna assembly 60 disposed in the first middle frame 100 is not coupled to the second middle frame 200, so that the second middle frame 200 is prevented from affecting the signal transmission effect of the antenna assembly 60.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the non-metallic decorative ring 70 may be disposed only on the first middle frame 100 or only on the second middle frame 200, and may also serve to separate the first middle frame 100 from the second middle frame 200. And the antenna assembly 60 may be provided only in the first middle frame 100 or the second middle frame 200.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 11, the present embodiment further provides a housing assembly 20b, where the housing assembly 20b differs from the housing assembly 20a in that: the non-metal decorative ring 70 is clamped and fixed with the first middle frame 100 and the second middle frame 200.

In the housing assembly 20b, the first decorative ring 71 and the second decorative ring 72 each include a decorative ring body 701 and a clamping portion 702, wherein the decorative ring body 701 is a substantially planar plate-shaped structure, the clamping portion 702 is connected to an edge of the decorative ring body 701 and protrudes toward one side of the decorative ring body 701, an included angle between the clamping portion 702 and a plane where the decorative ring body 701 is located is substantially 90 °, and the clamping portion 702 is used for clamping with the first middle frame 100 or the second middle frame 200. The clamping portion 702 has an outer surface 704, and the outer surface 704 is located on a side of the clamping portion 702 away from the bezel body 701. The decoration ring body 701 and the clamping portion 702 can be integrally formed by plastic through injection molding.

Taking the first bezel 71 as an example for illustration, in some embodiments, the fastening portion 702 may also be configured to be a substantially planar structure, and when the first bezel 100 is assembled, the fastening portion 702 faces the first side of the first bezel 100, and the fastening portion 702 is pressed into the first bezel 100 by pressing, so that the first bezel 100 and the fastening portion 702 are fixed in an interference fit manner, or an adhesive may be provided on the outer surface 704 and fixed with the first bezel 100 by the adhesive.

In this embodiment, the clamping portion 702 is provided with the barb 703, the barb 703 is provided with the surface 704, the barb 703 has the inclined plane 705, the inclined plane 705 forms the contained angle with the surface where the decoration ring body 701 is located, the contained angle is less than 90 °, through setting up the inclined plane, can be so that when assembling the clamping portion 702, can be comparatively light push the edge of the clamping portion 702 through the first center 100. The first middle frame 100 is provided with a clamping groove 103 matched with the barb 703, the clamping groove 103 is located on the first side, and the clamping groove 103 extends along the circumferential direction of the first middle frame 100 and is continuously arranged on the first frame, the third frame and the second frame. During assembly, the first decorative ring 71 is pressed into the first middle frame 100, and the barb 703 is pressed into the clamping groove 103, so that the first decorative ring 71 is clamped with the first middle frame 100. In other embodiments, the card slot 103 may also be provided in a discontinuous manner, i.e. not continuously. Corresponding joint portion 702 also can set up to a plurality ofly, and a plurality of joint portions 702 interval distribution are on decorating the edge of circle body 701, and during the assembly, what a plurality of joint portions 702 correspond with interrupted draw-in groove 103 joint.

In other embodiments, the barb 703 may be disposed on the first middle frame 100, and the locking groove 103 may be disposed on the outer surface 704 of the locking portion 702, so as to lock the first bezel 71 and the first middle frame 100. The connecting structure of the second decorative ring 72 and the second middle frame 200 and the connecting structure of the first decorative ring 71 and the first middle frame 100 can be the same, as described above.

The casing subassembly that provides in this embodiment, only need when the assembly decorate the circle impress first center or the second center can, assemble more convenient and fast. And can also serve to enhance the signal of the antenna assembly.

In particular, the electronic device 10 may be a mobile phone or smart phone (e.g., an iPhone (TM) based, Android (TM) based phone), a Portable gaming device (e.g., a Nintendo DS (TM), a PlayStation Portable (TM), a Game Advance (TM), an iPhone (TM)), a laptop, a PDA, a Portable Internet appliance, a music player and data storage device, other handheld devices and head-mounted devices such as watches, earphones, pendant, earphones, and the like, and the electronic device 10 may also be other wearable devices (e.g., a head-mounted device (HMD) such as electronic glasses, electronic clothing, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic tattoo, the electronic device 10, or a smart watch).

The electronic device 10 may also be any of a number of electronic devices 10, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, smart phones, other wireless communication devices, personal digital assistants, audio players, other media players, music recorders, video recorders, cameras, other media recorders, radios, medical devices, vehicle transportation equipment, calculators, programmable remote controls, pagers, laptop computers, desktop computers, printers, netbook computers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), moving Picture experts group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) Audio layer 3(MP3) players, portable medical devices, and digital cameras, and combinations thereof.

In some cases, electronic device 10 may perform a variety of functions (e.g., playing music, displaying videos, storing pictures, and receiving and sending telephone calls). If desired, the electronic device 10 may be a portable device such as a cellular telephone, media player, other handheld device, wristwatch device, pendant device, earpiece device, or other compact portable device.

Although the present application has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (16)

1. A housing assembly, comprising:

a first middle frame;

a second middle frame; at least one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame is provided with an antenna broken seam;

the rotating shaft connecting piece is connected with the first middle frame and the second middle frame, and the first middle frame rotates relative to the second middle frame through the rotating shaft connecting piece; and

the nonmetal decorative ring is assembled on at least one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame, and when the first middle frame rotates relative to the second middle frame and is overlapped on the second middle frame, the nonmetal decorative ring is arranged between the first middle frame and the second middle frame at intervals.

2. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the antenna break comprises a first antenna break disposed in the first middle frame and a second antenna break disposed in the second middle frame, the first antenna break and the second antenna break being axisymmetric about an axis of the hinge connection.

3. The housing assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first middle frame has a first side and a second side facing away from the first side, the second middle frame has a third side and a fourth side facing away from the third side, and the non-metallic decorative ring includes a first decorative ring and a second decorative ring, the first decorative ring is mounted on the first side of the first middle frame, and the second decorative ring is mounted on the third side of the second middle frame.

4. The shell assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first middle frame includes a first frame, a second frame, a third frame and a fourth frame, the first frame and the second frame are oppositely spaced, the third frame and the fourth frame are oppositely spaced, the first frame and the second frame are connected between the third frame and the fourth frame, the first decorative ring is mounted on the first frame, the second frame and the third frame, and the fourth frame is connected with the rotating shaft connector.

5. The shell assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second middle frame includes a first sub-frame, a second sub-frame, a third sub-frame and a fourth sub-frame, the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame are oppositely disposed at intervals, the third sub-frame and the fourth sub-frame are oppositely disposed at intervals, the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame are connected between the third sub-frame and the fourth sub-frame, the second decorative ring is mounted on the first sub-frame, the second sub-frame and the third sub-frame, and the fourth sub-frame is connected to the rotation shaft connector.

6. The housing assembly of claim 3 wherein the first bezel is snap-fit to the first center frame.

7. The housing assembly of claim 3 wherein the second bezel is snap-fit to the second center frame.

8. The housing assembly of claim 6 or 7, wherein the first decorative ring and the second decorative ring each comprise a decorative ring body and a clamping portion, the clamping portion is connected to an edge of the decorative ring body, the clamping portion of the first decorative ring is clamped to the first middle frame, and the clamping portion of the second decorative ring is clamped to the second middle frame.

9. The shell assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein each of the first middle frame and the second middle frame is provided with a slot, the clamping portion is provided with a barb matched with the slot, and the barb is embedded in the slot.

10. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic decorative ring is adhered to at least one of the first center frame and the second center frame by an adhesive.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

the housing assembly of any one of claims 1-10,

and the antenna component is arranged on the shell component and transmits signals through the antenna fracture.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising a flexible display screen continuously disposed on the housing assembly and located on one side of the housing assembly, wherein the decorative ring is disposed around the flexible display screen.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising an antenna assembly including a first antenna assembly and a second antenna assembly, wherein the first antenna assembly is mounted to the first bezel and the second antenna assembly is mounted to the second bezel, and wherein the non-metallic bezel is spaced between the first antenna assembly and the second antenna assembly when the first bezel is rotated relative to the second bezel and stacked on the second bezel.

14. The electronic device according to any one of claims 11-13, wherein a cable channel is disposed in the hinge connector, and the cable channel communicates with the first middle frame and the second middle frame.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the hinge connector comprises:

the rotating shaft support comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, the second support plate is assembled on the first support plate and is arranged opposite to the first support plate at a certain interval, and a gap is formed between the first support plate and the second support plate;

the cable fixing frame is arranged between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, and a cable channel is defined between the cable fixing frame and the first supporting plate;

the first rotating arm is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft bracket and connected with the first middle frame; and

the second rotating arm is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft support and connected with the second middle frame, and the first middle frame is rotated relative to the second middle frame through the rotating shaft connecting piece and is selectively overlapped in the rotating process of the first middle frame.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the cable holder comprises a cable holder body, a first partition and a second partition, the cable holder body is spaced from the first support plate, the first partition is spaced from the second partition, the cable holder body is connected between the first partition and the second partition, and the cable channel is defined between the cable holder body, the first partition, the second partition and the first support plate.

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