CN211702082U

CN211702082U - Folding terminal

Info

Publication number: CN211702082U
Application number: CN201921913583.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贺真; 冉剑波; 金庆浩
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-07
Filing date: 2019-11-07
Publication date: 2020-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 2029-11-07

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a folding terminal, relates to terminal technical field, and whole thickness is less after folding, and is frivolous, improves user experience. A folder terminal, comprising: the shell comprises at least three middle frames which are sequentially arranged along a first direction, and every two adjacent middle frames are connected in a foldable manner; the display component is arranged on the same side of the middle frames and can be bent along with the middle frames, and when the middle frames are in an unfolded state, the outer surfaces of the display component are positioned on the same plane; the plurality of middle frames at least comprise a function middle frame provided with function hardware and a display middle frame not provided with the function hardware, and the thickness of the display middle frame is smaller than that of the function middle frame. The folding terminal provided by the embodiment of the application can be used for communication.

Description

Folding terminal

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of terminal equipment, in particular to a folding terminal.

Background

With the development of technology, the functions and forms of terminal devices are more and more, for example, mobile phone terminals for communication are foldable. The display screen of the folding mobile phone can be multiplied when the folding mobile phone is in an unfolding state, and the requirement of a user on display is greatly met.

In the prior art, a double-folded mobile phone capable of being folded in half is generally adopted, when the mobile phone is folded, the display screen side of the mobile phone is taken as the inner side, the double-folded mobile phone has two schemes of inner folding and outer folding, the expansion of a screen is realized by adopting one-time folding, the size of the expanded screen is very limited (only the expansion is about 8 inches), the proportion of the opened screen is close to a square shape (close to 1:1), and the experience expansion under a plurality of scenes such as movies, videos, games and the like is very limited. In this way, in order to improve the sensory effect, a multi-fold (three or more) mobile phone can be designed according to the size of the mobile phone.

The related art has a three-folding concept terminal, and the three middle frames and the screen are folded together to realize the experience of a large screen of about 10 inches, which is close to 16: 10. However, in the triple-folding concept terminal, each middle frame and the screen are separately separated components, functional components for controlling screen display and the like need to be correspondingly arranged in each middle frame, the thickness of each middle frame is equal, and after the terminal is folded, the whole size of the terminal is extremely thick (about 17mm), so that the terminal is inconvenient for a user to use, and the experience is reduced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a folding terminal, and folding back whole thickness is less, and is frivolous, improves user experience.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

the embodiment of the application provides a folding terminal, including:

the shell comprises at least three middle frames which are sequentially arranged along a first direction, and every two adjacent middle frames are connected in a foldable manner;

the display component is arranged on the same side of the middle frames and can be bent along with the middle frames, and when the middle frames are in an unfolded state, the outer surfaces of the display component are positioned on the same plane;

the plurality of middle frames at least comprise a function middle frame provided with function hardware and a display middle frame not provided with the function hardware, and the thickness of the display middle frame is smaller than that of the function middle frame.

The folding terminal that this application embodiment provided, because including the function center that is equipped with the function hardware at least in a plurality of center, and the demonstration center that does not set up the function hardware, and the thickness that shows the center is less than the thickness of function center, does not set up the reduction thickness that the demonstration center of function hardware can be very showing promptly, like this, whole thickness is less after messenger's terminal folding, and is frivolous, improves user experience.

In a first possible implementation manner, the functional hardware includes any one or a combination of a motherboard, a battery and an audio module. The main board in the functional hardware may be a main board for controlling display of the display component, or a main board for processing a function required in the folding terminal.

In a second possible implementation manner, when the plurality of middle frames are in the unfolded state, at least one of the middle frames located at the edge of the housing is the functional middle frame, one side of the functional middle frame located at the edge of the housing, on which the display assembly is not disposed, is provided with an avoidance area, and when the plurality of middle frames are in the folded state, the avoidance area is not shielded. The avoidance area may be provided with a common component, such as a camera assembly, various interfaces or a handset microphone, etc.

In a third possible implementation manner, a camera assembly is arranged in the avoidance area.

In a fourth possible implementation, the avoidance region is disposed near an edge of the housing. In this way, a larger space in the middle of the functional middle frame can be made to fold with other middle frames and display images. The escape area can be disposed at any position of the housing edge, for example, the upper edge, the lower edge, the left edge, or the right edge.

In a fifth possible implementation, the avoidance region is disposed near an outermost edge of the housing in the first direction. Therefore, the folding cannot be influenced by the arrangement of the avoiding region, and the appearance effect is good.

In a sixth possible implementation manner, functional hardware located in the functional middle frame at the edge of the shell is correspondingly arranged in the avoidance area. The functional middle frame is internally provided with functional hardware, the thickness of the functional middle frame is possibly consistent with that of a common middle frame in the related art and is possibly slightly thicker, but the functional middle frame is provided with an avoidance area, and the avoidance area is not stacked, so that the thickness of the avoidance area can be increased properly, and a part or even all of the functional components can be arranged in the avoidance area, so that the thickness of the part where the functional middle frame and other middle frames are stacked can be further reduced, and the whole thickness of the folded terminal is further smaller.

In a seventh possible implementation manner, the avoiding region protrudes toward a side of the casing away from the display assembly to form a boss structure, and the folded middle frame has an outer surface flush with an outer surface of the boss structure. Because dodge the region and can not shelter from because folding, the scope that its thickness can set up is wider, for the outward appearance is good-looking, sets up boss structure in dodging the region, boss structure bellied thickness adds the thickness of function center, equals the thickness sum of other center, and then the surface after a plurality of center are folding and boss structure's surface parallel and level, and then the surface of folding terminal after folding is the parallel and level, and the outward appearance is effectual. In addition, due to the arrangement of the boss structure, the space in the boss structure can be utilized to arrange the functional component in the boss structure, and the thickness of other folding parts can be further reduced.

In an eighth possible implementation manner, a locking mechanism is arranged on the boss structure, and the locking mechanism is used for fixing the relative positions of the plurality of middle frames after the plurality of middle frames are folded. After the folding terminal is folded, the locking mechanism on the boss structure can fix the relative positions of the plurality of middle frames.

In a ninth possible implementation manner, the locking mechanism includes a latch tongue disposed on the boss structure, and when the middle frame is folded, the middle frame is clamped by the latch tongue and is flush with the boss structure. The locking mechanism can also be other implementation manners, for example, a magnetic attraction or a screw connection and other connection manners which can be conveniently fixed and separated.

In a tenth possible implementation manner, after the middle frames are folded, the display assembly and the surface of the middle frame are respectively disposed on two sides of the housing. At this moment, one side of the folded terminal is a display component which can display and be used by a user, the other side of the folded terminal is a middle frame surface instead of the display component, the inside of the folded terminal can be protected, and the surface of the middle frame is exposed and can be used for arranging the antennas, namely, the positions of the antennas which can be arranged are increased, and the arrangement of the antennas is more convenient.

In an eleventh possible implementation manner, after the middle frames are folded, both sides of the housing are the display assembly. At the moment, the two sides of the folded terminal are both display components which can display, and a user can select to observe and operate the display screen on any side. In addition, in the structure, only one side of the shell is provided with the camera assembly, so that the rear camera shooting function and the front camera shooting function can be realized. Specifically, the camera assembly is arranged on one side of the shell, and when a user uses the side provided with the camera assembly for displaying, the camera assembly is in a forward shooting mode; when the user uses the other side display without the camera function, the camera assembly is in a back shooting mode at the moment. In the implementation mode, the folding terminal only needs to be provided with the camera assembly on one side of the shell, and does not need to be arranged on two sides, so that the cost and the space are saved, parts are reduced, the whole thickness of the folding terminal is reduced, and the appearance is more attractive.

The folding modes of the plurality of middle frames can be various, such as:

in a twelfth possible implementation manner, when the folding terminal is folded, each adjacent two of the plurality of middle frames are folded toward a side of the housing where the display assembly is not disposed.

In a thirteenth possible implementation manner, when the folding terminal is folded, a folding direction between each adjacent two of the plurality of middle frames includes: the display assembly is folded in a second direction toward a side of the housing where the display assembly is disposed and in a third direction toward a side of the housing where the display assembly is not disposed, and the folding toward the second direction and the folding toward the third direction alternately occur.

Or, the folding mode of the middle frames among each other is randomly selected to fold in the folding mode of the side where the display component is arranged towards the shell and the folding mode of the side where the display component is not arranged towards the shell.

In a fourteenth possible implementation manner, every two adjacent middle frames are connected in a foldable manner through a rotating shaft mechanism.

Because the thicknesses of the functional middle frame and the display middle frame are different, the structural thicknesses of the two ends of the rotating shaft mechanism among the middle frames also need to be correspondingly changed. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps:

in a fifteenth possible implementation manner, the rotating shaft mechanism includes a first rotating shaft mechanism disposed between two adjacent functional middle frames and the display middle frame, and thicknesses of two ends of the first rotating shaft mechanism are respectively consistent with thicknesses of the adjacent functional middle frame and the adjacent display middle frame. The thicknesses of the two ends of the first rotating shaft mechanism in the present implementation are not uniform.

In a sixteenth possible implementation manner, the first rotating shaft mechanism includes a first rotating shaft, and two ends of the first rotating shaft mechanism are respectively connected to the adjacent function middle frame and the display middle frame.

In a seventeenth possible implementation manner, the first rotating shaft mechanism includes a second rotating shaft and a third rotating shaft that are arranged side by side, the second rotating shaft is connected with the functional middle frame, and the diameter of the second rotating shaft is equal to the thickness of the functional middle frame; the third pivot with show the center and connect, just the diameter of third pivot with show the thickness of center equals.

In an eighteenth possible implementation manner, the plurality of middle frames at least include two adjacent display middle frames, the rotating shaft mechanism includes a second rotating shaft mechanism disposed between the two adjacent display middle frames, and the thicknesses of the two ends of the second rotating shaft mechanism are consistent with the thicknesses of the two adjacent display middle frames. The thicknesses of both ends of the second rotating shaft mechanism in this implementation are uniform, but the thicknesses are smaller than those of both ends of the rotating shaft in the related art.

In a nineteenth possible implementation manner, the plurality of middle frames at least include two adjacent functional middle frames, and the rotating shaft mechanism includes a third rotating shaft mechanism disposed between the two adjacent functional middle frames. The thicknesses of the two ends of the third rotating shaft mechanism in the implementation mode are consistent, and the difference between the thicknesses of the two ends of the third rotating shaft mechanism and the thicknesses of the two ends of the rotating shaft in the related technology is not large.

The display component is arranged on the same side of the middle frames and can be bent along with the middle frames, and the display component can be a plurality of display screens corresponding to the middle frames one by one or can be a whole bendable flexible display screen.

In a twentieth possible implementation manner, the display component includes a plurality of display screens, and the plurality of display screens are arranged on one side of the plurality of middle frames in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In a twenty-first possible implementation, the display assembly includes a unitary flexible display screen.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a folding terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application in an unfolded state, where the folding terminal has two display middle frames;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a folding terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application in an unfolded state and having a display middle frame;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an unfolded state of a G-type folding structure of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic side perspective view of a folded structure of a G-type folding structure of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic side perspective view of a folded terminal in a folded state of a G-type folding structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a forward mode in a folded state of a G-type folding structure of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a back-up mode in a folded state of a G-type folding structure of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of an unfolded S-shaped folding structure of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic side perspective view of an S-shaped folding structure of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application in a folded state;

fig. 10 is a schematic side perspective view of the S-shaped folding structure of the folding terminal according to the embodiment of the present application in a folded state;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a front displayable effect in a folded state of the S-shaped folding structure of the folding terminal according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a protection effect of the back surface of the S-shaped folding structure of the folding terminal in a folded state according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a first rotating shaft mechanism of a folding terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a second schematic structural view of the first rotating shaft mechanism of the folding terminal according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a second hinge mechanism of a folder terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a third hinge mechanism of a folder terminal according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

a housing 1; a middle frame 2; a functional middle frame 21; an avoidance region 211; a display middle frame 22; a display component 3; a camera assembly 4; a rotating shaft mechanism 5; a first spindle mechanism 51; a first rotating shaft 511; a first connector 512; a second connecting member 513; a second rotating shaft 514; a third shaft 515; the second rotating shaft mechanism 52; the third rotating shaft mechanism 53; 6-push button.

Detailed Description

In the relevant folding cell-phone, adopt three center and screen folding together, every center and screen all are the subassembly of separate alone, and the thickness of every center is equal basically, and all corresponds in every center and has set up functional component such as mainboard, battery, and after folding in addition, the whole size of terminal is extremely heavy (about 17mm), and the user uses very inconveniently, can reduce experience. In addition, in order to meet the requirement of front and back shooting, the front shooting component and the back shooting component are separated, and the structures of two middle frames at the extreme edges are complicated.

The present application provides an embodiment of the present application, which provides a folding terminal, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, and fig. 3, including:

the shell comprises a shell 1, wherein the shell 1 comprises at least three middle frames 2 which are sequentially arranged along a first direction, and every two adjacent middle frames 2 are connected in a foldable manner;

the display component 3 is arranged on the same side of the middle frames 2, the display component 3 can be bent along with the middle frames 2, and when the middle frames 2 are in an unfolded state, the outer surfaces of the display component 3 are located on the same plane;

the plurality of middle frames 2 at least comprise a function middle frame 21 provided with function hardware and a display middle frame 22 not provided with the function hardware, and the thickness of the display middle frame 22 is smaller than that of the function middle frame 21.

As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, and fig. 3, the folding terminal provided in the embodiment of the present application includes at least the function middle frame 21 provided with the function hardware and the display middle frame 22 not provided with the function hardware in the plurality of middle frames 2, and the thickness of the display middle frame 22 is smaller than the thickness of the function middle frame 21, that is, the thickness of the display middle frame 22 not provided with the function hardware can be significantly reduced, so, referring to fig. 4 and fig. 5, the whole thickness of the folding terminal is smaller, and the terminal is light and thin, thereby improving user experience.

It should be noted that the display component 3 is disposed on the same side of the plurality of middle frames 2, and the display component 3 can be bent along with the middle frames 2, when the plurality of middle frames 2 are in the unfolded state, the outer surfaces of the display component 3 are located on the same plane; when the plurality of middle frames 2 are in the unfolded state, the display component 3 can present a large-area display state, and at the moment, one side of the display component 3 of all the middle frames 2 forms an integral large display screen.

The functional hardware includes any one or combination of a motherboard, a battery, and an audio module. The main board in the functional hardware may be a main board for controlling display of the display component, or a main board for processing a function required in the folding terminal. Of course, the main board, the battery, the audio module, and the like are just examples of the functional hardware, and the functional hardware is not limited to these.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the plurality of middle frames 2 are in the unfolded state, at least one middle frame 2 located at the edge of the housing 1 is a functional middle frame 21, a side of the functional middle frame 21 located at the edge of the housing 1, where the display assembly 3 is not located, has an escape area 211, and when the plurality of middle frames 2 are in the folded state, the escape area 211 is not shielded. The escape area 211 may be provided with a common component, such as a camera assembly, various interfaces, or an earpiece microphone. As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the camera head assembly 4 is provided in the avoidance area 211.

The escape area 211 may be provided close to the edge of the housing 1. In this way, it is possible to make a large space in the middle of the functional middle frame 21 to fold with other middle frames 2 and display an image. The escape area 211 may be disposed at any position of the edge of the housing 1, such as the upper edge, the lower edge, the left edge, or the right edge. Wherein, according to the usage habit of the user and considering the appearance factor, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the avoidance region 211 is disposed near the outermost edge of the housing 1 in the first direction. Like this, the folding can not be influenced in setting up of dodging regional 211, and the display area has the dodge region only in one side of first direction, and other edges can be done narrow frame and handle, can promote the outward appearance effect.

The functional hardware is arranged in the functional middle frame 21, the thickness of the functional middle frame 21 may be the same as that of a common middle frame in the related art, and may be slightly thicker, however, because the avoidance region 211 is arranged, and the avoidance region 211 is not stacked, the thickness of the avoidance region 211 does not affect the stacked portion, and the thickness may be increased within an acceptable range, so that some or all of the functional components may be arranged inside the avoidance region 211, that is, the functional hardware in the functional middle frame 21 at the edge of the housing 1 is correspondingly arranged in the avoidance region 211. Further, the thickness of the portion where the functional middle frame 21 and the other middle frames 2 are laminated can be further reduced, and the overall thickness after the terminal is folded can be further reduced.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, the avoiding region 211 protrudes toward a side of the housing 1 away from the display module to form a boss structure, and referring to fig. 4, 5, 6 and 7, an outer surface of the folded middle frame 2 is flush with an outer surface of the boss structure. Because dodge regional 211 and can not shelter from because folding, the scope that its thickness can set up is wider, for the outward appearance is good-looking, set up boss structure in dodging regional 211, boss structure bellied thickness adds the thickness of function center 21, equals the thickness sum of other center 2, and then the surface after a plurality of center 2 are folding and boss structure's surface parallel and level, and then the surface of folding terminal after folding is the parallel and level, and the outward appearance is effectual. In addition, due to the arrangement of the boss structure, the space in the boss structure can be utilized to arrange the functional component in the boss structure, and the thickness of other folding parts can be further reduced.

In addition, some parts of the folding terminal that can be seen from the outside can also be disposed in the avoidance area 211, for example, in the case of a mobile phone, it is often necessary to dispose keys such as a power-on key and a volume key, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, and the key 6 can be disposed at the avoidance area 211.

In order to fix the relative position of each middle frame 2 after the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, a locking mechanism is arranged on the boss structure and used for fixing the relative position of the plurality of middle frames after the plurality of middle frames are folded. After the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, the locking mechanism on the boss structure can fix the relative positions of the plurality of middle frames.

The locking mechanism can have various realization modes, for example, a clamping structure, a magnetic attraction structure or a screw connection and other connection modes which can be conveniently fixed and separated. The clamping structure can specifically comprise clamping tongues arranged on the boss structures, and when the plurality of middle frames are folded, the middle frames which are parallel to the boss structures are clamped by the clamping tongues.

After the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, the folding modes are different, the number of the middle frames 2 is different, the folding times are different, and the final forming state can be influenced by the factors. At least two types will be included: one is that both sides of the shell 1 are provided with display components 3 which can display; the other is that the two sides of the shell 1 are respectively the surface of the middle frame 2 and the display component 3, namely, one side is displayed, and one side is equivalent to a back shell.

Specifically, referring to fig. 8, 9 and 10, after the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, the two sides of the housing 1 are the surfaces of the display module 3 and the middle frame 2, respectively. At this time, one side of the folded terminal is a display component 3, as shown in fig. 11, which can be displayed for the user to use; the other side is the surface of the middle frame 2, as shown in fig. 12, the inside of the folding terminal can be protected, and the surface of the middle frame 2 is exposed and can be used for arranging the antennas, that is, the positions where the antennas can be arranged are increased, the arrangement of the antennas is more convenient, that is, the display assembly 3 is protected in the casing 1, and the falling resistance are facilitated, and the arrangement of the antennas is also facilitated.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, after the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, both sides of the housing 1 are the display assemblies 3. At this time, both sides of the folded terminal are display components 3 which can both display, and a user can select to observe and operate any one side of the display screen. In addition, in this structure, it is only necessary to provide the camera module 4 on one side of the housing, and both the rear camera function and the front camera function can be realized. Specifically, the camera assembly 4 is disposed on one side of the housing 1, as shown in fig. 6, when the user uses the side on which the camera assembly 4 is disposed for display, the camera assembly 4 is in a forward-shooting mode; as shown in fig. 7, when the user uses the other side display where the camera head assembly 4 is not provided, the camera head assembly 4 is in the rear view mode at this time. In this kind of implementation, folding terminal only need set up camera subassembly 4 in one side of casing 1 can, need not all set up in both sides, compare the mode that the needs both sides of correlation technique all set up camera subassembly, saved cost and space, and reduced the part, be favorable to reducing folding terminal whole thickness more, and the molding is more pleasing to the eye.

The plurality of middle frames 2 can be folded in various ways, such as: referring to fig. 4 and 5, when the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, each adjacent two middle frames 2 of the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded toward a side of the housing 1 where the display assembly 3 is not disposed, i.e., in a G-type folding manner.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 8, 9 and 10, when the plurality of middle frames 2 are folded, the folding direction between each adjacent two middle frames 2 of the plurality of middle frames 2 includes: in a second direction folded toward the side of the housing 1 where the display assembly 3 is disposed and a third direction folded toward the side of the housing 1 where the display assembly 3 is not disposed, and the folding toward the second direction and the folding toward the third direction alternately occur, i.e., an S-shaped folding manner.

Or, the folding mode of the middle frames among each other selects the direction to fold at random in the folding towards the second direction and the folding towards the third direction.

It should be noted that the final forming state is affected by the different folding manners of the plurality of middle frames 2, the different number of the middle frames 2, the different folding times, and the like. For example, in the G-fold mode, both sides of the housing 1 are the display modules 3. In the S-shaped folding mode, when the number of the plurality of middle frames 2 is even, the two sides of the shell 1 are both provided with the display components 3; when the number of the plurality of middle frames 2 is odd, the two sides of the casing 1 are the surfaces of the display assembly 3 and the middle frames 2 respectively.

The foldable connection between each two adjacent middle frames 2 is generally foldable connected through a rotating shaft mechanism 5. Since the thicknesses of the functional middle frame 21 and the display middle frame 22 are not the same, the structural thicknesses of the two ends of the rotating shaft mechanism 5 between the plurality of middle frames 2 also need to be changed correspondingly. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps:

referring to fig. 1 and 2, the rotating shaft mechanism 5 includes a first rotating shaft mechanism 51 disposed between two adjacent functional middle frames 21 and display middle frames 22, and the thicknesses of both ends of the first rotating shaft mechanism 51 respectively correspond to the thicknesses of the adjacent functional middle frames 21 and display middle frames 22. The thicknesses of both ends of the first rotating shaft mechanism 51 in this embodiment are not uniform, and there are various specific embodiments, for example, a single shaft method and a multi-shaft method.

Referring to fig. 13, the first rotating shaft mechanism 51 includes a first rotating shaft 511, and two ends of the first rotating shaft 511 are respectively connected to the adjacent function middle frame 21 and the display middle frame 22.

The scheme of implementing the first rotating shaft mechanism 51 in a dual-shaft manner is that, referring to fig. 14, the first rotating shaft mechanism 51 includes a second rotating shaft 514 and a third rotating shaft 515 which are arranged side by side, the second rotating shaft 514 is connected with the functional middle frame 21, and the diameter of the second rotating shaft 514 is equal to the thickness of the functional middle frame 21; the third shaft 515 is connected to the display middle frame 22, and the diameter of the third shaft 515 is equal to the thickness of the display middle frame 22.

Referring to fig. 1 and 15, the plurality of middle frames 2 includes at least two adjacent display middle frames 22, the rotating shaft mechanism 5 includes a second rotating shaft mechanism 52 disposed between the two adjacent display middle frames, and the thickness of both ends of the second rotating shaft mechanism 52 is equal to the thickness of the two adjacent display middle frames 22. The thickness of both ends of the second rotating shaft mechanism 52 in the present implementation is uniform, but it is necessary to be clear that the thickness of both ends of the second rotating shaft is relatively thin because the thickness of the display middle frame 22 is necessarily smaller than that of the middle frame in the related art.

Referring to fig. 2 and 16, the plurality of middle frames 2 includes at least two adjacent functional middle frames 21, and the rotation shaft mechanism 5 includes a third rotation shaft mechanism 53 disposed between the adjacent two functional middle frames 2. The thicknesses of the two ends of the third rotating shaft mechanism 53 in this implementation manner are the same, and the difference between the thicknesses of the two ends of the rotating shaft in the related art is not large, and a conventional rotating shaft in the related art can be used.

Display module 3 sets up in the same one side of a plurality of center 2, and display module 3 can buckle along with center 2, and display module 3 can be with a plurality of display screens of a plurality of center 2 one-to-one, also can be the flexible display screen of a whole piece bendable. That is, the display module 3 includes a plurality of display screens, which are disposed on one side of the plurality of middle frames 2 in a one-to-one correspondence. Alternatively, the display module 3 comprises a one-piece flexible display screen.

In addition, in the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the middle frame 2 is illustrated as three, and the drawings are all presented in the form of a three-fold mobile phone.

In the description herein, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A folder terminal, comprising:

2. The folder terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein the functional hardware comprises any one or a combination of a main board, a battery, and an audio module.

3. The folder terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the plurality of middle frames are in the unfolded state, at least one of the middle frames located at the edge of the housing is the functional middle frame, and a side of the functional middle frame located at the edge of the housing, at which the display assembly is not provided, has an escape area, and when the plurality of middle frames are in the folded state, the escape area is not blocked.

4. A folder terminal as recited in claim 3, wherein a camera assembly is disposed within the escape area.

5. The folded terminal of claim 3, wherein the relief area is disposed proximate an edge of the housing.

6. The folding terminal of claim 5, wherein the relief area is disposed proximate an extreme edge of the housing in the first direction.

7. The folding terminal of claim 3, wherein functional hardware located in the functional midblock at the housing edge is correspondingly disposed in the escape area.

8. The folder terminal as claimed in claim 3, wherein the avoiding region protrudes toward a side of the housing away from the display assembly to form a protruding structure, and an outer surface of the folded middle frame is flush with an outer surface of the protruding structure.

9. The folding terminal of claim 8, wherein the boss structure is provided with a locking mechanism for fixing the relative positions of the plurality of middle frames after the plurality of middle frames are folded.

10. The folder terminal as claimed in claim 9, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a latch disposed on the boss structure, and when the plurality of middle frames are folded, the middle frames flush with the boss structure are latched by the latch.

11. The folder terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after the plurality of middle frames are folded, the display assembly and the surface of the middle frame are respectively disposed on two sides of the housing.

12. The folder terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after the plurality of middle frames are folded, both sides of the housing are the display assembly.

13. The folder terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein when the plurality of middle frames are folded, each adjacent two of the plurality of middle frames are folded toward a side of the housing where the display assembly is not disposed.

14. The folding terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when a plurality of the middle frames are folded, a folding direction between each adjacent two of the plurality of the middle frames includes: the display assembly is folded in a second direction toward a side of the housing where the display assembly is disposed and in a third direction toward a side of the housing where the display assembly is not disposed, and the folding toward the second direction and the folding toward the third direction alternately occur.

15. The folding terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each adjacent two of the middle frames are foldably connected by a hinge mechanism.

16. The folder terminal as claimed in claim 15, wherein the hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge mechanism disposed between two adjacent functional middle frames and display middle frames, and the thickness of both ends of the first hinge mechanism is consistent with the thickness of the adjacent functional middle frames and display middle frames, respectively.

17. The folder terminal as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge, and two ends of the first hinge are connected to the adjacent function middle frame and the display middle frame, respectively.

18. The folder-type terminal as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first hinge mechanism comprises a second hinge and a third hinge arranged side by side, the second hinge is connected to the functional middle frame, and the diameter of the second hinge is equal to the thickness of the functional middle frame; the third pivot with show the center and connect, just the diameter of third pivot with show the thickness of center equals.

19. The folding terminal according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of middle frames at least include two adjacent display middle frames, the hinge mechanism includes a second hinge mechanism disposed between the two adjacent display middle frames, two ends of the second hinge mechanism are respectively connected to the two adjacent display middle frames, and a thickness of the two ends of the second hinge mechanism is equal to a thickness of the two adjacent display middle frames.

20. The folding terminal according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of middle frames at least include two adjacent functional middle frames, the hinge mechanism includes a third hinge mechanism disposed between the two adjacent functional middle frames, two ends of the third hinge mechanism are respectively connected to the two adjacent functional middle frames, and a thickness of the two ends of the third hinge mechanism is equal to a thickness of the two adjacent functional middle frames.

21. The folder terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display assembly includes a plurality of display screens, and the plurality of display screens are disposed on one side of the plurality of middle frames in a one-to-one correspondence.

22. A folder terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display assembly comprises a one-piece flexible display.