CN213988082U - Shell mechanism and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a housing structure and contain its electronic equipment, housing structure is used for supporting the flexible piece, housing structure including buckle the subassembly with connect in buckle the first casing and the second casing of the relative both sides of subassembly, housing structure still includes the side protection subassembly, the side protection subassembly is used for housing structure covers under the exhibition flat state or fold state the side of flexible piece. The application provides a shell mechanism can be better the protection be in the flexible piece of kink district.

Description

Shell mechanism and electronic equipment

Technical Field

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

Background

In order to meet the requirements of users such as large screens and convenience in carrying, foldable electronic equipment is produced. In the related art, the frame of foldable electronic device is vacant in the bending area, does not set up the frame in the bending area promptly to in bending, however, this can make the display screen that is located the bending area receive external force easily and destroy, and the protection is not enough.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application provides a shell mechanism and contain its electronic equipment, the flexible piece that protection that shell mechanism's structural style can be better is in the district of buckling.

The application provides a housing mechanism, housing mechanism is used for supporting the flexible piece, housing mechanism including buckle the subassembly with connect in buckle the first casing and the second casing of the relative both sides of subassembly, housing mechanism still includes the side protection subassembly, the side protection subassembly is used for housing mechanism covers under flat state or fold condition the side of flexible piece.

The application provides a housing mechanism has included side protection subassembly, and side protection subassembly is used for at housing mechanism cladding under flat state or fold condition the flexible member corresponds the side of the subassembly of buckling. In other words, the side protection assembly covers the side of the flexible member no matter in the process of being switched between the flat state and the folded state or between the flat state and the folded state, so that the side of the flexible member corresponding to the bending assembly can be protected at any moment to avoid being damaged, and the service life of the flexible member is prolonged.

The application further provides an electronic device, the electronic device includes a flexible member and a housing mechanism, the flexible member is supported by the housing mechanism.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are 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 view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a housing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an edge covering provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a flexible member according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in another embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a side stop provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 7 is a partial schematic view of an edge covering of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

Fig. 8 is a partial schematic view of an edge covering provided in another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a partial schematic view of an edge covering provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a second elastic member according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another 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 inventive step, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments, in case at least two embodiments are combined together without contradiction.

Please refer to fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. The embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device 1, where the electronic device 1 includes a flexible member 20 and a housing mechanism 10, which includes, but is not limited to, the housing mechanism described in the following embodiments. The flexible member 20 is carried by the housing mechanism 10.

The electronic device 1 has a bending region a along which the electronic device 1 can be folded, and the flexible member 20 is correspondingly folded.

The electronic device 1 may be, but not limited to, a foldable device having a folding function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), an Augmented Reality (AR) \ Virtual Reality (VR) device, an electronic book, a television, an electronic badge, a watch, a bracelet, and a toothbrush.

The flexible member 20 may be, but not limited to, a flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen refers to a display screen that is flexible and flexible. The flexible member 20 is carried by the housing mechanism 10, and the housing mechanism 10 can be bent or folded, and drives the flexible member 20 to perform corresponding bending or folding deformation. The number of flexible members 20 carried by the housing mechanism 10 may be, but is not limited to, one, and may also be two, four, five, eight, etc.

Taking the flexible member 20 as an example of the flexible display screen, the flexible display screen may be folded along the bending region a of the electronic device 1 to divide the flexible display screen into a plurality of (two or more) display regions. The folding form of the electronic device 1 may be inward folding or outward folding, generally speaking, inward folding refers to folding the flexible display screen in a face-to-face (display surface is opposite) form, and the bending radius of the flexible display screen is small; the outward folding refers to folding the flexible display screen back to back (with the display surface back to back), and the bending radius of the flexible display screen is larger.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device 1 is exemplarily illustrated as a mobile phone with a foldable flexible display screen, the electronic device 1 shown in fig. 1 is only an exemplary illustration and should not be considered as a limitation to the present application, and a specific product structure should be set according to actual requirements, which is not limited in the present application.

The housing mechanism 10 in the electronic apparatus 1 in the above-described embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Further, please refer to fig. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a housing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application. The embodiment of the present application further provides a foldable housing mechanism 10, wherein the housing mechanism 10 is used for supporting the flexible member 20. The housing mechanism 10 includes a bending assembly 130 and first and second housings 110, 120 attached to opposite sides of the bending assembly 130. The housing mechanism 10 also includes a side protection assembly 140. The side protection assembly 140 is used to cover the side of the flexible member 20 when the housing mechanism 10 is in the flat state or the folded state.

In the present embodiment, the housing mechanism 10 has a foldable property, and has a flat state and a folded state, wherein the flat state is a state when the housing mechanism 10 is not bent, and the folded state is a state when the housing mechanism 10 is bent.

The housing means 10 is used to carry a flexible member 20, said flexible member 20 having flexibility which can be bent, folded. When housing mechanism 10 is in the flattened state, flexible member 20 is correspondingly flattened; when the housing mechanism 10 is in the folded state, the flexible member 20 is correspondingly folded.

The housing mechanism 10 includes a bending assembly 130, a first housing 110, and a second housing 120. The bending assembly 130 is disposed corresponding to the bending region a of the electronic device 1, and two opposite ends of the bending assembly 130 are respectively connected to the first housing 110 and the second housing 120. Specifically, the bending assembly 130 is a rotating shaft assembly or a hinge assembly, which is used for driving the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 to move, and supporting the flexible member 20 corresponding to the bending region a. It should be noted that the connection relationship between the bending assembly 130 and the first and second housings 110 and 120 may be direct connection or indirect connection, and the bending assembly 130 shown in fig. 2 is only an exemplary illustration and does not represent an actual structure.

In the process of mutually converting the flat state and the folded state of the housing mechanism 10, the bending component 130 drives the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 to approach or separate from each other, so as to realize the folding function of the housing mechanism 10.

The flexible member 20 is carried by the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 at the same time, and the carrying relationship can be direct carrying or indirect carrying. When the bending assembly 130 drives the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 to be flattened, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 drive the flexible member 20 to be flattened; when the bending assembly 130 drives the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 to fold, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 drive the flexible member 20, so that the flexible member 20 located in the folding region is bent.

In the related art, the frame of foldable electronic device 1 is vacant in bending area a, does not set up the frame in bending area a promptly to be convenient for buckle, however, this can make the display screen that is located bending area a receive external force easily and destroy, and the side gets into debris easily, and the protection is not enough.

In the present application, housing mechanism 10 further includes a side protection assembly 140, wherein side protection assembly 140 is connected to first housing 110 and second housing 120, and covers the sides of flexible member 20, especially the sides of flexible member 20 corresponding to bending assembly 130, in the flat state and the folded state of housing mechanism 10. In other words, the side protection assembly 140 covers the sides of the flexible member 20 during the process of being switched between the flat state and the folded state, so that the sides of the flexible member 20 corresponding to the bending assembly 130 can be protected at any time, and the flexible member is prevented from being damaged by external force or entering sundries, thereby prolonging the service life of the flexible member. Wherein, the side of the flexible member 20 refers to the edge of one side of the flexible member 20.

Please further refer to fig. 2 and fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a housing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an edge covering provided in an embodiment of the present application. The side protection assembly 140 includes an edge cover 141, and the edge cover 141 includes a first cover 141a and a second cover 141 b. The first cover 141a includes a first main body portion 1411 and a first bent portion 1412 connected thereto. The second cover 141b includes a second main body portion 1413 and a second bent portion 1414 which are connected. The first main body portion 1411 and the second main body portion 1413 are disposed on opposite sides of the first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414, respectively.

Specifically, the edge cover 141 is connected to the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, and forms a receiving space K1 with the first housing 110 and the second housing 120, the edge cover 141 has an opening K2, and the flexible piece 20 is disposed in the receiving space K1 corresponding to the opening K2. More specifically, the orthographic area of the flexible member 20 is slightly larger than the orthographic area of the opening K2 so that the edge of the flexible member 20 is covered by the edge cover 141.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic view of a flexible member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The edges of the flexible member 20 include a first edge 21 and a second edge 22, the first edge 21 being the edge of the front face of the flexible member 20, and the second edge 22 being the edge of the side face of the flexible member 20. The edge cover 141 covers at least the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20, i.e. the orthographic projection of the edge cover 141 on the flexible member 20 coincides with the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20, so that the flexible member 20 can be confined in the accommodation space K1.

The edge cover 141 includes a first cover 141a and a second cover 141b, the first cover 141a being connected to the first case 110, and the second cover 141b being connected to the second case 120. The first cover 141a and the second cover 141b may be integrated or separated.

The first cover 141a includes a first main body 1411 and a first bending portion 1412, the first bending portion 1412 is located in the bending area a of the electronic device 1 and covers the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20 located in the bending area a, when the electronic device 1 is folded, the first bending portion 1412 is bent accordingly, and the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20 located in the bending area a can be protected by the first bending portion 1412.

The second cover 141b includes a second main body portion 1413 and a second bent portion 1414, the second bent portion 1414 is located in the bending region a of the electronic device 1, and covers the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20 located in the bending region a, when the electronic device 1 is folded, the second bent portion 1414 is bent accordingly, and the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20 located in the bending region a can be protected by the second bent portion 1414.

Alternatively, the first and second bent portions 1412 and 1414 may be made of a material with higher elasticity than the first and second main body portions 1411 and 1413 to facilitate bending.

Please further refer to fig. 5 and 6. Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in another embodiment of the present application. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a side stop provided in an embodiment of the present application. The side protection assembly 140 further includes a side stopper 142, and the side stopper 142 is fixedly connected to the bending assembly 130. The first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414 are movably connected to the side stop member 142. The material of the side stop 142 can be, but is not limited to, metal, plastic, etc.

In particular, the side stop 142 is disposed facing the second edge 22 of the flexible member 20 and is located in the bending region a so as to at least partially cover the second edge 22 of the flexible member 20. The first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414 are movably connected to the side blocking member 142, so that during the process of unfolding and folding the housing mechanism 10, the side blocking member 142 can limit the first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414, and prevent the first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414 from being separated or being too far away from the corresponding positions of the bending region a. It will be appreciated that when a foreign object strikes the side of the housing mechanism 10, the foreign object directly strikes the side stop 142, rather than the second edge 22 of the flexible member 20, and thus the side stop 142 can function to protect the second edge 22.

Please refer to fig. 6. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a side stop provided in an embodiment of the present application. The side stop member 142 includes a side stop body 1421 and a fixing portion 1422 extending from one side of the side stop body 1421, the side stop body 1421 is used for at least partially covering the second edge 22 of the shielding flexible member 20, and the fixing portion 1422 is used for connecting the bending assembly 130.

Please refer to fig. 7. FIG. 7 is a partial schematic view of an edge covering of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. In one embodiment, the first cover 141a and the second cover 141b are of a split construction, i.e., they are separate parts. When the housing mechanism 10 is in the flattened state, the first bent part 1412 and the second bent part 1414 are abutted or close to each other, i.e., the first bent part 1412 and the second bent part 1414 may or may not be in contact. When the housing mechanism 10 is in the folded state, the first bent portion 1412 and the second bent portion 1414 are away from each other. It will be appreciated that the split configuration allows the first and second bent portions 1412, 1414 to more easily enter the bent state, reduces stress in the edge covering member 141, and facilitates folding of the housing mechanism 10, and the side stop member 142 movably connected to the first and second bent portions 1412, 1414 can define the positions of the first and second bent portions 1412, 1414 when bent to ensure the bending degree of the first and second bent portions 1412, 1414, thereby protecting the first edge 21 of the flexible member 20 in the folded state.

It should be noted that, in the case that the first covering part 141a and the second covering part 141b are of a split structure, when the housing mechanism 10 is in the flat state, the first bent part 1412 and the second bent part 1414 may abut against each other, so that the arrangement is favorable for preventing dust from entering; a gap may also exist between the first bent portion 1412 and the second bent portion 1414, which is configured to facilitate the first bent portion 1412 and the second bent portion 1414 to be more easily bent.

Please refer to fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a partial schematic view of an edge covering provided in another embodiment of the present application. In another embodiment, the first cover 141a and the second cover 141b are of a split structure, i.e., they are separate parts. The first bent portion 1412 and the second bent portion 1414 are spaced apart. The edge covering member 141 further includes a connecting portion 141c, the connecting portion 141c includes a first sub-connecting portion 1415 and a second sub-connecting portion 1416, the first sub-connecting portion 1415 is fixedly connected to the first bending portion 1412, the second sub-connecting portion 1416 is fixedly connected to the second bending portion 1414, and the first sub-connecting portion 1415 is movably connected to the second sub-connecting portion 1416. The connecting portion 141c further has a through hole K3, and the fixing portion 1422 of the side stopper 142 can enter the interior of the housing mechanism 10 through the through hole K3 to connect to the bending assembly 130, so as to fix the side stopper 142. Specifically, the first sub-connector 1415 and the second sub-connector 1416 each include a through hole, the two through holes overlap to form the through hole K3, and the fixing portion of the side stopper 142 passes through the two through holes to rotatably connect the first sub-connector 1415 and the second sub-connector 1416.

Please refer to fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a partial schematic view of an edge covering provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. In yet another embodiment, the first cover 141a and the second cover 141b are a unitary structure, i.e., they are one piece. The first bent portion 1412 and the second bent portion 1414 are spaced apart. The edge cover 141 further includes a connection portion 141c, and the connection portion 141c includes a first sub-connection portion 1415 and a second sub-connection portion 1416 which are fixedly connected. The first sub-connecting portion 1415 is fixedly connected to the first bending portion 1412, and the second sub-connecting portion 1416 is fixedly connected to the second bending portion 1414. The connecting portion 141c further has a through hole K3, and the fixing portion 1422 of the side stopper 142 can enter the interior of the housing mechanism 10 through the through hole K3 to connect to the bending assembly 130, so as to fix the side stopper 142. It will be appreciated that the one-piece construction facilitates ease of manufacture and installation, and the presence of the gap between the first and second bent portions 1412, 1414 facilitates easier bending of the first and second bent portions 1412, 1414 to facilitate folding of the housing mechanism 10.

Of course, there may be other possible embodiments of the first cover member 141a and the second cover member 141b, which are not described in detail herein, and it should be noted that the remaining embodiments of the present application are only illustrated by a split structure shown in fig. 7, but should not be taken as a limitation to the present application.

Please refer to fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. A first protrusion 1412c is formed on an outer side wall of the first bent portion 1412. A second protrusion 1414c is formed on the outer side of the second bent portion 1414. The side stop 142 has a limiting space K4 formed thereon. The first projection 1412c and the second projection 1414c are received in the stopper space K4. When the housing mechanism 10 is folded, the first protrusion 1412c and the second protrusion 1414c can move in the limiting space K4 to achieve the bending deformation of the first bending part 1412 and the second bending part 1414, and at the same time, since the first protrusion 1412c and the second protrusion 1414c are defined in the limiting space K4, the first bending part 1412c and the second bending part 1414 cannot be separated from the side stop 142 when the bending deformation occurs, so that the first bending part 1412c and the second bending part 1414 can momentarily shade the first edge 21 of the flexible element 20. It should be noted that the limiting space K4 may be a through hole or a groove. The shape of the first and second protrusions 1412c and 1414c may be, but is not limited to, circular, elliptical, regular polygonal, etc.

Please refer to fig. 11. Fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. The first bent portion 1412 includes a first curved portion 1412a and a first abutting portion 1412b protruding from the first curved portion 1412 a. The second bent portion 1414 includes a second bent portion 1414a and a second abutting portion 1414b protruding from the second bent portion 1414a, the first protrusion 1412c is formed on the first abutting portion 1412b, and the second protrusion 1414c is formed on the second abutting portion 1414 b. The side protection assembly 140 further includes a first elastic member 143. One end of the first elastic member 143 abuts against a side of the first abutting portion 1412b facing away from the second abutting portion 1414 b. The other end of the first elastic member 143 abuts against the side of the second abutting portion 1414b away from the first abutting portion 1412 b. The first elastic element 143 is used to make the first bent portion 1412 and the second bent portion 1414 have a tendency to approach each other. The material of the first elastic element 143 may be, but is not limited to, metal, silicon, plastic, etc.

Wherein the first bending portion 1412a and the second bending portion 1414a cover the first edge 21 of the shielding flexible member 20, when the housing mechanism 10 is folded, the first bending portion 1412a and the second bending portion 1414a are respectively bent and deformed.

The first elastic element 143 has elasticity, and two ends thereof abut against two sides of the first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b which are separated from each other. When the housing mechanism 10 is switched between the unfolded state and the folded state, the first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b move, the first elastic element 143 also elastically deforms due to the abutting action of the first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b, when the housing mechanism 10 is unfolded, the first elastic element 143 is substantially U-shaped, and when the housing mechanism 10 is folded, the first elastic element 143 is substantially in "i" shape.

Optionally, the first elastic element 143 is substantially "U" shaped when in a free state, so that the first elastic element 143 changes from "one" shape to "U" shape when the housing mechanism 10 is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state, and at this time, the first elastic element 143 may provide an elastic force for bringing the housing mechanism 10 into the unfolded state, that is, the first elastic element 143 is used to make the first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414 have a tendency to approach each other, and it can be understood that the arrangement may be such that the first bending portion 1412 and the second bending portion 1414 are restored to abut or approach each other to cover the side edge of the flexible element 20.

Please refer to fig. 11. Fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. The housing mechanism 10 further includes a cover 150, and the cover 150 is disposed facing a side of the bending assembly 130 away from the flexible member 20 to protect the bending assembly 130.

The cover 150 may include a first cover 151 and a second cover 152, and optionally, the first cover 151 and the second cover 152 are separated, that is, they are separate parts. The first cover 151 includes a first covering portion 1511 and a first extending portion 1512 connected to each other. The first covering portion 1511 is disposed on a side of the bending member 130 away from the flexible member 20. And the first covering portion 1511 is disposed facing the bending member 130 to cover and protect the bending member 130. The first extending portion 1512 extends from one end of the first covering portion 1511 toward the first bending portion 1412. The second cover 152 includes a second covering portion 1521 and a second extending portion 1522 connected to each other. The second covering portion 1521 is disposed on a side of the bending assembly 130 away from the flexible member 20. And the second covering portion 1521 is disposed facing the bending component 130 to cover and protect the bending component 130. The second extending portion 1522 is bent and extended from one end of the second covering portion 1521 toward the second bending portion 1414.

The first extension 1512 and the second extension 1522 form an accommodating space K5. The first elastic piece 143 is accommodated in the accommodating space K5, and abuts against the side walls of the first extending portion 1512 and the second extending portion 1522, which form the accommodating space K5, respectively, that is, one side of the first elastic piece 143, which is away from the first abutting portion 1412b, abuts against the side wall of the first extending portion 1512, which forms the accommodating space K5, and one side of the first elastic piece 143, which is away from the second abutting portion 1414b, abuts against the side wall of the second extending portion 1522, which forms the accommodating space K5, so that the first elastic piece 143 is fixed.

Please further refer to fig. 5, fig. 6 and fig. 11. Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in another embodiment of the present application. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a side stop provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. The side stop member 142 includes a side stop body 1421 and a fixing portion 1422 extending from one side of the side stop body 1421. The fixing portion 1422 is disposed through the accommodating space K5. The side baffle main body 1421 is located on a side of the first extending portion 1512 facing away from the first covering portion 1511, and is located on a side of the second extending portion 1522 facing away from the second covering portion 1521, so as to cover at least part of the accommodating space K5.

The accommodating space K5 is a through hole through which the fixing portion 1422 passes to connect to the bending assembly 130, so as to fix the side stopper 142. Alternatively, the side stopper body 1421 covers the entire accommodation space K5, thereby preventing foreign matter from entering the inside of the housing mechanism 10 through the accommodation space K5.

Please refer to fig. 12. Fig. 12 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. The first housing 110 includes a first middle frame 111. The second housing 120 includes a second middle frame 121. The first middle frame 111 and the second middle frame 121 form an accommodating space K6 at a position corresponding to the bending assembly 130. The accommodating space K6 is used for accommodating the side stopper 142. From another perspective, the first middle frame 111 protrudes out of the first extending portion 1512 in a direction that the first extending portion 1512 deviates from the first covering portion 1511, the second middle frame 121 protrudes out of the second extending portion 1522 in a direction that the second extending portion 1522 deviates from the second covering portion 1521, so as to form an accommodating space K6, and the side stopper 142 is disposed in the accommodating space K6, so that the side stopper 142 is not protruded out of the side of the housing mechanism 10, and thus the probability that the side stopper 142 is damaged due to collision can be reduced. Optionally, a side of the side blocking member 142 facing away from the cover 150 is flush with or lower than the first middle frame 111 and the second middle frame 121, so that the probability of collision of the side blocking member 142 by a foreign object can be reduced.

Further, please refer to fig. 13 and 14. Fig. 13 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a second elastic member according to an embodiment of the present application. The housing mechanism 10 further includes a second elastic member 160, and the second elastic member 160 is disposed between the edge covering member 141 and the cover 150 to fill at least a portion of a gap between the edge covering member 141 and the cover 150.

Specifically, the second elastic member 160 includes a first elastic portion 161, an elastic connection portion 162, and a second elastic portion 163. The first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163 are disposed at an interval, and opposite ends of the elastic connection portion 162 are connected to the first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163, respectively. The first elastic portion 161 is disposed between the first bending portion 1412a and the first extending portion 1512. The second elastic portion 163 is disposed between the second bending portion 1414a and the second extending portion 1522. The first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163 protrude from one side of the elastic connection portion 162 in a direction away from the bending assembly 130.

The second elastic member 160 has resilience, which means the property that the second elastic member 160 can be compressed or elongated when the second elastic member 160 is compressed or pulled, and the second elastic member 160 can restore its original shape when the external force is removed. The second elastic member 160 may be, but is not limited to, silicone, rubber, or the like.

Optionally, in a direction of the first extending portion 1512 toward the first bending portion 1412a, a dimension of the first elastic portion 161 in the direction is larger than a gap dimension of the first extending portion 1512 and the first bending portion 1412a in the direction, and it is understood that when the first elastic portion 161 is disposed in the gap, both the first extending portion 1512 and the first bending portion 1412a abut against the first elastic portion 161, the first elastic portion 161 is compressed, and the first elastic portion 161 can tightly abut against the first extending portion 1512 and the first bending portion 1412a, so as to seal the first elastic portion 161 and the first extending portion 1512, and a gap between the first elastic portion 161 and the first bending portion 1412a, and further, dust is not easy to enter into the interior of the housing mechanism 10. Similarly, optionally, in a direction in which the second extending portion 1522 faces the second bending portion 1414a, a size of the second elastic portion 163 in the direction is larger than a gap size between the second extending portion 1522 and the second bending portion 1414a, so that a gap between the second elastic portion 163 and the second extending portion 1522, and between the second elastic portion 163 and the second bending portion 1414a can be sealed.

Please further refer to fig. 13 and 14. Fig. 13 is a partial schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a second elastic member according to an embodiment of the present application. The first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b are disposed on a side of the elastic connecting portion 162 facing away from the bending assembly 130. The first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b are received between the first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163.

Alternatively, in the direction in which the first abutting portion 1412b faces the second abutting portion 1414b, the sum of the sizes of the first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b is larger than the interval size of the first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163 in the direction, it is to be understood that, when the first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b are simultaneously disposed between the first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163, the first abutting portion 1412b and the second abutting portion 1414b increase the distance between the first elastic portion 161 and the second elastic portion 163, and at this time, the first elastic portion 161 abuts against the first abutting portion 1412b, the second elastic portion 163 abuts against the second abutting portion 1414b, therefore, the gaps between the first elastic portion 161 and the first abutting portion 1412b and between the second elastic portion 163 and the second abutting portion 1414b can be sealed, and dust is not easily introduced into the housing mechanism 10.

Please refer to fig. 15. Fig. 15 is a schematic view of a housing mechanism provided in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present application. The first housing 110 further includes a first back cover 112, and the second housing 120 further includes a second back cover 122. The first back cover 112 and the second back cover 122 are disposed on opposite sides of the first cover 151 and the second cover 152, and the first back cover 112 and the second back cover 122 are used for protecting internal components of the housing mechanism 10. The first and second back covers 112, 122 may serve as battery covers in some embodiments.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive, and that those skilled in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments without departing from the scope of the present application, and that such changes and modifications are also to be considered as within the scope of the present application.

Claims (15)

1. The utility model provides a housing mechanism, housing mechanism is used for supporting the flexible piece, its characterized in that, housing mechanism including buckle the subassembly with connect in buckle the first casing and the second casing of the relative both sides of subassembly, housing mechanism still includes the side protection subassembly, the side protection subassembly is used for housing mechanism covers under flat state or fold condition the side of flexible piece.

2. The housing mechanism of claim 1 wherein the side protection assembly includes an edge cover, the edge cover includes a first cover and a second cover, the first cover includes a first main portion and a first bent portion connected to each other, the second cover includes a second main portion and a second bent portion connected to each other, and the first main portion and the second main portion are disposed on opposite sides of the first bent portion and the second bent portion, respectively.

3. The housing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the side protection assembly further comprises a side stopper, the side stopper is fixedly connected to the bending assembly, and the side stopper is movably connected to the first bending portion and the second bending portion.

4. The housing mechanism of claim 3 wherein the first cover and the second cover are a split structure.

5. The housing mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first covering member and the second covering member are an integral structure, a gap exists between the first bending portion and the second bending portion, and the edge covering member further includes a connecting portion, and two ends of the connecting portion are respectively fixedly connected to the first bending portion and the second bending portion.

6. The housing mechanism of claim 5 wherein said connecting portion has an aperture through which said side stop member can be connected to said buckle assembly.

7. The housing mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein a first protrusion is formed on an outer side wall of the first bending portion, a second protrusion is formed on an outer side of the second bending portion, a limiting space is formed on the side stopper, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion are received in the limiting space, and when the housing mechanism is folded, the first protrusion and the second protrusion can move in the limiting space.

8. The housing mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first bending portion includes a first bending portion and a first abutting portion protruding from the first bending portion, the second bending portion includes a second bending portion and a second abutting portion protruding from the second bending portion, the side protection assembly further includes a first elastic member, one end of the first elastic member abuts against a side of the first abutting portion away from the second abutting portion, the other end of the first elastic member abuts against a side of the second abutting portion away from the first abutting portion, and the first elastic member is used for making the first bending portion and the second bending portion have a tendency to approach each other.

9. The housing mechanism of claim 8 further comprising a cover disposed facing said bending assembly.

10. The housing mechanism of claim 9 wherein said cover comprises a first cover and a second cover; the first cover body comprises a first covering part and a first extending part which are connected, and the first extending part is bent and extended from one end of the first covering part towards the direction of the first bending part; the second cover body comprises a second covering part and a second extending part which are connected, and the second extending part is bent and extended from one end of the second covering part towards the direction of the second bending part; the first extension part and the second extension part form an accommodating space, and the first elastic part is accommodated in the accommodating space and respectively abutted against the side walls of the first extension part and the second extension part, which form the accommodating space.

11. The housing mechanism of claim 10, wherein the side blocking member includes a side blocking body and a fixing portion extending from a side of the side blocking body, the fixing portion is disposed through the accommodating space, and the side blocking body is disposed on a side of the first extending portion facing away from the first covering portion and on a side of the second extending portion facing away from the second covering portion to cover at least a portion of the accommodating space.

12. The housing mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the first housing includes a first middle frame, the second housing includes a second middle frame, and a receiving space is formed at a position of the first middle frame and the second middle frame corresponding to the bending member, and the receiving space is used for receiving the side stopper.

13. The housing mechanism of claim 10 further comprising a second resilient member disposed between the rim cover and the cover to fill at least a portion of a gap between the rim cover and the cover.

14. The housing mechanism as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second elastic member includes a first elastic portion, an elastic connecting portion, and a second elastic portion connected in sequence, the first elastic portion is disposed between the first bending portion and the first extending portion, the second elastic portion is disposed between the second bending portion and the second extending portion, the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion protrude from one side of the elastic connecting portion in a direction away from the bending assembly, and the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are disposed on one side of the elastic connecting portion away from the bending assembly and are accommodated between the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion.

15. An electronic device, comprising a flexible member and the housing mechanism of any one of claims 1-14, wherein the flexible member is carried by the housing mechanism.

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