CN219812180U - Electronic equipment assembly and protective housing - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an electronic equipment assembly and a protective shell; the protective shell comprises a first protective shell and a second protective shell which can be folded relatively, wherein the first protective shell and the second protective shell can be matched with a first shell and a second shell of the foldable electronic equipment respectively, the first protective shell comprises a first bottom wall and a first side wall, the first bottom wall is used for being matched with one side of the first shell, which is away from the flexible display screen, and the first side wall is used for being matched with the side wall of the first shell; at least part of the first side wall protrudes out of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the first shell. According to the protective shell of the foldable electronic equipment, the structure protruding out of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the shell of the electronic equipment is arranged on the side wall of the protective shell, so that the probability that the flexible display screen is impacted to foreign matters in the falling process of an electronic product can be reduced, the probability that the flexible display screen is damaged is effectively reduced, and the product reliability of the foldable electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Electronic equipment assembly and protective housing

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of external accessories of foldable electronic equipment, in particular to an electronic equipment assembly and a protective shell.

Background

The flexible screen of the folding electronic product has the characteristics of being capable of being bent, the cover plate of the flexible screen is limited in strength, the screen is easy to damage when the flexible screen falls down and is impacted, however, the protection shell in the conventional technical scheme can only protect the back and the side of the electronic device, and the flexible screen cannot be protected.

Disclosure of Invention

An embodiment of the present utility model provides a protective case for a foldable electronic device, where the foldable electronic device includes a housing and a flexible display screen; the shell comprises a first shell, a second shell and a rotating shaft assembly; the first shell and the second shell are respectively connected with the rotating shaft assembly, and the first shell and the second shell can rotate along with the rotating shaft assembly; the flexible display screen is respectively connected with the first shell and the second shell and straddles the rotating shaft assembly, and can be folded or flattened along with the relative rotation of the first shell and the second shell;

the protective shell comprises a first protective shell and a second protective shell which can be folded relatively, the first protective shell and the second protective shell can be matched with a first shell and a second shell of the foldable electronic equipment respectively, the first protective shell comprises a first bottom wall and a first side wall, the first bottom wall is used for being matched with one side, away from the flexible display screen, of the first shell, and the first side wall is used for being matched with the side wall of the first shell; at least part of the first side wall protrudes out of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the first shell.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model provides an electronic device assembly, where the electronic device assembly includes a foldable electronic device and the protective case described in the foregoing embodiment, and the protective case is matched with the foldable electronic device, so as to protect the foldable electronic device

According to the protective shell of the foldable electronic equipment, the structure protruding out of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the shell of the electronic equipment is arranged on the side wall of the protective shell, so that the probability that the flexible display screen is impacted to foreign matters in the falling process of an electronic product can be reduced, the probability that the flexible display screen is damaged is effectively reduced, and the product reliability of the foldable electronic equipment is improved.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a flattened state structure of an embodiment of an electronic device assembly of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the electronic device assembly in a folded state in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a disassembled structure of the electronic device assembly in the state of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a disassembled structure of the electronic device assembly in the state of the embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present utility model in an unfolded state;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a folded state of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device at A-A in the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the structural components of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present utility model;

fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of an electronic device assembly in an expanded state.

Detailed Description

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It is specifically noted that the following examples are only for illustrating the present utility model, but do not limit the scope of the present utility model. Likewise, the following examples are only some, but not all, of the examples of the present utility model, and all other examples, which a person of ordinary skill in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort, are within the scope of the present utility model.

The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in embodiments of the present utility model are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first", "a second", and "a third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back … …) in embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular gesture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular gesture changes, the directional indication changes accordingly. The terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in embodiments of the present utility model are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those listed steps or elements 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 may be included in at least one embodiment of the utility model. The appearances of such phrases 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. Those of skill in the art will explicitly and implicitly appreciate that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

As used herein, an "electronic device" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, a device configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a public-switched telephone network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface, such as for example, for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network, such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal. A communication terminal configured to communicate through a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal", or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellites or cellular telephones; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; a PDA that can include a radiotelephone, pager, internet/intranet access, web browser, organizer, calendar, and/or a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver. The mobile phone is the electronic equipment provided with the cellular communication module.

Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 4, fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a flattened state structure of an electronic device assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the electronic device assembly in a folded state in the embodiment of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a disassembled structure of the electronic device assembly in the state of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a split structure of the electronic device assembly in the state of the embodiment of fig. 2. The electronic device assembly 10a in the embodiment of the utility model includes a foldable electronic device 10 and a protective shell 20, wherein the protective shell 20 is matched with the foldable electronic device 10, so as to realize protection of the foldable electronic device 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 to 7 together, fig. 5 is a schematic structural view illustrating an unfolded state of an embodiment of the foldable electronic device according to the present utility model; FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a folded state of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device at A-A in the embodiment of FIG. 5; it should be noted that, the electronic device in the present utility model may include an electronic device having a foldable flexible display screen, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and a wearable device. The electronic device 10 includes, but is not limited to, the following structures: housing 100, display assembly 200, and circuit assembly 300.

Specifically, with continued reference to fig. 6 and 7, the housing 100 includes a first housing 110, a second housing 120, and a rotating shaft assembly 130; the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are respectively connected with the rotating shaft assembly 130, and the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 can rotate along with the rotating shaft assembly 130; the detailed structure of the spindle assembly is well understood by those skilled in the art, and will not be described herein. The display assembly 200 is respectively connected to the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 and spans the rotating shaft assembly 130, and the display assembly 200 may be folded (in the state of fig. 6) or flattened (in the state of fig. 5) according to the relative rotation (in the direction of double arrow in fig. 7) of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120.

Alternatively, the display assembly 200 may include features such as a flexible display and a support board, while the circuit assembly 300 may include a battery 310 and a control circuit board 320, and the electronic device may further include a camera, a speaker, and various sensors, and the detailed features of this portion are well understood by those skilled in the art and will not be described herein.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the structural components of an embodiment of the electronic device according to the present utility model, where the electronic device may be a foldable mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, etc., and the embodiment illustrates the foldable mobile phone as an example. The structure of the electronic device 10 may include an RF circuit 910, a memory 920, an input unit 930, a display unit 940 (which may be the display screen assembly 200 in the foregoing embodiment), a sensor 950, an audio circuit 960, a wifi module 970, a processor 980 (which may be the control circuit board 320 in the foregoing embodiment), a power source 990 (which may be the battery 310 in the foregoing embodiment), and the like. Wherein, the RF circuit 910, the memory 920, the input unit 930, the display unit 940, the sensor 950, the audio circuit 960, and the wifi module 970 are respectively connected to the processor 980; the power supply 990 is used to provide power to the entire electronic device 10.

Specifically, RF circuitry 910 is used to send and receive signals; memory 920 is used to store data instruction information; the input unit 930 is used for inputting information, and may specifically include a touch panel 931 and other input devices 932 such as operation keys; the display unit 940 may include a display panel 941, etc.; the sensor 950 includes an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, etc., for detecting a user proximity signal, a distance signal, etc.; a speaker 961 and a microphone 962 are coupled to the processor 980 by an audio circuit 960 for receiving and transmitting audio signals; the wifi module 970 is configured to receive and transmit wifi signals, and the processor 980 is configured to process data information of the electronic device. For specific structural features of the electronic device, please refer to the related description of the above embodiment, and detailed description thereof will not be provided herein.

The structure of the protective case will be described in detail. With continued reference to fig. 2-4, the protective case 20 in the present embodiment includes a first protective case 210 and a second protective case 220 that are relatively foldable. The materials of the first protective case 210 and the second protective case 220 may be any one or a combination of a plurality of plastics, rubber, fiber, and leather, which is not particularly limited herein.

The first protective case 210 and the second protective case 220 may be two separate parts, or may be an integral body that is connected together and can be folded relatively, which is not limited herein. The first protective case 210 and the second protective case 220 may be respectively engaged with the first case 110 and the second case 120 of the foldable electronic device 10, specifically, the first case 110 and the second case 120 are not provided with the back and side connection of the display screen assembly 200, such as a snap connection or an adhesive connection, etc., which is not limited herein.

Optionally, the first protective case 210 includes a first bottom wall 211 and a first side wall 212, the first bottom wall 211 is used for being matched with one side of the first housing 110 of the electronic device facing away from the flexible display screen, and the first side wall 121 is used for being matched with the side wall of the first housing 110; the first bottom wall 211 may have a hollow or patterned structure, and the first bottom wall 211 and the first side wall 212 may be an integral structure.

Optionally, at least part of the structure of the first side wall 212 protrudes from the flexible display screen and the side wall of the first housing 110. Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of an electronic device assembly in an unfolded state. Compared with the protection shell in the conventional technical scheme, the height of the protection shell at the side edge position is smaller than or equal to that of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the shell, and the protection shell in the embodiment of the utility model can reduce the probability that the flexible display screen is impacted to foreign matters in the falling process of an electronic product by arranging the structure protruding out of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the shell of the electronic device on the side wall of the protection shell, thereby effectively reducing the probability that the flexible display screen is damaged and improving the product reliability of the foldable electronic device.

Optionally, with continued reference to fig. 2 and fig. 4, a side of the first side wall 212 facing away from the first bottom wall 211 is provided with a first protruding portion 213 of an integral structure, and the first protruding portion 213 protrudes from the side wall of the first housing 110 and a plane on which the flexible display screen is in a flattened state. Optionally, the first protruding portion 213 is near or located at a corner position of the first side wall 212, so as to protect a corner position where the electronic device is easy to collide, where the number of the first protruding portions 213 may be one or more, which is not limited herein specifically.

Optionally, the second protective case 220 includes a second bottom wall 221 and a second side wall 222, the second bottom wall 221 is used for being matched with one side of the second housing 120 of the electronic device facing away from the flexible display screen, and the second side wall 222 is used for being matched with the side wall of the second housing 120 of the electronic device; at least part of the second side wall 222 protrudes from the side wall of the second housing 120 and the plane of the flexible display screen in the flattened state.

Optionally, a side of the second side wall 222 facing away from the second bottom wall 221 is provided with a second protruding portion 223 of an integral structure, and the second protruding portion 223 protrudes from the side wall of the second housing 120 and a plane on which the flexible display screen is in the flattened state. Wherein the second protrusion 223 may be near or at a corner of the second sidewall 120. The detailed structure of the second protective case 220 may refer to the structure of the first protective case 210, which will not be described in detail herein.

The specific shape and height of the first protruding portion 213 and the second protruding portion 223 may be designed by a person skilled in the art according to the aesthetic degree, the protection degree, etc., and are not limited herein.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2 and fig. 4, in the protective case of the present embodiment, a first avoidance groove 214 is formed on the first side wall 212 of the first protective case 210, and in a fully folded state (in fig. 2) of the protective case along with the foldable electronic device, the first avoidance groove 214 is used for avoiding the second protrusion 223; likewise, a second avoidance groove 224 is formed on the second side wall 222 of the second protection shell 220, and the second avoidance groove 224 is used for avoiding the first protruding portion 213 when the protection shell is in a fully folded state (in fig. 2) along with the foldable electronic device.

According to the protective shell, the avoidance grooves for avoiding the protruding parts on the opposite sides are respectively formed in the first protective shell and the second protective shell, so that the protruding parts can protect the flexible display screen, a larger gap is not formed by interference of the side walls of the electronic equipment in a completely closed state, and the overall attractiveness of the electronic equipment after folding is improved.

The foregoing description is only a partial embodiment of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model, and all equivalent devices or equivalent processes using the descriptions and the drawings of the present utility model or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A protective case for protecting a foldable electronic device, the foldable electronic device comprising a housing and a flexible display screen; the shell comprises a first shell, a second shell and a rotating shaft assembly; the first shell and the second shell are respectively connected with the rotating shaft assembly, and the first shell and the second shell can rotate along with the rotating shaft assembly; the flexible display screen is respectively connected with the first shell and the second shell and straddles the rotating shaft assembly, and can be folded or flattened along with the relative rotation of the first shell and the second shell;

the foldable electronic device is characterized in that the protective shell comprises a first protective shell and a second protective shell which can be folded relatively, the first protective shell and the second protective shell can be matched with a first shell and a second shell of the foldable electronic device respectively, the first protective shell comprises a first bottom wall and a first side wall, the first bottom wall is used for being matched with one side, away from the flexible display screen, of the first shell, and the first side wall is used for being matched with the side wall of the first shell; at least part of the first side wall protrudes out of the flexible display screen and the side wall of the first shell.

2. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the first bottom wall and the first side wall of the first protective case are of unitary construction.

3. The protective case of claim 1, wherein a side of the first sidewall facing away from the first bottom wall is provided with a first protrusion of unitary construction, the first protrusion protruding from a plane in which the sidewall of the first case and the flexible display screen lie in a flattened state.

4. A protective case according to claim 3, wherein the first projection is located near or at a corner of the first side wall.

5. A protective case according to claim 3, wherein the second protective case comprises a second bottom wall for cooperation with a side of the second case facing away from the flexible display screen and a second side wall for cooperation with a side wall of the second case; at least part of the structure of the second side wall protrudes out of the side wall of the second shell and the plane where the flexible display screen is in a flattened state.

6. The protective case of claim 5, wherein a side of the second side wall facing away from the second bottom wall is provided with a second protrusion of unitary construction, the second protrusion protruding from a plane in which the side wall of the second case and the flexible display screen lie in a flattened state.

7. The protective case of claim 6, wherein the second protrusion is located near or at a corner of the second sidewall.

8. The protective case of claim 6, wherein the first side wall is provided with a first avoidance groove, and the first avoidance groove is configured to avoid the second protrusion when the protective case is in a fully folded state with the foldable electronic device; the second side wall is provided with a second avoiding groove, and the second avoiding groove is used for avoiding the first protruding part when the protective shell is in a completely folded state along with the foldable electronic equipment.

9. The protective case according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the material of the protective case is any one or a combination of a plurality of plastics, rubber, fiber and leather.

10. An electronic device assembly comprising a foldable electronic device and a protective case according to any one of claims 1-9, the protective case cooperating with the foldable electronic device to thereby protect the foldable electronic device.