TWM628246U - Foldable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a pivoted member and a second body. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body by the pivoted member, and includes an appearance component, a sliding component, and a flexible display element. The sliding component is slidably disposed on the appearance component and has a top end. The flexible display element is disposed on the sliding component. The sliding component is located between the appearance component and the flexible display element. When the second body is flipped relative to the first body, the sliding component is adapted for sliding between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the appearance component to adjust an exposed area of ​​the flexible display element.

Description

foldable electronic device

This case is about an electronic device, and especially a foldable electronic device.

With the advancement of technology, the needs of users are becoming more and more diverse. When using electronic devices, users may require screens of different sizes according to different usage states. How to make the screen size of the electronic device can be adjusted according to the user's needs is a research direction in this field.

A foldable electronic device of the present application includes a first body, a pivot member and a second body. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body through the pivoting element, and includes an appearance element, a sliding element and a flexible display element. The sliding component is slidably arranged on the appearance component and has a top end, the flexible display element is arranged on the sliding component, and the sliding component is located between the appearance component and the flexible display component. When the second body is opened relative to the first body, the sliding component is suitable for sliding relative to the appearance component between a retracted position and a pulled-out position to adjust the exposed area of the flexible display element.

Based on the above, when the second body of the present case is opened relative to the first body, the sliding component is suitable for sliding relative to the appearance component between the retracted position and the extended position to adjust the exposed area of the flexible display element.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 2 , the foldable electronic device 100 of the present case includes a first body 110 , a pivot member 105 and a second body 120 . The second body 120 is pivotally connected to the first body 110 through the pivot member 105 . .

In one embodiment, the foldable electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, the first body 110 is, for example, a host computer, and the second body 120 is, for example, a screen, but this case is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the second body 120 includes an appearance element 122 , a sliding element 130 and a flexible display element 140 . The sliding element 130 is slidably mounted on the appearance element 122 and has a top end 132 , and the flexible display element 140 is disposed on the sliding element 130 . The appearance element 122 is located outside the second body 120 , the flexible display element 140 is located inside the second body 120 , and the sliding element 130 is located between the appearance element 122 and the flexible display element 140 .

In one embodiment, the second body 120 further includes a pull rod 155 , and the pull rod 155 is disposed between the appearance component 122 and the sliding component 130 .

The top end 132 is located away from the pivot member 105 . As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the flexible display element 140 includes a first side 142 and a second side 144 opposite to each other. The first side 142 is fixed to the top 132 , and the second side 144 is fixed to the pull rod 155 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 , in one embodiment, the second body 120 further includes a roller 150 , the roller 150 is pivoted on the exterior component 122 , and the roller 150 is adjacent to the pivot member 105 . The flexible display element 140 bypasses the roller 150 and extends between the appearance element 122 and the sliding element 130 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , when the sliding component 130 is in a retracted position P1 , the pull rod 155 is close to the top 132 , and part of the flexible display component 140 is located between the appearance component 122 and the sliding component 130 , so that the flexible display component 140 is The exposed area is less than or equal to the area of the appearance component 122 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , when the sliding element 130 slides to a pull-out position P2 , the pull rod 155 approaches the roller 150 , and the top 132 of the sliding element 130 protrudes beyond the appearance element 122 . At this time, the exposed area of the flexible display element 140 is larger than the area of the appearance element 122 .

Therefore, the sliding component 130 is suitable for sliding relative to the appearance component 122 between the retracted position P1 ( FIG. 3 ) and the pulled-out position P2 ( FIG. 4 ) to adjust the position of the flexible display element 140 ( FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 ). exposed area.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 , in one embodiment, the second body 120 further includes an elastic member 160 , and the elastic member 160 is connected between the appearance component 122 and the pull rod 155 . When the sliding assembly 130 moves from the retracted position P1 to the open position P2 to increase the exposed area of the flexible display element 140 ( FIG. 2 ), the pull rod 155 moves downward. At this time, the elastic member 160 is elongated to accumulate elastic potential energy.

When the flexible display member 140 is retracted as shown in FIG. 1 , the elastic potential energy accumulated by the elastic member 160 can be released to pull the pull rod 155 upward, and the second end 144 of the flexible display member 140 will be upward to avoid When the sliding assembly 130 returns to the retracted position P1 , the second end 144 of the flexible display element 140 does not move upwards and sags loosely.

Referring to FIG. 8 , in one embodiment, the foldable electronic device 100 includes a driving component 170 , and the sliding component 130 is linked to the driving component 170 .

In one embodiment, the driving element 170 is, for example, a combination of the motor 172 and the connecting rod 174 , and the user can press a physical switch or control the driving element 170 through an operation interface. The motor 172 is used to drive the connecting rod 174 to move up and down. The connecting rod 174 is connected to the sliding element 130 to drive the sliding element 130 to move up and down, so as to expand or reduce the exposed area of the flexible display element 140 . Of course, in other embodiments, the user can also manually control the lifting and lowering of the sliding component 130 .

Referring back to FIG. 4 , the appearance component 122 includes a decorative plate 124 and a plurality of first support bars 126 . The first support bars 126 are disposed on the inner side of the decorative board 124 and extend along the sliding direction D. As shown in FIG. The sliding assembly 130 includes a plurality of second supporting bars 134 extending along the sliding direction D, and the first supporting bars 126 are partially staggered from the second supporting bars 134 to improve supportability.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in one embodiment, the first support bars 126 respectively include a plurality of first surfaces 127 , the first surfaces 127 face the flexible display element 140 , and the second support bars 134 respectively include a plurality of second surfaces 127 . The surfaces 135 , the second surfaces 135 face the flexible display element 140 . The first surfaces 127 are coplanar with the second surfaces 135 . The first surfaces 127 of the first support bars 126 and the second surfaces 135 of the second support bars 134 are used to support the flexible display element 140 to maintain the flexible display element 140 before and after being pulled apart Flat without slumping.

To sum up, when the second body of the present case is opened relative to the first body, the sliding component is suitable for sliding relative to the appearance component between the retracted position and the pulled-out position, so as to adjust the exposed area of the flexible display element .

D: sliding direction P1: collapsed position P2: Pulled position 100: Foldable Electronic Device 105:Pivot piece 110: The first body 120: Second body 122: Appearance Components 124: Decorative plate 126: The first support bar 127: First Surface 130:Sliding components 132: Top 134: Second support bar 135: Second Surface 140: Flexible Display 142: First Side 144: Second Side 150: Roller 155: Tie rod 160: elastic parts 170: Drive Components 172: Motor 174: Connecting rod

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective schematic diagram of a sliding component of a foldable electronic device in a folded position according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective schematic view of the sliding assembly of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1 in a pulled-out position. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of hiding the flexible display element of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of hiding the flexible display element of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged schematic view of the flexible display element of FIG. 1 bypassing the roller. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another viewing angle of FIG. 3 . FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another viewing angle of FIG. 4 . FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged schematic view of the drive assembly of FIG. 1 . FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 3 .

D: sliding direction

P2: Pulled position

100: Foldable Electronic Device

105:Pivot piece

110: The first body

120: Second body

122: Appearance Components

130:Sliding components

132: Top

140: Flexible Display

142: First Side

144: Second Side

150: Roller

155: Tie rod

170: Drive Components

Claims (8)

A foldable electronic device, comprising: a first body; a pivot; and A second body is pivotally connected to the first body through the pivoting member, and includes: an appearance component; a sliding component, which is slidably mounted on the appearance component and has a top; and a flexible display element disposed on the sliding element, wherein the sliding element is located between the appearance element and the flexible display element; Wherein, when the second body is opened relative to the first body, the sliding component is suitable for sliding relative to the appearance component between a retracted position and a pulled-out position, so as to adjust the exposure of the flexible display element area. The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second body further comprises a roller, the roller is pivoted on the appearance element, and is adjacent to the pivot member, the flexible display member bypasses the roller Extend between the appearance component and the sliding component. The foldable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the second body further comprises a pull rod, the pull rod is located between the appearance component and the sliding component, and the flexible display member includes a first side opposite and a The second side, the first side is fixed on the top end, and the second side is fixed on the pull rod. The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second body further comprises an elastic member connected between the appearance component and the pull rod. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a driving component, and the sliding component is linked with the driving component. The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the appearance component comprises a decorative board and a plurality of first support bars, the first support bars are disposed on the inner side of the decorative board and extend along a sliding direction. The foldable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the sliding component includes a plurality of second support bars extending along the sliding direction, and the first support bars are partially offset from the second support bars. The foldable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first support bars respectively comprise a plurality of first surfaces, the first surfaces face the flexible display element, and the second support bars respectively comprise a plurality of first surfaces second surfaces, the second surfaces face the flexible display element, the first surfaces and the second surfaces are coplanar.

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