WO2019148660A1

WO2019148660A1 - Slide type terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2019148660A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/083126
Authority: WO
Inventors: 罗建红; 赵盈; 周金锋; 李瑞峰
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2018-02-02
Filing date: 2018-04-13
Publication date: 2019-08-08

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a slide type terminal, which relates to the field of terminal technology, and can avoid the influence of a front panel component on the screen-to-body ratio of the terminal, and achieve full screen display. The terminal comprises an upper sliding cover and a lower sliding cover arranged opposite to each other, the upper sliding cover and the lower sliding cover being slidable relative to each other; the upper sliding cover comprising a first upper sliding cover surface close to the lower sliding cover and a second upper sliding cover surface opposite to the first upper sliding cover surface, the second upper sliding cover surface being provided with a display screen; the lower sliding cover comprising a first lower sliding cover surface opposite to the first upper sliding cover surface, a front panel device being provided on the top or bottom of the first lower sliding cover surface; when the upper sliding cover slides relative to the lower sliding cover in a direction away from the front panel device, the front panel device provided on the first lower sliding cover surface being exposed.

Description

Slide type terminal

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201101116.

Technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a slide type terminal.

Background technique

With the development of mobile internet technology, large-screen terminals have gradually been accepted by users and become a trend. The screen ratio of the terminal refers to the relative ratio of the area of the display screen in the terminal to the area of the front panel. When the screen ratio is higher, the display area of the mobile phone is larger, and the display effect obtained by the user is better.

At present, in order to increase the screen share ratio of the terminal as much as possible, as shown in FIG. 1, the display screen 01 can be hollowed out when the terminal is produced, and the camera, the earpiece or various sensors are set in the hollowed out area 02. Wait for the front panel components, and the part of the front panel of the mobile phone except the area 02 can be used to set the display 01, thereby increasing the area of the display area and increasing the screen ratio of the terminal.

However, in the above design method of the display screen, since the front panel components such as the camera and the earpiece still need to occupy a certain space on the front panel of the mobile phone, the terminal cannot realize a full-screen display in a true sense.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides a slide type terminal, which can avoid the influence of the front panel components on the proportion of the terminal screen and realize the full screen display.

To achieve the above objective, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a slide type terminal including an upper sliding cover and a sliding cover disposed opposite to each other, wherein the upper sliding cover and the sliding cover are relatively slidable; wherein the upper sliding cover is specifically included a first upper sliding cover surface of the sliding cover and a second upper sliding cover surface opposite to the first upper sliding cover surface, wherein the second upper sliding cover surface is provided with a display screen; the sliding cover comprises the first upper sliding a first sliding cover surface opposite the cover surface, the top or bottom of the first sliding cover surface being provided with a front panel device; thus, when the upper sliding cover slides away from the front panel device relative to the sliding cover, The front panel device disposed on the surface of the first sliding cover may be exposed.

That is to say, in the present application, the front panel device that affects the proportion of the terminal screen is disposed at a position where the sliding cover can be exposed when sliding, so that the upper sliding cover retains as much space as possible for setting the display to improve the terminal. The screen ratio does not affect the user's normal use of the front panel device.

In a possible design method, the coverage area of the display screen on the surface of the second upper sliding cover is greater than 85%, so that the screen ratio of the terminal is increased.

In one possible design method, the front panel device may specifically include at least one of a camera, an earpiece, a sensor, a flash, a fingerprint recognition device, one or more virtual buttons, or one or more physical buttons.

In a possible design method, the front panel device may have N (N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1), and then X front panel devices may be disposed on the top of the second upper sliding surface. The remaining Y front panel devices may be disposed at the bottom of the second upper sliding cover surface, X+Y=N, X≥0, Y≥0.

In a possible design method, when the front panel device includes the earpiece, the earpiece can be disposed on the top of the first sliding cover surface to facilitate the audio test of the earphone through the terminal access authentication.

In a possible design method, the upper sliding cover further includes a first PCB; the first PCB and the display screen are overlapped in a thickness direction of the terminal, and the first PCB is located on a side of the display screen near the sliding cover, In this way, the first PCB does not occupy the position of the display screen in the front panel of the terminal, and the screen ratio of the terminal can be improved.

In a possible design method, when the first PCB includes an external data line interface, the first PCB may be disposed at the top or the bottom of the upper sliding cover, so that the user can plug and unplug the external data line.

In addition, when the first PCB is included in the upper sliding cover, the portion of the sliding cover corresponding to the first PCB may be hollowed out, so that the first upper sliding cover surface is matched with the first sliding cover surface.

Illustratively, the first PCB may be disposed at the bottom of the upper sliding cover, and the front panel device may be disposed at the top of the first sliding cover surface; thus, when the upper sliding cover faces the bottom of the sliding cover with respect to the sliding cover When sliding, the front panel device disposed on the surface of the first sliding cover is exposed.

Of course, the first PCB may also be disposed on the top of the upper sliding cover. At this time, the front panel device may be disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface; thus, when the upper sliding cover is facing upward with respect to the sliding cover When the top slides, the front panel device provided on the surface of the first sliding cover is exposed.

The first PCB may specifically include at least one of a charging circuit, an external data line interface, a microphone, a headphone hole or a speaker.

In a possible design method, the sliding cover may further include a second PCB, and a flexible circuit board (FPC) is disposed between the first PCB and the second PCB, and the FPC is in a bent state.

In a possible design method, the sliding cover may further include a radio frequency (RF) circuit, the antenna clearance required for the RF circuit includes a first area; then, the first sliding area corresponding to the first area may be The metal material in the two regions is hollowed out, so that the antenna in the RF circuit does not receive the influence of the metal material in the corresponding position in the upper sliding cover when transmitting and receiving signals, thereby ensuring the working efficiency of the antenna.

In one possible design method, the hollowed out metal material in the second region is filled with a plastic material.

In one possible design method, the metal material in the second region includes a metal outer casing or a metal back plate.

In a possible design method, a sliding mechanism may be disposed between the upper sliding cover and the sliding cover, and the upper sliding cover is relatively slidable relative to the sliding cover by the sliding mechanism.

In a possible design method, the slide rail travel of the sliding structure is greater than the distance between the target boundary on the first sliding cover surface and the front panel device, wherein when the front panel device is disposed on the first sliding cover surface The top of the target is the boundary of the top of the first sliding cover surface; when the current panel device is disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface, the target boundary is the boundary of the bottom of the first sliding cover surface.

In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, which includes an upper sliding cover and a sliding cover disposed oppositely, and the upper sliding cover and the sliding cover are relatively slidable by a sliding mechanism; wherein the upper sliding cover specifically includes an upper sliding a cover housing, a display screen, and a first PCB, the display screen and the first PCB are fixedly assembled with the upper sliding cover housing, the first PCB is located on a side of the display screen adjacent to the sliding cover; the sliding cover specifically includes a sliding cover housing, a front panel device and a second PCB, the front panel device and the second PCB are fixedly mounted to the surface of the sliding cover housing adjacent to the upper sliding cover, and the front panel device is located at the top of the sliding cover housing; thus, when sliding When the cover slides toward the bottom of the upper slide cover relative to the slide cover, the front panel device disposed at the top of the slide cover is exposed, which improves the terminal screen ratio without affecting the user's normal use habits of the front panel device.

In the embodiment of the present application, the names of the components in the terminal are not limited to the device itself, and in actual implementation, the components may appear under other names. As long as the functions of the various components are similar to the embodiments of the present application, they are within the scope of the claims and their equivalents.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram of a front panel of a terminal in the prior art;

2 is a schematic structural diagram 1 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a schematic structural view 2 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

4 is a schematic structural view 3 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram 4 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

6 is a schematic structural diagram 5 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram 6 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram 7 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram 8 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

10 is a schematic structural view IX of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram 10 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

Figure 12 is a schematic structural view 11 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram 12 of a slide type terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In the following, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" and "second" may include one or more of the features either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "multiple" means two or more unless otherwise stated.

A slide type terminal provided by each embodiment of the present application may specifically be: a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a digital camera, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an in-vehicle device, a navigation device, and a mobile device. Any terminal with a display function, such as a mobile Internet device (MID) or a wearable device (Wearable Device).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, it is a schematic structural diagram of a slide type terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application, the terminal includes an upper sliding cover 201 and a sliding cover 202 disposed opposite to each other, and is disposed on the upper sliding cover 201 and A sliding structure 203 (not shown in FIG. 2) between the sliding covers 202 is configured to support the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202 to achieve relative sliding. For convenience of description, the sliding structure 203 will be separately described in this embodiment. In one implementation, the sliding structure 203, the upper sliding cover 201, and the sliding cover 202 may be independent and assembled into a sliding type terminal. In another implementation, a portion of the sliding structure 203 may be included in the upper sliding cover 201, and another portion of the sliding structure 203 may be included in the sliding cover 202, that is, the sliding type terminal includes a relatively slidable upper The slide cover 201 and the slide cover 202, a portion of the upper slide cover 201 and a portion of the slide cover 202 constitute a sliding structure 203.

It should be noted that the appearance of the terminal shown in FIG. 2, and the devices provided in the upper slider 201 and the sliding cover 202 are merely exemplary.

The upper sliding cover 201 is located above the sliding cover 202 as seen from the front panel of the terminal. In the initial state, the upper slider 201 and the down cover 202 are completely or partially overlapped. In the sliding open state, the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202 are relatively far apart by the sliding structure 203, and the area of the overlapping portion between the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202 is smaller than the initial state of the upper sliding cover 201 and The overlapping area between the sliding covers 202.

The upper slide cover 201 is slidable downward or upward relative to the slide cover 202. For example, in the initial state, the upper sliding cover 201 can slide downward relative to the sliding cover 202. After the upper sliding cover 201 slides downward, the terminal is in a sliding open state, and in the sliding open state, the upper sliding cover 201 Can slide up to restore the initial state. Alternatively, in the initial state, the upper sliding cover 201 can slide upward relative to the sliding cover 202, and after the upper sliding cover 201 slides upward, the terminal is in a sliding open state, and in the state of the sliding opening, the upper sliding cover 201 can Swipe down to restore the initial state. Alternatively, in the initial state, the upper slider 201 can slide upward relative to the slide cover 202, slide down relative to the slide cover 202, and can slide back to the original state.

As shown in FIG. 3( a ), a front view of the upper sliding cover 201 in the embodiment of the present application, wherein the upper sliding cover 201 includes a first upper sliding cover surface adjacent to the sliding cover 202 (not shown in FIG. 3 ) And a second upper sliding cover surface 301 opposite the first upper sliding cover surface, the second upper sliding cover surface 301 being generally a front panel of the terminal.

Then, the display screen 302 can be disposed on the second upper sliding cover surface 301 such that the coverage area of the display screen 302 in the second upper sliding cover surface 301 is larger, for example, the coverage area is greater than 85%, and even the display screen 302 can be Full coverage on the second upper sliding cover surface 301, so that the coverage area of the display screen 302 in the second upper sliding cover surface 301 reaches 100%, achieving full screen display.

At this time, as shown in (b) of FIG. 3, a front panel device 303 such as a camera, a receiver, a flash, and a sensor disposed on the front panel of the terminal in the prior art may be disposed on the sliding cover. 202 is on the top or bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304. The first sliding cover surface 304 refers to a surface of the sliding cover 202 that is adjacent to the upper sliding cover 201. In addition, the bottom and the top are opposite. In general, the bottom refers to the position near the bottom of the terminal, and the top refers to the position near the top of the terminal. The bottom and top of the terminal generally refer to the bottom and top when the terminal is normally used by the user.

Then, the front panel device 303 is disposed at the top of the first sliding cover surface 304, as shown in (a) of FIG. 4, after the upper sliding cover 201 slides downward relative to the sliding cover 202, the terminal is in a sliding open state. The front view of the time. When the user acts on the slider 201 to slide downward, the top of the first sliding cover surface 304 in the sliding cover 202 can be exposed, and the front panel device 303 at the top is exposed at this time. As shown in FIG. 4(b), in a side view after the upper sliding cover 201 is slid downward relative to the sliding cover 202, when the upper sliding cover 201 slides downward relative to the sliding cover 202, it is exposed on the sliding cover 202. The front panel device 303 is disposed on the top of the first sliding cover surface 304, so that the user can normally use the functions of photographing, making a call, etc. provided by the front panel device 303.

It should be noted that, in the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the front panel device 303 is protruded from the first sliding cover surface 304 of the sliding cover 202 as an example. However, the prominently disposed front panel device 303 does not affect the relative sliding process between the upper slider 201 and the down cover 202. For example, the height of the front panel device 303 protruding from the sliding cover 202 does not exceed the gap between the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202.

It can be understood that, in some other embodiments of the present application, the surface of the front panel device 303 near the upper sliding cover 201 may be disposed flush with the first sliding cover surface 304, or lower than the first sliding. Cover surface 304. For example, front panel device 303 can be embedded within first sliding cover surface 304 of glide cover 202. Still alternatively, the front panel device 303 may also be telescopic in the thickness direction of the terminal. For example, when the terminal is in the initial state, the front panel device 303 can be embedded in the sliding cover 202. When the terminal is in the sliding open state, the front panel device 303 can automatically extend in the thickness direction of the terminal. Make any restrictions.

It can be seen that in the slide type terminal provided by the embodiment of the present application, the front panel device 303 that affects the proportion of the terminal screen can be disposed at a position that can be exposed when the sliding cover 202 is in the sliding open state, so that the upper sliding cover 201 is Keep as much space as possible to set up the display to increase the screen share of the terminal without affecting the user's normal use of the front panel device.

In addition, the front panel device 303 may be a virtual button or a physical button, such as a power button or a volume button, in addition to the camera, the earpiece, and the sensor. The above-mentioned sensor may be any type of sensor such as a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor or a face recognition sensor, and the embodiment of the present application does not impose any limitation thereon.

It can be understood that, in the above embodiment, the front panel device 303 is disposed at the top of the first sliding cover surface 304. Illustratively, as shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the front panel device may also be 303 is disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304. At this time, the upper sliding cover 201 can slide upward relative to the sliding cover 202 to expose the bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304 in the sliding cover 202, so that the front panel device 303 located at the bottom is exposed together.

It should be noted that when the front panel device 303 is disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304, if the conventional earpiece is also disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304, the sound effect of the earpiece may be Audio test that cannot be authenticated by mobile phone.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the front panel device of the earpiece can be disposed on the top of the second upper sliding cover surface 301 of the upper sliding cover 201 along with the prior art. Since the earpiece is generally of a narrow strip design, the narrow strip can be placed along the second upper slide without the other front panel components affecting the proportion of the terminal screen on the top of the second upper slide surface 301. The boundary of the top of the surface 301 is set such that as much space as possible in the second upper slider surface 301 can be used to set the display screen 302 to increase the screen ratio of the terminal.

Alternatively, a piezoelectric sounder and a transparent panel can be used in the embodiment of the present application to solve the problem that the conventional earpiece affects the screen ratio. At this time, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5, in a side cross-sectional view of the upper slider 201, the piezoelectric sounder 501 can be embedded in the top of the display screen 302, and the transparent panel 502 and the display screen 302 are pressed. The electric sounders 501 are all in contact. Thus, the piezoelectric sounder 501 can conduct the generated sound pressure to the transparent panel 502, causing the transparent panel 502 to vibrate and vocalize. In this way, it is not necessary to use the traditional earpiece to occupy the space on the upper sliding cover 201 to affect the screen ratio of the terminal, but the function of the earpiece is realized by the combination of the piezoelectric sounder 501 and the transparent panel 502.

Optionally, the transparent panel 502 may be a glass panel or a sapphire panel, and the piezoelectric sounder 501 may be a piezoelectric ceramic sounder. The piezoelectric ceramic sounder is a lead-free piezoelectric ceramic sounding component, which is mainly composed of a metal foil and a piezoelectric ceramic sheet, wherein the surface of the metal foil is closely attached to two or more identical sizes and sequentially Tightly bonded piezoelectric ceramic sheets, the adjacent piezoelectric ceramic sheets are polarized in opposite directions. The sound pressure generated by the piezoelectric sounder is proportional to the number of piezoelectric ceramic sheets. The larger the number, the greater the sound pressure, and the desired large sound pressure can be easily achieved by increasing the number of piezoelectric ceramic sheets. Simple, low production costs.

In other embodiments of the present application, when the front panel device 303 includes a plurality of, the front panel devices 303 may also be disposed at the top and bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304, respectively. Illustratively, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6, the camera 601, the earpiece 602, and the sensor 603 may be disposed on top of the first sliding cover surface 304. Then, when the user wishes to use the function related to the camera 601, the earpiece 602 or the sensor 603, the upper sliding cover 201 can be pushed to slide downward relative to the sliding cover 202 to expose the camera 601 disposed in the top of the first sliding cover surface 304. The earpiece 602 and the sensor 603.

Accordingly, as shown in (b) of Fig. 6, a device such as the fingerprint recognition device 604 can also be disposed at the bottom of the first lower slider surface 304. Then, when the user wishes to use the function associated with the fingerprint recognition device 604 or the speaker 605, the upper slider 201 can be pushed up relative to the slide cover 202 to expose the fingerprint recognition device 604 disposed in the bottom of the first slide cover surface 304. .

In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the upper sliding cover 201 can be exposed to the front cover device disposed on the sliding cover 202 when sliding upward (or downward) relative to the sliding cover 202, the upper sliding cover 201 and the lower sliding cover 201 can be disposed. The slide path of the slide structure 203 between the sliders 202 is greater than the distance of the front panel device from the bottom (or top) of the first slide cover surface 304. This rail stroke refers to the maximum distance that the upper slider 201 slides relative to the slide cover 202.

Illustratively, the above sliding structure 203 can be seen in FIGS. 7-8. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a sliding structure 203 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the sliding structure 203 shown in FIG. 7 assembled.

The sliding structure 203 may include an upper substrate 32 and a lower substrate 34. The upper substrate 32 is fixedly connected to the upper sliding cover 201, and the lower substrate 34 is fixedly connected to the sliding cover 202. For example, the upper substrate 32 may specifically be the first upper sliding cover surface of the upper sliding cover 201 adjacent to the sliding cover 202. The lower substrate 34 may specifically be the first sliding cover surface of the sliding cover 202 adjacent to the upper sliding cover. (eg, the first sliding cover surface 304 in Figure 3(b)).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7-8, the first end of the upper substrate 32 is provided with two first sliding slots 321; the two first sliding slots 321 are oppositely disposed. Correspondingly, the first end of the lower substrate 34 is provided with two first sliding rails 341; the two first sliding rails 341 are also oppositely disposed. The two first sliding rails 341 can be respectively inserted into the two first sliding slots 321 to achieve the matching of the sliding rails and the sliding slots.

Moreover, the second end of the upper substrate 32 is further provided with two second sliding rails 323, and the two second sliding rails 323 are oppositely disposed. The second end of the lower substrate 34 is further provided with two second sliding slots 343, and the two second sliding slots 343 are also oppositely disposed. The two second sliding rails 323 can be respectively inserted into the two second sliding slots 343 to achieve the matching of the sliding rails and the sliding slots. Optionally, the first sliding slot 321 and the second sliding rail 323 located on the same side of the upper substrate 32 may not be in contact, that is, there may be a space between the first sliding slot 321 and the second sliding rail 323 located on the same side. Optionally, the second sliding slot 343 and the first sliding rail 341 located on the same side of the lower substrate 34 may not be in contact, that is, there may be a space between the second sliding slot 343 and the first sliding rail 341 on the same side.

After the upper substrate 32 and the lower substrate 34 are inserted, the two first sliding rails 341 are respectively inserted into the two first sliding slots 321 , and the two second sliding rails 323 are respectively inserted into the two second sliding slots 343 respectively. The sliding groove 321 cooperates with the first sliding rail 341, and the second sliding groove 343 and the second sliding rail 323 cooperate to enable the upper substrate 32 and the lower substrate 34 to slide relative to each other.

The first end of the upper substrate 32 may be a position close to the bottom of the upper substrate 32, and the second end of the upper substrate 32 may be a position close to the top of the upper substrate 32, and correspondingly, the second substrate 34 One end is located near the bottom of the lower substrate 34, and the second end of the lower substrate 34 is located near the top of the lower substrate 34. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the first end of the upper substrate 32 may be near the top of the upper substrate 32, and the second end of the upper substrate 32 may be near the bottom of the upper substrate 32, correspondingly, The first end of the lower substrate 34 is located near the top of the lower substrate 34, and the second end of the lower substrate 34 is located near the bottom of the lower substrate 34.

Further, in addition to the display screen 302 disposed on the second upper sliding cover surface 301, the upper sliding cover 201 may further include a first printed circuit board (PCB) for the first PCB. The various devices in the management upper cover 201 may also be referred to as the secondary boards of the terminal. For example, a device such as a charging circuit, an external data line interface, a microphone, and a speaker can be integrated in the first PCB. The external data line interface may be a USB (universal serial bus) interface, an AUX interface (AUX), or a type-C interface, and the like.

The first PCB in the upper slider 201 is controlled by an electrical signal output by the second PCB in the sliding cover 202. The second PCB may also be referred to as a motherboard of the terminal, and is mainly integrated with a processor, a memory, and wireless fidelity (Wireless). -Fidelity, Wi-Fi) modules, Bluetooth modules and other devices and interfaces.

Since the first PCB and the second PCB are respectively disposed in the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202, the first PCB and the second PCB can communicate through a flexible printed circuit (FPC). It should be noted that there may be one or more FPCs disposed between the first PCB and the second PCB.

As shown in FIG. 9 , a side view of a slide type terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application, wherein the upper slide cover 201 specifically includes a display screen 302 and a first PCB 901 , and the first PCB 901 and the display screen 302 can be The arrangement is overlapped in the thickness direction of the terminal, and the first PCB 901 is located on the side of the display screen 302 near the slide cover 202. The projection of the first PCB 901 on the upper slider 201 generally falls into the projection of the display screen 302 on the upper slider 201, that is, the area of the first PCB 901 is less than or equal to the area of the display screen 302.

The first PCB 901 is used to control the working state of each device in the upper sliding cover 201. The first PCB 901 can communicate with the second PCB in the sliding cover 202 through the FPC 902, and the FPC 902 can be bent and disposed on the upper sliding cover. Between 201 and the sliding cover 202.

Of course, the first PCB 901 can be disposed at the bottom of the upper sliding cover 201, and can be disposed at any position, such as the top of the upper sliding cover 201.

For example, in FIG. 9, the first PCB 901 is disposed at the bottom of the upper sliding cover 201. Since the first PCB 901 is overlapped with the display screen 302, the upper sliding cover 201 is L-shaped from the side, so that the surface of the entire terminal is flattened. The portion of the sliding cover 202 corresponding to the first PCB 901 can be hollowed out, so that the sliding cover 202 is in an inverted L shape from the side and fits with the upper sliding cover 201.

At this time, since the overlapping first PCB 901 and the sliding cover 202 are in contact with each other, the upper sliding cover 201 cannot slide upward relative to the sliding cover 202. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the front panel device 303 can be disposed under The top of the first sliding cover surface 304 in the slider 202. Thus, the user can expose the front panel device 303 hidden on top of the first sliding cover surface 304 by pushing the upper sliding cover 201 downward to slide, thereby normally using the functions provided by the front panel device 303.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the external data line interface in the first PCB 901 is an example of a USB interface. When the first PCB 901 is disposed at the bottom of the upper sliding cover 201, the USB interface in the first PCB 901 is also simultaneously It is disposed at the bottom of the upper slider 201. Then, when the user connects the connector 903 of the charging cable (or the earphone cable) through the USB interface, the charging wire and the connector 903 can slide down together with the upper sliding cover 201, so that the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202 are Relative sliding is not affected by the wires and connectors at the USB interface. Otherwise, if the USB interface is disposed at the bottom of the sliding cover 202 with the first PCB 901, the upper sliding cover 201 will touch the connector 903 at the USB interface when sliding downward relative to the sliding cover 202, hindering the upper sliding cover 201 and the lower portion. The sliding process between the sliders 202 even causes a poor contact at the USB interface.

In other embodiments of the present application, the first PCB 901 is disposed on the top of the upper sliding cover 201 as shown in FIG. 11 , because the first PCB 901 and the display screen 302 are overlapped on the upper sliding cover 201 . The top portion, so that the upper sliding cover 201 is inverted in an L shape from the side, then in order to make the surface of the entire terminal flat, the portion of the sliding cover 202 corresponding to the first PCB 901 can be hollowed out, so that the sliding cover 202 is L from the side. The shape is matched with the upper sliding cover 201.

When the terminal is in the initial state, since the first PCB 901 disposed on the top of the upper sliding cover 201 is in conflict with the sliding cover 202, the upper sliding cover 201 cannot slide downward relative to the sliding cover 202, and thus, as shown in FIG. The front panel device 303 described above may be disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304 in the sliding cover 202. Thus, the user can expose the front panel device 303 hidden at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface 304 by pushing the upper sliding cover 201 upward to slide, thereby normally using the functions provided by the front panel device 303.

Of course, the first PCB 901 described above may also be disposed in the sliding cover 202. For example, the first PCB 901 is placed in the area of the sliding cover 202 shown in FIG. 10 that is hollowed out. At this time, the surfaces of the sliding cover 202 and the upper sliding cover 201 facing each other are flat surfaces. Then, the upper slider 201 can slide upward with respect to the slide cover 202, or can slide down, or slide up or down.

Still alternatively, the first PCB 901 and the second PCB in the above embodiment may also be integrated into one PCB. The integrated PCB can be disposed in the sliding cover 202 or the upper sliding cover 201, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, the surfaces of the sliding cover 202 and the upper sliding cover 201 opposite to each other are flat surfaces at this time. Then, the upper slider 201 can slide upward with respect to the slide cover 202, or can slide down, or slide up or down.

In another embodiment of the present application, in addition to the display screen 302 disposed in the upper sliding cover 201 and the first PCB 901, other components in the terminal, such as the above-mentioned second PCB and the battery, may be disposed under In the slider 202. Generally, the second PCB integrates various functions such as a processor, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a memory, a Bluetooth device, a WI-FI device, a positioning device, and an audio circuit.

The above RF circuit can be used for receiving and transmitting wireless signals in the terminal for transmitting and receiving information or during a call. Generally, RF circuits include, but are not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. The RF circuit can communicate with other devices via wireless communication, which can use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to global mobile communication systems, general packet radio services, code division multiple access, wideband code division multiple access, long term evolution , email, SMS service, etc.

Since the electromagnetic wave radiated by the antenna in the RF circuit is shielded by the metal, the conductive metal will reflect, absorb, and cancel the electromagnetic wave. Therefore, when designing the antenna, it is necessary to leave a clean space for the antenna (also called antenna headroom, Clearance) to ensure the omnidirectional communication effect of the antenna.

Then, when the RF circuit is disposed in the sliding cover 202, as shown in (b) of FIG. 12, the RF circuit 1101 is disposed on the top of the sliding cover 202 as an example, and the antenna clearance required for the RF circuit is 1102 along the sliding cover. The boundary setting at the top of 202. Then, in a state where the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202 are closed, if there is metal in the region 1103 corresponding to the antenna clearance 1102 in the upper sliding cover 201, the upper sliding cover 201 also faces the antenna in the RF circuit 1101. The efficiency of work has an impact. Therefore, as shown in (a) of FIG. 12, the metal material in the region 1103 corresponding to the antenna headspace 1102 in the upper slider 201 can be removed, and a material having no influence or influence on electromagnetic waves such as plastic can be used. The area 1103 is filled so that the antenna in the RF circuit 1101 is not blocked by the upper sliding cover 201 when transmitting and receiving signals, thereby ensuring the working efficiency of the antenna.

The metal material present in the area 1103 corresponding to the antenna clearance 1102 in the upper sliding cover 201 may be a metal outer casing of the upper sliding cover 201 or a metal backing plate provided in the upper sliding cover 201, etc. The embodiment does not impose any restrictions on this.

Illustratively, FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a structure of a slide type terminal according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 13, the terminal specifically includes an upper slide cover 201 and a slide cover 202 which are oppositely disposed, and a sliding structure 203 between the upper slide cover 201 and the slide cover 202.

The upper sliding cover 201 specifically includes an upper sliding cover housing 121, a display screen 302, and a first PCB 901. Both the display screen 302 and the first PCB 901 are fixedly assembled with the upper slider housing 121. Typically, the side of the display screen 302 is the front panel of the terminal. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, the position of the edge of the slider cover 121 on the front panel of the terminal is completely covered by the display screen 302, so that the screen ratio of the terminal is significantly improved.

The sliding cover 202 specifically includes a sliding cover housing 122, a front panel device 303, and a second PCB 123. The front panel device 303 and the second PCB 123 are each fixedly mounted to the surface of the glide cover housing 122 near the upper slider 201, and the front panel device 303 is located at the top of the glide cover housing 122. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the front panel device 303 that affects the proportion of the terminal screen is disposed in the sliding cover 202, so that the front panel of the upper sliding cover 201 has more space for setting the display screen 302 to improve the terminal. The proportion of the screen. At the same time, when the upper slider 201 slides relative to the slide cover 202, the front panel device 303 hidden in the slide cover 202 can also be exposed, so that the front panel device can work normally.

As shown in FIG. 13, the upper sliding cover 201 and the sliding cover 202 are physically connected by the sliding structure 203, and the upper sliding cover 201 and the lower surface are realized by providing the FPC 902 between the first PCB 901 and the second PCB 123. Electrical connection between the sliders 202. The first PCB 901 may be a circuit board on which the circuit components required for the upper sliding cover 201 are mounted, and the second PCB 123 may be a circuit board on which the circuit components required for the sliding cover 202 are mounted. Of course, the sliding cover 202 may also include a device required for a terminal such as a battery, and the embodiment of the present application does not impose any limitation.

In addition, when the terminal requires front panel device operation, the control slide mechanism 203 can automatically slide the upper slide cover or the slide cover to expose the hidden front panel device in the slide cover. For example, when the terminal detects the user's outgoing call operation to a certain telephone number, the sliding mechanism 203 can be triggered to automatically push the upper sliding cover to slide downward to expose the earpiece disposed at the top of the sliding cover, and the user does not need to manually slide the upper sliding cover. You can use the handset to make a call.

It should be noted that the components of the terminal shown in FIG. 13 are only illustrated by way of example only, and are only used to illustrate the connection relationship between the sliding structure and other components in the terminal, and do not limit the specific shape and structure of each component, as long as the implementation is implemented. In the connection relationship shown in the example, the sliding between the upper sliding cover and the sliding cover can be achieved. Each component can have other shapes and configurations, such as the shape and size of display screen 302, first PCB 901, and second PCB 123.

It can be understood that, in order to implement the above functions, the above terminal and the like include hardware structures and/or software modules corresponding to each function. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in a combination of hardware or hardware and computer software in combination with the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is implemented in hardware or computer software to drive hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

The foregoing is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application should be covered by the scope of the present application. . Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

A slide type terminal, characterized in that the terminal comprises an upper sliding cover (201) and a sliding cover (202) which are oppositely disposed, and the upper sliding cover (201) and the sliding cover (202) can Relative sliding; among them,

The upper sliding cover (201) includes a first upper sliding cover surface adjacent to the sliding cover (202) and a second upper sliding cover surface (301) opposite to the first upper sliding cover surface, the first a display screen (302) is disposed on the upper sliding cover surface (301);

The sliding cover (202) includes a first sliding cover surface (304) opposite the first upper sliding cover surface, and a front panel device is provided on the top or bottom of the first sliding cover surface (304) (303);

The first sliding cover surface (304) is disposed when the upper sliding cover (201) slides away from the front panel device (303) relative to the sliding cover (202) The front panel device (303) is exposed.
The terminal of claim 1 wherein said display screen (302) has a coverage area on said second upper slider surface (301) of greater than 85%.
The terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front panel device (303) comprises a camera, an earpiece, a sensor, a flash, a fingerprint recognition device, one or more virtual buttons or one or more physical buttons At least one of them.
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front panel device (303) has N, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1;

Wherein, X front panel devices (303) are disposed on the top of the second upper sliding cover surface (301), and Y front panel devices (303) are disposed on the bottom of the second upper sliding cover surface (301). X+Y=N, X≥0, Y≥0.
A terminal according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said front panel device (303) comprises said earpiece.

Wherein the earpiece is disposed on top of the first sliding cover surface (304).
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the upper sliding cover (201) further comprises a first printed circuit board PCB (901); the first PCB (901) and the The display screen (302) is overlapped in the thickness direction of the terminal, and the first PCB (901) is located on a side of the display screen (302) close to the sliding cover (202).
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the first PCB (901) includes an external data line interface, and the first PCB (901) is disposed at the top or bottom of the upper sliding cover (201). .
The terminal according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a portion of the sliding cover (202) corresponding to the first PCB (901) is hollowed out such that the surface of the first upper sliding cover is The first sliding cover surface (304) is in engagement.
The terminal according to any one of claims 6-8, wherein the first PCB (901) includes at least one of a charging circuit, an external data line interface, a microphone, a headphone jack or a speaker.
The terminal according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the first PCB (901) is disposed at the bottom of the upper sliding cover (201), and the front panel device (303) is disposed at The top of the first sliding cover surface (304);

The front portion of the first sliding cover surface (304) is disposed when the upper sliding cover (201) slides toward the bottom of the upper sliding cover (201) with respect to the sliding cover (202) The panel device (303) is exposed.
The terminal according to any one of claims 6 to 10, further comprising a second PCB in the sliding cover (202), between the first PCB (901) and the second PCB A flexible circuit board FPC is provided, and the FPC is in a bent state.
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the sliding cover (202) further comprises a radio frequency RF circuit (1101), and the antenna clearance required by the RF circuit (1101) includes First area;

The metal material in the second region corresponding to the first region in the upper sliding cover (201) is hollowed out.
The terminal according to claim 12, wherein the hollowed out metal material in the second region is filled with a plastic material.
The terminal according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the metal material in the second region comprises a metal casing or a metal backing plate.
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein a sliding mechanism (203) is disposed between the upper sliding cover (201) and the sliding cover (202).

The upper sliding cover (201) slides relative to the sliding cover (202) under the driving of the sliding mechanism (203).
The terminal according to claim 15, wherein a sliding path of the sliding structure is greater than a distance between a target boundary of the first sliding cover surface (304) and the front panel device (303),

When the front panel device (303) is disposed on top of the first sliding cover surface (304), the target boundary is a boundary of the top of the first sliding cover surface (304); when the front When the panel device (303) is disposed at the bottom of the first sliding cover surface (304), the target boundary is the boundary of the bottom of the first sliding cover surface (304).
A slide type terminal, characterized in that the terminal comprises an upper sliding cover (201) and a sliding cover (202), the upper sliding cover (201) and the sliding cover (202) Between the two can be relatively slid by the sliding mechanism (203);

The upper sliding cover (201) includes an upper sliding cover housing (121), a display screen (302), and a first printed circuit board PCB (901), the display screen (302) and the first PCB (901) Both are fixedly assembled with the upper sliding cover housing (121), and the first PCB (901) is located on a side of the display screen (302) adjacent to the sliding cover (202);

The sliding cover (202) includes a sliding cover housing (122), a front panel device (303), a second PCB (123), and a battery, the front panel device (303), the second PCB (123) And the battery is fixedly assembled with the sliding cover housing (122), the front panel device (303) is located at the top of the sliding cover housing (122);

When the upper sliding cover (201) slides toward the bottom of the upper sliding cover (201) with respect to the sliding cover (202), the front panel device disposed at the top of the sliding cover (202) 303) was exposed.