WO2020029207A1

WO2020029207A1 - Foldable device

Info

Publication number: WO2020029207A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/099725
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘文俊; 陈松亚; 凡小飞; 秦涛; 袁浩
Original assignee: 深圳市柔宇科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-08-09
Filing date: 2018-08-09
Publication date: 2020-02-13
Also published as: CN112889103A

Abstract

A foldable device (100), comprising a first housing (10), a second housing (20), a rotating shaft assembly (30), and a flexible projection member (40). The flexible protection member (40) covers the rotating shaft assembly (30) to prevent the rotating shaft assembly (30) from being exposed, thereby preventing the rotating shaft assembly (30) from being rusted, damaged, etc. due to external influences. Moreover, covering the rotating shaft assembly (30) with the flexible protection member (40) prevents the exposed rotating shaft assembly (30) from pinching the palm of a user holding the device (100), so as to protect the user.

Description

Foldable device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and in particular, to a foldable device.

Background technique

In the prior art foldable equipment, the structures on both sides of the foldable equipment are generally connected by a shaft assembly to realize the folding of the equipment. The rotating shaft assembly generally has a large difference in appearance with the structure on both sides thereof. The exposed shaft assembly easily grips the palm of the user who holds the device and causes harm to the human body. In addition, the exposed shaft assembly lacks protection and is susceptible to rust and damage due to external influences.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a foldable device for protecting a rotating shaft assembly and a user.

The foldable device includes a first housing, a second housing, a rotating shaft assembly, and a flexible protection member, the rotating shaft assembly is connected between the first housing and the second housing, and the flexible protection The component includes a flexible cover plate and side plates provided on opposite sides of the flexible cover plate, the flexible cover plate is covered on the rotation shaft assembly, and the two side plates cover opposite sides of the rotation shaft assembly; at least one The side plate is provided with an elastic member extending along the length direction of the side plate.

In the foldable device provided by the present invention, the rotating shaft component is covered with the flexible protective member, so that the flexible protecting member is used to prevent the rotating shaft component from being exposed to the outside, thereby preventing the rotating shaft component from being affected by external influences. Rust, damage, etc. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the rotating shaft assembly from pinching the palm of the user holding the device, thereby avoiding harm to the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural explosion diagram of the foldable device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the structure after the various structures of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are assembled; FIG.

3 is a schematic front view of the structure after the various structures of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are assembled;

4 is a schematic side view of the structure after the various structures of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are assembled;

5 is a schematic side view of a flexible protective member after bending according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an enlarged structural diagram of a flexible protective member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is an enlarged schematic view of the position of the foldable device II according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention;

8 is an enlarged schematic view of the position of the foldable device III in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention;

9 is a schematic front view of a support member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a support member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In the following, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 6. The present invention provides a foldable device 100. The foldable device 100 may be a foldable display device, such as various display devices such as a mobile phone, a tablet, an e-reader, a computer, and an electronic display screen. . It can be understood that the foldable device 100 may also be a foldable non-display device. The present invention is described by taking the foldable device 100 as a foldable display device as an example.

The foldable device 100 includes a first casing 10, a second casing 20, a rotating shaft assembly 30, and a flexible protection member 40. The rotating shaft assembly 30 and the flexible protection member 40 are both located between the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 and connected to the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, Therefore, relative rotation of the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 is achieved through the rotating shaft assembly 30, and then folding of the foldable device 100 is achieved.

The rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least one rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft assembly 30 is folded by the rotating shaft. It should be understood that the rotating shaft referred to in the present invention is not limited to an actual physical shaft, but may also be a virtual shaft, that is, as long as the rotating shaft component 30 is bent around a certain axis, it can be considered as the rotating shaft. In this embodiment, the rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least two rotating parts 31, and two adjacent rotating parts 31 are fixed by a bolt, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 can be connected with two adjacent rotating parts 31 The latch at the position rotates the rotating shaft. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present invention, the rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least two rods, and adjacent rods may be rotationally connected through a damping sheet, and the damping sheet is connected to a rod connected thereto. Both are rotationally connected, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 rotates with the lever as a rotating shaft.

The flexible protective member 40 is made of a flexible material, so as to avoid the influence of the flexible protective member 40 on the foldable device 100. In this embodiment, the flexible protective member 40 is made of a silicone material. The flexible protection member 40 includes a flexible cover plate 41 and side plates 42 and 43 located on both sides of the flexible cover plate 41 and connected to the flexible cover plate 41. In this embodiment, after the foldable device 100 is flattened, the flexible cover 41 is coplanar with the surfaces of the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, so that the foldable display device 100 has Better appearance. Moreover, in this embodiment, the side plate 42 and the side plate 43 are located at opposite ends of the flexible cover plate 41 and are both vertically connected to the flexible cover plate 41. Wherein, the flexible cover plate 41 covers one side in the bending direction of the rotating shaft assembly 30, that is, when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, the opposite ends of the flexible cover plate 41 are close to each other and are disposed facing each other. The side plate 42 and the side plate 43 cover opposite sides of the shaft assembly 30 and are detachably fixed to both sides of the shaft assembly 30, so as to cover the shaft assembly 30 by the flexible protective member 40. In order to protect the rotating shaft assembly 30 through the flexible protection member 40 and make the appearance of the foldable device 100 more beautiful. At the same time, the flexible protection member 40 prevents the shaft assembly 30 from being exposed to the outside, thereby preventing the shaft assembly 30 from being rusted, damaged, etc. due to external influences. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the rotating shaft assembly 30 from pinching the palm of the user holding the device, thereby avoiding harm to the user.

The flexible cover 41 includes a first surface facing away from the shaft assembly 30 and a second surface facing the shaft assembly. At least one buffer groove 411 is provided on the first surface of the flexible cover plate 41, and the buffer groove 441 is formed by the first surface of the flexible cover plate 41 being recessed toward the second surface. In addition, the extending direction of the buffer groove 411 is the same as that of the rotating shaft, and the buffer groove 411 corresponds to the connecting position of the rotating shaft, so that the buffer groove 411 is easy when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is folded. Deformation occurs, thereby making it easier to use the buffer groove 411 as a deformation receiving space to accommodate a part that is extruded during deformation, or to provide more stretching amount as a stretching space. In this embodiment, the buffer groove 411 is provided on the flexible cover 41 of the flexible protective member 40, so that when the foldable device 100 is folded, the flexible protective member 40 can be easily folded, so that Avoiding the impact of the flexible protective member 40 on the folding of the foldable device 100 can also avoid wrinkles due to the bending stress being too large when the flexible protective member 40 is folded.

In this embodiment, the number of the buffer grooves 411 is plural, and the buffer grooves 411 are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of each buffer groove 411 increases from the opposite ends toward the middle, so that the opposite ends of each buffer groove 411 form a sharp angle. Each buffer groove 411 extends from a position near the side plate 42 to a position near the side plate 43. The rotating shaft assembly 30 has a bending inner side and a bending outer side opposite to the bending inner side during bending. The bending inner side refers to a side opposite to the opposite ends after bending, and the bending outer side refers to the opposite ends after bending. The other side of the back. The inside of the bend is surrounded by the outside of the bend. In this embodiment, since the flexible cover plate 41 is located at the inner side of the bend, when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, the flexible cover plate 41 is compressed as a whole, and the extrusion part generated by the compression can be accommodated in the buffer groove 411. Inside, thereby avoiding or reducing the phenomenon of arching or wrinkling of the flexible cover 41.

Further, referring to FIG. 6, in this embodiment, a convex rib 46 is formed on the second surface of the flexible cover plate 41 at a position corresponding to the buffer groove 41, and the extending direction of the convex rib 46 is consistent with the extending direction of the buffer groove 411. The protruding ribs 46 can further strengthen the overall strength of the flexible cover plate 41 and prevent the overall strength of the flexible cover plate 41 from being significantly affected by the opening of the buffer groove 411.

Further, the side plate 42 and the side plate 43 are also provided with at least one opening 421. The opening 421 may be a groove or an opening, and the opening 421 is located in the buffer groove 411 on the side plate 42 or The extension line of the side plate 43, that is, the side plate 42 or the opening 421 on the side plate 43 is aligned with the buffer groove on the flexible cover 41. In this embodiment, the opening 421 on the side plate 42 and / or the side plate 43 is an opening, and a diameter of the opening 421 is similar to a width of a middle portion of the buffer groove 411. When the rotating shaft assembly is folded, the entirety of the side plate 42 and the side plate 43 is squeezed, so that the opening 421 is deformed and the size is reduced, thereby reducing the arch of the side plate 42 and / or the side plate 43. Wrinkles or wrinkles.

In this embodiment, the opening 421 and the buffer groove 411 are blind holes, that is, they are non-through holes, so as to avoid penetrating the flexible cover plate 41 or the side plate 42 and the side plate 43 to affect the overall strength.

Please further refer to FIG. 4, by providing a buffer groove 411 on the flexible cover 41 and at least one opening 421 on the side plate 42 and the side plate 43, the foldable display device 100 performs When folded, the flexible protective member 40 can be easily folded, thereby avoiding that each part of the flexible protective member 40 (including the flexible cover plate 41, the side plate 42, and the side plate 43) is not easily folded and hinders the foldable The folding of the display device 100 can also avoid the occurrence of wrinkles due to the excessive bending stress when the flexible protective member 40 is folded.

In the above embodiment, the buffer groove 411 is recessed on the first surface of the flexible cover plate 41 toward the second surface. Understandably, the buffer groove 411 may also be formed on the second surface of the flexible cover plate toward the first surface. Directional depression can also play a similar role. In addition, since the buffer groove is located on the second surface of the flexible cover plate 411 facing the rotating shaft assembly 30, the surface of the flexible cover plate 411 facing away from the rotating shaft assembly 30 can maintain a smooth state, making the overall appearance more uniform and better grip.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, a hole (not shown in the figure) is provided at an end of the side plate 42 remote from the flexible cover 41, and the hole passes from the side plate 42 toward the first casing 10. The end surface of the second housing 20 extends to the end surface facing the second casing 20. In other words, the perforation is located at the edge of the side edge 42 and penetrates the side plate 42, and the extending direction of the perforation is parallel to the joint boundary between the side plate and the flexible cover 41. An elastic member 44 passes through the perforation. The elastic member 44 is an elastic member having a certain strength and bending performance, and may be an elastic member formed of a metal elastic member or a polymer material such as a resin. It can be understood that the elastic member 44 may also be an elastic thread. By providing an elastic member 44 in the perforation, when the foldable device 100 is folded or unfolded, the elastic member 44 will be bent under the effect of its elastic force to be as smooth as the bending curvature of the rotating shaft assembly 30. The arc-shaped shape further drives the flexible protective member 40 connected to the elastic member 44 to bend into a smooth arc-shape.

The side plate 42 and the side plate 43 each include a curved section 431 and a straight section 432. The straight section 432 is parallel to the flexible display 60 on the first casing 10, and the curved section 431 is located in the straight section 432 and the flexible cover plate. Between 41. The elastic member 44 is contained in the straight section 432. The elastic member 44 can be completely contained in the straight section 432, and can also protrude from opposite ends of the straight section 432. When the flexible protection member 40 is mounted on the shaft assembly 30, the curved section 431 covers the side of the shaft assembly 30, and the straight section 432 is aligned with the side area of the display surface of the flexible display 60. Preferably, the elastic member 44 in the straight section 432 is aligned with the neutral surface of the flexible display screen 60 to ensure that the elastic member 44 and the flexible display screen 60 are bent with the same curvature.

The hardness of the elastic member 44 is higher than that of the flexible protective member 40. By arranging the elastic member 44 in the side edge 42 and / or the side edge 43 of the flexible protection member 40, the flexible protection member 40 can be effectively supported to prevent it from collapsing. Further, the elastic member 44 can also make the curvature of the flexible protective member 40 consistent with that of the flexible display screen 60 during bending, so as not to cause a situation in which the curvature is too large or too small to affect the appearance and grip.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 7. In this embodiment, two ends of the elastic member 44 extend from the side plate 42. The two ends of the elastic member 44 are a first end 441 and a first end respectively. A second end 442 opposite to 441 is fixed to the first housing 10 and the second end 442 is fixed to the second housing 20. The first end 441 is provided with a first strip-shaped hole 443, and an extension direction of the first strip-shaped hole 443 is the same as an extension direction of the elastic member 44. The first housing 10 is provided with a first stopper 12, the first stopper 12 passes through the first bar-shaped hole 443, and the first stopper 12 passes through the first bar-shaped hole 443. The diameter of the portion is the same as or slightly smaller than the width of the first strip-shaped hole 443. As the foldable device is bent or flattened, the first limiting member 12 is relatively moved within the first strip-shaped hole 443 and along the extending direction of the first strip-shaped hole 443, thereby compensating The elastic member 44 is displaced by being compressed or stretched when it is bent. Wherein, the first stopper 12 may be a screw, a pin, or other raised columnar structure, and the first stopper 12 can pass through the first strip-shaped hole 443 and along the first The bar-shaped hole 443 moves. When the foldable device 100 is bent, the elastic member 44 is bent along with the rotating shaft assembly 30, and the elastic member 44 is in a stretched state because the elastic member 44 is outside the bend, and the first limiting member 12 is in The first strip-shaped hole 443 is moved toward the second end 442 to compensate for the length of the elastic member 44 corresponding to the position of the shaft assembly 30 and to prevent the elastic member 44 from being damaged by excessive tensile force; When the foldable device 100 is flattened, the elastic member 44 is flattened along with the rotating shaft assembly 30, the elastic member 44 recovers to deform, and the first limiting member 12 is in the first strip-shaped hole. 443 moves in a direction away from the second end 442 to return to the original position, and keeps the elastic member 44 in a flat state. In this embodiment, the first bar-shaped hole 443 is provided on the elastic member 44, so that the first limiting member 12 has a certain stroke in the first bar-shaped hole 443, thereby making the bending Or when the foldable device 100 is flattened, the elastic member 44 can be moved relative to the first casing, thereby preventing the elastic member 44 from being frequently damaged by the tensile force.

Please refer to FIG. 8. Similarly, the second end 442 may also be provided with a second strip-shaped hole 444. The extending direction of the second strip-shaped hole 444 is the same as the extending direction of the elastic member 44. A second stopper 22 is disposed on the second housing 20, and the second stopper 22 passes through the second strip-shaped hole 444. As the foldable device 100 is bent or flattened, the second limiting member 22 is relatively moved within the second strip-shaped hole 444 and along the extending direction of the second strip-shaped hole 444, so that The second limiting member 22 has a certain stroke in the second strip-shaped hole 444, so that when the foldable device 100 is bent or flattened, the elastic member 44 can move relative to the second housing. Furthermore, the elastic member 44 is prevented from being frequently damaged by the tensile force.

Further, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 6, and FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 together. The foldable device 100 further includes a supporting member 50. The support member 50 covers the shaft assembly 30 and is fixedly connected to the shaft assembly 30. The strength of the support member 50 is greater than the strength of the flexible protection member 40, so that the support member 50 protects the support member 50. Rotary shaft assembly 30. In addition, the flexible protection member 40 covers the support member 50 and is fixed to the support member 50. The flexible protection member 40 may be fixed to the support member 50 by means of sticking or magnetic attraction, or may be directly formed on the support member 50 by means of in-mold molding. The supporting member 50 includes a first portion 51 and a second portion 52 and a third portion 53 which are located on two sides of the first portion 51 and are connected to the first portion 51 at an angle. In this embodiment, the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 are vertically connected to both sides of the first portion 51. The first portion 51 is in abutment with the flexible cover plate 41, the second portion 52 is in abutment with the side plate 42, and the third portion 53 is in abutment with the side plate 43, that is, the flexible cover plate 41 covers In the first portion 51, the side plate 42 covers the second portion 52, and the side plate 43 covers the third portion 53. The second portion 52 and the third portion 53 and the first portion 51 surround a receiving cavity, and the rotating shaft assembly 30 is received in the receiving cavity. The flexible cover 41 of the flexible protection member 40 covers the first portion 51, and two side plates of the flexible protection member 40 are respectively covered and detachably connected to the second portion 52 and the third portion 53. . In the present invention, the strength of the support member 50 is greater than the strength of the flexible protection member 40 to increase the strength of the flexible protection member 40 through the support member 50 so that the foldable device 100 has a better appearance Effect, and the damage of the flexible protective member 40 is slowed down, and at the same time, a better effect of blocking water and oxygen can be achieved. In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 is formed of a metal foil. The first portion 51 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped holes 511 corresponding to the buffer grooves 411 on the flexible cover 41. In addition, a plurality of openings 521 are provided on the second portion 52 and the third portion, and the openings 521 communicate with the strip-shaped holes 511 and communicate with the buffer groove 411 on the flexible protection member 40 Correspondingly, when the foldable device 100 is folded, the support member 50 can be easily folded at the position where the strip-shaped hole 511 is provided, thereby avoiding the support member 50 from foldable device 100 The effect of the folding effect.

The support member 50 may be made of a metal material or other hard materials to provide a sufficient supporting force. The hardness of the support member 50 is greater than that of the flexible protection member 40. In this embodiment, a surface of the shaft assembly 30 facing the flexible protection member 40 is provided with a slot for accommodating a support member 50, and the support member 50 is received in the slot 50, that is, the support member 50. It can be embedded in the surface of the rotating shaft assembly 30 facing the flexible protection member 40 to reduce the overall thickness and stabilize the connection between the supporting member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30.

The support member 50 may be an integrated structure or a combination of multiple sub-support members. In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 is a combination of a plurality of sub-supporting members. The sub-supporting members are provided with notches, and the notches on the adjacent sub-supporting members are formed to form the strip-shaped holes. 511 and the opening 521. That is, the sub-supports are not directly connected, but are fixed to the corresponding positions of the shaft assembly 30 by screws, respectively, so as not to affect the bending of the shaft assembly 30.

In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30 are fixedly connected by screws 54. Specifically, there are a plurality of screws 54 that fix the support member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30. The screws 54 pass through the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 of the supporting member 50 and are fixed to the end surface of the rotating shaft. So as to fix the support member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30 without affecting the rotation of the rotating shaft assembly 30. The side wall 42 and the side wall 43 of the flexible protection member 40 and the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 of the support member 50 are magnetically attracted to realize the fixing of the flexible protection member 40 and the support member 50. Specifically, please refer to FIGS. 6 and 9. In this embodiment, a surface of the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 facing the flexible protection member is provided with a first fixing member 55, and the flexible protection member A second fixing member 45 that cooperates with the first fixing member 55 and is detachably connected is provided on an inner surface of the side wall of the support member 50. The connection between the side wall of the flexible protection member 40 and the support member 50 is achieved through the cooperation of the first fixing member 55 and the second fixing member 45. In this embodiment, the first fixing member 55 is a magnet, the second fixing member 45 is a steel sheet, and the first fixing member 55 and the second fixing member 45 are fixed by magnetic attraction. It can be understood that the first fixing member 55 and the second fixing member 45 may also be other detachable structural members such as a Velcro and a buckle. An opening can be formed on the side wall of the flexible protection member 40 to expose the second fixing member 45, so that the second fixing member 45 and the first fixing member 55 can be more magnetically attracted. It can be understood that the second fixing member 45 may not be provided in the side wall of the flexible protection member 40, but the fixing of the two can be achieved by directly attracting the elastic member 44 by the magnet of the support member 50. Because it is fixed by magnetic attraction, the flexible protective member 40 can be conveniently fixed to the support member 50, and the disassembly between the two is also relatively simple.

Further, the flexible protective member 40 of this embodiment may also be fixed to the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 by means of adhesive fixing. Specifically, the first casing 10 includes an end surface 11 facing the rotating shaft assembly 30, and the second casing 20 includes an end surface 21 facing the rotating shaft assembly 30. The flexible protection member 40 and the support member 50 are located between the end surface 11 of the first casing 10 and the end surface 21 of the second casing 20, and the edges of the flexible protection member 40 are glued. Fixed to the first end surface 11 and the second end surface 21, so that the flexible protective member 40 is hermetically sealed between the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, thereby achieving the flexibility While the protection member 40 is fixed, impurities such as water and oxygen are prevented from entering the inside of the foldable device 100 through a gap between the flexible protection member 40 and the first casing 10 and the second casing 20. In this embodiment, a dispensing operation is performed by using a waterproof glue to achieve a better waterproof effect. It can be understood that the flexible protective member 40 and the supporting member 50 can also be fixed by other methods such as magnetic attraction, buckling, or Velcro.

Please refer to FIG. 1 again. In this embodiment, the foldable device 100 is a foldable display device, and the foldable display device further includes a flexible display 60 for screen display. The flexible display 60 is stacked on the first casing 10, the second casing 20, and the rotating shaft assembly 30, and is fixed to the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, and is located at The side of the shaft assembly 30 facing away from the flexible protection member 40. In other words, the first casing 10, the second casing 20, and the hinge assembly 30 are used to support the flexible display 60, and the hinge assembly 30 is flattened or folded to drive the flexible display 60 Flatten or fold to achieve flattening or folding of the foldable device 100.

Further, the foldable device 100 further includes a support 70 provided between the flexible display screen 60 and the rotating shaft assembly 30. In this embodiment, the supporting member 70 is a metal sheet, fixed to the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, and covers the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that each of the flexible display screens 60 The position can be smoothly supported, and the foldable device 100 can be kept flat at any position where it is folded or flattened.

In the foldable device 100 provided by the present invention, the rotating shaft assembly 30 is covered with the flexible protective member 40, so that the flexible protective member 40 prevents impurities such as water, oxygen, dust and the like from easily entering the rotating shaft assembly. 30, thereby ensuring the quality of the foldable device 100. Further, a buffer groove 411 is provided on the flexible cover 41 of the flexible protective member 40 opposite to the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that when the foldable device 100 is folded through the rotating shaft assembly 30, the flexible protective member 40 It is easy to fold at the position of the buffer groove 411 so as to prevent the flexible protection member 40 from affecting the folding of the foldable device 100.

What has been disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and of course, the scope of rights of the present invention cannot be limited by this. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments and follow the rights of the present invention Equivalent changes required are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A foldable device, comprising a first housing, a second housing, a rotating shaft assembly, and a flexible protection member, the rotating shaft assembly is connected between the first housing and the second housing, The flexible protective member includes a flexible cover plate and side plates provided on opposite sides of the flexible cover plate, the flexible cover plate is covered on the shaft assembly, and the two side plates cover the two opposite sides of the shaft assembly. Side; at least one side plate is provided with an elastic member extending along the length direction of the side plate.
The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein a bending curvature of the elastic member is the same as a bending curvature of the rotating shaft assembly.
The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein a perforation is provided on the at least one side plate, the perforation is provided along the length direction of the side plate, and the elastic member is provided in the perforation.
The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein a hardness of the elastic member is higher than a hardness of the flexible protective member.
The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a metal elastic member.
The foldable device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the elastic member includes a first end, and the first end extends beyond a corresponding side of the side plate along a length direction of the elastic member. The first end is movably connected to the first casing.
The foldable device according to claim 6, wherein the first end of the elastic member is movably connected to the first casing along a length direction of the elastic member.
The foldable device according to claim 7, wherein a strip-shaped hole is opened at the first end of the elastic member, and a first stopper is provided on the first housing, and the first stopper It is movably arranged in the strip-shaped hole.
The foldable device according to claim 8, characterized in that, when the rotating shaft assembly is bent, the first limiting member slides along the length direction of the elastic member in the strip-shaped hole.
The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible cover comprises a first surface facing away from the rotation shaft assembly and a second surface facing toward the rotation shaft assembly, and the first surface is provided with At least one buffer slot.
The foldable device according to claim 10, wherein the rotating shaft assembly comprises at least one rotating shaft, and the buffer groove extends in the same direction as the rotating shaft.
The foldable device according to claim 11, wherein a convex surface is formed on the second surface of the flexible cover at a position corresponding to the buffer groove, and the extending direction of the convex rib and the buffer groove the same.
The foldable device according to claim 10, wherein at least one opening is provided on the side plate, and the opening is deformed to provide a deformation space when the flexible protective member is folded.
The foldable device according to claim 13, wherein said opening is located on an extension line of said buffer groove on said side plate.
The foldable device according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the foldable device further comprises a support member located between the first casing and the second casing, and the support The piece is sandwiched between the flexible protection piece and the rotating shaft assembly.
The foldable device according to claim 15, wherein a hardness of the support member is greater than a hardness of the flexible protection member.
The foldable device according to claim 15, wherein the support comprises a first part, a second part, and a third part, and the second part and the third part are connected to opposite sides of the first part, respectively An accommodating cavity is enclosed, and the rotating shaft component is accommodated in the accommodating cavity and is fixedly connected with the supporting member.
The foldable device according to claim 17, wherein a flexible cover plate of the flexible protective member covers the first portion, and two side plates of the flexible protective member respectively cover and can be detachably connected to the flexible protective member. The second part and the third part.
The foldable device according to claim 18, wherein the second portion and the third portion and the two side plates of the flexible protective member are respectively fixed by magnetic attraction.
The foldable device according to claim 19, wherein a steel plate is provided in a side plate of the flexible protective member, a magnet is provided in the second and third portions, and the magnet and the steel plate are provided. The suction makes the two side plates of the flexible protection member magnetically fixed to the second portion and the third portion, respectively.
The foldable device according to claim 17, wherein the first portion is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped holes corresponding to the buffer grooves on the flexible cover plate; the second portion and the third portion Each part is provided with a plurality of openings, and the openings communicate with the strip-shaped holes.
The foldable device according to claim 17, wherein the first portion is embedded on a surface of the shaft assembly.
The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein the foldable device comprises a flexible display screen, the flexible display screen being laminated on the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge assembly, And the flexible display is located on a side of the rotating shaft component facing away from the flexible protection member, and the rotating shaft component is flattened or folded to drive the flexible display flattened or folded.
The foldable device according to claim 23, wherein the side plate provided with the elastic member comprises a curved section and a straight section, and the curved section connects the straight section and the flexible cover plate, and the elasticity The pieces are contained in the straight section.
The foldable device according to claim 24, wherein the elastic member in the straight section is aligned with the flexible display screen.