WO2021042568A1

WO2021042568A1 - Mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2021042568A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/118907
Authority: WO
Inventors: 韦向阳; 刘康
Original assignee: 深圳传音控股股份有限公司
Priority date: 2019-09-03
Filing date: 2019-11-15
Publication date: 2021-03-11
Also published as: CN110620835A; CN110620835B

Abstract

The present application provides a mobile terminal, and by using a flexible screen technology, also provides a mobile terminal capable of realizing at least two display states. The two display states comprise ordinary screen display and large screen display. By using a supporting mechanism, a flexible screen and the like that are stacked, the present application realizes conversion between the ordinary screen display and the large screen display, and can display unified and complete content in a large screen state, thereby realizing the effect of expanding a display screen, and bringing excellent terminal practical experience to a user.

Description

A mobile terminal To

Related application

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on September 3, 2019 with the application number 201910829308.X and the name "a mobile terminal", which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Technical field

This application designs the field of communication technology, and in particular relates to a mobile terminal with a flexible screen.

Background technique

With the development of science and technology and the continuous progress of the semiconductor industry, the iterative update speed of communication tools, such as mobile phones, continues to increase, especially when the concept of mobile terminals is proposed, which makes communication tools enter the era of rapid development, in addition to high convenience and high definition In addition to its communication functions, mobile terminals have also become payment tools, traffic guide tools, life guide tools, work and study tools, etc., making users increasingly dependent on mobile terminals, and more and more applications of different types and purposes. The program is developed and loaded into the mobile terminal, which brings great convenience to people's lives.

However, the increase in the applicability of mobile terminals also puts forward higher requirements for the display of mobile terminals, which requires the screen of the mobile terminal to be large enough to display clearer and richer content. However, an excessively large screen increases the volume and weight of the mobile terminal itself, affects the portability of the mobile terminal, and greatly reduces the user experience. At present, the market has also tried to propose mobile terminals with flexible screens, which are intended to realize the need to expand the display screen of mobile terminals through flexible foldable screens. However, the current foldable flexible screens on the market are all due to folding themselves. Damage to the flexible screen and its back-end circuit, etc., has led to the fact that the flexible screen technology has not yet been applied.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, this application proposes a mobile terminal that also uses flexible screen technology to provide a mobile terminal that can realize at least two display states. The two display states include normal screen display and large screen display. Using stacked support mechanisms and flexible screens, etc., the conversion between ordinary screen and large screen display can be realized, and a unified and complete content can be displayed in the large screen state, which realizes the effect of the extended display screen and brings users Come to an excellent terminal practical experience.

Specifically, in one aspect of the present application, there is provided a mobile terminal, including a housing and a flexible screen, which further includes a first supporting mechanism and a second supporting mechanism, wherein the flexible screen is laid on the first supporting mechanism to form In the first display area, the first end of the flexible screen is connected to the second support mechanism, the second support is movably connected to the housing, and the second support mechanism is retractable to the first support mechanism Between the second support mechanism and the housing, the second support mechanism moves in a direction away from the first support mechanism to the plane where the first support mechanism is located, and the flexible screen is laid on the second support mechanism A second display area is formed, and the first display area and the second display area are combined to form a full-screen display area.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the first support mechanism includes a support panel and/or a support bracket.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the second support mechanism includes a support panel and/or a support bracket.

In an embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is connected to the housing, and the second supporting mechanism slides along the housing to the first supporting mechanism. Outside, the lifting mechanism drives the second support mechanism to move to the plane where the first support mechanism is located, and the first display area and the second display area are combined to form an integrated display area.

In an embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a third support mechanism, the third support mechanism is connected to the housing, and the second support mechanism moves to the plane where the first support mechanism is located. Above, the third support mechanism is located between the second support mechanism and the housing, and supports the second support mechanism.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the third supporting mechanism includes at least one link structure.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the lifting mechanism includes a spring member.

In an embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a sliding rail, the sliding rail is disposed on the housing, and the second support mechanism is slidably connected to the housing through the sliding rail.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, a locking structure or a limiting structure is provided on the first end of the first support mechanism, and a limiting structure or a locking structure is provided on the second end of the second support mechanism. Lock structure.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the flexible screen is a flexible OLED panel.

Another aspect of the present application is to provide a mobile terminal, including a housing and a flexible screen, which further includes a first support mechanism, a second support mechanism, and a lifting mechanism, wherein the flexible screen is laid on the first support. The first display area is formed on the mechanism, the first end of the flexible screen is fixed to the second supporting mechanism, and the second supporting mechanism is arranged between the first supporting mechanism and the housing, and is connected to the The housing is movably connected, the lifting mechanism is connected to the housing, the housing is an expandable panel, the extension of the housing drives the second support mechanism to move to the first position, and the lifting mechanism drives the The second supporting mechanism is raised to the plane where the first supporting mechanism is located, the flexible screen is laid on the second supporting mechanism to form a second display area, and the first display area is combined with the second display area Form the entire screen display area.

In an embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the housing has a multi-layer structure, and the multi-layer structure slides relatively, and the housing expands or contracts.

In one embodiment, in the mobile terminal, the housing is provided with a receiving slot, the lifting mechanism is received in the receiving slot, and the extension of the housing drives the second support mechanism to move to the first Position, the lifting mechanism protrudes from the receiving slot and drives the second supporting mechanism to rise to the plane where the first supporting mechanism is located.

In an embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a link mechanism connected between the housing and the second support mechanism.

In an embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a motor, and the motor is connected to the lifting mechanism and/or the housing.

Compared with the exemplary technology of the exemplary technology, the advantages of this application are:

1) For the first time, it is proposed to use laminated support mechanism and flexible screen to solve the technical problem of screen expansion of mobile terminal;

2) The use of laminated support mechanism to realize the hiding of other parts of the flexible screen under the ordinary screen display;

3) Use the lifting mechanism to move the two supporting mechanisms on different planes to the same plane and combine them into a whole mechanism;

4) In the case of expanding the screen, the length of the screen is not changed to reduce the damage to the flexible screen.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the entire screen display area of a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to another preferred embodiment of the present application.

Reference signs:

1-shell,

2- Flexible screen,

20- the first end of the flexible screen, 21- the first display area, 22- the second display area

3- The first support mechanism,

31-locking structure, 32-limiting structure,

4- The second support mechanism,

5- Lifting mechanism,

6- The third support mechanism,

61-Link mechanism.

detailed description

The advantages of the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

It should be understood that the "first", "second", "third", etc. used in this article are only set to distinguish multiple structures or components with the same name, and do not have a restrictive effect. The specific meaning of "first" can be understood in combination with the context of this specification.

Participate in Figure 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present application. It can be seen from the figure that the mobile terminal provided by this embodiment mainly includes the following structures: a housing 1 and a flexible screen 2, a housing The body 1 protects and supports other components of the mobile terminal, and the flexible screen 2 serves as a flexible screen with a display function to visualize the output or input content of the mobile terminal and realize the function of the display screen. This embodiment further includes a first supporting mechanism 3 and a second supporting mechanism 4. Both the first supporting mechanism 3 and the second supporting mechanism 4 realize the function of supporting the flexible screen 2 and provide a stable supporting force so that the flexible screen 2 It is stable and not easily damaged during use. Among them, a part of the flexible screen 2 is laid on the first supporting mechanism 3 to form the first display area 21. In one embodiment, the first supporting mechanism 3 is a fixed supporting mechanism, and this part of the flexible screen is fixed on the first supporting mechanism. On the mechanism 3, a first display area 21 that can be permanently fixed is formed. The display area of the first display area 21 can be set according to the display requirements under ordinary display; the first end 20 of the flexible screen 2 is fixed to Or movably connected to the second supporting mechanism 4, the second supporting mechanism 4 can be contracted between the first supporting mechanism 3 and the housing 1, and the second supporting mechanism 4 is movably connected to the housing 1 and can be moved along The housing moves or slides. Therefore, the second support mechanism 4 moves along the housing 1 in a direction away from the first support mechanism 3 until the second support mechanism 4 and the first support mechanism 3 are on the same plane. The laying of the remaining flexible screen outside the flexible screen laid on the first supporting mechanism 3 and the second supporting mechanism 4 form a second display area 22, and in this case, the second display area 22 is combined with the first display area 21 In other words, it is merged to form an entire screen display area, and the display area of the entire screen display area is equal to or slightly larger than the sum of the display areas of the first display area and the second display area. Correspondingly, when the second support mechanism 4 moves relative to the housing and returns between the first support mechanism and the housing, it can be restored to the normal screen display state with only one first display area. Therefore, according to the above-mentioned settings of this embodiment, a free transition from a normal small display to a large-screen display of the mobile terminal is realized, and the adaptability and diversity of the screen display of the mobile terminal are improved.

Based on the foregoing embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, the first supporting mechanism 21 may be a supporting surface and/or a supporting bracket. That is, the first supporting mechanism 21 may be a panel provided according to a common display area, and the panel may provide a stable supporting force to the flexible screen; or the first supporting mechanism 21 does not need to be a panel that can provide supporting force across the board, and It is a support bracket that provides support at the periphery or the center; or a combination of a support panel and a support bracket. For example, the support panel can directly provide support to the flexible screen, and the support bracket is located on the back of the support panel to The support panel provides support and improves the stability of the support mechanism.

Based on the foregoing embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, the second support mechanism 22 may also be a support surface and/or a support bracket. That is, the second supporting mechanism 22 may be a panel provided according to the normal display area, and the panel may provide a stable supporting force to the flexible screen; or the second supporting mechanism 22 does not need to be a panel that can provide supporting force across the board, and It is a support bracket that provides support at the periphery or the center; or a combination of a support panel and a support bracket. For example, the support panel can directly provide support to the flexible screen, and the support bracket is located on the back of the support panel to The support panel provides support and improves the stability of the support mechanism.

Referring to FIG. 2, based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, the mobile terminal further includes a lifting mechanism 5, and the lifting mechanism 5 is connected to the housing 1. When the second supporting mechanism 4 moves along the housing 1 or slides to the outside of the first supporting mechanism 3, the lifting mechanism 5 drives the second supporting mechanism 4 to rise to the plane where the first supporting mechanism 3 is located, so that the second The supporting mechanism 4 and the first supporting mechanism 3 form a complete and large supporting surface on this plane. The flexible screen laid on the first supporting mechanism 3 and the flexible screen laid on the second supporting mechanism 4 are completely unified. The form is presented, forming a whole screen display area. The effect of expanding the display screen is realized.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 2, based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present application, the mobile terminal further includes a third supporting mechanism 6, and the supporting mechanism 6 is also connected to the housing 1. Then, when the second supporting mechanism 4 moves to the plane where the first supporting mechanism 3 is located, the third supporting mechanism 6 is located between the second supporting mechanism 4 and the housing 1 to provide a support for the second supporting mechanism 4 Force, so that the second supporting mechanism 4 can be stably fixed on the plane where the first supporting mechanism 3 is located, so that the second supporting mechanism 4 can provide a stable supporting force to the flexible screen, so that the expanded screen obtained by expansion can exist stably, And provide stable display content.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present application, the mobile terminal is further provided with a sliding rail, which is arranged on the housing 1 and faces the surface of the first supporting mechanism 3, so that the second The supporting mechanism 4 can be slidably connected with the housing 1 by means of the sliding rail. In an embodiment, a limit component may be provided on the second support mechanism 4 at a position corresponding to the slide rail, and the limit component is clamped in the slide rail to realize the movement of the second support mechanism 4 and the housing 1. When connected, the limiting component moves along the sliding rail in the sliding rail, so that the second supporting mechanism 4 moves along the housing.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, a locking structure 31 is provided on the first end of the first supporting mechanism. It should be understood that the first end of the first support mechanism herein refers to the end surface of the first support mechanism that faces the second support mechanism when the second support mechanism moves to the plane where the first support mechanism is located. In this embodiment, a locking structure 31 is provided on the first end of the first support mechanism; correspondingly, a limit structure is provided on the second end corresponding to the locking structure 31 on the second support mechanism 4 41. Then when the second supporting mechanism 4 moves to the plane where the first supporting mechanism 3 is located, the limiting structure 41 on the second supporting mechanism 4 is locked in the locking structure 31 on the first supporting mechanism 3, so that, The one supporting mechanism 3 and the second supporting mechanism 4 are stably fixed, so that a stable display effect can be provided. It should be understood here that a limiting structure may also be provided on the first end of the first supporting mechanism, and a locking structure may be provided at a corresponding position on the second end of the second supporting mechanism. The lock structure can achieve the same limiting and stable connection functions as the above.

In one embodiment, in each of the above embodiments, the third supporting mechanism in the mobile terminal may be at least one link structure connected between the housing and the second supporting mechanism. When the second supporting mechanism is When located between the first support mechanism and the housing, the link structure is in a flat state and is located between the housing and the second support mechanism; when the second support mechanism gradually moves to the plane where the first support mechanism is located, One end of the connecting rod structure connected to the second supporting mechanism gradually moves with the second supporting mechanism to firmly support the second supporting mechanism on the plane where the first supporting mechanism is located.

In one embodiment, in each of the above embodiments, the lifting mechanism in the mobile terminal may be a spring member, which is connected between the second support mechanism and the housing, and when the second support mechanism is completely moved to the first support mechanism When it is outside, the spring member transports the second support mechanism to the plane where the first support mechanism is located, so that the second support mechanism and the first support mechanism are combined into a complete support plane, and the flexible screen is laid on the complete support plane. A full screen display area.

In one embodiment, in the above-mentioned embodiments, the flexible screen in the mobile terminal may be a flexible OLED panel, but it should be understood that the display screen in this application only needs to be a deformable flexible screen, so all have Any flexible material for displaying functions can be the material of the flexible screen in this application.

In another aspect of the present application, another mobile terminal is also provided. See FIG. 3, which is a schematic structural diagram in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present application. It can be seen from the figure that the mobile terminal provided by this embodiment mainly includes: a housing 1 and a flexible screen 2. The housing 1 is an extensible panel configured to provide support and protection to other components in the mobile terminal. , The flexible screen 2 is set to provide a display screen. Further, the mobile terminal in this embodiment further includes a first supporting mechanism 3, a second supporting mechanism 4, and a lifting mechanism (not shown). Both the first supporting mechanism 3 and the second supporting mechanism 4 support the flexible screen 2. The lifting mechanism is connected to the housing 1 and is configured to provide driving force to the second supporting mechanism 4. Therefore, the flexible screen 2 is partially laid on the first supporting mechanism 3, the first supporting mechanism 3 provides supporting force to the part of the flexible screen, and the flexible screen laid flat on the first supporting mechanism forms the first display area; The first end of the screen is fixed to the second supporting mechanism 4, and the second supporting mechanism 4 is located between the first supporting mechanism 3 and the housing 1 and is movably connected to the housing 1. In view of the above design, the expansion of the housing 1 can drive the second support mechanism to move to a first position. In one embodiment, the first position is that the second support mechanism is just completely outside the first support mechanism. At this time, The lifting mechanism is excited to drive the second supporting mechanism to rise to the plane where the first supporting mechanism 3 is located, so that the first supporting mechanism and the second supporting mechanism are combined on this plane to form a complete extended supporting surface, and the flexible screen Laying on the supporting surface forms a full-screen display area formed by a first display area laid on the first supporting mechanism and a second display area laid on the second supporting mechanism. Correspondingly, when the second support mechanism 4 follows the contraction of the housing and returns between the first support mechanism and the housing, it can be restored to the normal screen display state with only one first display area. Another technical solution that realizes the free transition of the mobile terminal from the ordinary small display to the large-screen display, improves the adaptability and diversity of the screen display of the mobile terminal.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, the housing 1 is a multi-layer structure, and each layer can slide relative to each other. In one embodiment, a sliding rail is provided between the multi-layer structure. With the structure, the upper layer slides on the slide rails of the lower layer to realize the expansion or contraction of the housing 1.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, the housing 1 is provided with a receiving groove (not shown), and the lifting mechanism is received in the receiving groove, so that when the housing expands, it drives the first When the second supporting mechanism moves to its first position, the lifting mechanism is activated and protrudes from the storage slot to push or drive the second supporting mechanism to rise on the same plane as the first supporting mechanism; and when it is necessary to return to the normal screen display At this time, the lifting mechanism can be used to return the second support mechanism to the first position, the lifting mechanism is retracted into the storage slot, and the housing contraction drives the second support mechanism to return between the first support mechanism and the housing.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment and in another preferred embodiment in accordance with the present application, the mobile terminal further includes a link mechanism 61 connected between the housing 1 and the second support mechanism, when the second support mechanism 4 When located between the first support mechanism 3 and the housing 1, the link structure 61 is in a flat state and is located between the housing 1 and the second support mechanism 4; when the second support mechanism 4 gradually moves to the first support When the mechanism 3 is on the plane, the end of the link structure 61 connected to the second supporting mechanism 4 gradually moves with the second supporting mechanism 4, and the second supporting mechanism 4 is firmly supported on the plane where the first supporting mechanism 3 is located. on.

Based on the foregoing embodiment and in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present application, the mobile terminal further includes a motor, which is connected to the lifting mechanism and/or the housing, so that the extension or contraction of the housing can be driven by the motor. The motor can be used to stimulate the lifting mechanism to rise or fall to drive the second support mechanism to rise or fall.

In summary, this application proposes for the first time to use a laminated support mechanism to cooperate with a flexible screen to solve the technical problem of screen expansion of a mobile terminal; use a laminated support mechanism to realize the hiding of other parts of the flexible screen under ordinary screen display; use a lifting mechanism The two supporting mechanisms on different planes can be moved to the same plane and combined into a whole mechanism; in the case of expanding the screen, the length of the screen is not changed, and the damage to the flexible screen is reduced.

The specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail above, but they are only examples, and the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. For those skilled in the art, any equivalent modifications and substitutions made to this application are also within the scope of this application. Therefore, all equal transformations and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of this application should be covered within the scope of this application.

Claims

A mobile terminal, including a housing and a flexible screen, which also includes

The first supporting mechanism and the second supporting mechanism, wherein,

The flexible screen is laid on the first supporting mechanism to form a first display area,

The first end of the flexible screen is connected to the second supporting mechanism,

The second support is movably connected to the housing, and the second support mechanism can be retracted between the first support mechanism and the housing,

The second supporting mechanism moves in a direction away from the first supporting mechanism to the plane where the first supporting mechanism is located, and the flexible screen is laid on the second supporting mechanism to form a second display area. The display area and the second display area are combined to form a full-screen display area.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

The first supporting mechanism includes a supporting panel and/or a supporting bracket.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

The second supporting mechanism includes a supporting panel and/or a supporting bracket.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising

A lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is connected to the housing,

The second supporting mechanism slides along the housing to the outside of the first supporting mechanism, the lifting mechanism drives the second supporting mechanism to move to the plane where the first supporting mechanism is located, and the first display The area and the second display area are combined to form an integrated display area.
The mobile terminal according to claim 4, further comprising

The third support mechanism, the third support mechanism is connected to the housing, the second support mechanism moves to the plane where the first support mechanism is located, and the third support mechanism is located between the second support mechanism and the Between the shells, the second supporting mechanism is supported.
The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein:

The third supporting mechanism includes at least one link structure.
The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein:

The lifting mechanism includes a spring member.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising

The sliding rail is arranged on the housing, and the second support mechanism is slidably connected to the housing through the sliding rail.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

A locking structure or a limiting structure is provided on the first end of the first supporting mechanism,

A limit structure or a locking structure is provided on the second end of the second supporting mechanism.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

The flexible screen is a flexible OLED panel.
A mobile terminal, including a housing and a flexible screen, which also includes

The first supporting mechanism, the second supporting mechanism and the lifting mechanism, wherein

The flexible screen is laid on the first supporting mechanism to form a first display area,

The first end of the flexible screen is fixed to the second supporting mechanism,

The second supporting mechanism is arranged between the first supporting mechanism and the housing, and is movably connected with the housing,

The lifting mechanism is connected to the housing,

The shell is a malleable panel,

The extension of the housing drives the second support mechanism to move to the first position, the lifting mechanism drives the second support mechanism to rise to the plane where the first support mechanism is located, and the flexible screen is laid on the A second display area is formed on the second supporting mechanism, and the first display area and the second display area are combined to form a full-screen display area.
The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein:

The casing is a multi-layer structure, and the multi-layer structure slides relatively, and the casing expands or contracts.
The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein:

A receiving slot is provided in the housing, and the lifting mechanism is received in the receiving slot,

The extension of the housing drives the second support mechanism to move to the first position, the lifting mechanism extends from the receiving groove, and drives the second support mechanism to rise to the plane where the first support mechanism is located on.
The mobile terminal according to claim 11, further comprising

The link mechanism is connected between the housing and the second support mechanism.
The mobile terminal according to claim 11, further comprising

A motor, which is connected to the lifting mechanism and/or the housing.