CN111654565A

CN111654565A - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN111654565A
Application number: CN202010469995.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩建国; 蔡庆斌
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-28
Filing date: 2020-05-28
Publication date: 2020-09-11
Also published as: WO2021238961A1

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment, which comprises a body, an optical assembly and a display module, wherein the display module comprises a first display part, a second display part and a third display part, the first display part is connected with the second display part through the third display part to form a display surface of the display module, the first display part is arranged away from the optical assembly, the third display part is a flexible structural part, the display module is movably connected to the body, the display module has a first state and a second state, and the second display part shields the optical assembly under the condition that the display module is in the first state; under the condition that the display module assembly is in the second state, the second display part moves towards the direction of keeping away from the end part of the body, which deviates from the third display part, so as to avoid the optical assembly. By adopting the technical scheme, the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the electronic equipment is limited by the arrangement of the front camera in the conventional electronic equipment can be solved.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of communication equipment, in particular to electronic equipment.

Background

According to the demands of consumers, the area and the screen occupation ratio of a display screen of the electronic equipment are increased more and more, but the front-facing camera of the electronic equipment has an irreplaceable function, so the front-facing camera needs to be arranged in the electronic equipment to meet the demands of the users. Among present electronic equipment, leading camera installs the side surface at display screen place in electronic equipment usually, and based on electronic equipment's whole size is fixed, under the condition that is provided with leading camera, the size of the display screen that above-mentioned surface can hold can correspondingly reduce, and then the promotion that makes electronic equipment's screen account for than receives leading camera's restriction easily, leads to the screen account for than can't continue promoting.

Disclosure of Invention

The application discloses electronic equipment to there is the problem of restriction to promoting electronic equipment screen to setting up of leading camera among the present electronic equipment.

In order to solve the above problems, the following technical solutions are adopted in the present application:

an electronic device, comprising:

a body;

an optical assembly mounted to the body;

the display module comprises a first display part, a second display part and a third display part, wherein the first display part is connected with the second display part through the third display part to form a display surface of the display module, the first display part is arranged away from the optical assembly, and the third display part is a flexible structural part;

the display module is movably connected to the body and has a first state and a second state, and the second display part shields the optical assembly under the condition that the display module is in the first state; under the condition that the display module is in the second state, the second display part moves towards the direction far away from the end part of the body, which is far away from the third display part, so as to avoid the optical assembly.

The technical scheme adopted by the application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

the application discloses electronic equipment, first display part among its display module assembly passes through the third display part and is connected with the second display part, and first display part, second display part and third display part constitute display module assembly's display surface jointly, and the third display part is flexible construction spare, and then makes display module assembly under the condition of swing joint in body, can switch over each other between first state and second state. The optical assembly is mounted on the body, and under the condition that the display module is in the first state, the second display part shields the optical assembly, so that the position corresponding to the mounting area of the optical assembly in the body can still be used for arranging the display module, the arrangement of the front camera cannot limit the mounting of the display module, and the electronic equipment can have a larger display area and a higher screen occupation ratio; and, under the condition that display module assembly is in the second state, the second display part can dodge optical assembly through moving to the direction of keeping away from the tip that the body deviates from the third display part to under the condition that needs use optical assembly, guarantee that optical assembly can normally work, provide functions such as leading making a video recording. In summary, the electronic device disclosed in the present application can make the display area and the screen ratio improved without being limited by the setting of the front camera under the condition of having the front camera function.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application in another direction;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of a part of a structure of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device in a second state according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Description of reference numerals:

100-body, and,

200-an optical component,

300-display module, 310-first display part, 320-second display part, 330-third display part,

400-supporting rollers,

500-matching component, 510-gear, 520-rack,

600-a driving part,

700-control key.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail and completely with reference to the following specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the present application discloses an electronic device including a body 100, an optical assembly 200 mounted on the body 100, and a display module 300. The body 100 is a mounting base for other components in the electronic device, and may be formed of a hard material such as plastic or metal, so as to ensure that the electronic device has high structural strength and reliability. The optical assembly 200 is installed on the body 100, the optical assembly 200 may specifically be an optical fingerprint module or a camera module, and the like, the optical assembly 200 may include at least one camera, and the optical assembly 200 may be a front camera.

The display module 300 includes a first display portion 310, a second display portion 320 and a third display portion 330, the first display portion 310 is connected to the second display portion 320 through the third display portion 330 to form the display module 300, and the first display portion 310, the second display portion 320 and the third display portion 330 together form a display surface of the display module 300. The first display portion 310 is disposed away from the optical assembly 200, that is, the display surface of the first display portion 310 faces away from the lens of the optical assembly 200. The third display portion 330 is a flexible structure, and optionally, the third display portion 330 is a flexible screen, so as to ensure that the third display portion 330 can deform when having a display function. The first display portion 310, the third display portion 330 and the second display portion 320 can jointly form a display surface of the display module 300 by splicing the first display portion 310 and the second display portion 320 with the opposite ends of the third display portion 330.

Display module assembly 300 swing joint is on body 100, and display module assembly 300 has first state and second state, under the condition that display module assembly 300 is in the first state, optical assembly 200 is sheltered from to second display portion 320, this position department that makes the installation region of optical assembly 200 in body 100 correspond still can be used for arranging display module assembly 300, thereby make the setting of leading camera can not produce the restriction to display module assembly's installation, and then can make electronic equipment have bigger display area and higher screen to account for than.

When the display module 300 is in the second state, the second display portion 320 moves away from the end of the body 100 facing away from the third display portion 330 to avoid the optical assembly 200. As described above, the third display portion 330 is a flexible structure, so that the deformation of the third display portion 330 can move the second display portion 320 in a direction away from the end of the body 100 away from the third display portion 330, that is, the second display portion 320 moves close to the side of the third display portion 330 and avoids the optical assembly 200, so that the optical assembly 200 can normally operate and provide a front-end camera function when the optical assembly is needed. In summary, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can enable the increase of the display area and the screen ratio to be no longer limited by the arrangement of the front camera under the condition that the electronic device has the front camera function. In addition, the size of the third display portion 330 and the size of the second display portion 320 may be determined according to the installation position of the optical assembly 200, and when the distance between the optical assembly 200 and the end of the body 100 away from the third display portion 330 is larger, the size of the third display portion 330 may also be correspondingly increased.

Optionally, in the case that the display module 300 is in the first state, in the thickness direction of the electronic device, an end portion of the first display portion 310 facing away from the third display portion 330, an end portion of the second display portion 320 facing away from the third display portion 330, and an end portion of the body 100 facing away from the third display portion 330 may be disposed in a flush manner, that is, the second display portion 320 is disposed on a side of the body 100 facing away from the first display portion 310, and the whole display module 300 is disposed to wrap three adjacent side surfaces of the body 100, which may maximize the mounting area on the body 100, so that the display area of the electronic device may be increased as much as possible in the case that the size of the body 100 is fixed; moreover, under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the electronic equipment can have higher portability; in addition, since the display module 300 is not disposed to extend outward relative to the main body 100, the risk of damage to the display module 300 can be reduced.

Based on the above embodiment, when the display module 300 is switched from the first state to the second state, the third display portion 330 is tilted in a direction away from the main body, so as to provide an accommodating space for the second display portion 320, and it is ensured that the second display portion 320 can avoid the optical assembly 200 when the display module 300 is in the second state.

Further, can make third display portion 330 and body 100 laminating setting to make body 100 can provide the supporting role for flexible construction's third display portion 330, and then promote whole display module assembly 300's life, in addition, under the condition of third display portion 330 laminating body 100, through preventing the perk of third display portion 330, can also promote the display effect of whole display module assembly 300 to a certain extent. Based on the above, when the display module 300 is in the second state, at least a portion of the first display portion 310 may be extended out of the main body 100 along the thickness direction of the electronic device. Because the third display portion 330 is attached to the main body 100, when the second display portion 320 moves toward the third display portion 330, the third display portion 330 moves toward the first display portion 310, and at least a portion of the first display portion 310 extends out of the main body 100, so that the first display portion 310 can provide an accommodating space for the third display portion 330, and the third display portion 330 can still be attached to the main body 100, and it can be ensured that the second display portion 320 moves toward the end away from the main body 100 and away from the third display portion 330, and the optical assembly 200 can be avoided, so that the optical assembly 200 can normally work, and a front camera function is provided.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, the first display portion 310 and the second display portion 320 may be flexible structures or hard structures, and when the first display portion 310 is a flexible structure, a support structure may be provided for the first display portion 310, and the support structure may be moved together with the first display portion 310 in the process of extending the first display portion 310 out of the main body 100, thereby ensuring that the first display portion 310 can be always supported by the support structure. Alternatively, the first display portion 310 is a hard structure, in this case, since the first display portion 310 itself has a certain rigidity, when the first display portion 310 extends out of the main body 100, even if the first display portion 310 extends out of the main body 100, it is ensured that the first display portion 310 can stably maintain its original form and provide a stable display function.

Accordingly, in the case that the second display portion 320 is a flexible structure, the body 100 can provide a supporting function for the second display portion 320, and it is ensured that the second display portion 320 does not deform or wrinkle during moving relative to the body 100. Optionally, the second display portion 320 may also be a hard structural member, which may improve the service life of the second display portion 320 and reduce the overall cost of the electronic device to a certain extent.

Further, the body 100 includes a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion, the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are fixedly connected, the first display portion 310 is supported on the first supporting portion, and the second display portion 320 is supported on the second supporting portion, which may further improve the supported effect of the first display portion 310 and the second display portion 320. The first supporting portion and the second supporting portion may be plate-shaped structural members to provide a better supporting function for the first display portion 310 and the second display portion 320, and the body 100 may be isolated from the electronic device through the second supporting portion under the condition that the display module 300 is in the second state, so as to prevent external impurities such as dust and water vapor from entering the electronic device.

In addition, the second supporting portion may be provided with a light hole, and the optical assembly 200 faces the light hole, so that light outside the electronic device can be incident into the optical assembly 200 through the light hole when the second display portion 320 is away from the optical assembly 200.

Further, the first display portion 310, the second display portion 320 and the third display portion 330 can be connected to the main body 100 through the connection structure, so that the whole display module 300 can slide relative to the main body 100 without the problem that the display module 300 and the main body 100 are separated from each other. For example, the display module 300 and the body 100 may be connected to each other through a sliding slot and a sliding rail assembly, so that the display module 300 can slide along the surface of the body 100 relative to the body 100 without being separated from the body 100.

Further, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application further includes a supporting roller 400, the supporting roller 400 is rotatably connected to one end of the body 100, and the third display portion 330 is supported by the supporting roller 400, in the rotating process of the supporting roller 400, the motion stability of the third display portion 330 can be further improved, and the supporting roller 400 can be used to provide a better supporting function for the third display portion 330, so as to prevent the third display portion 330 from bending at a larger angle in the process of moving along the surface of the body 100 and generating a larger adverse effect on the service life of the third display portion 330. In addition, under the effect of the supporting roller 400, the bending degree of the third display portion 330 can be reduced to a certain extent, and the service life of the third display portion 330 is prolonged.

Alternatively, the number of the supporting rollers 400 is plural, the plurality of supporting rollers 400 are distributed along a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the electronic device, and the plurality of supporting rollers 400 may be uniformly arranged to provide supporting and stabilizing effects for more positions on the third display portion 330 by means of the plurality of supporting rollers 400. Alternatively, the support roller 400 may have a round bar-shaped structure, and the axial dimension of the support roller 400 may be equal to the dimension of the third display part 330 in the corresponding direction, so that the support roller 400 can provide a stable support function for any position on the third display part 330.

As described above, the size of the third display portion 330 may be determined according to the installation position of the optical assembly 200, optionally, the optical assembly 200 is installed at the other end of the body 100 away from the supporting roller 400, or the distance between the optical assembly 200 and the supporting roller 400 may be as large as possible, in this case, the second display portion 320 moves a smaller distance in a direction away from the end of the body 100 away from the third display portion 330, that is, the second display portion 320 may be ensured to avoid the optical assembly 200, and accordingly, the size of the third display portion 330 may be reduced to a certain extent, so as to reduce the overall cost of the electronic device. Specifically, the optical element 200 may be disposed close to the end surface of the body 100 away from the third display portion 330 as much as possible, and the optical element 200 is located inside the body 100 and away from the first display portion 310.

Optionally, the electronic device further includes a mating assembly 500, the mating assembly 500 includes a gear 510 and a rack 520, a side of the display module 300 facing the main body 100 is fixedly connected to the rack 520, the gear 510 is rotatably connected to the main body 100, and the gear 510 is engaged with the rack 520. Under the circumstances that display module assembly 300 passes through rack 520 and gear 510 and body 100 interconnect, can further promote the stability of relative motion process between display module assembly 300 and the body 100, and can control the speed when display module assembly 300 moves relative body 100 to a certain extent, prevent that speed is too fast and damage display module assembly 300 or even electronic equipment, promote whole electronic equipment's life.

Specifically, the gear 510 may be rotatably mounted on the body 100 through a rotating shaft, and the rack 520 may be fixed on a side of the display module 300 facing the body 100 through bonding, screwing, or the like. The length of the rack 520 may be determined according to the moving distance of the second display part 320, and the length of the rack 520 may be made slightly larger than the moving distance of the second display part 320, so that the excessive installation space in the electronic device is not occupied while ensuring that the mating assembly 500 can provide a stable motion process.

Since the third display portion 330 is a flexible structure, in the process of moving the display module 300 relative to the main body 100, if only the second display portion 320 is pushed, the third display portion 330 tends to move away from the main body 100 when being pushed, which is liable to adversely affect the service life of the display module 300. Therefore, the rack 520 can be fixed on the first display portion 310, and in this case, the first display portion 310 can be pushed or pulled to move, so as to drive the second display portion 320 to move together under the connection action of the third display portion 330, which can ensure that the third display portion 330 can be stably attached to the main body 100. Of course, in the process of moving the first display part 310 relative to the main body 100 by driving, a driving force for moving may also be provided to the second display part 320, which may further prevent the display module 300 from being damaged when switching between the first state and the second state.

Further, the number of the gears 510 and the racks 520 can be multiple, the gears 510 and the racks 520 are distributed along the thickness direction perpendicular to the electronic device, the gears 510 and the racks 520 are meshed in a one-to-one correspondence manner, the gears 510 are mounted on the body 100, the racks 520 are fixed on the display module 300, and under the cooperation effect of the gears 520 and the racks 510, the stability of the display module 300 and the body 100 during relative movement can be further improved.

Optionally, the electronic device further includes a driving portion 600, the driving portion 600 is in transmission connection with the gear 510, and the driving portion 600 can drive the display module 300 to switch between the first state and the second state, so as to improve the automation degree of the electronic device, and further improve the motion stability of the display module 300 when the driving portion 600 drives the display module 300 to move relative to the body 100; in addition, under the condition that the driving part 600 drives the display module 300, the moving distance of the second display part 320 in the display module 300 can be controlled by presetting programs or designing the overall structure of the driving part 600, and the damage of the display module 300 beyond the limit position of the moving range when the user drives the display module 300 to move in a manual driving mode is prevented.

The driving part 600 may be a driving motor, and the gear 510 may be installed on a driving shaft of the driving motor, so as to drive the gear 510 to rotate relative to the body 100 by the driving motor, so as to drive the display module 300 to move through the rack 520. In addition, the rotation direction of the driving unit 600 may be changed by changing the direction of the current input to the driving unit 600, so that the driving unit 600 may drive the display module 300 to switch from the first state to the second state, or may drive the display module 300 to switch from the second state to the first state. In the case where the number of the gears 510 and the rack 520 is plural, the plural gears 510 may be connected to the driving part 600, and the synchronism of the motions of the plural gears 510 may be ensured to be relatively high.

Based on the above embodiment, in the using process of the electronic device, the driving portion 600 may be started by applying a certain driving force to the first display portion 310, so that the driving portion 600 works to drive the display module 300 to move relative to the main body 100, and the driving portion 600 may determine the rotation direction according to the direction of the driving force applied to the first display portion 310, so as to drive the display module 300 to move in a manner meeting the user's appeal.

Or, the electronic device is provided with the control key 700, the control key 700 is connected with the driving part 600, and the driving part 600 can be controlled by the control key 700 to drive the display module 300 to switch between the first state and the second state. Alternatively, both the control key 700 and the driving portion 600 may be connected to a main board of the electronic device, so that a user may control the operating state of the driving portion 600 through the control key 700, and switch the display module 300 between the first state and the second state.

Further, the driving portion 600 can be controlled to enter different working states by pressing the control key 700 differently, for example, the driving portion 600 can be controlled to rotate forward or reversely by pressing once and pressing twice; alternatively, the driving unit 600 may be controlled to enter different operation states by a short-time pressing mode, a long-time pressing mode, or the like. Of course, the electronic device may also be configured to control the driving unit 600 to change the relative positional relationship between the display module 300 and the main body 100 when the control key 700 is pressed, for example, by detecting the current relative positional relationship between the display module 300 and the main body 100.

Or, the operating state of the driving portion 600 may be controlled by a built-in program of the electronic device, for example, a user may perform human-computer interaction with the electronic device through the display module 300 having a touch function, so as to input a corresponding instruction through the display module 300, and enable the driving portion 600 to enter the corresponding operating state.

Optionally, the control key 700 is located at an end of the body 100 away from the third display portion 330, in this case, when the user operates the electronic device with one hand or two hands, the operation difficulty of pressing the control key 700 is relatively low, and the setting of the control key 700 can be prevented from generating an adverse effect on the moving process of the display module 300.

The electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the application can be a smart phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader or a wearable device. Of course, the electronic device may also be other devices, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

In the embodiments of the present application, the difference between the embodiments is described in detail, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as the differences are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a body (100);

an optical assembly (200), the optical assembly (200) being mounted to the body (100);

the display module (300) comprises a first display part (310), a second display part (320) and a third display part (330), wherein the first display part (310) is connected with the second display part (320) through the third display part (330) to form a display surface of the display module (300), the first display part (310) is arranged to deviate from the optical component (200), and the third display part (330) is a flexible structural member;

the display module (300) is movably connected to the body (100), the display module (300) has a first state and a second state, and the second display part (320) shields the optical assembly (200) under the condition that the display module (300) is in the first state; when the display module (300) is in the second state, the second display part (320) moves in a direction away from the end of the body (100) facing away from the third display part (330) to avoid the optical assembly (200).

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the third display portion (330) is attached to the body (100), and when the display module (300) is in the second state, at least a portion of the first display portion (310) extends out of the body (100) along a thickness direction of the electronic device, and the second display portion (320) moves away from an end of the body (100) facing away from the third display portion (330) to avoid the optical component (200).

3. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a support roller (400), wherein the support roller (400) is rotatably connected to one end of the body (100), and the third display portion (330) is supported by the support roller (400).

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the optical component (200) is arranged at the other end of the body (100) facing away from the support roller (400).

5. The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a matching component (500), wherein the matching component (500) comprises a gear (510) and a rack (520), the side of the display module (300) facing the body (100) is fixedly connected with the rack (520), the gear (510) is rotatably connected with the body (100), and the gear (510) is engaged with the rack (520).

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the rack (520) is fixed to the first display portion (310).

7. The electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising a driving part (600), wherein the driving part (600) is in transmission connection with the gear (510) to drive the display module (300) to switch between the first state and the second state.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is provided with a control key (700), the control key (700) is connected with the driving portion (600), and the control key (700) controls the driving portion (600) to drive the display module (300) to switch between the first state and the second state.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first display portion (310) is a rigid structure.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body (100) comprises a first support and a second support, the first support and the second support being fixedly connected, the first display (310) being supported by the first support, the second display (320) being supported by the second support.