CN113923286B

CN113923286B - Electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN113923286B
Application number: CN202111212276.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 程浩; 孙高洋; 曾建明
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-18
Filing date: 2021-10-18
Publication date: 2024-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 2041-10-18
Also published as: CN113923286A

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device, comprising: the device comprises a shell, a guide piece and a limiting piece; the shell comprises a first shell part and a second shell part, and the first shell part and the second shell part are connected in a sliding way; the guide piece is fixedly connected with the first shell part, the limiting piece is fixedly connected with the second shell part, a guide rail is arranged on the guide piece, the limiting piece comprises a limiting protrusion, and the limiting protrusion is positioned in the guide rail and can move along the guide rail; the first housing portion and the second housing portion are relatively close to or relatively far from each other with the limit projection moving along the guide rail.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electronics, and particularly relates to electronic equipment.

Background

Electronic devices such as mobile phones having display screens are common products for people. However, the size of the electronic device cannot be further increased due to the limitation of portability of the electronic device, resulting in a smaller display screen of the electronic device. Therefore, how to make an electronic device possible to have a larger-sized display screen while ensuring portability of the electronic device is a problem for research by technicians.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide electronic equipment, which can solve the problem that the size of a display screen of the electronic equipment cannot be increased in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the application is realized as follows:

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: the device comprises a shell, a guide piece and a limiting piece;

The shell comprises a first shell part and a second shell part, and the first shell part and the second shell part are connected in a sliding way;

the guide piece is fixedly connected with the first shell part, the limiting piece is fixedly connected with the second shell part, a guide rail is arranged on the guide piece, the limiting piece comprises a limiting protrusion, and the limiting protrusion is positioned in the guide rail and can move along the guide rail;

The first housing portion and the second housing portion are relatively close to or relatively far from each other with the limit projection moving along the guide rail.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application, the guide rail is provided with at least one limiting groove, and the limiting protrusion can be matched with the limiting groove to limit the first shell part and the second shell part.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the electronic equipment further comprises the magnetic piece, the magnetic piece is embedded in the guide piece, and the magnetic piece and the limiting groove are correspondingly arranged.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the limiting piece further comprises a connecting piece and a rotating piece, the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the second shell part, one end of the rotating piece is rotationally connected with the connecting piece, and the other end of the rotating piece is provided with the limiting protrusion;

The rotating piece is switched between a first position and a second position relative to the connecting piece, the limiting protrusion is matched with the limiting groove when the rotating piece is located at the first position, and the limiting protrusion is abutted to the guide rail when the rotating piece is located at the second position.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application, the side wall of the limit groove is curved in the direction from the opening edge of the limit groove to the bottom wall of the limit groove.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the guide rail is further provided with the first guide groove and the second guide groove, and the limit groove is positioned between the first guide groove and the second guide groove;

The rotating member is switched between the second position and a third position relative to the connecting member, and the limit projection is separated from the guide rail when the rotating member is located at the third position;

the limiting protrusion is in sliding fit with the first guide groove, and the rotating piece is switched from the second position to the third position; the limiting protrusion is in sliding fit with the second guide groove, and the rotating piece is switched from the third position to the second position.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the limiting piece further comprises a barb piece, one end of the barb piece is connected with the connecting piece, and the other end of the barb piece is arranged at one end of the rotating piece;

One end of the rotating piece is provided with a first clamping groove and a second clamping groove, and the rotating piece is positioned at the first position or the second position under the condition that the other end of the barb piece is clamped in the first clamping groove; and under the condition that the other end of the barb piece is clamped in the second clamping groove, the rotating piece is positioned at the third position.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the barb piece is an elastic piece.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the guide piece comprises the top plate and the bottom plate which are oppositely arranged, the top plate and the bottom plate are respectively provided with the guide rails, and two ends of the limiting protrusion are respectively abutted to the two guide rails.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the electronic equipment further comprises a support plate and a flexible display screen assembly;

The first shell part and the second shell part are both in sliding connection with the supporting plate, one end of the flexible display screen assembly is arranged on the first shell part, and the other end of the flexible display screen assembly is arranged on the second shell part;

The flexible display screen assembly expands or collapses as the first and second housing portions move relative to one another.

In the embodiment of the application, compared with the prior art that the first shell part and the second shell part are driven by the motor to be relatively close to or relatively far away from each other, a manual mode which can be parallel to the motor driving mode is provided, in the manual mode, the electronic equipment is in a storage state under the condition that the limiting protrusion is positioned at one end of the guide rail, the electronic equipment is in a fully unfolded state under the condition that the limiting protrusion is positioned at the other end of the guide rail, and the electronic equipment is in a partially unfolded state under the condition that the limiting protrusion is positioned at the middle position of the guide rail.

Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the application will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a second schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 3 is one of the partial structural schematic diagrams of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a second schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 6 is one of the schematic structural views of the limiting member according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a second schematic view of a limiting member according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a third schematic view of a retainer according to an embodiment of the present application;

Reference numerals:

1: a second housing portion; 2: a support plate;

3: a first housing portion; 4: a connecting piece;

5: a barb member; 6: a rotating member;

7: a guide member; 71: a top plate;

72: a bottom plate; 8: a magnetic member;

9: a second guide groove; 10: a limit groove;

11: a first guide groove; 12: a limit protrusion;

13: a connecting shaft; 14: a first clamping groove;

15: and a second clamping groove.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout or elements having like or similar functionality. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "one end," the other end, "" the length, etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element in question must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The expansion and retraction power of the existing scroll screen comes from motor drive, the expansion and retraction of the screen are realized by utilizing the automatic expansion and retraction mode of the motor, the expansion start and stop limit is completely dependent on the motor drive, and the mechanism limit is absent. This design has certain limitations, and when the battery is in a low power state, the power is cut off accidentally, and the screen in an extended state cannot be retracted. The motor is completely driven, and the damage to the motor caused by manually applying external force hard pulling and hard shrinkage is large, so that the failure risk of the motor is increased.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application includes: a housing, a guide 7 and a stop.

The housing comprises a first housing part 3 and a second housing part 1, the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 1 being slidingly connected.

The guide 7 is fixedly connected to the first housing part 3, for example, one end of the guide 7 is fixedly connected to the first housing part 3 by means of a screw. The limiting member is fixedly connected with the second housing part 1, for example, one end of the limiting member is fixedly connected with the second housing part 1 by a screw.

The guide member 7 may be a plate-like structure, and the guide member 7 is provided with a guide rail, and the limiting member includes a limiting protrusion 12, and the limiting protrusion 12 is located in the guide rail and is movable along the guide rail.

In the case of a displacement of the limit projection 12 along the guide rail, the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 1 are relatively close to each other or relatively far apart.

Compared to the prior art in which the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 1 are relatively close to or relatively far away from each other by the motor, the embodiment of the application provides a manual mode which can be parallel to the motor driving mode, in which the electronic device is in a storage state when the limit protrusion 12 is located at one end of the guide rail, in which the electronic device is in a fully unfolded state when the limit protrusion 12 is located at the other end of the guide rail, and in which the electronic device is in a partially unfolded state when the limit protrusion 12 is located at the middle position of the guide rail.

In an alternative embodiment, the guide rail has at least one limit groove 10, and the limit projection 12 can cooperate with the limit groove 10 to limit the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 1.

The number of the limiting grooves 10 may be selected according to actual requirements, which is not particularly limited herein.

For example, three limiting grooves 10 are sequentially formed along the extending direction of the guide rail, so that three-level self-locking of the electronic equipment can be realized, and different use requirements can be met. That is, the limit projection 12 can be moved from one of the limit grooves 10 to the other limit groove 10.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device further includes a magnetic element 8, the magnetic element 8 is embedded in the guide element 7, and the magnetic element 8 is disposed corresponding to the limit groove 10.

That is, in the case that the limit projection 12 is located in the limit groove 10, the limit projection 12 is connected with the magnetic member 8 to prevent the limit projection 12 from moving relative to the limit groove 10.

For example, in the case where three limit grooves 10 extend in sequence along the length direction of the guide 7, three magnetic members 8 are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the guide 7, each magnetic member 8 corresponding to one limit groove 10.

Wherein, magnetic part 8 can be the permanent magnet, and magnetic part 8 can be cylindric, is equipped with the mounting hole on the guide member 7, and magnetic part 8 inlays and locates in the mounting hole.

In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, 4 and 5, the limiting member further comprises a connecting member 4 and a rotating member 6, wherein the connecting member 4 is fixedly connected with the second housing part 1, for example, one end of the connecting member 4 is fixedly connected with the second housing part 1 by a screw, one end of the rotating member 6 is rotatably connected with the connecting member 4, and the other end of the rotating member 6 is provided with a limiting protrusion 12.

The rotating member 6 has an "8" -shaped structure, that is, one end of the rotating member 6 has a first through hole, and the other end of the rotating member 6 has a second through hole.

The other end of the connecting piece 4 is provided with a connecting shaft 13, the connecting shaft 13 penetrates through the first through hole, and the limiting boss 12 penetrates through the second through hole.

The limiting protrusion 12 may be made of a metal material, so that the connection between the limiting protrusion 12 and the magnetic member 8 is facilitated.

Wherein, the rotation piece 6 is switched between a first position and a second position relative to the connecting piece 4, and the limit protrusion 12 is matched with the limit groove 10 when the rotation piece 6 is positioned at the first position, and the limit protrusion 12 is abutted against the guide rail when the rotation piece 6 is positioned at the second position.

That is, in the manual mode, the limit projection 12 may be engaged with or disengaged from the limit groove 10, and in the case where the limit projection 12 is separated from the limit groove 10, the applied force needs to be greater than the magnetic attraction force between the limit projection 12 and the magnetic member 8.

In an alternative embodiment, the side wall of the limiting groove 10 is curved in a direction from the opening edge of the limiting groove 10 to the bottom wall of the limiting groove 10.

For example, in the case that three limit grooves 10 are sequentially provided along the extending direction of the guide rail, a first limit groove, a second limit groove, and a third limit groove are sequentially provided, and in the manual mode, the limit protrusion 12 may be moved from the second limit groove to the first limit groove or from the second limit groove to the third limit groove.

In an alternative embodiment, the guide rail further has a first guide groove 11 and a second guide groove 9, the limit groove 10 being located between the first guide groove 11 and the second guide groove 9.

The rotating member 6 is switched between a second position and a third position with respect to the connecting member 4, in which case the limiting projection 12 is separated from the guide rail;

The limiting projection 12 is in sliding fit with the first guide groove 11, and the rotating piece 6 is switched from the second position to the third position; the limit projection 12 is in sliding fit with the second guide groove 9, and the rotating member 6 is switched from the third position to the second position.

As shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, in the process of switching the electronic device from the partially-unfolded state to the fully-unfolded state, the limiting protrusion 12 moves along the first guiding groove 11, and the rotating member 6 rotates clockwise relative to the connecting member 4, and the limiting protrusion 12 is separated from the guiding rail.

In the process of switching the electronic equipment from the fully unfolded state to the storage state, the limiting protrusion 12 moves along the second guide groove 9, the rotating piece 6 at the moment rotates anticlockwise relative to the connecting piece 4, and the limiting protrusion 12 abuts against the guide rail at the moment.

That is, the electronic device can be directly and quickly switched from the fully unfolded state to the housed state.

In an alternative embodiment, the stop member further comprises a barb member 5, one end of the barb member 5 being connected to the connection member 4, the other end of the barb member 5 being provided at one end of the rotation member 6.

One end of the rotating member 6 is provided with a first clamping groove 14 and a second clamping groove 15, and the rotating member 6 is positioned at a first position or a second position under the condition that the other end of the barb member 5 is clamped in the first clamping groove 14; the rotation element 6 is in the third position with the other end of the barb element 5 snapped into the second detent 15.

The first clamping groove 14 and the second clamping groove 15 may have a V-shaped structure, and an included angle of the first clamping groove 14 is larger than an included angle of the second clamping groove 15.

That is, in the case that the other end of the barb 5 is snapped into the first clipping groove 14, the limiting projection 12 is located in the limiting groove 10 or abuts against the guide rail; the limit projection 12 is separated from the guide rail in the case that the other end of the barb 5 is engaged with the second engaging groove 15.

In an alternative embodiment, the barb 5 is an elastic element, so that the other end of the barb 5 can be switched between the first and second catch groove 14, 15, for example, the barb 5 is a spring.

Wherein, the connecting piece 4 is located to the one end of barb spare 5, and barb spare 5 can be "L" type structure.

In an alternative embodiment, the guide member 7 comprises a top plate 71 and a bottom plate 72 which are oppositely arranged, the top plate 71 and the bottom plate 72 are respectively provided with guide rails, and two ends of the limiting projection 12 are respectively abutted against the two guide rails.

As shown in fig. 4, the guide 7 includes a top plate 71 and a bottom plate 72 which are oppositely disposed, the guide 7 further includes a side plate, one end of the side plate is connected with the top plate 71, the other end of the side plate is connected with the bottom plate 72, and the guide 7 is integrally in a "U" structure.

Wherein, the structures of roof 71 and bottom plate 72 are the same, are formed with the accommodation space between roof 71 and the bottom plate 72, and connecting piece 4 and rotation piece 6 all are located the accommodation space, and connecting piece 4 and rotation piece 6 can be platelike structure.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device further comprises a support plate 2 and a flexible display screen assembly;

the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 1 are located on one side of the support plate 2 and the guide 7 is located on the other side of the support plate 2.

The first shell part 3 and the second shell part 1 are both in sliding connection with the support plate 2, one end of the flexible display screen assembly is arranged on the first shell part 3, and the other end of the flexible display screen assembly is arranged on the second shell part 1;

the flexible display screen assembly is stretched or collapsed when the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 1 are moved relative to each other.

Wherein the electronic device further comprises a reel comprising a first reel and a second reel, the first reel being rotatably arranged in the first housing part 3, the second reel being rotatably arranged in the second housing part 1.

One end of the flexible display screen assembly is arranged on the first scroll, and the other end of the flexible display screen assembly is arranged on the second scroll;

Upon a separation movement of the first housing part 3 with respect to the support plate 2, the first reel can be rotated to release the flexible display screen assembly, thereby expanding the display portion of the flexible display screen assembly;

upon a separation movement of the second housing part 1 relative to the support plate 2, the second reel can be rotated to release the flexible display assembly, thereby expanding the display portion of the flexible display assembly.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the application comprises, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device and the like. The embodiment of the application does not limit the specific type of the electronic equipment.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the term "alternative implementations" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: the device comprises a shell, a guide piece and a limiting piece;

The first shell part and the second shell part are relatively close to or relatively far away from each other under the condition that the limiting protrusion moves along the guide track;

the guide rail is provided with a plurality of limiting grooves, and the limiting protrusions can be matched with the limiting grooves to limit the first shell part and the second shell part;

the limiting piece further comprises a connecting piece and a rotating piece, the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the second shell part, one end of the rotating piece is rotationally connected with the connecting piece, and the other end of the rotating piece is provided with the limiting protrusion;

The rotating piece is switched between a first position and a second position relative to the connecting piece, the limiting protrusion is matched with one of the limiting grooves when the rotating piece is located at the first position, and the limiting protrusion is abutted to the guide rail when the rotating piece is located at the second position.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a magnetic element embedded in the guide element, the magnetic element disposed in correspondence with the limit groove.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a sidewall of the limiting groove is curved in a direction from an opening edge of the limiting groove to a bottom wall of the limiting groove.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the guide rail further has a first guide groove and a second guide groove, the limit groove being located between the first guide groove and the second guide groove;

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the limiting member further comprises a barb member, one end of the barb member is connected to the connecting member, and the other end of the barb member is provided at one end of the rotating member;

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the barb element is an elastic element.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member includes a top plate and a bottom plate that are disposed opposite to each other, the top plate and the bottom plate are both provided with the guide rails, and both ends of the limit projection are respectively abutted to two of the guide rails.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a support plate and a flexible display screen assembly;