CN216922833U

CN216922833U - Folding mechanism and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: CN216922833U
Application number: CN202220103180.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孟跃龙
Original assignee: Shenzhen Taihengnuo Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Taihengnuo Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-12
Filing date: 2022-01-12
Publication date: 2022-07-08
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-12

Abstract

The application provides a folding mechanism and a mobile terminal, wherein the folding mechanism comprises a fixed table, a movable table, at least two elastic pieces and at least two supporting components; the elastic piece is connected between the fixed table and the movable table; the supporting component is rotatably arranged on the fixed table, and one end of the supporting component, which is close to the movable table, is abutted against the movable table. The folding mechanism of the application provides a new folding mode, can realize the folding and the expansion of flexible screen, simple structure.

Description

Folding mechanism and mobile terminal

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of mobile terminals, in particular to a folding mechanism and a mobile terminal.

Background

Along with the development of electronic equipment such as mobile phones and flat panels, the requirement of users on the screen size of the electronic equipment is higher and higher, so that the volume of the electronic equipment is larger, the volume of the electronic equipment can be saved by adopting a folding screen structure, and the requirement of users on portability can be met.

In the course of conceiving and implementing the present application, the inventors found that at least the following problems existed: the design of the inner folding shaft in the folding screen structure is generally relatively complex, and a large number of gears and cams are needed to be matched, so that the cost is high, the assembly is complex, the requirement on the process is high, and the popularization of the folding mobile terminal is not facilitated.

The foregoing description is provided for general background information and does not necessarily constitute prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To above-mentioned technical problem, this application provides a folding mechanism and mobile terminal, can realize the folding and the expansion of flexible screen, simple structure.

The application provides a folding mechanism, which comprises a fixed table, a movable table, at least two elastic pieces and at least two supporting components;

the elastic piece is connected between the fixed table and the movable table;

the supporting component is rotatably arranged on the fixed table, and one end, close to the movable table, of the supporting component is abutted to the movable table.

Optionally, the movable table is opposite to the fixed table and is arranged at an interval.

Optionally, the folding mechanism is applied to a mobile terminal having a flexible screen.

Optionally, the movable table and/or the support assembly is used to support the flexible screen.

Optionally, the support assembly comprises a connector and a press;

one end of the connecting piece is rotatably connected with the fixed table;

the pressing piece is attached to the connecting piece, and one end, close to the movable table, of the pressing piece is abutted to the movable table.

Optionally, the folding mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft and a support, and the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged in the support in a penetrating manner;

the connecting piece is provided with the rotating shaft, and the fixed table is provided with the support; or the connecting piece is provided with the support, and the fixed table is provided with the rotating shaft.

Optionally, a bearing is arranged in the support, and the rotating shaft penetrates through the bearing.

Optionally, the stationary table comprises a base and an extension;

the base part is opposite to the movable table and is arranged at intervals;

one end of the extension part is connected with the base part, and the other end of the extension part extends towards one side of the movable table and is connected with the connecting part of the supporting component.

Optionally, the distance from the other end of the extension portion to the base portion is a first length, the length of the elastic member in a free state is a second length, and the first length is equal to the second length.

Optionally, the end of the movable table close to the pressing member is recessed from a side away from the fixed table to form a first engaging portion, the end of the pressing member close to the fixed table is recessed from a side facing the connecting member to form a second engaging portion, and the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion are capable of engaging with each other.

Optionally, the extension is disposed at right angles to the base; and/or the extension part and the base part are arranged in a round angle mode.

Optionally, the folding mechanism further includes a limiting member, the limiting member is disposed on a surface of one side, away from the pressing member, of the connecting member of the supporting assembly, and the limiting member is used for abutting against the fixed table when the supporting assembly rotates to be located on the same plane as the movable table.

Optionally, the at least two springs are symmetrically distributed based on the fixed stage.

The application also provides a mobile terminal, which comprises the folding mechanism.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further comprises at least one flexible screen.

Optionally, the flexible screen is arranged on one side, away from the fixed station, of the movable table, the flexible screen comprises at least two first regions and a second region connected between the at least two first regions, the first regions are fixedly attached to corresponding support assemblies, and the second region is abutted to the movable table.

Optionally, a portion of the second region abutting against the movable stage is fixed to the movable stage.

Among this application technical scheme, folding mechanism includes fixed station, movable table, two at least elastic components and two at least supporting components, and the elastic component is connected between fixed station and movable table, and supporting component rotationally locates on the fixed station, and supporting component is close to the one end and the movable table butt of movable table. When the two supporting components rotate oppositely, the flexible screen can be driven to be converted from an unfolded state to a folded state, one end of the supporting component close to the movable table extrudes the movable table, the elastic piece is compressed, and the relative distance between the movable table and the fixed table is reduced, so that an avoiding space is expanded on one side of the movable table, which is away from the fixed table, and the convex fillet structure of the flexible screen after being bent can be accommodated; when two supporting components rotate mutually, can drive flexible screen and convert fold condition into the state of expanding, and the elastic component resets, makes two supporting components and movable platform be in the coplanar to can effectively support the flexible screen that expands. The folding mechanism is simple in structure, capable of simplifying manufacturing and assembling difficulty, capable of reducing cost, suitable for large-scale popularization and application and beneficial to popularization of the folding mobile terminal.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application. In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a folding mechanism in a second state according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a folding mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application in a first state;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing table and a connecting member in a folding mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing table and a connecting member in a folding mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating another connection between an extension and a base of a folding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present application.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				10	Fixing table	41	Connecting piece
11	Base part	42	Pressing piece
				12	Extension part	421	Second fitting part
20	Movable table	51	Rotating shaft
				21	The first fitting part	52	Support base
30	Elastic piece	60	Flexible screen
				40	Support assembly	61	First region
		62	Second region

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objectives of the present application will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. With the above figures, there are shown specific embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concepts in any manner, but rather to illustrate the inventive concepts to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, the recitation of an element by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element, and optionally, identically named components, features, and elements in different embodiments of the present application may have different meanings, as may be determined by their interpretation in the embodiment or by their further context within the embodiment.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope herein. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context. Also, as used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes" and/or "including," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, species, and/or groups, but do not preclude the presence, or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, species, and/or groups thereof. The terms "or," "and/or," "including at least one of the following," and the like, as used herein, are to be construed as inclusive or mean any one or any combination. For example, "includes at least one of: A. b, C "means" any of the following: a; b; c; a and B; a and C; b and C; a and B and C ", again for example," A, B or C "or" A, B and/or C "means" any of the following: a; b; c; a and B; a and C; b and C; a and B and C'. An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or operations are inherently mutually exclusive in some way.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for the convenience of description of the present application, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module", "component" or "unit" may be used mixedly.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the mobile terminal described in the present application may include mobile terminals such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Portable Media Player (PMP), a navigation device, a wearable device, a smart band, a pedometer, and the like, and fixed terminals such as a Digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like.

The following description will be given taking a mobile terminal as an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for mobile purposes.

First embodiment

The present application provides a folding mechanism, as shown in fig. 1 to 2, comprising a fixed stage 10, a movable stage 20, at least two elastic members 30, and at least two support members 40; the elastic member 30 is connected between the fixed stage 10 and the movable stage 20; the support assembly 40 is rotatably disposed on the fixed stand 10, and one end of the support assembly 40 close to the movable stand 20 abuts against the movable stand 20. Optionally, the movable table is opposite to and spaced from the fixed table.

As an implementation manner, the folding mechanism of the embodiment of the present application is applied to a mobile terminal having a flexible screen. Optionally, the movable table 20 and/or the support assembly 40 are used for supporting a flexible screen 60 of the mobile terminal, optionally, the mobile terminal includes the flexible screen 60, the flexible screen 60 is disposed on a side of the movable table 20 away from the fixed table 10, the flexible screen 60 includes two first regions 61 and a second region 62 connected between the two first regions 61, the first regions 61 are attached and fixed to the corresponding support assemblies 40, and the second regions 62 are abutted to the movable table 20.

Alternatively, the number of the support members 40 is exemplified as two. Because the flexible screen 60 is a sheet structure, in order to effectively support the flexible screen 60, the two support assemblies 40 can be both of a plate structure and are respectively attached and fixed to the two first regions 61 of the flexible screen 60, and the area size of the support assemblies 40 can be matched with the area size of the first regions 61 of the flexible screen 60. Alternatively, the elastic member 30 may be embodied as a spring, and both ends of the spring are respectively abutted against the opposite surfaces of the fixed table 10 and the movable table 20, so that the relative distance between the movable table 20 and the fixed table 10 can be adjusted by compressing and restoring the spring, and the movable table 20 and the flexible screen 60 are kept in a tight contact state. Alternatively, the movable table 20 may be a plate-shaped structure, and the area size of the movable table 20 may be adapted to the area size of the second region 62 of the flexible screen 60, so as to effectively support the flexible screen 60 when the flexible screen 60 is fully unfolded.

Optionally, the folding mechanism has a first state and a second state, in the first state, the two support assemblies 40 are close to each other, and one end of the support assembly 40 close to the movable table 20 presses the movable table 20, so that the elastic member 30 is compressed; in the second state, the two support assemblies 40 are in the same plane with the movable table 20, so that the elastic member 30 is reset. The folding mechanism is switchable between a first state and a second state, when the folding mechanism is in the first state, the flexible screen 60 is in a folded state; when the folding mechanism is in the second state, the flexible screen 60 is in the unfolded state.

As shown in fig. 2, when the folding mechanism is switched from the second state to the first state, the support members 40 rotate around the end close to the movable table 20 as a fulcrum, so that the two support members 40 in the unfolded state are closed inward around the movable table 20 as a center, the two support members 40 drive the flat flexible screen 60 to fold, and the degree of curvature of the second region 62 of the flexible screen 60 gradually increases. Meanwhile, one end of the supporting component 40 close to the movable table 20 presses the movable table 20, the movable table 20 is pushed towards the fixed table 10, the elastic element 30 is compressed, and the relative distance between the movable table 20 and the fixed table 10 is reduced, so that an avoiding space is expanded on the side, away from the fixed table 10, of the movable table 20. Optionally, the second region 62 protruding into a rounded corner structure after the flexible screen 60 is bent is accommodated in the avoiding space, the two first regions 61 of the flexible screen 60 are close to and opposite to each other, and two ends of the flexible screen 60 far from the movable table 20 can abut against each other. Finally, the flexible screen 60 is converted into the folded state, the first regions 61 of the flexible screen 60 are respectively supported by the two support members 40, and portions of the second regions 62 of the flexible screen 60 abut against the movable table 20.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1, when the folding mechanism is switched from the first state to the second state, the supporting assemblies 40 rotate around the end close to the movable table 20 as a pivot, so that the two supporting assemblies 40 in an opposite state are opened outwards around the movable table 20, the two supporting assemblies 40 drive the folded flexible screen 60 to unfold, the second region 62 of the flexible screen 60 is changed from a bending state to a straight state, and optionally, the elastic member 30 in a compressed state is gradually reset, so that the movable table 20 moves towards one side of the flexible screen 60 until the extending direction of the two supporting assemblies 40 coincides with the extending direction of the movable table 20. Optionally, the two support members 40 are in the same plane as the movable table 20. Optionally, the two first regions 61 and the second regions 62 of the flexible screen 60 are laid out in a line and respectively laid flat on the two support assemblies 40 and the movable table 20. Finally, the flexible screen 60 is transformed into a flat state, a first region 61 of the flexible screen 60 is supported by the two support assemblies 40, respectively, and a second region 62 of the flexible screen 60 is supported by the movable table 20.

In this application technical scheme, folding mechanism includes fixed station 10, movable table 20, elastic component 30 and two at least supporting component 40, and movable table 20 is relative and the interval setting with fixed station 10, and elastic component 30 is connected between fixed station 10 and movable table 20, and supporting component 40 rotationally locates on fixed station 10, and supporting component 40 is close to the one end and the movable table 20 butt of movable table 20. When the two supporting components 40 rotate in opposite directions, the flexible screen 60 can be driven to be converted from an unfolded state to a folded state, and one end of the supporting component 40 close to the movable table 20 extrudes the movable table 20, so that the elastic part 30 is compressed, and the relative distance between the movable table 20 and the fixed table 10 is reduced, so that an avoiding space is expanded on one side of the movable table 20, which is far away from the fixed table 10, and the avoiding space can be used for accommodating a convex fillet structure after the flexible screen 60 is bent; when the two supporting assemblies 40 rotate back to back, the flexible screen 60 can be driven to be converted from the folded state to the unfolded state, and the elastic member 30 resets, so that the two supporting assemblies 40 and the movable table 20 are located on the same plane, and the unfolded flexible screen 60 can be effectively supported. The folding mechanism is simple in structure, capable of simplifying manufacturing and assembling difficulty, capable of reducing cost, suitable for large-scale popularization and application and beneficial to popularization of the folding mobile terminal.

Second embodiment

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, according to the first embodiment, the supporting member 40 includes a connecting member 41 and a pressing member 42; one end of the connecting piece 41 is rotatably connected with the fixed table 10; the pressing member 42 is attached to the connecting member 41, and one end of the pressing member 42 close to the movable stage 20 abuts against the movable stage 20.

Through the above arrangement, on the one hand, the rotation of the supporting component 40 relative to the fixed station 10 can be realized, on the other hand, in the process that the folding mechanism is switched from the second state to the first state (namely, when the flexible screen 60 is folded), one end of the supporting component 40 close to the movable station 20 extrudes the movable station 20, the movable station 20 is pushed towards the fixed station 10, the elastic part 30 is compressed, the relative distance between the movable station 20 and the fixed station 10 is reduced, so that an avoiding space is expanded on one side of the movable station 20 departing from the fixed station 10, and the first area 61 which is protruded to be in a fillet structure after the flexible screen 60 is bent can be accommodated.

Third embodiment

Referring to fig. 3, based on the first or second embodiment, the folding mechanism may further include a rotating shaft 51 and a support 52, wherein the rotating shaft 51 is rotatably disposed in the support 52; the connecting piece 41 is provided with the rotating shaft 51, and the fixed table 10 is provided with the support 52.

Optionally, the support 52 is disposed on two sides of the end of the fixed station 10, a mounting hole is opened on the support 52, a rotating shaft 51 is disposed at one end of the connecting member 41 close to the fixed station 10, and two ends of the rotating shaft 51 are respectively inserted into the mounting holes of the two supports 52. In this way, the rotating shaft 51 rotates in the mounting hole of the support 52, so that the relative rotation between the connecting member 41 and the fixed platform 10 can be realized, and the purpose of driving the flexible screen 60 to fold and unfold can be achieved.

As an alternative embodiment, a bearing is disposed in the support 52, and the rotating shaft 51 is inserted into the bearing. The outer race of the bearing is fitted with the mounting hole of the holder 52, and the rotary shaft 51 is fitted with the inner race of the bearing. Therefore, the rotating shaft 51 rotates with the support 52 through the bearing, the friction between the rotating shaft 51 and the support 52 can be reduced, the abrasion is reduced, and the service life is prolonged.

Fourth embodiment

Referring to fig. 4, based on the first or second embodiment, the folding mechanism further includes a rotating shaft 51 and a support 52, the rotating shaft 51 is rotatably disposed through the support 52; the connecting member 41 is provided with the support 52, and the fixed table 10 is provided with the rotating shaft 51.

Optionally, the support 52 is disposed on two sides of one end of the connecting member 41 close to the fixed station 10, a mounting hole is opened on the support 52, the rotating shaft 51 is disposed on an end of the fixed station 10, and two ends of the rotating shaft 51 are respectively inserted into the mounting holes of the two supports 52. In this way, the rotating shaft 51 rotates in the mounting hole of the support 52, so that the relative rotation between the connecting member 41 and the fixed platform 10 can be realized, and the purpose of driving the flexible screen 60 to fold and unfold can be achieved.

Fifth embodiment

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments, the fixing table 10 includes a base portion 11 and an extension portion 12; the base 11 is opposite to the movable table 20 and is arranged at intervals; one end of the extension part 12 is connected with the base part 11, and the other end of the extension part 12 extends towards one side of the movable table 20 and is connected with the connecting piece 41; optionally, the distance from the other end of the extension portion 12 to the base portion 11 is a first length, and the length of the elastic member 30 in the free state is a second length, and optionally, the first length is equal to the second length.

In this embodiment, the fixing table 10 is integrally formed in a U-shaped structure. By setting the first length to be equal to the second length, when the folding mechanism is in the second state, the two pressing members 42 are at the same height as the movable table 20, that is, the plane where the two pressing members 42 are located and the plane where the movable table 20 is located are at the same plane, so that the unfolded flexible screen 60 can be effectively supported, the flatness of the flexible screen 60 is ensured, and the touch and viewing experience of a user is improved. The folding mechanism of the embodiment can avoid reversely jacking the movable table 20 after the elastic element 30 is reset due to overlarge elastic force of the elastic element 30, or avoid a gap between the movable table 20 and the flexible screen 60 after the elastic element 30 is reset due to undersize elastic force of the elastic element 30, thereby overcoming the problem of uneven screen of the flexible screen 60 in the unfolding state caused by the gap.

In this embodiment, the shapes of the extension portion 12 and the base portion 11 can be set according to actual needs to fit different mobile terminals, so as to meet different usage requirements. Optionally, the 12 extension is arranged at right angles to the base 11 (as shown in fig. 1); optionally, the extension 12 is radiused to the base 11 (as shown in fig. 5). Optionally, the angle of the fillet is not particularly limited in this embodiment. Optionally, the fixing table can be integrally arranged, and can be integrally arranged into a rectangular shape or an arc shape.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 1 to 2, the end of the movable stage 20 close to the pressing element 42 is recessed from a side away from the fixed stage 10 to form a first engaging portion 21, the end of the pressing element 42 close to the fixed stage 10 is recessed from a side facing the connecting element 41 to form a second engaging portion 421, and the second engaging portion 421 and the first engaging portion 21 can be engaged with each other.

In this embodiment, the thickness of the movable stage 20 is equal to the thickness of the pressing member 42, and the sum of the thickness of the first engaging portion 21 and the thickness of the second engaging portion 421 is equal to the thickness of the movable stage 20/the pressing member 42. So, when folding mechanism is in the first state, also when the folding screen is in the flat state, the press-on piece 42 is in the coplanar with the movable table 20, second gomphosis portion 421 and the mutual gomphosis of first gomphosis portion 21, the groove structure that first gomphosis portion 21 formed and the groove structure that second gomphosis portion 421 formed each other fill up, and then realize linking between movable table 20 and the press-on piece 42, guarantee two press-on pieces 42 and movable table 20 and deviate from the one side surface parallel and level of fixed station 10, thereby can effectively support flexible screen 60, guarantee the roughness of flexible screen 60, in order to promote user's touch and watch experience.

Sixth embodiment

According to any one of the first to fifth embodiments, the folding mechanism further includes a limiting member (not shown) disposed on a surface of the connecting member 41 on a side away from the pressing member 42, and the limiting member is configured to abut against the fixed table 10 when the supporting member 40 rotates to be in the same plane as the movable table 20. Alternatively, the limiting member may be a limiting rib, and in order to reduce the structural volume and the occupied space of the limiting member, the limiting member may be disposed at a connection position of the connecting member 41 close to the fixing table 10. Through setting up the locating part, can be in the second state at folding mechanism, two supporting component 40 rotate to be in the coplanar with the movable table 20 promptly, support two supporting component 40 by the locating part, thereby maintain two supporting component 40 and the state that the movable table 20 is in the coplanar, make two supporting component 40 can effectively support flexible screen 60, the expansion state of fixed flexible screen 60, with the touch that promotes the user and watch experience, avoid leading to flexible screen 60 reverse folding because of supporting component 40 turned angle is too big.

As an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 2, at least two elastic members 30 are symmetrically distributed on the fixing base 10. In this embodiment, the folding mechanism is a symmetrical structure, and the two supporting members 40 symmetrically act on both ends of the fixed base 10. Through the symmetrical setting of a plurality of elastic component 30, can make the activity platform 20 atress even to can carry out the even effective support of dynamics to flexible screen 60, guarantee the roughness under flexible screen 60 when expanding, with promotion user's touch and watch experience, avoid activity platform 20 because of the uneven incline of atress leads to flexible screen 60 unevenness.

Seventh embodiment

The present application further provides a mobile terminal, please refer to fig. 1 to 2, which includes a folding mechanism and a flexible screen 60, and the specific structure of the folding mechanism refers to the above embodiments, because the mobile terminal adopts all technical solutions of all the above embodiments. Therefore, at least all the advantages brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are achieved, and are not described in detail herein. Optionally, the flexible screen 60 is disposed on a side of the movable table 20 away from the fixed table 10, the flexible screen 60 includes at least two first regions 61 and a second region 62 connected between the at least two first regions 61, the first regions 61 are attached and fixed to the corresponding support assemblies 40, and the second region 62 abuts against the movable table 20.

As an alternative, referring to fig. 1 to 2, the portion of the second region 62 of the flexible screen 60 abutting against the movable table 20 is fixed to the movable table 20. Alternatively, the flexible screen may be folded symmetrically, in which case the midline of the second region 62 of the flexible screen 60 may be bonded to the movable stage 20. So set up, can make the regional 62 part of flexible screen 60 hug closely the movable table 20 all the time, like this, when flexible screen 60 was in the expanded condition, the regional 62 of second of flexible screen 60 was also the laminating on movable table 20 surface to prevent that the regional 62 of second of flexible screen 60 from reversely arching, can guarantee the roughness of flexible screen 60, with the touch that promotes the user and watch the experience.

Optionally, referring to fig. 6, the mobile terminal 100 may include: RF (Radio Frequency) unit 101, WiFi module 102, audio output unit 103, a/V (audio/video) input unit 104, sensor 105, display unit 106, user input unit 107, interface unit 108, memory 109, processor 110, and power supply 111. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the mobile terminal architecture illustrated in fig. 6 is not intended to be limiting of mobile terminals, and that a mobile terminal may include more or fewer components than those illustrated, or some of the components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components.

The following describes the components of the mobile terminal in detail with reference to fig. 6:

the radio frequency unit 101 may be configured to receive and transmit signals during information transmission and reception or during a call, and specifically, receive downlink information of a base station and then process the downlink information to the processor 110; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. Alternatively, the radio frequency unit 101 may also communicate with a network and other devices through wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000(Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division duplex-Long Term Evolution), TDD-LTE (Time Division duplex-Long Term Evolution, Time Division Long Term Evolution), 5G, and so on.

WiFi belongs to short-distance wireless transmission technology, and the mobile terminal can help a user to receive and send e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media and the like through the WiFi module 102, and provides wireless broadband internet access for the user. Although fig. 6 shows the WiFi module 102, it is understood that it does not belong to the essential constitution of the mobile terminal, and can be omitted entirely as needed within the scope of not changing the essence of the scheme.

The audio output unit 103 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal 100 is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output unit 103 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The a/V input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The a/V input Unit 104 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, the Graphics processor 1041 Processing image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frames processed by the graphic processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102. The microphone 1042 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone 1042 in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and may be capable of processing such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 1042 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Optionally, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, the ambient light sensor may adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and the proximity sensor may turn off the display panel 1061 and/or the backlight when the mobile terminal 100 moves to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally, three axes), can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used for applications of recognizing the posture of a mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer and tapping), and the like; as for other sensors such as a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infrared sensor, which can be configured on the mobile phone, the description is omitted here.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 106 may include a Display panel 1061, and the Display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Alternatively, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect a touch operation performed by a user on or near the touch panel 1071 (e.g., an operation performed by the user on or near the touch panel 1071 using a finger, a stylus, or any other suitable object or accessory), and drive a corresponding connection device according to a predetermined program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. Optionally, the touch detection device detects a touch orientation of a user, detects a signal caused by a touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 110, and can receive and execute commands sent by the processor 110. Alternatively, the touch panel 1071 may be implemented using various types of resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may include other input devices 1072. Optionally, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and the like, and are not limited thereto.

Alternatively, the touch panel 1071 may cover the display panel 1061, and when the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch panel 1071 transmits the touch operation to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 according to the type of the touch event. Although in fig. 6, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, and is not limited herein.

The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. Alternatively, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from external devices and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal 100 and external devices.

The memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, and optionally, the program storage area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, and the like) required by at least one function, and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Optionally, the memory 109 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 110 is a control center of the mobile terminal, connects various parts of the entire mobile terminal using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the mobile terminal and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109 and calling data stored in the memory 109, thereby performing overall monitoring of the mobile terminal. Processor 110 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, optionally, the application processor mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, and the like, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 110.

The mobile terminal 100 may further include a power supply 111 (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to various components, and optionally, the power supply 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to implement functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system.

Although not shown in fig. 6, the mobile terminal 100 may further include a bluetooth module or the like, which is not described in detail herein.

It is to be understood that the foregoing scenarios are only examples, and do not constitute a limitation on application scenarios of the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, and the technical solutions of the present application may also be applied to other scenarios. For example, as can be known by those skilled in the art, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new service scenarios, the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

The units or components in the mechanism or the terminal of the embodiment of the application can be combined, divided and deleted according to actual needs.

In the present application, the same or similar term concepts, technical solutions and/or application scenario descriptions will be generally described only in detail at the first occurrence, and when the description is repeated later, the detailed description will not be repeated in general for brevity, and when understanding the technical solutions and the like of the present application, reference may be made to the related detailed description before the description for the same or similar term concepts, technical solutions and/or application scenario descriptions and the like which are not described in detail later.

In the present application, each embodiment is described with emphasis, and reference may be made to the description of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in any embodiment.

The technical features of the technical solution of the present application may be arbitrarily combined, and for brevity of description, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments are not described, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, the scope of the present application should be considered as being described in the present application.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application, or which are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A folding mechanism is characterized by comprising a fixed table, a movable table, at least two elastic pieces and at least two supporting components;

the elastic piece is connected between the fixed table and the movable table;

2. The folding mechanism of claim 1 wherein said support assembly includes a link and a press;

one end of the connecting piece is rotatably connected with the fixed table;

3. The folding mechanism of claim 2 further comprising a shaft and a support, wherein the shaft is rotatably disposed through the support;

4. A folding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a bearing is provided in said support, and said shaft is inserted in said bearing.

5. A folding mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein said stationary stage includes a base and an extension;

the base part is opposite to the movable table and is arranged at intervals;

6. The folding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein an end of said movable stage adjacent to said pressing member is recessed from a side away from said fixed stage to form a first engaging portion, an end of said pressing member adjacent to said fixed stage is recessed from a side toward said connecting member to form a second engaging portion, and said second engaging portion and said first engaging portion are engageable with each other.

7. The folding mechanism of claim 5 wherein said extension is disposed at a right angle to said base; and/or the extension part and the base part are arranged in a round angle mode.

8. The folding mechanism according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a stopper disposed on a surface of the connecting member of the supporting member facing away from the pressing member, the stopper being configured to abut against the fixed stage when the supporting member rotates to be in the same plane as the movable stage.

9. A mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a folding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising at least one flexible screen, wherein the flexible screen is disposed on a side of the movable stage away from the fixed stage, the flexible screen includes at least two first regions and a second region connected between the at least two first regions, the first regions are attached to the corresponding support members, and the second region abuts against the movable stage.