CN218782740U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment, electronic equipment includes: a first bracket; the second support is at least partially sleeved outside the first support and is movably connected relative to the first support; the supporting component is arranged between the first support and the second support along the moving direction of the first support and the second support, has an unfolding state and a storage state along the moving direction of the first support and the second support, and is supported in a space where the first support moves relative to the second support when the supporting component is in the unfolding state. This application can realize the effective support to flexible display screen through supporting component under the condition that need not to use electric drive.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

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

Background

For a mobile phone with a curled screen and a mobile phone with a folded screen to enter a folding type electronic device, a flexible display screen is usually curled and wound on a movable bearing, and the screen is driven to extend and retract by the movement of the bearing. However, in the prior art, the motor is usually adopted to drive the lead screw to drive the sliding block and the bearing, so that the stretching and retracting functions of the screen are realized, the supporting effect on the screen after the screen is stretched out is poor, the screen is easy to deform when the screen is pressed, and the user experience is influenced. Moreover, when the supporting effect of the unfolded screen is poor, the screen is easy to damage when falling and colliding, and the reliability of the screen is affected. In addition, the existing structure for supporting the screen needs a motor to drive, so that the occupied space is large, and the use time of the whole machine is shortened.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application aims at providing an electronic device, and at least solves the problem that the supporting effect of a screen which is unfolded is poor, the occupied large space is caused when a motor is driven, and the standby time is shortened.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: a first bracket; the second support is at least partially sleeved outside the first support and is movably connected relative to the first support; the supporting component is arranged between the first support and the second support along the moving direction of the first support and the second support, has an unfolding state and a storage state along the moving direction of the first support and the second support, and is supported in a space where the first support moves relative to the second support when the supporting component is in the unfolding state.

In the embodiment of this application, stretch out the back at the flexible display screen, supporting component can effectively support the flexible display screen that expandes, leads to the flexible display screen to warp when avoiding pressing down the flexible display screen, improves user's experience and feels. Moreover, the unfolded flexible display screen is effectively supported by the supporting component, so that the flexible display screen is not easy to damage even when the unfolded flexible display screen falls off and collides, and the reliability of the flexible display screen is improved. In addition, when the supporting component is switched between the accommodating state and the unfolding state, the driving can be realized without using a motor, and the use time of the whole machine can be effectively reduced.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention 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 invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 isbase:Sub>A cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an angle configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals:

an electronic device 100;

a first support 10;

a second bracket 20;

a support assembly 30; the first link 31; a second link 32; a third link 33;

a sliding section 40;

a guide rail 50.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. 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.

The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

An electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

The electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application includes a first stand 10, a second stand 20, and a support member 30.

Specifically, at least a portion of the second bracket 20 is sleeved outside the first bracket 10, the second bracket 20 is movably connected with respect to the first bracket 10, the supporting component 30 is disposed between the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20 along the moving direction of the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20, the supporting component 30 has an expanded state and a stored state along the moving direction of the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20, and when the supporting component 30 is in the expanded state, the supporting component 30 is supported in a space where the second bracket 20 moves with respect to the first bracket 10.

In other words, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application mainly comprises the first support 10, the second support 20 and the supporting member 30, wherein the first support 10 and the second support 20 are connected to each other, and relative movement between the first support 10 and the second support 20 can occur in a first direction, for example, the first direction is a left-right direction, and the first support 10 can move left and right relative to the second support 20. Specifically, at least a portion of the second support 20 can be sleeved on the outer side of the first support 10, for example, the side edge of the second support 20 is located on the outer side of the first support 10, which is beneficial for guiding the second support 20 and the first support 10 when moving relatively, and is beneficial for the first support 10 and the second support 20 to be closer when moving relatively and not easy to separate from each other when moving back to back. In addition, the first bracket 10 may also be referred to as a first shell or a first middle frame or a right middle frame, and the second bracket 20 may be referred to as a second shell or a second middle frame or a left middle frame, which is not limited herein.

When the screen of the electronic device is a flexible display screen, the first direction may be a direction of unfolding and storage of the flexible display screen. The first support 10 can be connected with the first end of the flexible display screen, the second end of the flexible display screen can be connected with the second support 20, a part of the flexible display screen can be movably arranged in the second support 20, the second support 20 is connected with the first support 10, and the second support 20 is movable in the first direction relative to the first support 10 so as to accommodate or unfold the flexible display screen, namely, a part of the flexible display screen can be unfolded and curled under the driving of the second support 20. Wherein the first direction may be a moving direction of the first stand 10 and the second stand 20.

It should be noted that the first end and the second end are not limited to the end of the flexible display screen in the extending direction. For example, the one end and the first support 10 of flexible display screen are connected, and the other end of flexible display screen passes through the spring to be connected with first support 10, and the surface that flexible display screen is close to the self other end is connected with second support 20, and under the effect such as spring, second support 20 can drive flexible display screen and expand or accomodate. It should be noted that the matching relationship between the first support 10, the second support 20 and the flexible display screen is not limited to the above description, and the matching between the first support 10, the second support 20 and the flexible display screen belongs to the common technology in the art, and is not described herein again.

In the first direction, a first bracket 10 may be distributed at one side of the supporting assembly 30, and a second bracket 20 may be distributed at the other side of the supporting assembly 30. At this time, the supporting member 30 is connected to the first stand 10 and the second stand 20, the supporting member 30 is movable between the unfolded state and the stored state along the first direction, and in the case that the supporting member 30 is in the unfolded state, the supporting member 30 may be supported and located in a space where the second stand 20 moves relative to the first stand 10, and at this time, the flexible display screen may be supported by the supporting member 30 in the unfolded state. With the support assembly 30 in the stowed state, the support assembly 30 may be retracted from the first bracket 10 and/or the second bracket 20.

That is, a portion of the support assembly 30 can be connected with the first stand 10, another portion of the support assembly 30 can be connected with the second stand 20, the support assembly 30 can be switched between the storage state and the extended state, and when the support assembly 30 is in the extended state, the support assembly 30 can support the flexible display screen, particularly, a portion of the flexible display screen corresponding to the second stand 20. When the support assembly 30 is in the storage state, the support assembly 30 may be stored in at least one of the first stand 10 and the second stand 20, and a portion of the flexible display screen corresponding to the first stand 10 is stored. Therefore, the storage state and the unfolding state are limited for the support assembly 30, the unfolded flexible display screen corresponding to the second support 20 can be supported, and the flexible display screen corresponding to the second support 20 can be stored when being wound, so that the support assembly 30 is prevented from occupying too much space to influence the buckling of the first support 10 and the second support 20.

For convenience of description, the flexible display screen may be divided into a first display portion and a second display portion, wherein the first display portion may be connected to the first bracket 10, and the second display portion may be driven by the second bracket 20 to be unfolded and stored. When the second bracket 20 drives the second display portion to be unfolded, at least a portion of the supporting component 30 may be located below the second display portion and support the second display portion. When the second frame 20 drives the second display portion to be received, the supporting component 30 can be received by the first frame 10 and/or the second frame 20. For example, one side of the first support 10 close to the second support 20 has an accommodating space, when the first support needs to be unfolded, the second support 20 can be pulled leftwards, so that the flexible display screen and the whole machine can be unfolded, when the first support needs to be folded, the second support 20 can be pushed rightwards, and the whole support assembly 30 can be retracted into the accommodating space of the first support 10, so that the retraction process of the whole machine can be realized. It can be seen that, in the process of unfolding and accommodating the flexible display screen, the support assembly 30 is present for supporting the unfolded flexible display screen.

Therefore, the electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the application can effectively support the unfolded flexible display screen after the flexible display screen stretches out, so that the flexible display screen is prevented from deforming when the flexible display screen is pressed downwards, and the experience of a user is improved. Moreover, because the unfolded flexible display screen is effectively supported by the support assembly 30, even if the unfolded flexible display screen falls down and collides, the flexible display screen is not easy to be damaged, and the reliability of the flexible display screen is improved. In addition, the supporting component 30 of the present embodiment is respectively connected with the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20, and the driving can be realized without using a motor, so that the use duration of the whole machine can be effectively reduced.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the support assembly 30 includes a first link 31, a first end of the first link 31 is pivotably connected with the first bracket 10, and a second end of the first link 31 is pivotably connected with the second bracket 20.

That is, the first link 31 is hinged to the first stand 10 and the second stand 20, respectively, and when the second stand 20 moves in the first direction with respect to the first stand 10, the first link 31 can be extended or shortened in the first direction, thereby supporting the flexible display screen, particularly the extended second display part.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first end of the first link 31 is offset from the second end of the first link 31 in a second direction, and the second direction is at an angle with respect to the first direction. By defining the positions of both ends of the first link 31, it can be achieved that the first link 31 can be stretched or shortened in the first direction when the second bracket 20 moves in the first direction with respect to the first bracket 10. Alternatively, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the connection position of the first link 31 and the first and second brackets 10 and 20 is defined to facilitate the expansion of the range of relative movement between the first and second brackets 10 and 20.

For example, the second stand 20 is located at the left side of the first stand 10, one end of the first link 31 is hinged to the second stand 20, and the other end of the first link 31 is hinged to the first stand 10, so that when the second stand 20 moves leftward with respect to the first stand 10, since both ends of the first link 31 can rotate and the extending direction of the first link 31 is inclined with respect to the left-right direction, the first link 31 can extend in the first direction, thereby supporting the second display portion that is unfolded. When the second bracket 20 moves leftward with respect to the first bracket 10, the first link 31 can be contracted in the first direction, and the first link 31 is accommodated. It should be noted that, the expansion and contraction of the first link 31 in the first direction herein may refer to the size of the orthographic projection of the first link 31 on the horizontal plane being expansion and contraction.

In some embodiments of the present application, the number of the first connecting rods 31 is multiple, and the supporting range of the flexible display screen can be expanded by providing multiple first connecting rods 31, so as to improve the uniformity of the stress on the flexible display screen. The plurality of first links 31 are arranged at intervals in the second direction, and by defining the arrangement direction of the plurality of first links 31, interference between adjacent two first links 31 can be avoided.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the supporting assembly 30 includes a telescopic unit including a first link 31 and a second link 32 that are disposed to intersect and are hinged to each other, a first end of the first link 31 is staggered from a second end of the first link 31 in a second direction, and a first end of the second link 32 is staggered from a second end of the second link 32 in the second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction. That is, when the second bracket 20 moves in the first direction relative to the first bracket 10, the included angle between the first link 31 and the second link 32 changes, thereby facilitating the unfolding and storage of the support assembly 30 in the first direction. In addition, in the present embodiment, the first link 31 and the second link 32 are arranged in a crossed manner, which is beneficial to improving the structural stability of the supporting assembly 30 and the balance of the supporting force provided to a plurality of positions on the flexible display screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the number of the telescopic units is plural, wherein the first link 31 of one telescopic unit is hinged to the end of the second link 32 of the adjacent further telescopic unit. Through adopting a plurality of flexible units to mutually support, can form netted support scope, improve the supporting effect.

According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, the support assembly 30 includes both a first link 31 and a second link 32, the second link 32 is disposed across the first link 31, and a first end of the first link 31 is pivotably connected to the first bracket 10, a second end of the first link 31 is pivotably connected to the second bracket 20, a first end of the second link 32 is pivotably connected to the first bracket 10, a second end of the second link 32 is pivotably connected to the second bracket 20, and the first end of the second link 32 is offset from the second end of the second link 32 in the second direction. In this embodiment, by using the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 which are arranged in a crossing manner, not only can a supporting force be provided for the flexible display screen, but also the flexible display screen has the advantage of simple structure.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the support assembly 30 includes a plurality of telescoping units spaced apart along the second direction, which can provide more support positions for the flexible display screen in the second direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, the support assembly 30 further includes a third link 33, the third link 33 extending in the second direction, the third link 33 being connected to an intersection of the first link 31 and the second link 32 in each telescopic unit. That is, the third link 33 can be connected to the first link 31 and the second link 32, respectively, and can support the first link 31 and the second link 32.

According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, the third link 33 is plural, and the plural third links 33 are spaced apart along the first direction, that is, the plural third links 33 may be disposed in the first direction, so as to further improve stability and reliability of the entire support assembly 30.

In some embodiments of the present application, the end of the third link 33 is provided with a sliding portion 40, the second bracket 20 is provided with a mating portion, and the sliding portion 40 is slidably connected with the mating portion. That is, by providing the sliding portion 40 and the engaging portion, the frictional force between the end of the third link 33 and the second bracket 20 can be reduced, thereby improving the smoothness of the movement of the second bracket 20 and the speed of unfolding and folding the support assembly 30. The sliding portion 40 is not limited to a roller, and the engaging portion is not limited to a sliding groove, and any structure that can reduce the friction between the third link 33 and the second bracket 20 is within the scope of the present application.

According to an embodiment of the present application, a channel is provided at a side of the second bracket 20 close to the support component 30, and the channel can pass through the flexible display screen, so as to prevent the flexible display screen from interfering with the support component 30 during the unfolding and bending processes, and is beneficial to the support component 30 to always provide an upward supporting force for the flexible display screen.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the outermost third link 33 is spaced apart from the second bracket 20 in the first direction to form a channel through which the flexible display screen can pass, and the flexible display screen is prevented from interfering with the support assembly 30 during the unfolding and bending processes. For example, the second bracket 20 includes an upper cross beam, a lower cross beam, and a longitudinal beam, which may be enclosed into a structure similar to a structure like a letter "21274", the upper cross beam and the lower cross beam extend along a first direction, respectively, and the longitudinal beam extends along a second direction. At this time, the leftmost third link 33 is spaced apart from the longitudinal beam, forming a passage through which the flexible display screen passes.

It can be seen that no matter the channel is formed by the second bracket 20 itself or the second bracket 20 and the third connecting rod 33 cooperate to form the channel, the channel can pass through the flexible display screen, which is beneficial for the portion of the flexible display screen needing to be supported to be always located above the supporting component 30, for example, the second display portion can be always supported by the supporting component 30.

According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 further includes a rail 50, a first end of the rail 50 along an extending direction thereof is connected to the first support 10, a second end of the rail 50 along the extending direction thereof is connected to the second support 20, and the rail 50 is movably connected to at least one of the first support 10 and the second support 20. That is, the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20 may be connected by the guide rail 50, and the guide rail 50 may guide the relative movement between the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20. For example, the guide rail 50 extends in the first direction, and the second bracket 20 can be prevented from deviating from the moving direction.

Alternatively, the guide rail 50 may be provided at an edge of the first bracket 10, for example, at an edge of the first bracket 10 in a second direction, and when the second direction is an up-down direction and the first direction is a left-right direction, the guide rail 50 may be provided at the upper and lower edges of the first bracket 10.

When the second bracket 20 is provided with the engaging portion, interference between the engaging portion and the guide rail 50 is not generated.

In summary, the electronic device 100 of the present application not only has the advantages of simple structure, high assembly efficiency, high reliability of the supporting component 30, low cost, etc., but also has the advantages that the flexible display screen can be stretched without using electric quantity, and a user only needs to pull the first support 10 and/or the second support 20 when using the flexible display screen, so that the whole device can be opened and closed; the flexible display screen can be supported when unfolded, so that the hidden danger of deformation of the flexible display screen is improved, and the reliability of the flexible display screen is improved; the supporting device 100 of the present application can be accommodated in the first bracket 10 and/or the second bracket 20 when being closed, so as to improve the strength of the whole machine.

The electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the application can satisfy the requirement of realizing simple and reliable driving of the flexible display screen in the limited space inside the electronic device. Compared with the prior art, the electronic device 100 of the present application not only provides a new driving method for the flexible display screen, but also has the advantages of simple structure, high assembly efficiency, high reliability, low cost, etc.; the whole machine space is small, and the driving structure does not need to use electric power, so that the whole machine has longer endurance time; in addition, the support assembly 30 is positioned below the flexible display screen during the process of stretching the second support 20 and the first support 10, so that the flexible display screen can be effectively supported; in addition, the connection mode of the supporting component 30 with the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20 is simple, and the advantage of high design flexibility is provided.

It should be noted that a small-sized motor may be installed inside the electronic device, and the auxiliary support assembly 30 extends and contracts in the first direction, so as to improve the smoothness of extension and contraction of the flexible display screen.

In addition, the supporting device 100 of the present application can be used not only for a mobile phone terminal, but also for other tablet computers or mobile terminals with similar screen opening functions, including similar structures.

In summary, the present application discloses an electronic device comprising a flexible display and a support member 30, the support member 30 being for supporting the flexible display, the support member 30 being the electronic device 100 of any of the embodiments described above. Because the electronic device 100 of the present application has the advantages of simple structure, improved reliability of the flexible display screen, and the like, the electronic device of the present application also has the same advantages, which are not described herein again.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean 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 invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. 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 invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first bracket;

the second support is at least partially sleeved outside the first support and is movably connected relative to the first support;

the supporting component is arranged between the first support and the second support along the moving direction of the first support and the second support, has an unfolding state and a storage state along the moving direction of the first support and the second support, and is supported in a space where the second support moves relative to the first support under the condition that the supporting component is in the unfolding state.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the support assembly comprises:

the first end of the first connecting rod is pivotally connected with the first bracket, and the second end of the first connecting rod is pivotally connected with the second bracket.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first and second support moving directions are first directions, the first end of the first link is offset from the second end of the first link in a second direction, and the second direction forms an included angle with the first direction.

4. The electronic device of claim 3,

the first connecting rod is a plurality of which are arranged at intervals along the second direction.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first and second support movement directions are first directions, the support assembly comprising:

the telescopic unit comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod which are arranged in a crossed mode and hinged to each other, the first end of the first connecting rod is staggered in the second direction with the second end of the first connecting rod, the first end of the second connecting rod is staggered in the second direction with the second end of the second connecting rod, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the support assembly comprises a plurality of the telescoping units, the plurality of telescoping units being spaced apart along the second direction.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the support assembly further comprises:

a third link extending in the second direction, the third link being connected to an intersection of the first link and the second link in each of the telescopic units.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the third link is plural, and the plural third links are distributed at intervals along the first direction.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the end of the third link is provided with a sliding portion, and the second bracket is provided with an engaging portion, and the sliding portion is slidably connected to the engaging portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

the guide rail, the first end of guide rail along its extending direction with first support connection, the second end of guide rail along its extending direction with the second leg joint, the guide rail with first support with at least one movably connection in the second support.

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