CN220190908U - Foldable electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a foldable electronic device comprising at least two folds, at least one first communication component, a second communication component and a processor. The at least one first communication component and the at least one second communication component support different communication modes respectively, and the second communication component is a communication component supporting a satellite communication mode. When specifically setting up, above-mentioned two at least folding portions connect gradually, and two adjacent folding portions can be folded relatively. The at least one first communication component and the at least one second communication component are arranged on the folding portion, and the folding portion where any one of the first communication components is located is different from the folding portion where the second communication component is located. The at least one first communication component and the at least one second communication component are each coupled to the processor. The foldable electronic device can improve the distance between the first communication component and the second communication component in the unfolded state, so that the coupling degree between corresponding antennas is reduced, and the foldable electronic device can be used together.

Description

Foldable electronic equipment

Technical Field

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

Background

With the development of technology, portable communication devices, such as mobile phones, have become indispensable communication tools in life, and people's dependence on mobile phones has also affected aspects of life. For traditional handsets, communication functions are implemented mainly by means of ground base stations, however, once a user leaves the coverage area of a ground base station, the communication functions of the handset are affected.

In order to improve the communication function of the mobile phone, a communication component supporting different communication modes can be arranged in the mobile phone. The existing communication modes comprise a satellite communication mode and a land communication mode, however, the satellite communication mode has a larger influence on some land communication modes, and when the satellite communication mode and some land communication modes are in an on state at the same time, the antennas corresponding to different communication modes have a serious coupling problem, so that the communication function of the mobile phone can be influenced. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide a terminal device that can simultaneously support the coexistence of a satellite communication mode and a plurality of other communication modes and can reduce the degree of coupling between the corresponding antennas.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a foldable electronic device which can support the coexistence of a satellite communication mode and a plurality of other communication modes and can reduce the coupling degree between corresponding antennas.

The application provides a foldable electronic device, which comprises at least two folding parts, a first communication component, a second communication component and a processor; the at least two folding parts are sequentially connected, and the two adjacent folding parts can be folded relatively. The at least one first communication component and the at least one second communication component are arranged on the folding portion, the folding portion where any one of the first communication component and the second communication component is located is different, the processor can be arranged on the same folding portion with the at least one first communication component, can also be arranged on the same folding portion with the second communication component, or can be arranged on different folding portions with any one of the first communication component and the second communication component. Under the above-mentioned arbitrary setting mode, first communication module and second communication module are connected with the treater respectively to make first communication module can communicate with the treater, second communication module also can communicate with the treater.

In the foldable electronic device, the at least one first communication component and the at least one second communication component support different communication modes, and the second communication component is a communication component supporting a satellite communication mode. The second communication component may enable the above foldable electronic device to transmit related voice, image, and short message by using satellite signals and communication satellites, where the communication mode is not affected by time, region, weather, etc., and in some special cases, for example, in the case of engaging in field activities, offshore activities, etc., the communication capability of the foldable electronic device may still be ensured.

The first communication component is a communication component supporting other communication modes, and the at least one first communication component may include one or more of a cellular communication component, a global positioning system communication component, and a wireless fidelity communication component. When the first communication component and the second communication component are arranged on the folding parts of the foldable electronic equipment, the first communication component and the second communication component are arranged on different folding parts, so that when the foldable electronic equipment is in an unfolding state, the distance between the first communication component and the second communication component is larger, the coupling degree between corresponding antennas can be correspondingly reduced, the first communication component and the second communication component can coexist and can be used without closing one of the first communication component and the second communication component, and the communication function of the foldable electronic equipment is further improved.

In the foldable electronic device, the number of the first communication components is not limited, and for example, the first communication components may be one, two, three or other numbers. When the number of the first communication components is at least two, different first communication components may be disposed in the same folding portion or may be disposed in different folding portions.

In the foldable electronic device described above, the number of the folded portions is also not limited, and for example, the number of the folded portions may be two, three, or other numbers. Under the condition that the number of the folding parts is at least three, when the first communication assembly and the second communication assembly are arranged on the folding parts, the folding parts where each first communication assembly is located and the folding parts where each second communication assembly are located can be separated by one or more folding parts when the foldable electronic equipment is in an unfolding state, namely, the folding parts where each first communication assembly is located and the folding parts where each second communication assembly is located are not adjacent, so that the distance between the first communication assembly and the second communication assembly is far, and the coupling degree between two antennas is further reduced.

In particular, the processor may be configured in a variety of ways, and in one possible configuration, the processor may be configured in the same folding portion as the one or more first communication components. In the case of a plurality of first communication components, the processor and one of the first communication components may be disposed in the same folding portion; alternatively, the processor may be disposed in the same folder as two, three or other plural number of the first communication components.

In another possible arrangement, the processor may be located in the same fold as the second communication assembly.

In yet another possible arrangement, the processor may be disposed at a different fold than any of the first communication assemblies, and the processor and the second communication assembly are disposed at different folds.

In one possible embodiment, the foldable electronic device includes at least one first folding portion, a second folding portion, and a third folding portion, and the third folding portion is located between the at least one first folding portion and the second folding portion, or the at least one first folding portion and the second folding portion are located on opposite sides of the third folding portion. The first communication component may be disposed at the first folding portion, the second communication component may be disposed at the second folding portion, and the processor may be disposed at the third folding portion.

The communication assembly may be connected to the processor by a flexible transmission member for communication assemblies disposed at different folds than the processor. The communication components of the processor and the processor disposed at different folding parts may be a first communication component or a second communication component. Under the condition that the processor is connected by adopting the flexible transmission component and the communication component which is arranged on different folding parts with the processor, the flexible transmission component can be folded along with the relative unfolding or relative folding of two adjacent folding parts, and the damage to a circuit in the repeated folding process can be reduced, so that the normal operation of data transmission is ensured.

It is understood that the foldable electronic device includes a fully unfolded state in which a plurality of folding portions included in the foldable electronic device are sequentially arranged, and two folding portions located at edge positions are included in the plurality of folding portions included in the foldable electronic device. The folded part at the edge position comprises a plurality of frames which are not connected with the adjacent folded parts, and the frames can be used for installing the antenna, so that a larger space is provided for installing the antenna. Thus, in particular arrangements, one or more of the first communication components may be disposed at folds at the edge locations and/or the second communication component may be disposed at folds at the edge locations.

For a first communication assembly, the first communication assembly includes a first antenna and a first radio frequency channel device coupled to the first antenna. The first antenna may receive electromagnetic wave signals and transmit electromagnetic wave signals, and the first radio frequency channel device may mutually convert the electromagnetic wave signals and the communication signals. When the first communication component is arranged on the folding part, the first antenna can be arranged on the frame of the folding part, and the first radio frequency channel device is arranged in the inner cavity of the folding part.

For the second communication assembly, the second communication assembly includes a second antenna and a second radio frequency channel device connected to the second antenna. The second antenna may receive electromagnetic wave signals and transmit electromagnetic wave signals, and the second radio frequency channel device may mutually convert the electromagnetic wave signals and the communication signals. When the second communication component is arranged on the folding part, the second antenna can be arranged on the frame of the folding part, and the second radio frequency channel device is arranged in the inner cavity of the folding part.

Above-mentioned when setting up first communication module and second communication module in the folding portion that corresponds respectively, through setting up first antenna and second antenna in the frame of folding portion, can simplify the preparation technology of antenna, and need not to set up extra space in the folding portion that corresponds and hold the antenna to be favorable to promoting the integrated level of collapsible electronic equipment. The first radio frequency channel device and the second radio frequency channel device are arranged in the inner cavity of the folding part, so that the first radio frequency channel device and the second radio frequency channel device have larger installation space.

When the first communication component and the second communication component are specifically disposed on the corresponding folded portions, the first communication component and the second communication component may be disposed on the circuit board of the corresponding folded portions.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic distribution diagram of a first communication component and a second communication component in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a diagram showing a change in coupling coefficient between a cellular antenna and a satellite antenna in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a variation of coupling coefficients between a GPS antenna and a satellite antenna in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a diagram showing a variation of coupling coefficients between a wifi antenna and a satellite antenna in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

1-a foldable electronic device;

10-fold; 11-a first fold; 12-a second fold; 13-a third fold;

20-a first communication component; 21-a first antenna; 22-a first radio frequency channel device;

30-a second communication component; 31-a second antenna; 32-a second radio frequency channel device;

a 40-processor; 50-a first circuit board; 60-a second circuit board; 70-flexible transmission member.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terminology used in the following examples is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the specification of the present application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," "the," and "the" are intended to include, for example, "one or more" such forms of expression, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

Reference in the specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," and the like in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but mean "one or more but not all embodiments" unless expressly specified otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

In order to facilitate understanding of the foldable electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application, an application scenario thereof is first described below. The foldable electronic equipment can be a foldable mobile phone, a foldable tablet personal computer, a foldable electronic paper book and the like. The foldable electronic equipment comprises a fully folded state and a fully unfolded state, and in the fully folded state, the occupied space of the foldable electronic equipment is small, and the foldable electronic equipment is convenient to carry and store; in the fully unfolded state, the foldable electronic device can provide a larger display screen, so that a user can watch videos, games or browse webpages better.

Current foldable electronic devices mainly rely on a land communication mode to realize a communication function during use, for example, the current foldable electronic devices can utilize a cellular mobile network of a ground base station to perform communication. However, in some cases, the user may leave the coverage of the ground base station, for example, in situations engaged in field activities, offshore activities, and the like. Once the user leaves the coverage area of the ground base station, the communication function of the foldable electronic device will be affected. In the case of communication interruption, there are various inconveniences due to the difficulty of the user to get in touch with the outside, and danger may also occur if an emergency situation is encountered. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide a terminal device that supports both a satellite communication mode and a plurality of other communication modes for concurrent use and that can reduce the degree of coupling between corresponding antennas.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, where in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the foldable electronic device 1 includes at least two folding portions 10, the at least two folding portions 10 are sequentially connected, and two adjacent folding portions 10 can be folded relatively. In particular, the number of the folded portions 10 is not limited, and for example, the number of the folded portions 10 may be two, three or other numbers, which is not limited by the present application. For any two adjacent folding portions 10, a rotation shaft assembly (not shown in fig. 1) may be disposed between the two folding portions 10, so that the two folding portions 10 may relatively rotate through the rotation shaft assembly to achieve relative unfolding or relative folding.

The foldable electronic device 1 further comprises a flexible display (not shown in fig. 1) provided on the surface of the at least two folds 10. The flexible display screen may be unfolded along with the unfolding of the folding portion 10, or may be folded along with the folding of the folding portion 10. When the foldable electronic device 1 is in the fully unfolded state, any two adjacent folding portions 10 are unfolded relatively, so that the flexible display screen can be displayed in full screen. When the foldable electronic device 1 is in the fully folded state, any two adjacent folding portions 10 are folded relatively, and the flexible display screen is folded correspondingly. In addition, when the foldable electronic device 1 includes at least three folding portions 10, the foldable electronic device 1 may be in a partially unfolded state, at this time, the folding portions 10 disposed adjacent to each other are partially unfolded, the folding portions 10 disposed adjacent to each other are partially folded, and a part of the flexible display screen is unfolded along with the unfolding of the corresponding folding portion 10, and the other part is folded along with the folding of the corresponding folding portion 10.

In order to enhance the communication function of the foldable electronic device, the foldable electronic device 1 of the present application includes at least one first communication component 20 and a second communication component 30, the at least one first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 support different communication modes, respectively, and the second communication component 30 may be a satellite communication mode based communication component. For the first communication component 20, the at least one first communication component 20 may include one or more of a cellular communication component, a global positioning system (global positioning system, GPS) communication component, and a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, wifi) communication component. Wherein the cellular communication component may enable the foldable electronic device 1 to implement a communication function through a ground base station; the GPS communication component may enable the foldable electronic device 1 described above to implement navigation functions via navigation satellites; the wifi communication component may enable the foldable electronic device 1 to implement a communication function through a wireless network signal in an area covered by the wireless network signal.

The number of the first communication components 20 included in the foldable electronic device 1 may be one or plural, for example, two, three, or other numbers, and the present application is not limited thereto. When the foldable electronic device 1 comprises a plurality of first communication components 20, the first communication components 20 may be different communication components.

For the second communication component 30, the second communication component 30 may enable the foldable electronic device 1 to utilize satellite signals and communication satellites to transmit related voice, image and short messages, and provide another communication mode for the foldable electronic device 1 in an area without coverage of ground signals, where the communication mode is not affected by time, region, weather and the like, and may make up for the shortages of the cellular communication component and the wifi communication component.

The at least one first communication module 20 and the at least one second communication module 30 are respectively disposed at the folding portion 10, and the folding portion 10 where any one of the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 is disposed is different. For convenience of description and understanding of the embodiments of the present application, it is assumed that at least one first folding portion 11 and at least one second folding portion 12 are included in the plurality of folding portions 10 of the foldable electronic device 1, the first communication component 20 is disposed on the first folding portion 11, and the second communication component 30 is disposed on the second folding portion 12.

When the first communication component 20 is specifically provided, the first communication component 20 may include a first antenna 21, and the first antenna 21 is responsible for receiving electromagnetic wave signals and transmitting electromagnetic wave signals. The first antenna 21 may be disposed at a frame of the first folded portion 11. By arranging the first antenna 21 on the frame of the first folding portion 11, the manufacturing process of the first antenna 21 can be simplified, and the first antenna 21 does not need to be accommodated in an extra space in the first folding portion 11, so that the integration level of the foldable electronic device 1 is improved. The type and number of the first antennas 21 are not limited, and when the first communication component 20 is a cellular communication component, the first antennas 21 may correspond to cellular antennas, and the cellular antennas specifically include 2G antennas, 3G antennas, 4G antennas, or 5G antennas. The number of the first antennas 21 may be 1 or plural, for example, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more, and the present application is not limited thereto. When the first communication component 20 includes a GPS communication component or a wifi communication component, the first antenna 21 may correspond to a GPS antenna or a wifi antenna, and the number of GPS antennas and wifi antennas may be 1 or more, for example, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more, respectively, which is not limited by the present application.

In addition to the first antenna 21, the first communication assembly 20 may further include a first rf channel device 22, the first rf channel device 22 and the first antenna 21 are connected, and the first rf channel device 22 may be disposed in the inner cavity of the first folded portion 11. In the process of transmitting signals, the first radio frequency channel device 22 may convert binary signals into electromagnetic wave signals and transmit the electromagnetic wave signals to the first antenna 21, so that the first antenna 21 transmits wireless electromagnetic wave signals; in the course of receiving the signal, the first radio frequency channel device 22 may convert the electromagnetic wave signal received by the first antenna 21 into a binary digital signal and transmit the binary digital signal to the processing means inside the foldable electronic device 1.

When the second communication component 30 is specifically disposed, the second communication component 30 may include a second antenna 31, where the second antenna 31 is responsible for receiving electromagnetic wave signals and transmitting electromagnetic wave signals. The second antenna 31 may be disposed at a frame of the second folded portion 12. By arranging the second antenna 31 on the frame of the second folded portion 12, the manufacturing process of the second antenna 31 can be simplified, and an additional space for accommodating the second antenna 31 is not required to be arranged in the second folded portion 12, thereby being beneficial to improving the integration level of the foldable electronic device 1. The number of the second antennas 31 may be 1 or plural, for example, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more, and the present application is not limited thereto.

In addition to the second antenna 31, the second communication component 30 may further include a second rf channel device 32, where the second rf channel device 32 is connected to the second antenna 31, and the second rf channel device 32 may be disposed in the inner cavity of the second folded portion 12. In the process of transmitting signals, the second radio frequency channel device 32 can convert binary signals into electromagnetic wave signals and transmit the electromagnetic wave signals to the second antenna 31, so that the second antenna 31 transmits wireless electromagnetic wave signals; in the process of receiving the signal, the second radio frequency channel device 32 may convert the electromagnetic wave signal received by the second antenna 31 into a binary digital signal, and transmit the binary digital signal to the processing device inside the foldable electronic device 1.

In the foldable electronic device 1, when the first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 are used together, there is a problem of coupling between the first antenna and the second antenna, and the smaller the degree of coupling between the first antenna 21 and the second antenna 31 is, the better. In the case where the degree of coupling between the first antenna 21 and the second antenna 31 is large, the use of the first communication component 20 or the second communication component 30 may be affected, for example, when the first antenna 21 transmits a signal with high power, the radio frequency channel device connected to the second antenna 31 may be damaged.

In the present disclosure, the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 are disposed on different folding portions 10, so that when the foldable electronic device 1 is in an unfolded state, the distance between the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 is larger. An increase in the distance between the first communication assembly 20 and the second communication assembly 30 advantageously reduces the degree of coupling between the corresponding antennas so that both may be in an on mode at the same time without having to turn off one of them.

Hereinafter, taking the first communication module 20 as a cellular communication module, a GPS communication module, and a wifi communication module, and the second communication module 30 as a satellite communication module as an example, the coupling situation between the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna, the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna, and the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna will be described. The coupling condition between the two antennas is measured by the magnitude of the coupling coefficient, and if the coupling coefficient is smaller, the coupling degree is lower; conversely, the greater the coupling coefficient, the greater the degree of coupling.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a change in coupling coefficient between a cellular antenna and a satellite antenna in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. In the foldable electronic device 1, the folded portion 10 where the cellular communication module is located and the folded portion 10 where the satellite communication module is located are disposed adjacently. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the dashed line represents a curve of return loss of the cellular antenna with respect to frequency; the dot-dash line shows the curve of the return loss of the satellite antenna with the change of frequency; the solid line shows a curve of the coupling coefficient between the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna as a function of frequency when the foldable electronic device 1 described above is in the unfolded state.

It should be understood that the cellular antennas may be medium-high frequency antennas or low frequency antennas, each having a corresponding resonant frequency. As can be seen from the curve of the return loss of the cellular antenna with respect to frequency and the curve of the return loss of the satellite antenna with respect to frequency shown in fig. 2, the resonant frequency of the cellular antenna is relatively close to the resonant frequency (2.0 GHz) of the satellite antenna. The degree of coupling with the satellite antenna is also relatively severe, as compared to other cellular antennas that are far from the resonant frequency of the satellite antenna, where the cellular antenna and satellite antenna operate within similar frequency bandwidths. Therefore, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the above-described cellular antenna having a relatively close resonant frequency to the satellite antenna is taken as an example.

When the working frequency of the signal transmitted by the satellite antenna is the resonant frequency, the signal transmission efficiency is highest, and the coupling degree between the satellite antenna and the cellular antenna is also the most serious. Therefore, in the curve of the coupling coefficient between the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna with the change of frequency shown in fig. 2, at the point a where the frequency is the same as the resonant frequency of the satellite antenna, the coupling coefficient between the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna has the maximum value, and the coupling coefficients at the other points on the curve are smaller than those at the point a. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the coupling coefficient at the point A is close to-15 dB, and the value meets the requirement of coexistence of the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna, so that the coupling degree between the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna can meet the requirement of coexistence of the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna in the frequency bandwidth of operation of the cellular antenna and the satellite antenna.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a change in coupling coefficient between a GPS antenna and a satellite antenna in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. In the foldable electronic device 1, the folded portion 10 where the GPS communication module is located and the folded portion 10 where the satellite communication module is located are disposed adjacently. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the dashed line represents a curve of return loss of the GPS antenna with respect to frequency; the dot-dash line shows the curve of the return loss of the satellite antenna with the change of frequency; the solid line shows a curve of the coupling coefficient between the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna as a function of frequency when the foldable electronic device 1 described above is in the unfolded state.

When the working frequency of the signal transmitted by the satellite antenna is the resonant frequency, the signal transmission efficiency is highest, and the coupling degree between the satellite antenna and the cellular antenna is also the most serious. Therefore, in the curve of the coupling coefficient between the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna according to the frequency change shown in fig. 3, at the point B where the frequency is the same as the resonance frequency of the satellite antenna, the coupling coefficient between the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna has the maximum value, and the coupling coefficients at the other points on the curve are smaller than those at the point B. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the coupling coefficient of the point B is close to-28 dB, and the value meets the requirement of the coexistence of the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna, so that the coupling degree between the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna can meet the requirement of the coexistence of the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna in the frequency bandwidth of the operation of the GPS antenna and the satellite antenna.

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a change in isolation between a wifi antenna and a satellite antenna in a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. In the foldable electronic device 1, the folded portion 10 where the wifi communication module is located and the folded portion 10 where the satellite communication module is located are disposed adjacently. In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the dashed line represents a curve of the return loss of the wifi antenna with the change of frequency; the dot-dash line shows the curve of the return loss of the satellite antenna with the change of frequency; the solid line represents a curve of the coupling coefficient between the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna as a function of frequency when the above foldable electronic device 1 is in the unfolded state.

It should be noted that two wifi antennas are currently generally included, where one wifi antenna has a resonant frequency of 2.4GHz and the other wifi antenna has a resonant frequency of 5.0GHz. In fig. 4, a wifi antenna with a resonance frequency (2.0 GHz) close to that of the satellite antenna is selected, and the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna operate in similar frequency bandwidths, so that mutual coupling is more likely to occur. For another wifi antenna with a far difference from the resonance frequency of the satellite antenna, the mutual coupling with the satellite antenna is less likely, so in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, a wifi antenna with a resonance frequency of 2.4GHz is illustrated as an example.

When the working frequency of the signal transmitted by the satellite antenna is the resonant frequency, the signal transmitting efficiency is highest, and the coupling degree between the satellite antenna and the wifi antenna is also the most serious. Therefore, in the curve of the coupling coefficient between the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna with the change of frequency shown in fig. 4, at the point C where the frequency is the same as the resonant frequency of the satellite antenna, the coupling coefficient between the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna has the maximum value, and the coupling coefficients of other points on the curve are all smaller than the coupling coefficient of the point C. From fig. 4, it can be seen that the coupling coefficient of the point C is close to-25 dB, and the above value meets the requirement of coexistence of the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna, so that the coupling degree between the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna can meet the requirement of coexistence of the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna in the frequency bandwidth of the wifi antenna and the satellite antenna.

In connection with the embodiments shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, in the case where the first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 are respectively provided at different folding portions 10, the coupling degree between the first antenna 21 (cellular antenna, GPS antenna or wifi antenna) and the second antenna 31 (satellite antenna) is at a low level, which can satisfy the coexistence use when the foldable electronic device 1 is in the unfolded state.

In the present application, since the foldable electronic device 1 includes the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 at the same time, the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 support different communication modes, so that the communication function of the foldable electronic device 1 can be enhanced. For example, in the case where the at least one first communication component 20 includes a cellular communication component and the second communication component 30 is a satellite communication component, it is possible to enable a user to maintain contact with the outside world using satellite signals in an area where there is no coverage by the base station signals. Further, by providing the first communication unit 20 and the second communication unit 30 to the two different folding portions 10 included in the foldable electronic device 1, respectively, both of them can be allowed to be in the open mode without closing one of them when the foldable electronic device 1 is in the unfolded state, and the communication function of the foldable electronic device 1 can be further enhanced. Specifically, signal transmission between one of the communication components and the processor 40 can be selected preferentially according to the strength of the signal, so as to improve the communication effect of the foldable electronic device 1.

Note that, when the foldable electronic device 1 is in the folded state, the foldable electronic device 1 is generally stored by a user, and functions actually run are less. Therefore, one of the first communication assembly 20 and the second communication assembly 30 can be selectively turned off, so that the first communication assembly 20 and the second communication assembly 30 can be used independently, damage to the radio frequency channel device in the first communication assembly 20 caused by the second communication assembly 30 when the two assemblies work simultaneously is avoided, and in addition, energy consumption of the foldable electronic device 1 can be reduced. When specifically set, the first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 may be in an on mode or an off mode according to the state of the foldable electronic device 1. For example, when the foldable electronic device 1 is in the folded state, one of the first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 may be put in the on mode, and the other in the off mode. For another example, when the foldable electronic device 1 is in the unfolded state, the first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 may be both in the open mode.

In a specific arrangement, the number of the first folded portions 11 corresponding to the first communication module 20 may be one or more. When the number of the first communication components 20 is plural and the number of the first folding portions 11 is one, the plural first communication components 20 may be disposed at the first folding portions 11. When the number of the first communication modules 20 and the number of the first folding portions 11 are plural, different first communication modules 20 may be disposed on the same first folding portion 11 or may be disposed on different first folding portions 11.

For different first communication components 20 disposed on the same first folding portion 11, the transmitting power of the corresponding antennas is low, and the coupling degree between the antennas is weak, so that the different first communication components 20 can be in the on mode. Of course, the different first communication assembly 20 may also be partially in the on mode and partially in the off mode to reduce power consumption.

The positional relationship of the first folded portion 11 and the second folded portion 12 includes a plurality of possibilities for any one of the first folded portions 11. In one possible positional relationship, the first folded portion 11 and the second folded portion 12 may be disposed adjacently. In another possible positional relationship, in the case where the foldable electronic device 1 described above includes at least three folded portions 10, the first folded portion 11 and the second folded portion 12 may be disposed at intervals. Specifically, one or more folds 10 may be spaced between the first fold 11 and the second fold 12, so that the distance between the first communication component 20 disposed on the first fold 11 and the second communication component 30 disposed on the second fold 12 is greater, which may further reduce the coupling between antennas.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application, where in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the foldable electronic device 1 includes two folding portions 10, a first folding portion 11 and a second folding portion 12. When specifically provided, the first folding portion 11 may be provided with one or more first communication components 20, and the second folding portion 12 may be provided with a second communication component 30.

Fig. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application, where in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the foldable electronic device 1 includes a plurality of folding portions 10, and the plurality of folding portions 10 includes a first folding portion 11 and a second folding portion 12, and the first folding portion 11 and the second folding portion 12 are disposed adjacent to each other. When specifically provided, the first folding portion 11 may be provided with one or more first communication components 20, and the second folding portion 12 may be provided with a second communication component 30.

Fig. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application, where in the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the foldable electronic device 1 includes a plurality of folding portions 10, and one first folding portion 11 and one second folding portion 12 are included in the plurality of folding portions 10, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first folding portion 11 and the second folding portion 12 are separated by another folding portion 10. When specifically provided, the first folding portion 11 may be provided with one or more first communication components 20, and the second folding portion 12 may be provided with a second communication component 30.

Fig. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, where in the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the foldable electronic device 1 includes a plurality of folding portions 10, where the plurality of folding portions 10 may include at least two first folding portions 11 and one second folding portion 12, each of the first folding portions 11 may be provided with one or more first communication components 20, and the second folding portion 12 may be provided with a second communication component 30. In particular, as shown in fig. 8, taking two first folded portions 11 as an example, the two first folded portions 11 may be disposed on two sides of the second folded portion 12 and disposed adjacent to the second folded portion 12.

In other embodiments, the first folds may be arranged such that each first fold and second fold are separated by other folds; alternatively, a portion of the first fold and the second fold may be separated by another fold, the other portion of the first fold and the second fold being adjacent.

When the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 are provided on the first folded portion 11 and the second folded portion 12, the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30 may be provided on the circuit board of the corresponding folded portion 10, respectively. The first communication assembly 20 and the second communication assembly 30 may be connected to other components through a circuit board.

Referring to fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8, the foldable electronic device 1 further includes a processor 40 in addition to the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30, and the processor 40 may be connected to the first communication module 20 and the second communication module 30, respectively. The processor 40 may be a System On Chip (SOC), which is an integrated circuit that integrates a computing processor and other electronic systems into a single chip.

The first communication component 20 may be in communication with a processor 40. Specifically, the first radio frequency channel device 22 in the first communication assembly 20 may be in communication with the processor 40. When the first rf channel device 22 and the processor 40 communicate, the first rf channel device 22 may modulate and demodulate the electromagnetic wave signal acquired by the first antenna 21 into a communication signal and transmit the communication signal to the processor 40. The processor 40 may also transmit the instruction information to be transmitted to the first rf channel device 22, where the instruction information is modulated and demodulated by the first rf channel device 22 into an electromagnetic wave signal, and then transmitted to the first antenna 21, and then transmitted to the outside in the form of electromagnetic wave by the first antenna 21.

The second communication component 30 may also be in communication with the processor 40. Specifically, the second radio frequency channel device 32 in the second communication assembly 30 may be in communication with the processor 40. When the second radio frequency channel device 32 communicates with the processor 40, the second radio frequency channel device 32 may modulate and demodulate the electromagnetic wave signal acquired by the second antenna 31 into a communication signal and transmit the communication signal to the processor 40. The processor 40 may also transmit the instruction information to be transmitted to the second rf channel device 32, and the instruction information is modulated and demodulated by the second rf channel device 32 into an electromagnetic wave signal, then transmitted to the second antenna 31, and transmitted to the outside in the form of electromagnetic wave by the second antenna 31.

When the processor 40 is specifically provided, the processor 40 may be provided on one of the at least two folding portions 10 included in the foldable electronic device 1, and the processor 40 may have various arrangement modes. In one possible arrangement, taking the foldable electronic device 1 as an example, the foldable electronic device includes a first communication module 20, the processor 40 may be disposed on the same folding portion 10 as the first communication module 20; taking the example that the foldable electronic device 1 includes a plurality of first communication components 20, the processor 40 may be disposed in the same folder 10 as any one of the first communication components 20, or the processor 40 may be disposed in the same folder 10 as two, three or other plurality of first communication components 20. In another possible arrangement, the processor 40 may be disposed on the same folding portion 10 as the second communication module 30. In yet another possible arrangement, the processor 40 may be disposed in a different folding portion 10 than any of the first communication assembly 20 and the second communication assembly 30.

In any of the above arrangements, the communication module provided in the different folding portion 10 with respect to the processor 40 may be connected to the processor 40 through the flexible transmission member 70. The communication components of the processor 40 disposed in the different folding portions 40 may be the first communication component 20 or the second communication component 30. In the case of connecting the processor 40 and the communication assembly provided to the different folding parts 10 with the processor 40 by using the flexible transmission part 70, the flexible transmission part 70 can be folded along with the relative unfolding or relative folding of the adjacent two folding parts 10, and the damage to the circuit caused in the repeated folding process can be reduced, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the data transmission.

In a specific case of providing the flexible transmission member 70, the flexible transmission member 70 may be a flexible circuit board or a cable.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the processor 40 and the first communication component 20 are disposed on the first folding portion 11, and the second communication component 30 is disposed on the second folding portion 12. The folding portion 10 where the processor 40 is located is different from the folding portion 10 where the second communication module 30 is located, and when the processor 40 and the second communication module 30 are connected, the processor 40 and the second communication module 30 can be connected through the flexible transmission member 70.

In the case where the processor 40 and the first communication module 20 are disposed on the first folding portion 11, in a specific setting, the first circuit board 50 is disposed in the first folding portion 11, and the first radio frequency channel device 22 and the processor 40 in the first communication module 20 may be disposed on the first circuit board 50, respectively, so that connection is achieved through the first circuit board 50.

Fig. 9 is another schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application, where in the embodiment shown in fig. 9, the foldable electronic device 1 includes a first folding portion 11 and a second folding portion 12, and the first communication component 20 is disposed on the first folding portion 11, and the processor 40 and the second communication component 30 are disposed on the second folding portion 12. The folding portion 10 where the processor 40 is located is different from the folding portion 10 where the first communication module 20 is located, and when the processor 40 and the first communication module 20 are connected, the processor 40 and the first communication module 20 can be connected through the flexible transmission member 70.

In the case where the processor 40 and the second communication module 30 are disposed in the second folding portion 12, when the second folding portion 12 is specifically disposed, the second circuit board 60 is disposed in the second folding portion 12, and the second radio frequency channel device 32 and the processor 40 in the second communication module 30 may be disposed on the second circuit board 60, respectively, so that connection is achieved through the second circuit board 60.

Fig. 10 is another schematic structural diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, in the embodiment shown in fig. 10, the foldable electronic device 1 includes at least three folding portions 10, and the processor 40 and any one of the first communication components 20 and the second communication components 30 are respectively disposed on different folding portions 10. In making the connection, the processor 40 may be connected to each of the first communication assemblies 20 through the flexible transmission member 70, and the processor 40 may be connected to the second communication assembly 30 through the other flexible transmission member 70.

In a specific arrangement, the folding portion 10 included in the foldable electronic device 1 may include at least one first folding portion 11, a second folding portion 12, and a third folding portion 13, where the first communication component 20 is disposed on the first folding portion 11, the second communication component 30 is disposed on the second folding portion 12, and the processor 40 is disposed on the third folding portion 13. Taking the number of the first folded portions 11 as one example, the third folded portion 13 may be located between the first folded portion 11 and the second folded portion 12. In some embodiments, the third fold 13 and the first fold 11 may be disposed in close proximity and the third fold 13 and the second fold 12 may be disposed in close proximity, such that the length of the flexible transmission member 70 connecting the first communication component 20 and the processor 40 may be shortened to reduce transmission losses between the first communication component 20 and the processor 40; the length of the further flexible transmission member 70 connecting the second communication assembly 30 and the processor 40 may also be made shorter to reduce transmission losses between the first communication assembly 20 and the processor 40.

In other embodiments, one or more other folds 10 may be provided between the third fold 13 and the first fold 11, and/or one or more other folds 10 may be provided between the third fold 13 and the second fold 12.

Taking the foldable electronic device 1 as an example, the foldable portion 10 includes at least two first folded portions 11, the at least two first folded portions 11 may be located on two opposite sides of the third folded portion 13 with respect to the second folded portion 12, that is, the at least two first folded portions 11 are located on the same side of the third folded portion 13, and the second folded portion 12 is located on the other opposite side of the third folded portion 13. Alternatively, a part of the first folded portions 11 of the at least two first folded portions 11 may be located at opposite sides of the second folded portion 12 from the third folded portion 13, and the other part of the first folded portions 11 may be located at the same side as the second folded portion 12.

In addition, in the case where the third folded portion 13 is provided between the first folded portion 11 and the second folded portion 12, it is possible to ensure that the distance between the correspondingly provided first communication component 20 and second communication component 30 is large, thereby further reducing the degree of coupling between the corresponding antennas.

When the foldable electronic device 1 is in the fully unfolded state, the plurality of folded portions 10 included in the foldable electronic device 1 may be arranged in a line, and two folded portions 10 located at edge positions are included in the plurality of folded portions 10 arranged in a line. Taking the folded portion 10 as a rectangular structure as an example, only one frame of the folded portion 10 located at the edge position is connected with the adjacent folded portion 10, and the other three frames are not connected with the adjacent folded portion 10, and the three frames can provide a larger space for mounting the antenna, so that, when specifically arranged, one or more first communication components 20 can be arranged on the folded portion 10 located at the edge position, and/or the second communication component 30 can be arranged on the folded portion 10 located at the edge position.

In some embodiments, taking the above foldable electronic device 1 including at least three folds 10 as an example, when specifically configured, all the first communication components 20 included in the foldable electronic device 1 may be disposed on one of the folds 10 located at the edge position, and the second communication component 30 may be disposed on the other fold 10 located at the edge position. Since the other folding parts 10 are further arranged between the two folding parts 10 positioned at the edge positions, the distance between the first communication component 20 and the second communication component 30 can be further increased, and the coupling degree between the corresponding antennas is further reduced.

In other embodiments, the at least one first communication component 20 comprises a cellular communication component, and the cellular communication component may comprise a plurality of antennas in order to enhance the communication capabilities of the foldable electronic device 1. In particular, the cellular communication assembly may be disposed on the folded portion 10 at an edge position in a fully unfolded state of the plurality of folded portions 10 of the foldable electronic device 1. The folded portion 10 located at the edge position may provide a larger space for mounting the antenna, for example, the antenna may be specifically disposed on any one or more of three frames not connected to the adjacent folded portion 10 in the folded portion 10, which is not limited in the present application.

The foregoing is merely illustrative embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about variations or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the application should be covered. Therefore, the protection scope of the application is subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (11)

1. A foldable electronic device comprising at least two folds, at least one first communication component, a second communication component, and a processor; the at least one first communication component and the second communication component support different communication modes respectively, and the second communication component is a communication component supporting a satellite communication mode;

The at least two folding parts are sequentially connected, and the two adjacent folding parts can be folded relatively;

the at least one first communication component and the at least one second communication component are arranged on the folding part, and the folding parts where any one of the first communication component and the second communication component are located are different;

the processor is connected with any one of the first communication components and the second communication components.

2. The foldable electronic device of claim 1, comprising at least three of the folds, and wherein one or more of the folds are disposed between the fold where the at least one first communication component is located and the fold where the second communication component is located when the foldable electronic device is in an unfolded state.

3. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor and one or more of the at least one first communication component are provided in the same folder, or wherein the processor and the second communication component are provided in the same folder.

4. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor is located in a different fold than any of the first communication component and the second communication component.

5. The foldable electronic device of claim 4, wherein at least two of the folds include at least one first fold, a second fold, and a third fold, the third fold being located between the at least one first fold and the second fold;

the at least one first communication component is arranged at the first folding part, the second communication component is arranged at the second folding part, and the processor is arranged at the third folding part.

6. Foldable electronic device according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the first communication component and/or the second communication component, which are arranged in different folds with the processor, are connected to the processor by means of flexible transmission means.

7. The foldable electronic device of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the fold at which one or more of the at least one first communication components is located is a fold of the foldable electronic device that is located at an edge position in an unfolded state;

and/or the folding part where the second communication component is located is a folding part where the foldable electronic device is located at an edge position in an unfolded state.

8. The foldable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein any one of the first communication components includes a first antenna and a first radio frequency channel device connected to the first antenna, the first antenna being disposed on a frame of a folded portion where the first communication component is located, the first radio frequency channel device being disposed in an inner cavity of the folded portion where the first communication component is located;

the second communication assembly comprises a second antenna and a second radio frequency channel device connected with the second antenna, the second antenna is arranged on the frame of the folding part where the second communication assembly is located, and the second radio frequency channel device is arranged in the inner cavity of the folding part where the second communication assembly is located.

9. The foldable electronic device of any one of claims 1-8, comprising at least two of the first communication assemblies, and wherein the at least two first communication assemblies are disposed in different folds, respectively.

10. The foldable electronic device of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the at least one first communication component comprises one or more of a cellular communication component, a global positioning system communication component, and a wireless fidelity communication component.

11. The foldable electronic device of any one of claims 1-10, wherein the at least one first communication component and the second communication component are each disposed on a circuit board within the corresponding fold.