TWI780599B - Hinge mechanism and foldable electronic device - Google Patents

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TWI780599B
TWI780599B TW110106419A TW110106419A TWI780599B TW I780599 B TWI780599 B TW I780599B TW 110106419 A TW110106419 A TW 110106419A TW 110106419 A TW110106419 A TW 110106419A TW I780599 B TWI780599 B TW I780599B
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A hinge mechanism including a base, a first shaft, a second shaft, a first gear, a second gear, a third gear and a fourth gear is provided. The first shaft is pivoted to the base. The second shaft is pivoted to the base and disposed in parallel with the first shaft. The first gear is fixed to the first shaft. The second gear is fixed to the second shaft. The third gear is disposed between the first gear and the second gear, and meshes with the first gear. The fourth gear is disposed between the second gear and the third gear, and meshes with the second gear. The first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the fourth gear are a combination of multiple elliptic gears or a combination of multiple bevel gears. A foldable electronic device is further provided.

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鉸鏈機構與折疊式電子裝置Hinge mechanism and folding electronic device

本發明是有關於一種鉸鏈機構與折疊式電子裝置，且特別是有關於一種鉸鏈機構與具有此鉸鏈機構的折疊式電子裝置。The present invention relates to a hinge mechanism and a foldable electronic device, and in particular to a hinge mechanism and a foldable electronic device with the hinge mechanism.

隨著顯示技術的發展，可撓螢幕的技術日漸成熟，近年來，電子大廠無不積極投入可撓螢幕的開發與應用。可撓螢幕能夠整合於顯示器、智慧型手機、平板電腦或筆記型電腦等折疊式電子裝置。With the development of display technology, the technology of flexible screens is becoming more and more mature. In recent years, major electronics manufacturers have been actively investing in the development and application of flexible screens. Flexible screens can be integrated into foldable electronic devices such as monitors, smartphones, tablets or laptops.

一般而言，可撓螢幕可概分為二個顯示區與可彎折顯示區，藉由可彎折顯示區的設計，可撓螢幕於展平時能夠提供更完整的顯示畫面，其中二個顯示區分別固定於折疊式電子裝置的二個機體，且二個機體透過鉸鏈機構彼此可旋轉地連接。如何降低鉸鏈機構的體積，進而有效利用折疊式電子裝置的內部空間，便成為當前亟待解決的議題。Generally speaking, the flexible screen can be divided into two display areas and a bendable display area. With the design of the bendable display area, the flexible screen can provide a more complete display screen when it is flattened. Two of the display areas The zones are respectively fixed to the two bodies of the foldable electronic device, and the two bodies are rotatably connected to each other through a hinge mechanism. How to reduce the volume of the hinge mechanism so as to effectively utilize the internal space of the foldable electronic device has become an urgent issue to be solved.

本發明提供一種鉸鏈機構，其構造簡單，有助於減少體積。The present invention provides a hinge mechanism, which has a simple structure and helps to reduce the volume.

本發明提供一種折疊式電子裝置，其能夠有效利用內部空間。The invention provides a foldable electronic device, which can effectively utilize the internal space.

本發明提出一種鉸鏈機構，其包括一基座、一第一轉軸、一第二轉軸、一第一齒輪、一第二齒輪、一第三齒輪以及一第四齒輪。第一轉軸與第二轉軸樞接於基座。第二轉軸與第一轉軸並列設置。第一齒輪固接於第一轉軸。第二齒輪固接於第二轉軸。第三齒輪設置於第一齒輪與第二齒輪之間，且嚙接第一齒輪。第四齒輪設置於第二齒輪與第三齒輪之間，且嚙接第二齒輪。第一齒輪、第二齒輪、第三齒輪以及第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合或多個傘齒輪的組合。The invention provides a hinge mechanism, which includes a base, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a first gear, a second gear, a third gear and a fourth gear. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are pivotally connected to the base. The second rotating shaft is arranged side by side with the first rotating shaft. The first gear is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft. The second gear is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft. The third gear is disposed between the first gear and the second gear, and engages with the first gear. The fourth gear is disposed between the second gear and the third gear, and engages with the second gear. The first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears or a combination of a plurality of bevel gears.

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的第一齒輪、第二齒輪、第三齒輪以及第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合，且第三齒輪嚙接第四齒輪。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first gear, second gear, third gear and fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears, and the third gear meshes with the fourth gear.

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的鉸鏈機構更包括一第三轉軸與一第四轉軸。第三轉軸與第四轉軸樞接於基座，且並列設置於第一轉軸與第二轉軸之間。第三齒輪固接於第三轉軸，且第四齒輪固接於第四轉軸。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned hinge mechanism further includes a third rotating shaft and a fourth rotating shaft. The third rotating shaft and the fourth rotating shaft are pivotally connected to the base and arranged side by side between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The third gear is fixedly connected to the third rotating shaft, and the fourth gear is fixedly connected to the fourth rotating shaft.

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的第一齒輪、第二齒輪、第三齒輪以及第四齒輪為多個傘齒輪的組合，且第三齒輪與第四齒輪成型於一齒輪軸的兩端。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first gear, second gear, third gear and fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of bevel gears, and the third gear and the fourth gear are formed on both ends of a gear shaft .

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的齒輪軸垂直於第一轉軸與第二轉軸。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned gear shaft is perpendicular to the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft.

本發明提出一種折疊式電子裝置，其包括二機體、二支架、一鉸鏈機構以及一可撓螢幕。此二支架分別設置於此二機體內。鉸鏈機構包括一基座、一第一轉軸、一第二轉軸、一第一齒輪、一第二齒輪、一第三齒輪、一第四齒輪以及二連桿。此二機體透過此二支架可旋轉地連接基座。第一轉軸與第二轉軸樞接於基座。第二轉軸與第一轉軸並列設置。第一齒輪固接於第一轉軸。第二齒輪固接於第二轉軸。第三齒輪設置於第一齒輪與第二齒輪之間，且嚙接第一齒輪。第四齒輪設置於第二齒輪與第三齒輪之間，且嚙接第二齒輪。第一齒輪、第二齒輪、第三齒輪以及第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合或多個傘齒輪的組合。此二連桿分別隨第一轉軸與第二轉軸同步旋轉，且此二支架分別滑接於此二連桿。可撓螢幕包括二顯示區與位於此二顯示區之間的可彎折顯示區。此二顯示區分別連接此二支架。The invention proposes a foldable electronic device, which includes two bodies, two supports, a hinge mechanism and a flexible screen. The two brackets are respectively arranged in the two bodies. The hinge mechanism includes a base, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear and two connecting rods. The two bodies are rotatably connected to the base through the two brackets. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are pivotally connected to the base. The second rotating shaft is arranged side by side with the first rotating shaft. The first gear is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft. The second gear is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft. The third gear is disposed between the first gear and the second gear, and engages with the first gear. The fourth gear is disposed between the second gear and the third gear, and engages with the second gear. The first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears or a combination of a plurality of bevel gears. The two connecting rods rotate synchronously with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft respectively, and the two brackets are respectively slidably connected to the two connecting rods. The flexible screen includes two display areas and a bendable display area between the two display areas. The two display areas are respectively connected to the two brackets.

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的第一齒輪、第二齒輪、第三齒輪以及第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合，且此二連桿分別連接第一齒輪與第二齒輪。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first gear, second gear, third gear and fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears, and the two connecting rods are respectively connected to the first gear and the second gear.

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的第一齒輪、第二齒輪、第三齒輪以及第四齒輪為多個傘齒輪的組合，且此二連桿分別固接於第一轉軸與第二轉軸。In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first gear, second gear, third gear and fourth gear are a combination of multiple bevel gears, and the two connecting rods are fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft respectively .

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的基座具有二導引槽。每一支架包括一弧形導引部，且每一支架的弧形導引部可滑動地設置於對應的一導引槽。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned base has two guiding grooves. Each bracket includes an arc-shaped guide portion, and the arc-shaped guide portion of each bracket is slidably disposed in a corresponding guide groove.

在本發明的一實施例中，上述的基座包括一第一本體、連接第一本體的一第二本體以及連接第二本體的一第三本體，且第二本體位於第一本體與第三本體之間。此二導引槽的其中之一位於第一本體與第二本體之間，且此二導引槽的另一位於第二本體與第三本體之間。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned base includes a first body, a second body connected to the first body, and a third body connected to the second body, and the second body is located between the first body and the third body. between ontology. One of the two guiding grooves is located between the first body and the second body, and the other of the two guiding grooves is located between the second body and the third body.

基於上述，本發明的鉸鏈機構構造簡單，有助於減少體積。此外，本發明的折疊式電子裝置具有上述的鉸鏈機構，由於鉸鏈機構整體的機構簡單而不會占據過多的體積，故能夠有效利用折疊式電子裝置的內部空間。Based on the above, the hinge mechanism of the present invention has a simple structure and helps to reduce volume. In addition, the foldable electronic device of the present invention has the above-mentioned hinge mechanism. Since the overall structure of the hinge mechanism is simple and does not occupy too much volume, the internal space of the foldable electronic device can be effectively utilized.

為讓本發明的上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂，下文特舉實施例，並配合所附圖式作詳細說明如下。In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail together with the accompanying drawings.

圖1是本發明一實施例的折疊式電子裝置的局部立體示意圖。圖2是圖1的折疊式電子裝置的局部***示意圖。圖1中的第一機體110、第二機體120、可撓螢幕160、第一顯示區161、第二顯示區162以及可彎折顯示區163採用虛線繪示，以清楚呈現內部構件的位置關係。請參考圖1與圖2，折疊式電子裝置100可為顯示器、智慧型手機、平板電腦或筆記型電腦等折疊式電子裝置。折疊式電子裝置100包括第一機體110、第二機體120、第一支架130、第二支架140、二個鉸鏈機構150以及可撓螢幕160。需說明的是，本實施例的鉸鏈機構150以二個作為舉例說明，惟本發明不限於此。在其他實施例中，鉸鏈機構的數量亦可為單一個。以下以單一個鉸鏈機構150進行說明。FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially exploded schematic view of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 1 . The first body 110, the second body 120, the flexible screen 160, the first display area 161, the second display area 162, and the bendable display area 163 in FIG. . Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the foldable electronic device 100 may be a foldable electronic device such as a display, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer. The foldable electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 , a second body 120 , a first frame 130 , a second frame 140 , two hinge mechanisms 150 and a flexible screen 160 . It should be noted that two hinge mechanisms 150 are used as an example in this embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of hinge mechanisms can also be a single one. Hereinafter, a single hinge mechanism 150 will be used for description.

詳細而言，第一支架130與第二支架140分別設置於第一機體110與第二機體120內。可撓螢幕160包括第一顯示區161、第二顯示區162以及位於第一顯示區161與第二顯示區162之間的可彎折顯示區163。第一顯示區161、第二顯示區162分別連接第一支架130與第二支架140。In detail, the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 are respectively disposed in the first body 110 and the second body 120 . The flexible screen 160 includes a first display area 161 , a second display area 162 and a bendable display area 163 between the first display area 161 and the second display area 162 . The first display area 161 and the second display area 162 are respectively connected to the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 .

鉸鏈機構150包括基座151、第一轉軸152a、第二轉軸152b、齒輪軸152c、第一齒輪153a、第二齒輪153b、第三齒輪153c、第四齒輪153d、第一連桿154a以及第二連桿154b。The hinge mechanism 150 includes a base 151, a first shaft 152a, a second shaft 152b, a gear shaft 152c, a first gear 153a, a second gear 153b, a third gear 153c, a fourth gear 153d, a first connecting rod 154a and a second Linkage 154b.

第一轉軸152a與第二轉軸152b樞接於基座151。第二轉軸152b與第一轉軸152a並列設置。第一齒輪153a固接於第一轉軸152a。第二齒輪153b固接於第二轉軸152b。第三齒輪153c設置於第一齒輪153a與第二齒輪153b之間，且嚙接第一齒輪153a。第四齒輪153d設置於第二齒輪153b與第三齒輪153c之間，且嚙接第二齒輪153b。The first rotating shaft 152 a and the second rotating shaft 152 b are pivotally connected to the base 151 . The second rotating shaft 152b is arranged in parallel with the first rotating shaft 152a. The first gear 153a is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 152a. The second gear 153b is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft 152b. The third gear 153c is disposed between the first gear 153a and the second gear 153b, and meshes with the first gear 153a. The fourth gear 153d is disposed between the second gear 153b and the third gear 153c, and engages with the second gear 153b.

在本實施例中，第一齒輪153a、第二齒輪153b、第三齒輪153c以及第四齒輪153d各自採用傘齒輪，且第三齒輪153c與第四齒輪153d成型於齒輪軸152c的兩端，其中齒輪軸152c垂直於第一轉軸152a與第二轉軸152b。換句話說，第一齒輪153a、第二齒輪153b、第三齒輪153c以及第四齒輪153d為多個傘齒輪的組合。In this embodiment, the first gear 153a, the second gear 153b, the third gear 153c and the fourth gear 153d each adopt a bevel gear, and the third gear 153c and the fourth gear 153d are formed on both ends of the gear shaft 152c, wherein The gear shaft 152c is perpendicular to the first rotating shaft 152a and the second rotating shaft 152b. In other words, the first gear 153a, the second gear 153b, the third gear 153c and the fourth gear 153d are a combination of a plurality of bevel gears.

第一連桿154a與第二連桿154b分別固定連接於第一轉軸152a與第二轉軸152b，以分別隨第一轉軸152a與第二轉軸152b同步旋轉。第一支架130與第二支架140分別可滑動地連接於第一連桿154a與第二連桿154b。換句話說，第一機體110與第二機體120透過第一支架130與第二支架140可旋轉地連接基座151。The first connecting rod 154a and the second connecting rod 154b are respectively fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 152a and the second rotating shaft 152b to rotate synchronously with the first rotating shaft 152a and the second rotating shaft 152b respectively. The first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 are slidably connected to the first link 154a and the second link 154b respectively. In other words, the first body 110 and the second body 120 are rotatably connected to the base 151 through the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 .

藉此，無論折疊式電子裝置100的尺寸增加多少，第一轉軸152a與第二轉軸152b之間的軸距增加多長，僅需要調整齒輪軸152c的長度即可，而不需要變更第一齒輪153a、第二齒輪153b、第三齒輪153c以及第四齒輪153d，故本實施例的鉸鏈機構150不需要變更厚度，占據的體積較小，有助於折疊式電子裝置100的薄形化以及內部的空間利用。Thus, no matter how much the size of the foldable electronic device 100 increases, or how much the distance between the first shaft 152a and the second shaft 152b increases, only the length of the gear shaft 152c needs to be adjusted without changing the first gear 153a, the second gear 153b, the third gear 153c, and the fourth gear 153d, so the hinge mechanism 150 of this embodiment does not need to change the thickness, occupies a small volume, and contributes to the thinning of the foldable electronic device 100 and the internal space utilization.

在本實施例中，基座151具有第一導引槽151c與第二導引槽151d，第一支架130包括第一弧形導引部131，且第二支架140包括第二弧形導引部141。第一弧形導引部131可滑動地設置於第一導引槽151c，以使第一支架130能夠相對基座151旋轉，且第二弧形導引部141可滑動地設置於第二導引槽151d，以使第二支架140能夠相對基座151旋轉。In this embodiment, the base 151 has a first guide groove 151c and a second guide groove 151d, the first bracket 130 includes a first arc guide portion 131, and the second bracket 140 includes a second arc guide Section 141. The first arc-shaped guide part 131 is slidably arranged in the first guide groove 151c, so that the first bracket 130 can rotate relative to the base 151, and the second arc-shaped guide part 141 is slidably arranged in the second guide groove 151c. The guiding groove 151d enables the second bracket 140 to rotate relative to the base 151 .

圖3是本發明另一實施例的折疊式電子裝置的局部示意圖。圖4是圖3的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的局部示意圖。圖3與圖4中的第一機體110、第二機體120、可撓螢幕160、第一顯示區161、第二顯示區162以及可彎折顯示區163採用虛線繪示，以清楚呈現內部構件的位置關係。在本實施例的折疊式電子裝置200中，相同或相似於前述實施例的構件沿用相同的符號，本實施例不再贅述。請參考圖3與圖4，鉸鏈機構250包括第一轉軸252a、第二轉軸252b、第三轉軸252c、第四轉軸252d、第一齒輪253a、第二齒輪253b、第三齒輪253c、第四齒輪253d、第一連桿254a以及第二連桿254b。第三轉軸252c與第四轉軸252d樞接於基座151，且並列設置於第一轉軸252a與第二轉軸252b之間。第三齒輪253c固定連接於第三轉軸252c，且第四齒輪253d固定連接於第四轉軸252d。第一連桿254a連接第一齒輪253a，第二連桿254b連接第二齒輪253b。FIG. 3 is a partial schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial schematic diagram of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 3 being transformed into another state. The first body 110, the second body 120, the flexible screen 160, the first display area 161, the second display area 162, and the bendable display area 163 in FIGS. location relationship. In the foldable electronic device 200 of this embodiment, components that are the same as or similar to those of the foregoing embodiments use the same symbols, and will not be repeated in this embodiment. 3 and 4, the hinge mechanism 250 includes a first shaft 252a, a second shaft 252b, a third shaft 252c, a fourth shaft 252d, a first gear 253a, a second gear 253b, a third gear 253c, a fourth gear 253d, the first link 254a and the second link 254b. The third rotating shaft 252c and the fourth rotating shaft 252d are pivotally connected to the base 151 and arranged side by side between the first rotating shaft 252a and the second rotating shaft 252b. The third gear 253c is fixedly connected to the third shaft 252c, and the fourth gear 253d is fixedly connected to the fourth shaft 252d. The first connecting rod 254a is connected to the first gear 253a, and the second connecting rod 254b is connected to the second gear 253b.

第一齒輪253a、第二齒輪253b、第三齒輪253c以及第四齒輪253d各自採用橢圓齒輪，且第三齒輪253c嚙接第四齒輪253d。換句話說，第一齒輪253a、第二齒輪253b、第三齒輪253c以及第四齒輪253d為多個橢圓齒輪的組合。據此，當鉸鏈機構250從圖3所示的狀態轉換至圖4所示的另一狀態時，第一齒輪253a、第二齒輪253b、第三齒輪253c以及第四齒輪253d能夠保持嚙接，故本實施例的鉸鏈機構250仍能夠減少所占據的體積，有助於折疊式電子裝置200的薄形化以及內部的空間利用。The first gear 253a , the second gear 253b , the third gear 253c and the fourth gear 253d each adopt an oval gear, and the third gear 253c meshes with the fourth gear 253d. In other words, the first gear 253a, the second gear 253b, the third gear 253c and the fourth gear 253d are a combination of a plurality of oval gears. Accordingly, when the hinge mechanism 250 is switched from the state shown in FIG. 3 to another state shown in FIG. 4, the first gear 253a, the second gear 253b, the third gear 253c and the fourth gear 253d can keep meshing, Therefore, the hinge mechanism 250 of this embodiment can still reduce the occupied volume, which contributes to the thinning of the foldable electronic device 200 and the utilization of internal space.

圖5是本發明再一實施例的折疊式電子裝置的局部立體示意圖。圖6是圖5的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的局部立體示意圖。圖7是圖5的折疊式電子裝置的正視示意圖。圖8是圖6的折疊式電子裝置的正視示意圖。圖9是圖7的折疊式電子裝置的局部***示意圖。圖10是圖6的折疊式電子裝置沿剖線I-I的局部剖面示意圖。圖11是圖10的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的局部剖面示意圖。圖5至8、圖10以及圖11中的第一機體110與第二機體120採用虛線繪示，且圖7、圖8、圖10以及圖11中的可撓螢幕160、第一顯示區161、第二顯示區162以及可彎折顯示區163採用虛線繪示，以清楚呈現內部構件的位置關係。請參考圖5至圖9，在本實施例的折疊式電子裝置300中，基座351包括第一本體351a、連接第一本體351a的第二本體351b以及連接第二本體351b的第三本體351c，且第二本體351b位於第一本體351a與第三本體351c之間。第一導引槽351d位於第一本體351a與第二本體351b之間，且第二導引槽351e位於第二本體351b與第三本體351c之間。換句話說，基座351為三件式的設計，第一弧形導引部331容納於第一導引槽351d，且第二弧形導引部341容納於第二導引槽351e，以便於將第一支架330與第二支架340組裝至基座351，故具有極佳的組裝便利性。FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a foldable electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 5 transformed into another state. FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 5 . FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 6 . FIG. 9 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 7 . FIG. 10 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 6 along the section line I-I. FIG. 11 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 10 transformed into another state. The first body 110 and the second body 120 in FIGS. 5 to 8, FIG. 10 and FIG. , the second display area 162 and the bendable display area 163 are drawn with dotted lines to clearly present the positional relationship of the internal components. Please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 9, in the foldable electronic device 300 of this embodiment, the base 351 includes a first body 351a, a second body 351b connected to the first body 351a, and a third body 351c connected to the second body 351b , and the second body 351b is located between the first body 351a and the third body 351c. The first guide groove 351d is located between the first body 351a and the second body 351b, and the second guide groove 351e is located between the second body 351b and the third body 351c. In other words, the base 351 is a three-piece design, the first arc-shaped guide portion 331 is accommodated in the first guide groove 351d, and the second arc-shaped guide portion 341 is accommodated in the second guide groove 351e, so that Since the first bracket 330 and the second bracket 340 are assembled to the base 351 , it has excellent assembly convenience.

請參考圖7、圖8、圖10以及圖11，第一支架330可滑動地連接於第一連桿354a，第二支架340可滑動地連接第二連桿354b，第一弧形導引部331能夠在第一導引槽351d內滑動，且第二弧形導引部341能夠在第二導引槽351e內滑動。無論折疊式電子裝置100處於圖7所示的狀態或是圖8所示的另一狀態時，可彎折顯示區163皆不會受到第一機體110、第二機體120以及鉸鏈機構350的擠壓而破損。Please refer to FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the first bracket 330 is slidably connected to the first connecting rod 354a, the second bracket 340 is slidably connected to the second connecting rod 354b, and the first arc guide part 331 can slide in the first guiding groove 351d, and the second arc-shaped guiding part 341 can slide in the second guiding groove 351e. No matter when the foldable electronic device 100 is in the state shown in FIG. 7 or another state shown in FIG. 8, the bendable display area 163 will not be squeezed by the first body 110, the second body 120 and the hinge mechanism 350. crushed and damaged.

綜上所述，本發明的鉸鏈機構構造簡單，有助於減少體積。此外，本發明的折疊式電子裝置具有上述的鉸鏈機構，由於鉸鏈機構整體的機構簡單而不會占據過多的體積，故能夠有效利用折疊式電子裝置的內部空間。To sum up, the hinge mechanism of the present invention has a simple structure and helps reduce volume. In addition, the foldable electronic device of the present invention has the above-mentioned hinge mechanism. Since the overall structure of the hinge mechanism is simple and does not occupy too much volume, the internal space of the foldable electronic device can be effectively utilized.

雖然本發明已以實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明，任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者，在不脫離本發明的精神和範圍內，當可作些許的更動與潤飾，故本發明的保護範圍當視後附的申請專利範圍所界定者為準。Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100、200、300:折疊式電子裝置 110:第一機體 120:第二機體 130、330:第一支架 131、331:第一弧形導引部 140、340:第二支架 141、341:第二弧形導引部 150、250、350:鉸鏈機構 151、351:基座 351a:第一本體 351b:第二本體 351c:第三本體 151c、351d:第一導引槽 151d、351e:第二導引槽 152a、252a:第一轉軸 152b、252b:第二轉軸 152c:齒輪軸 252c:第三轉軸 252d:第四轉軸 153a、253a:第一齒輪 153b、253b:第二齒輪 153c、253c:第三齒輪 153d、253d:第四齒輪 154a、254a、354a:第一連桿 154b、254b、354b:第二連桿 160:可撓螢幕 161:第一顯示區 162:第二顯示區 163:可彎折顯示區 I-I:剖線100, 200, 300: foldable electronic devices 110: The first body 120: Second body 130, 330: the first bracket 131, 331: the first arc guide part 140, 340: second bracket 141, 341: the second arc guide part 150, 250, 350: hinge mechanism 151, 351: base 351a: The first body 351b: Second Body 351c: The Third Body 151c, 351d: the first guide groove 151d, 351e: the second guide groove 152a, 252a: the first rotating shaft 152b, 252b: the second rotating shaft 152c: gear shaft 252c: The third shaft 252d: The fourth shaft 153a, 253a: first gear 153b, 253b: second gear 153c, 253c: the third gear 153d, 253d: fourth gear 154a, 254a, 354a: first connecting rod 154b, 254b, 354b: the second connecting rod 160: flexible screen 161: The first display area 162: Second display area 163: Bendable display area I-I: Profile

圖1是本發明一實施例的折疊式電子裝置的局部立體示意圖。 圖2是圖1的折疊式電子裝置的局部***示意圖。 圖3是本發明另一實施例的折疊式電子裝置的局部示意圖。 圖4是圖3的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的局部示意圖。 圖5是本發明再一實施例的折疊式電子裝置的局部立體示意圖。 圖6是圖5的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的局部立體示意圖。 圖7是圖5的折疊式電子裝置的正視示意圖。 圖8是圖6的折疊式電子裝置的正視示意圖。 圖9是圖7的折疊式電子裝置的局部***示意圖。 圖10是圖6的折疊式電子裝置沿剖線I-I的局部剖面示意圖。 圖11是圖10的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的局部剖面示意圖。FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially exploded schematic view of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a partial schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial schematic diagram of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 3 being transformed into another state. FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a foldable electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 5 transformed into another state. FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 5 . FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 6 . FIG. 9 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 7 . FIG. 10 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the foldable electronic device in FIG. 6 along the section line I-I. FIG. 11 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 10 transformed into another state.

100:折疊式電子裝置 100: Foldable electronic device

110:第一機體 110: The first body

120:第二機體 120: Second body

130:第一支架 130: The first bracket

140:第二支架 140: second bracket

141:第二弧形導引部 141: the second arc guide part

150:鉸鏈機構 150: hinge mechanism

151:基座 151: base

152a:第一轉軸 152a: the first rotating shaft

152b:第二轉軸 152b: Second shaft

152c:齒輪軸 152c: gear shaft

153a:第一齒輪 153a: First gear

153b:第二齒輪 153b: second gear

153c:第三齒輪 153c: third gear

153d:第四齒輪 153d: fourth gear

154a:第一連桿 154a: the first connecting rod

154b:第二連桿 154b: Second connecting rod

161:第一顯示區 161: The first display area

162:第二顯示區 162: Second display area

163:可彎折顯示區 163: Bendable display area

Claims (14)

一種鉸鏈機構，包括：一基座；一第一轉軸，樞接於該基座；一第二轉軸，樞接於該基座，且與該第一轉軸並列設置；一第一齒輪，固接於該第一轉軸；一第二齒輪，固接於該第二轉軸；一第三齒輪，設置於該第一齒輪與該第二齒輪之間，並且嚙接該第一齒輪；一第四齒輪，設置於該第二齒輪與該第三齒輪之間，並且嚙接該第二齒輪，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合或多個傘齒輪的組合；以及二連桿，分別隨該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸同步旋轉。 A hinge mechanism, comprising: a base; a first rotating shaft pivotally connected to the base; a second rotating shaft pivotally connected to the base and arranged side by side with the first rotating shaft; a first gear fixedly connected to the base on the first rotating shaft; a second gear fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft; a third gear disposed between the first gear and the second gear and engaged with the first gear; a fourth gear , arranged between the second gear and the third gear, and meshed with the second gear, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears or a combination of multiple bevel gears; and two connecting rods, respectively rotating synchronously with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. 如請求項1所述的鉸鏈機構，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合，且該第三齒輪嚙接該第四齒輪。 The hinge mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of elliptical gears, and the third gear meshes with the fourth gear. 如請求項2所述的鉸鏈機構，更包括一第三轉軸與一第四轉軸，其中該第三轉軸與該第四轉軸樞接於該基座，且並列設置於該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸之間，該第三齒輪固接於該第三轉軸，且該第四齒輪固接於該第四轉軸。 The hinge mechanism as described in claim 2 further includes a third shaft and a fourth shaft, wherein the third shaft and the fourth shaft are pivotally connected to the base and arranged side by side between the first shaft and the fourth shaft Between the two rotating shafts, the third gear is fixedly connected to the third rotating shaft, and the fourth gear is fixedly connected to the fourth rotating shaft. 如請求項1所述的鉸鏈機構，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個傘齒輪的組合，且該第三齒輪與該第四齒輪成型於一齒輪軸的兩端。 The hinge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of bevel gears, and the third gear and the fourth gear are formed on Two ends of a gear shaft. 如請求項4所述的鉸鏈機構，其中該齒輪軸垂直於該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸。 The hinge mechanism as claimed in claim 4, wherein the gear shaft is perpendicular to the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis. 一種折疊式電子裝置，包括：二機體；二支架，分別設置於該二機體內；一鉸鏈機構，包括：一基座，其中該二機體透過該二支架可旋轉地連接該基座；一第一轉軸，樞接於該基座；一第二轉軸，樞接於該基座，且與該第一轉軸並列設置；一第一齒輪，固接於該第一轉軸；一第二齒輪，固接於該第二轉軸；一第三齒輪，設置於該第一齒輪與該第二齒輪之間，並且嚙接該第一齒輪；一第四齒輪，設置於該第二齒輪與該第三齒輪之間，並且嚙接該第二齒輪，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合或多個傘齒輪的組合；以及二連桿，分別隨該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸同步旋轉，且 該二支架分別滑接於該二連桿；以及一可撓螢幕，包括二顯示區與位於該二顯示區之間的可彎折顯示區，其中該二顯示區分別連接該二支架。 A foldable electronic device, comprising: two bodies; two brackets, respectively arranged in the two bodies; a hinge mechanism, including: a base, wherein the two bodies are rotatably connected to the base through the two brackets; a first A rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the base; a second rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the base and arranged side by side with the first rotating shaft; a first gear is fixed to the first rotating shaft; a second gear is fixed to the first rotating shaft connected to the second rotating shaft; a third gear, arranged between the first gear and the second gear, and engaged with the first gear; a fourth gear, arranged between the second gear and the third gear between, and engage the second gear, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of elliptical gears or a combination of a plurality of bevel gears; and two connecting rods , rotate synchronously with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft respectively, and The two brackets are slidably connected to the two connecting rods; and a flexible screen includes two display areas and a bendable display area between the two display areas, wherein the two display areas are respectively connected to the two brackets. 如請求項6所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合，且該第三齒輪嚙接該第四齒輪。 The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears, and the third gear meshes with the fourth gear. 如請求項7所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該鉸鏈機構更包括一第三轉軸與一第四轉軸，其中該第三轉軸與該第四轉軸樞接於該基座，且並列設置於該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸之間，該第三齒輪固接於該第三轉軸，且該第四齒輪固接於該第四轉軸。 The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the hinge mechanism further includes a third shaft and a fourth shaft, wherein the third shaft and the fourth shaft are pivotally connected to the base and arranged side by side on the Between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the third gear is fixedly connected to the third rotating shaft, and the fourth gear is fixedly connected to the fourth rotating shaft. 如請求項6所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個橢圓齒輪的組合，且該二連桿分別連接該第一齒輪與該第二齒輪。 The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of oval gears, and the two connecting rods are respectively connected to the first gear and the second gear. 如請求項6所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個傘齒輪的組合，且該第三齒輪與該第四齒輪成型於一齒輪軸的兩端。 The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of bevel gears, and the third gear and the fourth gear Formed on both ends of a gear shaft. 如請求項10所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該齒輪軸垂直於該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸。 The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the gear shaft is perpendicular to the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. 如請求項6所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該第一齒輪、該第二齒輪、該第三齒輪以及該第四齒輪為多個傘齒輪的組合，且該二連桿分別固接於該第一轉軸與該第二轉軸。 The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are a combination of a plurality of bevel gears, and the two connecting rods are respectively fixed to the The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. 如請求項6所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該基座具有二導引槽，每一該支架包括一弧形導引部，且每一該支架的該弧形導引部可滑動地設置於對應的一該導引槽。 The foldable electronic device as claimed in item 6, wherein the base has two guide slots, each of the brackets includes an arc-shaped guide portion, and the arc-shaped guide portion of each of the brackets is slidably arranged corresponding to one of the guide slots. 如請求項13所述的折疊式電子裝置，其中該基座包括一第一本體、連接該第一本體的一第二本體以及連接該第二本體的一第三本體，且該第二本體位於該第一本體與該第三本體之間，其中該二導引槽的其中之一位於該第一本體與該第二本體之間，且該二導引槽的另一位於該第二本體與該第三本體之間。The foldable electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the base includes a first body, a second body connected to the first body, and a third body connected to the second body, and the second body is located at Between the first body and the third body, one of the two guide grooves is located between the first body and the second body, and the other of the two guide grooves is located between the second body and the second body. between the third body.
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