WO2020029483A1

WO2020029483A1 - Foldable device

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Publication number: WO2020029483A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/118298
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘文俊; 陈松亚
Original assignee: 深圳市柔宇科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-08-09
Filing date: 2018-11-29
Publication date: 2020-02-13
Also published as: WO2020029605A1; CN209860956U; CN112639666A; CN112640398A; WO2020029795A1; CN112639662A; WO2020029322A1; CN208922657U; CN112740307A

Abstract

A foldable device (100), comprising a first housing (10), a second housing (20), a rotating shaft component (30), and a flexible protecting element (40). A flexible cover plate (41) of the flexible protecting element (40) covers the surface of the rotating shaft component (30). A flexible side plate (42) of the flexible protecting element (40) covers the lateral surfaces of the rotating shaft component (30). Moreover, the flexibility of the flexibly cover plate (41) is different from the flexibility of the flexible side plate (42); this allows the flexible protecting element (40), when undergoing a flexible distension when bent with the rotating shaft component (30), to limit the rebound of the flexible side plate (42) via the flexible cover plate (41), or to limit the rebound of the flexible cover plate (41) via the flexible side plate (42), so as to mitigate the rebound of the flexible protecting element (40) after the flexible distension, thus allowing the foldable device (100) to be kept easily at any bending angle.

Description

可折叠设备Foldable device

技术领域Technical field

本发明涉及显示技术领域，尤其涉及一种可折叠设备。The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and in particular, to a foldable device.

背景技术Background technique

现有技术的可折叠设备，一般通过转轴组件将其两侧的结构连接起来，以实现设备的折叠。所述转轴组件上一般包覆有柔性保护件，以避免所述转轴组件裸露在外而生锈、损坏等。同时，使得所述可折叠设备具有更好的外观效果及手感。但是，现有技术中，所述柔性保护件为硅胶材料制成的一体结构。所述可折叠设备进行折叠时，转轴组件的侧面对应的柔性保护件会产生弹性变形，从而有较大的回复力，从而使得所述可折叠设备不容易的保持在任意需要的弯折角度。In the prior art foldable equipment, the structures on both sides of the foldable equipment are generally connected by a shaft assembly to realize the folding of the equipment. The shaft component is generally covered with a flexible protection member to prevent the shaft component from being exposed to rust, damage, and the like. At the same time, the foldable device has better appearance effect and feel. However, in the prior art, the flexible protective member is an integrated structure made of a silicone material. When the foldable device is folded, the flexible protective member corresponding to the side of the rotating shaft assembly will be elastically deformed, thereby having a large restoring force, so that the foldable device cannot be easily maintained at any required bending angle.

发明内容Summary of the invention

本发明的提供一种能够容易的保持在任意需要的弯折角度的可折叠设备。The present invention provides a foldable device that can be easily held at any desired bending angle.

所述可折叠设备包括第一壳体、第二壳体、转轴组件以及柔性保护件，所述转轴组件连接于所述第一壳体与所述第二壳体之间，所述柔性保护件包括柔性盖板及两个分别连接于所述柔性盖板相对两侧的柔性侧板，所述转轴组件包括一表面及分别位于所述表面两侧并与所述表面连接的两个侧面，所述柔性保护件盖于所述转轴组件上，所述柔性盖板覆盖所述表面，所述柔性侧板覆盖所述侧面，所述柔性盖板的弹性与所述柔性侧板的弹性的大小不同。The foldable device includes a first casing, a second casing, a rotating shaft assembly, and a flexible protection member, the rotating shaft assembly is connected between the first casing and the second casing, and the flexible protection member It includes a flexible cover plate and two flexible side plates respectively connected to opposite sides of the flexible cover plate. The rotating shaft assembly includes a surface and two side surfaces respectively located on both sides of the surface and connected to the surface. The flexible protection member is covered on the shaft assembly, the flexible cover covers the surface, the flexible side plate covers the side, and the elasticity of the flexible cover is different from the elasticity of the flexible side plate .

本发明提供的所述可折叠设备，所述转轴组件上包覆所述柔性保护件，以通过所述柔性保护件防止所述转轴组件裸露在外，从而避免所述转轴组件受到外界的影响而生锈、损坏等，并能避免裸露在外的所述转轴组件夹住握持设备的用户的手掌，以保护使用者。并且，由于本发明的所述柔性保护件的所述柔性盖板的弹性与所述柔性侧板的弹性不同，使得所述柔性保护件随所述转轴组件的弯折而发生弹性形变时，能够通过所述柔性盖板限制所述柔性侧板的回弹，或者通过所述柔性侧板限制所述柔性盖板的回弹，以减缓所述柔性保护件弹性变形后的回弹，使得所述可折叠设备能够容易的保持在任意弯折角度。In the foldable device provided by the present invention, the flexible shaft is covered with the flexible protective member to prevent the flexible shaft from being exposed by the flexible protective member, thereby preventing the rotary shaft component from being affected by external influences. Rust, damage, etc., and can prevent the exposed shaft assembly from pinching the palm of the user holding the device to protect the user. In addition, since the elasticity of the flexible cover of the flexible protective member of the present invention is different from the elasticity of the flexible side plate, when the flexible protective member is elastically deformed along with the bending of the rotating shaft assembly, The springback of the flexible side plate is restricted by the flexible cover plate, or the springback of the flexible cover plate is restricted by the flexible side plate, so as to slow the springback of the flexible protective member after elastic deformation, so that The foldable device can be easily held at any bending angle.

附图说明BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案，下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍，显而易见地，下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的一些实施例，对于本领域普通技术人员来讲，在不付出创造性劳动的前提下，还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

图1是本发明一实施例的所述可折叠设备的结构***示意图；FIG. 1 is a schematic structural explosion diagram of the foldable device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

图2是图1所述实施例各个结构组装后结构的背面示意图；FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the structure after the various structures of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are assembled; FIG.

图3是本发明一实施例的柔性保护件及支撑件的***示意图；3 is an exploded view of a flexible protective member and a supporting member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

图4是本发明一实施例的支撑件结构示意图。FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a support member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

具体实施方式detailed description

下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图，对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述，显然，所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明一部分实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例，本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例，都属于本发明保护的范围。In the following, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

请参阅图1及图2，本发明提供一种可折叠设备100，所述可折叠设备100可以为可折叠显示设备，如手机、平板、电子阅读器、电脑、电子展示屏等各种显示设备。可以理解的是，所述可折叠设备100也可以为可折叠的非显示设备。Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2. The present invention provides a foldable device 100. The foldable device 100 may be a foldable display device such as a mobile phone, a tablet, an e-reader, a computer, an electronic display screen, and other display devices . It can be understood that the foldable device 100 may also be a foldable non-display device.

所述可折叠设备100包括第一壳体10、第二壳体20、转轴组件30以及柔性保护件40。所述转轴组件30位于所述第一壳体10与所述第二壳体20之间并与所述第一壳体10及所述第二壳体20连接，从而通过所述转轴组件30实现所述第一壳体10与所述第二壳体20的相对转动，进而实现上所述可折叠设备100的折叠。The foldable device 100 includes a first casing 10, a second casing 20, a rotating shaft assembly 30, and a flexible protection member 40. The rotation shaft assembly 30 is located between the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 and is connected to the first housing 10 and the second housing 20, so as to be realized by the rotation shaft assembly 30 The relative rotation of the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 further realizes the folding of the foldable device 100.

所述转轴组件30包括至少一个弯折轴，所述转轴组件30以所述弯折轴进行折叠。应当理解地，本发明所称弯折轴并非限定是实际存在的实体轴，也可以是虚拟轴，即只要转轴组件30是绕着某一个轴进行弯折的均可认为是所述弯折轴。本实施例中，所述转轴组件30包括至少两个转动部31，相邻的两个转动部31通过弯折轴进行连接，使得所述转轴组件30能够以相邻的两个所述转动部31连接位置的所述弯折轴进行转动。可以理解的是，在本发明的其它实施例中，所述转轴组件30包括至少两个杆，相邻的杆之间可以通过阻尼片进行转动连接，且所述阻尼片与同其连接的杆均旋转连接，从而使得所述转轴组件30以所述杆为弯折轴进行转动。所述柔性保护件40为柔性材料制成，在所述转轴组件30进行弯折时能够发生弹性形变，从而避免所述柔性保护件40对所述可折叠设备100的影响。The rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least one bending shaft, and the rotating shaft assembly 30 is folded by the bending shaft. It should be understood that the bending axis referred to in the present invention is not limited to an actual physical axis, but may also be a virtual axis, that is, as long as the rotating shaft component 30 is bent around a certain axis, it can be considered as the bending axis . In this embodiment, the rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least two rotating parts 31, and two adjacent rotating parts 31 are connected by a bending shaft, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 can use two adjacent rotating parts The bending shaft at the 31 connection position is rotated. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present invention, the rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least two rods, and adjacent rods may be rotationally connected through a damping sheet, and the damping sheet is connected to a rod connected thereto. Both are rotationally connected, so that the shaft assembly 30 rotates with the lever as a bending axis. The flexible protective member 40 is made of a flexible material, and can be elastically deformed when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, so as to avoid the influence of the flexible protective member 40 on the foldable device 100.

请参阅图2及图3，所述柔性保护件40包括柔性盖板41及两个分别连接于所述柔性盖板41相对两侧的柔性侧板42。所述转轴组件30包括一表面32及分别位于所述表面32两侧并与所述表面32连接的两个侧面33。所述柔性盖板41覆盖所述表面32，所述柔性侧板42覆盖所述侧面33。通过将所述柔性保护件40覆盖于所述转轴组件暴露在外的表面32及侧面33，从而防止所述转轴组件30裸露在外，避免所述转轴组件30受到外界的影响而生锈、损坏等，并能避免裸露在外的所述转轴组件30夹住握持设备的用户的手掌，以保护使用者。Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the flexible protection member 40 includes a flexible cover plate 41 and two flexible side plates 42 connected to opposite sides of the flexible cover plate 41 respectively. The shaft assembly 30 includes a surface 32 and two side surfaces 33 respectively located on two sides of the surface 32 and connected to the surface 32. The flexible cover plate 41 covers the surface 32, and the flexible side plate 42 covers the side surface 33. By covering the exposed surface 32 and side 33 of the shaft assembly with the flexible protective member 40, the shaft assembly 30 is prevented from being exposed, and the shaft assembly 30 is prevented from being rusted or damaged due to external influences. In addition, the exposed shaft assembly 30 can prevent the palm of the user holding the device from being caught to protect the user.

本发明的一些实施例中，所述柔性保护件40还包括至少两条连接条43，所述连接条43位于两个的所述柔性侧板42之间并连接两个所述柔性侧板42。本发明一实施例中，所述柔性侧板42靠近所述第一壳体10及所述第二壳体20的一端均连接有至少一条所述连接条43。所述柔性盖板41层叠并固定于所述连接条43以及柔性侧板42上，所述连接条43能够支撑所述柔性盖板，以使得所述柔性盖板41与所述柔性侧板42的连接更加的稳固。并且，所述柔性侧板42靠近所述第一壳体10及所述第二壳体20的一端均连接有至少一条所述连接条43，使得所述柔性侧板42靠近所述第一壳体10及第二壳体20的边缘能够固定于所述连接条43上，使得容易柔性盖板41与所述柔性侧板42脱离的边缘部分固定于所述连接条43上，以增强所述柔性盖板41与所述柔性侧板42的连接效果。本实施例中，所述连接条43为与所述柔性侧板42的材料相同，并与所述柔性侧板42为一体成型得到。可以理解的是，在本发明的一下实施例中，所述连接条43也可以没有。In some embodiments of the present invention, the flexible protection member 40 further includes at least two connecting bars 43. The connecting bars 43 are located between the two flexible side plates 42 and connect the two flexible side plates 42. . In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one end of the flexible side plate 42 near the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 is connected with at least one of the connecting bars 43. The flexible cover plate 41 is laminated and fixed on the connecting strip 43 and the flexible side plate 42, and the connecting strip 43 can support the flexible cover plate so that the flexible cover plate 41 and the flexible side plate 42 The connection is more stable. In addition, at least one end of the flexible side plate 42 near the first case 10 and the second case 20 is connected with at least one connecting bar 43 so that the flexible side plate 42 is close to the first case. The edges of the body 10 and the second casing 20 can be fixed on the connecting bar 43, so that the edge portion where the flexible cover 41 is easily separated from the flexible side plate 42 is fixed on the connecting bar 43 to strengthen the connecting bar 43. The connection effect between the flexible cover plate 41 and the flexible side plate 42. In this embodiment, the connecting strip 43 is made of the same material as the flexible side plate 42 and is formed integrally with the flexible side plate 42. It can be understood that, in the following embodiment of the present invention, the connecting bar 43 may not be provided.

本发明中的一些实施例中，所述柔性盖板41及所述柔性侧板42均为柔性材料制成，以便所述转轴组件30进行弯折时，所述柔性保护件40能够随所述转轴组件30的弯折进行弹性形变，避免所述柔性保护件40对所述可折叠设备100的折叠效果的影响。本实施例中，所述可折叠设备100展平后，所述柔性盖板41与所述第一壳体10及第二壳体20的表面共面，从而使得所述可折叠显示设备100具有更好的外观效果。所述柔性盖板41位于所述转轴组件30的弯折内侧，即所述转轴组件30向所述表面32方向弯折时，柔性盖板41的相对两端背离所述转轴组件30的一侧相向运动并相互靠近。此时，所述柔性保护件40随所述转轴组件30的弯折进行弹性形变，所述柔性盖板41被压缩，所述柔性侧板42与所述柔性盖板41连接的一侧被压缩，所述柔性侧板42远离所述柔性盖板41的一侧被拉伸。本实施例中，所述柔性盖板41的弹性小于所述柔性侧板42的弹性。通过采用弹性较大的材料形成所述柔性侧板42，以保证所述柔性侧边42能够承受所述转轴组件30弯折时的受到的拉伸。而由于所述柔性侧板42具有较大的弹性，因而也会具有较大的回弹力。因此，本发明一些实施例使用弹性大小小于所述柔性侧板42的所述柔性盖板41，以减缓所述柔性侧板42弹性变形后的回弹，即通过所述柔性盖板41限制所述柔性侧板42的回弹，以使得所述可折叠设备100能够容易的保持在任意弯折角度。具体的，本发明的一些实施例中，所述柔性盖板41可以为皮革或者PU等弹性较小的柔性材料，所述柔性侧板42可以为含热塑性聚氨酯弹性体橡胶(Thermoplastic polyurethanes，TPU)、热塑性弹性体材料(Thermoplastic Elastomer，TPE)、热塑性橡胶材料(Thermo-Plastic-Rubber，TPR)等材料的弹性软胶材料。In some embodiments of the present invention, the flexible cover plate 41 and the flexible side plate 42 are both made of a flexible material, so that when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, the flexible protective member 40 can follow the The bending of the shaft assembly 30 is elastically deformed to prevent the flexible protective member 40 from affecting the folding effect of the foldable device 100. In this embodiment, after the foldable device 100 is flattened, the flexible cover 41 is coplanar with the surfaces of the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, so that the foldable display device 100 has Better appearance. The flexible cover plate 41 is located at the bending inner side of the rotation shaft assembly 30, that is, when the rotation shaft assembly 30 is bent toward the surface 32, the opposite ends of the flexible cover plate 41 face away from the side of the rotation shaft assembly 30. Move towards each other and approach each other. At this time, the flexible protective member 40 is elastically deformed with the bending of the shaft assembly 30, the flexible cover plate 41 is compressed, and the side where the flexible side plate 42 is connected to the flexible cover plate 41 is compressed. The side of the flexible side plate 42 far from the flexible cover 41 is stretched. In this embodiment, the elasticity of the flexible cover plate 41 is smaller than the elasticity of the flexible side plate 42. The flexible side plate 42 is formed by using a material with greater elasticity, so as to ensure that the flexible side edge 42 can withstand the stretching received when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent. And because the flexible side plate 42 has greater elasticity, it will also have greater resilience. Therefore, in some embodiments of the present invention, the flexible cover plate 41 having an elasticity smaller than that of the flexible side plate 42 is used to slow the rebound of the flexible side plate 42 after elastic deformation, that is, the flexible cover plate 41 restricts the The rebound of the flexible side plate 42 is described, so that the foldable device 100 can be easily maintained at any bending angle. Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the flexible cover plate 41 may be a flexible material such as leather or PU, and the flexible side plate 42 may be a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU). , Thermoplastic elastomer materials (Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE), thermoplastic rubber materials (Thermo-Plastic-Rubber, TPR) and other materials of flexible soft rubber materials.

可以理解的是，在本申请的其它实施例中，所述柔性盖板41也可以位于所述转轴组件30的弯折外侧，即所述转轴组件30弯折时，柔性盖板41的相对两端背离所述转轴组件30的一侧相背离运动。此时，所述柔性盖板41被拉伸，所述柔性侧板42与所述柔性盖板41连接的一侧拉伸，远离所述柔性盖板41的一侧被压缩。此时，所述柔性盖板41的弹性大于所述柔性侧板42的弹性，以保证所述柔性盖板41能够承受所述转轴组件30弯折时的受到的拉伸。而由于所述柔性盖板41具有较大的弹性，因而也会具有较大的回弹力。因此，本发明一些实施例中使用弹性小于所述柔性盖板41的所述柔性侧板42，以减缓所述柔性盖板41弹性变形后的回弹，即通过所述柔性侧板42限制所述柔性盖板41的回弹，以使得所述可折叠设备100能够容易的保持在任意弯折角度。It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present application, the flexible cover plate 41 may also be located outside the bend of the shaft assembly 30, that is, when the shaft assembly 30 is bent, the two opposite sides of the flexible cover 41 are bent. One side of the end facing away from the rotating shaft assembly 30 moves away from each other. At this time, the flexible cover plate 41 is stretched, the side where the flexible side plate 42 is connected to the flexible cover plate 41 is stretched, and the side remote from the flexible cover plate 41 is compressed. At this time, the elasticity of the flexible cover plate 41 is greater than the elasticity of the flexible side plate 42 to ensure that the flexible cover plate 41 can withstand the stretching that the shaft assembly 30 receives when it is bent. And because the flexible cover 41 has a large elasticity, it also has a large rebound force. Therefore, in some embodiments of the present invention, the flexible side plate 42 having less elasticity than the flexible cover plate 41 is used to slow the rebound of the flexible cover plate 41 after being elastically deformed, that is, the flexible side plate 42 limits the The rebound of the flexible cover plate 41 is described, so that the foldable device 100 can be easily maintained at an arbitrary bending angle.

进一步的，本发明一些实施例中，所述柔性盖板41上形成有一个或多个间隔的缓冲槽411，所述缓冲槽411沿着垂直于所述转轴组件30的弯折方向(即所述转轴组件30弯折时的弯折轴方向)延伸的缓冲槽411，所述缓冲槽411用于在所述柔性盖板41发生弹性形变时提供形变空间，即当所述柔性盖板41发生形变时，所述缓冲槽411作为形变收容空间收容形变时挤出的部分，或者作为拉伸空间提供更多的拉伸量。具体的，所述柔性盖板41包括背向所述转轴组件30的第一表面及朝向所述转轴组件的第二表面。本实施例中，所述缓冲槽411为所述柔性盖板41的第二表面向所述第一表面方向凹陷形成的非贯通槽，在为所述柔性盖板41发生弹性形变时提供形变空间的同时，避免影响柔性盖板41的整体强度。可以理解的是，在本发明的其它实施例中，所述缓冲槽411为所述柔性盖板41的第一表面向所述第二表面方向凹陷形成的非贯通槽。通过在所述柔性保护件40的柔性盖板41上设置所述缓冲槽411，使得折叠所述可折叠设备100时，能够容易的对所述柔性保护件40进行折叠，从而避免所述柔性保护件40对所述可折叠设备100折叠的影响，也能够避免所述柔性保护件40进行折叠时由于所述弯曲应力过大而产生褶皱。Further, in some embodiments of the present invention, one or more spaced-apart buffer grooves 411 are formed on the flexible cover plate 41, and the buffer grooves 411 are along a bending direction (that is, The buffer shaft 411 extending in the direction of the bending axis when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent is used to provide a deformation space when the flexible cover 41 is elastically deformed, that is, when the flexible cover 41 occurs During the deformation, the buffer groove 411 serves as a deformation receiving space to accommodate the part extruded during the deformation, or provides more stretching amount as a stretching space. Specifically, the flexible cover plate 41 includes a first surface facing away from the shaft assembly 30 and a second surface facing toward the shaft assembly. In this embodiment, the buffer groove 411 is a non-through groove formed by the second surface of the flexible cover plate 41 being recessed toward the first surface, and provides a deformation space when the flexible cover plate 41 is elastically deformed. At the same time, avoid affecting the overall strength of the flexible cover 41. It can be understood that, in other embodiments of the present invention, the buffer groove 411 is a non-through groove formed by the first surface of the flexible cover plate 41 being recessed toward the second surface. By providing the buffer groove 411 on the flexible cover 41 of the flexible protective member 40, when the foldable device 100 is folded, the flexible protective member 40 can be easily folded, thereby avoiding the flexible protection. The influence of the member 40 on the folding of the foldable device 100 can also avoid the occurrence of wrinkles due to the excessive bending stress when the flexible protective member 40 is folded.

本实施例中，所述缓冲槽411为多个，且沿着垂直于弯折轴的方向排列。每一缓冲槽411从柔性盖板41一侧的柔性侧板42的位置延伸至柔性盖板41另一侧柔性侧板42的位置。转轴组件30在弯折时具有弯折内侧及与弯折内侧相反的弯折外侧，弯折内侧是指弯折之后相对两端相向的一侧，弯折外侧是指弯折之后相对两端相背的另一侧。弯折内侧被弯折外侧所包围。本实施例中，由于柔性盖板41是位于弯折内侧的位置，因此所述转轴组件30弯折时，柔性盖板41整体被压缩，被压缩而产生的挤出部分可以收容在缓冲槽411内，从而避免或减少柔性盖板41出现拱起或褶皱的现象。In this embodiment, the buffer grooves 411 are plural and are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the bending axis. Each buffer groove 411 extends from a position of the flexible side plate 42 on one side of the flexible cover plate 41 to a position of the flexible side plate 42 on the other side of the flexible cover plate 41. The rotating shaft assembly 30 has a bending inner side and a bending outer side opposite to the bending inner side during bending. The bending inner side refers to a side opposite to the opposite ends after bending, and the bending outer side refers to the opposite ends after bending. The other side of the back. The inside of the bend is surrounded by the outside of the bend. In this embodiment, since the flexible cover plate 41 is located at the inner side of the bend, when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, the flexible cover plate 41 is compressed as a whole, and the extrusion part generated by the compression can be accommodated in the buffer groove 411. Inside, thereby avoiding or reducing the phenomenon of arching or wrinkling of the flexible cover 41.

进一步的，本发明一些实施例中，柔性盖板41的第二表面上对应缓冲槽41的位置形成有凸肋，凸肋的延伸方向与缓冲槽411的延伸方向一致。凸肋可进一步加强柔性盖板41的整体强度，避免因为缓冲槽411的开设而显著影响柔性盖板41的整体强度。Further, in some embodiments of the present invention, convex ribs are formed on the second surface of the flexible cover plate 41 at positions corresponding to the buffer grooves 41, and the extending direction of the convex ribs is consistent with the extending direction of the buffer grooves 411. The convex ribs can further strengthen the overall strength of the flexible cover plate 41 and avoid significantly affecting the overall strength of the flexible cover plate 41 due to the opening of the buffer groove 411.

进一步的，请一并参阅图3及图4，所述可折叠设备100还包括支撑件50，所述支撑件50夹设于所述柔性保护件40与所述转轴组件30之间。并且，所述柔性保护件40固定于所述支撑件50上，且所述支撑件50与所述转轴组件30可拆卸连接。由于所述支撑件50与所述转轴组件30可拆卸连接，因此，当所述转轴组件30需要进行维护或者所述柔性保护件40损坏时，能够方便的从所述转轴组件30上拆下所述支撑件50以及固定于所述支撑件50上的柔性保护件，以便进行转轴组件30的维护或者更换所述柔性保护件40。并且，所述支撑件50的强度大于所述柔性保护件40，从而通过所述支撑件50保护所述转轴组件30。其中，所述支撑件50可以为金属材料制成，也可以为酚醛塑料、聚氨酯塑料、环氧塑料等硬塑料制成。本实施例中，所述支撑件50为硬塑料制成。所述柔性保护件40可以通过胶粘、磁吸等方式固定到支撑件50上，也可以通过注塑成型的方式直接形成于支撑件50上。本实施例中，所述柔性保护件40的柔性侧板42与所述支撑件50通过注塑成型形成一体结构，所述柔性盖板42通过防水胶点胶的方式固定于所述支撑件50上，以增强所述柔性保护件40的防水效果。Further, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 together, the foldable device 100 further includes a support member 50, which is sandwiched between the flexible protection member 40 and the rotating shaft assembly 30. In addition, the flexible protection member 40 is fixed on the support member 50, and the support member 50 is detachably connected to the shaft assembly 30. Since the support member 50 is detachably connected to the rotation shaft assembly 30, when the rotation shaft assembly 30 needs to be maintained or the flexible protection member 40 is damaged, it can be easily removed from the rotation shaft assembly 30. The support member 50 and the flexible protection member fixed on the support member 50 are used for maintaining or rotating the shaft assembly 30 or replacing the flexible protection member 40. In addition, the strength of the support member 50 is greater than that of the flexible protection member 40, so that the shaft assembly 30 is protected by the support member 50. The supporting member 50 may be made of a metal material, or may be made of a hard plastic such as a phenolic plastic, a polyurethane plastic, or an epoxy plastic. In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 is made of hard plastic. The flexible protection member 40 may be fixed to the support member 50 by means of gluing, magnetic attraction, or the like, or may be directly formed on the support member 50 by means of injection molding. In this embodiment, the flexible side plate 42 of the flexible protection member 40 and the support member 50 form an integrated structure by injection molding, and the flexible cover plate 42 is fixed to the support member 50 by means of waterproof glue dispensing. To enhance the waterproof effect of the flexible protective member 40.

所述支撑件50包括在所述第一壳体10至所述第二壳体20的方向上间隔设置的多条支撑条51，所述支撑条51的延伸方向与所述缓冲槽411的延伸方向相同。本实施例中，每个所述缓冲槽411夹设于相邻的两条所述支撑条51之间，即所述支撑条51位于所述缓冲槽411的两侧，从而实现支撑所述柔性保护件40的作用的同时，避免影响所述柔性保护件40的弯折效果。所述支撑条51的两端分别与覆盖于所述转轴组件30的相对两个侧面33的所述柔性侧板42连接。本实施例中，覆盖所述转轴组件30的两个侧面33的两个所述柔性侧板42分别层叠于所述支撑条51的两端，并与所述支撑条51通过注塑成型形成一体结构。本实施例中，所述支撑件50与所述转轴组件30可拆卸固定。具体的，每条所述支撑条51的两端分别通过螺钉固定于所述转轴组件30的相对的两个侧面33，中间部分与所述转轴组件的表面32卡合固定。具体的，每条所述支撑条51的两端及层叠于所述支撑条51两端的柔性侧板42上设有贯通的开孔511，将螺钉通过所述开孔511固定至所述转轴组件30的侧面33。所述支撑条51的中间部分朝向所述转轴组件30的一面设有多个间隔设置的卡勾512，所述转轴组件30的所述表面32上设有与所述支撑条51上的卡勾512一一对应的多个卡合孔，所述支撑条51的卡勾512扣合于对应的所述卡合孔内，以实现所述支撑件50与所述转轴组件30的可拆卸固定。The support member 50 includes a plurality of support bars 51 spaced from each other in a direction from the first casing 10 to the second casing 20. The direction is the same. In this embodiment, each of the buffer grooves 411 is sandwiched between two adjacent support bars 51, that is, the support bars 51 are located on both sides of the buffer groove 411, so as to support the flexibility. At the same time as the role of the protection member 40, the bending effect of the flexible protection member 40 is avoided. Two ends of the support bar 51 are respectively connected to the flexible side plates 42 covering two opposite side surfaces 33 of the shaft assembly 30. In this embodiment, the two flexible side plates 42 covering the two side surfaces 33 of the shaft assembly 30 are stacked on both ends of the support bar 51 and formed into an integrated structure with the support bar 51 by injection molding. . In this embodiment, the support member 50 and the shaft assembly 30 are detachably fixed. Specifically, two ends of each of the support bars 51 are respectively fixed to two opposite side surfaces 33 of the shaft assembly 30 by screws, and a middle portion is fixedly engaged with a surface 32 of the shaft assembly. Specifically, the two ends of each of the support bars 51 and the flexible side plate 42 laminated on both ends of the support bars 51 are provided with through openings 511, and the screws are fixed to the rotating shaft assembly through the openings 511. 30 的 side33. A plurality of spaced-apart hooks 512 are provided on a side of the middle portion of the support bar 51 facing the shaft assembly 30. The surface 32 of the shaft assembly 30 is provided with hooks on the support bar 51. A plurality of one-to-one engaging holes corresponding to 512, and the hooks 512 of the supporting bar 51 are fastened in the corresponding engaging holes, so as to achieve the detachable fixing of the supporting member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30.

进一步的，本发明的一些实施例中，所述转轴组件30的表面32或侧面33上设有凹槽，所述支撑件50的每个所述支撑条51均嵌设于所述凹槽内，以避免所述支撑件50增加所述可折叠设备100的厚度。Further, in some embodiments of the present invention, a groove is provided on the surface 32 or the side 33 of the shaft assembly 30, and each of the support bars 51 of the support member 50 is embedded in the groove. In order to prevent the support 50 from increasing the thickness of the foldable device 100.

请重新参阅图2，本实施例中，所述可折叠设备100为可折叠显示设备，所述可折叠显示设备还包括柔性显示屏60，以进行画面显示。所述柔性显示屏60层叠于所述第一壳体10、第二壳体20以及所述转轴组件30上并与所述第一壳体10及所述第二壳体20进行固定，并位于所述转轴组件30背向所述柔性保护件40的一面。换句话说，所述第一壳体10、第二壳体20以及所述转轴组件30用于支撑所述柔性显示屏60，所述转轴组件30展平或折叠以带动所述柔性显示屏60展平或折叠，进而实现所述可折叠设备100的展平或折叠。Please refer to FIG. 2 again. In this embodiment, the foldable device 100 is a foldable display device, and the foldable display device further includes a flexible display 60 for screen display. The flexible display 60 is stacked on the first casing 10, the second casing 20, and the rotating shaft assembly 30, and is fixed to the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, and is located at The side of the shaft assembly 30 facing away from the flexible protection member 40. In other words, the first casing 10, the second casing 20, and the hinge assembly 30 are used to support the flexible display 60, and the hinge assembly 30 is flattened or folded to drive the flexible display 60 Flatten or fold to achieve flattening or folding of the foldable device 100.

进一步的，所述可折叠设备100还包括设于所述柔性显示屏60与所述转轴组件30之间的支撑件70。本实施例中，所述支撑件70为金属片，固定于所述第一壳体10与所述第二壳体20上，并覆盖所述转轴组件30，从而使得所述柔性显示屏60各个位置均能够得到平稳的支撑，并在所述可折叠设备100在折叠或者展平的任何位置能够保持平整。Further, the foldable device 100 further includes a support 70 provided between the flexible display screen 60 and the rotating shaft assembly 30. In this embodiment, the supporting member 70 is a metal sheet, fixed to the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, and covers the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that each of the flexible display screens 60 The position can be smoothly supported, and the foldable device 100 can be kept flat at any position where it is folded or flattened.

本发明提供的所述可折叠设备100，所述转轴组件30上包覆所述柔性保护件40，以通过所述柔性保护件40防止所述转轴组件30裸露在外，从而避免所述转轴组件30受到外界的影响而生锈、损坏等，并能避免裸露在外的所述转轴组件30夹住握持设备的用户的手掌，以保护使用者。并且，由于本发明的所述柔性保护件40包覆于所述转轴组件30上，因此，所述柔性保护件40在所述转轴组件30弯折时会发生弹性形变。并且，由于本发明的所述柔性保护件40的所述柔性盖板41的弹性与所述柔性侧板42的弹性不同，使得所述柔性保护件40随所述转轴组件30的弯折而发生弹性形变时，能够通过所述柔性盖板41限制所述柔性侧板42的回弹，或者通过所述柔性侧板42限制所述柔性盖板41的回弹，以减缓所述柔性保护件40弹性变形后的回弹，使得所述可折叠设备100能够容易的保持在任意弯折角度。In the foldable device 100 provided by the present invention, the flexible shaft protector 40 is covered with the flexible protective member 40 to prevent the flexible shaft protector 30 from being exposed to the outside, thereby avoiding the flexible shaft protector 30. It is rusted, damaged, etc. due to external influences, and the exposed shaft assembly 30 can prevent the palm of the user holding the device from being pinched to protect the user. In addition, since the flexible protection member 40 of the present invention is covered on the rotation shaft assembly 30, the flexible protection member 40 is elastically deformed when the rotation shaft assembly 30 is bent. In addition, since the elasticity of the flexible cover 41 of the flexible protective member 40 and the elastic side plate 42 of the present invention are different, the flexible protective member 40 occurs with the bending of the shaft assembly 30. When the elastic deformation occurs, the rebound of the flexible side plate 42 can be restricted by the flexible cover plate 41, or the rebound of the flexible cover plate 41 can be restricted by the flexible side plate 42 to slow down the flexible protective member 40. The springback after the elastic deformation enables the foldable device 100 to be easily maintained at any bending angle.

以上所揭露的仅为本发明一种较佳实施例而已，当然不能以此来限定本发明之权利范围，本领域普通技术人员可以理解实现上述实施例的全部或部分流程，并依本发明权利要求所作的等同变化，仍属于发明所涵盖的范围。What has been disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and of course, the scope of rights of the present invention cannot be limited by this. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments and follow the rights of the present invention. Equivalent changes required are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

一种可折叠设备，其特征在于，包括第一壳体、第二壳体、转轴组件以及柔性保护件，所述转轴组件连接于所述第一壳体与所述第二壳体之间，所述柔性保护件包括柔性盖板及两个分别连接于所述柔性盖板相对两侧的柔性侧板，所述转轴组件包括一表面及分别位于所述表面两侧并与所述表面连接的两个侧面，所述柔性保护件盖于所述转轴组件上，所述柔性盖板覆盖所述表面，所述柔性侧板覆盖所述侧面，所述柔性保护件在所述转轴组件弯折时发生弹性形变，所述柔性盖板的弹性与所述柔性侧板的弹性的大小不同。A foldable device, comprising a first housing, a second housing, a rotating shaft assembly, and a flexible protection member, the rotating shaft assembly is connected between the first housing and the second housing, The flexible protective member includes a flexible cover plate and two flexible side plates respectively connected to opposite sides of the flexible cover plate, and the rotating shaft assembly includes a surface and two surfaces respectively connected to the surface and connected to the surface. On two sides, the flexible protection member covers the shaft assembly, the flexible cover covers the surface, the flexible side plate covers the side, and the flexible protection member is bent when the rotation shaft assembly is bent An elastic deformation occurs, and the elasticity of the flexible cover plate is different from that of the flexible side plate.
如权利要求1所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述柔性盖板的弹性小于所述柔性侧板的弹性。The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein the elasticity of the flexible cover plate is smaller than that of the flexible side plate.
如权利要求2所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述柔性盖板在所述转轴组件向所述表面方向弯折时被压缩，所述柔性侧板与所述柔性盖板连接的一侧被压缩，远离所述柔性盖板的一侧被拉伸。The foldable device according to claim 2, wherein the flexible cover plate is compressed when the rotating shaft assembly is bent toward the surface, and the flexible side plate is connected to the flexible cover plate. The side is compressed and the side remote from the flexible cover is stretched.
如权利要求2或3所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述柔性盖板为皮革或者PU材料，所述柔性侧板为软胶材料。The foldable device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the flexible cover plate is made of leather or PU material, and the flexible side plate is made of soft rubber material.
如权利要求1-4任一项所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，两个所述柔性侧板之间连接有至少两条间隔设置的连接条，所述柔性盖板层叠于所述连接条上。The foldable device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least two spaced connection bars are connected between the two flexible side plates, and the flexible cover plate is laminated on the connection On the bar.
如权利要求1所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述柔性盖板上凹设形成有一个或多个间隔的缓冲槽，所述缓冲槽沿着垂直于所述转轴组件的弯折方向延伸，所述缓冲槽用于在所述柔性盖板发生弹性形变时提供形变空间。The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein one or more spaced buffer grooves are recessed in the flexible cover plate, and the buffer grooves are along a bending direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft assembly. Extended, the buffer slot is used to provide a deformation space when the flexible cover plate is elastically deformed.
如权利要求6所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述柔性盖板包括背向所述转轴组件的第一表面及朝向所述转轴组件的第二表面，所述缓冲槽从所述第二表面向第一表面方向凹陷形成。The foldable device according to claim 6, wherein the flexible cover comprises a first surface facing away from the rotation shaft assembly and a second surface facing toward the rotation shaft assembly, and the buffer groove extends from the first The two surfaces are recessed toward the first surface.
如权利要求7所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述柔性盖板的所述第二表面上与所述缓冲槽相对应的位置形成有凸肋。The foldable device according to claim 7, wherein a convex rib is formed on the second surface of the flexible cover plate at a position corresponding to the buffer groove.
如权利要求5所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述可折叠设备还包括支撑件，所述支撑件夹设于所述柔性保护件与所述转轴组件之间。The foldable device according to claim 5, wherein the foldable device further comprises a support member, and the support member is sandwiched between the flexible protection member and the rotating shaft assembly.
如权利要求9所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑件的强度大于所述柔性保护件的强度。The foldable device according to claim 9, wherein the strength of the support member is greater than the strength of the flexible protection member.
如权利要求9或10所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑件为金属材料或硬塑料制成。The foldable device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the supporting member is made of a metal material or a hard plastic.
如权利要求9所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑件包括多条间隔设置的支撑条，所述支撑条的延伸方向与所述缓冲槽的延伸方向相同。The foldable device according to claim 9, wherein the support member comprises a plurality of spaced apart support bars, and the extension direction of the support bars is the same as that of the buffer groove.
如权利要求12所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，每个所述缓冲槽夹设于相邻的两条所述支撑条之间。The foldable device according to claim 12, wherein each of the buffer grooves is sandwiched between two adjacent support bars.
如权利要求12或13所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，每一所述支撑条的两端分别与覆盖于所述转轴组件的相对两个侧面的所述柔性侧板连接。The foldable device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein both ends of each of the support bars are respectively connected to the flexible side plates covering two opposite sides of the shaft assembly.
如权利要求14所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑条与所述柔性侧板为通过注塑成型得到的一体结构。The foldable device according to claim 14, wherein the support bar and the flexible side plate are an integrated structure obtained by injection molding.
如权利要求12所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑件与所述转轴组件可拆卸固定。The foldable device according to claim 12, wherein the support and the shaft assembly are detachably fixed.
如权利要求16所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，每条所述支撑条的两端分别通过螺钉固定于所述转轴组件的相对的两个侧面。The foldable device according to claim 16, wherein two ends of each of the support bars are respectively fixed to two opposite sides of the shaft assembly by screws.
如权利要求16或17所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑条朝向所述转轴组件的一侧设有多个间隔设置的卡勾，所述转轴组件的所述表面上设有与所述支撑条上的卡勾一一对应的多个卡合孔，所述支撑条的卡勾扣合于对应的所述卡合孔内。The foldable device according to claim 16 or 17, wherein a plurality of spaced-apart hooks are provided on a side of the support bar facing the rotating shaft component, and the surface of the rotating shaft component is provided with A plurality of engaging holes corresponding to the hooks on the support bar one-to-one, and the hooks of the support bar are buckled in the corresponding engaging holes.
如权利要求9至18任一项所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述支撑件嵌设于所述转轴组件的所述表面及侧面。The foldable device according to any one of claims 9 to 18, wherein the support is embedded in the surface and the side of the shaft assembly.
如权利要求1所述的可折叠设备，其特征在于，所述可折叠设备包括柔性显示屏，所述柔性显示屏层叠于所述第一壳体、第二壳体以及所述转轴组件上，且所述柔性显示屏位于所述转轴组件背向所述柔性保护件的一面，所述转轴组件展平或折叠以带动所述柔性显示屏展平或折叠。The foldable device according to claim 1, wherein the foldable device comprises a flexible display screen, the flexible display screen being laminated on the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge assembly, And the flexible display is located on a side of the rotating shaft component facing away from the flexible protection member, and the rotating shaft component is flattened or folded to drive the flexible display flattened or folded.