CN113286026A - Electronic device - Google Patents
- ️Fri Aug 20 2021
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It will be appreciated that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the application may be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that the terms "first," "second," and the like are generally used herein in a generic sense and do not limit the number of terms, e.g., the first term can be one or more than one. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.
The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail by specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 to 8, an embodiment of the present application provides an
electronic device10, including:
a
first housing110 and a
second housing120 disposed opposite to each other;
a
display screen400 disposed on the
first case110 and the
second case120;
a
screen supporting mechanism200 connected to the
first housing110 and the
second housing120, wherein the
screen supporting mechanism200 includes a plurality of supporting
members210 and a
telescopic structure230 disposed between two adjacent supporting
members210, the
telescopic structure230 is used for adjusting a spacing distance between the two supporting
members210, and the
telescopic structure230 includes: the two ends of the
spring233 are respectively connected with the supporting
component210;
wherein, when the
spring233 has a first length, the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 have a first distance therebetween, and the electronic device is in an extended state; when the
spring233 has a second length, the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 have a second distance therebetween, and the electronic device is in a retracted state; wherein the first length is greater than the second length and the first distance is greater than the second distance.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the
springs233 are used to adjust the distance between the supporting
components210, so that the
screen supporting mechanism200 can smoothly and effectively support the
display screen400 in different original and unfolded scenes, and the screen is prevented from being pressed and sagged, thereby reducing the risk of screen failure.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 are oppositely disposed to form a casing frame for supporting the
display screen400, the
display screen400 is distributed on one side of the casing frame, and the
screen supporting mechanism200 in the embodiment of the present invention is located in the casing frame below the
display screen400. The
display screen400 in the embodiment of the present application can be contracted and expanded to provide different display states, and the spacing distance between at least two
support members210 is adjusted by the
springs233 according to the expanded area of the
display screen400, so that the
display screen400 is effectively supported.
It should be further noted that the
screen supporting mechanism200 may be connected to the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 in the following manner, and specifically, the electronic device of the embodiment of the present application further includes:
a
guide300, wherein the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 are connected to the
screen support mechanism200 through the
guide300, and the
first housing110, the
second housing120 and the
screen support mechanism200 can slide along the
guide300.
It should be further noted that the cooperation between the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 and the
guide rail300 can be achieved as follows: optionally, a sliding groove may be disposed on a side of the
guide rail300 opposite to the
first housing110 and the
second housing120, a sliding column may be disposed on the
second housing110 and the
second housing120, and the sliding of the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 along the
guide rail300 is achieved through the cooperation between the sliding column and the sliding groove; optionally, a sliding column may be disposed on a surface of the
guide rail300, which faces the
first housing110 and the
second housing120, a sliding groove may be disposed on the
second housing110 and the
second housing120, and the sliding of the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 along the
guide rail300 is realized through the cooperation between the sliding column and the sliding groove; it should be further noted that, because the
second housing110 and the
second housing120 both include a side wall perpendicular to the display surface of the
display screen400 and a side wall parallel to the display surface of the
display screen400, in a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, a sliding column and a sliding groove that are mutually matched may be disposed on the side wall parallel to the display surface of the
display screen400 and the side of the
guide rail300 opposite thereto, and a sliding column and a sliding groove that are mutually matched may also be disposed on the side wall perpendicular to the display surface of the
display screen400 and the side of the
guide rail300 opposite thereto.
It should be noted that, by providing the
guide rail300, the
screen supporting mechanism200 can be assisted to slide along the
first casing110 and the
second casing120, and the
guide rail300 has a simple structure and can reduce the production cost.
In general, in order to ensure that the
screen supporting mechanism200 can move smoothly, as shown in fig. 8, the
guide300 may optionally include:
a
first guide rail310 and a
second guide rail320 which are oppositely arranged;
a first end of the
screen supporting mechanism200 is connected to first ends of the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 through the
first guide rail310, and a second end of the
screen supporting mechanism200 is connected to second ends of the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 through the
second guide rail320.
In this case, it can be considered that the
screen supporting mechanism200 is symmetrical along an axis parallel to the
guide rail300, that is, the two ends of the
screen supporting mechanism200 are respectively provided with the supporting block and the telescopic structure, and the two ends are respectively connected with the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 through one guide rail, and this arrangement can ensure that the
screen supporting mechanism200 can move smoothly.
It should be noted that the length of the
guide rail300 in the embodiment of the present application should be greater than or equal to the width occupied by the
screen support mechanism200 when the
screen support mechanism200 is fully unfolded (i.e., the state that the
screen support mechanism200 assumes when the separation distance between each two support plates reaches the maximum) (the width is the length of the
screen support mechanism200 along the direction of the guide rail).
Optionally, in order to ensure that at least two
support assemblies210 can slide along the
guide rail300, as shown in fig. 3, the
support assembly210 of the embodiment of the present application includes:
a
support plate211 for supporting the
display screen400;
and a
support block212 connected to the
support plate211, wherein the
support block212 is engaged with the
guide rail300 and can slide along the
guide rail300.
It should be noted that the supporting
plates211 and the supporting
blocks212 in the embodiment of the present application are in one-to-one correspondence, and the supporting
blocks212 are matched with the
guide rail300 to ensure the stable movement of the supporting
blocks212, so as to adjust the spacing distance between the supporting
plates211 to adapt to the unfolding area of the
display screen400.
It should be further noted that the cooperation between the supporting
block212 and the guiding
rail300 can be achieved by the following method: alternatively, a sliding groove may be formed in a surface of the
guide rail300 facing the supporting
block212, and a sliding column is arranged on the supporting
block212, so that the supporting
block212 slides along the
guide rail300 through the cooperation of the sliding column and the sliding groove; alternatively, a sliding column may be disposed on a surface of the
guide rail300 opposite to the supporting
block212, and a sliding groove is disposed on the supporting
block212, so that the supporting
block212 slides along the
guide rail300 through cooperation of the sliding column and the sliding groove. It should be noted that the present application only provides two matching manners of the
guide rail300 and the supporting
block212, and the specific implementation is not limited to the implementation manners provided in the present application, and all implementations that can achieve the purpose of moving the supporting
block212 along the
guide rail300 belong to the protection scope of the present application.
In order to ensure that the supporting
blocks212 can move smoothly, a
spring233 of the
telescopic structure230 is connected between two adjacent supporting blocks, namely, two ends of the
spring233 are respectively connected with the supporting
blocks212; the
spring233 serves the purpose of adjusting the spacing distance between the at least two
support members210 by adjusting the distance between the
support blocks212.
Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the
telescopic structure230 further includes:
a
fixing post232 disposed at a first end of the
spring housing231, wherein the
fixing post232 is connected to one of the two adjacent supporting
assemblies210;
the
spring233 is located in the
spring housing231, and a first end of the
spring233 is connected to the
fixing post232, a second end of the
spring233 is connected to a first end of the
spring pushing rod234, and a second end of the
spring pushing rod234 is connected to the other of the two adjacent supporting
assemblies210.
It should be noted that, the arrangement of the
telescopic structure230 can ensure the structural stability thereof, and further can ensure the stable movement of the supporting
component210.
It should be noted that, in the arrangement structure of the
telescopic structure230, the
fixing column232 is connected with the supporting
block212 of the supporting
component210, and is usually connected by means of dispensing or welding; the
spring pusher234 is also connected to the
support block212 of the
support assembly210, typically by gluing or welding. In the embodiment of the present application, the connection manner between the
fixing column232 and the supporting
block212 and the connection manner between the
spring pushing rod234 and the supporting
block212 are not limited, and any manner of implementing the connection therebetween is within the scope of the present application.
Further, in order to effectively limit the position of the
spring pusher234 during the movement process, as shown in fig. 6, a first
limiting strip2311 is disposed on the
spring housing231 in the embodiment of the present application, a second
limiting strip2341 is disposed on the
spring pusher234, and the first limiting
strip2311 cooperates with the second
limiting strip2341 to realize that the
spring pusher234 slides along the
spring housing231.
In fig. 6, 4 first limiting
strips2311 are uniformly arranged along the inner wall of the
spring housing231, and 4
second limiting strips2341 matched with the first limiting
strips2311 are uniformly arranged on the outer wall of the
corresponding spring pusher234.
It should be noted that the first and second limiting
strips2311 and 2341 can be implemented by a groove and a protrusion, for example, the first limiting strip is a groove provided on the inner portion of the
spring housing231, and the second limiting strip is a protrusion guiding strip provided on the outer wall of the
spring pusher234; alternatively, the second limiting strip is a groove disposed on the inner wall of the
spring housing231, and the first limiting strip is a convex guide rail strip disposed on the outer wall of the
spring push rod234; through the cooperation of the guide rail bar and the groove, the movement limit of the
spring push rod234 under the thrust of the spring can be ensured, and the radial displacement in the sliding process is prevented.
It should be noted that fig. 6 is only a structural illustration of the spring housing and the spring push rod, and does not limit the embodiments of the present application. Meanwhile, the first limiting
bar2311 and the second limiting
bar2341 in the embodiment of the present application may be a pair (where one first limiting
bar2311 corresponds to one second limiting
bar2341, which is called a pair), or may be multiple pairs.
Further, in order to effectively position the
spring pusher234 when moving to a specific state, as shown in fig. 5, a first position-limiting
device2312 is disposed on the
spring housing231, and a second position-limiting
device2342 is disposed on the
spring pusher234, so that during the movement of the
spring pusher234, the
spring pusher234 is position-locked by the cooperation of the first position-limiting
device2312 and the second position-limiting
device2342, so as to ensure the stability of the supporting
assembly210 in the specific state.
It should be noted that the first limiting
device2312 and the second limiting
device2342 may be matched by a snap and a slot, or may be matched by a magnetic attraction. For example, corresponding to the position where the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 move to the maximum distance, the
spring housing231 is provided with a snap, and the
spring push rod234 is provided with a slot, so that the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 can be locked to the position of the maximum distance through the cooperation of the two; for example, a magnetic attraction piece is disposed on the
spring housing231 and a magnetic attraction piece is disposed on the
spring pushing rod234 corresponding to the position of the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 moving to the maximum distance, so that the
first housing110 and the
second housing120 can be locked to the maximum distance by the cooperation of the two.
In order to limit the position of the
screen supporting mechanism200, as shown in fig. 7, in the embodiment of the present application, the method further includes:
a
first stopper111 disposed on the
first housing110 and a
second stopper121 disposed on the
second housing120;
the
screen supporting mechanism200 is disposed between the first limiting
block111 and the second limiting
block121, a supporting block on a first side of the
screen supporting mechanism200 is fixedly connected to the first limiting
block111, and a supporting block on a second side of the screen supporting mechanism is fixedly connected to the second limiting
block121.
It should be further noted that, generally, the
first stopper111 and the
second stopper121 are disposed on the side walls of the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 parallel to the display surface of the
display screen400, that is, in terms of structure, the
first stopper111 and the
second stopper121 are located on the
first casing110 and the
second casing120 directly below the
display screen400.
It should be noted that, the
first stopper111 and the
second stopper121 are arranged to limit the position of the
screen supporting mechanism200, so as to prevent the
screen supporting mechanism200 from being separated from the
guide rail300 under the action of the
spring233, and ensure the structural stability of the
screen supporting mechanism200.
In order to ensure that the screen supporting mechanism can be effectively limited, two ends of the
first casing110 are respectively provided with a first limiting
block111, and two ends of the
second casing120 are respectively provided with a second limiting
block121, that is, the screen supporting mechanism is limited within a rectangular range by the first limiting
block111 and the second limiting
block121, so as to ensure the structural stability of the screen supporting mechanism during the moving process of the
first casing110 and the
second casing120.
It should be noted that the
first stopper111 is connected to the
first housing110 by bonding or welding, and the
second stopper121 is connected to the
second housing120 by bonding or welding; in the embodiment of the present application, the connection manner between the two is not limited, and any manner for achieving connection between the two belongs to the protection scope of the present application.
The expansion and contraction principle of the
support component210 of the
screen support mechanism200 of the embodiment of the present application is as follows:
when the
display screen400 is not unfolded and the first housing and the second housing are in the original retracted state, at this time, due to the action of the
first stopper111 and the
second stopper121, the spring of the
telescopic structure230 is in a compressed state, and the
support assembly210 is in a retracted state; when the
first shell110, the
second shell120 and the
display screen400 extend towards two sides, the first limiting
block111 and the second limiting
block121 move towards two sides along with the
first shell110 and the
second shell120, the
telescopic structure230 extends, and the
support assembly210 also extends, so that the
display screen400 is supported; when the
first housing110, the
second housing120 and the
display screen400 are retracted towards the middle, the
first stopper111 and the
second stopper121 are retracted towards the middle along with the
first housing110 and the
second housing120, the supporting block 221 slides towards the middle under the thrust of the
first stopper111 and the
second stopper121, the
telescopic structure230 is compressed, and the supporting
assembly210 is retracted.
It should be further noted that the electronic device further includes:
a drive device;
the driving device is respectively connected with the first shell and the second shell;
the driving device is used for adjusting the distance between the first shell and the second shell so as to adjust the unfolding area of the display screen.
It should be noted that this drive arrangement can be the motor, in this application embodiment, the display screen drives
first casing110 and
second casing120 horizontal motion through the motor in flexible in-process, supporting
component210 connects through extending
structure230, in the in-process of
first casing110 and
second casing120 to the both sides motion, extending
structure230 extends, drive supporting
component210 and extend, reach the effect of supporting the display screen with whole screen supporting mechanism extension simultaneously, this application embodiment, all have levelly and smoothly, support effectively to the display screen under original and different scenes that expand, thereby reduce the risk of failure of display screen, with this risk that has reduced electronic equipment and has damaged.
It should be further noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, or may also be a tablet computer or an intelligent wearable device.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Further, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order illustrated or discussed, but may include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order based on the functions involved, e.g., the methods described may be performed in an order different than that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.
While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.