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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 device

10, including:

a

first housing

110 and a

second housing

120 disposed opposite to each other;

a

display screen

400 disposed on the

first case

110 and the

second case

120;

a

screen supporting mechanism

200 connected to the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120, wherein the

screen supporting mechanism

200 includes a plurality of supporting

members

210 and a

telescopic structure

230 disposed between two adjacent supporting

members

210, the

telescopic structure

230 is used for adjusting a spacing distance between the two supporting

members

210, and the

telescopic structure

230 includes: the two ends of the

spring

233 are respectively connected with the supporting

component

210;

wherein, when the

spring

233 has a first length, the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 have a first distance therebetween, and the electronic device is in an extended state; when the

spring

233 has a second length, the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 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

springs

233 are used to adjust the distance between the supporting

components

210, so that the

screen supporting mechanism

200 can smoothly and effectively support the

display screen

400 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 casing

110 and the

second casing

120 are oppositely disposed to form a casing frame for supporting the

display screen

400, the

display screen

400 is distributed on one side of the casing frame, and the

screen supporting mechanism

200 in the embodiment of the present invention is located in the casing frame below the

display screen

400. The

display screen

400 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 members

210 is adjusted by the

springs

233 according to the expanded area of the

display screen

400, so that the

display screen

400 is effectively supported.

It should be further noted that the

screen supporting mechanism

200 may be connected to the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120 in the following manner, and specifically, the electronic device of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

a

guide

300, wherein the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 are connected to the

screen support mechanism

200 through the

guide

300, and the

first housing

110, the

second housing

120 and the

screen support mechanism

200 can slide along the

guide

300.

It should be further noted that the cooperation between the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 and the

guide rail

300 can be achieved as follows: optionally, a sliding groove may be disposed on a side of the

guide rail

300 opposite to the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120, a sliding column may be disposed on the

second housing

110 and the

second housing

120, and the sliding of the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 along the

guide rail

300 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 rail

300, which faces the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120, a sliding groove may be disposed on the

second housing

110 and the

second housing

120, and the sliding of the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 along the

guide rail

300 is realized through the cooperation between the sliding column and the sliding groove; it should be further noted that, because the

second housing

110 and the

second housing

120 both include a side wall perpendicular to the display surface of the

display screen

400 and a side wall parallel to the display surface of the

display screen

400, 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 screen

400 and the side of the

guide rail

300 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 screen

400 and the side of the

guide rail

300 opposite thereto.

It should be noted that, by providing the

guide rail

300, the

screen supporting mechanism

200 can be assisted to slide along the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120, and the

guide rail

300 has a simple structure and can reduce the production cost.

In general, in order to ensure that the

screen supporting mechanism

200 can move smoothly, as shown in fig. 8, the

guide

300 may optionally include:

a

first guide rail

310 and a

second guide rail

320 which are oppositely arranged;

a first end of the

screen supporting mechanism

200 is connected to first ends of the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120 through the

first guide rail

310, and a second end of the

screen supporting mechanism

200 is connected to second ends of the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120 through the

second guide rail

320.

In this case, it can be considered that the

screen supporting mechanism

200 is symmetrical along an axis parallel to the

guide rail

300, that is, the two ends of the

screen supporting mechanism

200 are respectively provided with the supporting block and the telescopic structure, and the two ends are respectively connected with the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120 through one guide rail, and this arrangement can ensure that the

screen supporting mechanism

200 can move smoothly.

It should be noted that the length of the

guide rail

300 in the embodiment of the present application should be greater than or equal to the width occupied by the

screen support mechanism

200 when the

screen support mechanism

200 is fully unfolded (i.e., the state that the

screen support mechanism

200 assumes when the separation distance between each two support plates reaches the maximum) (the width is the length of the

screen support mechanism

200 along the direction of the guide rail).

Optionally, in order to ensure that at least two

support assemblies

210 can slide along the

guide rail

300, as shown in fig. 3, the

support assembly

210 of the embodiment of the present application includes:

a

support plate

211 for supporting the

display screen

400;

and a

support block

212 connected to the

support plate

211, wherein the

support block

212 is engaged with the

guide rail

300 and can slide along the

guide rail

300.

It should be noted that the supporting

plates

211 and the supporting

blocks

212 in the embodiment of the present application are in one-to-one correspondence, and the supporting

blocks

212 are matched with the

guide rail

300 to ensure the stable movement of the supporting

blocks

212, so as to adjust the spacing distance between the supporting

plates

211 to adapt to the unfolding area of the

display screen

400.

It should be further noted that the cooperation between the supporting

block

212 and the guiding

rail

300 can be achieved by the following method: alternatively, a sliding groove may be formed in a surface of the

guide rail

300 facing the supporting

block

212, and a sliding column is arranged on the supporting

block

212, so that the supporting

block

212 slides along the

guide rail

300 through the cooperation of the sliding column and the sliding groove; alternatively, a sliding column may be disposed on a surface of the

guide rail

300 opposite to the supporting

block

212, and a sliding groove is disposed on the supporting

block

212, so that the supporting

block

212 slides along the

guide rail

300 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 rail

300 and the supporting

block

212, 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

block

212 along the

guide rail

300 belong to the protection scope of the present application.

In order to ensure that the supporting

blocks

212 can move smoothly, a

spring

233 of the

telescopic structure

230 is connected between two adjacent supporting blocks, namely, two ends of the

spring

233 are respectively connected with the supporting

blocks

212; the

spring

233 serves the purpose of adjusting the spacing distance between the at least two

support members

210 by adjusting the distance between the

support blocks

212.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the

telescopic structure

230 further includes:

a

fixing post

232 disposed at a first end of the

spring housing

231, wherein the

fixing post

232 is connected to one of the two adjacent supporting

assemblies

210;

the

spring

233 is located in the

spring housing

231, and a first end of the

spring

233 is connected to the

fixing post

232, a second end of the

spring

233 is connected to a first end of the

spring pushing rod

234, and a second end of the

spring pushing rod

234 is connected to the other of the two adjacent supporting

assemblies

210.

It should be noted that, the arrangement of the

telescopic structure

230 can ensure the structural stability thereof, and further can ensure the stable movement of the supporting

component

210.

It should be noted that, in the arrangement structure of the

telescopic structure

230, the

fixing column

232 is connected with the supporting

block

212 of the supporting

component

210, and is usually connected by means of dispensing or welding; the

spring pusher

234 is also connected to the

support block

212 of the

support assembly

210, typically by gluing or welding. In the embodiment of the present application, the connection manner between the

fixing column

232 and the supporting

block

212 and the connection manner between the

spring pushing rod

234 and the supporting

block

212 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 pusher

234 during the movement process, as shown in fig. 6, a first

limiting strip

2311 is disposed on the

spring housing

231 in the embodiment of the present application, a second

limiting strip

2341 is disposed on the

spring pusher

234, and the first limiting

strip

2311 cooperates with the second

limiting strip

2341 to realize that the

spring pusher

234 slides along the

spring housing

231.

In fig. 6, 4 first limiting

strips

2311 are uniformly arranged along the inner wall of the

spring housing

231, and 4

second limiting strips

2341 matched with the first limiting

strips

2311 are uniformly arranged on the outer wall of the

corresponding spring pusher

234.

It should be noted that the first and second limiting

strips

2311 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 housing

231, and the second limiting strip is a protrusion guiding strip provided on the outer wall of the

spring pusher

234; alternatively, the second limiting strip is a groove disposed on the inner wall of the

spring housing

231, and the first limiting strip is a convex guide rail strip disposed on the outer wall of the

spring push rod

234; through the cooperation of the guide rail bar and the groove, the movement limit of the

spring push rod

234 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

bar

2311 and the second limiting

bar

2341 in the embodiment of the present application may be a pair (where one first limiting

bar

2311 corresponds to one second limiting

bar

2341, which is called a pair), or may be multiple pairs.

Further, in order to effectively position the

spring pusher

234 when moving to a specific state, as shown in fig. 5, a first position-limiting

device

2312 is disposed on the

spring housing

231, and a second position-limiting

device

2342 is disposed on the

spring pusher

234, so that during the movement of the

spring pusher

234, the

spring pusher

234 is position-locked by the cooperation of the first position-limiting

device

2312 and the second position-limiting

device

2342, so as to ensure the stability of the supporting

assembly

210 in the specific state.

It should be noted that the first limiting

device

2312 and the second limiting

device

2342 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 housing

110 and the

second housing

120 move to the maximum distance, the

spring housing

231 is provided with a snap, and the

spring push rod

234 is provided with a slot, so that the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 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 housing

231 and a magnetic attraction piece is disposed on the

spring pushing rod

234 corresponding to the position of the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 moving to the maximum distance, so that the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120 can be locked to the maximum distance by the cooperation of the two.

In order to limit the position of the

screen supporting mechanism

200, as shown in fig. 7, in the embodiment of the present application, the method further includes:

a

first stopper

111 disposed on the

first housing

110 and a

second stopper

121 disposed on the

second housing

120;

the

screen supporting mechanism

200 is disposed between the first limiting

block

111 and the second limiting

block

121, a supporting block on a first side of the

screen supporting mechanism

200 is fixedly connected to the first limiting

block

111, and a supporting block on a second side of the screen supporting mechanism is fixedly connected to the second limiting

block

121.

It should be further noted that, generally, the

first stopper

111 and the

second stopper

121 are disposed on the side walls of the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120 parallel to the display surface of the

display screen

400, that is, in terms of structure, the

first stopper

111 and the

second stopper

121 are located on the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120 directly below the

display screen

400.

It should be noted that, the

first stopper

111 and the

second stopper

121 are arranged to limit the position of the

screen supporting mechanism

200, so as to prevent the

screen supporting mechanism

200 from being separated from the

guide rail

300 under the action of the

spring

233, and ensure the structural stability of the

screen supporting mechanism

200.

In order to ensure that the screen supporting mechanism can be effectively limited, two ends of the

first casing

110 are respectively provided with a first limiting

block

111, and two ends of the

second casing

120 are respectively provided with a second limiting

block

121, that is, the screen supporting mechanism is limited within a rectangular range by the first limiting

block

111 and the second limiting

block

121, so as to ensure the structural stability of the screen supporting mechanism during the moving process of the

first casing

110 and the

second casing

120.

It should be noted that the

first stopper

111 is connected to the

first housing

110 by bonding or welding, and the

second stopper

121 is connected to the

second housing

120 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 component

210 of the

screen support mechanism

200 of the embodiment of the present application is as follows:

when the

display screen

400 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 stopper

111 and the

second stopper

121, the spring of the

telescopic structure

230 is in a compressed state, and the

support assembly

210 is in a retracted state; when the

first shell

110, the

second shell

120 and the

display screen

400 extend towards two sides, the first limiting

block

111 and the second limiting

block

121 move towards two sides along with the

first shell

110 and the

second shell

120, the

telescopic structure

230 extends, and the

support assembly

210 also extends, so that the

display screen

400 is supported; when the

first housing

110, the

second housing

120 and the

display screen

400 are retracted towards the middle, the

first stopper

111 and the

second stopper

121 are retracted towards the middle along with the

first housing

110 and the

second housing

120, the supporting block 221 slides towards the middle under the thrust of the

first stopper

111 and the

second stopper

121, the

telescopic structure

230 is compressed, and the supporting

assembly

210 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 casing

110 and

second casing

120 horizontal motion through the motor in flexible in-process, supporting

component

210 connects through extending

structure

230, in the in-process of

first casing

110 and

second casing

120 to the both sides motion, extending

structure

230 extends, drive supporting

component

210 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.