Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. All other embodiments that can be derived by one of ordinary skill in the art from the embodiments given herein are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.
The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. 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.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
An electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention is described below in connection with fig. 1-15.
As shown in fig. 1, an electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention includes afirst support 101, asecond support 102, aflexible screen 11, afirst driving assembly 25 and asecond driving assembly 26, where thefirst support 101 and thesecond support 102 jointly form atelescopic support 10, thetelescopic support 10 is unfolded or folded by relative sliding between thefirst support 101 and thesecond support 102, thetelescopic support 10 functions to support theflexible screen 11, thefirst support 101 is slidably engaged with thesecond support 102, specifically, a sliding track is disposed on thefirst support 101, a sliding portion adapted to the sliding track is disposed on thesecond support 102, the sliding portion slides in the sliding track, so as to ensure the sliding connection between thefirst support 101 and thesecond support 102, the structure of the telescopic assembly can be simplified, the assembly is more convenient, and a form of direct contact sliding between the two is adopted, the problem that thetelescopic bracket 10 is easily damaged can be avoided, the telescopic motion of thetelescopic bracket 10 is more reliable, and thetelescopic bracket 10 can be expanded and contracted in the same plane.
Thefirst driving assembly 25 is disposed on thesecond support 102 and connected to thefirst support 101, the first drivingassembly 25 is configured to drive thefirst support 101 to slide relative to thesecond support 102, so as to provide power for the extension and retraction of thetelescopic support 10, and the first drivingassembly 25 may include a motor and other power sources. A first portion of theflexible screen 11 is fixedly connected with thefirst bracket 101, a second portion of theflexible screen 11 is in sliding fit with thesecond bracket 102, thesecond driving assembly 26 is disposed on thesecond bracket 102 and connected with theflexible screen 11, and thesecond driving assembly 26 is used for driving the second portion of theflexible screen 11 to slide relative to thesecond bracket 102; the second portion of theflexible screen 11 is moved from thefirst side 13 of thefirst support 101 to thesecond side 12 of thefirst support 101 in case thefirst support 101 is slid in a direction away from thesecond support 102; the second portion of theflexible screen 11 is moved from thesecond side 12 of thefirst support 101 towards thefirst side 13 of thefirst support 101, in case thefirst support 101 is slid in a direction approaching thesecond support 102.
It should be noted that theflexible screen 11 carried by thesecond side 12 of thefirst support 101 is a portion exposed to an outer surface of the electronic device, that is, a portion of theflexible screen 11 displaying an image, the portion of theflexible screen 11 opposite to thefirst side 13 of thefirst support 101 is theflexible screen 11 hidden in the electronic device, and the size of the display screen of the electronic device is changed by sliding theflexible screen 11 between thefirst side 13 and thesecond side 12 of thefirst support 101.
Optionally, thetelescopic bracket 10 may also have other structures, for example, thetelescopic bracket 10 includes a fixed portion and two moving portions, the driving assembly is disposed on the fixed portion, the two moving portions are respectively connected to the driving assembly, and the driving assembly drives the two moving portions to move relative to the fixed portion, so as to extend and retract thetelescopic bracket 10.
Optionally, the number of thefirst driving assemblies 25 may be two, and the twofirst driving assemblies 25 are arranged at intervals, so that when thefirst driving assemblies 25 drive thetelescopic bracket 10, the stress on thetelescopic bracket 10 can be balanced, and the effect of stably extending and retracting thetelescopic bracket 10 is achieved; similarly, the number of thesecond driving assemblies 26 can also be two, and the twosecond driving assemblies 26 are arranged at intervals, so that when thesecond driving assemblies 26 drive theflexible screen 11 to move, the stress of theflexible screen 11 can be balanced, and the effect of enabling theflexible screen 11 to move stably is achieved.
In the embodiment of the application, the first driving assembly 25 drives the first support 101 and the second support 102 to unfold or fold, the second driving assembly 26 drives the flexible screen 11 to move, when the first support 101 and the second support 102 are unfolded, the flexible screen 11 hidden in the electronic device can slide over the side edge of the first support 101 to be exposed on the surface of the electronic device, or when the first support 101 and the second support 102 are folded, the exposed flexible screen 11 can slide over the side edge of the first support 101 to be hidden in the electronic device, the application realizes switching between a large screen and a small screen of the electronic device only by bending and sliding the flexible screen 11, avoids folding of the whole electronic device, and solves the problem that the thickness of the folded electronic device is large, thereby ensuring that the electronic device has relatively small thickness and is convenient for a consumer to carry and hold; simultaneously, first drive assembly 25 and second drive assembly 26 can drive telescopic bracket 10 and flexible screen 11 simultaneously, can guarantee the motion of flexible screen 11 with telescopic bracket 10's motion looks adaptation avoids telescopic bracket 10's motion to be able to drive flexible screen 11's motion, causes to use to experience not good, influences the customer and uses experience.
Furthermore, the electronic equipment avoids the problem that the bent part of the electronic equipment is easy to damage due to repeated bending of the same part of the electronic equipment, so that the electronic equipment is not easy to damage, and the service life of the electronic equipment is ensured; meanwhile, theflexible screen 11 is prevented from being repeatedly bent at the same position, so that the problem that creases are easily formed on the screen of the electronic equipment of the conventional folding screen after the screen is repeatedly bent is solved; meanwhile, compared with the structure that the electronic equipment is integrally folded in half in the prior art, the structure is simple, and whether theflexible screen 11 can be well supported or not can be well supported; meanwhile, the display screen can display through the sameflexible screen 11 no matter in a large screen or a small screen state, and user experience is improved.
Optionally, the first drivingassembly 25 includes afirst base 14, a first drivingmember 15, afirst screw 16 and a first pushingmember 17. Thefirst base 14 plays a role of supporting other components of the first drivingassembly 25, thefirst base 14 is fixed on thesecond bracket 102, and specifically, thefirst base 14 may be fixedly connected to thesecond bracket 102 through a component such as a screw.
The first drivingmember 15 may be a power source such as a motor, the first drivingmember 15 is fixedly disposed on thefirst base 14, thefirst screw 16 is rotatably disposed on thefirst base 14, thefirst screw 16 is in transmission connection with the first drivingmember 15, that is, thefirst screw 16 is connected with a power output end of the first drivingmember 15, and the first drivingmember 15 drives the screw to rotate on thefirst base 14.
The first pushingmember 17 is provided with a first threaded hole matched with thefirst screw 16, the first pushingmember 17 is arranged on thefirst screw 16 through the first threaded hole, that is, thefirst screw 16 is screwed with the threaded hole on the first pushingmember 17, meanwhile, the first pushingmember 17 is connected with thefirst bracket 101, and under the condition that thefirst screw 16 rotates, the first pushingmember 17 can move along the axial direction of thefirst screw 16 under the action of threaded connection, so that the first pushingmember 17 drives thefirst bracket 101 to move relative to thesecond bracket 102. Thefirst support 101 can move more stably relative to thesecond support 102 through the threaded connection between thefirst screw 16 and the first pushingpiece 17 with the threaded hole, and the threaded connection is adopted in the application, so that the structure of the application is simpler, the damage is not easy to damage, and the maintenance is convenient.
Optionally, the first drivingassembly 25 further includes afirst balance post 18, two ends of thefirst balance post 18 are fixedly disposed on thefirst base 14, thefirst balance post 18 is disposed in parallel with thefirst screw 16, the first pushingmember 17 has a first balance hole, and the first pushingmember 17 is slidably disposed on thefirst balance post 18 through the first balance hole, that is, in case that the first pushingmember 17 moves along the axial direction of thefirst screw 16, the first pushingmember 17 slides on thefirst balance post 18 through the first balance hole. Thefirst balance column 18 in the present application plays a role in limiting and guiding the first pushingmember 17, so as to ensure that the first pushingmember 17 can move according to a predetermined posture and a predetermined movement path, and ensure that thefirst bracket 101 and thesecond bracket 102 have reliable relative sliding.
Alternatively, the number of thefirst balance columns 18 may be multiple, for example, the number of thefirst balance columns 18 is two, and twofirst balance columns 18 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of thefirst screw 16, so that the stability of the movement of the first pushingmember 17 can be further ensured.
Optionally, the first drivingassembly 25 further includes afirst transmission assembly 19, the first pushingmember 17 is connected to thefirst bracket 101 through thefirst transmission assembly 19, thefirst transmission assembly 19 includes afirst transmission frame 191, afirst guiding column 192 and afirst spring 193, thefirst transmission frame 191 has oppositely disposed first fixingportions 1911, two ends of thefirst guiding column 192 are respectively fixedly disposed on thefirst fixing portions 1911, and an axis of thefirst guiding column 192 is parallel to an axis of thefirst screw 16; the first pushingmember 17 is provided with a first sliding hole, the first pushingmember 17 is slidably connected to the first guidingpost 192 through the first sliding hole, thefirst spring 193 is sleeved on the first guidingpost 192, one end of thefirst spring 193 abuts against thefirst fixing portion 1911, and the other end of thefirst spring 193 abuts against the first pushingmember 17, so that thefirst transmission frame 191 is connected to thefirst support 101.
The movement process of thefirst transmission assembly 19 is that thefirst screw 16 drives the first pushingmember 17 to move, meanwhile, the first pushingmember 17 slides on thefirst guiding column 192 through the first sliding hole on the first pushing member, and the sliding first pushingmember 17 compresses the spring, so that the compressed spring pushes thefirst transmission frame 191 to move, and thefirst transmission frame 191 is fixedly connected with thefirst support 101, therefore, the first pushingmember 17 can drive thefirst support 101 to move through thefirst transmission assembly 19. Thefirst transmission assembly 19 substantially provides a buffer protection, so that the movement between the first pushingmember 17 and thefirst support 101 is buffered, and the problem that the first pushingmember 17 and thefirst support 101 are easy to damage due to rigid connection is avoided, for example, when thefirst support 101 is stuck due to external factors during the movement, the first pushingmember 17 can continue to move under the buffer action of the spring, so that a reaction time for controlling the electronic device to stop moving is reserved for a consumer, and the effect of protecting the electronic device is achieved; in contrast, if thefirst transmission assembly 19 is not provided, the first pushingmember 17 is directly and rigidly connected to thefirst bracket 101, and when thefirst bracket 101 is stuck by external factors, the first pushingmember 17 cannot move further, which may cause damage to the first drivingmember 15 or the threaded connection structure.
Optionally, a slide way is formed on thefirst driving frame 191, two ends of the slide way extend out of thefirst fixing portions 1911, and the slide way is at least matched with a part of the first pushingmember 17, so that the first pushingmember 17 slides along the slide way on thefirst driving frame 191, and the motion stability of the first pushingmember 17 can be further ensured; a folded edge extends from the side edge of thefirst transmission frame 191 parallel to thefirst screw 16, and the folded edge is fixedly connected with thefirst support 101 through screws and other connection modes, so that the contact area between thefirst transmission frame 191 and thefirst support 101 can be increased, and thefirst transmission frame 191 can reliably drive thefirst support 101 to move.
Optionally, the first drivingassembly 25 includes two pairedfirst transmission assemblies 19, and the twofirst transmission assemblies 19 are symmetrically disposed on two sides of thefirst screw 16. That is to say, the same first pushingmember 17 is connected with the two first guide posts 192 in a sliding manner, and the same first pushingmember 17 can push the twofirst springs 193 to drive thefirst transmission rack 191 corresponding to the springs, so that the stress of the first pushingmember 17 is balanced, the phenomenon that the threaded connection between the first pushingmember 17 and thefirst screw 16 is worn unevenly due to unbalanced stress of the first pushingmember 17 to shorten the service life is avoided, and the phenomenon that the first pushingmember 17 and thefirst screw 16 are stuck can also be avoided; meanwhile, the connection area of thefirst transmission assembly 19 and thefirst support 101 can be further increased, so that the movement of thefirst support 101 is more reliable.
Optionally, the structure of thesecond driving assembly 26 is the same as that of the first drivingassembly 25, thesecond driving assembly 26 is fixed on thesecond bracket 102, and thesecond bracket 102 is connected to theflexible screen 11 through thesecond driving assembly 26. That is, thesecond driving assembly 26 has the same components as the first driving assembly, for example, thesecond driving assembly 26 also has the same corresponding second base, second driving member, second screw rod and second pushing member as the components of the first drivingassembly 25, and the connection relationship of the components of thesecond driving assembly 26 is the same as that of the components of the first drivingassembly 25; the first drivingassembly 25 differs from thesecond driving assembly 26 in that the first pushingmember 17 of the first drivingassembly 25 is connected to thefirst support 101, and the second pushing member of thesecond driving assembly 26 is connected to theflexible screen 11, so that thesecond driving assembly 26 drives theflexible screen 11 to move.
Further, thesecond driving assembly 26 further includes a second balance post and asecond transmission assembly 20, wherein the specific structure and connection relationship of the second balance post and thesecond transmission assembly 20 refer to the first drivingassembly 25, and are not described herein again.
Optionally, thesecond driving assembly 26 includes 2 pairedsecond transmission assemblies 20 and 1 connectingmember 21, 2 thesecond transmission assemblies 20 are simultaneously connected to the connectingmember 21, the connectingmember 21 is connected to theflexible screen 11, that is, 2 thesecond transmission assemblies 20 are connected to theflexible screen 11 through 1 connectingmember 21, so that the area of thesecond driving assembly 26 connected to theflexible screen 11 is increased, the situation that theflexible screen 11 having flexibility only moves locally when the stressed area is small is avoided, and theflexible screen 11 can be reliably stressed to move.
Optionally, thefirst support 101 has abearing element 1011 and a limitingelement 1012 arranged opposite to thebearing element 1011, at least a portion of thesecond support 102 is interposed between thebearing element 1011 and the limitingelement 1012, and when thebearing element 1011 and the limitingelement 1012 slide relative to thesecond support 102, thefirst support 101 slides relative to thesecond support 102, thefirst support 101 can clamp thesecond support 102 between thebearing element 1011 and the limitingelement 1012, and can limit the degree of freedom of rotation of thesecond support 102 relative to thesecond support 102, so as to prevent thesecond support 102 from rotating relative to thefirst support 101, thereby ensuring the reliability of the relative movement between thefirst support 101 and thesecond support 102, and ensuring that thetelescopic support 10 can be extended and retracted according to a predetermined trajectory.
Optionally, anotch 10111 is formed on a side edge of thecarrier 1011, thefirst driving component 25 and thesecond driving component 26 are fixedly disposed on thesecond bracket 102 at a position corresponding to thenotch 10111, when thefirst driving component 25 and thesecond driving component 26 move, thenotch 10111 on thefirst bracket 101 moves relative to thefirst base 14, the second base and other components fixed on thesecond bracket 102, and even when thefirst bracket 101 moves enough, thefirst base 14, the second base and other components fixed on thesecond bracket 102 are located outside thenotch 10111 of thefirst bracket 101, and thefirst driving component 25 and the second driving component such as thefirst driving frame 191 and the second driving frame on thesecond driving component 26 opposite to thefirst driving frame 191 move along with thefirst bracket 101. Thenotch 10111 formed in thefirst bracket 101 can save space for separately arranging the first drivingassembly 25 and thesecond driving assembly 26 on thesecond bracket 102, and the structure of the whole electronic device can be more compact. Further, the shape of thenotch 10111 can be designed according to the needs, for example, thenotch 10111 on thefirst support 101 is designed to be matched with the overall shape of the first drivingassembly 25 and thesecond driving assembly 26.
Optionally, the electronic device further includes afirst housing 22 and asecond housing 23, thefirst bracket 101 is fixedly disposed on thefirst housing 22, a first gap is formed between thefirst housing 22 and thefirst bracket 101, and a portion of theflexible screen 11 is located in the first gap; thesecond bracket 102 is fixedly disposed on thesecond housing 23, a second gap is formed between thesecond housing 23 and thesecond bracket 102, and a portion of theflexible screen 11 is located in the second gap. That is to say, thefirst shell 22 and thesecond shell 23 can wrap thetelescopic bracket 10 and theflexible screen 11, so that thefirst shell 22 and thesecond shell 23 provide an accommodating space for theflexible screen 11 and thetelescopic bracket 10, and play roles of limiting and protecting the edges of theflexible screen 11 and thetelescopic bracket 10, and the like, wherein thefirst shell 22 and the second shell may be a shell of an electronic device, and the like.
Optionally, thetelescopic bracket 10 includes aroller 24, theroller 24 is rotatably disposed at a side of thetelescopic bracket 10, an axial direction of theroller 24 is perpendicular to a telescopic direction of thetelescopic bracket 10, theflexible screen 11 is disposed around theroller 24, so that a friction force between theflexible screen 11 and theroller 24 can be reduced, and theroller 24 can reliably provide a support for theflexible screen 11; specifically, the side of thetelescopic bracket 10 may have opposite support portions extending therefrom, two of the support portions may have a connecting hole respectively, the two ends of theroller 24 may have a connecting portion, and the connecting portion extends into the connecting hole to enable theroller 24 and thetelescopic bracket 10 to form a rotatable connection, wherein the inner wall of the connecting hole and the connecting portion may be connected by a bearing, so as to further reduce frictional resistance, and of course, the rotatable connection between theroller 24 and thetelescopic bracket 10 may also be connected by a manner known to those skilled in the art.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.