IP Library Granted Patent US 12693714
Granted Patent B2
US 12693714 · App. 18/752,750 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Electronic device

Inventors: Dingjian Yang (Dongguan, CN); Ninglin Liu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G06F1/1681G06F1/1616G06F1/1647G06F1/1652G06F1/1656
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12693714
App. No.
18/752,750
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides an electronic device, including a first device body, a second device body, a rotating mechanism, and a flexible display screen. The flexible display screen comprises a first display screen, a second display screen, and a third display screen. The first device body is rotatably connected to the second device body by the rotating mechanism. The first display screen is connected to the second display screen through the third display screen. The first device body is connected to the first display screen, and the second device body is connected to the second display screen. The rotating mechanism comprises at least one rotating shaft and a transmission apparatus, and the at least one rotating shaft is connected to at least one of the first device body or the second device body through the transmission apparatus.

Claims (20)

1 . An electronic device, comprising a first device body, a second device body, a rotating mechanism, and a flexible display screen, wherein the flexible display screen comprises a first display screen, a second display screen, and a third display screen;

the first device body is rotatably connected to the second device body by the rotating mechanism;

the first display screen is connected to the second display screen through the third display screen;

the first device body is connected to the first display screen, and the second device body is connected to the second display screen;

the rotating mechanism comprises a first moving member, a second moving member, at least one rotating shaft, and a transmission apparatus, wherein the at least one rotating shaft is connected to the first moving member through the transmission apparatus, the at least one rotating shaft is connected to the second moving member through the transmission apparatus, the first moving member is connected to the first device body, the second moving member is connected to the second device body, and the at least one rotating shaft is connected to at least one of the first device body or the second device body through the transmission apparatus; and

the first device body and the second device body are rotatable relative to each other to switch the electronic device between a folded state and an unfolded state, wherein the at least one rotating shaft drives, through the transmission apparatus, at least one of the first device body or the second device body away from the at least one rotating shaft to switch the electronic device from the folded state to the unfolded state, and the at least one rotating shaft drives, through the transmission apparatus, at least one of the first device body or the second device body toward the at least one rotating shaft to switch the electronic device from the unfolded state to the folded state,

wherein when the electronic device is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state, the at least one rotating shaft drives, through the transmission apparatus, the first moving member and the second moving member away from the at least one rotating shaft; and when the electronic device is switched from the unfolded state to the folded state, the at least one rotating shaft drives, through the transmission apparatus, the first moving member and the second moving member toward the at least one rotating shaft.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating mechanism further comprises a support plate, the at least one rotating shaft comprises a first shaft and a second shaft, the support plate comprises a first gear part and a second gear part, the first shaft is connected to the first gear part, the second shaft is connected to the second gear part, the first gear part is sleeved on the first shaft, the second gear part is sleeved on the second shaft, and the first gear part meshes with the second gear part.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the rotating mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft bracket, the rotating shaft bracket is provided with a first perforation and a second perforation, one end of the first shaft passes through the first perforation, one end of the second shaft passes through the second perforation, and the rotating shaft bracket is provided with an arc-shaped support surface, wherein the arc-shaped support surface faces the third display screen when the electronic device is in the folded state.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating mechanism further comprises a support plate connected to the at least one rotating shaft, the transmission apparatus comprises a lead screw rotatably disposed on the support plate, the first moving member or the second moving member is provided with a threaded hole, and the lead screw is in threaded transmission fit with the threaded hole.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first moving member or the second moving member comprises a connecting member and a slider that are disposed separately, the connecting member is connected to the first device body or the second device body, the slider is detachably connected to the connecting member, the slider is slidably connected to the support plate, and the slider is provided with the threaded hole.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the support plate is provided with a first mounting hole, a second mounting hole, and an accommodating hole, the accommodating hole is located between the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole, the lead screw is rotatably fit with the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole, and the slider is slidably fit with the accommodating hole.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the slider is provided with a slot, the connecting member is provided with an insertion protrusion, and the insertion protrusion matches the slot; or

the slider is provided with an insertion protrusion, the connecting member is provided with a slot, and the insertion protrusion matches the slot.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the slider is greater than a thickness of the connecting member.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting member comprises a body part, and a first connecting part and a second connecting part that are disposed at two ends of the body part, a thickness of the body part is greater than a thickness of the first connecting part or a thickness of the second connecting part, the body part is connected to the first device body or the second device body, and the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively connected to the slider.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein a first support part and a second support part are disposed in the first device body, the first support part is connected to the first connecting part, the second support part is connected to the second connecting part, and at least a part of the body part is located between the first support part and the second support part in an axis direction of the at least one rotating shaft.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first support part or the second support part is provided with a first sliding slot, a side wall of the first device body is provided with a second sliding slot, and two sides of the support plate are slidably fit with the first sliding slot and the second sliding slot respectively.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the transmission apparatus further comprises a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, the first bevel gear is sleeved on the at least one rotating shaft, the second bevel gear is sleeved on the lead screw, and the first bevel gear meshes with the second bevel gear.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the electronic device is in the folded state, both the first device body and the second device body are located between the first display screen and the second display screen.