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Granted Patent B2
US 12,368,793 · App. 17/911,216 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Foldable screen and terminal device

Inventor: Wenjie Li (Shaanxi, CN)
Assignee: XI'AN WINGTECH ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,368,793
App. No.
17/911,216
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a foldable screen and a terminal device, which relate to the technical field of flexible foldable screens. The foldable screen comprises a screen body and right-angle folding hinges; the right-angle folding hinges are arranged along middle lines and one diagonal of the screen body; and the screen body has a fully unfolded state, and the screen body is capable of being folded by means of the right-angle folding hinge, such that the screen body is selectively folded to form a first folded state or a second folded state. In the first folded state, a single-sided display area of the screen body is a half of an area of the screen body in the fully unfolded state; and in the second folded state, the single-sided display area of the screen body is a quarter of the area of the screen body in the fully unfolded state.

Claims (21)

1. A foldable screen, comprising a screen body and a plurality of right-angle folding hinges, wherein the plurality of right-angle folding hinges are arranged along middle lines and one diagonal of the screen body; and the screen body has a fully unfolded state, and the screen body is configured to be folded by the right-angle folding hinges, such that the screen body is selectively folded to form a first folded state or a second folded state; and

in the first folded state, a single-sided display area of the screen body is a half of an area of the screen body in the fully unfolded state; and in the second folded state, the single-sided display area of the screen body is a quarter of the area of the screen body in the fully unfolded state.

2. The foldable screen according to claim 1 , wherein the right-angle folding hinges comprise a first folding hinge and a second folding hinge, the screen body is square, the screen body comprises a first side edge and a second side edge which are oppositely arranged, and the first folding hinge and the second folding hinge are arranged at intervals on a middle line of the first side edge and the second side edge.

3. The foldable screen according to claim 2 , wherein the first folding hinge and the second folding hinge are symmetrically arranged about a middle point of the screen body.

4. The foldable screen according to claim 2 , wherein the right-angle folding hinge further comprises a third folding hinge and a fourth folding hinge, the screen body further comprises a third side edge and a fourth side edge which are oppositely arranged, and the third folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge are arranged at intervals on a middle line of the third side edge and the fourth side edge.

5. The foldable screen according to claim 4 , wherein the third folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge are symmetrically arranged about the middle point of the screen body.

6. The foldable screen according to claim 3 , wherein the right-angle folding hinges comprise a fifth folding hinge and a sixth folding hinge, and the fifth folding hinge and the sixth folding hinge are arranged at intervals on one diagonal of the screen body.

7. The foldable screen according to claim 6 , wherein the fifth folding hinge and the sixth folding hinge are symmetrically arranged about the middle point of the screen body.

8. The foldable screen according to claim 1 , wherein the screen body is further provided with a plurality of central folding hinges; and the plurality of right-angle folding hinges are respectively located at peripheries of the plurality of central folding hinges.

9. The foldable screen according to claim 8 , wherein the central folding hinges comprise a first central hinge and a second central hinge; the screen body comprises a first side edge, a third side edge, a second side edge and a fourth side edge which are connected end to end; and the first central hinge and the second central hinge are arranged at intervals on a middle line of the first side edge and the second side edge.

10. The foldable screen according to claim 9 , wherein the first central hinge and the second central hinge are symmetrically arranged about a middle point of the screen body.

11. The foldable screen according to claim 9 , wherein the central folding hinges further comprise a third central hinge and a fourth central hinge, and the third central hinge and the fourth central hinge are arranged at intervals on a middle line of the third side edge and the fourth side edge.

12. The foldable screen according to claim 11 , wherein the third central hinge and the fourth central hinge are symmetrically arranged about the middle point of the screen body.

13. The foldable screen according to claim 9 , wherein the central folding hinges further comprise a fifth central hinge and a sixth central hinge, and the fifth central hinge and the sixth central hinge are arranged at intervals on one diagonal of the screen body.

14. The foldable screen according to claim 13 , wherein the fifth central hinge and the sixth central hinge are symmetrically arranged about the middle point of the screen.

15. A terminal device, comprising a battery module, a circuit module and the foldable screen according to claim 1 , wherein the battery module and the circuit module are both arranged on the foldable screen, and the battery module is electrically connected to the circuit module.

16. The terminal device according to claim 15 , wherein the circuit module and the battery module are arranged on the same side of the screen body, and are respectively located on two opposite corners of the screen body.

17. The terminal device according to claim 16 , wherein the screen body is square, and the screen body comprises a first diagonal and a second diagonal, wherein two right-angle folding hinges are arranged along the first diagonal, and the circuit module and the battery module are arranged along the second diagonal.

18. The foldable screen according to claim 3 , wherein the right-angle folding hinge further comprises a third folding hinge and a fourth folding hinge, the screen body further comprises a third side edge and a fourth side edge which are oppositely arranged, and the third folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge are arranged at intervals on a middle line of the third side edge and the fourth side edge.

19. The foldable screen according to claim 18 , wherein the third folding hinge and the fourth folding hinge are symmetrically arranged about the middle point of the screen body.

20. The foldable screen according to claim 19 , wherein the right-angle folding hinges comprise a fifth folding hinge and a sixth folding hinge, and the fifth folding hinge and the sixth folding hinge are arranged at intervals on one diagonal of the screen body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2022
From: LI, WENJIE
To: XI'AN WINGTECH ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061074/0875 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010177849.1 · Mar 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230104914A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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