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Granted Patent B2
US 12,525,151 · App. 17/952,405 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Electronic device

Inventor: Ruhao Lin (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G09F9/301G06F3/0488
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Patent No.
US 12,525,151
App. No.
17/952,405
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a curved screen, a housing that matches the curved screen to form an accommodating cavity, and a first button. The curved screen includes a plane portion and a curved portion. A first end of the curved portion is connected to the plane portion. The curved portion bends and extends toward the housing. A second end of the curved portion extends toward the accommodating cavity. The first button includes a pressure sensor and a trigger assembly. The pressure sensor is disposed in the accommodating cavity, the trigger assembly is disposed at the second end of the curved portion, and the trigger assembly and the pressure sensor are disposed at an interval. In a case that the curved portion receives a target pressing operation, the second end of the curved portion drives the trigger assembly to contact and trigger the pressure sensor.

Claims (17)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a curved screen having a plane portion and a curved portion, the curved portion comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the second end comprises a first sliding groove;

a housing comprising a second sliding groove, wherein the curved screen and the housing match to form an accommodating cavity; and

a first button comprising a first pressure sensor disposed in the accommodating cavity and a trigger assembly disposed at an interval from the first pressure sensor, the trigger assembly comprising sliding rails and being clamped in a first gap between the second end of the curved portion and the housing by matching the sliding rails with the first and second sliding grooves,

wherein the first end of the curved portion is connected to the plane portion;

the second end of the curved portion is configured to extend toward the accommodating cavity; and

when the curved portion receives a target pressing operation, the second end of the curved portion drives the trigger assembly to contact the first pressure sensor, thereby triggering the first pressure sensor.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the curved portion receives the target pressing operation, the second end of the curved portion moves toward the housing and drives the trigger assembly, and the trigger assembly contacts the first pressure sensor, thereby triggering the first pressure sensor.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the trigger assembly is an extendable assembly, and the extendable assembly extends toward the first pressure sensor when being squeezed.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the extendable assembly is an elastically deformable assembly.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the extendable assembly comprises a driving portion and an extension contact portion, the driving portion is disposed in the first gap, the extension contact portion is connected to the driving portion, and the extension contact portion and the first pressure sensor are disposed at an interval,

wherein when the driving portion is squeezed, the driving portion drives the extension contact portion to extend toward the first pressure sensor and contact the first pressure sensor.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the driving portion comprises a second pressure sensor and a lead screw stepping motor,

wherein the second pressure sensor is configured to, when being squeezed, transmit an electric signal to the lead screw stepping motor, causing the lead screw stepping motor to drive the extension contact portion to contact the first pressure sensor.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the trigger assembly far away from the accommodating cavity, an outer peripheral surface of the curved portion, and an outer peripheral surface of the housing are on a same cambered surface.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein an inclination angle for the second end of the curved portion is greater than or equal to 90° and less than or equal to 180°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: LIN, RUHAO
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061209/0318 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010229372.7 · Mar 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021083211 · Mar 26, 2021
Related Publication 20230016509A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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