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US 12,578,767 · App. 17/992,573 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Screen assembly and electronic device

Inventors: Chuanyi Zhu (Guangdong, CN); Lei Liang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G06F1/1681G06F1/1616G06F1/1647
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Patent No.
US 12,578,767
App. No.
17/992,573
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A screen assembly and an electronic device. The screen assembly includes: a first screen and a second screen; a first slide rail and a second slide rail; a first magnetic assembly and a second magnetic assembly, where polarities of the first magnetic assembly and the second magnetic assembly are opposite, where the first magnetic assembly abuts against the first slide rail, and the second magnetic assembly abuts against the second slide rail; and a first driving apparatus and a second driving apparatus, where the first driving apparatus drives the first magnetic assembly to rotate along the first slide rail, the second driving apparatus drives the second magnetic assembly to rotate along the second slide rail, and a folding angle between the first screen and the second screen changes from a first angle to a second angle.

Claims (37)

1 . A screen assembly, applied to an electronic device, comprising:

a first screen and a second screen, wherein the first screen and the second screen are separately disposed;

a first slide rail and a second slide rail, wherein the first screen is provided with the first slide rail, and the second screen is provided with the second slide rail;

a first magnetic assembly and a second magnetic assembly, wherein polarities of the first magnetic assembly and the second magnetic assembly are opposite, wherein the first magnetic assembly abuts against the first slide rail, and the second magnetic assembly abuts against the second slide rail; and

a first driving apparatus and a second driving apparatus, wherein the first driving apparatus drives the first magnetic assembly to rotate along the first slide rail, the second driving apparatus drives the second magnetic assembly to rotate along the second slide rail, and a folding angle between the first screen and the second screen changes from a first angle to a second angle;

wherein the first screen, the first slide rail, the first magnetic assembly, and the first driving apparatus are provided sequentially, and the second screen, the second slide rail, the second magnetic assembly, and the second driving apparatus are provided sequentially;

the first screen is disposed on a first housing of the electronic device, and the second screen is disposed on a second housing of the electronic device; and

the first slide rail is a side wall of the first housing, and the second slide rail is a side wall of the second housing;

wherein the first driving apparatus comprises a first rotating shaft and a first connecting rod; a first end of the first connecting rod is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, and a second end of the first connecting rod is fixedly connected to the first magnetic assembly; and the second driving apparatus has a same structure as the first driving apparatus.

2 . The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first slide rail has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the first slide rail is connected to the first screen; and

the second slide rail has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the second slide rail is connected to the second screen.

3 . The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic assembly and the second magnetic assembly are both strong magnets.

4 . The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the screen assembly is provided with a first control board and a second control board;

a first coil is wound around the first magnetic assembly, and the first coil is electrically connected to the first control board; and

a second coil is wound around the second magnetic assembly, and the second coil is electrically connected to the second control board.

5 . The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a first surface of the first slide rail close to the first magnetic assembly is arc-shaped or polygonal; and a first surface of the second slide rail close to the second magnetic assembly is arc-shaped or polygonal.

6 . The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first rotating shaft is a damping rotating shaft.

7 . An electronic device, comprising a screen assembly, wherein the screen assembly comprises:

a first screen and a second screen, wherein the first screen and the second screen are separately disposed;

a first slide rail and a second slide rail, wherein the first screen is provided with the first slide rail, and the second screen is provided with the second slide rail;

a first magnetic assembly and a second magnetic assembly, wherein polarities of the first magnetic assembly and the second magnetic assembly are opposite, wherein the first magnetic assembly abuts against the first slide rail, and the second magnetic assembly abuts against the second slide rail; and

a first driving apparatus and a second driving apparatus, wherein the first driving apparatus drives the first magnetic assembly to rotate along the first slide rail, the second driving apparatus drives the second magnetic assembly to rotate along the second slide rail, and a folding angle between the first screen and the second screen changes from a first angle to a second angle;

wherein the first screen, the first slide rail, the first magnetic assembly, and the first driving apparatus are provided sequentially, and the second screen, the second slide rail, the second magnetic assembly, and the second driving apparatus are provided sequentially;

the electronic device further comprises a first housing and a second housing, wherein

the first screen is disposed on the first housing, and the second screen is disposed on the second housing;

wherein the first slide rail is a side wall of the first housing, and the second slide rail is a side wall of the second housing;

wherein the first driving apparatus comprises a first rotating shaft and a first connecting rod; a first end of the first connecting rod is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, and a second end of the first connecting rod is fixedly connected to the first magnetic assembly; and the second driving apparatus has a same structure as the first driving apparatus.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first slide rail has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the first slide rail is connected to the first screen; and

the second slide rail has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the second slide rail is connected to the second screen.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first magnetic assembly and the second magnetic assembly are both strong magnets.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the screen assembly is provided with a first control board and a second control board;

a first coil is wound around the first magnetic assembly, and the first coil is electrically connected to the first control board; and

a second coil is wound around the second magnetic assembly, and the second coil is electrically connected to the second control board.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein a first surface of the first slide rail close to the first magnetic assembly is arc-shaped or polygonal; and a first surface of the second slide rail close to the second magnetic assembly is arc-shaped or polygonal.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first rotating shaft is a damping rotating shaft.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first slide rail has the first end and the second end, and the first end of the first slide rail is connected to a first surface of the first screen; and the second end of the first slide rail is connected to a first surface of the first housing; and

the second slide rail has the first end and the second end, and the first end of the second slide rail is connected to a first surface of the second screen; and the second end of the second slide rail is connected to a first surface of the second housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: ZHU, CHUANYI; LIANG, LEI
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061862/0408 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010448010.7 · May 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021094404 · May 18, 2021
Related Publication 20230080609A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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