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Granted Patent B2
US 12,593,416 · App. 18/758,366 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Electronic device

Inventors: Ninglin Liu (Dongguan, CN); Dingjian Yang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H05K5/0226F16C11/04
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Patent No.
US 12,593,416
App. No.
18/758,366
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a first device body, a second device body, a rotating mechanism, and a flexible display screen. The flexible display screen includes 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 via the rotating mechanism; the first display screen is connected to the second display screen via 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 includes a shaft, a transmission apparatus, and a top rod. The shaft is connected to the top rod via the transmission apparatus, and at least one of the first device body or the second device body is connected to the top rod.

Claims (17)

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 via the rotating mechanism;

the first display screen is connected to the second display screen via 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 shaft, a transmission apparatus, a top rod and a support plate, wherein the shaft is connected to the top rod via the transmission apparatus, and at least one of the first device body or the second device body is connected to the top rod; wherein the support plate is connected to the shaft, and the top rod is slidably connected to the support plate; and the transmission apparatus comprises a transmission assembly with a gear and a connecting rod, wherein the gear meshes with a rack which is driven by the shaft, one end of the connecting rod is eccentrically and rotatably hinged with the gear, and another end of the connecting rod is rotatably hinged with the top rod; and

the first device body and the second device body are able to rotate relative to each other so that the electronic device switches between a folded state and an unfolded state; wherein in a case that the electronic device is switching from the folded state to the unfolded state, the shaft is configured to drive, via the rack, gear, and connecting rod, the top rod to move away from the shaft; and in a case that the electronic device is switching from the unfolded state to the folded state, the shaft is configured to drive, via the rack, gear, and connecting rod, the top rod to approach the shaft.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the support plate is provided in at least two, and the shaft is provided in at least two, comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein a support plate connected to the first shaft comprises a first gear portion, a support plate connected to the second shaft comprises a second gear portion, the first gear portion is sleeved on the first shaft, the second gear portion is sleeved on the second shaft, and the first gear portion meshes with the second gear portion.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the rotating mechanism further comprises a shaft bracket, wherein the shaft bracket is provided with a first hole and a second hole, the first shaft being connected to the first hole and the second shaft being connected to the second hole, the shaft bracket is provided with an arc-shaped support surface, and in a case that the electronic device is in the folded state, the arc-shaped support surface faces the third display screen.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the gear is connected to the shaft via the rack.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a lead screw and a slider, wherein the lead screw is coaxially connected to the shaft, a threaded hole is provided on the slider, the lead screw matches the threaded hole through threaded transmission, and the slider is connected to the rack.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a transmission, and the shaft is coaxially connected to the lead screw via the transmission.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the shaft is provided in at least two, comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein the lead screw coaxially connected to the first shaft has a first thread rotation direction, the lead screw coaxially connected to the second shaft has a second thread rotation direction, and the first thread rotation direction and the second thread rotation direction are opposite.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the gear comprises a body portion and a connection portion, the body portion being provided with an outer peripheral surface and a first end surface, wherein the first end surface faces the flexible display screen, transmission teeth are provided on a portion of the outer peripheral surface, the connection portion is connected to another portion of the outer peripheral surface, the connection portion is recessed with respect to the first end surface, the connection portion is provided with a connecting post, and the connecting post and the first end surface are on a same side of the gear.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a triangular plate, wherein the triangular plate is provided with opposite first side surface and second side surface; and the support plate is provided with a guiding groove, a first limiting surface, and a second limiting surface, wherein the top rod is in sliding fit with the guiding groove; the first limiting surface and the second limiting surface are respectively connected to two opposite side walls of the guiding groove; the first side surface is opposite the first limiting surface, and the first side surface is able to abut against the first limiting surface; and the second side surface is opposite the second limiting surface, and the second side surface is able to abut against the second limiting surface.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission assembly is provided in plural, wherein at least two of transmission assemblies are respectively located on two sides of the top rod.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first device body is provided with a guiding portion, wherein the guiding portion is provided with a first slide groove, a second slide groove is provided on a side wall of the first device body, and two sides of the support plate are in sliding fit with the first slide groove and the second slide groove, respectively.

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2024
From: LIU, NINGLIN; YANG, DINGJIAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 067872/0500 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111643463.6 · Dec 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022142588 · Dec 28, 2022
Related Publication 20240357757A1 · Oct 24, 2024
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