Angle determining circuit, angle determining method, and folding screen terminal

1. An angle determining circuit, applied to a folding screen terminal, wherein the folding screen terminal comprises a first screen and a second screen that are rotatably connected through a rotary shaft, a resistance ring is fixedly provided outside the rotary shaft, and the angle determining circuit comprises:

a first power supply;

a first resistor, wherein one terminal of the first resistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first power supply;

a first conductive element, wherein the first conductive element is fixedly disposed at the first screen, one terminal of the first conductive element is electrically connected to the other terminal of the first resistor, and the other terminal of the first conductive element slidably abuts against the resistance ring;

a second conductive element, wherein the second conductive element is fixedly disposed at the second screen, one terminal of the second conductive element slidably abuts against the resistance ring, the other terminal of the second conductive element is grounded, and sliding paths of the first conductive element and the second conductive element on the resistance ring are located in a same annular region in a circumferential direction of the resistance ring; and

a processor;

wherein the processor is configured to obtain a divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element, and determine an included angle between the first screen and the second screen based on a voltage value of the first power supply, a resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value.

2. The angle determining circuit according to claim 1 , wherein abutting positions of the first conductive element and the second conductive element on the resistance ring divide the annular region into a first arc section and a second arc section, and the first arc section is farther away from a display surface of the first screen than the second arc section;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

calculate a first parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value; and

calculate the included angle between the first screen and the second screen based on a preset resistance value of the annular region and the first parallel resistance value.

3. The angle determining circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a detection circuit, wherein the detection circuit is electrically connected to the processor, the detection circuit is configured to perform detection for a target event, and the target event is an event that an included angle between the first screen and the second screen is a preset angle;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element when the target event is detected by the detection circuit;

calculate a second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value;

calculate a real-time resistance value of the annular region based on the preset angle and the second parallel resistance value; and

update the preset resistance value of the annular region to the calculated real-time resistance value.

4. The angle determining circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the first screen is fixedly provided with a first connection portion, the second screen is fixedly provided with a second connection portion, and the second connection portion and the first connection portion are fitted with one sleeving the other;

the detection circuit comprises:

a groove-shaped optocoupler, wherein the groove-shaped optocoupler is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the second connection portion, and an included angle between the groove-shaped optocoupler and a display surface of the second screen is 0 degrees; and

a metal baffle, wherein the metal baffle is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the first connection portion, an included angle between the metal baffle and the display surface of the first screen is the preset angle, the preset angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 180 degrees, and the metal baffle is able to enter or exit a groove of the groove-shaped optocoupler during relative rotation of the first screen and the second screen; and

the processor is electrically connected to a collector of the groove-shaped optocoupler;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

when it is detected that a preset change occurs in an output state of the collector, determine that the target event is detected.

5. The angle determining circuit according to claim 4 , wherein

the preset angle is less than 180 degrees;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

when it is detected that the output state of the collector is changed back to a first state after being changed from the first state to a second state, determine that the target event is detected;

or

the preset angle is equal to 180 degrees;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

when it is detected that the output state of the collector is changed from a first state to a second state, determine that the target event is detected.

6. The angle determining circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the preset angle is less than 180 degrees;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

when it is determined that the target event is detected, obtain the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element before the output state is changed from the first state to the second state and that after the output state is changed back to the first state; and

calculate the second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and an average value of the two divided voltage values.

7. The angle determining circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the first screen is fixedly provided with a first connection portion, the second screen is fixedly provided with a second connection portion, and the second connection portion and the first connection portion are fitted with one sleeving the other;

the detection circuit comprises:

a second power supply;

a second resistor, wherein one terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the second power supply;

a metal spring, wherein the metal spring is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the second connection portion, an included angle between the metal spring and a display surface of the second screen is 0 degrees, and the metal spring is electrically connected to the other terminal of the second resistor; and

a metal baffle, wherein the metal baffle is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the first connection portion, an included angle between the metal baffle and the display surface of the first screen is the preset angle, the metal baffle is grounded, the preset angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 180 degrees, and the metal spring may come in contact with the metal baffle during relative rotation of the first screen and the second screen; and

the processor is further electrically connected to the metal spring;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

when it is detected that a signal state of the metal spring is changed from a third state to a fourth state, determine that the target event is detected.

8. The angle determining circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

calculate the second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value when the obtained divided voltage value falls within a preset voltage range corresponding to the preset angle.

9. The angle determining circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), wherein the processor is electrically connected to a common terminal of the first resistor and the first conductive element through the ADC;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to obtain a divided voltage value obtained through sampling by the ADC.

10. A folding screen terminal, comprising a first screen and a second screen that are rotatably connected through a rotary shaft, wherein a resistance ring is fixedly provided outside the rotary shaft, and

wherein the folding screen terminal further comprises an angle determining circuit, and the angle determining circuit comprises:

a first power supply;

a first resistor, wherein one terminal of the first resistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first power supply;

a first conductive element, wherein the first conductive element is fixedly disposed at the first screen, one terminal of the first conductive element is electrically connected to the other terminal of the first resistor, and the other terminal of the first conductive element slidably abuts against the resistance ring;

a second conductive element, wherein the second conductive element is fixedly disposed at the second screen, one terminal of the second conductive element slidably abuts against the resistance ring, the other terminal of the second conductive element is grounded, and sliding paths of the first conductive element and the second conductive element on the resistance ring are located in a same annular region in a circumferential direction of the resistance ring; and

a processor;

wherein the processor is configured to obtain a divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element, and determine an included angle between the first screen and the second screen based on a voltage value of the first power supply, a resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value.

11. An angle determining method, applied to an angle determining circuit applied to a folding screen terminal comprising a first screen and a second screen that are rotatably connected through a rotary shaft, a resistance ring being fixedly provided outside the rotary shaft,

wherein the angle determining circuit comprises:

a first power supply;

a first resistor, wherein one terminal of the first resistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first power supply;

a first conductive element, wherein the first conductive element is fixedly disposed at the first screen, one terminal of the first conductive element is electrically connected to the other terminal of the first resistor, and the other terminal of the first conductive element slidably abuts against the resistance ring;

a second conductive element, wherein the second conductive element is fixedly disposed at the second screen, one terminal of the second conductive element slidably abuts against the resistance ring, the other terminal of the second conductive element is grounded, and sliding paths of the first conductive element and the second conductive element on the resistance ring are located in a same annular region in a circumferential direction of the resistance ring; and

a processor;

wherein the angle determining method comprises:

obtaining, by the processor, a divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element; and

determining, by the processor based on a voltage value of the first power supply, a resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value, an included angle between the first screen and the second screen.

12. The angle determining method according to claim 11 ,

wherein abutting positions of the first conductive element and the second conductive element on the resistance ring divide the annular region into a first arc section and a second arc section, and the first arc section is farther away from a display surface of the first screen than the second arc section;

wherein

the determining, by the processor based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value, the included angle between the first screen and the second screen comprises:

calculating, by the processor, a first parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value; and

calculating, by the processor based on a preset resistance value of the annular region and the first parallel resistance value, the included angle between the first screen and the second screen.

13. The angle determining method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the angle determining circuit further comprises:

a detection circuit, wherein the detection circuit is electrically connected to the processor, the detection circuit is configured to perform detection for a target event, and the target event is an event that an included angle between the first screen and the second screen is a preset angle;

wherein

the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element when the target event is detected by the detection circuit;

calculating, by the processor, a second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value;

calculating, by the processor, a real-time resistance value of the annular region based on the preset angle and the second parallel resistance value; and

updating, by the processor, the preset resistance value of the annular region to the calculated real-time resistance value.

14. The angle determining method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first screen is fixedly provided with a first connection portion, the second screen is fixedly provided with a second connection portion, and the second connection portion and the first connection portion are fitted with one sleeving the other;

the detection circuit comprises:

a groove-shaped optocoupler, wherein the groove-shaped optocoupler is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the second connection portion, and an included angle between the groove-shaped optocoupler and a display surface of the second screen is 0 degrees; and

a metal baffle, wherein the metal baffle is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the first connection portion, an included angle between the metal baffle and the display surface of the first screen is the preset angle, the preset angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 180 degrees, and the metal baffle is able to enter or exit a groove of the groove-shaped optocoupler during relative rotation of the first screen and the second screen; and

the processor is electrically connected to a collector of the groove-shaped optocoupler;

wherein

the obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element when the target event is detected by the detection circuit comprises:

when it is detected that a preset change occurs in an output state of a collector of a groove-shaped optocoupler, determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected, and obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element.

15. The angle determining method according to claim 14 , wherein

the preset angle is less than 180 degrees; and

the when it is detected that the preset change occurs in the output state of the collector of the groove-shaped optocoupler, determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected comprises:

when it is detected that the output state of the collector of the groove-shaped optocoupler is changed back to a first state after being changed from the first state to a second state, determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected;

or

the preset angle is equal to 180 degrees; and

the when it is detected that the preset change occurs in the output state of the collector of the groove-shaped optocoupler, determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected comprises:

when it is detected that the output state of the collector of the groove-shaped optocoupler is changed from a first state to a second state, determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected.

16. The angle determining method according to claim 15 , wherein the preset angle is less than 180 degrees;

the determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected, and obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element comprises:

determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected, and obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element before the output state is changed from the first state to the second state and that after the output state is changed back to the first state; and

the calculating the second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value comprises:

calculating, by the processor, the second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and an average value of the two divided voltage values.

17. The angle determining method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first screen is fixedly provided with a first connection portion, the second screen is fixedly provided with a second connection portion, and the second connection portion and the first connection portion are fitted with one sleeving the other;

the detection circuit comprises:

a second power supply;

a second resistor, wherein one terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the second power supply;

a metal spring, wherein the metal spring is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the second connection portion, an included angle between the metal spring and a display surface of the second screen is 0 degrees, and the metal spring is electrically connected to the other terminal of the second resistor; and

a metal baffle, wherein the metal baffle is fixedly disposed on a wall surface of the first connection portion, an included angle between the metal baffle and the display surface of the first screen is the preset angle, the metal baffle is grounded, the preset angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 180 degrees, and the metal spring may come in contact with the metal baffle during relative rotation of the first screen and the second screen; and

the processor is further electrically connected to the metal spring;

wherein

the obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element when the target event is detected by the detection circuit comprises:

when it is detected that a signal state of the metal spring is changed from a third state to a fourth state, determining, by the processor, that the target event is detected, and obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element.

18. The angle determining method according to claim 17 , wherein the calculating, by the processor, the second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value comprises:

calculating, by the processor, the second parallel resistance value of the first arc section and the second arc section based on the voltage value of the first power supply, the resistance value of the first resistor, and the obtained divided voltage value when the obtained divided voltage value falls within a preset voltage range corresponding to the preset angle.

19. The angle determining method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the angle determining circuit further comprises:

an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and the processor is electrically connected to a common terminal of the first resistor and the first conductive element through the ADC,

wherein

the obtaining, by the processor, the divided voltage value between the other terminal of the first resistor and the other terminal of the second conductive element comprises:

obtaining, by the processor, a divided voltage value obtained through sampling by the ADC.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to be executed by a processor, to implement steps of the angle determining method according to claim 11 .