IP Library Granted Patent US 12,535,864
Granted Patent B2
US 12,535,864 · App. 18/757,946 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Electronic device

Inventor: Pengjun Zeng (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,535,864
App. No.
18/757,946
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a first device body, a second device body, a flexible display screen, a shaft assembly, a first transmission member, and a first mounting bracket. The first mounting bracket is rotatably connected to the shaft assembly, the first device body is slidably matched with the first mounting bracket, and the second device body is connected to the shaft assembly. The flexible display screen includes a first display screen disposed on the first device body, a second display screen disposed on the second device body, and a third display screen that connects the first display screen to the second display screen. The first transmission member is rotatably matched with the first mounting bracket, and the first transmission member is connected to the shaft assembly and the first device body.

Claims (47)

1 . An electronic device, comprising a first device body; a second device body; a flexible display screen; a shaft assembly; a first transmission member; and a first mounting bracket, wherein:

the first mounting bracket is rotatably connected to the shaft assembly, the first device body is slidably matched with the first mounting bracket, and the second device body is connected to the shaft assembly,

the flexible display screen comprises a first display screen, a second display screen, and a third display screen, wherein the first display screen is disposed on the first device body, the second display screen is disposed on the second device body, and the first display screen is connected to the second display screen through the third display screen,

the first transmission member is rotatably matched with the first mounting bracket, and the first transmission member is connected to the shaft assembly and the first device body, respectively,

in a process of folding the electronic device, the shaft assembly drives the first transmission member to rotate relative to the first mounting bracket, and drives, through the first transmission member, the first device body to move close to the shaft assembly, and

in a process of unfolding the electronic device, the shaft assembly drives the first transmission member to rotate relative to the first mounting bracket, and drives, through the first transmission member, the first device body to move away from the shaft assembly.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

the shaft assembly comprises a rotating shaft,

an arc-shaped tooth section is disposed on the first transmission member,

a thread section is disposed on the rotating shaft, and

the thread section is engaged with the arc-shaped tooth section.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 2 ,

wherein:

a first sliding groove is provided on the first transmission member,

a guiding direction of the first sliding groove intersects a moving direction of the first device body,

a first sliding block is disposed on the first device body, and

the first sliding block is slidably matched with the first sliding groove.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 ,

wherein:

a second sliding groove is provided on the first mounting bracket,

a guiding direction of the second sliding groove is set along a direction in which the first device body moves relative to the first mounting bracket, and

the first sliding block is slidably matched with the second sliding groove.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

the electronic device further comprises a second mounting bracket and a second transmission member, the second mounting bracket is rotatably connected to the shaft assembly, and the second device body is slidably matched with the second mounting bracket,

the second transmission member is rotatably matched with the second mounting bracket, and the second transmission member is connected to the shaft assembly and the second device body,

in a process of folding the electronic device, the shaft assembly drives the second transmission member to rotate relative to the second mounting bracket, and drives, through the second transmission member, the second device body to move close to the shaft assembly; and

in a process of unfolding the electronic device, the shaft assembly drives the second transmission member to rotate relative to the second mounting bracket, and drives, through the second transmission member, the second device body to move away from the shaft assembly.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 ,

wherein:

the shaft assembly comprises a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are disposed in parallel, both the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are provided with a thread section, and both the first transmission member and the second transmission member are provided with an arc-shaped tooth section,

the arc-shaped tooth section of the first transmission member is engaged with the thread section of the first rotating shaft, and

the arc-shaped tooth section of the second transmission member is engaged with the thread section of the second rotating shaft.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the shaft assembly further comprises a bracket, and the first rotating shaft is connected to the second rotating shaft through the bracket.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the shaft assembly further comprises a supporting plate, and the supporting plate is disposed on a side of the bracket close to the flexible display screen.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein both the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are provided with a gear, and the gear on the first mounting bracket is engaged with the gear on the second mounting bracket.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 5 ,

wherein:

the electronic device further comprises a third device body and a fourth device body,

the third device body is disposed on the first mounting bracket,

the fourth device body is disposed on the second mounting bracket, and

at least a part of the third display screen is supported by the third device body and the fourth device body.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 ,

wherein:

one of the first device body and the third device body is provided with a third sliding groove, and the other one of the first device body and the third device body is at least partially received in the third sliding groove and is slidably matched with the third sliding groove, and

one of the second device body and the fourth device body is provided with a fourth sliding groove, and the other one of the second device body and the fourth device body is at least partially received in the fourth sliding groove and is slidably matched with the fourth sliding groove.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2024
From: ZENG, PENGJUN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111645303.5 · Dec 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022142592 · Dec 28, 2022
Related Publication 20240385660A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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