Electronic device and rotating shaft mechanism thereof
View Patent ↗Provided is a rotating shaft mechanism of an electronic device. A first fixing assembly and a second fixing assembly in the rotating shaft mechanism are connected to each other by a first connector and a second connector. A hollow region can be reserved in the rotating shaft mechanism as the first connector and the second connector may be shorter. Thus, an external circuit of the electronic device can pass through the hollow region and be disposed in a second body of the electronic device. An electronic device is also provided.
1 . A rotating shaft mechanism of an electronic device, the rotating shaft mechanism comprising:
a first fixing assembly, configured to be fixedly connected to a first body of the electronic device;
a second fixing assembly, configured to be fixedly connected to a second body of the electronic device; and
a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector is rotatably connected to the first fixing assembly and one end of the second connector, and the other end of the second connector is fixedly connected to the second fixing assembly;
wherein a length of the first connector in a target direction and a length of the second connector in the target direction are both less than a length of the first fixing assembly in the target direction, and are both less than a length of the second fixing assembly in the target direction, the target direction being an extending direction of a rotation axis of the first fixing assembly and the second fixing assembly; and
the second connector comprises: a first connecting portion having a rod shape, an elastic member, and a limiting member; wherein one end of the first connecting portion is rotatably connected to the first fixing assembly by the first connector, the limiting member is provided at the other end of the first connecting portion; and the elastic member is arranged on the first connecting portion and is configured to be compressed in a case that a rotation angle exists between the first fixing assembly and the second fixing assembly;
wherein an annular groove is arranged on the other end of the first connecting portion, the limiting member being connected with the first connecting portion through the annular groove.
2 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the second fixing assembly comprises: a second supporting plate and a supporting structure fixedly connected to the second supporting plate;
wherein a seventh through hole is formed in the supporting structure, a part of the first connecting portion, the elastic member, and the limiting member being disposed in the seventh through hole, and an axis of the seventh through hole being parallel to the second supporting plate.
3 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the seventh through hole comprises: a third sub-through hole and a fourth sub-through hole which are coaxial, the third sub-through hole being proximal to the first fixing assembly relative to the fourth sub-through hole, and an aperture of the third sub-through hole being less than an aperture of the fourth sub-through hole; wherein
the elastic member is disposed in the fourth sub-through hole, and a diameter of the elastic member is larger than the aperture of the third sub-through hole.
4 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing assembly comprises: a first supporting plate and a connecting plate fixedly connected to the first supporting plate;
wherein the connecting plate is perpendicular to the first supporting plate, is disposed on one side of the first supporting plate proximal to the second fixing assembly, and is rotatably connected to the first connector.
5 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein the first connector is a rod-shaped structure;
the connecting plate comprises a first plate body and a second plate body which are spaced apart in the target direction, wherein the first plate body is parallel to the second plate body, and a distance between the first plate body and the second plate body is less than or equal to the length of the first connector in the target direction;
one end of the second connector is disposed between the first plate body and the second plate body; and
a second through hole is formed in the first plate body, a third through hole is formed in the second plate body, and a fourth through hole is formed in one end of the second connector, wherein the first connector is disposed in the second through hole, the third through hole, and the fourth through hole.
6 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein the first fixing assembly further comprises: a limiting plate fixedly connected to the first supporting plate;
wherein the limiting plate is disposed on one side of the first supporting plate proximal to the second fixing assembly, and a gap is defined between the limiting plate and the connecting plate in the target direction.
7 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the limiting plate comprises: a third plate body and a fourth plate body which are spaced apart in the target direction and are opposite to each other; and
the second fixing assembly comprises: a second supporting plate and a fifth plate body fixedly connected to the second supporting plate, wherein the fifth plate body is disposed on one side of the second supporting plate proximal to the first fixing assembly, and is disposed between the third plate body and the fourth plate body.
8 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein at least one first connection through hole is formed in the first fixing assembly, wherein each of the at least one first connection through hole is configured to be connected to the first body of the electronic device; and
at last one second connection through hole is formed in the second fixing assembly, wherein each of the at least one second connection through hole is configured to be connected to the second body of the electronic device.
9 . An electronic device, comprising: a first body, a second body, and a rotating shaft mechanism comprising a first fixing assembly, configured to be fixedly connected to a first body of the electronic device; a second fixing assembly, configured to be fixedly connected to a second body of the electronic device; and a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector is rotatably connected to the first fixing assembly and one end of the second connector, and the other end of the second connector is fixedly connected to the second fixing assembly; wherein a length of the first connector in a target direction and a length of the second connector in the target direction are both less than a length of the first fixing assembly in the target direction, and are both less than a length of the second fixing assembly in the target direction, the target direction being an extending direction of a rotation axis of the first fixing assembly and the second fixing assembly; wherein
the first body and the second body are rotatably connected by the rotating shaft mechanism; and
the second connector comprises: a first connecting portion having a rod shape, an elastic member, and a limiting member; wherein one end of the first connecting portion is rotatably connected to the first fixing assembly by the first connector, the limiting member is provided at the other end of the first connecting portion; and the elastic member is arranged on the first connecting portion and is configured to be compressed in a case that a rotation angle exists between the first fixing assembly and the second fixing assembly;
wherein an annular groove is arranged on the other end of the first connecting portion, the limiting member being connected with the first connecting portion through the annular groove.
10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , further comprising: an electronic element and an external circuit connected to the electronic element; wherein
the electronic element is disposed in the first body, one end of the external circuit is connected to the electronic element, and the other end of the external circuit passes through a hollow region in the rotating shaft mechanism to be disposed in the second body;
wherein the hollow region comprises: a region not shielded by the first connector in the first fixing assembly of the rotating shaft mechanism, and a region not shielded by the second connector in the second fixing assembly of the rotating shaft mechanism.
11 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device, the wearable device further comprising: a display screen;
wherein the first body is a casing for encapsulating the display screen, and the second body is a temple of the wearable device.
12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the wearable device is a virtual reality device or an augmented reality device.