IP Library Granted Patent US 12,596,405
Granted Patent B2
US 12,596,405 · App. 18/513,935 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Electronic device

Inventors: Yichen Zhu (Guangdong, CN); Dingjian Yang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G06F1/1652G06F1/1624G06F1/1656
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Patent No.
US 12,596,405
App. No.
18/513,935
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a first housing, where the first housing is provided with a first vibration motor; a second housing, where the second housing is slidably connected to the first housing, and the second housing is provided with a second vibration motor; a flexible display, where a first segment of the flexible display is connected to the first housing, and a second segment of the flexible display is in sliding fit with the second housing; and a first drive mechanism, where the first drive mechanism is disposed in the first housing, the first drive mechanism is connected to the second housing, the first drive mechanism drives the second housing to move with respect to the first housing, enabling the electronic device to switch between a rolled state and an unrolled state, and the second vibration motor moves along with the second housing.

Claims (16)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a first housing, wherein the first housing is provided with a first vibration motor;

a second housing, wherein the second housing is slidably connected to the first housing, and the second housing is provided with a second vibration motor;

a flexible display, wherein a first segment of the flexible display is connected to the first housing, and a second segment of the flexible display is in sliding fit with the second housing; and

a first drive mechanism, wherein the first drive mechanism is disposed in the first housing, the first drive mechanism is connected to the second housing, the first drive mechanism drives the second housing to move with respect to the first housing, enabling the electronic device to switch between a rolled state and an unrolled state, and the second vibration motor moves along with the second housing;

wherein the electronic device further comprises a first bracket and a second bracket, wherein the first bracket is connected to the first housing, the second bracket is connected to the second housing, the first bracket is provided with a plurality of slide slots, the second bracket is provided with a plurality of slide rails, the slide rails are in one-to-one correspondence with the slide slots, and the second vibration motor is disposed on the second bracket;

wherein the electronic device further comprises a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is disposed in the first housing, the first vibration motor is disposed on the circuit board, the first bracket is provided with an avoidance hole, and the first vibration motor is at least partly located in the avoidance hole; or,

wherein the electronic device further comprises a circuit board and a flexible electrical connection wire, wherein the circuit board is disposed in the first housing, one end of the flexible electrical connection wire is electrically connected to the circuit board, the other end of the flexible electrical connection wire is electrically connected to the second vibration motor, and the flexible electrical connection wire deforms with moving of the second housing.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second vibration motor is slidably connected to the second housing.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing has a first top portion and a first bottom portion that are opposite in a first direction, and the first vibration motor is close to the first top portion; and

the second housing has a second top portion and a second bottom portion that are opposite in the first direction, and the second vibration motor is close to the second bottom portion; wherein

the first direction is perpendicular to a sliding direction of the second housing.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a second drive mechanism and a winding mechanism, wherein the winding mechanism is rotatably disposed in the first housing, the second drive mechanism is disposed in the first housing, the second drive mechanism is connected to the winding mechanism, the second drive mechanism drives the winding mechanism to rotate, enabling the flexible electrical connection wire to be wound around the winding mechanism or released from the winding mechanism.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the second drive mechanism further comprises a second drive source and a connection shaft, wherein the connection shaft is connected to the second drive source, and the winding mechanism fits around the connection shaft.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the winding mechanism is provided with a groove, wherein under action of the second drive mechanism, the flexible electrical connection wire is wound into the groove or released from the groove.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the second bracket is provided with a limit member, and the flexible electrical connection wire is partly located between the second bracket and the limit member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: ZHU, YICHEN; YANG, DINGJIAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110553915.5 · May 20, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022093073 · May 16, 2022
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