Electronic device

Abstract

This application discloses an electronic device, belonging to the field of electronic product technology. The electronic device includes: a housing assembly and a flexible screen; the housing assembly includes a first part and a second part that are movable relative to each other; at least part of the first part and the second part are nested together, the housing assembly has an unfolded state and a retracted state, the first part is provided with a scroll, the first end of the flexible screen is disposed inside the electronic device around the scroll, and the second end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the second part; wherein, a first cleaning mechanism is provided between the first end of the flexible screen and the housing assembly, and a through hole is provided on the housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen, during the process of the housing assembly switching from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the first cleaning mechanism contacts the first end of the flexible screen, allowing dust on the flexible screen to be discharged through the through hole.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of electronic product technology, and specifically relates to an electronic device. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, in some electronic devices that use flexible screens, the flexible screen is wound around an axis, and the two shells on the electronic device move relative to each other. By pulling one end of the flexible screen, the size of the display area on the flexible screen can be adjusted, so that the display area on the flexible screen can present multiple states. This application of flexible screens is known in the industry as a rollable screen.

[0003] During the opening and closing of a rollable screen, dust and sand particles inevitably get into the internal structure of the device through the micro-gap between the screen and the electronic component's frame. If not cleaned in time, excessive dust accumulation can affect the opening and closing action of the electronic device and the electronic functions of its internal components. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide an electronic device that can solve the problem that existing electronic devices with rollable screen structures cannot promptly remove dust that falls into the casing.

[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application provides an electronic device, comprising: a housing assembly and a flexible screen; the housing assembly includes a first part and a second part that are relatively movable; at least a portion of the first part and the second part are nested together, the housing assembly has an unfolded state and a retracted state, the first part is provided with a scroll, the first end of the flexible screen is disposed inside the electronic device around the scroll, and the second end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the second part; wherein, a first cleaning mechanism is provided between the first end of the flexible screen and the housing assembly, and a through hole is provided on the housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen, during the process of the housing assembly switching from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the first cleaning mechanism contacts the first end of the flexible screen, allowing dust on the flexible screen to be discharged through the through hole.

[0006] In this embodiment, the electronic device includes a housing assembly and a flexible screen. The housing assembly includes a first part and a second part that are relatively movable. At least a portion of the first part and the second part are nested together. The housing assembly has an unfolded state and a retracted state. The first part is provided with a scroll, and the first end of the flexible screen is disposed inside the electronic device, bypassing the scroll. The second end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the second part. A first cleaning mechanism is provided between the first end of the flexible screen and the housing assembly. A through hole is provided on the housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the first cleaning mechanism contacts the first end of the flexible screen, allowing dust on the flexible screen to be discharged through the through hole. Thus, during screen closure, the first part moves towards the second part, and the first end of the flexible screen moves relative to the housing assembly. The first cleaning mechanism cleans the dust carried on the flexible screen and discharges it through the through hole, thereby achieving timely removal of dust that has fallen into the housing. Attached Figure Description

[0007] Figure 1 One of the schematic diagrams of the structure of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0008] Figure 2 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle;

[0009] Figure 3 A second schematic diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0010] Figure 4 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 A magnified view of a portion of point B in the middle;

[0011] Figure 5 The third schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0012] Figure 6 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 A magnified view of a portion of point C in the middle;

[0013] Figure 7 Fourth schematic diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0014] Figure 8 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 Enlarged structural diagram at point E;

[0015] Figure 9 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 and Figure 10 Enlarged structural diagram at point D;

[0016] Figure 10 Fifth schematic diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 11 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 10 and Figure 12 Enlarged structural diagram at point F;

[0018] Figure 12 Sixth schematic diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 13 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 12 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point G;

[0020] Figure 14 Seventh schematic diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 15 This describes an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 14 A magnified view of a portion of point H in the middle.

[0022] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0023] 1-First part; 11-First sidewall; 12-Second sidewall; 2-Second part; 21-Third sidewall; 22-Fourth sidewall; 23-Side; 3-Roller; 4-Flexible screen; 5-Through hole; 6-First brush; 7-Second brush; 8-Battery; 9-Rotating arm; 10-Second magnetic component; 13-Spring. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0026] The control method provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, through specific embodiments and application scenarios.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 15 The present invention provides an electronic device, including: a housing assembly and a flexible screen 4; the housing assembly includes a first part 1 and a second part 2 that are movable relative to each other; at least part of the first part and the second part are nested together, the housing assembly has an unfolded state and a retracted state, the first part is provided with a scroll 3, the first end of the flexible screen 4 passes around the scroll 3 and is disposed inside the electronic device, and the second end of the flexible screen 4 is fixedly connected to the second part 2;

[0028] The flexible screen 4 has a first cleaning mechanism between its first end and the housing assembly. The housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen 4 has a through hole. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the first cleaning mechanism contacts the first end of the flexible screen 4, allowing dust on the flexible screen 4 to be discharged through the through hole 5.

[0029] It should be noted that large dust particles can automatically fall off to the through hole 5 under the action of gravity, but some small dust particles will adhere to the flexible screen 4 and cannot be removed. In this embodiment, the relative displacement between the flexible screen 4 and the housing assembly during the closing process of the flexible screen 4 is utilized. A first cleaning mechanism is provided between the first end of the flexible screen 4 and the housing assembly. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the first end of the flexible screen 4 moves to the right relative to the housing assembly. At the same time, there is a squeezing effect between the first cleaning structure and the flexible screen 4, so that the dust carried on the flexible screen 4 is cleaned as the first cleaning structure moves and is discharged through the through hole 5.

[0030] In the above embodiment, during the screen closing process, the first part moves toward the second part, and the first end of the flexible screen 4 moves relative to the first part. The first cleaning structure cleans the dust carried on the flexible screen 4 and discharges it from the through hole 5, thereby realizing the timely removal of dust that falls into the housing.

[0031] In one specific embodiment, the first cleaning structure is disposed on the housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen 4, and the first cleaning structure is disposed on the side of the through hole 5 away from the scroll 3.

[0032] For example, the first cleaning structure includes a first brush 6, which is fixedly connected to the first portion 1 and abuts against the flexible screen 4. Figure 1 and 2 As shown, the first brush 6 is positioned on the side of the through hole 5 away from the scroll 3. The through hole 5 is located on the first part and is close to the scroll 3. It should be noted that the closer the through hole 5 is to the scroll 3, the better the cleaning effect. This allows the falling dust to fall out of the through hole 5 in a timely manner, preventing the dust from accumulating on the first part.

[0033] In this embodiment, during the process of the housing assembly switching from a retracted state to an unfolded state, the first end of the flexible screen 4 moves relative to the first part, and the first cleaning structure sweeps across the first end of the flexible screen 4 to clean the dust carried on the flexible screen 4. Since the first cleaning structure is located on the side of the through hole 5 away from the roller 3, the dust swept off the flexible screen 4 is blocked on the side of the first cleaning structure close to the through hole 5 and discharged from the through hole 5.

[0034] See Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of this application, the first part has a first sidewall 11 and a second sidewall 12. The first sidewall 11 is opposite to the second sidewall 12, and the first sidewall 11 and the second sidewall 12 are connected by a roller 3. When the second sidewall 12 is sleeved inside the second part, the second sidewall 12 is located on the side of the second part close to the first end of the flexible screen 4, and the second sidewall 12 is provided with a through hole 5. The first cleaning structure is disposed on the side of the second sidewall 12 facing the flexible screen 4.

[0035] As an optional implementation method, such as Figure 2 As shown, the first brush 6 is attached to the side of the second sidewall 12 facing the flexible screen 4 using adhesive. Figure 2 As can be seen, the dust on the flexible screen 4 was blocked on the side of the first brush 6 near the through hole 5, and then fell off from the through hole 5. The uneven black dots in the figure represent dust.

[0036] See also Figures 1 to 4 The second sidewall 12 has a second cleaning structure on the side facing away from the flexible screen 4. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the retracted state to the unfolded state, the second cleaning structure abuts against the second part 2, so that the dust discharged from the through hole 5 is discharged to the outside of the second part.

[0037] like Figure 1 In the process of unfolding the flexible screen 4, dust falls out through the through-hole 5 and lands on the second part 2 without detaching from the interior of the housing assembly. To ensure timely removal of dust from the second part 2, a second cleaning structure is provided on the side of the second sidewall 12 facing away from the flexible screen 4, and the second cleaning structure abuts against the second part 2. Thus, during the unfolding of the flexible screen 4, as the first part 1 moves away from the second part 2, the second cleaning structure sweeps across the inner side of the second part 2, dislodging the dust from the inner side of the second part 2 to the outside of the housing.

[0038] Specifically, the second cleaning structure is located at the end of the second sidewall 12 away from the scroll 3.

[0039] In this embodiment, by setting the second cleaning structure at the end of the second sidewall 12 away from the roller 3, the area swept by the second cleaning structure in the second part 2 can be increased, thereby achieving a better cleaning effect.

[0040] Optionally, the second cleaning structure includes a second brush 7, which is fixedly connected to the second sidewall 12 and abuts against the second part.

[0041] For example, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, a second brush 7 is fixed to the second side wall 12 of the first part 1 with adhesive backing. The bristles of the second brush 7 abut against the second part 2. During the unfolding of the flexible screen 4, the first part 1 moves away from the second part, causing the second brush 7 to sweep across the second part 2 and sweep the dust on the second part 2 out of the shell.

[0042] See Figures 5 to 11 In another embodiment of this application, the second part has a third sidewall 21, a sidewall 23 and a fourth sidewall 22 connected in sequence. The third sidewall 21 and the fourth sidewall 22 are opposite to each other. When the fourth sidewall 22 is fitted inside the first part, the fourth sidewall 22 is located on the side of the first part close to the first end of the flexible screen 4. The fourth sidewall 22 is provided with a through hole 5. The first cleaning structure is provided on the side of the fourth sidewall 22 facing the flexible screen 4.

[0043] For example, taking the first cleaning structure as the first brush 6 as an example, such as Figures 5 to 8 , Figures 10 to 11 As shown, the first brush 6 is fixedly connected to the fourth sidewall 22, and the first brush 6 abuts against the flexible screen 4. Figure 5 and 7 As shown, the first brush 6 is located on the side of the through hole 5 away from the scroll 3 (or on the side closer to the side 23). The through hole 5 is located on the fourth side wall 22, and when the screen is in the retracted state, the through hole 5 is close to the scroll 3. It should be noted that the closer the through hole 5 is to the scroll 3, the better the cleaning effect, so that the dust falling can fall out of the through hole 5 in time, avoiding the accumulation of dust on the first part.

[0044] See also Figures 5 to 15 In one embodiment, a rotating arm 9 is also provided on the side of the first part near the first end of the flexible screen 4. The rotating arm 9 is located on the side of the first part near the scroll 3. When the housing assembly switches from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the dust on the flexible screen 4 is discharged from the through hole 5 through the rotating arm 9.

[0045] like Figure 5 , Figure 7 and Figure 10 , Figures 12 to 15 As shown, the rotating arm 9 is disposed at one end of the second sidewall 12 near the reel 3, and the rotating arm 9 has a first tilt state inclined toward the reel side (e.g., Figure 7 and Figure 10 , Figure 12 , Figure 13(as shown) and the second tilt state tilted to one side of the second part (as shown) Figure 5 , Figure 14 , Figure 15 As shown, when the housing assembly is in the unfolded state, the rotating arm 9 is in the first tilted state. At this time, the rotating arm 9 and the first part 1 form a V-shaped groove, which can collect the dust that falls from the flexible screen 4 in the unfolded state. When the housing assembly is in the retracted state, the rotating arm 9 is in the second tilted state. At this time, the dust falls along the rotating arm 9 into the through hole 5 and is discharged from the through hole 5.

[0046] As one implementation method, such as Figures 5 to 10 In the middle, the rotating arm 9 is the first magnetic component. The rotating arm 9 is fixedly connected to the second side wall 12 through the rotating shaft. The fourth side wall 22 is provided with a second magnetic component 10 on the side facing the scroll 3. When the housing assembly switches from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the second magnetic component 10 moves closer to the first magnetic component, so that the rotating arm 9 tilts towards the fourth side wall.

[0047] In this method, the end of the rotating arm 9 closer to the scroll 3 is heavier than the end farther from the scroll 3. Thus, when the rotating arm 9 is away from the second magnetic element 10 (i.e., when the housing assembly is in the unfolded state), the rotating arm 9 tilts toward the scroll 3, and the rotating arm 9 forms a V-groove with the first part. When the housing assembly is in the retracted state, the side of the rotating arm 9 closer to the second part is attracted by the second magnetic element, the side closer to the scroll 3 is raised, and the rotating arm 9 tilts toward the second part 2.

[0048] It should be pointed out that, Figure 7 and Figure 8 The cleaning process shown is a light cleaning, meaning the displacement of the second sidewall 12 relative to the fourth sidewall 22 will not exceed the through hole 5, and the through hole 5 will not leak during the light cleaning process. To allow large particles to be discharged outside the shell, a deep cleaning is required, such as... Figure 10 and Figure 11 In the middle, the displacement of the second sidewall 12 relative to the fourth sidewall 22 exceeds the through hole 5, causing the through hole 5 to be exposed, which can discharge large dust particles to the outside of the shell.

[0049] As another implementation method, such as Figures 12 to 15 As shown, the rotating arm 9 is fixedly connected to the second side wall 12 via a rotating shaft. At the same time, the end of the rotating arm 9 near the scroll 3 is connected to the second side wall 12 via a spring 13. When the housing assembly is in the unfolded state, the tension of the spring 13 pulls down the end of the rotating arm 9 near the scroll 3. At this time, the rotating arm 9 and the second side wall 12 form a V-shaped groove to store dust. When the housing assembly is in the retracted state, the end of the rotating arm 9 near the scroll 3 is pushed up by the fourth side wall 22, the spring 13 is in the stretched state, the rotating arm 9 tilts towards the second component, and the dust falls into the through hole 5 along the rotating arm 9.

[0050] Furthermore, in one embodiment of this application, the fourth sidewall 22 is provided with a third cleaning structure on the side facing away from the flexible screen 4. The third cleaning structure is provided on the side of the through hole 5 near the scroll 3. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the retracted state to the unfolded state, the third cleaning structure abuts against the first part 1, so that the dust discharged from the through hole 5 is discharged to the outside of the first part.

[0051] like Figure 5 and Figure 7 In the process, dust falls out of the through hole 5 and lands on the second side wall 12 without detaching from the interior of the housing assembly. To ensure timely removal of dust from the second side wall 12, a third cleaning structure is provided on the side of the fourth side wall 22 facing away from the flexible screen 4. There is a squeezing effect between the third cleaning structure and the second side wall 12. During the process of the housing assembly switching from a contracted state to an unfolded state, the dust on the second side wall 12 is also discharged outside the housing assembly along with the cleaning by the third cleaning structure.

[0052] Optionally, the third cleaning structure is as follows: Figure 6 and Figure 8 The second brush 7 is attached to the fourth side wall 22 on the side away from the flexible screen 4 using adhesive.

[0053] It should be noted that the first cleaning structure, the second cleaning structure, or the third cleaning structure mentioned above may include, but is not limited to, a brush or a sponge brush.

[0054] In one embodiment of this application, the wide opening of the through hole 5 extends parallel to the direction of the central axis of the roll 3, and the through hole 5 is funnel-shaped, with the wide opening of the funnel facing the flexible screen 4.

[0055] It should be noted that in order for dust on the flexible screen 4 to be discharged through the through hole 5, the length of the through hole 5 is greater than or equal to the width of the flexible screen 4.

[0056] In this embodiment, the through hole 5 is funnel-shaped (not shown in the figure), and the wide opening of the funnel faces the flexible screen 4. On the one hand, this facilitates the accumulation of dust that falls into the body and automatically falls into the through hole 5. On the other hand, it also avoids the opening on the side of the first part 1 facing the outside of the shell being too large, which would affect the aesthetics and the safety of the screen.

[0057] In one embodiment of this application, the fourth sidewall 22 of the second part 2 includes a battery cover, and the second cleaning structure abuts against the battery cover as the first part 1 moves away from the second part 2.

[0058] Specifically, when the flexible screen 4 is in a closed state, the battery cover overlaps with the second sidewall 12.

[0059] like Figure 1 and3 As shown, in one optional structure, the electronic device further includes a battery 8 and a battery cover (not shown). The battery 8 and battery cover belong to the second part 2. When the screen is closed, the battery cover overlaps with the second sidewall 12. In this structure, a second cleaning structure provided on the second sidewall 12 abuts against the battery cover, so that dust falling on the battery cover can be cleaned by the second cleaning structure during the screen unfolding process.

[0060] In another embodiment of this application, the through hole 5 is covered with a protective net on the side away from the flexible screen 4, and the protective net is fixedly connected to the first part 1.

[0061] For example, the protective mesh is a metal mesh with a mesh diameter of 0.3-0.5 cm. The metal mesh is attached to the side of the first part 1 facing outwards from the housing using adhesive, so that the metal mesh covers the through holes 5.

[0062] In this embodiment, when the flexible screen is in the unfolded state, the through hole 5 is exposed on the surface of the electronic device. This application can prevent blunt objects from passing through the through hole 5 and damaging the screen by covering the outside of the through hole 5 with a protective net (not shown in the figure).

[0063] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0064] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0065] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: include: A housing assembly and a flexible screen; the housing assembly includes a first part and a second part that are movable relative to each other; at least part of the first part and the second part are nested together, the housing assembly has an unfolded state and a retracted state, the first part is provided with a scroll, the first end of the flexible screen is disposed inside the electronic device by passing around the scroll, and the second end of the flexible screen is fixedly connected to the second part; Wherein, a first cleaning structure is provided between the first end of the flexible screen and the housing assembly, and a through hole is provided on the housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the first cleaning structure contacts the first end of the flexible screen, so that the dust on the flexible screen is discharged through the through hole. The first cleaning structure is disposed on the housing assembly near the first end of the flexible screen, and the first cleaning structure is disposed on the side of the through hole away from the roll. The second part has a third sidewall, a sidewall, and a fourth sidewall connected in sequence. The third sidewall is opposite to the fourth sidewall. When the fourth sidewall is fitted inside the first part, the fourth sidewall is located on the side of the first part near the first end of the flexible screen. The fourth sidewall is provided with a through hole. The first cleaning structure is disposed on the side of the fourth sidewall facing the flexible screen. A rotating arm is also provided on the side of the first part near the first end of the flexible screen. The rotating arm is located on the side of the first part near the scroll. When the housing assembly switches from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the dust on the flexible screen is discharged from the through hole through the rotating arm.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first part has a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall being opposite to the second sidewall, and the first sidewall and the second sidewall being connected by the spool.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating arm is a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element is provided on the side of the fourth sidewall facing the scroll. When the housing assembly switches from the unfolded state to the retracted state, the second magnetic element moves closer to the first magnetic element, so that the rotating arm tilts towards the fourth sidewall.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fourth sidewall has a third cleaning structure on the side facing away from the flexible screen. The third cleaning structure is located on the side of the through hole near the scroll. During the process of the housing assembly switching from the retracted state to the unfolded state, the third cleaning structure abuts against the first part, so that the dust discharged from the through hole is discharged outside the first part.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wide opening of the through hole extends parallel to the direction of the central axis of the roll, and the through hole is funnel-shaped with the wide opening of the funnel facing the flexible screen.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The through-hole is covered with a protective mesh on the side away from the flexible screen, and the protective mesh is fixedly connected to the first part.

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