Display module and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of screen protection, and discloses a display module and electronic equipment, the display module comprises a screen assembly, a middle frame and an elastic part, and the screen assembly is provided with a display surface. The side, opposite to the display face, of the screen assembly is connected with the middle frame. The orthographic projection of the elastic part on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface on the projection plane. The elastic part connects the middle frame and the screen assembly. The screen assembly can display image information to a user through the display surface, and interaction with the user is facilitated. The middle frame can support the screen assembly and the elastic part. The orthographic projection of the elastic part on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface on the projection plane, so that the elastic part can avoid the display surface, and the integrity of image information displayed by the display surface is improved. The elastic part is connected with the middle frame and the screen assembly and can drive the screen assembly to deform and recover along with folding and unfolding of the screen assembly, so that the situation that the screen assembly slides in the folding and unfolding process is relieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of screen protection, and in particular to a display module and an electronic device. Background Art

[0002] Electronic devices are generally used to interact with users, and they can enable users to obtain the information they express through visual, auditory, or tactile perception.

[0003] An electronic device generally includes a screen assembly and a middle frame. The screen assembly forms an image by emitting light and is perceived by the user, while the middle frame can support the screen assembly.

[0004] In the related art, the screen assembly of some electronic devices can generally be folded and stored after use. The folded and unfolded screen assembly will deform relative to the middle frame, and this deformation can easily cause the screen to slip. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the present application provides a display module and an electronic device to alleviate the impact of slippage on the screen assembly.

[0006] Specifically, the following technical solutions are included:

[0007] The first aspect of the present application provides a display module, the display module comprising a screen assembly, a middle frame and an elastic part, the screen assembly having a display surface. The side of the screen assembly opposite to the display surface is connected to the middle frame. The orthographic projection of the elastic part on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface on the projection plane, and the projection plane is a plane parallel to the display surface. The elastic part connects the middle frame and the screen assembly.

[0008] Optionally, the elastic portion includes an elastic body and a plurality of first through holes, wherein the first through holes penetrate the elastic body along a thickness direction of the elastic body, and adjacent first through holes are relatively separated.

[0009] Optionally, the elastic body extends along the circumference of the screen assembly, and the plurality of first through holes are distributed on two opposite sides of the elastic body along a first direction, where the first direction is the length direction of the screen assembly.

[0010] Optionally, the display module includes a diaphragm, the diaphragm is stacked with the display surface, the diaphragm is connected to the display surface, and the elastic part connects the diaphragm and the middle frame.

[0011] Optionally, the elastic portion and the diaphragm are stacked along a projection direction, and the elastic portion is located on a side of the diaphragm facing the display surface.

[0012] Optionally, the orthographic projection of the elastic portion on the projection plane overlaps with the orthographic projection of a part of the screen assembly on the projection plane, and the elastic portion is connected to the overlapping portion of the screen assembly.

[0013] Optionally, the diaphragm has a plurality of second through holes, the second through holes penetrate the diaphragm along the thickness direction of the diaphragm, adjacent second through holes are relatively separated, and the plurality of second through holes are distributed at opposite ends of the diaphragm.

[0014] Optionally, the display module includes a protective layer, the protective layer and the diaphragm are stacked, the protective layer has a shielding area, and the orthographic projections of the second through holes on the projection plane are all located within the orthographic projections of the shielding area on the projection plane.

[0015] Optionally, the film is bonded to the display surface by optical adhesive.

[0016] Optionally, the elastic portion is an annular structure, and the elastic portion extends along the circumference of the display surface.

[0017] Optionally, the rigidity of the elastic portion is greater than the rigidity of the screen assembly.

[0018] A second aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes the display module as described in the above technical solution.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application include at least: the screen assembly can display image information to the user through the display surface, which is conducive to interaction with the user. The middle frame can support the screen assembly and the elastic part. The orthographic projection of the elastic part on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface on the projection plane, which is conducive to the elastic part avoiding the display surface to improve the integrity of the image information displayed on the display surface. The elastic part connects the middle frame and the screen assembly, and can drive the screen assembly to deform and recover as the screen assembly is folded and unfolded, so as to alleviate the situation of slippage during the folding and unfolding of the screen assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of partial structural decomposition of a display module provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 A front view schematic diagram of a display module provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Detailed diagram of the AA in the middle;

[0024] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Detailed diagram of point B in the middle;

[0025] Figure 5 A schematic front view of the elastic portion and the display surface provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a portion of the structure of the diaphragm provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0027] The reference numerals in the figures represent respectively:

[0028] 1. Screen assembly; 11. Display surface;

[0029] 2. Middle frame;

[0030] 3. elastic part; 31. elastic body; 301. first through hole;

[0031] 4. diaphragm; 401. second through hole;

[0032] 5. Protective layer.

[0033] The above drawings have shown clear embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail later. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] The directional nouns involved in the embodiments of the present application, such as "upper", "lower", "side", etc., are generally represented by Figure 1 The relative relationship of the orientation shown in the figure is used as the basis, and these orientation terms are used only to more clearly describe the relationship between structures, not to describe absolute orientation. When the product is placed in different postures, the orientation may change, for example, "up" and "down" may be interchangeable.

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, all technical terms used in the embodiments of the present application have the same meanings as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0037] In order to make the technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the implementation methods of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0038] A first aspect of the present application provides a display module, such as Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the display module includes a screen assembly 1, a middle frame 2 and an elastic part 3, and the screen assembly 1 has a display surface 11. Among them, the side of the screen assembly 1 opposite to the display surface 11 is connected to the middle frame 2. The orthographic projection of the elastic part 3 on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface 11 on the projection plane, and the projection plane is a plane parallel to the display surface 11. The elastic part 3 connects the middle frame 2 and the screen assembly 1.

[0039] It can be understood that the screen assembly 1 can display image information to the user through the display surface 11, which is conducive to interaction with the user. The middle frame 2 can support the screen assembly 1 and the elastic part 3. The orthographic projection of the elastic part 3 on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface 11 on the projection plane, which is conducive to the elastic part 3 avoiding the display surface 11 to improve the integrity of the image information displayed on the display surface 11. The elastic part 3 connects the middle frame 2 and the screen assembly 1, and can drive the screen assembly 1 to deform and recover as the screen assembly 1 is folded and unfolded, so as to alleviate the situation of slippage during the folding and unfolding of the screen assembly 1.

[0040] In the related art, the screen assembly 1 is generally arranged on the middle frame 2, and a gap is formed between the screen assembly 1 and the middle frame 2. At the same time, in order to adapt to the deformation caused by folding, the screen assembly 1 is generally made of a soft material. When folding occurs, the two parts of the screen assembly 1 generally rotate toward each other with their common edge as the axis, which will cause the two parts to deform to a certain extent. This deformation will be restored to a certain extent after the screen assembly 1 is unfolded, but it will also cause the shape of the screen assembly 1 and the gap with the middle frame 2 to change, that is, the screen assembly 1 slips. The direction of the slip is as follows: Figure 2 shown.

[0041] The present application connects the middle frame 2 and the elastic part 3 of the screen assembly 1, and drives the screen assembly 1 to deform and recover as the screen assembly 1 is folded and unfolded. In this way, the elastic part 3 can absorb the slippage generated by the screen assembly 1 during the folding and unfolding process to alleviate the impact of the slippage on the screen assembly 1.

[0042] In the embodiment of the present application, the screen assembly 1 displays image information through the display surface 11, and the elastic part 3 does not participate in the display of the image information. Therefore, by setting the orthographic projection of the elastic part 3 on the projection plane to be separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface 11 on the projection plane, the display surface 11 can be prevented from being disturbed by the elastic part 3, so as to improve the display effect of the display surface 11.

[0043] In the embodiment of the present application, the interior of the middle frame 2 can be a hollow structure to accommodate the screen assembly 1 and the elastic part 3 and provide support for both, while being conducive to the surface flattening of the middle frame 2 .

[0044] In the embodiment of the present application, the middle frame 2 and the screen assembly 1 can be connected by bonding or other methods.

[0045] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic portion 3 can be connected to the screen assembly 1 and the middle frame 2 respectively by bonding or the like, thereby playing the role of connecting the middle frame 2 and the screen assembly 1.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic portion 3 can be integrally formed with a portion of the screen assembly 1 to help the screen assembly 1 recover from deformation.

[0047] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic portion 3 may be a structure such as a spring, and the direction of its stretching and compression is parallel to the length direction of the display surface 11 .

[0048] In an embodiment of the present application, the elastic part 3 includes a first part and a second part, the first part and the second part are stacked along the projection direction, the first part is integrally formed with the screen assembly 1, and the second part connects the first part and the middle frame 2.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present application, the display surface 11 can display image information to the user by emitting light.

[0050] In the embodiment of the present application, there may be two middle frames 2, the two middle frames 2 may rotate around the same axis, and the screen assembly 1 and the elastic portion 3 are respectively connected to the two middle frames 2. The two middle frames 2 may drive the screen assembly 1 to fold by rotating toward each other, and may unfold the screen assembly 1 by rotating away from each other.

[0051] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 4 As shown, the elastic part 3 includes an elastic body 31 and a plurality of first through holes 301 . The first through holes 301 penetrate the elastic body 31 along the thickness direction of the elastic body 31 , and adjacent first through holes 301 are relatively separated.

[0052] In the embodiment of the present application, the first through hole 301 can change the shape of the elastic body 31 and provide space for the elastic body 31 to deform, which is beneficial to improving the elasticity of the elastic body 31.

[0053] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic body 31 may be a steel sheet, which is formed with the first through hole 301 by drilling.

[0054] In the embodiment of the present application, the cross-sectional shape of the first through hole 301 can be a geometric shape such as a circle or a rectangle, or a combination of several geometric shapes, or an irregular shape. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the first through hole 301 is a rounded rectangle.

[0055] In the embodiment of the present application, the first through holes 301 may be arranged in 1 row, 2 rows, 3 rows, or any other number of rows.

[0056] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 5 As shown, the elastic body 31 extends along the circumference of the screen assembly 1 , and a plurality of first through holes 301 are distributed on two opposite sides of the elastic body 31 along a first direction, where the first direction is the length direction of the screen assembly 1 .

[0057] It can be understood that such a configuration is conducive to the deformation of the elastic body 31, so that it can deform and recover as the screen assembly 1 is folded and unfolded, so as to drive the screen assembly 1 to recover and alleviate the slippage during the folding and unfolding process.

[0058] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the display module includes a diaphragm 4 , which is stacked with a display surface 11 , the diaphragm 4 is connected to the display surface 11 , and the elastic part 3 connects the diaphragm 4 and the middle frame 2 .

[0059] In the embodiment of the present application, the diaphragm 4 is stacked with the display surface 11, which can help improve the light emitted by the display surface 11 to improve the display effect of the image information. The diaphragm 4 is connected to the display surface 11 to improve the stability between the two. The elastic part 3 connects the diaphragm 4 and the middle frame 2, and can apply elastic force to the screen assembly 1 through the diaphragm 4 to absorb the slippage generated by the screen assembly 1 during the folding and unfolding process to alleviate the impact of the slippage on the screen assembly 1.

[0060] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 4 As shown, the elastic portion 3 and the diaphragm 4 are stacked along the projection direction, and the elastic portion 3 is located on the side of the diaphragm 4 facing the display surface 11 .

[0061] It is understandable that the side of the film 4 away from the display surface 11 can be used for users to view image information. The elastic part 3 is located on the side of the film 4 facing the display surface 11, which is conducive to the film 4 hiding the elastic part 3 and also conducive to the elastic part 3 supporting the film 4.

[0062] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 4As shown, the elastic part 3 is located between the diaphragm 4 and the screen assembly 1, the orthographic projection of the elastic part 3 on the projection plane coincides with the orthographic projection of a part of the screen assembly 1 on the projection plane, and the elastic part 3 is connected to the coincident part of the screen assembly 1.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present application, the orthographic projection of the elastic part 3 is connected to the overlapping part of the orthographic projection of the screen assembly 1, which is beneficial for the elastic part 3 to limit the screen assembly 1 and reduce the deformation of the screen assembly 1 along the stacking direction during the folding process, which can improve the supporting stability of the screen assembly 1.

[0064] In the embodiment of the present application, the overlapping part of the orthographic projection of the elastic part 3 and the orthographic projection of the screen assembly 1 may be in contact with each other, or may be connected by bonding or the like.

[0065] In the embodiment of the present application, the overlapping portion of the orthographic projection of the screen assembly 1 and the orthographic projection of the elastic portion 3 is located below the display surface 11 along the stacking direction.

[0066] In the embodiment of the present application, the membrane 4 and the elastic part 3 are connected by optical adhesive bonding.

[0067] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the diaphragm 4 has a plurality of second through holes 401 , which penetrate the diaphragm 4 along the thickness direction of the diaphragm 4 , and adjacent second through holes 401 are relatively separated, and the plurality of second through holes 401 are distributed at opposite ends of the diaphragm 4 .

[0068] In the embodiment of the present application, the second through hole 401 can provide space for the diaphragm 4 to deform, thereby improving the elasticity of the diaphragm 4 and facilitating the deformation of the diaphragm 4 as the screen assembly 1 is folded and unfolded.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present application, the cross-sectional shape of the second through hole 401 can be a geometric shape such as a circle or a rectangle, or a combination of several geometric shapes, or an irregular shape. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the second through hole 401 is a rounded rectangle.

[0070] In the embodiment of the present application, the second through holes 401 may be arranged in 1 row, 2 rows, 3 rows, or any other number of rows.

[0071] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the display module includes a protective layer 5, which is stacked with a diaphragm 4. The protective layer 5 has a shielding area 51, and the orthographic projections of the second through holes 401 on the projection plane are all located within the orthographic projections of the shielding area 51 on the projection plane.

[0072] In the embodiment of the present application, the protective layer 5 has a protective effect on the diaphragm 4. The orthographic projections of the second through holes 401 on the projection plane are all located within the orthographic projections of the shielding area 51 on the projection plane, which is conducive to the shielding area 51 shielding the second through holes 401. On the one hand, it can prevent dust and other impurities from entering the second through holes 401, and on the other hand, it can also improve the integrity of the display module of the present application.

[0073] In the embodiment of the present application, the shielding area 51 may be coated with ink to shield the second through hole 401 .

[0074] In the embodiment of the present application, the shielding area 51 may extend to the edge of the protective layer 5 .

[0075] In some embodiments of the present application, the film 4 is bonded to the display surface 11 by optical adhesive.

[0076] In the embodiment of the present application, the optical adhesive is light-transmissive. The film 4 and the display surface 11 are bonded by the optical adhesive, which can improve the connection performance between the two. At the same time, the light emitted by the display surface 11 can also pass through the optical adhesive and the film 4 and enter the user's line of sight, which is conducive to the user reading image information.

[0077] In some of the embodiments of this application, Figure 5 As shown, the elastic portion 3 is an annular structure, and the elastic portion 3 extends along the circumference of the display surface 11 .

[0078] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic portion 3 of the annular structure can limit the display surface 11 and reduce the slippage of the display surface 11 during the folding and unfolding of the folding assembly.

[0079] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic portion 3 may be a circular ring structure or a square ring structure.

[0080] In some embodiments of the present application, the stiffness of the elastic portion 3 is greater than the stiffness of the screen assembly 1 .

[0081] In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic part 3 with greater rigidity has a stronger ability to resist deformation than the screen assembly 1, and can drive the screen assembly 1 to recover during the folding and unfolding process of the screen assembly 1, so as to reduce the impact of slippage on the screen assembly 1.

[0082] A second aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes the display module as described in the above embodiment.

[0083] It is understandable that the electronic device of the present application adopts the display module of the above embodiment, and therefore has the same technical effects as the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0084] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may be a product such as a smart phone, a tablet computer or a laptop computer.

[0085] In the present application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. The term "plurality" refers to two or more than two, unless otherwise clearly defined.

[0086] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present application after considering the specification and practicing the present application disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present application, which follow the general principles of the present application and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present application. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only.

[0087] It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the precise structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present application is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A display module, characterized in that: The display module comprises a screen assembly (1), a middle frame (2) and an elastic part (3), wherein the screen assembly (1) has a display surface (11), wherein: The side of the screen assembly (1) opposite to the display surface (11) is connected to the middle frame (2); The orthographic projection of the elastic part (3) on the projection plane is separated from the orthographic projection of the display surface (11) on the projection plane, and the projection plane is a plane parallel to the display surface (11); The elastic part (3) connects the middle frame (2) and the screen assembly (1).

2. The display module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic part (3) comprises an elastic body (31) and a plurality of first through holes (301), wherein the first through holes (301) penetrate the elastic body (31) along the thickness direction of the elastic body (31), and adjacent first through holes (301) are relatively separated.

3. The display module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastic body (31) extends along the circumference of the screen assembly (1), and the plurality of first through holes (301) are distributed on two opposite sides of the elastic body (31) along a first direction, wherein the first direction is the length direction of the screen assembly (1).

4. The display module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The display module comprises a diaphragm (4), the diaphragm (4) and the display surface (11) are stacked, the diaphragm (4) is connected to the display surface (11), and the elastic part (3) connects the diaphragm (4) and the middle frame (2).

5. The display module according to claim 4, characterized in that: The elastic portion (3) and the diaphragm (4) are stacked along the projection direction, and the elastic portion (3) is located on a side of the diaphragm (4) facing the display surface (11).

6. The display module according to claim 5, characterized in that: The elastic part (3) is located between the diaphragm (4) and the screen assembly (1), the orthographic projection of the elastic part (3) on the projection plane overlaps with the orthographic projection of a part of the screen assembly (1) on the projection plane, and the elastic part (3) is connected to the overlapping part of the screen assembly (1).

7. The display module according to claim 4, characterized in that: The diaphragm (4) has a plurality of second through holes (401), the second through holes (401) penetrate the diaphragm (4) along the thickness direction of the diaphragm (4), adjacent second through holes (401) are relatively separated, and the plurality of second through holes (401) are distributed at opposite ends of the diaphragm (4).

8. The display module according to claim 7, characterized in that: The display module comprises a protective layer (5), the protective layer (5) and the diaphragm (4) are stacked, the protective layer (5) has a shielding area (51), and the orthographic projections of the second through holes (401) on the projection plane are all located within the orthographic projections of the shielding area (51) on the projection plane.

9. The display module according to claim 4, characterized in that: The film (4) and the display surface (11) are bonded together by optical adhesive.

10. The display module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic portion (3) is an annular structure, and the elastic portion (3) extends along the circumference of the display surface (11).

11. The display module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rigidity of the elastic part (3) is greater than the rigidity of the screen assembly (1).

12. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises the display module according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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