Electronic equipment and display assembly

Abstract

The utility model discloses electronic equipment and a display component, and the electronic equipment comprises a body, a display module and a flexible body. The display module is connected to the body, and a gap is formed between the side face of the display module and the body. The flexible body is connected to the display module and the body, and the flexible body wraps the side face of the display module. In the application, the flexible body formed by curing the liquid glue is arranged on the display module, so that the side surface of the display module can be wrapped, and parts for buffering, such as foam, do not need to be added between the flexible body and the display module, so that the thickness of the flexible body in the thickness direction of the electronic equipment can be reduced; and the flexible body has a certain elastic deformation capability, so that a buffering function can be realized, and the display module can be effectively protected.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic products, in particular to an electronic device and a display assembly. BACKGROUND

[0002] Electronic devices such as mobile phones generally include a middle frame and a display module, and the display module is mounted on the middle frame. In order to shield the matching position of the display module and the middle frame, a cover shell is generally added, one end of the cover shell is connected to the middle frame, and the other end is connected to the outer surface of the display module. However, this design causes the cover shell to protrude from the outer surface of the display module, increasing the thickness of the entire machine. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] Therefore, the present application provides an electronic device and a display assembly to solve the problem of increasing the thickness of the entire machine caused by adding a cover shell to cover the matching position of the display module and the middle frame in the prior art.

[0004] In a first aspect, an electronic device is provided, which includes a body, a display module, and a flexible body. The display module is connected to the body, and a gap is formed between the side surface of the display module and the body. The flexible body is connected to the display module and the body, and the flexible body covers the side surface of the display module and at least part of the flexible body is embedded in the gap.

[0005] In the present application, by arranging a flexible body formed by solidifying liquid glue on the display module, the side surface of the display module can be wrapped, and no cushioning parts such as foam need to be added between the flexible body and the display module, thereby reducing the thickness of the flexible body in the thickness direction of the electronic device. The flexible body has a certain elastic deformation capability and can achieve a cushioning function, thereby effectively protecting the display module.

[0006] In a possible implementation, the display module includes a wiring layer, and the wiring layer is bent to form a protruding portion on the side surface of the display module. The flexible body covers the protruding portion of the wiring layer. The flexible body can protect the wiring layer and provide a cushioning effect, thereby preventing the wiring layer from being damaged after colliding with the frame.

[0007] In a possible implementation, at least part of the flexible body covers the surface of the display module in the thickness direction of the display assembly. The surface is the display surface of the display module, and the flexible body covers the part of the display surface close to the edge, thereby effectively shielding the gap between the display module and the frame.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the display module comprises a cover plate and a display screen arranged in sequence in a stacked manner, the flexible body is wrapped around the side surface of the cover plate and the display screen, and at least part of the flexible body covers the side surface of the cover plate away from the display screen in the thickness direction of the display assembly. In this way, the flexible body can provide protection for the surface of the cover plate close to the edge, and at the same time, the sealing effect can be improved.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the electronic device further comprises a protective film arranged on the side surface of the cover plate away from the display screen, which can provide protection for the cover plate. The protective film and the flexible body have a gap therebetween, which can provide a certain displacement space for the flexible body or the protective film, so as to avoid damage caused by mutual extrusion between the flexible body and the protective film during the opening and closing of the foldable device.

[0010] In a possible implementation, in the thickness direction of the electronic device, the distance between the surface of the flexible body away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H1, and the distance between the surface of the protective film away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H2, H1≥H2, that is, the thickness of the flexible body is greater than or equal to the thickness of the protective film on the side of the cover plate away from the display screen, so that the surface of the protective film can be protected by the flexible body.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the flexible body extends from the edge of the display module to the center of the display module by a length of H3, wherein H3≥0.2 mm. Since the flexible body can be combined with the display module as a whole during preparation, the reliability of the connection between the flexible body and the display module is significantly improved, and the flexible body does not need to have a large extension distance on the display module. Compared with the glass material cover, the extension distance of the flexible body on the display module can be reduced to 0.2 mm, thereby facilitating the expansion of the screen ratio.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the flexible body extends from the edge of the cover plate to the center of the display module by a length of H3, wherein H3≥0.2 mm.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the body comprises a support portion and a frame, the frame surrounds the edge connected to the support portion, and the frame and the support portion form a mounting groove. At least part of the display module is arranged in the mounting groove and connected to the support portion, and the gap is between the side surface of the display module and the frame.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the flexible body is attached to an end surface of the frame away from the support portion along a thickness direction of the electronic device. The flexible body can move relative to the frame. For example, when the foldable device is opened or closed, the layers of the display module can move relative to each other, and the movement can be absorbed by the elastic deformation of the flexible body and the movement of the flexible body relative to the frame, thereby preventing the display module from being wrinkled.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the flexible body is made of glue, for example, light-cured glue or heat-cured glue. The glue is in a liquid state in a normal state, and can be changed into a solid state with flexibility and a certain shape through light irradiation or heating.

[0016] In a possible implementation, the flexible body is attached to the display module, so that the flexible body and the display module are reliably combined without an additional glue layer or foam layer, thereby reducing the thickness of the display module.

[0017] In a possible implementation, the flexible body is attached to the display module by a low-injection-pressure overmolding technology, so that the flexible body and the display module are reliably combined.

[0018] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a display assembly, including the display module and the flexible body provided in the first aspect of the present application, and the flexible body is attached to a side surface of the display module.

[0019] The display module and the flexible body in the electronic device provided in the first aspect of the present application have similar technical effects to the display assembly, and details are not described herein.

[0020] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a display assembly, including a display module and a flexible body, the flexible body is connected to the display module, and the flexible body is attached to a side surface of the display module.

[0021] In the present application, the flexible body formed by curing liquid glue is arranged on the display module, so that the side surface of the display module is wrapped, and no foam or other parts for buffering are needed between the flexible body and the display module, thereby reducing the thickness of the flexible body in the thickness direction of the electronic device. The flexible body has a certain elastic deformation capability and can achieve a buffering function, and can effectively protect the display module.

[0022] In a possible implementation, the display module includes a wiring layer, the wiring layer is bent to form a protruding portion on a side of the display module, and the flexible body is wrapped on the protruding portion. In this way, the flexible body can protect the wiring layer and provide a buffering effect, so that the wiring layer is not damaged after colliding with the frame.

[0023] In a possible implementation, the display module includes a cover plate and a display screen which are sequentially stacked, the flexible body is wrapped on a side of the cover plate and the display screen, and at least part of the flexible body covers a side of the cover plate away from the display screen in a thickness direction of the display module. In this way, the flexible body can protect the surface of the cover plate close to the edge and improve the sealing effect.

[0024] In a possible implementation, the display module further includes a protective film, the protective film is arranged on a side of the cover plate away from the display screen, and a gap is formed between the protective film and the flexible body. The gap can provide a certain displacement space for the flexible body or the protective film, so that the flexible body and the protective film are not damaged due to mutual extrusion during the opening and closing of the foldable device.

[0025] In a possible implementation, in a thickness direction of the electronic device, a distance between a surface of the flexible body away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H1, a distance between a surface of the protective film away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H2, and H1 is greater than or equal to H2. That is, the thickness of the flexible body is greater than or equal to the thickness of the protective film on a side of the cover plate away from the display screen. In this way, the surface of the protective film can be protected by the flexible body.

[0026] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and are not limiting to the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0028] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0029] Figure 2 The partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in the figure; Figure 1

[0030] Figure 3 ​A partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device provided in a related art;

[0031] Figure 4 A partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device provided in another related art;

[0032] Figure 5 An electronic device provided in another embodiment of this application is in Figure 1 A partial sectional view at point AA in the middle;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cover plate in the display module provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0034] Figure 7 for Figure 5 A magnified view of a portion of the image;

[0035] Figure 8 The electronic device provided in the embodiments of this application is in Figure 1 A partial sectional view at point BB;

[0036] Figure 9 for Figure 8 A magnified view of a portion of the image.

[0037] Figure label:

[0038] 1-Main body; 11-Middle frame; 12-Support part; 13-Border; 14-Mounting slot; 15-Pressure plate; 16-Back plate;

[0039] 2-Display module; 21-Waysheet layer; 22-Cover plate; 221-First connecting part; 222-Second connecting part; 23-Display screen; 231-Polarizing film; 232-Display panel; 233-Bamboo book; 2a-Optical transparent adhesive; 2b-Ink layer; b1-Edge;

[0040] 3-Casing;

[0041] 4-Solid adhesive;

[0042] 5- Flexible body;

[0043] 6-Foam;

[0044] 7-Camera module; 71-Lens;

[0045] 8-Stage; 81-Adhesive layer;

[0046] 9- Protective film;

[0047] 10-Buffer layer;

[0048] G-gap. Detailed Implementation

[0049] In order to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0050] It should be clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0051] The terms used in the embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present application. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present application and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0052] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used herein is only to describe the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which can represent the three cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone. In addition, the character " / " in this paper generally represents that the front and rear associated objects are a "or" relationship.

[0053] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance; unless otherwise specified or explained, the term "multiple" means two or more; the terms "connection", "fixation" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, "connection" can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integral connection, or electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0054] The electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application can be a foldable device or a non-foldable device. The electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a mechanical arm, a camera, a robot, or a smart home device (such as a television, an air conditioner, a sweeping machine, a sound box, a set-top box), a relay, a customer premise equipment (CPE), etc. The embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 1 The electronic device shown in the figure is taken as an example to illustrate the foldable device.

[0055] The foldable device includes a body 1 and a display module 2. The body 1 can include a middle frame 11, which can be used to support various electronic components and structural components, for example, the middle frame 11 is used to support the display module 2, the camera module, the circuit board, the antenna or the voice device, etc. Among them, the display module 2 can be fixed on the middle frame 11 by adhesive means.

[0056] For the sake of illustration, the foldable device shown in Figure 1 The foldable device has a thickness direction Z, a length direction X and a width direction Y. Among them, the width direction Y is the folding direction of the foldable device.

[0057] Figure 2 The partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 2 As can be understood, the display module 2 is a multi-layer structure, and exemplarily, along the thickness direction of the electronic device, the display module 2 can include a cover plate 22, a polarizing film 231, a display panel 232 and a bamboo book 233 which are sequentially stacked. Among them, the cover plate 22 and the polarizing film 231 can be fixed by adhesive means, for example, an optically clear adhesive (OCA) is arranged between the cover plate 22 and the polarizing film 231 to realize the connection and fixation of the cover plate 22 and the polarizing film 231, and to ensure good light transmission. In some embodiments, a buffer layer 10 can be provided on the side of the bamboo book 233 away from the display panel 232, and the buffer layer 10 can be a material such as foam having a buffering function, and the display module 2 can be adhered and fixed to the middle frame 11 through the buffer layer 10. In some embodiments, a protective film 9 can be attached to the cover plate 22, which can provide a protective effect for the cover plate 22.

[0058] For the foldable electronic device, during folding or unfolding, part of the layers of the display module 2 will be dislocated relative to the middle frame 11 along the Y direction. Therefore, when the foldable electronic device is in a flat state, there is a gap G between the side surface of the display module 2 and the middle frame 11. The gap G can provide space for the dislocation of each layer of the display module 2, so as to avoid interference between part of the layers of the display module 2 and the middle frame 11 during dislocation, and to avoid damage caused by extrusion.

[0059] Since there is the above-mentioned gap G between the display module 2 and the middle frame 11, if the gap G is not shielded, pollutants, water vapor and the like in the external environment will enter the internal part of the electronic device through the gap G, causing the electronic components to be contaminated or eroded.

[0060] Figure 3 The partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device provided by a related technology is shown in Figure 3As shown, the display module 2 has a multi-layer structure. Exemplarily, along the thickness direction of the electronic device, the display module 2 may include a cover plate 22, an optical adhesive layer 2a, a polarizing film 231, a display panel 232, and a bamboo book 233, etc., stacked sequentially. A buffer layer 10 may be provided on the side of the bamboo book 233 facing away from the display panel 232, and a protective film 9 may be attached to the cover plate 22. In related technologies, a cover 3 is provided at the gap G. The cover 3 may be made of rigid fiberglass or other materials. One end of the cover 3 may be connected to the middle frame 11, and the other end may be stacked on the display module 2. The fiberglass cover 3 is relatively brittle and has weak impact resistance. A cushioning element such as foam 6 may be added between the cover 3 and the display module 2 for cushioning. At the same time, the strength may be improved by increasing the thickness of the cover 3. Although this design covers the gap G between the display module 2 and the middle frame 11, the thickness of the cover 3 is relatively large. In addition, the foam 6 is added to the cover 3 and the display module 2, which causes the cover 3 to protrude a large height above the display module 2. The cover 3 will protrude from the surface of the protective film 9 on the top of the display module 2, which leads to a significant increase in the overall thickness of the device, which is not conducive to the thin design of electronic devices.

[0061] Furthermore, the housing 3 typically needs to be bonded to the surface of the display module 2 used for display. If the overlap between the housing 3 and the display module 2 is small, the connection of the housing 3 will be unstable, and the strength of the connection will also be low. Therefore, the housing 3 has a large overlap in the Y direction on the display module 2, that is, as shown... Figure 3 As shown, the housing 3 extends a considerable distance from the edge of the cover plate 22 towards the center of the display module 2 along the Y direction, typically greater than 0.5mm. This results in an increased area of ​​obstruction to the display module 2, reducing the screen-to-body ratio. The camera module is usually mounted on the mid-frame of the electronic device, and the distance the housing 3 extends in the Y direction also obstructs the field of view of the camera module. To ensure the screen-to-body ratio is not reduced, avoid obstructing the field of view of the camera module, and maintain the strength of the housing 3, the size of the mid-frame 11 is increased to connect the larger area of ​​the housing 3 to the mid-frame 11. This reduces the aforementioned distance L while maintaining the strength of the housing, thus avoiding obstruction of the camera module's field of view. However, increasing the size of the mid-frame 11 increases the overall size of the electronic device, which is detrimental to miniaturization design.

[0062] Figure 4 This is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device provided in another related art. Figure 4In the electronic device shown, the display module 2 is a multi-layer structure. For example, along the thickness direction of the electronic device, the display module 2 can include, in sequence, a cover plate 22, an optical adhesive layer 2a, a polarizing film 231, a display panel 232, and a bamboo book 233, and the like. The bamboo book 233 can be provided with a buffer layer 10 on the side away from the display panel 232. The cover plate 22 can be attached with a protective film 9. The protective film 9 on the top layer of the display module 2 has a large coverage area, and the protective film 9 can be lapped on the middle frame 11, and the gap G can be shielded by the protective film 9.

[0063] The thickness of the protective film 9 is usually small, and the protective film 9 has a risk of failure when subjected to external force impact. In particular, the part of the protective film 9 opposite to the gap G between the display module 2 and the middle frame 11 has low strength, and if the protective film 9 is broken, the wiring on the side of the display module 2 can be damaged, resulting in failure of the display module 2. The side of the display module 2 and the middle frame 11 need to be bonded by the solid adhesive 4, which also results in no space between the side of the display module 2 and the middle frame 11 for absorbing the displacement of each layer in the display module 2, and the display module 2 is prone to wrinkling. When the whole machine falls, the side of the display module 2 is also prone to impact the hard side wall of the middle frame 11 and fail.

[0064] In other related technologies, the cover plate 22 has a large coverage area, and the cover plate 22 can be lapped on the middle frame 11, and the gap G can be shielded by the cover plate 22. This way is similar to increasing the coverage area of the protective film, and also has the problems of impact failure and displacement failure as described above, which will not be repeated here.

[0065] Figure 5 A partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device provided by the embodiment includes a body 1, a display module 2, and a flexible body 5. Figure 5

[0066] ​The body 1 can include a support part 12 and a frame 13 surrounding the edge connected to the support part 12, and the frame 13 and the support part 12 form a mounting groove 14. The display module 2 is a multi-layer structure, and exemplarily, along the thickness direction of the electronic device, the display module 2 can include a cover plate 22, an optical adhesive layer 2a, a polarizing film 231, a display panel 232, and a bamboo book 233, etc. arranged in sequence, and a buffer layer 10 can be arranged on the side of the bamboo book 233 away from the display panel 232, and a protective film 9 can be attached on the cover plate 22. At least part of the display module 2 is arranged in the mounting groove 14, and the bamboo book 233 can be connected to the support part 12 by the back adhesive, and the side surface of the display module 2 has a gap G with the frame 13. Along the thickness direction Z, the flexible body 5 can be connected with the frame 13, and the form of the connection can include lap joint or fixed connection. Alternatively, one end of the flexible body 5 can be lapped on the frame 13, that is, the flexible body 5 and the frame 13 maintain a contact relationship, so that the flexible body 5 and the frame 13 can move relatively, and the flexible body 5 and the frame 13 are not combined and fixed as a whole by adhesive or the like. Alternatively, the flexible body 5 and the frame 13 can also be fixed by adhesive to improve the sealing performance. The other end of the flexible body can be fixed to the edge of the display module 2. Thus, the gap G is shielded by the flexible body 5 along the thickness direction Z, preventing dust from entering from the gap G, and the gap G can be sealed to prevent moisture from entering, and the appearance effect can be improved.

[0067] In addition, the electronic device also includes a back plate 16 which can be fixed with the frame 13, for example, by adhesive 16. The back plate 16 can protect the internal components such as the battery and the main board from physical damage and dust and moisture intrusion.

[0068] The flexible body 5 has a certain flexibility and can be elastically deformed under pressure or impact force, which can play a role in buffering external force and protecting the display module 2. The flexible body 5 can be made of adhesive material, such as light-cured adhesive or heat-cured adhesive, which is in liquid state under normal conditions and can be changed into flexible solid state with a certain shape by light or heating process.

[0069] The display module 2 and the flexible body 5 are connected to form a display assembly, which can be independently packaged and transported. During the preparation of the display module 2, liquid glue used for preparing the flexible body 5 can be used to adhere and coat the side of the display module 2 and the part of the surface on one side of the display module 2 in the thickness direction Z by low-injection pressure over-molding (LIPO) technology. The liquid glue is solidified by light or heating process to form the flexible body 5 with certain elastic deformation capability. Thus, the flexible body 5 and the display module 2 are integrated into a whole structure, which can be installed into an electronic device as a whole.

[0070] When the display assembly is installed into the body 1, the display module 2 can be fixed on the support portion 12 by gluing or other methods, and the flexible body 5 is overlapped on the frame 13 to shield the gap G between the side of the display module 2 and the frame 13 by the flexible body 5. In order to ensure the reliability of the installation of the display assembly into the body 1, the flexible body 5 can also be adhered to the support portion 12 by back glue.

[0071] The flexible body 5 can also be fixedly connected with the frame 13. For example, the flexible body 5 can be adhered to the frame 13 by double-sided adhesive tape or point gluing after solidification and molding.

[0072] Thus, the display assembly provided by the embodiments of the present application can wrap the side of the display module 2 by arranging the flexible body 5 formed by solidification of liquid glue on the display module 2. No additional parts such as foam for buffering are needed between the flexible body 5 and the display module 2, so that the thickness of the flexible body 5 in the thickness direction Z of the electronic device can be reduced, and the flexible body 5 has certain elastic deformation capability to achieve the buffering function and effectively protect the display module 2.

[0073] In addition, when the display module 2 is bent, the relative displacement between the partial layers in the display module 2 occurs. Since the flexible body 5 has certain elastic deformation capability, the flexible body 5 can absorb the amount of relative displacement between the partial layers by its elastic deformation, so that the partial layers can be prevented from being wrinkled when bent.

[0074] The flexible body 5 can be wrapped on the side of the display module 2. After the display module 2 is installed into the mounting groove 14, at least part of the flexible body 5 can be embedded into the gap G and blocked between the display module 2 and the frame 13. When the electronic device is impacted by external force, the flexible body 5 can play a buffering role to prevent the display module 2 from being damaged by impacting the hard frame 13. Since the flexible body 5 can block and buffer between the display module 2 and the frame 13, a larger gap G does not need to be reserved between the display module 2 and the frame 13, thereby facilitating the reduction of the overall size of the body 1 and the electronic device and facilitating miniaturization design.

[0075] As shown in Figure 5 The display module 2 further includes a wiring layer 9 electrically connected with the display panel 232. The wiring layer 9 can be bent from the side of the display module 2 to the back of the display module 2 to be electrically connected with the circuit board on the back of the display module 2. The back of the display module 2 refers to the side of the display module 2 facing the mounting groove 14. The wiring layer 9 includes a large number of circuits and has low strength and is easily damaged after colliding with the frame 13. In the embodiment, the flexible body 5 can wrap the protruding part of the wiring layer 9 located in the gap G, thereby protecting the wiring layer 9 and providing a buffering effect to avoid damage to the wiring layer 9 after colliding with the frame 13.

[0076] Before the flexible body 5 is formed, the liquid adhesive can be adhered to the side of the display module 2 by the LIPO process. Since the liquid adhesive has fluidity, the liquid adhesive can completely wrap the side of the display module 2 even if the side of the display module 2 is not flat. At the same time, at least part of the flexible body 5 covers the surface of the display module 2 on the side away from the support portion 12 in the thickness direction of the electronic device. The surface is the display surface of the display module 2, and the flexible body 5 covers the part close to the edge on the display surface, thereby ensuring the effective shielding of the gap G between the display module 2 and the frame 13.

[0077] The flexible body 5 can be lapped on the frame 13 in the thickness direction of the electronic device, and the flexible body 5 can move relative to the frame 13. For example, during the opening and closing of the foldable device, the layers of the display module 2 can move relative to each other. The amount of movement can be absorbed by the elastic deformation of the flexible body 5 and the movement relative to the frame 13, thereby preventing the display module 2 from being wrinkled.

[0078] The display module 2 includes a cover plate 22 and a display screen 23 stacked sequentially. The display screen 23 may include the aforementioned polarizing film 231, display panel 232, and bamboo book 233 stacked sequentially. The display screen 23 can be connected to the support portion 12 through a buffer layer 10. A flexible body 5 can cover the sides of the cover plate 22 and the display screen 23, and along the thickness direction of the electronic device, at least a portion of the flexible body 5 covers the side of the cover plate 22 facing away from the display screen 23. Thus, the flexible body 5 can provide protection for the surface of the cover plate 22 near the edge, while also improving the sealing effect.

[0079] A protective film 9 can be attached to the side of the cover plate 22 facing away from the support part 12. The protective film 9 can protect the cover plate 22. There can be a gap between the protective film 9 and the flexible body 5. This gap can reserve a certain amount of space for the flexible body 5 or the protective film 9 to avoid the flexible body 5 and the protective film 9 being squeezed against each other and damaged during the opening and closing of the foldable device.

[0080] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cover plate 22 in the display module 2 provided in the embodiments of this application, as shown below. Figure 6 As shown, the side of the cover plate 22 facing away from the display screen 23 includes a first connecting portion 221 and a second connecting portion 222. The second connecting portion 222 is closer to the edge of the cover plate 22 than the first connecting portion 221. Both the first connecting portion 221 and the second connecting portion 222 are part of the surface of the cover plate 22. The protective film 9 can be connected to the first connecting portion 221, and the flexible body 5 can be connected to the second connecting portion 222. The flexible body 5 can provide protection for the part of the cover plate 22 near the edge, and the protective film 9 can provide protection for the part of the cover plate 22 facing away from the display screen 23 that is not covered by the flexible body 5.

[0081] Figure 7 A partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device provided in another embodiment of this application, such as... Figure 7 As shown, along the thickness direction of the electronic device, the distance between the surface of the flexible body 5 away from the cover plate 22 and the cover plate 22 is H1, and the distance between the surface of the protective film 9 away from the cover plate 22 and the cover plate 22 is H2. H1≥H2, that is, on the side of the cover plate 22 away from the display screen 23, the thickness of the flexible body 5 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the protective film 9, thereby the flexible body 5 can provide protection for the side of the protective film 9.

[0082] For example, the surface of the flexible body 5 away from the cover plate 22 can be flush with the surface of the protective film 9 away from the cover plate 22, thereby not increasing the overall thickness of the electronic device, while improving the flatness of the electronic device surface, resulting in a good appearance and user experience.

[0083] Exemplarily, the surface of the flexible body 5 away from the side of the cover plate 22 can protrude from the surface of the protective film 9 away from the side of the cover plate 22, so that when the electronic device is placed horizontally on a surface such as a table top, the flexible body 5 can support the electronic device, so that a gap is maintained between the protective film 9 and the table top, thereby avoiding direct contact between the protective film 9 and the table top and causing wear of the protective film 9.

[0084] As shown in Figure 7 , the flexible body 5 extends from the edge of the cover plate 22 to the center of the display module 2 by a certain distance H3, so as to ensure effective sealing of the gap between the display module 2 and the frame 13. The distance H3 can be greater than or equal to 0.2 mm. As described above, in order to ensure the connection strength between the shell 3 and the display module 2, the shell 3 and the display module 2 have a large overlap, and the overlap is greater than 0.5 mm. In the embodiment, since the flexible body 5 can be combined with the display module 2 in the preparation process, the reliability of the connection between the flexible body 5 and the display module 2 is significantly improved, and the flexible body 5 does not need to have a large extension distance on the display module 2. In the embodiment, the distance H3 of the flexible body 5 extending on the cover plate 22 can be reduced to 0.2 mm with respect to the shell 3 of the glass fiber material, thereby facilitating the expansion of the screen ratio.

[0085] Figure 8 The partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device provided for another embodiment of the present application is shown in Figure 8 , the electronic device includes a display module 2, and the display module 2 includes a cover plate 22, an optical adhesive layer 2a, a polarizing film 231, a display panel 232, and a bamboo book 233 which are sequentially stacked, and a buffer layer 10 can be arranged on the side of the bamboo book 233 away from the display panel 232, and a protective film 9 can be attached to the cover plate 22. An ink layer 2b is further arranged between the cover plate 22 and the optical adhesive layer 2a, and the ink layer 2b has an effect of preventing light from transmitting, so that the light transmission is weak, for example, the ink layer 2b can be completely opaque or semi-transparent by changing the material configuration of the ink layer 2b.

[0086] The electronic device further includes a pressing sheet 15, and the pressing sheet 15 can be arranged on the back plate 16. The pressing sheet 15 can be used to fix the internal elements of the electronic device to prevent loosening or displacement, for example, the pressing sheet 15 can be used to fix the camera module 7, and the camera module 7 can be adhered to the pressing sheet 15. When the material of the pressing sheet 15 is metal, the metal pressing sheet 16 can also help to conduct heat and improve the heat dissipation effect.

[0087] As shown in Figure 8As shown, the camera module 7 can acquire external images through the display module 2. The camera module 7 can also be connected and fixed to the support portion 12 via a bracket 8. For example, an adhesive layer 81 can be provided between the bracket 8 and the camera module 7, and between the bracket 8 and the support portion 12, to achieve adhesive bonding and fixation between the bracket 8, the camera module 7, and the support portion 12. The camera module 7 has a set field of view (FOV), which determines the range of external images that the camera module 7 can acquire. Exemplarily, the camera module 7 includes a lens 71, through which external image information can be acquired.

[0088] Figure 9 for Figure 8 A magnified view of a portion, such as Figure 9 As shown, the area on display module 2 opposite to lens 71 may not have an ink layer 2b. For example, the ink layer 2b may correspond to the edge area of ​​lens 71, so that the ink layer 2b does not block the light entering lens 71, avoiding a reduction in the field of view. At the same time, the ink layer 2b can block unnecessary ambient light, improving image contrast and clarity, and can also hide the mechanical structure at the edge of lens 71, making the appearance cleaner. In some embodiments, the ink layer 2b can be annular, along the thickness direction of the electronic device, and the projection of the ink layer 2b is located around lens 71. The inner edge b1 of the ink layer 2b limits the maximum range of the field of view.

[0089] The camera module 7 is generally positioned near the frame 13. For the housing 3 made of the aforementioned fiberglass material (see reference...) Figure 3 In order to ensure the strength of the housing 3, the housing 3 needs to have a large structural size. If the overlap of the housing 3 on the display module 2 is large, it will cause the risk of obstructing the image acquisition range of the camera module 7. To avoid this risk, the camera module can be placed far away from the frame 13. However, there are a lot of components inside the electronic device in the position far away from the frame 13, and the space is small, making it difficult to arrange the camera module 7. This requires increasing the size of the middle frame 11 so that the housing 3 can have a large overlap with the middle frame 11 to overcome the problem of the housing 3 obstructing the image acquisition range of the camera module 7. However, this method is not conducive to the miniaturization design of electronic devices.

[0090] In this embodiment, as Figure 9 As shown, the overlap of the flexible body 5 on the cover plate 22 is small, and the flexible body 5 will not extend into the field of view of the camera module 7. Without increasing the size of the middle frame, it can avoid obstructing the image acquisition range of the camera module 7.

[0091] The above merely provides preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the principles and technical scope of the present application shall fall into the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: The electronic device comprises: a body; a display module connected to the body, a gap being formed between the side surface of the display module and the body; a flexible body connected to the display module and the body, the flexible body being wrapped around the side surface of the display module and at least part of the flexible body being embedded into the gap.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The display module comprises a wiring layer, the wiring layer being bent to form a protruding portion on the side surface of the display module; The flexible body is wrapped around the protruding portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein, At least part of the flexible body covers the surface of the display module in the thickness direction of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of any of claims 1-3, wherein, The display module comprises a cover plate and a display screen which are sequentially stacked, the flexible body being wrapped around the side surface of the cover plate and the display screen, and at least part of the flexible body covering one side of the cover plate away from the display screen in the thickness direction of the display module.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein, A protective film is further provided on the side of the cover plate away from the display screen, a gap being formed between the protective film and the flexible body.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein, In the thickness direction of the electronic device, the distance between the surface of the flexible body away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H1, the distance between the surface of the protective film away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H2, and H1≥H2.

7. The electronic device of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, wherein, The length of the flexible body extending from the edge of the display module to the center of the display module is H3, and H3≥0.2 mm.

8. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein, The length of the flexible body extending from the edge of the cover plate to the center of the display module is H3, and H3≥0.2 mm.

9. The electronic device of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, 8, wherein, The body comprises a support portion and a frame, the frame being connected to the edge of the support portion, the frame and the support portion forming a mounting groove; At least part of the display module is arranged in the mounting groove and connected to the support portion, a gap being formed between the side surface of the display module and the frame.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein, In the thickness direction of the electronic device, the flexible body overlaps the end surface of the frame away from the support portion.

11. The electronic device of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, 8, 10, wherein, The material of the flexible body is glue.

12. The electronic device of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, 8, 10, wherein, The flexible body is adhered to the display module.

13. The electronic device of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, 8, 10, wherein, The flexible body is adhered to the display module by low injection pressure overmolding technology.

14. A display assembly characterized by, The electronic device comprises the display module and the flexible body, the flexible body being wrapped around the side surface of the display module.

15. A display assembly comprising: The electronic device comprises: a display module; a flexible body connected to the display module and wrapped around the side surface of the display module.

16. The display assembly of claim 15, wherein, The display module comprises a wiring layer, the wiring layer being bent to form a protruding portion on the side surface of the display module; The flexible body is wrapped around the protruding portion.

17. The display assembly of claim 16, wherein, The display module comprises a cover plate and a display screen which are sequentially stacked, the flexible body being wrapped around the side surface of the cover plate and the display screen, and at least part of the flexible body covering one side of the cover plate away from the display screen in the thickness direction of the display module.

18. The display assembly of claim 17, wherein, A protective film is further provided on the side of the cover plate away from the display screen, a gap being formed between the protective film and the flexible body.

19. The display assembly of claim 18, wherein, The distance between the surface on the side of the flexible body away from the cover plate and the cover plate along the thickness direction of the display assembly is H1, and the distance between the surface on the side of the protective film away from the cover plate and the cover plate is H2, H1≥H2.

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