CN110554767A - Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a terminal, which includes a flexible display module, a module volume block and two chain link assemblies symmetrically connected to the module volume block, and the chain link assembly includes at least two The chain links connected by connection, the flexible display module is arranged on the upper surface of the module volume block and the chain link assembly, and is detachably connected with each chain link on the chain link assembly. In the flexible terminal provided by the invention, the overall shape of the terminal can be changed at will through the mutual rotation connection of multiple chain links, thereby realizing the arbitrary bending and folding of the terminal, and at the same time, the connection between each chain link is limited by the connecting part on the chain link. The rotation range makes the deformation degree small and controllable, avoiding excessive bending damage to the screen component, greatly improving the user experience, and its simple structure, easy to produce and process, making the cost of the produced equipment lower .

Description

a terminal

technical field

The present invention relates to a smart wearable device, and more specifically, to a terminal.

Background technique

At present, with the advancement of science and technology, especially on the premise that flexible screen technology has been well developed and broken through, wearable devices are also constantly developing in the direction of full-screen foldable, and in the existing technology, usually It is made of leather, rubber, nylon cloth, stainless steel and other materials to make the strap of the wearable device, and the display module or the "watch head" that displays the time is fixed on the strap through the strap, so that the display module or The role of the "head" bundle on the wrist.

However, the watch strap made of stainless steel makes the overall weight of the wearable device heavier, which makes the user uncomfortable to wear, while the watch strap made of leather, rubber, or nylon cloth is easy to make the watch strap stick to the skin. In fact, the skin cannot breathe well, which will also make the user uncomfortable to wear. In addition, the current production cost of leather, rubber, and stainless steel watch straps is relatively high, and the flexibility of leather, rubber, and stainless steel straps And the deformation will cause great damage to the flexible module, and the protection effect is not great. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a wearable device structure that can solve the above problems, so as to improve the user experience.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the deformation of the existing wearable device is uncontrollable and the display module is damaged, thus resulting in poor user experience, and a terminal is provided.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a terminal, comprising: a flexible display module, a module volume block and two chain link assemblies symmetrically connected to the module volume block, and the chain link assembly includes at least two two chain links that are sequentially connected by rotating connection, the flexible display module is arranged on the upper surface of the module volume block and the chain link assembly, and is detachable from each chain link on the chain link assembly connect.

Optionally, the module volume block includes an upper cover shell and a lower cover shell, the upper cover shell and the lower cover shell are connected together by buckles or screws, and are close to the chain link in the upper cover shell A pair of connecting lugs are symmetrically arranged on one side of the assembly, and the chain link assembly is movably connected to the connecting lugs through pins.

Optionally, a first groove is also provided on the upper surface of the upper cover, the first groove is formed through the direction of a pair of connecting lugs of the upper cover, and the first The width of a groove is consistent with the width of the flexible display module.

Optionally, a second groove is provided on the lower cover, and after the lower cover is connected to the upper cover, a groove is formed between the second groove and the lower surface of the upper cover. A sealed cavity that can be used to place circuit components.

Optionally, the module volume block further includes a cover plate assembly, the cover plate assembly is pasted on the upper surface of the upper cover shell, and fixes the flexible display module in the first groove .

Optionally, the cover assembly is a touch panel.

Optionally, the chain link includes a chain link body with two slightly raised symmetrical ends and a connecting portion provided on the two symmetrical ends, and the chain links in the chain link assembly are connected by The connection part realizes the movable connection.

Optionally, the connecting portion includes a limiting connecting portion and a mating connecting portion whose shapes match each other, and the limiting connecting portion and the mating connecting portion are respectively provided on two symmetrical ends of the connecting portion;

The position-limiting connection part is provided on the side of the end part of the connection part close to the outer surface, and is formed concavely based on the outer surface, and a V-shaped notch is provided on the end part;

The mating connection part is arranged on the side of the connection part that is far away from the limit connection part and is close to the inner surface, and is formed concavely inwardly based on the inner surface, and is provided on the end part There is a V-shaped protrusion.

Optionally, a glass cover plate is also included, the glass cover plate is arranged above the flexible display module, and is connected with the chain link assembly and the module volume block, and clamps the flexible display module on the Link assembly and upper surface of module volume.

Optionally, a fixed chain link is also provided on the ends of the two chain link assemblies, and a clamping cavity is arranged on the fixed chain link, and the flexible display module is mounted on the chain link The two ends of the flexible display module extend into the clamping cavity respectively.

Beneficial effect:

The present invention proposes a terminal, which includes a flexible display module, a module volume block, and two chain link assemblies symmetrically connected to the module volume block, and the chain link assembly includes at least two sequentially rotating The chain links connected by connection mode, the flexible display module is arranged on the upper surface of the module volume block and the chain link assembly, and is detachably connected with each chain link on the chain link assembly. In the flexible terminal provided by the invention, the overall shape of the terminal can be changed at will through the mutual rotation connection of multiple chain links, thereby realizing the arbitrary bending and folding of the terminal, and at the same time, the connection between each chain link is limited by the connecting part on the chain link. The rotation range makes the deformation degree small and controllable, avoiding excessive bending damage to the screen component, greatly improving the user experience, and its simple structure, easy to produce and process, making the cost of the produced equipment lower .

Description of drawings

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment, in the accompanying drawing:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an optional mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system of a mobile terminal as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a chain link provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is another schematic structural view of the flexible display module provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a glass cover plate provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

In the following description, use of suffixes such as 'module', 'part' or 'unit' for denoting elements is only for facilitating description of the present invention and has no specific meaning by itself. Therefore, 'module', 'part' or 'unit' may be used in combination.

The wearable device of the present invention may be a terminal with a bendable characteristic, the display screen of the wearable device may be a flexible screen, and the wearable device of the present invention may be implemented in various forms. For example, the wearable device described in the present invention may be a wearable device such as a mobile phone, a portable media player (Portable Media Player, PMP), a navigation device, and an intelligent mobile terminal.

In the following description, a mobile terminal will be taken as an example, and those skilled in the art will understand that, in addition to elements specially used for mobile purposes, the configurations according to the embodiments of the present invention can also be applied to fixed-type terminals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention. The mobile terminal 100 may include: an RF (Radio Frequency, radio frequency) unit 101, a WiFi module 102, an audio output unit 103, A /V (audio/video) input unit 104, sensor 105, display unit 106, user input unit 107, interface unit 108, memory 109, processor 110, and power supply 111 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the mobile terminal shown in Figure 1 does not constitute a limitation on the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or different components layout.

Each component of the mobile terminal is specifically introduced below in combination with FIG. 1:

The radio frequency unit 101 can be used for sending and receiving information or receiving and sending signals during a call. Specifically, after receiving the downlink information of the base station, it is processed by the processor 110; in addition, the uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication. The above wireless communication can use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System of Mobile communication, Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000, Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution, Frequency Division Duplexing Long Term Evolution) and TDD-LTE (Time DivisionDuplexing-Long Term Evolution, Time Division Duplexing Long Term Evolution), etc.

WiFi is a short-distance wireless transmission technology. The mobile terminal can help users send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media through the WiFi module 102, which provides users with wireless broadband Internet access. Although Fig. 1 shows the WiFi module 102, it can be understood that it is not an essential component of the mobile terminal, and can be completely omitted as required without changing the essence of the invention.

The audio output unit 103 can store the audio received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or in the memory 109 when the mobile terminal 100 is in a call signal receiving mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast receiving mode, or the like. The audio data is converted into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 103 can also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The A/V input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The A/V input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the graphics processing unit 1041 is used for still pictures or The image data of the video is processed. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106 . The image frames processed by the graphics processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage media) or sent via the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 . The microphone 1042 can receive sound (audio data) via the microphone 1042 in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like operating modes, and can process such sound as audio data. The processed audio (voice) data can be converted into a format transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 for output in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 1042 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the process of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 1061 and the display panel 1061 when the mobile terminal 100 moves to the ear / or backlighting. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when it is stationary, and can be used to identify the application of mobile phone posture (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related Games, magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tap), etc.; as for mobile phones, fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, Other sensors such as thermometers and infrared sensors will not be described in detail here.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 can be used to receive input numbers or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072 . The touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, can collect touch operations of the user on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable object or accessory such as a finger or a stylus on the touch panel 1071 or near the touch panel 1071). operation), and drive the corresponding connection device according to the preset program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, and detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and sends it to the to the processor 110, and can receive and execute commands sent by the processor 110. In addition, the touch panel 1071 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071 , the user input unit 107 may also include other input devices 1072 . Specifically, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, etc., which are not limited here. .

Further, the touch panel 1071 may cover the display panel 1061, and when the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 determines the type of the touch event according to the The type provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 . Although in FIG. 1, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are used as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 can be integrated. The implementation of the input and output functions of the mobile terminal is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device can be connected with the mobile terminal 100 . For example, an external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (I/O) ports, video I/O ports, headphone ports, and more. The interface unit 108 can be used to receive input from an external device (for example, data information, power, etc.) transfer data between devices.

The memory 109 can be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 can mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, at least one application program required by a function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.) etc.; Data created by the use of mobile phones (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 109 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 110 is the control center of the mobile terminal, and uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire mobile terminal, by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109, and calling data stored in the memory 109 , execute various functions of the mobile terminal and process data, so as to monitor the mobile terminal as a whole. The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface and application programs, etc., and the modem The processor mainly handles wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110 .

The mobile terminal 100 can also include a power supply 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 111 can be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. and other functions.

Although not shown in FIG. 1 , the mobile terminal 100 may also include a Bluetooth module, etc., which will not be repeated here.

In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the following describes the communication network system on which the mobile terminal of the present invention is based.

Please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a structure diagram of a communication network system provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The communication network system is an LTE system of general mobile communication technology, and the LTE system includes UEs (User Equipment, User Equipment) connected in sequence ) 201, E-UTRAN (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network, Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 202, EPC (Evolved Packet Core, Evolved Packet Core Network) 203 and the operator's IP service 204.

Specifically, the UE 201 may be the above-mentioned mobile terminal 100, which will not be repeated here.

E-UTRAN 202 includes eNodeB 2021 and other eNodeB 2022 and so on. Wherein, the eNodeB2021 can be connected to other eNodeB2022 through a backhaul (for example, X2 interface), the eNodeB2021 is connected to the EPC203, and the eNodeB2021 can provide access from the UE201 to the EPC203.

EPC203 may include MME (Mobility Management Entity, Mobility Management Entity) 2031, HSS (Home Subscriber Server, Home Subscriber Server) 2032, other MME2033, SGW (Serving Gate Way, Serving Gateway) 2034, PGW (PDN Gate Way, packet data Network Gateway) 2035 and PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function, Policy and Charging Functional Entity) 2036, etc. Wherein, MME2031 is a control node that processes signaling between UE201 and EPC203, and provides bearer and connection management. HSS2032 is used to provide some registers to manage functions such as home location register (not shown in the figure), and save some user-specific information about service features and data rates. All user data can be sent through SGW2034, PGW2035 can provide UE 201 IP address allocation and other functions, PCRF2036 is the policy and charging control policy decision point of service data flow and IP bearer resources, it is the policy and charging execution function A unit (not shown) selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions.

The IP service 204 may include Internet, Intranet, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem, IP Multimedia Subsystem) or other IP services.

Although the LTE system is taken as an example above, those skilled in the art should know that the present invention is not only applicable to the LTE system, but also applicable to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and future new wireless communication systems. The network system, etc., are not limited here.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure and communication network system, various embodiments of the present invention are proposed.

First embodiment:

Please refer to Figures 3-4, which are schematic structural diagrams and exploded views of the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention. The terminal includes a flexible display module 31, a module volume block 32 and two link assemblies 33, two of which The chain link assemblies 33 are arranged symmetrically on the module volume block 32 respectively, and are arranged oppositely. When the chain link assemblies 33 are subjected to a force to bend them downward, the chain link assemblies 33 are under the action of the force Bend down at a certain angle along the module volume block 32, and the flexible display module 31 is fixed on the module volume block 32 and the two link assemblies 33. In practical applications, the way of sealing can be adopted To achieve fixing, it can also be fixed by spot welding, or even can be fixed by buckle or glue. The way of fixing the buckle can be realized by setting a buckle protrusion on the chain link assembly 33, or by setting it separately A metal buckle that can be used in conjunction with the chain link assembly 33 to position and fix, further, as long as the flexible display module 31 can be fixed on its upper surface, at this time, the flexible display module 31 will follow the chain deformation of the joint assembly 33.

In this embodiment, a pair of symmetrically arranged connection lugs 321 are also provided on the module volume block 32, and the connection lugs 321 are specifically arranged on two opposite end surfaces of the module volume block 32, so The chain link assembly 33 is fixed on the connecting lug 321 by pins or screws.

In this embodiment, the module volume block 32 includes an upper cover shell 322 and a lower cover shell 323, the upper cover shell 322 and the lower cover shell 323 are connected together by buckles or screws, and a pair of connecting lugs 321 is arranged on the upper cover shell 322 and is on the side close to the chain link assembly 33 , and the chain link assembly 33 is movably connected to the upper cover shell 322 through pins.

In this embodiment, a first groove 3221 is also provided on the upper surface of the upper cover shell, and the first groove 3221 penetrates along the direction of the pair of connecting lugs 321 of the upper cover shell 322 formed, and its size is consistent with the width of the flexible display module 31. Specifically, the first groove 3221 is a strip-shaped groove formed by indenting the upper surface of the upper cover shell 322. The first The direction of the groove 3221 is along the direction where the pair of connecting lugs 321 of the upper cover shell 322 is located or is consistent with the length direction of the chain link assembly 33 .

In practical applications, the shape of the first groove 3221 can be set as a strip (that is, the same shape as the strip-shaped flexible display module), but it can also be set as the shape of the upper cover shell 322. The surface shapes are the same, or even formed directly inwardly according to the shape and size of the upper surface, so that a first groove 3221 occupying the upper surface of the upper cover shell 322 is obtained, and the corresponding flexible display module 31 is similar to the first groove 3221. The position corresponding to a groove 3221 is also set to the same shape. As shown in FIG. 7 , the corresponding special-shaped display module is designed according to the special-shaped shape formed by the chain link assembly 33 and the first groove 3221 on the module volume block 32 .

In practical applications, the flexible display module 31 is specifically composed of a flexible glass cover plate, a flexible display screen and a support plate, wherein foam glue is also provided on the support plate, and the foam glue forms a support plate 1103. Hollow structure, in practical application, just use hollow foam glue directly, and then paste the hollow foam glue on the middle position of the support plate, place the flexible display screen in the hollow structure, and then place the flexible glass cover It is covered on the flexible display screen, and the flexible glass cover plate is pasted with foam glue, so that the flexible display module 31 is tightened and fixed between the support plate and the flexible glass cover plate.

In practical applications, in order to further strengthen the flexible display module, the assembly process is as follows: firstly, oca glue is placed between the flexible glass cover and the flexible display, and the two are pasted and fixed through this glue, and then the flexible glass cover The board is glued to the support substrate through a waterproof foam frame. Further, in order to strengthen the bonding between the back of the flexible display and the support substrate, a thin layer of oca glue can also be placed in front of the two. Through the above The flexible display assembled by advanced technology is not only firm, but also waterproof.

Further, since the storage space of this kind of wearable flexible terminal is relatively small and less, some electronic devices are not easy to fix and assemble, so in order to facilitate the assembly of these devices, in this embodiment, on the lower cover shell 323 A second groove 3231 is provided. After the lower cover shell 323 is connected with the upper cover shell 322, a seal is formed between the second groove 3231 and the lower surface of the upper cover shell 322, which can be used for placing Accommodating cavities for circuit components.

Further, in order to increase the volume of the accommodating cavity, a groove identical to the second groove 3231 is also provided on the lower surface of the upper cover shell 322, and the lower cover shell 323 and the upper cover shell 322 are combined. When it gets up, the volume of the accommodating cavity will further increase, which further expands the accommodating space of the module volume block 32 .

As shown in Figure 5, the module block 32 also includes a cover plate assembly 324, the shape and size of the cover plate assembly 324 are matched with the shape and size of the upper surface of the upper cover shell 322, described during assembly The cover assembly 324 is pasted on the upper surface of the upper cover shell 322, and the flexible display module 31 is clamped in the first groove 3221. By adding such a cover assembly 324, it can further increase Improve the fixing degree of the flexible display module 31, and prevent the flexible display module 31 from protruding at the position corresponding to the module volume block 32 when it is bent, thereby protecting the flexible display module 31 and improving the flexibility of the display module 31. The positioning reliability of the non-bending area in the flexible display module 31 .

In practical applications, the cover assembly 324 can be specifically set as a touch panel, or a combined cover with a touch function. The board can realize the artificial control of the local display area, and the setting can also control the display screen of this flexible terminal.

In this embodiment, the chain link assembly 33 is composed of at least two chain links 331, and the chain links 331 and the chain links 331 are connected together through a rotational connection, and are detachably connected. In practical applications , the chain links 331 are connected by pins or screws.

In this embodiment, the chain link 331 includes a chain link body 3311 and connecting parts 3312 arranged at two symmetrical ends of the chain link body 3331, wherein the chain link body 3311 is slightly warped. The link bodies 3311 at the two symmetrical ends, the connecting parts 3312 are respectively arranged on the two symmetrical ends of the link bodies 3311, and the links 331 in the link assembly 33 pass through the The connection part 3312 realizes the flexible connection, and the connection part 3312 is also provided with a connection hole 3313 which cooperates with the pin and fixes it. and many more.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 , the connecting portion 3312 specifically includes two parts, namely, a limiting connecting portion 3312a and a matching connecting portion 3312b, and the design shapes of the limiting connecting portion 3312a and the matching connecting portion 3312b and The structures are sized to match each other, if one is set to a concave shape, the other is set to a convex shape.

In practical applications, the limiting connecting portion 3312a and the mating connecting portion 3312b are respectively arranged on two symmetrical ends of the connecting portion 3312, wherein the limiting connecting portion 3312a is arranged on the connecting portion 3312 One side of the end portion close to the outer surface is formed concavely based on the outer surface, and a V-shaped notch 3312c is provided on the end portion;

The mating connection part 3312b is arranged on the side of the connection part 3312 away from the limiting connection part 3312a and close to the inner surface, and is formed inwardly concavely based on the inner surface, and there is a A V-shaped protrusion 3312d.

Specifically, take the direction in FIG. 6 as an example. The chain link 331 in the figure includes a chain link body 3311 and connecting parts 3312 arranged at two symmetrical ends of the chain link body 3311, and the limiting parts in the connecting part 3312 The connecting portion 3312a is disposed on the left end of the connecting portion 3312, and is recessed toward the inner surface at the position of the left end of the outer surface of the connecting portion 3312, thereby forming a step-like structure at the left position, and at the left edge of the structure A V-shaped notch 3312c is also provided at the position, thereby forming a limiting connection part 3312a;

The mating connecting portion 3312b is provided on the right end of the connecting portion 3312, and is recessed toward the outer surface at the position of the right end of the inner surface of the connecting portion 3312, thereby forming a structure similar to a step at the right position, and at the left edge of the structure A V-shaped protrusion 3312d matching the V-shaped notch 3312c is formed on the position. In practical application, the size of the V-shaped protrusion 3312d is smaller than that of the V-shaped notch 3312c, thereby forming a matching connection portion 3312b.

In other embodiments of the present invention, in addition to directly making the flexible display module 31 into a shaped screen with the same shape as the strap composed of the chain link assembly 33 and the module volume block 32, the flexible display module 31 is provided with a glass cover 34 for protecting the flexible display module 31, as shown in FIG. The same, and stick on the surface of the chain link assembly 33 and the module volume block 32 by double-sided adhesive tape, so as to fix the flexible display module 31 on the surface of the chain link assembly 33 and the module volume block 32 .

In practical applications, the glass cover 34 can also be set as a touch panel by means of extended functions, that is, a touch panel is used instead of the glass cover, which not only achieves the functions of fixing and protection, but also increases the The touch operation function of the flexible terminal, when the user performs a sliding operation on the flexible display module 31 of the terminal, can realize a certain isolation effect through the touch panel (or glass cover) arranged on the flexible display module 31, Therefore, it is avoided that the flexible display module 31 is scratched by the user directly touching the flexible display module 31 .

In this embodiment, if the flexible display module 31 or the glass cover 34 is fixed only by double-sided adhesive tape, the fixing ability is still relatively small, because the elasticity of the two ends of the chain link assembly 33 after bending The recovery force is the largest, and it is easy to cause failure to the adhesive force of the glue pasted on the flexible display module 31 or the glass cover plate 34. In order to further realize the fixing effect, at least one There is a fixed chain link 35 with a clamping cavity, and when the flexible display module 31 is installed on the upper surface of the chain link assembly 33, the two ends of the flexible display module 31 respectively extend to In the clamping cavity, the elastic restoring force at both ends of the link assembly 33 can be offset by the cooperation of the flexible display module 31 and the clamping cavity.

In practical applications, the fixed chain link 35 can be specifically processed by the chain link 331, that is, a stopper 351 is added on the upper surface of the chain link 331, and the stopper 351 and the upper surface of the chain link 331 There is a certain distance, and the limiting piece 351 also extends along the side surface of the chain link 331 to the lower surface, and forms a clamping cavity, which can accommodate the extension part structure of the flexible display module 31 , It can also accommodate other electronic components of some terminals, such as earpieces, vibration motors, sensors and so on.

The present invention proposes a terminal, which includes a flexible display module, a module volume block, and two chain link assemblies symmetrically connected to the module volume block, and the chain link assembly includes at least two sequentially rotating The chain links connected by connection, the flexible display module is arranged on the upper surface of the module volume block and the chain link assembly, and is fixed and detachable connected with each chain link on the chain link assembly, because The flexible terminal provided by the present invention realizes the arbitrary change of the overall shape of the terminal through the mutual rotation connection of multiple chain links, thereby realizing the arbitrary bending and folding of the terminal, and at the same time, the connection between each chain link is limited by the connecting part on the chain link. The range of rotation between them makes the degree of deformation small and controllable, avoiding excessive bending damage to the screen component, greatly improving the user experience, and its structure is simple, easy to produce and process, making the cost of the produced equipment relatively low Low.

It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element.

The serial numbers of the above embodiments of the present invention are for description only, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the essence of the technical solution of the present invention or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of software products, and the computer software products are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD-ROM), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) execute the method of each embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations, and the above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative, rather than restrictive, and those of ordinary skill in the art will Under the enlightenment of the present invention, many forms can also be made without departing from the gist of the present invention and the protection scope of the claims, and these all belong to the protection of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A terminal, comprising: flexible display module, module volume piece and two symmetrical connection are in link subassembly on the module volume piece, link subassembly includes that at least two loop through the chain link that the rotation connected mode is connected, flexible display module set up in the module volume piece with the upper surface of link subassembly, and with every chain link on the link subassembly can be dismantled and be connected.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the modular volume comprises an upper cover shell and a lower cover shell, the upper cover shell and the lower cover shell are connected together by a buckle or a screw, and a pair of connecting lugs are symmetrically arranged on one side of the upper cover shell close to the link assembly, and the link assembly is movably connected to the connecting lugs through pins.

3. The terminal of claim 2, wherein a first groove is further provided on the upper surface of the upper cover case, the first groove is penetratingly formed in a direction of a pair of coupling lugs of the upper cover case, and a width of the first groove corresponds to a width of the flexible display module.

4. a terminal as claimed in claim 3, wherein a second recess is provided in the lower cover shell, and a sealed cavity for receiving a circuit component is formed between the second recess and the lower surface of the upper cover shell after the lower cover shell is connected to the upper cover shell.

5. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the module volume further comprises a cover assembly that is adhered to the upper surface of the upper cover shell and secures the flexible display module within the first recess.

6. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the cover assembly is a touch panel.

7. The terminal of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the link comprises a link body having two symmetrical ends that are slightly tilted and a connecting portion disposed at the two symmetrical ends, wherein the links in the link assembly are movably connected to each other by the connecting portion.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the connecting portion comprises a position-limiting connecting portion and a mating connecting portion, which are matched in shape, and the position-limiting connecting portion and the mating connecting portion are respectively disposed on two symmetrical end portions of the connecting portion;

the limiting connecting part is arranged on one side, close to the outer surface, of the end part of the connecting part, is formed inwards on the basis of the outer surface, and a V-shaped notch is formed in the end part;

The cooperation connecting portion set up in keeping away from of connecting portion on the one side that is close to the internal surface in the one end of spacing connecting portion, and based on the internal surface is to the indent formation, and be in be equipped with a V-arrangement arch on the tip.

9. The terminal of claim 8, further comprising a glass cover plate disposed over the flexible display module and coupled to the link assembly and module volume to clamp the flexible display module to an upper surface of the link assembly and module volume.

10. the terminal of claim 9, wherein a fixed link is further provided on the ends of the two link assemblies, a clamping cavity is provided on the fixed link, and the two ends of the flexible display module respectively extend into the clamping cavity when the flexible display module is mounted on the upper surface of the link assembly.