CN112889103A

CN112889103A - Foldable device

Info

Publication number: CN112889103A
Application number: CN201880094177.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘文俊; 陈松亚; 凡小飞; 秦涛; 袁浩
Original assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-09
Filing date: 2018-08-09
Publication date: 2021-06-01
Also published as: WO2020029207A1

Abstract

A foldable device (100) includes a first housing (10), a second housing (20), a rotating shaft assembly (30), and a flexible protector (40). The flexible protection piece (40) is coated on the rotating shaft assembly (30) so as to prevent the rotating shaft assembly (30) from being exposed outside, thereby preventing the rotating shaft assembly (30) from rusting, damaging and the like due to external influence. And, through covering the flexible protective member (40) on the rotating shaft assembly (30), thus avoid exposing the rotating shaft assembly (30) outside and pinching the user's palm holding the apparatus (100), in order to protect users.

Description

Foldable device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of display, in particular to foldable equipment.

Background

The foldable devices of the prior art are generally connected by a rotating shaft assembly to connect structures on two sides of the device, so as to realize the folding of the device. The rotating shaft assembly generally has a larger difference in structural appearance from both sides thereof. The exposed rotating shaft component is easy to clamp the palm of a user holding the equipment, so that the human body is injured. In addition, the exposed rotating shaft assembly is not protected, and is easily rusted and damaged by the influence of the outside.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention provides a foldable device for protecting a rotating shaft assembly and a user.

The foldable equipment comprises a first shell, a second shell, a rotating shaft assembly and a flexible protection piece, wherein the rotating shaft assembly is connected between the first shell and the second shell, the flexible protection piece comprises a flexible cover plate and side plates arranged on two opposite sides of the flexible cover plate, the flexible cover plate covers the rotating shaft assembly, and the two side plates cover two opposite sides of the rotating shaft assembly; at least one side plate is provided with an elastic piece extending along the length direction of the side plate.

According to the foldable equipment provided by the invention, the rotating shaft assembly is coated with the flexible protection piece, so that the rotating shaft assembly is prevented from being exposed outside through the flexible protection piece, and the rotating shaft assembly is prevented from rusting, damaging and the like due to external influence. Simultaneously, can avoid the pivot subassembly presss from both sides the user's of holding equipment palm, avoids causing the injury to the user.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the structure of the foldable device according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the assembled structure of the various structures of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the assembled structure of the various structures of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side schematic view of the assembled structure of the various structures of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a flexible protector after bending according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of a flexible protector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic view of the position of foldable device II of the embodiment of FIG. 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of the position of the foldable device III according to the embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of a support member according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a side view of a support member according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present invention provides a foldable device 100, and the foldable device 100 may be a foldable display device, such as various display devices, such as a mobile phone, a tablet, an e-reader, a computer, an electronic display screen, and the like. It will be appreciated that the foldable device 100 may also be a foldable non-display device. The invention is illustrated with the foldable device 100 as a foldable display device.

The foldable device 100 includes a first housing 10, a second housing 20, a rotation shaft assembly 30, and a flexible protector 40. The rotating shaft assembly 30 and the flexible protection member 40 are located between the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 and connected to the first housing 10 and the second housing 20, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 can rotate the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 relatively, and the foldable device 100 can be folded.

The rotation shaft assembly 30 includes at least one rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft assembly 30 is folded with the rotation shaft. It should be understood that the rotating shaft of the present invention is not limited to a physical shaft that exists in practice, but may be a virtual shaft, that is, the rotating shaft can be considered as long as the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent around a certain shaft. In this embodiment, the rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least two rotating portions 31, and two adjacent rotating portions 31 are fixed by a bolt, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 can rotate with the bolt at the connecting position of two adjacent rotating portions 31 as the rotating shaft. It is understood that in other embodiments of the present invention, the rotating shaft assembly 30 includes at least two levers, adjacent levers may be rotatably connected by a damping plate, and the damping plate is rotatably connected to the levers connected thereto, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 rotates around the levers.

The flexible protection member 40 is made of a flexible material so as to prevent the flexible protection member 40 from affecting the foldable device 100. In this embodiment, the flexible protection member 40 is made of a silicone material. The flexible protection member 40 includes a flexible cover 41, and side plates 42 and 43 located on both sides of the flexible cover 41 and connected to the flexible cover 41. In this embodiment, after the foldable display device 100 is unfolded, the flexible cover 41 is coplanar with the surfaces of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20, so that the foldable display device 100 has a better appearance. In the present embodiment, the side plates 42 and 43 are located at two opposite ends of the flexible cover 41 and are both connected to the flexible cover 41 perpendicularly. The flexible cover plate 41 covers one side of the bending direction of the rotating shaft assembly 30, that is, when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, two opposite ends of the flexible cover plate 41 are close to each other and are arranged oppositely. The side plates 42 and 43 cover opposite sides of the rotating shaft assembly 30 and are detachably fixed to both sides of the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that the flexible protection member 40 covers the rotating shaft assembly 30, the rotating shaft assembly 30 is protected by the flexible protection member 40, and the foldable device 100 is more attractive in appearance. Meanwhile, the rotation shaft assembly 30 is prevented from being exposed to the outside by the flexible protector 40, thereby preventing the rotation shaft assembly 30 from being rusted, damaged, etc. by the external influence. Meanwhile, the rotating shaft assembly 30 can be prevented from clamping the palm of the user holding the equipment, and the user is prevented from being injured.

The flexible cover 41 includes a first surface facing away from the rotary shaft assembly 30 and a second surface facing toward the rotary shaft assembly. The first surface of the flexible cover plate 41 is provided with at least one buffer slot 411, and the buffer slot 441 is formed by the first surface of the flexible cover plate 41 sinking towards the second surface. And, the extending direction of the buffer slot 411 is the same as the extending direction of the rotating shaft, and the buffer slot 411 corresponds to the connecting position of the rotating shaft, so that when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is folded, the buffer slot 411 is easily deformed, and further, the buffer slot 411 can be easily used as a deformation accommodating space to accommodate the extruded part when being deformed, or used as a stretching space to provide more stretching amount. In this embodiment, the buffer slot 411 is disposed on the flexible cover 41 of the flexible protection member 40, so that the flexible protection member 40 can be easily folded when the foldable device 100 is folded, thereby preventing the flexible protection member 40 from influencing the folding of the foldable device 100 and also preventing the flexible protection member 40 from being wrinkled due to excessive bending stress when the flexible protection member 40 is folded.

In this embodiment, the number of the buffer slots 411 is plural, and the buffer slots are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of each buffer slot 411 increases from opposite ends toward the middle such that opposite ends of each buffer slot 411 form sharp corners. Each buffer slot 411 extends from a position near the side plate 42 to a position near the side plate 43. The rotating shaft assembly 30 has an inner bending side and an outer bending side opposite to the inner bending side when bent, the inner bending side is the side opposite to the two ends after bent, and the outer bending side is the other side opposite to the two ends after bent. The inner side of the bend is surrounded by the outer side of the bend. In this embodiment, since the flexible cover 41 is located at the inner side of the bending, when the rotating shaft assembly 30 is bent, the whole flexible cover 41 is compressed, and the extruded part generated by the compression can be accommodated in the buffer slot 411, thereby avoiding or reducing the phenomenon of arching or wrinkling of the flexible cover 41.

Further, referring to fig. 6, in the present embodiment, a protruding rib 46 is formed on the second surface of the flexible cover plate 41 at a position corresponding to the buffer slot 41, and an extending direction of the protruding rib 46 is the same as an extending direction of the buffer slot 411. The rib 46 can further enhance the overall strength of the flexible cover 41, and avoid the opening of the buffer slot 411 from significantly affecting the overall strength of the flexible cover 41.

Further, at least one opening 421 is also provided on the side plate 42 and the side plate 43, the opening 421 may be a groove or an opening, and the opening 421 is located on the extension line of the buffer slot 411 on the side plate 42 or the side plate 43, that is, the opening 421 on the side plate 42 or the side plate 43 is aligned with the buffer slot on the flexible cover plate 41. In this embodiment, the opening 421 on the side plate 42 and/or the side plate 43 is an opening, and the diameter of the opening 421 is similar to the width of the middle portion of the buffer slot 411. When the rotating shaft assembly is folded, the whole body of the side plate 42 and the side plate 43 is pressed, so that the opening 421 is deformed and the size is reduced, and the phenomenon that the side plate 42 and/or the side plate 43 is arched or folded is reduced.

In this embodiment, the opening 421 and the buffer slot 411 are blind holes, i.e. non-through holes, so as to avoid the influence on the overall strength caused by the penetration of the flexible cover plate 41 or the side plate 42 and the side plate 43.

Referring to fig. 4, by providing the buffer slot 411 on the flexible cover 41 and providing at least one opening 421 on the side plate 42 and the side plate 43, the flexible protection member 40 can be easily folded when the foldable display device 100 is folded, so as to prevent parts (including the flexible cover 41, the side plate 42, and the side plate 43) of the flexible protection member 40 from being easily folded to obstruct the folding of the foldable display device 100, and prevent the flexible protection member 40 from being folded due to an excessive bending stress.

In the above embodiment, the buffer slot 411 is recessed towards the second surface on the first surface of the flexible cover 41, and it can be understood that the buffer slot 411 may also be recessed towards the first surface on the second surface of the flexible cover, and the similar effect can be achieved. And because the buffer slot is located on the second surface of the flexible cover 411 facing the rotating shaft assembly 30, the surface of the flexible cover 411 facing away from the rotating shaft assembly 30 can be kept smooth, so that the overall appearance is uniform, and the holding feeling is better.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, a through hole (not shown) is formed at an end of the side plate 42 away from the flexible cover plate 41, and the through hole extends from an end surface of the side plate 42 facing the first housing 10 to an end surface facing the second housing 20. In other words, the through hole is located at the edge of the side edge 42 and penetrates through the side plate 42, and the through hole extends in a direction parallel to the joint boundary of the side plate and the flexible cover plate 41. An elastic member 44 is inserted into the through hole. The elastic member 44 is an elastic member having a certain strength and bending performance, and may be an elastic member formed of a polymer material such as a metal elastic member or a resin. It will be appreciated that the elastic member 44 may also be an elastic thread. By providing the elastic member 44 in the through hole, when the foldable device 100 is folded or unfolded, the elastic member 44 is bent into a smooth circular arc shape having the same curvature as that of the rotating shaft assembly 30 by the elastic force thereof, thereby driving the flexible protection member 40 connected to the elastic member 44 to be bent into the smooth circular arc shape.

The side plates 42 and 43 each include a curved section 431 and a straight section 432, the straight section 432 is parallel to the flexible display screen 60 on the first housing 10, and the curved section 431 is located between the straight section 432 and the flexible cover 41. The resilient member 44 is received within the flat section 432. The elastic member 44 may be completely received in the straight section 432, or may protrude from opposite ends of the straight section 432. When the flexible protection member 40 is mounted on the rotation shaft assembly 30, the curved section 431 covers the side surface of the rotation shaft assembly 30, and the straight section 432 is aligned with the side edge region of the display surface of the flexible display screen 60. Preferably, the elastic members 44 in the straight sections 432 are aligned with the neutral plane of the flexible display screen 60 to ensure that the elastic members 44 and the flexible display screen 60 are bent with the same curvature.

The hardness of the elastic member 44 is higher than that of the flexible protection member 40. By providing the resilient members 44 in the side edges 42 and/or 43 of the flexible protection member 40, the flexible protection member 40 can be effectively supported against collapse. Further, the elastic member 44 can make the curvature of the flexible protection member 40 when bending conform to the flexible display screen 60, so as not to generate too much or too little curvature to affect the appearance and the hand feeling of holding.

Referring to fig. 3 and 7, in the present embodiment, two ends of the elastic member 44 extend out of the side plate 42, two ends of the elastic member 44 are a first end 441 and a second end 442 opposite to the first end 441, respectively, the first end 441 is fixed to the first housing 10, and the second end 442 is fixed to the second housing 20. The first end 441 is provided with a first strip hole 443, and the extending direction of the first strip hole 443 is the same as the extending direction of the elastic member 44. The first casing 10 is provided with a first limiting member 12, the first limiting member 12 passes through the first strip-shaped hole 443, and the diameter of the portion of the first limiting member 12 passing through the first strip-shaped hole 443 is the same as or slightly smaller than the width of the first strip-shaped hole 443. As the foldable device is bent or unfolded, the first retaining member 12 moves relatively in the first strip-shaped hole 443 and along the extending direction of the first strip-shaped hole 443, so as to compensate for the displacement of the elastic member 44 caused by compression or stretching when being bent. The first limiting member 12 may be a screw, a pin, or another protruding column structure, and the first limiting member 12 may be disposed in the first strip-shaped hole 443 and move along the first strip-shaped hole 443. When the foldable device 100 is bent, the elastic member 44 bends along with the rotating shaft assembly 30, and because the elastic member 44 is at the bending outer side and is in a stretching state, the first limiting member 12 moves in the first strip-shaped hole 443 towards the second end 442 to compensate the length of the elastic member 44 corresponding to the position of the rotating shaft assembly 30, so as to prevent the elastic member 44 from being damaged by an excessive stretching force; when the foldable device 100 is unfolded, the elastic member 44 is unfolded along with the rotating shaft assembly 30, the elastic member 44 recovers deformation, the first limiting member 12 moves in the first strip-shaped hole 443 along a direction away from the second end 442 to return to the original position, and the elastic member 44 is kept in a flat state. In this embodiment, the first strip-shaped hole 443 is disposed on the elastic member 44, so that the first limiting member 12 has a certain stroke in the first strip-shaped hole 443, and when the foldable device 100 is bent or unfolded, the elastic member 44 can move relative to the first housing, thereby preventing the elastic member 44 from being frequently damaged by the tensile force.

Referring to fig. 8, similarly, the second end 442 may also be provided with a second strip-shaped hole 444, and an extending direction of the second strip-shaped hole 444 is the same as an extending direction of the elastic member 44. The second casing 20 is provided with a second limiting member 22, and the second limiting member 22 passes through the second strip-shaped hole 444. As the foldable device 100 is bent or unfolded, the second retaining member 22 is relatively moved in the second bar-shaped hole 444 and along the extending direction of the second bar-shaped hole 444, so that the second retaining member 22 has a certain stroke in the second bar-shaped hole 444, and when the foldable device 100 is bent or unfolded, the elastic member 44 can move relative to the second housing, thereby preventing the elastic member 44 from being frequently damaged by the tensile force.

Further, referring to fig. 1, fig. 6, fig. 9 and fig. 10, the foldable device 100 further includes a support 50. The support member 50 covers the rotating shaft assembly 30 and is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft assembly 30, and the strength of the support member 50 is greater than that of the flexible protection member 40, so that the rotating shaft assembly 30 is protected by the support member 50. And, the flexible protector 40 covers the supporter 50 and is fixed with the supporter 50. The flexible protection member 40 may be fixed to the support member 50 by means of adhesion or magnetic attraction, or may be formed directly on the support member 50 by means of in-mold molding. The supporting member 50 includes a first portion 51, and a second portion 52 and a third portion 53 located at two sides of the first portion 51 and connected to the first portion 51 at an included angle. In this embodiment, the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 are perpendicularly connected to both sides of the first portion 51. The first part 51 abuts against the flexible cover 41, the second part 52 abuts against the side plate 42, and the third part 53 abuts against the side plate 43, i.e. the flexible cover 41 covers the first part 51, the side plate 42 covers the second part 52, and the side plate 43 covers the third part 53. The second portion 52, the third portion 53 and the first portion 51 form a receiving cavity, and the rotating shaft assembly 30 is received in the receiving cavity. The flexible cover 41 of the flexible protection member 40 covers the first portion 51, and two side plates of the flexible protection member 40 respectively cover and are detachably connected to the second portion 52 and the third portion 53. In the present invention, the strength of the support member 50 is greater than that of the flexible protection member 40, so that the support member 50 increases the strength of the flexible protection member 40, thereby providing the foldable device 100 with a better appearance effect, reducing the damage of the flexible protection member 40, and achieving a better water and oxygen insulation effect. In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 is formed by a metal sheet. The first portion 51 is provided with a plurality of bar-shaped holes 511 corresponding to the buffer slots 411 of the flexible cover 41. And, a plurality of openings 521 are formed in each of the second portion 52 and the third portion, and the openings 521 are communicated with the bar-shaped hole 511 and correspond to the buffer slots 411 of the flexible protection member 40, so that when the foldable equipment 100 is folded, the support member 50 can be easily folded at the position where the bar-shaped hole 511 is formed, thereby preventing the support member 50 from affecting the folding effect of the foldable equipment 100.

The support 50 may be made of a metal material or other hard material to provide sufficient supporting force. The hardness of the support 50 is greater than that of the flexible protector 40. In this embodiment, a groove for accommodating the supporting element 50 is formed on the surface of the rotating shaft assembly 30 facing the flexible protection member 40, and the supporting element 50 is accommodated in the groove 50, that is, the supporting element 50 can be embedded in the surface of the rotating shaft assembly 30 facing the flexible protection member 40, so as to reduce the thickness of the whole body and stabilize the connection between the supporting element 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30.

The supporting member 50 may be an integral structure, or a plurality of sub-supporting members may be combined together. In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 is formed by combining a plurality of sub-supporting members, each sub-supporting member is provided with a notch, and the notches of the adjacent sub-supporting members are spliced to form the strip-shaped hole 511 and the opening 521. That is, the sub-supporters are not directly connected, but are fixed at corresponding positions of the rotation shaft assembly 30 by screws, respectively, to avoid affecting bending of the rotation shaft assembly 30.

In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30 are fixedly connected by a screw 54. Specifically, there are a plurality of screws 54 for fixing the support member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30, and the screws 54 are fixed on the end surface of the rotating shaft through the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 of the support member 50, so that the support member 50 and the rotating shaft assembly 30 are fixed without affecting the rotation of the rotating shaft assembly 30. The side walls 42 and 43 of the flexible protection member 40 and the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 of the support 50 are magnetically attracted to fix the flexible protection member 40 and the support 50. Specifically, referring to fig. 6 and 9, in the present embodiment, the surfaces of the second portion 52 and the third portion 53 facing the flexible protection member are provided with a first fixing member 55, and the inner surface of the side wall of the flexible protection member 40 facing the support member 50 is provided with a second fixing member 45 detachably connected to the first fixing member 55. The connection between the side wall of the flexible protection member 40 and the support member 50 is achieved by the cooperation of the first fixing member 55 and the second fixing member 45. In this embodiment, the first fixing member 55 is a magnet, the second fixing member 45 is a steel sheet, and the first fixing member 55 and the second fixing member 45 are fixed by magnetic attraction. It is understood that the first fixing member 55 and the second fixing member 45 can also be other detachable structures such as a hook and loop fastener, a buckle, and the like. The side wall of the flexible protection member 40 may be opened with an opening exposing the second fixing member 45, so that the second fixing member 45 and the first fixing member 55 can be magnetically attracted more closely. It is understood that the second fixing member 45 may not be disposed in the sidewall of the flexible protection member 40, but the magnet of the support member 50 directly attracts the elastic member 44 to fix the two. Due to the magnetic attraction, the flexible protection member 40 can be easily fixed on the support member 50, and the detachment therebetween is easy.

Further, the flexible protection member 40 of the present embodiment can be fixed to the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 by an adhesive fixing method. Specifically, the first housing 10 includes an end surface 11 facing the rotating shaft assembly 30, and the second housing 20 includes an end surface 21 facing the rotating shaft assembly 30. The flexible protection member 40 and the support member 50 are located between the end surface 11 of the first housing 10 and the end surface 21 of the second housing 20, and the edge of the flexible protection member 40 is fixed to the first end surface 11 and the second end surface 21 by dispensing, so that the flexible protection member 40 and the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are sealed, and further, while the flexible protection member 40 is fixed, impurities such as water and oxygen are prevented from entering the foldable device 100 through a gap between the flexible protection member 40 and the first housing 10 and the second housing 20. In this embodiment, carry out some glue operations through waterproof glue to realize better water-proof effects. It is understood that the flexible protection member 40 and the supporting member 50 can be fixed by other means such as magnetic attraction, snap fit, or hook and loop fastener.

Referring back to fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the foldable device 100 is a foldable display device, and the foldable display device further includes a flexible display screen 60 for displaying images. The flexible display screen 60 is stacked on the first housing 10, the second housing 20 and the rotating shaft assembly 30, fixed to the first housing 10 and the second housing 20, and located on a surface of the rotating shaft assembly 30 opposite to the flexible protector 40. In other words, the first housing 10, the second housing 20 and the rotating shaft assembly 30 are used for supporting the flexible display screen 60, and the rotating shaft assembly 30 is unfolded or folded to drive the flexible display screen 60 to be unfolded or folded, so as to realize the unfolding or folding of the foldable device 100.

Further, the foldable device 100 further comprises a support member 70 disposed between the flexible display screen 60 and the hinge assembly 30. In this embodiment, the supporting member 70 is a metal sheet, fixed on the first casing 10 and the second casing 20, and covers the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that each position of the flexible display screen 60 can be stably supported, and can be kept flat at any position of the foldable device 100 when being folded or unfolded.

In the foldable device 100 of the present invention, the flexible protector 40 is coated on the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that the flexible protector 40 prevents external impurities such as water, oxygen, dust, etc. from easily entering the rotating shaft assembly 30, thereby ensuring the quality of the foldable device 100. Further, a buffer slot 411 is provided on the flexible cover plate 41 of the flexible protection member 40 opposite to the rotating shaft assembly 30, so that when the foldable device 100 is folded by the rotating shaft assembly 30, the flexible protection member 40 can be easily folded at the position of the buffer slot 411, thereby preventing the flexible protection member 40 from influencing the folding of the foldable device 100.

While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

A foldable device is characterized by comprising a first shell, a second shell, a rotating shaft assembly and a flexible protection piece, wherein the rotating shaft assembly is connected between the first shell and the second shell, the flexible protection piece comprises a flexible cover plate and side plates arranged on two opposite sides of the flexible cover plate, the flexible cover plate covers the rotating shaft assembly, and the two side plates cover two opposite sides of the rotating shaft assembly; at least one side plate is provided with an elastic piece extending along the length direction of the side plate.
The foldable device of claim 1, wherein a curvature of the elastic member is the same as a curvature of the rotation shaft assembly.
The foldable device of claim 1 wherein said at least one side panel has perforations disposed along a length of said side panel, said resilient member being disposed within said perforations.
The foldable device of claim 1, wherein the resilient member has a hardness higher than a hardness of the flexible protection member.
The foldable device of claim 1, wherein the resilient member is a metal resilient member.
The foldable device of any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the resilient member comprises a first end extending beyond a respective one of the side panels along the length of the resilient member, the first end being movably connected to the first housing.
The foldable device of claim 6, wherein the first end of the elastic member is movably coupled to the first housing along a length of the elastic member.
The foldable device of claim 7, wherein a first end of the elastic member is provided with a strip-shaped hole, the first housing is provided with a first limiting member, and the first limiting member is movably disposed in the strip-shaped hole.
The foldable device of claim 8, wherein the first stop slides within the elongated hole along a length of the elastic member when the pivot assembly is bent.
The foldable device of claim 1, wherein the flexible cover comprises a first surface facing away from the spindle assembly and a second surface facing toward the spindle assembly, the first surface having at least one buffer slot disposed thereon.
The foldable device of claim 10, wherein the hinge assembly comprises at least one hinge, and the buffer slot extends in the same direction as the hinge.
The foldable device according to claim 11, wherein the second surface of the flexible cover is formed with a rib at a position corresponding to the buffer slot, and the rib extends in the same direction as the buffer slot.
The foldable device of claim 10, wherein the side panels are provided with at least one opening, and the opening is deformed to provide a deformation space when the flexible protection member is folded.
The foldable device of claim 13, wherein said opening is located on an extension of said buffer slot on said side panel.
The foldable device of any one of claims 10 to 14, further comprising a support member between the first housing and the second housing, the support member being sandwiched between a flexible protector and the spindle assembly.
The foldable device of claim 15, wherein the support member has a hardness greater than a hardness of the flexible protection member.
The foldable device of claim 15, wherein the support member comprises a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion and the third portion being coupled to opposite sides of the first portion and defining a receiving cavity, the pivot assembly being received in the receiving cavity and fixedly coupled to the support member.
The foldable device of claim 17, wherein the flexible cover of the flexible protector covers the first portion and the two side panels of the flexible protector cover and are detachably connected to the second portion and the third portion, respectively.
The foldable device of claim 18, wherein the second portion and the third portion are magnetically attached to the two side plates of the flexible protector, respectively.
The foldable device of claim 19, wherein the side plates of the flexible protective member have steel plates disposed therein, and the second and third portions have magnets attached to the steel plates such that the two side plates of the flexible protective member are magnetically attracted to the second and third portions, respectively.
The foldable device of claim 17, wherein the first portion has a plurality of slots corresponding to the buffer slots in the flexible cover; and the second part and the third part are both provided with a plurality of holes, and the holes are communicated with the strip-shaped holes.
The foldable device of claim 17, wherein the first portion is embedded in a surface of the spindle assembly.
The foldable device of claim 1, wherein the foldable device comprises a flexible display screen stacked on the first housing, the second housing and the rotating shaft assembly, and the flexible display screen is located on a side of the rotating shaft assembly facing away from the flexible protection member, and the rotating shaft assembly is flattened or folded to bring the flexible display screen into flattening or folding.
The foldable device of claim 23, wherein the side plate provided with the elastic member comprises a curved section and a straight section, the curved section connects the straight section and the flexible cover plate, and the elastic member is accommodated in the straight section.
The foldable device of claim 24, wherein the elastic member in the flat section is aligned with the flexible display screen.