Rotation mechanism and foldable mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10257331-B2
Application number	US-201815924977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2018
Priority date	Apr 19, 2017
Publication date	Apr 9, 2019
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019

Abstract

A rotation mechanism is provided. The rotation mechanism includes a rotation assembly, a base assembly, and a connection assembly. The rotation assembly includes a position member, a first rotation shaft rotatably coupled to the position member, a second rotation shaft rotatably coupled to the position member and separated from and parallel to the first rotation shaft, and a sliding member slidably disposed between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft. The base assembly includes a base body coupled to the rotation assembly, a first slide base slidably coupled to the base body, and a second slide base slidably coupled to the base body. The second slide base and the first slide base are located at two opposite sides of the base body. The connection assembly is coupled to the base body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotation mechanism comprising:
a rotation assembly having:
a position member;
a first rotation shaft, rotatably coupled to the position member;
a second rotation shaft, rotatably coupled to the position member and separated from and parallel to the first rotation shaft; a distance between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft remaining constant by the position member;
a sliding member, disposed between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft; the sliding member being moved along a direction parallel to an axis of the first rotation shaft by rotating the first rotation shaft and the second rotation; and
a connection member, coupled to the sliding member;

a base assembly having:
a base body, coupled to the rotation assembly;
a first slide base, slidably coupled to the base body; and
a second slide base, slidably coupled to the base body, the second slide base and the first slide base being located at two opposite sides of the base body; and

a connection assembly having:
a first connecting member coupled to the connection member;
a first triangle connecting member rotatably coupled to the first connecting member and the base body;
a second connecting member coupled to the connection member; and
a second triangle connecting member rotatably coupled to the second connecting member and the base body;

wherein a corner of the first triangle connecting member is rotatably coupled to the first slide base, and a corner of the second triangle connecting member is rotatably coupled to the second slide base.

2. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first rotation shaft defines at least one first inclined slot, the sliding member comprises at least one first protrusion, the at least one first protrusion is slidably engaged in the at least one first inclined slot in one-to-one correspondence; the second rotation shaft defines at least one second inclined slot, the sliding member comprises at least one second protrusion, the at least one second protrusion is slidably engaged in the at least one second inclined slot in one-to-one correspondence.

3. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection member comprises:
a connection portion coupled to the sliding member;
a first connection Species, coupled to the connection portion, the first connection Species having a first connection arm slidably sleeved on the first rotation shaft, and a second connection arm perpendicular to the first rotation shaft; and
a second connection Species, coupled to the connection portion, the second connection Species having a third connection arm slidably sleeved on the first rotation shaft, and a fourth connection arm perpendicular to the first rotation shaft;
wherein the connection assembly is coupled to the second connection arm of the first connection Species and the fourth connection arm of the second connection Species.

4. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting member comprises:
a first connecting rod, coupled to the connection member and parallel to the first rotation shaft; and
a first connecting plate, perpendicular to the first connecting rod; wherein one end of the first connecting plate is coupled to the first connecting rod, the other end of first connecting plate is rotatably coupled to the first triangle connecting member.

5. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second connecting member comprises:
a second connecting rod, coupled to the connection member and parallel to the second rotation shaft; and
a second connecting plate, perpendicular to the second connecting rod; wherein one end of the second connecting plate is coupled to the second connecting rod, the other end of second connecting plate is rotatably coupled to the second triangle connecting member.

6. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base body comprises:
a first base body coupled to the first rotation shaft; and
a second base body coupled to the second rotation shaft and being rotatable relative to the first base body;
wherein the first base body and the second base body is symmetrically arranged, the first slide base is slidably coupled to the first base body, the second slide base is slidably coupled to the second base body, a move direction of the first slide base and a move direction of the second slide base are perpendicular to the first rotation shaft.

7. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the rotation mechanism further comprises a damping assembly coupled to the first base body and the second base body; the damping assembly is configured to generate a damping force to the first base body and the second base body during rotating the first base body relative to the second base body.

8. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the damping assembly comprises:
a first damping Species coupled to the first base body, the first damping Species having:
a first slave shaft coupled to the first base body;
a first damping element slidably sleeved onto the first slave shaft and configured to be rotated together with the first slave shaft;
a first blocking element fixed to the first slave shaft; and
a first elastic element located between the first damping element and the first blocking member;

a second damping Species coupled to the second base body, the second damping Species having:
a second slave shaft coupled to the second base body;
a second damping element slidably sleeved onto the second slave shaft and configured to be rotated together with the second slave shaft;
a second blocking element fixed to the second slave shaft; and
a second elastic element located between the second damping element and the second blocking member; and

a damping member penetrated through by the first slave shaft and the second slave shaft, and coupled to the first damping element of the first damping Species and the second damping element of the second damping Species;
wherein the damping member comprises a plurality of protrusions towards the first damping element and the second element, each of the first damping element and the second element defining a plurality of recesses corresponding to the plurality of protrusions, each of the plurality of protrusions is configured to be engaged in one of the protrusions recesses.

9. The rotation mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotation mechanism further comprises a housing assembly, the housing assembly covers the base body; the rotation assembly is received in the housing assembly.

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommmunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Yugui
• Cheng Jiao

Classifications

• H04M1/022

  The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes · CPC title

• G06F1/1681 Primary

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• H04M1/0216

  Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge · CPC title

• E05D3/12

  with two parallel pins and one arm · CPC title

• H04M1/021 Primary

  using combined folding and rotation motions (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title