Screen assembly and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10511699-B2
Application number	US-201716080274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2017
Priority date	May 4, 2016
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

A screen assembly and a mobile terminal are provided. The screen assembly includes a frame and a screen. The screen is arranged on the inner side of the frame. The screen is able to move relative to the frame between a first position and a second position along a thickness direction of the screen. The screen is configured to move towards the interior of the frame from the first position to the second position in a drop process of the screen assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screen assembly, comprising:
a frame;
a screen, the screen being disposed at an inner side of the frame, and the screen being movable between a first position and a second position along a thickness direction of the screen with respect to the frame, the screen being configured to move towards an interior of the frame from the first position to the second position in a drop process of the screen assembly; and
a moving mechanism disposed in the frame,
wherein the screen comprises an edge and a bottom surface where a bottom of the edge is located, when the screen is located in the first position, the bottom surface of the screen is flush with an upper surface of the frame,
wherein the moving mechanism comprises a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet is fixedly provided to a lower side of the screen, the second magnet is fixedly provided to the frame, and the second magnet is configured to cooperate with the first magnet to drive the screen to move from the first position to the second position.

2. The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the screen is at least partially accommodated in the frame when the screen is located in the second position.

3. The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the screen is completely accommodated in the frame when the screen is located in the second position.

4. The screen assembly according to claim 1 , wherein when the screen is located in the second position, a distance between the bottom surface of the screen and an upper surface of the frame is L1, and L1 satisfies: 0.01 mm<L1<1 mm.

5. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a frame;
a screen comprising an edge and a bottom surface where a bottom of the edge is located, the screen being disposed at an inner side of the frame, and the screen being movable between a first position, where the bottom surface of the screen is flush with an upper surface of the frame, and a second position, where the bottom surface of the screen is at least partially accommodated in the frame, along a thickness direction of the screen with respect to the frame;
a controller; and
a moving mechanism disposed in the frame and comprising a sensor and a driving unit,
wherein the sensor is connected with the controller, and the driving unit is connected to the controller and the screen separately so as to drive the screen to move from the first position to the second position,
wherein the moving mechanism comprises a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet is fixedly provided to a lower side of the screen, the second magnet is fixedly provided to the frame, and the second magnet is configured to cooperate with the first magnet to drive the screen to move from the first position to the second position.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the second magnet defines a mounting hole, the frame is provided with a mounting post, and the mounting post is fitted with the mounting hole to secure the second magnet to the frame.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the first magnet is a permanent magnet, the second magnet is an electromagnet, and the controller is configured to apply a current to the second when the sensor senses that the mobile terminal drops, such that the attraction force is generated between the first magnet and the second magnet, and the screen is driven to move from the first position to the second position.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to apply a current in an opposite direction to second magnet when the sensor senses that the mobile terminal is stationary, such that a repulsive force is generated between the first magnet and the second magnet, and the screen is driven to restore from the second position to the first position.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the driving unit further comprises a spring provided between the screen and the frame, the spring is compressed when the screen is in the second position; and the controller is configured to deenergize the second magnet when the sensor senses that the mobile terminal is stationary, such that the screen restores from the second position to the first position under an elastic restoring force of the spring.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a rim;
a screen, the screen being disposed at an inner side of the rim, and the screen being movable between a first position and a second position along a thickness direction of the screen with respect to the rim, the screen being configured to move towards an interior of the rim from the first position to the second position in a drop process of the mobile terminal;
a controller; and
a moving mechanism, the moving mechanism being disposed in the rim, the moving mechanism being configured to drive the screen to move from the first position to the second position during the drop of the mobile terminal,
wherein the screen comprises a periphery and a bottom surface where a bottom of the periphery is located, when the screen is located in the first position, the bottom surface of the screen is flush with an upper surface of the rim,
wherein the moving mechanism comprises:
a sensor, the sensor being connected to the controller of the mobile terminal; and
a driving unit, the driving unit being connected to the controller and the screen separately so as to drive the screen to move from the first position to the second position during the drop of the mobile terminal,
wherein the driving unit comprises an accommodating part, a first fitting part and a second fitting part, the accommodating part is fixedly coupled to the frame, the first fitting part is movably provided in the accommodating part, and the second fitting part is fixedly coupled to the lower side of the screen, and the first fitting part may be fitted with the second fitting part to push the second fitting part and the screen to move from the first position to the second position.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the bottom surface of the screen is at least partially accommodated in the rim when the screen is located in the second position.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the bottom surface of the screen is completely accommodated in the rim when the screen is located in the second position.

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Zeng Zanjian

Classifications

• H04M1/0266 Primary

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/02

  Constructional features of telephone sets · CPC title

• H04M1/18

  Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment (H04M1/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/16

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title