Mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10652376-B2
Application number	US-201916534802-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2019
Priority date	Dec 29, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a main body and a flexible screen assembly. The main body defines a receiving cavity and includes a front side and a back side arranged opposite to each other, the receiving cavity has an opening located between the front side and the back side. The flexible screen assembly includes a fixed portion and an activity portion connected sequentially, the fixed portion is provided on the front side, and the activity portion is bent over and received in the receiving cavity or is bent over and contacts the back side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a main body having a first outer wall, a side wall and a second outer wall and defining a cavity having an opening in the side wall, the first outer wall and the second outer wall being opposite to each other, the side wall connecting the first outer wall and the second outer wall and having a connecting portion between the first outer wall and the opening;
a flexible screen assembly comprising a first portion and a second portion connected sequentially and being a touch display, the first portion being fixed on the first outer wall and immovable, the second portion being configured to move between a first position and a second position,
wherein in the first position, the second portion is bent about the connecting portion and received in the cavity, in the second position, the second portion is bent about the side wall to contact the second outer wall and opposite to the first portion; and
a support plate that comprises a rotating portion and a support portion connected sequentially, the rotating portion being rotatably connected to the side wall, and the support portion being rotatable to contact the second outer wall.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the second outer wall defines a recess, and the support portion is received in the recess when the support portion contacts the second outer wall.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2 , further comprising a connecting assembly that comprises a first connecting member and a second connecting member, the first connecting member being arranged in the recess, the second connecting member being arranged in the support portion, and the second connecting member being connected to the first connecting member when the support portion is received in the recess.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the second connecting member is snap-connected or magnetically connected to the first connecting member.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a camera module, the camera module being arranged in the main body and located at the same side as the flexible screen assembly.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the camera module is arranged in the first outer wall or the second outer wall.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible screen assembly includes an inner side surface and an outer side surface opposite to each other, the inner side surface at the first portion is connected with the first outer wall, and the outer side surface is configured as the touch display.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7 , further comprising a protective member, the protective member being arranged on the inner side surface of the flexible screen assembly and located between the main body and the flexible screen assembly.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the protective member is made of silica gel.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a main body having a first outer wall, a side wall and a second outer wall and defining a cavity having an opening in the side wall, the first outer wall and the second outer wall being opposite to each other, the side wall connecting the first outer wall and the second outer wall and having a connecting portion between the first outer wall and the opening;
a flexible screen assembly comprising a first portion and a second portion connected sequentially, the first portion being fixed on the first outer wall and immovable, the second portion having a free end and being configured to move between a first position and a second position,
wherein in the first position, the second portion is bent about the connecting portion and the free end extends into the cavity through the opening, in the second position, the second portion is bent about the side wall to cover the second outer wall and opposite to the first portion; and
a support plate, the support plate having a side rotatably connected to the side wall and the support plate being configured to support the second portion.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the support plate comprises a rotating portion and a support portion connected with the rotating portion, the rotating portion is rotatably connected to the side wall, and the support portion is rotatable to contact the second outer wall.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the main body comprises an upper end side and a lower end side arranged opposite to each other and connected between the first outer wall and the second outer wall;
the side wall defines a strip-shaped gap, two gap walls arranged opposite to each other along a direction from the upper end side to the lower end side being provided at the strip-shaped gap, and the rotating portion is rotatably connected with the two gap walls.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 12 , wherein each of the two gap walls defines a rotating hole, the rotating portion is columnar and provided with two protruding rotating shafts at opposite two sides in an axial direction, and the two rotating shafts are rotatably connected in the two rotating holes correspondingly.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the second outer wall defines a recess, the recess is recessed towards the first outer wall side, and the support portion is received in the recess.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14 , wherein in a direction from the first outer wall to the second outer wall, thickness of the recess is smaller than or equal to thickness of the support portion.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 14 , further comprising two connecting members, one of the two connecting member being arranged in the recess while the other one being arranged in the support portion, and the two connecting members being interconnected to stabilize the support portion to the recess.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , further comprising a protective member, the protective member being provided between the first portion and the first outer wall.

18. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a main body having a first outer wall, a side wall and a second outer wall and defining a cavity, the first outer wall and the second outer wall being opposite to each other, the side wall connecting the first outer wall and the second outer wall, the cavity having an opening located between the first outer wall and the second outer wall;
a flexible screen assembly, comprising a first portion and a second portion connected sequentially, the first portion being fixed on the first outer wall, and the second portion being bendable over and received in the cavity or being bendable over and contacting the second outer wall; and
a support plate comprising a rotating portion and a support portion connected sequentially, the rotating portion being rotatably connected to the side wall of the main body, and the support portion being rotatable to contact the second outer wall, the second outer wall defining a recess, and the support portion being received in the recess when the support portion contacts the second outer wall.

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Weibin
• Cheng Jiao
• Lin Yugui

Classifications

• H04M1/0216

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

• H04M1/0214

  Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0268 Primary

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• A45C11/002

  for storing portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones · CPC title