Mobile terminal, electronic device, and host assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11716410-B2
Application number	US-202117192053-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2021
Priority date	Sep 6, 2018
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

A mobile terminal, an electronic device, and a host assembly may be disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a host assembly and a display assembly. The host assembly may include a base and a support. The base may include a first surface. The first surface may define a receiving groove. The support can be capable of being located in the receiving groove and unfolded relative to the base. The support may include an inner face. The display assembly may include a display face, a back face and a peripheral side face. When the support is unfolded with a first angle relative to the first surface of the base, the display face or the back face of the display assembly may be attached to the inner face, the peripheral side face of the display assembly may abut against the base at a bottom of the receiving groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a host assembly having a folded state, comprising:
a base, comprising a first surface, wherein the first surface defines a receiving groove; and
a support, rotatably connected to the base, capable of being located in the receiving groove and unfolded relative to the base, and comprising an inner face facing the first surface and a first outer face arranged opposite to the inner face; and
a display assembly, detachably connected to the host assembly and comprising:
a display face;
a back face, arranged opposite to the display face; and
a peripheral side face, connected between the display face and the back face,

wherein when the support is unfolded with a first angle relative to the first surface of the base, the display face or the back face of the display assembly is attached to the inner face, and the peripheral side face of the display assembly abuts against the base at a bottom of the receiving groove, and
wherein when the host assembly is in the folded state, the support is received in the receiving groove, and the first outer face is substantially flush with the first surface.

2. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the host assembly is in the folded state, the inner face is attached on the base at the bottom of the receiving groove.

3. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base comprises:
a first side face, adjacent and connected to the first surface;
a second side face, adjacent and connected to the first surface and arranged opposite to the first side face; and
a third side face, adjacent and connected to the first surface, connected between the first side face and the second side face, and parallel to a rotation center axis of the support.

4. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the base comprises a fourth side face opposite to the third side face, the fourth side face is connected between the first side face and the second side face, the receiving groove comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of the receiving groove penetrates through the third side face, and the second end of the receiving groove penetrates through the fourth side face.

5. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the receiving groove comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of the receiving groove penetrates through the first side face, and the second end of the receiving groove penetrates through the second side face.

6. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a fixing member, the fixing member is disposed at the bottom of the receiving groove, two pivoting parts are arranged on the fixing member, each of two ends of the fixing member is provided with a corresponding one of the two pivoting parts, and each of two ends of the support is rotatably connected to the corresponding one of the two pivoting parts.

7. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 6 , wherein when the support is unfolded relative to the base, the display face or the back face of the display assembly is attached to the inner face, and the peripheral side face of the display assembly abuts against the fixing member.

8. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the fixing member comprises a second outer face away from the bottom of the receiving groove, when the support is located in the receiving groove, the first outer face of the support is substantially flush with the second outer face of the fixing member.

9. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the fixing member comprises:
a fixing seat, disposed at the bottom of the receiving groove and defining a fixing hole; and
a fixing rod, stationary relative to the fixing seat and partially located in the fixing hole, wherein two ends of the fixing rod extend out of the fixing hole and operate as the two pivoting parts.

10. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the fixing rod comprises a first rod, a second rod, and an elastic member elastically disposed between the first rod and the second rod,
wherein part of the first rod, part of the second rod and the elastic member are located in the fixing hole, and an end of the first rod and an end of the second rod extend out of the fixing hole and operate as the two pivoting parts.

11. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the support comprises a supporting plate, an end of the supporting plate defines a recess, each of two side walls of the fixing plate arranged at two opposite sides of the recess defines a pivoting hole, each of two pivoting parts is interposed in a corresponding pivoting hole and rotatably connected to the supporting plate at the corresponding pivoting hole; and
the host assembly further comprises two limiting members, each of the two limiting members is disposed between a corresponding pivoting part and an inner wall of the supporting plate around a corresponding pivoting hole, and the supporting plate is unfolded and fixed relative to the base.

12. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the limiting member comprises two limiting protrusions, each of the two limiting protrusions is disposed on the corresponding pivoting part, and each of two inner walls of the supporting plate around a corresponding pivoting hole defines a limiting groove;
when each of the limiting protrusions on the corresponding pivoting part is located in a corresponding limiting groove of the supporting plate, and the support is unfolded and fixed relative to the base.

13. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the host assembly comprises a keyboard, and the keyboard is disposed on the first surface and adjacent to the receiving groove.

14. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base defines at least one accommodating groove at the bottom of the receiving groove, and the at least one accommodating groove is configured to accommodate an external device when the support is unfolded relative to the base.

15. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a first magnetic element, disposed on the support; and
a second magnetic element, located on the display assembly and magnetically attracted to the first magnetic element,
wherein when the display assembly is carried on the support, the display assembly is stably arranged relative to the support under a magnetic force of the second magnetic element and the first magnetic element.

16. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a first electric connection part, arranged on the inner face; and
a second electric connection part, disposed on the display assembly,
wherein when the display face or the back face of the display assembly is attached to the inner face, the first electric connection part is contacted and electrically connected with the second electric connection part, and a transmission mode between the display assembly and the host assembly is a wired data transmission.

17. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the host assembly comprises:
an external communication module, configured to communicate with an external device; and
a first internal wireless communication module, configured to communicate with the external communication module;
the display assembly comprises a second internal wireless communication module,
wherein when the second electric connection part is disconnected from the first electric connection part, the second internal wireless communication module communicates with the first i

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Zimei

Classifications

• H04M1/04 Primary

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title

• H04M1/0216

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

• H04M1/0254 Primary

  comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules · CPC title

• H04M2201/08

  Magnetic elements · CPC title

• H04M1/0256

  wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver · CPC title