Terminal with adjustable screen size

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12028467-B2
Application number	US-201917619622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2019
Priority date	Oct 16, 2019
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A terminal with an adjustable screen size includes: a first body; a second body disposed opposite to the first body; one or more stepping motors disposed on the first body or the second body and configured to drive a relative movement of the first body and the second body; a rotating shaft disposed on the second body; a chain plate driven around the rotating shaft, wherein a side of the chain plate is fixedly connected to the first body; and a flexible display screen flatly fixed onto the chain plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal with an adjustable screen size, comprising:
a first body, comprising:
a bearing portion; and
a first back cover, wherein a right side of the first back cover is fixedly connected to a side of the bearing portion;

a second body disposed opposite to the first body, wherein the second body comprises a second back cover, and a left side of the first back cover extends toward the second body;
one or more stepping motors disposed on the first body or the second body and configured to drive a relative movement of the first body and the second body;
a rotating shaft disposed on the second body;
a chain plate driven around the rotating shaft, wherein a side of the chain plate is fixedly connected to the first body; and
a flexible display screen flatly fixed onto the chain plate;
wherein the rotating shaft, the chain plate, and the flexible display screen are disposed on a same side of the first back cover and a same side of the second back cover, the first back cover is disposed inside the second back cover and the two can slide relatively, and a right side of the second back cover is close to the first body.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal comprises two stepping motors separately disposed on two ends of the first body or the second body.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein each of the stepping motors comprises:
a motor body; and
a guide rod, wherein an end of the guide rod is connected to the motor body, and extends toward and contracts from the rotating shaft under control of the motor body.

4. The terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the motor body controls an extension size of the guide rod to gradually become longer, and the guide rod drives the second body to move to the left relative to the first body.

5. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
an orthographic projection of the flexible display screen falls within a maximum orthographic projection of the first back cover and the second back cover;
the maximum orthographic projection is an orthographic projection of the first back cover and the second back cover when the first body has a maximum displacement relative to the second body;
an orthographic projection of one of the first back cover and the second back cover is equal to a minimum orthographic projection of the terminal, and an orthographic projection of the other is less than or equal to the minimum orthographic projection of the terminal; and
the minimum orthographic projection is the orthographic projection of the first back cover and the second back cover when the first body has a minimum displacement relative to the second body.

6. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the first body further comprises:
a first side protective plate disposed on an upper side of the first back cover and perpendicular to the first back cover; and
a second side protective plate disposed on a lower side of the first back cover and perpendicular to the first back cover; and

the second body further comprises:
a third side protective plate disposed on an upper side of the second back cover, perpendicular to the second back cover, and outside the first side protective plate;
a fourth side protective plate disposed on a lower side of the second back cover, perpendicular to the second back cover, and outside the second side protective plate, wherein upper and lower ends of the rotating shaft are respectively connected to the third side protective plate and the fourth side protective plate; and
a fifth side protective plate disposed on a left side of the second back cover, perpendicular to the second back cover, and adjacent to a left side of the flexible display screen.

7. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein
a sum of lengths of the first side protective plate and the third side protective plate is greater than or equal to a length of the flexible display screen;
a sum of lengths of the second side protective plate and the fourth side protective plate is greater than or equal to the length of the flexible display screen;
a length of one of the first side protective plate and the third side protective plate is equal to a minimum width of the terminal, and a length of the other is less than or equal to the minimum width of the terminal;
a length of one of the second side protective plate and the fourth side protective plate is equal to the minimum width of the terminal, and a length of the other is less than or equal to the minimum width of the terminal; and
the minimum width of the terminal is a width of a display area of the terminal when the first body has a minimum displacement relative to the second body.

8. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first body is provided with a first control button and a second control button, the first control button is configured to allow a user to control starting and stopping of the stepping motors, and the second control button is configured to allow the user to control the stepping motors to drive the relative movement of the first body and the second body.

9. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the first control button and the second control button are disposed on an outside of the first body and exposed.

10. The terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a front camera disposed on a side of the first body close to the flexible display screen, wherein the front camera is an under-screen camera; and
a rear camera disposed on a side of the first body away from the flexible display screen.

11. A terminal, comprising:
a first body, comprising:
a bearing portion; and
a first back cover, wherein a right side of the first back cover is fixedly connected to a side of the bearing portion;

a second body disposed opposite to the first body, wherein the second body comprises a second back cover, and a left side of the first back cover extends toward the second body;
a rotating shaft disposed on the second body;
two stepping motors separately disposed on two ends of the first body or the second body and configured to drive a relative movement of the first body and the second body, wherein each of the stepping motors comprises a motor body and a guide rod, an end of the guide rod is connected to the motor body, and the guide rod extends toward and contracts from the rotating shaft under control of the motor body;
a chain plate driven around the rotating shaft, wherein a side of the chain plate is fixedly connected to the first body; and
a flexible display screen flatly fixed onto the chain plate;
wherein the rotating shaft, the chain plate, and the flexible display screen are disposed on a same side of the first back cover and a same side of the second back cover, the first back cover is disposed inside the second back cover and the two can slide relatively, and a right side of the second back cover is close to the first body.

12. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the motor body controls an extension size of the guide rod to gradually become longer, and the guide rod drives the second body to move to the left relative to the first body.

13. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein
an orthographic projection of the flexible display screen falls within a maximum orthographic projection of the first back cover and the second back cover;
the maximum orthographic projection is an orthographic projection of the first back cover and the second back cover when the first body has a maximum displacement relative to the second body;
an orthographic projection of one of the first back cover and the second back cover is equal to a minimum orthographic projection of th

Assignees

• Jrd Communication Shenzhen Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Shiuanhung
• Zhu Yan
• Ye Fuqiang
• Wang Jianwei
• Shi Tianyuan
• Zhou Luqian
• Li Shipeng

Classifications

• H04M1/0268 Primary

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0237 Primary

  Sliding mechanism with one degree of freedom · CPC title

• G06F1/1624

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title