Connection component and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12411529-B2
Application number	US-202117407298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2021
Priority date	Feb 22, 2019
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

A connection component and a mobile terminal are provided, where the connection component includes a first base, a second base, and a connection mechanism, the first base includes a first accommodation groove, the second base includes a second accommodation groove, and the connection mechanism is rotatably connected to the first base and the second base separately to enable the first base and the second base to switch between an extended state and a folded state. In the extended state, the first base and the second base are adjacent and coplanar, and the first accommodation groove is adjacent to the second accommodation groove. In the folded state, the first base and the second base are overlapped, the first accommodation groove is opposite to the second accommodation groove, and the connection mechanism is accommodated in the first accommodation groove and the second accommodation groove.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connection component, comprising:
a first base, wherein the first base comprises a first accommodation groove;
a second base, wherein the second base comprises a second accommodation groove; and
a connection mechanism, wherein the connection mechanism is rotatably connected to the first base and the second base separately to enable the first base and the second base to switch between an extended state and a folded state, wherein
in the extended state, the first base and the second base are adjacent and coplanar, and the opening of the first accommodation groove is adjacent to the opening of the second accommodation groove; and
in the folded state, the first base and the second base are overlapped, the opening of the first accommodation groove is opposite to the opening of the second accommodation groove, and the connection mechanism is accommodated in the first accommodation groove and the second accommodation groove;
wherein the connection mechanism comprises:
a first connection piece, wherein the first connection piece is rotatably connected to the first base, and the first connection piece is located in the first accommodation groove;
a second connection piece, wherein the second connection piece is rotatably connected to the second base, and the second connection piece is located in the second accommodation groove;
a first adapter, wherein the first adapter is disposed between the first connection piece and the second connection piece, a first end of the first adapter is rotatably connected to the first connection piece, and a second end of the first adapter is rotatably connected to the second base; and
a second adapter, wherein the second adapter is disposed between the first adapter and the second connection piece, a first end of the second adapter is rotatably connected to the second connection piece, a second end of the second adapter is rotatably connected to the first base, and the second adapter is rotatably connected to the first adapter;
wherein
the first connection piece has a first pivot shaft, and the first pivot shaft is rotatably connected to the first base; and
the second connection piece has a second pivot shaft, and the second pivot shaft is rotatably connected to the second base;
wherein the first base comprises:
a base plate, wherein a mounting groove is formed in the base plate; and
a base cover, wherein the base cover is detachably mounted on the base plate, a through hole is formed in the base cover, the through hole is correspondingly connected to the mounting groove, the through hole and the mounting groove jointly form the first accommodation groove, and at least one of the base plate and the base cover is rotatably connected to the first pivot shaft.

2. The connection component according to claim 1 , wherein
the first adapter is formed as a first blade, the second adapter is formed as a second blade, both the first blade and the second blade are sheet structures, and
the first blade is disposed in parallel to the second blade, and a middle of the first blade is rotatably connected to that of the second blade.

3. The connection component according to claim 2 , wherein the first blade comprises:
a body part, wherein the body part extends in a direction from the first base to the second base, and is rotatably connected to the second blade;
a first adapter wing, wherein the first adapter wing is connected to an axial end of the body part, extends from one side of the body part towards a direction away from the body part, and is rotatably connected to the first connection piece; and
a second adapter wing, wherein the second adapter wing is connected to the other axial end of the body part, extends from the side of the body part towards a direction away from the body part, and is rotatably connected to the second base, wherein
the body part, the first adapter wing, and the second adapter wing are coplanar.

4. The connection component according to claim 2 , wherein the second blade comprises:
a body part, wherein the body part extends in a direction from the second base to the first base, and is rotatably connected to the first blade;
a first adapter wing, wherein the first adapter wing is connected to an axial end of the body part, extends from one side of the body part towards a direction away from the body part, and is rotatably connected to the second connection piece; and
a second adapter wing, wherein the second adapter wing is connected to the other axial end of the body part, extends from the side of the body part towards a direction away from the body part, and is rotatably connected to the first base, wherein
the body part, the first adapter wing, and the second adapter wing are coplanar.

5. The connection component according to claim 3 , wherein the first adapter wing is parallel to the second adapter wing, and the first adapter wing and the second adapter wing are separately orthogonal to the body part.

6. The connection component according to claim 2 , wherein there are a plurality of first blades parallel to each other.

7. The connection component according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first blades are disposed at intervals, and the second blade is disposed between every two adjacent first blades.

8. The connection component according to claim 2 , wherein there are a plurality of first blades parallel to each other, and there are a plurality of second blades parallel to each other.

9. The connection component according to claim 8 , wherein
the plurality of first blades are disposed at intervals, and the plurality of second blades are disposed at intervals;
the second blade is disposed between every two adjacent first blades; and
the first blade is disposed between every two adjacent second blades.

10. The connection component according to claim 9 , wherein the first blades and the second blades are alternately arranged one by one.

11. The connection component according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection piece comprises:
a connection part, wherein the connection part extends in a direction perpendicular to a direction from the first base to the second base; and
a connection blade, wherein the connection blade is a sheet structure, and the connection blade is connected to one side of the connection part, extends from one side of the connection part towards a direction away from the connection part, and is rotatably connected to the first adapter and the first base.

12. The connection component according to claim 1 , wherein the second connection piece comprises:
a connection part, wherein the connection part extends in a direction perpendicular to a direction from the first base to the second base; and
a connection blade, wherein the connection blade is a sheet structure, and the connection blade is connected to one side of the connection part, extends from one side of the connection part towards a direction away from the connection part, and is rotatably connected to the second adapter and the second base.

13. The connection component according to claim 1 , wherein a first groove body is disposed on the base plate, a second groove body is disposed on the base cover, the first groove body and the second groove body jointly form a shaft groove, and the first pivot shaft is rotatably fitted in the shaft groove.

14. The connection component according to claim 1 , wherein the base cover is detachably mounted on the base plate by using a connection piece;
wherein the connection piece is a threaded connection piece;
wherein there are a plurality of connection pieces distributed at intervals.

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Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cheng Dongcun
• Luo Zhengjun

Classifications

• E05D3/16

  with seven parallel pins and four arms · CPC title

• H05K5/0226

  Hinges · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• E05Y2999/00

  Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass · CPC title