Foldable mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018054501-A1
Application number	US-201615555560-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2016
Priority date	Dec 29, 2015
Publication date	Feb 22, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A foldable mobile terminal includes a first main body, a second main body and a third main body. The first main body includes a frame and a body portion. The frame has an accommodating chamber in which the body portion is securely received. The second main body rotatably connects with the frame. The second main body is rotated relative to the frame to be received in the accommodating chamber. The third main body rotatably connects with the third main body. The third main body rotates relative to the second main body to be received in the accommodating chamber. A flexible screen is provided on the first, second and third main bodies. The second and third main bodies are shielded from viewing by the frame.

First claim

1 . A foldable mobile terminal, characterized in that the foldable mobile terminal comprises a first main body, a second main body, and a third main body, the first main body comprising a frame and a body portion, the frame comprising an accommodating chamber, the body portion being received and secured in the accommodating chamber, the body portion comprising a display surface and a rear surface, the display surface being disposed to face toward an upper surface of the frame, the second main body being pivotably connected to the frame, the second main body being rotated relative to the frame, the second main body being received in the accommodating chamber, the second main body being superposed on the rear surface of the body portion, the third main body being pivotably connected to the second main body, the third main body being rotated relative to the second main body, the third main body being received in the accommodating chamber, the third main body being superposed on a surface of the second main body away from the body portion.

2 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 1 , characterized in that the foldable mobile terminal further comprises a flexible screen provided on surfaces of the first main body, the second main body and the third body, a portion of the flexible screen on the surface of the second main body being moved to a location that the second main body is located between the body portion of the first main body and the portion of the flexible screen on the surface of the second main body, and a portion of the flexible screen on the surface of the third main body being moved to be located between the third main body and the second main body.

3 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 1 , characterized in that the second main body and the frame have an opening/closing angle of 0 degrees to 180 degrees therebetween, to thereby enable the second main body to be rotated relative to the frame and the second main body being received in the accommodating chamber, or enable the second main body to be rotated relative to the frame and the second main body being disposed unfoldedly.

4 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 1 , characterized in that the third main body and the second main body have an opening/closing angle of 0 degrees to 180 degrees therebetween, to thereby enable the third main body to be rotated relative to the second main body and the third main body being received in the accommodating chamber, or enable the third main body to be rotated relative to the second main body and the third main body being disposed unfoldedly.

5 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 1 , characterized in that the frame includes a first arm, a second arm and a third arm, the first arm being parallel to the third arm, the second arm perpendicularly connecting with the first arm and the third arm, and the first arm, the second arm and the third arm connecting with each other to define the accommodating chamber.

6 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 5 , characterized in that the first arm is provided a fastener/a fastening recess, the second main body being provided with a fastening recess/a fastener corresponding to the fastener/the fastening recess of the first arm, when the second main body is received in the accommodating chamber, the second main body snappingly connecting with the first arm, the second main body being provided a fastener/a fastening recess, the third main body being provided with a fastening recess/a fastener corresponding to the fastener/the fastening recess of the second main body, when the third main body is received in the accommodating chamber, the third main body snappingly connecting with the second main body.

7 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 5 , characterized in that the first arm is provided with a camera module assembly therein, the body portion being provided with a circuit board and a battery therein, the battery electrically connecting with the circuit board, and the camera module assembly electrically connecting with the circuit board.

8 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 5 , characterized in that the pivotal connections between the second main body and the frame and between the third main body and the second main body each are achieved by a pivot assembly.

9 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 8 , characterized in that the pivot assembly comprises a thin plate, a first axle and a second axle, the first arm and the second main body both being provided with snapping recess, two ends of the thin plate being snapped in the snapping recesses of the first arm and the second main body, the first axle extending through the first arm and one of the ends of thin plate, and the second axle extending through the second main body and the other one of the ends of the thin plate.

10 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 2 , characterized in that the flexible screen comprises a first part, a second part and a third part, the first part, the second part and the third part being disposed on upper surfaces of the body portion, the second main body and the third main body, respectively, a first bendable region being formed between the first part and the second part, a second bendable region being formed between the third part and the second part, when the second main body is rotated relative to the frame to be received in the accommodating chamber, and the third main body is rotated relative to the second main body to be received in the accommodating chamber, the second part being moved to a location that the second main body is located between the body portion and the second part, and the third part being moved to be located between the third main body and the second main body, the first bendable region and the second bendable region each being bent to have an arc-shaped configuration.

11 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 1 , characterized in that the second main body and the third main body each comprise an enclosure, a circuit board being disposed within the enclosure, a battery being disposed within the enclosure, the battery electrically connecting with the circuit board.

12 . A foldable mobile terminal, characterized in that the foldable mobile terminal comprises a first main body and a second main body, the first main body comprising a frame and a body portion, the frame comprising an accommodating chamber, the body portion being received and secured in the accommodating chamber, the body portion comprising a display surface and a rear surface, the display surface being disposed to face toward an upper surface of the frame, the second main body being pivotably connected with the frame, the second main body being rotated relative to the frame to be received in the accommodating chamber, the second main body being superposed on the rear surface of the body portion.

13 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 12 , characterized in that the frame comprises a first arm, a second arm and a third arm, the second arm perpendicularly connecting the first arm and the third arm, and the first arm, the second arm and the third arm connecting each other to define the accommodating chamber.

14 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 13 , characterized in that the body portion has protrusions/recesses on/in sides thereof, the first arm, second arm and third arm having corresponding recesses/protrusions, the body portion being secured in the accommodating chamber via snapping connections.

15 . The foldable mobile terminal of claim 13 , characterized in that the first arm and the third arm each are provided with a first magnetic component thereon, the second main body being provided with a second

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Yugui

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/0247

  comprising more than two body parts · CPC title

• G06F1/1641

  the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04M2250/16

  including more than one display unit · CPC title

• H04M1/021 Primary

  using combined folding and rotation motions (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title