Hook mechanism, support apparatus, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024171665-A1
Application number	US-202218550363-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2022
Priority date	Jan 18, 2022
Publication date	May 23, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application relates to a hook mechanism, a support apparatus, and an electronic device. The hook mechanism includes a shaft cover, a base, and swing arms, and a plurality of first mounting parts are disposed in the shaft cover. The base is fixedly disposed in the shaft cover. The swing arms are disposed at two ends of the shaft cover along a first direction, and a second mounting part is disposed on the swing arm. The swing arm is rotatably connected to the base, so that the swing arm can rotate between an unfolded location and a folded location; and when the swing arms are in the unfolded location, the first mounting part is separated from a corresponding second mounting part; or when the swing arms are in the folded location, the first mounting part is mounted to the corresponding second mounting part.

First claim

1 . A hook mechanism, comprising:
a shaft cover, wherein a plurality of first mounting parts are disposed inside the shaft cover; a base, fixedly disposed in the shaft cover; and swing arms, wherein the swing arms are disposed at two ends of the shaft cover along a first direction, and a second mounting part is disposed on each of the swing arms; wherein each of the swing arms is rotatably connected to the base in a manner that the swing arms rotate between an unfolded location and a folded location, and wherein:
when the swing arms are in the unfolded location, the swing arms are located on two sides of the shaft cover along the first direction, and each first mounting part is separated from a corresponding second mounting part; or
when the swing arms are in the folded location, the swing arms located on the two sides of the shaft cover along the first direction rotate to one side of the base away from the shaft cover, the swing arms located on the two sides of the shaft cover along the first direction are disposed opposite to each other, and each first mounting part is mounted to the corresponding second mounting part.

2 . The hook mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein each first mounting part has a first fitting part, and each second mounting part has a second fitting part; and when the swing arms are in the folded location, each first fitting part cooperates with and abuts against the corresponding second fitting part.

3 . The hook mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein each first fitting part has a first surface, each first surface faces away from the base, each second fitting part has a second surface, and when the swing arms are in the folded location, each second surface faces towards the base, and each first surface abuts against the corresponding second surface.

4 . The hook mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein each first mounting part comprises a first mounting protrusion, each first mounting protrusion has the corresponding first surface, and a groove is formed between each first surface and a bottom wall of the shaft cover; each second mounting part comprises a second mounting protrusion, and each second mounting protrusion has the corresponding second surface; and
when the swing arms are in the folded location, the second mounting protrusions are inserted into the grooves, and each second surface abuts against the corresponding first surface.

5 . The hook mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein each second mounting protrusion is disposed on a side of the corresponding swing arm that is closest to an end part of the shaft cover.

6 . The hook mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein each swing arm comprises:
a swing arm body; a connecting arm, wherein a first end of the connecting arm is fixedly connected to the corresponding swing arm body; and a slider, fixedly connected to a second end of the corresponding connecting arm, wherein the slider is rotatably connected to the base, and a corresponding second mounting part is disposed on the slider.

7 . The hook mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein a sliding groove extends in the base, a groove wall of the sliding groove is an arc-shaped surface, an axis of the arc-shaped surface is parallel to a rotation axis of the swing arms, and each slider is disposed in the sliding groove.

8 . The hook mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein avoidance parts are disposed on a bottom surface of the sliding groove, and each avoidance part is configured to avoid the corresponding second mounting parts, so that each second mounting part is capable of being mounted to the corresponding first mounting part.

9 . The hook mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the avoidance parts comprise avoidance notches, the avoidance notches penetrate the bottom surface of the sliding groove, locations of the first mounting parts and the avoidance notches are correspondingly disposed, and the corresponding second mounting parts are located inside the avoidance notch.

10 . The hook mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the base comprises a first base body and a second base body, the second base body is disposed between the first base body and the shaft cover, the second base body is fixedly connected to the first base body, and the second base body is fixedly connected to the shaft cover; and
a surface of the second base body facing towards the first base body has a second arc-shaped surface, a surface of the first base body facing towards the second base body has a first arc-shaped surface, the sliding groove is formed between the second arc-shaped surface and the first arc-shaped surface, and the avoidance parts are disposed on the second base body.

11 . The hook mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein a surface of each slider facing towards the second base body is attached to the second arc-shaped surface, and a surface of each slider facing towards the first base body is attached to the first arc-shaped surface.

12 . The hook mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the swing arms are distributed along a length direction of the shaft cover; and the swing arms are disposed on two sides along the length direction of the shaft cover.

13 . A support apparatus, comprising a first middle frame, a second middle frame and a hook mechanism:
wherein the first middle frame is fixedly connected to a swing arm of the hook mechanism located on one side of the shaft cover, and the second middle frame is fixedly connected to a swing arm of the hook mechanism located on the other side of the shaft cover; wherein:
the hook mechanism comprises a shaft cover, a base and the swing arms;
a plurality of first mounting parts are disposed inside the shaft cover;
the base is fixedly disposed in the shaft cover;
the swing arms are disposed at two ends of the shaft cover along a first direction, and a second mounting part is disposed on each of the swing arms;
the swing arms are rotatably connected to the base in a manner that the swing arms rotate between an unfolded location and a folded location; and
wherein:
when the swing arms are in the unfolded location, the swing arms are located on two sides of the shaft cover along the first direction, and each first mounting part is separated from a corresponding second mounting part; or
when the swing arms are in the folded location, the swing arms located on the two sides of the shaft cover along the first direction rotate to one side of the base away from the shaft cover, the swing arms located on the two sides of the shaft cover along the first direction are disposed opposite to each other, and each first mounting part is mounted to the corresponding second mounting part.

14 . (canceled)

15 . The support apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein each first mounting part has a first fitting part, and each second mounting part has a second fitting part; and when the swing arms are in the folded location, each first fitting part cooperates with and abuts against the corresponding second fitting part.

16 . The support apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein each first fitting part has a first surface, each first surface faces away from the base, each second fitting part has a second surface, and when the swing arms are in the folded location, each second surface faces towards the base, and each first surface abuts against the second surface.

17 . The support apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein each first mounting part comprises a first mounting protrusion, each first mounting protrusion has the corresponding first surface, and a groove is formed between each first

Assignees

• Honor Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yaolei
• Zhou Guotong
• Yan Bin
• Zhang Yihe

Classifications

• H04M1/0268 Primary

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• F16C11/04 Primary

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• H04M1/0216

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

• H04M1/022 Primary

  The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes · CPC title