Rotating shaft mechanism and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024291913-A1
Application number	US-202218576854-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 26, 2022
Priority date	Jan 18, 2022
Publication date	Aug 29, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the technical field of terminal devices, and provide a rotating shaft mechanism and a terminal device. The rotating shaft mechanism includes a base, a swing arm, a connection assembly, and a shaft cover. The shaft cover is provided with an accommodating space, at least part of the base is arranged in the accommodating space, and the swing arm is rotatably connected to the base, so that the swing arm is rotatable between an unfolded position and a folded position relative to the base. The connection assembly is connected between the swing arm and the shaft cover, and the swing arm may drive the shaft cover to move toward the base through the connection assembly during rotation of the swing arm from the unfolded position to the folded position. This application may be applied to a terminal device such as a mobile phone.

First claim

1 . A rotating shaft mechanism, comprising a base, a swing arm, a connection assembly, and a shaft cover, wherein
the shaft cover is provided with an accommodating space, at least part of the base is arranged in the accommodating space, and the swing arm is rotatably connected to the base, so that the swing arm is rotatable between an unfolded position and a folded position relative to the base; and the connection assembly is connected between the swing arm and the shaft cover, and the swing arm drives the shaft cover to move toward the base through the connection assembly during rotation of the swing arm from the unfolded position to the folded position.

2 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the connection assembly comprises a toggle member, and the toggle member rotates with the swing arm to drive the shaft cover to move toward the base during rotation of the swing arm from the unfolded position to the folded position.

3 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the toggle member comprises a rotating shaft and an eccentric portion eccentrically arranged relative to the rotating shaft, the swing arm is rotatably connected to the base through the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is fixed relative to the swing arm in a circumferential direction, and the eccentric portion abuts against the shaft cover to drive the shaft cover to move toward the base during rotation of the swing arm from the unfolded position to the folded position.

4 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein the shaft cover is provided with a cavity, the eccentric portion extends into the cavity, and the eccentric portion is movable in the cavity and abuts against an inner wall of the cavity to drive the shaft cover to move toward the base during rotation of the swing arm toward the folded position relative to the base.

5 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 4 ,
wherein the eccentric portion is movable in the cavity in a width direction of the shaft cover; and wherein in a first direction, the cavity has a first inner wall and a second inner wall opposite to each other, the first inner wall and the second inner wall abut against the eccentric portion, and the first direction is perpendicular to both a length direction of the shaft cover and the width direction of the shaft cover.

6 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein the shaft cover comprises a shaft cover wall and a shaft cover connector, the shaft cover wall defines the accommodating space, at least part of the shaft cover connector is arranged in the accommodating space and detachably connected to the shaft cover wall, and the cavity is arranged on the shaft cover connector.

7 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the shaft cover connector is slidably connected to the base in a first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to both a length direction of the shaft cover and a width direction of the shaft cover.

8 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein in a width direction of the shaft cover, an end of the shaft cover connector is provided with an opening in communication with the cavity, and the opening is configured for the eccentric portion to extend into the cavity.

9 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein a limiting flange is arranged on the shaft cover wall, and the limiting flange is arranged opposite to the opening to limit at least part of the eccentric portion in the cavity.

10 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein the eccentric portion is a columnar structure protruding relative to the rotating shaft, and a central axis of the eccentric portion is parallel to and different from a central axis of the rotating shaft.

11 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein
the rotating shaft comprises a flat section and a cylindrical section, and the eccentric portion, the flat section, and the cylindrical section are connected in sequence; the swing arm is provided with a flat hole fitting the flat section, so that the rotating shaft is fixed relative to the swing arm in the circumferential direction; the swing arm is further provided with a swing arm hole fitting the cylindrical section; and the base is provided with base holes for the flat section and the cylindrical section to be inserted, and a shaft section of the flat section exposed from the flat hole and a shaft section of the cylindrical section exposed from the swing arm hole are respectively inserted into the corresponding base hole.

12 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein the eccentric portion and the rotating shaft are integrally formed.

13 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft cover is slidably connected to the base in a first direction, so that the shaft cover is movable toward the base in the first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to both a length direction of the shaft cover and a width direction of the shaft cover.

14 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the swing arm drives the shaft cover to move away from the base through the connection assembly during rotation of the swing arm from the folded position to the unfolded position.

15 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the swing arm comprises a first swing arm and a second swing arm, the first swing arm and the second swing arm are both rotatably connected to the base, the second swing arm has the unfolded position and the folded position, and the second swing arm is connected to the shaft cover through the connection assembly; and wherein the first swing arm is connected to the second swing arm through a first connection structure, so that the first swing arm drives the second swing arm to rotate between the unfolded position and the folded position.

16 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein
the first connection structure comprises a sliding groove and a sliding part, the sliding groove is arranged on one of the first swing arm and the second swing arm, and the sliding part is arranged on the other of the first swing arm and the second swing arm; and one end of the sliding groove is arranged close to the base, the other end of the sliding groove is arranged away from the base, and the sliding part slidably fits the sliding groove.

17 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein:
the first swing arm and the second swing arm are arranged side by side in a length direction of the shaft cover; or the first swing arm is provided with an avoidance notch, and the second swing arm extends into the avoidance notch.

18 . The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein the base is provided with a first arc-shaped groove, the first swing arm is provided with a first arc-shaped sheet, and the first arc-shaped sheet slidably fits the first arc-shaped groove, so that the first swing arm is rotatably connected to the base.

19 .- 22 . (canceled)

23 . A terminal device, comprising:
a display screen; at least two sub-bodies arranged adjacent to each other; and a rotating shaft mechanism, wherein the rotating shaft mechanism comprises a base, a swing arm, a connection assembly, and a shaft cover; wherein the shaft cover is provided with an accommodating space, at least part of the base is arranged in the accommodating space, and the swing arm is rotatably con

Assignees

• Honor Device Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06F1/1681 Primary

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

• G06F1/1618

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/022 Primary

  The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes · CPC title