CN105700841B

CN105700841B - Flexible electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN105700841B
Application number: CN201610015754.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 廉智薰
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2016-01-11
Filing date: 2016-01-11
Publication date: 2021-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2036-01-11
Also published as: CN105700841A

Abstract

The invention discloses a flexible electronic device, comprising: a flexible display screen comprising a first surface; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under the action of external force so as to enable two display areas divided by the first change area of the flexible display screen to be opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the first change curve is maintained when the external force is removed; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force, so that two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve is maintained when the external force is removed. Through the technical scheme provided by the invention, the technical problem that the flexible display screen of the electronic equipment in the prior art is single in bending mode is solved.

Description

Flexible electronic equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to flexible electronic equipment.

Background

With the continuous development of scientific technology, various electronic devices, especially electronic devices with flexible display screens, are emerging, such as: the smart phone, the tablet computer, the smart bracelet and the like are provided with the flexible display screen.

Among the prior art, electronic equipment's flexible display screen can only carry out comparatively simple buckling, if: bending inward or outward in a single manner.

In the process of inventing the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application, the inventor of the present application finds that the above prior art has at least the following technical problems:

the flexible display screen of the electronic equipment in the prior art has the technical problem of single bending mode.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides flexible electronic equipment, which is used for solving the technical problem that a flexible display screen of the electronic equipment in the prior art has a single bending mode and achieving the technical effect of providing rich bending modes.

A flexible electronic device comprising:

the flexible display screen comprises a first surface, wherein the first surface is a display output area of the flexible display screen;

the flexible display screen generates deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under the action of external force so as to enable two display areas divided by the first change area of the flexible display screen to be opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the first change curve is maintained when the external force is removed;

the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force, so that two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve is maintained when the external force is removed.

Optionally, the first variation region and the second variation region do not coincide; the flexible display screen takes two display areas divided by the first change area as a first display area and a second display area; and the two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are the second display area and the third display area.

Optionally, a first portion corresponding to the first display area on the flexible display screen, a second portion corresponding to the second display area on the flexible display screen, and a third portion corresponding to the third display area on the flexible display screen;

the first part is positioned on a first side of a plane where the second part is positioned, and the third part is positioned on a second side, opposite to the first side, of the plane where the second part is positioned.

Optionally, the first variation and the second variation are different in shape, and the third portion serves as a support.

Optionally, the first variation region is not fixed; the second variation region is not fixed.

Optionally, the flexible display screen further includes:

the flexible supporting device is at least arranged at the position corresponding to the change area; the flexible supporting device deforms under the action of external force to drive the changing area of the flexible display screen to deform along with the changing area, and the flexible supporting device is maintained in a deformation state after the external force is cancelled so as to maintain the stability of the flexible display screen after deformation.

Optionally, the bending part of the flexible supporting device after deformation is of an arc-shaped structure all the time, and the arc-shaped structure is matched with the change curve to support and protect the flexible deformation of the corresponding position of the flexible display screen.

Optionally, the flexible supporting device includes:

a first sliding shaft;

a second sliding shaft;

a middle sliding shaft group including a plurality of middle sliding shafts arranged in rows;

a connecting member group movably connecting the intermediate sliding shaft group to the first sliding shaft and the second sliding shaft;

the flexible device can be bent along the extending direction of the middle sliding shaft group, and the bent part of the flexible device is always in an arc-shaped structure.

Optionally, the bending portion includes M sliding shafts, and the arc structure of the bending portion means that the outer tangent plane of the M sliding shafts is an arc plane.

Optionally, when the M sliding shafts form an arc structure, the sliding shafts on the first sides of the M sliding shafts are relatively static; and each sliding shaft positioned on the second sides of the M sliding shafts is relatively static.

Optionally, the flexible display screen has a flattening mode and a first deformation mode, where the first deformation mode is that the flexible display screen generates deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under an external force, so that two display areas of the flexible display screen divided by the first change area are opposite to each other, and a deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the first change curve is maintained when the external force is removed; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force so as to enable two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen to be opposite, and maintains the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve when the external force is cancelled, wherein the first change area is not overlapped with the second change area; the flexible display screen takes two display areas divided by the first change area as a first display area and a second display area; and the two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are the second display area and the third display area.

Optionally, the flexible electronic device further includes:

an apparatus body;

the first part of the flexible display screen is fixedly connected with the equipment body;

the flexible display screen is further provided with a second deformation mode, and the second deformation mode is a mode of flexibly deforming around the equipment body.

Optionally, the flexible electronic device further includes:

a processor; the processor is used for obtaining the mode information of the flexible display screen and determining the display of the display content in three areas and/or the change area of the flexible display screen according to the mode information of the flexible display screen.

One or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application have at least one or more of the following technical effects:

first, because the technical scheme in this application embodiment includes: the flexible display screen comprises a first surface, wherein the first surface is a display output area of the flexible display screen; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under the action of external force so as to enable two display areas divided by the first change area of the flexible display screen to be opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the first change curve is maintained when the external force is removed; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force, so that two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve is maintained when the external force is removed. That is, unlike the prior art, the flexible display screen of the electronic device can only be bent simply, such as: inwards buckle or outwards buckle, and the mode is comparatively single, and in this technical scheme, can produce the deformation of first change curve in first change region so that flexible display screen with two display area that first change regional division are relative, or flexible display screen produces the deformation of second change curve in second change region under the exogenic action so that flexible display screen with two display area that second change regional division back of the body mutually provide comparatively abundant mode of buckling, so, can effectively solve the flexible display screen of electronic equipment among the prior art and have the comparatively single technical problem of mode of buckling, and then realize providing the technological effect of more mode of buckling.

Secondly, due to the technical scheme in the embodiment of the application, the first change area is not fixed; the second variation region is not fixed. In this technical scheme promptly, the first change region and the second change region of flexible display screen are not fixed unchangeable, but change along with the stress point of applied external force, so, the electronic equipment user can buckle flexible electronic equipment according to own actual need, can carry out different buckles, and then reach the technological effect that improves user experience.

Thirdly, due to the technical scheme in the embodiment of the application, the flexible supporting device is at least arranged at the position corresponding to the change area; the flexible supporting device deforms under the action of external force to drive the changing area of the flexible display screen to deform along with the changing area, and the flexible supporting device is maintained in a deformation state after the external force is cancelled so as to maintain the stability of the flexible display screen after deformation. In this technical scheme promptly, through flexible strutting arrangement, carry out mechanical support to the second part and the third part of flexible display screen to make the user can better operate flexible electronic equipment, and then reach the technological effect who improves user experience.

Fourthly, due to the technical scheme in the embodiment of the application, the method further comprises the following steps: a processor; the processor is used for obtaining the mode information of the flexible display screen and determining the display of the display content in three areas and/or the change area of the flexible display screen according to the mode information of the flexible display screen. In the technical scheme, the mode information of the flexible display screen is obtained through the processor, and the display of the currently displayed content in the three areas and/or the change area of the flexible display screen is determined according to the current mode of the flexible display screen, so that the display mode of the displayed content is more in line with the requirements of users, and the technical effect of improving the user experience is further achieved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2A-2B are schematic diagrams of a flexible display screen of a flexible electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3A-3B are schematic diagrams illustrating a first variation region and a second variation region of a flexible electronic device deformed by an external force according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a first implementation of a flexible electronic device in a first deformation mode according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a second implementation of a flexible electronic device in a first deformation mode according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a third implementation of a flexible electronic device in a first deformation mode according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7A-7B are schematic diagrams illustrating positions of a first variation region and a second variation region of a flexible electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8A to 8G are schematic structural diagrams of a flexible electronic device further including a device body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8H to 8U are schematic diagrams illustrating a changed state of a flexible display screen after deformation when a flexible electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a device body;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible supporting device in a flexible electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10A-10B are schematic diagrams illustrating a position of a flexible supporting device in a flexible electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of the structure of FIG. 9 in a bent state;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 11 at maximum bending;

FIGS. 13A-13C are schematic structural views of a first connecting member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of a second connecting member provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is another schematic structural view of a second coupling member provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 is another schematic structural view of a second coupling member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 17-18 are schematic structural views of a third connecting member provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIGS. 19-21 are schematic structural views of a fourth connecting member provided in accordance with embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 22 is an assembled view of the first connecting member, the second connecting member, the third connecting member, the fourth connecting member, the shim and the slide shaft provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a filler block according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 24 is a schematic structural view of a sheet-like third connecting member provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 25 is a schematic structural view of a sheet-like fourth connecting member according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 26 is a schematic structural diagram of a sheet-like packing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 27 is a front view of a first connecting member manufactured by using a die-cut hemming according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the structure shown in FIG. 27;

FIG. 29 is a schematic front view of a second connecting member manufactured using die cut hemming in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the structure shown in FIG. 29;

fig. 31 is a front view schematically illustrating a first member portion according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the first member portion of FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a schematic front view of a second member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the first member portion of FIG. 33;

FIG. 35 is a schematic front view of a third component part according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the third member portion shown in FIG. 35;

FIG. 37 is a schematic front view of a fourth component part according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 38 is a perspective view of the fourth member portion illustrated in FIG. 37;

FIG. 39 is a schematic structural view of a first fastening connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 40 is a schematic structural view of a second fixing connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application is used for solving the technical problem that the flexible display screen of the existing electronic equipment has a single bending mode, and the technical effect of providing rich bending modes is achieved.

In order to solve the technical problems, the general idea of the embodiment of the application is as follows:

a flexible electronic device comprising:

The above technical scheme includes: the flexible display screen comprises a first surface, wherein the first surface is a display output area of the flexible display screen; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under the action of external force so as to enable two display areas divided by the first change area of the flexible display screen to be opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the first change curve is maintained when the external force is removed; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force, so that two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve is maintained when the external force is removed. That is, unlike the prior art, the flexible display screen of the electronic device can only be bent simply, such as: inwards buckle or outwards buckle, and the mode is comparatively single, and in this technical scheme, can produce the deformation of first change curve in first change region so that flexible display screen with two display area that first change regional division are relative, or flexible display screen produces the deformation of second change curve in second change region under the exogenic action so that flexible display screen with two display area that second change regional division back of the body mutually provide comparatively abundant mode of buckling, so, can effectively solve the flexible display screen of electronic equipment among the prior art and have the comparatively single technical problem of mode of buckling, and then realize providing the technological effect of more mode of buckling.

In order to better understand the technical solutions, the technical solutions of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments, and it should be understood that the specific features in the embodiments and examples of the present invention are detailed descriptions of the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not limitations of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the technical features in the embodiments and examples of the present invention may be combined with each other without conflict.

Example one

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible electronic device according to a first preferred embodiment of the present application. The flexible electronic device is described in detail below.

A flexible display screen 10 comprising a first surface 101, the first surface 101 being a display output area of the flexible display screen 10;

the flexible display screen 10 generates a deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under the action of an external force, so that two display areas divided by the first change area of the flexible display screen 10 are opposite to each other, and when the external force is removed, the deformed state of the flexible display screen 10 after the deformation of the first change curve is maintained unchanged;

the flexible display screen 10 generates a deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of an external force, so that the two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen 10 are opposite to each other, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen 10 after the deformation of the second change curve is maintained when the external force is removed.

In the embodiment of the present application, the flexible electronic device may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, a navigator, or other electronic devices having a flexible display screen 10, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the flexible display screen 10 is made of a soft material, such as: the flexible glass is a deformable and bendable display device, and can be used for bending or bending the flexible display screen 10 under the condition that a user of the flexible electronic equipment does not need to use the flexible electronic equipment, so that the flexible display screen 10 has a small volume and is convenient for the user to carry; and when the user needs to use, expand flexible display screen 10, provide great display screen, provide better visual experience for the user, further, flexible glass can also be like: a plastic substrate, a metal substrate, or a paper substrate, and can maintain and display an image on the flexible display screen 10 even after the power is turned off.

In this embodiment, the flexible display screen 10 includes a first surface 101, which is a display output area of the flexible display screen 10, where the display output area may be an independent display output area or multiple independent display output areas, such as: the flexible display screen 10 is divided into four independent display output areas which are arranged vertically and horizontally, and the display output areas are independent of each other, please refer to fig. 2A-2B, if the display output areas are a plurality of independent display output areas, when one of the output areas is operated, other output areas are not affected, and the operation result is not displayed on other display output areas, so that a plurality of people can operate the flexible electronic device conveniently, and a better experience effect can be brought to a user.

In the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 3A, the first variation region 102 on the flexible display screen 10 deforms under an external force, so as to divide the flexible display screen 10 into a display region a and a display region B, where the first variation region 102 is a shared region, and the display region a and the display region B are opposite to each other, specifically, if the first sub-surface 1011 of the display region a corresponding to the first surface 101 is taken as a reference surface and the display region a and the display region B are opposite to each other, it means that the second sub-surface 1012 of the display region B corresponding to the first surface 101 faces the first sub-surface, and when the external force applied to the first variation region 102 is removed, the flexible display screen 10 can remain unchanged.

In this embodiment of the application, please refer to fig. 3B, the second variation region 103 on the flexible display screen 10 deforms under the action of an external force, and the flexible display screen 10 is divided into a display region C and a display region D, where the second variation region is a shared region, and the display region C and the display region D are opposite to each other, specifically, if the third sub-surface 1013, corresponding to the first surface 101, of the display region C is taken as a reference surface and the display region C and the display region D are opposite to each other, it means that the fourth sub-surface 1014, corresponding to the display region D, of the first surface 101 is opposite to the third sub-surface, and in a specific implementation process, when the external force applied to the second variation region 103 is removed, the flexible display screen 10 can remain unchanged.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first variation region and the second variation region specifically have the following two cases:

in the first case, the first variation area 102 and the second variation area are embodied as areas having a certain width, such as: 2 cm, 2.5 cm, or 3 cm in width, in a specific implementation process, the widths of the first variation area 102 and the second variation area may be the same or different, and may be set by a person skilled in the art according to actual needs, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In the second case, when the widths of the first variation area 102 and the second variation area are sufficiently narrow, the first variation area 102 and the second variation area are folding lines, and of course, in a specific implementation process, the first variation area 102 is an area with a certain width, and the second variation area is a folding line; or, the first variation area 102 is a folding line, and the second variation area is an area having a certain width, and in a specific implementation, a person skilled in the art may set the first variation area according to actual needs, and the first variation area is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Further, in the embodiment of the present application, the first variation region 102 and the second variation region may be different variation regions or the same variation region, and the two cases are explained below.

In the first case, the first variation region 102 and the second variation region are different variation regions.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first variation region 102 is not overlapped with the second variation region; the flexible display screen 10 uses two display areas divided by the first change area 102 as a first display area and a second display area; the two display areas of the flexible display screen 10 divided by the second variation area are the second display area and the third display area.

In a specific implementation process, please refer to fig. 4, when the first variation area 102 and the second variation area are not coincident, the first variation area 102 divides the flexible display screen 10 into two display areas, specifically a first display area and a second display area, which use the first variation area 102 as a shared area, and the first display area and the second display area are opposite, that is, the flexible display screen 10 is folded inwards at the position of the first variation area 102; the second change area on the other display area on the flexible display screen 10 except the first display area divides the flexible display screen 10 into two display areas, specifically, a second display area and a third display area, which use the second change area as a shared area, that is, the flexible display screen 10 is folded in the second change area.

In a specific implementation process, the first display area, the second display area, and the third display area may be independent display areas or may be spliced to form a large display area, and meanwhile, the first display area, the second display area, and the third display area may display the same display content or different display contents, and a person skilled in the art may set the display areas according to actual needs, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, a first portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponds to a first display area, a second portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponds to a second display area, and a third portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponds to a third display area;

In a specific implementation process, referring to fig. 4, a portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the first display area is taken as a first portion of the flexible display screen 10, a portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the second display area is taken as a second portion of the flexible display screen 10, and a portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the third display area is taken as a third portion of the flexible display screen 10, as shown in fig. 4, the first portion is located on a first side of a plane where the second portion is located, and the third portion is located on a second side of the plane where the second portion is located, which is opposite to the first side, that is, the flexible display screen 10 is folded inward, and the flexible display screen 10 is also folded outward.

The first and second profiles are different in shape, and the third portion serves as a support.

In the specific implementation process, referring to fig. 4, when the first variation area 102 and the second variation area are areas having a certain width, when an external force acts on the first change area 102 and the second change area, the first change area 102 and the second change area deform to form an arc with a certain radian, and a first change curve and a second change curve are correspondingly formed, in the embodiment of the present application, the first variation curve is a first arc-shaped curve having a first radian, the second variation curve is a second arc-shaped curve having a second radian, and further, in the embodiment of the present application, the opening direction of the first arc-shaped curve is the first direction, specifically the direction pointing from the point E to the point F is the first direction, wherein, the point E is the tangent point of the external tangent line of the first change curve, and the point F is the intersection point of the two end points of the first change curve after taking rays; the opening direction of the second arc-shaped curve is a second direction, and the specific direction pointing to the H from the point G is the second direction, wherein the point E is a tangent point of an external tangent line of the second change curve, and the point H is an intersection point after two end points of the second change curve are taken as rays.

In this embodiment of the application, the first variation curve and the second variation curve have different shapes, which is mainly reflected in that the radians corresponding to the first variation curve and the second variation curve are different, such as: the first change curve is a first arc curve with pi/6 radian, and the second change curve is a second arc curve with pi/3 radian; or the first change curve is a first arc curve with pi/4 radian, and the second change curve is an arc line with pi/3 radian; or form an arc curve with other radians, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application; in the embodiment of the present application, the difference in shape between the first variation curve and the second variation curve is also reflected in the difference in opening direction between the first variation curve and the second variation curve.

In this embodiment of the application, because the first display area and the second display area are opposite, the first portion and the second portion are also opposite, and the second display area and the third display area are opposite, the second portion and the third portion are also opposite, in an actual application process, if a standing surface of a user is taken as a reference surface, the first portion and the second portion are opposite to the user, and the third portion is opposite to the user, at this time, the first portion and the second portion can be used as an input area or a display area, and the third portion is used as a support of the second portion, so as to ensure stability of the electronic device, and facilitate operation of the electronic device by the user.

In the embodiment of the present application, besides performing one inward folding and one outward folding on the flexible electronic device, a person skilled in the art may also perform inward and outward folding on the flexible display screen 10 according to actual needs, for example, fold the flexible display screen 10 into a "W" shape, or perform more bending, fold the flexible display screen 10 into a wave shape, and have a plurality of folded portions, please refer to fig. 5 specifically.

In the embodiment of the application, the flexible electronic device may be folded outwards for multiple times, for example, two ends of the flexible display screen 10 are folded outwards, so that the folded part can be used as a handle of the flexible electronic device, which is convenient for a user to hold; on the other hand, the folded-out portion may also be used as a supporting member for supporting the planar portion of the flexible display screen 10, so that a user can watch a video screen or listen to music conveniently, and thus the user does not need to hold the flexible electronic device all the time, and a better experience effect is further brought to the user, specifically referring to fig. 6.

In the second case, the first variation region and the second variation region are the same variation region.

In the embodiment of the application, for example: if the initial state of the flexible display screen 10 is a flat state, and the first surface 101 of the flexible display screen 10 faces upward, when an external force is applied to the first change area of the flexible display screen 10, the flexible display screen 10 deforms in the first change area under the action of the external force, so that the flexible display screen 10 is divided into two display areas by the first change area, and the two display areas are opposite to each other, at this time, the second sub-surface, corresponding to the second display area, on the first surface 101 faces the first sub-surface, corresponding to the first display area, on the first surface 101, and the current state of the flexible electronic device may be a notebook state, or a state in which the flexible electronic device is folded or is in a state where an angle (0-180 ° ] is formed between the other first sub-surface and the second sub-surface.

In a specific implementation process, for a case that the first change area and the second change area are the same change area, an external force may be applied to the first change area, and the flexible display screen 10 deforms in a second change curve generated in the first change area under the action of the external force, so that the flexible display screen 10 divides the two display areas by the first change area to be opposite to each other, at this time, a second sub-surface of the first surface 101, which corresponds to the second display area, faces away from a first sub-surface of the first surface 101, which corresponds to the first display area, and the current state of the flexible electronic device may be a small flat plate state, a tent state, or another state.

Further, in the embodiment of the present application, the first variation region is not fixed; the second variation region is not fixed.

In a specific implementation process, for whether the first change area and the second change area are the same change area or different change areas, both the first change area and the second change area may be unfixed areas, that is, the first change area and the second change area may change with different stress points of the applied external force, such as: when the position of the stress point of the applied external force is at one third of the transverse direction of the flexible display screen 10, the first change area is at one third of the transverse direction of the flexible display screen 10; when the position of the stress point of the applied external force is two thirds of the transverse direction of the flexible display screen 10, the first change area is two thirds of the transverse direction of the flexible display screen 10; when the position of the stress point of the applied external force is at one third of the longitudinal position of the flexible display screen 10, the first change area is at one third of the longitudinal position of the flexible display screen 10; correspondingly, the second changing area may be located at two-thirds of the transverse direction of the flexible display screen 10 according to the position of the stress point of the applied external force; the flexible display screen 10 is located at one third of the transverse direction or at two thirds of the longitudinal direction of the flexible display screen 10, please refer to fig. 7A-7B.

In this embodiment of the application, the flexible display screen 10 has a flattening mode and a first deformation mode, where the first deformation mode is that the flexible display screen 10 generates a deformation of a first change curve in a first change area under an external force, so that two display areas divided by the first change area of the flexible display screen 10 are opposite to each other, and when the external force is removed, a deformation state of the flexible display screen 10 after the deformation of the first change curve is maintained; the flexible display screen 10 generates a deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of an external force, so that two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen 10 are opposite to each other, and the deformed state of the flexible display screen 10 after the deformation of the second change curve is maintained unchanged when the external force is removed, wherein the first change area is not overlapped with the second change area; the flexible display screen 10 uses two display areas divided by the first change area as a first display area and a second display area; the two display areas of the flexible display screen 10 divided by the second variation area are the second display area and the third display area.

In the embodiment of the present application, the flexible display screen 10 has two modes, such as: a flattening mode, and a first deformation mode.

In a specific implementation process, the flattening mode of the flexible electronic device is specifically a mode in which the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the flexible electronic device are all located on the same horizontal plane.

In a specific implementation process, the flexible electronic device has a flattening mode and a first deformation mode, please refer to fig. 4, in this embodiment of the present application, first, after a first change area on the flexible display screen 10 is deformed under an external force, the flexible display screen 10 is divided into two display areas with the first change area as a shared area, which are opposite to each other, and the two display areas are a first display area and a second display area, specifically, if a first sub-surface of the first display area corresponding to the first surface 101 is a reference surface and the first display area is opposite to the second display area, a second sub-surface of the second display area corresponding to the first surface 101 faces the first sub-surface; then, after the second change area on the second display area on the flexible display screen 10 is deformed under the action of an external force, a portion of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the second display area is divided into a second display area and a third display area, where the second change area is used as a shared area, and the second display area and the third display area are opposite to each other, specifically, the third display area is opposite to the second display area, which means that a third sub-surface of the third display area corresponding to the first surface 101 faces away from the second sub-surface, so that the flexible electronic device is in the first deformation mode, specifically, the flexible electronic device is in the notebook mode.

In a specific implementation process, after the external force applied to the first deformation region and the second deformation region is cancelled, the flexible display screen 10 can be in a deformed state without change until the external force acts on the flexible display screen 10 again, so that a user of the electronic device can better operate the flexible electronic device in a mode desired by the user.

Further, in an embodiment of the present application, please refer to fig. 8A to 8G, the flexible electronic device further includes:

an apparatus body 80;

the first part of the flexible display screen 10 is fixedly connected with the device body 80;

the flexible display screen 10 further has a second deformation mode, which is a mode in which flexible deformation occurs around the device body 80.

In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus body 80 includes a front case 801 and a rear case 802, in a space formed by the front case 801 and the rear case 802, various electronic components may be mounted, and at least one intermediate case may be additionally provided between the front case 801 and the rear case 802.

In a specific implementation process, the first portion of the flexible display screen 10 is connected to the device body 80 as a display module of the flexible electronic device, and in the embodiment of the present application, the touch pad is overlapped with the display module and thus forms a layer structure, so that the display mode can be used as a touch screen, and thus, various information can be input to the mobile terminal simply by touching the display module. Further, an audio output module, specifically, a headphone or a speaker, may be disposed at an upper end of the front housing 801 of the device body 80; an image acquisition unit can also be arranged, such as: a first camera, configured to shoot a still or moving image of a user, please refer to fig. 8A specifically.

In a specific implementation process, an image capturing unit may be further disposed at an upper end of the rear housing 802 of the device body 80, such as: the first camera and the second camera are respectively used for shooting objects in different directions, and in addition, the first camera and the second camera can have different resolutions, specifically, before the flexible electronic equipment is focused, when whether a target object exists in a shooting range is judged, the camera with the lower resolution is started firstly, and when the target object exists, the camera with the higher resolution is started, so that the power consumption of the flexible electronic equipment is reduced; further, a light supplement lamp can be arranged at the upper end of the rear shell of the device body 80, so that a better photographing effect is provided for a user, and please refer to fig. 8B specifically. Of course, in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic components listed above may be disposed in the accommodating space formed by the front housing 801 and the rear housing 802, or may be disposed in the flexible display screen 10, and are not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Further, in the embodiment of the present application, the shape of the device body 80 may be: a cylindrical shape, an elliptic cylindrical shape, a prismatic shape, or other shapes, etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application, and also, after the shape of the device body 80 is determined, the flexible display screen 10 may be folded according to the specific shape of the device body 80, that is, in a mode in which it is deformed around the device body 80.

In a specific implementation process, when the length × width of the surface of the device body 80 connected to the first portion is: when the length x width of the flexible display 10 is 14 cm x 7 cm: 12 cm × 7 cm, the flexible display screen 10 can just cover the front housing 801 of the device body 80; if the length x width of the flexible display screen 10 is: 12 cm × 16 cm, the flexible display screen 10 can just cover the front case 801 and the rear case 802 of the apparatus body 80 and the left and right side surfaces of the apparatus body 80; if the length x width of the flexible display screen 10 is: 12 cm × 23 cm, the flexible display 10 can be stacked on the front housing 801 of the device body 80, in addition to covering the front housing 801 and the rear housing 802 of the device body 80 and the left and right side surfaces of the device body 80, specifically, refer to fig. 8B to 8G which are a rear view, a left view, a right view, a top view, a bottom view and a perspective view of the first deformation mode, respectively. A person skilled in the art can design the covering manner of the flexible display 10 according to the shape of the device body 80 and the specific size of the flexible display 10, and in the embodiment of the present application, the covering manner is not particularly limited.

In a specific implementation process, when the flexible display screen 10 is in the second deformation mode, if the user is in the use process, for example: when the flexible electronic device is used for watching videos, browsing web pages and browsing photographed photos, the flexible display screen 10 can be unfolded from the device body 80, thereby, the operation is carried out by utilizing the large screen, better visual experience can be brought to the user, in addition, in some cases, when the user needs to work with the flexible electronic device, the flexible electronic device is in a notebook mode, and the flexible display screen 10 can be unfolded from the device body 80, the first and second portions are then folded in and out, so that the flexible electronic device with device body 80 is in a notebook mode, and the second part can be used for supporting the second part, so that the user can conveniently operate on the second display area corresponding to the second part, thereby bringing higher experience effect to the user, please refer to fig. 8H-8U for schematic diagrams of the changed states of the flexible display screen 10.

Further, in this embodiment of the present application, the flexible electronic device further includes:

a processor; the processor is configured to obtain mode information of the flexible display screen 10, and determine display of display content in three areas and/or a change area of the flexible display screen 10 according to the mode information of the flexible display screen 10.

In order to provide a better experience effect for a user, in a specific implementation process, gravity sensors or space sensors may be respectively arranged at the upper end, the lower end, the left end and the right end of the flexible display screen 10, and whether the flexible display screen 10 is bent or not is judged according to the gravity change of the flexible display screen 10; the angle sensors can be arranged at the upper end, the lower end, the left end and the right end of the display screen respectively, and when the angle of the display screen changes, the angle sensors can detect the change, so that the collected parameter information is sent to the processor of the flexible electronic equipment.

After the processor receives the parameter information of the sensor, the deformation form of the flexible electronic device can be determined according to the received parameter information, such as: the flattened state, the first deformation mode, or the second deformation mode, and further determine the display of the display content in the three regions and/or the change region of the flexible display screen 10 according to the deformation mode of the flexible electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present application, the processor may be disposed in the flexible display screen 10, or may be disposed in the device body 80, and a person skilled in the art may set the processor according to actual needs, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The following describes the display modes of the flexible electronic device in different forms.

Wherein when the flexible electronic device is in the second deformation mode.

In a specific implementation process, when the flexible electronic device is in a second deformation mode, for example: in the mobile phone mode, the three display areas may be used as the main display area, and the change area may be used as the additional display area, such as: displaying an interface related to one program by using the main display area, and displaying a related interface of another program by using the additional display area; specifically, the main display area is used to display the file processing program, such as: pdf document, word document or ppt document, and the music playing program is displayed with the additional display area, so that the user can listen to and control the playing of music while reading the document without controlling the music playing, such as: switching other music, controlling the playing progress and the like, and switching the file processing program displayed in the main display area, thereby realizing real multi-task simultaneous processing.

Wherein, when the flexible electronic device is in a flattened state.

When the flexible electronic device is in a flat state, such as: in the tablet mode, the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the flexible display screen 10 are located on the same plane, so that if the user uses the flexible electronic device as a game machine, the first portion connected to the device body 80 and the first display region and the second display region corresponding to the second portion adjacent to the first portion can be used as a main display region of the flexible electronic device, and the third display region corresponding to the third portion can be used as an additional display region of the flexible electronic device, so that a game screen is displayed in the main display region, and related manipulation buttons are displayed in the additional display region, and the user can input instructions such as direction, force, and the like through the manipulation buttons to perform game control. Therefore, the user can expand the area for displaying the game picture to the maximum extent under the condition of not occupying the main display area of the mobile phone, and the visual experience of the user is improved. Of course, additional display areas may be used to display other information, such as: when the user plays the game, if the short message is received, the received short message may be displayed by using the additional display area, or the like, or other display modes may be set by a person of ordinary skill in the art according to actual needs, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

Wherein when the flexible electronic device is in the first deformation mode.

When the flexible electronic device is in the first deformation mode, the flexible electronic device may specifically be in the following two cases.

Wherein the first case is a notebook mode.

In a specific implementation process, when the notebook mode is adopted, the first portion can be used as an input area, the second portion and the third portion are used as display areas, and the third portion is used as a support of the second portion so as to ensure the stability of the second portion. In this embodiment, the second display area corresponding to the second portion and the third display area corresponding to the third portion may display the same content, so as to ensure that users in different orientations can see the same content, and to maintain the consistency of information; and the second display area and the third display area can also display different contents, such as: the second display area displays some office applications, and the third display area displays some entertainment applications, and for the above two display modes, a person skilled in the art can set the display modes according to actual needs, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited specifically.

In the second case, the first part forms a plane, and the second part and the third part form a curved surface as a handle of the game machine, thereby facilitating the operation of a user; for another example: when the user uses the flexible electronic equipment to play video, if hold the flexible electronic equipment for a long time, not only be unfavorable for the heat dissipation, can feel tired moreover, under this condition, can utilize the curved surface that the third part formed as support piece to place the steady placing of flexible electronic equipment on the desk for the user can watch for a long time or supply many people to watch.

In a specific implementation process, during the process of using the flexible electronic device, a user inevitably switches the flexible display screen 10 between the above three modes, during the switching process, the first portion and the second portion of the flexible display screen 10 may correspond to various application operations, and specifically, when the third portion and/or the second portion is detected to be unfolded, a specific function or menu may be automatically executed, for example: when the flexible display screen 10 is in the second deformation mode, the first portion of the flexible display screen 10 is in the screen locking state, and when the second portion and/or the third portion is detected to be unfolded, the first portion is controlled to be in the unlocking state, so that other unlocking operations by a user are avoided, and the use by the user is facilitated.

In the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the flexible display screen 10 is supported in the flattening mode and the first deformation mode, so that a user can operate the flexible display screen 10, in a specific implementation process, there are two implementation manners.

Among them, the first implementation.

The main structure of the flexible display screen 10 is as follows: the substrate, the middle display medium and the packaging layer are formed by three layers, wherein the substrate of the flexible display screen 10, namely the flexible substrate, is the basis of the flexible display screen 10, therefore, the substrate can be made of special materials, and the special materials can ensure that the deformation form of the flexible display screen 10 after deformation is unchanged under specific conditions, such as: when the temperature of the flexible display screen 10 is higher than the preset temperature, the material is specifically as follows: over 10 degrees; or 12 degrees; or at 15 degrees, the deformation of the flexible display screen 10 after deformation under the action of external force is ensured to be unchanged; or the number of times that the flexible display screen 10 is bent or bent under the action of an external force exceeds a preset number of times, specifically, the number of times is as follows: more than 10 times; or 12 times; or 15 times, the deformation form of the flexible display screen 10 after deformation under the action of external force can be ensured to be unchanged; or when the energization current passing through the flexible display screen 10 is higher than the preset current and less than the rated current, the material can ensure that the deformation form of the flexible display screen 10 after deformation under the action of an external force is unchanged, or other situations, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Among them, the second implementation.

Mechanically supporting the flexible display screen 10 by a flexible supporting device, in this embodiment, the flexible supporting device is at least disposed at a position corresponding to the change area; the flexible supporting device deforms under the action of external force to drive the changing area of the flexible display screen 10 to deform along with the changing area, and the flexible supporting device maintains a deformation state after the external force is cancelled so as to maintain the stability of the flexible display screen 10 after deformation.

In a specific implementation process, please refer to fig. 9, the flexible supporting apparatus includes:

a first slide shaft 90;

a second slide shaft 91;

an intermediate sliding shaft group 92 including a plurality of intermediate sliding shafts arranged in a row;

a connecting member group 93 movably connecting the intermediate sliding shaft group to the first sliding shaft and the second sliding shaft;

In the present embodiment, in order to mechanically support the flexible display screen 10, in the present embodiment, the flexible display screen 10 further includes a flexible supporting device.

In a specific implementation process, when the flexible electronic device includes the device body 80 and does not include the device body 80, the specific set position of the flexible supporting device corresponds to two different situations, which are described below with respect to the different situations.

In the first case, the flexible electronic device does not include the device body 80.

When the flexible electronic device does not include the device body 80, there are two specific implementations according to the position where the flexible supporting device is disposed, and the two cases are described below.

In the first case, the flexible supporting device is disposed on the whole surface of the second surface of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the first surface 101, please refer to fig. 10A.

In a specific implementation process, in order to ensure that the flexible display screen 10 can be bent at any position and can maintain a free-bending state, a flexible supporting device is disposed at any position on a second surface of the flexible display screen 10 opposite to the first surface 101 of the flexible electronic device.

In the second case, the flexible supporting device is only disposed on the second surface of the flexible display screen 10 opposite to the first surface 101 at the position corresponding to the first variation area and the second variation area, please refer to fig. 10B.

In a specific implementation process, if the flexible electronic device is set to be able to bend only at a predetermined position, for example, the first change area and the second change area on the flexible display screen 10 are bent, the flexible supporting device only needs to be disposed at the position corresponding to the first change area and the second change area on the second surface corresponding to the first surface 101.

Wherein in the second case the flexible electronic device comprises a device body 80.

In a specific implementation process, when the flexible display screen 10 is exactly disposed on one surface of the device body 80, the flexible supporting device may be disposed on a second surface corresponding to the first surface 101, or the flexible supporting device may be disposed in an accommodating space formed by the front housing 801 and the rear housing 802, which can be implemented by both implementations, and those skilled in the art can set the flexible supporting device according to actual needs, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Further, in the implementation process, when the first portion of the flexible display screen 10 is connected to the device body 80 and the other portion is covered on the device body 80, the flexible supporting device is also disposed on the second surface opposite to the first surface 101.

Further, in a specific implementation process, in order to ensure that the flexible display screen 10 can be bent at any position and can maintain any bending state, a flexible supporting device is arranged at any position on a second surface of the flexible display screen of the flexible electronic device, which is opposite to the first surface 101; of course, the flexible support means may also be provided at predetermined positions, such as: the first changing area or the second changing area on the flexible display screen 10.

In a specific implementation process, the structure of the flexible supporting device is the same whether the flexible supporting device is arranged at any position of the second surface or at a position on the second surface corresponding to the first changing region and the second changing region, and the following description will be given only by taking the example of arranging the flexible supporting device at a position corresponding to the first changing region and the second changing region as an example.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the flexible supporting devices are respectively disposed at the first position corresponding to the first changing region and the second position corresponding to the second changing region, the corresponding flexible supporting devices are the first flexible supporting device and the second flexible supporting device, and the structure of only one of the flexible supporting devices will be described below.

In a specific implementation process, the axes of the first sliding shaft 90, the second sliding shaft 91 and the middle sliding shaft group 92 are all parallel to each other, the first sliding shaft 90 and the second sliding shaft 91 are located at two sides of the middle sliding shaft group 92, and the connecting member group 93 movably connects the middle sliding shaft group to the first sliding shaft 90 and the second sliding shaft 91; wherein, the flexible device can be bent along the extending direction of the middle sliding shaft group, and the bending part of the flexible device is always in an arc structure, please refer to fig. 11-12.

In this application embodiment, the department of buckling after deformation of flexible strutting arrangement is the arc structure all the time, the arc structure matches with the change curve to support and protect the flexible deformation that flexible display screen 10 corresponds the position.

In a specific implementation process, two ends of the connecting member set 93 are respectively sleeved on the first sliding shaft 90 and the second sliding shaft 91, and a middle part of the connecting member set is sleeved on the middle sliding shaft set 92.

Further, in a specific implementation process, the connecting member set may be configured to include a double-shaft toothed block sleeved on the sliding shaft set, the double-shaft toothed block connects the sliding shafts into a whole, and adjacent double-shaft toothed blocks are engaged to form an interference connection, so that the intermediate sliding shafts arranged in rows in the flexible supporting device can form an arc-shaped structure. Therefore, in the specific implementation process, the bent part of the flexible supporting device after deformation is always in an arc-shaped structure, and the formed arc-shaped structure is matched with the change curve so as to support and protect the flexible deformation of the flexible display screen 10 at the corresponding position of the first change area or the second change area.

In the embodiment of the present application, the matching between the formed arc-shaped structure and the variation curve specifically includes: the arc-shaped curve corresponding to the arc-shaped structure is matched with the change curve corresponding to the first change area or the second change area, and in a specific implementation process, the matching between the arc-shaped curve and the change curve means that the opening directions of the arc-shaped curve and the change curve are the same, as shown in fig. 4: pointing from point E to direction F or pointing from point G to direction H; the radian that the arc curve corresponds and the radian that the change curve corresponds only differ and be less than predetermineeing the radian, if: pi/10; or pi/15; pi/20 or other predetermined radians, which can be set by one skilled in the art according to actual needs and is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Further, in this application embodiment, the bending portion includes M sliding shafts, and the arc structure of the bending portion means that the outer tangent plane of the M sliding shafts is an arc surface.

When the M sliding shafts form an arc-shaped structure, the sliding shafts positioned on the first sides of the M sliding shafts are relatively static; and each sliding shaft positioned on the second sides of the M sliding shafts is relatively static.

In a specific implementation process, the arc-shaped structure at the bending position refers to an arc-shaped surface formed by the outer tangent planes of the M sliding shafts at the bending position, and specifically, when the arc-shaped structure is formed at the bending position of the flexible supporting device, the section of the arc-shaped structure at the bending position is the arc-shaped surface.

The sliding shafts on the two sides of the M sliding shafts are respectively static relatively in the process that the M sliding shafts form the arc-shaped structure, namely, the two sides of the bending part on the flexible supporting device are not deformed, and a user can bend the flexible supporting device according to actual needs. Of course, the above-mentioned M sliding shafts may be provided to include the first sliding shaft 90 and a part of the intermediate sliding shaft group 92 or to include the second sliding shaft 91 and a part of the intermediate sliding shaft group 92; m sliding shaft can be set up to including first sliding shaft 90, second sliding shaft 91 and sliding shaft group 92, and is corresponding, and this flexible support device can form C type arc structure, can also curl into the scroll shape, and convenience of customers accomodates. In order to simplify the structure and facilitate the assembly, the connecting member set may be configured as follows:

referring to fig. 13A-13C, the first connecting member 930 has five nesting holes distributed along a first straight line, wherein the middle nesting hole is a first nesting hole 9301, and the two nesting holes are second nesting holes 9302 respectively; the first fitting hole 9301 enables a sliding shaft matched with the first fitting hole 9301 to rotate around the axis thereof and to slide along the direction perpendicular to the first straight line direction; the second sleeving hole 9302 can enable the sliding shaft matched with the second sleeving hole 9302 to rotate around the axis of the sliding shaft;

referring to fig. 14, the second connecting member 931 has five sleeving holes distributed along a second straight line, wherein the middle sleeving hole is a third sleeving hole 9311, two sleeving holes adjacent to the third sleeving hole 9311 are fourth sleeving holes 9312, and two sleeving holes at two ends are fifth sleeving holes 9313; the third housing hole 9311 enables the sliding shaft engaged with the third housing hole 9311 to rotate around its own axis and to slide in a direction perpendicular to the second linear direction; the fourth hole 9312 is capable of allowing the sliding shaft engaged with the fourth hole to rotate around its own axis and to slide along the second linear direction; the fifth sleeving hole 9313 can enable the sliding shaft matched with the fifth sleeving hole 9313 to rotate around the axis of the sliding shaft;

wherein, the first connecting members 930 are sequentially connected end to end along the arrangement direction of the middle sliding shaft group to form a first connecting member group; the second connecting members 931 are sequentially connected end to end along the arrangement direction of the middle sliding shaft group to form a second connecting member group; the first and fifth

fitting holes

9301 and 9313 are fitted to the same sliding shaft. The end-to-end connection means that end sleeving holes of two adjacent connecting components are respectively sleeved on the same sliding shaft, so that a first connecting component group and a second connecting component group are formed, wherein the connecting components are respectively arranged in a staggered mode. Of course, for convenience of manufacture, the third housing hole 9311 and the two fourth housing holes 9312 may be disposed to communicate with each other, specifically referring to fig. 15 and 16.

Two kinds of connecting elements suit respectively on the sliding shaft among the flexible support device that this embodiment provided, can utilize the sliding shaft in the downthehole motion of suit and the slight deformation of sliding shaft itself to realize making M sliding shaft form arc structure, simple structure, and convenient assembling in the use. Carry out reasonable reality through the size to each suit hole in the practical application process, can make the circumscribed face of above-mentioned M sliding shaft warp to the arc surface, can satisfy user's use needs on the one hand, on the other hand does benefit to and reduces the volume when flexible strutting arrangement folds to U type structure or snakelike structure, and convenience of customers accomodates.

In the flexible supporting device provided in the above embodiment, the number of the first connecting members 930 in the first connecting member set is at least 5, and the number of the second connecting members 931 in the second connecting member set is at least 4, so as to ensure that the flexible supporting device can be bent, and the bent portion is always in an arc shape during the bending process.

In a specific implementation, when the flexible supporting device is provided only at a position of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the first variation region or the second variation region, the number of the first connecting members in the first connecting member group may be 5, and the number of the second connecting members 931 in the second connecting member group may be 4.

When the flexible supporting device is disposed at any position on the second surface of the flexible display screen 10 corresponding to the first surface 101, the number of the first connecting members in the first connecting member group and the number of the second connecting members in the second connecting member group need to be set according to the specific size of the flexible display screen 10, such as: the number of the first connecting components in the first connecting component group is 10, and the number of the second connecting components in the second connecting component group is 8; or the number of the first connecting members in the first connecting member group is 15, the number of the second connecting members in the second connecting member group is 12, etc., which may be set according to the specific size of the flexible display 10, and is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The flexible supporting device may be configured to be bendable only along one side, and accordingly, one end of the first fitting hole 9301 protrudes from one side of the first straight line, and the other end of the first fitting hole 9301 is flush with the end of the second fitting hole 9302; one end of the third sleeving hole 9311 protrudes out of one side of the second straight line, and the end of the third sleeving hole 9311 is flush with the end of the fourth sleeving hole 9312 and the end of the fifth sleeving hole 9313; meanwhile, the protruding directions of the first and

third housing holes

9301 and 9311 face the same side of the flexible supporting device. The flexible supporting device provided by the embodiment can only bend from a straight state to one side of the flexible supporting device, and can avoid the reverse bending of the device such as a flexible screen supported by the flexible supporting device, and prevent the device such as the flexible screen from being damaged.

Of course, according to actual needs, the flexible supporting device may be further configured to be capable of bending to two sides, and correspondingly, two ends of the first assembling hole 9301 protrude from two sides of the first straight line respectively, and two ends of the third assembling hole 9311 protrude from two sides of the second straight line respectively. The bending direction of the flexible supporting device is not limited in this embodiment, and only the protruding directions of the first sleeving hole 9301 and the third sleeving hole 9311 need to be adjusted according to actual needs. In addition, the bending degree of the flexible supporting device can be adjusted by adjusting the length dimensions of the first and

third nesting holes

9301 and 9311 according to actual needs.

Since the flexible display screen 10 supported by the flexible supporting device is required to be kept in a fixed state during the application process, the flexible supporting device provided by the above embodiment is preferably configured to be kept in an arbitrary bending state.

Specifically, the flexible supporting device may be maintained in the optionally bent state by providing additional members, such as providing the connecting member set to further include a third connecting member 932 and a fourth connecting member 933, specifically referring to fig. 17-21, the third connecting member 932 and the first connecting member 930 are the same in structure and arrangement, and the third connecting member 932 and the first connecting member 930 are sleeved on the same sliding shaft; the fourth connecting member 933 and the second connecting member 931 are configured in the same structure and arrangement, and are sleeved on the same sliding shaft; the two second sleeving holes 9302 at two ends of the third connecting member 932 can respectively provide autorotation damping for the corresponding sliding shafts; the fifth receiving hole 9313 of the fourth connection member 933 can provide a rotation damping to the sliding shaft corresponding to the fifth receiving hole 9313. The two second sleeving holes 9302 at two ends of the third connecting member 932 and the fifth sleeving hole 9313 of the fourth connecting member 933 can be respectively provided as open holes, so that the two sleeving holes can be conveniently assembled with the sleeving holes, and the two sleeving holes can provide rotational damping for the corresponding sliding shaft in an interference fit manner, as shown in fig. 22.

Of course, in order to reduce the number of the connecting members and simplify the assembling operation, the flexible supporting device provided in the above embodiment may be further configured such that the second fitting hole 9302 at both ends of the first connecting member and the fifth fitting hole 9313 of the second connecting member are provided with fitting holes capable of providing self-rotation damping for the sliding shaft corresponding thereto, so as to achieve the purpose of enabling the flexible supporting device to be maintained in any bending state. Specifically, a friction pad, such as a rubber pad, for tightly fitting the sliding shaft may be fixed in the fitting hole.

In the flexible supporting device, the connecting members in the connecting member group are arranged in a staggered manner, so that there are many gaps, which easily causes the damage of the device supported by the flexible supporting device after being subjected to an external force, and therefore, referring to fig. 23, the flexible supporting device provided in the above embodiment further includes a filling block 934, and specifically, the filling block 934 is sleeved on the sliding shaft and is located between two connecting members arranged at intervals in the connecting member group. Three sliding shafts are arranged between two connecting components arranged at intervals in the connecting component group, and in order to avoid influence on relative movement of the sliding shafts, the filling block 934 is only sleeved on one of the three sliding shafts; of course, according to actual needs, the filling blocks 934 may be respectively disposed on any two of the three sliding shafts, or the filling blocks 934 may be disposed on all three sliding shafts.

Preferably, the flexible supporting device provided in the above embodiment has one flat side when it is flattened, so as to facilitate the installation of the flexible screen, and the flexible supporting device may employ the first connecting member 930 shown in fig. 13A, the second connecting member 931 shown in fig. 14, the third connecting member 932 shown in fig. 17, and the fourth connecting member 933 shown in fig. 19.

In the above-described flexible supporting apparatus, the first connecting member 930 and the second connecting member 931 may be respectively provided as block structures, and the corresponding third connecting member 932, the fourth connecting member 933, and the filler 934 may also be provided as block structures. The first and second connecting

members

930 and 931 may also be provided as a sheet-like structure that is easily manufactured by stamping, and accordingly, the third and fourth connecting

members

932 and 933 and the filler 934 are respectively provided as structures that are easily manufactured by stamping as shown in fig. 24, 25 and 26.

In order to reduce the size of the flexible supporting device, the first connecting member 930 and the second connecting member 931 may be configured as shown in fig. 27-30, and the first connecting member 930 and the second connecting member 931 are manufactured by punching, bending and curling steel sheets, respectively, such that the sleeving holes are surrounded by the curled edges, and the second sleeving holes 9302 at the two ends of the first connecting member 930 and the fifth sleeving holes 9313 of the second connecting member 931 are curled to wind the sliding shaft and provide the self-rotation damping for the sliding shaft.

Further, in order to omit the crimping process and facilitate the manufacturing, the first connecting member 930 of the flexible supporting apparatus may be further configured to be composed of a first member portion 93011 and a second member portion 93012, which are respectively sleeved on the same sliding shaft and together form a first sleeving hole 9301 and a second sleeving hole 9302, as shown in fig. 31 to 38; accordingly, the second connecting member 931 is configured to include a third member portion 93111 and a fourth member portion 93112, which are respectively sleeved on the same sliding shaft and together form a third sleeved hole 9311, a fourth sleeved hole 9312 and a fifth sleeved hole 9313, so that the flexible supporting apparatus provided in this embodiment can have an overall thickness of only 1.2 mm.

In the specific implementation process, no matter the flexible supporting device is disposed on the second surface of the flexible display screen 10 opposite to the first surface 101, or disposed in the accommodating space of the device body 80 formed by the front housing 801 and the rear housing 802, there is a first fixed connection member fixedly connected to the flexible display screen 10 or the device body 80, please refer to fig. 39, where the first fixed connection member includes a mounting handle 391 and a sleeving part 390 fixedly connected to the mounting handle, the sleeving part 390 is provided with a sleeving hole, and the sleeving part is used to be sleeved on the first sliding shaft 90 and the intermediate sliding shaft group 92 adjacent to the first sliding shaft 90, or is used to be sleeved on the second sliding shaft 91 and the intermediate sliding shaft group 92 adjacent to the second sliding shaft 91. According to the actual arrangement of the first and

second connection members

930 and 931 in the flexible supporting apparatus, the nesting holes may be set to be the same as those of the first connection member 930 or the second connection member 931, and may also be set to include only three nesting holes, and the three nesting holes are the same as the first nesting hole 9301 and two second nesting holes 9302 located at the same side of the first nesting hole, or the three nesting holes are the same as the third nesting hole 9311 and fourth and

fifth nesting holes

9312 and 9313 located at the same side of the third nesting hole 9311. In this embodiment, the number and structure of the sleeving holes on the sleeving part are not limited, but the sleeving part needs to be sleeved on the sliding shaft to ensure that the flexible supporting device is deformed normally.

Further, referring to fig. 40, the flexible supporting device further includes a second fixed connecting member 400, which has the same structure as the first fixed connecting member, and the sleeving hole at the end of the sleeving part is an open hole for interference fit with the corresponding sliding shaft.

In this embodiment, when the flexible electronic device includes the device body 80, the flexible display screen 10 may also be a movable support in an accommodation space formed by the front housing 801 and the rear housing 802 of the device body 80, and in this embodiment, the movable support may be made of a metal material or other solid material, such as plastic, and in a specific implementation process, the movable support may be made of a spring material, so as to enhance an operation feeling of a user.

Through one or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, one or more of the following technical effects can be achieved:

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A flexible electronic device comprising: the flexible display screen comprises a first surface, wherein the first surface is a display output area of the flexible display screen;

the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force so that two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are opposite, and the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve is maintained when the external force is removed;

wherein the first and second variation regions are the same variation region;

the flexible display screen further comprises a flexible supporting device which is at least arranged at the position corresponding to the change area; the flexible supporting device deforms under the action of external force to drive the changing area of the flexible display screen to deform along with the changing area, and the flexible supporting device maintains a deformation state unchanged after the external force is cancelled so as to maintain the stability of the flexible display screen after deformation, and the flexible supporting device comprises:

a first sliding shaft;

a second sliding shaft;

the flexible supporting device can be bent along the extending direction of the middle sliding shaft group, and the bent part of the flexible supporting device is of an arc-shaped structure all the time.

2. The flexible electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first altered area is not fixed; the second variation region is not fixed.

3. The flexible electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible supporting device is always in an arc-shaped structure at the bent position after deformation, and the arc-shaped structure is matched with the variation curve to support and protect the flexible deformation of the corresponding position of the flexible display screen.

4. The flexible electronic device of claim 1, wherein the bend comprises M sliding axes, and the arc structure of the bend means that the outer tangent planes of the M sliding axes are arc planes.

5. The flexible electronic device of claim 4, wherein each sliding axle on a first side of the M sliding axles is relatively stationary when the M sliding axles form an arc-shaped structure; and each sliding shaft positioned on the second sides of the M sliding shafts is relatively static.

6. The flexible electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible display screen has a flattening mode and a first deformation mode, wherein the first deformation mode is that the flexible display screen is deformed in a first change area under an external force to generate a first change curve so that two display areas of the flexible display screen divided by the first change area are opposite to each other, and the deformed state of the flexible display screen in the first change curve is maintained when the external force is removed; the flexible display screen generates deformation of a second change curve in a second change area under the action of external force so as to enable two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen to be opposite, and maintains the deformation state of the flexible display screen after deformation of the second change curve when the external force is cancelled, wherein the first change area is not overlapped with the second change area; the flexible display screen takes two display areas divided by the first change area as a first display area and a second display area; and the two display areas divided by the second change area of the flexible display screen are the second display area and the third display area.

7. The flexible electronic device of claim 6, wherein the flexible electronic device further comprises:

an apparatus body;

8. The flexible electronic device of claim 6 or 7, further comprising: