CN110661908A

CN110661908A - Electronic device and control method of electronic device

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Publication number: CN110661908A
Application number: CN201910937793.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾玉虎
Original assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-29
Filing date: 2019-09-29
Publication date: 2020-01-07
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-29
Also published as: CN110661908B

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device and a control method of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises: the shell assembly comprises a main shell and a bendable shell connected with the main shell, the bendable shell comprises a plurality of movably connected connecting blocks, and two adjacent connecting blocks can rotate relatively to enable the bendable shell to bend; the camera module is arranged on the connecting block at one side of the bendable shell far away from the main body shell, and the optical axis direction of the camera module is changed along with the bending of the bendable shell. The electronic equipment provided by the application can reduce the number of internal electronic elements and save the internal space.

Description

Electronic device and control method of electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and a control method of the electronic device.

Background

Electronic devices such as mobile phones generally have a plurality of electronic components, for example, a front camera and a rear camera, and when the internal space of the electronic device is extremely limited, how to implement multiple uses of one electronic component to reduce the number of electronic components in the electronic device and save the internal space of the electronic device becomes a technical problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application provides an electronic device and a control method of the electronic device that reduce the number of internal electronic components and save internal space.

In one aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, including: the shell assembly comprises a main shell and a bendable shell connected with the main shell, the bendable shell comprises a plurality of movably connected connecting blocks, and two adjacent connecting blocks can rotate relatively to enable the bendable shell to bend; the camera module is arranged on the connecting block at one side of the bendable shell far away from the main body shell, and the optical axis direction of the camera module is changed along with the bending of the bendable shell.

On the other hand, according to the control method of the electronic device, the electronic device comprises a bendable shell, a main body shell, a flexible display screen, a camera module and a processor, wherein the flexible display screen is arranged on the bendable shell and the main body shell, and the camera module is arranged at one end, far away from the main body shell, of the bendable shell; the method comprises the following steps:

the processor acquires a shooting mode of the camera module, wherein the shooting mode comprises a front shooting mode, a rear shooting mode or a panoramic shooting mode; the processor acquires an initial angle between the optical axis direction of the camera module and the normal direction of the main body shell; the processor determines the angle of the bendable shell to be bent according to the shooting mode and the initial angle; the processor drives the bendable shell to be bent according to the angle of the bendable shell to be bent so as to drive the camera module to rotate.

Have a plurality of swing joint's connecting block through setting up the shell of can buckling, so that the shell of can buckling is crooked, when the back of the shell of can buckling is located to the camera module, the shell of can buckling is crooked in order to drive the front that the camera module overturns to the shell of can buckling of orientation, so that electronic equipment's camera module both can realize rearmounted shooting, can also realize leading shooting, multiple use has been realized through a camera module promptly, need not to set up leading camera and rearmounted camera in electronic equipment, the quantity of the camera in the electronic equipment has been reduced, the space has been saved for electronic equipment.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

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

fig. 2 is a schematic view structure diagram of another perspective of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first electronic device in a bent state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a side view of a first electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application in a flattened state;

fig. 5 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a first electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a flattened state;

fig. 6 is a side view of a first electronic device in a bent state according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a first electronic device in a bent state according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is an internal cross-sectional view of a first electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a flattened state;

fig. 9 is a partial schematic view of a first electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a flattened state;

fig. 10 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a second electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in a flattened state;

fig. 11 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a second electronic device bending toward a front side according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a second electronic device bending toward the back provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic rear-side structure diagram of a third electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a schematic rear-side structure diagram of a fourth electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a schematic rear-side structure diagram of a fifth electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic rear-side structure diagram of a sixth electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a flowchart of a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. The embodiments listed in the present application may be appropriately combined with each other.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 100 may be a phone, a television, a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a camera, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, or other devices having a camera module. Taking the electronic device 100 as a mobile phone as an example, for convenience of description, the electronic device 100 is defined with reference to a first viewing angle, a width direction of the electronic device 100 is defined as an X-axis direction, a length direction of the electronic device 100 is defined as a Y-axis direction, and a thickness direction of the electronic device 100 is defined as a Z-axis direction, where an orientation of the flexible screen 30 of the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 1 is a Z-axis forward direction of the electronic device 100, and a direction opposite to the orientation of the flexible display screen 30 is a Z-axis reverse direction.

Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 3, an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing assembly 10 and a camera module 20. The housing assembly 10 includes a main body case 1 and a bendable case 2 connected to the main body case 1. Specifically, the main body case 1 is an inflexible case. The bendable shell 2 and the main body shell 1 are connected into a whole along the Y-axis direction.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the bendable shell 2 includes a plurality of movably connected connecting blocks 21. Specifically, the connecting block 21 may have a long bar shape and extend in the X-axis direction. The plurality of connection blocks 21 are connected in series in the Y-axis direction. The adjacent two connecting blocks 21 can rotate relatively to each other to bend the bendable shell 2. The bending axis direction of the bendable shell 2 includes the X-axis direction. It will be appreciated that the bendable housing 2 may be bent in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction about the X-axis, without limitation.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the camera module 20 is disposed on the connecting block 21 at a side of the bendable housing 2 away from the main body housing 1. The camera module 20 is mounted on the connecting block 21, and the orientation of the camera module 20 is not limited in this embodiment. The direction of the optical axis of the camera module 20 changes with the bending of the bendable housing 2. In this embodiment, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 refers to the lens orientation of the camera module 20, and is also the direction along the center line of the lens of the camera module 20 and toward the outside of the electronic device 100. The camera module 20 may be disposed on the connecting block 21 of the bendable case 2 farthest from the main body case 1, so that the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 is larger along with the bending of the bendable case 2 to the rotation angle of the main body case 1. Specifically, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 can be rotated from the Z-axis forward direction to the Z-axis reverse direction, so that the effect that one camera module 20 has two applications of front and rear is achieved.

In this embodiment, shell 2 has a plurality of swing joint's connecting block 21 through setting up to buckle, so that shell 2 that can buckle is crooked, when camera module 20 locates the back of shell 2 that can buckle, shell 2 that can buckle is crooked in order to drive camera module 20 and overturn to the front of shell 2 that can buckle of orientation, so that electronic equipment 100's camera module 20 both can realize rearmounted shooting, can also realize leading shooting, multiple use has been realized through a camera module 20 promptly, need not to set up leading camera and rearmounted camera in electronic equipment 100, the quantity of the camera in electronic equipment 100 has been reduced, space has been saved for electronic equipment 100.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the electronic device 100 further includes a flexible display 30, and the flexible display 30 is disposed on the bendable casing 2 and the main body casing 1. The flexible display screen 30 is bent according to the bending of the bendable case 2.

Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 3, a surface of the electronic device 100 on which the flexible display 30 is disposed is defined as a front surface of the electronic device 100, and a surface opposite to the front surface of the electronic device 100 is defined as a back surface. The flexible display screen 30 covers the entire front face of the housing assembly 10. Since the camera module 20 is not required to be disposed on the front surface of the housing assembly 10, a non-display area required to be reserved on the flexible display screen 30 is small, and an area for displaying a picture can be further increased, so that the camera module 20 is disposed on the bendable housing 2, that is, the front shooting function of the electronic device 100 is not affected, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device 100 can be improved, and the visual effect of the electronic device 100 when displaying the picture is improved.

Specifically, the length of the main body case 1 is longer than that of the bendable case 2. Further, the length of the bendable case 2 is about 1/7-1/4 of the length of the electronic device 100, and is even smaller. In this way, the ratio of the flexible display screen 30 portion disposed on the flexible housing 2 to the whole flexible display screen 30 is small, so as to reduce the influence of the bending of the flexible housing 2 on the display image of the flexible display screen 30.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the number of the connection blocks 21 is not limited in the present application, and the number of the connection blocks 21 may be 4, 5, 7, 9, and so on according to actual needs. In this application, 7 connection blocks 21 are taken as an example for explanation. The shape of the connection block 21 is exemplified by the following embodiments, but the present application may include, but is not limited to, the following embodiments. In the following embodiments, the side of the bendable case 2 of the camera module 20 facing away from the flexible display 30 is described.

Referring to fig. 4 to 7, the camera module 20 is disposed on a surface of the connecting block 21 opposite to the flexible display screen 30. The lens orientation of the camera module 20 can be turned over to the side of the main body case 1 where the flexible display screen 30 is disposed along with the bending of the bendable case 2.

Referring to fig. 5, the connecting block 21 has a first abutting surface 211. When the bendable shell 2 is flattened, the first abutment surfaces 211 of the adjacent two connecting blocks 21 intersect. Referring to fig. 7, when the bendable shell 2 is bent, the first abutting surfaces 211 of two adjacent connecting blocks 21 gradually approach to each other until they are attached to each other.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4 and fig. 6, the front surface of the connection block 21 faces the flexible display screen 30, and the back surface of the connection block 21 is opposite to the front surface of the connection block 21. The first abutting surface 211 is located between the front surface of the connection block 21 and the back surface of the connection block 21, and connects the front surfaces of the connection blocks 21. The first abutting surface 211 is an inclined surface intersecting the X-Z plane when the bendable case 2 is in the flattened state. The first abutment surfaces 211 of two adjacent joint blocks 21 are symmetrically arranged about the Z-axis. In other words, the first abutment surface 211 of the connecting block 21 may be formed by cutting off a corner of a rectangular block in the X-axis direction.

Referring to fig. 5, when the upper and lower sides of one connecting block 21 are connected to the connecting block 21, the upper and lower sides of the connecting block 21 are provided with first abutting surfaces 211. The first abutting surfaces 211 between the adjacent two connecting blocks 21 are symmetrically arranged about the Z-axis from the side view of the bendable case 2 to form a triangular moving space. Referring to fig. 7, when two adjacent connecting blocks 21 rotate until the first abutting surfaces 211 abut against each other, the connecting blocks 21 gradually deflect toward the side of the flexible display 30, so that the flexible housing 2 bends toward the side of the flexible display 30. The connection blocks 21 are abutted by the first abutting surfaces 211, so that the connection blocks 21 are stably connected, and the bendable shell 2 can stably maintain the bent state. The bendable shell 2 can rotate 180 degrees from the flattening state to the bending state, so that the camera module 20 arranged on the back surface of the bendable shell 2 is turned over to the side facing the flexible display screen 30 on the main body shell 1, the front shooting function of the rear camera module 20 is realized, and multiple purposes of one camera module are realized.

Referring to fig. 5, the connecting block 21 further has a second abutting surface 212 connected to the first abutting surface 211. When the bendable shell 2 is flattened, the second abutting surfaces 212 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 abut against each other. Referring to fig. 7, when the bendable shell 2 is bent, the second abutting surfaces 212 of two adjacent connecting blocks 21 intersect and the included angle between the second abutting surfaces 212 of two adjacent connecting blocks 21 gradually increases.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, the second abutting surface 212 is located between the front surface of the connecting block 21 and the back surface of the connecting block 21, and is connected to the back surface of the connecting block 21. When the bendable shell 2 is flattened, the second abutting surfaces 212 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 are abutted to each other, so that the bendable shell 2 is kept in a flattened state. Specifically, the joint between the first abutting surface 211 and the second abutting surface 212 is a supporting point for the rotation of the connecting block 21.

The first abutting surfaces 211 and the second abutting surfaces 212 are arranged at the end parts of the connecting blocks 21, the connecting blocks 21 are driven to rotate until the first abutting surfaces 211 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 are mutually abutted, so that the bendable shell 2 is bent, and the camera module 20 is turned over under the action of the bendable shell 2, so that the camera module 20 at the rear part can shoot in a front-mounted mode; the second butt faces 212 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 are mutually attached to drive the connecting blocks 21 to enable the bendable shell 2 to be flat, the camera module 20 achieves rear-mounted shooting, and therefore the camera module 20 can achieve front-mounted shooting and rear-mounted shooting, the utilization rate of electronic elements in the electronic equipment 100 is improved, the number of the electronic elements is reduced, and the space in the electronic equipment 100 is saved.

Referring to fig. 5, the second abutting surface 212 has a receiving groove 213. The receiving grooves 213 of two adjacent connecting blocks 21 are communicated to form a receiving cavity. The bendable shell 2 further comprises a flexible connection 22. The flexible connector 22 is located in the receiving cavity. Opposite ends of the flexible connecting member 22 are connected to the adjacent two connecting blocks 21, respectively. When the bendable shell 2 is flattened, the flexible connector 22 is folded. When the bendable case 2 is bent, the opposite ends of the flexible connecting member 22 are gradually distanced.

Specifically, a part of the flexible connecting member 22 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 213 of one of the connection blocks 21 and attached to the bottom wall of the accommodating groove 213, and another part of the flexible connecting member 22 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 213 of the other of the connection blocks 21 and attached to the bottom wall of the accommodating groove 213 of the other of the connection blocks 21. The flexible connecting member 22 is connected between two adjacent connecting blocks 21. It is understood that the base material of the flexible connecting member 22 is a soft material having bending resistance, such as silicone or rubber, so that the plurality of connecting blocks 21 can be moved without being separated.

Further, the housing groove 213 penetrates the entire second contact surface 212 and also penetrates the back surface of the connection block 21. When the bendable shell 2 is flattened, the two parts of the flexible connecting piece 22 are folded to buffer the impact force between the two adjacent connecting blocks 21, so as to prevent the electronic elements in the bendable shell 2 from being damaged due to the overlarge impact force between the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 when the connecting blocks 21 are driven to rotate in place.

Specifically, the present application does not limit the rotation of the connecting block 21 driven by hand or electricity to bend or flatten the bendable case 2. The bending of the motor-driven bendable case 2 is exemplified by the following embodiments, and the present application includes, but is not limited to, the following embodiments.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the electronic device 100 further includes a driving mechanism 40 disposed in the housing assembly 10. The driving mechanism 40 connects the plurality of connection blocks 21. The driving mechanism 40 is used for driving the first abutting surfaces 211 of the plurality of connecting blocks 21 to abut against each other so as to bend the bendable shell 2. Alternatively, the driving mechanism 40 is used for driving the second abutting surfaces 212 of the plurality of connecting blocks 21 to abut so as to flatten the bendable shell 2.

It is understood that the electronic device 100 further includes a controller (not shown) electrically connected to the driving mechanism 40. When the controller receives the front shooting instruction, the controller controls the driving mechanism 40 to drive the plurality of connecting blocks 21 to rotate until the first abutting surfaces 211 of the plurality of connecting blocks 21 are attached to each other, so that the bendable shell 2 is bent, the rear camera module 20 is turned to a front shooting state, the orientation of a lens of the camera module 20 is consistent with the orientation of the flexible display screen 30 arranged on the main body shell 1 in the front shooting state, and front shooting is performed.

The bendable shell 2 is controlled to be bent through the driving mechanism 40, so that an operator can trigger the bendable shell 2 to be bent only by operating on the interface of the flexible display screen 30, and the automation performance and the intelligence of the electronic device 100 are improved.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the connection block 21 includes a first connection block 214, at least one second connection block 215, and a third connection block 216 connected in sequence. The third connection block 216 is connected to the main body case 1. The driving mechanism 40 includes a first motor 41 and a first bending wire 42 connected to the first motor 41. The first motor 41 is provided to the third connection block 216. The first bent lead 42 sequentially passes through the first contact surfaces 211 of the plurality of second connection blocks 215, and is fixed to the first connection block 214. When the first motor 41 pulls the first bending lead 42, the first bending lead 42 drives the first abutting surfaces 211 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 to abut against each other, so that the bendable shell 2 is bent.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 and 7, the first connection block 214 is the connection block 21 farthest from the main body case 1. One end of the first connecting block 214 connected with the second connecting block 215 is provided with a first abutting surface 211 and a second abutting surface 212. The third connecting block 216 is connected to the main body case 1, and the end of the third connecting block 216 connected to the second connecting block 215 is provided with the first abutting surface 211 and the second abutting surface 212. The other end of the third connecting block 216 may be integrally formed with the main body case 1.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the first motor 41 is disposed in the third connecting block 216. One end of the first bent lead 42 is connected to the rotation shaft of the first motor 41, and the first bent lead 42 sequentially penetrates the first contact surface 211 of the third connection block 216 and the first contact surfaces 211 of all the second connection blocks 215 until being fixed to the first contact surface 211 of the first connection block 214. When the controller receives the front shooting instruction, the controller controls the rotation shaft of the first motor 41 to rotate so as to draw the first bent lead 42, the first bent lead 42 is shortened to drive the first abutting surfaces 211 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 to abut against each other, and then the bendable shell 2 is bent until the rotation angle of the first connecting block 214 is about 180 degrees, and at the moment, the camera module 20 is turned to a front shooting state to perform front shooting.

By arranging the driving mechanism 40 to include the first motor 41 and the first bent lead 42, compared with driving structures such as gears and connecting rods, the first bent lead 42 provided by the embodiment occupies a small space, and is simple to process and good in driving effect.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the driving mechanism 40 further includes a second motor 43 and a second bending wire 44 connected to the second motor 43. The second motor 43 is provided to the third connection block 216. The second bent lead 44 is sequentially passed through the second contact surfaces 212 of the plurality of second connection blocks 215, and fixed to the first connection block 214. When the first motor 41 pulls the first bent lead 42, the second motor 43 gradually releases the second bent lead 44, and the second bent lead 44 drives the second abutting surfaces 212 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 to be away from each other, so that the bendable shell 2 is bent.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the second motor 43 is disposed in the third connecting block 216 and adjacent to the first motor 41. One end of the second bent lead 44 is connected to the rotation shaft of the second motor 43, and the second bent lead 44 sequentially penetrates the second contact surface 212 of the third connection block 216 and the second contact surfaces 212 of all the second connection blocks 215 until being fixed to the second contact surface 212 of the first connection block 214.

When the controller receives the front shooting instruction, the controller controls the first motor 41 to pull the first bent lead 42 and controls the rotating shaft of the second motor 43 to rotate so as to release the second bent lead 44, the first bent lead 42 is shortened, and the second bent lead 44 is extended, so that the connecting blocks 21 deflect towards the direction of the flexible display screen 30 under the action force of the first bent lead 42 until the first abutting surfaces 211 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 abut against each other, thereby realizing the bending of the bendable shell 2, and at this time, the camera module 20 is turned to the front shooting state to perform the front shooting.

When the camera module 20 is in the front-end state, and the controller receives a rear shooting instruction, the controller controls the second motor 43 to pull the second bent lead 44, controls the first motor 41 to release the first bent lead 42, shortens the second bent lead 44, and extends the first bent lead 42, so that the connecting blocks 21 deflect in the direction opposite to the flexible display screen 30 under the action force of the second bent lead 44 until the second abutting surfaces 212 of the two adjacent connecting blocks 21 abut against each other, and the bendable shell 2 is flattened, at this time, the camera module 20 is turned over to the rear-end state, and then rear shooting is performed.

By arranging the first bent lead 42 and the second bent lead 44, the first bent lead 42 and the second bent lead 44 are respectively matched under the action of the first motor 41 and the second motor 43 to drive the rotation direction of the connecting block 21, so that the bending or flattening of the bendable shell 2 is realized; the first bent lead 42 and the second bent lead 44 occupy a small space, are easy to process, and can be easily disposed in the electronic device 100 having an extremely limited space, without enlarging the space, and can effectively bend the bendable case 2.

Specifically, the first bent lead 42 and the second bent lead 44 are made of a material having high toughness and being hard to be broken. Such as metals, composites, etc. The first motor 41 and the second motor 43 may be servo motors.

When the controller receives a pre-shooting instruction, the first motor 41 rotates in the forward direction to tighten the first bent lead 42, and the second motor 43 rotates in the reverse direction to loosen the second bent lead 44; due to the structure of the connection block 21, a rotational support point (the support point is located at the joint of the first abutting surface 211 and the second abutting surface 212) of the connection block 21 is located at the middle position in the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of the connection block 21, a moment is formed under the tensile force of the first bending lead 42, so that the front side of the connection block 21 is under the tensile force, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 is the same as the orientation of the flexible display screen 30 (the orientation of the flexible display screen 30 is the light emitting direction of the flexible display screen 30) arranged on the main body case 1, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 faces the Z-axis direction, and at this time, the camera module 20 is turned over to the front side of the electronic device 100 to become a front camera.

When the bendable shell 2 needs to be restored to the flat state, the first motor 41 rotates reversely, the first bent lead 42 is loosened, and meanwhile, the second motor 43 rotates forwardly, and the second bent lead 44 is tightened; due to the structure of the connecting block 21, a rotational supporting point of the connecting block 21 (the supporting point is located at the joint of the first abutting surface 211 and the second abutting surface 212) is located at the middle position in the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of the connecting block 21, a moment is formed under the pulling force of the second bending lead 44, so that the back side of the connecting block 21 is pulled, an included angle of 180 degrees is formed between the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 and the orientation of the flexible display screen 30 arranged on the main body case 1, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 is opposite to the Z-axis direction, and at this time, the camera module 20 is turned over to the back side of the electronic device 100 to become a rear camera.

The length of extension and contraction of the first bent lead 42 and the second bent lead 44 is controlled by the forward or reverse rotation amount of the first motor 41 and the second motor 43, so that the bendable shell 2 is relatively fixed at any angle of 0-180 degrees, and the use scenes of the camera module 20 are increased.

It will be appreciated that there are 3 states of use during operation of the electronic device 100: (1) a flattened state. A normal state of the electronic device 100, in which the camera is at the back of the electronic device 100. (2) The general state. Make camera module 20 and flexible display screen 30 form 0 ~ 180 but not including 0 and 180 contained angle through actuating mechanism 40, increased camera module 20's use scene. (3) And (4) turning over the state. The camera module 20 is turned over 180 degrees along with the driving mechanism 40, the rear camera module 10 is converted into a front camera, and meanwhile, whether the display content on the flexible display screen 30 is inverted or not is judged, so that the display direction of the flexible display screen 30 is correct.

The rear camera module 20 is automatically bent to any angle of 0-180 degrees through the driving mechanism 40: when the bending angle of the camera module 20 is 0 °, the electronic device 100 is in a flattened state; when the bending angle of the camera module 20 is 0-180 degrees but does not include 0 degree and 180 degrees, the camera module 20 and the flexible display screen 30 form a certain included angle to assist a user in taking pictures in multiple scenes; when the bending angle of the camera module 20 is 180 degrees, the camera module 20 is turned over to the front side of the electronic device 100 along with the driving mechanism 40, and the display direction of the flexible display screen 30 is ensured to be correct by judging whether the display content on the flexible display screen 30 is inverted; when the front function of the camera module 20 is not used, the electronic device 100 is straightened by the driving mechanism 40, and the function of the rear camera module 20 is recovered. Thereby realize leading camera module 20 and the function of a camera module 20 of rearmounted camera module 20 sharing, remove the influence that positive flexible display screen 30 dug leading hole of making a video recording from, saved the quantity of camera device and electronic equipment 100's space, improved the display area and the aesthetic feeling of flexible display screen 30.

It can be understood that, when the electronic device 100 is in the flattened state, the camera module 20 may be disposed on the front surface of the electronic device 100, and at this time, the camera module 20 may implement a front-end shooting function; the bendable shell 2 drives the camera module 20 to turn over under the action of the driving mechanism 40 so as to turn over to the back of the electronic device 100, and at the moment, the camera module 20 can realize a rear-mounted shooting function.

Referring to fig. 8, the connecting block 21 has an inner cavity 210 for receiving electronic components. The inner chambers 210 of the plurality of connection blocks 21 communicate with each other. The inner cavity 210 of the connecting block 21 communicates with the inner cavity 101 of the main body case 1. In other words, the base material of the connecting block 21 is a material with high strength and high hardness, such as metal, rigid plastic, etc., so as to protect the electronic components inside the connecting block 21. Through set up inner chamber 210 in connecting block 21 is inside, reduce the quality of shell 2 that can buckle on the one hand, on the other hand can also increase the accommodation space of shell 2 that can buckle, camera module 20 can be acceptd in the inner chamber of first connecting block 214, in order to fix and protect camera module 20, first motor 41 and second motor 43 can be acceptd to third connecting block 216, first connecting block 214, at least one second connecting block 215 and third connecting block 216 can accept electronic component such as electric connector, small-size chip, the shell fragment, flexible circuit board. The inner cavities of the plurality of connection blocks 21 are communicated with the inner cavity of the main body case 1, so that the electronic components arranged in the connection blocks 21 can be communicated with the electronic components arranged in the main body case 1.

Referring to fig. 3, the electronic device 100 further includes a functional device 50. The functional device 50 is provided on the connection block 21 on the side of the bendable case 2 away from the main body case 1. The functional device 50 is used to collect light signals or sound signals of a user or the external environment. The functional device 50 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of an antenna module, a flash module, a receiver module, a face recognition module, a fingerprint recognition module, an ambient light sensor, a distance sensor, and the like. Specifically, the functional device 50 is disposed on the first connecting block 214, the functional device 50 may be disposed adjacent to the camera module 20, and the functional device 50 is turned over to the front of the electronic device 100 along with the bending of the bendable shell 2 to collect the distance between the face of the user and the electronic device 100, or collect the face signal and the fingerprint signal of the user, or send out the sound signal, and the like.

By arranging the functional device 50 on the connecting block 21, similarly to the camera module 20, the functional device 50 is arranged on the back of the electronic device 100, when the functional device 50 is not needed, the functional device 50 is hidden behind the flexible display screen 30, and when the functional device 50 is needed, the functional device 50 is turned over by driving the bendable shell 2 to bend, so that the functions of collecting the distance between the face of the user and the electronic device 100, collecting the face signal and the fingerprint signal of the user, or sending a sound signal and the like are realized.

Referring to fig. 8, the electronic device 100 further includes a main board 60, a battery 70 and a flexible circuit board 80. The main board 60 and the battery 70 are disposed in the inner cavity 101 of the main body case 1. One end of the flexible circuit board 80 is electrically connected to the camera module 20 and/or the functional device 50. The other end of the flexible circuit board 80 passes through the inner cavity 210 of the connection block 21 and is electrically connected to the main board 60. The controller may be provided on the main board 60.

Through locating mainboard 60, battery 70 in the inner chamber 210 of main part shell 1 to pass the inner chamber 210 of connecting block 21 through flexible circuit board 80 and electrically connect camera module 20 and mainboard 60, in order to realize the power supply and the shooting control to camera module 20.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the electronic apparatus 100 further includes a buffer protection layer 90. The buffering protection layer 90 covers the bendable shell 2 and is disposed between the bendable shell 2 and the flexible display screen 30. Because the bendable shell 2 is made of hard materials, the flexible display screen 30 is made of flexible materials. The buffering protection layer 90 is disposed between the bendable shell 2 and the flexible display screen 30, and can protect the flexible display screen 30 to prevent the flexible display screen from being damaged by friction of the bendable shell 2. The buffer protection layer 90 may be made of compressible materials with elastic buffer performance such as foam and silica gel.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the housing assembly 10 further includes a clip 3. The buckle 3 includes a baffle 31 and a cover plate 32 connected to the baffle 31. The baffle 31 is disposed on the surface of the flexible display 30 attached to the flexible housing 2 and located at the end away from the main body housing 1. The cover plate 32 is opposed to the bendable shell 2. One end of the flexible display 30 is disposed between the cover 32 and the bendable case 2. When the bendable case 2 is rolled flat, the end of the flexible display 30 is spaced apart from the bezel 31. When the bendable case 2 is bent, the end of the flexible display screen 30 abuts against the bezel 31.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 and 7, the end of the first connecting block 214 away from the second connecting block 215 is provided with a baffle 31. The barrier 31 is located at a side of the first connection block 214 where the flexible display 30 is located. One end of the baffle 31 is fixed to the first connecting block 214, and the other end extends in the Z-axis direction. One end of the cover plate 32 is fixed to the end of the baffle 31 far away from the first connecting block 214, and the cover plate 32 is approximately parallel to the front surface of the first connecting block 214. The front surface of the first connecting block 214, the baffle 31 and the cover plate 32 form a buffer space therebetween. One ends of the flexible display screen 30 and the buffer protection layer 90 are disposed in the buffer space. It can be understood that the length of the first baffle 31 in the Z-axis direction is similar to the thicknesses of the flexible display screen 30 and the buffer protection layer 90, one end of the flexible display screen 30 and one end of the buffer protection layer 90 are just accommodated in the buffer space formed by the baffle 31 and the cover plate 32, and the flexible display screen 30 is flattened in the buffer space without arching. The length of the cover 32 in the Y-axis direction is small so that the cover 32 can cover one end of the flexible display 30 without blocking the area on the flexible display 30.

The flexible display screen 30 is slidable relative to the cover 32. When the bendable case 2 is rolled flat, the end of the flexible display 30 is spaced apart from the shutter 31, and the shutter 31 at least partially shields the flexible display 30. When the bendable case 2 is bent, the plurality of connection blocks 21 are close to each other on the front surface of the electronic device 100, and the length of the front surfaces of the plurality of connection blocks 21 in the direction of the bent path is smaller than the length of the front surfaces of the plurality of connection blocks 21 when the connection blocks are flattened, so that the length difference between the flexible display screen 30 and the connection blocks 21 is increased when the bendable case 2 is bent. Because baffle 31 and flexible display screen 30 between have the interval, baffle 31 can be along with the bending of shell 2 that can buckle near the tip of flexible display screen 30, at the shell 2 bending that can buckle to camera module 20 upset to leading shooting state, baffle 31 can just butt flexible display screen 30's tip or still with flexible display screen 30's tip looks interval. Through above design, guaranteed the connection performance of flexible display screen 30 and shell 2 that can buckle on the one hand, improved electronic equipment 100's overall structure intensity, on the other hand shell 2 that can buckle when crooked, flexible display screen 30 can extend to buffer space in order to prevent that flexible display screen 30 from receiving the extrusion destruction because crooked and at the part of bore extension, cause the too big and fold of stress of flexible display screen 30, influence the demonstration and the life-span of flexible display screen 30.

Referring to fig. 9, two opposite sides of the connecting block 21 along the X-axis direction are respectively provided with a buckle 3. The baffle 31 of the buckle 3 is connected to the front face of the connecting block 21. The side of the flexible display 30 abuts the stop 31 of the clasp 3. The cover 32 of the buckle 3 is pressed on the flexible display screen 30, but the flexible display screen 30 can slide along the cover 32 of the buckle 3, and the buckle 3 is used for protecting the side edge of the flexible display screen 30 and preventing the side edge of the flexible display screen 30 from warping. Meanwhile, the buckles 3 on the opposite sides of the plurality of connection blocks 21 in the X-axis direction form a guide groove of the flexible display screen 30 with respect to the bendable case 2.

The above embodiment has been described with the camera module 20 provided on the rear surface of the first connection block 214. Of course, in other embodiments, the camera module 20 may be disposed at other positions of the first connecting block 214.

Referring to fig. 10, the bendable shell 2 has an end surface 201 opposite to the main body shell 1. The camera module 20 is disposed on an end surface 201 of the bendable case 2. The end face 201 is also the end face 201 of the first connecting piece 214 facing away from the second connecting piece 215. The lens orientation of the camera module 20 can be turned over to the side of the main body case 1 provided with the flexible display screen 30 or the back side of the main body case 1 provided with the flexible display screen 30 along with the bending of the bendable case 2. The structure of the electronic device provided by this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the electronic device in the above-mentioned embodiment, and the main difference lies in that the end of each connecting block 21 connected to the adjacent connecting block 21 has two first abutting surfaces 211, wherein one first abutting surface 211 is close to the flexible display 30, and the other first abutting surface 211 is disposed on the side away from the flexible display 30, so that the lens orientation of the camera module 20 can be turned over to the side of the main body case 1 where the flexible display 30 is disposed or the back side of the main body case 1 where the flexible display 30 is disposed along with the bending of the bendable case 2.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, when the camera module 20 is disposed on the end surface 201 of the bendable shell 2, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 is along the Y-axis direction. The bendable shell 2 rotates by-90 DEG to + 90 DEG to realize application scenes such as front camera shooting, rear camera shooting, panoramic shooting and the like. This embodiment realizes through first motor 41, first crooked lead wire 42 and second motor 43, the crooked lead wire 44 of second that camera module 20 overturns to the front or the back of electronic equipment 100, has realized the application of camera module 10 in front and back, simultaneously, because the bending angle of shell 2 that can bend has reduced, so the quantity of connecting block 21 also reduces correspondingly, and then has reduced the size of shell 2 that can bend in the Z axle direction, has reduced the area of hiding of shell 2 to the display area of flexible display screen 30 in the bending process.

The above embodiment may be such that the boundary line between the bendable case 2 and the main body case 1 extends in the width direction of the electronic apparatus 100. This embodiment is suitable for the situation that many electronic components need to be turned over, for example, the bendable shell 2 is provided with the camera module 20, the face recognition module, and the like. Of course, in another embodiment, the boundary line between the flexible case 2 and the main body case 1 intersects with the width direction of the electronic apparatus 100, and the following embodiment will be further described.

Referring to fig. 13, a boundary line between the flexible case 2 and the main body case 1 intersects with a width direction of the electronic apparatus 100. The bendable case 2 is located at a corner of the electronic apparatus 100.

When only need overturn camera module 20, if all overturn to the width direction part at camera module 20 place, can lead to bendable shell 2 to the area of sheltering from of flexible display screen 30 when crooked great, still can lead to actuating mechanism 40 to need the driven bent portion great, then the power that needs to provide is great, causes the wasting of resources.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 is substantially rectangular. When only the camera module 20 needs to be turned over, the bendable case 2 may be disposed at a corner of the electronic device 100. The first connection block 214 may be substantially triangular. The camera module 20 is disposed on the first connecting block 214. The second connection block 215 has a long and narrow bar shape. The extending direction of the second connecting block 215 intersects the X-axis direction.

When the controller receives the command of the front-end camera, the controller drives the first motor 41 to pull the first bending lead 42, and the second motor 43 releases the second bending lead 44, so that the bendable shell 2 is bent, and the lens of the camera module 20 is driven to face the front of the electronic device 100. When the controller receives a command for post shooting, the controller drives the first motor 41 to release the first curved lead 42, and the second motor 43 pulls the second curved lead 44, so that the bendable shell 2 is flattened, and the lens of the camera module 20 is driven to face the back of the electronic device 100.

Above camera module 20 can be replaced by face identification module, receiver, microphone, fingerprint identification module, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor etc..

Through the design, when the quantity of the electronic elements which only need to be turned is small, the electronic elements do not need to be turned over in the width direction, the shielding area of the bendable shell 2 for the flexible display screen 30 is reduced, the bending part of the driving mechanism 40 which needs to be driven is small, the power which needs to be provided is small, and resources are saved.

Referring to fig. 14, the bendable shell 2 includes a first bendable shell 202 and a second bendable shell 203. The first curved housing 202 and the second curved housing 203 are respectively disposed at different corners of the electronic device 100. The first curved housing 202 is provided with the camera module 20 and the flash module 4. At least one of an antenna module, a receiver module, a face recognition module, a fingerprint module, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, etc. is disposed on the second curved housing 203.

Specifically, the first curved housing 202 and the second curved housing 203 may be symmetrically disposed on two opposite sides of the electronic device 100, and the two opposite sides may be two sides along the X-axis direction or two sides along the Y-axis direction. The first curved housing 202 and the second curved housing 203 may also be arranged diagonally. The embodiment is exemplified in the case that the first curved housing 202 and the second curved housing 203 are respectively disposed at two top ends of the electronic device 100 (for reference, the electronic device 100 is used for handheld electronic device 100 and the electronic device 100 is used). The first curved case 202 may be provided thereon with the camera module 20 and the flash module 4. The second bending shell 203 is provided with a receiver module 5. The first curved housing 202 and the second curved housing 203 can be curved individually or simultaneously, and when the camera module 20 is only required to be shot in the front, the first curved housing 202 is curved, and the second curved housing 203 is kept unchanged; when only the receiver module 5 provided on the second bending case 203 needs to be used, the second bending case 203 is bent, and the first bending case 202 is kept unchanged; when the camera module 20 and the receiver module 5 need to be used simultaneously, the first bending case 202 and the second bending case 203 are bent simultaneously.

It is understood that the number of the driving mechanisms 40 may be two. The two driving mechanisms 40 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the electronic apparatus 100. The two driving mechanisms 40 respectively drive the first bending housing 202 and the second bending housing 203 to bend. The structure of the driving mechanism 40 is described in the above, and will not be described herein again, and the content of the present embodiment will be clear to those skilled in the art according to the structure of the driving mechanism 40, the first curved housing 202, and the second curved housing 203.

In other embodiments, the bendable shell 2 may further include a third and a fourth bending shells. In other words, the number of the bendable cases 2 may be 3 or 4, and each bendable case 2 is disposed at a corner of the electronic apparatus 100.

Referring to fig. 15, the flexible case 2 includes a first case 204, a second case 205 and a third case 206 sequentially joined along a width direction of the electronic device 100. The first housing 204 and the third housing 206 are respectively disposed at two corners of the electronic apparatus 100. A boundary between the first housing 204 and the second housing 205 intersects with the width direction of the electronic apparatus 100. A boundary between the third housing 206 and the second housing 205 intersects with the width direction of the electronic apparatus 100, and intersects with a boundary between the first housing 204 and the third housing 206. Specifically, the first and

third housings

204, 206 may be substantially triangular. The boundary between the third housing 206 and the main body housing 1 is along the width direction of the electronic apparatus 100.

The first housing 204 is provided with a camera module 20. The second housing 205 is provided with a face recognition module 6, and the third housing 206 is provided with a receiver module 5. The first housing 204 and the third housing 206 are bendable with respect to the second housing 205. The second housing 205, the first housing 204, and the third housing 206 may be formed as a single body, bent with respect to the main body case 1.

Three portions including two corner portions (corresponding to the first case 204, the third case 206) and an intermediate portion (corresponding to the second case 205) provided between the two corner portions are formed by dividing the bendable case 2. Different electronic components are respectively arranged on the first shell 204, the second shell 205 and the third shell 206, and when the corresponding electronic components need to be used, the shell parts corresponding to the electronic components need to be driven to bend so as to enable the electronic components to face the front surface of the electronic device 100.

Based on the structure provided by the present embodiment, the electronic device 100 has four use states, the first is to bend the first housing 204 when the camera module 20 is used, and the second housing 205 and the third housing 206 are flattened; the second is to bend the third housing 206 when the receiver module 5 is used, and the second housing 205 and the first housing 204 are flattened; the third is to bend the first shell 204, the second shell 205 and the third shell 206 when using the face recognition module 6 or simultaneously using the camera module 20 and the receiver module 5; the fourth is to flatten the first case 204, the second case 205, and the third case 206.

The above structure can realize that the electronic device 100 bends different shell parts when different electronic elements are used, so as to reduce the driving power of the motor, and meanwhile, different electronic elements are independently controlled to realize more functions. For example, when the receiver module 5 and the rear camera module 20 need to be used simultaneously, if the receiver module 5 and the camera module 20 are disposed on a single integrated housing, the receiver module 5 and the rear camera module 20 cannot be used simultaneously, but the receiver module 5 and the rear camera module are disposed on separate housing portions, respectively, so that the receiver module 5 and the rear camera module 20 can be used simultaneously.

Referring to fig. 16, the bendable housing 2 further includes a first locking member 23 and a second locking member 24. The first latch 23 can lock or unlock the first housing 204 and the second housing 205. The second locking member 24 can lock or unlock the third housing 206 and the second housing 205. The electronic device 100 further includes a first drive mechanism 45 and a second drive mechanism 46 disposed on opposite sides. The first drive mechanism 45 is connected to the first housing 204 and the second drive mechanism 46 is connected to the third housing 206.

When the first latch 23 unlocks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205, the first housing 204 can be bent by the first drive mechanism 45. When the second locking member 24 unlocks the third housing 206 and the second housing 205, the third housing 206 can be bent by the second driving mechanism 46. When the first locking member 23 and the second locking member 24 lock the first housing 204, the second housing 205, and the third housing 206, the first housing 204, the second housing 205, and the third housing 206 can be bent by the first locking member 23 and the second driving mechanism 46.

Referring to fig. 16, the electronic device 100 further includes a controller electrically connecting the first locking member 23 and the second locking member 24. The first locking member 23 includes an electromagnet 231 and a magnetic member 232. Specifically, the controller is electrically connected to the electromagnet 231, and the magnetic member 232 may be a permanent magnet or an electromagnet 231. An electromagnet 231 is connected to the first housing 204. The magnetic attraction 232 is attached to the second housing 205. When the controller controls the electromagnet 231 to magnetically attract the magnetic attracting member 232, the first locking member 23 locks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205. When the controller controls the electromagnet 231 not to attract the magnetic attraction member 232 (magnetic repulsion or no magnetic force), the first locking member 23 unlocks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205.

Similarly, the second locking member 24 may have the same structure as the first locking member 23.

When the front camera module 20 needs to be used, the first locking member 23 unlocks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205, the second locking member 24 locks the second housing 205 and the third housing 206, and the first driving mechanism 45 drives the first housing 204 to bend, so that the lens of the camera module 20 faces the front of the electronic device 100. When the receiver module 5 needs to be used, the first locking member 23 locks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205, the second locking member 24 unlocks the second housing 205 and the third housing 206, and the second driving mechanism 46 drives the third housing 206 to bend, so that the sound outlet of the receiver module 5 faces the front of the electronic device 100. When the face recognition module 6 or the camera module 20 and the receiver module 5 are required to be used simultaneously, the first locking member 23 locks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205, the second locking member 24 locks the second housing 205 and the third housing 206, and the first driving mechanism 45 and the second driving mechanism 46 respectively drive the first housing 204 and the third housing 206 to bend, so that the first housing 204, the second housing 205 and the third housing 206 bend. When the electronic components on the bendable shell 2 are not needed, the first locking member 23 locks the first housing 204 and the second housing 205, and the second locking member 24 locks the second housing 205 and the third housing 206, so that the bendable shell 2 and the main body shell 1 are unfolded.

Referring to fig. 17, an embodiment of the present application further provides a method 200 for controlling an electronic device. The control method 200 may be used with any of the electronic devices 100 described above. Referring to fig. 1 to 16, the electronic device 100 includes a flexible casing 2, a main body casing 1, a flexible display screen 30, a camera module 20, and a processor. The flexible display screen 30 is arranged on the bendable shell 2 and the main body shell 1. The camera module 20 is disposed at an end of the bendable housing 2 away from the main body housing 1. In the present embodiment, the camera module 20 is disposed on the back surface of the flexible case 2. The structure, connection relationship and positional relationship of the bendable shell 2, the main body shell 1, the flexible display screen 30 and the camera module 20 can be referred to the electronic device 100 in the above embodiment.

The control method 200 of the electronic device includes the operations of:

in operation 101, the processor acquires a shooting mode of the camera module 20. The photographing mode includes a front photographing mode, a rear photographing mode, or a panorama photographing mode.

Specifically, the processor may acquire the shooting mode of the camera module 20 by receiving an operation of the user on the display interface of the electronic device 100. The front shooting mode is that the lens of the camera module 20 faces the front of the electronic device 100. The front shooting mode is that the lens of the camera module 20 faces the back of the electronic device 100, and the panorama shooting mode is that the lens of the camera module 20 rotates towards a preset angle and shoots while rotating, and the preset angle may be 90-180 °.

In operation 102, the processor acquires an initial angle between the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 and the normal direction of the main body case 1.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 includes a gravity sensor. The gravity sensor may be provided in the bendable case 2. The gravity sensor can acquire the included angle between the current bendable shell 2 and the main body shell 1, and further acquire the initial angle between the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 and the normal direction of the main body shell 1. Of course, the gravity sensor may be replaced by an angle sensor or the like.

Specifically, the optical axis direction of the camera module 20 is the lens orientation of the camera module 20. The normal direction of the main body case 1 is the Z-axis direction. Specifically, when the processor obtains that the initial angle is 0 °, it indicates that the bendable shell 2 is in the flattening state; when the processor acquires that the initial angle is 90 degrees, the bending angle of the bendable shell 2 is 90 degrees, and the lens of the camera module 20 faces the top end of the electronic device 100; when the processor obtains that the initial angle is 180 °, it indicates that the bending angle of the bendable shell 2 is 180 °, and the lens of the camera module 20 faces the front of the electronic device 100.

In operation 103, the processor determines an angle at which the bendable case 2 is to be bent according to the photographing mode and the initial angle.

The operation 104 and the processor drive the bendable shell 2 to bend according to the angle of the bendable shell 2 to be bent, so as to drive the camera module 20 to rotate.

Specifically, when the processor acquires that the initial angle is 0 ° and the front shooting mode, the processor determines that the angle at which the bendable case 2 is to be bent is 180 °. The processor drives the bendable shell 2 to be bent 180 degrees according to the angle of the bendable shell 2 to be bent, so that the camera module 20 realizes a front shooting mode. When the processor detects that the user exits the camera application software, the processor restores the bendable shell 2 to the flat state.

Through the shooting mode of acquireing camera module 20, acquire the initial angle between the optical axis direction of camera module 20 and the normal direction of main part shell 1, according to shooting mode and initial angle, confirm the bending angle of flexible shell 2, drive the bending of flexible shell 2 according to the bending angle, so that the lens direction that can bend shell 2 to camera module 20 matches with the shooting mode who acquires, and then realize the leading shooting mode of a camera module 20, rearmounted shooting mode or full screen shooting mode, multiple use has been realized through a camera module 20, need not to set up leading camera and rearmounted camera in electronic equipment 100, the quantity of the camera in electronic equipment 100 has been reduced, for electronic equipment 100 has saved the space, full screen shooting need not user's self-movement, the quality of shooing has been improved.

The control method 200 of the electronic device includes the following operations.

The processor obtains the bending angle of the bendable shell 2 relative to the main body shell 1, and adjusts the position of the display window of the flexible display screen 30 on the flexible display screen 30 according to the bending angle. It is understood that the display window of the flexible display 30 is an area within the display area of the flexible display 30 where images are displayed.

When the processor detects that the bending angle of the bendable shell 2 is 0-10 degrees, the display window of the flexible display screen 30 covers the bendable shell 2 and the main body shell 1. In other words, when the bendable shell 2 is not bent or the bending angle is small, the entire display area of the flexible display 30 is the display window.

When the processor detects the bending angle of 10-190 degrees of the bendable shell 2, the display window of the flexible display screen 30 covers the main body shell 1. When the bending angle of the bendable shell 2 is large, the display window of the flexible display screen 30 moves down to the corresponding region of the main body shell 1, so as to avoid the influence of the bending of the bendable shell 2 on the display window of the flexible display screen 30. At this time, the region of the display area corresponding to the main body case 1 displays an image as a display window; the region of the display area corresponding to the bendable case 2 is a black screen.

When the shooting mode of the camera module 20 is switched between the rear shooting mode and the front shooting mode, the processor determines whether the display direction of the image of the flexible display screen 30 is the preset display direction. If not, the processor adjusts the display direction of the image on the flexible display screen 30 to be the preset display direction.

Specifically, when the user holds the electronic device 100, the image normal direction is the preset display direction. When the shooting mode of the camera module 20 is switched between the rear shooting mode and the front shooting mode, the processor monitors the display direction of the image of the flexible display screen 30 and adjusts the display direction of the image on the flexible display screen 30 to be the preset display direction, so that a user can always see or shoot a forward image without seeing or shooting an inverted image due to the overturning of the camera module 20.

While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present application, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the application, and it is intended that such changes and modifications be covered by the scope of the application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the shell assembly comprises a main shell and a bendable shell connected with the main shell, the bendable shell comprises a plurality of movably connected connecting blocks, and two adjacent connecting blocks can rotate relatively to enable the bendable shell to bend; and

the camera module is arranged on the connecting block at one side of the bendable shell far away from the main body shell, and the optical axis direction of the camera module is changed along with the bending of the bendable shell.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting blocks have first abutting surfaces, and when the bendable shell is flattened, the first abutting surfaces of two adjacent connecting blocks intersect; when the bendable shell is bent, the first abutting surfaces of the two adjacent connecting blocks are gradually close until the two adjacent connecting blocks are attached to each other.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the connecting block further has a second abutting surface connecting the first abutting surfaces, and when the bendable shell is flattened, the second abutting surfaces of two adjacent connecting blocks abut against each other; when the shell that can buckle is crooked, adjacent two the second butt face of connecting block is crossing and adjacent two contained angle between the second butt face of connecting block increases gradually.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the second abutting surface is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving grooves of two adjacent connecting blocks are communicated to form a receiving cavity; the flexible shell further comprises flexible connecting pieces, the flexible connecting pieces are located in the accommodating cavities, and two opposite ends of each flexible connecting piece are respectively connected with two adjacent connecting blocks; when the bendable shell is flattened, the flexible connecting piece is folded; when the bendable shell is bent, the two opposite ends of the flexible connecting piece are gradually far away.

5. The electronic device of claim 3, further comprising a driving mechanism disposed in the housing assembly, wherein the driving mechanism is connected to the plurality of connecting blocks, and the driving mechanism is configured to drive the first abutting surfaces of the plurality of connecting blocks to abut against each other so as to bend the bendable shell; or the driving mechanism is used for driving the second abutting surfaces of the connecting blocks to be attached to each other, so that the bendable shell is flattened.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the connecting blocks include a first connecting block, at least one second connecting block, and the third connecting block, the third connecting block is connected to the main body case, the driving mechanism includes a first motor and a first bending lead connected to the first motor, the first motor is disposed in the third connecting block, the first bending lead sequentially passes through first abutting surfaces of the second connecting blocks and is fixed to the first connecting block, and when the first motor pulls the first bending lead, the first bending lead drives the first abutting surfaces of two adjacent connecting blocks to abut against each other, so that the bendable case is bent.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the driving mechanism further comprises a second motor and a second bending lead connected to the second motor, the second motor is disposed on the third connecting block, the second bending lead sequentially passes through second abutting surfaces of the second connecting blocks and is fixed to the first connecting block, when the first motor pulls the first bending lead, the second motor gradually releases the second bending lead, and the second bending lead drives the second abutting surfaces of two adjacent connecting blocks to be away from each other, so that the bendable shell is bent.

8. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the connecting block has an inner cavity for receiving an electronic component, the inner cavities of the plurality of connecting blocks are communicated with each other, and the inner cavities of the connecting blocks are communicated with the inner cavity of the main body case.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising a functional device disposed on the connecting block on a side of the bendable housing away from the main body housing, wherein the functional device comprises at least one of an antenna module, a flashlight module, a receiver module, and a face recognition module.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, further comprising a motherboard, a battery, and a flexible circuit board, wherein the motherboard and the battery are disposed in the inner cavity of the main body case, one end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the camera module and/or the functional device, and the other end of the flexible circuit board passes through the inner cavity of the connecting block and is electrically connected to the motherboard.

11. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a flexible display screen provided on the bendable case and the main body case, the flexible display screen being bent in accordance with bending of the bendable case.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the camera module is disposed on a surface of the connecting block opposite to the flexible display screen, and a lens of the camera module faces to a side of the main body case where the flexible display screen is disposed, and can be turned over along with the bending of the bendable case.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the bendable shell has an end surface disposed opposite to the main body shell, the camera module is disposed on the end surface, and a lens orientation of the camera module can be flipped to a side of the main body shell where the flexible display screen is disposed or a back side of the main body shell where the flexible display screen is disposed along with bending of the bendable shell.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the housing assembly further comprises a cover plate and a cover plate connected to the cover plate, the cover plate is disposed on a surface of the flexible display and the flexible display, and is located at an end away from the main body housing, the cover plate is opposite to the flexible display, one end of the flexible display is disposed between the cover plate and the flexible display, and when the flexible display is unfolded and flat, the end of the flexible display is spaced apart from the cover plate; when the bendable shell is bent, the end part of the flexible display screen is abutted to the baffle.

15. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a boundary line between the bendable case and the main body case intersects with a width direction of the electronic device, the bendable case being located at a corner of the electronic device.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the flexible housing comprises a first flexible housing and a second flexible housing, the first flexible housing and the second flexible housing are respectively disposed at different corners of the electronic device, the first flexible housing is disposed with the camera module and the flash module, and the second flexible housing is disposed with at least one of an antenna module, a receiver module, a face recognition module, and a fingerprint module.

17. The electronic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a boundary line between the bendable case and the main body case extends in a width direction of the electronic apparatus.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the bendable case includes a first case, a second case, and a third case that are sequentially joined in a width direction of the electronic device, the first case and the third case are respectively provided at two corners of the electronic device, a boundary between the first case and the second case intersects with the width direction of the electronic device, and a boundary between the third case and the second case intersects with the width direction of the electronic device and intersects with a boundary between the first case and the third case; the camera module is arranged on the first shell, the face recognition module is arranged on the second shell, and the receiver module is arranged on the third shell; the first housing and the third housing are bendable with respect to the second housing.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the flexible case further comprises a first locking member and a second locking member, the first locking member being capable of locking or unlocking the first housing and the second housing, the second locking member being capable of locking or unlocking the third housing and the second housing, the electronic device further comprising a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism, the first driving mechanism being connected to the first housing, the second driving mechanism being connected to the third housing;

when the first locking piece unlocks the first shell and the second shell, the first shell can be bent under the action of the first driving mechanism;

when the second locking piece unlocks the third shell and the second shell, the third shell can be bent under the action of the second driving mechanism;

when the first locking piece and the second locking piece lock the first shell, the second shell and the third shell, the first shell, the second shell and the third shell can be bent under the action of the first locking piece and the second driving mechanism.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, further comprising a controller electrically connected to the first locking member, wherein the first locking member comprises an electromagnet and a magnetic attraction member, the electromagnet is connected to the first housing, the magnetic attraction member is connected to the second housing, and when the controller controls the electromagnet to magnetically attract the magnetic attraction member, the first locking member locks the first housing and the second housing; when the controller controls the electromagnet not to be magnetically attracted with the magnetic attraction piece, the first locking piece unlocks the first shell and the second shell.

21. The control method of the electronic equipment is characterized in that the electronic equipment comprises a bendable shell, a main body shell, a flexible display screen, a camera module and a processor, wherein the flexible display screen is arranged on the bendable shell and the main body shell, and the camera module is arranged at one end, far away from the main body shell, of the bendable shell; the method comprises the following steps:

the processor acquires a shooting mode of the camera module, wherein the shooting mode comprises a front shooting mode, a rear shooting mode or a panoramic shooting mode;

the processor acquires an initial angle between the optical axis direction of the camera module and the normal direction of the main body shell;

the processor determines the angle of the bendable shell to be bent according to the shooting mode and the initial angle;

the processor drives the bendable shell to be bent according to the angle of the bendable shell to be bent so as to drive the camera module to rotate.

22. The control method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

the processor obtains a bending angle of the bendable shell relative to the main body shell, and adjusts the position of a display window of the flexible display screen on the flexible display screen according to the bending angle.

23. The control method according to claim 22, wherein when the processor detects that the bending angle is 0 ° to 10 °, a display window of the flexible display screen covers the bendable case and the main body case;

and when the processor detects the bending angle of the bendable shell to be 10-190 degrees, the display window of the flexible display screen covers the main body shell.

24. The control method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

when the shooting mode of the camera module is switched between a rear shooting mode and a front shooting mode, the processor judges whether the display direction of the image of the flexible display screen is a preset display direction;

and if the judgment result is negative, the processor adjusts the display direction of the image on the flexible display screen to be the preset display direction.