Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

Jieming Yang

Hongzhi Jin

Gaocai Han

Xuehu Zhang

Yuwen Wang

Tongxun Qu

Tao Yu

A hinge assembly includes: a hinge body, a driving rod, a magnetic assembly and a limiting assembly. The hinge body includes a folded state and an unfolded state. The driving rod is slidably coupled to the hinge body. The driving rod is slidable relative to the hinge body along a first direction. The magnetic assembly is slidably coupled to the driving rod. The limiting assembly includes a locked state where the limiting assembly is located between two opposite surfaces of the driving rod and the magnetic assembly and an unlocked state where the limiting assembly is located outside the two opposite surfaces. When the hinge body is in the folded state, the driving rod presses against the magnetic assembly. The limiting assembly switches to the unlocked state in response to an operation instruction. The magnetic assembly moves from a first position to a second position.

Hinge assembly and electronic device

An electronic device includes: a display screen including an array substrate, the array substrate including a substrate body and a bent part connected with a first side surface of the substrate body, and the bent part being bent towards a non-display side of the display screen; a first support plate connected with the substrate body and cooperating with a part of the substrate body to define a first accommodating cavity, and the bent part being partially located in the first accommodating cavity; and a flexible circuit board arranged in the first accommodating cavity, and connected with and in conduction with the bent part, and the flexible circuit board being at least partially arranged between the substrate body and the bent part.

Electronic device

An electronic device includes a display screen, a first support plate and a flexible circuit board. The display screen includes an array substrate, the array substrate includes a substrate body and a bent part connected with a first side surface of the substrate body, and the bent part is bent towards a non-display side of the display screen. The first support plate is connected with the substrate body and cooperates with a part of the substrate body to define a first accommodating cavity, and the bent part is partially located in the first accommodating cavity. The flexible circuit board is arranged in the first accommodating cavity, connected with and in conduction with the bent part, and includes a plurality of layered regions, and the number of wiring layers in each layered region is different from the numbers of wiring layers in other layered regions.

An electronic device includes: a display screen including an array substrate, the array substrate including a substrate body and a bent part connected with a first side surface of the substrate body, and the bent part being bent towards a non-display side of the display screen; a first support plate including a support body, a transition part and a step part, the transition part connecting the support body with the step part, the support body being connected with the substrate body, and the bent part being partially arranged between the step part and the substrate body; and a stepped battery arranged on a side surface of the first support plate facing away from the display screen.

A hinge assembly includes: a fixed supporting piece; a rotating assembly, movably connected with the fixed supporting piece and including a first limiting portion; and a locking mechanism, disposed on the fixed supporting piece and including a limiting piece which includes a second limiting portion matched with the first limiting portion. The fixed supporting piece slides relative to the rotating assembly in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotating assembly in a rotation process of the rotating assembly, so that the first limiting portion is connected with the second limiting portion or the first limiting portion is separated from the second limiting portion; when the first limiting portion is connected with the second limiting portion, the two limiting portions are matched with each other to limit rotation of the rotating assembly; when separated, limiting of the rotating assembly is released.

A damping mechanism includes a chamber, a movable blocking member and a power assembly. At least part of the movable blocking member is located in the chamber and cooperates with an inner wall face of the chamber to encloses a damping fluid cavity; at least one of the chamber and the movable blocking member defines a damping fluid circulation port in communication with the damping fluid cavity; and the power assembly is abutted against the movable blocking member, and configured to drive the movable blocking member to move relative to the chamber to change volume of the damping fluid cavity.

Damping mechanism, hinge and folding electronic device

A foldable hinge includes a base and two folding assemblies on both sides of the base and coupled to the base. The two folding assemblies are foldable relative to each other. Each folding assembly includes a rotating arm and a support member; a first end of the rotating arm is rotatably coupled to the base; the support member is rotatably coupled to a second end of the rotating arm away from the base; a side of the support member close to the base is rotatably coupled to the base and the support member is slidable in a direction approaching or away from the base. A distance between portions of two support members coupled to the rotating arms is smaller than a distance between portions of the two support members coupled to the base in response to bringing the two folding assemblies together.

Foldable hinge and electronic device

A terminal device with a folding screen includes a coupling device with a middle frame fixing member, a first transmission assembly, a second transmission assembly and a third transmission assembly. A first transmission assembly is rotatable relative to the middle frame fixing member during rotation of the middle frame fixing member. The second transmission assembly has a first end hinged to the first transmission assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the first transmission assembly, and the second transmission assembly converts a rotation action of the first transmission assembly into a moving action along a second direction. A third end of the third transmission assembly pushes the middle frame fixing member to move towards a first side facing away from the first transmission assembly or a second side towards the first transmission assembly during the rotation of the middle frame fixing member.

Coupling device and terminal equipment

The hinge assembly includes: a rotating assembly and a hovering mechanism. The rotating assembly includes a first rotating part, and the first rotating part comprises a first guide groove extending obliquely around an axial direction of the first rotating part. The hovering mechanism comprises a sliding member and a position limiting member. The sliding member includes a protruding part, the protruding part extends into the first guide groove. The first rotating part drives the sliding member to move along the axial direction of the first rotating part when rotating. One of the position limiting member and the sliding member comprises a first limiting part, the other of the position limiting member and the sliding member comprises a second limiting part cooperated with the first limiting part.

An electronic device includes a body and a flexible display. The body is provided with a slide rail and includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and a side surface coupling the first and second surfaces. The flexible display is disposed on the body and includes a first and a second display portion. The first display portion is mounted with a bracket, and the bracket slides relative to the slide rail to switch the flexible display between a retracted state and a slide-out state. When in the retracted state, the first display portion covers the first surface and the side surface, and the second display portion covers at least a part of the second surface; wherein when switched to the slide-out state, a free end of the first display portion is approached the side surface to expose a hidden region of the first surface.

A camera module includes a first camera, a second camera, and a driving component. The first camera and the second camera are symmetrically arranged in the camera module, connected by a shaft, and configured to photograph a non-wide-angle image; the first camera is provided with a first translation shaft, and the second camera is provided with a second translation shaft; the driving component is connected with the first translation shaft and the second translation shaft to drive the first translation shaft and the second translation shaft to move in opposite directions and drive the first camera and the second camera to rotate synchronously in two opposite directions about the shaft.

Camera module and terminal

A terminal includes: a body including a body front and a body rear; a flexible display screen extending from the body front to the body rear; and a retractable mechanical member arranged at an edge between the body front and the body rear. The retractable mechanical member is configured to drive a display region of the flexible display screen located on the body rear to move from the body rear to the body front along the edge when the retractable mechanical member is in an outwardly extended state, and drive a display region of the flexible display screen located on the body front to move from the body front to the body rear along the edge when the retractable mechanical member is in an inwardly retracted state.

Terminal and retractable mechanical member

A pop-out camera module includes: a module housing, a camera housing, a plurality of coils, a first magnet and a second magnet, wherein a pop-out hole of the camera housing is formed on the module housing, and a camera is disposed inside the upper part of the camera housing; the plurality of coils are disposed in parallel and axially surround an outer wall below the camera housing; and the first magnet and the second magnet are disposed in the module housing, and the plurality of coils are located between the first magnet and the second magnet.

Pop-out camera module and terminal

A terminal device includes a body, a camera module and an elevating and rotating module. A hole for camera ejection and retraction is formed in a side enclosure of the body. The camera module is arranged in the body and configured to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction. The elevating and rotating assembly is connected to the camera module, and configured to push the camera module to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction, and to drive the camera module located outside the body to rotate along with the ejection or the retraction.

Terminal device

Provided is an electronic device, including a body and a flexible display. The body includes a first surface, a second surface, and a lateral surface. The first surface and the second surface are opposite to each other and the lateral surface is adjacent to the first surface and the second surface. The flexible display includes a first display portion and a second display portion that are integrated. The flexible display is switchable between a retracted state and a sliding-out state. When the flexible display is in the retracted state, the first display portion covers the first surface and the lateral surface, and the second display portion covers the second surface. When the flexible display is switched from the retracted state to the sliding-out state, the first display portion slides in a direction where a free end thereof gets close to the lateral surface to expose a hidden region of the first surface.

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Jieming Yang