FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ROTARY SHAFT MECHANISM THEREOF

• Main Authors: ZHONG, Ding, ZHAN, Qiang, WU, Weifeng, HUA, Leilei
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English; French
• Published: 25.04.2024
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A foldable electronic device and a rotary shaft mechanism thereof. The electronic device comprises a first housing (2), a second housing (3), a rotary shaft mechanism (1), a flexible display screen (4), and an end cover (108). The first housing (2) and the second housing (3) open and close relative to one another by means of the rotary shaft mechanism (1). The flexible display screen (4) continuously covers the first housing (2), the second housing (3), and the rotary shaft mechanism (1), and is fixedly connected to the first housing (2) and the second housing (3). The rotary shaft mechanism (1) comprises a base (102), and at least part of the base (102) can be accommodated in a first accommodating groove (1081) of the end cover (108). A side of the first housing (2) facing away from the flexible display screen (4) is provided with a first outer viewing surface (201), the base (102) is provided with a first arc-shaped groove (1026), and when the electronic device is switched between a closed state and an open