US 12,321,201 B2
Shaft mechanism for folding electronic device, housing assembly and electronic device
Mingyang Li, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/057,034.
Application 18/057,034 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/085654, filed on Apr. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010448130.7 (CN), filed on May 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0077824 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); F16C 11/04 (2006.01); F16C 11/10 (2006.01); F16C 11/12 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1656 (2013.01) [F16C 11/10 (2013.01); F16C 11/12 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01); F16C 11/04 (2013.01); H04M 1/0216 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A rotating shaft mechanism for folding an electronic device, comprising:
a supporting frame;
a rotating member, wherein an end of the rotating member is rotatably disposed on the supporting frame; and
a resilient piece configured to apply a damping force to the rotating member, wherein the resilient piece is disposed on the supporting frame;
wherein the supporting frame comprises a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate, the second connecting plate is connected to an end of the first connecting plate, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are arranged perpendicular to each other, the end of the rotating member rotatably disposed on the supporting frame is rotatably disposed on the first connecting plate, and the resilient piece is disposed on the second connecting plate.