US 12,449,838 B2
Edge protection structure and foldable display terminal
Yu Liu, Shanghai (CN); Chong Xing, Xi'an (CN); Zheng Li, Shanghai (CN); Yin Li, Shanghai (CN); and Qiaoying Ding, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 18/254,507
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/133764
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/111667, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 2, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202011368621.7 (CN), filed on Nov. 28, 2020; application No. 202011368622.1 (CN), filed on Nov. 28, 2020; application No. 202011368623.6 (CN), filed on Nov. 28, 2020; application No. 202011574525.8 (CN), filed on Dec. 26, 2020; and application No. 202110114497.X (CN), filed on Jan. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0004425 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1616 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable display terminal, comprising a rotating shaft assembly, a display, a first body, a second body, and an edge protection structure, wherein the display comprises a bending region, a first fastening region, and a second fastening region, the bending region of the display is stacked on the rotating shaft assembly, the display comprises a display surface and a side surface intersecting with the display surface, and the display surface is away from the rotating shaft assembly;
the first body, the rotating shaft assembly, and the second body are sequentially connected in a first direction, wherein the first direction is a direction in which the first body points to the second body when the foldable display terminal is in an open state;
the edge protection structure comprises a rigid member, a connector, and a soft rubber member, wherein the soft rubber member is an integrated component;
the first body comprises a first border and a first middle plate, the second body comprises a second border and a second middle plate;
the first middle plate is located in a region enclosed by the first border, and is connected to an inner surface of the first border;
the second middle plate is located in a region enclosed by the second border, and is connected to an inner surface of the second border;
the display is stacked on the first middle plate, the second middle plate, and the rotating shaft assembly;
the first fastening region is fastened to the first body;
the second fastening region is fastened to the second body;
in a length extending direction of the rotating shaft assembly, a first gap is provided between a first end of the rotating shaft assembly and the first border, a second gap is provided between the first end of the rotating shaft assembly and the second border;
the soft rubber member comprises a protection part, a first extension part, a second extension part, a first fastening part, and a second fastening part;
the first extension part and the first fastening part connect to a first end of the protection part;
the second extension part and the second fastening part connect to a second end of the protection part;
a bending angle is formed between the first extension part and the first fastening part, a bending angle is formed between the second extension part and the second fastening part;
the first extension part, the protection part, and the second extension part are located on part of an edge of the display;
the first fastening part is positioned inside the first gap, the second fastening part is positioned inside the second gap, and both the first fastening part and the second fastening part face the side surface of the display; and
the connector comprises a first part and a second part connected to the first part, the first part is fixedly connected to the protection part, and the second part is fixedly connected to the rigid member.