US 12,498,769 B2
Folding mechanism, support structure and electronic device
Dongcun Cheng, Guangdong (CN); Xiaofei Jia, Guangdong (CN); Fei Dong, Guangdong (CN); and Shanwen Hou, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,436.
Application 18/469,436 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/080908, filed on Mar. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202110297141.4 (CN), filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0007554 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folding mechanism, comprising a first screen supporting plate, a second screen supporting plate, a first housing seat, a second housing seat, a base and a synchronization assembly,
the first housing seat being provided on the first screen supporting plate, and the second housing seat being provided on the second screen supporting plate;
the base being provided with a plurality of first rotating parts, both the first housing seat and the second housing seat being correspondingly and rotatably connected to the plurality of first rotating parts one to one through respective second rotating parts, and the folding mechanism having an unfolded state and a folded state; and
the synchronization assembly comprising a first connecting shaft, a second connecting shaft, a first synchronization swing arm, a second synchronization swing arm and a synchronization connector,
the first synchronization swing arm being in limiting fit with the first connecting shaft in a rotation direction of the second rotating part, and the first synchronization swing arm being in fit with the first housing seat;
the second synchronization swing arm being in limiting fit with the second connecting shaft in a rotation direction of the second rotating part, and the second synchronization swing arm being in fit with the second housing seat; and
the first synchronization swing arm being provided with a first sliding groove extending spirally, the second synchronization swing arm being provided with a second sliding groove extending spirally, the synchronization connector being provided with a first sliding block and a second sliding block, the first sliding block being in sliding fit with the first sliding groove, the second sliding block being in fit with the second sliding groove, and the first housing seat and the second housing seat synchronously rotating through the synchronization assembly.