Electronic device with expandable sliding display screen
AssigneeLenovo (Beijing) Limited
InventorsFeijun Weng, Ke Shang, Aiguo Zheng
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a connection device, and a flexible screen. The second body includes a first part and a second part. The second part is slidable to be pulled out relative to the first part to form an extended part or retracted to form a hidden part. The connection device connects the first body and the first part and includes a first shaft connected to the first part. The flexible screen covers the first body and the first part and covers the extended part when the second part is pulled out relative to the first part. The first part includes a lock structure. In response to the second part being retracted relative to the first part, the lock structure is in a first state.
Claims10
An electronic device comprising:
- a first body;
- a second body including a first part and a second part, wherein the second part is slidable to be pulled out relative to the first part or retracted;
- and
- a connection device connecting the first body and the first part, and including a first shaft connected to the first part;
- wherein:
- the first part includes a lock structure;
- in response to the second part being retracted relative to the first part, the lock structure is in a first state;
- in the first state, the first part is able to rotate with the first shaft to fold the second body relative to the first body;
- in response to the second part being pulled out relative to the first part, the lock structure is in a second state;
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- in the second state, the lock structure restricts a rotation of the first shaft to prevent the second body from being folded relative to the first body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.