# US 2021/0240232 A1 · Rotating Shaft Mechanism and Foldable Electronic Device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240232 A1 - Document ID: US20210240232A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/237,701 - Filed: 2021-04-22 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-26 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Jiao Cheng; Shoukuan Wu; Chuanhua Zeng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240232A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - H04M 1/022: {The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes} - H04M 1/0247: {comprising more than two body parts} - H04M 1/0268: {including a flexible display panel} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A rotating shaft mechanism includes: a rotating shaft bracket; a guide member, movably connected to the rotating shaft bracket; an elastic member, disposed between the guide member and the rotating shaft bracket; and two rotating arms. One of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a first end of the rotating shaft bracket, and the other one is rotatably arranged on a second end of the rotating shaft bracket opposite to the first end. At least one of the two rotating arms abuts against the guide member. When the two rotating arms rotate relative to the rotating shaft bracket and move closer to each other, the guide member is driven to protrude out of the rotating shaft bracket. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rotating shaft mechanism for a foldable electronic device, comprising: a rotating shaft bracket; a guide member, movably connected to the rotating shaft bracket; an elastic member, disposed between the guide member and the rotating shaft bracket; and two rotating arms; wherein one of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a first end of the rotating shaft bracket, and the other one of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a second end of the rotating shaft bracket opposite to the first end; at least one of the two rotating arms abuts against the guide member; when the two rotating arms rotate relative to the rotating shaft bracket and move closer to each other, the guide member is driven to protrude out of the rotating shaft bracket. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the guide member comprises a body, and a guide portion connected to the body and capable of slidingly cooperating with the rotating shaft bracket; a driven surface is arranged on a side of the body facing away from the guide portion; at least one of the two rotating arms abuts against the driven surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the rotating shaft bracket defines a through hole; the guide portion is substantially a convex column structure protruding and formed on a surface of the body; the guide portion movably penetrates the through hole of the rotating shaft bracket. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 3, wherein an axis of the through hole is substantially parallel to rotational axes of the two rotating arms. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the two rotating arms comprise a first rotating arm and a second rotating arm; the rotating shaft mechanism further comprises a first support and a second support; the first support and the second support are rotatably connected to the rotating shaft bracket; the first support has a top surface substantially flat and in a surface substantially parallel to that of the first rotating arm; the second support has a top surface substantially flat and in a surface substantially parallel to that of the second rotating arm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 5, wherein a side of the first support away from the rotating shaft bracket is connected to the first rotating arm; a side of the second support away from the rotating shaft bracket is connected to the second rotating arm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 6, wherein an end of the first rotating arm away from the rotating shaft bracket defines a first guide groove, the first support is arranged with a first connecting portion, and the first connecting portion is movably received in the first guide groove; an end of the second rotating arm away from the rotating shaft bracket defines a second guide groove, the second support is arranged with a second connecting portion, and the second connecting portion is movably received in the second guide groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 5, further comprising a support plate disposed between the first support and the second support and connected to the rotating shaft bracket; wherein the guide member is driven by the two rotating arms to protrude out of the rotating shaft bracket and to be relatively spaced apart with the support plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 8, wherein a side of the support plate towards the guide member is recessed along a direction away from the guide member to form an accommodating portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the driven surface is substantially flat; an included angle between the driven surface and a sliding direction of the guide member is acute. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the driven surface comprises a first driven surface and a second driven surface; the first driven surface and the second driven surface are substantially symmetrically disposed on the body; the two rotating arms abut against the first driven surface and the second driven surface respectively. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 11, wherein an included angle between the first driven surface and the second driven surface is obtuse. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the elastic member is disposed between the body and the rotating shaft bracket; the elastic member comprises at least two coil springs; the at least two coil springs are distributed on both sides of the guide portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the guide member further comprises a positioning portion; the positioning portion is substantially a convex pillar structure connected to the body; the elastic member is sleeved on the positioning portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing member disposed on a side of the two rotating arms facing away from the rotating shaft bracket; wherein the two rotating arms are rotatably connected to the fixing member respectively. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 15, wherein a side of the rotating shaft mechanism towards the fixing member defines a receiving groove; the guide member and the elastic member are at least partially arranged in the receiving groove. ### Claim 17 A foldable electronic device, comprising: a rotating shaft mechanism, comprising: a rotating shaft bracket; a guide member, movably connected to the rotating shaft bracket; an elastic member, disposed between the guide member and the rotating shaft bracket; two rotating arms; wherein one of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a first end of the rotating shaft bracket, and the other one of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a second end of the rotating shaft bracket opposite to the first end; at least one of the two rotating arms abuts against the guide member; and a support plate connected to the rotating shaft bracket; a first housing and a second housing; wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected to the two rotating arms respectively; the first housing and the second housing are in a folded state or an unfolded state through a relative rotation of the two rotating arms; and a foldable screen, connected to the first housing and the second housing, and stacked on the support plate; wherein when the first housing and the second housing are in the folded state through the relative rotation of the two rotating arms, the guide member is driven by at least one of the two rotating arms to protrude to a side of the foldable screen facing away from the support plate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The foldable electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the rotating shaft bracket defines a through hole; an end of the guide member movably penetrates the through hole of the rotating shaft bracket; when the first housing and the second housing are in the unfolded state, an axis of the through hole is substantially parallel to the foldable screen, and the foldable screen is disposed between the support plate and the axis of the through; when the first housing and the second housing are in the folded state through the relative rotation of the two rotating arms, the end of the guide member is capable of protruding out of the through hole of the rotating shaft bracket and being in contact with a display surface of the foldable screen. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The foldable electronic device according to claim 18, wherein when the first housing and the second housing are transformed from the folded state to the unfolded state through the relative rotation of the two rotating arms, the end of the guide member is capable of retracting and resetting into the through hole of the rotating shaft bracket. ### Claim 20 A foldable electronic device, comprising: a rotating shaft mechanism, comprising: a rotating shaft bracket; a guide member, movably connected to the rotating shaft bracket; an elastic member, disposed between the guide member and the rotating shaft bracket; and two rotating arms; wherein one of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a first end of the rotating shaft bracket, and the other one of the two rotating arms is rotatably arranged on a second end of the rotating shaft bracket opposite to the first end; at least one of the two rotating arms abuts against the guide member; a first housing and a second housing; wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected to the two rotating arms respectively; the first housing and the second housing are in a folded state or an unfolded state through a relative rotation of the two rotating arms; and a foldable screen, connected to the first housing and the second housing; wherein when the first housing and the second housing are in the folded state through the relative rotation of the two rotating arms, the guide member is driven by at least one of the two rotating arms to protrude to a side of the foldable screen facing away from the rotating shaft mechanism.