CN111561899A - A folding angle detection method and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a folding angle detection method and electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a first folding body, a second folding body, a first rotating shaft connected with the first folding body, and a first folding body connected with the second folding body The second rotating shaft is connected, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are arranged coaxially; the electronic device further includes: a screw plate fixedly arranged around the axial surface of the first rotating shaft; fixedly arranged on the first rotating shaft A distance sensor on the end surface of the two rotating shafts; wherein, the distance sensor is arranged opposite to the helical sheet, and during the rotation of the first folded body relative to the second folded body, the distance sensor moves along the second folded body. The projections of the axis line directions of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are located on the surface of the helical sheet. The solution well solves the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles in the prior art solution for detecting the folding angle of an electronic device.

Description

A folding angle detection method and electronic device

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and in particular, to a folding angle detection method and electronic equipment.

Background technique

Taking a flexible folding screen mobile phone as an example, if it is necessary to realize human-computer interaction, function expansion and other requirements through the rotating action of the terminal mobile phone, it is necessary to be able to detect the folding angle of the folding screen mobile phone more accurately. In the related art, the Hall sensor is used to sense the change of the magnetic field strength, so that the folding angle of the folding screen mobile phone can be detected in real time, but the disadvantage is that when the user uses the folding screen mobile phone in the magnetic field environment, the magnetic field environment may affect the Hall sensor. Cause interference or failure to affect the user experience.

In addition, the existing solutions for detecting the folding angle of electronic equipment have problems such as high implementation cost, high implementation difficulty, limited identifiable angles, and complex structure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a folding angle detection method and an electronic device, so as to solve the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles in the existing electronic device folding angle detection solution.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention is achieved in this way:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, comprising a first folding body, a second folding body, a first rotating shaft connected to the first folding body, and a second folding body connected to the second folding body A rotating shaft, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are arranged coaxially; the electronic device further includes:

a helical sheet fixedly arranged around the axial surface of the first rotating shaft;

a distance sensor fixedly arranged on the end face of the second rotating shaft;

Wherein, the distance sensor is disposed opposite to the helical sheet. During the rotation of the first folding body relative to the second folding body, the distance sensor is located along the axis of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The projection of the line direction is on the surface of the helix.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for detecting a folding angle, which is applied to the aforementioned electronic device, and the method for detecting a folding angle includes:

acquiring the detection signal of the distance sensor in the electronic device;

According to the detection signal, determine the distance from the distance sensor to the helical piece along a preset direction;

determining a relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance;

Wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a first folded body, a second folded body, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a spiral piece, and a distance sensor included in the electronic device described above. Electronic equipment also includes:

a first acquisition module, configured to acquire a detection signal of a distance sensor in the electronic device;

a first determining module, configured to determine the distance from the distance sensor to the helical sheet along a preset direction according to the detection signal;

a second determining module, configured to determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance;

Wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor When executed, the steps of the above-mentioned folding angle detection method are realized.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above-mentioned folding angle detection method are implemented.

In the embodiment of the present invention, by arranging the spiral sheet and the distance sensor, a detection signal related to the folding angle of the electronic device can be obtained, and then the current folding angle of the electronic device can be accurately determined, and any folding angle can be determined, and the realization cost is relatively low. The utility model has the advantages of low cost and low implementation difficulty, and solves the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles in the prior art electronic device folding angle detection solution.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram 1 of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for detecting a folding angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a folding mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a part of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic projection view of a metal antenna pole plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic diagram of a distance sensor circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a second schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a third schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Aiming at the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles in the existing technology for detecting the folding angle of electronic devices, the present invention provides an electronic device, as shown in FIG. 1 , comprising a first folding body 1 and a second folding body 2. The first rotating shaft 3 connected with the first folding body 1 and the second rotating shaft 4 connected with the second folding body 2, the first rotating shaft 3 and the second rotating shaft 4 are arranged coaxially; The electronic device also includes:

A helical sheet 5 fixedly arranged around the axial surface of the first rotating shaft 3;

a distance sensor 6 fixedly arranged on the end face of the second rotating shaft 4;

Wherein, the distance sensor 6 is disposed opposite to the helical sheet 5. During the rotation of the first folding body 1 relative to the second folding body 2, the distance sensor 6 moves along the first rotating shaft 3 and The projection of the axis line direction of the second rotating shaft 4 is located on the surface of the spiral piece 5 .

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can obtain a detection signal related to the folding angle of the electronic device by setting the spiral sheet and the distance sensor, thereby accurately determining the current folding angle of the electronic device, and can determine any folding angle, The implementation cost is low and the implementation difficulty is low, and the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles in the prior art electronic device folding angle detection solution are well solved.

Specifically, the distance sensor 6 and the helical sheet 5 are disposed opposite to each other, and there is a space between them, so that during the relative movement between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, there is no distance between the distance sensor and the helical sheet. may collide; wherein, "the projection is located on the surface of the helical blade 5" may be "the projection is continuously located on the surface of the helical blade 5", so as to ensure accurate measurement data.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft rotate relatively coaxially; α in FIG. 1 represents the folding angle of the electronic device; further, the electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention may further include a circular printed circuit Board 7 to ensure the normal realization of circuit functions, but not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 1 , specifically, the first rotating shaft 3 is sleeved inside the second rotating shaft 4 , that is, the first rotating shaft is used as an inner shaft, the second rotating shaft is used as an outer shaft, and the outer shaft is sleeved on the inner shaft.

Here, in this embodiment of the present invention, of course, the second folding body is connected to the first rotating shaft, and the first folding body is also connected to the second rotating shaft, that is, the first folding body is connected to the inner shaft, and the second folding body The two-fold main body is connected with the outer shaft.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the distance sensor may be a first sensor that measures distance through signal reflection, or the distance sensor may be a second sensor that measures distance through capacitance.

Wherein, the signal used for ranging may be an optical signal, a sound wave signal, or the like, which is not limited herein.

Specifically, in the case where the distance sensor is the first sensor, the signal transmitter and the signal receiver of the distance sensor are arranged on the preset end surface of the second rotating shaft; the signal sent by the signal transmitter is The signal is reflected by the helical sheet; wherein, the preset end face is an end face close to the helical sheet.

This can ensure more accurate measurement data.

In addition, the first sensor may be a laser ranging sensor, a radar ranging sensor or an infrared ranging sensor, which is not limited herein.

Specifically, in the case where the distance sensor is the second sensor, the distance sensor includes a first electrode plate for forming a second sensor, and the first electrode plate is provided on a pre-position of the second shaft. The end face is set; the spiral sheet is used to form the second pole plate of the second sensor; wherein, the preset end face is the end face close to the spiral sheet.

This can also ensure more accurate measurement data.

In addition, the second sensor may be a capacitive proximity sensor; the projection is the projection of the first pole plate; in order to ensure accurate measurement results, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first pole plate may be a metal antenna pole plate, that is The material of the first pole plate is metal; correspondingly, the material of the spiral piece is metal, and the material of the first rotating shaft is non-metal; but it is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the first electrode plate may be fan-shaped, but not limited thereto.

An embodiment of the present invention also provides a folding angle detection method, which is applied to the above-mentioned electronic device. As shown in FIG. 2 , the folding angle detection method includes:

Step 21: Acquire the detection signal of the distance sensor in the electronic device.

Among them, the detection signal can be the signal reflected back after the distance sensor transmits the signal to the spiral plate; it can also be the capacitance signal of the capacitance formed by the distance sensor and the spiral plate, which is not limited here, as long as it can be used to determine the distance sensor and the spiral plate. The signal of the axial projection distance between the spiral slices is sufficient.

Step 22: According to the detection signal, determine the distance from the distance sensor to the helical piece along a preset direction.

The distance may specifically be an axial projection distance.

Step 23: Determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance; wherein the preset direction is the axis of the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis of the electronic device heart line direction.

The relative angle is the current folding angle of the electronic device.

The folding angle detection method provided by the embodiment of the present invention obtains the detection signal of the distance sensor in the electronic device; according to the detection signal, the distance from the distance sensor to the spiral piece along the preset direction is determined; The distance determines the relative angle between the first foldable body and the second foldable body; wherein the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device; The detection signal related to the folding angle of the electronic device can be obtained, and then the current folding angle of the electronic device can be accurately determined, and any folding angle can be determined. The electronic device folding angle detection solution has the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles.

Specifically, the determining the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance includes: determining the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance and a preset corresponding relationship. The relative angle between the second folding bodies; wherein, the preset corresponding relationship is the determined corresponding relationship between the distance and the relative angle.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the distance sensor is a capacitive proximity sensor, and the projection of the metal antenna pole plate (that is, the first pole plate) of the capacitive proximity sensor along the axis direction is located on the spiral sheet In the case of , determining the distance from the distance sensor to the helical sheet along a preset direction according to the detection signal includes: determining, according to the detection signal, a capacitance formed by the helical sheet and the metal antenna plate The current electric capacity; according to the current electric capacity, the distance is determined.

In this way, the distance used to obtain the folding angle can be accurately obtained.

The electronic device and the folding angle detection method provided by the embodiments of the present invention are further described below. The electronic device takes a folding mobile phone as an example, and the distance sensor takes a capacitive proximity sensor SAR sensor as an example.

In response to the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic device and a method for detecting a folding angle, which can be specifically implemented as follows: by adding a helical blade (that is, the above-mentioned helical blade) on the rotating shaft, the SAR sensor detects the change of the capacitance value, so as to realize the folding Accurate measurement of angles; this solution can achieve: cost reduction and design difficulty reduction, and can be custom designed to achieve detection at any angle and improve performance.

Among them, (1) the overall structure and connection method of the foldable mobile phone, as shown in FIG. 3, mainly includes a first folding body 1, a second folding body 2 and a central rotating shaft 8 (including the first rotating shaft 3 and the second rotating shaft 4) Three main parts, the first foldable body 1 and the second foldable body 2 are rotatably connected by the central shaft 8; FIG. 3 can also be understood as a schematic diagram of the overall connection structure of the flexible folding screen device, and α in the figure represents the folding angle of the electronic device.

(2) The implementation of adding helical blades and capacitor plates on the rotating shaft is as follows:

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a metal helical blade S2 is added on the plastic rotating shaft S1 (which can be the first rotating shaft or the second rotating shaft), wherein the metal helical blade S2 is connected to the second folding body through the rotating shaft S1 It is fixed and grounded (to form a capacitor plate); C1 is the metal antenna plate of the SAR sensor, and its position is fixed (fixed on a fixed rotating shaft connected to the first folding body (which can be the above-mentioned second rotating shaft or first rotating shaft, and S1). is on a different rotation axis); in the figure h represents the above-mentioned axial projection distance. Specifically, the shape of C1 can be a fan shape, which can be axially projected on S2, as shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 5 can also be understood as a cross-sectional view of a spiral blade and a fan-shaped capacitor plate.

(3) The method of measuring the folding angle (taking capacitive sensing as an example)

When the shaft rotates, the axial projection distance h of C1 on S2 will change, because

Among them: C means: the capacitance between the plate (such as C1) and the ground (S2); k means: electrostatic force constant; S means: plate area; ε means: dielectric constant; h means: between C1 and S2 The distance between (that is, the above-mentioned axial projection distance);

When h changes, the equivalent capacitance values of C1 and S2 will also change accordingly. Through the detection of the SAR sensor, the folding angle of the rotating shaft can be calculated (specifically, h can be determined according to the capacitance value, and according to the corresponding relationship between h and the folding angle Obtain the current folding angle of the electronic device; the corresponding relationship may be pre-stored, but not limited thereto; the corresponding relationship may be a linear relationship).

Specifically, the circuit of the SAR sensor provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be as shown in FIG. 6, including: the above-mentioned C1, a resistor R1, an inductor L1, a capacitor C2, and a SAR sensor functional module;

The first end of R1 is connected to C1, the second end of R1 is connected to the first end of L1, the second end of L1 is connected to the first end of C2 and the detection channel 1 of the SAR sensor function module, respectively, and the second end of C2 Both ends are grounded to GND.

The SAR sensor function module can be used to process data, such as calculating h above.

FIG. 7 can also be understood as a schematic circuit diagram of the SAR sensor detecting the capacitance C value in the embodiment of the present invention.

It can be seen from the above that the solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is simple in implementation principle and low in cost; it can save space and reduce the difficulty of design; and can also customize the design, realize detection at any angle, and improve performance.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a first folding body, a second folding body, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a spiral piece, and a distance sensor included in the above-mentioned electronic device, as shown in FIG. 7 , The electronic device also includes:

The first acquisition module 71 is used to acquire the detection signal of the distance sensor in the electronic device;

a first determination module 72, configured to determine the distance from the distance sensor to the helical sheet along a preset direction according to the detection signal;

a second determining module 73, configured to determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance;

Wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device.

The electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present invention obtains the detection signal of the distance sensor in the electronic device; according to the detection signal, determines the distance from the distance sensor to the spiral piece along the preset direction; distance, to determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body; wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device; it can be achieved The detection signal related to the folding angle of the electronic device is obtained, and then the current folding angle of the electronic device can be accurately determined, and any folding angle can be determined, the realization cost is low, and the realization difficulty is low, and the electronic device in the prior art is well solved. The folding angle detection scheme has the problems of high implementation cost and limited angles that can be identified.

Specifically, the second determination module includes: a first determination sub-module, configured to determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance and a preset corresponding relationship; The preset correspondence is the determined correspondence between the distance and the relative angle.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can implement each process implemented by the electronic device in the embodiments of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , and to avoid repetition, details are not described here.

8 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device implementing various embodiments of the present invention. The electronic device 80 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 81, a network module 82, an audio output unit 83, an input unit 84, a sensor 85, and a display unit 86. User input unit 87, interface unit 88, memory 89, processor 810, and power supply 811 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 8 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device, and the electronic device may include more or less components than the one shown, or combine some components, or different components layout. In this embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

Wherein, the electronic device 80 includes a first folding body, a second folding body, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a spiral piece, and a distance sensor included in the above-mentioned electronic device; the processor 810 is used to obtain the distance in the electronic device The detection signal of the sensor; according to the detection signal, determine the distance from the distance sensor to the spiral sheet along the preset direction; according to the distance, determine the distance between the first folding body and the second folding body Relative angle; wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device.

In this embodiment of the present invention, a detection signal of a distance sensor in the electronic device is acquired; according to the detection signal, the distance from the distance sensor to the helical sheet along a preset direction is determined; according to the distance, the distance is determined The relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body; wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device; The detection signal related to the folding angle of the device can accurately determine the current folding angle of the electronic device, and can determine any folding angle, the realization cost is low, the realization difficulty is low, and the detection of the folding angle of the electronic device in the prior art is well solved. The solution has the problems of high implementation cost and limited identifiable angles.

Optionally, the processor 810 is specifically configured to, according to the distance and a preset corresponding relationship, determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body; wherein the preset corresponding relationship is: The determined correspondence between the distance and the relative angle.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 81 can be used for receiving and sending signals during sending and receiving of information or during a call. Specifically, after receiving the downlink data from the base station, it is processed by the processor 810; The uplink data is sent to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 81 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 81 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides the user with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 82, such as helping the user to send and receive emails, browse web pages, access streaming media, and the like.

The audio output unit 83 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 81 or the network module 82 or stored in the memory 89 into audio signals and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 83 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 80 (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 83 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 84 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 84 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 841 and a microphone 842, and the graphics processor 841 captures still pictures or video images obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode data is processed. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 86 . The image frames processed by the graphics processor 841 may be stored in the memory 89 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 81 or the network module 82 . The microphone 842 can receive sound and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 81 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The electronic device 80 also includes at least one sensor 85, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 861 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 861 and the display panel 861 when the electronic device 80 is moved to the ear. / or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in all directions (usually three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of electronic devices (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games , magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc.; sensors 85 may also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, Infrared sensors, etc., are not repeated here.

The display unit 86 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 86 may include a display panel 861, and the display panel 861 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 87 may be used to receive input numerical or character information, and generate key signal input related to user setting and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 87 includes a touch panel 871 and other input devices 872 . The touch panel 871, also known as a touch screen, collects touch operations by the user on or near it (such as the user's finger, stylus, etc., any suitable object or accessory on or near the touch panel 871). operate). The touch panel 871 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it to the touch controller. To the processor 810, the command sent by the processor 810 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 871 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch panel 871 , the user input unit 87 may also include other input devices 872 . Specifically, other input devices 872 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which are not described herein again.

Further, the touch panel 871 can be covered on the display panel 861. When the touch panel 871 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits it to the processor 810 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 810 determines the type of the touch event according to the touch The type of event provides corresponding visual output on display panel 861 . Although in FIG. 8 , the touch panel 871 and the display panel 861 are used as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the electronic device, but in some embodiments, the touch panel 871 and the display panel 861 may be integrated The implementation of the input and output functions of the electronic device is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 88 is an interface for connecting an external device to the electronic device 80 . For example, external devices may include wired or wireless headset ports, external power (or battery charger) ports, wired or wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices with identification modules, audio input/output (I/O) ports, video I/O ports, headphone ports, and more. The interface unit 88 may be used to receive input (eg, data information, power, etc.) from external devices and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the electronic device 80 or may be used between the electronic device 80 and the external Transfer data between devices.

The memory 89 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 89 may mainly include a stored program area and a stored data area, wherein the stored program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; Data created by the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, phone book, etc.), etc. Additionally, memory 89 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 810 is the control center of the electronic device, using various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire electronic device, by running or executing the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 89, and calling the data stored in the memory 89. , perform various functions of electronic equipment and process data, so as to monitor electronic equipment as a whole. The processor 810 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 810 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, etc., and the modem The processor mainly handles wireless communication. It can be understood that, the above-mentioned modulation and demodulation processor may not be integrated into the processor 810.

The electronic device 80 may also include a power supply 811 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 811 may be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system and other functions.

In addition, the electronic device 80 includes some unshown functional modules, which are not repeated here.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a processor 810, a memory 89, a computer program stored in the memory 89 and running on the processor 810, the computer program being executed by the processor 810 During execution, each process of the above-mentioned embodiment of the folding angle detection method is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. In order to avoid repetition, details are not described here.

Embodiments of the present invention further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned embodiment of the folding angle detection method is implemented, and can achieve the same The technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not be repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

It should be noted that, herein, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.

From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method of the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention can be embodied in the form of software products in essence or the parts that make contributions to the prior art, and the computer software products are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, CD-ROM), including several instructions to make an electronic device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present invention, without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope protected by the claims, many forms can be made, which all belong to the protection of the present invention.

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1. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a first folding body, a second folding body, a first rotating shaft connected with the first folding body, and a second rotating shaft connecting with the second folding body, the The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are arranged coaxially; the electronic device further includes: a helical sheet fixedly arranged around the axial surface of the first rotating shaft; a distance sensor fixedly arranged on the end face of the second rotating shaft; Wherein, the distance sensor is disposed opposite to the helical sheet. During the rotation of the first folding body relative to the second folding body, the distance sensor is located along the axis of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The projection of the line direction is on the surface of the helix. 2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first rotating shaft is sleeved inside the second rotating shaft. 3 . 3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the distance sensor is a first sensor that measures distance through signal reflection, or the distance sensor is a second sensor that measures distance through capacitance. 4 . 4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein when the distance sensor is the first sensor, a signal transmitter and a signal receiver of the distance sensor are arranged on the second shaft. 5 . on the preset end face; the signal sent by the signal transmitter is reflected by the helical sheet; Wherein, the preset end face is the end face close to the helical sheet. 5 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein when the distance sensor is the second sensor, the distance sensor comprises a first electrode plate for forming a second sensor, and the The first pole plate is arranged on the preset end surface of the second rotating shaft; the spiral sheet is used to form the second pole plate of the second sensor; Wherein, the preset end face is the end face close to the helical sheet. 6. A folding angle detection method, applied to the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the folding angle detection method comprises: acquiring the detection signal of the distance sensor in the electronic device; According to the detection signal, determine the distance from the distance sensor to the helical piece along a preset direction; determining a relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance; Wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device. 7 . The folding angle detection method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance comprises: 8 . determining the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance and the preset correspondence; The preset correspondence is the determined correspondence between the distance and the relative angle. 8. An electronic device, comprising a first folding body, a second folding body, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a spiral piece and a distance sensor included in the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein That is, the electronic device further includes: a first acquisition module, configured to acquire a detection signal of a distance sensor in the electronic device; a first determining module, configured to determine the distance from the distance sensor to the helical sheet along a preset direction according to the detection signal; a second determining module, configured to determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance; Wherein, the preset direction is the axis line direction of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft of the electronic device. 9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the second determining module comprises: a first determination submodule, configured to determine the relative angle between the first folding body and the second folding body according to the distance and a preset correspondence; The preset correspondence is the determined correspondence between the distance and the relative angle. 10. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor to achieve the right The steps of the folding angle detection method described in any one of 6 to 7 are required.

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