CN100421441C - A folding handset and assembling method thereof - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a folding mobile phone and an assembly method thereof. The mobile phone is divided into a first body part and a second body part, wherein the second body part is connected to the first body part through a shaft connection structure, and a housing of the first body part comprises a box body and a cover plate. The shaft connection structure comprises a rotating shaft, a flexible circuit board, a clamp and a bearing, the rotating shaft bulges a side edge of the second body part, the flexible circuit board is positioned in the rotating shaft, one end of the flexible circuit board extends to and is electrically connected to the second body part, and the other end of the flexible circuit board penetrates through a first end of the rotating shaft so as to extend to and be electrically connected to the box body. The clamp is arranged on the first end for clamping the flexible circuit board and partially bulges the rotating shaft, and the bearing is arranged on a second end of the rotating shaft and partially bulges the rotating shaft. Two grooves with upward openings are arranged at the bottom of the box body so as to hold the bearing and the part of the clamp bulging the rotating shaft and make the second body part rotate opposite to the first body part.
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Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of folding of folding type mobile phone be coupling structure and assemble method thereof, and especially a kind of have integral outer appearance folding be coupling the folding mobile phone and an assemble method thereof of structure.
Background technology
In the recent communication products market, folding type mobile phone (folder-type), or claim cover-lifting type mobile phone (flip-type), and owing to have more changeable external form, replace traditional gripping type (Bar-type) mobile phone gradually, become the main flow of mobile phone market.With reference to shown in Figure 1, a typical folding type mobile phone 1 is made of one first main part 2 and one second main part 4.Wherein, the interior arrangement of first main part 2 has a circuit board (not shown), and whereby, the user can be by being installed on the button input control signal on its shell.The interior arrangement of second main part 4 has a flat-panel screens 6, generally speaking, can be a LCD (LCD) or an organic light emitting display.Again, can rotate with respect to first main part 2 in order to make aforementioned second main part 4, in configuration aspects, the enclosure axis of second main part 4 is connected to the shell of first main part 2, and aspect circuit, (FlexiblePrinted Circuit FPC) is connected to flat-panel screens and shows with the control picture circuit board by a flexible electric circuit board.
Outside flexible electric circuit board is exposed to and sustain damage, flexible electric circuit board is arranged in the structure that is coupling.And the common now structure that is coupling mainly can be divided into following three kinds:
Shown in Fig. 2 A and B, first kind of structure that is coupling is characterised in that it has complete outward appearance.The rotation axis 21 of this structure that is coupling directly is made on the shell 20 of second main part, and its bearing portion 11 directly is made on the shell 10 of first main part, and rotation axis 21 closely cooperates with the size of bearing portion 11.Therefore, shown in Fig. 2 B, when carrying out the structure assembling, also need to carry out the configuration of circuit, just flexible electric circuit board 30 must be arranged in the structure that is coupling.In the process of structure assembling, must the shell 10 and 20 of second main part and first main part be out of shape to finish Assembly Action the application of force again.The process of this structure assembling causes flexible electric circuit board 30 to be damaged easily and causes defective products.In addition, in order to carry out the assembling of this structure, the folding type mobile phone also must be selected the macromolecular material of tool high resiliency deflection for use, is unlikely because of assembling producing permanent deformation with the structure of guaranteeing to be coupling.
Secondly, shown in Fig. 3 A, B and C, second kind of structure that is coupling is characterised in that its outward appearance section of being divided into, wherein, section 222,224 directly is made on the shell 22 and 24 of second main part, and section 122,124,126 directly is made on the shell 12 and 14 of first main part.And, between two adjacent region section 124a and 224a, be formed with a S shape channel and hold flexible electric circuit board 30.That is to say that flexible electric circuit board 30 passes the mid portion of the structure that is coupling to be electrically connected circuit board 50 and flat-panel screens 40.
Generally speaking, adopt the be coupling folding type mobile phone of structure of this kind, the shell of its first main part and second main part all must adopt the design of bulk-breaking, just as among Fig. 3 A 12,14,22, shown in 24, the shell of first main part and second main part constitutes by front and back two parts.And in assembling process, in advance that shell 12 and 22 cooperations is corresponding, to present S shape passage.Then, flexible electric circuit board 30 is inserted this S shape passage.At last, again shell 14 and 24 is made up thereon.
In addition, compare with the structure that is coupling shown in Figure 2, this structure that is coupling does not need to force casing deformation, therefore can avoid flexible electric circuit board 30 impaired, and simultaneously, the material of shell can also select for use high-intensity metal material to replace macromolecular material.Yet in order to form S shape passage, shown in Fig. 3 C, this structure that is coupling must the section of dividing into, thereby produces multiple tracks joint close b1 to b5 and influence the integrality of the structure outward appearance that is coupling.
In addition, shown in Fig. 4 A and B, the third structure that is coupling is characterised in that the bearing portion 16 that disassembles design that uses.In assembling process, at first bearing portion 16 is assembled in the two ends of rotation axis 21, then, bearing portion 16 is engaged on the shell 10 of first main part again.In bearing portion 16, have a crooked channel to hold flexible electric circuit board 30, aim at this bending channel and on the shell 10 of first main part, be manufactured with opening 18.Therefore, flexible electric circuit board 30 can be electrically connected to first main part via rotation axis 21 and bearing portion 16.
This kind structure that is coupling is used and to be disassembled design and not need the application of force to force casing deformation, therefore, can avoid flexible electric circuit board 30 impaired.Yet, disassemble design owing to adopt, therefore, produce multiple tracks joint close c in bearing portion 16 and 10 on shell, and influence the integrality of the structure outward appearance that is coupling.
This shows, with regard to the structural design that is coupling of traditional folding type mobile phone,, will cause the degree of difficulty of assembling process to improve, and flexible electric circuit board is damaged and causes defective products if desire to keep the integrality of structure outward appearance of being coupling.Anti-, if desire reduces the degree of difficulty of assembling process to improve yield, can produce joint close again, and must be coupling structure outward appearance integrality as cost with sacrifice.
So the outward appearance integrality of convenience how to take into account assembling and the structure that is coupling has become the important consideration point of structural design one of current folding type mobile phone.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is the awkward situation at traditional its structural design that is coupling of folding type mobile phone, proposes a kind of method of solution, can take into account the demand of assembling convenience and outward appearance integrality.
Folding type mobile phone provided by the present invention comprises one first main part and one second main part, and wherein, second main part is connected to first main part by the structure that is coupling, and the shell of first main part comprises a box body and a cover plate.This structure that is coupling comprises a rotation axis, a flexible electric circuit board, anchor clamps and a bearing.Wherein, rotation axis protrudes the side of second main part; Flexible electric circuit board is positioned at this rotation axis, and the one end extends also and is electrically connected to second main part, and one first end that the other end passes rotation axis is to extend and to be electrically connected to box body; With the clamping flexible electric circuit board, and this holder part protrudes rotation axis to grip device in this first end; Bearing arrangement is in one second end of rotation axis, and part is protruded rotation axis; The bottom surface of box body has the groove of two upward openings, and the part with loading bearing and anchor clamps protrusion rotation axis can be rotated second main part with respect to first main part.Cover plate is covered on the box body to cover anchor clamps and bearing.
And the assemble method of this folding type mobile phone at first is sleeved on flexible electric circuit board in the rotation axis, an end of flexible electric circuit board is extended and be electrically connected second main part, and the other end passes rotation axis to extend and to be electrically connected to box body.Subsequently, insert first end of anchor clamps in rotation axis, with the clamping flexible electric circuit board, and this holder part protrudes rotation axis.Simultaneously, also insert second end of a bearing, and this bearing portions protrudes rotation axis in rotation axis.Next, the part of anchor clamps and bearing being protruded rotation axis is positioned over downwards in two grooves of box bottom, so that second main part is pivoted to first main part.At last, cover cover plate on box body, by last square frame limit anchor clamps and bearing.
Can be further understood by the following detailed description and accompanying drawings about the advantages and spirit of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of a typical folding type mobile phone.
Fig. 2 A to B is the schematic diagram of a typical shaft access node structure.
Fig. 3 A, B and C are the schematic diagrames of another typical shaft access node structure.
Fig. 4 A and B are the schematic diagrames of another typical shaft access node structure.
Fig. 5 A and B are the schematic diagrames of folding type mobile phone one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 C is the decomposing schematic representation of the folding type mobile phone of Fig. 5 A.
Fig. 5 D is the rotation axis that amplifies displayed map 5C, and the shell of this rotation axis is partly removed the passage to show that it is inner.
Fig. 6 A to C is the schematic diagram of number of assembling steps one preferred embodiment of folding type mobile phone of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of another preferred embodiment of folding type mobile phone of the present invention.
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Folding type mobile phone 1,100,300 first main parts 2,120,320
Second main part, 4,140,340 flat- panel screens 6,40
Shell 10,12,14,20,22,24 rotation axiss 21
Bearing portion 11 flexible electric circuit boards 30,164,364
Section 222,224,122,124,126 circuit boards 50
Box body 122,322 cover plates 124,324
The structure that is coupling 160,360 rotation axiss 162,362
Bearing 168,368 anchor clamps 166,366
Groove 126,326
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Shown in Fig. 5 A and B, be the schematic diagram of folding type mobile phone 100 1 preferred embodiments of the present invention.Folding type mobile phone 100 of the present invention comprises one first main part 120 and one second main part 140, wherein, second main part 140 is connected to first main part 120 by the structure 160 that is coupling, and the shell of first main part 120 comprises that a surface distributed has the box body 122 and a cover plate 124 of button.
Shown in Fig. 5 C, with the folding type mobile phone of an exploded view displayed map 5A.This structure 160 that is coupling comprises a rotation axis 162, a flexible electric circuit board 164, anchor clamps (Holder) 166 and a bearing (Hinge) 168.Wherein, rotation axis 162 protrudes from the side of second main part 140.Flexible electric circuit board 164 is arranged in this rotation axis 162, and the one end extends also and is electrically connected to second main part 140, and the first end 162b that the other end passes rotation axis 162 is to extend and to be electrically connected to box body 122.Anchor clamps 166 are installed on this first end 162b with clamping flexible electric circuit board 164, and these anchor clamps 166 parts are protruded rotation axis 162.Bearing 168 is installed on the second end 162a of rotation axis, and part is protruded rotation axis 162.It should be noted that part that bearing 168 and anchor clamps 166 protrude rotation axiss 162 all has cylindrical surface down.And at the bottom of box body 122a, be adjacent to the position of box body side 122b, cylindrical grooves 126 with two upward openings is aimed at the two ends 162a and the 162b of rotation axis 162 respectively, to hold the part that bearing 168 and anchor clamps 166 protrude rotation axiss, and cooperate aforementioned cylindrical surface, so that second main part 140 can be rotated with respect to box body 122.
Simultaneously also with reference to shown in Fig. 5 D, this figure amplify and section displayed map 5C in rotation axis 162.In rotation axis 162, have a passage H and connect the two ends 162a and the 162b of this rotation axis 162.And having a perforate P, the side of this passage H is communicated in second main part 140.The central part of flexible electric circuit board 164 has a warpage T, to change the direction of flexible electric circuit board 164, an end that makes this flexible electric circuit board 164 extends by perforate P and is electrically connected to second main part 140, and the other end is passed by the first end 162b of rotation axis 162.Anchor clamps 166 insert in this passage H, and, have radially a breach 168a with clamping and fix the T of warpage place of this flexible electric circuit board 164.Part anchor clamps 166 protrude rotation axis 162, with guiding flexible electric circuit board 164, make extension and are electrically connected to box body 122.
Shown in Fig. 6 A to C, show the schematic diagram of folding type mobile phone number of assembling steps of the present invention one preferred embodiment.At first, as shown in Figure 6A, fit flexible electric circuit board 164 extends an end of flexible electric circuit board 164 and is electrically connected to second main part 140 in rotation axis 162, and the other end is passed by the first end 162b of rotation axis 162, to extend and to be electrically connected to box body 122.Subsequently, shown in Fig. 6 B, with the first end 162b of anchor clamps 166 insertion rotation axiss 162, with clamping flexible electric circuit board 164, and these anchor clamps 166 have part to protrude from outside the rotation axis 162.Simultaneously, with the second end 162a of bearing 168 insertion rotation axiss, and this bearing 168 has part to protrude from outside the rotation axis 162.Next, shown in Fig. 6 C,, be positioned over above-mentioned two grooves 126 that are positioned at box body 122 bottoms downwards, so that second main part 140 is articulated in box body 122 with the part of anchor clamps 166 with bearing 168 protrusion rotation axiss 162.At last, again cover plate 124 is covered on the box body 122, by last square frame limit anchor clamps 166 and bearing 168.
With reference to shown in Figure 7, be the schematic diagram of folding type mobile phone 300 another embodiment of the present invention.This folding type mobile phone 300 comprises one first main part 320 and one second main part 340, wherein, second main part 340 is connected to first main part 320 by the structure 360 that is coupling, and the shell of first main part 320 comprises that a box body 322 and a surface distributed have the cover plate 324 of button.As shown in FIG., this structure 360 that is coupling comprises a rotation axis 362, a flexible electric circuit board 364, anchor clamps 366 and a bearing 368.Wherein, rotation axis 362 protrudes the side of second main part 340.And flexible electric circuit board 364 is positioned at rotation axis 362, and the one end extends also and is electrically connected to second main part 340, and the other end is passed by the second end 362a of rotation axis 362, to extend and to be electrically connected to first main part 320.
In order to grip this flexible electric circuit board 364, anchor clamps 366 are arranged at the first end 362b of rotation axis, and these anchor clamps 366 parts protrude from outside the rotation axis 362.Bearing 368 is arranged at the second end 362a of rotation axis, and part protrudes from outside the rotation axis 362.In addition, in order to cooperate anchor clamps 366 and bearing 368, the groove 326 that the bottom 322a of box body has two upward openings is aimed at the two ends 362a and the 362b of rotation axis respectively, protrude the part of rotation axis 362 with carrying anchor clamps 366 and bearing 368, and cover plate 324 is covered on the box body 322, by last square frame limit anchor clamps 366 and bearing 368.
Compare with the traditional folding type mobile phone shown in the 4B with Fig. 2 B, 3C, the structure that is coupling of folding type mobile phone of the present invention has following advantage:
Once, assembling process, shown in Fig. 6 A to C, the structure that is coupling of the present invention has anchor clamps 166 with fixing flexible electric circuit board 164, simultaneously, also must not apply the foreign compulsion casing deformation.Therefore, the structure that is coupling of the present invention can be simplified the degree of difficulty of assembling process, avoids flexible electric circuit board 164 to be damaged and causes defective products.
Two, with regard to seeing outside the structure that is coupling, shown in Fig. 5 A to D, the structure that is coupling of the present invention has a complete rotation axis 162, and anchor clamps 166 are installed in the groove 126 of box body 122 bottoms with bearing 168, and are limit by last square frame with cover plate 124.Therefore, the structure that is coupling of the present invention can reduce unnecessary joint close (as the joint close b1 to b5 of Fig. 3 and the joint close c of Fig. 4), with the be coupling integrality of structure outward appearance of improvement.
The above is to utilize preferred embodiment to describe the present invention in detail, yet be not to limit the scope of the invention, and those skilled in the art all can understand, suitably do slightly change and adjustment, will not lose main idea of the present invention place, also not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. folding type mobile phone, comprise one first main part and one second main part, this second main part is connected to this first main part by the structure that is coupling, and, the shell of this first main part comprises a box body and a cover plate, and this structure that is coupling comprises:
One rotation axis, this rotation axis protrudes from the side of this second main part;
One flexible electric circuit board, this flexible electric circuit board are installed in this rotation axis, and an end of this flexible electric circuit board extends also and is electrically connected to this second main part, and the other end passes one first end of this rotation axis, to extend and to be electrically connected to this first main part;
One anchor clamps, this grip device are in first end of this rotation axis, and with this flexible electric circuit board of clamping, and this holder part protrudes this rotation axis;
One bearing, this bearing arrangement is in one second end of this rotation axis, and simultaneously, this bearing portions protrudes this rotation axis; And
The groove of two upward openings, this groove is positioned at the bottom surface of this box body, corresponds respectively to the below at these rotation axis two ends, protrudes the part of this rotation axis to carry this bearing and this anchor clamps, and this second main part can be rotated with respect to this first main part,
Wherein, described cover plate is covered on the described box body to cover described anchor clamps and bearing.
2. folding type mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: have flat-panel screens in this second main part.
3. folding type mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: be distributed with button on this box body.
4. folding type mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: be distributed with button on this cover plate.
5. folding type mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the part that this bearing protrudes this rotation axis all has the face of cylinder with the part that these anchor clamps protrude this rotation axis, and this groove is cylindric to carry this two face of cylinder.
6. folding type mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: these anchor clamps have radially a breach, to hold this flexible electric circuit board.
7. folding type mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the central part of this flexible electric circuit board has a warpage, and, this warpage place of this anchor clamps clamping.
8. the assemble method of a folding type mobile phone, in order to one second main part is pivoted to one first main part, the side of this second main part protrudes a rotation axis, this first main part is made of the box body and a cover plate of a upward opening, and, the bottom surface of this box body has the groove of two upward openings, corresponds to the first relative end of this rotation axis and second end respectively, and this assemble method comprises:
Cover unification flexible electric circuit board extends an end of this flexible electric circuit board and is electrically connected this second main part in this rotation axis, and the other end of this flexible electric circuit board passes first end of this rotation axis, to extend and to be electrically connected this box body;
Insert first end of anchor clamps in this rotation axis, with this flexible electric circuit board of clamping, and this holder part protrudes this rotation axis;
Insert second end of a bearing, and this bearing portions protrudes this rotation axis in this rotation axis; And
The part of these anchor clamps and this bearing being protruded this rotation axis is placed in this two groove;
Described cover plate is covered on the described box body to cover described anchor clamps and bearing.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: be distributed with button on this box body.
10. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: be distributed with button on this cover plate.
11. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: these anchor clamps have radially a breach, to seize this flexible electric circuit board on both sides by the arms.
12. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: the central part of this flexible electric circuit board has a warpage, and this warpage place of this anchor clamps clamping.
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