CN106817466B - Electronic equipment and breathing lamp control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides electronic equipment and a control method of a breathing lamp of the electronic equipment. Electronic equipment includes the circuit board, set up in breathing lamp on the circuit board and set up in signal terminal on the circuit board, signal terminal is used for the electricity to connect the data line in order to carry out signal of telecommunication transmission with external device, signal terminal includes first signal terminal, first signal terminal is used for being provided first signal of telecommunication, first signal of telecommunication via circuit board control breathing lamp is opened, is closed or the scintillation to play warning or instruction function. The opening, closing or flashing of the breathing lamp of the electronic equipment can be directly controlled by the first electric signal received by the signal terminal, and the breathing lamp is controlled without a processor on the mainboard detecting the signal of the signal terminal, so that the control of the breathing lamp is more direct and simple.

Description

Electronic equipment and breathing lamp control method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to electronic equipment and a breathing lamp control method thereof.

Background

With the development of information technology and electronic technology, electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers are widely used. At present, electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets generally adopt breathing lamps to play a role in reminding or indicating, for example, reminding a user of unprocessed messages or incoming calls, indicating charging and current states such as electric quantity and the like by lighting or flickering. The existing breathing lamp is generally arranged above a screen of electronic equipment, when a signal terminal of the electronic equipment is connected with a data line and an external device to transmit an electric signal, a processor on a mainboard of the electronic equipment can detect the change of the electric signal on the signal terminal and further control the breathing lamp to emit light or flicker to indicate whether the connection of the data line is successful or whether the charging is finished, and the like. However, such a breathing lamp requires a processor to detect whether an external device is connected to the breathing lamp and wake up a plurality of components such as the processor on the motherboard to control the lighting or flashing of the breathing lamp, which results in a complicated control method for the breathing lamp and high energy consumption.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem that the control of the breathing lamp of the electronic equipment in the prior art is complicated, it is necessary to provide the electronic equipment with simpler and more convenient control method of the breathing lamp.

The utility model provides an electronic equipment, electronic equipment include the circuit board, set up in breathing lamp on the circuit board and set up in signal terminal on the circuit board, signal terminal is used for the electricity to connect the data line in order to carry out signal of telecommunication transmission with external device, signal terminal includes first signal terminal, first signal terminal is used for being provided first signal of telecommunication, first signal of telecommunication via circuit board control breathing lamp is opened, is closed or twinkles to play warning or indicating function.

In one embodiment, the first signal terminal is connected to an anode of the breathing lamp, a cathode of the breathing lamp is grounded, and the first electric signal drives the breathing lamp to turn on and emit light.

In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a current limiting resistor disposed on the circuit board and connected in series with the breathing lamp, and the current limiting resistor is connected between the first signal terminal and a positive electrode of the breathing lamp or between a negative electrode of the breathing lamp and ground.

In one embodiment, the number of the breathing lamps is at least two, and the at least two breathing lamps are arranged in parallel.

In an embodiment, the electronic device further comprises a switch element and a power supply control end arranged on the circuit board, the switch element comprises a switch control end, a first conduction end and a second conduction end, the power supply control end is used for providing control voltage for controlling the breath lamp to be turned on or turned off or to flicker, the switch control end is connected to the first signal terminal, the first conduction end is connected to the power supply control end, the second conduction end is connected to the anode of the breath lamp, the first electrical signal is provided to the switch control end to control the switch element to be turned on, and the control voltage of the power supply control end is provided to the breath lamp to drive the breath lamp to be turned on or turned off or to flicker.

In one embodiment, the first signal terminal is a power supply terminal or a data terminal, and the switching element is an N-type switching transistor.

In one embodiment, the first signal terminal is a ground terminal, and the switching element is a P-type switching transistor.

In an implementation manner, the electronic device further includes a key device and a cover plate, the cover plate has a key region, the key device and the breathing lamp both correspond to the key region, and light emitted by the breathing lamp is emitted through the key region.

In one embodiment, the key device includes a key and a light guide ring sleeved on the periphery of the key, the light guide ring includes a side surface disposed adjacent to the breathing lamp and an annular top surface connected to the side surface, and light emitted by the breathing lamp is emitted into the light guide ring through the side surface and is emitted from the annular top surface.

A breathing lamp control method of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a circuit board, a breathing lamp disposed on the circuit board, and signal terminals disposed on the circuit board, the signal terminals being used for electrically connecting data lines to perform electrical signal transmission with an external device, the signal terminal assembly comprising a first signal terminal, the method comprising:

providing a first electrical signal to the first signal terminal; and

the first electric signal controls the breathing lamp to be turned on, turned off or flickered through the circuit board so as to play a reminding or indicating function.

Compared with the prior art, the opening, closing or flashing of the breathing lamp of the electronic equipment can be directly controlled by the first electric signal received by the signal terminal, and the breathing lamp is controlled without a processor on the mainboard for detecting the signal of the signal terminal, so that the control of the breathing lamp is more direct, simple and convenient.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the electronic device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a breath light control method of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the control principle of the breathing lamp of the first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a control principle of the breathing lamp of the second embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the control principle of the breathing lamp of the third embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective exploded view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main elements

Detailed Description

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, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the terminology used in the embodiments of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description of the invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, as well as in the drawings, are used for distinguishing between different objects and not necessarily for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be any device having communication and storage functions, for example: the system comprises intelligent equipment with a network function, such as a tablet Computer, a mobile phone, an electronic reader, a remote controller, a Personal Computer (PC), a notebook Computer, vehicle-mounted equipment, a network television, wearable equipment and the like.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device 100 according to a first embodiment of the invention, and fig. 2 is a schematic perspective exploded view of the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 1. In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 is a mobile phone. The electronic device 100 includes a cover (cover lens)111, a display module 112, a front cover 113, a frame 114, a first circuit board 115, a second circuit board 117, a rear cover 116, and a key device 120. The first circuit board 115 is a main circuit board provided with a plurality of integrated circuit components (such as a processor), and the second circuit board 117 is a sub circuit board provided with a data port assembly and a breathing lamp.

The cover plate 111, the display module 112, the front cover 113, the first circuit board 115, and the rear cover 116 are sequentially disposed from top to bottom. The cover plate 111 covers the cover plate 113. The frame 114 is disposed around the display module 112, the surface cover 113, the first circuit board 115, and the second circuit board 117. The key device 120 is disposed below the cover plate 111 and at least partially located in the opening 113a of the cover 113. The display module 112, the front cover 113, and the first circuit board 115 are accommodated in an accommodating space defined by the cover plate 111, the rear cover 116, and the frame 114.

Specifically, the cover plate 111 includes a display area 101 and a non-display area 102, the display area 101 is a transmissive area, and the display module 112 is disposed corresponding to the display area 101 to provide an image to a user through the display area 101. The non-display area 102 is located at the periphery of the display area 101. In this embodiment, the display area 101 is a rectangle, and the non-display area 102 includes four non-display areas 102 located around the rectangle of the display area 101. Of course, it is understood that in an alternative embodiment, the non-display area 102 may also include only two non-display areas 102 located above and below the display area 101 to form the borderless electronic device 100. Specifically, in this embodiment, the non-display area 102 located below the display area 101 may include a sensor area 103 and a peripheral area 104 provided at the periphery of the sensor area 103. The key device 120 is disposed corresponding to the sensor area 103, and the sensor area 103 is used for a user to operate the key device 120.

In this embodiment, the sensor region 103 includes a light emitting region 105 and a non-light emitting region 106, the light emitting region 105 is located at the periphery of the non-light emitting region 106, the light emitting region 105 is in a ring shape, such as a circular ring shape, which is mainly illustrated in this embodiment as a circular ring shape, but in other embodiments, the light emitting region 105 may also be in an elliptical ring shape, a rectangular ring shape, a square ring shape, a triangular ring shape, or other polygonal ring shape, and it is understood that corners of the rectangular ring shape, the square ring shape, the triangular ring shape, or other polygonal ring shape may have rounded corners to provide better visual effects. In addition, the shape of the light emitting region 105 is not limited to the above, and in a modified embodiment, the non-light emitting region 106 is located on the periphery of the light emitting region 105, and the light emitting region 105 has a circular shape, an elliptical shape, a polygonal shape, or the like.

Further, the display area 101, the sensor area 103 and the peripheral area 104 all have a substrate, and the substrate of the display area 101, the substrate of the sensor area 103 (including the light-emitting area 105 and the non-light-emitting area 106) and the substrate of the peripheral area 104 are all an integral structure, that is, the cover 111 is an integral cover structure. The substrates of the display region 101, the sensor region 103, and the peripheral region 104 are transparent substrates, which may be one of a glass substrate, a sapphire substrate, and a transparent resin substrate, but are not limited thereto. Furthermore, a shielding layer (also called a decoration layer) is further disposed inside the substrate of the peripheral region 104 and inside the substrate of the non-light emitting region 106, and is used for shielding internal components of the electronic device 100 except for the display module 112, so as to maintain the aesthetic property of the electronic device 100. The material of the shielding layer may include ink, and the color may be white, black or other colors.

The display module 112 may be a touch display module, and is disposed below the display area 101 of the cover plate 111. Specifically, the touch display device may be a touch liquid crystal display module or a touch Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display module, and may include a liquid crystal display panel or an OLED display panel, and a touch film (e.g., a capacitive touch film) disposed above or inside the liquid crystal display panel or the OLED display panel.

The cover 113 is used to fix the display module 112, the first circuit board 115 and the key device 120. The material of the face cover 113 may be a resin material such as plastic. The face cover 113 is a four-frame body connected end to end, the display module 112 and the first circuit board 115 are stacked and fixed in an accommodating space surrounded by the four frame bodies, the frame body of the face cover 113 adjacent to the key device 120 includes an opening 113a, and at least a portion of the key device 120 can be accommodated in the opening 113 a. Further, the cover 113 may be adhered to the inner side of the non-display area 102 of the cover 111 by glue, for example, the upper surface of the four frame of the cover 113 may be adhered to the inner side of the non-display area 102 of the cover 111 by glue. The face cover 113 includes a locking hole 113 b.

The frame 114 is disposed around the four frame sides of the face cover 113, and is used to enhance the holding strength of the face cover 113 to the display module 112 and other elements. Specifically, the frame 114 may be bonded to the outer surface of the four frame members of the face cover 113 by a glue. In addition, the material of the frame 114 may be metal, but is not limited to metal.

The rear cover 116 is disposed on a side of the face cover 113 away from the cover plate 111, and may be adhered to the side of the face cover 113 away from the cover plate 111 by glue or the like. The material of the back cover 116 may include glass but is not limited to glass.

In the present embodiment, the bezel 114 and the rear cover 116 are provided separately from each other, but it is understood that in a modified embodiment, the bezel 114 and the rear cover 116 may be formed integrally, for example, a metal structure or a glass structure formed integrally.

Further, the second circuit board 117 may include a fixing hole 137. The electronic device 100 may further include a fastener 150, such as a screw. The fixing element 150 is fixed in the locking hole 113b of the front cover 113 through the fixing hole 137, so as to fix the key device 120 between the cover plate 111 and the second circuit board 117.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion III of fig. 2. The key device 120 is disposed corresponding to the sensor region 103, and includes a key 122 and a light guide ring 123 sleeved on the periphery of the key 122, the light guide ring 123 includes a side surface 127 disposed adjacent to the breathing lamp 133 and an annular top surface 128 connected to the side surface 127, and light emitted by the breathing lamp 133 is emitted into the light guide ring 123 through the side surface 127 and is emitted from the annular top surface 128. The key 122 may be at least one or more of a touch sensor, a fingerprint sensor, a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a body temperature sensor, a blood oxygen sensor, and an electrocardiograph sensor. In a preferred embodiment, the biometric sensor may be a biometric sensor assembly that integrates both a fingerprint sensor and a heart rate sensor. Wherein, the fingerprint sensor can be a capacitive fingerprint sensor, but is not limited to a capacitive fingerprint sensor, and the heart rate sensor can be an optical heart rate sensor, but is not limited to an optical heart rate sensor. The material of the light guiding ring 123 may be resin, which may fix the key 122 therein.

The data port component 134 is fixed on the second circuit board 117 and electrically connected to the second circuit board 117, corresponds to the lower portion of the key 122 and is sandwiched between the key 122 and the second circuit board 117, and the data port component 134 can provide a supporting force for the key 122. The data port device 134 may be a USB port device, such as a mini USB port device, and includes a signal terminal 135 and a base 136 sleeved on the periphery of the signal terminal 135. The signal terminals 135 are electrically connected and fixed to the second circuit board 117, and the number of the signal terminals 135 is a plurality, such as four, and the signal terminals are a power terminal, a data terminal and a ground terminal.

The number of the breathing lamps 133 is plural, the breathing lamps 133 are disposed on the surface of the second circuit board 117 adjacent to the key device 120 corresponding to the light guiding ring 123, and the breathing lamps 133 may be LED lamps, and the color of the breathing lamps may be white but not limited to white, or may be other colors such as red, green, or blue. Specifically, the plurality of breathing lamps 133 may be soldered on the second circuit board 117 and electrically connected to the second circuit board 117.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart of a breath light control method of the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 1. The breathing lamp control method comprises the following steps.

Step S1: providing a first electrical signal to the signal terminal 135; and

step S2: the first electrical signal controls the breathing light 133 to turn on, turn off or flash via the second circuit board 117, so as to perform a reminding or indicating function.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating the signal terminal 135 controlling the lamp of the breathing lamp 133 to turn on, turn off or blink according to the first embodiment. The signal terminal 135 may be a power terminal, one end of the power terminal is connected to the anode of the breathing lamp 133, the cathode of the breathing lamp 133 is grounded, and the first electrical signal drives the breathing lamp 133 to turn on and emit light. Further, in the first embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a current limiting resistor 140 disposed on the second circuit board 117 and connected in series with the breathing lamp 133, where the current limiting resistor 140 is connected between the signal terminal 135 and the positive electrode of the breathing lamp 133 or between the negative electrode of the breathing lamp 133 and the ground, so as to prevent the breathing lamp 133 from being burned out due to an excessive current flowing through the breathing lamp 133. Of course, it is understood that the signal terminal 135 may be a data terminal in the modified embodiment.

Specifically, when the signal terminal 135 is a power source terminal, the first electrical signal applied to the signal terminal 135 is generally a 5v dc signal, and at this time, two respiratory lamps 133 may be disposed in parallel, please refer to fig. 6, where fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a circuit principle of the second embodiment in which the signal terminal 135 controls the lamps of the respiratory lamps 133 to turn on, turn off, or blink, and a current limiting resistor 140 may be disposed on each parallel line.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a circuit of the third embodiment, in which the signal terminal 135 controls the lamp of the breathing lamp 133 to turn on, turn off or blink. In the third embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a switch element 141 and a power supply control terminal 142 disposed on the second circuit board 117, the switch element 141 includes a switch control terminal 143, a first conducting terminal 144 and a second conducting terminal 145, the power supply control terminal 142 is configured to provide a control voltage for controlling the breath lamp 133 to turn on, turn off or blink, the switch control terminal 143 is connected to the signal terminal 135, the first conducting terminal 144 is connected to the power supply control terminal 142, the second conducting terminal 145 is connected to the anode of the breath lamp 133, the first electrical signal is provided to the switch control terminal 143 to control the switch element 141 to turn on, and the control voltage of the power supply control terminal 142 is provided to the breath lamp 133 to drive the breath lamp 133 to turn on, turn off or blink. Specifically, in this embodiment, if the signal terminal 135 is a power terminal or a data terminal, the switching element 141 may be an N-type switching transistor; if the signal terminal 135 is a ground terminal, the switching element 141 may be a P-type switching transistor.

Compared with the prior art, the on, off or flashing of the breathing lamp 133 of the electronic device 100 can be directly controlled by the first electric signal received by the signal terminal 135, and the breathing lamp 133 is controlled without a processor on the main board detecting the signal of the signal terminal, so that the control of the breathing lamp 133 is more direct and simple.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device 200 according to a second embodiment of the invention. The electronic device 200 is substantially the same as the electronic device 100 of the first embodiment, and the main differences are as follows: the light-emitting key region is an opening region formed on the cover plate 211, the top surface of the light guide ring 223 serves as the light-emitting region, and the top surface of the key 222 serves as the key region.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, characterized in that: electronic equipment includes the circuit board, set up in breathing lamp on the circuit board and set up in signal terminal on the circuit board, signal terminal is used for the electricity to connect the data line in order to carry out signal of telecommunication transmission with external device, signal terminal includes first signal terminal, first signal terminal is used for the signal terminal electricity is connected pass through during the data line is provided first signal of telecommunication, first signal of telecommunication via circuit board control breathing lamp is opened, is closed or the scintillation to play and remind or the instruction function.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the first signal terminal is connected to the positive pole of the breathing lamp, the negative pole of the breathing lamp is grounded, and the first electric signal drives the breathing lamp to be turned on and emit light.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein: the electronic equipment further comprises a current-limiting resistor which is arranged on the circuit board and connected with the breathing lamp in series, and the current-limiting resistor is connected between the first signal terminal and the anode of the breathing lamp or between the cathode of the breathing lamp and the ground.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein: the number of the breathing lamps is at least two, and the at least two breathing lamps are arranged in parallel.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: electronic equipment still including set up in on-off element and power supply control end on the circuit board, on-off element includes on-off control end, first switch-on end and second switch-on end, power supply control end is used for providing the control voltage that control breathing lamp opened, closed or twinkle, on-off control end is connected to first signal terminal, first switch-on end is connected power supply control end, the second switches on the end and connects breathing lamp's positive pole, first signal of telecommunication provides extremely on-off control end control switching element switches on, power supply control end's control voltage provide extremely breathing lamp is with the drive breathing lamp opens, closes or twinkle.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein: the first signal terminal is a power supply terminal or a data terminal, and the switching element is an N-type switching transistor.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein: the first signal terminal is a ground terminal, and the switching element is a P-type switching transistor.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the electronic equipment further comprises a key device and a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with a key region, the key device corresponds to the breathing lamp, the key region is arranged, and light emitted by the breathing lamp is emitted out through the key region.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein: the key device comprises a key and a light guide ring sleeved on the periphery of the key, the light guide ring comprises a side surface and an annular top surface, the side surface is adjacent to the breathing lamp, the annular top surface is connected with the side surface, and light emitted by the breathing lamp is emitted into the light guide ring through the side surface and is emitted out through the annular top surface.

10. A breathing lamp control method of electronic equipment is characterized by comprising the following steps: the electronic equipment comprises a circuit board, a breathing lamp arranged on the circuit board and a signal terminal arranged on the circuit board, wherein the signal terminal is used for electrically connecting a data line to carry out electric signal transmission with an external device, the signal terminal assembly comprises a first signal terminal, and the method comprises the following steps:

providing a first electrical signal to the first signal terminal through the data line when the signal terminal is electrically connected to the data line; and

the first electric signal controls the breathing lamp to be turned on, turned off or flickered through the circuit board so as to play a reminding or indicating function.

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