CN107872551B

CN107872551B - Electronic device and fall protection method thereof

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Publication number: CN107872551B
Application number: CN201711203337.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曾元清
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2017-11-27
Filing date: 2017-11-27
Publication date: 2020-09-11
Anticipated expiration: 2037-11-27
Also published as: CN107872551A

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device and a fall protection method thereof, wherein the electronic device comprises: casing subassembly, display element and protection component, protection component form the closed loop type and form by a plurality of concatenation sections concatenations, and at least one in a plurality of concatenation sections is the moving part, and the moving part is portable between storage position and protection position, and at storage position, the front end of moving part is less than or the parallel and level in display element's surface, and at protection position, the front end of moving part surpasss display element's surface in order to protect display element when electronic device falls. According to the electronic device, when the movable piece is located at the protection position, the front end of the movable piece exceeds the outer surface of the display component to protect the display component, so that the display component is prevented from being damaged by falling, and the falling resistance of the electronic device is improved; when the movable piece is located at the accommodating position, the front end of the movable piece is lower than or flush with the outer surface of the display component, so that the influence of the protective component on the attractiveness of the electronic device can be avoided.

Description

Electronic device and fall protection method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication equipment, in particular to an electronic device and a fall protection method thereof.

Background

Electronic devices are widely applied to life of people, such as computers, ipads, mobile phones and the like, and when the electronic devices fall, screens are easily broken, so that great economic loss is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides an electronic device which has the advantages of simple structure and good anti-falling performance.

The invention further provides a falling protection method of the electronic device, and the falling protection method of the electronic device has the advantages of high reliability and good stability.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing assembly; a display assembly disposed on the housing assembly; and the protection component, the protection component is established on the casing subassembly, the protection component forms into closed loop type and forms, and is a plurality of by a plurality of concatenation section concatenations at least one in the concatenation section is the moving part, the moving part is portable between storage position and protection position storage position, the front end of moving part be less than or the parallel and level in display component's surface protection position, the front end of moving part surpasss display component's surface is in order to protect when electronic device falls display component.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the protection component is arranged, and the protection component is provided with the moving component which is switched between the accommodating position and the protection position, when the moving component is positioned at the protection position, the front end of the moving component exceeds the outer surface of the display component so as to protect the display component, so that the falling damage of the display component is prevented, and the falling prevention performance of the electronic device is improved; when the moving part is located the position of accomodating, the front end of moving part is less than or the parallel and level in display element's surface to can avoid protection component to influence electron device's aesthetic property, protection component adopts annular multistage concatenation moreover, simple structure, convenient assembling have improved electron device's price/performance ratio.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the number of the movable members is two, and the two movable members are respectively arranged at two ends of the housing component in the length direction.

In some embodiments of the invention, the moveable member is pivotally connected to the housing assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the movable member further comprises a movable member, the movable member is provided with a pivot hole, the pivot hole is formed in the movable member, the movable member is provided with a pivot hole, the pivot hole is provided with a limiting groove, the limiting groove is formed in one of the movable member and the housing component, and the limiting buckle is provided on the other of the movable member and the housing component, and the limiting groove and the limiting buckle cooperate to limit the pivot angle of the movable member.

In some embodiments of the invention, the movable member is formed in a U-shape.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a portion of the plurality of segments is the movable member, and another portion of the plurality of segments is the fixed member, and the fixed member is fixedly connected to the housing assembly.

Further, the fixing member is integrally formed with the housing assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the housing assembly further comprises a drive assembly disposed on the housing assembly, the drive assembly configured to drive the movable member from the stowed position to the shielding position.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the drive assembly comprises: the peripheral surface of the cam is abutted to the movable piece; and an output shaft of the driving motor is connected with the cam to drive the cam to rotate.

Further, the driving assembly further comprises a transmission mechanism, the input end of the transmission mechanism is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor, and the output end of the transmission mechanism is connected with the cam.

In some implementations of the invention, further comprising: a sensor for detecting a drop condition of the electronic device; the controller is connected with the sensor and is configured to drive and control the driving motor to drive the cam to rotate so as to enable the movable piece to move from the accommodating position to the protection position when the electronic device falls.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the sensor is at least one of a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, an inertial sensor, a camera, a height sensor, a motion sensor.

In some embodiments of the invention, the electronic device further comprises: the first magnetic suction piece is arranged on the movable piece; the second magnetic attraction piece is arranged on the shell assembly, and is suitable for being matched with the first magnetic attraction piece in a magnetic attraction mode so that the moving piece is adsorbed on the shell assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first and second magnetic elements are both magnetic elements.

In some embodiments of the present invention, one of the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element is a magnet element, and the other of the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element is an iron element.

The fall protection method of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the invention is characterized by comprising the following steps: detecting a drop condition of the electronic device by at least one sensor; and responding to the falling state, and triggering at least one movable piece to move to the protection position.

According to the falling protection method of the electronic device, the sensor can detect whether the electronic device is in a falling state, and when the electronic device is in the falling state, the moving part can be switched from the accommodating position to the protection position, so that the display component of the electronic device is effectively protected. The falling protection process of the electronic device is automated and intelligent, and the overall performance of the electronic device is improved.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the fall protection method of an electronic device further comprises: detecting, by at least one sensor, whether the electronic device has completed a drop process; and if the electronic device finishes the falling process, triggering the movable piece to move to the accommodating position.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the protective assembly is in a stowed position;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the shield assembly is in a shielding position;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the shielding assembly is located in a shielding position;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the shielding assembly is located in a shielding position;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the shielding assembly is located in a shielding position;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 8 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a circled in fig. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a movable member of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the protective assembly is located at a storage position;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of section M1-M1 shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of section M2-M2 shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of section N1-N1 shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of section N2-N2 shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of section Z1-Z1 as shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the shielding assembly is in a shielding position;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of section M3-M3 shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of section M4-M4 shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of section N3-N3 as shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of section N4-N4 as shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the shielding assembly is in a shielding position;

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of section Z2-Z2 as shown in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 26 is a partially enlarged view of a portion B circled in fig. 25;

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 28 is a partial structural schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

in the electronic device 100, the user can select the electronic device,

the housing assembly 10, the retaining groove 110,

the display assembly 20 is shown in a position,

the protective component 30, the splicing section 310, the movable part 311, the limit buckle 3111, the fixed part 312,

the drive assembly 40, the cam 410, the drive motor 420, the transmission mechanism 430,

a first magnetic element 510, a second magnetic element 520,

a main board 60.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, according to the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 100 includes: a housing assembly 10, a display assembly 20, and a shield assembly 30.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the display component 20 is disposed on the housing component 10, thereby facilitating the fixing assembly of the display component 20, the display component 20 may be used to display related information (such as menus and interfaces of related applications) of the electronic device 100, the display component 20 may also be used as an input device, and a user may input related control information to the electronic device 100 through the display component 20.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the shielding assembly 30 is disposed on the housing assembly 10, and the shielding assembly 30 is formed in a closed loop shape and is formed by splicing a plurality of splicing sections 310. Therefore, the adaptive installation of the protective assembly 30 and the housing assembly 10 is facilitated, and the appearance of the electronic device 100 can be improved.

At least one of the plurality of splice sections 310 is a moveable member 311, the moveable member 311 being moveable between a stowed position and a shielding position. Specifically, some of the plurality of segments 310 are movable members 311, or all of the segments 310 are movable members 311.

In the storage position, the front end of the movable member 311 is lower than or flush with the outer surface of the display element 20. For example, the movable member 311 may be adjusted to the storage position in use. Therefore, the influence of the movable piece 311 on the appearance of the electronic device 100 can be avoided, and the use hand feeling of the electronic device 100 can be effectively improved. In the protection position, the front end of the moveable member 311 extends beyond the outer surface of the display component 20 to protect the display component 20 when the electronic device 100 is dropped. Thus, the movable member 311 beyond the display element 20 can protect the display element 20. The "front end of the movable member 311" described herein may be understood as an end portion of the movable member 311 at the maximum distance from the housing member 10.

For example, when the electronic device 100 is in a state of falling or the like, the movable member 311 may be switched from the storage position to the protection position. When the movable member 311 is located at the protection position, the front end of the movable member 311 extends beyond the outer surface of the display device 20. Therefore, the movable element 311 can protect the display element 20, and when the electronic device 100 falls to the ground, the movable element 311 beyond the display element 20 can first contact with the ground to buffer and absorb the impact of the ground on the electronic device 100, thereby effectively preventing the display element 20 from falling and damaging, and further protecting the electronic device 100.

When the electronic device 100 is landed, the movable member 311 is switched from the protection position to the storage position. When the movable member 311 is in the storage position, the front end of the movable member 311 is lower than or flush with the outer surface of the display element 20. Therefore, the influence of the movable piece 311 on the appearance of the electronic device 100 can be avoided, and the use hand feeling of the electronic device 100 can be effectively improved.

According to the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the invention, by arranging the protection component 30, and the protection component 30 is provided with the movable component 311 which is switched between the storage position and the protection position, when the movable component 311 is located at the protection position, the front end of the movable component 311 exceeds the outer surface of the display component 20 to protect the display component 20, so that the display component 20 is prevented from being damaged by falling, and the falling-proof performance of the electronic device 100 is improved; when the movable member 311 is located at the storage position, the front end of the movable member 311 is lower than or flush with the outer surface of the display component 20, so that the protective component 30 can be prevented from affecting the aesthetic property of the electronic device 100, and the protective component 30 is spliced by annular multiple sections, so that the structure is simple, the assembly is convenient, and the cost performance of the electronic device 100 is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7, there may be two movable members 311, and the two movable members 311 are respectively disposed at two ends of the housing member 10 in the length direction. This can improve the appearance of the electronic device 100. For example, the two movable members 311 may be symmetrically disposed at two ends of the housing assembly 10 in the length direction (the vertical direction as shown in fig. 7), so that the processing of the movable members 311 may be simplified and the assembly may be convenient. In addition, by arranging the two movable members 311 in the length direction of the housing assembly 10, when the electronic device 100 falls, the two movable members 311 can be switched from the storage position to the protection position from the two ends of the electronic device 100, so that the protection range of the display assembly 20 by the protection assembly 30 is expanded, and the display assembly 20 is protected more comprehensively.

In some embodiments of the present invention, moveable member 311 is pivotally connected to housing assembly 10. As shown in fig. 2-5, 7 and 9, the movable member 311 is pivotable relative to the housing assembly 10. For example, a pivot shaft may be disposed on one of the movable member 311 and the housing assembly 10, a pivot hole may be disposed on the other of the movable member 311 and the housing assembly 10, and the movable member 311 and the housing assembly 10 are pivotably connected through the cooperation of the pivot shaft and the pivot hole. As shown in fig. 4, the movable member 311 can pivot from the storage position to the protection position along the direction indicated by the arrow u; the movable member 311 can also pivot from the shielding position to the storage position in the direction indicated by the arrow v. Thereby, the movable piece 311 is easily switched between the storage position and the protection position.

For example, when the movable element 311 is switched from the storage position to the protection position, the free end of the movable element 311 may rotate in a direction away from the housing element 10 (as indicated by an arrow u in fig. 4), so that the front end of the movable element 311 exceeds the outer surface of the display element 20 to protect the display element 20; when the movable member 311 is switched from the protection position to the storage position, the movable member 311 rotates around the position where the pivot shaft and the pivot hole are engaged as the pivot axis, and the free end of the movable member 311 rotates toward the direction close to the housing element 10 (as shown by the arrow v in fig. 4), so that the front end of the movable member 311 is lower than or flush with the outer surface of the display element 20, thereby preventing the movable member 311 from affecting the appearance of the electronic device 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 100 may further include a limiting structure, and the limiting structure includes a limiting groove 110 and a limiting buckle 3111. The limit groove 110 may be formed in one of the housing assembly 10 and the movable member 311, and the limit buckle 3111 is disposed on the other of the housing assembly 10 and the movable member 311, that is, as shown in fig. 8, 9 and 24, the limit groove 110 may be formed in the housing assembly 10, the limit buckle 3111 adapted to the limit groove 110 is formed in the movable member 311, and the limit groove 110 cooperates with the limit buckle 3111 to limit the pivoting angle of the movable member 311; of course, the housing assembly 10 may be provided with the stopper 3111, and the movable member 311 may be provided with the stopper groove 110 adapted to the stopper 3111, so that the design diversity may be improved.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 8, fig. 9 and fig. 24, two stop buttons 3111 may be disposed on each movable member 311 at intervals, and correspondingly, a stop groove 110 adapted to the two stop buttons 3111 is disposed on the housing assembly 10, the stop buttons 3111 may move relatively in the stop groove 110, and the stop buttons 3111 have a first position and a second position in the stop groove 110. When the stop buckle 3111 is located at the first position, the movable member 311 is located at the accommodating position; when the position-limiting buckle 3111 is located at the second position, the position-limiting buckle 3111 is stopped against the side wall of the position-limiting groove 110, and the movable member 311 is located at the protection position. Therefore, the movement space of the stopper button 3111 may be defined by the stopper groove 110 to define the pivot angle of the movable piece 311.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the movable member 311 may be formed in a U-shape. Therefore, the movable piece 311 is convenient to process and manufacture, so that the production efficiency can be improved, and the production cost can be reduced. Moreover, the movable member 311 is U-shaped, which facilitates the fitting of the movable member 311 and the housing assembly 10, and can prevent the movable member 311 from affecting the appearance of the electronic device 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, a portion of the plurality of segments 310 is a movable member 311, another portion of the plurality of segments 310 is a fixed member 312, and the fixed member 312 is fixedly connected to the housing assembly 10. Therefore, the splicing assembly of the protection component 30 is facilitated, and when the movable piece 311 is damaged, the corresponding movable piece 311 is convenient to detach and replace. As shown in fig. 5 and 7, the splicing section 310 may include two fixed members 312 and two movable members 311, wherein the two fixed members 312 are located at two ends (left and right directions shown in fig. 7) of the width direction of the electronic device 100, and the two movable members 311 are spaced apart from each other at two ends (up and down directions shown in fig. 7) of the length direction of the electronic device 100.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, the fixing member 312 and the housing assembly 10 may be integrally formed. Therefore, the processing technology of the electronic device 100 can be optimized, the production efficiency can be improved, and the production cost can be reduced. Moreover, an integrated, one-piece design of the housing assembly 10 may be facilitated.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 14 and 15, the electronic device 100 may further include a driving component 40, the driving component 40 is disposed on the housing component 10, and the driving component 40 is configured to drive the movable member 311 to move from the storage position to the protection position. Therefore, when the electronic device 100 is in a falling state, the driving component 40 can drive the movable member 311 to switch from the storage position to the protection position, so as to protect the display component 20, and thus the function of automatically protecting the display component 20 when the electronic device 100 is in the falling state is realized.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, after the electronic device 100 is dropped 40, the driving element drives the movable element 311 to move from the protection position to the storage position. Therefore, after the electronic device 100 falls to the ground, the movable element 311 can automatically return to the storage position, and the protection piece 3 is prevented from influencing the appearance of the electronic device 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 26-28, the drive assembly 40 may include: a cam 410 and a drive motor 420. As shown in fig. 19 and 20, the outer circumferential surface of the cam 410 abuts against the movable member 311, and the output shaft of the driving motor 420 is connected to the cam 410 to drive the cam 410 to rotate. Therefore, the driving motor 420 can drive the cam 410 to rotate through the output shaft, and the peripheral wall of the cam 410 abuts against the movable piece 311 to drive the movable piece 311 to move, so that the movable piece 311 is switched from the accommodating position to the protection position, and the mechanism is simple and operates stably and reliably.

Further, as shown in fig. 26, the driving assembly 40 may further include a transmission mechanism 430, an input end of the transmission mechanism 430 is connected to an output shaft of the driving motor 420, and an output end of the transmission mechanism 430 is connected to the cam 410. Therefore, the driving motor 420 can transmit power to the cam 410 through the transmission mechanism 430, and drive the movable member 311 to move through the cam 410. As shown in fig. 26, the transmission mechanism 430 may be a gear set including two externally engaged gears, one of which is connected to a pivot shaft of the driving transmission motor 420. The other gear is connected to the cam 410. Therefore, when the driving motor 420 operates, the cam 410 can be driven to operate through the gear set, so as to drive the moving member 311 to move, and the stability and the stationarity of the moving member 311 during movement are improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 100 may further include a sensor for detecting a falling state of the electronic device 100, and a controller connected to the sensor, and configured to drive and control the driving motor 420 to rotate the cam 410 to move the movable member 311 from the storage position to the protection position when the electronic device 100 falls.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a sensor is used to detect a drop condition of the electronic device 100, and the controller is coupled to the sensor. The sensor may detect a state in which the electronic device 100 is located, for example, the sensor may detect whether the electronic device 100 is in a falling state or a stationary state. The controller may be connected to the main board 60 of the electronic device 100, and when the sensor detects that the electronic device 100 is in the falling state, the controller controls the driving motor 420 to drive the cam 410 to rotate so as to drive the movable member 311 from the storage position to the protection position, so as to protect the display element 20.

It should be noted that, when the sensor detects that the electronic device 100 is in a falling state, the sensor transmits a detected signal to the controller, the controller controls the driving motor 420, the driving motor 420 drives the cam 410 to rotate, and the movable member 311 is switched from the storage position to the protection position under the driving action of the cam 410; when the electronic device 100 does not fall or falls to the ground, the sensor transmits the detected signal to the controller, the controller controls the driving motor 420 not to rotate or rotate in the opposite direction, and the movable member 311 is switched to the storage position at the free protection position.

Further, the sensor is at least one of a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, an inertial sensor, a camera, a height sensor, and a motion sensor. Therefore, the diversity of sensor selection can be improved, and whether the electronic device 100 is in a falling state or not can be sensitively and accurately detected. For example, when the sensor is an acceleration sensor, when the sensor detects that the electronic device 100 has acceleration, the sensor transmits the detected acceleration information to the controller, and the controller determines that the electronic device 100 is in a falling state and controls the driving motor 420 to drive the cam 410 to rotate so as to switch the movable member 311 from the storage position to the protection position, thereby protecting the display element 20 from being damaged.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the electronic device 100 may further include: a first magnetic member 510 and a second magnetic member 520. The first magnetic member 510 is disposed on the movable member 311, the second magnetic member 520 is disposed on the housing assembly 10, and the second magnetic member 520 is adapted to be magnetically coupled to the first magnetic member 510 to attract the movable member 311 to the housing assembly 10. Therefore, the movable member 311 can be closely attached to the housing assembly 10 by the magnetic attraction between the first magnetic attraction member 510 and the second magnetic attraction member 520, so that the firmness and reliability of the fit between the movable member 311 and the housing assembly 10 are improved, the gap between the movable member 311 and the housing assembly 10 can be reduced, the movable member 311 is prevented from affecting the appearance of the electronic device 100, and the sealing performance of the electronic device 100 is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first magnetic element 510 and the second magnetic element 520 may both be magnet elements. Thus, the production cost can be reduced. As shown in fig. 12, 13, 19 and 20, the first magnetic attraction piece 510 and the second magnetic attraction piece 520 are both magnetic pieces, the first magnetic attraction piece 510 is embedded in the protection component 30, the second magnetic attraction piece 520 is embedded in the housing component 10, and the first magnetic attraction piece 510 and the second magnetic attraction piece 520 have opposite polarities, so that the protection component 30 can be attached to the housing component 10 by utilizing the attraction force between the first magnetic attraction piece 510 and the second magnetic attraction piece 520.

In some embodiments of the present invention, one of the first magnetic element 510 and the second magnetic element 520 is a magnet element, and the other of the first magnetic element 510 and the second magnetic element 520 is an iron element. That is, the first magnetic element 510 can be a magnet element, and the second magnetic element 520 can be an iron element; certainly, the first magnetic element 510 may be an iron element, and the second magnetic element 520 may be a magnet element, so as to further reduce the production cost of the electronic device 100 and improve the cost performance of the electronic device 100.

It should be noted that "electronic device 100" of the present application includes, but is not limited to, devices configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface (e.g., for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal). Examples of electronic device 100 include, but are not limited to, a satellite or cellular telephone; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, internet/intranet access, Web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver.

The electronic device 100 may be various devices capable of acquiring and processing data from the outside, or the electronic device 100 may be various devices which have a built-in battery and can acquire and charge the battery from the outside, such as a mobile phone (as shown in fig. 1-28), a tablet computer, a computing device, an information display device, or the like. The mobile phone is only an example of the electronic device 100, and the invention is not limited in particular, and the invention can be applied to the electronic device 100 such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone may include a radio frequency circuit, a memory, an input unit, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) module, a display component 20, an audio circuit, a processor, a fingerprint identification component, a battery, and other components.

The radio frequency circuit can be used for receiving and sending signals in the process of receiving and sending information or calling, and particularly, the radio frequency circuit receives downlink information of a base station and then processes the downlink information; in addition, the uplink data of the mobile phone is sent to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency circuitry 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 circuitry may also communicate with networks and other devices via wireless communications.

The memory can be used for storing software programs and modules, and the processor executes various functional applications and data processing of the mobile phone by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory. The memory can mainly comprise a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, application programs (such as a sound playing function and an image playing function) required by at least one function and the like; the storage data area may store data (e.g., audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, etc. Further, the memory 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 input unit may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signals related to user settings and function control of the cellular phone. Specifically, the input unit may include a touch panel and other input devices. The touch panel, also called a touch screen, may collect touch operations of a user (for example, operations of the user on or near the touch panel using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger, a stylus, etc.) and drive the corresponding connection device according to a preset program.

Alternatively, the touch panel may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor, and can receive and execute commands sent by the processor. In addition, the touch panel may be implemented in various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. The input unit may include other input devices in addition to the touch panel. In particular, other input devices may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and the like.

The display assembly 20 includes a display panel, and the display panel may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like. Further, the touch panel may cover the display panel, and when the touch panel detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch panel transmits the touch operation to the processor to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel according to the type of the touch event.

The audio circuitry, speaker and microphone may provide an audio interface between the user and the handset. The audio circuit can transmit the electric signal converted from the received audio data to the loudspeaker, and the electric signal is converted into a sound signal by the loudspeaker to be output; on the other hand, the microphone converts the collected sound signal into an electric signal, the electric signal is received by the audio circuit and then converted into audio data, and the audio data is processed by the audio data output processor and then sent to another mobile phone through the radio frequency circuit or output to the memory for further processing.

WiFi belongs to short-distance wireless transmission technology, and the mobile phone can help a user to receive and send e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media and the like through a WiFi module, and provides wireless broadband internet access for the user. It is understood that the WiFi module is not an essential component of the handset and may be omitted entirely as needed within the scope of not changing the essence of the invention.

The processor is a control center of the mobile phone, is arranged on the circuit board assembly, is connected with each part of the whole mobile phone by various interfaces and lines, and executes various functions and processes data of the mobile phone by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory and calling data stored in the memory, thereby carrying out the integral monitoring on the mobile phone. Alternatively, the processor may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications.

The power supply can be logically connected with the processor through the power management system, so that the functions of managing charging, discharging, power consumption management and the like are realized through the power management system. Although not shown, the mobile phone may further include a bluetooth module, a sensor (such as an attitude sensor, a light sensor, and other sensors such as a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infrared sensor) and the like, which are not described in detail herein.

According to the fall protection method of the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the fall protection method of the electronic device 100 comprises the following steps:

a drop condition of the electronic device is detected by at least one sensor. Therefore, when the electronic equipment falls, the sensor can timely detect the falling state of the electronic equipment.

And triggering the at least one movable member to switch to the protection position in response to the falling state. For example, when the sensor can transmit the falling state of the electronic device to the controller, the controller can control the driving component to drive the movable component to switch from the storage position to the protection position so as to protect the display component.

According to the fall protection method of the electronic device 100 in the embodiment of the present invention, the sensor can detect whether the electronic device 100 is in a fall state, and when the electronic device 100 is in the fall state, the movable member 311 can be switched from the storage position to the protection position, so as to effectively protect the display component 20 of the electronic device 100. The automation and the intellectualization of the falling protection process of the electronic device 100 are realized, and the overall performance of the electronic device 100 is improved.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the fall protection method of the electronic device 100 further comprises: detecting whether the electronic device has completed a fall process by at least one sensor; if the electronic device finishes the falling process, the movable piece is triggered to move to the accommodating position.

It should be noted that, when the electronic device 100 is in a falling state, the sensor detects the falling state of the electronic device 100 and transmits the falling state information of the electronic device 100 to the controller, and the controller controls the driving assembly 40 to operate. The driving motor 420 drives the cam 410 to rotate through the transmission mechanism 430, when the cam 410 rotates, the outer peripheral wall of the cam 410 abuts against the movable element 311 and drives the movable element 311 to rotate from the storage position to the protection position, and the front end of the movable element 311 extends to the outer surface of the display element 20, so as to protect the display element 20 of the electronic device 100. When the electronic device 100 is dropped, the movable member 311 may first contact with the ground or an object to absorb and buffer the impact of the ground or the object on the electronic device 100, so as to effectively protect the display assembly 20 and improve the anti-falling performance of the electronic device 100.

After the electronic device 100 falls to the ground, the sensor transmits the falling completion information of the electronic device 100 to the controller, the controller controls the driving motor 420 to stop running or controls the driving motor 420 to rotate in the opposite direction, and the moving part 311 switches from the protection position to the recovery position by combining the attraction force action of the first magnetic attraction part 510 and the second magnetic attraction part 520, so that the appearance of the electronic device 100 is prevented from being influenced by the moving part 311.

Therefore, when the electronic device 100 falls, the protective assembly 30 can automatically protect the electronic device 100, and has a simple structure and reliable operation. When the electronic device 100 is in a normal use state, the movable member 311 is located at the storage position, so that the protection component 30 can be prevented from affecting the appearance, the beauty and the use hand feeling of the electronic device 100, and the overall performance of the electronic device 100 is improved.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing assembly;

a display assembly disposed on the housing assembly; and

the protection component is arranged on the shell component, the protection component is formed into a closed loop type and is formed by splicing a plurality of splicing sections, at least one of the splicing sections is a movable piece, the movable piece can pivot between a storage position and a protection position, the movable piece is pivotally connected with the shell component, the front end of the movable piece is lower than or flush with the outer surface of the display component at the storage position, and the front end of the movable piece exceeds the outer surface of the display component at the protection position so as to protect the display component when the electronic device falls;

the limiting structure comprises a limiting groove and a limiting buckle, the limiting groove is formed in one of the shell assembly and the moving member, the limiting buckle is arranged on the other of the shell assembly and the moving member, the limiting groove is matched with the limiting buckle to limit the pivoting angle of the moving member, the limiting buckle can move relatively in the limiting groove, the limiting buckle is provided with a first position and a second position in the limiting groove, and when the limiting buckle is located at the first position, the moving member is located at the accommodating position; when the limit buckle is located at the second position, the limit buckle is stopped against the side wall of the limit groove, and the moving part is located at the protection position.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein there are two movable members, and the two movable members are respectively disposed at two ends of the housing member in a length direction.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the movable member is formed in a U-shape.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a part of the plurality of segments is the movable member, and another part of the plurality of segments is a fixed member, and the fixed member is fixedly connected to the housing assembly.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the securing member is integrally formed with the housing assembly.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a drive assembly disposed on the housing assembly, the drive assembly configured to drive the movable member from the stowed position to the shielding position.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the drive assembly comprises:

the peripheral surface of the cam is abutted to the movable piece;

and an output shaft of the driving motor is connected with the cam to drive the cam to rotate.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the driving assembly further comprises a transmission mechanism, an input end of the transmission mechanism is connected with an output shaft of the driving motor, and an output end of the transmission mechanism is connected with the cam.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising:

a sensor for detecting a drop condition of the electronic device;

the controller is connected with the sensor and is configured to drive and control the driving motor to drive the cam to rotate so as to enable the movable piece to move from the accommodating position to the protection position when the electronic device falls.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the sensor is at least one of a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, an inertial sensor, a camera, a height sensor, and a motion sensor.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

the first magnetic suction piece is arranged on the movable piece;

the second magnetic attraction piece is arranged on the shell assembly, and is suitable for being matched with the first magnetic attraction piece in a magnetic attraction mode so that the moving piece is adsorbed on the shell assembly.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first and second magnetic elements are magnetic elements.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein one of the first and second magnetically attractive elements is a magnetic element and the other of the first and second magnetically attractive elements is an iron element.

14. A method of fall protection for an electronic device according to any of claims 1-13, comprising:

detecting a drop condition of the electronic device by at least one sensor;

and responding to the falling state, and triggering at least one movable piece to move to the protection position.

15. The fall protection method according to claim 14, further comprising:

detecting, by at least one sensor, whether the electronic device has completed a drop process;

and if the electronic device finishes the falling process, triggering the movable piece to move to the accommodating position.