CN107920432B

CN107920432B - Electronic device and housing for electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN107920432B
Application number: CN201711233461.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵亮; 张道
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-11-29
Filing date: 2017-11-29
Publication date: 2020-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 2037-11-29
Also published as: CN107920432A

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device and a shell of the electronic device. The disclosed shell comprises a main board upper cover, the main board upper cover comprises a frame, a display module of the electronic equipment comprises a glass cover plate, the glass cover plate is arranged in an area enclosed by the frame, and the frame comprises a transparent outer surface layer. Above-mentioned scheme can be solved the frame on the present electronic equipment casing and can influence user's the sense of sight problem.

Description

Electronic device and housing for electronic device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic device housing design technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and a housing of the electronic device.

Background

With the progress of science and technology and the diversification of people's needs, more and more electronic devices enter people's lives, such as mobile phones, tablet computers and the like. At the same time, the performance of electronic devices is also increasingly optimized. In order to improve the display performance of electronic devices, electronic devices are being developed in a direction of increasing screen ratio, and electronic devices having a full-screen structure have been spread into the whole market.

At present, electronic equipment with full face screen structure mostly belongs to narrow frame design, and the position that lies in the display module assembly edge on the casing promptly still has the less frame of width, and the frame is the important basis of realizing the display module assembly installation, provides the installation position for display module assembly's installation, can't save. However, the frame is not a display module, and the presence of the frame affects the visual sensation of the user.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a shell of electronic equipment, which aims to solve the problem that the frame on the shell of the electronic equipment influences the visual sense of a user at present.

In order to solve the above problems, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

the shell of the electronic equipment comprises a mainboard upper cover, the mainboard upper cover comprises a frame, a display module of the electronic equipment comprises a glass cover plate, the glass cover plate is arranged in an area enclosed by the frame, and the frame comprises a transparent outer surface layer.

An electronic device comprising a housing of an electronic device as described above.

Preferably, in the electronic device, the electronic device is a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a watch, or a television.

The embodiment of the invention adopts at least one technical scheme which can achieve the following beneficial effects:

in the shell of the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the existing shell is improved, and the frame comprises the transparent outer surface layer, so that the appearance surface of the frame has better light transmittance, and further visual perception similar to that of a glass cover plate of a display module is generated, further the comprehensive screen of the electronic equipment has better visual effect, and finally the user experience can be improved. Therefore, the shell of the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can solve the problem that the frame on the shell of the electronic equipment influences the visual sense of a user at present.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic partial structure diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic partial structure diagram of another electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic partial structure diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Description of reference numerals:

100-mainboard upper cover, 100 ' -mainboard upper cover, 110-frame, 111-supporting part, 111 a-peripheral part, 111a ' -peripheral part, 111 b-supporting body, 111b ' -supporting body, 112-side wall, 112 ' -side wall, 120-step positioning surface, 130-butt joint part, 130 ' -butt joint part, 200-display module, 210-glass cover plate, 300-battery cover, 310-positioning step surface and 400-adhesive connecting layer.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the invention discloses a housing of an electronic device, where the disclosed housing includes a main board top cover 100, and the main board top cover 100 includes a frame 110. The electronic device includes a display module 200, and the display module 200 is mounted on the motherboard upper cover 100. The display module 200 includes a glass cover 210. After the display module 200 is mounted on the motherboard cover 100, the glass cover 210 is disposed in the area surrounded by the frame 110.

In the present invention, bezel 110 includes a transparent outer skin. The transparent outer surface layer and the glass cover plate 210 are both located on the surface of the electronic device where the display area is located.

In the housing of the electronic device disclosed by the invention, the frame 110 comprises the transparent outer surface layer by improving the existing housing, so that the appearance surface of the frame 110 has better light transmittance, and further visual perception similar to that of the glass cover plate 210 of the display module 200 is generated, so that the comprehensive screen of the electronic device has better visual effect, and finally the user experience can be improved. Therefore, the shell of the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can solve the problem that the frame on the shell of the electronic equipment influences the visual sense of a user at present.

In the present invention, the cover glass 210 may be made of corning GG3 or GG5 glass, and the cover glass 210 may be made of 2D or 3D glass.

Generally, the housing of the electronic device further includes a battery cover 300, and the battery cover 300 is mated with the motherboard upper cover 100, thereby forming a main peripheral structure of the electronic device. The main board upper cover 100 and the battery cover 300 can be positioned and butted through a step positioning structure. Referring to fig. 1 again, in one embodiment, the main board top cover 100 has a step positioning surface 120, the battery cover 300 has a step positioning surface 310, and the step positioning surface 120 is matched with the step positioning surface 310.

The frame 110 is a mounting base of the display module 200, and the frame 110 is generally fixedly connected to the glass cover 210 of the display module 200. Specifically, the two are usually fixed by gluing. The bezel 110 generally extends around the perimeter of the glass cover 210. there are a variety of configurations for the bezel 110. Referring again to fig. 1, one specific structure is: the frame 110 includes a support portion 111 and a side wall 112 fixed to the support portion 111. In the above structure, the supporting portion 111 is used for supporting the glass cover plate 210, and the side wall 112 is bonded and fixed with the glass cover plate 210 and plays a role of enclosing the side edge of the glass cover plate 210. In order to improve the visual perception of the electronic device on the side of the display area, it is preferable that the bezel 110 is bonded to the glass cover 210 by a transparent adhesive (e.g., UV glue). Specifically, the side wall 112 is bonded to the glass cover plate 210 through a transparent adhesive, which can further improve the visual sense of the user. The side frame 112 and the supporting portion 111 may be an integral structure.

In a conventional manner, the glass cover plate 210 and the motherboard upper cover 100 are bonded by dispensing, which requires a dispensing area with a larger width to be arranged on the motherboard upper cover 100, and then an operator installs the glass cover plate in place, which may cause a thicker glue layer after the glue is cured, thereby affecting the appearance of the electronic device. Based on this, in the housing disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the glass cover plate 210 may be first installed in the space surrounded by the side wall 112, the width of the gap formed between the side wall 112 and each portion of the glass cover plate 210 is adjusted to be uniform, and then the side wall 112 and the glass cover plate 210 are fixed by using a gap glue filling method. The glue connection layer 400 formed by gap filling has a small width, and the appearance performance of the electronic device can be further improved.

In a preferred scheme, an included angle between the supporting surface of the supporting part 111 and the inner side surface of the side gusset 112 is less than 90 ℃. The side walls of the glass cover plate 210 are parallel to the opposing inside surfaces of the curb 112. The structure can enable glue between the glass cover plate 210 and the side wall 112 to form a hook-shaped hanging structure after the glue is cured, and further can improve the connection stability between the glass cover plate 210 and the side wall 112.

Referring to fig. 1 again, in the present application, the motherboard upper cover 100 may include an abutting portion 130 and a frame 110, the frame 110 is fixedly connected to the abutting portion 130, and the abutting portion 130 abuts against the battery cover 300. On the premise that the frame 110 includes the support portion 111 and the side wall 112, the support portion 111 and the side wall 112 are sequentially disposed on the abutting portion 130. The glass cover plate 210 is overlapped on the supporting part 111, and the side wall 112 surrounds the edge of the glass cover plate 210. Specifically, the support part 111 may be positioned between the battery cover 300 and the glass cover plate 210.

Specifically, the support portion 111 may include a peripheral portion 111a connected to the side gusset 112 and a support body 111b disposed inside the peripheral portion 111 a. The bottom surface of the support main 111b may be positioned on the battery cover 300, and the top surface of the support main 111b is a support surface of the support part 111. The peripheral portion 111a is a peripheral portion of the support portion 111.

Referring to fig. 2, preferably, the peripheral portion 111 a' may be made of a light-transmitting material. In a preferred embodiment, the peripheral portion 111a 'and the side wall 112' are both integrally injection-molded by a light-transmitting material, which may be PC.

As described above, the support part 111 may be positioned between the battery cover 300 and the glass cover plate 210. As shown in fig. 2, the support body 111b ' may be made of a light blocking material on the premise that the peripheral portion 111a ' and the side gusset 112 ' are injection-molded of a light transmitting material. The supporting body 111b 'is made of a light blocking material, and can form a shielding portion, so that a user can be prevented from seeing the inside of the electronic device through the supporting body 111 b', and poor vision caused by the same can be prevented.

In a preferred embodiment, the supporting body 111b 'and the abutting portion 130' may be made of a light blocking material. In a specific embodiment, the supporting body 111b ' and the abutting portion 130 ' are integrally injection-molded by a light-blocking material, the side wall portion 112 ' and the peripheral portion 111a ' can be integrally injection-molded by a light-transmitting material, and the main board cover 100 ' can be made by two-color injection-molding the light-blocking material and the light-transmitting material.

Referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment, the main board top cover 100 "may be formed by injection molding of a light-transmitting material, that is, the main board top cover 100" is completely formed by injection molding of the light-transmitting material.

In order to improve the strength of the main board cover 100, the main board cover 100 disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may include a metal skeleton and a transparent outer surface layer injection-molded on an outer surface of the metal skeleton. Of course, the visual perception is not good in order to avoid the user seeing the metal framework through the transparent outer surface layer. Preferably, a light-blocking layer can be injected between the metal framework and the transparent outer surface layer, and the light-blocking layer is formed by injection molding of a non-light-transmitting material. Specifically, the metal framework can be a magnesium alloy framework, an aluminum alloy framework and the like, which are made of metal materials with higher strength and lighter weight.

Based on the shell disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the invention further discloses electronic equipment, and the disclosed electronic equipment comprises the shell disclosed by any one of the embodiments.

The electronic equipment disclosed by the invention can be equipment with a display function, such as a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a watch, a television and the like, and the specific type of the electronic equipment is not limited in the application.

In the above embodiments of the present invention, the difference between the embodiments is mainly described, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as they are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and alterations to this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. The shell of the electronic equipment is characterized by comprising a main board upper cover, wherein the main board upper cover comprises a frame, a display module of the electronic equipment comprises a glass cover plate, the glass cover plate is arranged in an area enclosed by the frame, and the frame comprises a transparent outer surface layer;

the frame comprises a supporting part and a side wall fixed on the supporting part, the supporting part is used for supporting the glass cover plate, and the side wall extends along the edge of the glass cover plate and is bonded with the glass cover plate through a transparent adhesive;

the included angle between the supporting surface of the supporting part and the inner side surface of the side wall is smaller than 90 degrees, the side wall of the glass cover plate is parallel to the inner side surface of the side wall, so that the glue between the side wall of the glass cover plate and the side wall is solidified to form a hooked hanging structure.

2. The housing of claim 1, further comprising a battery cover that interfaces with the motherboard upper cover.

3. The housing of claim 2, wherein the motherboard upper cover and the battery cover are positioned and butted by a step positioning structure.

4. The shell according to claim 2, wherein the main board upper cover comprises the frame and a butting part connected with the battery cover, and the supporting part and the side wall are sequentially arranged on the butting part; the support part is positioned between the battery cover and the glass cover plate.

5. The housing of claim 4, wherein the support portion includes a peripheral portion connected to the side wall and a support body disposed inside the peripheral portion, a top surface of the support body is a support surface of the support portion, the peripheral portion and the side wall are made of a light-transmitting material, and the support body is made of a light-blocking material.

6. The housing of claim 5 wherein the support body and the abutment portion are injection molded from the light blocking material as a unitary structure, and the peripheral portion and the side wall are injection molded from the light transmissive material.

7. The housing of any of claims 1-3, wherein the motherboard cover is injection molded from a light transmissive material.

8. The housing of any one of claims 1-3, wherein the motherboard cover comprises a metal skeleton, a light blocking layer injection molded on the metal skeleton, and the transparent outer skin injection molded on the light blocking layer.

9. The housing of claim 8, wherein the metal skeleton is a magnesium alloy skeleton or an aluminum alloy skeleton.

10. Electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a casing according to any one of claims 1 to 9, said electronic device being a tablet, a mobile phone, a watch or a television.