CN108430177B

CN108430177B - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN108430177B
Application number: CN201810251800.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚坤
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2018-03-26
Filing date: 2018-03-26
Publication date: 2020-05-08
Anticipated expiration: 2038-03-26
Also published as: CN108430177A

Abstract

The application discloses electronic device includes: a housing; the frame support is connected with the shell in a buckling mode, and the frame support surrounds the shell for one circle; and the rear cover is connected with the frame support and covers the shell. Electronic device in this application is equipped with casing and back lid to set up the frame support around casing a week, frame support and casing adopt buckle structure rather than the mucilage binding. Frame support and casing utilize external force to couple together frame support and casing buckle at the in-process of equipment that also says so, consequently when electron device need dismantle, only need give frame support or casing one and the equipment when opposite effort can accomplish the dismouting, labour saving and time saving.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device.

Background

Electronic devices such as mobile phones and Ipads mostly adopt an all-metal nano injection molding middle frame and a disassembling structure of a battery cover, the battery cover and the middle frame are fixed by adopting periphery foam rubber and four-corner adhesive dispensing, the assembly and disassembly are inconvenient during factory assembly and after-sale maintenance, and the all-metal nano injection molding middle frame is formed by full CNC, the processing time is long, and the cost is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an electronic device, can solve the inconvenient problem of dismouting of electronic device when the equipment of mill and after sales maintenance.

The technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: provided is an electronic device including:

a housing;

the frame support is connected with the shell in a buckling mode, and the frame support surrounds the shell for one circle;

and the rear cover is connected with the frame support and covers the shell.

Electronic device in this application is equipped with casing and back lid to set up the frame support around casing a week, frame support and casing adopt buckle structure rather than the mucilage binding. Frame support and casing utilize external force to couple together frame support and casing buckle at the in-process of equipment that also says so, consequently when electron device need dismantle, only need give frame support or casing one and the equipment when opposite effort can accomplish the dismouting, labour saving and time saving.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure within circle a of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the direction a-a as shown in fig. 1 in another embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the application and are not limiting of the application. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present application are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures. 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 application.

The terms "first", "second" and "third" in this application are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any indication of the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specifically limited otherwise. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indication is changed accordingly. 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.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the electronic device 100 provided in the present application may be a mobile phone, an IPad, a smart wearable device, a digital audio/video player, an electronic reader, a handheld game console, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a digital camera, a printer, a flash drive, and the like. The electronic device 100 includes a housing 10, a frame 20 surrounding the housing 10, a rear cover 30 covering the housing 10, and a display 40 attached to a side of the housing 10 away from the rear cover 30.

Specifically, in an embodiment, the housing 10 is a middle frame of the electronic device 100, and in other embodiments, the housing 10 may also be a battery cover. Specifically, the casing 10 may be completely disposed inside the electronic device 100, or may be partially exposed to form a part of the outer surface of the electronic device 100. Alternatively, the housing 10 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a circular shape, or the like, which is not particularly limited. Further, the housing 10 of the present application is integrally formed by injection molding in an alloy mold. In various embodiments, the housing 10 is made of a metal alloy, such as a magnesium alloy or an aluminum alloy, or a magnesium-aluminum alloy. In other embodiments, a plastic material may be used, which is not limited in detail.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the frame bracket 20 is disposed around the housing 10 to form a part of the outer surface of the electronic device 100. The frame bracket 20 and the casing 10 are connected into a whole in a snap-fit manner, so that the frame bracket 20 and the casing 10 are easy to assemble and disassemble. Specifically, in an embodiment, a first groove 12 is formed on a surface of the casing 20 contacting the frame support 20, and a first protrusion 14 extending away from the center of the casing 10 is provided. Meanwhile, a second groove 22 is formed on a surface of the frame bracket 20 contacting the housing 10, and a second protrusion 24 extending toward the center of the housing 10 is provided. The first protruding portion 14 and the second groove 22 are disposed opposite to each other, and the second protruding portion 24 and the first groove 12 are disposed opposite to each other, so that when the housing 10 is connected to the frame bracket 20, the first protruding portion 14 is engaged with the second groove 22, and the second protruding portion 24 is engaged with the first groove 12 to achieve engagement connection between the frame bracket 20 and the housing 10. Further, in one embodiment, the two opposite sides of the housing 10 are provided with the first protrusion 14 and the first groove 12, and the frame bracket 20 contacting the two sides is also provided with the second protrusion 24 and the second groove 22. With this structure, the second protrusions 24 received in the first grooves 12 of the two opposite sides form a clamping structure to firmly grip the housing 10, thereby firmly connecting the frame bracket 20 to the housing 10. It can be understood that the first protrusion 24 on the housing 10 received in the second groove 22 can further prevent the frame bracket 20 from being separated from the housing 10 by the force applied in the thickness direction of the electronic device 100, so as to further achieve the effect of firm connection.

Alternatively, taking the case 10 as a rectangular parallelepiped as an example, the case 10 includes two short side surfaces and two long side surfaces, and the two opposite side surfaces provided with the first groove 12 and the first protrusion 14 described in the above embodiment may be the two short side surfaces of the case 10, and may also be the two long side surfaces of the case 10. Further, the first grooves 12 on the two sides may be disposed oppositely or staggered. In another embodiment, alternatively, the first groove 12 and the first protrusion 14 may be respectively disposed on two long sides of the housing 10, or one set of the first protrusion 14 and the first groove 12 may be disposed on the long sides, and the other set of the first protrusion 14 and the first groove 12 may be disposed on the short sides, or the first protrusion 14 or the first groove 12 may be disposed on the other side, or the other two sides while the first protrusion 14 and the first groove 12 are disposed on the opposite sides. It can be understood that the housing 10 is provided with a first groove 12, the frame bracket 20 is provided with a second protrusion 22 at a corresponding position, the housing 10 is provided with a first protrusion 14, and the frame bracket 20 is provided with a second groove 22 at a corresponding position to match each other.

Alternatively, in some other embodiments, the first groove 12 and the first protrusion 14 may be disposed on one side surface and the first protrusion 14 may be disposed on the other side surface of the housing 10, instead of disposing the first groove 12 and the first protrusion 14 on the same side surface. Or two opposite side surfaces are provided with the first grooves 12 without the first bulges 14; alternatively, the first protrusion 14 is disposed on two opposite sides, and the first groove 12 is not disposed. The above examples of the embodiments all enable the frame bracket 20 to be fixed on the housing 10 by means of a snap fit.

Further, optionally, in an embodiment, the width of the first groove 12 is larger than the width of the second groove 22. Due to the small volume of the frame bracket 20, the frame bracket 20 can have a large area and volume to be embedded in the first groove 12, so that the frame bracket 20 and the housing 10 can be combined more firmly. Further, in another embodiment, the depth of the second groove 22 is greater than the depth of the first groove 12, and the second groove 22 can be made larger if the bezel frame 20 has no larger position on the premise that the bezel frame 20 has a larger area and volume to be inserted into the first groove 12. Therefore, the depth of the second groove 22 is increased in this embodiment, so that the housing 10 has more volume to be embedded into the second groove 22, thereby further enabling the bezel frame 20 to be more firmly fastened to the housing 10.

Specifically, in an embodiment, the first groove 12 and/or the second groove 22 have a trapezoid-like structure, such that the width of the groove decreases as the first groove 12 and/or the second groove 22 is closer to the bottom of the groove, and the width of the corresponding first protruding portion 14 and/or the corresponding second protruding portion 24 is smaller as the corresponding first protruding portion 14 and/or the corresponding second protruding portion 24 is closer to the end surface thereof. Adopt such structure setting to make the combination of frame support 20 and casing 10 more firm in, also convenient to detach, as long as frame support 20 is receiving the horizontal direction and keeping away from casing 10 central direction, keeps away from the effort of back lid 30 direction on vertical, can easily dismantle.

Specifically, the rear cover 30 is connected to the frame bracket 20 and covers the housing 10. The back cover 30 serves as a back shell of the electronic device 100 and forms a part of an exterior of the electronic device 100, in this embodiment, the back cover 30 is made of glass, and in other embodiments, the back cover 30 may also be made of plastic, which is not particularly limited.

In another embodiment, the frame bracket 20 further includes an extending portion 16 extending near the center direction of the casing 10, the casing 10 is provided with a receiving groove 11, and the extending portion 16 is clamped in the receiving groove 11. Specifically, the extension 16 is a part connecting the bezel frame 20 and the rear cover 30. Specifically, the frame bracket 20 and the rear cover 30 are connected by an adhesive layer, or are integrally injection-molded. In this embodiment, the receiving groove 11 is an open groove without an upper cover, so that the top surface of the extending portion 16 embedded in the receiving groove 11 is simultaneously in contact with the rear cover 30, that is, the extending portion 16 is sandwiched between the housing 10 and the rear cover 30. By adopting the structure, the combination of all parts is more compact, the space is saved, meanwhile, the frame support 20 and the rear cover 30 form a whole, the rear cover 30 supports the frame support 20 during the installation and the disassembly of the frame support, the assembly and the disassembly processes can be more convenient, and the problems that the frame support 20 is thin, is easy to damage, or is damaged and the like can be avoided.

Further, in an embodiment, the depth of the receiving groove 11 is greater than the depth of the first groove 12, so that the frame bracket 20 has more volume to be embedded in the housing 10 and is clamped by the rear cover 30 and the housing 10. Meanwhile, the extension portion 16 is also a connecting member between the frame bracket 20 and the rear cover 30, so that the area or volume of the extension portion 16 is ensured to be large enough, and the firmness of the connection of the rear cover 30, the frame bracket 20 and the housing 10 can be further ensured. Therefore, in this embodiment, the depth of the accommodating groove 11 is far greater than the depth of the first groove 12.

In another embodiment, a second limiting platform 164 is formed on at least one inner wall of the interior of the receiving slot 11, a limiting protrusion 28 is formed at a corresponding position on the extending portion 16, and the limiting protrusion 28 is engaged with the second limiting platform 164. This spacing platform 164 of second is a side of first bellying 14 simultaneously, adopts such structure for form more buckle points between casing 10 and the frame support 20, make the two connect more firmly, more feel during the equipment simultaneously, can send the sound of buckle simultaneously, and then let the assembler know casing 10 and frame support 20 and have already finished through the buckle.

In yet another embodiment, the extending portion 16 is provided with a first limiting platform 162, and the end of the rear cover 30 is engaged with the first limiting platform 162. Specifically, the first limiting table 162 includes a tower portion 1622 and a top portion 1624, and the inner surface of the rear cover 30 is connected to the tower portion 1622 of the first limiting table 162, so that the rear cover 30 and the housing 10 clamp the extension portion 16, and meanwhile, the end surface of the end portion of the rear cover 30 abuts against the top portion 1624 of the extension portion 16, so that the rear cover 30 and the frame bracket 20 are more firmly connected.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the outer surface of the first limiting table 162 contacting the rear cover 30 is flush with the top of the housing 10, or is connected to form a circular arc. That is, the tower 1622 may be flush with the top surface of the housing 10 to form a flat surface, or may be curved in a circular arc transition. It will be appreciated that the top surface of the housing 10 is flat or curved depending primarily on whether the ends of the back cover 30 are radiused or form a right angle. If the end of the rear cover 30 is in arc transition, the tower portion 1622 and the top surface of the housing 10 are in arc transition to form a curved surface to match the arc transition shape of the rear cover 30, so that the whole end structure is more beautiful.

Optionally, in another embodiment, in the embodiment that the surface of the back cover 30 is in a circular arc transition, the frame support 20 is located on the curved surface of the electronic device 100, where the outer surface 29 is in the circular arc transition. By adopting the arrangement, the edge of the whole electronic device 100 forms an arc curved surface, so that no edge angle exists, and the hand feeling is smoother. In other embodiments, the outer surface 29 of the bezel frame 20 on the electronic device 100 may be a plane, as shown in fig. 5, which is not limited in this respect.

With reference to fig. 4, the display screen 40 is used as a display screen of the electronic device 100 and is connected with the casing 10 through an adhesive layer (not shown) to form a whole, so that the casing 10 is sandwiched between the display screen 30 and the rear cover 30.

Further, in one embodiment, the housing 10 defines a receiving cavity 18, wherein a step 182 is disposed on an inner wall of the receiving cavity 18. The display screen 40 includes an embedded portion 42 and a frame portion 44, the embedded portion 42 is embedded in the accommodating cavity 18, and the frame portion 44 is engaged with the step 182. Specifically, the accommodation space of accommodation chamber 18 is greater than the volume of embedding portion 42 of display screen 40 to avoid embedding portion 42 to be held behind accommodation chamber 18 by the inner wall extrusion of accommodation chamber 18, step 182 and frame portion 44's setting is used for firmly fixing display screen 40 on casing 10 simultaneously, and under the prerequisite that display screen 40 does not receive the inner wall extrusion of accommodation chamber 18, guarantee simultaneously that display screen 40 can not produce because there is the gap in embedding portion 42 and the inner wall of accommodation chamber 18 and rock. Specifically, the step 182 may form a circumference, or may be disposed only partially, which is not particularly limited. Of course, the step 182 and the frame portion 44 may not be provided in other embodiments, as long as the display screen 40 can be connected to the housing 10.

This application combines (frame support 20+ back lid 30) tear a structure open through the casing 10 that moulds plastics in adopting the alloy mould, and wherein back lid 30 is fixed with frame support 20 through the point and is formed an subassembly. The frame bracket 20 of the assembly is connected with the housing 10 by means of a snap-fit manner through the structure provided in the above embodiments. Compared with the metal nanometer middle frame formed by full CNC in the prior art, the part dismounting structure has the advantages that the shell 10 is simpler in-mold injection molding process, short in time and low in cost. Meanwhile, the assembly in factory and the after-sale maintenance are very convenient.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application or are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are also included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

the frame support is connected with the shell in a buckling mode, the frame support is arranged around the shell, a first groove is formed in the surface, in contact with the frame support, of the shell, and a first protruding portion extending away from the center of the shell is arranged on the surface; a second groove is formed in the surface, in contact with the shell, of the frame support, and a second protruding portion extending towards the center of the shell is arranged on the surface, in contact with the shell, of the frame support;

and the rear cover is connected with the frame support and covers the shell.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the frame bracket further includes an extending portion extending in a direction close to a center of the housing, the housing is provided with a receiving groove, and the extending portion is engaged with the receiving groove.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein a depth of the receiving groove is greater than a depth of the first groove.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the extension portion is provided with a first limiting table, and an end of the rear cover is clamped on the first limiting table.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein an outer surface of the first limiting platform contacting the rear cover is flush with the top of the housing or connected to form a circular arc.

6. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein a second limiting platform is formed on at least one inner wall of the interior of the receiving groove, and a limiting protrusion is correspondingly formed on the extending portion and is engaged with the second limiting platform.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rear cover is connected to the frame bracket by an adhesive layer or integrally injection-molded.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a display screen, wherein the display screen and the housing are integrally connected through an adhesive layer, and the housing is sandwiched between the display screen and the rear cover.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the housing has a receiving cavity, a step is disposed on an inner wall of the receiving cavity, the display screen includes an insertion portion and a frame portion, the insertion portion is inserted into the receiving cavity, and the frame portion is engaged with the step.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the frame bracket is located on a curved surface of the electronic device with an arc transition.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back cover is made of glass.

12. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the housing is made of any one of a magnesium alloy, an aluminum alloy, and a magnesium aluminum alloy.

13. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1-11, wherein the housing is integrally formed by in-mold injection molding.