CN110324458B

CN110324458B - Electronic device and control method

Info

Publication number: CN110324458B
Application number: CN201810291953.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡江华; 周国安
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2018-03-30
Filing date: 2018-03-30
Publication date: 2021-04-09
Anticipated expiration: 2038-03-30
Also published as: CN110324458A

Abstract

An electronic device comprises a main body, a movable assembly, a sleeve and a cable, wherein the main body is provided with a first accommodating groove, and the movable assembly is movably connected with the main body; the sleeve is accommodated in the first accommodating groove; the cable and the body are connected at a first position and connected at a second position through the sleeve and the movable assembly, and the cable is provided with a redundant section between the first accommodating groove and the first position. The application also provides a corresponding control method. The electronic equipment and the control method can ensure that the cable cannot be excessively bent, knotted or even broken, and ensure the communication quality inside the electronic equipment.

Description

Electronic device and control method

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and a control method.

Background

The front of the mobile terminal is provided with a display screen and peripheral components for self-shooting and light sensing, and the size of the display screen is influenced by the peripheral components, so that the development of the display screen to a large screen and a full screen is limited.

Some researchers form the peripheral components in the movable assembly, move from the inside to the outside of the main body of the mobile terminal to display when necessary, and hide in the main body of the mobile terminal when not necessary, so that the peripheral components do not need to be arranged in the front display area, and the screen occupation ratio of the front display area can be effectively improved.

However, some necessary cable structures are still present between the movable assembly and the main body of the mobile terminal for communication, and if the movement tracks of these cable structures are not limited, the sliding tracks of the cables are all different and unsmooth when the movable assembly moves each time, and the cables are prone to being irregularly bent, knotted and even broken, so that the lines are damaged.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides electronic equipment and a control method, and aims to solve the problem that the moving track of a cable is irregular.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a main body, a movable assembly, a sleeve, and a cable, where the movable assembly is movably connected to the main body; the sleeve is arranged on the main body and is provided with an inlet and an outlet which are far away from the movable assembly; the cable and the body are connected in a first position and connected in a second position through the sleeve and the movable assembly, the cable having a redundant segment between the access opening and the first position.

In one embodiment, the body has a first receiving cavity, and the sleeve is disposed in the receiving cavity.

In one embodiment, the first receiving groove has an inner diameter equal to an outer diameter of the sleeve.

In one embodiment, the main body further comprises a second receiving groove communicated with the sleeve, the second receiving groove receives the redundant segment, and the minimum inner diameter of the second receiving groove is larger than the outer diameter of the cable.

In one embodiment, the sleeve is fixedly coupled to the movable assembly.

In one embodiment, the sleeve has a first port and a second port at opposite ends of the sleeve, the first port being fixedly coupled to the movable assembly.

In one embodiment, the sleeve is fixedly arranged in the first accommodating groove.

In one embodiment, the first housing groove has a positioning portion, and the sleeve is fixed in the first housing groove by the positioning portion.

In one embodiment, the positioning part comprises a first positioning unit and a second positioning unit, and the first positioning unit and the second positioning unit are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first accommodating groove.

In one embodiment, the sleeve is fixedly connected with the movable assembly and is slidably disposed in the first receiving groove.

In one embodiment, the sleeve is a linear sleeve.

In one embodiment, the body includes a signal element, the first location is at the signal element, the movable element includes an antenna radiator, and the second location is at the antenna radiator.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling an electronic device, including: detecting the performance index of an antenna radiator; and when the performance index is lower than a preset threshold value, triggering the movable assembly to move relative to the main body and far away from the main body, and enabling the redundant section to enter the sleeve through the inlet and the outlet.

In one embodiment, the redundant segment is under tension when the movable assembly moves to the farthest position relative to the main body.

In one embodiment, the control method further comprises: when the performance index is higher than the preset threshold value, the movable assembly is triggered to move relative to the main body to be close to the main body, and the redundant section moves out of the sleeve through the inlet and the outlet.

In one embodiment, the redundant segment is in a relaxed state when the movable assembly moves relative to the body to a position where it is fully received by the body.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the sleeve, the trend of the cable in the main body is limited, and meanwhile, the sliding track of the redundant section between the outside of the sleeve and the connecting position of the movable assembly is also limited, so that the cable is prevented from being excessively bent, knotted or even broken, and the communication quality in the electronic device is ensured.

These and other aspects of the present application will be more readily apparent from the following description of the embodiments.

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 perspective view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic circuit configuration diagram of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present application, in which a main body and a movable assembly are connected by a cable (when the movable assembly is accommodated in an accommodating cavity).

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a state in which a movable component of the electronic apparatus provided in the first embodiment of the present application is extended out of the main body.

Fig. 4 is a schematic circuit structure diagram of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present application, in which the main body and the movable component are connected by a cable (when the movable component extends out of the receiving cavity).

Fig. 5 is a schematic distribution diagram of cables of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the VI-th part of fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic circuit configuration diagram of a main body and a movable assembly of an electronic device connected by a cable according to a second embodiment of the present application (when the movable assembly does not move relative to the main body).

Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, 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 embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. 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.

First embodiment

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an electronic device 100, specifically a mobile terminal, provided in a first embodiment of the present application has functions of communication and photographing.

The electronic device 100 includes a main body 10, a movable assembly 20, a cable 30, and a sleeve 40. A cable 30 is connected between the main body 10 and the movable assembly 20 for signal transmission therebetween.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the main body 10 has an end 101, a front surface 102, a back surface 103 opposite to the front surface 102, a first side surface 104 and a second side surface 105. The main body 10 further has a receiving cavity 12, the receiving cavity 12 is formed by the center of the end 101 being recessed toward the inside of the main body 10 and is not communicated with the front surface 102, the first side surface 104 and the second side surface 105, so as to ensure the integrity of the front surface 102; the receiving cavity 12 may or may not be through the back surface 103 (the outline of the receiving cavity 12 is visible from the back surface 103), or the outline of the receiving cavity 12 is not visible from the back surface 103, as shown in fig. 1. Since the housing cavity 12 occupies only a part of the space of the end 101, the movable assembly 20 housed therein occupies only a part of the main body 10.

In this embodiment, the end 101 is a top end when the main body 10 stands upright, and in other embodiments, may be both left and right side ends, or a bottom end opposite to the top end. The movable assembly 20 is movably coupled to the main body 10, and specifically, the movable assembly 20 is selectively located inside the main body 10 (as shown in fig. 1 and 2) or moved out of the main body 10 relative to the main body 10 (as shown in fig. 3 and 4). In addition to being located inside the main body 10, the movable assembly 20 may also be located on the back of the main body 10, which may ensure the integrity of at least one surface (e.g., the front) of the main body 10 to provide a larger size display screen.

A sleeve 40 is provided within the body 10, the sleeve 40 having a port 42 remote from the movable assembly 20, the port 42 being for entry and exit of the cable 30 into and out of the sleeve 40 upon movement of the movable assembly 20.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the main body 10 has a fixing plate 14, the fixing plate 14 is assembled with a main circuit board 16, and the main circuit board 16 is provided with a signal component 161, such as a Radio Frequency (RF) module. The cable 30 is connected to a signal assembly 161. The fixing plate 14 may be a part of a middle frame of the mobile terminal.

The fixing plate 14 has a first receiving groove 18 formed by two opposing stoppers 141. The first receiving groove 18 may be formed by other structures, and any region for more stably placing the sleeve 40 may be interpreted as the first receiving groove 18.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the movable element 20 is a cube structure having at least a first surface 201, a second surface 202 and a bottom surface 203 connecting the first surface 201 and the second surface 202, the first surface 201 and the front surface 102 of the main body 10 have the same orientation, and the second surface 202 and the back surface 103 of the main body 10 have the same orientation. The bottom surface 203 faces the inside of the housing chamber 12. The movable assembly 20 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 12 of the end portion 101, and the movable assembly 20 can slide out or pop out from the accommodating cavity 12 toward the end portion 101. The movable element 20 is used for disposing a front camera, an earphone, a rear camera, and the like, wherein the front camera and the earphone can be exposed on the first surface 201, and the rear camera can be exposed on the second surface 202.

The movable assembly 20 can move in a sliding, ejecting, linear motor driving manner, and the like. The different movement manners can be realized by different mechanical components, for example, by providing a sliding slot between the movable component 20 and the main body 10, providing an elastic ejection mechanism in the main body 10, or providing a motor in the main body 10 to connect with the movable component 20, which can realize the movable connection of the movable component 20 with the main body 10 in any other conceivable manner provided by the prior art, and will not be described in detail herein.

The movable assembly 20 has an antenna radiator 22 built therein, and the antenna radiator 22 may be disposed on top of the movable assembly 20, the antenna radiator 22 having a feed point 221 (fig. 2). The second end 32 of the cable 30 is connected to the feed point 221. As shown in fig. 5, the movable assembly 20 has a bottom surface 203 adjacent to or interfacing with the main body 10.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the sleeve 40 is a hollow sleeve, and has a first port 41 and a second port 42 at two ends of the sleeve 40, the first port 41 is close to the movable assembly 20, and the second port 42 is an inlet and an outlet of the cable 30.

Referring to fig. 2, 4 and 5, the cable 30 has a first end 31 and a second end 32. The first end 31 and the body 10 are connected to a first position a at the electrical element of the body 10; the second end 32 and the movable assembly 20 are connected in a second position B, which is located at an electrical component of the movable assembly 20. The cable 30 may be a radio frequency coaxial cable.

The cable 30 is routed through the sleeve 40 and has a redundant segment 33 between the port 42 and the first position a. When the movable assembly 20 is completely accommodated inside the accommodating cavity 12 of the main body 10, the redundant segment 33 is in a relaxed and bent state.

In the present embodiment, the sleeve 40 is a hollow straight sleeve, accordingly, the first receiving groove 18 is a straight groove for matching with the straight sleeve 40, and the inner diameter of the first receiving groove 18 is equal to the outer diameter of the sleeve 40 to just receive the sleeve 40. The length of the first receiving groove 18 and the length of the sleeve 40 may be equal to each other, or may be shorter than the length of the sleeve 40, as long as the sleeve 40 can be fixed or slid in a direction determined by the extending direction of the first receiving groove 18.

The sleeve 40 is disposed around a portion of the cable 30 to align the portion of the cable 30 with the predetermined orientation of the sleeve 40. The sleeve 40 may be made of metal or plastic, and the light transmittance may be transparent, semi-transparent or opaque.

In other embodiments, the inner diameter of the first receiving groove 18 may be larger than the outer diameter of the sleeve 40.

When the sleeve 40 is a straight sleeve, the inner cable 30 is also straight. The cable outside the sleeve 40, i.e. the redundant segment 33 from the access opening 42 to the first position a where the cable 30 is connected to the main body 10, is not constrained by the sleeve 40 because it is located outside the first receiving groove 18 (i.e. the sleeve 40), thereby forming a redundant portion, in particular when the movable assembly 20 is received inside the main body 10, which is in a relaxed state, and when the movable assembly 20 is extended out of the main body 10, the redundant segment 33 enters the sleeve 40 and can be tightened to provide the cable extension length required when the movable assembly 20 is extended out.

The fixing manner of the sleeve 40 includes two types:

first, the first port 41 is fixedly connected to the movable assembly 20 and slidably disposed in the first receiving groove 18 or the main body 10. The first port 41 may be fixedly connected to the bottom surface 203 to move with the movement of the movable assembly 20, and the sleeve 40 is adapted to be mounted inside the main body 10 such that the sleeve 40 cannot be directly seen from the outside when the movable assembly 20 moves. When the sleeve 40 moves along the moving direction of the movable assembly 20, the extending direction of the first receiving groove 18 also provides the moving direction for the sleeve 40, so that the moving track of the sleeve 40 is determined, and accordingly, the whole cable 30 is determined.

Second, the sleeve 40 is not connected to the movable element 20, and the sleeve 40 is fixedly disposed in the first receiving groove 18.

Referring to fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the first receiving groove 18 has a positioning portion 185 for fixing the sleeve 40. Specifically, the positioning portion 185 includes a first positioning unit 1851 and a second positioning unit 1852, which have the same structure and are both hook structures, and are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the inner wall of the same side of the first receiving groove 18 for catching the sleeve 40, wherein the first positioning unit 1851 is close to the first port 41, and the second positioning unit 1852 is close to the second port 42 to more firmly fix the sleeve 40.

In other embodiments, the specific form of the positioning unit may be a ring structure.

In other embodiments, the first positioning unit 1851 and the second positioning unit 1852 may be respectively located on opposite inner walls of the first receiving groove 18. The number of the positioning units may be increased or decreased as appropriate according to the length of the first receiving groove 18, and may be, for example, one, three, four, or five.

In other embodiments, the positioning portion 185 may be an adhesive layer coated on the inner wall of the first receiving groove 18, and the sleeve 40 may be fixed in the first receiving groove 18 by the adhesion of the adhesive layer.

In other embodiments, the sleeve 40 may not be a straight line segment, but may be a slightly curved shape, so long as the cable 30 is not knotted or bent too much during the movement of the movable assembly 20, and the shape of the sleeve 40 may be designed according to the space requirement inside the electronic device.

The body 10 may further include a second receiving groove 19 in communication with the sleeve 40 for receiving the redundant segment 33. When the main body 10 has the first receiving groove 18, the second receiving groove 19 also penetrates the first receiving groove 18. In order to ensure that the redundant segment 33 can be in a relaxed state, the specific shape of the second receiving groove 19 is not limited, and may include a curved groove, for example, but regardless of the change of the specific shape, the inner diameter at the narrowest point, i.e., the minimum inner diameter, is larger than the outer diameter of the cable 30, so as to provide a certain movement space for the redundant segment 33, and the redundant segment is not knotted or entangled. There may be no distinct line of demarcation between the second pocket 19 and the first pocket 18.

In summary, the electronic device 100 provided by the present embodiment includes the sleeve 40, and defines the running direction of the cable 30 inside the main body 10, and also defines the sliding track of the redundant segment 33 between the outside of the sleeve 40 and the connection position of the movable assembly 20, so as to ensure that the entire cable 30 is not excessively bent, knotted or even broken, and ensure the communication quality inside the electronic device 100.

On the other hand, the front face 102 of the body 10 guarantees integrity due to the presence of the movable assembly 20. When the front surface 102 is a plane, after the display screen is set, the ratio of the forward projection area of the display area on the front surface 102 to the area of the front surface 102 is high, and the display screen has a high screen occupation ratio (the screen occupation ratio refers to the ratio of the screen area to the surface of the device where the display area is located, and the calculation method is that the screen occupation ratio = the screen area/the surface area of the device where the display area is located), and the proportion range of the high screen occupation ratio is 85% to 100%, namely, a large screen or a full-area screen is realized; for another example, when the front surface 102 is a flat surface, the outline of the display area coincides with the outline of the front surface 102.

Second embodiment

Referring to fig. 5 and 7 together, the electronic device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present application is substantially the same as the electronic device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present application, and the movable element 50 does not penetrate through the front surface, but the movable element 50 occupies the entire end of the main body 60 and can slide or pop up integrally with respect to the lower portion of the main body 60. The sliding or ejecting structure of the movable assembly 50 can be realized by arranging a support rod, a sliding chute, a motor structure and the like in the main body 60, and the detailed description is omitted.

In summary, the electronic device 200 provided in this embodiment includes the sleeve, which defines the direction of the cable inside the main body, and also defines the sliding track of the redundant segment between the outside of the sleeve and the connection position of the movable component, so as to ensure that the entire cable is not excessively bent, knotted or even broken, and ensure the communication quality inside the electronic device 200.

Third embodiment

Referring to fig. 8, a method for controlling an

electronic device

100 or 200 according to a third embodiment of the present application includes the following steps:

and S1, detecting the performance index of the antenna radiator.

And S2, when the performance index is lower than the preset threshold value, triggering the movable assembly to move relative to the main body away from the main body, and enabling the redundant segment to enter the sleeve through the inlet and the outlet.

Specifically, when the performance index of the antenna radiator 22 located on the movable assembly 20 changes, for example, when the performance index is lower than a preset value, it indicates that the movable assembly 20 is moving out of the main body 10. Herein, performance metrics include, but are not limited to, standing wave ratio, radiation efficiency, reflected power, return loss, and the like.

When the movable element 20 is at least partially moved outward relative to the main body after being triggered, for example, when the movable element 20 moves outward from the housing 12 in a vertical direction, the sleeve 40 is driven to move upward (when the sleeve 40 and the movable element 20 are fixedly connected) or the cable 30 is driven to slide along a direction defined by the sleeve 40, and the redundant segment 33 has a movement tendency to move upward along with the movable element 20, which may be specifically configured to enter the sleeve 40 through the access opening 42 and slide upward. When the movable assembly 20 moves to the farthest position with respect to the main body 10, the redundant segment 33 is in a taut state.

Further, the control method further includes step S3, when the performance index is higher than the preset threshold, triggering the movable component to move close to the main body relative to the main body, and the redundant segment 33 has the same movement tendency as the movable component 20.

Specifically, when the performance index is higher than the predetermined value, it indicates that the movable assembly 20 is about to be retracted into the main body 10, and the redundant segment 33 is pressed back to the bent state, and the redundant portion is moved out of the casing 40 through the port 42. When the movable assembly 20 moves relative to the main body 10 to a position completely received by the main body 10, the redundant segment 33 is in an initial relaxed state (as shown in fig. 5).

In summary, the control method provided in this embodiment implements better control on the direction of the cable by using the structure in the electronic device 100 (200), so as to ensure that the cable does not excessively bend, knot or even break during the movement of the movable assembly, and ensure the communication quality inside the electronic device.

The electronic device used herein refers to a device driven by electric energy, such as a mobile terminal, which may be a tablet computer or various handheld devices. As used herein, a "communication terminal" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, a device that is 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). Communication terminals arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as "wireless communication terminals", "wireless terminals", and/or "mobile terminals". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; 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 above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a main body having a first receiving groove;

a movable assembly movably coupled to the body;

the sleeve is fixedly arranged in the first accommodating groove and is provided with an access far away from the movable assembly; and

a cable connected to the body at a first location and connected to a second location through the sleeve and the movable assembly, the cable having a redundant segment between the access opening and the first location, the cable being accessible to the sleeve through the access opening when the movable assembly is moved.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an inner diameter of the first receiving groove is equal to an outer diameter of the sleeve.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a second receptacle in communication with the sleeve, the second receptacle receiving the redundant segment, a minimum inner diameter of the second receptacle being greater than an outer diameter of the cable.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first receiving groove has a positioning portion, and the sleeve is fixed in the first receiving groove by the positioning portion.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the positioning portion comprises a first positioning unit and a second positioning unit, the first positioning unit and the second positioning unit being spaced apart along a length direction of the first receiving slot.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is a linear sleeve.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body includes a signal component, the first location is at the signal component, the movable component includes an antenna radiator, and the second location is at the antenna radiator.

8. A method of controlling an electronic device according to any one of claims 1-7, comprising:

detecting the performance index of an antenna radiator; and

when the performance index is lower than a preset threshold value, the movable assembly is triggered to move relative to the main body and away from the main body, and the redundant segment enters the sleeve through the inlet and the outlet.

9. The control method of claim 8, wherein the redundant segment is under tension when the movable assembly moves to a distal-most position relative to the body.

10. The control method according to claim 8, characterized by further comprising:

when the performance index is higher than the preset threshold value, the movable assembly is triggered to move relative to the main body to be close to the main body, and the redundant segment moves out of the casing through the access opening.

11. The control method of claim 10, wherein the redundant segment is in a relaxed state when the movable assembly moves relative to the body to a position fully received by the body.