CN110572498A

CN110572498A - Assembling method of shell assembly, shell assembly and electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN110572498A
Application number: CN201910927472.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 温权浩
Original assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-27
Filing date: 2019-09-27
Publication date: 2019-12-13

Abstract

The application discloses a method for assembling a shell assembly, which comprises the following steps: providing a substrate, an NFC module, a lens and a decoration; mounting the lens on the decoration to form a first module; fixing the NFC module on the substrate to form a second module; and connecting the first module and the second module to form a third module, and arranging the camera module on one side of the lens, so that the NFC module and the camera module and the lens are at least partially overlapped. According to the method, the NFC module is at least partially overlapped with the lens in the assembled shell assembly, or the NFC module is at least partially overlapped with the camera module. The shell assembly formed by the method has no requirement on the material of the battery cover, and the battery cover can be made of non-metal materials such as plastic, ceramics, glass and the like, and can also be made of metal or alloy materials. The application also provides a shell assembly and an electronic device comprising the upper shell assembly.

Description

assembling method of shell assembly, shell assembly and electronic device

Technical Field

the present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and more particularly, to a method for assembling a housing assembly, and an electronic device.

Background

Electronic devices such as existing mobile phones and tablet computers are generally provided with an NFC module to realize an NFC function. The NFC module is arranged close to the back face of the electronic device, the battery cover is generally made of nonmetal or alloy materials, and if the battery cover is made of all metal or alloy materials, signal shielding can be generated on the FNC module.

disclosure of Invention

The application provides a shell assembly assembling method, a shell assembly and an electronic device.

The technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: there is provided a method of assembling a housing assembly, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate, an NFC module, a lens and a decoration;

mounting a lens on the decorative piece to form a first module;

fixing the NFC module on the substrate to form a second module;

And connecting the first module and the second module to form a third module, and arranging the camera module on one side of the lens, so that the NFC module and the camera module and the lens are at least partially overlapped.

The present application further provides a housing assembly, comprising:

the battery cover is provided with a through groove and comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the through groove penetrates through the first surface and the second surface;

The lens is fixedly connected with a decorating part to form a first module and is arranged at the through groove of the battery cover;

the camera module is arranged on one side, far away from the first surface, of the battery cover;

the NFC module is fixed on a substrate to form a second module, the substrate is located between the camera module and the lens, or the substrate is located on one side, away from the lens, of the camera module, and at least part of the NFC module is overlapped with the lens.

The application also provides an electronic device, including circuit board and as above the casing subassembly, the circuit board sets up inside the electronic device, be provided with the shell fragment on the circuit board, set up the feed connection end on the NFC, the feed connection end with the shell fragment electricity of circuit board is connected.

According to the assembling method of the shell assembly, the NFC module is fixed on the substrate to form the first module, the lens is installed on the decorating part to form the second module, then the first module and the second module are connected to form the third module, the camera module is arranged on one side of the lens, namely the inner side of the lens, and the NFC module is at least partially overlapped with the camera module and the lens. According to the method, the NFC module is at least partially overlapped with the lens in the assembled shell assembly, or the NFC module is at least partially overlapped with the camera module. The shell assembly formed by the method has no requirement on the material of the battery cover, and the battery cover can be made of non-metal materials such as plastic, ceramics, glass and the like, and can also be made of metal or alloy materials.

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 view of a housing assembly of the present application in one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery cover according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic step diagram of the present application housing assembly process;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the decorative element of the present application in one embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an NFC module according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of an electronic device of the present application in one embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery cover according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of the method of assembling the housing assembly 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.

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.

the application provides a housing assembly 100, an electronic device 200 comprising the housing assembly 100, and an assembling method of the housing assembly. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a housing assembly 100 of the present application; fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device 200 according to the present application. Specifically, the electronic apparatus 200 may be any of various types of computer system devices (only one modality is exemplarily shown in fig. 2) that are mobile or portable and perform wireless communication. Specifically, the electronic apparatus 200 may be a mobile phone or a smart phone (e.g., an iPhone (TM) based phone), a Portable game device (e.g., Nintendo DS (TM), PlayStation Portable (TM), GameboyAdvance (TM), iPhone (TM)), a laptop, a PDA, a Portable internet appliance, a music player and a data storage device, other handheld devices and devices such as a headset, etc., and the electronic apparatus 200 may also be other wearable devices that require charging (e.g., a Head Mounted Device (HMD) such as an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic device or a smart watch).

The electronic apparatus 200 may also be any of a number of electronic devices including, but not limited to, cellular phones, smart phones, other wireless communication devices, personal digital assistants, audio players, other media players, music recorders, video recorders, other media recorders, radios, medical devices, vehicle transportation equipment, calculators, programmable remote controllers, pagers, laptop computers, desktop computers, printers, netbook computers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), moving Picture experts group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) Audio layer 3(MP3) players, portable medical devices, and digital cameras and combinations thereof.

In some cases, the electronic device 200 may perform a variety of functions (e.g., playing music, displaying video, storing pictures, and receiving and sending telephone calls). If desired, the electronic apparatus 200 may be a device such as a cellular telephone, media player, other handheld device, wrist watch device, pendant device, earpiece device, or other compact portable device.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The housing assembly 100 includes a battery cover 10, a lens 20 connected to the battery cover 10, a camera module 30 disposed opposite to the lens 20, and an NFC module 40 at least partially overlapping the lens 20.

Specifically, the battery cover 10 is a rear case of the electronic device 200, the battery cover 10 includes a first surface 12 and a second surface 14 opposite to the first surface 12, as shown in fig. 3, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the battery cover of the present application in an embodiment. The battery cover 10 is provided with a through groove 16, the through groove 16 penetrates through the first surface 12 and the second surface 13 of the battery cover 10, and the through groove 16 is used for arranging a lens 20, so that the camera module 30 can obtain a picture outside the electronic device 200 through the lens 20.

It is to be understood that 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 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.

The lens 20 is fixedly connected with a decoration 50 to form a first module 60, and referring to fig. 4, the first module 60 is disposed at the through slot 16 of the battery cover 10 in the assembly process of the housing assembly of the present application. The lens 20 is fixed on the battery cover 10 through the decoration 50, one side of the decoration 50 is connected with the battery cover 10, and the other side opposite to the side is located on the first surface 12 of the battery cover 10, so that the lens 20 is decorated in appearance and protected.

Optionally, in one embodiment, the lens 20 is secured to the trim 50 by an adhesive ring 70. Further, specifically, the decoration 50 includes a base portion 52 and an appearance portion 54 formed on the base portion 52, the base portion 52 and the appearance portion 54 form a clamping portion 56, as shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the decoration of the present application in an embodiment, and the appearance portion 54 passes through the through slot 16 so that the clamping portion 56 is clamped on the second surface 14 of the battery cover 10. The adhesive ring 70 is disposed inside the outer appearance portion 54, so that the lens 20 is fixed on the decoration 50 through the adhesive ring 70. Alternatively, glue may be applied between the base portion 52 of the decoration 50 and the battery cover 10. In other embodiments, the lens 20 and the decoration 50 can be connected by other methods, such as injection molding, and are not limited in this respect.

the camera module 30 is disposed on a side of the battery cover 10 away from the first surface 12 and directly opposite to the lens 20, so that external light can be received by the camera module 30, that is, the camera module 30 obtains a picture outside the electronic device 200 through the lens 20. Specifically, the camera module 30 is a rear camera of the electronic device 200, or may include a rear camera and a front camera in a retractable manner, and is not limited herein.

Specifically, the camera module 30 may include only one camera, or include a plurality of cameras, such as two-shot cameras or three-shot cameras, which are not limited herein.

the NFC module 40 can implement the NFC function. Specifically, NFC is an abbreviation of Near Field Communication, i.e., Near Field Communication technology. The method is a non-contact identification and interconnection technology, and can carry out short-distance wireless communication among mobile equipment, consumer electronics, a PC (personal computer) and an intelligent control tool.

In brief, NFC provides a simple, touch-sensitive solution that allows consumers to exchange information, access content, and services easily and intuitively. The NFC technology allows non-contact point-to-point data transmission between electronic devices, exchanging data within ten centimeters (3.9 inches), with transmission speeds of 106 Kbit/s, 212 Kbit/s, or 424 Kbit/s. The NFC module has a wide application range, and can be used for bus recharging and the like.

In this application, the NFC module 40 is fixed on a substrate 80 to form the second module 90, and the substrate 80 is located between the camera module 30 and the lens 20, or the substrate 80 is located on the side of the camera module 30 away from the lens 20, and at least part of the NFC module 40 overlaps with the lens 20.

This application adopts above structure, and NFC module 40 is at least partly overlapped with lens 20, perhaps NFC module 40 is at least partly overlapped with camera module 30. With the above structure, the casing assembly 100 has no requirement on the material of the battery cover 10, and the battery cover 10 may be made of non-metallic materials such as plastic, ceramic, glass, etc., or may be made of metal or alloy.

optionally, in an embodiment, the substrate 80 is a camera support, the substrate 80 is provided with a via 82, the camera module 30 is connected to the substrate 80 through the via 82, the NFC module 40 is also provided with a through hole 42, the through hole 42 is communicated with the via 82, and the substrate 80 and the NFC module 40 are laminated. That is, after the first module 60 and the second module 90 are formed separately, the first module 60 and the second module 90 are assembled and fixed to form a third module 100', as shown in fig. 4. Structure more than adopting for NFC module 40 can make full use of space, forms a whole with the camera support, practices thrift the space on the one hand, and on the other hand can make at least most part volume of NFC module 40 be located lens 20 below, avoids sheltering from by battery cover 10 of metal or alloy material, causes the normal work that signal shielding influences NFC module 40.

optionally, in an embodiment, the NFC module 40 is located on a side of the camera bracket close to the lens 20. In another embodiment, the NFC module 40 may also be located on a side of the camera bracket away from the lens 20, which is not limited herein. Specifically, the housing assembly 100 includes a first adhesive layer 110, the first adhesive layer 110 is located between the camera holder and the NFC module 40, and the camera holder and the NFC module 40 are connected to form a whole through the first adhesive layer 110. Further, the first adhesive layer 110 is a sheet structure, and a through hole 112 is formed in the first adhesive layer 110 for the camera module 30 to pass through.

in other embodiments, the substrate 80 may not be a camera holder, such as a middle frame, or may be a board, and the NFC module 40 is fixed on the middle frame through the board, so that the orthographic projection of the NFC module 40 in the thickness direction of the housing assembly 100 at least mostly overlaps with the lens 20. In this case, the NFC module 40 is not integrated with the camera module 30.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the housing assembly 100 further includes a rubber ring 120, the rubber ring 120 is enclosed around the periphery of the substrate 80 and the NFC module 40, that is, the NFC module 40 is further sealed from the side, so that the NFC module 40 is added at the camera module 30, and meanwhile, the camera module 30 is ensured to have better waterproof sealing performance.

Further, the NFC module 40 includes a feed connection terminal 44, as shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the NFC module according to an embodiment of the present application. The feed connection 44 extends outwardly away from the camera module 30. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 is provided with a circuit board 210 therein, as shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is an exploded view of the electronic device in an embodiment of the present application. The circuit board 210 is provided with the elastic sheet 212, and the feed connection end 44 on the NFC module 40 is electrically connected to the elastic sheet 212 on the circuit board 210, so that signal communication between the NFC module 40 and the circuit board 310 is realized, and further, the function of the NFC module 40 is realized.

Further, in the embodiment where the substrate 80 is a camera holder, the camera holder is correspondingly provided with an avoiding notch 84, and the feed connection terminal 44 of the NFC module 40 is partially accommodated in the avoiding notch 84 and extends outwards to be connected with the circuit board 210.

specifically, the NFC module 40 includes a carrier 46 and an antenna 48 disposed on the carrier 46, and it is understood that the antenna is an effective part of the communication signal generated by the NFC module 30. In one embodiment, the orthographic projection of the antenna 48 in the thickness direction of the housing assembly 100 completely overlaps the lens 20, and the antenna 48 is completely covered by the lens 20. Meanwhile, the antenna 48 is enclosed at the periphery of the camera module 30 or among a plurality of cameras, so that the antenna 48 is not shielded by the camera module 30, and the communication performance of the NFC module 40 is ensured.

Alternatively, in other embodiments, only a portion of the orthographic projection of the antenna 48 in the thickness direction of the housing assembly 100 may overlap with the lens 20, and another portion may overlap with the battery cover 10. For example, a large portion of the antenna 48 overlaps the lens and a small portion overlaps the battery cover 10. It is understood that in this case, even if the battery cover 10 is made of metal or alloy, the normal communication of the FNC module is not seriously affected.

optionally, with the above structure, the battery cover 10 is made of metal or alloy material. In another embodiment, the battery cover 10 includes a metal part 18 and a non-metal part 19 connected to the metal part 18, the non-metal part 19 is disposed around the lens 20, as shown in fig. 8, and fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery cover according to an embodiment of the present application. The orthographic projection of the antenna 48 of the NFC module 40 in the thickness direction of the housing component 10 partially overlaps the lens 20, and the other partially overlaps the non-metal part 19 of the battery cover 10. By adopting the structure, most of the volume of the battery cover 10 can be ensured to be metal or alloy components, the strength of the battery cover 10 is ensured, the design freedom of the battery cover 10 is improved, and meanwhile, the signal of the NFC module 40 cannot be shielded.

The present application further provides a method for assembling a housing assembly, referring to fig. 9, where fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of the method for assembling a housing assembly of the present application, and the method includes steps 101 to 104, specifically:

Step 101: a substrate, an NFC module, a lens and a decoration are provided.

Specifically, the shapes and functions of the NFC module, the lens, and the decoration are as described above, and are not particularly limited herein. In some embodiments, the substrate is a camera bracket, and in other embodiments, the substrate may also be a sheet-shaped plate, which is not described and limited herein.

step 102: and mounting the lens on the decoration piece to form a first module.

in step 102, the lens is mounted on the decorative member to form a first module, such that the lens and the decorative member form a small whole. The specific fixing method of the two can be gluing or clamping. The decorative element and lens are shaped as described in the previous embodiments, for example, by being secured by an adhesive ring as described above, to form a small unitary body.

Step 103: and fixing the NFC module on the substrate to form a second module.

in step 103, the NFC module is fixed on the substrate to form a second module, which becomes another small whole. So that the shell assembly can form a plurality of first modules and second modules at one time in the production process, and finally, the first modules and the second modules are combined and installed in a unified mode, and the assembly efficiency is improved. It is understood that, the order of step 102 and step 103 is not sequential, any one of the steps may be executed first, or both steps may be executed simultaneously. Optionally, in an embodiment, the NFC module is located on one side of the camera support close to the lens, and the step of fixing the NFC module on the substrate to form the second module includes: set up first glue film between camera support and the NFC module, camera support and NFC module are connected through first glue film and are formed an organic whole. As described above, in other embodiments, the camera holder and the NFC may also be clamped, interference-fit, and the like, which is not limited herein.

Step 104: connect first module and second module and form the third module, and set up the camera module in lens one side for NFC module and camera module and all at least part overlap with the lens.

After step 102 and step 103, the first module and the second module are connected to form a third module, and the camera module is disposed on one side of the lens. After the assembly, the NFC module and the camera module and the lens are at least partially overlapped, and in specific different embodiments, the overlapping condition of the NFC module and the lens and the camera module, and the relative position and the connection relationship are as set forth in the above embodiments, and are not specifically limited herein.

the shell assembly formed by the assembling method has the advantages that the NFC module is arranged below the lens, and the material of the battery cover is not limited. The battery cover can be made of metal or alloy materials or other materials, and when the battery rear cover is made of metal or alloy materials, the strength of the battery cover can be guaranteed, and meanwhile the normal operation of the NFC module can be guaranteed.

Specifically, as described above, the NFC module includes the antenna portion and the feed connection terminal connected to the antenna portion, and the method further includes the steps of:

First, the third module is mounted on the battery cover, so that the third module is fixedly connected with other components in the electronic device.

And then, the feed connection end is electrically connected with the elastic sheet of the circuit board through overvoltage, so that information communication between the NFC module and the circuit board is realized, and the information communication is specifically described as above and is not repeated herein.

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. A method of assembling a housing assembly, comprising:

Providing a substrate, an NFC module, a lens and a decoration;

Mounting a lens on the decorative piece to form a first module;

Fixing the NFC module on the substrate to form a second module;

2. The method of assembling a housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the substrate is a camera cradle, and the step of securing the NFC module to the substrate comprises:

And fixing the NFC module on one side of the camera support close to the lens or far away from one side of the lens.

3. The method of assembling a housing assembly of claim 2, wherein the NFC module includes an antenna portion and a feed connection end connected to the antenna portion, the method further comprising:

Mounting the third module on a battery cover;

And the feed connecting end is electrically connected with the elastic sheet of the circuit board through overvoltage.

4. The method of assembling a housing assembly of claim 2, wherein the NFC module is located on a side of the camera bracket adjacent to the lens, and the step of securing the NFC module to the substrate to form a second module includes:

The camera support with set up first glue film between the NFC module, the camera support with the NFC module passes through first glue film is connected and is formed an organic whole.

5. A housing assembly, comprising:

6. The housing assembly according to claim 5, wherein the substrate is a camera holder, a through hole is formed in the substrate, the camera module is connected to the substrate through the through hole, a through hole is correspondingly formed in the NFC module, the through hole is communicated with the through hole, and the substrate and the NFC module are laminated.

7. the housing assembly according to claim 6, comprising a first adhesive layer, wherein the first adhesive layer is located between the camera holder and the NFC module, and the camera holder and the NFC module are integrally connected through the first adhesive layer.

8. The housing assembly of claim 7, further comprising a rubber ring surrounding the substrate and the NFC module.

9. The housing assembly of claim 6, wherein the NFC module includes a feed connection end, and wherein the substrate is formed with an avoidance gap adjacent to an edge thereof, and wherein the feed connection end is partially received in the avoidance gap and extends outwardly therefrom.

10. the housing assembly of claim 5 wherein the battery cover is a metal or alloy.

11. the housing assembly of claim 10, wherein the NFC module comprises a carrier portion and an antenna disposed on the carrier portion, and an orthographic projection of the antenna in a thickness direction of the housing assembly completely overlaps the lens; or one part of the orthographic projection of the antenna in the thickness direction of the shell component is overlapped with the lens, and the other part of the orthographic projection of the antenna in the thickness direction of the shell component is overlapped with the battery cover.

12. the housing assembly of claim 5, wherein the battery cover comprises a metal part and a non-metal part connected to the metal part, the NFC module comprises a carrying part and an antenna arranged on the carrying part, and an orthographic projection of the antenna in the thickness direction of the housing assembly partially overlaps the lens and partially overlaps the non-metal part of the battery cover.

13. An electronic device, comprising a circuit board and the housing assembly of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the circuit board is disposed inside the electronic device, the circuit board is provided with a spring, and the NFC module is provided with a feed connection terminal, and the feed connection terminal is electrically connected to the spring of the circuit board.