CN111355541A

CN111355541A - Network device and method for searching network signal

Info

Publication number: CN111355541A
Application number: CN202010257900.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵斌
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-02
Filing date: 2020-04-02
Publication date: 2020-06-30

Abstract

The application provides a network device and a method for searching network signals. The network equipment comprises a shell, a signal receiving antenna, a light source and a controller electrically connected with the light source. The housing is provided with a containing space. The signal receiving antenna is arranged in the accommodating space and can rotate relative to the shell. The light source is arranged on the shell or in the accommodating space. The controller is used for controlling the light source to emit light when the signal receiving antenna receives the strongest network signal, and the light emitted by the light source can be emitted out of the shell. First, the signal receiving antenna can rotate relative to the shell, so that the position of the signal receiving antenna can be changed, and the network signal with the strongest signal strength can be searched. And secondly, the light source is additionally arranged and electrically connected with the controller, and the light source is controlled to emit light when the signal receiving antenna receives the strongest network signal, so that more visual feeling can be brought to a user, and the user can visually feel that the strongest network signal is searched.

Description

Network device and method for searching network signal

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electronic products, and particularly relates to a network device and a method for searching network signals.

Background

With the continuous development of electronic products, the electronic products are favored by users due to their portability and rich and varied operability. But at the same time, the expectation and the demand of users for electronic products are also higher and higher. For example, network signals of network devices are easily blocked by objects, so that the received signals are weak, and thus, the communication effect of the network devices is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, a first aspect of the present application provides a network device, including:

the shell is internally provided with an accommodating space;

the signal receiving antenna is arranged in the accommodating space and can rotate relative to the shell;

the light source is arranged on the shell or in the accommodating space;

and the controller is electrically connected with the light source and is used for controlling the light source to emit light when the signal receiving antenna receives the strongest network signal, and the light emitted by the light source can be emitted out of the shell.

The network equipment that this application first aspect provided, at first, can rotate relatively the casing through making signal reception antenna to make signal reception antenna's position changeable, and then make signal reception antenna can receive the network signal of different positions, thereby search the strongest network signal of signal strength, improve network equipment's communication effect. Secondly, this application has still add the light source to be connected with the controller electricity, control light source and send light when signal reception antenna receives the strongest network signal, and the light that the light source sent can shoot outside the casing. Therefore, more intuitive feeling can be brought to the user, the user can intuitively feel that the strongest network signal is searched, and the interaction performance of the network equipment is improved.

A second aspect of the present application provides a method for searching a network signal, which is applied to a network device, and the method includes:

controlling the signal receiving antenna to rotate;

detecting network signals received by the signal receiving antenna at different positions;

judging whether the network signal is the strongest network signal;

and when the network signal is the strongest network signal, controlling a light source of the network equipment to emit light.

In the method for searching for a network signal provided in the second aspect of the present application, it is determined whether the network signal is the strongest network signal by controlling the rotation of the signal receiving antenna and detecting the network signal received by the signal receiving antenna at different positions. And when the network signal is the strongest network signal, controlling the light source of the network equipment to emit light. The present application may first search for the strongest network signal by rotating the signal receiving antenna. And secondly, when the network signal is the strongest network signal, the light source of the network equipment is controlled to emit light, so that the user can feel that the strongest network signal is searched more intuitively, and the interaction performance with the user is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly explain the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be described below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a driver according to an embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a perspective structural diagram of a network device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the network device of fig. 9.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a stent according to one embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is a top view of fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to yet another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 16 is a top view of fig. 15.

Fig. 17 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 18 is a side view of fig. 17.

Fig. 19 is a partial schematic diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 20 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 21 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 22 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 23 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching for network signals according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 24 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching for network signals according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 25 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching for network signals according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 26 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching for network signals according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The following is a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present application, and these improvements and modifications are also considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Before the technical solutions of the present application are introduced, the technical problems in the related art will be described in detail.

In the related art, a network device, especially a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), is usually in communication with a base station to receive a network signal transmitted from the base station. However, the network device is susceptible to the influence of the environment, for example, the network device is easily shielded by an object, so that the received network signal is weakened, and the communication effect of the network device is poor. Because the single signal receiving antenna has low network signal receiving efficiency, a plurality of signal receiving antennas are usually arranged in the network equipment at present, and the plurality of signal receiving antennas are used for increasing the signal receiving range, so that the communication effect is improved. However, firstly, the cost of the network device is greatly increased, and secondly, the user still cannot know the position of the strongest network signal.

In view of this, the present application provides a network device, which searches for the strongest network signal through the cooperation of the rotatable signal receiving antenna and the light source.

Referring to fig. 1-2 together, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of fig. 1. Specifically, fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the network device 1 in fig. 1 after being sectioned. The present embodiment provides a network device 1, where the network device 1 includes a housing 220, and an accommodating space 20 is provided in the housing 220. The signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed in the accommodating space 20, and the signal receiving antenna 110 is rotatable relative to the housing 220. And the light source 10 is arranged on the shell 220 or the light source 10 is arranged in the accommodating space 20. A controller 130 electrically connected to the light source 10, wherein the controller 130 is configured to control the light source 10 to emit light when the signal receiving antenna 110 receives the strongest network signal, and the light emitted by the light source 10 can be emitted out of the housing 220.

The network device 1 provided in the present application may be Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The CPE may receive the first network signal from the base station and convert it to a second network signal. The first network signal may be, but is not limited to, a fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) signal, and the second network signal may be, but is not limited to, a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) signal. The CPE can be widely applied to rural areas, towns, hospitals, factories, cells and the like, and the first network signals which can be accessed by the CPE can be wireless network signals, so that the cost of laying a line network can be saved.

The signal receiving antenna 110 provided by the present application may be, but is not limited to, a millimeter wave signal receiving antenna 110 or a terahertz signal receiving antenna 110. Accordingly, the network signal may be, but is not limited to, a millimeter wave signal or a terahertz signal. Currently, in the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5th generation wireless systems, 5G), according to the specification of the 3GPP TS 38.101 protocol, a New Radio (NR) of 5G mainly uses two sections of frequencies: FR1 frequency band and FR2 frequency band. Wherein, the frequency range of the FR1 frequency band is 450 MHz-6 GHz, also called sub-6GHz frequency band; the frequency range of the FR2 frequency band is 24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz, and belongs to the millimeter Wave (mm Wave) frequency band. The 3GPP Release 15 specification specifies that the current 5G millimeter wave frequency band includes: n257(26.5 to 29.5GHz), n258(24.25 to 27.5GHz), n261(27.5 to 28.35GHz) and n260(37 to 40 GHz).

Due to the advantages of high transmission speed and the like of millimeter wave or terahertz signals, the bandwidth of more than 100M and great data throughput can be provided continuously. However, the frequency of millimeter wave is short and high, the diffraction ability is weak, the penetration ability is weak, and the transmission distance is short. Meanwhile, the millimeter wave transmission is very easily influenced by the environment, and the signal transmission is greatly interfered by rain and tree shielding. Therefore, when the network signal is a millimeter wave signal, the technical problem is more serious.

Therefore, according to the present application, the signal receiving antenna 110 is rotated, so that the position of the signal receiving antenna 110 is changeable, and the signal receiving antenna 110 can receive network signals at different positions, so as to search for a network signal with the strongest signal strength, improve the communication effect of the network device 1, and reduce the number of the signal receiving antennas 110. As to how the signal receiving antenna 110 is rotated and the specific structure of the signal receiving antenna 110, the following detailed description will be made.

In the present application, the light source 10 may be additionally provided, and the light source 10 may be disposed on the housing 220, or the light source 10 may be disposed in the accommodating space 20. When the light source 10 is disposed on the housing 220, the light emitted from the light source 10 can be directly sensed by the user. When the light source 10 is disposed in the receiving space 20, the light source 10 can be transmitted through the through hole 224 of the housing 220, but the light source 10 can be more effectively protected. The present application also provides for electrically connecting the light source 10 to the controller 130. The signal receiving antenna 110 can be rotated to search for the strongest network signal, and when the strongest network signal is found, the controller 130 can control the light source 10 to emit light and emit the light out of the shell 220, so that the user can clearly know that the strongest network signal is found, a new feeling is brought to the user, and the direct interaction and mutual inductance are brought to the user.

Alternatively, the present application does not limit the position of the light source 10, for example, when the light source 10 is provided on the housing 220, the light source 10 may be provided at any position of the housing 220. Or, for example, when the light source 10 is disposed in the accommodating space 20, the light source 10 may be disposed at the top end, the bottom end or the side end of the network device 1. Alternatively, the light source 10 may be an LED lamp.

Therefore, in summary, in the network device 1 provided in the present application, first, the signal receiving antenna 110 can rotate relative to the housing 220, so that the position of the signal receiving antenna 110 can be changed, and then the signal receiving antenna 110 can receive network signals at different positions, so as to search for a network signal with the strongest signal strength, thereby improving the communication effect of the network device 1. Secondly, the present application further adds a light source 10, and is electrically connected to the controller 130, when the signal receiving antenna 110 receives the strongest network signal, the light source 10 is controlled to emit light, and the light emitted by the light source 10 can be emitted out of the housing 220. Therefore, more intuitive feeling can be brought to the user, the user can intuitively feel that the strongest network signal is searched, and the interaction performance of the network equipment 1 is improved.

Referring to fig. 2 again, the network device 1 of the present application further includes a rotating component 30, the rotating component 30 is disposed in the accommodating space 20, the rotating component 30 is connected to the signal receiving antenna 110, and the rotating component 30 is configured to drive the signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate. The signal receiving antenna 110 can be driven to rotate by the rotating component 30 disposed in the accommodating space 20.

Please refer to fig. 3, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a rotating component 31 disposed on the housing 220, the rotating component 31 is connected to the rotating component 30, and when the rotating component 31 is rotated, the rotating component 30 can be rotated. In this embodiment, the rotator 31 may be added and manually rotated to make the rotator 30 rotate the signal receiving antenna 110. Optionally, the turning piece 31 comprises a knob.

Please refer to fig. 4, and fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a switch 32 disposed on the housing 220, the switch 32 is electrically connected to the rotating component 30, and the rotating component 30 can be rotated when the switch 32 is pressed. In this embodiment, the switch 32 may be additionally provided, and the rotating component 30 may automatically rotate the signal receiving antenna 110 by using the switch 32.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6 together, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a driver according to an embodiment. Only the neutralizing signal receiving antenna 110 and the rotating component 30 in the network device 1 are illustrated in fig. 5, while other components in the network device 1 are omitted. The network device 1 further comprises a base 140, a bracket 150, and a driver 160. The base 140 is rotatably connected to the bracket 150, the signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on the bracket 150, and the driver 160 is configured to receive a control signal from the controller 130 and drive the bracket 150 to rotate to a direction in which the first network signal is strongest relative to the base 140 under the control of the control signal.

The base 140 is stationary, for example, the base 140 may be directly or indirectly fixed to the housing 220 of the network device 1. The bracket 150 is rotatably connected to the base 140, and when the signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on the bracket 150, and the driver 160 drives the bracket 150 to rotate, the bracket 150 drives the signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate. The driver 160 may include, but is not limited to including, a motor, etc. The base 140 forms an enclosure and the driver 160 is disposed within the enclosure formed by the base 140.

The signal receiving antenna 110 includes a plurality of receiving units 112 to form an antenna array. In the present embodiment, the number of the receiving units 112 is 2 as an example. The receiving unit 112 is disposed on the first board 113. The first plate 113 may be, but not limited to, a circuit board or the like.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the driver 160 includes a driving motor 161 and a reducer 162. The driving motor 161 is fixed on the base 140, the driving motor 161 is controlled by the control signal to rotate, the step angle of the driving motor 161 is a first angle, the speed reducer 162 is engaged with the output shaft of the driving motor 161 and the speed reducer 162 is rotationally connected to the support 150, and the speed reducer 162 is used for converting the first angle into a second angle, wherein the second angle is smaller than the first angle.

The driver 160 further includes a driving shaft 165, the driving shaft 165 is fixedly connected to the driving gear 164, and the driving shaft 165 is further fixedly connected to the bracket 150. When the driving gear 164 rotates, the driving shaft 165 rotates to drive the bracket 150 to rotate, and when the bracket 150 rotates, the signal receiving antenna 110 disposed on the bracket 150 is driven to rotate.

Further, the driver 160 further includes a bearing 166, the bearing 166 is sleeved on the driving shaft 165, and the driving gear 164 is connected to the driving shaft 165 through the bearing 166.

The network device 1 further comprises a second board body 180. The signal conversion device 120 and the controller 130 in the network device 1 are both disposed on the second board 180. The second plate body 180 is also referred to as a platelet. The components for driving the signal receiving antenna 110 to operate are mainly disposed on the second board 180. For example, the second board 180 may further include a power supply circuit, a protection circuit, etc. to assist the signal conversion device 120 to convert the first network signal into the WiFi signal.

The step angle is a mechanical angle that the output shaft of the drive motor 161 rotates for one pulse of the control signal. The pitch angle of the drive motor 161 may be, but is not limited to, 3 °, 1.5 °, 0.75 °, 3.6 °, or 1.8 °. The larger the step angle is, the larger the angle of rotation of the output shaft of the driving motor 161 caused by one pulse of the control signal is, the larger the angle of rotation of the signal receiving antenna 110 is driven to be; conversely, the smaller the step angle, the smaller the angle by which the output shaft of the driving motor 161 is rotated by one pulse of the control signal, and the smaller the angle by which the signal receiving antenna 110 is rotated. When the step angle is larger, one pulse of the control signal causes the output shaft of the driving motor 161 to rotate by a larger angle, and the output shaft of the driving motor 161 needs to rotate by one circle with fewer pulses; conversely, when the step angle is smaller, one pulse of the control signal causes the output shaft of the drive motor 161 to rotate by a smaller angle, and the output shaft of the drive motor 161 needs to rotate by one turn more pulses. For example, for a drive motor 161 with a step angle of 1.8 °, the number of pulses required for one revolution is 360/1.8 — 200. Generally speaking, the step angle of the driving motor 161 is larger, if the reducer 162 is not adopted, and if the driving motor 161 is directly adopted to drive the support 150, the angle of each rotation of the support 150 is larger, then the angle of each rotation of the signal receiving antenna 110 arranged on the support 150 is larger, which further causes the number of the first network signals received by the signal receiving antenna 110 during one rotation cycle to be smaller, and further may cause the following inaccurate judgment of the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal. For example, when the step angle of the rotation of the driving motor 161 is a first angle and the reducer 162 is not used, one pulse of the control signal causes the bracket 150 to rotate from the position a to the position B, and the direction of the first network signal with the strongest signal is located at the position C between the positions a and B, then, because the step angle is too large, the driving motor 161 cannot drive the signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate to the point C, and further, the judgment of the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal is inaccurate.

The speed reducer 162 is arranged in the network device 1, the first angle is converted into a smaller second angle, and when the driving motor 161 drives the support 150 through the speed reducer 162, the support 150 can rotate for a circle for a plurality of times. In other words, compared to the network device 1 without using the reducer 162, the reducer 162 in this embodiment may enable the signal receiving antenna 110 to receive the first network signals in more directions, so as to improve the accuracy of determining the first network signal with the strongest signal according to the signal strength of each acquired first network signal.

In one embodiment, the reducer 162 includes a P-speed gear set 163 and a drive gear 164. Each stage of gear set 163 includes a first gear 1631 and a second gear 1632 that are coaxially and fixedly connected. The radius of the first gear 1631 in each stage of gear set 163 is greater than the radius of the second gear 1632 in the same stage of gear set 163. A first gear 1631 of the first gear set 163 of the P-gear set 163 engages the output shaft of the motor, and a second gear 1632 of the first gear set 163 engages the first gear 1631 of the second gear set 163. A first gear 1631 of the Q-th stage gear set 163 engages a second gear 1632 of the Q-1 th stage gear set 163, and a second gear 1632 of the Q-th stage gear set 163 engages a first gear 1631 of the Q +1 th stage gear set 163. The second gear 1632 of the P-th gear set 163 engages the driving gear 164, and the driving gear 164 is fixedly connected to the bracket 150. Q and P are positive integers, Q is greater than 1 and Q is less than P, the radius of the first gear 1631 in the Q-th gear set 163 is less than the radius of the first gear 1631 in the Q + 1-th gear set 163, and the radius of the first gear 1631 in the P-th gear set 163 is less than the radius of the driving gear 164.

In the present embodiment, the reduction gear 162 is illustrated as including a 2-stage gear set 163. It will be appreciated that reducer 162 may also include a stage 1 gear set 163, a stage 2 gear set 163, a stage 3 gear set 163, or even more stage gear sets 163.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8 together, fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a driver according to an embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, the decelerator 162 includes a 2-stage gear set 163. Each stage of gear set 163 includes a first gear 1631 and a second gear 1632 that are coaxially and fixedly connected. The radius of the first gear 1631 in each stage of gear set 163 is greater than the radius of the second gear 1632 in the same stage of gear set 163. For purposes of this description, the 2-stage gear sets are designated as first stage gear set 163a and second stage gear set 163b, respectively. A first gear 1631 of the first stage gear set 163a engages the output shaft of the driving motor 161, and a second gear 1632 of the first stage gear set 163a engages the first gear 1631 of the second stage gear set 163 b. The second gear 1632 of the second stage gear set 163b engages the drive gear 164. The radius of the first gear 1631 in the first stage gear set 163a is smaller than the radius of the first gear 1631 in the second stage gear set 163, and the radius of the first gear 1631 in the second stage gear set 163b is smaller than the radius of the driving gear 164.

Please refer to fig. 9, fig. 10, and fig. 11 in combination with fig. 6 and fig. 7, and fig. 9 is a perspective structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the network device of fig. 9. FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a stent according to one embodiment. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes an auxiliary support 270. The network device 1 including the accessory bracket 270 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the previous embodiments.

The auxiliary bracket 270 is fixed to the bracket 150. The auxiliary bracket 270 is used to assist the bracket 270 in fixing the signal receiving antenna 110, so that the signal receiving antenna 110 is more firmly fixed on the bracket 150.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the bracket 150 includes a bracket body 151, a first extension portion 152, and a second extension portion 153. The first extending portion 152 is connected to one end of the bracket body 151 in a bent manner, the second extending portion 153 is connected to the other end of the bracket body 151 in a bent manner, and the second extending portion 153 and the first extending portion 152 are located on the same side of the bracket body 151 and both deviate from the base 140. The second plate 180 is fixed to the first extending portion 152 and the second extending portion 153 by a fixing member. The signal receiving antenna 110 is disposed on a side of the second board 180 away from the base 140.

The first extension portion 152 and the second extension portion 153 are both provided with a positioning element 1531, and the positioning element 1531 cooperate to fix the signal receiving antenna 110 to the first extension portion 152 and the second extension portion 153, respectively. In this embodiment, the positioning element 1531 is a positioning hole, the inner wall of the positioning hole is provided with a thread, and correspondingly, the fixing element is a screw, and the second board 180 is provided with a through hole. During assembly, the through hole is aligned with the positioning hole, and screws are sequentially inserted through the through hole and the positioning hole to fix the second plate 180 to the first extending portion 152 and the second extending portion 153 of the bracket 150. It is understood that in other embodiments, the positioning member 1531 is a screw, and the length of the screw is generally greater than the thickness of the second plate 180. The fixing member is a nut, and a through hole is formed in the second plate 180. During assembly, the through hole of the second plate 180 is aligned with the screw, and is sleeved on the screw, and then the nut is sleeved on the screw, so that the second plate 180 is fixed on the first extending portion 152 and the second extending portion 153 of the bracket 150. The manner of fixing the second plate 180 to the first extension portion 152 and the second extension portion 153 is not limited to the above two embodiments, and the second plate 180 may be fixed to the bracket 150.

Referring to fig. 12 and 13 together, fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to still another embodiment of the present application. Fig. 13 is a top view of fig. 12. The network device 1 of the present embodiment further includes a heat sink 190. The network device 1 comprising the heat sink 190 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the previous embodiments. The signal receiving antenna 110 comprises a receiving face 111 for receiving the first network signal. The network device 1 further comprises a heat dissipation element 190, wherein the heat dissipation element 190 is directly or indirectly disposed on a surface of the signal receiving antenna 110 facing away from the receiving surface 111.

The heat sink 190 may be made of, but not limited to, metal with good thermal conductivity. The heat dissipation member 190 is used for dissipating heat when the signal receiving antenna 110 operates, so as to prevent the signal receiving antenna 110 from being unstable due to overheating when the signal receiving antenna 110 operates. In the present embodiment, the heat sink 190 further includes a plurality of fins 191, and the plurality of fins 191 are spaced apart from each other to improve a heat dissipation effect. Further, the thickness of the fin 191 adjacent to the rotation axis of the signal receiving antenna 110 is greater than the thickness of the fin 191 away from the rotation axis.

Since there is a gap between the two ends of the signal receiving antenna 110 and the housing 220 of the network device 1, the two ends of the signal receiving antenna 110 are more easily cooled than the portions of the signal receiving antenna 110 close to the rotation axis. In the network device 1 of the present application, the thickness of the fin 191 adjacent to the rotation axis of the signal receiving antenna 110 is set to be greater than the thickness of the fin 191 distant from the rotation axis, and therefore, the uniformity of the heat radiation effect at each portion of the signal receiving antenna 110 can be improved.

Further, in one embodiment, the length of the fin 191 increases in the direction of the rotation axis from the end of the signal receiving antenna 110. Such arrangement of the fins 191 can improve uniformity of heat dissipation effect at each portion of the signal receiving antenna 110, and on the other hand, the fins are not easily touched with other components in the network device 1 when the signal receiving antenna 110 rotates.

Further, the heat dissipation member 190 further includes a base 192, and the base 192 is attached to a surface of the signal receiving antenna 110 facing away from the receiving surface 111. The plurality of fins 191 are disposed on a surface of the base 192 facing away from the receiving surface 111. The shape of the substrate 192 may be, but is not limited to, rectangular.

When the heat dissipation member 190 further includes a base 192, the contact area between the base 192 and the signal receiving antenna 110 is large, so that heat of the signal receiving antenna 110 can be quickly dissipated.

Referring to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a fan 240. The network device 1 comprising the fan 240 may be incorporated into the network device 1 provided in any of the previous embodiments. In the present embodiment, the network device 1 including the fan 240 is shown in the diagram of fig. 2. The fan 240 is disposed corresponding to the signal receiving antenna 110 for dissipating heat. The fan 240 is used to accelerate the air circulation near the signal receiving antenna 110, so as to further improve the heat dissipation effect.

Further, a heat dissipation hole 221 is disposed on the housing 220 of the network device 1. The heat dissipation hole 221 communicates with a receiving space formed by the housing 220. When the fan 240 rotates, the air in the housing 220 is driven to interact with the air outside the housing 220 through the heat dissipation hole 221 to dissipate heat.

Please refer to fig. 15 and fig. 16 together, and fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. Fig. 16 is a top view of fig. 15. Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view of the network device 1 after the top cover is removed. In this embodiment, the light source 10 includes a plurality of sub light sources 11 disposed at intervals, and the disposing direction of the plurality of sub light sources 11 is parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna 110. When the signal receiving antenna 110 receives the strongest network signal, the controller 130 controls the sub-light sources 11 corresponding to the positions of the signal receiving antenna 110 when receiving the strongest network signal to emit light.

The present application provides a plurality of sub light sources 11 arranged at intervals, and makes the arrangement direction of the plurality of sub light sources 11 parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna 110 (as shown in the direction of D1 in the figure). Since the arrangement direction of the sub light sources 11 is parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna 110, when the signal receiving antenna 110 receives the strongest network signal, the controller 130 can be further used to control the sub light sources 11 corresponding to the positions of the signal receiving antenna 110 receiving the strongest network signal to emit light. For example, as shown in fig. 16, it is assumed that the direction shown by the arrow is the light emitted by the sub-light source 11, so that when the user sees the light, the user is not only prompted to find the strongest network signal, but also prompted to the location of the strongest network signal, i.e., in which direction the network signal is strongest, thereby providing a more intuitive feeling to the user.

Referring to fig. 15 and fig. 16 again, in the present embodiment, the housing 220 includes a substrate 222 and a sidewall 223 bent and connected from a periphery of the substrate 222, the light source 10 is disposed on the substrate 222, and the light source 10 is disposed in the accommodating space 20; a plurality of through holes 224 are formed in the side wall 223, and the light emitted from the light source 10 is emitted out of the housing 220 through the through holes 224.

When the light source 10 is disposed in the accommodating space 20, the light source 10 is disposed on the substrate 222, and the sidewall 223 is formed with a through hole 224, so that the light emitted from the light source 10 directly exits the housing 220 through the through hole 224. This can effectively protect the light source 10, prevent the light source 10 from being damaged, and improve the service life of the light source 10. Optionally, the through hole 224 opened on the sidewall 223 of the present application may also be the heat dissipation hole 221 mentioned above, that is, the hole may not only transmit light, but also transmit heat, thereby achieving the purpose of one hole being multipurpose.

Please refer to fig. 17 and 18 together, and fig. 17 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. Fig. 18 is a side view of fig. 17. Fig. 17 is a partial schematic view of the circled portion in fig. 2. In this embodiment, the network device 1 further includes a light guide 40 disposed between the light source 10 and the through hole 224, and the light guide 40 is configured to emit the light incident into the light guide 40 toward the through hole 224.

The light guide member 40 can be additionally arranged between the light source 10 and the through hole 224, so that light can be better emitted towards the through hole 224 and further emitted out of the shell 220 to be observed by a user. Therefore, light can be better emitted, the utilization rate of light can be improved, and various performances such as brightness, gorgeous degree and the like of the light can be improved.

Referring to fig. 18 again, in the present embodiment, the light guide member 40 includes an incident portion 41, an emergent portion 43, and a reflective portion 42 bending and connecting the incident portion 41 and the emergent portion 43, the incident portion 41 is disposed corresponding to the light source 10 and is used for receiving the light emitted from the light source 10, the reflective portion 42 is used for changing a propagation path of the light, and the emergent portion 43 is used for emitting the light transmitted from the reflective portion 42.

The light guide member 40 may be provided as a light incident portion 41, a light reflecting portion 42, and a light exit portion 43. The light incident portion 41 is disposed corresponding to the light source 10 and is used for receiving the light emitted from the light source 10. And the light reflecting portion 42 is used for changing the propagation path of the light (as shown by the arrow in the figure). Optionally, the light reflecting portion 42 may also make some adjustments to the light, thereby changing the brightness, glare, etc. of the light. The light-emitting portion 43 is used for emitting the light transmitted from the light-reflecting portion 42 out of the housing 220 through the through hole 224. Alternatively, the light exit portion 43 is provided corresponding to the through hole 224. The light guide member 40 is arranged into the light inlet part 41, the light reflecting part 42 and the light outlet part 43, so that the capability of changing light rays of the light guide member 40 can be further improved.

Fig. 19 is a partial schematic diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, at least a portion of the light reflecting portion 42 is protruded in a direction away from the light incident portion 41 and the light emergent portion 43, so as to converge the light emitted from the light source 10. In the present application, at least a portion of the light reflecting portion 42 may be protruded toward a direction away from the light incident portion 41 and the light emergent portion 43, and it may also be understood that the surface of the light transmitted to the light reflecting portion 42 is a concave surface, so that a plurality of light beams may be converged, thereby improving the brightness of the light source 10.

Fig. 20 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, the light reflecting portion 42 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 44, and the plurality of protrusions 44 are used for generating diffuse reflection of light. The light reflecting portion 42 can be further provided with a plurality of protruding portions 44, so that part of light is transmitted to the protruding portions 44, the light is diffused, and the light is softer.

Fig. 21 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, the light guide member 40 further includes a dispersion unit 45 provided in the light exit unit 43, and the dispersion unit 45 disperses the light. This application still can add chromatic dispersion portion 45 in light-emitting portion 43, like this after the reflection of light process reflection part, through chromatic dispersion portion 45 in the transmission process to through-hole 224 to take place the color, form colorful light, improve dazzling of light.

Fig. 22 is a partial schematic view of a network device according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, a gap is formed between the light guide 40 and the through hole 224. As can be seen from the above, the through hole 224 can also serve as a heat dissipation hole 221, so that the present application provides a gap between the light guide member 40 and the through hole 224, thereby leaving a heat dissipation channel, and allowing heat generated by the network device 1 to be better dissipated from the through hole 224.

In addition to the network device 1 provided above, the present embodiment also provides a method for searching network signals. The network device 1 and the method for searching for network signals of the present application can achieve the advantages of the present application, both can be used together, and certainly, can also be used alone, and the present application has no particular limitation on words. For example, as an alternative, the network device 1 provided above may be used to implement the method of searching for network signals below.

Referring to fig. 23, fig. 23 is a process flow chart of a method for searching network signals according to an embodiment of the present application. The present embodiment provides a method for searching a network signal, which is applied to a network device 1, and the method includes S100, S200, S300, and S400. The details of S100, S200, S300, and S400 are as follows.

S100, the signal receiving antenna 110 is controlled to rotate.

S200, detecting the network signals received by the signal receiving antenna 110 at different positions.

And S300, judging whether the network signal is the strongest network signal.

S400, when the network signal is the strongest network signal, controlling the light source 10 of the network device 1 to emit light.

The method for searching for a network signal provided by the present application determines whether the network signal is the strongest network signal by controlling the signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate and detecting the network signal received by the signal receiving antenna 110 at different positions. And when the network signal is the strongest network signal, controlling the light source 10 of the network equipment 1 to emit light. The present application may first search for the strongest network signal by rotating the signal receiving antenna 110. And secondly, when the network signal is the strongest network signal, the light source 10 of the network equipment 1 is controlled to emit light, so that the user can feel that the strongest network signal is searched more intuitively, and the interaction performance with the user is improved.

Referring to fig. 24, fig. 24 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching network signals according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the light source 10 includes a plurality of sub light sources 11 disposed at intervals, and the disposing direction of the plurality of sub light sources 11 is parallel to the rotating direction of the signal receiving antenna 110; the method further comprises S500, S600. The details of S500 and S600 are as follows.

S500, when the signal receiving antenna 110 is controlled to rotate, the sub light sources 11 are controlled to emit light.

S600, when the network signal is the strongest network signal, controlling the light emitting line of the sub-light source 11 corresponding to the position where the signal receiving antenna 110 receives the strongest network signal.

The present application may first provide a plurality of sub light sources 11 arranged at intervals, and when the signal receiving antenna 110 is controlled to rotate, the plurality of sub light sources 11 are controlled to emit light. This prompts the user that the receiving antenna is now rotating to search for the strongest network signal. Secondly, the arrangement direction of the plurality of sub light sources 11 may be parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna 110. Since the arrangement direction of the plurality of sub light sources 11 is parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna 110, when the signal receiving antenna 110 receives the strongest network signal, the sub light sources 11 corresponding to the positions of the signal receiving antenna 110 receiving the strongest network signal can be controlled to emit light. Therefore, when the user sees the light, the user can be prompted to find the strongest network signal and the position of the strongest network signal, namely the direction in which the network signal is strongest, so that the user can feel more intuitively.

Referring to fig. 25, fig. 25 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching for network signals according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the step S300 of determining whether the network signal is the strongest network signal includes steps S310, S320, S330, and S340. The details of S310, S320, S330, and S340 are as follows.

S310, controlling the signal receiving antenna 110 to rotate at least one circle.

S320, detecting the signal strength of the network signal received by the signal receiving antenna 110 at different positions.

S330, comparing the signal strengths of the network signals, and selecting the network signal with the highest signal strength from the network signals.

S340, determining the network signal with the maximum network signal strength as the strongest network signal.

As mentioned above, when the signal receiving antenna 110 rotates, the present application needs to determine whether the received network signals at different positions are the strongest network signals. The present application provides two methods of determination. In an embodiment of the present invention, the signal receiving antenna 110 may rotate at least one circle, so that the signal receiving antenna 110 receives signals at different positions in real time, and then compares the network strengths of the received signals to select the network signal with the maximum network signal strength, where the network signal with the maximum network signal strength is considered to be the strongest network signal mentioned in the present application.

Referring to fig. 26, fig. 26 is a process flow diagram of a method for searching for network signals according to another embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the step S300 of determining whether the network signal is the strongest network signal includes the step S350. The details of S350 are as follows.

S350, determining whether the signal strength of the network signal is greater than or equal to the signal strength of a preset network signal, and if the signal strength of the network signal is greater than or equal to the signal strength of the preset network signal, determining that the network signal is the strongest network signal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a pre-stored network signal can be pre-stored, and then the signal strength of the network signal at different positions can be detected in real time when the signal receiving antenna 110 rotates. And then comparing the signal intensity of different network signals received at different positions with the signal intensity of a pre-stored network signal in real time, judging whether the signal intensity of the network signal is greater than or equal to the signal intensity of a preset network signal, and if the signal intensity of the network signal is greater than or equal to the signal intensity of the preset network signal, determining that the network signal is the network signal required by the user, namely the strongest network signal. The strongest network signal here is not the actual strongest network signal as described in the previous embodiment, but is a virtual, artificially set strongest network signal.

The foregoing detailed description has provided for the embodiments of the present application, and the principles and embodiments of the present application have been presented herein for purposes of illustration and description only and to facilitate understanding of the methods and their core concepts; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A network device, characterized in that the network device comprises:

the shell is internally provided with an accommodating space;

the light source is arranged on the shell or in the accommodating space;

2. The network device of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a plurality of sub light sources arranged at intervals, and the arrangement direction of the plurality of sub light sources is parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna; when the signal receiving antenna receives the strongest network signal, the controller controls the sub light source corresponding to the position of the signal receiving antenna receiving the strongest network signal to emit light.

3. The network device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing includes a substrate and a sidewall bent from a periphery of the substrate, the light source is disposed on the substrate, and the light source is disposed in the accommodating space; the side wall is provided with a plurality of through holes, and light rays emitted by the light source are transmitted out of the shell through the through holes.

4. The network device of claim 3, further comprising a light guide disposed between the light source and the through-hole, the light guide configured to direct light incident into the light guide toward the through-hole.

5. The network device according to claim 4, wherein the light guide member includes an incident portion, an emergent portion, and a reflecting portion bending and connecting the incident portion and the emergent portion, the incident portion is disposed corresponding to the light source and is configured to receive the light emitted from the light source, the reflecting portion is configured to change a propagation path of the light, and the emergent portion is configured to emit the light transmitted from the reflecting portion.

6. A network device according to claim 5, wherein at least a portion of the light reflecting portion protrudes away from the light incident portion and the light emergent portion, so as to converge the light emitted from the light source.

7. The network device according to claim 5, wherein the light reflecting portion has a plurality of protrusions for diffuse reflection of light.

8. The network device according to claim 5, wherein the light guide member further includes a dispersion portion provided in the light exit portion, the dispersion portion being configured to disperse light.

9. The network device of claim 4, wherein the light guide has a gap with the via.

10. A method for searching network signals, applied to a network device, the method comprising:

controlling the signal receiving antenna to rotate;

judging whether the network signal is the strongest network signal;

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the light source comprises a plurality of sub-light sources arranged at intervals, and the arrangement direction of the plurality of sub-light sources is parallel to the rotation direction of the signal receiving antenna; the method further comprises the following steps:

when the signal receiving antenna is controlled to rotate, the sub-light sources are controlled to emit light lines;

and when the network signal is the strongest network signal, controlling the sub-light source light-emitting line corresponding to the position of the signal receiving antenna when receiving the strongest network signal.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein determining whether the network signal is the strongest network signal comprises:

controlling the signal receiving antenna to rotate for at least one circle;

detecting the signal strength of network signals received by the signal receiving antenna at different positions;

comparing the signal strengths of the plurality of network signals, and selecting the network signal with the maximum signal strength from the plurality of network signals;

and judging the network signal with the maximum network signal strength as the strongest network signal.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein determining whether the network signal is the strongest network signal comprises:

and judging whether the signal intensity of the network signal is greater than or equal to the signal intensity of a preset network signal or not, and if the signal intensity of the network signal is greater than or equal to the signal intensity of the preset network signal, judging that the network signal is the strongest network signal.