CN111478994B - Lifting device, electronic equipment and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a lifting device, an electronic device and a control method thereof. This elevating gear includes the fixed part, the fixed part is equipped with the through-hole, lift portion with the fixed part sets up relatively, the installation department includes stiff end and expansion end, the stiff end with lift portion connects, the expansion end is worn to locate in the through-hole to and the drive division, the drive division set up in the fixed part with between the lift portion, be used for the drive lift portion orientation the fixed part motion, in order to drive the installation department is followed the through-hole stretches out, and deviates from the fixed part motion, in order to drive the installation department is followed the through-hole is retrieved. The technical scheme can solve the problem of low screen occupation ratio of the electronic equipment.

Description

Lifting device, electronic equipment and control method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of machinery, in particular to a lifting device, electronic equipment and a control method of the lifting device.

Background

The screen occupation ratio of the electronic equipment, such as a mobile communication terminal (e.g., a mobile phone), a PAD (palmtop computer), a mobile computer, a tablet computer and the like, refers to a relative ratio of a screen area and a front panel area, and the larger the screen occupation ratio is, the narrower a frame representing the electronic equipment is, and the more the whole volume of the electronic equipment can be reduced on the premise of a certain screen area, so that the requirement of easy carrying of the electronic equipment is met. With the development of electronic technology, in order to enable electronic equipment to have a larger display area under a limited volume so as to bring better visual experience and use experience to users, the screen occupation ratio of the display screen of the electronic equipment is promoted to become a main development trend.

In the related art, in order to retain the self-timer function, a front-end functional device of a general mobile terminal is arranged in a non-display area of a display surface, and the functional device occupies the space of the display surface of the mobile terminal, so that the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a lifting device capable of improving user experience, electronic equipment and a control method of the lifting device, and the lifting device, the electronic equipment and the control method of the electronic equipment can improve lifting efficiency and solve the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the electronic equipment is low.

One aspect of the present application provides a lifting device, wherein the lifting device includes:

the fixing part is provided with a through hole;

an elevating part disposed opposite to the fixing part;

the mounting part comprises a fixed end and a movable end, the fixed end is connected with the lifting part, and the movable end is arranged in the through hole in a penetrating manner; and

the driving part is arranged between the fixing part and the lifting part and used for driving the lifting part to move towards the fixing part so as to drive the installation part to extend out of the through hole and driving the lifting part to move away from the fixing part so as to drive the installation part to be retracted from the through hole;

when the installation part extends out of the through hole, a first gap exists between the lifting part and the fixing part.

On the other hand, this application still provides an electronic equipment, electronic equipment includes casing, functional device, control circuit and aforementioned elevating gear, the casing is equipped with the assembly space, elevating gear locates in the assembly space, the fixed part includes the connecting piece, elevating gear passes through the connecting piece with the casing is connected, the functional device set up in the installation department, control circuit with the drive division is connected, is used for driving the lifting unit orientation the fixed part motion is followed to the functional device follow the through-hole stretches out, and the drive the lifting unit deviates from the fixed part motion is in order to drive the functional device is followed the through-hole is withdrawed.

In another aspect, the present application further provides a control method of an electronic device, for controlling the electronic device, where the control method of the electronic device includes:

the electronic equipment receives a stretching instruction, and the electronic equipment controls the driving part to drive the lifting part to move towards the fixed part according to the stretching instruction, so that the functional device stretches out relative to the shell;

the electronic equipment receives a retracting instruction, and the electronic equipment controls the driving part to drive the lifting part to move away from the fixed part according to the retracting instruction, so that the functional device retracts relative to the shell.

The elevating gear that this application provided passes through the expansion end of installation department with the setting of wearing to establish of through-hole reduces the displacement size of lift portion can compress elevating gear's lift time to improve lift efficiency, when being used for setting up electronic equipment's leading functional device, can reduce the positive display area's of electronic equipment use, increase electronic equipment's display area, thereby improve the screen and account for than.

Drawings

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

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing member in a lifting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of another structure of a fixing member in the lifting device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 15 is a schematic view of a distribution of first guide posts in the lifting device according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is another schematic distribution diagram of the first guide posts in the lifting device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a schematic diagram of a distribution of second guide posts in the lifting device according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 18 is another schematic distribution diagram of the second guiding columns in the lifting device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 19 is a schematic diagram of connection between a spring and a first conductor post or a second conductor post in the lifting device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in one state;

fig. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

fig. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the 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.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but rather "one or more but not all embodiments" unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including, but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise. To facilitate understanding of the lifting device provided in the embodiments of the present application, an application scenario of the lifting device is first described below, and the lifting device may be generally applied to an electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a notebook computer. However, whatever electronic device is used, it may include the lifting device disclosed in the present application.

Nowadays, the overall size of an electronic device (e.g., a mobile phone, etc.) is not set to be particularly large in consideration of portability of the electronic device, however, the size of a screen is generally set to be maximized in order to enhance a user's feeling of use; the larger screen can provide more display content and better visual effect for users, but the front surface of the electronic equipment needs to be provided with more other functional devices besides the screen.

Use the cell-phone as an example, the front of cell-phone can set up the display screen usually and set up in functional device such as the camera, sensor and the speaker of the non-display area of display screen, for this reason, this application embodiment provides a elevating gear for set up leading functional device, avoid occupying the cell-phone front space, improve the screen and account for the ratio.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 100 provided in an embodiment of the present application when a lifting device 10 is in a first position, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device 100 provided in fig. 1 when the lifting device 10 is in a second position. The electronic device 100 may be the mobile phone shown in fig. 1 and 2, and may also be any device having the lifting device 10, such as a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a camera, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, and other smart devices.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application when the lifting device 10 is at a first position, and fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting device 10 provided in fig. 3 when the lifting device is at a second position. The lifting device 10 is applied to the electronic apparatus 100, and the lifting device 10 includes a fixing portion 120, a lifting portion 140, an installation portion 160, and a driving portion 180. Wherein, the fixed part 120 is equipped with through-hole 121, lift portion 140 with the fixed part 120 sets up relatively, the installation department 160 includes stiff end 162 and expansion end 164, stiff end 162 with lift portion 140 connects, expansion end 164 wears to locate in the through-hole 121, drive portion 180 set up in fixed part 120 with between the lift portion 140, be used for the drive lift portion 140 orientation the fixed part 120 motion is followed the second position and is moved to the first position promptly, in order to drive the installation department 160 is followed stretch out in the through-hole 121, and deviates from the fixed part 120 motion is followed promptly the first position moves to the second position, in order to drive the installation department 160 is followed retrieve in the through-hole 121. When the lifting part 140 is at the first position, a first gap exists between the lifting part 140 and the fixing part 120.

In an embodiment, the lifting device 10 further includes a fixing member 122, the fixing member 122 is disposed opposite to the lifting portion 140, and the through hole 121 penetrates the fixing member 122 along an axial direction of the mounting portion 160.

In another embodiment, the lifting device 10 further includes a limiting member 124.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application when the lifting device 10 is at a first position, and fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when the lifting device is at a second position. One end of the limiting member 124 is connected to the fixing member 122, the other end faces the lifting portion 140, and the through hole 121 further penetrates through the limiting member 124 along the axial direction of the mounting portion 160. The limiting member 124 is used for limiting the deflection direction of the mounting portion 160 in the moving process, so that the direction deviation generated by the reciprocating movement of the mounting portion 160 between the first position and the second position is reduced, and the lifting accuracy is improved.

With regard to the formation of the first gap, it can be understood that when the fixing portion does not include the limiting member 124, that is, the first gap exists between the lifting portion 140 and the fixing member 122, and when the fixing portion includes the limiting member 124, that is, the first gap exists between the lifting portion 140 and the limiting member 124, it is ensured that the lifting portion 140 does not contact with the fixing portion 120 during the movement process, so as to avoid the impact caused by rigid collision, reduce the influence of collision on other elements, and avoid the generation of noise.

It should be noted that the fixing member 122 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the elliptical ring shape in the drawings, please refer to fig. 7 and fig. 8, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the fixing member 122 in the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of the fixing member 122 in the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application. In some embodiments, the fixing member in this embodiment is in a circular or rectangular shape with a through hole, so as to be adaptively adjusted according to the actual installation space of the electronic device, and to be better assembled with different electronic devices.

In an embodiment, the lifting device 10 further includes a spacer 126, so that a second gap exists between the limiting member 124 and the mounting portion 160, so as to reduce friction between the lifting portion 140 and the mounting portion 160 during movement, reduce loss to components, reduce temperature rise caused by heat generated by friction, reduce influence on normal use of components, and improve service life of the electronic device.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a lifting device 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application when the lifting device 10 is at a first position, and fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when the lifting device is at a second position. The spacer 126 is disposed between the limiting member 124 and the mounting portion 160, and includes at least two first magnets 1262 and at least two second magnets 1264, for example, four first magnets 1262 and four second magnets 1264, the four first magnets 1262 are symmetrically disposed on the limiting member 124, the four second magnets 1264 are symmetrically disposed on the mounting portion 160, the first magnets 1262 are disposed opposite to the second magnets 1264, and a second gap exists between the limiting member 124 and the mounting portion 160 due to the magnetic force of the two pairs of first magnets 1262 and second magnets 1264 in the symmetric direction.

It is understood that the magnetic force between the two pairs of first and second magnets in the symmetric direction may be either repulsive or attractive. It should be noted that the number of the first magnet or the second magnet in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to four, and may be two or more, such as two, three, or five.

In one embodiment, the lifting device 10 includes a bearing member 142 disposed opposite to the fixing member 122, the bearing member 142 is disposed opposite to the fixing member 122, and one end of the driving portion 180 is connected to the fixing member 122, and the other end is connected to the bearing member 142. In one embodiment, the driving part 180 may be an electromagnetic driving part, and in another embodiment, the driving part 180 may be composed of an electromagnetic driving part and an elastic driving part.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application when the lifting device 10 is in a first position, and fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when the lifting device is in a second position. The driving portion 180 includes an electromagnetic driving member 182, where the electromagnetic driving member 182 is configured to drive the supporting member 142 to move toward the fixing member 122, that is, to move from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to extend from the through hole 121, and to drive the supporting member 142 to move away from the fixing member 122, that is, to move from the first position to the second position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to retract from the through hole 121.

The electromagnetic driving member 182 includes a third magnet 1822 and a fourth magnet 1824, wherein the third magnet 1822 is connected to the fixing member 122, the fourth magnet 1824 is connected to the carrier 142, the third magnet 1822 is disposed opposite to the fourth magnet 1824, at least one of the electromagnetic driving members 182 is an electromagnet, and the third magnet 1822 is an electromagnet, for example, for controlling a magnetic force that generates an attraction force and a repulsion force between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824.

When a magnetic force attracting each other is generated between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824, the carrier 142 is driven to move toward the fixing member 122, i.e., to move from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to protrude from the through hole 121, and when a magnetic force repelling each other is generated between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824, the carrier 142 is driven to move away from the fixing member 122, i.e., to move from the first position to the second position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to retract from the through hole 121.

As in the case where the fourth magnet 1822 has an N-pole as a magnetic pole of an opposite surface to the third magnet 1822, the third magnet 1822 acts as an electromagnet, when the magnetic pole of the opposite surface of the fourth magnet 1822 is S-pole, the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824 generate attractive magnetic force to drive the carrier 142 to move toward the fixing member 122, i.e. from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to extend from the through hole 121, when the magnetic pole of the third magnet 1822 on the opposite surface to the fourth magnet 1822 is N-pole, the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824 generate a repulsive magnetic force, which drives the carrier 142 to move away from the fixing member 122, i.e. from the first position to the second position, to bring the mounting portion 160 to retract from the through hole 121.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14, fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting device 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application when the lifting device 10 is in a first position, and fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when the lifting device is in a second position. The driving portion 180 includes an electromagnetic driving member 182 and an elastic driving member 184, the electromagnetic driving member 182 is configured to drive the supporting member 142 to move toward the fixing member 122, i.e., to move from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to extend from the through hole 121, and the elastic driving member 184 is configured to drive the supporting member 142 to move away from the fixing member 122, i.e., to move from the first position to the second position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to retract from the through hole 121.

The electromagnetic driving member 182 includes a third magnet 1822 and a fourth magnet 1824, wherein the third magnet 1822 is connected to the fixed member 122, the fourth magnet 1824 is connected to the carrier 142, the third magnet 1822 is disposed opposite to the fourth magnet 1824, at least one of the electromagnetic driving members 182 is an electromagnet, for example, the third magnet 1822 is an electromagnet, and is used for controlling a magnetic force that generates an attraction between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824, and the elastic driving member 184 is disposed between the fixed member 122 and the carrier 142.

When a magnetic force attracting each other is generated between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824, the carrier 142 is driven to move toward the fixing element 122, that is, to move from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to extend out of the through hole 121, the elastic driving element 184 is in a compressed state, and when there is no magnetic force between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824, the elastic driving element 184 recovers its shape, so as to drive the carrier 142 to move away from the fixing element 122, that is, to move from the first position to the second position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to retract from the through hole 121.

As in the case where the fourth magnet 1822 has an N-pole as a magnetic pole of an opposite surface to the third magnet 1822, the third magnet 1822 acts as an electromagnet, when the magnetic pole of the opposite surface of the fourth magnet 1822 is S-pole, the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824 generate attractive magnetic force to drive the carrier 142 to move toward the fixing member 122, i.e. from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the mounting portion 160 to extend from the through hole 121, and at the same time, the elastic member 184 is compressed and deformed, and when the third magnet 1822 is nonmagnetic, there is no magnetic force between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824, and the elastic driving member 184 recovers its shape, drives the supporting member 142 to move away from the fixing member 122, i.e. from the first position to the second position, to bring the mounting portion 160 to retract from the through hole 121.

In one embodiment, the elastic driving member 184 includes a plurality of first guiding pillars 1842, a plurality of second guiding pillars 1844 and a plurality of springs 1846, for example, two in number, two of the first guiding pillars 1842 are disposed on the fixing member 122, two of the second guiding pillars 1844 are disposed on the supporting member 142, the first guiding pillars 1842 are disposed opposite to the second guiding pillars 1844, the springs 1846 are wound around the surfaces of the first guiding pillars 1842 and the second guiding pillars 1844, one end of each spring is connected to the fixing member 122, and the other end of each spring is connected to the supporting member 142. By limiting the direction of movement of the spring 1846 due to compression deformation or tensile recovery deformation by arranging the first guide post 1842 and the second guide post 1844, deflection of the spring 1846 in the movement process is reduced, and rigid collision caused by unbalanced stress in the movement of the lifting device and influence on the service life of elements are avoided.

In some embodiments, the plurality of first guiding columns 1284 or the plurality of second guiding columns 1844 may also be symmetrically distributed, that is, the plurality of first guiding columns 1842 is symmetrically disposed on the fixing member 122, and the plurality of second guiding columns 1844 is symmetrically disposed on the supporting member 142.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, fig. 15 is a schematic view of a distribution of the first guiding columns 1282 of the lifting device 10 according to the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 16 is a schematic view of another distribution of the first guiding columns 1282 of the lifting device 10 according to the embodiment of the present application. When the number of the first guide posts 1282 is two, the first guide posts 1282 may be symmetrically distributed along a straight line, and when the number of the first guide posts 1282 is four, the first guide posts may be symmetrically distributed along two straight lines. Referring to fig. 17 and 18, fig. 17 is a schematic distribution diagram of the second guiding columns 1284 in the lifting device 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 18 is another schematic diagram of the distribution of the second guiding columns 1284 in the lifting device 10 according to the embodiment of the present application. When the number of the second guiding studs 1284 is two, the second guiding studs may be symmetrically distributed along a straight line, and when the number of the second guiding studs 1284 is four, the second guiding studs may be symmetrically distributed along two straight lines. Accordingly, in some embodiments, when the number n of the first guide posts or the second guide posts is an even number greater than or equal to two, the guide posts may be symmetrically distributed along n/2 straight lines, for example, when the number of the first guide posts is six, the guide posts may be symmetrically distributed along three straight lines, when the number of the second guide posts is six, the guide posts may be symmetrically distributed along three straight lines, and the like.

In one embodiment, the spring 1846 of the resilient driving member is detachably connected to the fixing member 122 and the carrier 142, and in some embodiments, the spring 1846 may be detachably connected by a hook. Referring to fig. 19, fig. 19 is a schematic view illustrating a connection between a spring 1846 and the fixing member 122 or the supporting member 142 in the lifting device 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The spring 1846 is connected with the fixing member 122 or the bearing member 142 by a hook, so that the manufacturing and the installation are convenient, the disassembly is convenient, more elements are not required to be replaced when parts such as the spring are replaced, and convenience is provided for users.

It should be noted that, since the first guiding column 126 or the second guiding column 144 may be one or more than two, such as three, four, five, etc., the spring 1462 is not limited to one, and may be one or more than two, such as two, three, four, etc.

It is understood that, if the driving portion 180 only includes the electromagnetic driving member 182, when the lifting portion 140 is in the first position, the first gap exists between the lifting portion 140 and the fixing portion 120 by controlling the magnitude of the magnetic force of the mutual attraction between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824; if the driving portion 180 includes the electromagnetic driving member 182 and the elastic driving member 184, when the lifting portion 140 is located at the first position, the first gap exists between the lifting portion 140 and the fixing portion 120 by controlling the space between the fixing portion 120 and the lifting portion 140 occupied when the elastic driving member 184 is in the compressed state and/or by controlling the magnetic force of the mutual attraction between the third magnet 1822 and the fourth magnet 1824.

In one embodiment, the lifting device 10 includes a housing for housing a functional device. In another embodiment, the mounting portion 160 is further provided with a cover 168, the cover 168 is used for covering the accommodating cavity, and keeps consistent with the appearance color, material and the like of the electronic device housing body, and when the mounting portion is in a retracted state, the mounting portion is fused with the electronic device housing, so that the mounting portion is attractive and elegant.

Referring to fig. 20 and 21, fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when the lifting device 10 is at the first position, and fig. 21 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when the lifting device is at the second position. When the driving portion 180 drives the carrier 142 to move toward the fixing member 122, i.e., from the second position to the first position, the functional device 40 is extended relative to the housing 20, and when the driving portion 180 drives the carrier 142 to move away from the fixing member 122, i.e., from the first position to the second position, the functional device 40 is retracted relative to the housing 20.

The present application further provides an electronic device 100, which includes a housing, a functional device, a control circuit, and the above-mentioned lifting device 10, please refer to fig. 22, and fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 100 includes a housing 20, a function device 40, a control circuit 60, and the lifting device 10.

The housing 20 is provided with an assembly space, the functional device 40 is disposed on the mounting portion 160, the fixing portion 120 further includes a plurality of connecting members 128, taking two connecting members 128 as an example, please refer to fig. 23 and 24, fig. 23 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when being in the first position, fig. 24 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application when being in the second position, and the two connecting members 128 are connected to one side of the fixing member 122 for assembling the fixing member 122 in the housing 20.

The lifting device 10 is disposed in the assembly space and connected to the housing 20 through the connecting member 128, and the control circuit 60 is connected to the driving portion 180 for driving the lifting portion 140 to move toward the fixing portion 120, i.e., from the second position to the first position, so as to drive the functional device 40 to extend from the through hole 121, and to move away from the fixing portion 120, i.e., from the first position to the second position, so as to drive the functional device 40 to retract from the through hole 121.

The functional device 40 includes one or more of a camera, a flash, a proximity light sensor, an ambient light sensor, a structured light sensor, an infrared camera, a floodlight sensing element, a time-of-flight sensor, and a dot-matrix projector.

It should be noted that, regarding the assembly structure of the lifting device 10 in the present application, please refer to fig. 25, fig. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting device 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application, and unless otherwise specified, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific assembly manner thereof, and all the conventional manners that can assemble various components into a whole and achieve the function of the lifting device 10 in the present application fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Please refer to fig. 26, wherein fig. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for controlling the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The control method of the electronic device 100 includes:

s101, the electronic device 100 receives an extending instruction, and the electronic device 100 controls the driving portion 180 to drive the lifting portion 140 to move toward the fixing portion 120, that is, to move from the second position to the first position, according to the extending instruction, so that the functional device 40 extends relative to the housing 20;

s102 the electronic device 100 receives a retraction command, and the electronic device 100 controls the driving portion 180 to drive the lifting portion 140 to move away from the fixing portion 120 according to the retraction command, that is, to move from the first position to the second position, so that the functional device 40 is retracted relative to the housing 20.

For example, when the functional device 40 is one or more of a camera, a flash, an infrared camera, and the like, the extending instruction or the retracting instruction may be an opening instruction or a closing instruction of the corresponding functional device, for example, a user opens or closes a related photographing application program through touch control, voice, gesture, or the like during photographing, so that the electronic device 100 controls the driving part 180 to drive the lifting part 140 to move towards the fixing part 120 according to the opening instruction, so that the functional device such as the camera extends relative to the housing 20, and controls the driving part 180 to drive the lifting part 140 to move away from the fixing part 120 according to the closing instruction, so that the functional device such as the camera retracts relative to the housing 20.

It is to be understood that the extending instruction or the retracting instruction is not limited thereto, for example, when the functional device 40 is a proximity sensor, the extending instruction or the retracting instruction may be a state judgment of the electronic device held by the user, for example, the extending instruction is in a state that the user is held by the hand, and the retracting instruction is in a state that the user is not held by the hand, or a state judgment of the user conversation, for example, the extending instruction is in a conversation state, and the retracting instruction is in a state that the user is not in a conversation state.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present application may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned. Furthermore, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application and not for limiting, and although the present application is described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalent substitutions may be made to the technical solutions of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application.

Claims (17)

1. A lifting device, comprising:

the fixing part is provided with a through hole and comprises a limiting piece;

the lifting part is arranged opposite to the fixing part, and one end of the limiting part faces the lifting part;

the mounting part comprises a fixed end and a movable end, the fixed end is connected with the lifting part, and the movable end is arranged in the through hole in a penetrating manner;

the spacer is arranged between the limiting piece and the mounting part and used for limiting a second gap between the limiting piece and the mounting part; and

the driving part is arranged between the fixing part and the lifting part and used for driving the lifting part to move towards the fixing part so as to drive the installation part to extend out of the through hole and driving the lifting part to move away from the fixing part so as to drive the installation part to be retracted from the through hole;

when the installation part extends out of the through hole, a first gap exists between the lifting part and the fixing part.

2. The lifting device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion includes a fixing member disposed opposite to the lifting portion, and the through hole penetrates the fixing member in an axial direction of the mounting portion.

3. The lifting device according to claim 2, wherein one end of the stopper is connected to the fixing member, the other end of the stopper faces the lifting portion, and the through hole further penetrates the stopper in the axial direction of the mounting portion.

4. The lifting device according to claim 3, wherein the spacer includes at least two first magnets and at least two second magnets, the first magnets are symmetrically disposed on the retaining member, the second magnets are symmetrically disposed on the mounting portion, and the first magnets and the second magnets are disposed opposite to each other.

5. The lifting device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the magnetic forces acting between the two pairs of first and second magnets in the symmetrical direction are repulsive to each other.

6. The lifting device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the magnetic forces between the two pairs of first and second magnets in the symmetrical direction are both attractive to each other.

7. The lifting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the lifting portion includes a bearing member disposed opposite to the fixing member, and the driving portion has one end connected to the fixing member and the other end connected to the bearing member.

8. The lift device of claim 7, wherein the drive portion comprises an electromagnetic drive including a third magnet and a fourth magnet, wherein the third magnet is coupled to the fixed member, wherein the fourth magnet is coupled to the carrier, wherein the third magnet is disposed opposite the fourth magnet, and wherein at least one of the third magnet and the fourth magnet is an electromagnet.

9. The lifting device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the electromagnetic drive is configured to control the generation of attractive and repulsive magnetic forces between the third and fourth magnets;

work as the third magnet with when producing the magnetic force of inter attraction between the fourth magnet, the drive hold carrier orientation the mounting motion, in order to drive the installation department is followed the through-hole stretches out, works as the third magnet with when producing the magnetic force of mutual repulsion between the fourth magnet, the drive hold carrier and deviate from the mounting motion is held, in order to drive the installation department is followed the through-hole is retrieved.

10. The lifting device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the electromagnetic driving member is configured to control a magnetic force for generating an attraction between the third magnet and the fourth magnet, and the driving portion further comprises:

the elastic driving piece is used for driving the bearing piece to move away from the fixing piece so as to drive the mounting part to retract from the through hole;

work as the third magnet with when producing the magnetic force of inter attraction between the fourth magnet, the drive hold carrier orientation the mounting motion, in order to drive the installation department is followed the through-hole stretches out, elastic drive spare is in compression state, works as the third magnet with when there is not magnetic force between the fourth magnet, elastic drive spare resumes deformation, drive hold carrier and deviate from the mounting motion drives the installation department is followed the through-hole is withdrawed.

11. The lifting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the elastic driving member includes a plurality of first guide posts, a plurality of second guide posts, and a plurality of springs, the first guide posts are disposed on the fixing member, the second guide posts are disposed on the supporting member, the first guide posts are disposed opposite to the second guide posts, the springs are wound on the surfaces of the first guide posts and the second guide posts, one end of each spring is connected to the fixing member, and the other end of each spring is connected to the supporting member.

12. The lifting device as claimed in claim 11, wherein a plurality of the first guide posts are symmetrically disposed on the fixing member, and a plurality of the second guide posts are symmetrically disposed on the supporting member.

13. The lift device of any one of claims 11 or 12, wherein the spring is removably coupled to the first and second guide posts.

14. The lift device of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the mounting portion defines a receiving cavity for receiving a functional device, the functional device including one or more of a camera, a flashlight, a proximity light sensor, an ambient light sensor, a structured light sensor, an infrared camera, a flood sensor, a time-of-flight sensor, and a dot-matrix projector.

15. The lifting device as claimed in claim 14, wherein a cover is provided on the mounting portion for covering the receiving cavity.

16. An electronic device, characterized in that, the electronic device includes casing, functional device, control circuit and the elevating gear of any one of claims 1-15, the casing is equipped with assembly space, elevating gear locates in the assembly space, the fixed part includes the connecting piece, elevating gear passes through the connecting piece with the casing is connected, the functional device set up in the installation department, control circuit with the drive division is connected, is used for driving the lift portion orientation the fixed part motion, in order to drive the functional device is followed the through-hole stretches out, and drives the lift portion deviates from the fixed part motion, in order to drive the functional device is followed the through-hole is retrieved.

17. A control method of an electronic apparatus for controlling the electronic apparatus according to claim 16, characterized by comprising:

the electronic equipment receives a stretching instruction, and the electronic equipment controls the driving part to drive the lifting part to move towards the fixed part according to the stretching instruction, so that the functional device stretches out relative to the shell;

the electronic equipment receives a retracting instruction, and the electronic equipment controls the driving part to drive the lifting part to move away from the fixed part according to the retracting instruction, so that the functional device retracts relative to the shell.

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