CN111615278A

CN111615278A - Housing and electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN111615278A
Application number: CN201910141238.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郝宁
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-02-26
Filing date: 2019-02-26
Publication date: 2020-09-01

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a housing and an electronic apparatus, the housing including: the lamp assembly and the housing body. The shell is provided with the light assembly and the shell body, so that part of light of the light assembly passes through the refraction piece and is emitted from the transparent area of the first light transmission part to form a first light effect, and meanwhile, part of light of the light source is reflected to the reflection layer of the shell body through the reflection area of the first light transmission part and is emitted to the second light transmission part through the reflection layer to form a second light effect. Because the light transmission performance of the first light transmission part of euphotic layer is different with the light transmission performance of the second light transmission part, the light source is utilized to enable different areas of the shell to form preset different light effects, the process complexity of the shell is reduced, the appearance effects of the shell and the electronic equipment are enriched, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Housing and electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a housing and an electronic device.

Background

In the related art, a casing of an electronic device such as a mobile phone is usually made of metal or glass, and a decorative effect is achieved by spraying a pattern, so that the casing has a single structure and a single appearance effect. Moreover, for example, the housing made of metal or the like cannot be matched with the light inside the electronic device, so that not only the function of the corresponding indicator light cannot be realized, but also the overall external effect of the electronic device is reduced. Therefore, how to improve the aesthetic property and the practicability of the electronic device housing becomes a hot research problem in the current field.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a housing and an electronic apparatus to improve the beauty and practicability of the housing and the electronic apparatus.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a housing, comprising: a light assembly and a housing body; the light assembly comprises a light source; the light source is arranged below the shell body; the shell body comprises a light transmitting layer, a transmission layer and a reflection layer;

the light-transmitting layer comprises a first light-transmitting part and a second light-transmitting part which have different light-transmitting effects; the first light transmission part comprises a reflection area and a transparent area, and the transparent area is surrounded into a preset mark shape;

the transmission layer comprises a refraction piece, the refraction piece is arranged between the euphotic layer and the light source and corresponds to the first euphotic part, so that at least one part of light source light rays are refracted by the refraction piece and then emitted from the transparent area to form a first light effect, and at least one part of light source light rays are reflected to the reflection layer through the reflection area; the reflecting layer corresponds to the second light transmission part in position so as to reflect the light rays reflected back from the reflecting area to the second light transmission part and emit the light rays from the second light transmission part to form a second light effect.

Optionally, the second light-transmitting portion surrounds the first light-transmitting portion and extends to an edge of the housing main body.

Optionally, the second light-transmitting portion includes a light-transmitting ground glass plate.

Optionally, the second light-transmitting portion includes a light-transmitting band disposed on at least one side edge of the housing main body.

Optionally, the propagation layer further includes a light-transmitting member, the light-transmitting member is provided with an installation portion, and the refraction member is assembled to the installation portion.

Optionally, the reflective layer comprises a reflective silver surface disposed on the underside of the light transmissive element.

Optionally, the light assembly further includes a reflective cup, and the reflective cup covers the light source and is correspondingly matched with the refraction element.

Optionally, the reflector cup includes a first opening and a second opening, a cross-sectional area of the first opening is larger than a cross-sectional area of the second opening, and the first opening is fitted to the refraction element.

Optionally, the light source comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged in an array.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic apparatus is provided, which includes the above-mentioned housing and an apparatus main body mated with the housing, the apparatus main body includes at least one of a main board and a flexible wiring board, and the light source is electrically connected to the one of the main board and the flexible wiring board.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

this is disclosed through setting up light subassembly and casing main part for the casing to make light subassembly's partial light source pass through the refraction piece, and jet out from the transparent area of first printing opacity portion and form first light effect, make partial light source light reflect to the reflection stratum of casing main part through the reflection area of first printing opacity portion simultaneously, and reflect to second printing opacity portion through the reflection stratum and jet out and form second light effect. Because the light transmission performance of the first light transmission part of euphotic layer is different with the light transmission performance of the second light transmission part, the light source is utilized to enable different areas of the shell to form preset different light effects, the process complexity of the shell is reduced, the appearance effects of the shell and the electronic equipment are enriched, and the user experience is improved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a housing in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a front side structure of a housing in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a housing according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a housing according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of an electronic device in an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

In the related art, a casing of an electronic device such as a mobile phone is usually made of metal or glass, and a decorative effect is achieved by spraying a pattern, which results in a single casing structure and appearance effect. Moreover, for example, due to the properties of materials such as metal, the shell cannot be matched with light inside the electronic equipment, so that the corresponding function of the indicator light cannot be realized, and the overall external effect of the electronic equipment is reduced.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a housing in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 2 is a schematic front structural view of a housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. In fig. 1, which is exemplarily labeled by using arrows for light propagation, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the housing 1 includes: a light assembly 12 and a housing body 11. The light assembly 12 includes a light source 121, and the light source 121 is disposed below the housing body 11, so that the housing body 11 can improve the overall appearance effect of the housing 1 by using the light effect of the light source 121 and matching with the light effect.

The case body 11 includes a light-transmitting layer 111, a propagation layer 112, and a reflection layer 113. Light-transmitting layer 111 includes first light-transmitting portion 1111 and second light-transmitting portion 1112 having different light-transmitting effects, and first light-transmitting portion 1111 includes reflective region 1111a and transparent region 1111 b. The transmission layer 112 includes a refraction member 1121, the refraction member 1121 is disposed between the light transmission layer 111 and the light source 121, and corresponds to the first light transmission portion 1111 in position, so that at least a portion of the light source 121 is refracted by the refraction member 1121 and then emitted from a transparent area 1111b enclosing a predetermined sign shape to form a first lighting effect of lighting the sign, and at least a portion of the light source 121 is reflected to the reflection layer 113 through the reflection area 1111 a. The reflective layer 113 corresponds to the second transparent portion 1112, so as to reflect the light reflected from the reflective region 1111a to the second transparent portion 1112, and emit the light from the second transparent portion 1112 to form a second light effect.

The light assembly 12 and the housing body 11 are disposed on the housing 1, so that part of the light source 121 of the light assembly 12 passes through the refraction member 1121 and is emitted from the transparent region 1111b of the first light transmission portion 1111 to form a first light effect, and at the same time, part of the light source 121 is reflected to the reflection layer 113 of the housing body 11 through the reflection region 1111a of the first light transmission portion 1111 and is reflected to the second light transmission portion 1112 through the reflection layer 113 to form a second light effect. Because the light transmission performance of the first light transmission part 1111 and the second light transmission part 1112 of the light transmission layer 111 are different, the present disclosure utilizes one light source 121 to form preset different light effects in different areas of the housing 1, which not only reduces the process complexity of the housing 1, but also enriches the appearance effect of the housing 1 and the electronic device 2, and improves the user experience.

The following is an exemplary description of specific structures and arrangements of the propagation layer 112, the reflection layer 113, and the light-transmitting layer 111 of the case 1, respectively:

1. propagation layer 112

In an embodiment, the transmission layer 112 includes a refraction element 1121 and a light transmission element 1122, a mounting portion (not labeled) is disposed on the light transmission element 1122, and the refraction element 1121 is assembled to the mounting portion. The mounting portion may be a groove or a through hole disposed on the light-transmitting member 1122; the installation position of the installation part may be an upper part, a middle part, or a lower part of the light-transmissive member 1122, and may be installed in a central region or an edge region of the light-transmissive member 1122, which is not limited in the present disclosure. Taking the mounting portion as a through hole disposed in the middle of the light transmissive element 1122 as an example, the size and shape of the refraction element 1121 are matched with the through hole and assembled and matched with the through hole, so that the light transmission effect of the region assembled with the refraction element 1121 is different from that of other regions of the light transmissive element 1122. The installation part is arranged in the middle of the light-transmitting member 1122, so that the processing difficulty and the structural strength of the transmission layer 112 are reduced, more installation spaces are provided for the light assembly 12 below the installation part, and the assembly difficulty of the shell 1 and the electronic device 2 is reduced.

It should be noted that the refraction element 1121 may be a lens to facilitate assembly and achieve different light transmission effects. Alternatively, the refraction element 1121 can be other structures capable of changing light, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. The light-transmitting member 1122 may be made of transparent glass, or may be made of PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate, acrylic, organic glass), which is not limited in this disclosure.

In addition, the light source 121 includes a plurality of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) arranged in an array. Wherein, a plurality of different single-color or mixed-color LEDs can be contained in the LED array, and the LEDs are controlled to emit single or dynamic light effects, so that the exterior of the shell 1 shows photoelectric decorative effect.

2. Light-transmitting layer 111

In the above embodiment, the structure of the light-transmitting layer 111 determines the final external display light effect of the whole casing 1, and the structure of the light-transmitting layer 111 is exemplarily described below:

as shown in fig. 2, the light-transmitting layer 111 includes a first light-transmitting portion 1111 and a second light-transmitting portion 1112. The first light-transmitting portion 1111 corresponds to the refraction element 1121 in position and is formed by a reflection region 1111a and a transparent region 1111b, and the transparent region 1111b may be disposed at the center of the reflection region 1111a, so as to facilitate the light-transmitting effect, the reflection effect, and the processing convenience of the first light-transmitting portion 1111. Transparent region 1111b may enclose a LOGO shape of a LOGO (LOGO or trademark) of a product, or other LOGO shapes for functional indication, which is not limited by the present disclosure. When the light from the light source 121 passes through the transparent region 1111b, a first light effect is generated to illuminate the LOGO or other signs.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the second light-transmitting portion 1112 may surround the first light-transmitting portion 1111 and extend to an edge position of the housing body 11, and in this case, the second light-transmitting portion 1112 may be a light-transmitting ground glass plate, and the light-transmitting ground glass plate is assembled with the upper side surface of the light-transmitting member 1122. The light reflected to the light-transmitting ground glass plate from the reflecting layer 113 is softened by the diffuse reflection effect of the light-transmitting ground glass plate through the structure, and is uniformly emitted from the light-transmitting ground glass plate, so that a second soft lighting effect is formed. The light cooperation of first printing opacity portion 1111 and second printing opacity portion 1112 finally forms outside soft light and lights, wraps up the non-light tight outward appearance effect of center LOGO, has promoted the whole aesthetic property of casing 1.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the second transparent portion 1112 may be a transparent tape disposed at least on one side edge of the housing body 11. Taking the second light-transmitting portion 1112 as a light-transmitting band surrounding the housing body 11 as an example, when the light is turned on, a lighted frame is formed at the edge of the housing body 11, so that the overall visual effect of the housing 1 is improved.

Specifically, the light-transmitting strip effect of the second light-transmitting portion 1112 can be realized by providing a reflective coating at other positions on the upper side of the light-transmitting member 1122, that is, by spraying the reflective coating on the light-transmitting member 1122 except for the edge position of the housing body 11, so that light can only be transmitted through the light-transmitting strip corresponding to the edge position of the housing body 11, and a lighting effect with a lighted frame is formed.

Alternatively, second light transmission portion 1112 may be provided at a different position of housing body 11 in another shape to form a desired lighting effect, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

The reflective region 1111a includes a reflective silver film disposed on the upper side of the refraction member 1121, and the reflective silver film reduces the thickness of the first light-transmitting portion 1111, so as to improve the overall lightness and thinness of the housing 1 and the electronic device 2; alternatively, the reflective region 1111a may also be a mirror surface or other devices capable of reflecting light, which is not limited by the disclosure.

3. Reflective layer 113

The reflecting layer 113 includes the reflection of light silver face of setting on printing opacity 1122 downside, and is the same, and reflection of light silver face sets up and has reduced reflecting layer 113's thickness at the downside of spreading layer 112 printing opacity 1122, promotes the holistic frivolousness of casing 1 and electronic equipment 2.

In an embodiment, the reflective layer 113 may completely correspond to the second transparent portion 1112 in structure and size, so as to improve the reflection effect of the reflective layer 113 and the uniformity of the reflected light. In other embodiments, the reflective layer 113 may be disposed at an interval, an array, or other manners on the lower side of the light-transmissive member 1122, so as to form different light display effects on the second light-transmissive portion 1112, thereby increasing the overall effect of the housing 1.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4, the light assembly 12 further includes a reflective cup 122, and the reflective cup 122 covers the light source 121 and is correspondingly matched with the refraction element 1121. The light emitted from the light source 121 is shielded and gathered by the reflective cup 122, so that the final light display effect of the first light transmission portion 1111 and the second light transmission portion 1112 is improved, and the influence on the use effect and the user experience of the housing 1 and the electronic device 2 caused by the light emitted to other areas after the light is leaked is avoided.

Further, the reflective cup 122 includes a first opening 1221 and a second opening 1222, the cross-sectional area of the first opening 1221 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the second opening 1222, and the first opening 1221 is fitted to the refractive element 1121. Because the cross-sectional area of the first opening 1221 is greater than the cross-sectional area of the second opening 1222, the reflector cup 122 presents a horn shape, the narrow opening of the horn is matched with the light source 121, and the wide opening is matched with the refraction piece 1121, so that on one hand, the occupation of the light assembly 12 on the inner space of the shell 1 and the electronic device 2 is reduced, on the other hand, the light from the light source 121 is enabled to be cup-shaped in the reflector cup 122 to form a scattering effect, and the improvement of the light effect presented by the light entering the refraction piece 1121 is facilitated.

The present disclosure further proposes an electronic device, as shown in fig. 5, the electronic device 2 includes the above-mentioned housing 1 and a device main body 21 mated with the housing 1, the device main body 21 includes at least one of a main board 211 and a flexible wiring board 212, and the light source 121 is electrically connected to one of the main board 211 and the flexible wiring board 212.

It should be noted that the electronic device 2 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and the like, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A housing, comprising: a light assembly and a housing body; the light assembly comprises a light source; the light source is arranged below the shell body; the shell body comprises a light transmitting layer, a transmission layer and a reflection layer;

2. The housing of claim 1, wherein the second light transmitting portion surrounds the first light transmitting portion and extends to an edge position of the housing main body.

3. The housing of claim 2, wherein the second light-transmissive portion comprises a light-transmissive ground glass plate.

4. The housing of claim 1, wherein the second light-transmissive portion comprises a light-transmissive strip disposed on at least one side edge of the housing body.

5. The housing of claim 1, wherein the transmission layer further comprises a light transmissive member, the light transmissive member having a mounting portion, the refractive element being assembled to the mounting portion.

6. A housing as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reflective layer comprises a reflective silver surface provided on the underside of the optically transmissive element.

7. The housing of claim 1, wherein the light assembly further comprises a reflector cup that covers the exterior of the light source and mates with the refractor.

8. The housing of claim 7, wherein the reflector cup includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening having a cross-sectional area greater than a cross-sectional area of the second opening, and the first opening being coupled to the refractive member.

9. The housing of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged in an array.

10. An electronic device comprising the housing according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and a device body which is mated with the housing, the device body comprising a main board and a flexible wiring board, the light source being electrically connected to one of the main board and the flexible wiring board.