CN111726440B

CN111726440B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN111726440B
Application number: CN202010555285.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王超
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-17
Filing date: 2020-06-17
Publication date: 2021-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-17
Also published as: CN111726440A

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment, which belongs to the field of communication equipment and comprises a shell and a base, wherein the shell is provided with an inner cavity and a through hole communicated with the inner cavity, the base is arranged at the through hole, and the base is rotatably connected with the shell; the base is provided with a first optical module and an acoustic module which are arranged at two ends of the base; the base has a first state and a second state, under the condition that the base is in the first state, the first optical module is located outside the shell, and the acoustic module is located inside the shell, under the condition that the base is in the second state, the first optical module is located inside the shell, and the acoustic module is located outside the shell, and the first optical module comprises at least one camera. The screen of present electronic equipment can be solved to above-mentioned scheme and account for less problem.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of communication, in particular to an electronic device.

Background

With the rapid development and wide application of electronic devices, users have increasingly high demands for functional diversity and appearance aesthetics of electronic devices. Accordingly, manufacturers of electronic devices are striving to develop electronic devices toward light weight, thinness, multi-functionality, large screen occupation, and the like in order to meet market demands and improve market competitiveness.

However, electronic equipment on the market is usually configured with acoustic module and optical module, has occupied great region, leads to the touch screen display area of electronic equipment to mostly have bang black limit, water droplet black limit, utmost point black limit phenomenons such as, causes electronic equipment's screen to account for less, and this not only influences the exquisite fineness of electronic equipment appearance layout, can't satisfy the demand of user to the electronic equipment large screen moreover.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide electronic equipment, and the problem that the screen of the existing electronic equipment is small in occupied ratio can be solved.

In order to solve the above problems, the present application is implemented as follows:

an electronic device comprises a shell and a base, wherein the shell is provided with an inner cavity and a through hole communicated with the inner cavity, the base is arranged at the through hole, and the base is rotatably connected with the shell;

the base is provided with a first optical module and an acoustic module which are arranged at two ends of the base;

the base has a first state and a second state, and with the base in the first state, the first optical module is outside the housing and the acoustic module is inside the housing; with the base in the second state, the first optical module is inside the housing and the acoustic module is outside the housing; the first optical module comprises at least one camera.

The electronic equipment that this application embodiment discloses, structure through the electronic equipment to among the correlation technique improves, set up the perforation with the inner chamber intercommunication of casing at the casing, and set up the base in the casing with rotating, thereby can make first optical module or acoustics module hide in the casing through rotating, because camera function and conversation function generally do not need to launch simultaneously, therefore can according to the two time that need work separately with camera or acoustics module roll out, can enough avoid camera and acoustics module to occupy the region that sets up the display screen on the electronic equipment simultaneously, can simplify the structure again.

Drawings

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in a second state according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a base of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a part of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-perforation, 120-projection;

200-base, 210-first optical module, 211-camera, 212-fill light, 220-acoustic module, 221-receiver, 222-microphone, 230-second optical module, 231-photosensor, 232-infrared light module, 240-module housing, 241-first light transmission region, 242-sound transmission hole, 243-second light transmission region, 244-third light transmission region, 250-straight edge, 260-arc edge;

300-a rotating shaft;

400-driving mechanism, 410-driving motor, 420-transmission mechanism, 421-first gear, 422-second gear, 423-third gear.

Detailed Description

The technical solution applied will be described clearly and completely with reference to the specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

Referring to fig. 1-4, an electronic device is disclosed in an embodiment of the present application, and the disclosed electronic device includes a housing 100 and a base 200.

The housing 100 is a basic member of the electronic device, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting base for other constituent members of the electronic device, and at the same time, the housing 100 can provide protection for other members of the electronic device. The base 200 is rotatably coupled to the housing 100 and is capable of rotating relative to the housing 100.

In the embodiment of the present application, the housing 100 has an inner cavity and the perforation 110, the perforation 110 is communicated with the inner cavity, and the perforation 110 can realize the position change of the base 200 inside and outside the housing 100. In a specific embodiment, the casing 100 may include a middle frame, and the middle frame may be provided with the through hole 110, but the through hole 110 may also be provided at other positions of the casing 100. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific location of the perforation 110 on the housing 100.

The base 200 is provided with a first optical module 210 and an acoustic module 220, and the first optical module 210 and the acoustic module 220 are respectively disposed at two ends of the base 200. As described above, the base 200 is rotatably disposed in the inner cavity of the housing 100, and thus can rotate relative to the housing 100, and the first optical module 210 and the acoustic module 220 can also rotate during the rotation of the base 200. Specifically, the first optical module 210 and the acoustic module 220 can rotate out of the casing 100 or rotate into the inner cavity through the through hole 110, and finally, the first optical module 210 and the acoustic module 220 can enter and exit the casing 100. The operation can be performed in a state where the first optical module 210 or the acoustic module 220 is protruded out of the casing 100. With the acoustic module 220 or the first optical module 210 retracted into the interior cavity, concealment within the enclosure 100 can be achieved.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the base 200 has a first state and a second state, and in the case that the base 200 is in the first state, the first optical module 210 is located outside the casing 100, and the acoustic module 220 is located inside the casing 100, in this case, the first optical module 210 can operate outside the casing 100, and the acoustic module 220 can be hidden inside the casing 100. With the base 200 in the second state, the first optical module 210 is inside the casing 100, and the acoustic module 220 is outside the casing 100, and the first optical module 210 includes a camera module. In this case, the first optical module 210 is hidden inside the casing 100, and the acoustic module 220 can operate outside the casing 100.

The electronic equipment disclosed in the embodiment of the application, improve through the structure to the electronic equipment among the correlation technique, set up the perforation 110 with the inner chamber intercommunication of casing 100 at casing 100, and rotate base 200 and casing 100 and be connected, thereby can make first optical module 210 or acoustics module 220 hide in casing 100 through rotating, can roll first optical module 210 or acoustics module 220 out when needs work, finally can avoid base 200 to occupy the region that sets up the display screen on the electronic equipment, thereby can make the display screen of electronic equipment configuration bigger area, finally can increase the screen of electronic equipment and account for the ratio.

Meanwhile, considering the use habits of most users, the acoustic module 220 and the camera module are used less at the same time, so that the acoustic module 220 and the camera module do not need to extend out of the shell 100 at the same time, and further the acoustic module 220 and the camera module can be dispersedly arranged, which is beneficial to fully utilizing the arrangement space of the base 200 and avoiding the base 200 from setting a larger volume.

In an alternative embodiment, the projected edge of the base 200 in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis thereof may include a straight edge 250 and a curved edge 260, and the straight edge 250 and the curved edge 260 may be connected end to end, which is advantageous to reduce the occupied space of the base 200 in the housing 100. Specifically, with the base 200 in the first state, the linear edge 250 may be located within the housing 100; with the base 200 in the second state, the straight edge 250 may be located outside the housing 100.

In an alternative embodiment, the base 200 of the electronic device disclosed in the present application may further include a module housing 240, and the structure of the module housing 240 may be various, and the embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited. The first optical module 210 and the acoustic module 220 are disposed in a module housing 240, and the module housing 240 defines a first light-transmitting region 241 and a sound-transmitting hole 242. The first light-transmitting region 241 is disposed opposite to the camera module, and the sound transmission hole 242 is communicated with the acoustic module 220. In the case that the first optical module 210 is located outside the housing 100, the camera module can work through the first light-transmitting area 241. Similarly, in the case where the acoustic module 220 is located outside the casing 100, the acoustic module 220 may operate through the sound transmission hole 242. The module housing 240 can provide a mounting base and protection for the first optical module 210 and the acoustic module 220, while facilitating the overall mounting of the base 200.

In a further technical scheme, sound transmission hole 242 can be a plurality of, and a plurality of sound transmission holes 242 can be arranged along straight line edge 250, and then can make sound transmission hole 242's range comparatively regular, can avoid the problem that the too big foreign matter that leads to of trompil invades simultaneously.

Specifically, the first optical module 210 may further include a light supplement lamp 212, and the light supplement lamp 212 is used for implementing light supplement for shooting of the camera module. Correspondingly, the module housing 240 may be provided with a third light-transmitting area 244, the third light-transmitting area 244 is opposite to the light supplement lamp 212, and the light supplement lamp 212 can transmit light through the third light-transmitting area 244.

The structure of camera module can have the multiple, for example, camera module can include three camera 211, and three camera 211 can be arranged along arc edge 260 to can optimize the distribution, improve installation space's utilization ratio. Further, the shooting parameters of the three cameras 211 may be different, thereby satisfying various shooting requirements of the user. Of course, the number of the cameras 211 may also be more, and the number and the distribution manner of the cameras 211 are not limited in the embodiment of the present application. When needing to shoot under the darker environment of light, light filling lamp 212 can be used to make the shooting effect better for camera 211 light filling. The light supplement lamp 212 is arranged at the same distance with the plurality of cameras, and therefore good light supplement can be guaranteed to be obtained by each camera during shooting.

In an alternative embodiment, the base 200 of the electronic device disclosed in the present application further includes a second optical module 230, and the second optical module 230 may include at least one of a photosensor 231 and an infrared light module 232, which is not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present application. The second optical module 230 is disposed in the module housing 240, the module housing 240 is disposed with a second transparent region 243, the second optical module 230 and the second transparent region 243 are disposed opposite to each other, so as to be able to operate through the second transparent region 243, and the second optical module 230 and the first optical module 210 are different in type.

Specifically, the plurality of sound transmission holes 242 and the second light transmission region 243 may be arranged along the straight edge 250. When the base 200 is in the second state, the linear edge 250 of the module housing 240 is located outside the housing 100, which is not only beneficial to the distribution of the second light-transmitting region 243 and the sound transmission holes 242, but also beneficial to improving the aesthetic property of the electronic device, and meeting the satisfaction of the user on the appearance of the electronic product. Of course, the sound transmission holes 242 and the second light transmission region 243 are not limited to be distributed on the edge of the module housing 240, and the layout of the acoustic module 220 and the second optical module 230 on the base 200 can be adjusted according to the distribution on the module housing 240.

In alternative embodiments, the type of the acoustic module 220 may be various, and may be at least one of the receiver 221, the speaker, and the microphone 222, of course, the acoustic module 220 may further include other types of acoustic devices, and the specific type of the acoustic module 220 is not limited in this embodiment of the application. Alternatively, the receiver 221 and the microphone may be fixedly connected, thereby facilitating integration of the two into a module, thereby facilitating reduction of the occupied space and assembly.

Similarly, the second optical module 230 may have a variety of types, the second optical module 230 may include at least one of a photosensor 231 and an infrared light module 232, and of course, the second optical module 230 may further include other optical devices, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific structure of the second optical module 230.

As mentioned above, the base 200 is rotatably disposed on the housing 100, in a normal case, the base 200 can be rotatably disposed in the housing 100 through the rotating shaft 300, the base 200 can be fixed on the rotating shaft 300, the rotating shaft 300 is rotatably disposed on the housing 100, the rotating shaft 300 is driven to rotate, and then the rotating shaft 300 can drive the base 200 to rotate together. The manner of realizing the rotational assembly through the rotating shaft 300 has the advantages of being simple and easy to design.

In a specific rotating process, a user may manually drive the base 200 to rotate, optionally, a portion of the rotating shaft 300 may extend out of the housing 100, an exposed portion of the rotating shaft 300 may serve as an operating end, and the user may rotate the operating end, so as to rotate the rotating shaft 300, and finally, rotate the base 200.

In an optional scheme, the electronic device disclosed in this embodiment may further include a driving mechanism 400, where the driving mechanism 400 is connected to the rotating shaft 300, and the driving mechanism 400 may drive the rotating shaft 300 to rotate. The driving mechanism 400 is adopted to drive the rotating shaft 300 to rotate, so that the rotation of the base 200 can be driven more intelligently, and further the use of a user can be facilitated.

The driving mechanism 400 may be of various types, for example, the driving mechanism 400 may only include a driving motor 410, the driving motor 410 is connected to the rotating shaft 300, and during the operation of the driving motor 410, a power output shaft of the driving motor 410 may drive the rotating shaft 300 to rotate, so as to drive the base 200 to rotate. Of course, the drive mechanism 400 may take other configurations. In a specific embodiment, the driving mechanism 400 includes a driving motor 410 and a transmission mechanism 420, the driving motor 410 is connected to the shaft 300 through the transmission mechanism 420, and the driving motor 410 drives the shaft 300 to rotate the base 200 through the transmission mechanism 420. The transmission mechanism 420 can transmit the driving force in different directions, so that the driving motor 410 can be more flexibly arranged relative to the rotating shaft 300 when the transmission mechanism 420 is configured.

The transmission mechanism 420 may be various types, for example, the transmission mechanism 420 may be a belt transmission mechanism, a chain transmission mechanism, a gear transmission mechanism, and the like, and in an alternative, the transmission mechanism 420 is a gear transmission mechanism, the gear transmission mechanism includes a first gear 421 or a worm, a second gear 422, and a third gear 423 that are engaged in sequence, the first gear 421 or the worm is disposed on the power output shaft of the driving motor 410, and the third gear 423 is disposed on the rotating shaft 300. In the specific embodiment, the power is reliably transmitted through the gear transmission mechanism, the instantaneous transmission is constant, and the device has the advantages of high use efficiency, long service life and compact structure.

In an alternative embodiment, the diameters of the first gear 421, the second gear 422, and the third gear 423 may be sequentially increased, so as to achieve a larger transmission ratio, which is beneficial to achieving a speed reduction during the transmission process, and simultaneously, achieving a more efficient rotation of the base 200. Of course, the diameters of the first gear 421, the second gear 422, and the third gear 423 may be set arbitrarily, and the embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited.

In the embodiment of the present application, the spatial arrangement of the driving motor 410 and the transmission mechanism 420 may be various, as long as the above required power transmission can be satisfied. Referring to fig. 1 to 3 again, in an alternative scheme, the driving motor 410 and the base 200 may be disposed side by side in a rotation plane of the base 200, the driving motor 410 may be fixed on the housing 100, and the second gear 422 and the third gear 423 are stacked on the base 200 in a rotation axis direction of the base 200, and in a normal case, an axis direction of the rotation shaft 300 may be consistent with a thickness direction of the electronic device, and the above arrangement can avoid the driving motor 410 and the base 200 from being stacked in the thickness direction of the electronic device, which is beneficial for the electronic device to be designed toward a thinner direction.

In a further aspect, the housing 100 may include two protrusions 120, the two protrusions 120 protrude from opposite sides of the outer port of the through hole 110, the base 200 is slidably attached to the protrusions 120, and the protrusions 120 may enable the base 200 to be more stably maintained in the first state or the second state. Specifically, the protrusion 120 may be an elastic structure, and the protrusion 120 may elastically fit with the base 200, so as to better apply a force to the base 200 to better maintain the position of the base. Specifically, the protrusion 120 may be made of a polymer elastic material, such as a silicone material or a rubber material.

The electronic device disclosed in this embodiment may be a mobile communication electronic device such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), and the specific kind of the electronic device is not limited in this embodiment.

In the embodiments of the present application, the difference between the embodiments is described in detail, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as the differences are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device is characterized by comprising a shell and a base, wherein the shell is provided with an inner cavity and a through hole communicated with the inner cavity, the base is arranged at the through hole, and the base is rotatably connected with the shell;

the base is provided with a first optical module and an acoustic module, the first optical module and the acoustic module are arranged at two ends of the base, the edge of the projection of the base on the rotating plane comprises a straight line edge and an arc line edge, and the straight line edge is connected with the arc line edge in an end-to-end manner;

the base has a first state and a second state, with the base in the first state, the linear edge is inside the housing, the first optical module is outside the housing, and the acoustic module is inside the housing; with the base in the second state, the linear edge is outside the housing, the first optical module is inside the housing, and the acoustic module is outside the housing; wherein:

the first optical module comprises at least one camera, the first optical module is arranged on the edge of the arc line, the base is provided with a module shell, the acoustic module is arranged in the module shell, the module shell is provided with a plurality of sound transmission holes, and the sound transmission holes are arranged along the edge of the straight line.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the cameras is three, and three cameras are arranged along the arc edge;

the first optical module further comprises a light supplement lamp, and the distance between the light supplement lamp and the three cameras is equal.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first optical module and the acoustic module are disposed within the module housing, the module housing defining a first light-transmissive region, the first light-transmissive region being disposed opposite the camera.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a second optical module is further disposed on the base, the second optical module being disposed adjacent to the sound transmission hole;

wherein the second optical module comprises at least one of a photosensitive sensor and an infrared light module.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the base is rotatably disposed on the housing through a rotating shaft, the electronic device further comprises a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism comprises a driving motor and a transmission mechanism, the driving motor is connected to the rotating shaft through the transmission mechanism, and the driving motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate the base.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the transmission mechanism is a gear transmission mechanism, the gear transmission mechanism includes a first gear or a worm, a second gear and a third gear, which are engaged with each other in sequence, the first gear or the worm is disposed on a power output shaft of the driving motor, and the third gear is disposed on the rotating shaft.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein an axial direction of the rotation shaft coincides with a thickness direction of the electronic device, and the driving motor and the base are arranged side by side in a rotation plane of the base.

8. The electronic device of any of claims 1-7, wherein the acoustic module comprises at least one of a microphone and a receiver.