CN112073858A

CN112073858A - Audio output device, electronic apparatus, control method, and control device

Info

Publication number: CN112073858A
Application number: CN202010942009.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘国平
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-09
Filing date: 2020-09-09
Publication date: 2020-12-11
Anticipated expiration: 2040-09-09
Also published as: WO2022052880A1; CN112073858B

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an audio output device, an electronic apparatus, a control method, and a control device, the audio output device including: the sound production device comprises a first shell, a second shell and a sound production device, wherein the first shell is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second accommodating groove is formed in the second shell, the first shell and the second shell are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second shell is located in the first accommodating groove, the first shell is connected with the second shell in a sealing mode, the first accommodating groove is communicated with the second accommodating groove, and the first shell and the second shell are enclosed to form a sound cavity. The second shell can move between a first position and a second position relative to the first shell, and when the second shell is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is the first volume; when the second shell is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is the second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume. The audio output device provided by the present disclosure can solve the problem of audio degradation caused by reducing the installation space of the audio output device in the prior art.

Description

Audio output device, electronic apparatus, control method, and control device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic product technologies, and in particular, to an audio output device, an electronic apparatus, a control method, and a control device.

Background

With the development of electronic devices towards the trend of light and thin, the internal installation space of the electronic devices will gradually decrease, however, with the increasing degree of intelligence of the electronic devices, the types of components required to be installed inside the electronic devices are also increasing. Thus, the installation space inside the electronic device cannot meet the installation requirements of increasingly more components. For this reason, it is proposed in the prior art that more mounting space can be provided for other components by reducing the mounting space of the audio output device.

However, the installation space of the audio output device is reduced, the volume of the sound cavity formed inside the audio output device is also reduced correspondingly, the sound quality of the audio signal output by the audio output device has a direct relation with the volume of the sound cavity, and the smaller the volume of the sound cavity is, the poorer the output sound quality is. It is seen that, in the prior art, the problem of sound quality deterioration is caused while the installation space of the audio output device is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The audio output device, the electronic equipment, the control method and the control device can solve the problem that audio becomes poor due to the fact that the installation space of the audio output device is reduced in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an audio output apparatus, including:

the first shell is provided with a first accommodating groove;

the second shell is provided with a second accommodating groove, the first shell and the second shell are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second shell is positioned in the first accommodating groove, the first shell is connected with the second shell in a sealing manner, the first accommodating groove is communicated with the second accommodating groove, and the first shell and the second shell are enclosed to form a sound cavity;

the sounding device is arranged in the sound cavity;

wherein the second housing is movable relative to the first housing between a first position and a second position, the volume of the sound cavity being a first volume when the second housing is in the first position; when the second shell is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a housing and the audio output apparatus, where the housing is detachably connected to the audio output apparatus.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling an audio output apparatus, where the electronic device includes an audio output apparatus, and the audio output apparatus includes: the sounding device comprises a first shell, a second shell, a sounding device and a driving mechanism, wherein the first shell is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second shell is provided with a second accommodating groove, the first shell and the second shell are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second shell is positioned in the first accommodating groove, the first shell is hermetically connected with the second shell, the first accommodating groove is communicated with the second accommodating groove, and the first shell and the second shell are enclosed to form a sound cavity; the sounding device is arranged in the sound cavity; the driving mechanism is connected with the second shell; the method comprises the following steps:

in response to the first input, controlling the driving mechanism to drive the second shell to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second shell is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is a first volume; when the second shell is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a housing and an audio output apparatus, and the housing is detachably connected to the audio output apparatus;

the audio output device includes: the sounding device comprises a first shell, a second shell, a sounding device and a driving mechanism, wherein the first shell is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second shell is provided with a second accommodating groove, the first shell and the second shell are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second shell is positioned in the first accommodating groove, the first shell is hermetically connected with the second shell, the first accommodating groove is communicated with the second accommodating groove, and the first shell and the second shell are enclosed to form a sound cavity; the sounding device is arranged in the sound cavity; the driving mechanism is connected with the second shell; the method comprises the following steps:

receiving a second input;

in response to the second input, the audio output device is controlled to disengage relative to the housing.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus for an electronic device, including:

the first receiving module is used for receiving a first input;

the first control module is used for responding to the first input and controlling the driving mechanism to drive the second shell to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second shell is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is a first volume; when the second shell is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus for an electronic device, including:

the second receiving module is used for receiving a second input;

a second control module to control disengagement of the audio output device relative to the housing in response to the second input.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, where the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement steps of a control method of the electronic device.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instructions are stored, and when the program or instructions are executed by a processor, the program or instructions implement the steps of the control method of the electronic device.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instructions to implement the method according to the fourth aspect.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product stored in a non-volatile storage medium, the program product being configured to be executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the control method of the electronic device.

In the embodiment of the application, the volume of the sound cavity of the audio output device is adjustable, and when the audio output device is installed in the electronic equipment, the second shell can be accommodated in the first shell, so that the electronic equipment can install the audio output device only by providing the installation space of the first shell; in addition, the second casing can be exposed outside the electronic device, and when audio is required to be output through the audio output device, the second casing can be moved relative to the first casing, so that the second casing extends out towards the outside of the electronic device, the volume of the sound cavity is increased, and the sound quality of the audio output by the audio output device is improved. Therefore, the installation space of the electronic equipment can be saved, and the tone quality of the audio output device can be prevented from being deteriorated, so that the problem of audio deterioration caused by reduction of the installation space of the audio output device in the prior art is solved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an audio output device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a second schematic structural diagram of an audio output device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an audio output device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 3 where the first housing and the second housing are joined;

fig. 5 is one of the internal structural diagrams of the first housing;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the second housing;

FIG. 7 is a second schematic view of the internal structure of the first housing;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a second schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of the housing;

fig. 11 is a third schematic structural diagram of an audio output device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic flowchart of a control method of an audio output device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device of an audio output device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a schematic hardware structure diagram 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 some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. 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 will be appreciated that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the application may be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that the terms "first," "second," and the like are generally used herein in a generic sense and do not limit the number of terms, e.g., the first term can be one or more than one. 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 audio output device, the electronic device, the control method, and the control device provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

Referring to fig. 1 to 7, an audio output apparatus 100 provided in an embodiment of the present application includes: the sound production device comprises a first shell 110, a second shell 120 and a sound production device 130, wherein the first shell 110 is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second housing 120 is provided with a second receiving groove, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second housing 120 is located in the first receiving groove, the first housing 110 is connected with the second housing 120 in a sealing manner, the first receiving groove is communicated with the second receiving groove, and the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 enclose to form a sound cavity; the sounding device 130 is arranged in the sound cavity; wherein the second housing 120 is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the first housing 110, and when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is a first volume; when the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

Specifically, a first end of the second housing 120 may extend into the first receiving groove along an open end of the first housing 110, wherein the first end of the second housing 120 is the open end of the second housing 120, so that the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove are communicated. The first end of the second housing 120 may be always located in the first receiving groove during the movement of the second housing 120 relative to the first housing 110.

The movement of the second housing 120 relative to the first housing 110 between the first position and the second position may be: the second housing 120 moves toward the bottom of the first housing 110, so that the second housing 120 is received in the first receiving groove, or the second housing 120 moves away from the bottom of the first housing 110, so that the second housing 120 extends out of the opening end of the first receiving groove. Please refer to fig. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of the second housing 120 moving to the second position, in which the second housing 120 extends outward to the maximum limit position. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the second housing 120 moving to the first position, at this time, the second housing 120 retracts inward to the maximum limit position, and the second housing 120 is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity.

In addition, the size of the second housing 120 may be set to be the same as the size of the internal space of the first housing 110, or the size of the second housing 120 may be set to be smaller than the size of the internal space of the first housing 110, so as to completely accommodate the second housing 120 in the first housing 110. When the second housing 120 is completely accommodated in the first housing 110, the sound cavity may include any one of the inner space of the first housing 110 and the inner space of the second housing 120. When the second housing 120 is extended relative to the first housing 110, the sound cavity includes an inner space of the first housing 110 and a space where the second housing 120 is extended out of the first housing 110.

In this embodiment, by setting the sound cavity of the audio output device 100 to be in a volume-adjustable form, when the audio output device 100 is installed in an electronic apparatus, since the second housing 120 can be accommodated inside the first housing 110, the electronic apparatus can be installed on the audio output device 100 only by providing an installation space of the first housing 110; in addition, the second casing 120 may be exposed to the outside of the electronic device, and when audio needs to be output through the audio output apparatus 100, the second casing 120 may be moved relative to the first casing 110, so that the second casing 120 protrudes toward the outside of the electronic device, so as to increase the volume of the sound cavity, thereby improving the sound quality of the audio output by the audio output apparatus 100. Thus, the installation space of the electronic equipment can be saved, and the sound quality of the audio output device 100 can be prevented from being deteriorated, so that the problem of the audio deterioration caused by the reduction of the installation space of the audio output device 100 in the prior art is solved.

Optionally, the device further comprises a driving mechanism 140, wherein the driving mechanism 140 is connected to the second housing 120, and the driving mechanism 140 drives the second housing 120 to move between the first position and the second position relative to the first housing 110.

Wherein the driving mechanism 140 may be a mechanism capable of outputting a reciprocating linear motion so as to control the second housing 120 to extend or retract along the open end of the first receiving groove, for example, the driving mechanism 140 may include a linear motor, a rack and pinion structure, a worm and gear structure, a lead screw 143 nut structure, and the like.

In this embodiment, the driving mechanism 140 is configured to drive the second housing 120 to move, so that the user can adjust the size of the sound cavity of the audio output device 100 by controlling the driving mechanism 140.

Optionally, the drive mechanism 140 includes a drive assembly and a follower;

one of the driving assembly and the follower is connected to the first housing 110, and the other is connected to the second housing 120.

In particular, the drive assembly may drive the driven member in a reciprocating linear motion. Through being connected drive assembly and follower with first casing 110 and second casing 120 respectively, like this, at the in-process of drive assembly drive follower motion, can drive second casing 120 and remove for first casing 110, and then realize the technical effect who adjusts the volume of sound chamber.

Optionally, the driving assembly includes a driving motor 141 and a driving rod 142, the driving motor 141 is in transmission connection with the driving rod 142, the driven member includes a lead screw 143, and the driving rod 142 is in meshing connection with the lead screw 143.

The driving rod 142 can be used as an output shaft of the driving motor 141, and the output shaft of the driving motor 141 and the driving rod 142 can also be connected through a coupling, so that the driving rod 142 can be driven to rotate around the axis of the driving rod 141 through the driving motor 141.

The surface of the driving rod 142 may be provided with convex teeth to facilitate the engagement between the driving rod 142 and the lead screw 143, and in addition, a gear may be sleeved on the driving rod 142 to facilitate the engagement between the driving rod 142 and the lead screw 143. By engaging the driving rod 142 with the lead screw 143, the lead screw 143 is driven to reciprocate along the central axis of the lead screw 143 when the driving rod 142 rotates.

Alternatively, the driving motor 141 may be fixedly connected to an inner wall of the first housing 110, the lead screw 143 is disposed perpendicular to the second end of the second housing 120, the lead screw 143 is fixedly connected to the second end of the second housing 120, and the driving rod 142 is disposed to intersect with the lead screw 143, wherein the second end of the second housing 120 and the first end of the second housing 120 are opposite ends of the second housing 120, respectively. The driving rod 142 may perpendicularly intersect the lead screw 143. The first and second ends of the second housing 120 may be opposite ends of the second housing 120.

In this embodiment, the driving rod 142 and the lead screw 143 are arranged in a crossed manner, so that the driving rod 142 and the lead screw 143 are engaged, and the rotation of the driving rod 142 is converted into the reciprocating linear motion of the lead screw 143. By arranging the lead screw 143 perpendicular to the second end of the second housing 120, the lead screw 143 moves linearly and reciprocally while bringing the second housing 120 out or back along the open end of the first receiving groove.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2 and schematically in combination with fig. 5, the apparatus further includes a first interface 161 exposed outside the first housing 110.

The first interface 161 may be an interface commonly used in electronic devices for connecting an external device, for example, a USB interface for connecting an external data line, or an earphone interface for connecting an external earphone line. Specifically, a first connector 160 may be embedded in the first housing, wherein the first connector 160 includes the first interface 161 exposed outside the first housing, and the first connector 160 may be a USB connector or an earphone connector.

In this embodiment, the first interface 161 is provided to facilitate charging of the audio output device 100 through a data line or data communication with the audio output device 100; when the audio output apparatus 100 is mounted on an electronic device, the electronic device may be charged with power or may perform data communication with the electronic device through the data line.

Optionally, an avoidance groove 125 for avoiding the first port 161 is opened at one end of the second housing 120 facing the first housing 110.

Specifically, since the first connector 160 needs to penetrate through the sidewall of the first housing 110 and extend into the first housing 110, and when the external data line is connected to the first interface 161, the external data line may be inserted into the first housing 110 along the first interface 161, if the second housing 120 is directly attached to the inner wall of the first housing 110, the first connector 160 and the external data line may block the second housing 120 from moving smoothly relative to the first housing 110.

Based on this, please refer to fig. 6, in the embodiment of the present application, an avoiding groove 125 for avoiding the first interface 161 is formed at one end of the second housing 120 facing the first housing 110, wherein when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the first connector 160 is located in the avoiding groove 125, so that a problem that the second housing 120 cannot move smoothly between the first position and the second position due to interference between the second housing 120 and the first connector 160 can be effectively avoided.

Optionally, the device further comprises a communication module electrically connected to the sounder device 130.

The communication module may be a common module for implementing output communication between electronic devices, for example, may be a bluetooth communication module, a WIFI communication module, an infrared communication module, or a 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G communication module, etc.

The audio output apparatus 100 may communicate with an electronic device through the communication module, and the communication module may be connected with the electronic device to which the audio output apparatus 100 belongs to establish a communication channel between the audio output apparatus 100 and the electronic device.

In this embodiment, by establishing a communication channel between the audio output device 100 and the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus can control the audio output device through the communication channel, so that the audio output device 100 can be directly installed in the electronic apparatus to operate, or can be operated separately from the electronic apparatus. When the audio output device 100 is detached from the electronic apparatus, the sound output hole of the audio output device 100 may be disposed toward the user so as to improve the effect of the audio output by the audio output device 100.

Optionally, the device further includes a control key, the control key is electrically connected to the communication module, and the control key is disposed outside the sound cavity.

The control key may interact with the electronic device through the communication module, so as to control the audio played by the electronic device through the control key of the audio output apparatus 100, for example, the control key may be arranged on the outer wall of the audio output apparatus 100, such as a first song, a next song, a pause, volume adjustment, audio output mode switching, and volume adjustment of the sound cavity. It should be noted that the functions of song switching, volume adjustment, audio output mode, volume control of the sound cavity, and the like can also be realized through the touch screen of the electronic device.

In the embodiment, the control keys are arranged, so that the diversity of controlling the output audio in the audio output process is improved.

Optionally, a first sound outlet 111 communicating with the outside is formed in a side wall of the first casing 110, and a second sound outlet 121 is formed in a side wall of the second casing 120;

when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are distributed oppositely, and the sound cavity is communicated with the outside;

when the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 are distributed in a staggered manner, and the sound cavity is communicated with the outside through at least one of the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121.

When the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the first sound outlet hole 111 may be directly opposite to the second sound outlet hole 121, so as to increase the sound outlet area in this state. When the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 may be respectively communicated with the outside and the sound cavity, or one of the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 may be communicated with the outside and the sound cavity, and the other one is shielded by the housing. In addition, when the second housing 120 moves between the first position and the second position, at least one of the first sound outlet hole 111 and the second sound outlet hole 121 may be communicated with the outside and the sound cavity. In this way, no matter what kind of working state the second casing 120 is in, the audio output device 100 can be ensured to have enough sound output area, thereby improving the audio output effect of the audio output device 100.

Optionally, the first casing 110 includes a first sidewall 114 and a second sidewall 112 disposed perpendicular to each other, the second sidewall 112 is disposed around an edge of the first sidewall 114, the second casing 120 includes a third sidewall 126 and a fourth sidewall 122 disposed perpendicular to each other, the fourth sidewall 122 is disposed around an edge of the third sidewall 126, and the second sidewall 112 is fastened to the fourth sidewall 122; a first limiting member 113 is disposed on an inner side of the second sidewall 112, the first limiting member 113 is disposed near the first opening, a second limiting member 124 is disposed on an outer side of the fourth sidewall 122, the second limiting member 124 is disposed between the first limiting member 113 and the first sidewall 114, and the first limiting member 113 and the second limiting member 124 are disposed opposite to each other.

Referring to fig. 3, the second sidewall 112 is disposed around the fourth sidewall 122, the first position-limiting member 113 may be a stop strip formed by bending an end portion of the second sidewall 112 at an opening side inward, and the second position-limiting member 124 may be a stop strip formed by bending the fourth sidewall 122 at an opening side outward. The first limiting member 113 and the second limiting member 124 may be respectively located between the plane of the second sidewall 112 and the plane of the fourth sidewall 122.

In this embodiment, the second limiting stopper is disposed between the first limiting stopper and the first sidewall 114, and the first limiting member 113 is disposed opposite to the second limiting member 124, so that the second limiting member 124 can only move back and forth between the first limiting member 113 and the first sidewall 114 under the blocking of the first limiting member 113 and the first sidewall 114, thereby preventing the second housing 120 from separating from the first housing 110 during the movement.

Optionally, the device further comprises a seal disposed at a gap formed between the first housing 110 and the second housing 120.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3 to 4, the sealing element may include a sealing ring 170, the sealing ring 170 may be sleeved on the second casing 120 and located between the second retaining member 124 and the third side wall 126, and when the first casing 110 is connected to the second casing 120, an outer side wall of the sealing ring 170 may contact an inner side wall of the first casing 110. In this way, the sealing of the buckling connection between the second sidewall 112 and the fourth sidewall 122 can be achieved.

Optionally, when the avoiding groove 125 is formed in the second housing 120, the sealing element may further include a sealing plate 180, please refer to fig. 1, a shape and a size of the sealing plate 180 are matched with a shape and a size of a notch of the avoiding groove 125, the sealing plate 180 is located at an intersection position of the notch of the first receiving groove and the avoiding groove 125, the sealing plate 180 is connected to the open end of the first housing 110, so as to seal a portion of the notch of the first receiving groove located in the avoiding groove 125 through the sealing plate 180, thereby improving the sealing performance of the sound cavity at the avoiding groove 125.

In addition, referring to fig. 3 and fig. 6, the third sidewall 126 may further include an edge plate 123 extending to the outside of the fourth sidewall 122, so that when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the edge plate 123 contacts the first stopper 113, thereby further improving the sealing performance between the first housing 110 and the second housing 120.

Referring to fig. 8, an electronic device, a housing 200 and the audio output apparatus 100 according to the above embodiments are further provided in the embodiments of the present application, where the housing 200 is detachably connected to the audio output apparatus 100.

The electronic Device may be a Mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop Computer (Laptop Computer), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a Wearable Device (Wearable Device), or the like.

In this embodiment, the audio output device 100 is detachably connected to the housing 200 of the electronic device, so that when a user plays audio through the audio output device 100, the volume of the sound cavity of the audio output device 100 can be adjusted to improve the sound quality, and the audio output device 100 can be detached from the electronic device and placed at a position with a better playing effect, so as to further improve the audio playing effect of the audio output device 100.

Optionally, a mounting groove is formed on the outer shell 200, and the first housing 110 is detachably connected to the inside of the mounting groove.

Referring to fig. 10, a notch may be formed at a lower end of an end surface of the outer shell 200 facing away from the display screen to serve as the mounting groove, wherein the mounting groove may have a shape and a size identical to that of the first housing 110, so as to mount the audio output device 100 in the mounting groove.

Optionally, a groove wall of the mounting groove is provided with a first contact 201, and an outer wall of the first housing 110 is provided with a second contact 190; when the first housing 110 is mounted inside the mounting groove, the first contact 201 is in contact with the second contact 190.

The first contact 201 and the second contact 190 may be formed using conductive sheets. In addition, one of the first contact 201 and the second contact 190 may be an electrical connector, and the other one of the first contact 201 and the second contact 190 may be a connecting hole corresponding to the electrical connector, so as to form the first contact 201 and the second contact 190, and when the audio output device 100 is installed in the installation slot, the electrical connector is inserted into the connecting hole. The first interface 161 may be electrically connected to the first contact 201, so that when the audio output apparatus 100 is installed in the installation slot, an electrical connection between an electronic device and the first interface 161 may be established, so as to facilitate data communication with the electronic device through the first interface 161 or charging of the electronic device through the first interface 161.

Alternatively, in order to facilitate detachable connection between the audio output device 100 and the mounting groove, the connection between the audio output device 100 and the mounting groove may be implemented by a snap connection, a magnetic connection, or the like. Specifically, one of the mounting groove and the first housing 110 may be provided with a clamping groove, and the other one of the mounting groove and the first housing may be provided with a buckle corresponding to the clamping groove; when the first housing 110 is connected to the inside of the mounting groove, the buckle is clamped to the clamping groove. In addition, a first magnetic member may be disposed in a wall of the mounting groove, a second magnetic member 150 may be disposed in a sidewall of the first casing 110, and when the first casing 110 is connected to the inside of the mounting groove, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150 attract each other.

For example, two magnets may be used as the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150, or one of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150 may be a magnetic body and the other may be an iron sheet, where the magnetic body may be a magnet or an electromagnet, and in addition, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150 may be an electromagnet at the same time.

Referring to fig. 5, in this embodiment, the second contact 190 and the second magnetic member 150 may be disposed on the same end surface of the first housing 110, and two sides of the second contact 190 may be respectively disposed with one second magnetic member 150, so that after the audio output device 100 is placed in the installation slot, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150 attract each other, thereby implementing connection between the audio output device 100 and the electronic device, and meanwhile, since the second contact 190 and the second magnetic member 150 are disposed on the same end surface of the first housing 110, the magnetic force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150 may press the second contact 190 against the first contact 201, thereby improving the tightness of the connection between the second contact 190 and the first contact 201. In addition, the first magnetic member may be disposed on each groove wall of the mounting groove, and the second magnetic member 150 corresponding to each first magnetic member may be disposed on the first casing 110, respectively, so as to further improve the stability of the connection between the audio output device 100 and the electronic device.

Referring to fig. 12, an embodiment of the present application further provides a control method for an electronic device, where the electronic device includes an audio output apparatus, and the audio output apparatus includes: the sound production device comprises a first shell 110, a second shell 120, a sound production device 130 and a driving mechanism 140, wherein the first shell 110 is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second housing 120 is provided with a second receiving groove, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second housing 120 is located in the first receiving groove, the first housing 110 is connected with the second housing 120 in a sealing manner, the first receiving groove is communicated with the second receiving groove, and the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 enclose to form a sound cavity; the sounding device 130 is arranged in the sound cavity; the driving mechanism 140 is connected to the second housing 120; the method comprises the following steps:

step 1201, receiving a first input;

the first input may be an input of a click operation performed by a user on a user interface of the electronic device to which the audio output apparatus 100 belongs, for example, an adjustment control for adjusting the volume of the sound cavity may be displayed on an interface of the audio playing software, and the user may select the adjustment control to adjust the volume of the sound cavity. The first input may also be a voice input by a user to the electronic device, and the electronic device may analyze the voice input to obtain an instruction for adjusting the volume of the sound cavity. The first input may also be that a user presses a control key on the surface of the audio output device 100 to adjust the volume of the sound cavity, and the audio output device 100 automatically adjusts the volume of the sound cavity based on the pressing operation.

Step 1202, in response to the first input, controlling the driving mechanism 140 to drive the second housing 120 to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is a first volume; when the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

Specifically, the audio output device 100 may include a first operating state as shown in fig. 2 and a second operating state as shown in fig. 1, wherein the first operating state may be an operating state when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, and the second operating state may be an operating state when the second housing 120 is located at the second position. When the first input is received, the audio output device 100 is switched between the first operating state and the second operating state, for example, when the audio output device 100 is currently in the first operating state, if the first input is received, the audio output device is switched to the second operating state, otherwise, if the audio output device 100 is currently in the second operating state, if the first input is received, the audio output device is switched to the first operating state.

Referring to fig. 13, an embodiment of the present application further provides a control method for an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a housing 200 and an audio output apparatus 100, and the housing 200 is detachably connected to the audio output apparatus 100; the audio output device includes: the sound production device comprises a first shell 110, a second shell 120, a sound production device 130 and a driving mechanism 140, wherein the first shell 110 is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second housing 120 is provided with a second receiving groove, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second housing 120 is located in the first receiving groove, the first housing 110 is connected with the second housing 120 in a sealing manner, the first receiving groove is communicated with the second receiving groove, and the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 enclose to form a sound cavity; the sounding device 130 is arranged in the sound cavity; the driving mechanism 140 is connected to the second housing 120; the method comprises the following steps:

step 1301, receiving a second input;

the second input may be a selection operation input by a user on a user interface of the electronic device, or an audio instruction input in the electronic device. For example, a separation control of the audio output apparatus 100 may be displayed on an interface of the audio playing software, and the user may select the separation control to separate the audio output apparatus 100 from the electronic device, or the separation control may be displayed on a setting interface of the electronic device, so that the user may control the audio output apparatus 100 to separate from the electronic device on the setting interface.

Step 1302, responsive to the second input, controlling the audio output device 100 to disengage with respect to the housing 200.

Specifically, the audio output device 100 may be connected to the electronic device through the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150, and at least one of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member 150 may be an electromagnet, so that when the second input is received, the electromagnet is powered off, and the magnetism of the electromagnet disappears, thereby disconnecting the audio output device from the electronic device.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

receiving a third input;

in response to the third input, controlling the driving mechanism 140 to drive the second housing 120 to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second housing 120 is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is a first volume; when the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

The implementation process of this embodiment is similar to that of steps 1201-1202 in the above embodiment, and is not described herein again to avoid repetition.

Referring to fig. 14, an embodiment of the present application further provides a control device for an audio output device, including:

a first receiving module 1401 for receiving a first input;

a first control module 1402, configured to control the driving mechanism 140 to drive the second casing 120 to move between a first position and a second position in response to the first input, where a volume of the sound cavity is a first volume when the second casing 120 is located at the first position; when the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

In this embodiment, the control device of the audio output device can implement each process in the method embodiment of fig. 12, and can achieve the same technical effect, and for avoiding repetition, the details are not described here again.

Referring to fig. 15, an embodiment of the present application further provides a control apparatus for an electronic device, including:

a second receiving module 1501, configured to receive a second input;

a second control module 1502 for controlling disengagement of the audio output device 100 relative to the housing 200 in response to the second input.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a third receiving module for receiving a third input;

a third control module, configured to control the driving mechanism 140 to drive the second casing 120 to move between a first position and a second position in response to the third input, wherein when the second casing 120 is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is the first volume; when the second housing 120 is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

The control device of the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device, or may be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The device can be mobile electronic equipment or non-mobile electronic equipment. By way of example, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm top computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer, a UMPC, a netbook or a personal digital assistant, a PDA, or the like, and the non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a Network Attached Storage, an NAS, a personal computer, a PC, a television, a TV, a teller machine, a self-service machine, or the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited in particular.

The control device of the electronic apparatus in the embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited specifically.

The control device of the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented in the method embodiment of fig. 13, and is not described here again to avoid repetition.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 16, an electronic device 1600 is further provided in an embodiment of the present application, and includes a processor 1601, a memory 1602, and a program or an instruction stored in the memory 1602 and executable on the processor 1601, where the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 1601 to implement each process of the above embodiment of the control method of the electronic device, and can achieve the same technical effect, and is not described herein again to avoid repetition.

It should be noted that the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application includes the mobile electronic device and the non-mobile electronic device described above.

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The electronic device 1700 includes, but is not limited to: radio frequency unit 1701, network module 1702, audio output unit 1703, input unit 1704, sensor 1705, display unit 1706, user input unit 1707, interface unit 1708, memory 1709, and processor 1710.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 1700 may also include a power supply, such as a battery, for powering the various components, and that the power supply may be logically coupled to the processor 1710 via a power management system, such that the functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption may be performed via the power management system. The electronic device structure shown in fig. 17 does not constitute a limitation of the electronic device, and the electronic device may include more or less components than those shown, or combine some components, or arrange different components, and thus, the description thereof is omitted.

Optionally, the electronic device further includes an interface unit, where the interface unit is an interface for connecting an external device to the electronic device.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input Unit 1704 may include a Graphics processor Graphics Processing Unit, a GPU17041 and a microphone 17042, and the Graphics processor 17041 processes image data of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capturing device such as a camera in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The display unit 1706 may include a display panel 17061, and the display panel 17061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. User input unit 1707 includes a touch panel 17071 and other input devices 17072. A touch panel 17071, also referred to as a touch screen. The touch panel 17071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 17072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc., a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be described in detail herein. The memory 1709 may be used to store software programs as well as various data, including but not limited to application programs and an operating system. The processor 1710 can integrate an application processor, which primarily handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, and the like, and a modem processor, which primarily handles wireless communications. It is to be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 1710.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or the instruction is executed by a processor, the program or the instruction implements each process of the control method embodiment of the electronic device, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a Read-Only Memory, a ROM, a Random Access Memory, a RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, the processor is configured to execute a program or an instruction, and the program or the instruction when executed by the processor implements each process of the control method embodiment of the electronic device, and can achieve the same technical effect, and is not described herein again to avoid repetition.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip, system-on-chip or system-on-chip, etc.

Optionally, the chip further includes an interface unit, where the interface unit is an interface for connecting an external device to the terminal device.

The present embodiments further provide a computer program product stored in a non-volatile storage medium, the program product being configured to be executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the control method of the electronic device.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Further, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order illustrated or discussed, but may include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order based on the functions involved, e.g., the methods described may be performed in an order different than that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, and includes several instructions for enabling a terminal such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An audio output device, comprising:

the first shell is provided with a first accommodating groove;

the sounding device is arranged in the sound cavity;

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a drive mechanism coupled to the second housing, the drive mechanism driving the second housing to move relative to the first housing between the first position and the second position.

3. The device of any one of claims 1-2, further comprising a first interface exposed outside the first housing.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein an avoidance groove for avoiding the first interface is opened at one end of the second housing facing the first housing.

5. The device of any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a communication module electrically connected to the sound-producing device.

6. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the side wall of the first housing is provided with a first sound outlet communicated with the outside, and the side wall of the second housing is provided with a second sound outlet;

when the second shell is located at the first position, the first sound outlet hole and the second sound outlet hole are distributed oppositely, and the sound cavity is communicated with the outside;

when the second shell is located at the second position, the first sound outlet holes and the second sound outlet holes are distributed in a staggered mode, and the sound cavity is communicated with the outside through at least one of the first sound outlet holes and the second sound outlet holes.

7. The device of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first housing comprises a first side wall and a second side wall disposed perpendicular to each other, the second side wall disposed around an edge of the first side wall, the second housing comprises a third side wall and a fourth side wall disposed perpendicular to each other, the fourth side wall disposed around an edge of the third side wall, the second side wall snap-fitted with the fourth side wall;

the inner side of the second side wall is provided with a first limiting part, the first limiting part is close to the first opening, the outer side of the fourth side wall is provided with a second limiting part, the second limiting part is located between the first limiting part and the first side wall, and the first limiting part and the second limiting part are arranged oppositely.

8. The device of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a seal disposed in a gap formed between the first housing and the second housing.

9. An electronic device comprising a housing and the audio output device of any of claims 1-8, the housing being removably coupled to the audio output device.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein a mounting groove is provided on the housing, and the first housing is detachably connected to an inside of the mounting groove.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a wall of the mounting slot is provided with a first contact, and an outer wall of the first housing is provided with a second contact;

when the first shell is installed inside the installation groove, the first contact is in contact with the second contact.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein a first magnetic member is disposed in a wall of the mounting groove, and a second magnetic member is disposed in a wall of the first housing, so that the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member attract each other when the first housing is coupled to the inside of the mounting groove.

13. A control method of an electronic apparatus, characterized in that the electronic apparatus includes an audio output device, the audio output device comprising: the sounding device comprises a first shell, a second shell, a sounding device and a driving mechanism, wherein the first shell is provided with a first accommodating groove; the second shell is provided with a second accommodating groove, the first shell and the second shell are distributed oppositely, at least part of the second shell is positioned in the first accommodating groove, the first shell is hermetically connected with the second shell, the first accommodating groove is communicated with the second accommodating groove, and the first shell and the second shell are enclosed to form a sound cavity; the sounding device is arranged in the sound cavity; the driving mechanism is connected with the second shell; the method comprises the following steps:

receiving a first input;

14. A control method of an electronic device is characterized in that the electronic device comprises a shell and an audio output device, wherein the shell is detachably connected with the audio output device;

receiving a second input;

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a third input;

in response to the third input, controlling the driving mechanism to drive the second shell to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second shell is located at the first position, the volume of the sound cavity is a first volume; when the second shell is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.

16. A control apparatus of an electronic device, comprising:

the first receiving module is used for receiving a first input;

17. A control apparatus of an electronic device, comprising:

the second receiving module is used for receiving a second input;

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

a third receiving module for receiving a third input;

a third control module, configured to control the driving mechanism to drive the second housing to move between a first position and a second position in response to the third input, where a volume of the sound cavity is the first volume when the second housing is located at the first position; when the second shell is located at the second position, the volume of the sound cavity is a second volume, and the first volume is smaller than the second volume.