CN112242259B

CN112242259B - Key assembly and intelligent wrist-wearing equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112242259B
Application number: CN202011254472.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱云龙
Original assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-11
Filing date: 2020-11-11
Publication date: 2023-09-08
Anticipated expiration: 2040-11-11
Also published as: CN112242259A

Abstract

The invention discloses a key assembly and intelligent wrist-wearing equipment. The key assembly comprises a shell, a key slide way is arranged on the shell, keys are connected to the key slide way in a sliding mode, at least two triggering positions are arranged on the key slide way, the triggering positions are communicated with the inner side and the outer side of the shell, at least part of the key is exposed out of the shell, and the keys can slide on the shell to switch the triggering positions where the keys are located. When being applied to wrist-worn intelligent device, every trigger position corresponds a key switch on the circuit board, after confirming the key switch that needs to trigger, through sliding the button on the casing, switches the button to the trigger position that corresponds, can further trigger corresponding key switch to can realize the trigger of different key switches through a position adjustable button, can reduce the setting of button, be favorable to reducing manufacturing degree of difficulty and processing cost.

Description

Key assembly and intelligent wrist-wearing equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent wearable equipment, in particular to a key assembly and intelligent wrist-worn equipment.

Background

Currently, a typical smart watch uses a dual-key structure to control different functions respectively. However, the keys are usually in a finer structure and require different tiny components to be assembled, and the arrangement of the double keys increases the processing difficulty and manufacturing cost of the device.

Therefore, how to reduce the processing difficulty and the manufacturing cost of the key assembly is a technical problem that needs to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a key assembly with low manufacturing difficulty and low manufacturing cost. Another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent wrist-worn device including the above key assembly, wherein the key assembly is difficult to process and has low manufacturing cost.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

the utility model provides a button subassembly, includes the casing, be equipped with the button slide on the casing, sliding connection button on the button slide, be equipped with two at least trigger positions on the button slide, trigger position intercommunication the inside and outside both sides of casing, the button at least part structure expose in the casing, the button can be through slide on the casing in order to switch its place trigger the position.

Preferably, the sliding piece is connected to the shell in a sliding manner, the key is connected to the sliding piece, the sliding piece and the key are fixed in the sliding direction of the key, and the sliding piece and the key are matched to cover each triggering position.

Preferably, the key slide way is a through hole structure communicated with the inner side and the outer side of the shell.

Preferably, the sliding sheet is internally arranged in the shell.

Preferably, the sliding sheet is a C-shaped sheet with a notch, and the key is fixed at the notch.

Preferably, the sliding piece is arranged in a channel formed between the key support and the shell; the key support is provided with a positioning hole in a penetrating mode, and the key is connected to the positioning hole in a sliding mode.

Preferably, the key is fixed with a key pin, so as to prevent the key from being separated from the housing, and the key pin and the sliding sheet are respectively arranged at two sides of the key support.

Preferably, a sliding ring is fixedly arranged on the key support, and the sliding sheet is inserted into the sliding ring in a sliding manner.

Preferably, the button includes button shell, elastic component and button main part, button shell sliding connection in the button slide, the button main part include press the board with be fixed in press the connecting rod of board, press the board with the elastic component is located in the button shell, the connecting rod peg graft in the button slide, the button main part can be after the pressurized along orientation the casing inboard removes, the elastic component is used for driving button main part reset motion.

The intelligent wrist-wearing device comprises the key assembly, wherein a circuit board is arranged in the shell, key switches which are respectively and correspondingly arranged with the triggering positions are fixed on the circuit board, and the keys can trigger the corresponding key switches after being switched to the triggering positions.

The key assembly comprises a shell, wherein a key slide way is arranged on the shell, a key is connected to the key slide way in a sliding manner, at least two trigger positions are arranged on the key slide way, the trigger positions are communicated with the inner side and the outer side of the shell, at least part of structures of the key are exposed out of the shell, and the key can be switched by sliding on the shell.

When being applied to wrist-worn intelligent device, every trigger position corresponds a key switch on the circuit board, after confirming the key switch that needs to trigger, through sliding the button on the casing, switches the button to the trigger position that corresponds, can further trigger corresponding key switch to can realize the trigger of different key switches through a position adjustable button, can reduce the setting of button, be favorable to reducing manufacturing degree of difficulty and processing cost.

The intelligent wrist-wearing equipment comprising the key assembly provided by the invention has the advantages that the processing difficulty and the manufacturing cost of the key assembly are lower.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and that other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of a smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a key holder in a first embodiment of the smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an upper shell in a first embodiment of the smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a slider in a first embodiment of the smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a key in a first embodiment of the smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a partial block diagram of a smart wrist-worn device according to a first embodiment of the present invention when a key is in a trigger position A;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a partial block diagram of a smart wrist-worn device according to a first embodiment of the present invention when a key is in a trigger position B;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a side view of a second embodiment of a smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention;

fig. 12 is a partial block diagram of a third embodiment of the smart wrist-worn device provided by the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the battery 1, the housing 2, the upper housing 21, the lower housing 22, the key slide 23, the accommodating groove 24, the trigger position 25, the key 3, the key main body 31, the pressing plate 311, the connecting rod 312, the key pin 32, the key rubber pad 33, the key bottom shell 34, the key housing 35, the sliding sheet 4, the notch 41, the battery bracket 5, the key bracket 6, the sliding ring 61, the positioning hole 62, the key switch 7, the circuit board 8 and the screen 9.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

The key assembly is low in processing difficulty and manufacturing cost. The key assembly is characterized in that the key assembly is arranged on the wrist and the wrist is provided with a plurality of keys.

In a first embodiment of the key assembly provided by the invention, the key assembly comprises a housing 2, wherein the housing 2 is of a structure with a cavity, the cavity side is the inner side of the housing 2 for accommodating components such as a circuit board in equipment, and the external environment side is the outer side of the housing 2. Specifically, the smart wearable device to which the key assembly is applied is a smart wrist wearable device, such as a smart watch or a smart bracelet, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, and accordingly, the housing 2 is a shell of the smart wrist wearable device, and specifically includes an annular upper shell 21 and a lower shell 22 capped at one end of the upper shell 21, and the other end of the upper shell 21 is used for installing the screen 9. The intelligent wrist-wearing device comprises a circuit board 8, wherein the circuit board 8 is arranged in the shell 2, and a key switch 7 is arranged on the circuit board 8 and is triggered by the key 3.

The shell 2 is provided with a key slide 23, and the key slide 23 is connected with the key 3 in a sliding way. At least two trigger positions 25 are arranged on the key slide 23, the trigger positions 25 are of through hole structures, and each trigger position 25 is respectively communicated with the inner side and the outer side of the shell 2, such as trigger position A and trigger position B which are positioned at two ends of the key slide 23 in the sliding direction of the key 3 in the embodiment. At least part of the structure of the key 3 is exposed out of the shell 2, and the key 3 can slide on the shell 2 to switch the triggering position 25 where the key 3 is located, so that one of the key switches 7 can be triggered by the key 3.

When the key assembly in the embodiment is applied to the wrist-worn intelligent device, each trigger position 25 corresponds to one key switch 7 on the circuit board 8, after the key switch 7 needing to be triggered is determined, the key 3 is switched to the corresponding trigger position 25 by sliding the key 3 on the shell 2, and the corresponding key switch 7 can be further triggered, so that the triggering of different key switches 7 can be realized through one position-adjustable key 3, the setting of the key 3 can be reduced, and the manufacturing difficulty and the processing cost can be reduced.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the key slide 23 integrally penetrates the casing 2, that is, the key slide 23 has a through hole structure communicating with the inner side and the outer side of the casing 2, at this time, each trigger position is communicated in the circumferential direction, and in the processing process, the key slide 23 directly opens up on the casing 2 along the inner and outer directions to form a through hole, so that the processing difficulty can be further reduced. In addition, the key 3 is inserted into the through hole type key slide 23 to be connected in a sliding way, so that the sliding stability is better.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the key assembly further includes a slide 4 slidably coupled to the housing 2. The key 3 penetrates through the slide sheet 4, the slide sheet 4 and the key 3 are fixed in the sliding direction of the key 3, and the slide sheet 4 and the key 3 can synchronously move. When the sliding sheet 4 and the key 3 are matched to cover each triggering position, and the sliding sheet 4 slides to any position allowed by the structure, the key slide 23 is covered, so that the sealing performance of the shell 2 is prevented from being influenced by the triggering positions and the setting of the key slide 23, and the dustproof and waterproof effects are achieved.

Further, as shown in fig. 10, the slide 4 is built in the housing 2, so that the slide 4 can be effectively protected by the housing 2.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 6, the sliding sheet 4 is a C-shaped sheet with a notch 41, and the key 3 is fixed at the notch 41, the sliding sheet 4 can be formed by bending, and the key 3 is directly fixed at the notch 41 without punching holes on the sliding sheet 4, so that the processing is further facilitated.

In addition, in the smart wrist-worn device to which the key assembly is applied, as shown in fig. 1, the upper case 21 is in a circular shape, and the ring body formed by connecting the slide sheet 4 and the key 3 may be a circular ring concentrically arranged with the upper case 21 to improve the adaptability to the upper case 21, and at this time, when the key 3 slides, the slide sheet 4 performs a rotation movement about the axis line of the upper case 21. In addition, in other embodiments, the casing 2 may be square, as shown in fig. 12, and accordingly, the sliding vane 4 is preferably provided as a flat sheet body, which is slidably connected to one side wall of the casing 2, and obviously, the flat sheet body may be replaced by a C-shaped sheet type sliding vane 4 in this embodiment, and the functional components may be placed in gaps reserved between the sliding vane 4 and four corners of the casing 2, so as to avoid space waste.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the key assembly further includes a key holder 6 fixed to the inside of the housing 2. The slide 4 is disposed in a channel formed between the key holder 6 and the housing 2. The key support 6 is provided with a positioning hole 62 in a penetrating way, the key 3 is connected to the positioning hole 62 in a sliding way, as shown in fig. 10, and the key 3 extends into the positioning hole 62 through the key slideway and the notch 41 on the sliding sheet 4. The slide 4 is defined between the key holder 6 and the housing 2, and sliding of the slide 4 can be prevented from damaging the structure inside the key holder 6.

Referring to fig. 1 specifically, the key support 6 has a circular structure adapted to the upper case 21, and as shown in fig. 3, an annular receiving groove 24 is provided on an inner side surface of the case 2, and the circular key support 6 covers the receiving groove 24 to form a circular channel for placing the sliding sheet 4. The circular space formed inside the inner surface of the key holder 6 is used for placing the circuit board 8, the battery 1 and other functional components.

Further, referring to fig. 10, the key 3 is fixed with a key pin 32 to prevent the key 3 from being separated from the housing 2, and the key pin 32 and the sliding sheet 4 are respectively disposed on two sides of the key support 6, so as to reliably limit the key 3. In addition, in the assembly process, after the key 3 passes through the positioning hole 62 and extends out of the key support 6, the key pin 32 is directly inserted into the extending part, so that the assembly is convenient.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the sliding ring 61 is fixedly arranged on the key support 6, and the sliding sheet 4 is slidably inserted into the sliding ring 61, so that the attachment degree of the sliding sheet 4 to the key support 6 can be further improved, the sliding sheet 4 can be reliably positioned and shaped, and the stability of the movement of the sliding sheet 4 is improved. In addition, the slip ring 61 is preferably provided in at least two. During the assembly process, the sliding sheets 4 can be formed after sequentially passing through the sliding rings 61, and simultaneously the sliding connection with the key support 6 is completed.

Further, the key 3 includes a key case, an elastic member, and a key main body 31. The key case is fixed to the slide 4, and the key main body 31 includes a pressing plate 311 and a link 312 fixed to the pressing plate 311. The pressing plate 311 and the elastic member are provided in the key case. The connecting rod 312 is inserted into the key slide 23 and the positioning hole 62. The key body 31 can move towards the inner side of the casing 2 after being pressed, and the elastic piece is used for driving the key body 31 to reset. After pressing the key 3 into the housing 2, the key switch 7 can be triggered, in particular, by pressing the key switch 7 or by changing the distance from the key switch 7.

As shown in fig. 5 and 10, the key case includes a cylindrical key case 35 and a key bottom case 34 fixed to one end of the key case 35, and the key bottom case 34 abuts against the upper case 21. The connecting rod 312 passes through the key bottom shell 34 and extends into the upper shell 21, the elastic piece is a key rubber pad 33, and the elastic piece is propped between the key bottom shell 34 and the pressing plate 311.

According to the key assembly provided by the embodiment, the keys 3 can slide on the shell 2, and the double-button function can be realized through the single keys 3, so that the cost is saved, and the user operation experience is optimized.

In a second embodiment of the key assembly provided by the present invention, referring to fig. 11, three trigger positions 25 are disposed on the key slide 23 of the housing 2 in a penetrating manner, and the trigger positions 25 are not communicated with each other. Of course, in other embodiments, the trigger bits 25 may be set in other numbers according to the number of the key switches 7. In addition, in the second embodiment, the key 3 may not be of an elastic telescopic structure, for example, the key 3 may be provided with a correlation type photoelectric switch, the transmitter is provided on the key 3, each key switch 7 is an adaptive receiver, and the key switch 7 receiving the transmitter signal is triggered.

Further, the sliding sheet 4 for sealing the triggering positions 25 in cooperation with the key 3 is arranged on the basis of the second embodiment, at this time, the sliding sheet 4 can be arranged on the outer side of the shell 2, and when the sliding sheet 4 slides to any position allowed by the structure, each triggering position 25 is in a sealed state, so that the sealing performance of the shell 2 is prevented from being influenced by the arrangement of the triggering position 25, and the dustproof and waterproof effects are achieved.

In addition to the key assembly, the invention also provides intelligent wrist-wearing equipment, which comprises the key assembly, and particularly can be the key assembly provided in any embodiment, and the beneficial effects can be correspondingly referred to the above embodiments. The casing 2 is internally provided with a circuit board 8, the circuit board 8 is fixedly provided with key switches 7 which are respectively corresponding to the trigger positions 25, and the keys 3 can trigger the corresponding key switches 7 after switching the trigger positions 25. The key switches 7 are specifically DOM keys.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," "outer," and the like refer to an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not denote or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

In the present specification, each embodiment is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment is mainly described in a different point from other embodiments, and identical and similar parts between the embodiments are all enough to refer to each other.

The key assembly and the intelligent wrist-worn device provided by the invention are described in detail above. The principles and embodiments of the present invention have been described herein with reference to specific examples, the description of which is intended only to facilitate an understanding of the method of the present invention and its core ideas. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and adaptations of the invention can be made without departing from the principles of the invention and these modifications and adaptations are intended to be within the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a key assembly, its characterized in that includes casing (2), be equipped with button slide (23) on casing (2), button slide (23) are the intercommunication the through-hole structure of the inside and outside both sides of casing (2), sliding connection button (3) on button slide (23), be equipped with two at least trigger position (25) on button slide (23), trigger position (25) intercommunication the inside and outside both sides of casing (2), button (3) at least partial structure expose in casing (2), button (3) can be through sliding on casing (2) in order to switch its place trigger position (25);

the sliding piece (4) is connected to the shell (2) in a sliding manner, the sliding piece (4) is a C-shaped piece with a notch (41), the sliding piece (4) and the key (3) are fixed on the sliding direction of the key (3) and are fixed at the notch (41), the sliding piece (4) is connected with the key (3) to form a ring body, the sliding piece (4) and the key (3) are matched and cover each triggering position (25), and the key slide way (23) is always covered.

2. The key assembly according to claim 1, wherein the slide (4) is built into the housing (2).

3. The key assembly according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a key holder (6) fixed inside the housing (2), the slide (4) being provided in a channel formed between the key holder (6) and the housing (2); the key support (6) is provided with a positioning hole (62) in a penetrating mode, and the key (3) is connected to the positioning hole (62) in a sliding mode.

4. A key assembly according to claim 3, wherein the key (3) is fixed with a key pin (32) to prevent the key (3) from being separated from the housing (2) outwards, and the key pin (32) and the slide (4) are respectively arranged at two sides of the key support (6).

5. A key assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that a slip ring (61) is fixedly arranged on the key holder (6), and the slip sheet (4) is slidably inserted into the slip ring (61).

6. The key assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the key (3) comprises a key housing, an elastic member and a key main body (31), the key housing is slidably connected to the key slide (23), the key main body (31) comprises a pressing plate and a connecting rod fixed to the pressing plate, the pressing plate and the elastic member are arranged in the key housing, the connecting rod is inserted into the key slide (23), the key main body (31) can move towards the inner side of the housing (2) after being pressed, and the elastic member is used for driving the key main body (31) to reset.

7. An intelligent wrist-worn device, characterized by comprising the key assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a circuit board (8) is arranged in the shell (2), key switches (7) respectively corresponding to the triggering positions are fixed on the circuit board (8), and the corresponding key switches (7) can be triggered after the triggering positions (25) where the keys (3) are switched are located.