CN112542339A

CN112542339A - Sliding key and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112542339A
Application number: CN202011445130.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 隋俭俭; 李林森; 杨晴
Original assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-08
Filing date: 2020-12-08
Publication date: 2021-03-23
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-08
Also published as: WO2022121634A1; CN112542339B

Abstract

The invention discloses a sliding key and an electronic device. This slide key includes: the key body can translate relative to the reset groove; the reset structure includes: a reset ball and a resilient member; the elastic piece is arranged between the reset ball and the key body; the reset ball moves together with the key body and extends into the reset groove; the bottom of the reset groove is of a non-planar structure; when the key body is not stirred, the reset ball moves to the lowest position of the bottom of the reset groove under the elastic action of the elastic piece to drive the key body to automatically reset. This application utilizes the structure that resets to realize the automatic re-setting of button body, and among the structure that resets, ball and button body synchronous motion reset, under the spring action of elastic component, the ball that resets can the extreme low position of automatic movement to reset the groove to drive the button body and realize automatic re-setting, this slide button can realize the slip operation mode on all kinds of equipment, convenient operation and ability automatic re-setting, simple structure simultaneously, the cost is lower.

Description

Sliding key and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of key structures, in particular to an electronic device with a sliding key.

Background

With the development of portable electronic devices, 3C products (a collective name of computer-type computers, communication-type communications, and consumer-type consumer electronics) are more and more sought after by people, and become essential consumer products in life, and many consumers have a strong interest in the novel experience of electronic products.

However, the volume of the 3C product is smaller and smaller, and the arrangement of the keys is required to be more elaborate. In most 3C products at present, the adopted key structures are all push type, the arrangement and use of sliding type keys are lacked, and especially the sliding type keys capable of automatically resetting are lacked, so that the selection experience of a user is limited, and various preferences of the user cannot be met.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the problem that the prior art 3C product lacks a slide key capable of automatic reset, the present application provides a slide key as an electronic device, so as to overcome the above problem.

In order to achieve the purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted in the application:

according to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a slide key including: the key body can translate relative to the reset groove;

the reset structure includes: a reset ball and a resilient member; the elastic piece is arranged between the reset ball and the key body; the reset ball moves together with the key body and extends into the reset groove;

the bottom of the reset groove is of a non-planar structure;

when the key body is not stirred, the reset ball moves to the lowest position of the bottom of the reset groove under the elastic action of the elastic piece to drive the key body to automatically reset.

Alternatively, the key body is provided with a mounting hole facing the reset groove, the elastic member and the reset ball are sequentially mounted in the mounting hole, and the elastic member pushes the reset ball to expose the reset ball from the mounting hole portion to contact the reset groove.

Optionally, the bottom both ends of the groove that resets are high, the centre is low, and the position that the button body removed to the groove that resets in the middle of is initial position, and the position that the button body removed to the groove both ends that resets all is the functional position.

Optionally, the key body includes: the poking surface, the middle connecting rod and the tail part are connected in sequence; the reset ball and the elastic piece are arranged on the middle connecting rod.

Optionally, the sliding key further comprises: the sliding rib is fixed relative to the position of the reset groove;

the tail part of the key body is provided with a sliding groove;

the sliding rib extends into the sliding groove to guide and limit the movement of the key body relative to the reset groove.

Optionally, the sliding groove is an arc-shaped through hole, the sliding rib is an arc-shaped flat column, and the curvatures of the sliding groove and the sliding rib are consistent.

Optionally, the end of the sliding rib is provided with a slip-preventing cap; the size of the anti-slip cap is larger than that of the sliding groove, so that the sliding rib is prevented from being disengaged from the sliding groove.

Optionally, the sliding key further comprises: a poking groove; the toggle surface of the key body slides in the toggle groove.

Optionally, the resilient member is a cylindrical spring.

According to another aspect of the application, an electronic device is also disclosed, the electronic device being provided with a sliding key according to any of the above.

To sum up, the beneficial effect of this application is:

the sliding key comprises a key body, a reset groove and a reset structure, wherein a reset ball and a key body of the reset structure move synchronously, and under the elastic action of an elastic piece, the reset ball can automatically move to the lowest position of the reset groove, so that the key body is driven to realize automatic reset.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a sliding effect of a sliding key according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of a sliding key according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of an assembled slide button according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic top view of a sliding key according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial view of section B-B in the top view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is another schematic top view of a sliding key according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial view of section A-A of the top view of FIG. 6;

in the figure: the watch comprises a watch body 1, a toggle groove 1-1, a reset groove 1-2, a sliding rib 1-3, a key body 2, a toggle surface 2-1, an intermediate connecting rod 2-2, a sliding groove 2-3, a mounting hole 2-4, a reset ball 3, an elastic piece 4 and a screw 5.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The technical idea of the application is as follows: the sliding key comprises a key body, a reset groove and a reset structure, wherein a reset ball and a key body of the reset structure move synchronously, and under the elastic action of an elastic piece, the reset ball can automatically move to the lowest position of the reset groove, so that the key body is driven to realize automatic reset.

Fig. 1 to 7 schematically show an embodiment of a slide key according to the present application. This embodiment uses the smart watch as an example, and the setting of sliding button is on the smart watch.

Referring to fig. 1, a key body 2 of the sliding key is exposed from a watch body 1 of the smart watch and can slide in a toggle groove 1-1, and the key body 2 can respectively move to a corresponding functional position a and a functional position B at two ends of the toggle groove 1-1 and can automatically reset to an original position C, and the specific structure of the sliding key is shown in fig. 2 to 7.

As shown in fig. 2 to 7, the slide key of the present embodiment includes: the key comprises a key body 2, a reset groove 1-2 and a reset structure. The reset groove 1-2 is arranged on a transverse plate on the inner side of the watch body 1, and the key body 2 can move horizontally relative to the reset groove 1-2.

The reset structure includes: a reset ball 3 and an elastic member 4; the elastic element 4 is arranged between the reset ball 3 and the key body 2. The reset ball 3 moves together with the key body 2 and extends into the reset groove 1-2.

As shown in the enlarged sectional view of fig. 5, the bottom of the reset groove 1-2 is a non-planar structure.

After the key body 2 is stirred and loosened, the reset ball 3 moves to the lowest position of the bottom of the reset groove 1-2 under the elastic action of the elastic piece 4, so that the key body 2 is driven to automatically reset.

From this, this application utilizes the rebound effect of elastic component 4, is stirred the back at button body 2, utilizes the effect of the natural extension of elastic component 4 to promote ball 3 that resets to remove, makes ball 3 that resets resume the tank bottom lowest position of groove 1-2 that resets to drive button body 2 and reset, its simple structure, the installation with use the operation all very convenient, low cost is fit for all kinds of products and uses moreover.

As shown in the enlarged sectional view of fig. 5, the two ends of the bottom of the reset groove 1-2 are high, the middle is low, the position of the key body 2 moving to the middle of the reset groove 1-2 is the initial position, and the positions of the key body 2 moving to the two ends of the reset groove 1-2 are both functional positions, so that the two sides of the key body 2 can be fully utilized to move to form two effective functional positions. In addition, if the required function positions are less, for example, only one function position is required, the bottoms of the reset grooves 1-2 can also be set to be of a single inclined surface structure, and the like, so that the one-way function key is realized and the automatic reset is realized, and the scheme is still within the protection scope of the application.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, the key body 2 is provided with a mounting hole 2-4 facing the reset groove 1-2, the elastic member 4 and the reset ball 3 are sequentially mounted in the mounting hole 2-4, and the elastic member 4 pushes the reset ball 3 such that the reset ball 3 is partially exposed from the mounting hole 2-4 to contact the reset groove 1-2. When the key body 2 moves, the reset ball 3 is driven to move together through the mounting holes 2-4. In this embodiment, the mounting holes 2-4 are cylindrical holes, and the elastic member 4 is a cylindrical spring, which is simple to install and only needs to be punched and installed.

In the present embodiment, as shown in the exploded view of fig. 2, the key body 2 includes: the poking surface 2-1, the middle connecting rod 2-2 and the tail part are connected in sequence; the reset ball 3 and the elastic piece 4 are arranged on the middle connecting rod 2-2. The reset structure is arranged on the middle connecting rod 2-2 of the key body 2, so that the stress position of the key body 2 is closer to the center when the key body is reset, the balance is good, and the sliding process is more stable.

More preferably, in this embodiment, the slide key further includes: the sliding ribs 1-3 are fixed relative to the reset grooves 1-2 in position. In the present embodiment, the sliding rib 1-3 is provided on a horizontal plate inside the watch body 1 together with the reset groove 1-2. The tail part of the key body 2 is provided with a sliding groove 2-3. Referring to fig. 3 and 7, the sliding ribs 1-3 extend into the sliding grooves 2-3 to guide and limit the movement of the key body 2 relative to the reset grooves 1-2, i.e., the sliding ribs 1-3 are matched with the sliding grooves 2-3, so that the sliding guide function and the sliding limit function are provided, the use hand feeling of the sliding key is better, the sliding position is more accurate, and the reset ball 3 is prevented from being separated from the reset grooves 1-2.

In this embodiment, preferably, the sliding grooves 2-3 are arc-shaped through holes, and the sliding ribs 1-3 are arc-shaped flat columns, which have the same curvature, so that the sliding grooves can be attached more fittingly and have smooth sliding hand feeling.

In the present embodiment, it is preferable that the ends of the sliding ribs 1-3 are provided with anti-drop caps; the size of the slip-off preventing cap is larger than that of the slip groove 2-3, thereby preventing the slip rib 1-3 and the slip groove 2-3 from being disengaged. In the embodiment, the anti-drop cap is realized by the screw 5, and after the sliding rib 1-3 penetrates into the sliding groove 2-3, the screw 5 is screwed into the end part of the sliding rib 1-3 to realize the anti-drop effect.

The application also discloses an electronic device which is provided with any one of the sliding keys. This electronic equipment can be intelligent wrist-watch, also can be intelligent bracelet, cell-phone or palm computer etc. in addition, can also be equipment such as bluetooth communication earphone, and it has realized the improvement of user operation experience through the slip button that can reset automatically, has satisfied the user demand, has improved product competitiveness.

While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other modifications and variations of the present invention may be devised by those skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing detailed description is for the purpose of better explaining the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A slide key, comprising: the key comprises a key body, a reset groove and a reset structure, wherein the key body can translate relative to the reset groove;

the reset structure includes: a reset ball and a resilient member; the elastic piece is arranged between the reset ball and the key body; the reset ball and the key body move together and extend into the reset groove;

the bottom of the reset groove is of a non-planar structure;

when the key body is not stirred, the reset ball moves to the lowest position of the bottom of the reset groove under the elastic action of the elastic piece to drive the key body to reset automatically.

2. The slide key according to claim 1, wherein said key body is provided with a mounting hole facing said reset groove, said elastic member and said reset ball are mounted in said mounting hole in turn, said elastic member pushes said reset ball to expose said reset ball from said mounting hole portion to contact said reset groove.

3. The slide key of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the reset groove has two ends higher and the middle lower, the position of the key body moving to the middle of the reset groove is an initial position, and the positions of the key body moving to the two ends of the reset groove are both functional positions.

4. The slide key of claim 1, wherein the key body comprises: the poking surface, the middle connecting rod and the tail part are connected in sequence; the reset ball and the elastic piece are arranged on the middle connecting rod.

5. The slide key of claim 4 further comprising: the sliding rib is fixed relative to the position of the reset groove;

the tail part of the key body is provided with a sliding groove;

the sliding rib extends into the sliding groove and guides and limits the movement of the key body relative to the reset groove.

6. The slide key of claim 5 wherein said slide slot is an arc-shaped through hole and said slide rib is an arc-shaped flat post having a uniform curvature.

7. The sliding key of claim 5 wherein the ends of the sliding ribs are provided with anti-slip caps; the size of the anti-slip cap is larger than that of the sliding groove, and the sliding rib is prevented from being disengaged from the sliding groove.

8. The slide key of claim 4 further comprising: a poking groove; the toggle surface of the key body slides in the toggle groove.

9. The sliding key of any one of claims 1-8, wherein said resilient member is a cylindrical spring.

10. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device is provided with a sliding key according to any one of claims 1-9.