CN112558694A

CN112558694A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN112558694A
Application number: CN202011513770.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 易响; 李奎
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-17
Filing date: 2020-12-17
Publication date: 2021-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-17
Also published as: CN112558694B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, including casing, function module and response subassembly, the function module accessible the opening at least part stretches out to outside the casing, perhaps retract in the casing, the response subassembly set up in the casing. The function module includes flexible unit, spacing unit, gear and link mechanism, flexible unit and spacing unit activity set up accomodate the relative both sides in groove, flexible unit pass through elastic component with the bottom surface in groove is connected, link mechanism's one end offsets with the spacing groove, link mechanism's the other end and gear fixed connection, response subassembly with magnetic part magnetic induction cooperation.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication equipment, and particularly relates to electronic equipment.

Background

With the continuous development of communication technology, more and more high-tech electronic devices are appearing in recent years, and are favored by consumers. In order to realize information interaction with a user, the electronic device needs to be provided with more keys. Taking the game function of the electronic device as an example, in order to improve the game manipulation experience of the user, more and more electronic devices are equipped with pressure keys. The pressure keys can realize different key functions according to the degree pressed by the user, and the game experience of the user is improved to a certain extent.

In carrying out the present application, the applicant has found that there are at least the following problems in the prior art. The pressure keys are close to the frame of the electronic equipment in appearance, and the convenience and the operation feeling of a user when using the pressure keys are poor. And the gap between the pressure button and the frame of the electronic equipment increases the water seepage possibility of the electronic equipment.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application is directed to an electronic device that solves at least one of the problems set forth in the background 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 electronic device, including:

the device comprises a shell, a first shell and a second shell, wherein the shell is provided with at least one opening and a containing groove communicated with the opening;

the functional module can at least partially extend out of the shell or retract into the shell through the opening, and the sensing assembly is arranged in the shell;

the functional module comprises a telescopic unit, a limiting unit, a gear and a connecting rod mechanism, wherein the telescopic unit and the limiting unit are movably arranged on two opposite sides of the accommodating groove, the telescopic unit is connected with the bottom surface of the accommodating groove through an elastic component, one side of the telescopic unit, which is close to the limiting unit, is provided with a limiting groove, one side of the limiting unit, which is close to the telescopic unit, is provided with a tooth row matched with the gear, one end of the connecting rod mechanism abuts against the limiting groove, and the other end of the connecting rod mechanism is fixedly connected with the gear;

a magnetic part is arranged in the telescopic unit, and the induction assembly is in magnetic induction fit with the magnetic part.

In an embodiment of the present application, an electronic device is provided, which includes a housing, a functional module and a sensing component, wherein the functional module can at least partially extend out of the housing through the opening or retract into the housing, and the sensing component is disposed in the housing. The function module includes flexible unit, spacing unit, gear and link mechanism, flexible unit and spacing unit activity set up accomodate the relative both sides in groove, flexible unit pass through elastic component with the bottom surface in groove is connected, link mechanism's one end offsets with the spacing groove, link mechanism's the other end and gear fixed connection, response subassembly with magnetic part magnetic induction cooperation. The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment the flexible unit can stretch out or retract in the casing the response subassembly with under the magnetic induction cooperation of magnetic part, realized the different unit functions of flexible unit have improved the convenience and the manipulation of electronic equipment operation are experienced.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a functional module of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure (a telescopic unit is in a retracted state);

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a functional module of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure (a telescopic unit is in an extended state);

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application.

Reference numerals:

1-a shell; 11-a receiving groove; 111-a spacing channel; 2-a functional module; 21-a telescopic unit; 211-a limiting groove; 22-a limiting unit; 221-tooth row; 23-a gear; 24-a linkage mechanism; 25-a resilient component; 26-a magnetic member; 3-an inductive component; 31-a control unit; 32-a magnetic induction unit; 33-conducting wire.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting 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 features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. 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.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the present application.

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.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the application is described below in conjunction with fig. 1-4.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, according to some embodiments of the present application, there is provided an electronic device including:

casing 1, function module 2 and response subassembly 3, be provided with at least one opening on the casing 1 and with the groove 11 of accomodating of opening intercommunication, function module 2 accessible the opening part at least stretches out to outside the casing 1, perhaps retract within the casing 1, specifically do function module 2 activity set up in accomodating the inslot 11, response subassembly 3 set up in the casing 1.

Referring to fig. 2, the functional module 2 includes a telescopic unit 21, a limiting unit 22, a gear 23 and a link mechanism 24, the telescopic unit 21 and the limiting unit 22 are movably disposed at two opposite sides of the accommodating groove 11, the telescopic unit 21 is connected to the bottom surface of the accommodating groove 11 through an elastic component 25, one side of the telescopic unit 21 close to the limiting unit 22 is provided with a limiting groove 211, one side of the limiting unit 22 close to the telescopic unit 21 is provided with a rack 221 matched with the gear 23, one end of the link mechanism 24 abuts against the limiting groove 211, and the other end of the link mechanism 24 is fixedly connected to the gear 23; a magnetic member 26 is disposed in the telescopic unit 21, the magnetic member 26 may be a magnet, and the sensing component 3 is in magnetic induction matching with the magnetic member 26.

The telescopic unit 21 can be extended out of the housing 1 or retracted into the housing 1 during pressing. Specifically, referring to fig. 2 to 3, when the telescopic unit 21 needs to extend out of the housing 1, a user may manually press the telescopic unit 21, the limiting groove 211 on the telescopic unit 21 may press the link mechanism 24, that is, push the link mechanism 24 leftward, the link mechanism 24 may drive the gear 23 to rotate clockwise, and the gear 23 causes the limiting unit 22 to also extend out of the housing 1 through the gear row 221. After the link mechanism 24 moves to the left, the position of the telescopic unit 21 is no longer limited by the limit groove 211, at this time, under the elastic force of the elastic component 25, the telescopic unit 21 can extend out from the housing 1, the extension of the telescopic unit 21 drives the magnetic component 26 to move, so that the magnetic field sensed by the sensing component 3 changes, and the sensing component 3 realizes different unit functions of the telescopic unit 21 according to the change of the magnetic field, as shown in fig. 3 and 4. For example, in the case that the telescopic unit 21 is a key, when the user plays a game using the electronic device, the extended telescopic unit 21 may provide the user with a stronger game manipulation experience.

When the telescopic unit 21 needs to be retracted into the housing 1, a user can manually press the telescopic unit 21 and make it stop at the retracted position, and then press the limiting unit 22, the gear row 221 on the limiting unit 22 can drive the gear 23 to rotate counterclockwise, the rotation of the gear 23 can drive the link mechanism 24 to move rightward, and under the limiting matching of the link mechanism 24 and the limiting groove 211, the telescopic unit 21 can be retracted into the housing 1 well. At this time, the magnetic field sensed by the sensing component 3 changes, and the sensing component 3 can also realize different unit functions of the telescopic unit 21 according to the change of the magnetic field, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

The electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided telescoping unit 21 can realize following stretch out or retract in the casing 1 response subassembly 3 with under the magnetic induction cooperation of the magnetic part 26 of function module 2, realize telescoping unit 21's different unit functions have improved the convenience and the manipulation of electronic equipment operation are experienced. In addition, the housing groove 11 is independent from the inside of the housing 1, and the waterproof property inside the housing 1 can be ensured.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2 and 3, a limiting channel 111 is disposed in the accommodating groove 11, one end of the limiting channel 111 is close to the telescopic unit 21, and the other end of the limiting channel 111 is close to the limiting unit 22; the link mechanism 24 is disposed in the limit passage 111 near the connecting rod of the telescopic unit 21.

Specifically, under the condition that the telescopic unit 21 needs to be extended out of the housing 1, when the telescopic unit 21 is pressed, the limiting groove 211 can extrude the link mechanism 24, that is, extrude the link mechanism 24 near one end of the connecting rod of the telescopic unit 21, the setting of the limiting channel 111 can prevent the link mechanism 24 from moving together with the limiting groove 211 when the connecting rod is extruded, and the stability of the link mechanism 24 moving near the limiting unit 22 is ensured. Furthermore, the limit channel 111 may be parallel to the bottom surface of the receiving groove 11, that is, the connecting rod of the link mechanism 24 close to the telescopic unit 21 may move in a direction parallel to the bottom surface, which ensures effective limit of the connecting rod on the telescopic unit 21.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the opening includes a first opening and a second opening, and the receiving groove 11 includes a first receiving groove communicating with the first opening and a second receiving groove communicating with the second opening; the number of the functional modules 2 is two, one of the functional modules 2 is movably arranged in the first accommodating groove, and the other functional module 2 is movably arranged in the second accommodating groove.

In addition, the number of the functional modules 2 may also be three, four or more, correspondingly, the number of the sensing assemblies 3 may also be three, four or more, and one sensing assembly 3 is arranged corresponding to one functional module 2.

Specifically, as the functions of the electronic device are more and more, the units that need to be arranged on the electronic device are more and more. The telescopic unit 21 in the functional module 2 not only can function as a conventional unit, but also can provide a better user experience when extending out of the housing 1. Therefore, in order to improve the user experience, the number of the functional modules 2 may be two, three, four, or more, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, the link mechanism 24 includes at least two connecting rods movably connected in sequence, the connecting rods at the two ends of the link mechanism 24 are a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod respectively, the first connecting rod abuts against the limiting groove 211, and the second connecting rod is fixedly connected to the gear 23.

The extension of the limiting unit 22 by the link mechanism 24 or the limiting operation of the telescopic unit 21 are both performed by reducing or increasing the distance between both ends of the link mechanism 24. In the case that the link mechanism 24 includes at least two connecting rods, the distance between the two ends of the link mechanism 24 can be reduced or increased when at least two connecting rods rotate relatively. In a specific embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the link mechanism 24 includes three connecting rods, a right connecting rod is disposed in the limiting channel 111, one end of the left connecting rod is fixedly connected to the gear 23, and the right connecting rod can drive the middle connecting rod to rotate when moving in the limiting channel 111, so as to drive the left connecting rod and the gear 23 to rotate together, thereby extending the limiting unit 22.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the inductive component 3 comprises a control unit 31 and a magnetic induction unit 32 electrically connected to each other.

Specifically, the control unit 31 and the magnetic induction unit 32 may be electrically connected through a wire 33, and the magnetic induction unit 32 is magnetically induction-fitted to the magnetic member 26. In the process of moving the telescopic unit 21 and the magnetic member 26 together, the magnetic induction unit 32 can detect the change of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic member 26, and the control unit 31 can realize different functions of the telescopic unit 21 according to the change of the magnetic field.

In a specific embodiment, the control Unit 31 is a micro control Unit ((MCU), the magnetic induction Unit 32 is a hall device, the hall device is a magnetic sensor based on hall effect, the hall effect means that when a magnetic field acts on a current carrier in a current-carrying metal conductor or semiconductor, a voltage perpendicular to a current or magnetic field direction is generated in the metal conductor or semiconductor, that is, the hall device can determine a change of the magnetic field according to a detected voltage change, the hall device outputs the changed voltage signal to the MCU, and the MCU processes the changed voltage signal to implement different Unit functions of the telescopic Unit 21.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the limiting groove 211 is an arc-shaped groove, and one end of the link mechanism 24 is a ball structure matched with the arc-shaped groove.

Specifically, when the telescopic unit 21 needs to be extended from the housing 1, the user presses the telescopic unit 21 to move the link mechanism 24 leftward, so that the end of the link mechanism 24 close to the telescopic unit 21 slides out of the limiting groove 211. And the cooperation of the ball head structure and the arc-shaped groove can ensure that the ball head structure is stably abutted against the arc-shaped groove, so that the ball head structure can conveniently slide out of the arc-shaped groove when the telescopic unit 21 moves up and down.

Optionally, accomodate groove 11 set up in the side of casing 1, the side setting of accomodating groove 11 can be avoided on the one hand accomodate groove 11 right the positive screen of casing 1 blocks, and on the other hand can be convenient for the user to realize the operation of pressing of telescopic unit 21 improves user's simple operation nature.

Optionally, the function module 2 includes at least one of a key, a camera, an earpiece, a speaker, and a card holder. Under the condition that function module 2 is the button, flexible unit 21 can be flexible button, flexible button can realize following stretch out or retract in the casing 1 response subassembly 3 with under the magnetic induction cooperation of the magnetic part 26 of function module 2, realize the different button functions of flexible button have improved the convenience and the manipulation experience of electronic equipment operation.

Optionally, the electronic device comprises one of a smart watch, a cell phone, a tablet, an e-book reader, an MP3 player, an MP4 player, a computer, a set-top box, a smart tv, and a wearable device.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the device comprises a shell (1), wherein at least one opening and a containing groove (11) communicated with the opening are formed in the shell (1);

the functional module (2) and the induction component (3), the functional module (2) can at least partially extend out of the shell (1) or retract into the shell (1) through the opening, and the induction component (3) is arranged in the shell (1);

the functional module (2) comprises a telescopic unit (21), a limiting unit (22), a gear (23) and a connecting rod mechanism (24), wherein the telescopic unit (21) and the limiting unit (22) are movably arranged on two opposite sides of the accommodating groove (11), the telescopic unit (21) is connected with the bottom surface of the accommodating groove (11) through an elastic component (25), a limiting groove (211) is formed in one side, close to the limiting unit (22), of the telescopic unit (21), a tooth row (221) matched with the gear (23) is arranged on one side, close to the telescopic unit (21), of the limiting unit (22), one end of the connecting rod mechanism (24) abuts against the limiting groove (211), and the other end of the connecting rod mechanism (24) is fixedly connected with the gear (23);

be provided with magnetic part (26) in telescoping unit (21), response subassembly (3) with magnetic part (26) magnetic induction cooperation.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a limiting channel (111) is disposed in the accommodating groove (11), one end of the limiting channel (111) is close to the telescopic unit (21), and the other end of the limiting channel (111) is close to the limiting unit (22);

the connecting rod mechanism (24) is close to the connecting rod of the telescopic unit (21) and is arranged in the limiting channel (111).

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the position limiting channel (111) is parallel to a bottom surface of the receiving groove (11).

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening includes a first opening and a second opening, and the receiving groove (11) includes a first receiving groove communicating with the first opening and a second receiving groove communicating with the second opening;

the number of the functional modules (2) is two, one of the functional modules (2) is movably arranged in the first accommodating groove, and the other functional module (2) is movably arranged in the second accommodating groove.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the link mechanism (24) comprises at least two connecting rods movably connected in sequence, the connecting rods at two ends of the link mechanism (24) are respectively a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, the first connecting rod abuts against the limiting groove (211), and the second connecting rod is fixedly connected with the gear (23).

6. Electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that said inductive component (3) comprises a control unit (31) and a magnetic induction unit (32) electrically connected to each other.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, characterized in that the control unit (31) is a micro control unit and the magnetic induction unit (32) is a Hall device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the limiting groove (211) is an arc-shaped groove, and one end of the link mechanism (24) is a ball head structure matched with the arc-shaped groove.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving groove (11) is provided at a side of the housing (1).

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the functional module (2) comprises at least one of a camera, an earpiece, a speaker and a card holder.