CN113055569A

CN113055569A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN113055569A
Application number: CN202110257530.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 易响
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-09
Filing date: 2021-03-09
Publication date: 2021-06-29
Anticipated expiration: 2041-03-09
Also published as: CN113055569B

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment relates to electronic equipment technical field. The electronic device specifically includes: the device comprises a first shell, a second shell, a transmission mechanism and a functional component; the first shell and the second shell are rotatably connected, an accommodating cavity is formed by the first shell and the second shell, the functional component and the transmission mechanism are arranged in the accommodating cavity, and an opening for extending or retracting the functional component is formed in the second shell; the transmission mechanism includes: the first gear, the spur rack and the rotating shaft; the first gear is connected with the first shell through a rotating shaft and is meshed with the straight rack; the straight rack is movably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and one end of the straight rack is fixedly connected with the functional component; the first shell drives the first gear to rotate relative to the second shell through the rotating shaft, so that the spur rack drives the functional component to extend out of the accommodating cavity or retract into the accommodating cavity from the opening. In the embodiment of the application, the cruising ability of the electronic equipment can be effectively prolonged, the structure is more stable, and the precision and the reliability are higher.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

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

Background

With the rapid development of electronic devices, the functions of the electronic devices are more and more powerful. At present, various functional components are generally configured on the electronic device to enhance the convenience of the electronic device. For example, a camera is configured on the electronic device to facilitate user photographing, video call, and the like.

In the prior art, in order to increase the screen occupation ratio of electronic equipment, more and more electronic equipment adopts an automatic telescopic functional component. For example, set up automatic flexible camera on intelligent wrist-watch, through driving piece drive camera module such as motors to realize the automation of camera module and stretch out and draw back. However, the driving components such as the motor not only consume the electric energy of the electronic device to reduce the cruising ability of the electronic device, but also occupy the internal space of the electronic device housing, resulting in an increase in the difficulty of the internal layout of the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide electronic equipment, and the problems that the endurance of the electronic equipment is reduced and the internal space of the electronic equipment is occupied due to an electric driving piece of the electronic equipment can be solved.

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, where the electronic device includes: the device comprises a first shell, a second shell, a transmission mechanism and a functional component;

the first shell and the second shell are rotatably connected, an accommodating cavity is formed by the first shell and the second shell, the functional component and the transmission mechanism are arranged in the accommodating cavity, and an opening for extending or retracting the functional component is formed in the second shell;

the transmission mechanism includes: the first gear, the spur rack and the rotating shaft; wherein

The first gear is connected with the first shell through the rotating shaft and is meshed with the straight rack;

the straight rack is movably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and one end of the straight rack is fixedly connected with the functional component;

in the process that the first shell rotates relative to the second shell, the first shell sequentially passes through the rotating shaft, the first gear and the spur rack to drive the functional component to extend out of the accommodating cavity or retract into the accommodating cavity from the opening.

In this application embodiment, because first casing and second casing rotatable coupling, first gear links to each other with first casing through the pivot, therefore, first casing rotates for the second casing, just can drive first gear relative second casing rotation through the pivot, again because first gear and spur rack meshing, the one end of spur rack is connected with functional unit, consequently, the rotation of first casing can be changed into the rectilinear motion of spur rack through the meshing of first gear and spur rack, when first casing rotates promptly, through including first gear, the drive mechanism of spur rack and pivot, thereby can realize functional unit's flexible. In practical application, because it sets up electronic driving piece in the electronic equipment not to need to, consequently, can effectively reduce electronic equipment power loss, promote electronic equipment's duration to can also make electronic equipment's volume littleer, the internal layout is simpler. And the gear and the rack are meshed to realize the extension and contraction of the functional part, so that the structure is more stable, and the precision and the reliability are higher.

Drawings

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

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

fig. 3 is a third schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

fig. 5 is a fifth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a transmission mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

10: a first housing; 20: a second housing; 30: a transmission mechanism; 40: a functional component; 201: an opening; 202: a sliding groove; 31: a first gear; 32: straight rack; 33: a rotating shaft; 34: a second gear; 35: a first link; 36: a second link; 37: a fixed shaft; 311: a fan-shaped main body; 312: an arc-shaped rack; 313: a limiting block; 21: a first stopper portion; 22: a second stop portion.

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 is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

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

The electronic device according to the embodiment of the application can be a smart phone, a computer, a multimedia player, an electronic reader, a wearable device and the like. The embodiment of the application only takes the application to the smart watch as an example, and the specific structure and principle of the smart watch are explained, and other references are executed.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown. Referring to fig. 2, a second schematic structural diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown.

In this embodiment, the electronic device may specifically include: a first housing 10, a second housing 20, a transmission mechanism 30, and a functional part 40; the first shell 10 and the second shell 20 are rotatably connected, the first shell 10 and the second shell 20 form an accommodating cavity, the functional component 40 and the transmission mechanism 30 are arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the second shell 20 is provided with an opening 201 for extending or retracting the functional component 40; the transmission mechanism 30 includes: a first gear 31, a spur rack 32, and a rotation shaft 33; the first gear 31 is connected with the first housing 10 through a rotating shaft 33, and the first gear 31 is meshed with the spur rack 32; the straight rack 32 can be movably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and one end of the straight rack 32 is fixedly connected with the functional component 40; in the process that the first housing 10 rotates relative to the second housing 20, the first housing 10 sequentially passes through the rotating shaft 33, the first gear 31 and the spur rack 32, and drives the functional component 40 to extend out of the accommodating cavity or retract into the accommodating cavity from the opening 201.

In the embodiment of the present application, since the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are rotatably connected, the first gear 31 is connected to the first housing 10 through the rotating shaft 33, and therefore, the first housing 10 rotates relative to the second housing 20, and the first gear 31 can be driven to rotate relative to the second housing 20 through the rotating shaft 33, and since the first gear 31 is engaged with the spur rack 32, one end of the spur rack 32 is connected to the functional component 40, and therefore, the rotation of the first housing 10 can be converted into the linear motion of the spur rack 32 through the engagement of the first gear 31 and the spur rack 32, that is, when the first housing 10 rotates, through the transmission mechanism 30 including the first gear 31, the spur rack 32 and the rotating shaft 33, thereby the telescopic motion of the functional component 40 can be realized, and the functional component extends out of the accommodating cavity or retracts into the accommodating cavity. In practical application, owing to need not to set up electric drive spare in the electronic equipment, consequently, can effectively reduce electronic equipment power loss, promote electronic equipment's duration to can also make electronic equipment's volume littleer, the internal layout is simpler, realizes the flexible of functional unit 40 through the meshing of gear and rack moreover, and the structure is more stable, and precision and reliability are all higher.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 can be directly connected by buckling, so that the electronic device has a small size and a simple structure. In practical applications, the first casing 10 may be a dial of a smart watch, and the dial is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise to extend or retract the functional component 40. When needs use, clockwise rotation dial plate stretches out functional part 40 by holding the intracavity, when need not the use, anticlockwise rotation dial plate contracts functional part 40 back and holds the chamber and in order to accomodate, also can play the guard action like this to functional part 40, avoids the wearing and tearing of functional part 40 etc. is favorable to prolonging the life of functional part 40.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first gear 31 may be a sector gear, and the volume occupied by the sector gear may be smaller, which is more favorable for the layout inside the electronic device.

Optionally, the second housing 20 is provided with a first stop portion 21 and a second stop portion 22; the first stop portion 21 is arranged on one side of the sector gear, and the second stop portion 22 is arranged on the other side of the sector gear; when the sector gear abuts against the first stopper 21, the functional member 40 extends out of the housing cavity, and when the sector gear abuts against the second stopper 22, the functional member 40 retracts into the housing cavity.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first stop portion 21 and the second stop portion 22 may be disposed on the second housing 20, and the sector gear abuts against the first stop portion 21 or the second stop portion 22, respectively, so as to define the maximum swing angle of the sector size, further define the telescopic distance of the spur rack 32, and avoid the spur rack 32 from being excessively telescopic. In the embodiment of the present application, the first stop portion 21 and the second stop portion 22 may be understood as two stop portions that are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the sector gear.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 may be stopper protrusions, or stopper 313. Specifically, the first stop portion 21 and the second stop portion 22 may be integrally formed with the second housing 20 or detachably connected thereto.

In practical applications, with the rapid development of electronic devices, the functions of the electronic devices are more and more, and in the embodiment of the present application, the functional component 40 may specifically include: at least one of a camera, a sensor, a receiver, a light supplement lamp and a card support. Specifically, the card holder can also be an SIM card holder or a T-Flash card holder. It is understood that the functional component 40 includes, but is not limited to, the above components, and the present application only takes the functional component 40 as a camera for example, and gives an exemplary description, and other references may be implemented.

In this application embodiment, realize the flexible of camera through rotating the dial plate, not only need not to consume the electric energy of intelligent wrist-watch, be favorable to prolonging the duration of intelligent wrist-watch, can avoid the camera to occupy the area of intelligent wrist-watch display screen again, promoted the screen of intelligent wrist-watch and account for than, make the outward appearance of intelligent wrist-watch more exquisite, the visual impact force is stronger.

In the embodiment of the present application, in order to make the movement trajectory of the spur rack 32 driving the functional component 40 more standard and improve the stability of the spur rack 32 driving the functional component 40 to perform the telescopic movement, a sliding groove 202 communicated with the opening 201 may be further disposed on the second housing 20, and the spur rack 32 may be movably disposed in the sliding groove 202; the first gear 31 rotates with the first housing 10 and drives the spur rack 32 to slide along the sliding groove 202.

In practical applications, the sliding groove 202 may be an integrally formed structure with the second housing 20, so that the structural stability of the sliding groove 202 is better, and the stability when the spur rack 32 drives the functional component 40 to slide in the sliding groove 202 is higher.

In practical application, the rotation angle of the first gear 31 can be limited, so that the maximum telescopic path of the camera module is limited, and the damage of the camera module caused by excessive telescopic is avoided. For example, the dial plate is rotated 90 ° clockwise, the dial plate drives the first gear 31 to rotate 90 ° clockwise, the first gear 31 drives the spur rack 32 to move towards the opening 201, and further drives the camera to extend out of the accommodating cavity, so that a user can take a picture and shoot (see fig. 2); the camera finishes using, through anticlockwise rotation dial plate 90, the dial plate drives first gear 31 anticlockwise rotation 90, first gear 31 drives spur rack 32 and removes to keeping away from opening 201 direction, and then drives the camera withdrawal and hold the intracavity to realize accomodating of camera (as figure 1).

In the embodiment of the application, in order to promote the intelligent control that the camera opened and closed, can also be equipped with angle sensor in electronic equipment, through survey dial plate or be less than the turned angle of gear to realize the automation of camera and open or close. For example, when angle sensor detected dial plate turned angle and is 90 clockwise, think that the camera stretches out and holds the chamber outside promptly, the user need open the camera, consequently, can open through controller control camera, when angle sensor detected dial plate anticlockwise rotation 90 degrees, can think that the camera has retracted and holds the intracavity, through controller control camera self-closing.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the rotation angle of the dial plate may be any value in the range of 0 to 360 ° according to actual requirements, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

Optionally, the transmission mechanism 30 further includes: a second gear 34; the second gear 34 is rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity and is meshed with the first gear 31 and the spur rack 32; the first gear 31 drives the spur rack 32 to slide in the sliding groove 202 through the second gear 34.

Referring to fig. 3, a third schematic structural diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown.

In practical applications, in order to fully utilize the space in the electronic device and simplify the layout of other components in the electronic device, a plurality of gears may be disposed between the first gear 31 and the spur rack 32 for gear transmission. In the embodiment of the present application, the second gear 34 is disposed between the first gear 31 and the spur rack 32, so that the size of the first gear 31 can be reduced, the size of the accommodating cavity occupied by the first gear 31 is reduced, and the internal layout of the electronic device is simpler.

It should be noted that a third gear, a fourth gear, etc. may be further added between the second gear 34 and the spur rack 32, or between the first gear 31 and the second gear 34, respectively, and those skilled in the art may set the third gear, the fourth gear, etc. according to actual components inside the electronic device, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 4, a fourth structural schematic diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown. Referring to fig. 5, a fifth structural schematic diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown. Referring to fig. 6, a schematic structural diagram of the transmission mechanism according to the embodiment of the present application is shown.

In the embodiment of the present application, the transmission mechanism 30 may further rotate the dial plate along the same direction through a link mechanism or a crank link, etc., so as to achieve the extension and retraction of the camera. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the transmission mechanism 30 may further include: a first link 35 and a second link 36; one end of the first link 35 is hinged to the first housing 10, and the other end is hinged to one end of the second link 36; the other end of the second connecting rod 36 is rotatably connected with the first gear 31; the first housing 10 rotates relative to the second housing 20, and drives the first gear 31 to swing along a preset angle through the first link 35 and the second link 36.

In this embodiment, because the one end of first connecting rod 35 is articulated with first casing 10, the other end of first connecting rod 35 is articulated with the one end of second connecting rod 36, the other end and the first gear 31 rotatable coupling of second connecting rod 36, therefore, when first casing 10 carries out 360 rotations along the same direction, will drive first connecting rod 35 and use the one end articulated with first casing 10 as the axle center and do 360 rotations, and then drive first gear 31 through second connecting rod 36 and be close to or keep away from first connecting rod 35 and move, realize first gear 31 along the back and forth swing of predetermineeing the angle promptly, because first gear 31 can also be directly or through second gear 34 and spur rack 32 meshing connection, and then can change the swing of first gear 31 into the back and forth motion of the straight line of spur rack 32. In the embodiment of the present application, the first casing 10 (which may be understood as a dial) is rotated 360 ° in the same direction to extend and retract the functional component 40 (which may be understood as a camera), so that the rotation of the first casing 10 is not limited by the direction, and when the first casing 10 is used to extend and retract the functional component 40, the rotation of the first casing 10 may be more flexible.

In the embodiment of the present application, the maximum telescopic distance of the straight rack 32 can be limited by the first link 35 and the second link 36 without providing an additional limiting member, so that the number of parts of the electronic device can be simplified, and the assembly and layout difficulty of the electronic device can be reduced.

It should be noted that, the first housing 10 may also swing back and forth by rotating clockwise and counterclockwise, or rotate 360 ° in the same direction to achieve the telescopic movement of the functional component 40, in this embodiment of the application, when the functional component 40 is extended and retracted by the first housing 10, there is no directional limitation on the first housing 10, and a user may select according to a preference during an actual use process.

In the embodiment of the present application, the preset angle of the first gear 31 may be set according to actual conditions, and optionally, the preset angle may be any value from 0 to 360 °.

Optionally, the transmission mechanism 30 may further include: a fixed shaft 37; the fixed shaft 37 is fixedly connected with the first housing 10; one end of the first link 35 is hinged with the first housing 10 through a fixed shaft 37; the first housing 10 rotates relative to the second housing 20 and drives the first connecting rod 35 to rotate around the fixed shaft 37.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first housing 10 is hinged to one end of the first link 35 through the fixing shaft 37, so that the structure is simple and convenient. In practical applications, the first link 35 rotates around the fixed shaft 37, and the length of the first link 35 is positively correlated to the longest telescopic distance of the spur rack 32 and the swing angle of the first rotating shaft 33, that is, the longer the length of the first link 35, the larger the swing angle of the first rotating shaft 33, the longer the telescopic distance of the spur rack 32. Of course, the length of the first link 35 can be set by those skilled in the art according to actual requirements, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited herein.

Alternatively, the second gear 34 may be a circular gear. In particular, the diameter of the second gear 34 may be smaller than the diameter of the first gear 31, so that the transmission is performed by a large gear and a small gear, thereby saving more space.

In this embodiment, the sector gear may specifically include: a sector-shaped body 311 and an arc-shaped rack 312; the arc-shaped rack 312 is slidably disposed on the arc-shaped side edge of the sector-shaped main body 311, and the length of the arc-shaped rack 312 is smaller than that of the arc-shaped side edge, and the arc-shaped rack 312 is engaged with the second gear 34. In practical application, the arc-shaped rack 312 is slidably arranged on the arc-shaped side edge of the fan-shaped main body 311, so that the abrasion of the arc-shaped rack 312 can be effectively reduced, and the service life of the rack is prolonged.

In the embodiment of the present application, two end portions of the arc-shaped side edge of the sector main body 311 may be further provided with a stop block 313 respectively to limit the sliding of the arc-shaped rack 312 on the arc-shaped side edge. Specifically, the stopper 313 may use an elastic buffer material, such as a rubber block. When the arc-shaped rack 312 slides to the limit block 313, the limit block 313 blocks the arc-shaped rack, so that the functional component 40 can hover when extending out of the accommodating cavity or retracting into the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, a positioning groove is further provided along the radial direction of the first gear 31, and the other end of the second link 36 is rotatably disposed in the positioning groove.

In the embodiment of the present application, the other end of the second link 36 may be rotatably disposed in the positioning groove through the rotating shaft 33. In practical applications, by adjusting the position of the second link 36 in the positioning groove, the swing angle of the first gear 31 can be adjusted, and the telescopic distance of the spur rack 32 can be adjusted. For example, the second link 36 is fixed at one end of the positioning slot close to the axis of the first gear 31, the swing angle of the first gear 31 is the smallest, and the telescopic distance of the spur rack 32 is the shortest; the second connecting rod 36 is fixed at one end of the positioning slot far from the axle center of the first gear 31, the swing angle of the first gear 31 is the largest, and the telescopic distance of the spur rack 32 is the longest.

In practical application, under the condition that functional unit 40 is the smart watch, the smart watch may further be provided with components such as a wrist strap, which is not described herein again in this embodiment of the application.

In the embodiment of the application, the electronic equipment can also be provided with the display screen, and in practical application, because the functional components, especially the camera and the like, do not need to occupy the area of the display screen, therefore, the screen occupation ratio of the display screen can be increased, and the user experience is better.

In summary, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application at least includes the following advantages:

in this application embodiment, because first casing and second casing rotatable coupling, first gear links to each other with first casing through the pivot, therefore, first casing rotates for the second casing, just can drive first gear relative second casing rotation through the pivot, again because first gear and spur rack meshing, the one end of spur rack is connected with functional unit, consequently, the rotation of first casing can be changed into the rectilinear motion of spur rack through the meshing of first gear and spur rack, when first casing rotates promptly, through including first gear, the drive mechanism of spur rack and pivot, thereby can realize functional unit's flexible. In practical application, owing to need not to set up electric drive spare in the electronic equipment, consequently, can effectively reduce electronic equipment power loss, promote electronic equipment's duration to can also make electronic equipment's volume littleer, the internal layout is simpler, realizes the flexible of functional unit through the meshing of gear and rack moreover, and the structure is more stable, and precision and reliability are all higher.

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 electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises: the device comprises a first shell, a second shell, a transmission mechanism and a functional component;

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a sliding groove communicated with the opening is formed in the second housing, and the spur rack is movably disposed in the sliding groove;

the first gear rotates along with the first shell and drives the spur rack to slide along the sliding groove.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises: a second gear;

the second gear is rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity and is respectively meshed with the first gear and the straight rack;

the first gear drives the spur rack to slide in the sliding groove through the second gear.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises: a first link and a second link;

one end of the first connecting rod is hinged with the first shell, and the other end of the first connecting rod is hinged with one end of the second connecting rod;

the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first gear;

the first shell rotates relative to the second shell and drives the first gear to swing along a preset angle through the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises: a fixed shaft;

the fixed shaft is fixedly connected with the first shell;

one end of the first connecting rod is hinged with the first shell through the fixed shaft;

the first shell rotates relative to the second shell and drives the first connecting rod to rotate by taking the fixed shaft as an axis.

6. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first gear is a sector gear and the second gear is a circular gear.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the sector gear comprises: the fan-shaped main body and the arc-shaped rack;

the arc-shaped rack is slidably arranged on the arc-shaped side edge of the fan-shaped main body, the length of the arc-shaped rack is smaller than that of the arc-shaped side edge, and the arc-shaped rack is meshed with the second gear.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein two ends of the arc-shaped side edge of the fan-shaped main body are further provided with a limiting block respectively to limit the sliding of the arc-shaped rack on the arc-shaped side edge.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the second housing is provided with a first stopper and a second stopper;

the first stop part is arranged on one side of the sector gear, and the second stop part is arranged on the other side of the sector gear;

the functional member extends out of the housing chamber when the sector gear abuts against the first stopper, and retracts into the housing chamber when the sector gear abuts against the second stopper.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the functional component comprises: at least one of a camera, a sensor, a receiver, a light supplement lamp and a card support.