CN113745033A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device, which comprises a shell and a key assembly, wherein a trigger piece is arranged in the shell; according to the key assembly including pressing key cap and two key columns, press the splenium on being equipped with two according to the key cap, two press the key column to arrange on the length direction according to the key cap, press splenium and two key column one-to-ones according to two, it is relative with the trigger piece to pass the casing according to the key column, every is equipped with the cushion according to the key column and according to being equipped with between the key cap, rotationally sets up on the casing according to the key cap, and when one of them pressed the splenium to be pressed, press the key column along with pressing the splenium orientation to be close to the direction motion that triggers the piece in order to trigger the trigger piece. According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the effective pressing performance and the pressing hand feeling of the key assembly are guaranteed. Meanwhile, the trigger piece can be effectively protected, and the trigger piece is prevented from being damaged by stress. In addition, the non-linkage bidirectional key function is realized, the installation is convenient, and the occupied space is small.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background

The electronic device is usually provided with a key to operate the electronic device. The button among the correlation technique, when the user pressed the both ends of pressing the button cap, can take place to incline according to the button post, makes the sealing washer according to on the button post single side extrusion, leads to frictional force to increase, and the influence is pressed and is felt, and takes place the dead phenomenon of card easily, and the influence is pressed and is controlled the performance.

Content of application

The present application is directed to solving at least one of the problems in the prior art. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device, which has a key assembly with good pressing feeling and high reliability.

According to the electronic equipment of this application embodiment, include: the trigger piece is arranged in the shell; the button subassembly, the button subassembly includes button cap and two button posts, be equipped with two on the button cap and press the splenium, two press the button post to be in arrange on the length direction of button cap, two press splenium and two press button post one-to-one, pass according to the button post the casing with it is relative to trigger the piece, every press the button post with be equipped with the cushion between the button cap, rotationally set up according to the button cap on the casing, and at one of them when pressing the splenium and being pressed, press the button post along with press the splenium orientation to be close to trigger the direction motion of piece trigger the piece.

According to the electronic equipment of this application embodiment, through according to the button cap with press the button post between set up the cushion, utilize the elastic deformation performance of cushion, make according to the button cap and press the button post relative activity, when avoiding pressing the tip according to the button cap, press the button post slope card to die to prevented effectively that the button subassembly from becoming invalid, guaranteed the effective pressing performance of button subassembly and pressed and felt. Meanwhile, the elastic pad is additionally arranged between the key cap and the key column, so that when the electronic equipment falls and the like impacts, the elastic pad can play a role in buffering, the trigger piece is protected, and the trigger piece is prevented from being damaged by stress. In addition, key assembly in this application adopts a pair of key cap to correspond two structures of pressing the key post, has realized the two-way button function of not interlock, simple to operate, and occupation space is little, is favorable to improving the utilization ratio of casing lateral wall, promotes the product overall design aesthetic feeling, and is favorable to reducing material cost to can reduce key assembly's overall cost.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a key hole is provided on a sidewall of the housing, and at least a portion of the key assembly is disposed within the key hole.

According to some embodiments of the application, pass through the locating pin according to the key cap with the casing rotationally links to each other, the locating pin is located two between the key post, be equipped with the first locating hole that link up on the lateral wall according to the key hole, be equipped with the second locating hole according to being equipped with on the key cap, the locating pin is worn to establish first locating hole with in the second locating hole.

According to other embodiments of the present application, the key cap is rotatably connected to the housing by a ball shaft, the ball shaft is fixed to one of the key hole and the key cap, and a ball socket is provided on the other of the key hole and the key cap, and the ball shaft is adapted to extend into the ball socket to be engaged with the ball socket.

According to still other embodiments of the present application, the key cap is rotatably coupled to the housing by a pivot assembly, the pivot assembly including a pivot shaft and a pivot hole, the pivot shaft adapted to extend into the pivot hole to cooperate with the pivot hole, the pivot shaft being disposed on one of the key hole and the key cap, and the pivot hole being disposed on the other of the key cap and the key hole.

According to some embodiments of the application, a receiving groove is arranged on a surface of the key cap facing the shell, and at least a part of the elastic pad is received in the receiving groove.

According to some embodiments of the application, be equipped with two guiding holes on the casing, two set up respectively two according to the button post in the guiding hole, according to the button post with guiding hole clearance fit.

According to some embodiments of the application, be equipped with annular sealing washer on the periphery wall of button post, the outer peripheral face of sealing washer with the internal wall face of guiding hole stops to cooperate.

According to some embodiments of the application, be equipped with the annular groove on the periphery wall of key post, the sealing washer cover is established in the annular groove.

In some embodiments of the present application, an annular protrusion is disposed on an inner bottom wall of the key hole, and the annular protrusion surrounds an outer periphery of the key post.

According to some embodiments of the present application, one or more elastic restoring members are disposed between each pressing portion and the housing, and the elastic restoring members are configured to drive the pressing portions to be restored after the pressing portions are pressed.

In some embodiments of the present application, two elastic reset members are disposed between each pressing portion and the housing, and the two elastic reset members are respectively located on two sides of the key post.

According to some embodiments of the present application, at least one of the housing and the key cap is provided with a fixing groove for receiving the elastic restoring member.

According to some embodiments of the application, be equipped with spacing platform in the button hole, press when pressing the button cap, spacing platform with the button cap is stopped to support the cooperation.

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 partial perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is another cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the circled portion C of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion D of fig. 9.

Reference numerals:

the electronic device 100 is provided with a display device,

a shell 1, a containing space 11, a first end face 12, a key hole 13, a limit table 133, a first positioning hole 14, a guide hole 15, an annular bulge 16,

the triggering part (2) is arranged on the casing,

the key assembly 3, the key cap 31, the pressing portion 311, the second positioning hole 312, the receiving groove 313, the extension block 314, the key post 32, the annular groove 321, the elastic pad 33, the sealing ring 34, the elastic restoring member 351,

the locating pin 4, the ball shaft 51, the ball socket 52, the pivot assembly 6, the pivot shaft 61, the pivot hole 62 and the opening 621.

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 or similar 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.

An electronic apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the drawings. It can be understood that the electronic device 100 may be a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or an intelligent wearable device such as an intelligent watch, an intelligent headset, and intelligent glasses.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a housing 1 and a key assembly 3.

The housing 1 may include a middle frame formed as a frame structure, the middle frame defines an accommodating space 11 therein, and the accommodating space 11 may be used to accommodate functional devices of the electronic apparatus 100, such as a main board, a camera, a sensor, a memory, an antenna, and the like. The middle frame has a first end face 12 and a second end face (e.g., two end faces in the z-direction in fig. 1) opposite the first end face 12. The first end face 12 and the second end face can be respectively matched with a positive structural component and a back structural component of the electronic device 100, and it can be understood that, when the electronic device 100 is in a use state, the structural component facing the user in the forward direction is the positive structural component, and the structural component facing away from the user is the back structural component. For example, the front structure may be a display screen and the back structure may be a rear cover.

The trigger part 2 is arranged in the shell 1, the trigger part 2 can be electrically connected with a functional device of the electronic equipment 100, and after the trigger part 2 receives a trigger signal of the key assembly 3, the trigger signal can be sent to the corresponding functional device, so that the functional device is responded, and the control of the functional device of the electronic equipment 100 is realized.

The key assembly 3 includes a key cap 31 and two key columns 32, the key cap 31 is provided with two pressing portions 311, the two key columns 32 are arranged in a length direction (for example, an x direction in fig. 1) of the key cap 31, and the two pressing portions 311 and the two key columns 32 are in one-to-one correspondence. That is, each pressing portion 311 corresponds to one key post 32.

In some embodiments of the present application, the number of the triggering member 2 may be one, the triggering member 2 may be formed in a long bar shape, and the two key posts 32 are respectively opposite to two different portions of the triggering member 2. Alternatively, the two different parts of the triggering member 2 may correspond to different functional devices, so that the different functional devices can be controlled by the key assembly 3.

In other embodiments of the present application, there may be two triggering members 2, and each key post 32 corresponds to one triggering member 2. The two triggering parts 2 can each correspond to a different functional component. In this way, different functional components can be activated by means of the key assembly 3.

The key post 32 passes through the casing 1 to be opposite to the trigger member 2, an elastic pad 33 is disposed between each key post 32 and the key cap 31, and the key cap 31 is rotatably disposed on the casing 1 to drive the key post 32 to move toward a direction close to the trigger member 2 when one of the pressing portions 311 is pressed, so as to trigger the trigger member 2 through the key post 32. Specifically, when the pressing portion 311 is pressed, the key post 32 corresponding to the pressing portion 311 can move toward the direction approaching the trigger 2 along with the pressing portion 311 to trigger the trigger 2 through the key post.

In the initial state (i.e., the state where the triggering member 2 is not triggered), the key post 32 may be in contact with the triggering member 2 or may be spaced apart from the triggering member 2. When the pressing portion 311 on the key cap 31 is pressed, the pressing force can be transmitted to the key post 32 through the elastic pad 33 between the pressing portion 311 and the key post 32, so that the key post 32 triggers the trigger 2 to send an electrical signal, and the electronic device 100 is controlled.

In the course of research, the applicant of the present application found that, in the key assembly 3 in the related art, since the key cap 31 and the key post 32 are of an integral structure, or the key cap 31 and the key post 32 are fixedly connected through a structure such as a thread, when the key cap 31 is pressed, if one end of the key portion is pressed, the other end of the key portion is lifted, so that the key post 32 is inclined, and the key is easily locked.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application has provided the elastic pad 33 between the key post 32 and the key cap 31, and designed the key cap 31 and the key post 32 as a non-integral structure, and movably connect the key cap 31 and the key post 32, so that when the key cap 31 is pressed (as shown in fig. 5 and 6), the key post 32 and the trigger 2 (for example, a DOME) always keep vertical movement no matter the middle or the side of the pressing portion 311 is pressed, and the problem of inclination of the key post 32 is not generated, thereby ensuring the key feel and the key function. Meanwhile, the elastic pad 33 is additionally arranged between the key cap 31 and the key post 32, so that when the electronic device 100 falls and the like impacts, the elastic pad 33 can play a role in buffering, the trigger piece 2 is protected, and the trigger piece 2 is prevented from being damaged by stress.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, when one pressing portion 311 in the key cap 31 receives a direction of the pressing force and deviates from the central axis of the key post 32, one end of the elastic pad 33 is compressed and deformed, and the other end of the elastic pad 33 may be in tensile deformation, that is, the elastic pad 33 absorbs the inclination acting force on the pressing portion 311, and effectively prevents the inclination acting force on the pressing portion 311 from being transmitted to the key post 32, so as to prevent the key post 32 from inclining, ensure that the key post 32 and the trigger 2 always keep vertical movement, so that the key post 32 can effectively trigger the trigger 2, and avoid the key from being locked.

In addition, adopt a structure that presses key cap 31 to correspond two key posts 32 in this application, close two keys as an organic wholes, and set up the structure into similar seesaw according to key cap 31, make the both ends according to key cap 31 can rotate relatively, press the signal in order to input separately, realize the two-way key function of not interlock (two trigger signal that press key post 32 to correspond respectively promptly), simple to operate, occupation space is little, be favorable to improving the utilization ratio of 1 lateral wall of casing, promote the aesthetic feeling of product global design, and be favorable to reducing material cost, thereby can reduce the overall cost according to key assembly 3.

According to electronic equipment 100 of this application embodiment, through setting up elastic pad 33 between key cap 31 and key post 32, utilize elastic deformation performance of elastic pad 33, make key cap 31 and key post 32 can move about relatively, when avoiding pressing the tip of key cap 31, it is dead to block according to the slope of key post 32 to prevented effectively that key assembly 3 from becoming invalid, guaranteed the effective pressing performance of key assembly 3 and pressed and felt. Meanwhile, the elastic pad 33 is additionally arranged between the key cap 31 and the key post 32, so that when the electronic device 100 falls and the like impacts, the elastic pad 33 can play a role in buffering, the trigger piece 2 is protected, and the trigger piece 2 is prevented from being damaged by stress. In addition, key assembly 3 in this application adopts a pair of key cap 31 to correspond two structures according to post 32, has realized the two-way button function of not interlock, simple to operate, and occupation space is little, is favorable to improving the utilization ratio of 1 lateral wall of casing, promotes the product global design aesthetic feeling, and is favorable to reducing material cost to can reduce key assembly 3's overall cost.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a key hole 13 is formed on a sidewall of the casing 1, and at least a portion of the key assembly 3 is disposed in the key hole 13. Specifically, a part of key assembly 3 is disposed in key hole 13, or the entire key assembly 3 is disposed in key hole 13. For example, in the example of fig. 1, a portion of key assembly 3 is disposed inside key hole 13, a portion of key cap 31 is disposed outside key hole 13, and an outer surface of key cap 31 protrudes from an outer surface of a side wall of case 1. Thereby, the key cap 31 is easily pressed, so that the trigger 2 can be easily triggered.

It can be understood that, in some embodiments of the present application, the key post 32 may directly penetrate through the side wall of the casing 1, and at this time, the key cap 31 is disposed outside the casing 1, and there is no need to provide a key hole for accommodating the key cap 31 on the casing 1, and the key cap 31 may be matched with a matching structure on the key cap 31 through a positioning structure (e.g., a positioning column, a positioning protrusion, a positioning block) disposed on the outer surface of the side wall of the casing 1, so as to position the key cap 31, which is simple in structure and convenient to process.

In some embodiments of the present application, two protrusions protruding outward are provided on the outer surface of the key cap 31 to form two pressing portions 311, and referring to fig. 1 and in combination with fig. 3 and 4, the two protrusions are spaced apart. This facilitates the user to press the pressing portion 311, improves the pressing feeling, and improves the overall appearance of the key assembly 3.

According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 4-6, the key cap 31 is rotatably connected to the casing 1 through a positioning pin 4, the positioning pin 4 is located between two key posts 32, a through first positioning hole 14 is provided on a sidewall of the key hole 13, a second positioning hole 312 is provided on the key cap 31, and the positioning pin 4 is inserted into the first positioning hole 14 and the second positioning hole 312. The central axes of the first positioning hole 14 and the second positioning hole 312 extend in the z direction in fig. 2, and the first positioning hole 14 may penetrate only the first end face 12 of the housing 1, or may penetrate both the first end face 12 and the second end face.

When pressing the splenium 311 according to on the key cap 31, can use locating pin 4 as the fulcrum relative rotation according to the both ends of key cap 31, realized the two-way button function of not interlock, simple structure, occupation space is little, is favorable to improving the utilization ratio of 1 lateral wall of casing, promotes the product overall design aesthetic feeling, and is favorable to reducing material cost to can reduce the overall cost according to key subassembly 3.

According to other embodiments of the present application, the keycap 31 may also be rotatably connected to the housing 1 by a ball axle 51. The ball shaft 51 is fixed on one of the key hole 13 and the key cap 31, a ball socket 52 is arranged on the other one of the key hole 13 and the key cap 31, and the ball shaft 51 extends into the ball socket 52 to be matched with the ball socket 52. When the pressing portion 311 of the key cap 31 is pressed, both ends of the key cap 31 can rotate relative to each other about the ball shaft 51 as a fulcrum.

Specifically, when the ball shaft 51 is disposed in the key hole 13, the ball socket 52 is disposed on the key cap 31. When the ball shaft 51 is disposed on the key cap 31, the ball socket 52 is disposed in the key hole 13. For example, in the example of fig. 7 and 8, the ball shaft 51 is disposed on the inner bottom wall of the key hole 13 (i.e., the inner wall of the key hole 13 opposite to the key cap 31), an extension block 314 is disposed on a side surface of the key cap 31 facing the casing 1, a ball socket 52 is disposed on a side surface of the extension block 314 opposite to the inner bottom wall of the key hole 13, and the ball socket 52 may be formed by recessing the side surface of the extension block 314 toward the key cap 31. Therefore, through the matching of the ball shaft 51 and the ball socket 52, the key cap 31 can be assembled on the shell 1, the relative rotation between the key cap 31 and the shell 1 is realized, the structure is simple, and the processing is convenient.

In other embodiments of the present application, the ball shaft 51 may also be disposed on an inner side wall of the key hole 13 (e.g., a side wall of the key hole 13 in the z direction), and the socket 52 is disposed on a side surface of the extension block 314 opposite to the inner side wall of the key hole 13, so that the key cap 31 can be assembled to the casing 1 and the relative rotation between the key cap 31 and the casing 1 can be realized by the cooperation of the ball shaft 51 and the socket 52.

According to still other embodiments of the present application, the keycap 31 may also be rotatably coupled to the housing 1 via the pivot assembly 6. Pivot assembly 6 includes pivot shaft 61 and pivot hole 62, pivot shaft 61 is stretched into pivot hole 62 and is cooperated with pivot hole 62, pivot shaft 61 is disposed on one of key hole 13 and key cap 31, pivot hole 62 is disposed on the other of key cap 31 and key hole 13. When the pressing portion 311 of the key cap 31 is pressed, both ends of the key cap 31 can relatively rotate about the pivot shaft 61 as a fulcrum.

Specifically, when pivot shaft 61 is disposed within key hole 13, pivot hole 62 is disposed on key cap 31. When pivot shaft 61 is disposed on key cap 31, pivot hole 62 is disposed within key hole 13. For example, in the example of fig. 9 and 10, pivot shaft 61 is provided in key hole 13 and extends in the z direction, an extension block 314 is provided on a side surface of key cap 31 facing housing 1, and pivot hole 62 is provided on a side surface of extension block 314 opposite to the inner side wall of key hole 13. Wherein, the pivot hole 62 may be provided with an opening 621, and the pivot shaft 61 may extend into the pivot hole 62 through the opening 621 to be matched with the pivot hole 62. From this, through setting up pivot subassembly 6, not only can assemble to casing 1 with button cap 31 on, still realized the relative rotation between button cap 31 and the casing 1, simple structure, processing is convenient.

In other embodiments of the present application, pivot shaft 61 may also be disposed on an inner side wall of key hole 13 (e.g., a side wall of key hole 13 in the z-direction), and pivot hole 62 is disposed on a side surface of extension block 314 opposite to the inner side wall of key hole 13, so that key cap 31 can be assembled to casing 1 through pivot assembly 6, and relative rotation between key cap 31 and casing 1 can be achieved.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a surface of the key cap 31 facing the case 1 is provided with a receiving groove 313, and at least a portion of the elastic pad 33 is received in the receiving groove 313. It is understood that a part of the elastic pad 33 may be accommodated in the accommodating groove 313, that is, the depth of the accommodating groove 313 is smaller than the thickness of the elastic pad 33, or the entire elastic pad 33 may be accommodated in the accommodating groove 313, that is, the depth of the accommodating groove 313 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the elastic pad 33. Therefore, the elastic pad 33 is convenient to be assembled on the key cap 31, and the position of the elastic pad 33 can be stabilized to prevent the elastic pad 33 from moving.

In some embodiments of the present application, the elastic pad 33 is bonded to the key cap 31. Specifically, the elastic pad 33 may be adhered to the inner wall of the receiving groove 313 by a double-sided tape or glue, or the like.

Alternatively, the elastic pad 33 may be a silicone pad, a foam pad, or the like. In some embodiments of the present application, the elastic pad 33 may be formed in a square shape, an oval shape, an oblong shape, and the like. The thickness of the elastic pad 33 is uniform, and the thickness direction of the elastic pad 33 is substantially perpendicular to the side wall of the housing 1. Therefore, the contact area between the elastic pad 33 and the key cap 31 can be increased, and the effective contact between the key cap 31 and the elastic pad 33 and the effective contact between the key post 32 and the elastic pad 33 can be ensured.

According to some embodiments of the present application, two guiding holes 15 are provided on the casing 1, two key posts 32 are respectively provided in the two guiding holes 15, and the key posts 32 are in clearance fit with the guiding holes 15. Referring to fig. 3 to 6, a guide hole 15 penetrates through the bottom wall of the key hole 13, and when the pressing portion 311 is pressed, one end of the key post 32 away from the key cap 31 can pass through the guide hole 15 to contact the trigger 2 to trigger the trigger 2. From this, can lead to the motion of key post 32 through guiding hole 15, avoid pressing the off tracking of key post 32 in the motion process, further guaranteed to press key post 32 and trigger piece 2 to remain vertical motion throughout, guaranteed to press the effective pressing performance of key subassembly 3 and press and feel.

According to some embodiments of the present application, an annular sealing ring 34 is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the key post 32, and the outer peripheral surface of the sealing ring 34 is in abutting engagement with the inner wall surface of the guide hole 15. The seal ring 34 can effectively prevent water, dust, and impurities from entering the inside of the housing 1 through a gap between the outer peripheral wall of the key post 32 and the inner peripheral side wall of the guide hole 15. This can improve the sealing performance of the electronic apparatus 100. For example, when the electronic device 100 is a smart watch, the sealing ring 34 is sealed between the key post 32 and the guiding hole 15, so that the electronic device 100 can achieve the waterproof requirement of 5 ATM.

In some embodiments of the present application, the sealing ring 34 may have elastic deformation properties. Optionally, the sealing ring 34 is a silicone or rubber member. The outer diameter of the sealing ring 34 in its naturally stretched state is larger than the inner diameter of the guide hole 15. During assembly, after the sealing ring 34 enters the guide hole 15 along with the key post 32, the sealing ring 34 is compressed and deformed by the inner peripheral side wall of the guide hole 15, so that the sealing ring 34 can be in close contact with the inner peripheral side wall of the guide hole 15 to a large extent, and the sealing ring 34 blocks the gap between the inner peripheral wall of the guide hole 15 and the outer peripheral wall of the key post 32.

It can be understood that, because the key post 32 in the present application always keeps moving perpendicular to the direction of the trigger 2, the situation that the sealing ring 34 is pressed on one side when the key post 32 inclines is avoided, so that the sealing performance of the electronic device 100 is further improved, the friction between the sealing ring 34 and the inner peripheral side wall of the guide hole 15 is reduced, the pressing force is reduced, and the pressing hand feeling is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present application, an annular groove 321 is formed on the peripheral wall of the key post 32, and the sealing ring 34 is disposed in the annular groove 321. Therefore, the position of the sealing ring 34 can be stabilized, and the sealing ring 34 is prevented from slipping off the key post 32, so that the sealing performance of the electronic device 100 is ensured.

In some embodiments of the present application, an annular protrusion 16 is provided on the inner bottom wall of the key hole 13, and the annular protrusion 16 surrounds the outer periphery of the key post 32. Referring to fig. 4, a portion of the key post 32 is inserted into the annular protrusion 16. From this, annular bulge 16 is inside can construct into partly guiding hole 15, has increased guiding hole 15's length, has improved guiding hole 15's direction effect, has further avoided the off tracking of button post 32 in the motion process, has further guaranteed button post 32 and trigger piece 2 and has kept vertical motion all the time, has guaranteed the effective pressing performance and the pressing of button subassembly 3 and has felt. According to some embodiments of the present application, one or more elastic restoring members 351 are disposed between each pressing part 311 and the housing 1, the elastic restoring members 351 being configured to drive the pressing part 311 to be restored after the pressing part 311 is pressed. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more.

Specifically, the elastic reset member 351 may be configured to normally drive the pressing portion 311 to move in a direction away from the trigger member 2, when the pressing portion 311 is pressed, the elastic reset member 351 is compressed to be elastically deformed and has a tendency to recover the deformation, and when the pressing portion 311 is released, the pressing portion 311 moves in a direction away from the trigger member 2 under the driving of the elastic force of the elastic reset member 351, so that the key cap 31 is reset. Alternatively, the elastic restoring member 351 is a spring, a torsion spring, an elastic silicone block, or an elastic rubber block.

For example, in some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 2 in combination with fig. 3 to 6, two elastic restoring members 351 are disposed between each pressing portion 311 and the casing 1, and the two elastic restoring members 351 are respectively located at two sides of the key post 32. Wherein, the elastic restoring member 351 is a spring. For example, two springs may be located on both sides of key post 32 in the length direction or width direction of key cap 31. Therefore, the stress of the key cap 31 can be uniform, which is beneficial to improving the moving stationarity of the key column 32 and the key cap 31, and further improving the pressing hand feeling of the key assembly 3.

According to some embodiments of the present application, at least one of the case 1 and the key cap 31 is provided with a fixing groove for receiving the elastic restoring member 351. Therefore, the position of the elastic resetting piece 351 can be stabilized, and the performance of the elastic resetting piece 351 is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a limiting platform 133 is disposed in the key hole 13, and the limiting platform 133 is in abutting engagement with the key cap 31 when the key cap 31 is pressed. Specifically, when key cap 31 is pressed, limiting table 133 may be in abutting engagement with a side surface of key cap 31 close to case 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, the stopper 133 may be formed in a ring shape, for example, the stopper 133 may be surrounded on an inner sidewall of the key hole 13. It is understood that in other embodiments of the present application, the limiting table 133 may be formed in a square block shape, the limiting table 133 may be two, two limiting tables 133 are disposed at intervals in the length direction of the key hole 13, and the two limiting tables 133 are respectively opposite to two ends of the key cap 31 in the length direction. In still other embodiments of the present application, the stop 133 may also be opposite the middle of the keycap 31. It should be noted that "the middle portion of the key cap 31" in this application should be understood in a broad sense, that is, the position between the two end portions in the length direction of the key cap 31 can be understood as the middle portion of the key cap 31.

For example, referring to fig. 4 and 6, when the pressing portion 311 is pressed, after the key cap 31 rotates by a certain angle, the end of the key cap 31 abuts against the limiting table 133, and the limiting table 133 prevents the key cap 31 from continuing to rotate, so that the rotation angle and the movement distance of the key cap 31 can be limited by the limiting table 133, and the trigger 2 is prevented from being excessively pressed due to an excessively large rotation angle of the key cap 31, so that the trigger 2 is prevented from being damaged, the trigger 2 is effectively protected, and the reliability of the electronic device 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, when assembling the electronic device 100, the key post 32 sleeved with the sealing ring 34 may be first installed in the guiding hole 15, then the four elastic resetting members 351 are respectively installed in the fixing grooves, the elastic resetting members 351 play a role of providing elasticity for the key cap 31, then the elastic pad 33 is fixed in the accommodating groove 313 on the key cap 31, then the key cap 31 is integrally installed in the key hole 13, and finally the positioning pin 4 is inserted into the first positioning hole 14 and the second positioning hole 312, so as to fix the whole key assembly 3 on the casing 1.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be considered limiting of the present application.

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 (14)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the trigger piece is arranged in the shell;

the button subassembly, the button subassembly includes button cap and two button posts, be equipped with two on the button cap and press the splenium, two press the button post to follow arrange on the length direction of button cap, two press splenium and two press button post one-to-one, pass according to the button post the casing with it is relative to trigger, every press the button post with be equipped with the cushion between the button cap, rotationally set up according to the button cap on the casing, and at one of them when pressing the splenium and being pressed, press the button post along with press the splenium orientation to be close to trigger the direction motion of piece in order to trigger the piece.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a key hole is disposed on a sidewall of the housing, and at least a portion of the key assembly is disposed within the key hole.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the key cap is rotatably connected to the housing by a positioning pin, the positioning pin is located between the two key posts, a first positioning hole is formed through a sidewall of the key hole, a second positioning hole is formed on the key cap, and the positioning pin is inserted into the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the key cap is rotatably coupled to the housing by a ball shaft, the ball shaft being disposed in one of the key hole and the key cap, the other of the key hole and the key cap having a socket, the ball shaft being adapted to extend into the socket to engage the socket.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the key cap is rotatably coupled to the housing via a pivot assembly, the pivot assembly including a pivot shaft and a pivot hole, the pivot shaft adapted to extend into the pivot hole to engage the pivot hole, the pivot shaft being disposed on one of the key hole and the key cap, and the pivot hole being disposed on the other of the key cap and the key hole.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a side surface of the key cap facing the housing is provided with a receiving groove, and at least a portion of the elastic pad is received in the receiving groove.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein two guide holes are formed in the housing, two key posts are respectively disposed in the two guide holes, and the key posts are in clearance fit with the guide holes.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein an annular seal ring is provided on an outer peripheral wall of the key post, and an outer peripheral surface of the seal ring is in abutting engagement with an inner wall surface of the guide hole.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein an annular groove is formed in an outer peripheral wall of the key post, and the sealing ring is sleeved in the annular groove.

10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein an annular protrusion is disposed on an inner bottom wall of the key hole, and the annular protrusion surrounds an outer periphery of the key post.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein one or more elastic reset members are provided between each of the pressing portions and the housing, and the elastic reset members are configured to drive the pressing portions to reset after the pressing portions are pressed.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein two elastic restoring members are disposed between each pressing portion and the housing, and the two elastic restoring members are respectively located at two sides of the key post.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein at least one of the housing and the key cap is provided with a retaining groove for receiving the resilient return member.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a limiting platform is disposed in the key hole, and the limiting platform is in abutting engagement with the key cap when the key cap is pressed.

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