CN114188764A

CN114188764A - Electronic equipment system and charging device thereof

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Publication number: CN114188764A
Application number: CN202010968085.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘洛尘
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-15
Filing date: 2020-09-15
Publication date: 2022-03-15

Abstract

The application provides an electronic equipment system and a charging device thereof; wherein, this charging device includes: the probe comprises a shell, a circuit board, an elastic probe and a probe protection mechanism; the shell is provided with an accommodating space, and one side of the shell is provided with an opening; the circuit board is arranged in the accommodating space; the elastic probe comprises a connecting end and a contact end which are oppositely arranged; the connecting end is connected with the circuit board, and the contact end protrudes out of the shell from the opening and is used for carrying out contact connection type charging on the electronic equipment to be charged; the probe protection mechanism is at least covered on the contact end of the elastic probe, is elastically connected with the shell or the circuit board and can elastically move under the action of external force to shield or expose the contact end of the elastic probe. The charging device can realize shielding protection of the contact end of the elastic probe by designing the probe protection mechanism, and effectively prevent short circuit of the charging device and corrosion and physical damage of the contact end of the elastic probe; has the characteristics of simple structure and convenient use and operation.

Description

Electronic equipment system and charging device thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of charging seat structures of electronic equipment, in particular to an electronic equipment system and a charging device thereof.

Background

Along with the development of wearable electronic equipment such as smart watches, convenient and practical charger structures become the standard of electronic equipment. Among them, a charging seat of a spring probe (pogopin) structure is a common one. However, the charging stage of the spring probe structure in the conventional art has a charging contact terminal of the spring probe exposed outside the housing when the charging contact terminal is not in contact with the electronic device. The structure of the exposed charging contact end mainly has the following defects that when the charging seat is contacted with conductive metal, short circuit is easily caused, the temperature of the charging seat is increased, and even serious accidents such as shell melting, fire starting and the like are caused; secondly, the exposed charging contact end is easy to break or knock off, which affects the service life of the charging seat; thirdly, the exposed charging contact end is easy to be corroded, and further poor contact is caused during charging connection.

Disclosure of Invention

A first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a charging apparatus for an electronic device, where the charging apparatus includes:

the device comprises a shell, a first fixing piece and a second fixing piece, wherein an accommodating space is formed in the shell, and an opening is formed in one side of the shell;

the circuit board is arranged in the accommodating space;

the elastic probe comprises a connecting end and a contact end which are oppositely arranged; the connecting end is connected with the circuit board, and the contact end protrudes out of the shell from the opening and is used for performing contact connection type charging on the electronic equipment to be charged;

and the probe protection mechanism is at least covered on the contact end of the elastic probe, is elastically connected with the shell or the circuit board and can elastically move under the action of external force to shield or expose the contact end of the elastic probe.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device system, which includes an electronic device and the charging apparatus described in any of the foregoing embodiments; the electronic equipment is provided with a charging contact exposed outside the shell, and the probe protection mechanism can be exposed out of the contact end of the elastic probe by pressing the electronic equipment, so that the charging contact can be in contact charging connection with the contact end.

According to the electronic equipment system and the charging device thereof, the probe protection mechanism is designed on the charging device, so that shielding protection of the contact end of the elastic probe can be realized when the charging device is not in contact with the electronic equipment for charging, and short circuit of the charging device and corrosion and physical damage of the contact end of the elastic probe can be effectively prevented; when the charging device needs to be in contact with electronic equipment for charging, the exposure of the contact end of the elastic probe can be realized only by simply pressing the probe protection mechanism, so that the purpose of contact charging is achieved. The charging device in the embodiment of the application has the characteristics of simple structure and convenience in use and operation.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

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

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a disassembled structure of the charging device in the embodiment of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the charging device of FIG. 1 at A-A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic probe in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a protective casing of the probe protection mechanism in the embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the protective shell of FIG. 5 from another perspective;

fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a state in which the charging device is fitted to the electronic apparatus;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device;

fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of another embodiment of the charging device of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of another embodiment of an electronic device system of the present application;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be noted that the following examples are only illustrative of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Likewise, the following examples are only some but not all examples of the present invention, and all other examples obtained by those skilled in the art without any inventive step are within the scope of the present invention.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

As used herein, an "electronic device" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, an apparatus that is configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface (e.g., for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal). A communication terminal arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal" or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, internet/intranet access, Web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver. A cellular phone is an electronic device equipped with a cellular communication module.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2 together, fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of an embodiment of a charging device of an electronic device of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic disassembled structure diagram of the charging device in the embodiment of fig. 1; it should be noted that the electronic device in the present application may include an electronic device with a rechargeable battery, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and a wearable device. The charging device 100 of the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, the following structure: a housing 110, a circuit board 120, a spring probe 130, and a probe protection mechanism 140. It should be noted that the terms "comprises" and "comprising," and any variations thereof, in the embodiments of the present application, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or may alternatively include other steps or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the charging device of fig. 1 at a-a; the housing 110 is formed with a receiving space 1100. The shape of the housing 110 may be a rectangular parallelepiped, a rounded rectangular parallelepiped, a cylinder, or other irregular shapes, and is not limited herein. The material of the housing 110 may be plastic or metal. An opening 111 is formed in one side of the shell 110; the circuit board 120 is disposed in the accommodating space 1100. Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic probes in the embodiment of fig. 1, optionally, the number of the elastic probes 130 in the embodiment is multiple, the multiple elastic probes 130 are arranged side by side, and in other embodiments, the elastic probes may be arranged in other forms, which is not limited herein. The elastic probe 130 includes a connection end 131 and a contact end 132 oppositely disposed; the connecting terminal 131 is connected to the circuit board 120, and the contact terminal 132 protrudes from the opening 111 of the housing 110 to the housing 110 for contact-connected charging of the electronic device to be charged. It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and "third" in the embodiments of the present invention are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In some embodiments, a probe protection mechanism 140 covers at least the contact end 132 of the spring probe 130. Referring to fig. 3, the probe protection mechanism 140 of the present embodiment is elastically connected to the circuit board 120 and can elastically move under an external force to shield or expose the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130.

Optionally, the probe protection mechanism 140 in this embodiment includes a protection shell 141 and an elastic member 142, wherein one end of the elastic member 142 is connected to the protection shell 141, and the other end is connected to the circuit board 120. The protective shell 141 is inserted into the accommodating space 1100 through the opening 111 of the housing 110, and the lower portion of the structure driven by the elastic member 142 extends out of the housing 110 through the opening 111. In fig. 3, the protective casing 141 shields the elastic probe 130.

Optionally, referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6 together, fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a protective shell of the probe protection mechanism in the embodiment of fig. 2, and fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the protective shell in fig. 5 from another view angle; the protective shell 141 includes a cover portion 1411 and a connecting portion 1412, which are integrally formed, the cover portion 1411 and the connecting portion 1412 enclose a containing cavity 1410, and the elastic probe 130 is inserted into the containing cavity 1410. The covering part 1411 is provided with a plurality of through holes 14110, wherein when a plurality of elastic probes 130 are arranged, the covering part 1411 is provided with a plurality of through holes 14110 corresponding to the elastic probes 130 one by one; the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130 can pass through the through hole 14110 and be exposed to the covering portion 1411.

Please refer to fig. 7 and 8 together, fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view illustrating a state in which the charging device is matched with the electronic device, and fig. 8 is a schematic structural view illustrating an embodiment of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device 200 in this embodiment may include a housing 210 and a charging contact 220 exposed outside the housing 210, the charging contact 220 may be connected to a control circuit board (not shown) inside the electronic device, and detailed technical features related to this portion of structure are not repeated herein within an understanding range of those skilled in the art. The protective shell 141 moves into the housing 110 under the action of a pressing force or the gravity of the electronic device, so as to expose the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130, so that the charging contact 220 of the electronic device 200 can be in contact charging connection with the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130. In the present embodiment, the electronic device 200 and the charging device 100 together constitute an electronic device system. It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

With reference to fig. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the connection portion 1412 of the protection shell 141 is used for connecting with the elastic element 142. In this embodiment, the elastic member 142 may be a spring, a connection post 1413 is disposed on a side of the connection portion 1412 facing away from the covering portion 1411, the connection post 1413 is sleeved with the spring (the elastic member 142), one end of the spring supports the connection portion 1412, and the other end of the spring supports the circuit board 120. In addition, the connection post 1413 in this embodiment is also inserted into the circuit board 120 to guide the whole structure of the protection casing 141.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the spring (elastic member 142) is a compression type spring. The spring is in a compressed state and continuously generates a pushing force on the protection shell 141, so that the covering portion 1411 of the protection shell 141 is covered outside the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130 in a state that the charging device 100 is not matched with the electronic device 200 for charging, so as to protect the elastic probe 130.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the charging device of the present application, which is different from the foregoing embodiments in that the spring (the elastic member 142) in the present embodiment is an extension spring. In this embodiment, one end of the spring is connected to the connection portion 1412 of the protective case 141, and the other end is connected to the inner sidewall of the housing 110. The spring-disposed position structure in this embodiment can generate a continuous pulling force on the protective casing 141 extending out of the housing 110, and on the other hand, compared to the previous embodiment, the spring-disposed position in this embodiment is far away from the circuit board 120 and the elastic probe 130, so as to prevent the spring (generally made of metal material) from causing a short circuit between the circuit board 120 and the elastic probe 130.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in the embodiment of the present application, the housing 210 of the electronic device 200 is provided with a supporting boss 211 protruding out of the surface of the housing 210, and the supporting boss 211 is disposed adjacent to the charging contact 220 for supporting the protective shell 141 of the probe protection mechanism 140 of the charging device 100, so that (the protective shell 141 of) the probe protection mechanism 140 exposes the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130. In the illustrated embodiment of the present application, the number of the supporting bosses 211 is two, and the two supporting bosses are respectively disposed on two sides of the plurality of charging contacts 220 arranged in a straight line, and in some other embodiments, the number and the positions of the supporting bosses 211 may not be specifically limited.

Optionally, the height H of the supporting boss 211 protruding from the outer surface of the housing 210 may be 0.1-0.5mm, and specifically may be 0.1mm, 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.5mm, and the like, which is not limited herein. The height of the supporting boss 211 is designed according to the position of the contact end 132 of the elastic probe 130 relative to the protective case 141 of the probe protection mechanism 140. The supporting boss 211 and the housing 210 may be an integral structure.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of an electronic device system according to the present application, and unlike the previous embodiments, in the present embodiment, the charging device 100 further includes a magnetic element 150, and the magnetic element 150 is connected to the housing 110 and disposed near the opening 111. In the present embodiment, the magnetic member 150 is designed to improve the connection reliability between the charging device 100 and the electronic device 200 by designing the magnetic member 150 when the material of the housing 110 is plastic or non-magnetic material. Alternatively, the material of the housing 210 of the electronic device 200 may be a magnetic material, such as stainless steel, and when the material of the housing 210 of the electronic device 200 is also a non-magnetic material, a magnetic structure corresponding to the magnetic member 150 in the charging device 100 may also be disposed inside the housing 210 of the electronic device 200, and regarding detailed technical features of this part, detailed illustration will not be given in this embodiment.

Further, an electronic device is provided in an embodiment of the present application, please refer to fig. 11, where fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the electronic device according to the present invention. The electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a smart watch, a wearable device and the like, and the smart watch is taken as an example in the figure of the embodiment. The structure of the electronic device 200 may include an RF circuit 910, a memory 920, an input unit 930, a display unit 940, a sensor 950, an audio circuit 960, a wifi module 970, a processor 980, a power supply 990, and the like. Wherein the RF circuit 910, the memory 920, the input unit 930, the display unit 940, the sensor 950, the audio circuit 960, and the wifi module 970 are respectively connected with the processor 980; the power supply 990 is used to supply power to the entire electronic device 900.

Specifically, the RF circuit 910 is used for transmitting and receiving signals; the memory 920 is used for storing data instruction information; the input unit 930 is used for inputting information, and may specifically include a touch panel 931 and other input devices 932 such as operation keys; the display unit 940 may include a display panel 941; the sensor 950 includes an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, etc. for detecting a user approach signal, a distance signal, etc.; a speaker 961 and a microphone (or microphone, or receiver assembly in the above embodiments) 962 are coupled to the processor 980 via audio circuitry 960 for emitting and receiving sound signals; the wifi module 970 is used for receiving and transmitting wifi signals, and the processor 980 is used for processing data information of the electronic device.

The above description is only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent devices or equivalent processes performed by the present invention through the contents of the specification and the drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A charging apparatus for an electronic device, the charging apparatus comprising:

the circuit board is arranged in the accommodating space;

2. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the probe protection mechanism includes a protective shell and an elastic member, one end of the elastic member is connected to the protective shell, and the other end of the elastic member is connected to the housing or the circuit board.

3. The charging device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the protective shell is inserted into the accommodating space through the opening, and the lower portion of the structure can extend out of the housing through the opening under the driving of the elastic member.

4. The charging device according to claim 3, wherein the protective casing comprises a covering part and a connecting part which are of an integral structure, the covering part is provided with a through hole, and the contact end of the elastic probe can pass through the through hole and be exposed out of the covering part; the connecting part is used for being connected with the elastic part.

5. The charging device according to claim 4, wherein the elastic member is a spring, a connecting post is disposed on a side of the connecting portion away from the covering portion, the connecting post is sleeved with the spring, one end of the spring supports the connecting portion, and the other end of the spring supports the circuit board.

6. A charging arrangement as claimed in claim 4, in which the resilient member is a spring, one end of the spring being connected to the connecting portion and the other end being connected to the inner side wall of the housing.

7. The charging device according to claim 4, wherein the number of the elastic probes is plural, and the covering portion is provided with a plurality of through holes corresponding to the elastic probes one to one.

8. The charging device of claim 1, further comprising a magnetic member coupled to the housing and disposed proximate to the opening.

9. An electronic device system, characterized in that the electronic device system comprises an electronic device and the charging apparatus of any one of claims 1-8; the electronic equipment is provided with a charging contact exposed outside the shell, and the probe protection mechanism can be exposed out of the contact end of the elastic probe by pressing the electronic equipment, so that the charging contact can be in contact charging connection with the contact end.

10. The electronic device system of claim 9, wherein the housing of the electronic device is provided with a supporting projection protruding from a surface of the housing, the supporting projection being disposed adjacent to the charging contact for supporting the probe protection mechanism of the charging device, so that the probe protection mechanism exposes the contact end of the elastic probe.