CN117080003A

CN117080003A - Light-emitting module and electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN117080003A
Application number: CN202311044879.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张亚; 张海龙; 林进献; 宁志杰
Original assignee: Suzhou Inspur Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Inspur Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-18
Filing date: 2023-08-18
Publication date: 2023-11-17

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of servers, and discloses a light-emitting module and electronic equipment, wherein the light-emitting module is suitable for being connected to the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment comprises a shell, a power key and a circuit board, wherein the power key and the circuit board are arranged in the shell, an opening is formed in the shell, one end of the power key is connected with the circuit board, and the other end of the power key is arranged at the opening; the light emitting module comprises a light emitting piece and a light guiding piece; the luminous piece is connected in the shell, is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key and is suitable for being connected with the circuit board; one end of the light guide piece is connected with one side of the light emitting piece, and the other end of the light guide piece is arranged at the opening; and the light guide piece is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key. The light-emitting module provided by the invention occupies a small space.

Description

Light-emitting module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a light-emitting module and electronic equipment.

Background

In electronic devices such as a server, a power key and a light emitting module are generally provided, a power icon is generally provided on the power key, the power icon can be lightened to display the power-on state of the whole electronic device such as the server, and the light emitting module is generally used for displaying other running states of the electronic device such as the server. The light emitting module generally includes a status indicator Lamp (LED) disposed on a PCB (printed circuit board) and a light guide pole through which a light emitting state of the status indicator lamp on the PCB is guided out to an external plane of the server.

However, since the status indicator lamp and the power button are both required to be connected to the PCB, the space occupied by the light guide column is large; and the size of the electronic equipment such as the server and the layout limitation of the area where the power key is located are limited, the light emitting module and the power key are required to be arranged at a certain distance, and more space is occupied.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a light emitting module and an electronic device, so as to solve the problem that the light emitting module and the power button occupy more space.

In a first aspect, the invention provides a light-emitting module, which is suitable for being connected to electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a shell, a power key and a circuit board, wherein the power key and the circuit board are arranged in the shell; the light emitting module comprises a light emitting piece and a light guiding piece; the luminous piece is connected in the shell, is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key and is suitable for being connected with the circuit board; one end of the light guide piece is connected with one side of the light emitting piece, and the other end of the light guide piece is arranged at the opening; and the light guide piece is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key.

The beneficial effects are that: the power key can display the power-on state of the whole machine of the electronic equipment such as a server and the like. According to the invention, through the connection with the circuit board, the luminous element can smoothly emit light at a proper time so as to display other running states of electronic equipment such as a server and the like; the light guide piece is arranged between the opening and the light emitting piece, and light rays emitted by the light emitting piece can be smoothly guided out of the shell through the opening, so that the light rays can be conveniently found by operation and maintenance personnel and users outside the shell. In the invention, the luminous part and the light guide part of the luminous module are both suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key, thereby ensuring the normal luminescence and light guide of the luminous module to display other running states; the peripheral area of the power key is reasonably utilized, so that the space occupied by the light-emitting module and the whole power key is saved; the LED display device has the advantages that the LED display device is simple in structure, convenient to use, and capable of being used for manufacturing the LED display device.

In an alternative embodiment, the light emitting module further includes a fixing base, the fixing base is fixedly connected in the housing, and the other side of the light emitting element is connected with the fixing base.

The beneficial effects are that: the setting of fixing base need not to reform transform luminous piece itself, can be with the more stable fixed connection of luminous piece on the casing.

In an alternative embodiment, the fixing base comprises a first annular body and a connecting plate; the first annular body is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key and is connected with the other side of the luminous piece; the connecting plate protrusion sets up the periphery of first cyclic annular body, the connecting plate is suitable for through the fastener with casing fixed connection.

The beneficial effects are that: the first annular body is sleeved on the periphery of the power key, so that the connection area between the fixed seat and the luminous piece can be increased, the connection is more stable, the connection process of the fixed seat can be guided, and the connection of the fixed seat is simplified; the arrangement of the connecting plate can not only enhance the strength of the first annular body, but also facilitate the connection of the first annular body on the shell, and provide positional compensation for the connection between the first annular body and the shell.

In an alternative embodiment, the connecting plate is provided with a first mounting hole and at least one positioning hole, the shell is suitable for being correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole and at least one positioning column, the positioning column is suitable for being arranged in the positioning hole, and the fastener is suitable for being connected with the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole in sequence.

The beneficial effects are that: the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are arranged, so that the fixing seat and the shell can be conveniently detachably connected by the fastener. The setting of locating hole and reference column can be in the installation department to the connecting plate of fixing base advance location, realizes preventing slow-witted effect, is convenient for be connected between connecting plate and the casing of fixing base.

In an alternative embodiment, the light emitting member includes a flexible adapter portion and a light emitting portion; one end of the flexible switching part is provided with a switching ring, and the other end is suitable for being connected with a connector on the circuit board after being bent; the switching ring is connected between the light guide piece and the fixed seat, and is sleeved on the periphery of the power key; the light-emitting part is connected to the adapter ring and is arranged between the adapter ring and the light guide piece.

The beneficial effects are that: one end of the flexible switching part is provided with a switching ring, one side of the switching ring is connected with the light guide member, the other side of the switching ring is connected with the fixing seat, and the switching ring also connects the light-emitting part on one side close to the light guide member so as to lead out light rays emitted by the light-emitting part. The flexible connecting part is convenient to bend to deform as required, and the luminous part can be connected with the connector of the circuit board in a conducting way. Compared with the light guide column in the related art, the flexible switching part can be in a sheet shape, occupies less space, and can set the luminous part at a position close to the opening due to the flexible characteristic of the flexible switching part so as to shorten the light guide path of the light guide part as much as possible and ensure better light guide effect.

In an alternative embodiment, the flexible adapter is a flexible circuit board.

The beneficial effects are that: the flexible circuit board can be folded and bent conveniently, and the connection between the light emitting part and the circuit board can be realized.

In an alternative embodiment, the light emitting part is a light emitting diode.

In an alternative embodiment, the light emitting parts are a plurality of, and the plurality of light emitting parts are distributed at intervals around the circumference of the adapter ring.

The beneficial effects are that: the power key has the advantages that the annular luminous ring can be formed on the periphery of the power key, the power key is attractive and eye-catching, and the power key is easy to notice by users and operation and maintenance staff.

In an alternative embodiment, one side of the adapter ring is adhesively fixed to the light guide by means of glue.

The beneficial effects are that: the mating surface between the adapter ring and the light guide piece is larger during bonding, and the connection between the adapter ring and the light guide piece is more stable and is not easy to damage. In particular embodiments, the colloid may be a hot melt adhesive.

In an alternative embodiment, the other side of the adapter ring is adhesively fixed to the fixing base by means of a glue.

The beneficial effects are that: the mating surface between the adapter ring and the fixed seat is larger during bonding, and the connection between the adapter ring and the fixed seat is more stable and is not easy to damage. In particular embodiments, the colloid may be a hot melt adhesive.

In an alternative embodiment, the light guide includes a second annular body and a first limit flange; the second annular body is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key and is in sliding fit with the periphery of the power key, and one end of the second annular body is arranged at the opening; the first limit flange is arranged on the periphery of the second annular body in a protruding mode and is close to the other end of the second annular body, and one side of the first limit flange is suitable for being in butt joint with the inner wall of the shell at the opening; the other end of the second annular body and/or the other side of the first limit flange is/are connected with one side of the luminous piece.

The beneficial effects are that: the first limit flange can be abutted with the inner wall of the shell so as to limit the light-emitting module in the shell. The second annular body can lead out the light of luminous piece to the casing outside, can with power button sliding fit again, avoid the space between power button and the second annular body too big, lead to light to spill from the space between power button and the second annular body, prevent that the light of spilling from influencing the luminous effect of luminous module, still can prevent the cluster light between luminous module and the power button.

In an alternative embodiment, the light guide member is made of a light-transmitting material, the outer surface of the light guide member comprises a light-transmitting area and a non-light-transmitting area, the end face of the light guide member facing the light emitting member and the end face facing away from the light emitting member are both light-transmitting areas, and the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface of the light guide member are both non-light-transmitting areas.

The beneficial effects are that: the light transmission area is arranged on the end face of the light guide piece, which faces the light emitting piece, and the end face of the light guide piece, which faces away from the light emitting piece, so that light rays can be linearly transmitted, the transmission path is short, and the loss in the transmission process is small. The non-light-transmitting area is arranged on the outer ring surface and the inner ring surface of the light guide piece, namely the light guide piece is arranged on the outer ring relative to the inner ring, or the light guide piece is exposed on the outer ring surface, so that light is prevented from transmitting out of the outer ring surface, and the loss of the light is reduced. The inner ring surface is also a non-light-transmitting area, so that light can be prevented from leaking from between the power key and the second annular body, the loss of the light can be reduced, and light can be prevented from being transmitted between the light-emitting module and the power key.

In an alternative embodiment, the holder is made of a light impermeable material.

The beneficial effects are that: the light emitted by the light emitting piece can be prevented from leaking from the fixing seat, and the light guiding effect of the light guiding piece is ensured.

In an alternative embodiment, an end of the light guide member, which is far away from the light emitting member, is disposed at the opening, and is adapted to protrude from the outer surface of the housing and the power key through the opening.

The beneficial effects are that: the light guide piece protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell and the outer surface of the power key, when operation and maintenance personnel maintain the electronic equipment such as the server in an electrified mode, the power key can be protected due to the fact that the light guide piece protrudes out to surround the periphery of the power key, and the electronic equipment such as the server is prevented from being powered off due to the fact that the power key is touched by misoperation.

In an alternative embodiment, the end face of the light guide piece facing one end of the light emitting piece is provided with a first annular end face and a second annular end face which are distributed in a step shape, the first annular end face is coaxially arranged on the inner periphery of the second annular end face, and the first annular end face protrudes out of the second annular end face to be arranged; the second annular end face is provided with an annular accommodating groove, and the light-emitting part is arranged in the annular accommodating groove; the flexible switching part is sleeved on the periphery of the convex ring where the first annular end face is located, one side of the flexible switching part is connected with the second annular end face, and the other side of the flexible switching part is connected with the fixed seat; the power key comprises a base body and a pressing part, the base body is fixedly connected with the circuit board, the pressing part is movably connected to one end of the base body, which is opposite to the circuit board, one end of the pressing part, which is far away from the base body, is a movable end, the movable end is movably arranged at the opening, one end of the movable end, which is close to the base body, is outwards protruded and provided with a second limit flange, and the second limit flange is movably arranged between the first annular end face and the base body; the outer diameter of the second limit flange is larger than that of the first annular end face and smaller than that of the inner ring of the fixing seat.

The beneficial effects are that: the annular containing groove is arranged on the second annular end face, the luminous part can be contained, the luminous part is prevented from being extruded and damaged by the light guide piece and the fixing seat, light rays emitted by the luminous part are collected, and most of the light rays of the luminous part are ensured to be transmitted out through a light transmission area far away from the luminous part. The light guide piece is made of a light-transmitting material, the outer surface of the light guide piece comprises a light-transmitting area and a non-light-transmitting area, the end face of the light guide piece facing the light-emitting piece and the end face of the light guide piece facing away from the light-emitting piece are both light-transmitting areas, and the outer ring surface and the inner ring surface of the light guide piece are both non-light-transmitting areas; the fixing seat is made of a non-light-guiding material, and the annular accommodating groove can further ensure that the light emitted by the light-emitting part can only be guided out from the light-guiding piece. The first annular end face protrudes out of the second annular end face, and can position the flexible switching portion sleeved on the periphery of the convex ring where the first annular end face is located, so that the flexible switching portion can be connected conveniently. The base body and the pressing part of the power button are movably arranged, and when the pressing part is pressed to be in contact with the base body, the power button is communicated, and electronic equipment such as a server is electrified or powered off. The pressing part is provided with a second limiting flange which can limit the position of the pressing part and prevent the pressing part from separating from the inner ring of the luminous part under the action of the elastic force of the elastic part or being blocked with the inner ring of the luminous part and not moving. Preferably, a space is arranged between the second limiting part and the first annular end surface, so that the pressing part is prevented from impacting the luminous part under the action of the elastic force of the elastic part to cause the damage of the luminous part and the light guide part.

In a second aspect, the invention further provides electronic equipment, which comprises a shell, a circuit board, a power key and the light-emitting module; the shell is provided with an opening; the circuit board is arranged in the shell; one end of the power key is connected with the circuit board, and the other end of the power key is arranged at the opening; the light emitting module comprises a light emitting piece and a light guiding piece; the luminous piece is connected in the shell, is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key and is suitable for being connected with the circuit board; one end of the light guide piece is connected with one side of the light emitting piece, and the other end of the light guide piece is arranged at the opening; and the light guide piece is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device is a server, and the housing is a housing of a hanger of the server.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of two views of a light emitting module according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a light emitting module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial schematic view of A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of an embodiment of a light module;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing two views of a light guide according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a lighting element according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a fixing base according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a partial schematic view of an electronic device from two perspectives according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a partially installed explosion from a first perspective of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of a partially installed explosion at a second viewing angle of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. a light emitting member; 11. a flexible adapter; 111. an adapter ring; 12. a light emitting section; 2. a light guide; 21. a second annular body; 22. a first limit flange; 23. a light transmission region; 24. a non-light-transmitting region; 25. a first annular end face; 26. a second annular end face; 27. an annular accommodating groove; 3. a fixing seat; 31. a first annular body; 32. a connecting plate; 33. a fastener; 34. a first mounting hole; 35. positioning holes; 100. a light emitting module; 200. a housing; 201. an opening; 202. a convex column; 203. positioning columns; 300. a power button; 301. a base; 302. a pressing part; 303. a second limit flange; 400. a circuit board; 401. a connector.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

An embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 10.

Fig. 1a is a schematic perspective view of a light emitting module 100 according to an embodiment of the invention; fig. 1b is a front view of a light emitting module 100 according to an embodiment of the invention; fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a light emitting module 100 according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial schematic view of A of FIG. 2; fig. 4 is an exploded view illustrating an installation of a light emitting module 100 according to an embodiment of the invention; fig. 5a is a schematic perspective view of a first view angle of a light guide 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 5b is a schematic perspective view of a second view of the light guide 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 6 is a schematic view of a light emitting device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 7 is a schematic view of a fixing base 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 8a is a schematic partial perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 8b is a partial rear view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a partially installed explosion from a first perspective of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 10 is a schematic view of a partially installed explosion at a second viewing angle of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in one aspect, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, there is provided a light emitting module 100, where the light emitting module 100 is adapted to be connected to an electronic device, the electronic device includes a housing 200, and a power button 300 and a circuit board 400 disposed inside the housing 200, an opening 201 is disposed on the housing 200, one end of the power button 300 is connected to the circuit board 400, and the other end is disposed at the opening 201; the light emitting module 100 comprises a light emitting member 1 and a light guiding member 2; the light emitting element 1 is connected in the casing 200, is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key 300, and is suitable for being connected with the circuit board 400; one end of the light guide member 2 is connected with one side of the light emitting member 1, and the other end is arranged at the opening 201; and the light guide member 2 is adapted to be sleeved on the outer periphery of the power button 300.

The power button 300 can display the power-on state of the whole electronic equipment such as a server. In this embodiment, through the connection with the circuit board 400, the light emitting element 1 can smoothly emit light at a proper time to display other operation states of the electronic device such as the server; the light guide member 2 is disposed between the opening 201 and the light emitting member 1, and can smoothly guide the light emitted by the light emitting member 1 out of the housing 200 through the opening 201, so as to be found by operation and maintenance personnel and users outside the housing 200. In this embodiment, the light emitting element 1 and the light guiding element 2 of the light emitting module 100 are both suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key 300, so that the purposes of normal light emission and light guiding of the light emitting module 100 to display other running states are ensured; the peripheral area of the power key 300 is reasonably utilized, so that the space occupied by the whole light-emitting module 100 and the power key 300 is saved; the layouts of the light emitting module 100 and the power key 300 are unified, and the light emitting module can be applied to electronic equipment such as servers with different specifications and different layouts as a whole, so that various circuit boards 400, indicator lamps and light guide structural members are not required to be developed to adapt to different electronic equipment, and development cost is reduced.

In one embodiment, the light emitting module 100 further includes a fixing base 3, the fixing base 3 is fixedly connected in the housing 200, and the other side of the light emitting element 1 is connected with the fixing base 3.

The fixing base 3 is arranged, so that the luminous element 1 can be stably and fixedly connected to the shell 200 without modifying the luminous element 1.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the fixing base 3 includes a first annular body 31 and a connecting plate 32; the first annular body 31 is adapted to be sleeved on the periphery of the power button 300 and connected with the other side of the light emitting element 1; a connection plate 32 is provided protruding at the outer circumference of the first annular body 31, the connection plate 32 being adapted to be fixedly connected to the housing 200 by means of a fastener 33.

The first annular body 31 is sleeved on the periphery of the power key 300, so that the connection area between the fixed seat 3 and the luminous piece 1 can be increased, the connection is more stable, the connection process of the fixed seat 3 can be guided, and the connection of the fixed seat 3 is simplified; the arrangement of the connecting plate 32 not only can enhance the strength of the first annular body 31, but also can facilitate the connection of the first annular body 31 to the housing 200, thereby providing positional compensation for the connection between the first annular body 31 and the housing 200.

In an embodiment, the fastening member 33 may be a fastening structure such as a screw and a bolt, and the connection plate 32 may be detachably connected to the housing 200 through the fastening member 33.

As an alternative embodiment, the fixing base 3 may include a cross bar and vertical bars connected to two ends of the cross bar, the cross bar is fixedly connected to the housing 200, and the two vertical bars are respectively connected to two ends of the other side of the light emitting element 1.

In one implementation, the connecting plate 32 is provided with a first mounting hole 34 and at least one positioning hole 35, the housing 200 is adapted to be correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole and at least one positioning post 203, the positioning post 203 is adapted to be disposed in the positioning hole 35, and the fastener 33 is adapted to connect the first mounting hole 34 and the second mounting hole in sequence.

The first mounting holes 34 and the second mounting holes can facilitate the fastener 33 to detachably connect the fixing seat 3 and the housing 200. The positioning holes 35 and the positioning columns 203 can be used for pre-positioning the connecting plate 32 of the fixing seat 3 at the installation position, so that the fool-proof effect is realized, and the connection between the connecting plate 32 of the fixing seat 3 and the shell 200 is facilitated. In an embodiment, the fastening member 33 may be a fastening structure such as a screw and a bolt, and the connection plate 32 may be detachably connected to the housing 200 through the fastening member 33. Correspondingly, the first mounting hole 34 and the second mounting hole are threaded holes, or the first mounting hole 34 is a common through hole, and the second mounting hole is a threaded hole.

As shown in fig. 7 and 9, the inner wall of the housing 200 is provided with a mounting post in a protruding manner, and the second mounting hole is a blind hole formed in the mounting post; the positioning column 203 is arranged on the side part of the mounting column in a protruding mode and is connected with the mounting column, the end face of the inner wall of the positioning column 203, far away from the shell 200, protrudes out of the end face of the mounting column, and the fixing seat 3 is in butt joint with the end face of the inner wall of the mounting column, far away from the shell 200.

The second mounting hole is provided as a blind hole, so that the fastener 33 can be prevented from protruding out of the outer surface of the shell 200 from the second mounting hole after being sequentially connected with the first mounting hole 34 and the second mounting hole, and the integrity and the aesthetic property of the outer surface of the shell 200 are ensured. The setting of erection column and reference column 203 can compensate the distance between fixing base 3 and the casing 200 for connecting plate 32 butt is on the terminal surface of the inner wall of casing 200 is kept away from to the erection column, increases area of contact, guarantees connection stability, prevents that connecting plate 32 from taking place to deflect or skew. And the end face of the positioning column 203 far away from the inner wall of the shell 200 protrudes out of the end face of the mounting column, so that the end part of the positioning column 203 can be ensured to extend into the positioning hole 35 to realize positioning and limiting. And the positioning column 203 is connected with the mounting column, so that the strength of the mounting column and the positioning column 203 can be enhanced. In a preferred embodiment, two positioning posts 203 may be provided, and the two positioning posts 203 are respectively disposed at two sides of the mounting post; correspondingly, two positioning holes 35 are also provided, and the two positioning holes 35 are respectively provided at two sides of the first mounting hole 34. The number of the positioning holes 35 and the positioning posts 203 is not limited too much, and the number of the positioning holes and the positioning posts corresponds to one another.

In particular, the mounting posts and the positioning posts 203 are disposed on the front panel of the housing 200 with the opening 201, so that the light emitting module 100 can be disposed at a more front position.

In one implementation, the lighting element 1 comprises a flexible adapter 11 and a lighting part 12; one end of the flexible adapting part 11 is provided with an adapting ring 111, and the other end is suitable for being connected with a connector 401 on the circuit board 400 after being bent; the adapter ring 111 is connected between the light guide 2 and the fixing base 3, and the adapter ring 111 is sleeved on the periphery of the power key 300; the light emitting part 12 is connected to the adapter ring 111 and is disposed between the adapter ring 111 and the light guide 2.

One end of the flexible adapter part 11 is provided with an adapter ring 111, one side of the adapter ring 111 is connected with the light guide member 2, the other side of the adapter ring 111 is connected with the fixing seat 3, and the adapter ring 111 also connects the light emitting part 12 on one side close to the light guide member 2 so as to lead out light rays emitted by the light emitting part 12. The flexible connection part is convenient to bend to deform according to the requirement, and can conduct and connect the light-emitting part 12 and the connector 401 of the circuit board 400. Compared with the light guide column in the related art, the flexible switching part 11 can be in a sheet shape, occupies less space, and can set the light emitting part 1 at a position close to the opening 201 due to the flexible characteristic of the flexible switching part 11 so as to shorten the light guide path of the light guide part 2 as much as possible and ensure better light guide effect.

In particular embodiments, the flexible connection section is a laminar structure, saving a lot of space.

In one embodiment, the flexible adapter 11 is a flexible circuit board 400. The flexible circuit board 400, also called FPC connector 401, is called Flexible Printed Circuit board in english, and the PCB connector 401 made of soft material (foldable and bendable material) is commonly used for connection of the LCD display screen to the driving circuit (PCB).

In one embodiment, the light emitting portion 12 is a light emitting diode. The flexible circuit board 400 can be folded and bent easily, and the connection between the light emitting part 12 and the circuit board 400 can be realized. A light emitting diode, abbreviated as LED, is a commonly used light emitting device that emits light by energy released by recombination of electrons and holes, and is widely used in the field of illumination.

In one embodiment, the light emitting parts 12 are plural, and the plural light emitting parts 12 are distributed at intervals around the circumference of the adapter ring 111. An annular light-emitting ring can be formed on the periphery of the power key 300, which is more attractive and more striking and is easier to notice by users and operation and maintenance personnel.

In a preferred embodiment, the light emitting parts 12 are provided in plurality, and the plurality of light emitting parts 12 are uniformly distributed around the circumference of the adapter ring 111. Can form a uniform luminous lamp strip, and is more attractive.

In one embodiment, one side of the adapter ring 111 is adhered and fixed to the light guide 2 by a glue.

The mating surface between the adapter ring 111 and the light guide member 2 is larger during bonding, so that the connection between the adapter ring and the light guide member is stable and is not easy to damage. In particular embodiments, the colloid may be a hot melt adhesive.

In one embodiment, the other side of the adapter ring 111 is adhered and fixed to the fixing base 3 by a glue.

The mating surface between the adapter ring 111 and the fixed seat 3 is larger during bonding, and the connection between the adapter ring 111 and the fixed seat 3 is more stable and is not easy to damage. In particular embodiments, the colloid may be a hot melt adhesive.

In one embodiment, the light guide 2 includes a second annular body 21 and a first limit flange 22; the second annular body 21 is adapted to be sleeved on the periphery of the power button 300, and is in sliding fit with the periphery of the power button 300, and one end of the second annular body is arranged at the opening 201; the first limit flange 22 is convexly arranged on the outer periphery of the second annular body 21 and is arranged close to the other end of the second annular body 21, and one side of the first limit flange 22 is suitable for being abutted with the inner wall of the shell 200 at the opening 201; the other end of the second annular body 21 and/or the other side of the first limit flange 22 is/are connected to one side of the light-emitting member 1.

The first limiting flange 22 may abut against the inner wall of the housing 200 to limit the light emitting module 100 in the housing 200. The second annular body 21 can guide out the light of the light emitting part 1 to the outside of the shell 200 and can be in sliding fit with the power key 300, so that the overlarge gap between the power key 300 and the second annular body 21 is avoided, the light is prevented from leaking from the gap between the power key 300 and the second annular body 21, and the leaked light is prevented from affecting the light emitting effect of the light emitting module 100.

In one embodiment, the light guide 2 is made of a light-transmitting material, the outer surface of the light guide 2 includes a light-transmitting area 23 and a non-light-transmitting area 24, the end face of the light guide 2 facing the light emitting element 1 and the end face facing away from the light emitting element 1 are both light-transmitting areas 23, and the outer ring face and the inner ring face of the light guide 2 are both non-light-transmitting areas 24.

The light transmitting area 23 is arranged on the end face of the light guide member 2 facing the light emitting member 1 and the end face facing away from the light emitting member 1, so that light rays can linearly propagate, the propagation path is short, and the loss in the propagation process is small. The non-light-transmitting area 24 is arranged on the outer ring surface and the inner ring surface of the light guide member 2, that is, the light guide member 2 is arranged on the outer ring relative to the inner ring, or the outer ring surfaces are exposed outside, so that light is prevented from transmitting out of the outer ring surface, and the loss of the light is reduced. The inner ring surface is also a non-transparent area 24, so that light can be prevented from leaking from between the power key 300 and the second annular body 21, and light loss is reduced.

In a specific embodiment, black paint which does not guide light may be sprayed on the outer surface of the light guide member 2, where the outer surface does not include the end surface of the light guide member 2 facing the light emitting member 1, and includes the inner ring surface of the light guide member 2. And removing black paint on the end face of the light guide piece 2, which is back to the light emitting piece 1, wherein the removing mode comprises a mode of removing by laser etching. After the black paint is removed from the end face of the light guide member 2, which faces away from the light emitting member 1, light-transmitting paint can be sprayed on the end face to increase light-transmitting performance.

In one embodiment, the holder 3 is made of a light-impermeable material. The light emitted by the luminous element 1 can be prevented from leaking from the fixing seat 3, and the light guiding effect of the light guiding element 2 is ensured.

In one embodiment, an end of the light guide 2 away from the light emitting element 1 is disposed at the opening 201 and is adapted to protrude through the opening 201 from the outer surface of the housing 200 and the power button 300.

The light guide 2 protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell 200 and the outer surface of the power button 300, so that when operation and maintenance personnel maintain electronic equipment such as a server in an electrified mode, the power button 300 can be protected due to the fact that the light guide 2 protrudes out to surround the periphery of the power button 300, and the power button 300 is prevented from being touched due to misoperation, so that the electronic equipment such as the server is shut down.

In the specific embodiment, one end of the light guide piece 2, which is opposite to the light emitting piece 1, is an arc transition end, the arc transition end which is arranged in a protruding manner has no sharp edges, and an operation and maintenance person and an operator can not be scratched when touching or scratching, so that fingers of the operation and maintenance person and the operator are protected.

In one implementation, the end surface of the light guide member 2 facing one end of the light emitting member 1 is provided with a first annular end surface 25 and a second annular end surface 26 which are distributed in a step shape, the first annular end surface 25 is coaxially arranged on the inner periphery of the second annular end surface 26, and the first annular end surface 25 protrudes from the second annular end surface 26; an annular accommodating groove 27 is formed in the second annular end face 26, and the light emitting part 12 is arranged in the annular accommodating groove 27; the flexible adapting part 11 is sleeved on the periphery of the convex ring where the first annular end surface 25 is located, one side of the flexible adapting part 11 is connected with the second annular end surface 26, and the other side is connected with the fixing seat 3; the power button 300 includes a base 301 and a pressing portion 302, the base 301 is fixedly connected with the circuit board 400, the pressing portion 302 is movably connected to one end of the base 301 opposite to the circuit board 400, one end of the pressing portion 302 away from the base 301 is a movable end, the movable end is movably disposed at the opening 201, one end of the movable end, close to the base 301, protrudes outwards and is provided with a second limit flange 303, and the second limit flange 303 is movably disposed between the first annular end surface 25 and the base 301; the outer diameter of the second limiting flange 303 is larger than the outer diameter of the first annular end surface 25 and smaller than the diameter of the inner ring of the fixing seat 3.

The second annular end face 26 is provided with an annular accommodating groove 27 which can accommodate the light-emitting part 12 and prevent the light-emitting part 12 from being extruded and damaged by the light guide 2 and the fixing seat 3, and also collects light rays emitted by the light-emitting part 12, so that most of the light rays of the light-emitting part 12 are transmitted through the light-transmitting area 23 far away from the light-emitting part 12. The light guide member 2 is made of a light-transmitting material, the outer surface of the light guide member 2 comprises a light-transmitting area 23 and a non-light-transmitting area 24, the end face of the light guide member 2 facing the light-emitting member 1 and the end face facing away from the light-emitting member 1 are both light-transmitting areas 23, and the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface of the light guide member 2 are both non-light-transmitting areas 24; the fixing base 3 is made of a non-light-guiding material, and the annular accommodating groove 27 can further ensure that the light emitted by the light-emitting part 12 can only be guided out from the light-guiding piece 2. The first annular end surface 25 protrudes from the second annular end surface 26, so that the flexible switching part 11 sleeved on the periphery of the convex ring where the first annular end surface 25 is located can be positioned, and the flexible switching part 11 can be conveniently connected. The base 301 and the pressing portion 302 of the power button 300 are movably disposed, and when the pressing portion 302 is pressed to contact with the base 301, the power button 300 is connected, and the electronic device such as a server is powered on or powered off. The pressing part 302 is provided with a second limiting flange 303, which can limit the position of the pressing part 302 and prevent the pressing part 302 from separating from the inner ring of the luminous element 1 under the action of the elastic force of the elastic element or being blocked with the inner ring of the luminous element 1 and unable to move. Preferably, a space is formed between the second limiting portion and the first annular end surface 25, so that the pressing portion 302 is prevented from impacting the light emitting member 1 under the elastic force of the elastic member to cause damage to the light emitting member 1 and the light guiding member 2.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in another aspect, there is further provided an electronic device, including a housing 200, a circuit board 400, a power key 300, and the above-mentioned light emitting module 100; the housing 200 is provided with an opening 201; a circuit board 400 is disposed within the housing 200; one end of the power button 300 is connected with the circuit board 400, and the other end is arranged at the opening 201; the light emitting module 100 includes a light emitting member 1 and a light guiding member 2; the light emitting element 1 is connected in the casing 200, is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key 300, and is suitable for being connected with the circuit board 400; one end of the light guide member 2 is connected with one side of the light emitting member 1, and the other end is arranged at the opening 201; and the light guide member 2 is adapted to be sleeved on the outer periphery of the power button 300.

The power button 300 can display the power-on state of the whole electronic equipment such as a server. In this embodiment, through the connection with the circuit board 400, the light emitting element 1 can smoothly emit light at a proper time to display other operation states of the electronic device such as the server; the light guide member 2 is disposed between the opening 201 and the light emitting member 1, and can smoothly guide the light emitted by the light emitting member 1 out of the housing 200 through the opening 201, so as to be found by operation and maintenance personnel and users outside the housing 200. In this embodiment, the light emitting element 1 and the light guiding element 2 of the light emitting module 100 are both suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key 300, so that the purposes of normal light emission and light guiding of the light emitting module 100 to display other running states are ensured; the peripheral area of the power key 300 is reasonably utilized, so that the space occupied by the whole light-emitting module 100 and the power key 300 is saved; the layouts of the light emitting module 100 and the power key 300 are unified, and the light emitting module can be applied to electronic equipment such as servers with different specifications and different layouts as a whole, so that various circuit boards 400, indicator lamps and light guide structural members are not required to be developed to adapt to different electronic equipment, and development cost is reduced. In addition, the light emitting module 100 provided in the embodiment is sleeved with the power key 300, so that the technological sense of the product is increased.

In one embodiment, the electronic device is a server, and the housing 200 is a housing 200 of a hanger of the server.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described in connection with the accompanying drawings, various modifications and variations may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A light emitting module (100) suitable for being connected to electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a shell (200), a power key (300) and a circuit board (400), wherein the power key (300) and the circuit board (400) are arranged in the shell (200), an opening (201) is formed in the shell (200), one end of the power key (300) is connected with the circuit board (400), and the other end of the power key is arranged at the opening (201); the light emitting module (100) is characterized by comprising:

the luminous piece (1) is connected in the shell (200), is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key (300) and is suitable for being connected with the circuit board (400);

a light guide member (2), one end of which is connected with one side of the light emitting member (1) and the other end of which is arranged at the opening (201); and the light guide member (2) is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key (300).

2. The lighting module (100) according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing base (3), wherein the fixing base (3) is fixedly connected in the housing (200), and the other side of the lighting element (1) is connected with the fixing base (3).

3. The lighting module (100) according to claim 2, wherein the holder (3) comprises:

the first annular body (31) is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key (300) and is connected with the other side of the luminous piece (1);

the connecting plate (32) is arranged on the periphery of the first annular body (31) in a protruding mode, and the connecting plate (32) is suitable for being fixedly connected with the shell (200) through a fastening piece (33).

4. A lighting module (100) according to claim 3, wherein the connecting plate (32) is provided with a first mounting hole (34) and at least one positioning hole (35), the housing (200) is adapted to be correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole and at least one positioning post (203), the positioning post (203) is adapted to be arranged in the positioning hole (35), and the fastening member (33) is adapted to be sequentially connected with the first mounting hole (34) and the second mounting hole.

5. The lighting module (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the lighting element (1) comprises:

one end of the flexible switching part (11) is provided with a switching ring (111), and the other end is suitable for being connected with a connector (401) on the circuit board (400) after being bent; the switching ring (111) is connected between the light guide piece (2) and the fixed seat (3), and the switching ring (111) is sleeved on the periphery of the power key (300);

and a light emitting part (12) connected to the adapter ring (111) and arranged between the adapter ring (111) and the light guide (2).

6. The lighting module (100) of claim 5, wherein the flexible adapter (11) is a flexible circuit board (400);

and/or the light emitting part (12) is a light emitting diode;

and/or the light emitting parts (12) are provided in plurality, and the plurality of light emitting parts (12) are distributed at intervals around the circumference of the adapter ring (111);

and/or one side of the adapter ring (111) is adhered and fixed with the light guide piece (2) through colloid;

and/or the other side of the adapter ring (111) is adhered and fixed with the fixing seat (3) through colloid.

7. The light emitting module (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or 6, wherein the light guide (2) comprises:

the second annular body (21) is suitable for being sleeved on the periphery of the power key (300), and one end of the second annular body is arranged at the opening (201);

a first limit flange (22) protruding from the outer periphery of the second annular body (21) and disposed near the other end of the second annular body (21), wherein one side of the first limit flange (22) is adapted to abut against the inner wall of the housing (200) at the opening (201);

the other end of the second annular body (21) and/or the other side of the first limit flange (22) is/are connected with one side of the luminous element (1).

8. The light emitting module (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 4 or 6, wherein the light guide (2) is made of a light transmitting material, the outer surface of the light guide (2) comprises a light transmitting area (23) and a non-light transmitting area (24), the end surface of the light guide (2) facing the light emitting element (1) and the end surface facing away from the light emitting element (1) are both light transmitting areas (23), and the outer and inner annular surfaces of the light guide (2) are both non-light transmitting areas (24);

and/or, one end of the light guide member (2) far away from the light emitting member (1) is arranged at the opening (201) and is suitable for protruding out of the outer surface of the shell (200) and the power key (300) through the opening (201);

and/or the fixing base (3) is made of light-proof material.

9. The light emitting module (100) according to claim 5, wherein a first annular end surface (25) and a second annular end surface (26) which are distributed in a step shape are arranged on an end surface of the light guide member (2) facing one end of the light emitting member (1), the first annular end surface (25) is coaxially arranged on the inner periphery of the second annular end surface (26), and the first annular end surface (25) protrudes from the second annular end surface (26); an annular accommodating groove (27) is formed in the second annular end face (26), and the light emitting part (12) is arranged in the annular accommodating groove (27);

the flexible switching part (11) is sleeved on the periphery of the convex ring where the first annular end face (25) is located, one side of the flexible switching part (11) is connected with the second annular end face (26), and the other side of the flexible switching part is connected with the fixed seat (3);

the power key (300) comprises a base body (301) and a pressing part (302), the base body (301) is fixedly connected with the circuit board (400), the pressing part (302) is movably connected to one end of the base body (301) opposite to the circuit board (400), one end, away from the base body (301), of the pressing part (302) is a movable end, the movable end is movably arranged at the opening (201), a second limiting flange (303) is outwards protruded from one end, close to the base body (301), of the movable end, and the second limiting flange (303) is movably arranged between the first annular end face (25) and the base body (301); the outer diameter of the second limit flange (303) is larger than the outer diameter of the first annular end face (25) and smaller than the diameter of the inner ring of the fixing seat (3).

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing (200) provided with an opening (201);

a circuit board (400) disposed within the housing (200);

a power button (300), one end of which is connected with the circuit board (400) and the other end of which is arranged at the opening (201);

the light emitting module (100) of any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the electronic device is a server and the housing (200) is a housing (200) of a hanger of the server.