CN206178781U - Luminous suggestion structure and terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a light-emitting prompt structure, which includes a light-transmitting area and a fingerprint button arranged on a shell panel of a terminal device. The fingerprint button includes a fingerprint identification device and a light-emitting part. The fingerprint identification device includes a fingerprint chip and a circuit board. The fingerprint chip is located under the shell panel and close to the light-transmitting area, and the circuit board is used to carry the fingerprint chip. The shell panel is also used as a cover plate of the fingerprint identification device, the light-emitting part is located below the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device and extends outside the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device, and the light-emitting part extends to the fingerprint identification device The area other than the circuit board is located below the light-transmitting area and covers the light-transmitting area from the inside of the shell panel. The utility model also provides a terminal device. The utility model can integrate the fingerprint identification function and the prompt function in the fingerprint button area, saving design space.

Description

Luminous reminder structure and terminal equipment

technical field

The utility model relates to electronic equipment, in particular to a luminous prompting structure and terminal equipment with the luminous prompting structure.

Background technique

At present, terminal devices such as mobile phones and computers have been widely used as communication and information interaction devices. People can make calls, send text messages or communicate with people through social software through terminal equipment, which greatly facilitates people's lives. In order to prompt incoming calls, text messages or other events, the terminal device is usually provided with a prompt light for visual prompting. For example, when there is an unread text message, the prompt light will be turned on to remind the user.

However, the existing prompt lights are all separately set on the front screen of the terminal device, which takes up extra space, and for smaller terminal devices such as mobile phones, the screen-to-body ratio will be reduced.

Utility model content

In view of this, the utility model provides a light-emitting reminder structure and a terminal device, which can integrate the fingerprint recognition function and the reminder function in the fingerprint button area, saving design space.

On the one hand, a light-emitting prompt structure is provided, the light-emitting prompt structure includes a light-transmitting area and a fingerprint button arranged on a shell panel of a terminal device, the fingerprint button includes a fingerprint identification device and a light-emitting part, and the fingerprint identification device includes : a fingerprint chip, located below the shell panel and close to the light-transmitting area; and a circuit board, located below the fingerprint chip, for carrying the fingerprint chip. Wherein, the shell panel is also used as a cover plate of the fingerprint identification device, the light-emitting part is located below the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device and extends outside the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device, and the light-emitting part extends The area outside the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device is located below the light-transmitting area and covers the light-transmitting area from the inner side of the shell panel.

Wherein, the inner surface of the shell panel is covered with an ink material layer, and the light-transmitting area is formed by removing ink material in a preset area on the inner surface of the shell panel.

Wherein, the inner surface of the shell panel is provided with a blind hole, and the fingerprint chip is located under the shell panel and partially accommodated in the blind hole.

Wherein, the light-emitting part includes a light guide plate and a light source, the light guide plate is arranged under the circuit board and extends outside the circuit board and blocks the light-transmitting area, and the light source is arranged close to the light guide plate, The light source emits light in response to the occurrence of a preset event, and guides the light emitted by the light source to the light-transmitting area through the light guide plate, and is further guided from the light-transmitting area to the outside of the fingerprint cover Thereby, the preset event that occurs is prompted.

Wherein, the light emitting part includes a light source, the light source is arranged under the circuit board and extends outside the circuit board to the bottom of the light-transmitting area, and the light source emits light in response to the occurrence of a preset event , and lead out to the outside of the fingerprint cover through the light-transmitting area so as to prompt the occurrence of the preset event.

Wherein, the light source is an LED lamp or an LED lamp group composed of a plurality of LED lamps, and the light emitting color of the LED lamp or the LED lamp group is white or colored.

Wherein, the light guide plate is made of transparent glass or transparent resin.

On the other hand, there is also provided a terminal device, the terminal device includes a shell panel and a fingerprint button; the shell panel is provided with a light-transmitting area, the fingerprint button includes a fingerprint identification device and a light emitting part, and the fingerprint identification device It includes: a fingerprint chip, located below the shell panel and close to the light-transmitting area; and a circuit board, located below the fingerprint chip, for carrying the fingerprint chip; wherein, the shell panel is also used as a cover for the fingerprint identification device board, the light-emitting part is located below the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device and extends outside the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device, and the area where the light-emitting part extends outside the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device is located Below the light-transmitting region, the light-transmitting region is covered from the inner side of the shell panel.

Wherein, the inner surface of the shell panel is covered with an ink material layer, and the light-transmitting area is formed by removing ink material in a preset area on the inner surface of the shell panel.

Wherein, the inner surface of the shell panel is provided with a blind hole, and the fingerprint chip is located under the shell panel and partially accommodated in the blind hole.

Wherein, the light-emitting part includes a light guide plate and a light source, the light guide plate is arranged under the circuit board and extends outside the circuit board and blocks the light-transmitting area, and the light source is arranged close to the light guide plate, The light source emits light in response to the occurrence of a preset event, and guides the light emitted by the light source to the light-transmitting area through the light guide plate, and is further guided from the light-transmitting area to the outside of the fingerprint cover Thereby, the preset event that occurs is prompted.

Wherein, the light emitting part includes a light source, the light source is arranged under the circuit board and extends outside the circuit board to the bottom of the light-transmitting area, and the light source emits light in response to the occurrence of a preset event , and lead out to the outside of the fingerprint cover through the light-transmitting area so as to prompt the occurrence of the preset event.

Wherein, the light source is an LED lamp or an LED lamp group composed of a plurality of LED lamps, and the light emitting color of the LED lamp or the LED lamp group is white or colored.

Wherein, the light guide plate is made of transparent glass or transparent resin.

Wherein, the terminal device further includes a processor and a power supply circuit, the power supply circuit is connected to the light source of the light-emitting part for supplying power to the light source, the power supply circuit includes a power supply and a power switch, and the power switch is connected to Between the power supply and the light source, the processor is used to control the power switch to turn on when the preset event occurs, the power supply supplies power to the light source, and the light source emits light through the light-transmitting area as a reminder .

The light-emitting prompting structure and terminal equipment in the utility model can simultaneously realize the fingerprint recognition function and the prompting function in the fingerprint button area, and there is no need to additionally set prompting devices such as prompting lights in other places of the housing, which saves design space.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description These are only some embodiments of the utility model, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first viewing angle of a terminal device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the terminal device in the first embodiment of the present invention cut along line II-II in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the inner surface of a part of the shell panel area of the terminal device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the terminal device in the second embodiment of the present invention cut along line II-II in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the terminal device in the third embodiment of the present invention cut along line II-II in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 6 is a structural block diagram of some components of a terminal device in an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. example. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device 100 from a first perspective. The terminal device 100 includes a shell panel 1 and a fingerprint button 2 . The shell panel 1 is provided with a light-transmitting area 20 . The light-transmitting area 20 disposed on the shell panel 1 and the fingerprint button 2 form a light-emitting reminder structure 200 . Wherein, the first viewing angle is a front viewing angle, showing the outer surface of the shell panel 1 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the fingerprint button 2 includes a fingerprint identification device 31 and a light emitting portion 32 . The fingerprint identification device 31 includes a fingerprint chip 311 and a circuit board 312 . The circuit board 312 and the fingerprint chip 311 are sequentially stacked on the light emitting part 32 , the circuit board 312 is located on the side close to the light emitting part 32 for carrying the fingerprint chip 311 , and the fingerprint chip 311 is located on the side away from the light emitting part 32 . Wherein, the shell panel 1 is also used as a cover for the fingerprint identification device 31 , that is, the shell panel 1 is attached to the fingerprint chip 311 to protect the fingerprint chip 311 . The shell panel 1 can be made of transparent ITO (Indium Tin Oxid, indium tin oxide) material, which has a conductive effect. The transparent area 20 is disposed close to the fingerprint chip 311 .

The fingerprint chip 311 is used to detect the user's touch, and collect the fingerprint information when the user touches, and perform feature extraction and feature comparison according to the fingerprint information to determine whether it matches the pre-stored fingerprint information. The circuit board 312 is used to carry the fingerprint chip 311 and other functional chips, for example, there is a power chip on the circuit board 312 for powering the fingerprint chip 311 . The fingerprint chip 311 may be packaged by BGA (Ball Grid Array, Ball Grid Array) technology or LGA (Land Grid Array, grid array package) technology.

The light emitting part 32 is located below the circuit board 312 of the fingerprint identification device 31 and extends beyond the circuit board 312 of the fingerprint identification device 31 , the light emitting part 32 extends to the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device 31 The area other than 312 is located below the light-transmitting area 20 and covers the light-transmitting area 20 from the inner side of the shell panel 1 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the inner surface N1 of the shell panel 1 is covered with an ink material layer Y1 , and the light-transmitting region 20 is formed by removing ink material in a predetermined area on the inner surface N1 of the shell panel 1 . As mentioned above, since the shell panel 1 is made of transparent ITO material, when the ink material is removed from the light-transmitting region 20 , the transparent shell panel 1 is exposed.

As shown in FIG. 2, a blind hole M1 is provided on the inner surface N1 of the shell panel 1, and the size of the blind hole M1 is slightly larger than the fingerprint chip 311. The fingerprint chip 311 is located under the shell panel 1 and partially accommodated in the In the blind hole M1. Wherein, the part of the fingerprint chip 311 accommodated in the blind hole M1 is: the upper half of the fingerprint chip 311 is completely accommodated in the blind hole M1, and the lower half of the fingerprint chip 311 is exposed to the blind hole M1. In some embodiments, the fingerprint chip 311 and/or the circuit board 312 are all accommodated in the blind hole M1.

Please also refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of the inner surface N1 of the shell panel 1. In some embodiments, the fingerprint chip 311 is roughly elliptical, and the contact area J1 with the inner surface of the shell panel 1 is an elliptical area, so The transparent area 20 is an annular area surrounding the fingerprint chip 311 . That is, the transparent area 20 is an annular area surrounding the contact area J1 between the fingerprint chip 311 and the inner surface of the shell panel 1 . In some embodiments, the predetermined area for removing the ink material also includes the contact area J1 between the fingerprint chip 311 and the inner surface of the shell panel 1 , that is, the ink material in the contact area J1 is also removed. In other embodiments, the ink material in the contact area J1 can be kept, and only the ink material in the ring-shaped area surrounding the fingerprint chip 311 is removed. In one embodiment, the transparent region 20 is formed by removing the ink material in the outermost edge region of the blind hole M1.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the shell panel 1 is a front shell panel, and the shell panel 1 further includes a frame 11 and a display receiving area 12 . The receiving hole 20 is disposed in a lower area of the face frame 11 . The terminal device 100 further includes a display screen 3 , and the display screen 3 is arranged in the display accommodation area 12 of the shell panel 1 . The display screen 3 can be a touch screen.

In one embodiment, the preset event is a fingerprint touch event, and the light emitting unit 32 emits light when the fingerprint chip 311 detects a user's touch, prompting the user to activate the fingerprint recognition function by touching.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, the light emitting unit 32 includes a light guide plate 321 and a light source 322 , the light guide plate 321 is arranged below the circuit board 312 of the fingerprint identification device 31 and extends to the fingerprint identification device 31 outside the circuit board 31 and cover the transparent area 20 . The light source 322 is disposed close to the light guide plate 321. When the light source 322 emits light, the light guide plate 321 transmits the light emitted by the light source 322 to the light transmission area 20, and passes through the light transmission area 20. Launched to the outside of the shell panel 1 to play a prompting role.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, the light source 322 is disposed on the side wall C1 of the light guide plate 321 .

Please also refer to FIG. 4 , in another embodiment, the light source 322 is disposed on the bottom surface D1 of the light guide plate 321 facing away from the fingerprint identification device 31 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 , in other embodiments, the light emitting part 32 only includes a light source 322, and the light source 322 is arranged below the fingerprint identification device 31 and extends outside the fingerprint identification device 31, and extends to Below the light-transmitting area 20 , the light source 322 emits light in response to the occurrence of a predetermined event, and emits light to the outside of the shell panel 1 through the light-transmitting area 20 to prompt the occurrence of the predetermined event.

Wherein, the aforementioned light source 322 is an LED lamp or an LED lamp group composed of multiple LED lamps, and the light emitting color of the LED lamp or LED lamp group can be white, red, green, yellow, etc. The light guide plate 321 is made of materials such as transparent glass, transparent resin or transparent plastic.

Please also refer to FIG. 6 , which is a structural block diagram of some components of the terminal device 100 . The terminal device 100 includes the aforementioned fingerprint button 2 , a display screen 3 , and also includes a processor 4 and a power supply circuit 5 .

The power supply circuit 5 is connected to the light source 322 of the light emitting unit 32 for supplying power to the light source 322 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the power supply circuit 5 includes a power supply 51 and a power switch 52 , and the power switch 52 is connected between the power supply 51 and the light source 322 . The processor 4 is used to control the power switch 52 to turn on when the preset event occurs, so that the power supply 51 supplies power to the light source 322, and the light source 322 emits light and guides it to the gap through the light guide plate 321, and Emitted from the light-transmitting area 20 as a reminder.

Wherein, the power source 51 is a battery.

As mentioned above, in one embodiment, the preset event is a fingerprint touch event. The processor 4 is connected to the fingerprint chip 311 of the fingerprint identification device 31 of the fingerprint button 2, and is used to control the power switch 52 to be turned on when the fingerprint chip 311 detects a user touch, so that the power source 51 is the light source 322. power supply, at this time the light source 322 is powered on to emit light. When the light emitting part 32 includes a light source 322 and a light guide plate 321 , the light source 322 emits light and is guided to the light-transmitting area 20 through the light-guiding plate 321 , and emitted from the light-transmitting area 20 for prompting. When the light emitting part 32 only includes a light source, the light emitted by the light source 322 is directly emitted to the light-transmitting area 20 and emitted from the light-transmitting area 20 for prompting.

As mentioned above, the light source 322 can emit light in a continuous or flashing manner. In one embodiment, the processor 4 controls the power switch 52 to be turned on, and the processor 4 controls the power switch 52 to be continuously turned on, so that the light source 322 continues to emit light, that is, to perform constant light emission. In another embodiment, the processor 4 controls the power switch 52 to be turned on to control the power switch 52 to be turned on and off alternately, so that the light source 322 alternately emits light and does not emit light, but flashes.

Wherein, as shown in FIG. 6, in one embodiment, the power switch 52 is a MOS transistor Q1, the drain of the MOS transistor Q1 is connected to the power supply 51, the source is connected to the light source 322, and the gate is connected to the light source 322. The processor 4 is connected, and the processor 4 generates a corresponding level signal to control the MOS tube Q1 to turn on or off, and the power supply 51 supplies power to the light source 322 or stops power supply accordingly, so that the light source 322 is powered on to emit light or Power off and stop glowing. Specifically, the power switch 52 is an N-type MOS transistor Q1, and the processor 4 can generate a high-level signal to the MOS transistor Q1 to control the conduction of the MOS transistor Q1, and generate a low-level signal to the The MOS transistor Q1 is controlled to turn off the MOS transistor Q1. When the light source 322 emits light continuously, the processor 4 generates a continuous high-level signal to the MOS transistor Q1 to control the MOS transistor Q1 to be continuously turned on, thereby continuously supplying power to the light source 322. 322 glows continuously. When the light source 322 is blinking, the processor 4 alternately generates high-level signals and low-level signals to the MOS transistor Q1 to control the MOS transistor Q1 to turn on and off alternately, thereby controlling the light source. 322 alternately supplies power and does not supply power, and the light source 322 flashes and emits light.

In other embodiments, the power switch may be a triode, an IGBT or the like.

In some embodiments, the preset event also includes an incoming or missed call event, an unread short message event, a schedule reminder event, etc., and the processor 4 is still determining that the terminal device 100 has an incoming call or a missed call event, an unread short message event, etc. Events or schedule reminder events and other events, a corresponding level signal is generated to the power switch 52 to control the power switch 52 to be turned on, so that the power supply 51 supplies power to the light source 322, and the light source 322 emits light and is guided by the light guide plate 321. To the light-transmitting area 20 or directly emitted to the light-transmitting area 20, and emitted from the light-transmitting area 20 for prompting.

In some embodiments, the shell panel 1 may also be a rear shell panel of the terminal device 100 .

Wherein, the terminal device 1 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant PDA, a sales terminal POS, or a vehicle-mounted computer and the like.

Therefore, in the present utility model, the processor 4 can control the light source 322 of the light emitting part 32 to emit light when events such as an incoming call or a missed call event, an unread text message event, a schedule reminder event, a fingerprint touch event, or a key press event occur. , to generate a corresponding prompt.

The light-emitting reminder structure 200 and the terminal device 100 of the present invention can realize the function of the fingerprint button and the reminder function at the same time in the area of the fingerprint button 2, and there is no need to set additional reminder devices such as reminder lights in other parts of the housing, saving design space.

What is disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and of course it cannot be used to limit the scope of rights of the utility model. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand all or part of the process of realizing the above-mentioned embodiments, and according to the utility model The equivalent changes made by the claims still belong to the scope covered by the utility model.

Claims (15)

1. a kind of luminous prompting structure, it is characterised in that the luminous prompting structure includes being arranged at the shell surface plate of terminal unit On transmission region and fingerprint button, the fingerprint button includes fingerprint identification device and illuminating part, the fingerprint identification device Including：

Fingerprint chip, positioned at shell surface plate lower section and near the transmission region；And

Circuit board, positioned at fingerprint beneath chips, for carrying the fingerprint chip；

Wherein, the shell surface plate is used as the cover plate of fingerprint identification device simultaneously, and the luminous site fills in the fingerprint recognition The lower section of the circuit board put and outside extending to the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device, the illuminating part extends to the fingerprint Region outside the circuit board of identifying device is located at the lower section of the transmission region and covers described from the inner side of the shell surface plate Transmission region.

2. luminous prompting structure as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that be coated with ink on the inner surface of the shell surface plate Material layer, the transmission region is that the ink material for removing predeterminable area on shell panel inner surface is formed.

3. luminous prompting structure as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the inner surface setting of the shell surface plate has blind hole, The fingerprint chip is located at shell surface plate lower section and is partially housed in the blind hole.

4. luminous prompting structure as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that the illuminating part includes light guide plate and light source, institute State light guide plate to be arranged at the circuit board lower section and extend outside the circuit board and block the transmission region, the light source Arrange near the light guide plate, the light source responds the generation of a predeterminable event and lights, and will be described by the light guide plate The light that light source sends is directed at the transmission region, and further from the transmission region derive outside to the fingerprint cover plate from And point out the predeterminable event of the generation.

5. luminous prompting structure as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that the illuminating part includes light source, the light source sets It is placed in the lower section of the circuit board and extends outside the circuit board to the lower section of the transmission region, the light source response one The generation of predeterminable event and light, and the outside to the fingerprint cover plate is derived so as to point out described sending out by the transmission region Raw predeterminable event.

6. the luminous prompting structure as described in claim 4 or 5, it is characterised in that the light source is a LED or multiple The glow color of the LED light group of LED composition, the LED or LED light group is white or colored.

7. luminous prompting structure as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that the light guide plate is clear glass or transparent resin Make.

8. a kind of terminal unit, it is characterised in that the terminal unit includes shell surface plate and fingerprint button；Set on the shell surface plate Transmission region is equipped with, the fingerprint button includes fingerprint identification device and illuminating part, and the fingerprint identification device includes：

Fingerprint chip, positioned at shell surface plate lower section and near the transmission region；And

Circuit board, positioned at fingerprint beneath chips, for carrying the fingerprint chip；

Wherein, the shell surface plate is used as the cover plate of fingerprint identification device simultaneously, and the luminous site fills in the fingerprint recognition The lower section of the circuit board put and outside extending to the circuit board of the fingerprint identification device, the illuminating part extends to the fingerprint Region outside the circuit board of identifying device is located at the lower section of the transmission region and covers described from the inner side of the shell surface plate Transmission region.

9. terminal unit as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that be coated with ink material on the inner surface of the shell surface plate Layer, the transmission region is that the ink material for removing predeterminable area on shell panel inner surface is formed.

10. terminal unit as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that the inner surface setting of the shell surface plate has blind hole, described Fingerprint chip is located at shell surface plate lower section and is partially housed in the blind hole.

11. terminal units as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that the illuminating part includes light guide plate and light source, described Light guide plate is arranged at the circuit board lower section and extends outside the circuit board and block the transmission region, and the light source is leaned on The nearly light guide plate is arranged, and the light source responds the generation of a predeterminable event and lights, and by the light guide plate by the light The light that source sends is directed at the transmission region, and further from the transmission region derive outside to the fingerprint cover plate so as to Point out the predeterminable event of the generation.

12. terminal units as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that the illuminating part includes light source, the light source is arranged In the lower section of the circuit board and extend to the lower section of the transmission region outside the circuit board, light source response one is pre- If the generation of event and light, and the outside to the fingerprint cover plate is derived so as to point out the generation by the transmission region Predeterminable event.

13. terminal units as described in claim 11 or 12, it is characterised in that the light source is a LED or multiple LED The glow color of the LED light group of lamp composition, the LED or LED light group is white or colored.

14. terminal units as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that the light guide plate is clear glass or transparent resin system Into.

15. terminal units as described in claim 11 or 12, it is characterised in that the terminal unit also includes processor and electricity Source circuit, the power circuit is connected with the light source of the illuminating part, for for the light source power supply, the power circuit to include Power supply and on and off switch, the on and off switch is connected between power supply and light source, and the processor is used in the predeterminable event During generation, control on and off switch conducting, the power supply be the light source power supply, light source luminescent and pass through the transmission region and launch Out using as prompting.