CN211829433U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an electronic device is suitable for and fixes to the wall, electronic device includes: the panel is provided with a key hole; a printed circuit board assembly disposed within the panel; the printed circuit board assembly comprises a board body and a board cover arranged on the board body; the plate cover is provided with a key which is integrally formed with the plate cover, and the plate body is provided with a switch; the key penetrates through the key hole and is suitable for transmitting stress to the switch; a base connected to the plate cover to fix the plate body between the base and the plate cover. Compared with the prior art, the keys and the plate cover in the electronic device are integrally formed, so that the keys are not separately designed and assembled, the assembling process of the electronic device is simplified, and the production efficiency of the electronic device is improved.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The utility model mainly relates to an intelligence house field especially relates to an electronic device.

Background

In an intelligent home (smart home) system, intelligent network devices (such as a door and window sensor, a human body infrared detection sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor and an intelligent switch) form an intelligent home network through Internet of Things (IoT), and a user can perform remote control, linkage control, other automatic configurations and the like on the intelligent network devices in the intelligent home network, so that the intelligence and automation of home life are realized.

Some electronic devices in the smart home system, such as smart gateways, smart sockets, smart switches, etc., are usually fixedly installed on a wall. These electronic devices typically have a button for a user to touch to implement a corresponding function. Such as intelligent gateways, smart sockets, power buttons on intelligent switches. In the prior art, the keys on the electronic device are fixed on the substrate as an independent structure (for example, thermally bonded), and the independent key design increases the manufacturing and assembling processes and difficulty, and affects the production efficiency.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solve the above and/or other problems, and to provide an electronic device, in which keys and a cover are integrally formed to simplify the assembly process of the electronic device, thereby improving the production efficiency of the electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic device suitable for being fixed to a wall, the electronic device including: the panel is provided with a key hole; a printed circuit board assembly disposed within the panel; the printed circuit board assembly comprises a board body and a board cover arranged on the board body; the plate cover is provided with a key which is integrally formed with the plate cover, and the plate body is provided with a switch; the key penetrates through the key hole and is suitable for transmitting stress to the switch; a base connected to the plate cover to fix the plate body between the base and the plate cover. Therefore, the keys and the plate cover in the electronic device are integrally formed, so that the keys are not separately designed and assembled, the assembling process of the electronic device is simplified, and the production efficiency of the electronic device is improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plate cover has a cantilever, and the key is connected to an end of the cantilever. Through the cantilever with the button connected to the apron for the button has the spring effect when atress or release, has promoted the flexibility that the button removed, can promote user's touch feedback simultaneously.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cantilever includes a first cantilever and a second cantilever, and the key is connected to ends of the first cantilever and the second cantilever. For this reason, the key is connected to the end parts of the first cantilever and the second cantilever, so that the flexibility of key movement and the touch feedback of a user can be further improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the panel has a first positioning member, the plate cover has a second positioning member, and the first positioning member is aligned with the second positioning member. For this reason, through setting up first setting element and second setting element, can make panel and plate cover align, prevent that panel and plate cover from appearing the assembly deviation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first positioning member is a positioning column, and the second positioning member is a positioning hole. Therefore, the panel and the plate cover can be aligned by arranging the positioning columns and the positioning holes, and assembly deviation between the panel and the plate cover is prevented.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plate cover has a first clamping member, the base has a second clamping member, and the first clamping member is clamped with the second clamping member. For this reason, by providing the first and second engaging members, the base can be connected to the plate cover.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first joint member is a buckle, and the second joint member is a slot. For this purpose, the base can be connected to the plate cover by providing a snap and a catch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second positioning element is adjacent to the key. Therefore, the second positioning piece is arranged near the key, so that the key and the key hole can be accurately positioned, and the assembly deviation of the key in the key hole is avoided.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the switch is a touch switch. Therefore, the touch switch can quickly respond to the contact of the key, and the sensitivity of the electronic device is improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device is a gateway for an intelligent home system. Therefore, the plate cover and the keys in the gateway of the intelligent home system are integrally formed, so that the keys are not separately designed and assembled, the assembly process is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved.

Drawings

The drawings are only intended to illustrate and explain the present invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.

Wherein the content of the first and second substances,

fig. 1 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a bottom view of a panel in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a top view of a cover in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Description of the reference numerals

100 electronic device

110 panel

111 key hole

112 first positioning member

120 printed circuit board assembly

121 plate body

122 plate cover

123 push-button

124 switch

125 cantilever

125a first cantilever

125b second cantilever

126 second positioning member

127 first clip member

130 base

131 second clip member

Detailed Description

In order to clearly understand the technical features, objects, and effects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and thus the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

As used in this application and the appended claims, the terms "a," "an," "the," and/or "the" are not intended to be inclusive in the singular, but rather are intended to be inclusive in the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In general, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" merely indicate that steps and elements are included which are explicitly identified, that the steps and elements do not form an exclusive list, and that a method or apparatus may include other steps or elements.

For convenience in description, spatial relational terms such as "below," "beneath," "below," "under," "over," "upper," and the like may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that these terms of spatial relationship are intended to encompass other orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary words "below" and "beneath" can encompass both an orientation of up and down. The device may have other orientations (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatial relationship descriptors used herein should be interpreted accordingly.

The utility model aims at providing an electronic device for electronic device's button is integrated to be covered at printed circuit board subassembly's board, in order to simplify the equipment process, improves production efficiency. The utility model provides an electron device can be the electron device of installing on the wall among the intelligent home systems, including but not limited to intelligent gateway, intelligent switch and smart jack etc.. For convenience of explanation, the electronic device of the present invention will be described below by taking an intelligent gateway as an example.

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 includes a panel 110, a printed circuit board assembly 120, and a base 130.

The panel 110 is adapted to be fixed to a wall and exposed from the wall. The panel 110 has a key hole 111, and the key hole 111 is used for passing a key and exposing from the panel 110 for being touched by a user. The key hole 111 is adapted to the key, i.e. the key hole 111 has the same shape and size as the key. The front surface of the panel 110 may include a plurality of indicator lights, and the plurality of indicator lights may be arranged in a row. The plurality of indicator lights may include a power indicator light, a network indicator light, a Wi-Fi indicator light, a Zigbee indicator light, and the like. The back of the panel 110 has a connection structure for the installation of a subsequent structure. In the embodiment of the present invention, the front surface of the panel 110 refers to a surface exposed from a wall, and the back surface is an opposite surface of the front surface.

The printed circuit board assembly 120 is disposed in the panel 110, and as shown in fig. 1, the printed circuit board assembly 120 is mounted to the back surface of the panel 110. The printed circuit board assembly 120 includes a board body 121 and a board cover 122. The board body 121 is a main body of the printed circuit board, on which electronic components and connection lines for connecting the electronic components together are disposed. A plate cover 122 is disposed over the plate body 121 to provide protection for the plate body against mechanical impact and dust ingress. From the viewpoint of the overall structure, the plate cover 122 is mounted to the rear surface of the panel 110, and the plate body 121 is mounted to the lower side of the plate cover 122, that is, the plate cover 122 is located between the plate body 121 and the panel 110.

The cover 122 has keys 123 integrally formed with the cover 122, and the keys 123 are adapted to the key holes 123 of the panel 110, i.e. the key holes 111 and the keys 123 have the same shape and size, so that the keys 123 pass through the key holes 111 and are exposed from the panel for being touched by a user. In the embodiment of the present invention, the key 123 and the key hole 111 may have a circular structure with the same diameter. The plate cover 122 and the keys 123 are integrally formed, that is, the plate cover 122 and the keys 123 are formed simultaneously by one process, so that the assembly process of the electronic device can be simplified, and the production efficiency of the electronic device can be improved. The primary process may be injection molding.

The plate body 121 is located below the plate cover 122, and the switch 124 is provided on the plate body 121. When the button 123 is pressed, the button contacts the switch 124, the force is transmitted to the switch 124, and the switch 124 is triggered to execute the corresponding function. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 4, the button 123 is disposed above the switch 124 and is separated from the switch 124 in a natural state, and the switch 124 is disposed on the plate body 121. The button 123 is pressed to contact the switch 124, and the switch 124 is triggered to execute the corresponding function. Preferably, the switch 124 may be a tact switch.

The base 130 is connected to the plate cover 122 to fix the plate body 121 between the base 130 and the plate cover 122. The base 130 may be fixed to a junction box of a wall to integrally fix the electronic device 100 to the wall.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the panel 110 of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a top view of the board cover 122 of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 3, the cover plate 122 has a cantilever 125, and the key 123 is connected to an end of the cantilever 125. By connecting the key 123 to the cantilever of the cover plate 122, the key 123 has a spring effect when being stressed or released, so that the flexibility of the movement of the key 123 is improved, and meanwhile, the touch feedback of a user can be improved. Specifically, the cantilever arms 125 may include a first cantilever arm 125a and a second cantilever arm 125b, the first cantilever arm 125a and the second cantilever arm 125b having the same arm length and being symmetrically connected to the key 123. By providing the first and second suspension arms 125a and 125b, and connecting the key 123 to the ends of the first and second suspension arms 125a and 125b, the flexibility of movement of the key 123 and the touch feedback of the user can be further improved.

The panel 110 has a first positioning member 112, the cover 122 has a second positioning member 126, and the first positioning member 112 is aligned with the second positioning member 126. The first positioning member 112 and the second positioning member 126 can align the panel 110 with the plate cover 122, thereby preventing assembly deviation between the panel 110 and the plate cover 122. In the back surface of the panel 110 shown in fig. 2, the panel 110 has two first positioning members 112 located near the key hole 111, and the first positioning members 112 are positioning posts. In the front face of the board cover 122 shown in fig. 3, the board cover 122 has two second positioning members 126 located near the keys 123, and the second positioning members 126 are positioning holes. Fig. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the electronic device 100, in which the first positioning element 112 is a positioning column, and the second positioning element 126 is a positioning hole located right below the positioning column. By arranging the first positioning element 112 adjacent to the key hole 111 and the second positioning element 126 adjacent to the key 123, the key 123 and the key hole 111 can be accurately positioned, and the assembly deviation of the key 123 in the key hole 111 can be avoided.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the plate cover 122 has a first clip 127, the base 130 has a second clip 131, and the first clip 127 and the second clip 131 are clipped to connect the base 130 to the plate cover 122. Referring to fig. 1, the first engaging member 127 is a slot, and the second engaging member 131 is a buckle, which are engaged with each other to connect the base 130 to the cover 122.

The assembly process of the electronic device 100 is as follows:

mounting the plate cover 122 on the back of the panel 110, wherein the keys 123 on the plate cover 122 are exposed through the key holes 111 on the panel 110, and the positioning posts 112 on the back of the panel 110 are inserted into the positioning holes 126 of the plate cover 122; the plate 121 is fixed to the base 130, and the first engaging member 127 on the plate cover 122 is engaged with the second engaging member 131 on the base 130, so as to connect the base 130 to the plate cover 122, so that the electronic device 100 is assembled to form the electronic device 100. The junction box may be used to connect to the base 130 of the electronic device 100, thereby securing the electronic device 100 to a wall.

The utility model provides an electronic device, the integrated into one piece of lid and button among the electronic device avoids independent design and equipment button, has simplified electronic device's equipment process, has improved electronic device's production efficiency.

It should be understood that although the present description has been described in terms of various embodiments, not every embodiment includes only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity purposes only, and those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments described herein may be combined as suitable to form other embodiments, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes, modifications and combinations that may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention should be considered within the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device (100) adapted to be fixed to a wall, characterized in that the electronic device (100) comprises:

a panel (110) having a key hole (111);

a printed circuit board assembly (120) disposed within the panel (110); the printed circuit board assembly (120) comprises a board body (121) and a board cover (122) arranged on the board body (121); the plate cover (122) is provided with a key (123) which is integrally formed with the plate cover (122), and the plate body (121) is provided with a switch (124); the key (123) passes through the key hole (111) and is suitable for transmitting the stress to the switch (124);

a base (130) connected to the plate cover (122) to fix the plate body (121) between the base (130) and the plate cover (122).

2. The electronic device (100) of claim 1, wherein the bezel (122) has a cantilever (125), and the key (123) is connected to an end of the cantilever (125).

3. The electronic device (100) of claim 2, wherein the cantilever (125) comprises a first cantilever (125a) and a second cantilever (125b), and the key (123) is connected to ends of the first cantilever (125a) and the second cantilever (125 b).

4. The electronic device (100) according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the panel (110) has a first positioning member (112), the cover (122) has a second positioning member (126), and the first positioning member (112) is aligned with the second positioning member (126).

5. The electronic device (100) according to claim 4, wherein the first positioning element (112) is a positioning post and the second positioning element (126) is a positioning hole.

6. The electronic device (100) according to any of the claims 1-3, wherein the cover (122) has a first snap (127), and the base (130) has a second snap (131), and the first snap (127) is snapped with the second snap (131).

7. The electronic device (100) of claim 6, wherein the first clip (127) is a slot and the second clip (131) is a clip.

8. The electronic device (100) of claim 4, wherein the second positioning element (126) is adjacent to the key (123).

9. The electronic device (100) of claim 1, wherein the switch (124) is a tact switch.

10. The electronic device (100) of claim 1, wherein the electronic device (100) is a gateway for a smart home system.

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