CN213277911U

CN213277911U - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN213277911U
Application number: CN202022600016.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王冰穷; 李乐乐; 唐有源
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-11
Filing date: 2020-11-11
Publication date: 2021-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 2030-11-11

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment, the electronic equipment who discloses include casing (100), mechanical button (200) and two at least key switch (300), two at least key switch (300) set up in casing (100), casing (100) are equipped with guide rail (110), mechanical button (200) movably set up in guide rail (110), mechanical button (200) have a plurality of operating position, every operating position and one key switch (300) are relative, mechanical button (200) can be in each operating position and corresponding key switch (300) cooperation. Through the scheme, the problem that the user experience is poor due to the fact that the number of mechanical keys of the conventional electronic equipment is small and the function is single can be solved.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communication devices, and more particularly, to an electronic device.

Background

With the rapid development of the electronic industry, the functions of electronic devices are more and more powerful, and the forms of electronic devices are more and more varied. The electronic device in the full-screen mode gradually replaces the previous keyboard-type electronic device, and the virtual keys in the electronic device gradually replace the mechanical keys. However, in general, the mechanical key design of the electronic device is helpful for feedback, so that the operation of the electronic device is more accurate, the sensitivity of the virtual key is difficult to control, misoperation is easy to occur, and the power consumption of the virtual key is greater than that of the mechanical key.

At present, the electronic equipment has fewer mechanical keys and single function. The electronic equipment only reserves a power key and a volume key, so that the functions which can be realized by using the mechanical key by a user are fewer, and when the user wants to use the mechanical key to realize other functions of the electronic equipment, the operation is difficult to realize, and further inconvenience is brought to the user experience.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application discloses electronic equipment to solve the problem that the user experience is poor due to the fact that mechanical keys are few and the function is single in the existing electronic equipment.

In order to solve the above problems, the following technical solutions are adopted in the present application:

the embodiment of the application discloses electronic equipment, including casing, mechanical button and two at least key switches, two at least key switches set up in the casing, the casing is equipped with the direction track, the machinery button movably set up in the direction track, the machinery button has a plurality of operating position, every operating position and one key switch is relative, the machinery button can be in each operating position and corresponding key switch cooperation.

The technical scheme adopted by the application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

the electronic equipment disclosed in the embodiment of the application improves through the structure to the electronic equipment in the background art for the movably setting in the guide rail of mechanical button, mechanical button has a plurality of operating position, and a plurality of operating position set up in the guide rail, and mechanical button removes different operating position, and the function of the electronic equipment that can realize is different. Each working position is opposite to one key switch, the mechanical keys can be matched with the corresponding key switches at each working position, the mechanical keys are pressed at different working positions, and then the corresponding key switches can be triggered, so that more key functions of the electronic equipment can be realized. That is to say, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can realize more key functions by moving the mechanical keys, and then can solve the problem that the user experience is poor due to the single function of the existing electronic device because of less mechanical keys.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a first electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is another cross-sectional view of a first electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a second electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic internal structural diagram of a second electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a third electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is an exploded view of a third electronic device disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-housing, 110-guide track, 120-guide groove, 121-cover;

200-mechanical keys, 210-switch matching part, 220-flexible connecting part, 230-control part, 240-key control part and 250-switch matching base;

300-key switch, 400-first anti-slip member;

500-guiding structural member, 600-elastic positioning member.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail and completely with reference to the following specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present application without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, an embodiment of the present application discloses an electronic device including a housing 100, a mechanical key 200, and at least two key switches 300.

The housing 100 provides a mounting base for some other components in the electronic device, the at least two key switches 300 are disposed on the housing 100, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting base for the at least two key switches 300. The housing 100 is provided with a guide rail 110, the mechanical key 200 is movably disposed on the guide rail 110, the mechanical key 200 has a plurality of working positions, each working position is opposite to one key switch 300 when the mechanical key 200 is at different working positions, and the mechanical key 200 can be matched with the corresponding key switch 300 at each working position. At this time, the mechanical key 200 is pressed to trigger the key switch 300 at the corresponding position, so that different functions of the electronic device can be realized.

That is, the mechanical button 200 is moved to different operating positions in the guide rail 110, so that an object to be engaged with the mechanical button 200 can be changed, and thus various button functions can be performed when the mechanical button 200 is manipulated. Taking the mechanical key 200 as a volume key as an example, when the mechanical key 200 is at one working position, the mechanical key 200 can cooperate with the key switch 300 for controlling the volume, so as to control the volume when the mechanical key 200 is pressed, and when the mechanical key 200 moves to another working position, the mechanical key 200 can cooperate with the key switch 300 for controlling the game operation, so as to control the game when the mechanical key 200 is pressed. Therefore, the functions of the electronic device that can be realized by the mechanical key 200 are abundant, and the use experience of the user is better.

The electronic equipment disclosed in the embodiment of the application improves the structure of the electronic equipment in the background art, so that the mechanical key 200 is movably arranged on the guide track 110, the mechanical key 200 is provided with a plurality of working positions, the working positions are arranged on the guide track 110, and the mechanical key 200 is moved to different working positions, so that different key functions of the electronic equipment can be realized. Each working position is opposite to one key switch 300, the mechanical key 200 can be matched with the corresponding key switch 300 at each working position, the mechanical key 200 can be pressed at different working positions, and then the corresponding key switches 300 can be triggered, and further more functions of the electronic equipment can be realized. That is to say, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can realize more functions by moving the mechanical key 200, and then can solve the problem that the user experience is poor due to the single function of the existing electronic device because of less mechanical keys 200.

As described above, the mechanical key 200 can be matched with the corresponding key switch 300 at each working position, so as to realize different functions of the electronic device. The at least two key switches 300 are disposed opposite to the guide rail 110, and the at least two key switches 300 are disposed at intervals, so that the mechanical key 200 can correspond to different key switches 300 when moving to different working positions in the guide rail 110, and further, corresponding functions of the electronic device can be realized by pressing the mechanical key 200. Alternatively, the key switch 300 may be a proximity sensor, and when the mechanical key 200 is moved to a different working position, by pressing the mechanical key 200, the corresponding proximity sensor is triggered to connect to a corresponding circuit inside the housing 100, so as to implement a corresponding function of the electronic device.

The number of the mechanical keys 200 may be multiple, a part of the mechanical keys 200 may be disposed in the guide track 110 for moving within the guide track 110, another part may be disposed outside the guide track 110 for being controlled by a user, the mechanical keys 200 moving within the guide track 110 are used for implementing other functions of the electronic device, and contact with the corresponding key switches 300 at each working position, and in this way, the mechanical keys 200 may be positioned at the positions of the key switches 300, and further implement the corresponding functions of the electronic device.

In a further technical solution, the surface of the key switch 300 may be provided with a first anti-slip member 400, specifically, the first anti-slip member 400 may be a first anti-slip pad, and the types of the first anti-slip pad are many, for example, a silica gel anti-slip pad, a rubber anti-slip pad, a PVC anti-slip pad, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this. The mechanical key 200 can be contacted with the corresponding first anti-slip member 400 at each working position, and in this way, the mechanical key 200 and the key switch 300 can be aligned, so that the mechanical key 200 is prevented from sliding excessively, and the mechanical key 200 can be well stopped at the position matched with the key switch 300.

Of course, the internal surface of guide rail 110 can be provided with the second antiskid, and mechanical button 200 and the contact of second antiskid, the second antiskid can be the second slipmat, and at the specific removal in-process of mechanical button 200, because the peculiar smooth surface of nature of being stained with of second slipmat, and anti-skidding stability is good, when mechanical button 200 removed to different key switch 300, can fix mechanical button 200 and counterpoint well, and then can ensure that mechanical button 200 can't remove at will. Similarly, the second anti-slip mat can be of various types, such as a silica gel anti-slip mat, a rubber anti-slip mat, a PVC anti-slip mat, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this.

In the embodiment of the present application, at least a portion of the key switch 300 may be exposed on the inner surface of the guide rail 110, so that the mechanical key 200 is in contact engagement when moved to different working positions within the guide rail 110, thereby triggering the key switch 300 when pressed.

Certainly, the key switches 300 may also be disposed in the casing 100, and in an alternative scheme, in the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, at least two key switches 300 are disposed in the casing 100 at intervals, different key switches 300 correspond to different functions of the electronic device, and different functions of the electronic device may be implemented by moving the mechanical key 200. The mechanical key 200 may include a manipulation part 230, a switch fitting part 210, and a flexible connection part 220, the manipulation part 230 being connected to the switch fitting part 210 through the flexible connection part 220. Alternatively, the flexible connection portion 220 may be a flexible cable, and the manipulation part 230 may be connected to the switch fitting portion 210 through the flexible cable. A first end of the flexible connection portion 220 is connected to the manipulation part 230, and a second end of the flexible connection portion 220 is connected to the switch fitting portion 210 located inside the housing 100.

In a specific working process, a user can manually drive the operation part 230 to move, the flexible connection part 220 can drive the switch matching part 210 to move in the shell 100 along with the movement of the operation part 230, and the switch matching part 210 can be matched with the corresponding key switch 300 at each working position, so that different functions of the electronic device can be realized. Alternatively, the switch matching portion 210 may be a metal sheet, and when the mechanical key 200 is moved to different working positions, the metal sheet may trigger different key switches 300 by pressing the mechanical key 200, so as to implement different functions.

The switch engaging portion 210 can engage with the corresponding key switch 300 at each working position to implement the corresponding key function of the electronic device. Alternatively, the key switch 300 may be a sensor, when the user drives the operation part 230 to move, the flexible connecting part 220 drives the switch matching part 210 to move along with the movement of the operation part 230, and the movement of the switch matching part 210 triggers the corresponding sensor, so as to implement the corresponding function of the electronic device.

By the mode, the key switch 300 can be prevented from being exposed, and the phenomenon of short circuit caused by liquid intrusion can be avoided better.

In order to stabilize the moving direction of the flexible connecting portion 220, a guiding structure 500 may be disposed in the housing 100, and the guiding structure 500 may be a pulley or a bent sleeve, which is not limited in this embodiment. At this time, the flexible connection portion 220 is in sliding fit with the guide structure 500, the flexible connection portion 220 can move along with the movement of the mechanical key 200, specifically, when the mechanical key 200 moves to work, a part of the structure of the flexible connection portion 220 can move through the guide structure 500, and then the mechanical key 200 can move to different working positions, and further different functions of the electronic device can be realized.

In a further technical solution, the casing 100 is provided with a through hole, a first portion of the flexible connecting portion 220 is located inside the casing 100, a second portion of the flexible connecting portion 220 passes through the through hole and is connected with the manipulation unit 230, and by moving the mechanical button 200, the flexible connecting portion 220 moves along with the through hole. In addition, the perforation is provided with a sealing ring, and the sealing ring is in sealing contact with the flexible connecting part 220, so that the sealing ring can play a role in water and dust prevention, and internal parts of the electronic equipment are prevented from being damaged.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the mechanical key 200 may also adopt other structures, and in an alternative implementation, the housing 100 may be provided with a guide groove 120, at least two key switches 300 may be disposed in the guide groove 120, and the guide groove 120 is the guide rail 110 described above. The mechanical key 200 includes a key manipulation part 240 and a switch fitting base 250, and further, the notch of the guide groove 120 is covered with the cover 121, the key manipulation part 240 is movably disposed on the outer side surface of the cover 121, and the switch fitting base 250 is disposed in a space enclosed by the cover 121 and the guide groove 120. By the mode, the protection performance of the electronic equipment is further improved, and meanwhile, the guide groove 120 is covered by the cover part 121, so that the appearance performance is better.

In a specific working process, the key manipulation part 240 is magnetically matched with the switch matching base 250, and the switch matching base 250 can move between a plurality of working positions along with the key manipulation part 240, so that different functions of the electronic device are realized. Specifically, the key manipulation part 240 and the switch matching base 250 may be magnetically attracted to each other or magnetically repelled from each other, as long as the key manipulation part 240 drives the switch matching base 250 to move through magnetic force.

In order to make the position of switch cooperation base 250 comparatively stable, can be provided with elastic positioning element 600 in the working position apart from, an optional scheme, elastic positioning element 600 can the elasticity holder, for example the elasticity holder can be the structure that can elasticity holder switch cooperation base 250 that the metal strip formed after bending, also can be for bending the sheetmetal, and this application embodiment does not do the restriction to this. The switch mating base 250 is resiliently snap-fittable to the corresponding resilient retainer 600 at each operative position to ensure that the switch mating base 250 does not move freely. Specifically, the number of the elastic positioning members 600 may be multiple, one elastic positioning member 600 is disposed at each working position, and when the switch matching base 250 moves to one working position, the switch matching base 250 may be elastically positioned in the corresponding elastic positioning member 600. Of course, the magnetic force applied by the key manipulation part 240 to the switch fitting base 250 can overcome the elastic clamping force of the elastic positioning piece 600, so as to release the elastic positioning fitting, and further, the switch fitting base 250 can move to other working positions.

In a further technical solution, the switch matching base 250 is a rolling body, the rolling body is arranged in the guide groove 120 in a rolling manner, in a specific working process, a user moves the mechanical button 200, the rolling body can roll to the guide groove 120, the rolling body can be positioned under the action of the elastic positioning piece 600, and at this time, the user presses the mechanical button 200 to realize other button functions of the electronic device. Specifically, the rolling element may be a columnar rolling element or a spherical rolling element.

In addition, the outside surface of the covering part 121 and the corresponding area of each working position can be provided with a key function identifier, so that the user can more conveniently determine the position where the key control part 240 needs to stay during operation, thereby avoiding misoperation and certainly improving the control accuracy.

The electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader, a game machine, a wearable device, and the like, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific kind of the electronic device.

In the embodiments of the present application, the difference between the embodiments is described in detail, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as the differences are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device is characterized by comprising a shell (100), a mechanical key (200) and at least two key switches (300), wherein the at least two key switches (300) are arranged on the shell (100), the shell (100) is provided with a guide track (110), the mechanical key (200) is movably arranged on the guide track (110), the mechanical key (200) is provided with a plurality of working positions, each working position is opposite to one key switch (300), and the mechanical key (200) can be matched with the corresponding key switch (300) at each working position.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two key switches (300) are disposed opposite to the guide track (110), and the at least two key switches (300) are spaced apart, and the mechanical key (200) is partially disposed in the guide track (110) and contacts with the corresponding key switch (300) in each of the operating positions.

3. An electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that the surface of each key switch (300) is provided with a first anti-slip means (400), the mechanical key (200) being contactable with the respective first anti-slip means (400) in each operating position.

4. An electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that the inner surface of the guide track (110) is provided with a second anti-slip means with which the mechanical key (200) is in contact.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least two key switches (300) are each disposed at intervals within the housing (100), the mechanical key (200) comprises a control part (230), a switch matching part (210) and a flexible connecting part (220), the manipulation part (230) is connected with the switch fitting part (210) through the flexible connection part (220), a first end of the flexible connecting portion (220) is connected to the manipulation part (230), a second end of the flexible connection portion (220) is connected to the switch fitting portion (210) located inside the housing (100), the flexible connecting part (220) can drive the switch matching part (210) to move in the shell (100) along with the movement of the control part (230), the switch engaging portion (210) is engageable with the corresponding key switch (300) in each of the operating positions.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein a guide structure (500) is provided within the housing (100), the flexible connection portion (220) being a sliding fit with the guide structure (500).

7. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the housing (100) is perforated, a first portion of the flexible connecting portion (220) is located inside the housing (100), a second portion of the flexible connecting portion (220) passes through the perforation and is connected to the manipulating portion (230), and the perforation is provided with a sealing ring which is in sealing contact with the flexible connecting portion (220).

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing (100) defines a guide groove (120), the at least two key switches (300) are disposed in the guide groove (120), the guide groove (120) is the guide track (110), the mechanical key (200) comprises a key control part (240) and a switch matching base part (250), the notch of the guide groove (120) is covered with a cover part (121), the key control part (240) is movably arranged on the outer side surface of the cover part (121), the switch fitting base (250) is disposed in a space surrounded by the cover (121) and the guide groove (120), the key control part (240) is magnetically matched with the switch matching base part (250), the switch mating base (250) is movable with the key manipulation part (240) between the plurality of working positions.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein each of the operating positions is provided with a resilient positioning member (600), and the switch-engaging base (250) is resiliently snap-engageable with the respective resilient positioning member (600) in each of the operating positions.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the switch mating base (250) is a rolling body that is rollingly disposed within the guide groove (120).