CN214014682U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device, which comprises a frame, a middle plate, a circuit board, a driving mechanism, a supporting piece, a functional device, a first connector and a second connector; the frame is provided with a through hole which is communicated with the inside and the outside of the frame; the middle plate is positioned inside the frame and fixedly connected with the frame; the circuit board is positioned in the frame and fixed on the middle plate; the first connector is fixed on the circuit board and electrically connected with the circuit board; the driving mechanism is positioned in the frame, fixed on the frame or the middle plate or the circuit board and electrically connected with the circuit board, the supporting piece is fixed on the driving mechanism, the functional device is fixed on the supporting piece, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting piece to move so as to enable the functional device to extend out or retract from the through hole relative to the frame; the second connector is fixed on the supporting piece and is electrically connected with the functional device, when the functional device extends out relative to the frame, the second connector is connected with the first connector, and when the functional device retracts relative to the frame, the second connector is disconnected with the first connector.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device.

Background

With the continuous development of consumer electronics, a comprehensive screen product is deeply favored by users, and the improvement of the screen occupation ratio of the electronic product has become the key point of research and development of manufacturers. At present, the screen occupation ratio of electronic products is improved by mostly adopting a lifting functional device. However, the flexible circuit board needs to be designed separately to ensure the electrical connection by adopting the lifting functional device, so that the lifting functional device cannot be used in a normalization way with the existing non-lifting functional device, and the production cost of the electronic product is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the application is to provide an electronic device for use with current non-over-and-under type functional device normalization, be favorable to reducing electronic device's manufacturing cost, improve product competitiveness.

The electronic equipment comprises a frame, a middle plate, a circuit board, a driving mechanism, a supporting piece, a functional device, a first connector and a second connector; the frame is provided with a through hole which is communicated with the inside and the outside of the frame; the middle plate is positioned inside the frame and fixedly connected with the frame, and the circuit board is positioned inside the frame and fixed on the middle plate; the first connector is fixed on the circuit board and electrically connected with the circuit board; the driving mechanism is positioned in the frame, fixed on the frame or the middle plate or the circuit board and electrically connected with the circuit board, the supporting piece is fixed on the driving mechanism, the functional device is fixed on the supporting piece, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting piece to move so as to enable the functional device to extend out or retract from the through hole relative to the frame; the second connector is fixed on the supporting piece and is electrically connected with the functional device, when the functional device extends out relative to the frame, the second connector is connected with the first connector, and when the functional device retracts relative to the frame, the second connector is disconnected with the first connector.

The electronic equipment disclosed by the application adopts the first connector and the second connector to realize the electric connection between the functional device and the circuit board, when the driving mechanism drives the supporting piece to move to enable the functional device to extend out relative to the frame, the first connector is connected with the second connector, the functional device is electrically connected with the circuit board, and the electric signal of the circuit board can be transmitted to the functional device; when the driving mechanism drives the supporting piece to move, the functional device retracts relative to the frame, the first connector is disconnected with the second connector, and the functional device is disconnected with the circuit board. Compared with a traditional lifting type functional device, the electronic equipment does not need to use the FPC to keep the electric connection state of the functional device, different FPCs do not need to be designed aiming at different electronic equipment, the functional device adopted by the electronic equipment can be used in a normalization mode with other non-lifting type functional devices, the cost of the electronic equipment is saved, and the competitiveness of the electronic equipment is improved.

Moreover, the FPC is not used for keeping the electric connection state of the functional device, the movement track of the functional device moving relative to the frame is also ensured to be controllable, the condition that the FPC is rubbed and folded in the process that the functional device stretches out or retracts relative to the frame is avoided, or the problem that the FPC is fatigue-broken due to repeated folding and unfolding of the FPC inside wiring is solved, and the reliability of the functional device in the using process is ensured.

The inner part of the frame refers to a complete machine inner cavity of the electronic equipment, and the complete machine inner cavity is used for accommodating internal devices such as a battery, a memory card, a loudspeaker, a receiver and the like of the electronic equipment.

In one embodiment, the movement direction of the functional device when extending relative to the frame is the same as the movement direction of the second connector towards the first connector; the moving direction of the functional device when retracting relative to the frame is the same as the moving direction of the second connector when keeping away from the first connector, so that the driving mechanism drives the supporting piece to move, the functional device is driven to move relative to the frame, meanwhile, the second connector is driven to move relative to the first connector, when the functional device stretches out relative to the frame, the second connector is connected with the first connector, and when retracting relative to the frame, the functional device is disconnected with the first connector.

In one embodiment, the supporting member is a rigid circuit board, which not only effectively supports the functional device and the second connector fixed to the supporting member, but also ensures the stability of the supporting member fixed to the driving mechanism. The support member electrically connects between the functional device and the second connector. The functional device is electrically connected with the second connector through the wiring embedded in the supporting piece, the functional device is not electrically connected with the second connector through external wiring, and the neatness of the interior of the frame is improved.

In one embodiment, the supporting member comprises a first portion and a second portion connected with the edge of the first portion, the first portion is fixedly connected with the driving mechanism, the second portion is fixedly connected with the functional device, the second connector is fixed on the first portion and located between the functional device and the driving mechanism, the second connector is close to the driving mechanism, when the driving mechanism drives the supporting member to move, the movement track of the second connector is more accurately controllable, and accurate contact connection between the second connector and the first connector is guaranteed.

In one embodiment, the support member includes a first portion and a second portion connected to an edge of the first portion, the first portion is fixedly connected to the driving mechanism, the second connector is fixed to the first portion and spaced apart from the driving mechanism, the second portion is located between the second connector and the driving mechanism, and the functional device is fixed to the second portion. At the moment, the functional device is located between the second connector and the driving mechanism, the functional device is close to the driving mechanism, when the driving mechanism drives the supporting piece to move, the motion track of the functional device is more accurate and controllable, and the functional device can be accurately extended out or retracted back from the through hole relative to the frame.

In one embodiment, the electronic device further comprises a fixing shell, the fixing shell is fixed on the second portion, and the functional device is installed inside the fixing shell so as to be limited inside the fixing shell, prevent the functional device from falling off from the inside of the fixing shell, and improve the assembling stability of the functional device. The fixed shell is connected with the frame in a sliding mode, namely when the driving mechanism drives the supporting piece to move, the fixed shell can extend out or retract relative to the frame from the through hole.

In one embodiment, the outer surface sleeve of set casing is equipped with the sealing member, and when the relative frame of set casing withdrawed, the sealing member centre gripping was between set casing and frame, prevented that the outside aqueous vapor of frame or other impurity etc. from getting into the inside of frame, improved electronic equipment's leakproofness.

In one embodiment, the circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board connected to the first circuit board, the first circuit board and the second circuit board together enclose a mounting space, and the driving mechanism, the supporting member and the functional device are all mounted in the mounting space, so as to reduce the thickness of the assembly structure of the driving mechanism, the supporting member, the functional device and the circuit board in the electronic device, thereby facilitating the light and thin design of the electronic device.

In one embodiment, the circuit board is a motherboard of the electronic device.

In the implementation mode, when the functional device retracts relative to the frame, the supporting piece and the first circuit board are arranged in parallel in the thickness direction of the electronic equipment, the influence of the movement of the supporting piece on the electronic components arranged on the first circuit board is avoided, the use reliability of the electronic equipment is improved, the assembly structure of the supporting piece and the first circuit board is also simplified, or the supporting piece and the first circuit board are arranged in a partially overlapped mode in the thickness direction of the electronic equipment, the size of the first circuit board is not limited at the moment, more electronic components can be arranged on the first circuit board, the integration level of the electronic equipment is improved, internal wiring can be arranged in an area where the first circuit board and the supporting piece are overlapped, and the space of the first circuit board can be fully utilized.

In one embodiment, the first circuit board and the second circuit board are fixed to the middle plate, so that the first circuit board and the second circuit board are fixed inside the frame, and the assembly stability of the first circuit board and the second circuit board inside the frame is ensured. The electronic equipment further comprises a processor, the processor is fixed on the first circuit board, and the first connector is fixed on the second circuit board.

Wherein the processor is electrically connected with the first connector.

In one embodiment, the second circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board, and the first connector is electrically connected to the processor through traces embedded in the second circuit board and the first circuit board.

In one embodiment, the first circuit board and the second circuit board are both rigid circuit boards, and the first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected through an electrical connector such as a plug connector.

In one embodiment, the first circuit board is a rigid circuit board, and the second circuit board is a flexible circuit board, so that the anisotropic design of the circuit board can be avoided, the forming process of the circuit board can be simplified, the occupied space of the circuit board in the frame can be simplified, and the improvement of the space utilization rate in the frame is facilitated.

In one embodiment, the functional device is a camera module or a fingerprint recognition module. The camera module can be used for photographing and also can be used for pupil identification, face identification and other physiological feature identification.

In one embodiment, the frame includes an upper frame and a lower frame that are oppositely disposed, and the upper frame faces generally upward and the lower frame faces generally downward when the user uses the electronic device. The middle part of frame is located to the through-hole, and when the function device stretches out the frame from the through-hole, the user of being convenient for directly uses the function device, and need not to carry out angular adjustment to electronic equipment, improves user's use impression.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or the background art of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments or the background art of the present application will be described below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded schematic view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the housing of the electronic device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an assembled structure of a circuit board, a processor and a first connector in the electronic device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a driving mechanism in the electronic device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of the supporting member and the driving mechanism in the electronic device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an assembled structure of the functional device and the second connector of the electronic apparatus shown in FIG. 2 and the structure shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of the structure of FIG. 7 and the structure of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9a is a schematic diagram of a second connector of the electronic device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9b is a partial schematic view of the second connector of FIG. 9a taken along the line A-A;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in FIG. 2 in another state;

fig. 11 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a first connector and a circuit board in a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is an assembly structural diagram of a support member, a functional device, a second connector and a driving mechanism in a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 13 is an assembly structure diagram of the structure shown in fig. 12 and the structure shown in fig. 11.

Detailed Description

The embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a partially exploded schematic view of the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 1.

The electronic device 100 may be an electronic product such as a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a camera, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, AR (Augmented Reality) glasses, an AR helmet, VR (Virtual Reality) glasses, or a VR helmet. The electronic device 100 of the embodiment shown in fig. 1 is illustrated as a mobile phone. For convenience of description, as shown in fig. 1, a width direction of the electronic apparatus 100 is defined as an X direction, a length direction of the electronic apparatus 100 is defined as a Y direction, a thickness direction of the electronic apparatus 100 is defined as a Z direction, and the X direction, the Y direction and the Z direction are perpendicular to each other two by two.

The electronic apparatus 100 includes a screen 11, a housing 12, a circuit board 20, a processor 30, a driving mechanism 40, a support 50, a functional device 60, a first connector 70, a second connector 80, and a battery 90. The screen 11 is mounted to the housing 12. The housing 12 includes a bezel 13, a rear cover 14, and a middle plate 15, and the bezel 13 is coupled to an edge of the rear cover 14. The frame 13 is provided with a through hole (not shown) communicating the inside and outside of the frame 13 so that the functional device 60 can be extended or retracted from the through hole with respect to the frame 13. The inside of the frame 13 is an internal space of the electronic device 100, and the internal space may further accommodate internal devices of the electronic device 100, such as a SIM card, a memory card, a speaker, and a receiver. The outside of the frame 13 is the external space of the electronic device 100.

The screen 11 is located on one side of the frame 13. The screen 11 includes a display surface (not shown) facing away from the bezel 13, the display surface being used to display images, videos, and the like. It should be understood that the screen 11 is not limited to the 2D (Dimensions) display screen shown in fig. 1 and 2, but may be a 2.5D curved screen or a 3D curved screen.

The screen 11 includes a cover plate and a display panel fixed to the cover plate. Wherein, the cover plate can be made of transparent materials such as glass and the like. The Display panel may be an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display, an AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode or Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Display, a FLED (flexible Light-Emitting Diode) Display, a Mini LED, a Micro OLED, a QLED (Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diode), or the like. In addition, the display panel may also be integrated with a touch function, that is, the display panel is a touch display panel. At this time, the display panel is electrically connected to the processor 30. The display panel can generate a touch signal and transmit the touch signal to the processor 30. The processor 30 receives the touch signal, and controls an Application (App) in the electronic device 100 to start according to the touch signal.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the housing 12 in the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 2. Wherein the rear cover 14 is not shown in fig. 3.

The housing 12 is located on a side of the screen 11 remote from the display surface. The rear cover 14 and the screen 11 are respectively located at two sides of the frame 13, and enclose an inner space of the electronic device 100 with the frame 13. Wherein, when the user uses the electronic device 100, the screen 11 is placed toward the user, and the rear cover 14 is placed away from the user. As can be seen from fig. 1, the screen 11, the rear cover 14, and the frame 13 enclose a substantially rectangular parallelepiped structure.

Specifically, the frame 13 includes a top surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other, and an inner surface and an outer surface that are connected between the top surface and the bottom surface, and the inner surface and the outer surface are opposite to each other. The screen 11 is located on one side of the frame 13 near the top surface of the frame 13, and the bottom surface of the frame 13 is connected with the periphery of the rear cover 14. The opening of the through hole 130 is located on the outer surface of the bezel 13. The through hole 130 extends from the outer surface of the frame 13 toward the inner surface and penetrates through the outer surface of the frame 13. The shape of the through hole 130 is not limited to the square shape shown in fig. 3, and may be a circle or a bar. It should be noted that the terms of the orientation of the electronic device 100 in the embodiment of the application, such as "top" and "bottom", are mainly described according to the orientation of the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 1, and do not form a limitation on the orientation of the electronic device 100 in a practical application scenario.

In one embodiment, the frame 13 includes an upper frame 131 and a lower frame 132 disposed opposite to each other, and a left frame 133 and a right frame 134 connected between the upper frame 131 and the lower frame 132, wherein the left frame 133 and the right frame 134 are disposed opposite to each other. When the user is using the electronic device 100, the top frame 131 is oriented generally upward, the bottom frame 132 is oriented generally downward, the left frame 133 is oriented toward the user's right hand, and the right frame 134 is oriented toward the user's left hand. The through hole 130 is disposed in the middle of the upper frame 131, and when the functional device 60 extends out of the frame 13 from the through hole 130, the functional device 60 is located in the middle area of the electronic apparatus 100, so that a user can directly use the functional device 60 without adjusting the angle of the electronic apparatus 100, thereby improving the user experience.

The rear cover 14 is attached to the bottom surface of the bezel 13. The rear cover 14 is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of the frame 13, so as to facilitate maintenance and replacement of the memory card, the SIM card, the speaker and other devices in the electronic device 100. In this case, the frame 13 may be made of a metal alloy material such as titanium alloy or aluminum magnesium alloy, and the rear cover 14 may be made of engineering plastic such as PC (Polycarbonate), ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer), or a metal alloy such as titanium alloy or aluminum magnesium alloy. Alternatively, the rear cover 14 and the bezel 13 may be integrally formed to improve the structural stability of the electronic device 100. At this time, the bezel 13 and the rear cover 14 may be made of a metal material.

The middle plate 15 is located inside the frame 13 and is fixedly connected to the frame 13. Specifically, the middle plate 15 bears the screen 11 to provide a supporting force for the screen 11 to prevent the screen 11 from collapsing. The middle plate 15 is a plate-like structure. The middle plate 15 may be formed on the rim 13 through an injection molding process to form a middle frame of an integrated structure with the rim 13. At this time, the middle plate 15 may be made of a metal alloy material such as titanium alloy or aluminum magnesium alloy, and the middle plate 15 and the frame 13 are integrated, which is favorable for improving the overall strength of the housing 12. It should be understood that middle plate 15 may be two separate components from bezel 13, and the application is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, fig. 4 is an assembly structure diagram of the circuit board 20, the processor 30 and the first connector 70 in the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 2.

The circuit board 20 is located inside the frame 13 and fixed to the middle plate 15. Specifically, it is detachably mounted to the middle plate 15 to facilitate maintenance and replacement of the circuit board 20. In the present embodiment, the circuit board 20 includes a first circuit board 21 and a second circuit board 22 connected to the first circuit board 21. The first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22 together enclose a mounting space 201, and the mounting space 201 is used for mounting the driving mechanism 40, the supporting member 50 and the functional device 60, so as to reduce the thickness of the assembly structure of the driving mechanism 40, the supporting member 50, the functional device 60 and the circuit board 20 in the electronic device 100, which is beneficial to the light and thin design of the electronic device 100. The first circuit board 21 is electrically connected to the second circuit board 22. It should be understood that the circuit board 20 may be a motherboard of the electronic device 100, and the circuit board 20 may also be other circuit boards in the electronic device 100 besides the motherboard.

In one embodiment, the first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22 are both rigid circuit boards. The first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22 are integrally formed to form the circuit board 20, so that the forming process of the circuit board 20 is simplified, and the overall strength of the circuit board 20 is improved. It should be understood that the first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22 may be independent circuit boards, and the electrical connection is realized by an electrical connector such as a plug connector.

The circuit board 20 includes top and bottom surfaces that are oppositely disposed and a peripheral surface that is connected between the top and bottom surfaces. The top surface of the circuit board 20 is partially recessed to form a mounting space 201. The mounting space 201 is recessed from the top surface toward the bottom surface of the circuit board 20, and penetrates the bottom surface and the peripheral surface of the circuit board 20. Specifically, the installation space 201 includes a first space 202, a second space 203, and a third space 204. The first space 202 is located at an edge area of the circuit board 20 and extends in the Y direction for mounting the driving mechanism 40. The second space 203 communicates between the first space 202 and the third space 204, and extends in the X direction. The third space 204 extends in the Y-axis direction, and communicates with the outside of the circuit board 20. The third space 204 and the second space 203 together form a substantially L-shaped space for accommodating the support 50 and the functional device 60.

The processor 30 is fixed to the circuit board 20 and electrically connected to the circuit board 20. Specifically, the processor 30 is fixed on the first circuit board 21 of the circuit board 20 and electrically connected to the traces of the first circuit board 21 embedded in the circuit board 20. Processor 30 may include one or more processing units. The plurality of Processing units may be, for example, an Application Processor (AP), a modem Processor, a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), an Image Signal Processor (ISP), a controller, a video codec, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a baseband Processor, and/or a Neural-Network Processing Unit (NPU), etc. The different processing units may be separate devices or may be integrated into one or more processors. It should be understood that other processors of the electronic device 100 are possible.

The first connector 70 is electrically connected to the processor. Specifically, the first connector 70 is fixed to the circuit board 20 and electrically connected to the circuit board 20. The first connector 70 is fixed on the second circuit board 22 of the circuit board 20 and electrically connected to the traces embedded in the second circuit board 22. That is, the first connector 70 is electrically connected to the processor 30 through the traces embedded in the first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22.

The first connector 70 includes a first protective shell and a connecting body fixed inside the first protective shell. The first protective case is fixed to the circuit board 20 at a position near the first space 202. The first protective shell is of a tubular structure. The connecting main body part is arranged in the first protective shell in a penetrating mode and is fixed with the first protective shell, namely the first protective shell is wrapped on the outer surface of the connecting main body to protect the connecting main body. Wherein the connecting body is electrically connected to the processor 30. In this embodiment, the first connector 70 is a Type-C interface connector. Of course, in other embodiments, the first connector 70 may also be a Type-A interface connector or a Type-B interface connector.

In addition, first protective housing can adopt metal materials such as stainless steel to make, can not only play the electromagnetic shield effect, avoids the influence of external structure to the signal of transmission in the connecting body, can also strengthen the assembly stability between first protective housing and the circuit board 20, improves electronic equipment 100's use reliability. The first protective case may be fixed to the circuit board 20 by screws, welding, or bonding.

The connecting body comprises a tongue plate and a plurality of signal terminals arranged on the tongue plate. The tongue plate comprises a top surface and a bottom surface which are arranged oppositely. The tongue plate is made of an insulating material and is used for supporting and protecting a plurality of signal terminals arranged on the tongue plate. The plurality of signal terminals are disposed on the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue plate, respectively, and are electrically connected to the processor 30. Specifically, the signal terminals arranged on the same surface of the tongue plate are arranged in parallel at intervals, that is, a gap is formed between adjacent signal terminals, so that interference of signals transmitted by the adjacent signal terminals is avoided. Wherein the plurality of signal terminals are all electrically connected to the processor 30.

In another embodiment, the difference from the above embodiment is that the first circuit board 21 is a rigid circuit board, and the second circuit board 22 is a flexible circuit board. At this time, the second circuit board 22 is fixed to the middle plate 15, the first connector 70 is fixed to one end of the second circuit board 22, and the other end of the second circuit board 22 is electrically connected to the first circuit board 21, so as to electrically connect the first connector 70 and the first circuit board 21, and further electrically connect the processor 30. Because the second circuit board 22 is a flexible circuit board, the anisotropic design of the circuit board 20 is avoided, the molding process of the circuit board 20 is simplified, the occupied space of the circuit board 20 inside the frame 130 can be simplified, and the improvement of the space utilization inside the frame 13 is facilitated.

Please refer to fig. 2 and 5. Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the driving mechanism 40 in the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 2.

The driving mechanism 40 is located inside the frame 13, fixed to the middle plate 15, and electrically connected to the circuit board 20. Specifically, the driving mechanism 40 is mounted in a mounting space (not shown) of the circuit board 20 for driving the supporting member 50 to move so as to extend or retract the functional device 60 from the through hole (not shown) relative to the frame 13. The driving mechanism 40 is electrically connected to the processor 30 through a trace connected to the embedded circuit board 20 by a contact. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the driving mechanism 40 may also be fixed to the frame 13 or to the circuit board 20, which is not specifically limited in this application.

The driving mechanism 40 includes a base 41, a driving motor 42, a flexible circuit board 43, a lead screw (not shown), and a slider 44. The base 41 is installed in the first space of the installation space, and may be detachably fixed to the middle plate 15 by screws, bolts, or the like. The driving motor 42 and the lead screw are mounted to the base 41. The driving motor 42 is electrically connected to the circuit board 20 through a flexible circuit board 43, i.e., the flexible circuit board 43 is electrically connected between the driving motor 42 and the processor 30. The lead screw extends in the Y direction and is rotatably connected to a drive motor 42. The slider 44 is sleeved on the screw rod and is in threaded fit with the screw rod. The driving motor 42 receives the driving signal sent by the processor 30 through the flexible circuit board 43, and drives the lead screw to rotate according to the driving signal, so as to drive the slider 44 to move along the extending direction of the lead screw.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 6, fig. 6 is an assembly structure diagram of the supporting element 50 and the driving mechanism 40 in the electronic apparatus 100 shown in fig. 2.

The support 50 is fixed to the driving mechanism 40. Specifically, the supporting member 50 includes a first portion 51 and a second portion 52 connected to an edge of the first portion 51, and the first portion 51 is fixed to the driving mechanism 40. Wherein the first portion 51 can be detachably fixed to the slide 44 of the driving mechanism 40 by screws or bolts, for example, to facilitate replacement and maintenance of the supporting member 50.

In this embodiment, the supporting member 50 is a rigid circuit board, which not only ensures the fixing stability of the supporting member 50 and the driving mechanism 40, but also effectively supports the functional device 60 and the second connector 80 fixed on the supporting member 50. It should be understood that in other embodiments, the support member 50 may be a structural member having a supporting function, such as a supporting frame.

The support 50 is installed at the installation space together with the driving mechanism 40. Specifically, the support member 50 is installed at the second space and the third space. The first portion 51 of the support member 51 is received in the second space, and the second portion 52 is received in the third space. Wherein, the supporting member 50 is a plate-shaped structure of an "L" shape adapted to the second space and the third space.

Since the first portion 51 of the supporting member 50 is fixed to the slider 44 of the driving mechanism 40, the supporting member 50 can move in the Y direction in the second space and the third space by the slider 44. In addition, because the driving mechanism 40 is installed in the first space, the driving mechanism 40 also limits the moving displacement of the supporting member 50 along the X direction and the Z direction, so that the limiting of the supporting member 50 in the X axis direction and the Z axis direction is realized, and the assembling stability of the supporting member 50 in the frame 13 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 2 and 7, fig. 7 is a schematic assembly structure of the functional device 60 and the second connector 80 shown in fig. 2 and the structure shown in fig. 6.

The functional device 60 is fixed to the support 50 and electrically connected to the support 50. Specifically, the functional device 60 is fixed to the second portion 52 of the supporting member 50 and electrically connected to the trace embedded in the second portion 52 of the supporting member 50. Wherein the functional device is mounted in a mounting area (not shown) together with the support 50. When the driving mechanism 40 drives the supporting member 50 to move, the functional device 60 extends or retracts from the through hole (not shown) relative to the frame 13. In this embodiment, the functional device 60 is a camera module. The camera module can be used for photographing and also can be used for pupil identification or face identification and other physiological characteristic identification. It is understood that the functional device 60 may also be a fingerprint recognition module.

It should be noted that, in the present application, the functional device 60 extends out from the through hole relative to the frame 13, which means that the functional device 60 extends out from the through hole to the inside of the frame 13, that is, the functional device 60 extends from the through hole to the outside of the frame 13 from the inside of the frame 13. The retraction of the functional device 60 from the through hole relative to the frame 13 means that the functional device 60 is retracted from the through hole to the inside of the frame 13, that is, the functional device 60 is retracted from the through hole to the inside of the frame 13 from the outside of the frame 13.

In one embodiment, when the functional device 60 retracts relative to the frame 13, the supporting element 50 and the first circuit board 21 are arranged in parallel in the thickness direction of the electronic apparatus 100, i.e. the direction Z shown in the figure, i.e. the supporting element 50 is accommodated in the installation space of the circuit board 20, and will not be stacked with the first circuit board 21, which not only prevents the movement of the supporting element 50 in the installation space from affecting the electronic components on the first circuit board 21, improves the reliability of the electronic apparatus 100 in use, but also simplifies the assembly structure of the supporting element 50 and the first circuit board 21. It should be understood that, in other embodiments, when the functional device 60 retracts relative to the frame 13, the supporting member 50 and the first circuit board 21 are arranged in a partially overlapping manner in the thickness direction of the electronic device 100, and at this time, the volume of the first circuit board 21 is not limited, and the volume of the first circuit board 21 may be adaptively increased, so that more electronic components may be disposed on the first circuit board 21, and the integration level of the electronic device 100 is improved. Moreover, the area where the first circuit board 21 overlaps the supporting member 50 can still be arranged with traces for electrically connecting two components, and each position of the first circuit board 21 can be fully utilized.

The electronic device 100 further includes a stationary housing 110. The fixing case 110 is fixed to the second portion 52 of the supporting member 50, and the functional device 60 is mounted inside the fixing case 110 to confine the functional device 60 inside the fixing case 110, prevent the functional device 60 from falling off from the inside of the fixing case 110, and improve the assembling stability of the functional device 60. The fixed shell 110 may be fixed to a top surface of the second portion 52, or the second portion 52 may also extend into the fixed shell 110 to be fixedly connected to the fixed shell 50, which is not specifically limited in this application.

The fixing shell 110 is slidably connected to the frame 13, i.e. the fixing shell 110 can extend or retract from the through hole relative to the frame 13. That is, when the driving mechanism 40 drives the supporting member 50 to move, the fixing shell 110 and the functional device 60 are both extended or retracted from the through hole relative to the frame 13, so that the fixing shell 110 always protects the functional device 60. Wherein, the surface cover of set casing 110 is equipped with the sealing member, and when the relative frame 13 of set casing 110 withdrawed, the sealing member centre gripping was between set casing 110 and frame 13, prevented that the outside steam of frame 13 or other impurity from getting into the inside of frame 13, improved electronic equipment 100's leakproofness.

The second connector 80 is electrically connected to the functional device 60. Specifically, the second connector 80 is fixed to the supporting member 50 and electrically connected to the supporting member 50. The second connector 80 is fixed to the first portion 51 of the supporting member 50 and electrically connected to the trace embedded in the first portion 51 of the supporting member 50. That is, the second connector 80 is electrically connected to the functional device 60 through the wires embedded in the first portion 51 and the second portion 52, so that the functional device 60 and the second connector 80 are not electrically connected through external wires, which not only avoids the problem of external wire arrangement, but also improves the cleanliness of the interior of the frame 13.

At this time, the second connector 80 is located between the functional device 60 and the drive mechanism 40. Compare in functional device 60, second connector 80 is closer to actuating mechanism 40, and when actuating mechanism 60 drive support piece 50 removed, second connector 80 can not take place to rock, and the motion trail of second connector 80 is more accurate controllable, has guaranteed that second connector 80 is connected with the accurate contact of first connector 70.

Referring to fig. 2 and 8, fig. 8 is an assembly structure diagram of the structure shown in fig. 7 and the structure shown in fig. 4.

The second connector 80 is mounted to a mounting area (not shown) of the circuit board 20 together with the support 50. The moving direction of the second connector 80 toward the first connector 70 is the same as the moving direction and the moving distance of the functional device 60 when extending relative to the frame 13, and the moving direction of the second connector 80 away from the first connector 70 is the same as the moving direction and the moving distance of the functional device 60 when retracting relative to the frame 13, so that the driving mechanism 40 drives the support member 50 to move to drive the functional device 60 to move relative to the frame 13 and simultaneously drive the second connector 80 to move relative to the first connector 70, thereby ensuring that when the functional device 60 extends relative to the frame 13, the second connector 80 is connected with the first connector 70, and when the functional device 60 retracts relative to the frame 13, the second connector 80 is disconnected from the first connector 70.

Please refer to fig. 9a and 9 b. Fig. 9a is a schematic structural diagram of the second connector 80 in the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 2. Fig. 9b is a partial schematic view of the second connector 80 of fig. 9a taken along the direction a-a. In the drawings of the application, the section along the direction A-A means the section along the line A-A and the plane of arrows at two ends of the line A-A.

Specifically, the second connector 80 is adapted to the first connector 70. The second connector 80 includes a second protective housing 81 and a plurality of resilient pieces 82 accommodated in the second protective housing 81, and the resilient pieces 82 are electrically connected to the functional device 60. When the functional device 60 extends relative to the frame 13, the tongue plate of the first connector 70 extends into the second protective shell 81 of the second connector 80, and the elastic sheet 82 of the second connector 80 contacts with the signal terminal of the first connector 70, so as to realize the connection between the second connector 80 and the first connector 70, that is, the electrical connection between the functional device 80 and the processor 30. When the functional device 60 is retracted relative to the frame 13, the elastic pieces 82 of the second connector 80 are away from the signal terminals of the first connector 70, and the tongue plate of the first connector 70 is separated from the second protective shell 81 of the second connector 80, so that the second connector 80 is disconnected from the first connector 70, that is, the functional device 80 is disconnected from the processor 30.

Referring to fig. 2 and 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device 100 shown in fig. 2 in another state. Wherein the rear cover 14 is not shown in fig. 10.

When the electronic device 100 needs to use the functional device 60, the processor 30 sends a control signal to the driving mechanism 40, the slider 44 of the driving mechanism 40 drives the supporting member 50 to slide upwards along the positive Y direction in the installation space until the functional device 60 extends out from the through hole relative to the frame 13, at this time, the second connector 80 and the first connector 70 complete plugging to realize electrical connection, and the processor 30 can realize signal control of the functional device 60 because the first connector 70 is electrically connected with the processor 30.

When the electronic device 100 does not need to use the functional device 60, the processor 30 stops communication with the functional device 60, sends a control signal to the driving mechanism 40, and the slider 44 of the driving mechanism 40 drives the support member 50 to slide in the negative Y direction in the installation space until the functional device 60 retracts from the through hole relative to the frame 13, at which time the second connector 80 is disconnected from the first connector 70 to achieve power failure.

In the electronic device 100 shown in the embodiment of the present application, the functional device 60 is installed on the supporting member 50, the functional device 60 only needs to be powered on and powered off with the processor 30 through the second connector 80, the length of the FPC that is electrically connected in the functional device 60 does not have a special requirement, the FPC with different lengths does not need to be designed for different electronic devices 100, the functional device 60 can be used in a normalization manner with other functional devices that do not need to be designed to be lifted, the production cost of the electronic device 100 is saved, and the competitiveness of the electronic device 100 is improved. In addition, the FPC is not connected between the functional device 60 and the processor 30, the motion track of the functional device 60 is also ensured to be controllable, the problem that the FPC is subjected to dead folding or fatigue fracture of wiring inside the FPC in the lifting process of the functional device 60 is avoided, and the reliability of the functional device 60 in the using process is guaranteed.

Please refer to fig. 11. Fig. 11 is an assembly structure diagram of the first connector 70 and the circuit board 20 in the second electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application.

The electronic apparatus 100 shown in the present embodiment is different from the electronic apparatus 100 shown in the above-described embodiments in that the third space 204 of the installation space 201 and the second space 203 together form a substantially inverted "T" shaped space. The first connector 70 is fixed to the circuit board 20 at a position away from the first space 202. I.e. the first connector 70 is located at a side of the third space 204 remote from the first space 202.

Please refer to fig. 12 and 13. Fig. 12 is an assembly structure diagram of the driving mechanism 40, the supporting member 50, the functional device 60 and the second connector 80 in the second electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application. Fig. 13 is an assembly structure diagram of the structure shown in fig. 12 and the structure shown in fig. 11.

The support 50 includes a first portion 51 and a second portion 52 connected to an edge of the first portion 51. Wherein, the supporting member 50 is a plate-shaped structure of an inverted 'T' shape adapted to the second space and the third space. Specifically, the first portion 51 is fixedly connected to the driving mechanism 40, the second connector 80 is fixed to the first portion 51 and spaced apart from the driving mechanism 40, the second portion 52 is located between the second connector 80 and the driving mechanism 40, and the functional device 60 is fixed to the second portion 52. That is, the functional device 60 is located between the second connector 80 and the driving mechanism 40, the functional device 60 is close to the driving mechanism 40, and when the driving mechanism 40 drives the supporting member 50 to move, the functional device 60 cannot easily shake, so that the movement track of the functional device 60 is ensured to be more accurate and controllable, and the functional device 60 can be accurately extended or retracted from the through hole relative to the frame.

The foregoing detailed description of the embodiments of the present application has been presented to illustrate the principles and implementations of the present application, and the above description of the embodiments is only provided to help understand the method and the core concept of the present application; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic apparatus (100) comprising a bezel (13), a middle plate (15), a circuit board (20), a driving mechanism (40), a support (50), a functional device (60), a first connector (70), and a second connector (80);

the frame (13) is provided with a through hole (130), and the through hole (130) is communicated with the inside and the outside of the frame (13);

the middle plate (15) is positioned inside the frame (13) and fixedly connected with the frame (13);

the circuit board (20) is positioned inside the frame (13) and fixed on the middle plate (15);

the first connector (70) is fixed on the circuit board (20) and is electrically connected with the circuit board (20);

the driving mechanism (40) is located inside the frame (13), and is fixed to the frame or the middle plate or the circuit board, and is electrically connected to the circuit board (20), the supporting member (50) is fixed to the driving mechanism (40), the functional device (60) is fixed to the supporting member (50), and the driving mechanism (40) is used for driving the supporting member (50) to move, so that the functional device (60) extends or retracts from the through hole (130) relative to the frame (13);

the second connector (80) is fixed on the support (50) and electrically connected with the functional device (60), when the functional device (60) extends relative to the frame (13), the second connector (80) is connected with the first connector (70), and when the functional device (60) retracts relative to the frame (13), the second connector (80) is disconnected with the first connector (70).

2. The electronic device (100) of claim 1, wherein the support member (50) is a rigid circuit board, the support member (50) electrically connects the functional component (60) and the second connector (80), and when the functional component (60) is extended relative to the bezel (13), the functional component (60) is electrically connected to the circuit board (20) through the support member (50), the second connector (80), and the first connector (70).

3. The electronic device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member (50) comprises a first portion (51) and a second portion (52) connected to an edge of the first portion (51), the first portion (51) is fixedly connected to the driving mechanism (40), the second portion (52) is fixedly connected to the functional component (60), and the second connector (80) is fixed to the first portion (51) and located between the functional component (60) and the driving mechanism (40).

4. The electronic device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member (50) comprises a first portion (51) and a second portion (52) connected to an edge of the first portion (51), the first portion (51) is fixedly connected to the driving mechanism (40), the second connector (80) is fixed to the first portion (51) and spaced apart from the driving mechanism (40), the second portion (52) is located between the second connector (80) and the driving mechanism (40), and the functional device (60) is fixed to the second portion (52).

5. The electronic device (100) of claim 3, wherein the electronic device (100) further comprises a fixing shell (110), the fixing shell (110) is fixed to the second portion (52), the functional component (60) is mounted inside the fixing shell (110), and the fixing shell (110) is slidably connected to the bezel (13).

6. The electronic device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board (20) comprises a first circuit board (21) and a second circuit board (22) connected to the first circuit board (21), the first circuit board (21) and the second circuit board (22) jointly enclose a mounting space (201), and the driving mechanism (40), the support member (50) and the functional component (60) are mounted in the mounting space (201).

7. The electronic device (100) according to claim 6, wherein when the functional component (60) is retracted relative to the bezel (13), the supporting member (50) and the first circuit board (21) are arranged in parallel or partially overlapped in a thickness direction of the electronic device (100).

8. The electronic device (100) of claim 6, wherein the electronic device (100) further comprises a processor (30), the processor (30) being secured to the first circuit board (21), the first connector (70) being secured to the second circuit board (22).

9. The electronic device (100) of claim 8, wherein the first circuit board (21) is a rigid circuit board and the second circuit board (22) is a flexible circuit board.

10. The electronic device (100) according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the functional component (60) is a camera module or a fingerprint recognition module.

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