CN214477086U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device, which comprises a middle frame, a key assembly, a sealing element, a rebound piece and a switch module; the outer side wall of the middle frame is provided with a sinking groove, and the rebound piece is accommodated in the sinking groove; the sealing element and the switch module are arranged in the middle frame; at least part of button subassembly holds in heavy inslot, and the button subassembly has the trip, is provided with the through-hole on the center, and the trip passes rebound spare, through-hole and sealing member in proper order to with sealing member looks joint, the button subassembly can be used to trigger switch module. According to the embodiment of the application, the cutting amount of the middle frame is greatly reduced, so that the strength of the middle frame is ensured, the thickness loss of the side wall of the middle frame is reduced, and the stacking space is increased; and, the button subassembly passes through the sealing member and installs, has avoided direct relation of connection between button subassembly and the center, reduces between button subassembly and the center to be wearing and tearing, has avoided the condition emergence that the button subassembly was loosened after long-time simultaneously.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to electronic equipment.

Background

The existing key assembly 204' on the side of the electronic device such as a mobile phone generally adopts the following two schemes: a first integrated middle frame 202 ', as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a mounting opening is opened at a side edge of the middle frame 202 ' to assemble a key assembly 204 '; a mounting groove 206 'is arranged in the middle of the middle frame 202'; the bracket 212 ' and the switch 214 ' are disposed in the mounting groove 206 '; the top surface of the mounting groove 206 'is sealed with the viscose of the foam 210' and the battery cover is pasted for water prevention. A second split type middle frame 202 ', as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a mounting opening is opened at a side edge of the middle frame 202 ' to assemble a key assembly 204 '; positioning and fixing the switch 214 'by using the side edge of the main board upper cover 216'; the middle frame 202 'is combined with the main board upper cover 216' through a buckling position, and the bottom surface of the main board upper cover 216 'is waterproof through sealing foam 210'.

However, for the integrated middle frame 202 ', the mounting groove 206' on the side of the middle frame 202 'has a large space size, so as to ensure the structural strength of the middle frame 202', the thickness of the mounting groove needs to be sacrificed, the stacking space is wasted, the liquid immersion and water proofing form is not ideal, liquid and foreign matters are easily accumulated in the mounting groove 206 ', and the use hand feeling of the key assembly 204' is affected after long-term use. For the split-type middle frame 202 ', the hanging table 208 ' is weak in strength, and the key assembly 204 ' risks falling off; the main board upper cover 216 ' and the middle frame 202 ' are assembled in a buckling manner, and the key assembly 204 ' and the switch 214 ' are poor in alignment position, so that the key assembly 204 ' is prone to failure or poor in hand feeling.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application aims at providing a camera device and electronic equipment, has solved the intensity of center lower among the current electronic equipment at least, and electronic equipment's inner structure complicacy, waterproof sealing performance not good technical problem.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

the embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment, which comprises a middle frame, a key assembly, a sealing element, a rebound element and a switch module; the outer side wall of the middle frame is provided with a sinking groove, and the rebound piece is accommodated in the sinking groove; the sealing element and the switch module are arranged in the middle frame; at least part of button subassembly holds in heavy inslot, and the button subassembly has the trip, is provided with the through-hole on the center, and the trip passes rebound spare, through-hole and sealing member in proper order to with sealing member looks joint, the button subassembly can be used to trigger switch module.

In the embodiment of this application, set up heavy groove at the lateral wall of center to hold key subassembly at least part in heavy groove, avoided needing to take place in the lateral wall open-ended condition of center among the correlation technique, avoided simultaneously among the correlation technique need set up the condition that the cell body holds the switch module at the center is inside, reduced the cutting output to the center to a great extent, and then guaranteed the intensity of center, reduced the thickness loss of center lateral wall, increase and pile up the space. In addition, the switch module is arranged in the middle frame, and only a small-sized through hole for the key assembly to pass through is arranged on the side wall of the middle frame, so that a large-sized opening is prevented from being formed in the side wall of the middle frame.

In addition, the sealing element is arranged in the middle frame and is positioned at the through hole, so that the position where the key assembly penetrates can be effectively sealed, and water vapor and foreign matters are prevented from entering the electronic equipment fundamentally. The key assembly penetrates through the through hole of the middle frame to be connected with the sealing element, so that the installation of the key assembly can be guaranteed through the sealing element, the use of other installation parts is avoided, the structure of the electronic equipment is effectively simplified, the number of parts of the electronic equipment is reduced, and the cost of the electronic equipment is reduced. And the key assembly is installed through the sealing member, so that the direct connection relation between the key assembly and the middle frame is avoided, the abrasion between the key assembly and the middle frame is reduced, and meanwhile, the situation that the key assembly is loosened for a long time is avoided.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device in the related art;

fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device in the related art;

fig. 3 is one of partial sectional views of still another electronic apparatus in the related art;

fig. 4 is a second partial cross-sectional view of another electronic device in the related art;

reference numerals in fig. 1 to 4:

202 'middle frame, 204' key assembly, 206 'mounting groove, 208' hanging table, 210 'sealing foam, 212' bracket, 214 'switch and 216' mainboard upper cover.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded view of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is one of the schematic illustrations of the installation of the seal and the resilient member in an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a second schematic view of the installation of a key assembly in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a key assembly in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is one of the schematic illustrations of the mounting of the cradle and switch module in the electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a second schematic view of the mounting of the rack and the switch module in the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application.

Reference numerals in fig. 5 to 12:

102 middle frame, 104 key assembly, 106 sealing element, 108 switch module, 110 heavy groove, 112 through-hole, 114 press the portion, 116 connecting rod, 118 trip, 120 rebound spare, 122 linkage piece, 124 bar groove, 126 fastener, 128 support, 130 circuit board, 132 trigger part, 134 joint portion.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description and claims of this application, the term "plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. Further, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be taken as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 5 to 12.

As shown in fig. 5, the present embodiment provides an electronic device, which includes a middle frame 102, a key assembly 104, a sealing member 106, a resilient member 120, and a switch module 108. Wherein, the outer side wall of the middle frame 102 is provided with a sinking groove 110, and the rebound piece 120 is accommodated in the sinking groove 110; at least part of the key assembly 104 is accommodated in the sinking groove 110, the key assembly 104 has a hook 118, the middle frame 102 is provided with a through hole 112, and the hook 118 sequentially passes through the resilient member 120, the through hole 112 and the sealing member 106, is connected with the sealing member 106 in a clamping manner, and can be used for triggering the switch module 108.

As shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, the embodiment of the present application provides a sinking groove 110 at an outer side wall of middle frame 102, key assembly 104 is provided at an outer portion of middle frame 102, and at least a portion of key assembly 104 is accommodated in sinking groove 110; the sealing member 106 and the switch module 108 are disposed inside the middle frame 102, and the key assembly 104 is disposed through the bottom wall of the sinking groove 110 and extends into the middle frame 102 to be connected to the sealing member 106. Thus, during the use of the electronic device, the key assembly 104 can trigger the switch module 108 by pressing the key assembly 104. And, during the use of the key assembly, the rebounding of the key can be achieved by the rebounding member 120,

in particular, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, since the sinking groove 110 is disposed on the outer side wall of the middle frame 102 and at least a part of the key assembly 104 is accommodated in the sinking groove 110, a situation that the middle frame needs to be opened on the side wall in the related art is avoided, and a situation that the switch module 108 needs to be accommodated in the middle frame by opening a groove body in the related art is avoided, so that the cutting amount of the middle frame 102 is greatly reduced, the strength of the middle frame 102 is ensured, the thickness loss of the side wall of the middle frame 102 is reduced, and the stacking space is increased. Moreover, the switch module 108 is disposed inside the middle frame 102, and only the small-sized through hole 112 for the key assembly 104 to pass through needs to be disposed on the sidewall of the middle frame 102, so as to avoid opening a large-sized opening on the sidewall of the middle frame 102.

In addition, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, the sealing member 106 is disposed inside the middle frame 102 and located at the through hole 112, so as to effectively seal the position where the key assembly 104 passes through, thereby fundamentally preventing moisture and foreign matters from entering the inside of the electronic device. The key assembly 104 penetrates through the through hole 112 of the middle frame 102 to be connected with the sealing member 106, so that the installation of the key assembly 104 can be ensured through the sealing member 106, the use of other installation parts is avoided, the structure of the electronic equipment is effectively simplified, the number of parts of the electronic equipment is reduced, and the cost of the electronic equipment is reduced. And the key assembly 104 is installed through the sealing member 106, so that a direct connection relationship between the key assembly 104 and the middle frame 102 is avoided, abrasion between the key assembly 104 and the middle frame 102 is reduced, and the key assembly 104 is prevented from loosening after a long time.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, the key assembly 104 includes a pressing portion 114 and a connecting rod 116 that cooperate with each other. The pressing part 114 is arranged outside the middle frame 102, and at least part of the pressing part 114 is accommodated inside the sinking groove 110; the connecting rod 116 is connected to the pressing portion 114, and the connecting rod 116 is inserted into the through hole 112 of the side wall of the middle frame 102 and extends into the middle frame 102 to connect to the sealing member 106. Thus, during the use of the electronic device, the pressing of the key assembly 104 drives the connecting rod 116 to trigger the control module.

As a possible embodiment, the sealing member 106 may be selected from a silicone pad, as shown in fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8. Wherein, the silica gel pad sets up in the inside of center 102 to be located the position at through-hole 112 place, and then sealed through-hole 112, avoid the inside steam and the liquid of external environment to enter into center 102. In addition, the connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104 is penetrated through the silica gel pad, and the connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104 is tightly connected with the silica gel pad to realize sealing, so that a waterproof effect is achieved. Secondly, there is frictional force between the connecting rod 116 of silica gel pad and button subassembly 104, and the user can obtain pressure feedback the very first time when pressing button subassembly 104, reduces the virtual position.

As a possible embodiment, the resilient member 120 may be selected from silicone rings, as shown in fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8. The silicone ring is disposed outside the middle frame 102 and inside the sinking groove 110, and the silicone ring is located between the pressing portion 114 of the key assembly 104 and the inner bottom wall of the sinking groove 110, so that the resilient member 120 is sealed at the through hole 112, thereby preventing water vapor and liquid in the external environment from entering the middle frame 102.

In addition, sealing member 106 and resilience piece 120 cooperate the use, and sealing member 106 is at the inside sealed through-hole 112 of center 102, and resilience piece 120 is at the outside sealed through-hole 112 of center 102, and then forms two sealed lines of defence, has promoted electronic equipment's waterproof sealing effect to a great extent.

Specifically, the resilient member 120 is located inside the sinking groove 110 and between the installed pressing portion 114 and the bottom wall of the sinking groove 110, and the connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104 penetrates through the resilient member 120. When the user does not press key assembly 104, a certain distance exists between pressing portion 114 of key assembly 104 and resilient member 120, or key assembly 104 is just in contact with resilient member 120; when a user presses the key assembly 104, the resilient member 120 is in a compressed state under the action of the pressing portion 114, and the resilient member 120 in the compressed state can give a resilient force to the pressing portion 114, so that the key assembly 104 has a certain pressing feel.

In addition, the elastic member is fitted with a silicone pad, inside and outside the center frame 102, to improve the waterproof performance and the resilience performance of the electronic device together.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, the hook 118 includes a plurality of catching portions 134. The plurality of clamping portions 134 are distributed along the circumferential side of the connecting rod 116, and a gap is formed between two adjacent clamping portions 134. Thus, the adjacent two clamping portions 134 can be gathered together under the action of external force, and can also be restored to the original positions after the external force is released. That is, in the process of the user clamping the buckle to the sealing member 106, the plurality of clamping portions 134 may be gathered together by an external force, and after the buckle passes through the sealing member 106, the plurality of clamping portions 134 are separated and clamped with the sealing member.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, one key assembly 104 may be provided with one connecting rod 116, or may be provided with a plurality of connecting rods 116. When one key assembly 104 has a plurality of connecting rods 116, the plurality of connecting rods 116 are connected to the same pressing portion 114 and are spaced apart from each other on the pressing portion 114. Thus, in the process of pressing the key assembly 104 by the user, the connecting rods 116 can be driven by the pressing portion 114 to move toward one side of the switch module 108, so as to trigger the switch module 108 from multiple positions at the same time, thereby improving the reliability of the key assembly 104.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 12, the electronic device further includes a link 122. Wherein the linkage 122 is disposed inside the middle frame 102 and is connected to the trigger points of one or more connecting rods 116. Therefore, when the user presses the key assembly 104, the one or more connecting rods 116 are driven by the pressing portion 114 or move the link 122, and the module 108 is switched by the link 122. Particularly, due to the use of the linkage 122, a user can press the key assembly 104 from multiple angles, and the key assembly 104 can be ensured to trigger the switch module 108, so that the reliability of the matching between the key assembly 104 and the switch module 108 is further improved.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the electronic device further includes a bracket 128, and the bracket 128 is used for installing the switch module 108; a strip groove 124 is formed on the middle frame 102, and the extension direction of the strip groove 124 is consistent with the movement direction of the key assembly 104, and a bracket 128 can be mounted on the middle frame 102 through the cooperation of a fastener 126 and the strip groove 124.

In particular, due to the arrangement of the strip-shaped groove 124, the mounting position of the bracket 128 on the middle frame 102 is ensured to be adjustable. That is, in the actual assembly process, the installation position of the bracket 128 on the middle frame 102 can be adjusted according to different models of products, and thus the distance between the switch module 108 disposed on the bracket 128 and the key assembly 104 can be adjusted. Therefore, the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to products of different models, and the consistency of the pressing hand feeling of the key assembly 104 is ensured.

As a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 10, the switch module 108 includes a circuit board 130 and a trigger 132. The circuit board 130 is disposed on the bracket 128, and the triggering portion 132 is electrically connected to the circuit board 130 and located between the key assembly 104 and the circuit board 130. When the user presses the key assembly 104 during the use of the electronic device, the key assembly 104 moves toward the switch module 108 and contacts the trigger 132 to trigger the trigger 132 and make the circuit board 130 respond. Specifically, the wiring board 130 may be a flexible wiring board.

In addition, the key assembly 104 can be provided with one or more keys, and can be provided according to actual needs. Moreover, when a plurality of key assemblies 104 are provided, a plurality of key assemblies can be used with the same switch module 108.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the middle frame 102 is a middle frame of an electronic device, and the key assembly 104 is a side key assembly of the electronic device, and may be specifically an on/off key, a volume adjustment key, and the like. In one embodiment, the Switch module 108 may be a Switch.

In a specific embodiment, the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer.

As shown in fig. 5, in the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application, it is not necessary to dig a mounting groove in the side wall of the middle frame 102, so as to ensure the structural strength of the middle frame 102, reduce the thickness loss of the side wall of the middle frame 102, and increase the stacking space inside the electronic device. In addition, the embodiment of the application adopts a brand-new waterproof form, and water vapor and foreign matters are prevented from entering the electronic equipment fundamentally. And the uniformity of hand feeling of the press key assembly 104 is ensured, the convenience of after-sale maintenance of the press key assembly 104 is ensured, and the cost is saved.

As shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application, a sinking groove 110 is disposed on an outer side wall of a middle frame 102, a pressing portion 114 of a key assembly 104 is at least partially received in the sinking groove 110, and a connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104 passes through a through hole 112 in a bottom wall of the sinking groove 110 and extends into the middle frame 102; set up sealing member 106 and resilience piece 120 respectively in the inside and outside both sides of center 102 to sealing member 106 can adopt the silica gel pad, and resilience piece 120 can adopt the silica gel circle of kick-backing, and silica gel pad and resilience silica gel circle are worn to locate by connecting rod 116 of button subassembly 104, realize electronic equipment's sealed and the resilience of button subassembly 104.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, 10 and 11, after the key assembly 104 is assembled, a hook 118 disposed at an end of a connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104 is fastened to the silicone pad. The hook 118 is connected with the silica gel pad in a matching way, so that the possibility that the key assembly 104 is loosened due to abrasion of the hook 118 and the middle frame 102 is reduced; meanwhile, the silica gel pad is sealed with the connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104, so that water can be prevented; secondly, there is frictional force between the silica gel pad and the connecting rod 116 of button subassembly 104, when pressing button subassembly 104, the user can obtain pressure feedback the very first time, reduces the virtual position.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the circuit board 130 of the switch module 108 is adhered to the bracket 128, and the position of the bracket 128 is adjusted to ensure that the key assemblies 104 and the switch module 108 are assembled and pre-contacted, so as to ensure that the hand feeling of all the model key assemblies 104 is consistent.

In the embodiment, as shown in fig. 12, when one key assembly 104 has only one switch module 108, in order to ensure that the strength of a single connecting rod 116 is not enough to deform when the key assemblies 104 in different directions are pressed, a manner of using two connecting rods 116 is still used to add a linkage 122 to ensure that the pressed point falls to one switch module 108.

In an embodiment, when the key assembly 104 is pressed, the connecting rod 116 of the key assembly 104 directly transmits the pressure to the switch module 108 (or transmits the pressure by the way of the link 122), so that the key assembly 104 can realize the functions of volume adjustment, power switch, and the like. When stopping pressing key assembly 104, kick-back begins after resilience silica gel circle external pressure is removed, and key assembly 104 resets, and the back is stopped to kick-back, resumes the normal position according to key assembly 104 until trip 118 contact silica gel pad card of key assembly 104.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 11, instead of providing the sinking groove 110, the inner side of the middle frame 102 may be grooved outward, and then the fixing bracket 128 is locked to the strip groove 124 by screws, and glue is dispensed around the bracket 128, so that the strength of the middle frame 102 at the key assembly 104 can be enhanced, and space can be saved for the middle frame 102.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 12, the arrangement scheme of the linkage member 122 and the assembly manner of the key assembly 104 can be applied to any key assembly 104 that is not limited to elastic pressing, and is not limited to various consumer electronics products such as mobile phones and tablets.

Other configurations of …, such as … and …, and the like and operation according to embodiments of the present application are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, characterized in that,

the electronic equipment comprises a middle frame, a key assembly, a sealing element, a rebound element and a switch module;

the outer side wall of the middle frame is provided with a sinking groove, and the rebound part is accommodated in the sinking groove;

the sealing element and the switch module are arranged in the middle frame;

at least part of button subassembly hold in sink the inslot, the button subassembly has the trip, be provided with the through-hole on the center, the trip passes in proper order the rebound spare the through-hole and the sealing member, and with sealing member looks joint, the button subassembly can be used to trigger the switch module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the key assembly comprises:

the pressing part is at least partially accommodated in the sinking groove;

the connecting rod, set up in press the splenium, and with the sealing member is connected, the trip is formed in the tip of connecting rod.

3. The electronic device of claim 2,

the sealing member is a silica gel pad, and the connecting rod is clamped in the silica gel pad.

4. The electronic device of claim 2,

the rebound piece is a silica gel ring which is abutted between the pressing part and the bottom wall of the sinking groove and can be used for sealing the joint of the connecting rod and the middle frame.

5. The electronic device of any of claims 2-4,

the trip includes a plurality of joint portions, and is a plurality of joint portion follows all sides of connecting rod distribute, and adjacent two have the clearance between the joint portion.

6. The electronic device of any of claims 2-4,

the key assembly comprises one of the connecting rods; or

The button subassembly includes a plurality of the connecting rod, a plurality of the connecting rod interval set up in press the portion of pressing.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

and the linkage piece is connected with one or more connecting rods and can trigger the switch module under the driving of the connecting rods.

8. The electronic device of any of claims 1-4,

a strip-shaped groove is formed in the middle frame, and the extension direction of the strip-shaped groove is consistent with the movement direction of the key assembly;

the electronic equipment further comprises a support, the support is connected to the strip-shaped groove, and the switch module is installed on the support.

9. The electronic device of claim 8,

the switch module comprises a circuit board and a trigger part, wherein the circuit board is arranged on the support, and the trigger part is electrically connected with the circuit board and can be triggered by the key assembly.

10. The electronic device of any of claims 1-4,

the number of the key assemblies is one; or

The number of the key assemblies is multiple, and the multiple key assemblies can be used for triggering the same switch module at different positions or triggering different switch modules.

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