CN215345490U

CN215345490U - Electronic device and housing assembly

Info

Publication number: CN215345490U
Application number: CN202120731930.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 熊国访; 陈伟
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-09
Filing date: 2021-04-09
Publication date: 2021-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 2031-04-09

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device and a housing assembly; the housing assembly includes: the camera comprises a cover plate, a camera decorating part, a sealing matching part and a sealing part; the cover plate is provided with a through hole; the camera decorating part is inserted into the through hole and can move along the axis direction of the through hole; the sealing matching piece is connected with the cover plate and arranged along the edge of the through hole; the sealing member clamp is located camera decoration with between the sealing fitting piece, be used for realizing camera decoration with sealing between the sealing fitting piece. This casing subassembly is through the structure of designing a sealing fitting piece, then sets up the sealing member between camera decoration and sealing fitting piece, and this sealing member can slide along with the camera decoration, also can be fixed with sealing fitting piece, at camera decoration and sealing fitting piece relative slip's in-process, realizes the waterproof dustproof effect between camera decoration and the sealing fitting piece, has simple structure, sealed reliable characteristics.

Description

Electronic device and housing assembly

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to electronic equipment and a shell assembly.

Background

The rear camera decoration of electronic equipment such as mobile phones, tablet computers and the like generally comprises a decoration ring and a decoration lens, wherein the decoration ring is usually fixed on a rear cover plate, the decoration lens is fixed on the decoration ring, the decoration lens is used for preventing dust for a light through hole of a camera, and after the rear camera decoration and the rear cover plate are installed, the whole camera decoration is fixed; the existing camera decorating part is fixed, so that the sealing is relatively simple, the camera decorating part only needs to be overlapped up and down, and the adhesive is sealed. However, along with the promotion of camera module function, the structure demand that needs camera decoration lift removal has appeared, and under this kind of structure demand, does not have a better waterproof dirt-proof structure of solution camera decoration lift in-process seal at present.

Disclosure of Invention

A first aspect of embodiments of the present application provides a housing assembly, including:

the cover plate is provided with a through hole;

the camera decorating part is inserted into the through hole and can move along the axis direction of the through hole;

the sealing matching piece is connected with the cover plate and is arranged along the edge of the through hole;

and the sealing element is clamped between the camera decorating part and the sealing fitting part and used for realizing the sealing between the camera decorating part and the sealing fitting part.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: the camera module and the housing assembly of any of the above embodiments, the camera trim of the housing assembly covers the camera module.

The housing assembly that this application embodiment provided, through the structure of designing a sealing fitting piece, then set up the sealing member between camera decoration and sealing fitting piece, this sealing member can slide along with the camera decoration, also can be fixed with sealing fitting piece, at camera decoration and sealing fitting piece relative slip's in-process, realizes the waterproof dustproof effect between camera decoration and the sealing fitting piece, has simple structure, sealed reliable characteristics.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a back side structure of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the electronic device at A-A in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 showing the camera trim piece in an extended state;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of another embodiment of an electronic device of the present application;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at C in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the configuration of the embodiment of FIG. 6 in a state where the decoration member of the camera is extended;

fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a structural composition of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present application.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be noted that the following examples are only illustrative of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Likewise, the following examples are only some but not all examples of the present invention, and all other examples obtained by those skilled in the art without any inventive step are within the scope of the present invention.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

As used herein, an "electronic device" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, an apparatus that is configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface (e.g., for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal). A communication terminal arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal" or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, internet/intranet access, Web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver. A cellular phone is an electronic device equipped with a cellular communication module.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2 together, fig. 1 is a schematic back structure diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the electronic device at a position a-a in the embodiment of fig. 1; it should be noted that the electronic device in the present application may include an electronic device with a camera assembly, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and a wearable device. The electronic device in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, the camera module 100 and the housing assembly 200. It should be noted that the terms "comprises" and "comprising," and any variations thereof, in the embodiments of the present application, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or may alternatively include other steps or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Specifically, the electronic device in this embodiment is illustrated by taking a mobile phone as an example, and the electronic device may further include a display screen 300, a control circuit board, a middle frame, a battery (not shown), and the like. Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the structure at B in fig. 2. The housing assembly 200 includes a cover plate 210, a camera trim piece 220, a sealing engagement piece 230, and a sealing member 240.

Optionally, the cover plate 210 in this embodiment may be a rear cover of the electronic device, that is, a battery cover. The material of the cover plate 210 may be metal, plastic, ceramic, etc., and is not limited herein. The cover plate 210 is provided with a through hole 2100, and the camera decoration 220 is inserted into the through hole 2100 and can move along the axial direction of the through hole 2100, where the axial direction of the through hole 2100 refers to the thickness direction of the electronic device, that is, the viewing direction (arrow X direction in fig. 2) of the camera module 100.

Optionally, a sealing fitting 230 is connected to the cover plate 210 and is disposed along the edge of the through hole 2100. Specifically, the sealing fitting 230 and the cover plate 210 may be adhered by the adhesive layer 203. In some other embodiments, the sealing fitting 230 and the cover plate 210 may be clamped or screwed, which is not illustrated and described in detail herein.

The sealing element 240 is interposed between the camera decoration 220 and the sealing engagement element 230, and is used for sealing the camera decoration 220 and the sealing engagement element 230. Optionally, the material of the sealing element 240 is a flexible material such as rubber or fiber, for example, liquid rubber, and has the characteristics of good structural dimensional stability and excellent sealing performance.

In this example, the sealing member 240 is fixedly connected to the sealing engagement member 230, and the sealing member 240 slidably abuts against the camera deco 220 during the movement of the camera deco 220 in the axial direction of the through hole 2100.

Optionally, the sealing engagement element 230 is provided with a receiving groove 2310 facing the annular surface 231 of the camera head decoration 220, the sealing element 240 is embedded in the receiving groove 2310 and protrudes from the annular surface 231, the annular surface 231 of the sealing engagement element 230 is a surface where the sealing engagement element 230 is engaged with the camera head decoration 220, and the purpose that the sealing element 240 protrudes from the annular surface 231 is that the sealing element 240 can slidably abut against the camera head decoration 220, so as to achieve sealing with the camera head decoration 220. The sealing element 240 may be formed in the receiving groove 2310 by injection molding.

Optionally, in this example, the camera decoration piece 220 includes a decoration ring 221 and a decoration lens 222, the decoration ring 221 is provided with a light through hole 2210, and the decoration lens 222 is covered on the light through hole 2210; the decorative lens 222 of the camera decorative piece 220 of the housing assembly 200 covers the camera module 100, and the camera module 100 is disposed corresponding to the light through hole 2210 of the decorative ring 221. The number of the camera modules 100 in this embodiment may be multiple, and is not limited herein.

Wherein the seal 240 is in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the bezel 221. Referring to fig. 3 and 4 together, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a state in which the camera decoration piece of the embodiment of fig. 3 is extended, wherein fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a state in which the camera decoration piece is not extended. In the process that the camera decoration piece 220 (including the decoration ring 221 and the decoration lens 222) moves along the axial direction of the through hole 2100, the sealing element 240 slides and abuts against the outer circumference of the decoration ring 221, and then the waterproof and dustproof sealing between the sealing fitting piece 230 and the camera decoration piece 220 is realized. It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

Optionally, with continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, the decorative ring 221 is provided with a positioning protrusion 2211 extending away from the decorative lens 222, the sealing fitting member 230 is provided with a positioning groove 232, and the positioning protrusion 2211 is inserted into the positioning groove 232 to position the decorative ring 221, so as to limit the movement of the decorative ring 221 in the plane perpendicular to the X direction, such that the decorative ring 221 can only move in the axial direction of the through hole 2100.

The electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided, its casing subassembly is through the structure of a sealing fitting piece of design, then sets up the sealing member between camera decoration and sealing fitting piece, and this sealing member is fixed with sealing fitting piece, at camera decoration and sealing fitting piece relative slip's in-process, realizes the waterproof dustproof effect between camera decoration and the sealing fitting piece, has simple structure, sealed reliable characteristics.

In addition, another embodiment of the present application further provides a structure of an electronic device, please refer to fig. 5 and fig. 6 together, fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a partial structure of another embodiment of the electronic device of the present application;

fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at C in fig. 5. The electronic device in this embodiment also includes, but is not limited to, a housing assembly 200, a camera module 100, a display screen 300, a control circuit board, a middle frame, and a battery (not shown).

Optionally, the housing assembly 200 in this embodiment includes a cover plate 210, a camera trim piece 220, a seal engagement piece 230, and a seal 240. The cover plate 210 may be a rear cover of the electronic device, i.e., a battery cover. The material of the cover plate 210 may be metal, plastic, ceramic, etc., and is not limited herein. The cover plate 210 is provided with a through hole 2100, the camera decoration 220 is inserted into the through hole 2100 and can move along the axial direction of the through hole 2100, where the axial direction of the through hole 2100 also refers to the thickness direction of the electronic device, that is, the viewing direction of the camera module 100 (the direction of arrow X in fig. 5).

Optionally, in this example, the camera decoration piece 220 includes a decoration ring 221 and a decoration lens 222, the decoration ring 221 is provided with a light through hole 2210, and the decoration lens 222 is covered on the light through hole 2210; the decorative lens 222 of the camera decorative piece 220 of the housing assembly 200 covers the camera module 100, and the camera module 100 is disposed corresponding to the light through hole 2210 of the decorative ring 221.

Different from the foregoing embodiment, in this example, the sealing element 240 is fixedly connected to the decorative ring 221 of the camera decorative piece 220, and specifically, the sealing element 240 and the decorative ring 221 may be integrally injection-molded. During the movement of the camera trim 220 in the axial direction of the through hole 2100, the sealing member 240 slides along with the trim ring 221, and the sealing member 240 slides in abutment with the seal fitting 230.

Optionally, the decorative ring 221 is provided with a mounting groove 22120 facing the outer annular surface 2212 of the sealing mating member, the sealing element 240 is embedded in the mounting groove 22120 and protrudes from the outer annular surface 2212, wherein the outer annular surface 2212 of the decorative ring 221 is a surface where the decorative ring 221 is mated with the sealing mating member 230.

Wherein the seal 240 is in sliding abutment with the inner circumference of the sealing fitting 230. Referring to fig. 6 and 7 together, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a state in which the camera decoration piece of the embodiment of fig. 6 is extended, wherein fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a state in which the camera decoration piece is not extended. In the process that the camera decoration piece 220 (including the decoration ring 221 and the decoration lens 222) moves along the axial direction of the through hole 2100, the sealing element 240 slides along with the decoration ring 221 and slides and abuts against the inner circumference of the sealing fitting piece 230, so that waterproof and dustproof sealing between the sealing fitting piece 230 and the camera decoration piece 220 is realized.

Optionally, with continued reference to fig. 6 and 7, the decorative ring 221 is provided with a positioning protrusion 2211 extending away from the decorative lens 222, the sealing fitting member 230 is provided with a positioning groove 232, and the positioning protrusion 2211 is inserted into the positioning groove 232 to position the decorative ring 221, so as to limit the movement of the decorative ring 221 in the plane perpendicular to the X direction, such that the decorative ring 221 can only move in the axial direction of the through hole 2100.

The electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided, its casing subassembly is through the structure of designing a sealing fitting piece, then sets up the sealing member between camera decoration and sealing fitting piece, and this sealing member can slide along with the camera decoration, at camera decoration and sealing fitting piece relative slip's in-process, realizes the waterproof dustproof effect between camera decoration and the sealing fitting piece, has simple structure, sealed reliable characteristics.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a structural configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, and the like. The present embodiment is illustrated by taking a smart watch as an example. The structure of the electronic device 10 may include an RF circuit 910, a memory 920, an input unit 930, a display unit 940 (i.e., the display screen 300 in the foregoing embodiments), a sensor 950, an audio circuit 960, a wifi module 970, a processor 980, a power supply 990, and the like. Wherein the RF circuit 910, the memory 920, the input unit 930, the display unit 940, the sensor 950, the audio circuit 960, and the wifi module 970 are respectively connected with the processor 980; power supply 990 is operable to provide power to the entire electronic device 10.

Specifically, the RF circuit 910 is used for transmitting and receiving signals; the memory 920 is used for storing data instruction information; the input unit 930 is used for inputting information, and may specifically include a touch panel 931 and other input devices 932 such as operation keys; the display unit 940 may include a display panel 941; the sensor 950 includes an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, etc. for detecting a user approach signal, a distance signal, etc.; a speaker 961 and a microphone 962 are connected to the processor 980 through the audio circuit 960 for emitting and receiving sound signals; the wifi module 970 is used for receiving and transmitting wifi signals, and the processor 980 is used for processing data information of the electronic device. With reference to the description of the above embodiments, the structural features of the housing assembly and the camera module of the electronic device will not be described in detail herein. It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and "third" in the embodiments of the present application are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

The above description is only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent devices or equivalent processes performed by the present invention through the contents of the specification and the drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, comprising:

the cover plate is provided with a through hole;

2. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal is made of rubber.

3. The housing assembly of claim 2, wherein the sealing element is fixedly connected to the sealing engagement element, the sealing element being in sliding abutment with the camera trim piece during movement of the camera trim piece in the direction of the axis of the through hole.

4. The housing assembly of claim 3, wherein the sealing engagement element defines a receiving slot extending toward an annular surface of the camera trim element, and the sealing element is received in the receiving slot and protrudes from the annular surface.

5. The housing assembly of claim 3, wherein the camera trim piece comprises a trim ring and a trim lens, the trim ring is provided with a light hole, and the trim lens covers the light hole; the sealing element is in sliding abutting contact with the outer circumference of the decorative ring.

6. The housing assembly of claim 5, wherein the bezel has a positioning protrusion extending away from the decorative lens, and the seal engaging member has a positioning groove, and the positioning protrusion is inserted into the positioning groove to position the bezel.

7. The housing assembly of claim 2, wherein the sealing element is fixedly connected to the camera trim piece, the sealing element being in sliding abutment with the sealing engagement element during movement of the camera trim piece in the direction of the axis of the through hole.

8. The housing assembly of claim 7, wherein the camera trim piece comprises a trim ring and a trim lens; the decorative ring is provided with a light through hole, and the decorative lens is covered on the light through hole; the outer ring surface of the decorative ring facing the sealing matching piece is provided with a mounting groove, and the sealing element is embedded in the mounting groove and protrudes out of the outer ring surface.

9. The housing assembly of claim 8, wherein the bezel has a positioning protrusion extending away from the decorative lens, and the seal engaging member has a positioning groove, the positioning protrusion being inserted into the positioning groove to position the bezel.

10. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises: a camera module and a housing assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, a camera trim piece of the housing assembly covering the camera module.