CN215735274U - Electronic equipment assembly, electronic equipment and protective shell - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic equipment assembly, electronic equipment and a protective shell. The electronic equipment assembly comprises electronic equipment and a protective shell, the electronic equipment comprises a radio frequency circuit and a frame, and the radio frequency circuit is arranged on the inner side of the frame; the protective shell comprises a shell body and an antenna arranged on the shell body; the frame is provided with a through hole, a first connecting piece is arranged in the through hole, one end of the first connecting piece, which faces the outer side of the frame, is electrically connected with the antenna on the protective shell, and one end of the first connecting piece, which faces the inner side of the frame, is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit. The electronic equipment assembly of this application embodiment, through set up the antenna on the protective housing to and set up first connecting piece on electronic equipment's frame, borrow the electric connection between the inboard radio frequency circuit of antenna and frame on the realization protective housing by first connecting piece, make the protective housing not only have the effect of protection electronic equipment, can also play the effect of reinforcing electronic equipment's signal strength, thereby promote user experience.

Description

Electronic equipment assembly, electronic equipment and protective shell

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronic products, in particular to an electronic equipment assembly, electronic equipment and a protective shell.

Background

With the development of communication technology, electronic devices such as smart phones are becoming more and more popular. The quality of the signal intensity of the electronic equipment directly affects the quality of communication signals and network quality of the electronic equipment, and plays a crucial role in user experience. The existing electronic equipment often has the situation of poor signal strength under the condition of insufficient coverage of a 5G network, so that the user experience is influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic equipment assembly, electronic equipment and a protective shell, wherein the protective shell in the electronic equipment assembly can play a role in enhancing the signal intensity of the electronic equipment, so that the user experience is improved.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device assembly, including:

the electronic equipment comprises a radio frequency circuit and a frame, wherein the radio frequency circuit is arranged on the inner side of the frame;

the protective shell is arranged on the outer side of the frame of the electronic equipment to protect the electronic equipment and comprises a shell and an antenna arranged on the shell;

the antenna is characterized in that a through hole is formed in the frame, a first connecting piece is arranged in the through hole, one end, facing the outer side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the antenna on the protective shell, and one end, facing the inner side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including:

a frame;

the radio frequency circuit is arranged on the inner side of the frame;

the frame is provided with a through hole, a first connecting piece is arranged in the through hole, one end, facing the inner side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit, and one end, facing the outer side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is used for being electrically connected with an external antenna.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a protective case for protecting an electronic device, including:

the inner wall of the shell is provided with a concave structure;

the antenna is arranged in the concave structure of the shell and is used for being electrically connected with a radio frequency circuit in the electronic equipment.

The electronic equipment assembly of this application embodiment, through set up the antenna on the protective housing to and set up first connecting piece on electronic equipment's frame, borrow the electric connection between the antenna on the protective housing and the inboard radio frequency circuit of frame by first connecting piece realization, make the protective housing not only have the effect of protection electronic equipment, but also can play the effect of reinforcing electronic equipment's signal strength, thereby promote user experience, in addition, can also reduce electronic equipment's consumption under the condition that signal strength promotes.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

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

Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic structural view of a region B in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a protective case provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged structural view of the region a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a first partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a second partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged structural view of a region C in fig. 6.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. 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.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, fig. 1 is a partial schematic structural view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic structural view of a region B in fig. 1, fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a protective case according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic structural view of a region a in fig. 3. The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device assembly 100, and the electronic device assembly 100 may include an electronic device 10 and a protective case 20. Illustratively, the electronic device 10 may be an electronic product such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a smart watch, and the like. The embodiment of the present application takes the electronic device 10 as a mobile phone as an example for description.

Referring to fig. 2, the electronic device 10 may include a radio frequency circuit and a frame 11, wherein the radio frequency circuit is disposed inside the frame 11. It is understood that when the electronic device 10 is a mobile phone, the frame 11 may be a middle frame, and the middle frame may be made of metal or plastic.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, the protective casing 20 is disposed outside the frame 11 of the electronic device 10 to protect the electronic device 10, and the protective casing 20 may include a casing 21 and an antenna 22 disposed on the casing 21. Illustratively, the antenna 22 is disposed on an inner wall of the housing 21. It can be understood that the protective case 20 firstly has a function of protecting the electronic device 10, and can perform functions of falling prevention, wear prevention, dust prevention, and the like, and in addition, on the basis that the protective case 20 has a protection function, by providing the antenna 22 on the casing 21 of the protective case 20, when the antenna 22 in the protective case 20 is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit in the electronic device 10, the protective case 20 also has a function of enhancing the signal strength of the electronic device 10.

Illustratively, the protective case 20 may cover the back and sides of the electronic device 10, for example, when the electronic device 10 is a mobile phone, the protective case 20 may be in the shape of an existing mobile phone case.

The protective case 20 may also be frame-shaped and is sleeved around the frame 11.

The protective case 20 may also include one or more unconnected protective structures, for example, the protective case 20 may include four protective structures respectively disposed at the outer sides of the four corners of the mobile phone, and of course, the protective structures may also be disposed at positions between two adjacent corners of the mobile phone.

Referring to fig. 2, a through hole 115 may be disposed on the frame 11, a first connecting element 12 is disposed in the through hole 115, an end of the first connecting element 12 facing the outer side of the frame 11 is electrically connected to the antenna 22 on the protective casing 20, and an end of the first connecting element 12 facing the inner side of the frame 11 is electrically connected to the rf circuit. It can be understood that the first connecting element 12 is an important component for implementing antenna signal transmission between the electronic device 10 and the protective case 20, and in the embodiment of the present application, by disposing the first connecting element 12 in the through hole 115 on the frame 11, the electronic device 10 of the embodiment of the present application and an existing electronic device can be substantially the same in appearance, so that the aesthetic appearance of the product is not affected, and the requirement of signal amplification can be well satisfied. In addition, although the first connector 12 mainly functions to transmit antenna signals in the embodiment of the present application, it is understood that the first connector 12 may also serve as an interface for internal and external connections of the electronic device 10, that is, the first connector 12 may be connected to other external devices, so that the electronic device 10 has more functions.

It can be understood that, the embodiments of the present application, by using the radio frequency circuit disposed inside the electronic device 10 to process the signals received or transmitted by the antenna 22 on the protective casing 20, correspond to increasing the number of antennas of the electronic device 10, so as to improve the strength of the signals received or transmitted by the electronic device 10.

The electronic device assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present application, through setting the antenna 22 on the protective shell 20, and set up the first connecting piece 12 on the frame 11 of the electronic device 10, the electric connection between the antenna 22 on the protective shell 20 and the radio frequency circuit inside the frame 11 is realized by means of the first connecting piece 12, so that the protective shell 20 not only has the function of protecting the electronic device 10, but also has the function of enhancing the signal strength of the electronic device 10, thereby improving the user experience, in addition, it is known that when the signal of the electronic device is weaker, the electronic device needs to additionally increase the power consumption for signal retrieval, which causes the power consumption of the device to be improved, and therefore, the power consumption of the electronic device 10 of the embodiment of the present application can also be reduced under the condition that the signal strength is improved.

However, since various components are arranged in the electronic device and the internal space is very limited, other components need to be reduced without changing the size of the electronic device, which causes other functions of the electronic device to be affected, and if the size of the electronic device is increased, the production cost is increased and the size and the position of internal components need to be readjusted, which causes the overall manufacturing process to be complicated. According to the embodiment of the application, the antenna 22 is additionally arranged on the protective shell 20, so that on one hand, the size of the electronic device 10 does not need to be changed, on the other hand, the internal space of the electronic device 10 does not need to be occupied, and the situation that the function of the electronic device 10 is affected due to the fact that the antenna is additionally arranged inside the electronic device 10 is avoided. When using the electronic device 10 of the embodiment of the present application, a user may independently select whether to cover the protective shell 20 on the outer surface of the electronic device 10, and when the signal strength of the electronic device 10 is strong enough, the protective shell 20 may not be used, and when the signal strength of the electronic device 10 is weak, the protective shell 20 may be used as needed to enhance the signal strength of the electronic device 10, and meanwhile, the protective shell 20 is utilized to protect the electronic device 10, thereby preventing scratches or bruises.

Another existing method for improving the signal strength of an electronic device is to provide an antenna signal enhancement device on the electronic device (e.g., a mobile phone), where the antenna signal enhancement device is provided in a retractable form, and the antenna signal enhancement device can be pulled out from the electronic device when a signal needs to be enhanced.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the protective shell 20 may further include an antenna contact 23 disposed on the shell 21, the antenna 22 is electrically connected to the antenna contact 23, and the antenna contact 23 is in contact with the first connector 12 to electrically connect the antenna 22 and the first connector 12.

Referring to fig. 4, a concave structure 211 may be disposed on an inner wall of the housing 21, and the antenna 22 and the antenna contact 23 may be disposed in the concave structure 211. The recess structure 211 may be a through hole 115 or a groove, and it is understood that the through hole 115 may penetrate through both the inside and outside of the housing 21, and the groove is recessed from the inner surface to the outer surface of the housing 21 without penetrating therethrough. When the recess structure 211 is a groove, the appearance of the housing 21 is more beautiful.

The antenna 22 may be a PDS (Printing Direct Structuring) antenna, a FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) antenna, an LDS (Laser Direct Structuring) antenna, a two-color injection molded antenna, or the like. The material of the antenna contact 23 may include at least one of metals such as titanium copper alloy, stainless steel, phosphor bronze, and the like. The antenna contact 23 may be in the form of a metal sheet, and the antenna 22 and the antenna contact 23 may be connected by welding.

Referring to fig. 3, the housing 21 may include a bottom plate 201 and a side plate 202 connected to the bottom plate 201, the side plate 202 is disposed around the bottom plate 201, and the concave structure 211, the antenna 22, and the antenna contact 23 may be disposed on an inner wall of the side plate 202.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, it can be seen that an opening 215 may be further disposed on the bottom plate 201 of the housing 21 to avoid components such as a camera on the electronic device 10 (e.g., a mobile phone).

Illustratively, the material of the housing 21 may be plastic, glass, metal, or the like.

The protective housing 20 that this application embodiment provided is through setting up antenna 22 on casing 21 for protective housing 20 not only has the effect of protection electronic equipment 10, and when antenna 22 in protective housing 20 and the radio frequency circuit electric connection in the electronic equipment 10, this protective housing 20 can also play the effect of reinforcing electronic equipment 10's signal strength, thereby promotes user experience, in addition, can also reduce electronic equipment 10's consumption under the condition of signal strength promotion.

Referring to fig. 2, the first connecting element 12 may include a first connecting portion 121 and a second connecting portion 122, the first connecting portion 121 is disposed outside an end of the through hole 115 facing the inner side of the frame 11, the second connecting portion 122 is at least partially disposed in the through hole 115, and an end of the second connecting portion 122 is connected to the first connecting portion 121.

The first connection portion 121 is electrically connected to the rf circuit, and the second connection portion 122 is electrically connected to the antenna 22 on the protective shell 20.

In a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the through-hole 115, the cross-sectional area of the first connection portion 121 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the through-hole 115, and the cross-sectional area of the second connection portion 122 is smaller than or equal to the cross-sectional area of the through-hole 115.

It can be seen that, since the cross-sectional area of the first connecting portion 121 is larger than that of the second connecting portion 122, the first connecting member 12 is T-shaped, which is convenient to install, and on the other hand, the first connecting portion 121 is set to be larger in size, so that the connection between the first connecting portion 121 and the elastic connecting member 13 can be conveniently realized.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic view of a first partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It can be seen that one end of the second connecting portion 122 of the first connecting member 12, which is far away from the first connecting portion 121, can be exposed outside the frame 11, so as to facilitate the second connecting portion 122 to contact with the antenna contact 23, thereby implementing the electrical connection between the first connecting member 12 and the antenna contact 23, and the end face dimension of the second connecting portion 122 can be designed to be similar to the size of a key of a mobile phone, so as not to affect the appearance of the electronic device 10.

It is understood that the second connecting portion 122 of the first connecting member 12 may be partially located in the through hole 115 or entirely located in the through hole 115. Exemplarily, the case where the second connection portion 122 of the first connection member 12 is partially located in the through hole 115 may include: one end of the second connecting portion 122 away from the first connecting portion 121 protrudes out of the outer surface of the frame 11; the case where the second connection portion 122 of the first connection member 12 is entirely located in the through hole 115 "may include: the end face of the end of the second connecting portion 122 far away from the first connecting portion 121 is flush with the outer surface of the frame 11, or an interval is formed between the end of the second connecting portion 122 far away from the first connecting portion 121 and the end of the through hole 115 facing the outside of the frame 11.

For example, an end surface of one end of the second connection portion 122 away from the first connection portion 121 may be provided as a plane, an arc surface protruding outward (as shown in fig. 2), or an arc surface recessed inward.

It will be appreciated that the first connection member 12 has conductive properties. Illustratively, the material of the first connecting member 12 may be a metallic material such as titanium copper alloy, stainless steel, phosphor bronze, or the like.

Referring to fig. 2, the electronic device 10 may further include an elastic connecting member 13 disposed inside the frame 11, the rf circuit is disposed on the circuit board 14, the elastic connecting member 13 is fixedly connected to the circuit board 14, the elastic connecting member 13 is electrically connected to the rf circuit on the circuit board 14, and the elastic connecting member 13 abuts against the first connecting member 12. It is understood that abutting means abutting while contacting.

Illustratively, the Circuit Board 14 may be a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Board, and the connection manner between the elastic connection member 13 and the Circuit Board 14 may be soldering.

It is understood that the elastic connection member 13 has electrical conductivity, and the material of the elastic connection member 13 may be a metal material such as titanium copper alloy, stainless steel, phosphor bronze, etc. Illustratively, the elastic connector 13 is a metal dome.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is a second partial structure schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 7 is an enlarged structure schematic diagram of a region C in fig. 6. The elastic connecting member 13 may include a first extending portion 131, a bending portion 133, and a second extending portion 132, wherein the bending portion 133 is disposed between the first extending portion 131 and the second extending portion 132, and the first extending portion 131 and the second extending portion 132 are both connected to the bending portion 133, wherein the bending portion 133 abuts against the first connecting portion 121 of the first connecting member 12, and the first extending portion 131 is fixedly connected to the circuit board 14.

It can be understood that the inside of the electronic device 10 is also provided with an antenna, that is, the electronic device 10 can be used alone without being combined with the protective casing 20, and the electronic device 10 itself has functions of receiving and transmitting signals, and when the protective casing 20 is covered on the outer surface of the electronic device 10 and the antenna 22 in the protective casing 20 is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit in the electronic device 10, the number of antennas provided in the electronic device 10 is increased, so that the function of enhancing the signal strength of the electronic device 10 can be achieved. Illustratively, the antenna inside the electronic device 10 may be a PDS antenna, an FPC antenna, an LDS antenna, a two-shot antenna, or the like.

The electronic device 10 that this application embodiment provided, through set up first connecting piece 12 on frame 11, when the electronic device 10 outside sets up the protective housing 20 that has antenna 22, can borrow the electric connection between the radio frequency circuit that first connecting piece 12 realized antenna 22 on the protective housing 20 and frame 11 inboard, thereby play the effect of reinforcing electronic device 10's signal strength, promote user experience, in addition, can also reduce electronic device 10's consumption under the condition that signal strength promotes.

The electronic device assembly, the electronic device and the protective shell provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail above. The principles and implementations of the present application are described herein using specific examples, which are presented only to aid in understanding the present application. Meanwhile, for those 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 (12)

1. An electronic device assembly, comprising:

the electronic equipment comprises a radio frequency circuit and a frame, wherein the radio frequency circuit is arranged on the inner side of the frame;

the protective shell is arranged on the outer side of the frame of the electronic equipment to protect the electronic equipment and comprises a shell and an antenna arranged on the shell;

the antenna is characterized in that a through hole is formed in the frame, a first connecting piece is arranged in the through hole, one end, facing the outer side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the antenna on the protective shell, and one end, facing the inner side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit.

2. The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connecting member comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is disposed outside an end of the through hole facing the inside of the bezel, the second connecting portion is at least partially located in the through hole, and an end of the second connecting portion is connected to the first connecting portion;

the first connecting part is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit, and the second connecting part is electrically connected with the antenna on the protective shell;

in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the through hole, a sectional area of the first connecting portion is larger than a sectional area of the through hole, and a sectional area of the second connecting portion is smaller than or equal to the sectional area of the through hole.

3. The electronic device assembly of claim 1, further comprising an elastic connector disposed inside the frame, wherein the radio frequency circuit is disposed on a circuit board, the elastic connector is fixedly connected to the circuit board, and the elastic connector is electrically connected to the radio frequency circuit on the circuit board, and meanwhile, the elastic connector abuts against the first connector.

4. The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective case further comprises an antenna contact disposed on the housing, the antenna being electrically connected to the antenna contact, the antenna contact contacting the first connector to electrically connect the antenna to the first connector.

5. The electronic device assembly of claim 4, wherein a recessed structure is disposed on an inner wall of the housing, and the antenna contact are both disposed in the recessed structure.

6. The electronic device assembly of any of claims 1-5, wherein the electronic device is a cell phone and the bezel is a center frame.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a frame;

the radio frequency circuit is arranged on the inner side of the frame;

the frame is provided with a through hole, a first connecting piece is arranged in the through hole, one end, facing the inner side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit, and one end, facing the outer side of the frame, of the first connecting piece is used for being electrically connected with an external antenna.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first connecting member includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is disposed outside an end of the through hole facing an inner side of the bezel, the second connecting portion is at least partially located in the through hole, and an end of the second connecting portion is connected to the first connecting portion;

the first connecting part is electrically connected with the radio frequency circuit;

in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the through hole, a sectional area of the first connecting portion is larger than a sectional area of the through hole, and a sectional area of the second connecting portion is smaller than or equal to the sectional area of the through hole.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising an elastic connector disposed inside the frame, wherein the radio frequency circuit is disposed on a circuit board, the elastic connector is fixedly connected to the circuit board, and the elastic connector is electrically connected to the radio frequency circuit on the circuit board, and meanwhile, the elastic connector abuts against the first connector.

10. The electronic device according to any one of claims 7-9, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone and the bezel is a middle frame.

11. A protective case for protecting an electronic device, comprising:

the inner wall of the shell is provided with a concave structure;

the antenna is arranged in the concave structure of the shell and is used for being electrically connected with a radio frequency circuit in the electronic equipment.

12. The protective case of claim 11, further comprising an antenna contact disposed within the recessed structure of the case, and wherein the antenna is electrically connected to the antenna contact.

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