CN216353874U - Side button waterproof construction and electronic product - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a side button waterproof construction and electronic product, including button body and installation casing, installation casing one side be equipped with button body complex key hole, the button body is installed in the key hole, the button body orientation one side of installation casing inner chamber is equipped with elasticity waterproof part, be equipped with on the lateral wall in the installation casing with elasticity waterproof part complex installation department, elasticity waterproof part is installed on the installation department to prevent that water from passing through the key hole gets into in the installation casing, improved the holistic waterproof nature of installation casing, effectively prevented that the thing that installation casing intaking leads to electronic component damage from taking place.

Description

Side button waterproof construction and electronic product

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electronic product field especially relates to a side button waterproof construction and electronic product.

Background

Electronic products, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, game consoles, etc., are used more and more frequently in daily life. The electronic product can be drenched or fall into water carelessly sometimes in the use, leads to the inside water of electronic product, corrodes the inside electronic components of electronic product, influences electronic product's use. Therefore, the waterproof performance of electronic products is required to be higher, and particularly, the waterproof performance of the mobile phone is required to be more frequent in daily use.

At present, screens, charging interfaces and clamping support holes of electronic products such as mobile phones are all provided with good waterproof structures, the side keys of the shell are waterproof and weak, the side keys are independently arranged at the positions of holes in the shell, the side keys and the shell are in clearance fit, and meanwhile the side keys are provided with pressing stroke spaces, so that the side keys and the shell cannot be sealed through common rubber sleeve interference fit.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the technical problem or at least partially solve the technical problem, the present disclosure provides a side key waterproof structure and an electronic product.

The utility model provides a side button waterproof construction, including button body and installation casing, installation casing one side be equipped with button body complex key hole, the button body is installed in the key hole, the button body orientation one side of installation casing inner chamber is equipped with the waterproof portion of elasticity, be equipped with on the lateral wall in the installation casing with waterproof portion complex installation department of elasticity, the waterproof portion of elasticity is installed on the installation department, in order to prevent that water from passing through the key hole gets into in the installation casing.

Optionally, an adhesive layer is further arranged between the elastic waterproof part and the installation part, the adhesive layer is used for sealing a gap between the elastic waterproof part and the installation part, and the key body is fixed on the installation shell.

Optionally, the elastic waterproof part is towards the protruding structure of the side wall of the installation shell, the installation part is towards the inner cavity of the installation shell and the groove matched with the protruding structure, and the adhesive layer is arranged between the protruding structure and the groove.

Optionally, the groove is an annular structure surrounding the key hole, and the protruding structure is an annular structure matched with the groove.

Optionally, the key body includes a side key and an elastic member, and the elastic waterproof portion is disposed on the elastic member.

Optionally, a positioning groove is formed in one side, facing the elastic piece, of the side key, an installation boss is arranged on one side, facing the side key, of the elastic piece, and the positioning groove is installed in a matched mode with the installation boss.

Optionally, a deformation area is arranged on the elastic member, and the deformation area is located between the elastic waterproof portion and the mounting boss.

Optionally, the side key and the elastic piece are integrally formed by injection molding.

Optionally, the adhesive layer is made of waterproof sealant.

The present disclosure also provides an electronic product including the side key waterproof structure as described above.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has the following advantages:

this side button waterproof construction of disclosure sets up elasticity waterproof portion through the button body towards one side of installation casing inner chamber to set up on the lateral wall in the installation casing and cooperate the installation department with elasticity waterproof portion, install elasticity waterproof portion on the installation department, thereby sealed the key hole, make external moisture can't enter into the installation casing through the key hole in, improved the holistic waterproof nature of installation casing, effectively prevented that the installation casing from intaking and leading to electronic components to damage.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments or technical solutions in the prior art of the present disclosure, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a side key waterproof structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a waterproof structure of a side key according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Wherein, 1, the key body; 11. an elastic waterproof portion; 111. a raised structure; 12. a side key; 121. a positioning groove; 13. an elastic member; 131. mounting a boss; 132. a deformation zone; 2. installing a shell; 21. an installation part; 211. a groove; 3. a key hole; 4. an adhesive layer.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, aspects of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be practiced in other ways than those described herein; it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed in the specification are only a few embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments.

The side key waterproof structure can be arranged on a mobile phone and can also be arranged on electronic products such as a tablet personal computer, a game machine, a recorder, a radio and the like. The present embodiment will be described by taking an example in which the side key waterproof structure is mounted on a mobile phone.

The utility model provides a side button waterproof construction, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, including button body 1 and installation casing 2, installation casing 2 one side is provided with button body 1 complex key hole 3, and button body 1 is installed in key hole 3, and button body 1 part stretches out key hole 3 to make button body 1 move towards installation casing 2 inside pressing down. One side of button body 1 orientation installation casing 2 inner chamber is equipped with elasticity waterproof part 11, and elasticity waterproof part 11 adopts to have certain elasticity, soft, waterproof material to make, and elasticity waterproof part 11 plays and prevents that external water from getting into installation casing 2 in through button hole 3, causes the effect of the circuit components and parts short circuit in the installation casing 2. Be equipped with on the lateral wall in the installation casing 2 with 11 complex installation departments 21 of elasticity waterproof portion, elasticity waterproof portion 11 is installed on installation department 21, through the cooperation of 11 and installation departments 21 of elasticity waterproof portion for external water can't get into installation casing 2 through button hole 3 in, plays certain guard action to the circuit components in the installation casing 2.

In this embodiment, one side of the inner cavity of the installation shell 2 is provided with the elastic waterproof part 11 through the key body 1, the side wall in the installation shell 2 is provided with the installation part 21 matched with the elastic waterproof part 11, the elastic waterproof part 11 is installed on the installation part 21, the key hole 3 is sealed, the external moisture can not enter the installation shell 2 through the key hole 3, the integral waterproof property of the installation shell 2 is improved, and the phenomenon that the installation shell 2 is damaged due to water entering the installation shell is effectively prevented.

The mounting housing 2 is a shell of the mobile phone, and the key body 1 is a side key 12 on the mobile phone, which may be a key on both sides of the mobile phone or a key on the top of the mobile phone. Through the cooperation of the elastic waterproof part 11 and the installation part 21, the side key 12 of the mobile phone has a waterproof function, and after the mobile phone is prevented from being drenched by water, the water enters the mobile phone shell from the key hole 3 on the side key 12, so that a certain protection effect is realized on circuit components in the mobile phone shell.

The elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21 may be engaged with each other in such a manner that the elastic waterproof portion 11 is pressed against the mounting portion 21 by pressing, and then a gap between the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21 is sealed, so that external moisture cannot enter the mounting case 2 through the gap between the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21. The elastic waterproof portion 11 may be engaged with the attachment portion 21 by engagement.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, an adhesive layer 4 is provided between the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21, the adhesive layer 4 is made of a material having a certain viscosity and being waterproof, and the adhesive layer 4 bonds the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21, seals a gap between the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21, and fixes the key main body 1 to the mounting case 2. Through the setting of adhesive layer 4 for in external water can't enter into installation casing 2 through the clearance between elastic waterproof portion 11 and the installation department 21, improved sealed effect, also fixed button body 1 on installation casing 2 simultaneously, prevented that button body 1 from taking place to drop in the use. In addition, the adhesive layer 4 also makes the installation of the key body 1 more convenient and faster.

The side key waterproof structure in this embodiment can prevent external water from entering the mounting case 2, and can also prevent other external liquids from entering the mounting case 2.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the elastic waterproof portion 11 is a protrusion 111 facing the side wall of the mounting housing 2, the cross section of the protrusion 111 may be a circular arc structure, a trapezoid structure, a rectangular structure, or the like, the mounting portion 21 is a groove 211 facing the inner cavity of the mounting housing 2, the groove 211 is a structure cooperating with the protrusion 111, and the adhesive layer 4 is disposed between the protrusion 111 and the groove 211 to seal a gap between the protrusion 111 and the groove 211.

Further, in order to better ensure a firm fit between the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting portion 21, the opening width of the groove 211 may be set smaller than the diameter of the protrusion 111, so that the protrusion 111 is engaged with the groove 211. Thus, the elastic waterproof part 11 and the mounting part 21 are fixed by a clamping structure besides being bonded by the adhesive layer 4, and the stability of the key body 1 in use is further improved.

In other embodiments, the elastic waterproof portion 11 may be disposed to face a groove of a side wall of the mounting case 2, and the mounting portion 21 may be disposed to face a convex structure of an inner cavity of the mounting case 2, with the adhesive layer 4 disposed between the convex structure and the groove.

Specifically, the groove 211 is an annular structure surrounding the key hole 3, and the annular structure may be a circular ring, an elliptical ring, a rectangular ring, or the like, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment. The raised structure 111 is an annular structure that mates with the groove 211 of the annular structure. Certain spacing distance is reserved between the annular structure and the key hole 3, and the specific spacing distance can be determined according to actual needs. Through setting recess 211 and protruding structure 111 to the annular structure who encircles key hole 3 for all obtain waterproof sealing processing around the key hole 3, guaranteed that external moisture can't enter into installation casing 2 through key hole 3 from any direction in, further promoted water-proof effects.

In other embodiments, the recesses 211 may also be disposed at intervals around the key hole 3, and the protruding structures 111 are also disposed at intervals and correspond to the positions of the recesses 211 one by one.

Specifically, the key body 1 includes a side key 12 and an elastic member 13, and the elastic waterproof portion 11 is disposed on the elastic member 13.

The side key 12 may be made of PC (Polycarbonate), which is a material of Polycarbonate. The side keys 12 are used for pressing to enable the key body 1 to move back and forth towards the key hole 3, so that the PC material has good wear resistance, heat resistance, impact resistance and flame retardance. In addition, the mounting housing 2 may be made of PC material to improve the wear resistance, heat resistance, impact resistance and flame retardancy of the mounting housing 2, so as to improve the service life of the mounting housing 2.

The elastic element 13 may in particular be made of TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethanes), i.e. Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber, material. The TPU material has the characteristics of cold resistance, aging resistance, good toughness and the like. The elastic part 13 is made of TPU material, so that the sealing performance of the elastic part 13 can be effectively improved, and the service life is prolonged.

Preferably, the side key 12 and the elastic member 13 are integrally formed by injection molding, specifically, by two-color injection molding, which means that two different materials are injected into the same set of mold, so as to realize a molding process that the injection molded part is formed by two materials. The two materials can be different in color and hardness, so that the attractiveness, assembly and the like of the product are improved. With the elastic component 13 of TPU material and the side button 12 double-colored injection moulding of PC material in this embodiment, improved the holistic structural strength of button body 1, simplified the assembly flow, improved button body 1's result of use.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the side key 12 is provided with a positioning groove 121 towards one side of the elastic member 13, the elastic member 13 is provided with a mounting boss 131 towards one side of the side key 12, the positioning groove 121 and the mounting boss 131 are mutually matched, so that the matching stability of the side key 12 and the elastic member 13 is further improved, the matching contact area is increased, and the side key 12 and the elastic member 13 are firmer and more stable after the double-color injection molding.

In other embodiments, the side keys 12 and the elastic member 13 may be two separate members, which are connected together by clipping, bonding, or the like.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the elastic member 13 is provided with a deformation region 132, and the deformation region 132 is located between the elastic waterproof portion 11 and the mounting boss 131. When the side key 12 is pressed toward the key hole 3, the deformation area 132 deforms, so that the side key 12 has a certain stroke, ensuring that the side key 12 can move to a preset position and triggering a key contact on a circuit board in the mounting case 2. When the pressing force is removed, the deformation area 132 rebounds and returns to the natural state, and the deformation area 132 pushes the side key 12 in the rebounding process, so that the side key 12 also rebounds to the natural state.

In the present embodiment, a distance of more than 1.8mm is reserved around the key hole 3 on the mounting case 2 to ensure that the elastic waterproof part 11 and the deformation area 132 have enough mounting space. When in actual use, the distance reserved around the key hole 3 can be set according to the actual needs of the size of the side wall of the mounting shell 2, the size of the key hole 3 and the like. In addition, the thickness of the deformation region 132 in the present embodiment is preferably set to 0.3 mm. If the thickness of the deformation region 132 is too thin, the deformation region 132 may be damaged during the pressing process of the side key 12, so that the side key 12 cannot rebound normally; if the thickness of the deformation region 132 is too thick, more space is occupied in the mounting case 2, and the force required for the deformation of the deformation region 132 is also greater, making the pressing of the side key 12 more difficult. In practical use, the thickness of the deformation area 132 can be set according to practical requirements, so as to ensure that the side key 12 has a certain pressing stroke, and ensure that the deformation area 132 is not damaged and the side key 12 can rebound normally.

Optionally, the material of adhesive layer 4 is waterproof sealant, and waterproof sealant has good waterproof performance and adhesion, and it can effectively bond elasticity waterproof part 11 and installation department 21, seals the space between elasticity waterproof part 11 and the installation department 21, prevents that external moisture from getting into in the installation casing 2 through key hole 3.

The present disclosure further provides an electronic product including the above-mentioned side key waterproof structure. The electronic product can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a game machine, a recorder, a radio and other electronic products. Electronic product is through setting up foretell side button waterproof construction for in the unable button hole 3 that passes through electronic product of external moisture enters into electronic product's installation casing 2, improved 2 holistic waterproof nature of installation casing, effectively prevented that installation casing 2 from intaking and leading to the things of electronic component damage to take place.

It is noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second," and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing are merely exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a side button waterproof construction, its characterized in that, includes button body (1) and installation casing (2), installation casing (2) one side be equipped with button body (1) complex key hole (3), install button body (1) in key hole (3), button body (1) orientation one side of installation casing (2) inner chamber is equipped with elasticity waterproof portion (11), be equipped with on the lateral wall in installation casing (2) with elasticity waterproof portion (11) complex installation department (21), elasticity waterproof portion (11) are installed on installation department (21), in order to prevent that water from passing through get into according to key hole (3) in installation casing (2).

2. The side key waterproof structure according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive layer (4) is further provided between the elastic waterproof portion (11) and the mounting portion (21), and the adhesive layer (4) seals a gap between the elastic waterproof portion (11) and the mounting portion (21) and fixes the key body (1) to the mounting case (2).

3. The side key waterproofing structure according to claim 2, wherein the elastic waterproofing portion (11) is a projection structure (111) facing the side wall of the mounting case (2), the mounting portion (21) is a groove (211) facing the inner cavity of the mounting case (2) to be fitted with the projection structure (111), and the adhesive layer (4) is provided between the projection structure (111) and the groove (211).

4. A side key water-proof structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the groove (211) is an annular structure surrounding the key hole (3), and the protrusion structure (111) is an annular structure cooperating with the groove (211).

5. Side key water-proof structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the key body (1) comprises a side key (12) and an elastic member (13), the elastic water-proof portion (11) being provided on the elastic member (13).

6. The side key waterproof structure according to claim 5, wherein the side key (12) is provided with a positioning groove (121) on the side facing the elastic member (13), and the elastic member (13) is provided with a mounting boss (131) matching with the positioning groove (121) on the side facing the side key (12).

7. Side key water-proof structure according to claim 6, characterized in that the elastic member (13) is provided with a deformation zone (132), and the deformation zone (132) is located between the elastic water-proof portion (11) and the mounting boss (131).

8. Side key water-proof structure according to claim 5, characterized in that the side key (12) and the elastic member (13) are integrally injection molded.

9. The waterproof structure of a side key of claim 2, wherein the adhesive layer (4) is made of waterproof sealant.

10. An electronic product, characterized by comprising the side key waterproof structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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