CN217957121U

CN217957121U - Terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN217957121U
Application number: CN202222426419.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘志海
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2022-09-14
Filing date: 2022-09-14
Publication date: 2022-12-02
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-14
Also published as: WO2024055625A1

Abstract

The utility model provides a terminal equipment, including terminal body, camera device and printing opacity apron, the camera device includes main camera subassembly and breather lamp subassembly, main camera subassembly includes first printing opacity mounting, first printing opacity mounting includes main camera mounting hole, encircles the boss of main camera mounting hole, the breather lamp subassembly includes luminous ring, be formed with the holding tank on the boss, the holding tank encircles main camera mounting hole sets up, luminous ring sets up in the holding tank, first printing opacity mounting is fixed on the terminal body, be formed with main camera hole on the printing opacity apron, the printing opacity apron is relative the terminal body sets up, just the boss of first printing opacity mounting sets up in the main camera hole.

Description

Terminal equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a terminal device.

Background

With the development of terminal technology, people have higher and higher requirements on the aesthetic property of terminal equipment. For example, the terminal equipment has improved aesthetic property and convenience, and some terminals are provided with breathing lamps. Under the control of the terminal processor, the brightness of the breathing lamp can change from bright to dark, and the functions of prompting incoming calls, prompting charging and the like can be completed. Moreover, the brightness change rhythm of the breathing lamp is similar to the human breathing rhythm, so that the attractiveness of the terminal equipment can be improved.

The screen ratio of the current terminal equipment is higher and higher, and the space for arranging the breathing lamp is also reduced, so that how to arrange the breathing lamp under the condition of not influencing the screen ratio becomes a technical problem to be solved urgently in the field.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal device.

In this disclosure, main camera subassembly includes main camera, just main camera sets up in main camera mounting hole, can fix main camera on terminal equipment's the equipment body through first printing opacity mounting. And, the first printing opacity mounting of main camera subassembly is printing opacity, and the light that the luminous ring sent can follow first printing opacity mounting and go out.

The luminous ring of breathing lamp subassembly sets up in the holding tank on the boss of first printing opacity mounting to only just can be with through first printing opacity mounting terminal equipment's main camera and the luminous ring of breathing lamp subassembly are fixed on the terminal body, do not need additionally to increase the component of the luminous ring of special fixed breathing lamp subassembly, have not only simplified camera device's structure, can also reduce first printing opacity mounting from the convex height on the printing opacity apron, can not influence terminal equipment's overall dimension, have improved the whole aesthetic measure at terminal.

Will when camera device and terminal equipment's terminal body and printing opacity apron were assembled together, the outside surface of the boss of first printing opacity mounting contacted with the printing opacity apron to can utilize the printing opacity apron to go out the transmission of light of breather spare, promote the luminous suggestion effect of breather spare.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic view of one embodiment of a terminal device provided by the present disclosure; (ii) a

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a relative position relationship between a camera device and a light-transmitting cover plate in the terminal device provided by the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of one embodiment of a light ring;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of a light ring;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an optical fiber;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of yet another embodiment of a light emitting ring;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a cross-section of the light emitting ring shown in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a rear view schematic diagram of a terminal device provided by the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a camera device provided by the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the terminal device provided in the present disclosure is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example embodiments will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, but which may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

Embodiments of the present disclosure and features of embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," 8230; \8230 "; when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

As a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal apparatus, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 9, including a terminal body 300, a camera device, and a light-transmissive cover 400.

The camera device comprises a main camera assembly 100 (see fig. 8) and a breathing lamp assembly 200 (see fig. 1), wherein, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the main camera assembly comprises a first light-transmitting fixing member 110, the first light-transmitting fixing member 110 comprises a main camera mounting hole 111 and a boss 112 surrounding the main camera mounting hole 111, the breathing lamp assembly 200 comprises a luminous ring 210, a receiving groove is formed on the boss 112, the receiving groove is arranged around the main camera mounting hole 111, and the luminous ring 210 is arranged in the receiving groove.

The first light-transmitting fixing member 110 is fixed on the terminal body 300, a main camera hole 410 is formed on the light-transmitting cover plate 400, the light-transmitting cover plate 400 is disposed opposite to the terminal body 300, and the boss 112 of the first light-transmitting fixing member 110 is disposed in the main camera hole 410.

In the present disclosure, the main camera assembly 100 includes a main camera, and the main camera is disposed in the main camera mounting hole 111, and the main camera can be fixed on the device body of the terminal device through the first light-transmitting fixing member 110. Also, the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 of the main camera assembly 100 is light-transmissive, and light emitted from the light-emitting ring 210 may exit from the first light-transmissive fixing member 110.

The luminous ring 210 of the breathing lamp assembly 200 is arranged in the accommodating groove on the boss 112 of the first light-transmitting fixing piece 110, and only the first light-transmitting fixing piece 110 can be used for fixing the main camera of the terminal equipment and the luminous ring of the breathing lamp assembly on the terminal body, and the special component of the luminous ring 210 for fixing the breathing lamp assembly is not required to be additionally added, so that the structure of the camera device is simplified, the height of the first light-transmitting fixing piece 110 protruding from the light-transmitting cover plate can be reduced, the overall size of the terminal equipment cannot be influenced, and the overall aesthetic degree of the terminal is improved.

In the present disclosure, the light transmittance of the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 is not particularly limited, and in order to obtain a good light-emitting effect, the light transmittance of the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 may be not less than 50%, that is, the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 is made of at least a translucent material.

In the present disclosure, the material of the first light-transmitting fixing member 110 is not particularly limited. As an alternative embodiment, the material of which the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 is made may be obtained by doping light-scattering powder with a transparent material, for example, polycarbonate (PC). The first light-transmitting fixing member 110 doped with the light scattering powder can enable the light emitted by the light-emitting ring 210 of the breathing lamp assembly 200 to be softer and more uniform, and a light homogenizing plate does not need to be additionally arranged, so that the overall structure of the camera device is simplified.

When the camera device is assembled with the terminal body 300 of the terminal device and the light-transmitting cover plate 400, the outer side surface of the boss 112 of the first light-transmitting fixing member 110 contacts with the light-transmitting cover plate 400, so that the light of the breathing lamp assembly 200 can be emitted by the light-transmitting cover plate 400, and the light-emitting prompt effect of the breathing lamp assembly 200 is improved.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 9, light from the light emitting ring of the respiratory light assembly can exit the side of the first light-transmissive fixture 110 (as indicated by the dashed arrows). In order to improve the light emitting effect of the respiratory lamp assembly, optionally, the end surface of the boss 112 protrudes out of the light-transmitting cover plate 400, and part of the light emitted by the luminous ring can also exit from the part of the boss 112 protruding out of the light-transmitting cover plate. That is, the light emitted from the light emitting ring 210 of the respiratory lamp assembly 200 can directly exit from the boss 112 of the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 and the light-transmissive cover plate 400.

In the present disclosure, the specific structure of the respiratory lamp assembly 200 is not particularly limited, and as an alternative embodiment, the light emitting ring 210 includes an optical fiber 211 and at least one light emitting element 212, as shown in fig. 3 and 4. In addition to this, as shown in fig. 2. The respiratory lamp assembly 200 further comprises a driving circuit board 213, the optical fiber 211 is disposed in the accommodating groove, the light-emitting element 212 emits light towards the light-incident surface of the optical fiber 211, and the driving circuit board 213 is used for driving the light-emitting element 212 to emit light.

In the present disclosure, as an alternative embodiment, the optical fiber 211 may be thermally bent in a circular shape and laid in the receiving groove and conduct light emitted from the light emitting element 212. As shown in fig. 5, the optical fiber 211 includes a core layer 211a and a skin layer 211b covering the core layer 211 a. In order to obtain a better light emitting effect, optionally, laser etching is performed on every other uniform length of the optical fiber 211, and the skin layer 211b of the optical fiber 211 is subjected to laser etching treatment, so that more light is overflowed from the radial direction of the optical fiber 211, and the brightness of the part of the optical fiber 211 far away from the light emitting element 212 is prevented from being dim.

In the present disclosure, the shape of the optical fiber 211 is not particularly limited. As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the optical fiber 211 includes an annular body and two light incident portions, the annular body has a notch, the two light incident portions are respectively connected to two end faces of the notch, and one end of the light incident portion away from the end face of the notch is the light incident surface. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the two light incident portions are located inside the circle in which the annular body is located. In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the two light incident portions are located outside the circle on which the annular body is located.

In the present disclosure, the light emitting element 212 may be an RGB light emitting element, and the driving circuit board 213 is electrically connected to a main board of the terminal device to drive the light emitting element to emit light in a predetermined manner by a control signal. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3 or fig. 4, the light emitting element 212 may be a 1 × 1mm LED.

As an alternative embodiment, the light emitting ring 210 includes two light emitting elements 212, and the two light emitting elements 212 are respectively opposite to the two light incident surfaces. Two light emitting elements 212 may be connected in series, and each light emitting element 212 is an RGB light emitting element, so that the light emitting elements 212 can emit light of different colors by controlling driving signals supplied to the light emitting elements 212, and the light emitting luminance of the light emitting elements 212 can be controlled by controlling the magnitude of current supplied to the light emitting elements 212.

For convenience of arrangement, in the disclosure, the driving circuit board 213 may be a flexible circuit board. In addition, the flexible circuit board can be deformed, and the requirement on the installation space is also smaller.

In order to avoid interference caused by light emission of the light emitting element 212 on imaging of the main camera assembly 100, optionally, the respiration lamp assembly 200 further includes at least one light shielding plate (not shown), where the at least one light shielding plate corresponds to the at least one light emitting element 212 one to one, a light inlet hole opposite to the light inlet surface of the optical fiber 211 is formed on the receiving groove, the light emitting element 212 is disposed opposite to the light inlet hole, and the light shielding plate is disposed on one side of the corresponding light emitting element 212 facing the main camera mounting hole, so that light emitted to the main camera mounting hole can be shielded, and thus influence caused by light emitted by the respiration lamp assembly 200 on imaging of the main camera can be avoided.

As an alternative embodiment, the visor may be made of a black polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plate.

In the present disclosure, how to fix the light emitting element 212 on the driving circuit board 213 is not particularly limited, and as an alternative embodiment, the light emitting element 212 may be directly fixed on the driving circuit board 213 by soldering. As another alternative, a lamp housing 240 (see fig. 1) may be provided on the driving circuit board 213, and the light emitting element 212 may be provided in the lamp housing 240, with the light emitting element 212 fixed on the driving circuit board. The lampshade 240 may also collect the light emitted by the light emitting elements, increase the brightness of the breathing lamp assembly, and further reduce the energy consumption of the breathing lamp assembly, and the lampshade may also protect the light emitting elements 212.

Of course, the structure of the light emitting ring in the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the light emitting ring 210 includes a ring-shaped driving circuit board 213 and a plurality of light emitting elements 212, the ring-shaped driving circuit board 213 is disposed in the receiving groove, and the light emitting elements 212 are disposed on the ring-shaped driving circuit board 213.

In this embodiment, the plurality of light emitting elements 212 is formed as a ring-shaped light strip. As an alternative embodiment, the light emitting element 212 may be a mini LED, that is, the light emitting ring 210 is in the form of a mini LED strip. The ring-shaped driving circuit board 213 may be a flexible circuit board for convenience of arrangement and processing. In the present disclosure, the plurality of light emitting elements 212 may be electrically connected in series.

In the present disclosure, different terminal events may correspond to different lighting colors, lighting luminances, and lighting-dark change rhythms of the lighting rings 210. For example, when the terminal event is that a short message is received, the light-emitting element is controlled to emit red light and generate a breathing effect; when the terminal event is charging, along with the increase of the electric quantity, the color of the light-emitting element is controlled to gradually change from red to green, and the breathing effect is gradually weakened, until the terminal event is fully charged, the breathing lamp assembly only emits green light, and the brightness is unchanged; when the terminal event is that an incoming call is received, the light-emitting element is controlled to emit green light and generate a breathing effect. Therefore, the user can quickly judge the terminal event through different breathing lamp effects, and can also increase the molding bright points of the terminal, so that the terminal equipment is distinguished from other terminals with the same functions in the market.

In order to facilitate fixing of the main camera and the breathing lamp assembly, optionally, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 9, the main camera assembly 100 may further include a camera decoration plate 120 and a camera light-transmitting lens 130, wherein the camera decoration plate 120 is disposed around the boss 112 to enclose the light-emitting ring 210 in the accommodation groove, and the camera light-transmitting lens 130 is disposed outside the camera decoration plate 120 to enclose the main camera mounting hole 111.

It should be noted that the surface of the camera decorative plate 120 facing away from the first light-transmitting fixing member 110 is preferably a plane and may have a predetermined color, so that besides the luminous ring 210 being enclosed in the accommodating groove, the camera decorative plate 120 may also shield the structure inside the main camera assembly 100, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance of the camera device.

In the present disclosure, the camera lens 130 may protect the main camera, as well as the respiratory light assembly.

In the present disclosure, the camera decoration plate 120 may be made of an opaque resin (e.g., acryl), ceramic, metal, or the like.

In the present disclosure, the camera lens 130 may be made of a light-transmitting resin, glass, or the like.

In order to make the camera device compact and precise in installation, optionally, a first positioning element is formed on the end surface of the boss 112 facing the camera decorating plate 120, and a second positioning element is formed on the end surface of the camera decorating plate 120 facing the first light-transmitting fixing element, and the first positioning element and the second positioning element are matched to align the camera decorating plate and the first light-transmitting fixing element.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, the first positioning element comprises a first positioning groove and a first positioning protrusion which are coaxially arranged, and the second positioning element comprises a second positioning protrusion matched with the first positioning groove and a second positioning groove matched with the first positioning protrusion.

In order to improve the shooting effect of the camera device, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, optionally, the camera device further includes an auxiliary camera assembly, where the auxiliary camera assembly includes a second fixing member 510 and at least one auxiliary camera element (not shown), at least one auxiliary element hole corresponding to the at least one auxiliary camera element is formed on the second fixing member 510, and the auxiliary camera element is disposed in the corresponding auxiliary element hole.

For convenience of manufacture, the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 is optionally fixedly connected to the second fixing member 510. Further optionally, the materials of the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 and the second fixing member 510 are the same, and the first light-transmissive fixing member 110 and the second fixing member 510 are integrally formed.

In the present disclosure, specific types and specific numbers of the auxiliary image pickup elements are not particularly limited.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 8, the auxiliary camera element is selected from a flash 522, a depth camera 521, and a macro camera 523.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the camera device includes three auxiliary imaging elements, a flash 522, a depth camera 521, and a macro camera 523.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 1, the auxiliary camera assembly may further include an auxiliary decorative plate 530 and an auxiliary lens 540, the auxiliary decorative plate 530 covers the second fixing member 510, and the auxiliary decorative plate 530 is provided with first light-transmitting holes corresponding to the auxiliary camera elements one to one. The auxiliary lens 540 covers the second fixing member 510, and the auxiliary lens 540 is provided with second light holes corresponding to the auxiliary image pickup elements one to one.

As an alternative embodiment, a breathing lamp assembly may also be provided on the second fixture 510. For example, a receiving groove may be provided on the second fixing member, and a light emitting ring in the breathing lamp assembly may be disposed in the receiving groove.

In the present disclosure, the light-transmissive cover plate 400 may be a glass cover plate, or a transparent resin cover plate. Alternatively, the light transmissive cover plate 400 may be a battery cover plate. In order to improve the light emitting effect of the breathing lamp, optionally, a light shielding layer may be disposed on the side of the light-transmitting cover plate 400 aligned with the terminal body, so as to avoid light leakage of the light-transmitting cover plate 400.

As an alternative embodiment, the main camera is a rear camera, and accordingly, the terminal body 300 includes a rear case 310, and the camera device is disposed on the rear case 310.

It is understood that the terminal body 300 may include a front case 320, and the rear case 310 and the front case 320 define an assembly space of the terminal body 300 in which main electronic devices such as a display panel, a main board, a battery, etc. are disposed.

In embodiments where the camera device includes an auxiliary camera assembly, the light-transmissive cover 400 is further provided with an auxiliary camera aperture 420, and the auxiliary camera assembly is disposed in the auxiliary camera aperture 420.

When the camera device is mounted on the rear case 310, the first light-transmitting fixing member 110, the breathing lamp assembly, the camera decorative plate 120 and the auxiliary decorative plate 530, the camera light-transmitting lens 130 and the auxiliary lens 540, and the light-transmitting cover 400 may be sequentially mounted in an inside-out manner. Wherein the camera lens 130 and the auxiliary lens 540 do not overlap.

Although the above describes the embodiment in which the camera device is mounted on the rear case 310, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and for example, the camera device may be mounted on the front case 320. Certainly, the camera device is mounted on the rear case 310, so that the display surface of the terminal device is not occupied, and the screen occupation ratio of the terminal device is improved.

Are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. In some instances, features, characteristics and/or elements described in connection with a particular embodiment may be used alone or in combination with features, characteristics and/or elements described in connection with other embodiments, unless expressly stated otherwise, as would be apparent to one skilled in the art. It will, therefore, be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the disclosure as set forth in the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a terminal equipment, includes terminal body, camera device and printing opacity apron, the camera device includes main camera subassembly and breather lamp subassembly, a serial communication port, main camera subassembly includes first printing opacity mounting, first printing opacity mounting includes main camera mounting hole, encircles the boss of main camera mounting hole, the breather lamp subassembly includes luminous ring, be formed with the holding tank on the boss, the holding tank encircles main camera mounting hole sets up, luminous ring sets up in the holding tank, first printing opacity mounting is fixed on the terminal body, be formed with main camera hole on the printing opacity apron, the printing opacity apron is relative the terminal body sets up, just the boss of first printing opacity mounting sets up in the main camera hole.

2. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting ring comprises an optical fiber and at least one light emitting element, the respiratory lamp assembly further comprises a driving circuit board, the optical fiber is disposed in the accommodating groove, the light emitting element emits light towards a light incident surface of the optical fiber, and the driving circuit board is used for driving the light emitting element to emit light.

3. The terminal device of claim 2, wherein the respiration lamp assembly further comprises at least one light shielding plate, the light shielding plate corresponds to the light emitting elements one to one, a light inlet hole opposite to the light incident surface of the optical fiber is formed on the accommodating groove, the light emitting element is arranged opposite to the light inlet hole, and the light shielding plate is arranged on one side of the corresponding light emitting element facing the main camera mounting hole.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting ring includes a ring-shaped drive circuit board disposed in the accommodation groove and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the ring-shaped drive circuit board.

5. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main camera assembly further comprises a camera trim plate disposed around the boss to enclose the light emitting ring in the receiving groove, and a camera light transmissive lens disposed outside the camera trim plate to enclose the main camera mounting hole.

6. The terminal device of claim 5, wherein a first positioning member is formed on an end surface of the boss facing the camera trim panel, a second positioning member is formed on an end surface of the camera trim panel facing the first light-transmissive fixing member, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member are mated to align the camera trim panel and the first light-transmissive fixing member.

7. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the camera device further comprises an auxiliary camera assembly, the auxiliary camera assembly comprises a second fixing member and at least one auxiliary camera element, the second fixing member is provided with at least one auxiliary element hole corresponding to the at least one auxiliary camera element in a one-to-one manner, and the auxiliary camera element is arranged in the corresponding auxiliary element hole.

8. The terminal device of claim 7, wherein the first optically transmissive fixture is fixedly coupled to the second fixture.

9. A terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the end faces of the bosses project beyond the light-transmissive cover plate.

10. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the terminal body includes a rear case, and the camera means is provided on the rear case.