CN218103392U

CN218103392U - Audio module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN218103392U
Application number: CN202222102044.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李贺
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-10
Filing date: 2022-08-10
Publication date: 2022-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 2032-08-10

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an audio module and an electronic device. The main structure of the mounting assembly comprises a supporting arm, the supporting end of the supporting arm protrudes out of the sealing element in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing element, the supporting end is in abutting and pushing fit with the abutting surface in the mounting process so that the shell is deformed and a mounting space avoiding the sealing element is formed, and the deformation and failure of the sealing element caused by the interference of the friction, scratch and other structures of the shell in the assembling process are avoided. The reset concave part is positioned at the tail end of the support end abutting against the pushing track, and the support arm is matched with the reset concave part after the sealing element is assembled in place, so that the shell is reset to finish installation.

Description

Audio module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to an audio module and an electronic device.

Background

In the related art, the performance of the audio module is affected by the sealing effect, for example, the sealing of the microphone is usually achieved by an interference fit between the casing and the middle frame by using a rubber sleeve. However, the rubber sleeve sealing needs to ensure enough sealing interference amount of the rubber sleeve and also needs to avoid the technical problem that the rubber sleeve deforms during installation and use to cause sealing failure.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present disclosure provides an audio module and an electronic device to solve the deficiencies in the related art.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an audio module, including:

an audio body;

a housing including a contact surface, a reset recess, and a sound transmission hole fitted to the audio body;

a mounting assembly including a body structure and a seal; the main body structure comprises an assembling part and a supporting arm which are arranged between the audio main body and the shell; the sealing element is arranged on the assembling part and is in butt joint sealing with the periphery of the sound transmission hole; the supporting end of the supporting arm protrudes out of the sealing element in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing element, and the supporting end is in abutting and pushing fit with the abutting surface in the installation process so as to deform the shell and form an installation space avoiding the sealing element; the reset concave part is positioned at the tail end of the support end abutting track.

Optionally, the assembling portion includes an assembling recess disposed in the main body structure, and the sealing member is fixedly assembled in the assembling recess.

Optionally, one of the bottom surface of the assembly concave part and the sealing element is provided with a limiting column, and the other is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the limiting column; the sealing element and the assembling concave part are positioned and assembled through the matching of the limiting column and the limiting hole.

Optionally, the corner region of the sealing element is provided with a limiting hole, and the bottom surface of the assembling concave portion is provided with the limiting columns in one-to-one correspondence with the limiting hole.

Optionally, the housing is provided with a first bonding surface, the main body structure is provided with a second bonding surface corresponding to the first bonding surface, and the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are bonded and fixed.

Optionally, the first bonding surface includes a first region and a second region that are perpendicular to each other, the second bonding surface includes a third region and a fourth region that are perpendicular to each other, the first region and the third region are bonded and fixed, and the second region and the fourth region are bonded and fixed; the third area is arranged at the periphery of the assembling part and the supporting arm.

Optionally, the reset concave portion comprises a guide wall connected with the abutting surface, and the guide wall is arranged obliquely relative to the abutting surface.

Optionally, the sealing element includes a sealing structure forming a through hole and an assembly structure disposed around the sealing structure, and the sealing structure protrudes from the assembly structure in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing element; the sealing structure is connected with the periphery of the sound transmission hole in an abutting mode and sealed, and the assembling structure is assembled with the assembling portion in a positioning mode.

Optionally, the material of the sealing element includes rubber; and/or the shell comprises an integrally formed aluminum skin.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device including any one of the audio modules described in the first aspect.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

according to the embodiment, the main body structure of the mounting assembly comprises the supporting arm, the supporting end of the supporting arm protrudes out of the sealing element in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing element, the supporting end is in abutting and pushing fit with the abutting surface in the mounting process to enable the shell to deform and form the mounting space avoiding the sealing element, and the deformation and failure of the sealing element caused by the interference of the friction, the scratch and the like of the shell in the assembling process are avoided. The reset concave part is positioned at the tail end of the support end abutting against the pushing track, and the support arm is matched with the reset concave part after the sealing element is assembled in place, so that the shell is reset to finish installation.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an audio module according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an audio module according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of an audio module according to another exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The manner in which the following exemplary embodiments are described does not represent all manner consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of devices consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terms "first," "second," and the like, as used in the description and in the claims, do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Similarly, the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one, and if only "a" or "an" is denoted individually. "plurality" or "a number" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, "front", "rear", "lower" and/or "upper" and the like are for convenience of description and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed as preceding "comprising" or "includes" covers the element or item listed as following "comprising" or "includes" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In the related art, the performance of the audio module is affected by the sealing effect, for example, the sealing of the microphone is usually achieved by an interference fit between the casing and the middle frame by using a rubber sleeve. However, the rubber sleeve sealing needs to ensure that the sealing interference amount of the rubber sleeve is enough, and also needs to avoid the technical problem that the rubber sleeve deforms to cause sealing failure in the installation and use processes.

Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of an audio module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 2 is a schematic view of a cross-sectional structure of an audio module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 3 is a schematic view of a cross-sectional structure of an audio module according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1-3, wherein the dashed double-headed arrow may be the abutting sealing direction of the seal 13, and the dashed single-headed arrow may be the mounting direction of the mounting assembly 17 relative to the housing 11. The audio module 1 includes an audio body 16, a housing 11 and a mounting member 17. The housing 11 includes an abutting surface 114, a reset recess 112, and a sound transmission hole 111 fitted to the audio body 16. The mounting assembly 17 includes a main body structure 12 and a sealing member 13, the main body structure 12 includes an assembling portion 121 and a supporting arm 122 disposed between the audio body 16 and the housing 11, the sealing member 13 is disposed on the assembling portion 121, and the sealing member 13 is in abutting contact with and sealed with the periphery of the sound transmission hole 111. The support end 1221 of the support arm 122 protrudes from the sealing member 13 in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing member 13, the support end 1221 is in abutting fit with the abutting surface 114 in the installation process to deform the housing 11 and form an installation space avoiding the sealing member 13, and the reset recess 112 is located at the end of the abutting track of the support end 1221.

The main body structure 12 of the installation assembly 17 includes the support arm 122, the support end 1221 of the support arm 122 protrudes out of the sealing element 13 in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing element 13, and the support end 1221 is in abutting and pushing fit with the abutting surface 114 in the installation process to deform the housing 11 and form an installation space avoiding the sealing element 13, so that the deformation and failure of the sealing element 13 caused by structural interference of friction, scratch and rub and the like of the housing 11 in the assembly process are avoided. The reset recess 112 is located at the end of the support end 1221 push track, and the support arm 122 fits into the reset recess 112 after the seal 13 is assembled in place, so that the housing 11 is reset to complete the installation.

It should be noted that the mounting assembly 17 and the housing 11 may be assembled in a vertical direction, may also be assembled in a horizontal direction, and may also be assembled at a predetermined angle with each other, which is not limited in the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the mounting assembly 17 is assembled with the housing 11 in a vertical direction, and the abutting surface 114 of the housing 11 may be an inner surface of the housing 11 disposed in the vertical direction. The support end 1221 of the support arm 122 is in push fit with the inner surface of the housing 11 in the downward mounting process of the mounting assembly 17 relative to the housing 11, so that the housing 11 is deformed and an installation space avoiding the sealing element 13 is formed, and the deformation and failure of the sealing element 13 caused by the interference of structures such as friction and scratch of the housing 11 in the downward movement assembling process are avoided. The reset recess 112 is located at the end of the support end 1221 that abuts the track, and the support arm 122 fits into the reset recess 112 after the seal 13 is assembled in place, so that the housing 11 is reset to complete the installation.

In some embodiments, the assembling portion 121 may be an assembling recess disposed on the main body structure 12, and the sealing member 13 is fixedly assembled in the assembling recess. The matching of the sealing element 13 and the assembly recess not only facilitates the positioning and installation of the sealing element 13, but also reduces the height of the sealing element 13 in the abutting sealing direction, reduces the protruding height of the support end 1221 in the abutting sealing direction, further reduces the acting force between the support end 1221 and the housing 11, and improves the structural reliability of the housing 11 and the support arm 122. The sealing element 13 may be adhered and fixed to the assembly recess by a back adhesive 14, or may be disposed in the assembly recess by snapping, screwing, or the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

In the above embodiment, one of the bottom surface of the assembly recess and the sealing member 13 is provided with the limiting post 1211, and the other is provided with the limiting hole 131 corresponding to the position of the limiting post 1211, the sealing member 13 and the assembly recess are positioned and assembled by the matching of the limiting post 1211 and the limiting hole 131, and the assembling precision of the sealing member 13 is further improved by the matching of the limiting post 1211 and the limiting hole 131.

Wherein, the corner region of the sealing member 13 is provided with a limiting hole 131, and the bottom surface of the assembling recess is provided with a limiting post 1211 corresponding to the limiting hole 131 one by one. The limiting hole 131 is formed in the corner area of the sealing element 13, so that interference of the limiting hole 131 on the structure and function of the sealing element 13 is reduced.

In some embodiments, the housing 11 is provided with a first bonding surface 113, the main body structure 12 is provided with a second bonding surface 123 corresponding to the position of the first bonding surface 113, and the first bonding surface 113 and the second bonding surface 123 are bonded and fixed. Make casing 11 and major structure 12 fixed through bonding, promoted the overall structure steadiness and the reliability of audio module 1. The first bonding surface 113 and the second bonding surface 123 may be bonded and fixed by an AB glue 15.

In the above embodiment, the first bonding surface 113 includes the first region 1131 and the second region 1132 that are perpendicular to each other, the second bonding surface 123 includes the third region 1231 and the fourth region 1232 that are perpendicular to each other, the first region 1131 and the third region 1231 are bonded and fixed, the second region 1132 and the fourth region 1232 are bonded and fixed, and the fixing of the housing 11 and the main structure 12 is realized on the two surfaces that are perpendicular to each other, so that the reliability of the fixed connection is further improved. The third area 1231 may be disposed on the periphery of the assembling portion 121 and the supporting arm 122, so as to avoid the interference of the adhesion and fixation between the sealing member 13 and the supporting arm 122 and the housing 11.

In some embodiments, the reset recess 112 includes a guide wall 1121 connected to the abutment surface 114, the guide wall 1121 is disposed obliquely relative to the abutment surface 114, during the downward installation of the installation component 17 relative to the housing 11, the support end 1221 of the support arm 122 pushes against the abutment surface 114 and slides downward along the abutment surface 114, and can slide into the reset groove along the guide wall 1121 when sliding to the end of the abutment surface 114, thereby improving the operational fluency.

In some embodiments, the sealing member 13 includes a sealing structure 132 forming a through hole 134 and an assembling structure 133 disposed around the sealing structure 132, the sealing structure 132 protrudes from the assembling structure 133 in an abutting sealing direction of the sealing member 13, the sealing structure 132 abuts and seals the periphery of the sound transmission hole 111, and the assembling structure 133 is positioned and assembled with the assembling portion 121. The structure of realizing the sealing function and the structure of realizing the equipment function with sealing member 13 separate, have avoided the interference between the two, have promoted sealed reliability.

The material of the sealing member 13 may be rubber, silicone, or the like, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. The housing 11 may be an integrally formed aluminum sheet, and the material of the housing 11 is not limited in this disclosure. The material of the main body 12 may be a plastic material, and the material of the main body 12 is not limited in this disclosure. When the audio module 1 is applied to an electronic device, the housing 11 may be a battery cover, and the main body structure 12 of the mounting assembly 17 may be a middle frame of the electronic device.

In the above embodiments, the audio module 1 may be a speaker, a microphone, etc., which is not limited by the present disclosure.

The present disclosure further provides an electronic device, which includes the audio module 1. In one embodiment, the housing 11 of the audio module 1 may be a battery cover of the electronic device, and the main body structure 12 of the mounting assembly 17 may be a middle frame of the electronic device.

Because the main body structure 12 of the mounting assembly 17 of the audio module 1 includes the supporting arm 122, the supporting end 1221 of the supporting arm 122 protrudes out of the sealing element 13 in the abutting sealing direction of the sealing element 13, and the supporting end 1221 is in abutting and pushing fit with the abutting surface 114 in the mounting process to deform the housing 11 and form a mounting space avoiding the sealing element 13, so that the sealing element 13 is prevented from being deformed and failed due to structural interference of friction, scratch and rub and the like of the housing 11 in the assembling process. The reset recess 112 is located at the end of the support end 1221 that abuts the track, and the support arm 122 fits into the reset recess 112 after the seal 13 is assembled in place, so that the housing 11 is reset to complete the installation.

It should be noted that, the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a medical terminal, a wearable device, and the like, and the disclosure does not limit this.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains may make various modifications, additions, or substitutions to the described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the disclosure or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

Claims

1. An audio module, comprising:

an audio body;

2. The audio module of claim 1, wherein the assembly portion comprises an assembly recess disposed in the main body structure, and the sealing member is fixedly assembled in the assembly recess.

3. The audio module according to claim 2, wherein one of the bottom surface of the assembly recess and the sealing member is provided with a limiting post, and the other one is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the position of the limiting post; the sealing element and the assembling concave part are positioned and assembled through the matching of the limiting column and the limiting hole.

4. The audio module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the corner region of the sealing member is provided with a limiting hole, and the bottom surface of the assembly recess is provided with the limiting posts corresponding to the limiting holes one by one.

5. The audio module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has a first adhesive surface, the main body has a second adhesive surface corresponding to the first adhesive surface, and the first adhesive surface and the second adhesive surface are adhered and fixed.

6. The audio module of claim 5, wherein the first adhesive surface comprises a first area and a second area perpendicular to each other, the second adhesive surface comprises a third area and a fourth area perpendicular to each other, the first area and the third area are adhesively secured, and the second area and the fourth area are adhesively secured; the third region is disposed at the periphery of the assembling portion and the support arm.

7. The audio module of claim 1, wherein the reset recess includes a guide wall connected to the abutment surface, the guide wall being disposed at an angle with respect to the abutment surface.

8. The audio module of claim 1, wherein the sealing member comprises a sealing structure forming a through hole and an assembly structure disposed around the sealing structure, the sealing structure protruding from the assembly structure in an abutting sealing direction of the sealing member; the sealing structure is connected with the periphery of the sound transmission hole in an abutting mode and sealed, and the assembling structure is assembled with the assembling portion in a positioning mode.

9. The audio module of claim 1, wherein the sealing member comprises rubber; and/or the shell comprises an integrally formed aluminum skin.

10. An electronic device comprising an audio module according to any of claims 1-9.