CN218920731U

CN218920731U - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN218920731U
Application number: CN202222796505.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李文中; 蔡伯源; 谢芳昌
Original assignee: Merry Electronics Shenzhen Co ltd
Current assignee: Merry Electronics Shenzhen Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-24
Filing date: 2022-10-24
Publication date: 2023-04-25
Anticipated expiration: 2032-10-24

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electronic device which comprises a shell, an inner member, a light guide assembly and a light emitting assembly. The housing has an opening. The inner member is disposed in the housing. The light guide assembly is arranged in the shell and connected with the inner member, and the light guide assembly is partially exposed through the opening. The light emitting assembly is disposed in the housing and faces the light guiding assembly. The inner member and the light guide assembly are integrally formed.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device with an indicator light.

Background

Many electronic devices are provided with indicator lamps, which are generally small in size and related parts are not easy to assemble.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, an objective of the present disclosure is to provide an electronic device with an indicator light and convenient assembly.

To achieve the above object, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a housing, an inner member, a light guide assembly, and a light emitting assembly. The housing has a first opening. The inner member is disposed in the housing. The light guide assembly is arranged in the shell and connected with the inner member, and the light guide assembly is partially exposed through the first opening. The light emitting assembly is disposed in the housing and faces the light guiding assembly. The inner member and the light guide assembly are integrally formed.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner member and the light guide assembly include a transparent substrate and a toner dispersed in the transparent substrate.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner member is a button, the button including a pressing portion. The shell is also provided with a second opening, and the pressing part is exposed through the second opening.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the button further comprises a fixing portion and at least one spring arm structure. The fixed part is fixed on the shell, and the spring arm structure is connected between the pressing part and the fixed part. The fixing part extends to one side of the light guide assembly. The light guide assembly comprises an extension part and a light guide part, and the extension part is connected between the light guide part and the fixing part of the button.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the extension of the light guide assembly, the securing portion of the button, and the spring arm structure form a U-shaped structure.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a light guide assembly includes a spring arm structure and a light guide portion, the spring arm structure being connected between an inner member and the light guide portion.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the housing includes a pair of first rail structures protruding from an inner wall of the housing and extending between an end surface of the housing and the first opening. The maximum width of the light guide part is larger than the distance between the first guide rail structures.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner member includes a pair of second rail structures disposed on either side of the spring arm structure and configured to abut against the first rail structures.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device is a headset or a headset charging box.

In summary, in the electronic device of the present disclosure, the light guide assembly is connected to the inner member, so the light guide assembly and the inner member can be assembled into the housing together, which is more convenient and time-saving compared to the prior art using a separate light guide assembly. Furthermore, the light guide assembly can be integrally formed with the inner member, so that one mold can be omitted, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Drawings

The foregoing and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present disclosure will be more readily understood from the following description of the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram and a partial enlarged view illustrating an internal structure of the electronic device shown in fig. 1.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view illustrating the electronic device shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 3 along line 3-3'.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal structure of a housing of the electronic device shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly mode of the housing, the inner member and the light guide assembly of the electronic device shown in fig. 4.

Reference numerals illustrate:

10, 15: electronic device

20, 60: shell body

21, 61: a first opening

22: a second opening

25: protrusions

30, 70: light guide assembly

31, 71: extension part

35, 75: light guide part

50, 80: inner member

53: pressing part

55: through hole

56: fixing part

57: spring arm structure

64: first guide rail structure

65: end face

77: light guide column

84: second guide rail structure

90: light emitting assembly

91: circuit board

92: switch

93: battery cell

94: earphone groove

E: earphone

M1: transparent substrate

M2: and (3) toner.

Detailed Description

For a more complete and thorough description of the present disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and the various embodiments described below. The components in the drawings are not to scale and are provided for purposes of illustrating the present disclosure. Numerous practical details are described below to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, however, one of ordinary skill in the relevant art will understand that the present disclosure may be practiced without one or more of the practical details, and thus, these details are not to be taken as limiting the present disclosure.

Please refer to fig. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of the electronic device 10 shown in fig. 1. The electronic device 10 includes a housing 20, a light guide assembly 30 and a light emitting assembly 90, wherein the light guide assembly 30 and the light emitting assembly 90 are disposed in the housing 20 for realizing the function of an indicator light of the electronic device 10. Specifically, the housing 20 has a first opening 21, the light guide assembly 30 is partially exposed through the first opening 21 of the housing 20, and the light emitting assembly 90 is disposed opposite to the light guide assembly 30. In this way, the light emitted from the light emitting component 90 can be guided by the light guiding component 30 to radiate from the first opening 21 of the housing 20.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the electronic device 10 may be, but is not limited to, an earphone. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 further includes a circuit board 91, the circuit board 91 is disposed in the housing 20, and the light emitting assembly 90 is disposed on the circuit board 91. In some embodiments, the light emitting assembly 90 is an LED lamp. In some embodiments, the light guide assembly 30 may have a light guide post extending into the first opening 21 of the housing 20 to illuminate the outside of the housing 20.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the electronic device 10 further includes an inner member 50 disposed in the housing 20. In the present embodiment, the light guide assembly 30 is connected to the inner member 50, and therefore, the light guide assembly 30 is generally small in size, and therefore, the light guide assembly 30 is inconvenient to be assembled alone (especially, the small electronic device has a small internal space of a housing, and is inconvenient to be assembled), and the light guide assembly 30 is connected to the inner member 50 and can be assembled together with the inner member 50 into the housing 20, so that the electronic device 10 can be assembled more conveniently and in a time-saving manner.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the inner member 50 is a button of the electronic device 10, that is, in the present embodiment, the light guide assembly 30 is connected to the button, and can be assembled into the housing 20 together with the button, thereby improving the efficiency of the assembly operation.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the button (i.e., the inner member 50) includes a pressing portion 53, the housing 20 further has a second opening 22, and the pressing portion 53 is exposed through the second opening 22 of the housing 20 and configured to be pressed by a user. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 further includes a switch 92 (switch), and the switch 92 is disposed on the circuit board 91 and located inside the pressing portion 53 (i.e. the side of the pressing portion 53 away from the second opening 22 of the housing 20). When the pressing portion 53 of the button is pressed by the user, the pressing portion 53 retreats and triggers the switch 92.

In some embodiments, the inner member 50 and the light guide assembly 30 are integrally formed, so that the inner member 50 and the light guide assembly 30 can be manufactured by using a single mold in addition to improving the assembly efficiency, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. In some embodiments, the inner member 50 and the light guide assembly 30 are plastic parts, and can be manufactured by injection molding.

In some embodiments, the light guide assembly 30 may be a translucent assembly to prevent a user from seeing the interior of the electronic device 10 through the light guide assembly 30, while allowing the light emitted from the light emitting assembly 90 to pass out of the housing 20. In embodiments where the inner member 50 is integrally formed with the light guide assembly 30, the inner member 50 is also translucent to avoid a user from viewing the interior of the electronic device 10 through the inner member 50 (button).

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the inner member 50 and the light guide assembly 30 include a transparent substrate M1 and a toner M2 dispersed in the transparent substrate M1, thereby achieving a semitransparent effect. The transparent substrate M1 may comprise Polycarbonate (PC) or other transparent plastic material. In manufacturing the inner member 50 and the light guide assembly 30, the toner M2 may be first incorporated into a transparent plastic material (i.e., the transparent base material M1), and then injection molding may be performed to obtain the translucent inner member 50 and the light guide assembly 30. In practice, the apparent color and transmittance of the inner member 50 and the light guide member 30 can be controlled by setting the amount and color of the toner M2 incorporated into the transparent substrate M1.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the button (i.e., the inner member 50) further includes a fixing portion 56 and at least one spring arm structure 57. The fixing portion 56 is fixed to the inner wall of the housing 20, and the spring arm structure 57 is connected between the pressing portion 53 and the fixing portion 56. When the pressing portion 53 is pressed by the user to retract, the spring arm structure 57 is bent accordingly. After the user stops pressing the pressing portion 53 by applying force, the pressing portion 53 can be returned to its original position by the restoring force of the spring arm structure 57.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the fixing portion 56 of the button (i.e., the inner member 50) may be fixed to the housing 20 by heat-melting. For example, the fixing portion 56 may have one or more through holes 55, one or more protrusions 25 may be formed on the inner wall of the housing 20 to penetrate the through holes 55 of the fixing portion 56, and the end portion of the protrusions 25 exposed outside the fixing portion 56 may be melted and shaped to be larger than the through holes 55 to limit the fixing portion 56.

The fixing portion 56 may be coupled to the housing 20 by other means, for example, the fixing portion 56 may be fastened to the housing 20 by a snap fit (for example, the housing 20 may be formed with a groove, the fixing portion 56 may be inserted into the groove of the housing 20), or the fixing portion 56 may be fastened to the housing 20 by an adhesive.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the fixing portion 56 of the button (i.e. the inner member 50) has a strip structure, which extends to one side of the light guiding assembly 30, the light guiding assembly 30 includes an extending portion 31 and a light guiding portion 35, the light guiding portion 35 is located between the light emitting assembly 90 and the first opening 21 of the housing 20, and the extending portion 31 is connected between the light guiding portion 35 and the fixing portion 56. The above configuration is excellent in versatility and is also applicable to a case where the electronic device 10 has a plurality of buttons. For example, when the electronic device 10 has a row of buttons, the strip-shaped fixing portion 56 may be lengthened according to the number of buttons, and the pressing portion 53 of each button may be connected to the fixing portion 56 through one or more spring arm structures 57. In this way, the buttons and the light guide assembly 30 can be integrated into a single assembly for easy production and assembly.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the extension 31 of the light guide assembly 30, the fixing portion 56 of the button, and the spring arm structure 57 form a U-shaped structure. As described above, the light guide assembly 30 and the button may be a translucent assembly integrally formed, and further with the above configuration, the button is prevented from being lighted when the light emitting assembly 90 emits light, and the light emitted from the light emitting assembly 90 is transmitted along a longer path in the translucent assembly, so that the light reaches the pressing portion 53 of the button only through the light guide portion 35, the extending portion 31, the fixing portion 56 of a partial section, and the spring arm structure 57 of the button of the light guide assembly 30 in order, which is sufficient to attenuate the light reaching the pressing portion 53 to a level that is not easily perceived by human eyes.

Please refer to fig. 3-5. Fig. 3 is a combination diagram of the electronic device 15 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 4 is an exploded view of the electronic device 15 shown in fig. 3, and fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device 15 along line 3-3' shown in fig. 3. The electronic device 15 of the present embodiment is a headset charging box for charging the headset E disposed therein. In addition, the present embodiment also shows that the light guide assembly can be combined with other internal components, and is not limited to buttons. For example, in the present embodiment, the light guide assembly 70 of the electronic device 15 is connected to the inner member 80, and the inner member 80 is a battery holder for accommodating the battery 93 in the earphone charging case.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, in the present embodiment, the light guide assembly 70 is connected to an edge of the battery holder (i.e., the inner member 80) and is partially exposed through the first opening 61 of the housing 60 of the electronic device 15. The light guide assembly 70 includes an extension portion 71 and a light guide portion 75, the light guide portion 75 is located between the light emitting assembly 90 and the first opening 61, and the extension portion 71 is connected between the light guide portion 75 and the battery holder. The electronic device 15 further includes a circuit board 91, where the circuit board 91 is disposed below the battery holder, and the light emitting component 90 is disposed at an edge of the circuit board 91 and faces the light guiding portion 75.

It should be noted that, the integration of the light guide assembly 70 with the battery holder is merely an example, and the light guide assembly 70 may be integrated with other internal components other than the battery holder. For example, the light guide assembly 70 may also be integrated with a headset slot 94 (a component of the electronic device 15 that houses the headset E) located adjacent to the light guide assembly 70 within the housing 60.

Please refer to fig. 6 and 7. Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of the housing 60 of the electronic device 15 shown in fig. 4, and fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an assembly mode of the housing 60, the inner member 80 and the light guide assembly 70 of the electronic device 15 shown in fig. 4. In some embodiments, the extension 71 of the light guide assembly 70 is a spring arm structure, and the top end of the spring arm structure is connected to the edge of the inner member 80. In this way, the light guide assembly 70 and the inner member 80 can be assembled into the housing 60 through a simple downward movement operation. In the process that the assembler moves the light guide assembly 70 and the inner member 80 downward toward the bottom of the housing 60, the light guide portion 75 of the light guide assembly 70 is pressed by the housing 60 to bend the spring arm structure in a direction away from the housing 60 until the light guide portion 75 descends to a position corresponding to the first opening 61, and the light guide portion 75 can be inserted into the first opening 61 under the driving of the restoring force of the spring arm structure.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the light guiding portion 75 of the light guiding component 70 has a light guiding post 77, and the light guiding post 77 extends into the first opening 61 of the housing 60 to irradiate light outside the housing 60.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the housing 60 includes a pair of first rail structures 64, and the first rail structures 64 protrude from an inner wall of the housing 60 and extend between an end surface 65 of the housing 60 and the first opening 61. The maximum width of the light guiding portion 75 of the light guiding assembly 70 is greater than the distance between the first rail structures 64. With the above configuration, during the process of moving the light guide assembly 70 and the inner member 80 downward by the assembler, the light guide portion 75 can abut against the first rail structure 64, so that the light guide post 77 cannot directly rub against the housing 60, and the light guide post 77 is prevented from being scratched.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the inner member 80 includes a pair of second rail structures 84, the second rail structures 84 being disposed on opposite sides of the spring arm structure (i.e., the extension 71) and configured to abut the first rail structures 64 (e.g., each first rail structure 64 may be located between a corresponding second rail structure 84 and the spring arm structure). In this way, the assembly personnel can be assisted to align the light guiding portion 75 with the first opening 61 of the housing 60 through the cooperation of the first rail structure 64 and the second rail structure 84.

While the present disclosure has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments, it should be understood that the utility model is not limited thereto, but may be embodied with various changes and modifications as may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and the scope of the present disclosure is therefore intended to be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a first opening;

an inner member disposed in the housing;

a light guiding component arranged in the shell and connected with the inner member, wherein the light guiding component is partially exposed through the first opening; and

a light emitting component arranged in the shell and facing the light guiding component,

wherein the inner member and the light guide assembly are integrally formed.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the inner member and the light guide assembly comprise a transparent substrate and a toner dispersed in the transparent substrate.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the inner member is a button, the button comprises a pressing portion, the housing further has a second opening, and the pressing portion is exposed through the second opening.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the button further comprises a fixing portion and at least one spring arm structure, the fixing portion is fixed on the housing, the spring arm structure is connected between the pressing portion and the fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion extends to one side of the light guiding component, the light guiding component comprises an extending portion and a light guiding portion, and the extending portion is connected between the light guiding portion and the fixing portion of the button.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the extension of the light guide assembly, the fixing portion of the button, and the spring arm structure form a U-shaped structure.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light guide assembly comprises a spring arm structure and a light guide portion, the spring arm structure being connected between the inner member and the light guide portion.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the housing comprises a pair of first rail structures protruding from an inner wall of the housing and extending between an end surface of the housing and the first opening, wherein a maximum width of the light guide is greater than a distance between the pair of first rail structures.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the inner member comprises a pair of second rail structures disposed on opposite sides of the spring arm structure and configured to abut the pair of first rail structures.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a headset or a headset charging case.