CN220544225U - Terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses terminal equipment, which comprises a shell, a main board and an antenna, wherein the shell comprises a first part and a side wall part, the side wall part is connected with the first part and surrounds the first part to form a containing space, the main board is arranged on the first part and is positioned in the containing space, the antenna comprises a main body part, a first branch and a second branch, the main body part is attached to the side wall part, the first branch is bent from one end of the main body part to be connected with the first part, the second branch and the first branch are positioned on two opposite sides of the main body part, and the second branch is bent from the other end of the main body part to be connected with the main board. The terminal equipment can meet the arrangement of the antennas, realize the miniaturization design of the antennas and meet the performance design requirements of the antennas.

Description

Terminal equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of antennas, in particular to terminal equipment.

Background

With the development of technology, the terminal devices are being developed towards the trend of light weight and thin and integrated. However, along with the light and thin and diversified functions of the terminal device, the internal space of the terminal device is occupied by more peripheral modules, so that the internal space reserved for the antenna is smaller and smaller, which is not only unfavorable for the arrangement of the antenna, but also cannot meet the design requirement of the antenna performance.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model discloses terminal equipment, which can adapt to the arrangement of antennas, save the internal space of the terminal equipment and meet the performance design requirement of the antennas.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model discloses a terminal device, comprising:

the shell comprises a first part and a side wall part, wherein the side wall part is connected with the first part and surrounds the first part to form a containing space, and the side wall part is an electric conductor;

the main board is arranged on the first part and is positioned in the accommodating space; and

the antenna comprises a main body part, a first branch and a second branch, wherein the main body part is attached to the side wall part, the first branch is bent from one end of the main body part to be connected with the first part, the second branch and the first branch are positioned on two opposite sides of the main body part, and the second branch is bent from the other end of the main body part to be connected with the main board.

As an alternative embodiment, the side wall portion includes an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface opposite to the inner wall surface, the inner wall surface forms an inner surface of the accommodating space, and the main body portion is attached to the outer wall surface.

As an alternative embodiment, the main body portion is adhered to the outer wall surface so that the main body portion is fixed to the outer wall surface.

As an alternative embodiment, the housing includes a first housing having the first portion and the side wall portion, and a second housing connected to the first housing and located at an outer periphery of the first housing, the main body portion being located between the first housing and the second housing.

As an alternative embodiment, the housing has a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, and the main body is attached to the sidewall portion near the top end.

As an alternative embodiment, the antenna further comprises a fastener for securing the first stub to the first portion.

As an optional implementation manner, the first branch is provided with a through hole, the first part is provided with a connecting hole, and the fastener penetrates through the through hole and the connecting hole to fix the first branch to the first part so as to realize grounding of the antenna.

As an optional implementation manner, the second branch is provided with a first signal connection part, the main board is provided with a second signal connection part, and the first signal connection part is connected with the second signal connection part so as to realize the feeding of the antenna.

As an optional implementation manner, the main board is attached to the first portion, and the second branch is connected to one surface of the main board attached to the first portion.

As an alternative implementation manner, the antenna is a metal shrapnel antenna, and the thickness of the antenna is 0.1mm-0.2mm.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the application provides a terminal equipment, including casing, mainboard and antenna, the casing has first part and lateral wall part, and the mainboard sets up in first part, and the antenna has main part, first branch and second branch. The main body part is attached to the side wall part, the first branch knot and the second branch knot are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the main body part and are positioned at two ends of the main body part, the first branch knot is connected to the first part in a bending mode, and the second branch knot is connected with the main board. By the arrangement mode, most of the antenna is located on the side wall portion, arrangement of the antenna is facilitated, and therefore design requirements of antenna performance can be met. Meanwhile, the occupation of the antenna to the inner space of the shell can be reduced, and the miniaturization design of terminal equipment is facilitated. In addition, through the fixing and supporting of the first part and the side wall part to the antenna, the antenna is not easy to fall off and tilt, and the connection reliability of the antenna and the shell is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a terminal device of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a first housing of the terminal device of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna of the terminal device of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic top view of a terminal device of the present application.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. a terminal device; 10. a housing; 11. a first housing; 111. a first portion; 111a, connection holes; 112. a sidewall portion; 112a, an inner wall surface; 112b, an outer wall surface; 113. an accommodating space; 12. a second housing; 13. a top end; 14. a bottom end; 20. a main board; 21. a second signal connection section; 30. an antenna; 31. a main body portion; 32. a first branch; 33. a second branch; 331. a first signal connection section; 34. a fastener.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

In the present utility model, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "middle", "vertical", "horizontal", "lateral", "longitudinal" and the like indicate an azimuth or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings. These terms are only used to better describe the present utility model and its embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the indicated devices, elements or components to the particular orientations or to configure and operate in the particular orientations.

Also, some of the terms described above may be used to indicate other meanings in addition to orientation or positional relationships, for example, the term "upper" may also be used to indicate some sort of attachment or connection in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in the present utility model will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

Furthermore, the terms "mounted," "configured," "provided," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; may be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used primarily to distinguish between different devices, elements, or components (the particular species and configurations may be the same or different), and are not used to indicate or imply the relative importance and number of devices, elements, or components indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

For small size antennas, the size length criterion is typically 16mm or less, the radiation efficiency of which is positively correlated with the electrical size of the antenna. Generally, L/λ is used as an electrical dimension of an antenna, where L is a physical dimension of the antenna, λ is an electromagnetic wave wavelength, λ=v/f, v is a propagation velocity of the electromagnetic wave, and f is a frequency. At a given speed v and frequency f, the smaller L the electrical dimension L/λ of the antenna is, the lower the radiation efficiency of the antenna is. Therefore, in the antenna design of the terminal device, it is required to ensure that L can meet the corresponding design requirement, thereby meeting the radiation efficiency of the antenna and further meeting the performance requirement of the antenna.

In the related art, when the antenna is installed on the terminal device, the antenna is usually disposed on the housing of the terminal device or disposed on the surface of the housing through the bracket, however, as the size of the screen of the terminal device increases, the size of the terminal device is reduced and reduced, and the terminal device is integrated, so that the size of the terminal device is limited, and a plurality of modules and devices are integrated, so that the internal space of the terminal device is occupied, and the design space reserved for the antenna is reduced, which is not only unfavorable for the arrangement of the antenna, but also cannot meet the design requirement of the antenna performance.

Based on the above, the utility model provides a terminal device, which comprises a shell, a main board and an antenna, wherein the shell comprises a first part and a side wall part, the side wall part is connected with the first part and surrounds the first part to form a containing space, the main board is arranged on the first part and is positioned in the containing space, the antenna comprises a main body part, a first branch and a second branch, the main body part is attached to the side wall part, the first branch is bent from one end of the main body part to be connected with the first part, the second branch and the first branch are positioned at two opposite sides of the main body part, and the second branch is bent from the other end of the main body part to be connected with the main board.

According to the terminal equipment disclosed by the utility model, the main body part of the antenna is attached to the side wall part of the shell, and the first branch and the second branch of the antenna are connected to the first part of the shell in a bending manner, so that most of the antenna is positioned on the side wall part, the space occupation of the shell is reduced, and meanwhile, the miniaturization design of the antenna is facilitated, so that the design requirement of the antenna performance can be met.

The technical scheme of the utility model will be further described with reference to the examples and the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 to 3 are schematic structural diagrams of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application. The terminal device 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a housing 10, a motherboard 20, and an antenna 30. The housing 10 includes a first portion 111 and a sidewall portion 112, the sidewall portion 112 is connected to the first portion 111 and encloses with the first portion 111 to form a receiving space 113, and the sidewall portion 112 is an electrical conductor. The main board 20 is disposed on the first portion 111 and located in the accommodating space 113. The antenna 30 includes a main body 31, a first branch 32 and a second branch 33, the main body 31 is attached to the side wall 112, the first branch 32 is bent from one end of the main body to be connected to the first portion 111, the second branch 33 and the first branch 32 are located at opposite sides of the main body 31, and the second branch 33 is bent from the other end of the main body 31 to be connected to the motherboard 20.

It will be appreciated that the first portion 111 and the side wall portion 112 may be connected at an angle, and that the side wall portion 112 has a certain length and width, and that in order to enable the antenna 30 to be connected to the first portion 111 and the side wall portion 112, respectively, the main body 31 extends along the length direction of the side wall portion 112, and that the antenna 30 is bent at a certain angle from both ends of the main body 31 to form the first branch 32 and the second branch 33, respectively, for connection to the first portion 111 and the main board 20, respectively, so that the antenna 30 satisfies the fixing and supporting of the two portions of the first portion 111 and the side wall portion 112.

The main body 31 of the antenna 30 is attached to the side wall 112, the first branch 32 and the second branch 33 are disposed on two opposite sides of the main body 31 and at two ends of the main body 31, and the first branch 32 is connected to the first portion 111 and the second branch 33 is connected to the main board 20 in a bending manner. On the one hand, by using the arrangement mode that most of the antenna 30 is located at the side wall portion 112, the antenna 30 has sufficient arrangement space, which is more beneficial to the arrangement of the antenna 30, so as to meet the performance design requirement of the antenna 30. At the same time, the occupation of the antenna 30 to the internal space of the housing 10 can be reduced, and space is saved for the layout of the terminal device 100. On the other hand, the main body 31 of the antenna 30 is attached to the side wall 112, the first branch 32 of the antenna 30 is connected to the first portion 111, and the antenna 30 is less prone to falling off and tilting due to the fixing and supporting of the antenna 30 by the first portion 111 and the side wall 112, which is beneficial to improving the connection reliability of the antenna 30 and the housing 10.

The terminal device 100 of the present embodiment may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet, a computer, a smart watch, etc. having an antenna 30 and used for a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity ), a GPS (Global Positioning System, global positioning system), a BT (bluetooth), etc. designed terminal products, which are not limited in particular.

In some embodiments, the housing 10 may include a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, the first housing 11 having a first portion 111 and a sidewall portion 112, the second housing 12 being connected to the first housing 11 and located at an outer periphery of the first housing 11, i.e., the second housing 12 is mounted on the first housing 11, and the body portion 31 is located between the first housing 11 and the second housing 12. The housing 10 comprises the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, so that the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 form a space for assembling the antenna 30, and the main body 31 can be arranged between the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, so that the assembling mode is simpler and more convenient, the internal space of the first housing 11 is not occupied, and the layout of other modules in the first housing 11 is not influenced.

It will be appreciated that the housing 10 also has a top end 13 and a bottom end 14 opposite the top end 13, with the body portion 31 being attached to the sidewall portion 112 proximate the top end 13. Specifically, the main body 31 is attached to the side wall portion 112 of the first housing 11 near the top end 13, so that when the user uses the terminal device 100, interference on signals of the antenna caused by holding the terminal device 100 by the hand of the user can be reduced, and the signal receiving capability and anti-interference capability of the antenna 30 are ensured. For example, the terminal device 100 may be a mobile phone, and the top end 13 of the first housing 11 may be an end of the mobile phone provided with a camera.

In some embodiments, the first housing 11 may be a metal housing, considering that the main body 31 is attached to the side wall portion 111 of the first housing 11. Considering that the antenna 30 is located between the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, in order to prevent the signal of the antenna 30 from being shielded and affecting the signal transmission and reception of the antenna 30, the second housing 12 may be a plastic housing.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the side wall portion 112 includes an inner wall surface 112a and an outer wall surface 112b opposite to the inner wall surface 112a, the inner wall surface 112a forms an inner surface of the accommodating space 113, and the main body 31 is attached to the outer wall surface 112b. It can be understood that the accommodating space 113 formed by the inner wall surface 112a is provided with the main board 20 and other modules (such as a camera module, a receiver module, and a motor module). The design that the main body part 31 is arranged on the outer wall surface 112b is adopted, so that the operation is easier during the assembly, meanwhile, the space of the accommodating space 113 formed by the inner wall surface 112a is not occupied, the arrangement of the antenna 30 is facilitated, the performance requirement of the antenna 30 can be met while the miniaturized design of the antenna 30 is met, and the arrangement of other modules in the accommodating space 113 is not influenced.

Alternatively, the body 31 is bonded to the outer wall surface 112b so that the body 31 can be fixed to the outer wall surface 112b. The method comprises the following steps: a back glue or a coating glue is disposed on a surface of the main body 31 facing the first branch 32, and then the main body 31 is adhered to the outer wall surface 112b. By adopting the design that the main body 31 is adhered to the outer wall surface 112b, the connection between the main body 31 and the outer wall surface 112b can be firmer, so that the connection between the antenna 30 and the housing 10 is more reliable.

In some embodiments, the antenna 30 is a metal dome antenna, and the main body 31, the first branch 32, and the second branch 33 are all metal sheet structures, and the thickness of the antenna 30 is 0.1mm-0.2mm. The metal shrapnel antenna can be a copper sheet, a steel sheet or a metal plating sheet. Preferably, the antenna 30 is made of steel sheet, and the cost of the steel sheet antenna is lower. It is understood that other dimensions of the antenna 30, such as a length and a width of the antenna 30, may be enough to satisfy the installation space of the outer wall surface 112b, and the bending lengths of the first branch 32 and the second branch 33 may be enough to be connected to the first portion 111 and the main board 20, which is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the antenna 30 may also employ an FPC antenna, if the internal space of the terminal device 100 allows, so that the antenna 30 has a higher radiation efficiency.

In some embodiments, as shown in connection with fig. 2 and 5, the antenna 30 may further include a fastener 34, the fastener 34 for securing the first stub 32 of the antenna 30. Specifically, the first branch 32 is provided with a through hole 321, the first portion 111 is provided with a connection hole 111a, and the fastener 34 is disposed through the through hole 321 and the connection hole 111a to fix the first branch 32 to the first portion 111, so as to achieve grounding of the antenna 30. The fixing manner of connecting the first branch 32 to the first portion 111 of the first housing 11 by the fastener 34, on one hand, the grounding of the antenna 30 can be effectively realized by using the metal housing for the first housing 11, so that the antenna 30 has enough grounding area, which is beneficial to signal transmission. On the other hand, this fixing also makes the connection of the antenna 30 with the housing 10 more secure.

Preferably, the fastener 34 may be a screw, and the connection hole 111a engaged with the fastener 34 is a screw hole, and the screw penetrates through the through hole 321 and the screw hole to fix the first stub 32 of the antenna 30 to the first portion 111. The screw fixing mode is adopted, the structure is simple, and the assembly is convenient. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, other structural designs of the fastener 34 may be employed. Such as a pin, which is fitted through the through hole 321 and the connection hole 111a such that the first stub 32 is fixed to the first portion 111.

Optionally, the second branch 33 is provided with a first signal connection portion 331, the main board 20 is provided with a second signal connection portion 21, and the first signal connection portion 331 is connected to the second signal connection portion 21, so as to realize feeding of the antenna 30. It can be understood that the antenna 30 is connected to the main board 20 by the second branch 33, and the first branch 32 is fixedly connected to the first portion 111 to perform grounding, so as to complete the reflow of the antenna 30, thereby performing the receiving and transmitting of signals. The grounding method is defined by the antenna 30 having the main body 31 and the first and second branches 32 and 33 provided at both ends of the main body 31, and the antenna 30 can be miniaturized while satisfying the functions of transmitting and receiving signals of the antenna 30.

In some embodiments, as can be seen from the foregoing description, the main board 20 is attached to the first portion 111, so that the main board 20 has one surface attached to the first portion 111 and the other surface opposite to the first portion 111, and the second branch 33 is connected to the one surface of the main board 20 attached to the first portion 111, that is, the second branch 33 is located between the main board 20 and the housing 10, so that the connection portion between the second branch 33 and the main board 20 is covered under the main board 20, the first signal connection portion 331 of the second branch 33 is protected, and the first signal connection portion 331 is prevented from being deformed or even falling due to collision when exposed outside the main board, which is more beneficial to the stability of the connection of the antenna 30.

Alternatively, the first signal connection portion 331 may be a first signal spring, and the second signal connection portion 21 may be a second signal spring, where the first signal spring contacts the second signal spring to electrically connect the second branch 33 and the main board 20. The mode of the signal spring plate is adopted, the structure is simple, and the contact type connection is more reliable. It will be appreciated that the connection between the second stub 33 and the motherboard may be otherwise. For example, the first signal connection portion 331 is an extension portion of the second branch 33, the second signal connection portion 21 is a pad, and the extension portion is soldered on the pad by soldering to achieve connection of the second branch 33 and the motherboard 20.

Compared with the prior art that the antenna 30 is completely arranged on the inner surface of the housing 10 of the terminal device 100, the terminal device 100 disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can meet the requirement that the antenna 30 is arranged on the first portion 111 and the side wall portion 112 of the first housing 11 in a bending manner and can be stably connected to the first housing 11 in a manner that the large area space on the housing 10 of the terminal device 100 is occupied, thereby reducing the occupation of the accommodating space 113 in the housing 10, realizing the miniaturization design of the antenna 30, meeting the performance requirement of the antenna 30, avoiding the problems of easy falling and tilting of the antenna 30, and effectively ensuring the installation stability of the antenna 30.

The foregoing describes in detail the terminal device disclosed in the embodiments of the present utility model, and specific examples are applied to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present utility model, where the foregoing examples are only used to help understand the terminal device and its core ideas of the present utility model; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the idea of the present utility model, the present disclosure should not be construed as limiting the present utility model in summary.

Claims (10)

1. A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises:

the shell comprises a first part and a side wall part, wherein the side wall part is connected with the first part and surrounds the first part to form a containing space, and the side wall part is an electric conductor;

the main board is arranged on the first part and is positioned in the accommodating space; and

the antenna comprises a main body part, a first branch and a second branch, wherein the main body part is attached to the side wall part, the first branch is bent from one end of the main body part to be connected with the first part, the second branch and the first branch are positioned on two opposite sides of the main body part, and the second branch is bent from the other end of the main body part to be connected with the main board.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the side wall portion includes an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface opposite to the inner wall surface, the inner wall surface forming an inner surface of the accommodation space, the main body portion being attached to the outer wall surface.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the main body portion is bonded to the outer wall surface so that the main body portion is fixed to the outer wall surface.

4. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the housing includes a first housing having the first portion and the side wall portion, and a second housing connected to the first housing and located at an outer periphery of the first housing, the main body portion being located between the first housing and the second housing.

5. A terminal device according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the housing has a top end and a bottom end disposed opposite the top end, the body portion being disposed adjacent the top end of the sidewall portion.

6. The terminal device of any of claims 1-4, wherein the antenna further comprises a fastener for securing the first stub to the first portion.

7. The terminal device of claim 6, wherein the first stub is provided with a through hole, the first portion is provided with a connecting hole, and the fastener is disposed through the through hole and the connecting hole to fix the first stub to the first portion to achieve grounding of the antenna.

8. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein a first signal connection part is provided on the second branch, a second signal connection part is provided on the main board, and the first signal connection part is connected to the second signal connection part to realize feeding of the antenna.

9. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main board is attached to the first portion, and the second branch is connected to a surface of the main board attached to the first portion.

10. The terminal device according to any of claims 1-4, wherein the antenna is a metal dome antenna, and the thickness of the antenna is 0.1mm-0.2mm.