CN221178065U - Middle frame structure and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a middle frame structure and electronic equipment, and belongs to the technical field of electronics. The middle frame structure comprises a middle plate part and side frame parts; the side frame part is arranged on at least one side edge of the middle plate part in a surrounding manner; the middle plate part is provided with at least one assembly cavity, the side frame part is provided with at least one drain hole, one end of the at least one drain hole is communicated with the at least one assembly cavity, and the other end of the at least one drain hole is communicated to the outer side face of the side frame part. The middle frame structure comprises a middle plate part and side frame parts, wherein the side frame parts are provided with more than one drain hole, the positions of the drain holes correspond to the positions of the assembly cavities on the middle plate part and are communicated with each other, and the drain holes can be used for rapidly discharging retained moisture in the assembly cavities to the outer side surfaces of the side frame parts so as to prevent the retained moisture from being retained in the assembly cavities for a long time and causing corrosion damage to electronic components.

Description

Middle frame structure and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a middle frame structure and an electronic device.

Background

As electronic devices penetrate into various aspects of our lives, water resistance becomes an important indicator for measuring the overall performance of electronic devices.

Because the structure of the folding electronic equipment is special, more water can be retained at some key parts after soaking, the water is not easy to drain, and the structure of the structure can be corroded after long-time retention of the water.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model provides a middle frame structure and electronic equipment, which can solve the problem that moisture at key parts of folding electronic equipment is not easy to discharge.

The technical scheme is as follows:

in one aspect, a middle frame structure is provided, the middle frame structure including a middle plate portion and side frame portions;

the side frame part is arranged on at least one side edge of the middle plate part in a surrounding mode;

The middle plate part is provided with at least one assembly cavity, the side frame part is provided with at least one drain hole, one end of the at least one drain hole is communicated with the at least one assembly cavity, and the other end of the at least one drain hole is communicated to the outer side face of the side frame part.

In some embodiments, the inner wall of the at least one fitting cavity is provided with at least one water collection sump, which is recessed inwardly along the inner wall of the at least one fitting cavity, which communicates with the at least one drain hole.

In some embodiments, the side frame portion is further provided with at least one functional hole, the shape of the at least one drain hole on the outer side surface of the side frame portion is the same as the shape of the at least one functional hole on the outer side surface of the side frame portion, and the at least one drain hole and the at least one functional hole are arranged side by side on the outer side surface of the side frame portion.

In some embodiments, the at least one functional aperture is one or more of: sound outlet and pick-up holes.

In some embodiments, a screen member is disposed within the at least one drain hole, the screen member for preventing debris from entering the at least one assembly cavity.

In another aspect, there is provided an electronic device including: the utility model relates to a middle frame structure and a screen module;

The screen module is connected with the middle frame structure, and the non-display surface of the screen module is opposite to the middle plate.

In some embodiments, at least one side of the screen module is provided with a flat cable, the flat cable is bent towards the non-display surface of the screen module, and at least part of the flat cable is located in the at least one assembly cavity.

In some embodiments, the electronic device further comprises a screen press comprising a connection portion and a screen press portion;

the connecting part is connected with the side frame part and is arranged at intervals with the side edge of the screen module;

The screen pressing part is positioned at one end of the connecting part, which is away from the side frame part, extends towards the inner side of the side frame part and is pressed on the display surface of the screen module.

In some embodiments, the electronic device further comprises a connector located between the non-display surface of the screen module and the midplane portion;

The non-display surface of the screen module, the connecting piece, the screen pressing piece and the middle plate part enclose at least one assembly cavity.

In some embodiments, the electronic device further comprises a seal between the non-display face of the screen module and the midplane portion;

The non-display surface of the screen module, the sealing piece, the screen pressing piece and the middle plate part enclose at least one assembly cavity.

The technical scheme provided by the utility model has the beneficial effects that at least:

The middle frame structure comprises a middle plate part and side frame parts, wherein the side frame parts are provided with more than one drain hole, the positions of the drain holes correspond to the positions of the assembly cavities on the middle plate part and are communicated with each other, and the drain holes can be used for rapidly discharging retained moisture in the assembly cavities to the outer side surfaces of the side frame parts so as to prevent the retained moisture from being retained in the assembly cavities for a long time and causing corrosion damage to electronic components.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent 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 middle frame structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a middle frame structure and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals in the drawings are respectively expressed as:

1. a middle plate portion; 11. assembling the cavity; 111. a water collection tank;

2. a side frame portion; 21. a drain hole; 22. a functional hole;

3. a screen module; 31. a display surface; 32. a non-display surface; 33. a flat cable;

4. A screen pressing piece; 41. a connection part; 42. a screen pressing part;

5. A connecting piece;

6. and a seal.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the utility model. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the utility model as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in fig. 1 are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

It should be understood that "electrically connected" in the present utility model may be understood as components in physical contact and in electrical conduction; it is also understood that the various components in the circuit configuration are connected by physical lines, such as printed circuit board (Printed Circuit Board, PCB) copper foil or wires, that transmit electrical signals. "communication connection" may refer to transmission of electrical signals, including wireless communication connections and wired communication connections. The wireless communication connection does not require physical intermediaries and does not belong to a connection relationship defining the product architecture. "connected" or "coupled" may refer to a mechanical or physical connection, i.e., a and B are connected or a and B are connected, and may refer to a fastening member (such as a screw, bolt, rivet, etc.) between a and B, or a and B are in contact with each other and a and B are difficult to separate.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical terms used in the embodiments of the present utility model have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

With the continuous development of electronic information technology, various intelligent electronic devices are layered endlessly, wherein the birth of the folding electronic device further improves the portability of the electronic device, and common folding electronic devices such as a folding screen mobile phone, a folding tablet computer and the like.

Taking a folding screen mobile phone as an example, a rotating shaft device is used for connecting two parts of machine body structures, a flexible display screen is carried, and the flexible display screen can realize switching between a folding state and a closing state along with the machine body structures.

However, since the flexible display screen does not have the stretchability in the plane direction, certain dislocation occurs in the length direction of the flexible display screen during the folding or closing process, so as to balance the dimensional change generated by deformation. Therefore, a certain gap is usually reserved at the edge of the flexible display screen to be used as avoidance of the size dislocation in the folding electronic device.

The problem of water inflow can be caused by the unavoidable clearance, in a general area, the water immersed in the clearance can not affect the internal structure and can be slowly discharged through the volatilization of the water vapor, but in some key parts, such as a flat cable area of a flexible display screen, the water needs to be timely discharged, and the flat cable can be corroded after being immersed in the water for a long time, so that the flat cable is in fault.

Therefore, the utility model provides a middle frame structure, which can rapidly discharge the retained moisture in the assembly cavity to the outer side surface of the side frame part by utilizing the drain hole, and prevent the retained moisture from being retained in the assembly cavity for a long time to cause corrosion damage of electronic components.

The application provides an electronic device. In particular, the electronic device may be any of various types of computer system devices having flexible display screens and a mid-frame structure. In particular, the electronic device may be a mobile phone or a smart phone, a portable game device, a laptop, a PDA, a portable internet device, a music player, and a data storage device, other handheld devices, and a wearable device such as a headset, etc., which may also be charged (e.g., a Head Mounted Device (HMD) such as an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic device, or a smart watch).

The electronic device may also be any of a number of electronic devices including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, smart phones, other wireless communication devices, personal digital assistants, audio players, other media players, music recorders, video recorders, other media recorders, radios, medical devices, vehicle transportation equipment, calculators, programmable remote controls, pagers, laptop computers, desktop computers, printers, netbooks, personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), moving picture experts group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) audio layer 3 (MP 3) players, portable medical devices, and digital cameras and combinations thereof.

In some cases, the electronic device may perform a variety of functions (e.g., playing music, displaying video, storing pictures, and receiving and sending phone calls). The electronic device may be, for example, a cellular telephone, a media player, other handheld device, a wristwatch device, a pendant device, an earpiece device, or other compact portable device, if desired.

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In one aspect, as shown in connection with fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a middle frame structure including a middle plate portion 1 and side frame portions 2.

The side frame part 2 is arranged around at least one side edge of the middle plate part 1.

The middle plate part 1 is provided with at least one assembly cavity 11, the side frame part 2 is provided with at least one drain hole 21, one end of the at least one drain hole 21 is communicated with the at least one assembly cavity 11, and the other end of the at least one drain hole 21 is communicated to the outer side surface of the side frame part 2.

The middle frame structure of this embodiment includes medium plate portion 1 and side frame portion 2, more than at least one wash port 21 in the side frame portion 2, and the position of wash port 21 corresponds with the assembly cavity 11 position on medium plate portion 1 to the intercommunication utilizes wash port 21 can be with the interior detention moisture of assembly cavity 11 quick discharge to the lateral surface of side frame portion 2, prevents that moisture from being detained for a long time in the re-assembly cavity 11, causes the erosion damage of electronic components.

In some possible implementations, the middle plate 1 is rectangular plate, and the middle plate 1 is used for assembling a motherboard, a battery, and other modules for supporting electronic devices, and electronic components such as speakers and sensors.

The side frame part 2 is arranged on three sides of the middle plate part 1 in a surrounding mode, and the other side is used for being connected with a rotating shaft structure of the electronic equipment.

Alternatively, the middle plate portion 1 and the side frame portions 2 are integrally formed, including but not limited to integrally injection molded structures, integrally cut molded structures, and the like.

Alternatively, the outer side surface of the side frame portion 2 refers to the surface of the side frame portion 2 facing away from the middle plate portion 1, which is in contact with the outside air. Taking a mobile phone product as an example, the outer side surface of the side frame part 2 can be any position of the top edge, the side edge or the bottom edge of the mobile phone product.

In other possible implementations, the assembly cavity 11 of the middle plate portion 1 may be used for assembling a motherboard, a battery, and other modules of an electronic device, may be used for assembling electronic components such as a speaker and a sensor, and may also be used for avoiding a routing structure inside the electronic device.

It should be noted that the number of the assembly cavities 11 is, for example, one, two, three, etc., and the number of the drain holes 21 is, for example, one, two, three, etc. The number of the drain holes 21 corresponding to the mounting chamber 11 may be one or two or more, and the present application is not limited thereto.

As shown in connection with fig. 1, in some embodiments, the inner wall of the at least one fitting cavity 11 is provided with at least one water collection sump 111, the at least one water collection sump 111 being recessed inwardly along the inner wall of the at least one fitting cavity 11, the at least one water collection sump 111 being in communication with the at least one drain hole 21.

By utilizing the water collecting tank 111 arranged on the inner wall of the assembly cavity 11, the accumulated water in the assembly cavity 11 can be collected as soon as possible and discharged outwards through the water drain hole 21, and the water drain effect of the water drain hole 21 is further improved.

The number of the water collection grooves 111 may be one, two, three, or the like, and the number of the drain holes 21 communicating with each water collection groove 111 may be one, or two or more, and the present application is not limited thereto.

In some possible implementations, the water collection tank 111 is located on the inner wall of the bottom surface of the assembly cavity 11, where the inner wall of the bottom surface is the inner wall of the assembly cavity 11 at the lowest position in the vertical direction when the electronic device is in the use scene with the display surface 31 facing upwards vertically, so that the gravity of the accumulated water can be utilized to flow and collect towards the water collection tank 111.

As shown in connection with fig. 2, in some embodiments, the side frame part 2 is further provided with at least one functional hole 22, the shape of the at least one drain hole 21 on the outer side of the side frame part 2 is the same as the shape of the at least one functional hole 22 on the outer side of the side frame part 2, and the at least one drain hole 21 and the at least one functional hole 22 are arranged side by side on the outer side of the side frame part 2.

In order to improve the appearance effect of the drain hole 21, the drain hole 21 and the functional hole 22 on the side frame 2 are arranged at the same position, and the shape of the drain hole 21 on the outer side surface of the side frame 2 is the same as the shape of the functional hole 22 on the outer side surface of the side frame 2, so that the drain hole 21 and the functional hole 22 are completely the same in terms of the appearance effect, the abrupt sense of the drain hole 21 is avoided, and the appearance effect of the outer side surface of the side frame 2 is improved.

The number of the functional holes 22 may be one, two, three, or the like, and the present application is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the at least one functional aperture 22 is one or more of: sound outlet and pick-up holes. The sound outlet hole and the pickup hole are common appearance hole structures in electronic equipment, and the arrangement of the drain hole 21 and the sound outlet hole or the pickup hole is beneficial to avoiding abrupt feeling of the drain hole 21 and improving the appearance effect of the outer side face of the side frame part 2.

In some embodiments, a screen member is provided in at least one drain hole 21 for preventing debris from entering the at least one fitting cavity 11. By arranging the filter screen member in the drain hole 21, sundries can be prevented from entering the assembly cavity 11 through the drain hole 21, and the cleanliness of the assembly cavity 11 is improved.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the present embodiment provides an electronic device, including: the utility model relates to a middle frame structure and a screen module 3; the screen module 3 is connected with the middle frame structure, and the non-display surface 32 of the screen module 3 is opposite to the middle plate part 1.

The electronic equipment of the embodiment adopts the middle frame structure of the application, and has all the beneficial technical effects of all the embodiments.

In some possible implementations, the electronic device is a foldable electronic device, and the electronic device includes a rotating shaft structure and two middle frame structures, where the two middle frame structures are respectively connected with the rotating shaft structure, and the screen module 3 is covered on the two middle frame structures and the rotating shaft structure, and has a flattened state and a closed state that can be switched mutually.

The screen module 3 is illustratively a flexible screen including a flexible display panel. The structure of the flexible display panel has various forms.

Illustratively, the flexible display panel includes a substrate, an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) layer, and a thin film encapsulation (Thin Film Encapsulation, TFE) layer, which are sequentially stacked.

Another exemplary flexible display panel includes a substrate, a thin film transistor (Thin Film Transistor) layer, an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) layer, a thin film encapsulation (Thin Film Encapsulation, TFE) layer, a touch layer, and a polarizer, which are sequentially stacked.

It should be noted that the layer structure of the flexible display panel is not limited to the two types of structures listed above, and other layer structures may be used in the flexible display panel when the folding display needs are satisfied.

As shown in connection with fig. 2, 3 and 4, in some embodiments, at least one side of the screen module 3 is provided with a flat cable 33, the flat cable 33 is bent towards the non-display surface 32 of the screen module 3, and at least a portion of the flat cable 33 is located in the at least one assembly cavity 11.

In this embodiment, the assembly cavity 11 on the middle plate portion 1 is used to accommodate the flat cables 33 of the screen module 3, so that the flat cables 33 can be stacked with a larger bending angle, which is beneficial to reducing bending damage of the flat cables 33. Meanwhile, the assembly cavity 11 is communicated with the drain hole 21, so that accumulated water in the assembly cavity 11 can be timely discharged, the flat cable 33 can be prevented from being immersed in water, and the safety of the flat cable 33 is improved.

When the electronic device is a folding electronic device, the flat cable 33 is located at a side of the screen module 3 away from the rotating shaft structure, and when the screen module 3 rotates around the rotating shaft structure along with the middle frame structure, the side of the flat cable 33 is dislocated in a direction approaching or separating from the rotating shaft structure.

As shown in connection with fig. 2, 3, 4, in some embodiments, the electronic device further comprises a screen press 4, the screen press 4 comprising a connection portion 41 and a screen press portion 42; the connecting part 41 is connected with the side frame part 2, and the connecting part 41 is arranged at intervals with the side edge of the screen module 3; the screen pressing portion 42 is located at one end of the connecting portion 41 away from the side frame portion 2, extends towards the inner side of the side frame portion 2, and presses against the display surface 31 of the screen module 3.

Through the arrangement, the screen pressing part 42 of the screen pressing piece 4 is used for pressing the screen module 3 on the middle frame structure, and meanwhile, the screen pressing part 42 can cover the reserved gap on the side edge of the screen module 3, so that the whole surface of the electronic equipment is good in appearance integrity, and sundries can be prevented from entering the reserved gap.

As shown in connection with fig. 2,3, 4, in some embodiments the electronic device further comprises a connector 5, the connector 5 being located between the non-display surface 32 of the screen module 3 and the midplane 1; the non-display surface 32 of the screen module 3, the connecting piece 5, the screen pressing piece 4 and the middle plate part 1 enclose at least one assembly cavity 11.

In this embodiment, the assembly cavity 11 encloses jointly through screen module 3, connecting piece 5, press screen piece 4 and medium plate portion 1, and wash port 21 and this assembly cavity 11 intercommunication can in time be discharged the moisture that screen module 3 side clearance invaded, prevents ponding and soaks for a long time, causes the electronic component damage.

As shown in connection with fig. 2,3, 4, in some embodiments the electronic device further comprises a seal 6, the seal 6 being located between the non-display surface 32 of the screen module 3 and the midplane 1; the non-display surface 32 of the screen module 3, the sealing member 6, the screen pressing member 4 and the middle plate portion 1 enclose at least one assembly cavity 11.

The sealing piece 6 can prevent the moisture in the assembly cavity 11 from further invading inwards, and plays a role in waterproof protection on key devices such as a main board, a battery and the like in the electronic equipment. It should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; may be a mechanical connection; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. 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 for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an exemplary embodiment," "an example," "a particular example," or "some examples" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the utility model is not intended to limit the utility model, but rather, the utility model is to be construed as limited to the embodiments disclosed.

Claims (10)

1. A middle frame structure, characterized in that the middle frame structure comprises a middle plate part (1) and side frame parts (2);

The side frame part (2) is arranged on at least one side edge of the middle plate part (1) in a surrounding mode;

the middle plate part (1) is provided with at least one assembly cavity (11), the side frame part (2) is provided with at least one drain hole (21), one end of the at least one drain hole (21) is communicated with the at least one assembly cavity (11), and the other end of the at least one drain hole (21) is communicated to the outer side face of the side frame part (2).

2. The mid-frame structure according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the at least one fitting cavity (11) is provided with at least one water collection trough (111), the at least one water collection trough (111) being recessed inwardly along the inner wall of the at least one fitting cavity (11), the at least one water collection trough (111) being in communication with the at least one drain hole (21).

3. The middle frame structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the side frame part (2) is further provided with at least one functional hole (22), the shape of the at least one drain hole (21) at the outer side surface of the side frame part (2) is the same as the shape of the at least one functional hole (22) at the outer side surface of the side frame part (2), and the at least one drain hole (21) and the at least one functional hole (22) are arranged side by side on the outer side surface of the side frame part (2).

4. A mid-frame structure according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that said at least one functional hole (22) is one or more of the following: sound outlet and pick-up holes.

5. A mid-frame structure according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that said at least one drain hole (21) is provided with a sieve element for preventing debris from entering said at least one assembly cavity (11).

6. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising: the mid-frame structure of any one of claims 1 to 5, and a screen module (3);

The screen module (3) is connected with the middle frame structure, and the non-display surface (32) of the screen module (3) is opposite to the middle plate part (1).

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, characterized in that at least one side of the screen module (3) is provided with a flat cable (33), the flat cable (33) is bent towards the non-display surface (32) of the screen module (3), and at least part of the flat cable (33) is located in the at least one assembly cavity (11).

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the electronic device further comprises a screen press (4), the screen press (4) comprising a connection portion (41) and a screen press portion (42);

The connecting part (41) is connected with the side frame part (2), and the connecting part (41) is arranged at intervals with the side edge of the screen module (3);

the screen pressing part (42) is positioned at one end of the connecting part (41) away from the side frame part (2), extends towards the inner side of the side frame part (2), and is pressed on the display surface (31) of the screen module (3).

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a connector (5), the connector (5) being located between a non-display surface (32) of the screen module (3) and the midplane (1);

The non-display surface (32) of the screen module (3), the connecting piece (5), the screen pressing piece (4) and the middle plate part (1) enclose at least one assembly cavity (11).

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a seal (6), the seal (6) being located between a non-display surface (32) of the screen module (3) and the midplane (1);

the non-display surface (32) of the screen module (3), the sealing piece (6), the screen pressing piece (4) and the middle plate part (1) enclose at least one assembly cavity (11).