TWI390940B - Foldable electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Folding electronic device

The present invention relates to a folding type electronic device, and more particularly to a light and thin folding type electronic device.

With the rapid development of communication industry, folding electronic devices such as mobile phones have become an indispensable tool in people's daily life. Light and thin mobile phones have the characteristics of light weight and thin thickness, which are convenient for users to carry. Favored by users.

The common thin and light mobile phones are mainly straight-line mobile phones and slide-type mobile phones. Generally, the mobile phones are lengthened or widened, so that the electronic components are arranged on one side as much as possible to reduce the mobile phone. The thickness is not conducive to reducing the size of the mobile phone, and is particularly disadvantageous for making a folding mobile phone. For this reason, there are relatively few thin and foldable mobile phones on the market. However, the straight-type mobile phone and the slide-type mobile phone have relatively smaller window setting space than the folding type mobile phone. The conventional folding type mobile phone has a high overall thickness, a complicated structure, and is inconvenient to assemble.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a folding type electronic device which is simple in structure, easy to assemble, and thin.

A folding type electronic device includes a cover body and a body, the cover body is rotatable relative to the body, the cover body includes a cover body, a display module mounted in the cover body, and a cover a hinge seat connected to the cover body, the body comprising a body casing, a main body module and an antenna seat The main body module includes a bracket base and a plurality of electronic components. The plurality of electronic components are mounted on the bracket base. One end of the bracket base is formed with a sleeve and two sides are formed with a guide rail. The other end of the bracket base is connected to the antenna base. a guide groove is formed on two sides of the main body of the main body, and the main body module is engaged with the guide groove of the main body casing to be received in the main body casing, and the sleeve and the antenna base are respectively exposed The two ends of the body casing are connected to each other by the hinge seat being connected to the sleeve.

Compared with the prior art, the folding electronic device of the present invention sets the display module through a cover body, and one end of the cover body is fixed to a hinge seat to form a cover of a module structure; The plurality of electronic component devices form a main body module on the bracket base, and then the main body module is assembled through the main body casing to modularize the cover body and the body, and then formed by the hinge seat on the cover body and the sleeve on the body body. The hinged fit relationship forms a thin and foldable electronic device with a simple structure.

A folding type electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is exemplified by the mobile phone 100. Referring to FIG. 1 , the mobile phone 100 includes a cover 10 and a body 20 , and the cover 10 is rotatable relative to the body 20 .

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the cover 10 includes a cover housing 11 , a display module 12 , and a hinge base 13 . The cover housing 11 has a substantially hollow rectangular structure and is made of a metal material. The cover housing 11 includes a housing upper wall 112, a housing lower wall 114 and two opposite side walls 116. The housing upper wall 112, the housing lower wall 114 and the two side walls 116 are sequentially connected to form a cover chamber 118, and the cover chamber 118 has a spatial size substantially corresponding to the display. The size of the module 12.

A first viewing window 1122 is defined on the surface of the upper wall 112 of the housing. The first viewing window 1122 has a rectangular structure and is used as a window for the mobile phone 100 to display information such as time without folding.

The second lower window 1142 is larger than the first view window 1122, and is used as a window for displaying information such as operation or communication when the mobile phone 100 is opened. .

The lower wall 114 of the housing is shorter than the upper wall 112 of the housing, and a second receiving slot 1124 and a second capacity are respectively formed at the two ends of the lower wall 114 of the housing and the two ends of the upper wall 112 of the housing. Slot 1126. The first receiving slot 1124 is configured to receive one end of the display module 12 when the display module 12 is inserted into the cover housing 11 . The second receiving groove 1126 is configured to receive one end of the hinge base 13 when the hinge base 13 is assembled on the cover body 11. A convex body 1128 is formed on each of the two side of the second receiving groove 1126 adjacent to the side wall 116. A first screw hole 1129 is defined in the two protrusions 1128, and is perpendicular to the upper wall 112 of the housing. The first screw hole 1129 is configured to be screwed when the hinge base 13 is assembled on the cover body 11. Hinge base 13.

The two side walls 116 are respectively formed with a stepped guide groove 1162 on the opposite sides of the cover body 118. The first guide hole 1162 defines a first connecting hole 1164 on the end surface facing the first receiving groove 1124. .

The display module 12 has a substantially rectangular structure and includes a main body portion 122 and a connecting portion 124. The main body portion 122 has a size corresponding to the size of the cover chamber 118. One main body unit 122 is disposed on a surface of the main body portion 122 and a listening unit 1224. The main display unit 1222 is sized and configured. The second view window 1142 is equivalent. The other surface of the main body portion 122 is provided with a primary display unit 1226 having a size comparable to that of the first viewing window 1122. The main display unit 1222, the listening unit 1224, and the secondary display unit 1226 can be disposed on the main body portion 122 by being embedded. A stepped guide rail 1228 is formed on each of the two sides of the main body portion 122, and the guide rail 1228 cooperates with the guide groove 1162 of the cover housing 11.

The connecting portion 124 has a rectangular shape and is disposed at one end of the main body portion 122 and integrally formed with the main body portion 122 . The connecting portion 124 is sized to correspond to the first receiving slot 1124. The connecting portion 124 has a second connecting hole 1242 corresponding to the first connecting hole 1164.

The hinge base 13 includes two sleeves 132 and a connecting body 134 . The sleeves 132 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the connecting body 134 . The connecting body 134 is configured to cooperate with the second receiving groove 1126. A second screw hole 1342 is defined in the two ends of the connecting body 134, and a wire slot 1344 is defined in the surface of the connecting body 134 for placing the flexible circuit board. A boss 1346 is formed on one side of the connecting body 134 opposite to the two sleeves 132. When the connecting body 134 is engaged with the connecting groove 1124, the boss 1346 is located between the two protrusions 1128 of the second receiving groove 1126.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the body 20 includes a body casing 21 , a main body module 22 , and an antenna base 23 . The body casing 21 has a substantially hollow rectangular structure and is made of a metal material. The body casing 21 is longer than the cover body 11 and includes a casing upper wall 212, a casing lower wall 214 and two side walls 216. The housing upper wall 212, the housing lower wall 214 and the two side walls 216 are sequentially connected to form a body chamber 218, and the body chamber 218 is used. The main body module 22 is disposed therein.

One end of the body casing 21 is formed with a notch 2122 formed by punching the upper casing wall 212 and the casing lower wall 214. The other end of the body housing 21 defines a rectangular opening 2124 in the upper wall 212 of the housing. The housing lower wall 214 is generally rectangular. The two side walls 216 are formed on the two sides of the body chamber 218 to form two guiding grooves 2162. The guide groove 2162 is disposed along the side wall 216 to be slightly shorter than the side wall 216, and is kept at a certain distance from the end portion where the notch 2122 is formed, so that the antenna holder 23 can fit the body casing 21.

The main body module 22 includes a bracket base 24 and a plurality of electronic components. The bracket base 24 includes a frame 242 and a sleeve 244 integrally connected to the frame 242. The frame 242 has a substantially U-shaped structure and is composed of a two-frame wall 2421 and a three-frame branch 2422 of plastic material. The frame wall 2421 has a length corresponding to the guide groove 2162 of the main body casing 21, and a guide rail 2420 is formed on each of the two sides of the frame wall 2421.

The two frame walls 2421 are connected to the three frame supports 2422 to form a top frame 2423 and a bottom frame 2424, respectively. A thin metal piece 2425 is embedded in the top frame 2423. The metal piece 2425 is thinner than the frame wall 2421. The metal piece 2425 is integrally formed with the frame wall of the top frame 2423 by a method of insert molding, and the top frame 2423 is divided into an upper frame (not labeled). ) and the top frame (not shown). A plurality of cassettes 2426 are formed on the inner sides of the four frame walls of the bottom frame 2424. The cassettes 2426 are made of a plastic material and have a certain elasticity. The frame wall 2421 defines a second extending end 2427 at one end of the bottom frame 2424, and a first fixing hole 2428 is defined in each end of the extending end 2427.

The sleeve 244 is a hollow cylindrical structure formed on the top frame 2423 of the frame 242 by an integral molding and parallel to the frame branch 2422.

The plurality of electronic components mainly include a button module 25, a battery 26, and a circuit board 27. The button module 25 has a thin rectangular plate structure, and includes a panel 252 and a cord portion 254. The surface of the panel 252 is equivalent to the top frame 2423 of the bracket 24, and a plurality of buttons 2522 are disposed on one surface thereof, and the other portion of the surface is disposed adjacent to the corner. The cord portion 254 is used to electrically turn on the button 2522.

The battery 26 has a substantially rectangular structure with a surface dimension corresponding to the top frame 2423 of the bracket base 24. An electrical connection terminal 262 is disposed at a corner of the battery 26, and the electrical connection terminal 262 is used for electrically conducting the battery. 26.

The circuit board 27 has a substantially rectangular structure, and a surface of the circuit is provided with a flexible connecting portion 272 adjacent to the corner. The flexible connecting portion 272 is connected to the flexible portion 254 to electrically connect the button module 25 to the circuit board 27. The other opposite surface of the circuit board 27 is provided with a card slot 274 and a battery connection region 276. The card slot 274 is used for a device SIM card or a memory card. The battery connection area 276 is used to connect the electrical connection terminal 262 of the battery 26 to electrically connect the circuit board 27 to the battery 26.

The antenna base 23 has a substantially rectangular structure, and includes an antenna base 232 and two fixed ends 234 extending along two ends of the antenna base 232. The antenna base 232 is sized and the body housing The recesses 2122 of the 21 are the same, and the second fixing holes 2342 are defined in the fixing ends 234 corresponding to the first fixing holes 2428.

Assembling the mobile phone 100, first assembling the cover 10, see the figure The connecting body 134 of the hinge base 13 is engaged with the second receiving groove 1126 of the cover body 11. The second screw hole 1342 of the connecting body 134 and the first screw hole 1129 of the protruding body 1166 respectively. Aligned. A screw (not shown) is sequentially passed through the first screw hole 1129 and the second screw hole 1342 to screw the hinge base 13 to one end of the cover body 11. The main body portion 122 of the display module 12 is inserted into the cover chamber 118 of the cover body 11. The guide rail 1228 of the display module 12 cooperates with the guide groove 1162 of the cover housing 11. The main display unit 1222 is opposite to the second viewing window 1142. The secondary display unit 1226 is opposite to the first viewing window 1122, and the second connecting hole 1242 of the connecting portion 124 of the display module 12 and the cover housing 11 The first connection holes 1164 on the end faces of the guide grooves 1162 are aligned. A connecting pin (not shown) is sequentially passed through the second connecting hole 1242 and the first connecting hole 1164 to fix the display module 12 in the cover body 11. The assembly of the cover 10 is completed.

When the main body module 22 is assembled, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , the button module 25 is placed on the top frame of the top frame 2423 of the bracket base 24 , and the button module 25 has one surface of the cord portion 254 . It is bonded to one side of the metal piece 2425 of the top frame 2423 by a backing. The battery 26 is placed in the top frame of the top frame 2423 of the bracket base 24, and the battery 26 can also be bonded to the other side of the metal piece 2425 of the top frame 2423 by adhesive. The circuit board 27 is placed in the bottom frame 2424 of the bracket base 24, and the circuit board 27 is clamped by the card frame 2426 of the bottom frame 2424. The cord portion 254 of the button module 25 is in communication with the cord connection region 272 of the circuit board 27, and the electrical connection terminal 262 of the battery 26 is in communication with the battery connection region 276 of the circuit board 27. Then, the main body module 22 is assembled.

The main body module 22 is sleeved into the main body casing 21, and the guide rail 2420 of the bracket base 24 of the main body module 22 is engaged with the guide groove 2162 of the main body casing 21. The button 2522 of the button module 25 of the main body module 22 is exposed to the rectangular opening 2124 of the upper wall 212 of the housing. The battery 26 is covered by the lower casing wall 214 of the main body casing 21, and the circuit board 27 is mounted between the upper casing wall 212 of the main body casing 21 and the lower casing wall 214.

The antenna holder 23 is mounted, and the antenna holder 23 is fitted to the notch 2122 of the body casing 21. The antenna mount body 232 engages the recess 2122 and abuts a frame bracket 2422 of the bottom frame 2424 of the bracket base 24. The second fixing hole 2342 of the antenna base 23 is opposite to the first fixing hole 2428 of the two frame walls 2421 of the bracket seat 24. A fixing pin (not shown) is passed through the second fixing hole 2342 and the first fixing hole 2428 to fix the antenna holder 23 to the bracket seat 24. The antenna base 23 is assembled with the main body module 22 and the body casing 21 into the body 20.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the cover 10 and the body 20 are assembled. The sleeve 132 of the cover 10 cooperates with the sleeve 244 of the body 20 , and a hinge (not shown) is inserted into the sleeve 132 and the sleeve 244 . And the electrical connection line (not shown), the cover 10 is electrically connected to the body 20 and can be relatively opened or closed. Then the assembly of the mobile phone 100 is completed.

The folding type electronic device mobile phone 100 of the present invention is provided with the display module 12 through the cover body 11 , and the main body module 22 is set by the main body casing 21 to modularize the cover body 10 and the body 20 and pass through The sleeve 244 formed on the body 20 and the hinge seat 13 formed on the cover 10 achieve an articulated relationship with the mobile phone 100. The mobile phone 100 has a simple structure and a thin thickness. The cover housing 11 and the body housing 21 are both made of metal (such as aluminum or iron). The bracket base 24 on the main body 20 is integrally formed by metal and plastic, and the structure of the mobile phone 100 is high.

Further, since the antenna mount 23 is used to transmit and receive communication signals, it cannot be shielded by the metal casing. In order to avoid communication failure caused by the cover housing 11 of the cover 10 shielding the antenna mount 23, the body 20 should be made longer than the cover 10. The antenna holder 23 is disposed on a portion of the body 20 that is longer than the cover body 10, so that the antenna holder 23 can be shielded from the metal casing.

100‧‧‧Mobile Phone

212‧‧‧Shell upper wall

10‧‧‧ cover

2122‧‧‧ Notch

11‧‧‧ cover shell

2124‧‧‧ rectangular opening

112‧‧‧Shell upper wall

214‧‧‧The lower wall of the casing

1122‧‧‧First view window

216‧‧‧ side wall

1124‧‧‧First accommodating slot

2162‧‧‧ Guide slot

1126‧‧‧Second accommodating slot

22‧‧‧ body module

1128‧‧‧ convex

23‧‧‧ antenna mount

1129‧‧‧First screw hole

232‧‧‧Antenna body

114‧‧‧The lower wall of the casing

234‧‧‧Fixed end

1142‧‧‧ second view window

24‧‧‧ bracket

116‧‧‧ side wall

242‧‧‧Frame

1162‧‧‧ Guide slot

2420‧‧‧rail

1164‧‧‧First connection hole

2421‧‧‧ frame wall

118‧‧‧ Covering room

2422‧‧‧ frame support

12‧‧‧Display module

2423‧‧‧ top frame

122‧‧‧ Main body

2424‧‧‧ bottom frame

1222‧‧‧Main display unit

2425‧‧‧metal piece

1224‧‧‧Listing unit

2426‧‧‧Carmen

1226‧‧‧ display units

2427‧‧‧Extension

1228‧‧‧rail

2428‧‧‧First fixed hole

124‧‧‧Connecting Department

244‧‧‧ bushings

1242‧‧‧Second connection hole

25‧‧‧Key Module

13‧‧‧Hinges

252‧‧‧ panel

132‧‧‧ sleeve

2522‧‧‧ button

134‧‧‧Connected ontology

254‧‧‧Softwire Department

1342‧‧‧Second screw hole

26‧‧‧Battery

1344‧‧‧ wire trough

27‧‧‧ boards

1346‧‧‧Boss

272‧‧‧Wire connection area

20‧‧‧ body

274‧‧‧ card slot

21‧‧‧ body shell

276‧‧‧Battery connection area

1 is a schematic overall view of a folded electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the folded electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of the cover of the folded electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the cover of the folding electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the folded electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the folding electronic device of the present invention; The overall schematic diagram of the state.

100‧‧‧Mobile Phone

20‧‧‧ body

10‧‧‧ cover

212‧‧‧Shell upper wall

112‧‧‧Shell upper wall

23‧‧‧ antenna mount

1122‧‧‧First view window

244‧‧‧ bushings

132‧‧‧ sleeve

Claims (10)

A folding type electronic device includes a cover body and a body, wherein the cover body is rotatable relative to the body, and the cover body comprises: a cover body and a display module mounted in the cover body And a hinge base connected to the cover body, the body comprises a body casing, a main body module and an antenna base, the main body module comprises a bracket base and a plurality of electronic components, and the plurality of electronic components are assembled A bracket is formed on one end of the bracket base, and a guide rail is formed on two sides, and the other end of the bracket base is connected to the antenna base. The two sides of the bracket shell are formed with guide slots, and the main body module is formed by a guide rail of the bracket seat cooperates with a guiding slot of the body housing to be received in the body housing, and the sleeve and the antenna seat are respectively exposed at two ends of the body housing, and the cover body and the body pass the hinge The seats are connected to the sleeve and connected to each other. The folding type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the cover body and the body case are both made of metal. The folding electronic device of claim 1, wherein the cover body comprises a casing upper wall, a casing lower wall and two side walls, the casing upper wall, the casing lower wall and the second The side walls are sequentially connected to form a cover chamber to fit the display module. The folding electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the lower wall of the housing is shorter than the length of the upper wall of the housing, and forms a first receiving slot and a first portion respectively with the upper end of the upper wall of the housing. Two accommodating slots. The folding electronic device of claim 4, wherein a first viewing window is defined in the upper wall of the housing, and a second viewing window is disposed on the lower wall of the housing. a main body portion and a connecting portion integrally connected with the main body portion, the main body portion is provided with a second view on a surface thereof The main display unit corresponding to the window is provided with a secondary display unit corresponding to the first view window, and the connecting portion is received in the first receiving slot. The folding type electronic device of claim 4, wherein the hinge base comprises two sleeves and a connecting body, the two sleeves are oppositely disposed on one side of the connecting body, and the connecting body is fit and received. The second receiving groove. The folding electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body casing is longer than the cover body, the body casing comprises a casing upper wall, a casing lower wall and two side walls, The upper wall of the casing, the lower wall of the casing and the two side walls are sequentially connected to form a body chamber to fit the main body module. The folding type electronic device of claim 7, wherein the bracket base comprises a frame, the rail is formed on two sides of the frame, and the guide groove is formed on two sidewalls of the body shell. The guide rail cooperates with a guide groove on the side wall to mount the bracket seat in the body housing. The folding type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the bracket base comprises a top frame and a bottom frame, wherein the top frame is embedded with a metal piece, and the metal piece divides the top frame into an upper top The frame and the top frame, the plurality of electronic components include a button module, a battery and a circuit board, the button module is disposed in the upper top frame, and the battery body is disposed in the lower top frame The circuit board is disposed in the bottom frame. The folding type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the antenna base comprises an antenna base body and two fixing ends extending along two ends of the antenna base body, and the body housing is formed with a concave end at one end. The antenna base body is engaged with the recess, and the fixed end is fixed to one end of the bracket base.