WO2020192356A1

WO2020192356A1 - Mobile terminal and housing assembly therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2020192356A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/077125
Authority: WO
Inventors: 肖寒; 游胜博
Original assignee: Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2019-03-26
Filing date: 2020-02-28
Publication date: 2020-10-01
Also published as: CN209823800U

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a housing assembly therefor, the housing assembly comprising a housing body (110), a camera lens (120) and a light transmitting piece (130). The housing body (110) comprises an outer surface (110a) and an inner surface (110b) arranged to face away from one another, and a through hole (130a) is opened in the housing body (110), the through hole (130a) passing through the outer surface (110a) and the inner surface (110b). The camera lens (120) is integrally formed in the housing body (110), and light rays located on the outer surface (110a) side are able to enter the side where the inner surface (110b) is located by means of the camera lens (120). The light transmitting piece (130) is arranged in the through hole (130a) and is connected to the housing body (110). A portion of the structure of the light transmitting piece (130) protrudes from the outer surface (110a), and light rays located on the inner surface (110b) side are able to pass through the light transmitting piece (130) and enter the side where the outer surface (110a) is located.

Description

Mobile terminal and its shell assembly

Technical field

This application relates to the technical field of mobile terminals, and in particular to mobile terminals and their shell components.

Background technique

Mobile terminals such as smart phones are generally provided with a rear shell, and a camera decorative ring corresponding to the rear camera is installed on the rear shell. The rear case is the main component that presents the appearance of the mobile terminal. The setting of the camera decoration ring is not conducive to the overall appearance of the rear case. Moreover, the current rear case structure is prone to scratches and abrasions when it comes in contact with external objects, destroying the aesthetics of the rear case .

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a case assembly and a mobile terminal.

In one aspect, the present application provides a shell assembly, including:

A housing comprising an outer surface and an inner surface arranged opposite to each other, the housing is provided with a through hole, and the through hole penetrates the outer surface and the inner surface;

The camera lens is integrally formed on the housing, and the light on the side of the outer surface can enter the side where the inner surface is located through the camera lens; and

The light-transmitting member penetrates the through hole and is connected to the housing, a part of the structure of the light-transmitting member protrudes from the outer surface, and the light on the side of the inner surface can penetrate the The light-transmitting member is incident on the side where the outer surface is located.

On the other hand, this application provides a mobile terminal, including:

Display screen with displayable area;

The housing is connected to a side of the display screen facing away from the displayable area; the housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite to each other, wherein the inner surface is located in the direction of the housing. On one side of the display screen, a through hole is opened on the housing, and the through hole penetrates the outer surface and the inner surface;

The camera lens is integrally formed on the housing, and the light on the side of the outer surface can enter the side where the inner surface is located through the camera lens;

The light-transmitting member penetrates the through hole and is connected to the housing, and a part of the structure of the light-transmitting member protrudes from the outer surface;

A camera module having a light incident surface, the camera module is arranged between the camera lens and the display screen, and the light incident surface is opposite to the camera lens;

The breathing light is arranged between the light-transmitting part and the display screen, and the light emitted by the breathing light can penetrate through the light-transmitting part to the side where the outer surface is located.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the drawings of other embodiments can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal provided by an embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the mobile terminal shown in Fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional exploded structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the assembly diagram of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional exploded structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the assembly diagram of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment.

detailed description

In order to facilitate the understanding of the application, the application will be described in a more comprehensive manner with reference to the relevant drawings. The drawings show preferred embodiments of the application. However, this application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of this application more thorough and comprehensive.

As used herein, "terminal equipment" refers to, but is not limited to, devices that can receive and/or send communication signals connected via any one or several of the following connection methods:

(1) Connection via wired lines, such as via public switched telephone networks (PSTN), digital subscriber line (Digital Subscriber Line, DSL), digital cable, direct cable connection;

(2) Via wireless interface, such as cellular network, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), digital TV network such as DVB-H network, satellite network, AM-FM broadcast transmitter.

A terminal device set to communicate through a wireless interface may be referred to as a "mobile terminal." Examples of mobile terminals include but are not limited to the following electronic devices:

(1) Satellite phone or cellular phone;

(2) Personal Communications System (PCS) terminals that can combine cellular radio telephones with data processing, fax and data communication capabilities;

(3) Radio telephones, pagers, Internet/Intranet access, Web browsers, notebooks, calendars, personal digital assistants (PDAs) equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers;

(4) Conventional laptop and/or palmtop receiver;

(5) Conventional laptop and/or palmtop radio telephone transceivers, etc.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, a mobile terminal 10 is provided. The mobile terminal 10 may be a smart phone, a computer, or an IPAD, etc., which is not limited herein.

The mobile terminal 10 of this embodiment is described by taking a mobile phone as an example. The mobile terminal 10 includes a housing assembly 100, a display screen 200, a camera module 300, and a breathing lamp 400.

Among them, the display screen 200 has a displayable area 200a.

In some embodiments, the display screen 200 may adopt an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen for displaying information, and the LCD screen may be a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) screen or an IPS (In-Plane Switching) screen. ) Screen or SLCD (Splice Liquid Crystal Display) screen.

In other embodiments, the display screen 200 may use an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, organic electro-laser display) screen for displaying information, and the OLED screen may be an AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode, active matrix organic light emitting diode). Polar body) screen or Super AMOLED (Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen or Super AMOLED Plus (Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode Plus) screen, not here Repeat it again.

As shown in combination with FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the housing assembly 100 includes a housing 110, a camera lens 120 and a light transmitting member 130.

The housing 110 is connected to a side of the display screen 200 facing away from the displayable area 200a, and the housing 110 includes an outer surface 110a and an inner surface 110b disposed opposite to each other. Wherein, the inner surface 110b is located on the side of the housing 110 facing the display screen 200. Specifically, after the housing 110 is installed on the display screen 200, the inner surface 110b of the housing 110 is not exposed to the mobile terminal 10, that is, the housing The inner surface 110b of the body 110 is an invisible part.

The camera lens 120 is integrally formed on the housing 110, and the light on the side of the outer surface 110a can enter the side where the inner surface 110b is located through the camera lens 120. The camera lens 120 can meet the requirement of light incident from the outer surface 110a to the inner surface 110b, so that the camera module 300 can take pictures normally. Specifically, the camera module 300 has a light-incident surface 300a, the camera module 300 is disposed between the camera lens 120 and the display screen 200, and the light-incident surface 300a is opposite to the camera lens 120, so that incident from the camera lens 120 to the inner surface The light on the side where 110b is located can illuminate the light incident surface 300a, so that the camera module 300 can perform normal shooting. In this embodiment, since the camera lens 120 is integrally formed on the housing 110, the housing 110 has a complete appearance texture, and the appearance integrity is improved.

3 and 4, the housing 110 is provided with a through hole 130a, and the through hole 130a penetrates the outer surface 110a and the inner surface 110b. The light-transmitting member 130 passes through the through hole 130a and is connected to the housing 110. A part of the structure of the light-transmitting member 130 protrudes from the outer surface 110a, and the light on the side of the inner surface 110b can penetrate the light-transmitting member 130 and enter the outside. The side where the surface 110a is located.

In this embodiment, on the one hand, the light-transmitting member 130 satisfies the need for light transmission. On the other hand, because part of the structure of the light-transmitting member 130 protrudes from the outer surface 110a, when the housing 110 is placed on a platform such as a desk or floor The part of the light-transmitting member 130 that protrudes from the outer surface 110a prevents the outer surface 110a of the housing 110 from adhering to the platform. To be precise, the protrusion of the light-transmitting member 130 prevents the outer surface 110a from being flat with the platform. By fitting, the camera lens 120 will not touch the platform, thereby preventing the camera lens 120 from being scratched and affecting the appearance or shooting effect of the housing 110.

In one embodiment, the light transmission performance of the light transmission member 130 can be used to transmit the light emitted by the breathing lamp 400 to the side where the outer surface 110a is located.

Specifically, the breathing lamp 400 is arranged between the light-transmitting member 130 and the display screen 200. Since the light on the side of the inner surface 110b can penetrate the light-transmitting member 130 and enter the side where the outer surface 110a is located, it is arranged on the light-transmitting member. When the breathing lamp 400 between 130 and the display screen 200 emits light, the light emitted by the breathing lamp 400 can be transmitted to the side of the outer surface 110a through the light-transmitting member 130. With this arrangement, the breathing lamp 400 can be used for information prompting , Or use the lighting effect of the breathing lamp 400 to meet the user's demand for colorful lighting effects, and improve the user experience.

It should be noted that the number of camera lenses 120 can be multiple, for example, two or more. As shown in combination with FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, two camera lenses 120 are provided on the housing 110 so as to provide two camera modules 300 to realize the dual camera function. It should be pointed out that, in other embodiments, the number of camera lens 120 may also be one. The difference is that after the camera lens 120 is formed on the housing 110, it can meet the light transmission requirements of multiple camera modules 300 at the same time. . For example, after multiple camera modules 300 are installed on the mobile terminal 10, the light incident surfaces 300a of the multiple camera modules 300 are opposite to the camera lens 120. To be precise, the light incident surfaces 300a of the multiple camera modules 300 are on the camera. The projections on the lens 120 are all located on the lens 120 of the camera. With this arrangement, the camera lens 120 can not only meet the shooting needs of multiple camera modules 300, but also can see through a large area and facilitate the observation of the internal structure of the mobile terminal 10, forming a perspective visual effect and improving user experience.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 10 includes a circuit board 500 and a battery 600.

The circuit board 500 is located inside the mobile terminal 10, and electronic components such as a controller, a storage unit, a power management unit, and a baseband chip are integrated on the circuit board 500. The circuit board 500 can control the operation of the mobile terminal 10, can also be used to control the working state of the breathing lamp 400, or control the camera module 300 to shoot.

In some embodiments, the breathing light 400 is electrically connected to the circuit board 500, that is, the breathing light 400 and the circuit board 500 can transmit current or information.

The breathing light 400 and the circuit board 500 may be electrically contacted and connected through a board to board connector (BTB, Board to Board) 400a. In other embodiments, the breathing light 400 can also be integrated on the circuit board 500 in the form of a packaged patch, so that it can be installed on the mobile terminal 10 along with the circuit board 500 to simplify the installation operation.

The battery 600 has a first side surface 601 and a second side surface 602 arranged opposite to each other. Wherein, the first side surface 601 is opposite to the display screen 200, and the breathing lamp 400 is attached to the first side surface 601. With this arrangement, there is no large gap between the breathing lamp 400 and the battery 600, so that the structure between the breathing lamp 400 and the battery 600 is more compact, which is beneficial to the lightness and thinness of the mobile terminal 10.

In some embodiments, there is a height difference between the portion of the light-transmitting member 130 protruding from the outer surface 110a and the camera lens 120, and the height difference ranges from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm. In this way, the light-transmitting member 130 will not be convex. The outer surface 110a is too much to appear abrupt, affecting the overall visual aesthetics. At the same time, the part of the light-transmitting member 130 protruding from the outer surface 110a has a sufficient height difference relative to the camera lens 120, so that when the outer surface 110a is placed on a platform such as a table or the ground, The part of the light member 130 protruding from the outer surface 110a is sufficient to lift the camera lens 120 away from the platform to prevent the camera lens 120 from contacting the platform, thereby effectively preventing the camera lens 120 from being scratched.

Referring again to FIGS. 2 and 3, the light-transmitting member 130 includes a transparent portion 131 and a connecting portion 132. The connecting portion 132 is connected to the housing 110, the transparent portion 131 is connected to the connecting portion 132, and part of the structure of the transparent portion 131 is accommodated in the through hole 130a, and light can be transmitted to the outside through the transparent portion 131 from the side where the inner surface 110b is located. The side where the surface 110a is located.

The connecting portion 132 may be a sinker structure, so as to be better connected to the side where the inner surface 110b is located by using the sinker structure, and the transparent portion 131 is connected to the housing 110 through the connection with the connecting portion 132.

The light transmittance of the transparent portion 131 is greater than 40%, so that the transparent portion 131 can transmit part of the light.

The material of the transparent portion 131 may be glass, sapphire, transparent ceramic or transparent polymer material, and the transparent polymer material may be transparent PC, acrylic, etc., which is not limited here.

It should be noted that there are many possibilities for forming the structure between the connecting portion 132 and the transparent portion 131. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, in some embodiments, the transparent portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 are integrally formed, so that the transparent portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 have a strong bonding force, and the connecting portion 132 and the shell After the bodies 110 are connected, the transparent part 131 is not easy to loosen and fall off.

For another example, as shown in conjunction with FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the connection between the transparent portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 is detachable. The connecting portion 132 is provided with a perforation 132a, and the transparent portion 131 penetrates the perforation 132a. It should be noted that the material of the connecting portion 132 may be the same as that of the transparent portion 131, or a different material may be used. In some embodiments, the connecting portion 132 is made of plastic, so that when the transparent portion 131 passes through the through hole 132a, the plastic part undergoes a certain plastic deformation, so that the transparent part 131 fits into the hole 132a, and at the same time, the plastic part is used. The deformation has an interference fit with the transparent portion 131, which improves the bonding force between the transparent portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 and effectively seals the connection between the two, which has a better waterproof and dustproof effect.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the transparent portion 131 is provided with a recessed area 133. The recessed area 133 can be used to provide a certain accommodation space to reduce the occupation of the internal space of the mobile terminal 10, thereby facilitating the slimming of the mobile terminal 10. For example, when the housing assembly 100 is installed in the mobile terminal 10, all or part of the structure of the breathing lamp 400 is contained in the recessed area 133. In this way, the breathing light 400 can occupy less internal space of the mobile terminal 10, making the mobile terminal 10 appear lighter and thinner as a whole.

The breathing lamp 400 includes a lamp bead 401 and a lamp board 402. The lamp bead 401 is disposed on the lamp board 402, and the lamp board 402 is connected to the connecting portion 132. This arrangement makes it easy to connect the breathing lamp 400 to the connecting part 132 so that the breathing lamp 400 is opposite to the transparent part 131; at the same time, the breathing lamp 400 is connected to the connecting part 132 and the light-transmitting part 130 is connected as a whole, which is convenient for integrated assembly. To the housing 110, the assembly operation is simplified. In some embodiments, the lamp bead 401 may be a patch LED, and the emitted light may be monochromatic or colored, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that in the embodiment in which the recessed area 133 is provided in the transparent part 131 to accommodate all or part of the structure of the breathing lamp 400, the breathing lamp 400 can still be attached to the first side surface 601 of the battery 600.

As shown in FIG. 8, the breathing light 400 is attached to the first side 601 of the battery 600, and at the same time, the breathing light 400 is accommodated in the recessed area 133. This structure is more compact and facilitates the slimming of the mobile terminal 10.

The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, All should be considered as the scope of this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express a few implementation modes of the present application, and their description is relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be understood as a limitation on the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of this application, several modifications and improvements can be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent of this application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

A shell assembly, characterized in that it comprises:

A housing comprising an outer surface and an inner surface arranged opposite to each other, the housing is provided with a through hole, and the through hole penetrates the outer surface and the inner surface;

The camera lens is integrally formed on the housing, and the light on the side of the outer surface can enter the side where the inner surface is located through the camera lens; and

The light-transmitting member penetrates the through hole and is connected to the housing, a part of the structure of the light-transmitting member protrudes from the outer surface, and the light on the side of the inner surface can penetrate the The light-transmitting member is incident on the side where the outer surface is located.
The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein there is a height difference between the portion of the light-transmitting member protruding from the outer surface and the camera lens, and the height difference ranges from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The housing assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the light-transmitting member includes a connecting portion and a transparent portion, the connecting portion is connected to the housing, and the transparent portion is connected to the connecting portion. Connected, and part of the structure of the transparent portion is contained in the through hole, and light can be transmitted from the side where the inner surface is located to the side where the outer surface is located through the transparent portion.
The case assembly according to claim 3, wherein the transparent part and the connecting part are integrally formed.
The housing assembly of claim 3, wherein the connecting portion is provided with a perforation, and the transparent portion penetrates the perforation.
The case assembly according to claim 3, wherein the transparent portion is provided with a recessed area, and when the case assembly is installed in a mobile terminal, all or part of the structure of the breathing lamp of the mobile terminal is housed in the shelter.述 Depression area.
The housing assembly of claim 3, wherein the light transmittance of the transparent portion is greater than 40%.
The case assembly according to claim 7, wherein the material of the transparent part is glass, sapphire, transparent ceramic or transparent polymer material.
The case assembly according to claim 3, wherein the material of the transparent part is glass, sapphire, transparent ceramic or transparent polymer material.
A mobile terminal, characterized by comprising:

Display screen with displayable area;

The housing is connected to a side of the display screen facing away from the displayable area; the housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite to each other, wherein the inner surface is located in the direction of the housing. On one side of the display screen, a through hole is opened on the housing, and the through hole penetrates the outer surface and the inner surface;

The camera lens is integrally formed on the housing, and the light on the side of the outer surface can enter the side where the inner surface is located through the camera lens;

The light-transmitting member penetrates the through hole and is connected to the housing, and a part of the structure of the light-transmitting member protrudes from the outer surface;

A camera module having a light incident surface, the camera module is arranged between the camera lens and the display screen, and the light incident surface is opposite to the camera lens;

The breathing light is arranged between the light-transmitting part and the display screen, and the light emitted by the breathing light can penetrate through the light-transmitting part to the side where the outer surface is located.
The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein there is a height difference between the portion of the light-transmitting member protruding from the outer surface and the camera lens, and the height difference ranges from 0.1 mm to 1.0. mm.
The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the light-transmitting member comprises a connecting part and a transparent part, the connecting part is connected with the housing, and the transparent part is connected with the connecting part, In addition, part of the structure of the transparent portion is contained in the through hole, and light can be transmitted from the side where the inner surface is located to the side where the outer surface is located through the transparent portion.
The mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein the transparent part and the connecting part are integrally formed.
The mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein the connecting portion is provided with a perforation, and the transparent portion penetrates through the perforation.
The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the transparent portion is provided with a recessed area, and all or part of the structure of the breathing lamp is accommodated in the recessed area.
The mobile terminal according to claim 15, wherein the breathing lamp comprises a lamp bead and a lamp board, the lamp bead is arranged on the lamp board, and the lamp board is connected to the connecting portion.
The mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein the light transmittance of the transparent part is greater than 40%.
The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein the material of the transparent part is glass, sapphire, transparent ceramic or transparent polymer material.
The mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein the material of the transparent part is glass, sapphire, transparent ceramic or transparent polymer material.
The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 10-19, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a circuit board and a battery, the breathing light is electrically contacted and connected to the circuit board, and the battery has an opposite side A first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface is opposite to the display screen, and the breathing lamp is attached to the first side surface.