CN108811416B

CN108811416B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN108811416B
Application number: CN201810575999.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾玉虎
Original assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-06-06
Filing date: 2018-06-06
Publication date: 2020-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2038-06-06
Also published as: CN108811416A

Abstract

The application relates to an electronic device, which comprises a shell, a functional module, a driving assembly and a locking assembly. The shell is provided with a through hole, and the functional module is movably arranged in the shell. The driving assembly is arranged in the shell and connected to the functional module. The locking assembly comprises an operating piece and a locking piece, wherein the operating piece is movably connected to the shell, the locking piece is connected between the function module and the operating piece, and the locking piece can be movably clamped on the function module. The locking piece is provided with a pushing surface, the operating piece is provided with a matching surface, and the matching surface can be slidably abutted against the pushing surface. When the matching surface slides relative to the pushing surface, the locking piece is pushed to be separated from the functional module, and the functional module is driven by the driving assembly to extend out of the shell from the through hole. The electronic equipment can avoid the situation that holes used for receiving or exposing the functional modules are formed in the front face or/and the back face of the shell of the electronic equipment due to the fact that the telescopic structure of the functional modules is arranged, and is beneficial to freeing more installation space for the display panel so as to improve the screen occupation ratio.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment.

Background

With the continuous development of electronic technology, electronic devices such as smart phones or tablet computers have become electronic devices commonly used by users. At present, electronic equipment with a camera is more and more common, and the camera makes electronic equipment still can take pictures, make a video recording when having the conversation function to greatly richen and expand electronic equipment's service function, increased a lot of enjoyment for people's life.

However, in order to facilitate the user to take a picture or self-shoot, the cameras on the electronic device are generally disposed on the front side or/and the back side of the electronic device housing, and the cameras occupy a substantial portion of the front side or/and the back side of the electronic device housing, which makes the area occupied by the screen of the electronic device relatively small, and does not meet the current trend of large screen occupation ratio pursued by the user.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device with a relatively large screen area ratio, so as to solve the above technical problem.

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment, which comprises a shell, a functional module, a driving assembly and a locking assembly. The shell is provided with a through hole, and the functional module can be selectively arranged in the shell or extend out of the shell through the through hole. The driving assembly is arranged in the shell and connected with the functional module to provide power extending out of the shell for the functional module. The locking assembly comprises an operating piece and a locking piece, wherein the operating piece is movably connected to the shell and is partially exposed out of the shell. One end of the locking piece is movably connected with the operating piece, and the other end of the locking piece can be selectively clamped on the function module or separated from the function module. The locking piece is provided with a pushing surface, the operating piece is provided with a matching surface, and the matching surface can be slidably abutted against the pushing surface. When the matching surface slides relative to the pushing surface, the locking piece is pushed to be separated from the functional module, and the functional module is driven by the driving assembly to extend out of the shell from the through hole.

Therefore, the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application has the telescopic structure, so that the functional module is allowed to extend out when being used, and is retracted into the shell when the functional module is not needed, and holes for receiving or exposing the functional module can be avoided being formed in the front surface or/and the back surface of the shell of the electronic equipment, so that the shell can keep good appearance integrity, and the electronic equipment is more attractive. In addition, the functional module can stretch out and draw back and not directly set up in the front of casing relatively the casing, is favorable to vacating more installation space for display panel to make electronic equipment under the unchangeable prerequisite of appearance size, have higher screen and account for than, be favorable to realizing electronic equipment's full screen display. Furthermore, the elastic sealing piece is arranged on the side wall, so that a gap between the functional module and the periphery of the through hole can be filled or sealed, and the inner space of the shell is sealed and dustproof. Furthermore, the trigger operation button (operation part) of the locking component of the functional module and the entity function key (such as a power supply key and a volume key lamp) are integrated into the same button, so that the structure of the electronic equipment can be simplified, the appearance integrity of the electronic equipment can be improved, the assembly process can be simplified, and the production cost can be reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the drawings needed to be used 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 application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the housing, the camera module and the driving mechanism of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the housing, camera module, and drive mechanism of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of region IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a portion of the locking assembly of the drive mechanism of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a guide member of a drive mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a guide member of a drive mechanism according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a guide member of a drive mechanism according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

As used in the specification and in the claims, certain terms are used to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. The specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to,"; "substantially" means that a person skilled in the art can solve the technical problem within a certain error range and basically achieve the technical effect.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inside", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are simply used for convenience of description of the present application, and do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In this application, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly unless otherwise specifically stated or limited. For example, the connection can be fixed, detachable or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate member, or they may be connected through the inside of two members or they may be merely surface-contacting. And (4) carrying out pairing. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

As used in embodiments herein, a "electronic device" "a communication terminal" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, an apparatus configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface (e.g., for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal). A communication terminal arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", a "wireless terminal", a "mobile terminal" and/or an "electronic device". Examples of electronic devices include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, internet/intranet access, Web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver.

Referring to fig. 1, an electronic device 100 is provided in the present embodiment, and the electronic device 100 may be, but is not limited to, an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a smart watch. The electronic device 100 of the present embodiment is described by taking a mobile phone as an example.

The electronic device 100 includes a housing 10 and a display screen 101 disposed on the housing 10, in this embodiment, the display screen 101 generally includes a display panel, and may also include a circuit and the like for responding to a touch operation performed on the display panel. The Display panel may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel, and in some embodiments, the Display panel may also be a touch screen Display.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, the electronic apparatus 100 further includes a camera module 30 and a driving mechanism 50. The driving mechanism 50 is disposed in the housing 10, the camera module 30 is connected to the driving mechanism 50, a through hole 1231 for partially accommodating the camera module 30 is opened on a frame of the housing 10, and the through hole 1231 is further used for providing a space for the camera module 30 to move relative to the housing 10. The driving mechanism 50 is used for driving the camera module 30 to move when receiving a trigger command of extending the camera, so that the camera module 30 extends out of the housing 10 through the through hole 1231. In some embodiments, the driving mechanism 50 is further configured to drive the camera module 30 to move to retract the camera module 30 into the housing 10 when receiving a trigger command to retract the camera.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the housing 10 includes a bottom wall 121 and a side wall 123, and the side wall 123 is connected to a peripheral edge of the bottom wall 121 and is bent with respect to the bottom wall 121. Further, the side wall 123 is disposed around a periphery of the bottom wall 121, and the bottom wall 121 and the side wall 123 together form an accommodating space 125, and the accommodating space 125 is used for accommodating electronic components of the electronic device 100, the camera module 30, and the driving mechanism 50.

Referring to fig. 4 and fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the through hole 1231 is opened on the sidewall 123 and connects the accommodating space 125 with the outside. Further, the axial direction of the through hole 1231 is substantially parallel to the plane of the display screen 101, so that the extending and retracting direction of the camera module 30 is substantially parallel to the plane of the display screen 101. The specific position of the through hole 1231 on the sidewall 123 is not limited, for example, the through hole 1231 may be disposed on a sidewall of a left side, a sidewall of a right side, or a sidewall of a top of the electronic device 100, so that the camera module 30 can protrude from at least one of the left and right sides of the electronic device 100, or/and the camera module 30 can protrude from the top of the electronic device 100. The "left side" mentioned above should be understood as the side of the casing 10 that the user's left hand approaches when the user is using the electronic device 100 with the display screen 101 facing the front of the user; similarly, the "right side" described above should be understood as the side of the housing 10 to which the user's right hand is close when the user is using the electronic device 100 with the display screen 101 facing the front of the user. It is understood that in some other embodiments, the through hole 1231 may be disposed at other positions than the side wall 123, for example, the through hole 1231 may be disposed on the bottom wall 121, so that the camera module 30 can protrude from the back of the electronic device 100.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the bottom wall 121 is substantially rectangular sheet-shaped, the side wall 123 includes a first side wall 1232, a second side wall 1233, a third side wall 1234 and a fourth side wall 1235, the first side wall 1232, the second side wall 1233, the third side wall 1234 and the fourth side wall 1235 are respectively connected to four sides of the bottom wall 121, and the first side wall 1232, the second side wall 1233, the third side wall 1234 and the fourth side wall 1235 are sequentially connected end to substantially form a rectangular frame shape. Wherein the first sidewall 1232 is substantially parallel to and opposite to the third sidewall 1234, the first sidewall 1232 serves as a top bezel of the electronic device 100, and the third sidewall 1234 serves as a bottom bezel of the electronic device; the second sidewall 1233 is substantially parallel to and opposite to the fourth sidewall 1235, the second sidewall 1233 serves as a left side frame of the electronic apparatus 100, and the fourth sidewall 1235 serves as a right side frame of the electronic apparatus 100. The through hole 1231 is opened on the first sidewall 1232, so that the camera module 30 can protrude from the top of the electronic device 100.

Further, referring to fig. 1 again, in some embodiments, the housing 10 further includes a dust cover 14, and the dust cover 14 is used for covering the through hole 1231 to achieve dust sealing of the housing 10. In the present embodiment, the dust cover 14 is rotatably connected to the first sidewall 1232 and is configured to cover the through hole 1231 to seal the accommodating space 125 of the housing 10. When the camera module 30 extends out from the through hole 1231, the camera module 30 pushes the dust cap to open the dust cap 14; when the camera module 30 is retracted inside the housing 10, the dust cover 14 can close and cover the through hole 1231 by an external force, so that the waterproof and dustproof protection of the housing 10 can be achieved.

Further, the dust cover 14 is connected to the first sidewall 1232 by a hinge (not shown), so that the dust cover 14 can be flexibly opened and closed with respect to the through hole 1231. In some embodiments, in order to enable the dust cover 14 to obtain the pushing force of the automatic closing after opening, the dust cover 14 may be connected to the side wall 123 by an elastic hinge (not shown in the figures), and the elastic force of the elastic hinge provides the restoring force of the automatic closing for the dust cover 14. It should be understood that the elastic hinge may be an elastic hinge commonly used in the art, and the description is omitted; alternatively, a torsion spring (not shown) may be sleeved on the rotation shaft, so that the two elastic legs of the torsion spring are respectively connected to the first sidewall 1232 and the dust cover 14, and the elastic deformation of the torsion spring provides a restoring force for automatically closing the dust cover.

Further, in some embodiments, the dust cover 14 is magnetically attached to the sidewall 123 to cover the through hole 1231. Specifically, a magnet is disposed on a side of the dust cover 14 facing the through hole 1231, and the first sidewall 1232 is a magnetic member, so that the magnet can protrude from the surface of the dust cover 14 to be engaged with the through hole 1231; alternatively, the first sidewall 1232 is provided with a magnet, and the dust cover 14 is a magnetic member; alternatively, both the dust cover 14 and the first sidewall 1232 are provided with magnets. It should be understood that the above-mentioned "magnet" should be a permanent magnet, and the "magnetic member" should be understood as an element made of a magnetically conductive material, such as iron, which can be attracted by the permanent magnet.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, the driving mechanism 50 is disposed in the housing 10, and the camera module 30 is slidably connected to the driving mechanism 50. The camera module 30 includes a holder 32 and a lens assembly 34 connected to the holder 32, the holder 32 being slidably connected to the driving mechanism 50.

The driving mechanism 50 includes a bracket 52, a driving assembly 54 and a locking assembly 57, the bracket 52 is fixedly connected to the bottom wall 121, and the driving assembly 54 and the locking assembly 57 are connected to the bracket 52.

The bracket 52 includes a fixing member 521 and a guide member 523, wherein the fixing member 521 is fixedly connected to the bottom wall 121 of the housing 10, and the guide member 523 is connected to the fixing member 521.

In the present embodiment, the guide 523 is a guide bar structure, and the number thereof is two. The two guide pieces 523 are disposed on the fixing piece 521, the two guide pieces 523 are disposed substantially in parallel, and the guide pieces 523 are used for sliding-fitting with the camera module 30 to guide the moving direction of the camera module 30. Further, the holder 32 of the camera module 30 is provided with a fitting portion 321, and the fitting portion 321 is used for cooperating with the guide 523 to limit the moving direction of the camera module 30. Specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, there are two engaging portions 321, the two engaging portions 321 are respectively disposed on two sides of the holder 32, and each engaging portion 321 is slidably engaged with one of the guiding members 523. Further, a fitting hole (not shown) is formed on the fitting portion 321, and the camera module 30 is movably sleeved on the guide 523 through the fitting hole.

The driving component 54 is connected between the bracket 52 and the camera module 30, and the driving component 54 is used for providing power for the camera module 30 to extend out of the housing 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the driving assembly 54 includes an elastic element 541, one end of the elastic element 541 is connected to the fixing element 521, and the other end of the elastic element 541 elastically abuts against the camera module 30 and applies a pushing force to the camera module 30 toward the through hole 1231. The elastic element 541 is used for pushing the camera module 30, so that the camera module 30 extends out of the housing 10. In the present embodiment, the elastic element 541 is a coil spring, and it is understood that in other embodiments, the elastic element 54 may also be other elastic structures, such as a spring sheet, an elastic sleeve, and the like.

It is also understood that in other embodiments, the driving assembly 54 may be other ejection mechanisms, for example, the driving assembly 54 may be an electromagnetic driving mechanism, specifically, the driving assembly 54 may include a fixed magnet and a moving magnet slidably engaged with the fixed magnet, the fixed magnet is connected to the bottom wall 121 of the housing 10, the camera module 30 is connected to the moving magnet, wherein the fixed magnet may be an electromagnet and the moving magnet is a permanent magnet, or the fixed magnet may be a permanent magnet and the moving magnet is an electromagnet, and the direction of the electromagnetic field can be changed by controlling the direction of the current in the electromagnet, so as to drive the camera module 30 to move; for another example, the driving assembly 54 may also be a linear motor driving mechanism, specifically, the driving assembly 54 may include a stator and a rotor, the stator is fixedly disposed on the bottom wall 121, the rotor is slidably engaged with the stator, and the camera module 30 is connected to the rotor; alternatively, the driving component 54 may be another linear driving mechanism, which is not described in detail herein.

The locking assembly 57 is connected to the housing 10 and movably engaged with the camera module 30. When the locking assembly 57 is engaged with the camera module 30, the camera module 30 is confined in the housing 10, and the elastic member 541 is in a compressed and elastically deformed state. When the locking assembly 57 is separated from the camera module 30, the elastic element 541 is deformed, and the elastic restoring force of the elastic element 541 pushes the camera module 30, so that the camera module 30 extends out of the housing 30.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in one embodiment of the present application, the locking assembly 57 includes a mounting member 571, a locking member 573, a return elastic member 575, a push rod 577, and an operation button 579.

A mounting member 571 is connected to the bracket 52 and fixed to the bottom wall 121 of the housing 10, and the mounting member 571 is used for mounting the locking member 573 and the push rod 577 and guiding the movement direction of the locking member 573 and the push rod 577. In this embodiment, the mounting member 571 includes a first guiding portion 5711 and a second guiding portion 5713, the first guiding portion 5711 is substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the camera module 30, and one end of the first guiding portion 5711 is connected to the fixing member 521, and the other end extends away from the fixing member 521. The first guide portion 5711 is provided with a first accommodation space 5714, and the first accommodation space 5714 is used for accommodating the locking piece 573. The second guide portion 5713 is disposed substantially perpendicular to the first guide portion 5711, and one end of the second guide portion 5713 is connected to the first guide portion 5711 and the other end extends in a direction away from the first guide portion 5711. The second guide portion 5713 is provided with a second accommodating space 5715, and the second accommodating space 5715 is communicated with the first accommodating space 5715 and is used for accommodating the push rod 577.

The locking piece 573 is slidably accommodated in the first accommodating space 5714. In the present embodiment, the locking member 573 has a substantially rod-shaped structure, which is substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the camera module 30. One end of the locking member 573 extends toward the camera module 30 and is movably held by the camera module 30. When the locking piece 573 is engaged with or disengaged from the camera module 30, the locking piece 573 slides in a direction restricted by the first guide 5711.

Specifically, the locking piece 573 includes a connecting portion 5731 and a catch 5733. The connecting portion 5731 is provided with a connecting hole 5732, and the connecting hole 5732 is used for connecting with the push rod 577. The coupling hole 5732 has a pushing surface 5734, and the pushing surface 5734 is disposed at a predetermined angle to the moving direction of the locking piece 573.

The catch 5733 is connected to an end of the connecting portion 5731 near the camera module 30, and the catch 5733 is used for catching the camera module 30. Correspondingly, the bracket 52 is provided with a limit groove 5201 (for example, the fixing frame 521 is provided with a limit groove 5201), the holding member 32 of the camera module 30 is provided with a engaging portion 3213, the engaging portion 3213 is provided at one side of the holding member 32 facing the limit groove 5201, and the engaging portion 5733 is movably disposed through the limit groove 5201 and is engaged with the engaging portion 3213 to limit the camera module 30 in the housing 10. When the catch 5733 is disengaged from the catch 3213, the camera module 30 is driven by the driving assembly 54 to protrude out of the housing 10. Further, a side of the catch 5733 facing the through hole 1231 is provided with a guide slope (not shown), which presents a chamfered structure, so that the catch 5733 is easily snap-fitted with the catch 3213.

The resilient return member 575 is disposed in the first guide portion 5711 and resiliently abuts between the locking member 573 and the mounting member 571. The return elastic member 575 is used to provide the locking member 573 with a pushing force in clamping engagement with the engaging portion 3213. In this embodiment, the elastic restoring member 575 is held against one end of the connecting portion 5731 away from the retaining portion 5733, and when the locking member 573 moves away from the camera module 30 by an external force, the elastic restoring member 575 is compressed, and when the external force is removed, the elastic restoring member 575 is deformed again and pushes the locking member 573 to slide and restore, so that the locking member 573 moves toward the camera module 30, and the locking member 573 is retained with the engaging portion 3213 of the camera module 30 again.

The push rod 577 is movably inserted through the second guide portion 5713 and connected to the connecting portion 5731 of the locking member 573. The push rod 577 is used to control the movement of the lock 573 in a direction away from the camera module 30. In the present embodiment, the push rod 577 includes a pushing portion 5771 and an extending portion 5773 connected to the pushing portion 5771.

The pushing part 5773 movably protrudes into the connecting hole 5732 of the locking part 573, the pushing part 5773 has a mating surface 5774, the mating surface 5774 is disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the moving direction of the push rod 577, and the mating surface 5774 is disposed opposite to the pushing surface 5734. The engagement face 5774 is adapted to urge against the urging face 5734 to drive the locking piece 573 to slide, or to drive the push rod 577 to slide. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the engagement surface 5774 and the pushing surface 5734 may be flat or curved to shape the engagement surface 5774 and the pushing surface 5734 as desired to determine the transmission effect between the push rod 577 and the locking member 573.

The extension portion 5773 slidably penetrates through the second accommodating space 5715 and protrudes from one end of the second accommodating space 5715 far away from the first accommodating space 5714. The extension 5773 is used to abut against the operation button 579 to allow the operation button 579 to control the movement of the locking piece 573 by the push rod 577 so that the operation button 579 can be disengaged from the camera module 30. Further, the end of the extension portion 5773 is a smooth curved structure, so that the operation knob 579 moves more smoothly when pushing against the extension portion 5773. Specifically, the end of the extension 5773 may be partially cylindrical or bulbous.

In the present embodiment, the operation knob 579 and the push rod 577 together serve as an operation member of the lock assembly 57 for controlling the lock member 573 away from the camera module 30. The operation button 579 is movably disposed on the fourth sidewall 1235 of the housing 10 and partially exposed outside the housing 10. In the present embodiment, the operation knob 579 includes a pushing portion 5791 and an operation portion 5793. The pushing part 5791 abuts on the end of the extending part 5773, there is no restriction of freedom of movement between the pushing part 579 and the extending part 5773 in the direction parallel to the locking piece 573, and when the pushing part 579 moves in the direction substantially parallel to the locking piece 573, the movement of the pushing part 5791 is independent of the push rod 577, that is, the pushing part 5791 does not move the push rod 577; when the pushing portion 5791 moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to the locking member 573, the pushing portion 5791 pushes the pushing rod 577 to slide, and the mating surface 5774 pushes the abutting surface 5734 to move the locking member 573 away from the camera module 30, so that the locking member 573 is disengaged from the camera module 30.

The operation portion 5793 is connected to an end of the pushing portion 5791 away from the push rod 577 and is movably disposed on the fourth sidewall 1235 of the housing 10. The operation portion 5793 has a button shape, and is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fourth side wall 1235 by an external force and also movable in a direction substantially parallel to the fourth side wall 1235 by an external force. Furthermore, the fourth side wall 1235 is provided with an installation hole 1239, the aperture of the installation hole 1239 is larger than the outer diameter of the operation portion 5793, and the operation portion 5793 is movably accommodated in the installation hole 1239, so that the operation portion 5793 can move along the radial direction of the installation hole 1239 and can also move along the axial direction of the installation hole 1239. When an external force perpendicular to the fourth side wall 1235 is applied to the operation portion 5793, the operation portion 5793 drives the pushing portion 5791 to move in a direction substantially parallel to the locking member 573, so that the locking member 573 is not separated from the camera module 30, the camera module 30 can be prevented from being popped up when the operation portion 5793 is accidentally bumped, and the use safety of the pop-up camera module 30 can be improved; when an external force parallel to the fourth side wall 1235 is applied to the operation portion 5793, the operation portion 5793 drives the pushing portion 5791 to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to the locking member 573, so that the locking member 5733 is away from the camera module 30, and the locking member 573 is separated from the camera module 30, and the camera module 30 is ejected out of the housing 10 by the driving assembly 50.

Further, in order to ensure that the movement direction of the operation button 579 does not deviate when being pressed, the locking assembly 57 may further include a limiting member 5795, the limiting member 5795 is fixed to the bottom wall 121 of the housing 10 and is disposed on a side of the pushing portion 5791 departing from the push rod 577, and the pushing portion 5791 is movably disposed between the end of the extending portion 5773 and the limiting member 5795.

It is understood that the connection between the operation button 579 and the push rod 577 may be other connection in some embodiments, for example, in some embodiments, the extension portion 5773 of the push rod 577 may be provided with a through hole having an axis substantially parallel to the extending direction of the locking member 573, the pushing portion 5791 of the operation button 579 is slidably inserted into the through hole, when the operation button 579 is pressed by external force, the pushing portion 5793 moves along the axis of the through hole without sliding the push rod 577, and when the operation button 579 is pushed by external force, the pushing portion 5793 moves the push rod 577 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the locking member 573, so that the push rod 577 pushes the locking member 573 to unlock the camera module 30.

As another example, in some embodiments, the push rod 577 and the operation knob 579 can be fixedly connected, and in this case, the operation knob 579 and the push rod 577 can be used together as an operation member of the locking assembly 57 to expand the connecting hole 5732 of the locking member 573, so that the push rod 577 can move in the connecting hole 5732 in a direction substantially parallel to the locking member 573 and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the locking member 573. Specifically, the connecting hole 5732 may include a pushing face 5734 and an opposing face 5738 opposite to the pushing face 5734, and when the mating face 5774 of the push rod 577 is pushed against the pushing face 5734, a predetermined gap exists between the push rod 577 and the opposing face 5738, so that the push rod 577 can move in a direction substantially parallel to the locking member 573 without moving the locking member 573 by an external force.

Even in some embodiments, the push rod 577 may be directly and fixedly connected to the operation button 579 without enlarging the connection hole 5732, and when the operation button 579 is pressed by an external force, the push rod 577 can drive the locking member 573 to move toward the camera module 30, and at this time, the locking member 573 can still maintain a holding state with the camera module 30, and the elastic restoring member 575 generates tensile elastic deformation. When the external force is removed, the elastic restoring member 575 is deformed again, the locking member 573 is pulled to restore and still maintain the holding state with the camera module 30, and the operation knob 579 is restored at the same time. Further, when the operation button 579 is pushed by an external force, the push rod 577 is driven to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to the locking member 573, the push rod 577 drives the locking member 573 to move away from the camera module 30, so that the locking member 573 is separated from the camera module 30, and the camera module 30 is ejected out of the housing 10 by the driving of the driving assembly 50.

In some embodiments, the operation buttons 579 of the electronic device 100 can be used as physical function keys of the electronic device 579 at the same time. For example, the operation buttons 579 may also be used as volume buttons of the electronic device 100, and in this case, the volume button circuit board 580 is disposed in the housing 10, and the volume button circuit board 580 is disposed corresponding to the operation buttons 579. When the operation button 579 is pressed, it moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fourth sidewall 1235 and inputs a pressing signal to the volume button circuit board 580, and at this time, the operation button 579 does not drive the locking member 573 to move, and the camera module 30 remains in a position state of being accommodated in the housing 10, so that the pressing operation on the operation button 579 does not affect the implementation of the volume button function. When the operation button 579 is toggled and moves in a direction substantially parallel to the fourth side wall 1235, the operation button 579 is deviated from the volume button circuit board 580, and the operation button 579 pushes the locking member 573 by the push rod 577, so that the locking member 573 releases the locked state of the camera module 30, and the camera module 30 can be ejected out of the housing 10 by being pushed by the driving of the driving assembly 50. By integrating the pop-up button and the volume button of the camera module 30 into one button, the structure of the electronic device 100 can be simplified, the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device can be improved, the assembly process of the electronic device 100 can be simplified, and the production cost can be reduced. It is understood that in other embodiments, the operation button 579 may also be used as a power key of the electronic device 100, and correspondingly, the power key circuit board 580 corresponding to the operation button 579 is disposed in the housing 10.

In summary, the retractable structure of the camera module 30 of the electronic device 100 allows the camera module 30 to be extended when the electronic device is used, and the camera module 30 is retracted into the housing 10 when the electronic device is not used, so that a hole for accommodating or exposing the camera module 30 can be prevented from being formed on the front surface or/and the back surface of the housing 10 of the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 is more beautiful while the housing 10 maintains good appearance integrity. In addition, the camera module 30 can be extended and retracted relative to the housing 10 instead of being directly disposed on the front surface of the housing 10, which is beneficial to vacating more installation space for the display screen 101, so that the electronic device 100 has a higher screen occupation ratio on the premise of unchanging the external size, which is beneficial to realizing full screen display of the electronic device 100. Further, the trigger button of the driving mechanism 50 of the camera module 30 and the physical function button (e.g., power button and volume button lamp) are integrated into a same button, so that the structure of the electronic device 100 can be simplified, the integrity of the appearance thereof can be improved, the assembly process can be simplified, and the production cost can be reduced.

Further, in some embodiments, the camera module 30 may include any one or more of a front camera, a rear camera, or a flash. Further, in some embodiments, other functional components may be disposed on the camera module 30, for example, any one or more of the receiver assembly, the sensor assembly, and the flashlight assembly may be disposed on the camera module 30, and in this case, the holder 32, the lens assembly 34 and any one or more of the receiver assembly, the sensor assembly, and the flashlight assembly form a functional module, and the functional module is driven by the driving mechanism 50 to extend out of the housing 19. In other words, the functional module may include any one or more functional components such as a front camera, a rear camera, a flash, a receiver, and a sensor, and the functional module is extended out of the housing 19 by the driving mechanism 50, and is retracted into the housing 10 when the functional module is not needed, so that a hole for accommodating or exposing the functional module can be avoided being formed in the front surface or/and the back surface of the housing 10 of the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 is more beautiful while the housing 10 maintains good appearance integrity.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the guide 523 may have other structures besides a guide rod structure. For example, referring to fig. 6, the guide member 523 may have a guide groove structure. Specifically, the guide member 523 is provided with a guide groove along the axial direction of the through hole 1231, and the holder 32 of the camera module 30 is provided with a matching portion 321, wherein the matching portion 321 protrudes into the guide groove and is slidably matched with the guide groove to limit the movement direction of the camera module 30. Alternatively, referring to fig. 7, the guide 523 is a guide slot structure, the holder 32 of the camera module 30 is provided with a roller 326, and the roller 326 is rotatably connected to the holder 32 and partially accommodated in the guide slot to slidably engage with the guide slot to limit the moving direction of the camera module 30.

For another example, referring to fig. 8, the guide 523 may be a rack structure. Specifically, the side of the guide 523 facing the camera module 30 is provided with a rack, the rack is arranged along the axial direction of the through hole 1231, the holder 32 of the camera module 30 is provided with a gear 328, and the gear 328 is rotatably connected to the holder 32 and meshed with the rack to cooperate with the rack to limit the moving direction of the camera module 30.

Further, referring to fig. 1 again, in some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may be a full screen electronic device, and the full screen electronic device should be understood as an electronic device with a screen ratio greater than or equal to a preset value, that is, when the display screen 101 is disposed on the front surface of the housing 10, a percentage of a surface area of the display screen 101 to a projection area of the front surface of the housing 10 is greater than or equal to the preset value. In some embodiments, the preset value of the screen ratio may be greater than or equal to 74%, such as 74%, 75%, 76%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 83%, 85%, 87%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 93%, 95%, 97%, 99%, etc. In some embodiments, the front surface of the full-screen electronic device may be provided with three or fewer physical keys, or/and the front surface of the full-screen electronic device may be provided with two or fewer openings, so as to simplify the structure of the full-screen electronic device, which is beneficial to improving the screen occupation ratio of the full-screen electronic device.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., 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 application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not necessarily depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the shell is provided with a through hole and a mounting hole;

the functional module is selectively arranged in the shell or extends out of the shell through the through hole;

the driving assembly is arranged in the shell and connected with the functional module to provide power extending out of the shell for the functional module; and

a locking assembly, comprising:

the operating part comprises a push rod and an operating button, the push rod comprises a pushing part and an extending part connected with the pushing part, and the extending part is abutted against the operating button; the operation knob includes:

the operating part is movably accommodated and connected in the mounting hole and is partially exposed out of the shell through the mounting hole; the diameter of the mounting hole is larger than the outer diameter of the operating part, so that the operating part can move along the radial direction of the mounting hole and can also move along the axial direction of the mounting hole; and

the pushing part is connected with the operating part and abuts against the tail end of the extending part; there is no restriction of freedom of movement between the pushing portion and the extending portion in the axial direction of the mounting hole; and

one end of the locking piece is movably connected to the operating piece, and the other end of the locking piece can be selectively clamped on the function module or separated from the function module; the locking piece is provided with a pushing surface, the push rod is provided with a matching surface, and the matching surface can be slidably abutted against the pushing surface; when the matching surface slides relative to the pushing surface, the locking piece is pushed to be separated from the functional module, and the functional module is driven by the driving assembly and extends out of the shell from the through hole.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is provided with a connecting hole, the pushing surface serves as a side wall of the connecting hole, and the push rod protrudes into the connecting hole.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a mounting member disposed in the housing, the mounting member includes a first guide portion and a second guide portion connected to the first guide portion, inner spaces of the first guide portion and the second guide portion are communicated, the locking member is slidably disposed through the first guide portion, and the push rod is slidably disposed through the second guide portion.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a return spring disposed between the locking member and the mounting member.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a stopper disposed on a side of the pushing portion facing away from the push rod; the pushing part is movably arranged between the push rod and the limiting part and is abutted against the tail end of the push rod;

or, the push rod is provided with a through hole, and the pushing part movably penetrates through the through hole.

6. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the operation button is a physical function button of the electronic device, and the electronic device further comprises a button circuit board disposed in the housing and corresponding to the operation button.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the operation button is a volume button or a power button of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising a bracket fixedly disposed within the housing, the functional module being slidably coupled to the bracket; the driving assembly comprises an elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece is connected to the support, and the other end of the elastic piece abuts against the functional module and applies thrust towards the through hole to the functional module.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the bracket comprises a fixing member fixed to the housing and a guide member connected to the fixing member, and the function module is provided with an engaging portion movably connected to the guide member.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the guiding member is a guiding rod structure, and the engaging portion is sleeved on the guiding member;

or, the guide piece is a guide groove structure, and the matching part protrudes into the guide groove structure;

or, the guide piece is of a guide groove structure, the matching part is provided with a roller, and the roller protrudes into the guide groove structure;

or, the guide piece is of a rack structure, the matching part is provided with a gear, and the gear is meshed with the rack structure.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving assembly is an electromagnetic driving mechanism, the driving assembly comprises an electromagnet and a moving magnet in sliding fit with the electromagnet, the electromagnet is connected to the housing, and the functional module is connected to the moving magnet.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the functional module comprises any one or more of the following functional components: the device comprises a front camera, a rear camera, a flash lamp, a receiver and a sensor.