CN111277287A

CN111277287A - Electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN111277287A
Application number: CN201811478638.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘凯强
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2018-12-05
Filing date: 2018-12-05
Publication date: 2020-06-12

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides electronic equipment, relates to the technical field of terminals, and aims to solve the problem that the available space on a mainboard is reduced due to the fact that a clamping groove is formed in the mainboard. The electronic device may include: the body, draw-in groove and mainboard, the mainboard sets up this is internal on the body and be provided with a space outside the mainboard, the draw-in groove set up in the space and through flexible circuit board with the mainboard electricity is connected. The invention is used for saving the mainboard space of the electronic equipment.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of terminals, in particular to electronic equipment.

Background

Electronic equipment gradually develops towards the direction of lightness and thinness, so that the space inside the terminal equipment is smaller and smaller, and the space of a main board in the terminal equipment is also smaller and smaller.

Electronic devices such as mobile phones may be generally installed with an SIM (Subscriber identity Module) card or a memory card. Elements such as SIM card or RAM card generally need cooperate the physics draw-in groove to use, and the most lug weld of draw-in groove can occupy a large amount of spaces on the mainboard on terminal equipment's mainboard to can lead to the available space on the mainboard to diminish.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides electronic equipment, which aims to solve the problem that the available space on a mainboard is reduced due to the fact that a clamping groove is arranged on the mainboard.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including: the body, draw-in groove and mainboard, the mainboard sets up this is internal on the body and be provided with a space outside the mainboard, the draw-in groove set up in the space and through flexible circuit board with the mainboard electricity is connected.

Optionally, the body has an opening on an outer surface thereof, and the space communicates with the opening.

Optionally, the electronic device further includes a bearing component, the bearing component is disposed in the space, and the card slot is mounted on the bearing component.

Optionally, the bearing component is a retractable component, and a button is disposed on the body, and when being triggered, the button is used to control extension and/or retraction of the retractable component.

Optionally, the card slot is a clamshell card slot; the flip type clamping groove comprises a clamping groove base and a clamping groove cover plate; the clamping groove cover plate is hinged to the clamping groove base.

Optionally, the retractable component is driven by a driving device, and the driving device comprises a micro motor, a lead screw and a lead screw nut; the micro motor is connected with the lead screw, and the lead screw nut is connected with the bearing part.

Optionally, the retractable part is driven by a driving device, the driving device comprising a lever, a hinge; the lever is connected to the body through the hinge, and one end of the lever abuts against the bearing component.

Optionally, the bearing part is a retractable camera, and the clamping groove is formed in the back of the retractable camera.

Optionally, the card slot has a metal cover plate, and the metal cover plate is used for shielding interference from the outside to the camera and/or shielding interference from the camera.

Optionally, the card slot is a user identification card slot or a memory card slot

The embodiment of the invention adopts at least one technical scheme which can achieve the following beneficial effects:

in the embodiment of the invention, the card slot is arranged on the body and in the space outside the mainboard, and the card slot is electrically connected with the mainboard through the flexible circuit board. Therefore, the space on the main board can be saved, the size of the main board is convenient to reduce, or the components on the main board are convenient to finely arrange.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic apparatus in the related art;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the carrier member in a retracted state;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a third electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a fourth electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a fifth electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiment of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, 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 invention.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic apparatus in the related art. As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 includes a main body 101, a main board 102, a SIM card slot 103, and the like, where the SIM card slot 103 is soldered on the main board 102.

With the development of electronic equipment, the functions of the electronic equipment are more and more powerful, and accordingly more and more elements are arranged on the mainboard, and the SIM card slot or the memory card slot and other elements are generally directly welded on the mainboard, so that the space on the mainboard can be occupied, the available space on the mainboard is reduced, and the difficulty in arranging other elements on the mainboard can be increased.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the electronic device 200 may include a main body 201, a main board 202, a card slot 203, and the like.

For convenience of description, the card slot 203 may be referred to as a SIM card slot (hereinafter referred to as a card slot), and a card used in cooperation with the card slot is referred to as a SIM card. It is easy to understand that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the card slot 203 may also be a memory card slot, and a card used in cooperation with the card slot may be a memory card, of course, the card slot 203 may also be another card slot, which will not be described one by one hereinafter.

The main board 202 is disposed in the main body 201, the card slot 203 is disposed on the main body 201 in a space outside the main board 202 (the space may be a space where the card slot is located in fig. 2), and the card slot 203 is electrically connected to the main board 202 through the flexible circuit board 204.

It should be noted that the space is disposed on the body, and specifically, the space may be located in a cavity formed by the body, or the space may be located on a housing of the body. For example, the electronic device is a mobile phone, and the space may be located inside a mobile phone housing but outside a main board of the mobile phone; the space may also be a space provided on the mobile phone case and communicating with the outside.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device may refer to a terminal device such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer. The body may refer to a mechanical support structure in an electronic device. Taking an electronic device as an example of a mobile phone, the body may include a mobile phone housing, a mobile phone frame, and a mounting rack for mounting components such as a motherboard and the like inside the mobile phone.

It will be readily appreciated that the card slot 203 may be provided in any space on the body 201 that is capable of receiving the card slot 203 and that is external to the main board 202. Thus, the card slot 203 is provided in a space other than the main board 202, and the space on the main board 202 can be saved.

Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, if the electronic device 200 is a non-detachable structure, an opening (not shown) may be disposed on an outer surface of the main body 201 (specifically, on a frame), and the opening is in communication with a space where the card slot 203 is installed. In this way, the SIM card 205 can be taken out or put into the card slot 203 through the opening.

It should be noted that, taking the electronic device as a mobile phone as an example, if the mobile phone is a detachable structure (for example, the rear cover of the mobile phone is detachable), when the SIM card needs to be put in, the rear cover of the mobile phone can be detached, and then the SIM card is put in the card slot. If the mobile phone is of a non-detachable structure, an opening can be arranged on the frame of the mobile phone, and the SIM card can be taken out and put in through the opening. Specifically, the SIM card may be placed on a SIM card holder, and then the SIM card may be taken out and put in by using the SIM card holder.

The shape of the opening can be similar to that of the end part of the SIM card holder, so that after the SIM card is placed into the clamping groove by the SIM card holder, the end part of the SIM card holder can be matched with the opening to seal the opening, and therefore the sealing performance of the electronic equipment can be improved, and meanwhile the attractiveness of the electronic equipment can be improved.

It is easy to understand that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device may further include a bearing component (not shown), and the bearing component may be disposed on the body 201 and in a space outside the main board 202. The card slot may then be mounted on the carrier. Thus, the clamping groove is more convenient to install.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the bearing component may be a camera, and the bearing component may also be a shielding case, where the shielding case may be used to prevent electromagnetic interference and shield components on the circuit board. Therefore, the clamping groove is arranged in other spaces except the main board, and the space on the main board can be saved. Of course, the bearing part can be other parts, and when the other parts have vacant space nearby, the card slot is arranged in the vacant space, so that the space in the mobile phone can be saved.

In this way, the card slot is electrically connected with the main board through the flexible circuit board by being arranged on the body and in the space outside the main board. Therefore, the space on the main board can be saved, the size of the main board is convenient to reduce, or the components on the main board are convenient to finely arrange.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the electronic device 300 may include a main body 301, a main board 302, a card slot 303, a bearing part 305, and the like. The main board 302 is disposed in the main body 301, and the card slot 303 is electrically connected to the main board 302 through a flexible circuit board 304.

In the electronic device shown in fig. 3, a carrier is added to the electronic device shown in fig. 2.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the card slot 303 is mounted on the carrier member 305. The bearing component 305 is disposed on the main body 301 and in a space outside the main board 302 (the space may be a space occupied by the bearing component 305 and the card slot 303 in the process of extending and retracting together in fig. 3).

As shown in fig. 3, the load bearing member 305 is in an extended state. Figure 4 is a schematic view of the load bearing member in a retracted state. In the embodiment of the present invention, the body 301 has an opening (not shown) on an outer surface thereof, and the opening communicates with a space where the bearing member 305 is disposed.

It should be noted that the shape of the opening may be consistent with the shape of the end of the bearing component 305, so that when the bearing component 305 is retracted into the body 301, the end of the bearing component 305 may seal the opening, which may improve the sealing performance of the electronic device and the aesthetic appearance of the electronic device.

In this way, the carrier may carry the card slot, extending and retracting through the opening. When the card slot extends out of the body, the SIM card can be conveniently replaced; when the clamping groove is retracted into the body, the clamping groove can be hidden in the body, and the attractiveness of the electronic equipment can be guaranteed.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a third electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the electronic device 500 may include a body 501, a carrier 502, a clamshell card slot 503, and the like. The clamshell card slot 503 is mounted on the carrier 502.

It should be noted that, in the electronic device shown in fig. 5, the card slot is replaced by a clamshell card slot on the basis of the electronic device shown in fig. 3.

It should be noted that the card slot is divided according to its structural form, and may include: a common card slot, a flip card slot, a drawer card slot, etc. The SIM card can be put in or taken out from the opening of the card slot; the flip-type card slot generally comprises a card slot base and a card slot cover, wherein the card slot base can comprise a metal contact for electrically connecting with an SIM (subscriber identity module), the card slot cover is hinged on the card slot base, the card slot cover is of a hinge structure and can rotate around a hinge point on the card slot base, when the card slot cover is buckled on the card slot base, the SIM card can be abutted on the card slot base, and when the card slot cover is opened, the SIM card can be taken out; and when the drawer type clamping groove is pressed again, the structure for accommodating the SIM card can be clamped on the clamping groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the flip-type card slot 503 includes a card slot base 503a and a card slot cover 503 b. The card slot cover 503b is hinged to the card slot base 503 a. When the SIM card needs to be taken out or put in, the card slot cover plate 503b can be lifted upwards to be opened, and then the SIM card can be taken out or put in, and after the SIM card is taken out or put in, the card slot cover plate 503b can be pressed down to buckle the card slot with the card slot base 503 a.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the bearing component 502 can extend out of the body 501 or retract into the body 501. Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the carrier member 502 extended outside the body.

Referring to fig. 5, the bearing member 502 may have a protrusion structure 502a thereon, and when the bearing member 502 is retracted into the body 501, the protrusion structure 502a may enclose the slot 503 in the body, so that the sealing performance of the electronic device may be improved, and the aesthetic performance of the electronic device may be improved.

It should be noted that the electronic device 500 further includes a main board (not shown) and a flexible circuit board (not shown), the main board is disposed in the main body 501, and the card slot 503 is electrically connected to the main board through the flexible circuit board.

Thus, the flip-type card slot 503 can extend or retract along with the carrier 502, when a SIM card needs to be taken out or put in, the carrier 502 can be extended, and after the carrier 502 is extended, the card slot cover 503b can be opened, so that the SIM card can be taken out or put in. Due to the adoption of the flip-type card slot 503 comprising the card slot base 503a and the card slot cover 503b, the SIM card can be taken out and put in more conveniently.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a fourth electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device shown in fig. 6 is added with a first driving device 306 on the basis of the electronic device shown in fig. 3. The first driving device 306 may include a micro motor 306a, a lead screw 306b, and a lead screw nut 306 c.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the micro motor 306a is connected to a lead screw 306b, the lead screw 306b is coupled to a lead screw nut 306c, and the lead screw nut 306c is connected to the bearing component 305. When the micro motor 306a is powered on and then rotates, the lead screw nut 306c is driven to perform linear motion along the direction of the axis of the lead screw 306b, so as to drive the bearing component 305 connected with the lead screw to perform linear motion along the direction of the axis of the lead screw 306b, thereby realizing the extension or retraction of the bearing component 305, and further driving the card slot 303 to perform extension or retraction.

The micro motor 306a and the lead screw 306b may be connected by a coupling, or may be connected by other parts. Of course, the micro motor 306a and the lead screw may be directly connected by a key or a spline.

The spindle nut 306c is fixedly connected to the carrier 305. Other parts can also be used to achieve a fixed connection between the lead screw nut 306c and the bearing member 305. Thus, when the lead screw 306b rotates, the lead screw nut 306c can perform linear motion along the direction of the axis of the lead screw 306b, and then can drive the bearing component 305 to perform linear motion, so as to realize the extension or retraction of the bearing component 305.

It will be readily appreciated that other means of extending or retracting the load bearing member may be used in embodiments of the invention. For example, the carrier may be directly connected to the linear motor, so that when the motor moves linearly, the carrier connected to the motor is extended or retracted. For example, the micro motor may be connected to a gear, the gear is engaged with a rack, and the rack is connected to the bearing member, so that when the micro motor rotates, the rack engaged with the micro motor is driven to perform a linear motion, and the bearing member connected to the micro motor is driven to extend or retract.

In the above description, the connection between the micro motor and the screw rod, or the connection between the micro motor and the screw rod via other components, may mean that the output shaft of the micro motor is connected to the screw rod, or the output shaft of the micro motor is connected to the screw rod via other components. In other similar descriptions, similar meanings may be indicated and will not be explained.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a button may be provided on the body of the electronic device 300. For example, when the button is pressed, after the micro motor 306a is powered on, an output shaft inside the micro motor 306a rotates in the forward direction, and the bearing part 305 is driven to extend out of the body 301, so that the card slot 303 can be exposed out of the body 301. When the button is pressed again, the micro motor 306a is electrified with reverse current, an output shaft inside the micro motor 306a rotates reversely, and the bearing part 305 is driven to retract into the body 301, so that the card slot 303 can be hidden in the body 301. Of course, after the card slot 303 is exposed out of the body 301, when the card slot 303 needs to be retracted into the body 301, the user may push the bearing component 305 back into the body 301.

It should be noted that a virtual button may be provided on the electronic device, and the virtual button may be used to control the power supply current of the micro motor 306a, so as to control the extension or retraction of the card slot 303.

For example, the electronic device is a mobile phone, a virtual button may be set in a mobile phone system, specifically, the virtual button may be set in a pull-down notification bar of the mobile phone, when a user needs to take out or put in an SIM card, the pull-down notification bar in the mobile phone may be opened, the virtual button in the pull-down notification bar may be clicked, and after the button is clicked, the micro motor is powered on to drive the lead screw to rotate, thereby driving the lead screw nut and the bearing component connected thereto to perform linear motion, so that the bearing component extends out of the body, thereby exposing the card slot out of the body, and further taking out or putting in the SIM card. After the SIM is taken out or put in, the bearing part can be pushed back into the body by a user, and then the clamping groove can be driven to be hidden in the body.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the card slot may be a clamshell card slot. Therefore, the SIM can be taken out and put in more conveniently.

In this way, the stretching out and retracting of the card slot can be realized, the SIM card can be conveniently taken out or put in, and in addition, the card slot can be retracted into the body, so that the attractiveness of the electronic equipment can be ensured.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a fifth electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device shown in fig. 7 is added with a second driving device 307 in addition to the electronic device shown in fig. 3. The second driving device 307 may include a lever 307a, a hinge 307b, and a force applying rod 307 c.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lever 307a is connected to the body 301 by the hinge 307b, and one end of the lever 307a abuts against the bearing member 305.

When the card slot 303 needs to be ejected, the other end of the lever 307a can be pushed by the force application rod 307c, so that on the lever 307a, one end abutted to the bearing part 305 can push the bearing part 305 contacting with the bearing part to extend out, and the card slot 303 can be driven to eject. When the card slot 303 needs to be retracted, a pushing force can be applied to the bearing component 305 to push the bearing component 305 to retract into the body 301.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the force application rod 307c may be designed in the form of a button, and the button may be pressed when the card slot needs to be ejected. During the pressing of the button, the force application rod 307c can push the lever 307a, which in turn can drive the carrier part 305 to eject.

Taking the electronic device as a mobile phone as an example, the lever may be mounted on a housing of the mobile phone through a hinge, and the force application rod is designed in the form of a button. When the SIM card needs to be taken out or put in, the button can be pressed, the force application rod pushes one end of the lever to move, and the other end of the lever pushes the bearing part abutted against the lever to move, so that the bearing part can extend out of the main body. After the bearing part extends out of the main body, the clamping groove connected with the bearing part is exposed out of the main body, and the SIM card can be taken out or put in.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first driving device and the second driving device in the electronic device of fig. 6 and 7 may be combined to implement the extending and retracting of the card slot. That is, both the first driving device and the second driving device may be provided in the electronic apparatus.

Therefore, when the electric quantity of the electronic equipment is exhausted or the electronic equipment is shut down, the second driving device can be used for realizing the extension and retraction of the card slot; when the electric quantity of the electronic equipment is not exhausted or the electronic equipment is started, the first driving device can be used for realizing the extension and retraction of the card slot.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the electronic device has a retractable camera, the card slot may be disposed on the back of the retractable camera.

The retractable camera possesses flexible function, when needs use the camera, the retractable camera can stretch out the body outside, when need not use the camera, the retractable camera can retract inside the body. Electronic devices with retractable cameras have been used in some applications, for example, mobile phones with retractable cameras have been on the market. Therefore, the electronic apparatus having the retractable camera will not be described here.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the card slot is disposed on the back surface of the retractable camera, which is equivalent to replacing the load-bearing component with the retractable camera on the basis of the electronic device shown in fig. 3. Like this, to the electronic equipment who possesses the retractable camera, can regard the retractable camera as the carrier part to use, can directly set up the draw-in groove at the back of retractable camera, can save the inside space of cell-phone.

It should be noted that, a conventional retractable camera can only be used when the power of the electronic device is not exhausted, so that, referring to the second driving device in the electronic device shown in fig. 7, a set of driving device is provided for the electronic device with the retractable camera, so that when the power of the electronic device is exhausted or turned off, the driving device can be used to eject the card slot.

In addition, generally, an electronic device with a retractable camera generally has a virtual button capable of controlling the camera to pop up or retract, and in the embodiment of the present invention, when the power of the electronic device is not exhausted or the electronic device is powered on, the virtual button can be used to control the controllable camera to pop up or retract, so that the card slot can be popped up or retracted. Therefore, the SIM card can be conveniently taken out and put in.

In this way, the operation of taking out or putting in the SIM card can be realized when the retractable camera extends out of the body. When the retractable camera retracts inside the body, the clamping groove can be retracted inside the body, and the attractiveness of the electronic equipment can be guaranteed.

It should be noted that the slots are classified according to material, and mainly include metal cover plate slots and plastic slots.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the card slot having the metal cover plate may be disposed on the back surface of the retractable camera, so that the metal cover plate may be used to shield interference from the outside to the retractable camera, and also to shield interference from the retractable camera to other components.

In the assembly process of the electronic device, a shielding element such as a conductive cloth is generally attached to the back of the camera to shield the interference of the outside to the camera and also shield the interference of the camera to other components. Therefore, the metal cover plate of the clamping groove is used for replacing shielding elements such as conductive cloth, and the process of sticking the shielding elements such as the conductive cloth in the assembling process of the electronic equipment can be omitted.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the system embodiment, since it is substantially similar to the method embodiment, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. The electronic equipment is characterized by comprising a body, a clamping groove and a main board, wherein the main board is arranged in the body, a space is arranged on the body and outside the main board, and the clamping groove is arranged in the space and is electrically connected with the main board through a flexible circuit board.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body has an opening on an outer surface thereof, and the space communicates with the opening.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a carrier disposed within the space, the card slot being mounted on the carrier.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the carrying component is a retractable component, and the body is provided with a button for controlling the extension and/or retraction of the retractable component when the button is triggered.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the card slot is a clamshell card slot; the flip type clamping groove comprises a clamping groove base and a clamping groove cover plate; the clamping groove cover plate is hinged to the clamping groove base.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the retractable member is driven by a driving device, the driving device comprising a micro motor, a lead screw nut; the micro motor is connected with the lead screw, and the lead screw nut is connected with the bearing part.

7. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the retractable member is driven by a driving device, the driving device comprising a lever, a hinge; the lever is connected to the body through the hinge, and one end of the lever abuts against the bearing component.

8. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the bearing component is a retractable camera, and the slot is disposed on a back surface of the retractable camera.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the card slot has a metal cover plate, and the metal cover plate is used for shielding interference from the outside world to the camera and/or shielding interference from the camera.

10. The electronic device according to any of claims 1-9, wherein the card slot is a subscriber identity card slot or a memory card slot.