CN112995376A

CN112995376A - Functional module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112995376A
Application number: CN202110178275.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭远明
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-09
Filing date: 2021-02-09
Publication date: 2021-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 2041-02-09
Also published as: CN112995376B

Abstract

The application discloses function module and electronic equipment, the function module includes: the first bracket is provided with a first guide piece extending along a first direction; the axis of the rotating assembly extends along a first direction, and the rotating assembly is provided with a first limiting structure; the second limiting part is matched with the first limiting structure, and the second guide part is matched with the first guide part; and the functional device is fixed on the second bracket. Under the condition that the rotating assembly rotates along the preset direction, the second limiting piece is matched with the first limiting part structure, so that the second support moves to the first position along the first direction and moves along the second direction through the first position; the second direction is opposite to the first direction. In the embodiment of the application, the control logic of driving piece is comparatively simple, the lift height on the function device is comparatively accurate, the lift process of function device is more level and smooth.

Description

Functional module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication, concretely relates to functional module and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of full-screen electronic devices and the gradual improvement of user experience, the screen area of electronic devices is larger and larger, and the screen occupation ratio (the ratio of the screen display area to the screen area) is higher and higher. In order to improve the screen ratio of the electronic equipment, more and more electronic equipment adopts a lifting functional module, when the functional module is required to be used, the functional module can extend out of the electronic equipment, and after the use is finished, the functional module can be retracted into the electronic equipment.

In the prior art, a motor is usually used to drive the functional module to perform lifting movement, and the rotation direction of the motor is different in the process of lifting or falling the functional module. For example, the forward rotation driving function module of the motor ascends, and the reverse rotation driving function module of the motor descends. That is, during the lifting process of the function module, the rotation direction of the motor should be switched accordingly.

However, because the motor needs to be switched to rotate to complete the lifting of the functional module, the rotation control logic of the motor is complex, the motor is switched to rotate, the lifting height precision of the functional module is easy to reduce, the jamming is easy to form in the lifting process, and the use experience of a user is greatly reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims at providing a function module and electronic equipment, and at least solves one of the problems that in the existing function module, the rotation control logic of a motor is complex, the lifting height precision of the function module is reduced, and the jamming is easily formed in the lifting process.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a functional module, including:

the first bracket is provided with a first guide piece extending along a first direction;

the rotating assembly is provided with a first limiting structure, the first limiting structure comprises a first limiting part, a second limiting part and a connecting part, and the first limiting part and the second limiting part are respectively connected with the connecting part;

the second limiting part is matched with the first limiting structure, and the second guiding part is matched with the first guiding part;

a functional device fixed on the second bracket;

under the condition that the rotating assembly rotates along a preset direction, the second limiting piece is matched with the first limiting part structure, so that the second support moves to a first position along the first direction and moves along the second direction through the first position; the second limiting part is matched with the first limiting part under the condition that the second bracket moves along the first direction, and the second limiting part is matched with the second limiting part under the condition that the second bracket moves along the second direction;

the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: a housing and the functional module; wherein,

the functional module is arranged in the shell;

a lifting channel is arranged in the shell, and functional devices of the functional module extend out of the shell through the lifting channel or are retracted into the shell through the lifting channel

In the embodiment of the application, as the first guide piece extending along the first direction is arranged on the first bracket, the second guide piece on the second bracket is matched with the first guide piece; the axis of runner assembly extends along first direction, the runner assembly is provided with first limit structure, first limit structure includes first spacing portion and the spacing portion of second. Therefore, under the condition that the rotating assembly rotates along the preset direction, the second limiting part can be matched with the first limiting structure, so that the second support moves to the first position along the first direction and moves along the second direction through the first position, and the ascending and descending of the functional device fixed on the second support are realized. That is, in the functional module of this application embodiment, through the runner assembly orientation predetermine the rotation of direction, can realize the rising and the decline of function device need not to switch the turning to of driving piece. Therefore, the control logic of the driving piece is simple, the lifting height of the functional device can be accurate, the jamming caused by steering switching of the driving piece can be avoided, the lifting process of the functional device is smoother, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a functional module according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the functional module shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a forward structure of the functional module shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a trajectory of a first spacing structure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a functional module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in a raised position;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a functional module of an embodiment of the present disclosure in a lowered position;

fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a correspondence relationship between a rotation angle of a rotation member and an extension height of a functional device in a functional module according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional structure of a retaining ring of the present application;

reference numerals: 10-a first bracket, 101-a first guide member, 102-a base, 103-a bracket body, 11-a driving member, 12-a rotating assembly, 121-a first limit structure, 1211-a first limit part, 1212-a second limit part, 1213-a connecting part, 13-a second bracket, 131-a second guide member, 132-a second limit member, 14-a functional device, 15-a fixing ring, 16-a speed reducer, a-a first limit position, B-a second limit position.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. 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.

The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a functional module according to an embodiment of the present application is shown, and referring to fig. 2, an exploded schematic structural diagram of the functional module shown in fig. 1 is shown, where the functional module may specifically include:

a first bracket 10, wherein a first elongated guide 101 extending in a first direction is provided on the first bracket 10;

the rotating assembly 12, an axis of the rotating assembly 12 extends along the first direction, the rotating assembly 12 is provided with a first limiting structure 121, the first limiting structure 121 includes a first limiting portion 1211, a second limiting portion 1212 and a connecting portion 1213, and the first limiting portion 1211 and the second limiting portion 1212 are respectively connected with the connecting portion 121;

a second bracket 13, wherein the second bracket 13 is provided with a second limiting member 132 and a second guiding member 131, the second limiting member 132 is matched with the first limiting structure 121, and the second guiding member 131 is matched with the first guiding member 101;

a functional device 14, the functional device 14 being fixed to the second bracket 13;

under the condition that the rotating assembly 12 rotates along the preset direction, the second limiting member 132 cooperates with the first limiting structure 121, so that the second bracket 13 moves along the first direction to the first position, and moves along the second direction via the first position; wherein, when the second bracket 13 moves along the first direction, the second limiting member 132 is engaged with the first limiting portion 1211, and when the second bracket 13 moves along the second direction, the second limiting member 132 is engaged with the second limiting portion 1212;

the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

In the embodiment of the present application, since the first guide 101 extending in the first direction is provided on the first bracket 10, the second guide 131 on the second bracket 13 is engaged with the first guide 101; the axis of the rotating assembly 12 extends along a first direction, the rotating assembly 12 is provided with a first limiting structure 121, and the first limiting structure 121 may include a first limiting portion 1211 and a second limiting portion 1212. Therefore, under the condition that the rotating assembly 12 rotates along the predetermined direction, the second limiting member 131 can cooperate with the first limiting structure 121 to move the second bracket 13 along the first direction to the first position, and move along the second direction via the first position, so as to realize the ascending and descending of the functional device 14 fixed on the second bracket 13. That is, in the functional module according to the embodiment of the present application, the rotation of the rotating assembly 12 in the preset direction can realize the ascending and descending of the functional device 14 without switching the rotation direction of the driving member. Therefore, the control logic of the driving part is simple, the lifting height of the functional device 14 can be accurate, and the jamming caused by steering switching of the driving part can be avoided, so that the lifting process of the functional device 14 is smoother, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In this embodiment, the first bracket 10 may be used as a supporting main body of the functional module and fixed on a middle frame inside the electronic device. The first bracket 10 is provided with a first guide 101 extending in a first direction. Specifically, the first direction may be a rising direction of the functional device 14, and the second direction may be a falling direction of the functional device 14. For example, the first direction and the second direction may be up and down directions of the electronic apparatus in a case where the functional device 14 needs to be lifted and lowered from a top of the electronic apparatus, and the first direction and the second direction may be left and right directions of the electronic apparatus in a case where the functional device 14 needs to be lifted and lowered from a side of the electronic apparatus.

Optionally, the function module may further include a driving member 11, the driving member 11 is connected to the rotating assembly 12, and the driving member 11 is configured to drive the rotating assembly 12 to rotate along the preset direction. Specifically, the driver 11 may be a motor, an electric motor, or the like capable of outputting power. The output end of the driving member 11 is connected with a rotating assembly 12, and the driving member 11 can be used for driving the rotating assembly 12 to rotate.

Specifically, the rotating assembly 12 may include a rotating shaft and a first limiting structure 121 disposed on the rotating shaft, and the first limiting portion 1211, the second limiting portion 1212 and the connecting portion 1213 of the first limiting structure 12 may be disposed around a circumference of the rotating shaft. The second limiting member 132 of the second bracket 13 is slidably engaged with the first limiting structure 121, and when the driving member 11 drives the rotating assembly 12 to rotate in the predetermined direction, the second limiting member 132 can slide along the first limiting portion 1211, the second limiting portion 1212 and the connecting portion 1213, so as to drive the second bracket 13 to rotate up and down around the rotating assembly 12. Since the second guide 131 of the second bracket 13 is matched with the first guide 101 of the first bracket 10, the second bracket 13 can only move up and down along the first direction and the second direction under the limit action of the first guide 101. Since the functional device 14 is fixed on the second bracket 13, the second bracket 13 can move up and down along the first direction and the second direction, so as to drive the functional device 14 to move up and down correspondingly, thereby realizing the functions of ascending and descending.

It should be noted that the preset direction may be a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the application.

Optionally, the functional device 14 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a camera, an infrared sensor, and a fill-in light, in this embodiment, the functional device 14 is only used as the camera for illustration, and other application scenarios may be executed by reference.

For example, in the case that the functional device 14 is a camera, when the camera needs to be used, the driving member 11 can drive the rotating assembly 12 to rotate in the preset direction to drive the camera to ascend, and extend out of the electronic device, so that the user can use the camera conveniently. After the camera is used, the camera can be driven to descend by continuing to rotate the driving part 11 towards the preset direction. Like this, need not to switch over turning to of driving piece 11, can realize the rising and the decline of functional device 14, control logic is simple, and the control of the lift height of functional device 14 is comparatively accurate, and the lift process is more level and smooth.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the first position-limiting structure 121 may be one of a groove and a protrusion that are mutually matched, and the second position-limiting member 132 is the other one of the groove and the protrusion. The figures only show the case that the first position-limiting structure 121 is a groove for rotation, and the second position-limiting member 132 is a bump embedded in the groove. In practical applications, the first limiting structure 121 may also be a rotating protrusion, and the second limiting member 132 is a groove sleeved outside the protrusion, and the specific working process thereof only needs to refer to the situation shown in the drawings, which is not described herein.

In other alternative embodiments of the present application, the first guide 101 may be one of a guide groove and a guide block that are capable of being fitted to each other, and the second guide 131 may be the other of the guide groove and the guide block, and the guide block is embedded in the guide groove. The figures only show the case where the first guide 101 is elongated to the guide groove and the second guide 131 is a guide block. In practical applications, the first guide member 101 may also be a strip-shaped guide block, and the second guide member 131 is a guide groove sleeved outside the guide block, and the specific working process thereof may refer to the situation shown in the drawings, which is not described herein again.

Referring to fig. 3, a schematic diagram of a forward structure of the functional module shown in fig. 1 is shown, referring to fig. 4, a schematic diagram of a track of the first limiting structure is shown, referring to fig. 5, a schematic diagram of a structure of the functional module in a raised position according to the embodiment of the present application is shown, and referring to fig. 6, a schematic diagram of a structure of the functional module in a lowered position according to the embodiment of the present application is shown. Specifically, the first limiting structure 121 includes a first limiting position a and a second limiting position B, and the first limiting structure 121 may be divided into a first limiting portion 1211 and a second limiting portion 1212 with the first limiting position a and the second limiting position B as a dividing point, and the connecting portion 1213 is located at the second limiting position B; when the second bracket 13 moves along the first direction, the second limiting member 132 cooperates with the first limiting portion 1211 to drive the functional device 14 on the second bracket 13 to ascend to the ascending position shown in fig. 5; under the condition that the second bracket 13 moves along the second direction, the second limiting member 132 is matched with the second limiting portion 1212, so as to drive the functional device 14 on the second bracket 13 to descend to the descending position shown in fig. 6.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first limit position a may be a topmost limit position of the first limiting structure 121, and the second limit position B may be a bottommost limit position of the first limiting structure 121. In practical applications, the first limit position a may also be a limit position of a bottom end of the first limit structure 121, and the second limit position B may be a limit position of a top end of the first limit structure 121. In the embodiment of the present application, only the first limit position a is taken as the topmost limit position, and the second limit position B is taken as the bottommost limit position, for example, and other cases may be referred to as implementation.

It should be noted that fig. 2 and fig. 4 only show that the connection portion 1213 is a connection point, in practical applications, the second connection portion 1213 may also be a horizontal structure, and the specific form of the connection portion 1213 in the embodiment of the present application may not be limited.

Specifically, under the condition that the driving member 11 drives the rotating assembly 12 to rotate towards the predetermined direction, the second limiting member 132 can slide along the first limiting portion 1211 from the second limiting position B to the first limiting position a, so as to drive the functional device 14 to ascend and extend out from the inside of the electronic apparatus, thereby facilitating the user to use the functional device 14. After the functional device 14 is used, the driving member 11 may drive the rotating assembly 12 to continue to rotate in the preset direction, and the second limiting member 132 may slide along the second limiting portion 1212 from the first limiting position a to the second limiting position B, so as to drive the functional device 14 to descend, and withdraw the functional device 14 into the electronic apparatus.

Optionally, the first and second limiting

portions

1211 and 1212 are symmetrically disposed on two sides of a median plane, which is a plane passing through the axis of the rotating assembly 12 and the connecting portion 1213, respectively, so as to form a symmetrically disposed "back" shaped rotation track. Since the first position-limiting portion 1211 and the second position-limiting portion 1212 are symmetrically distributed, when the second position-limiting member 132 slides along the first position-limiting portion 1211 or the second position-limiting portion 1212, the functional device 14 can be driven to rise or fall smoothly, so as to further improve the smoothness of the rise and fall of the functional device 14.

Referring to fig. 7, a diagram of the correspondence relationship between the rotation angle of the rotation assembly and the extension height of the functional device in the functional module according to the embodiment of the present application is shown, the horizontal axis represents the rotation angle of the rotation assembly 12, and the vertical axis represents the extension height of the functional device 14. As shown in fig. 7, in the case that the first and second position-limiting

portions

1211 and 1212 are symmetrically disposed on both sides of the rotating component 12, the protruding height of the functional device 14 periodically changes with the rotation of the rotating component 12. In practical applications, when the second limiting member 132 slides along the first limiting structure 121 to the first limiting position a, the rotating assembly 12 may stop rotating, and the functional device 14 extends out from the electronic apparatus to start operating; when the second limiting member 132 slides to the second limiting position B along the first limiting structure 121, the rotating assembly 12 can stop rotating, and the functional device 14 is retracted into the electronic apparatus and does not work. Switching of the functional device 14 between the operative state and the inoperative state can be achieved by stopping the rotation of the rotating assembly 12 in the first extreme position a and the second extreme position B.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first bracket 10 may include: a base 102 and a holder body 103; wherein, the bracket body 103 is fixedly connected to one end of the base 102, and the first guiding piece 101 is arranged on the bracket body 103; the driving piece 11 and the rotating assembly 12 on the driving piece 11 are arranged at the other end of the base 102; the second bracket 13 is disposed between the rotating assembly 12 and the bracket body 103. In practical applications, the force applied to the second bracket 13 by the rotating assembly 12 is a rotational driving force, and the force applied to the second bracket 13 by the bracket body 103 is a limiting force that limits the second bracket 13 to move up and down only along the first direction and the second direction. Through setting up second support 13 between runner assembly 112 and support 103, can make runner assembly 12's rotation drive power act on one side of second support 13, the spacing effort of support 103 and the opposite side of second support 13, like this, just can make the atress of second support 13 comparatively even, and then, can improve the motion smoothness of the functional device on second support 13.

Optionally, the function module may further include: the fixing ring 15 and the fixing ring 15 are fixed to the second bracket 13, and sleeved outside the rotating assembly 12 to connect the rotating assembly 12 and the second bracket 13, so that the second limiting member 132 on the second bracket 13 can stably slide along the first limiting structure 121 on the rotating assembly 12.

Specifically, the inner diameter of the fixed ring 15 may be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the rotating assembly 12, so that the rotating assembly 12 may rotate within the fixed ring 15.

Referring to fig. 8, which is a schematic partial cross-sectional view illustrating a fixing ring according to the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the second limiting member 132 is disposed on an inner wall of the fixing ring 15 and is integrally formed with the fixing ring 15. In practical application, the second limiting member 132 is disposed on the inner wall of the fixing ring 15, so that the integration degree of the functional module can be improved, and the second limiting member 132 can reliably slide along the first limiting structure 121 due to the limiting effect of the fixing ring 15, and further, the lifting stability of the functional module can be improved.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the driving member 11 may be a motor, and the function module may further include: a speed reducer 16; wherein, the input of speed reducer 16 is connected with the output of motor, and the output of speed reducer 16 is connected with runner assembly 12. In practical applications, the speed reducer 16 is disposed between the motor and the rotating assembly 12, so as to reduce the rotation speed of the motor transmitted to the rotating assembly 12 and increase the torque, so that the rotating assembly 12 maintains a reasonable rotation speed.

To sum up, the functional module described in the embodiment of the present application can include the following advantages at least:

An embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device specifically includes: a housing and the functional module; the functional module is arranged in the shell; the shell is internally provided with a lifting channel, and functional devices of the functional module extend out of the shell through the lifting channel or are retracted into the shell through the lifting channel. Through the rotation of driving piece orientation direction of predetermineeing, can realize the rising and the decline of functional device, need not to switch the turning to of driving piece. Therefore, the control logic of the driving piece is simple, the lifting height on the functional device can be accurate, and the jamming caused by steering switching of the driving piece can be avoided, so that the lifting process of the functional device is smoother, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Specifically, the electronic device may include at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a wearable electronic device, and the specific type of the electronic device may not be limited in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the structure and the working principle of the functional module are the same as those of the functional modules in the above embodiments, and the beneficial effects are also similar, which are not described herein again.

Other configurations of electronic devices according to embodiments of the present invention, such as housings and bezels, and the like, as well as the operation thereof, are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean 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 invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily 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.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A functional module, comprising:

a functional device fixed on the second bracket;

the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

2. The functional module according to claim 1, wherein the first position-limiting structure is one of a groove and a protrusion that can be engaged with each other, the second position-limiting member is the other of the groove and the protrusion, and the first position-limiting structure and the second position-limiting member are slidably connected.

3. The function module of claim 1, wherein the first guide is one of a guide groove and a guide block that are fitted to each other, the second guide is the other of the guide groove and the guide block, and the guide block is fitted in the guide groove.

4. The functional module according to claim 1, wherein the first and second position-limiting portions are symmetrically disposed on two sides of a bisecting plane, and the bisecting plane is a plane passing through the axis of the rotating component and the connecting portion.

5. The functional module of claim 1, further comprising: the driving piece is connected with the rotating assembly and used for driving the rotating assembly to rotate along the preset direction.

6. The function module of claim 5, wherein the first bracket comprises: a base and a first bracket body; wherein,

the bracket body is fixedly connected to one end of the base, and the first guide piece is arranged on the bracket body;

the driving piece is fixed at the other end of the base;

the second bracket is disposed between the rotating structure and the bracket body.

7. The function module of claim 5, wherein the drive member is a motor, the function module further comprising: a speed reducer; wherein,

the input end of the speed reducer is connected with the output end of the motor, and the output end of the speed reducer is connected with the rotating structure.

8. The functional module of claim 1, further comprising: and the fixing ring is fixed on the second support and is sleeved on the rotating assembly.

9. The functional module according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the functional device comprises: at least one of a camera, an infrared sensor and a light supplement lamp.

10. An electronic device, comprising: a housing and the functional module of claims 1 to 9; wherein,

the functional module is arranged in the shell;

the shell is internally provided with a lifting channel, and functional devices of the functional module extend out of the shell through the lifting channel or are retracted into the shell through the lifting channel.