CN117528993A

CN117528993A - Electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN117528993A
Application number: CN202210901477.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王冠文; 蔡佩昇
Original assignee: Chicony Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Chicony Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-28
Filing date: 2022-07-28
Publication date: 2024-02-06

Abstract

An electronic device comprises an electronic device and a connecting wire. The electronic device comprises a shell, a fixing element, a sealing element, an electronic element and a first connecting part. The fixing element is arranged in the shell and comprises a first buckling part. The sealing element is sandwiched between the housing and the fixing element. The electronic component is located in the housing. The first connecting part is connected with the electronic component. The connecting wire comprises a second connecting part, a wire body and a main body. The main body is connected between the second connecting part and the wire body and penetrates through the first opening of the shell and the second opening of the sealing element. The main body is provided with a second buckling part and a pressing area, and the second buckling part is configured to buckle with the first buckling part. When the second buckling part and the first buckling part are buckled with each other, the second connecting part is connected with the first connecting part, and the sealing element is propped against the propping area so as to seal between the sealing element and the propping area.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device suitable for outdoor use and waterproof.

Background

Some electronic equipment used outdoors often needs to be connected with a power supply for a long time to ensure that the electronic equipment can be kept in a normal running state all the time. However, since the electronic equipment is exposed to the outdoor environment, there may be a risk of infiltration of rainwater or dew, and if high cost is input to the electronic equipment to improve the waterproof function thereof, it is unavoidable to increase the overall use cost of the electronic equipment to impair the market competitiveness of the electronic equipment.

Therefore, how to effectively provide an electronic device with a good waterproof effect at low cost is clearly an important issue of considerable attention in the industry.

Disclosure of Invention

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an electronic device, which can achieve a waterproof effect when power is supplied or data is transmitted through a connection wire.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic apparatus includes an electronic device and a connection line. The electronic device comprises a shell, a fixing element, a sealing element, an electronic element and a first connecting part. The housing has a first opening. The fixing element is arranged in the shell and comprises at least one first buckling part. The sealing element is sandwiched between the housing and the fixing element and has a second opening aligned with the first opening. The electronic component is located in the housing. The first connecting part is electrically connected with the electronic element. The connecting wire comprises a second connecting part, a wire body and a main body. The second connecting portion is configured to be electrically connected to the first connecting portion. The main body is connected between the second connecting part and the wire body, the main body is configured to at least partially penetrate through the first opening and the second opening, the main body is provided with a second buckling part and a pressing area, the second buckling part is positioned between the pressing area and the second connecting part, and the second buckling part is configured to buckle with the first buckling part. When the second buckling part and the first buckling part are buckled with each other, the second connecting part is electrically connected with the first connecting part, and the sealing element is propped against the propping area so as to seal between the sealing element and the propping area.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first opening and the second opening are arranged along a first direction, the first fastening portion and the sealing element are separated by a first distance along the first direction, the main body and the second connecting portion are arranged along a second direction, the second fastening portion and the pressing area are separated by a second distance along the second direction, and the second distance is the same as the first distance.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the sealing element includes an annular portion and at least one protruding portion. The annular portion is at least partially sandwiched between the housing and the fixing element. The protruding part is connected with the inner side of the annular part and completely surrounds the annular part to define a second opening.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a positioning portion disposed in the housing and surrounding the first opening. The annular portion further includes a first sub-annular portion and a second sub-annular portion. The first sub-annular part is configured to be at least partially clamped between the fixing element and the positioning part, and the protruding part is connected to the inner side of the first sub-annular part. The second sub-annular part is connected with the first sub-annular part and forms a step shape together with the first sub-annular part, and the second sub-annular part is configured to be abutted against the shell and the positioning part.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the pressing area is a smooth surface that completely surrounds the main body.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the main body and the second connecting portion are arranged along the second direction, and a cross section of the main body perpendicular to the second direction in the pressing area has an outer edge, and a contour of the outer edge matches a contour of the second opening.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the number of the first fastening portions is plural.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the fixing element includes a first sub-fixing element and a second sub-fixing element. The first sub-fixing element is configured to be connected with the shell, the sealing element is clamped between the first sub-fixing element and the shell, the first sub-fixing element is provided with a third opening, and the third opening is configured to enable the main body to pass through. The second sub-fixing element is connected with one side of the first sub-fixing element far away from the shell, the second sub-fixing element is configured to be abutted against the main body, the second sub-fixing element is provided with a fourth opening, the fourth opening is configured to enable the second connecting part to pass through, and the first buckling part is connected with the second sub-fixing element.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first sub-mount member is detachably coupled to the housing.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first fastening portion, the first sub-fixing element and the second sub-fixing element are integrally formed.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first connection part is a universal serial bus (Universal Serial Bus; USB) plug, and the second connection part is a USB socket.

In one or more embodiments of the invention, the first fastening portion is at least partially hooked, and the second fastening portion is a groove.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention have at least the following advantages:

(1) When the user connects the electronic device with the connecting wire, the second buckling part of the main body and the first buckling part of the fixing element can buckle each other so as to prevent the connecting wire from being separated from the electronic device. In addition, the user can simply and easily know that the second connecting part of the connecting wire is connected with the first connecting part of the electronic device through the hand feeling generated when the second clamping part and the first clamping part are mutually clamped, and the sealing element is also propped against the propping area of the main body, so that convenience is brought to the user.

(2) When the bulge of the sealing element is abutted against the abutting region of the main body, the bulge is pressed and elastically deformed, and the abutting region of the main body is a smooth surface completely surrounding the main body, so that better sealing effect can be achieved between the sealing element and the main body when the bulge of the sealing element is abutted against the abutting region.

(3) When a user installs the sealing element relative to the shell, the second sub annular part of the sealing element is abutted against the positioning part, so that the positioning part can provide a positioning function for the sealing element, and the installation of the sealing element is facilitated.

(4) The main body has an outer edge on a cross section perpendicular to the second direction of the pressing area, and the outline of the outer edge is matched with the outline of the second opening defined by the convex part, so that a better sealing effect can be achieved between the sealing element and the pressing area of the main body.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the connecting wires are not connected to the electronic device.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the electronic apparatus of fig. 1, in which the connecting wires are already connected to the electronic device.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of fig. 2 along line A-A.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view illustrating the electronic device of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of fig. 4 along line B-B.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of fig. 3 along line C-C.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. electronic equipment

110. Electronic device

111. Shell body

112. Fixing element

112a first sub-mount element

112b second sub-mount

113. Sealing element

114. Electronic component

115. First connecting part

116. First fastening part

117. Annular part

117a first sub-annular part

117b second sub-annular portion

118. Projection part

119. Positioning part

120. Connecting wire

121. Second connecting part

122. Wire body

123. Main body

124. Second fastening part

125. Outer edge

A-A, B-B, C-C line segment

CA cross section

D1 First direction

D2 Second direction

OP1 first opening

OP2 second opening

OP3 third opening

OP4 fourth opening

pZ pressing area

X1 first distance

X2 second distance

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous practical details of the embodiments of the invention are set forth in the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not to be taken as limiting the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, these practical details are unnecessary. Furthermore, for the purpose of simplifying the drawings, some conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic form, and the same reference numerals will be used to designate the same or similar elements throughout the drawings. And features of different embodiments may be interactively applied, if implementation is possible.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have their ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, the definition of the words in the commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as meaning consistent with the field of the invention in the context of the present specification. These terms are not to be construed as idealized or overly formal meanings unless expressly so defined.

Please refer to fig. 1-2. Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the connection line 120 is not connected to the electronic device 110. Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the electronic apparatus 100 of fig. 1, in which the connecting wire 120 is already connected to the electronic device 110. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-2, the electronic apparatus 100 includes an electronic device 110 and a connection line 120. The electronic device 110 may be an electronic device for an outdoor environment, such as a monitor. Specifically, the electronic device 110 includes a housing 111, and the housing 111 has a first opening OP1. One end of the connection wire 120 is connected to a power source (not shown) or a data storage device (not shown), and the other end is configured to pass through the first opening OP1 of the housing 111 and electrically connect to the electronic device 110, so as to continuously power the electronic device 110 or perform data transmission.

Please refer to fig. 3-4. Fig. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of fig. 2 along line A-A. Fig. 4 is an exploded view illustrating the electronic apparatus 100 of fig. 1. More specifically, as shown in fig. 3-4, the electronic device 110 includes a fixing element 112, a sealing element 113, an electronic element 114, and a first connection portion 115. The fixing element 112 is disposed in the housing 111 and includes at least one first fastening portion 116. The sealing member 113 is interposed between the housing 111 and the fixing member 112, so that the sealing member 113 can be fixed with respect to the housing 111. In addition, the sealing member 113 has a second opening OP2, and the second opening OP2 is aligned with the first opening OP1 of the housing 111 along the first direction D1, and the second opening OP2 is aligned with the first opening OP1. In addition, the electronic component 114 is located in the housing 111, and the first connection portion 115 is electrically connected to the electronic component 114.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the connection wire 120 includes a second connection portion 121, a wire body 122, and a main body 123. The second connection portion 121 of the connection wire 120 is configured to be electrically connected to the first connection portion 115 of the electronic device 110, so as to continuously supply power or perform data transmission to the electronic device 110. In practical applications, the first connection portion 115 may be a universal serial bus (Universal Serial Bus; USB) plug, and the second connection portion 121 may be a USB socket. The main body 123 of the connecting wire 120 is connected between the second connecting portion 121 and the wire body 122, and the main body 123 is configured to at least partially penetrate through the first opening OP1 of the housing 111 and the second opening OP2 of the sealing element 113. Further, the main body 123 has a second fastening portion 124 and a pressing region PZ, the second fastening portion 124 is located between the pressing region PZ and the second connecting portion 121, and the second fastening portion 124 is configured to fasten with the first fastening portion 116 to prevent the connecting wire 120 from being detached from the electronic device 110. In practical applications, the first fastening portion 116 may be at least partially hooked, and the second fastening portion 124 is a groove, and the first fastening portion 116 at least partially hooked is adapted to be fastened to the second fastening portion 124 which is a groove.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, when the second fastening portion 124 of the main body 123 and the first fastening portion 116 of the fixing element 112 are fastened to each other, the second connecting portion 121 of the connecting wire 120 is electrically connected to the first connecting portion 115 of the electronic device 110, and the sealing element 113 is pressed against the pressing region PZ of the main body 123 to seal between the sealing element 113 and the pressing region PZ. When the second connection portion 121 of the connection wire 120 is electrically connected to the first connection portion 115 of the electronic device 110, that is, the electronic device 110 is powered or transmits data via the connection wire 120, moisture, such as rainwater or dew, outside the electronic apparatus 100 will not easily flow between the sealing element 113 and the pressing region PZ of the main body 123. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 is suitable for use in an outdoor environment.

Furthermore, when the user connects the electronic device 110 with the connecting wire 120, the user can easily and simply know that the second connecting portion 121 of the connecting wire 120 is connected with the first connecting portion 115 of the electronic device 110 by the hand feeling generated when the second fastening portion 124 of the main body 123 and the first fastening portion 116 of the fixing element 112 are fastened with each other, and the sealing element 113 is also pressing against the pressing area PZ of the main body 123, so that convenience is brought to the user.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the first fastening portion 116 is separated from the sealing element 113 along the first direction D1 by a first distance X1. In addition, the main body 123 and the second connecting portion 121 are arranged along the second direction D2, and the second fastening portion 124 and the pressing region PZ are separated by a second distance X2 along the second direction D2. In the present embodiment, the second distance X2 is the same as the first distance X1, so when the second connection portion 121 of the connection wire 120 is electrically connected to the first connection portion 115 of the electronic device 110, the sealing element 113 is just pressed against the pressing region PZ of the main body 123. In fact, when the second connection portion 121 of the connection wire 120 is electrically connected to the first connection portion 115 of the electronic device 110, the first direction D1 is the same as the second direction D2.

Please refer to fig. 5. Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of fig. 4 along line B-B. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the sealing member 113 includes an annular portion 117 and at least one protruding portion 118. Further, the annular portion 117 further includes a first sub annular portion 117a and a second sub annular portion 117b, and the second sub annular portion 117b is connected to the first sub annular portion 117a and forms a step shape together with the first sub annular portion 117 a. The protruding portion 118 is connected to the inner side of the first sub-annular portion 117a and completely surrounds to define the second opening OP2. In practical applications, the first sub-annular portion 117a, the second sub-annular portion 117b, and the protruding portion 118 may be integrally formed. In the present embodiment, the sealing member 113 may be made of an elastic material such as rubber, and may insulate moisture. The protruding portion 118 of the sealing member 113 is arranged to abut against the abutment region PZ of the main body 123, and when the protruding portion 118 abuts against the abutment region PZ, as shown in fig. 3, the protruding portion 118 is pressed to be elastically deformed, thereby improving the sealability between the sealing member 113 and the abutment region PZ of the main body 123. The number of the protruding portions 118 may be plural according to actual conditions. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the number of the protruding portions 118 is two, but the invention is not limited thereto. Moreover, the two protrusions 118 are spaced apart by a distance and disposed parallel to each other, so that the sealability can be more effectively improved.

In addition, in practical applications, the pressing area PZ of the main body 123 is a smooth surface completely surrounding the main body 123, so that when the protrusion 118 of the sealing element 113 presses against the pressing area PZ, a better sealing effect between the sealing element 113 and the main body 123 can be achieved.

In addition, as shown in fig. 3-4, the electronic device 110 further includes a positioning portion 119, and the positioning portion 119 is disposed in the housing 111 and surrounds the first opening OP1. In practical applications, the positioning portion 119 may also be a flange structure extending inward from the housing 111. As shown in fig. 3, the first sub-annular portion 117a is configured to be at least partially sandwiched between the fixing element 112 and the positioning portion 119, and the second sub-annular portion 117b is configured to abut against the housing 111 and the positioning portion 119. When the user installs the sealing element 113 relative to the housing 111, the second sub-annular portion 117b of the sealing element 113 abuts against the positioning portion 119, so that the positioning portion 119 can provide a positioning function for the sealing element 113, which is beneficial to the installation of the sealing element 113.

Please refer to fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged sectional view of fig. 3 along line C-C. Fig. 6 is also a schematic diagram showing a cross section CA of the main body 123 perpendicular to the second direction D2 at the pressing area PZ. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the cross section CA of the main body 123 perpendicular to the second direction D2 at the pressing area PZ has an outer edge 125, and the contour of the outer edge 125 matches the contour of the second opening OP2 defined by the protrusion 118, so that a better sealing effect can be achieved between the sealing element 113 and the pressing area PZ of the main body 123.

Please refer back to fig. 3-4. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3-4, the fixing element 112 includes a first sub-fixing element 112a and a second sub-fixing element 112b, and the first fastening portion 116 is connected to the second sub-fixing element 112b. In practical applications, the first fastening portion 116, the first sub-fixing element 112a and the second sub-fixing element 112b may be integrally formed, so as to connect the fixing element 112 to the housing 111. More specifically, the first sub-fixing member 112a is configured to be connected to the housing 111, and the sealing member 113 is sandwiched and fixed between the first sub-fixing member 112a and the housing 111. The first sub-fixing element 112a has a third opening OP3, and the third opening OP3 is configured to allow the main body 123 of the connecting wire 120 to pass through. The second sub-fixing element 112b is connected to a side of the first sub-fixing element 112a away from the housing 111, and the second sub-fixing element 112b is configured to abut against the main body 123 of the connection wire 120, so as to provide a limiting effect when the connection wire 120 is inserted into the electronic device 110. In addition, the second fixing sub-element 112b has a fourth opening OP4, and the fourth opening OP4 is configured to allow the second connection portion 121 of the connection wire 120 to pass through.

According to the actual situation, the number of the first fastening portions 116 may be plural. For example, as shown in fig. 3-4, the number of the first fastening portions 116 is two, and the first fastening portions 116 are symmetrically connected to opposite sides of the second fixing element 112b, so that the second fastening portion 124 of the main body 123 can be fastened between the two first fastening portions 116.

In practical applications, the first sub-fixing element 112a may be fixed to the housing 111 by, for example, hot melting, or the first sub-fixing element 112a may be detachably connected to the housing 111 by, for example, screwing, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In summary, the technical solution disclosed in the above embodiment of the present invention has at least the following advantages:

While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and it is intended that the scope of the invention be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

an electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a first opening;

the fixing element is arranged in the shell and comprises at least one first clamping part;

a sealing element sandwiched between the housing and the fixing element and having a second opening aligned with the first opening;

an electronic component located within the housing; and

a first connecting part electrically connected with the electronic element; and

a connection line comprising:

the second connecting part is configured to be electrically connected with the first connecting part;

a wire body; and

the main body is connected between the second connecting part and the wire body, the main body is configured to at least partially penetrate through the first opening and the second opening, the main body is provided with a second buckling part and a pressing area, the second buckling part is positioned between the pressing area and the second connecting part, the second buckling part is configured to buckle with the first buckling part,

when the second buckling part and the first buckling part are buckled with each other, the second connecting part is electrically connected with the first connecting part, and the sealing element is propped against the propping area so as to seal between the sealing element and the propping area.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening and the second opening are arranged along a first direction, the first fastening portion and the sealing element are separated by a first distance along the first direction, the main body and the second connecting portion are arranged along a second direction, the second fastening portion and the pressing area are separated by a second distance along the second direction, and the second distance is the same as the first distance.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sealing member comprises:

an annular part at least partially clamped between the shell and the fixing element; and

at least a protruding portion connected to the inner side of the ring portion and completely surrounding the ring portion to define the second opening.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, further comprising a positioning portion disposed within the housing and surrounding the first opening, the ring portion further comprising:

a first sub-annular portion configured to be at least partially sandwiched between the fixing element and the positioning portion, the protruding portion being connected to an inner side of the first sub-annular portion; and

the second sub-annular part is connected with the first sub-annular part and forms a step shape together with the first sub-annular part, and the second sub-annular part is configured to be abutted against the shell and the positioning part.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pressing area is a smooth surface completely surrounding the main body.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the main body and the second connecting portion are arranged along a second direction, and a cross section of the main body perpendicular to the second direction in the pressing area has an outer edge, and a contour of the outer edge matches a contour of the second opening.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the first fastening portions is plural.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fixing element comprises:

a first sub-fixing element configured to be connected to the housing, the sealing element being interposed between the first sub-fixing element and the housing, the first sub-fixing element having a third opening configured to allow the main body to pass through; and

the second sub-fixing element is connected with one side of the first sub-fixing element far away from the shell, the second sub-fixing element is configured to be abutted against the main body, the second sub-fixing element is provided with a fourth opening, the fourth opening is configured to enable the second connecting part to pass through, and the first clamping part is connected with the second sub-fixing element.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the first sub-mount member is removably coupled to the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the first fastening portion, the first sub-fixing element and the second sub-fixing element are integrally formed.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion is a USB plug and the second connection portion is a USB socket.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first fastening portion is at least partially hook-shaped, and the second fastening portion is a groove.