CN102004520A - Handheld Electronic Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

A handheld electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a sliding module, a flexible electrical connector, and a first sealing member. The first body has a first opening. The sliding module is disposed between the first body and the second body. The sliding module has a second opening. The flexible electrical connector passes through the first opening and the second opening and is connected between the first body and the second body. The first sealing member is disposed between the sliding module and the first body, and the first sealing member surrounds the first opening.

Description

Handheld Electronic Devices

technical field

The present invention relates to a hand-held electronic device, and in particular to a hand-held electronic device with waterproof function.

Background technique

With the development of technology, human's dependence on electronic devices is also increasing day by day. Today's users generally require electronic devices to have high computing performance and small, thin, and small sizes. Therefore, various handheld electronic devices such as ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC), tablet computer (tablet PC), palmtop computer (pocket PC), personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA) and mobile phone ( cell phone) came into being.

In current handheld electronic devices, a two-layer folding body design or a two-layer sliding body design is mostly used, which allows the display screen and the keyboard to be respectively located on two overlapping bodies for the convenience of the user to operate, and through a A flexible printed circuit (FPC) is connected between the two bodies.

In the existing body structure design, the body or the sliding module is designed with openings so that the flexible electrical connector can move smoothly with the body. However, such an open design structure cannot prevent liquid from entering the body through the opening, which often causes corrosion of parts in the body or short circuits.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a hand-held electronic device with waterproof function.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a handheld electronic device, which includes a first body, a second body, a sliding module, a flexible electrical connector, and a first seal. The first body has a first opening. The sliding module is arranged between the first body and the second body. The sliding module has a second opening, and the orthographic projection of the second opening on the plane where the first opening is located does not overlap the first opening. The flexible electrical connector passes through the first opening and the second opening, and is connected between the first body and the second body. The first seal is disposed between the sliding module and the first body, and the first seal surrounds the first opening.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a handheld electronic device, which includes a first body, a second body, a sliding module, a flexible electrical connector, and a sealing element. The sliding module is arranged between the first body and the second body. The slide module has an opening. The flexible electrical connector passes through the opening and is connected between the first body and the second body. The seal is disposed between the sliding module and the second body and surrounds the opening.

Based on the above, in the above embodiments of the present invention, since the sealing member is arranged between the body and the sliding module and surrounds the opening, the sealing member can be squeezed by the sliding module and the body to seal the opening, so that the opening can be sealed. Handheld electronic devices are waterproof.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a handheld electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first body and a sliding module of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a first body of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the handheld electronic device shown in FIG. 4 .

Explanation of main component symbols

100: Handheld electronic device 110: First body

112: the first opening 114: the first shell

114a: the third opening 116: the second shell

116a: metal plate 116b: plastic edge

118: Display module 118a: Display surface

120: Second body 130: Sliding module

132: Second opening 134: Fixing piece

136: sliding part 138: driving part

140: first seal 150: flexible electrical connector

160: Locking piece 170: Second seal

180: Third seal

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a handheld electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first body and a sliding module of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 first. In this embodiment, the handheld electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 , a second body 120 , a sliding module 130 and a first seal 140 . The sliding module 130 is disposed between the first body 110 and the second body 120 so that the first body 110 can slide relative to the second body 120 .

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a first body of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 3 . Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the handheld electronic device 100 also includes a flexible electrical connector 150, so that the first body 110 can be electrically connected to the second body 120 through the flexible electrical connector 150 (marked in FIG. 1). In order to allow the flexible electrical connector 150 to connect the first body 110 and the second body 120 smoothly structurally, the first body 110 has a first opening 112, and the sliding module 130 has a second opening 132, The flexible electrical connector 150 can pass through the first opening 112 and the second opening 132 to be connected between the first body 110 and the second body 120 .

Furthermore, the first seal 140 is disposed between the sliding module 130 and the first body 110 , and the first seal 140 surrounds the first opening 112 . In this embodiment, the material of the first sealing member 140 can be rubber, so the first sealing member 140 can be squeezed by the first body 110 and the sliding module 130 at the same time, so that the first body 110 and the second body 120 There is no gap around the first opening 112 .

In addition, the handheld electronic device 100 further includes a second seal 170 disposed between the sliding module 130 and the second body 120 and surrounding the second opening 132 . Similarly, the material of the second sealing member 170 can be rubber, and by being squeezed by the sliding module 130 and the second body 120 at the same time, the first body 110 and the second body 120 have no any gap around the second opening 132 . gap.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 again. In this embodiment, the first body 110 includes a display module 118 and a first housing 114 and a second housing 116 connected to each other. The first housing 114 has a first Three openings 114a are used to expose the display surface 118a of the display module 118 . The first opening 112 is located at the second housing 116 . The second housing 116 includes a metal plate 116a and a plastic side strip 116b, and in this embodiment, the metal plate 116a is integrally formed with the plastic side strip 116b by insert injection molding technology, which can also avoid Liquid flows from the second housing 116 into the first body 110 .

The sliding module 130 includes two driving components 138 and a fixing component 134 and a sliding component 136 coupled to each other. Two ends of each driving element 138 are respectively connected to the fixing element 134 and the sliding element 136 . The slider 136 is disposed on the second housing 116 . The fixing part 134 is disposed on the second body 120 , and the above-mentioned second opening 132 is located on the fixing part 134 . When the user pushes the first body 110 to slide relative to the second body 120, the driving member 138 can provide a driving force to make the first body 110 semi-automatically slide away relative to the second body 120 or return to the original overlapping position. state.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the handheld electronic device shown in FIG. 4 . Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 at the same time, the handheld electronic device 100 further includes a plurality of locking elements 160 and a plurality of third sealing elements 180 . The locking member 160 is, for example, a screw, which locks the metal plate 116 a of the first body 110 and the sliding member 136 of the sliding module 130 together. The material of the third sealing member 180 can be rubber, and the third sealing member 180 is disposed between the first body 110 and the sliding module 130 and surrounds the locking member 160 .

In this embodiment, both the first sealing member 112 and the second sealing member 132 are located between the metal plate 116 a and the sliding member 136 . When the locking member 160 locks the metal plate 116a and the sliding member 136 together, both the first sealing member 140 and the third sealing member 180 will be deformed by being pressed by the sliding member 136 and the metal plate 116a, thereby making the sliding member 136 There is no gap between the metal plate 116a and the first opening 112 and the locking member 160, so as to achieve the purpose of waterproofing. Here, the present embodiment does not limit the location, structure and quantity of the locking member 160, and any one that can fix the metal plate 116a and the sliding member 136 and cause a squeezing effect on the sealing members 140, 170, 180 therebetween is applicable. in this embodiment.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, the handheld electronic device is provided with seals around the first opening through which the flexible electrical connector passes, the second opening, and the surrounding of the locking piece, so the sealing The component can be squeezed by the sliding module and the body to seal the opening, so that the surroundings of the first opening and the second opening can be in a sealed state, so that the hand-held electronic device can achieve a waterproof effect.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

Claims (12)

1. portable electric device comprises:

One first housing has one first opening;

One second housing;

One sliding block is configured between this first housing and this second housing, and this sliding block has one second opening;

One flexible electrically connects part, pass this first opening and this second opening and be connected in this first housing and this second housing between; And

One first seal is configured between this sliding block and this first housing, and this first seal is around this first opening.

2. portable electric device according to claim 1 also comprises:

One second seal is configured between this sliding block and this second housing, and this second seal is around this second opening.

3. portable electric device according to claim 2, wherein the material of this second seal is a rubber.

4. portable electric device according to claim 1 also comprises:

One locking part locks together this first housing and this sliding block; And

One the 3rd seal is configured between this first housing and this sliding block also around this locking part.

5. portable electric device according to claim 4, wherein the material of the 3rd seal is a rubber.

6. portable electric device according to claim 4, wherein this first housing comprises interconnective one first housing and one second housing, and this sliding block comprises a fixture and a sliding part that couples mutually, this sliding part is configured on this second housing, this fixture is configured on this second housing, this first opening is positioned at this second housing, this second opening is positioned at this fixture, this first seal and this second seal are between this second housing and this sliding part, and this locking part locks together this second housing and this sliding part, so that this first seal and this second seal are subjected to the extruding of this sliding part and this second housing and are out of shape.

7. portable electric device according to claim 6, wherein this second housing comprises a sheet metal and a plastic edge strip, and this sheet metal is embedded in this plastic edge strip.

8. portable electric device according to claim 1, wherein the material of this first seal is a rubber.

9. portable electric device comprises:

One first housing;

One second housing;

One sliding block is configured between this first housing and this second housing, and this sliding block has an opening;

One flexible electrically connects part, pass this opening and be connected in this first housing and this second housing between; And

One seal is configured between this sliding block and this second housing, and the sealing part is around this opening.

10. portable electric device according to claim 9, wherein the material of sealing part is a rubber.

11. portable electric device according to claim 9, wherein this first housing comprises interconnective one first housing and one second housing, and this sliding block comprises a fixture and a sliding part that couples mutually, this fixture is configured on this second housing, this sliding part is configured on this second housing, this opening is positioned at this fixture, and the sealing part is between this fixture and this second housing, so that the sealing part is subjected to the extruding of this fixture and this second housing and is out of shape.

12. portable electric device according to claim 11, wherein this second housing comprises a sheet metal and a plastic edge strip, and this sheet metal is embedded in this plastic edge strip.

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