JP2023008025A - Electronic instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic instrument that can improve a structure of a bezel.SOLUTION: An electronic instrument comprises: a first housing that has a housing main body part with a rear cover part and a peripheral wall part erectedly provided in an outer periphery of the rear cover part, and an annular bezel to be arranged along the peripheral wall part; and a camera module that has a display to be accommodated in the first housing, a shutter, and a camera main body part having an image pick-up element. The bezel includes: a first bezel that extends in a first direction; a second bezel that extends in the first direction, and is arranged apart from the first bezel in a second direction; a pair of third bezels that extends in the second direction, and connects the first bezel and second bezel; and a shutter accommodation unit that is provided in the first bezel, and accommodates the shutter. A dimension in a surface vertical direction of the third bezel gradually increases in a direction toward the first bezel from the second bezel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to electronic equipment.

Patent Literature 1 discloses an electronic device including a housing having a bezel and a camera module.

JP 2017-220853 A

According to the inventors of the present application, for example, in the electronic device of Patent Document 1, there is room for improvement in the structure of the bezel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device capable of improving the structure of the bezel.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a housing main body portion having a back cover portion and a peripheral wall portion erected on the outer peripheral edge of the back cover portion; a camera module having a first housing having a ring-shaped bezel arranged on the first housing, a display housed in the first housing, a shutter, and a camera main body having an imaging element, The bezel includes a first bezel extending in a first direction and a second bezel extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first bezel in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. a bezel; a pair of third bezels extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and connecting the first bezel and the second bezel; and a shutter accommodating portion that accommodates a shutter, and the dimension of the third bezel in the direction perpendicular to the plane in which the display extends gradually increases in the direction from the second bezel toward the first bezel. do.

According to the aspect of the present invention, the thickness of the first bezel is greater than the thickness of the second bezel. As a result, the rigidity of the first bezel is improved compared to, for example, an electronic device in which the thickness of the first bezel and the thickness of the second bezel are the same. Therefore, even if the shutter accommodating portion is formed in the first bezel, it becomes easy to ensure the strength of the first bezel.

Here, when the surface of the first bezel that faces the second bezel is referred to as the first inner peripheral surface, the first inner peripheral surface is recessed in the second direction and in the perpendicular direction. A first recess opening toward the back cover portion is formed, and the shutter accommodating portion is provided on a surface of the first bezel opposite to the back cover portion in the perpendicular direction, and A distance in the perpendicular direction between the shutter accommodating portion and the first concave portion may be greater than a distance in the second direction between the display and the camera body portion.

In this case, even if the width of the first bezel is reduced, the distance between the shutter accommodating portion formed on the front surface of the first bezel and the first concave portion formed on the first inner peripheral surface of the first bezel is ensured. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the strength of the first bezel.

Further, the electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a second housing having a keyboard, and the second housing may be connected to the first housing.

In this case, an input device (keyboard, touch pad, etc.), a motherboard, etc. can be provided in the second housing, which improves the degree of freedom in designing the electronic device.

Also, the second housing may be connected to the first housing at the second bezel.

In this case, the camera module and the face of the user using the electronic device are brought closer to each other than, for example, when the second housing is connected to the first housing at the first bezel of the first housing. be able to. Therefore, the user's face can easily enter the imaging area of the camera module, which improves the convenience of the electronic device.

Further, when the surface of the first bezel facing the second bezel is referred to as a first inner peripheral surface, and the surface of the second cell facing the first bezel is referred to as a second inner peripheral surface. A dimension of the first inner peripheral surface in the perpendicular direction may be 1.5 times or more of a dimension of the second inner peripheral face in the perpendicular direction.

In this case, the thickness of the second bezel is surely smaller than the thickness of the first bezel, so the weight of the bezel can be easily reduced.

According to the above aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device in which the structure of the bezel can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the electronic device which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along the II-II cross section in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the III-III section in FIG. 1;

(First embodiment)
An electronic device according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 1 includes a first housing C1, a second housing C2, a camera module 30, and a display 40. The first housing C1 has a housing main body 10 and an annular bezel 20 (see also FIG. 2). The housing main body 10 has a plate-shaped back cover 11 and a peripheral wall 12 erected on the outer peripheral edge of the back cover 11 . The bezel 20 is arranged along the peripheral wall portion 12 . The bezel 20 includes a first bezel 21 , a second bezel 22 spaced apart from the first bezel 21 , and a pair of third bezels 23 connecting the first bezel 21 and the second bezel 22 .

The electronic device 1 of this embodiment is a so-called clamshell notebook computer, and the electronic device 1 includes a first housing C1 and a second housing C2 that are rotatably connected to each other. In this embodiment, the second housing C2 is connected to C1 at the second bezel 22 of the first housing C1. The first housing C1 has a display 40 and the like. The first housing C1 is also called a display housing. The second housing C2 has a keyboard, a motherboard (not shown), and the like. The second housing C2 is also called a system housing. However, the type of electronic device 1 is not limited to a notebook computer. For example, the electronic device 1 may be a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a game machine, or the like. In these cases, the electronic device 1 may not have the second housing C2, and the first housing C1 may have a motherboard or the like.

(direction definition)
Here, in this embodiment, an XYZ orthogonal coordinate system is set and the positional relationship of each component will be described. The X-axis direction is the direction perpendicular to the plane in which display 40 extends. The Y-axis direction is the direction in which the first bezel 21 and the second bezel 22 extend. The Z-axis direction is the direction in which each of the pair of third bezels 23 extends. In this specification, the X-axis direction may be referred to as the perpendicular direction X, the Y-axis direction may be referred to as the first direction Y, and the Z-axis direction may be referred to as the second direction Z. The second direction Z may be parallel to the vertical direction, or may be inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The direction from the display 40 toward the back cover portion 11 along the perpendicular direction X is called the -X direction or the rear. The direction opposite to the -X direction is called the +X direction or forward. The direction from the second bezel 22 toward the first bezel 21 along the second direction Z is called the +Z direction or upward. The direction opposite to the +Z direction is called the -Z direction or downward.

As described above, the housing main body 10 has a plate-like back cover portion 11 and a peripheral wall portion 12 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the peripheral wall portion 12 extends forward from the outer peripheral edge of the back cover portion 11 . The housing body 10 as a whole is formed in a flat box shape that opens forward.

The bezel 20 is formed in an annular shape. The bezel 20 covers the front end of the peripheral wall portion 12 . The first bezel 21 has a first front surface 21a facing forward and a first inner peripheral surface 21b facing downward. The first inner peripheral surface 21b faces the second bezel 22 in the second direction Z. As shown in FIG. The second bezel 22 has a front surface 22a facing forward and a second inner peripheral surface 22b facing upward. The second inner peripheral surface 22b faces the first bezel 21 in the second direction Z. As shown in FIG. Each of the pair of third bezels 23 has a third front surface 23a facing forward and a third inner circumferential surface 23b facing inward in the first direction Y. As shown in FIG. The pair of third bezels 23 are opposed to each other in the first direction Y. As shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the front surfaces 21a to 23a may be collectively referred to simply as the "front surface S1" of the bezel 20 in this specification. Similarly, the inner peripheral surfaces 21b to 23b may be collectively referred to simply as the "inner peripheral surface S2" of the bezel 20 in some cases.

In this embodiment, the front surfaces 21a to 23a are positioned substantially on the same plane. In other words, the front surface S1 of the bezel 20 (except for a housing portion 21c, which will be described later) is formed in a substantially flat surface shape. It should be noted that "substantially coplanar" and "substantially flat surface" refer to cases in which the front surfaces 21a to 23a can be considered to be on the same plane if manufacturing errors are eliminated, and cases in which the front surface S1 is formed in a flat surface. It also includes cases where it can be considered.

The dimension (thickness) of the third bezel 23 in the perpendicular direction X gradually increases in the direction from the second bezel 22 toward the first bezel 21 . In other words, each third front surface 23a extends forward as it goes upward. Particularly in this embodiment, the first front surface 21a and the second front surface 22a also extend forward as they go upward. Therefore, the front surface S1 as a whole is inclined forward as it goes upward. Accordingly, the dimension d1 of the first inner peripheral surface 21b of the first bezel 21 in the perpendicular direction X is larger than the dimension d2 of the second inner peripheral surface 22b of the second bezel 22 in the perpendicular direction X. Especially in this embodiment, the dimension d1 is 1.5 times or more the dimension d2.

As shown in FIG. 3, a housing portion 21c is formed on a surface of the first bezel 21 located on the side opposite to the back cover portion 11 in the perpendicular direction X. As shown in FIG. In other words, the first front surface 21a of the first bezel 21 is formed with a housing portion 21c recessed rearward. In this embodiment, the inner surface of the accommodating portion 21c is formed in a stepped shape. More specifically, the accommodation portion 21c includes a lens accommodation portion 21cA recessed rearward from the first front surface 21a, and a shutter accommodation portion 21cB recessed further rearward from the bottom surface of the lens accommodation portion 21cA. . The inner diameter of the shutter accommodating portion 21cB is smaller than the inner diameter of the lens accommodating portion 21cA. 21 d of imaging holes which penetrate the 1st bezel 21 in the surface perpendicular direction X are formed in the bottom face of the shutter accommodating part 21cB.

The camera module 30 is arranged at a position overlapping the first bezel 21 when viewed in the vertical direction X. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the camera module 30 has a camera body 31 , a shutter 32 and a lens 33 . The camera body portion 31 is accommodated in the housing body portion 10 . The shutter 32 and the lens 33 are arranged inside a housing portion 21 c formed in the first bezel 21 . More specifically, the shutter 32 is arranged in the shutter accommodating portion 21cB, and the lens 33 is arranged in the lens accommodating portion 21cA.

The lens 33 is fixed inside the lens accommodating portion 21cA. The lens 33 prevents the shutter 32 from falling out of the housing portion 21c. The shutter 32 has a role of controlling the amount of light incident on the imaging device. The camera main body 31 has an imaging element (not shown). The imaging device has a function of converting light passing through the lens 33, the shutter 32, and the imaging hole 21d into an electric signal (image data). An RGB camera or an infrared camera can be used as the imaging device. By mounting the shutter 32 on the camera module 30 , the performance of the camera module 30 can be improved compared to, for example, a camera module 30 without the shutter 32 . Note that each configuration of the camera body 31, the shutter 32, and the lens 33 can be changed as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display 40 is housed in the housing main body 10. As shown in FIG. As the display 40, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like can be adopted. A control circuit (not shown) for controlling the display of the display 40 may be accommodated in the housing main body 10 .

In this embodiment, a recess R is formed in the inner peripheral surface S2 of the bezel 20. As shown in FIG. The recess R is annularly formed along the bezel 20 . The recess R is recessed outward in the first direction Y or the second direction Z from the inner peripheral surface S2 and is open rearward. The recesses R are a first recess R1 formed in the first inner peripheral surface 21b of the first bezel 21, a second recess R2 formed in the second inner peripheral surface 22b of the second bezel 22, and third recesses R2 formed in the second inner peripheral surface 22b of the second bezel 22. and a third recess R3 (not shown) formed in the third inner peripheral surface 23b of R3. For example, the first recess R1 is recessed in the second direction Z (upward) from the first inner peripheral surface 21b of the first bezel 21 and opens rearward (back cover portion 11) in the perpendicular direction X. ing. By forming the recessed portion R in the bezel 20, it becomes difficult for the bezel 20 and the display 40 to structurally interfere with each other. In the present embodiment, the distance d3 in the perpendicular direction X between the bottom surface (rear surface) of the shutter housing portion 21cB and the front surface of the first recess R1 is the distance in the second direction Z between the display 40 and the camera module 30. Larger than d4.

In the present embodiment, a rubber portion 50 projecting forward from the front surface S1 of the bezel 20 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the bezel 20 . The distance in the perpendicular direction X between the front surface of the rubber portion 50 and the back cover portion 11 (rear surface) is substantially constant in the first direction Y and the second direction Z. As shown in FIG. Note that "substantially constant" also includes the case where the distance can be regarded as constant by removing the manufacturing error. If the rubber portion 50 is not formed on the front surface S1 of the bezel 20, the front surface S1 is inclined. A gap is formed between On the other hand, by forming the rubber portion 50 on the front surface S1 of the bezel 20, the gap between the housings C1 and C2 can be reduced.

Next, the operation of the electronic device 1 configured as described above will be described.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a demand for electronic devices having a narrow frame structure from the viewpoint of design. In other words, it is desired to reduce the width of the bezel. In this embodiment, the "width of the bezel" means the dimension in the second direction Z of the first bezel 21 and the second bezel 22 and the dimension in the first direction Y of each third bezel 23 . On the other hand, forming a shutter accommodation portion (recess) in a bezel having such a small width tends to cause a decrease in the strength of the bezel.

In contrast, in the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment, the dimension of the third bezel 23 in the perpendicular direction X gradually increases in the direction from the second bezel 22 toward the first bezel 21 . Therefore, the dimension in the vertical direction X of the first bezel 21 is larger than the dimension in the vertical direction X of the second bezel 22 . In other words, the thickness of the first bezel 21 is greater than the thickness of the second bezel 22 . As a result, the rigidity of the first bezel 21 is improved as compared with, for example, an electronic device in which the thickness of the first bezel and the thickness of the second bezel are the same. Therefore, even if the first bezel 21 is provided with the shutter accommodating portion 21cB, the strength of the first bezel 21 can be easily ensured.

In addition, the configuration in which the thickness of the third bezel 23 is gradually increased to ensure the thickness of the first bezel 21 suppresses an increase in the weight of the entire electronic device 1 more than, for example, the configuration in which the entire bezel 20 is uniformly thickened. be able to. Further, the configuration in which the thickness of the third bezel 23 is gradually increased does not impair the design of the electronic device 1 more easily than the configuration in which only the portion of the first bezel 21 near the shutter accommodating portion 21cB is thickened.

In addition, in an electronic device with a narrow bezel width, the display and the camera body tend to come close to each other in the second direction Z. As shown in FIG. When the display approaches the camera main body, the first concave portion and the shutter housing portion approach each other. For this reason, when the width of the first bezel is reduced, the strength of the first bezel tends to decrease particularly in the region between the first concave portion and the shutter accommodating portion.

On the other hand, in the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment, the distance d3 in the perpendicular direction X between the bottom surface of the shutter housing portion 21cB and the front surface of the first recess R1 is the distance between the display 40 and the camera body portion 31. is greater than the distance d4 in the second direction Z between With this configuration, even if the width (dimension in the second direction Z) of the first bezel 21 is reduced, the distance between the shutter accommodating portion 21cB and the first concave portion R1 is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the strength of the first bezel 21 in the region between the first concave portion R1 and the shutter accommodating portion 21cB.

As described above, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the housing body portion 10 having the back cover portion 11 and the peripheral wall portion 12 erected on the outer peripheral edge of the back cover portion 11, and the peripheral wall portion 12 along which a display 40 housed in the first housing C1, a shutter 32, and a camera main body 31 having an imaging element; 30, the bezel 20 includes a first bezel 21 extending in the first direction Y and a first bezel 21 extending in the first direction Y and spaced apart from the first bezel 21 in the second direction Z. a second bezel 22; a pair of third bezels 23 extending in the second direction Z and connecting the first bezel 21 and the second bezel 22; The dimension of the third bezel 23 in the perpendicular direction X gradually increases in the direction from the second bezel 22 toward the first bezel 21 .

With this configuration, the thickness of the first bezel 21 is greater than the thickness of the second bezel 22 . As a result, the rigidity of the first bezel 21 is improved as compared with, for example, an electronic device in which the thickness of the first bezel 21 and the thickness of the second bezel 22 are the same. Therefore, even if the first bezel 21 is provided with the shutter accommodating portion 21cB, the strength of the first bezel 21 can be easily ensured.

When the surface of the first bezel 21 facing the second bezel 22 is called a first inner peripheral surface 21b, the first inner peripheral surface 21b is recessed in the second direction Z (upward) and perpendicular to the surface. A first recess R1 that opens toward the back cover portion 11 (backward) in the direction X is formed, and the shutter accommodating portion 21cB is located on the opposite side of the first bezel 21 to the back cover portion 11 in the perpendicular direction X. The distance d3 in the perpendicular direction X between the shutter accommodating portion 21cB and the first concave portion R1 is the distance in the second direction Z between the display 40 and the camera body portion 31. greater than the distance d4. With this configuration, even if the width of the first bezel 21 is reduced, the distance between the shutter accommodating portion 21cB formed on the first front surface 21a and the first concave portion R1 formed on the first inner peripheral surface 21b is ensured. It is possible to prevent the strength of the first bezel 21 from being lowered.

The electronic device 1 according to this embodiment further includes a second housing C2 having a keyboard, and the second housing C2 is connected to the first housing C1. With this configuration, an input device (keyboard, touch pad, etc.), a motherboard, etc. can be provided in the second housing C2, and the degree of freedom in designing the electronic device 1 is improved.

Also, the second housing C2 is connected to the first housing C1 at the second bezel 22 . According to this configuration, for example, compared to the case where the second housing C2 is connected to the first housing C1 at the first bezel 21, the camera module 30, the face of the user who uses the electronic device 1, can be brought close together. Therefore, the user's face can easily enter the imaging area of the camera module 30, and the convenience of the electronic device 1 is improved.

A surface of the first bezel 21 facing the second bezel 22 is called a first inner peripheral surface 21b, and a surface of the second bezel 22 facing the first bezel 21 is called a second inner peripheral surface 22b. In other words, the dimension in the perpendicular direction X of the first inner peripheral surface 21b is 1.5 times or more the dimension in the perpendicular direction X of the second inner peripheral face 22b. With this configuration, the thickness of the second bezel 22 is more reliably made smaller than the thickness of the first bezel 21, so the weight of the bezel 20 can be easily reduced.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

For example, the first front surface 21a, the second front surface 22a, and the third front surfaces 23a do not have to be on the same plane. The first front surface 21a may be parallel to the first Y direction and the second Z direction. Similarly, the second front surface 22a may be parallel to the first Y direction and the second Z direction. Also, the third front surface 23a (front surface S1) may be a curved surface.

Also, the second housing C2 may be connected to the first housing C1 at the first bezel 21 . Alternatively, the second housing C2 may be connected to the first housing C1 at one of the pair of third bezels 23 .

In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the components in the above-described embodiments with well-known components without departing from the scope of the present invention, and the above-described embodiments and modifications may be combined as appropriate.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 electronic device C1 first housing C2 second housing 10 housing main body 20 bezel 21 first bezel 21b first inner peripheral surface 21cB shutter housing 22 second bezel 22b second 2 Inner peripheral surface 23 Third bezel 30 Camera module 31 Camera body 32 Shutter 40 Display

Claims (5)

a first housing having a housing main body portion having a back cover portion and a peripheral wall portion erected on an outer peripheral edge of the back cover portion; and an annular bezel arranged along the peripheral wall portion;
a display housed in the first housing;
a camera module having a shutter and a camera body having an imaging element,
The bezel is
a first bezel extending in a first direction;
a second bezel extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first bezel in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a pair of third bezels extending in the second direction and connecting the first bezel and the second bezel;
a shutter accommodating portion provided in the first bezel and accommodating the shutter;
A dimension of the third bezel in a vertical direction perpendicular to a plane in which the display extends gradually increases in a direction from the second bezel toward the first bezel.
Electronics. When the surface of the first bezel facing the second bezel is referred to as the first inner peripheral surface,
The first inner peripheral surface is formed with a first recess that is recessed in the second direction and opens toward the back cover portion in the perpendicular direction,
The shutter accommodating portion is provided on a surface of the first bezel located on the opposite side of the back cover portion in the perpendicular direction,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a distance in the perpendicular direction between the shutter accommodating portion and the first concave portion is greater than a distance in the second direction between the display and the camera body portion. . further comprising a second housing having a keyboard;
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said second housing is connected to said first housing. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein said second housing is connected to said first housing at said second bezel. A surface of the first bezel facing the second bezel is called a first inner peripheral surface,
When the surface of the second bezel facing the first bezel is referred to as a second inner peripheral surface,
5. The dimension of the first inner peripheral surface in the perpendicular direction is 1.5 times or more of the dimension of the second inner peripheral surface in the perpendicular direction according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Electronics.

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