TWM639525U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The electronic device includes a case, an exterior button, a sliding assembly and an interior button. The case includes an outer surface and an opening. The exterior button is movably disposed to the case. The sliding assembly is movably disposed to the case and includes a sliding main body and a toggle button. The sliding main body is located in the case, and the toggle button is exposed to the case. The interior button is disposed in the case, and the sliding main body is located between the exterior button and the interior button. When the sliding assembly is located at a closed position relative to the case, the exterior button is located inside the case. When the sliding assembly moves to an opened position relative to the case, the exterior button extends from the opening and protrude from the outer surface. The exterior button is adapted to be pressed, and the sliding main body is driven to move to trigger the interior button.

Description

electronic device

This case relates to an electronic device, and in particular relates to an electronic device with buttons with a liftable appearance.

With the development of the mobile game and e-sports industry and the increase in entertainment needs of users, e-sports mobile phones have gradually become popular in the consumer market. At present, the virtual buttons on the screen are the main ones, but the game feedback of virtual buttons is low. How e-sports mobile phones can improve the user's gaming experience feedback is a research direction in this field.

This application provides an electronic device, which includes a shell, an appearance button, a sliding component and an inner button. The casing includes an outer surface and an opening. The appearance button is movably arranged on the casing. The sliding assembly is movably arranged on the casing, and includes a sliding body and a dial button. The sliding body is located in the casing, and the toggle button is exposed to the casing. The inner button is located in the casing, and the sliding body is located between the outer button and the inner button. When the sliding assembly is at a closed position relative to the casing, the appearance button is retracted in the casing. When the sliding assembly moves to an open position relative to the housing, the appearance button protrudes from the opening and protrudes from the outer surface, and the appearance button is suitable for being pressed to drive the sliding body to move to trigger the inner button.

Based on the above, the electronic device in this case includes external buttons, sliding components and internal buttons. The sliding component includes a sliding body and a dial. The sliding component moves from the closed position to the open position relative to the casing, so that the appearance button is driven to protrude from the outer surface of the casing, so that the user presses the physical appearance button to trigger the internal button, and has a better gaming experience feedback .

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2A is a partial perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the sliding assembly is in a closed position relative to the housing. It should be noted that the electronic device 100 in FIG. 1 is an example of a gaming mobile phone, and the viewing angle is shown facing the back cover of the gaming mobile phone.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A , the electronic device 100 of this embodiment is, for example, a gaming mobile phone, but the type of the electronic device 100 is not limited thereto. The electronic device 100 includes a casing 110 , an appearance button 120 ( FIG. 2A ) and a sliding component 130 . The housing 110 includes an outer surface 111 and an opening 112 ( FIG. 2A ).

The appearance button 120 is movably disposed on the casing 110 along a second direction D2. The appearance button 120 is, for example, a shoulder button, but not limited thereto. The sliding assembly 130 is movably disposed on the casing 110 along a first direction D1 and includes a toggle button 132 exposed from the casing 110 . The first direction D1 is, for example, parallel to the extending direction of the outer surface 111 , and the first direction D1 is perpendicular to the second direction D2 , but the present application is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the toggle button 132 can be disposed near the edge of the back cover (ie, the housing 110 ) of the gaming mobile phone (ie, the electronic device 100 ) to facilitate user operation, but the position of the toggle button 132 is not limited thereto. The user can extend the appearance button 120 from the opening 112 ( FIG. 2A ) and protrude from the outer surface 111 by turning the toggle button 132 . The related structure and actuation method of the push button 132 driving the appearance button 120 to move are introduced below.

Please refer to FIG. 2A , the sliding assembly 130 of this embodiment includes a sliding body 131 and a first magnetic member 133 located in the housing 110 . The sliding body 131 and the toggle button 132 are integrally formed. The appearance button 120 includes a second magnetic element 121 . The first magnetic part 133 and the second magnetic part 121 face each other with two different magnetic poles.

As shown in FIG. 2A , when the sliding assembly 130 is in a closed position relative to the housing 110 , the first magnetic member 133 is opposite to the second magnetic member 121 , and the first magnetic member 133 is magnetically attracted to the second magnetic member 121 , The exterior button 120 is retracted inside the casing 110 . Such a design prevents the exterior button 120 from protruding from the outer surface 111 of the housing 110 at will, causing damage to the exterior button 120 .

FIG. 2B is a partial perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the sliding assembly is at a middle position relative to the housing. FIG. 2C is a partial perspective view of the appearance key shown in FIG. 2B protruding from the opening driven by the sliding assembly. Please refer to FIG. 2B to FIG. 2C , the exterior button 120 of this embodiment includes a third magnetic member 122 . The first magnetic part 133 and the third magnetic part 122 face each other with the same two magnetic poles.

When the toggle button 132 is moved to move along the first direction D1, the sliding assembly 130 moves to a middle position relative to the casing 110 . At this moment, the first magnetic part 133 is opposite to the third magnetic part 122 , and the third magnetic part 122 is repelled by the first magnetic part 133 , so that the appearance button 120 protrudes from the opening 112 and protrudes from the casing 110 .

In addition, the casing 110 includes a track 113 , and the sliding assembly 130 includes a protrusion 134 extending into the track 113 . In one embodiment, the protrusion 134 is integrally formed with the sliding body 131 and the knob 132 . A part of the track 113 extends along the first direction D1, and another part of the track 113 extends along the second direction D2, and the track 113 is L-shaped or T-shaped.

When the sliding assembly 130 is in the closed position ( FIG. 2A ) and the intermediate position ( FIG. 2B , FIG. 2C ) relative to the housing 110 , the protrusion 134 slides along the first direction D1 along the track 113 , and the track 113 slides along the first direction D1. The portion extending along the direction D1 can ensure the moving direction of the sliding assembly 130 and guide the user to only move the knob 132 along the first direction D1. Such a design helps the user to intuitively turn the toggle button 132 without thinking.

FIG. 2D is a partial perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the sliding assembly is in an open position relative to the housing. Please refer to FIG. 2D , the appearance button 120 includes a fourth magnetic member 123 . When the sliding assembly 130 moves to an open position relative to the housing 110 , the first magnetic member 133 is magnetically attracted to the fourth magnetic member 123 . The intermediate position (FIGS. 2B and 2C) is between the closed position (FIG. 2A) and the open position (FIG. 2D).

At this time, since the first magnetic part 133 is magnetically attracted to the fourth magnetic part 123 and the first magnetic part 133 is magnetically repelling the third magnetic part 122 at the same time, the sliding assembly 130 is not easy to slide relative to the casing 110 along the first direction D1. The user needs to spend a lot of effort to move the toggle button 132 along the first direction D1. Such a design can prevent the user from accidentally touching the toggle button 132 and causing the exterior button 120 to retract into the casing 110 .

In addition, the sliding body 131 of this embodiment includes a groove 1311 and a propping portion 1312 . The exterior button 120 includes a protruding foot 124 . When the sliding assembly 130 is in the closed position relative to the casing 110 , the protrusion 124 is located in the groove 1311 . When the sliding assembly 130 is at the open position relative to the housing 110 , the abutting portion 1312 bears against the protruding foot 124 so that the appearance button 120 continues to protrude from the housing 110 when it is not pressed.

Please refer to FIG. 2D , the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes an internal button 140 inside the casing 110 . The sliding body 131 is located between the exterior button 120 and the interior button 140 . When the sliding assembly 130 is at the open position relative to the housing 110, the boss 134 slides along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 along the track 113, and the track 113 extends along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The portion of can ensure the movement direction of the sliding assembly 130 . At this time, the appearance button 120 is suitable for being pressed along the second direction D2, and drives the sliding body 131 to move along the second direction D2 to trigger the inner button 140 . The electronic device 100 of the present application sets the physical exterior button 120 to trigger the internal button 140, so that the user can have a better game experience feedback when playing.

By turning the toggle button 132, the user can make the sliding assembly 130 protrude from the casing 110 only through the magnetic force, which helps to reduce the friction when the appearance button 120 protrudes or retracts into the casing 110. , thereby making the appearance button 120 go up and down more smoothly. In addition, this case does not need to set other springs or electromechanical structures, and the first magnetic part 133, the second magnetic part 121, the third magnetic part 122, the fourth magnetic part The collocation of the component 123 makes the exterior button 120 protrude or retract from the inside of the housing 110 . Such a design can save the space of the electronic device 100 , so that other components can be disposed inside the electronic device 100 or the volume of the electronic device 100 can be reduced, and at the same time, the manufacturing cost of the electronic device 100 can be reduced.

When the user wants to reset the appearance button 120 into the casing 110, the user only needs to turn the toggle button 132 in the opposite direction of the first direction D1, and the sliding assembly 130 can be automatically opened relative to the casing 110 (Fig. 2A) to the closed position (Figure 2A). At this time, the first magnetic part 133 of the appearance button 120 will be attracted by the last magnetic attraction part (ie, the second magnetic part 121 ), so that the appearance button 120 will be retracted into the casing 110 .

It should be added that, as shown in Figure 2A to Figure 2D, although the first magnetic piece 133, the second magnetic piece 121, the third magnetic piece 122 and the fourth magnetic piece 123 are shown as a single piece, but this case does not The number or size of the first magnetic member 133 , the second magnetic member 121 , the third magnetic member 122 and the fourth magnetic member 123 are not limited.

To sum up, the electronic device in this case includes external buttons, sliding components and internal buttons. The sliding component includes a sliding body and a dial. The user moves the sliding assembly along the first direction and relative to the housing from the closed position to the open position by turning the toggle button. During the moving process of the sliding assembly, through the magnetic force of the first magnetic part and the second magnetic part, the third magnetic part and the fourth magnetic part, the appearance button is driven to protrude from the outer surface of the casing, and then the user can press the appearance button A keypress triggers an internal keypress. The electronic device in this case triggers internal buttons by setting physical appearance buttons, so as to bring users a better gaming experience feedback. In addition, the electronic device of this case uses magnetic force to drive the exterior buttons up and down, which not only reduces friction to make the exterior buttons go up and down smoothly, but also reduces manufacturing costs and saves space.

100: Electronic device 110: shell 111: Outer surface 112: opening 113: track 120:Appearance button 121: the second magnetic part 122: The third magnetic piece 123: The fourth magnetic piece 124: protruding feet 130: sliding components 131:Sliding body 1311: Groove 1312: Top Arrival 132: Button 133: The first magnetic piece 134: convex column 140: Internal button D1: the first direction D2: Second direction

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2A is a partial perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the sliding assembly is in a closed position relative to the housing. FIG. 2B is a partial perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the sliding assembly is at a middle position relative to the housing. FIG. 2C is a partial perspective view of the appearance key shown in FIG. 2B protruding from the opening driven by the sliding assembly. FIG. 2D is a partial perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the sliding assembly is in an open position relative to the housing.

100: Electronic device

110: shell

111: Outer surface

112: opening

113: track

120:Appearance button

121: the second magnetic part

122: The third magnetic piece

123: The fourth magnetic piece

124: protruding feet

130: sliding components

131:Sliding body

1311: Groove

1312: Top Arrival

132: Button

133: The first magnetic piece

134: convex column

140: Internal button

D1: the first direction

D2: Second direction

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a housing including an outer surface and an opening; an appearance button, which is movably arranged on the casing; A sliding assembly is movably arranged on the casing, and includes a sliding body and a toggle button, wherein the sliding body is located in the casing, and the toggle button is exposed to the casing; and an internal key is located in the housing, and the sliding body is located between the appearance key and the internal key, When the sliding assembly is in a closed position relative to the housing, the appearance button is retracted in the housing, When the sliding assembly moves to an open position relative to the housing, the appearance button protrudes from the opening and protrudes from the outer surface, and the appearance button is suitable for being pressed to drive the sliding body to move to trigger the inner button. The electronic device as claimed in item 1, wherein the sliding assembly includes a first magnetic part, and the appearance button includes a second magnetic part, when the sliding assembly is in the closed position relative to the casing, the first magnetic The part is magnetically attracted to the second magnetic part, so that the appearance button is retracted in the casing. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the exterior button includes a third magnetic part, and when the sliding assembly moves to a middle position relative to the casing, the third magnetic part is repelled by the second magnetic part, The exterior button protrudes from the opening and protrudes from the casing, and the intermediate position is located between the closing position and the opening position. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the exterior button includes a fourth magnetic member, and when the sliding assembly is at the open position relative to the housing, the first magnetic member is magnetically attracted to the fourth magnetic member. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding body includes a groove, and the appearance button includes a protruding foot, and when the sliding assembly is in the closed position relative to the housing, the protruding foot is located in the groove . The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding main body includes an abutting portion, and the exterior button includes a protruding foot, and when the sliding assembly is at the open position relative to the housing, the abutting portion withstands the The protruding feet are used to make the exterior button continuously protrude from the casing when it is not pressed. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding assembly moves from the closed position to the open position along a first direction, and the appearance button is pressed along a second direction to drive the sliding body along the second direction to trigger the internal key. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the housing includes a track, the sliding assembly includes a protrusion protruding into the track, a part of the track extends along the first direction, and another part of the track extends along the The second direction extends. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the track is L-shaped or T-shaped. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

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