CN111417276B

CN111417276B - Housing assembly and electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN111417276B
Application number: CN202010249268.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾玉虎
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-31
Filing date: 2020-03-31
Publication date: 2021-10-01
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-31
Also published as: CN111417276A

Abstract

The invention discloses a shell assembly and an electronic device applying the same. Wherein, the casing subassembly includes: the curved cover plate comprises a flat plate part and two bent parts, and the two bent parts are arranged on two opposite side edges of the flat plate part; and the front shell comprises two supports, each support is arranged on the inner side of one bending part, and the two supports are arranged at intervals and form an installation space in a surrounding mode. The technical scheme of the invention can provide the shell assembly convenient for assembling the large-angle curved cover plate.

Description

Housing assembly and electronic device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic products, and in particular, to a housing assembly and an electronic device using the same.

Background

With the continuous development of technology, electronic devices equipped with curved screens have appeared more and more in people's work and life. The bending angle of the edge of the curved cover plate in the curved screen is also increased continuously in development. However, with the increasing of the bending angle of the edge of the curved cover plate, especially when the bending angle of the edge of the curved cover plate exceeds 90 degrees, the edge of the curved cover plate can form an inverted structure; at this time, the integrated front shell interferes with the edge of the curved cover plate during assembly, so that the electronic device cannot be assembled.

The above-mentioned contents are only for assisting understanding of the technical scheme of the present invention, and do not represent an admission that the above-mentioned contents are the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a shell assembly and electronic equipment applying the shell assembly, and aims to provide the shell assembly convenient for assembling a large-angle curved cover plate.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a housing assembly, including:

the curved cover plate comprises a flat plate part and two bent parts, and the two bent parts are arranged on two opposite side edges of the flat plate part; and

the front shell comprises two supports, each support is arranged on the inner side of the bent portion, and the two supports are arranged at intervals and form an installation space in a surrounding mode.

An embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a housing assembly, the housing assembly including:

According to the technical scheme, the front shell is divided into the two supports which are arranged at intervals, so that when the front shell is assembled with the curved cover plate, the two supports can be independently assembled into the inner side of the curved cover plate in sequence, interference with the edge of the curved cover plate is avoided, and the problem that electronic equipment cannot be assembled due to interference is solved. Namely, the technical scheme of the invention provides the shell assembly convenient for assembling the large-angle curved cover plate.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the electronic device of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

the implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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 invention.

The invention provides a housing assembly 100, which can be applied to an electronic device 1000 and aims to provide a housing assembly 100 convenient for assembling a large-angle curved cover plate 10.

It is understood that the electronic device 1000 may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), an e-book reader, an MP3 (motion Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III) player, an MP4 (motion Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV) player, a wearable device, a navigator, a handheld game console, etc.

The specific structure of the housing assembly 100 of the present invention will now be described:

as shown in fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the housing assembly 100 of the present invention, the housing assembly 100 includes a curved cover plate 10, a front case 30, and a rear case 50;

the curved cover plate 10 includes a flat plate portion 10a and two curved portions 10b, and the two curved portions 10b are disposed on two opposite sides of the flat plate portion 10 a; specifically, the flat plate portion 10a has a first side and a second side disposed oppositely, and has an inner surface and an outer surface disposed oppositely, one bent portion 10b is connected to the first side and disposed bent toward one side toward the inner surface, and the other bent portion 10b is connected to the second side and disposed bent toward one side toward the inner surface;

the front case 30 includes two brackets 31, each bracket 31 is disposed inside one of the bent portions 10b, and the two brackets 31 are spaced apart from each other and enclose to form an installation space;

the rear case 50 is at least partially disposed in the installation space; it is understood that the rear case 50 may be partially accommodated in the installation space, partially outside the installation space, or completely accommodated in the installation space.

Specifically, on the cross section shown in fig. 1, a first side and a second side of the flat plate portion 10a, which are opposite to each other, are located on the left side and the right side respectively, and are connected with a bending portion 10b respectively, and the bending portion 10b and the flat plate portion 10a are in smooth transition, so as to improve the hand-holding feeling and the appearance effect of the housing assembly 100. Moreover, the bending parts 10b are of convex arc structures, and the protruding directions of the two bending parts 10b are opposite; at this time, the two curved portions 10b and the flat plate portion 10a together enclose a receiving space, and the receiving space can receive therein the components of the electronic device 1000, such as the front case 30, the rear case 50, the battery cover 70, the battery, the main board, and the flexible display panel 200. It is understood that the surface of the curved portion 10b facing the accommodating space is the inner surface of the curved portion 10b, and the surface of the curved portion 10b facing away from the inner surface thereof is the outer surface of the curved portion 10 b. The surface of the flat plate portion 10a facing the accommodating space is an inner surface of the flat plate portion 10a, and the surface of the flat plate portion 10a facing away from the inner surface thereof is an outer surface of the flat plate portion 10 a.

Further, the cross-sectional shape of the two brackets 31 of the front case 30 is a mirror image of the left and right in the cross-section shown in fig. 1, each bracket 31 is installed and fixed inside a bent portion 10b, and the two brackets 31 are spaced to form an installation space in which the components of the electronic device 1000 such as the rear case 50, the battery cover 70, the main board, etc. can be installed. The bracket 31 may be fixed by dispensing and/or foaming the cotton.

Therefore, it can be understood that, in the technical solution of the present invention, since the front shell 30 is split into two spaced brackets 31, when the front shell 30 is assembled with the curved cover plate 10, the two brackets 31 can be independently assembled into the inner side of the curved cover plate 10 in sequence, so as to avoid interference with the edge of the curved cover plate 10, thereby solving the problem that the electronic device 1000 cannot be assembled due to interference. That is, the present invention provides a housing assembly 100 that facilitates assembly of a high-angle curved cover plate 10. After that, the rear shell 50 and the like are assembled between the two brackets 31, so that the assembly of the housing assembly 100 can be completed, and the structure is simple and the assembly is rapid.

Further, in order to better fulfill the function of the bracket 31, and facilitate the installation and fixation of the bracket 31, and the connection of the bracket 31 with the rear shell 50 and the curved cover plate 10, as shown in fig. 2, the bracket 31 may adopt the following structure:

the bracket 31 includes a supporting portion 311 and a fixing portion 313, the supporting portion 311 is disposed on the inner surface of the flat plate portion 10a and has an outer side facing the bending portion 10b, and the fixing portion 313 is connected to the outer side and connected to the inner surface of the bending portion 10 b;

the supporting portions 311 of the two brackets 31 are arranged side by side, the fixing portions 313 of the two brackets 31 are arranged opposite to each other, the mounting space is formed between the fixing portions 313 of the two brackets 31, and the outer edge of the rear case 50 is supported on the surface of the supporting portion 311 away from the flat plate portion 10a and is fixed to the inner surface of the fixing portion 313.

It is understood that the supporting portions 311 of the two brackets 31 may support the left and right outer edges of the rear case 50, respectively, and the fixing portions 313 of the two brackets 31 may fix the left and right outer edges of the rear case 50, respectively. Specifically, the fixing portion 313 may be adhered and fixed on the inner surface of the bending portion 10b by dispensing and/or foaming cotton, so that the fixing portion 313 and the bending portion 10b can be simply and conveniently connected and fixed, and the fixing portion 313 is stable. The supporting portion 311 can be adhered and fixed on the inner surface of the flat plate portion 10a by dispensing and/or foaming cotton; moreover, since the flexible display panel 200 is first attached to the inner surface of the flat plate portion 10a, the supporting portion 311 can be bonded and fixed to the back surface of the flexible display panel 200 by dispensing and/or foaming, so that the supporting portion 311 and the flat plate portion 10a can be simply and conveniently connected and fixed, and the supporting portion 311 is stable. Thus, the supporting portion 311 and the fixing portion 313 are respectively bonded and fixed, so that the installation stability of the bracket 31 and the installation stability of the rear case 50 assembled to the front case 30 can be effectively improved.

Further, in order to facilitate the supporting portion 311 to support the outer edge of the rear shell 50 and improve the stability of the supported rear shell 50, as shown in fig. 2, a surface of the supporting portion 311 facing the installation space (i.e. a surface of the supporting portion 311 facing the rear shell 50) is convexly provided with a supporting rib 3111, and the outer edge of the rear shell 50 is supported on the supporting rib 3111. Specifically, two support ribs 3111 are disposed on the same support portion 311, and the two support ribs 3111 are disposed side by side.

Further, in order to facilitate the connection between the bracket 31 and the rear case 50, as shown in fig. 2, the following structure may be further provided between the fixing portion 313 of the bracket 31 and the rear case 50:

the inner sidewall 313a of the fixing portion 313 is provided with a first limiting structure 3131, a surface of the rear housing 50 facing the fixing portion 313 is provided with a second limiting structure 51 matched with the first limiting structure 3131, and the rear housing 50 is fixed to the fixing portion 313 through the matching of the first limiting structure 3131 and the second limiting structure 51.

Specifically, the first limiting structure 3131 may be one of a buckle and a card slot, and correspondingly, the second limiting structure 51 may be the other of the buckle and the card slot, in which the buckle is clamped. As shown in fig. 2, the inner sidewall 313a of the fixing portion 313 may be provided with a snap, and accordingly, a surface of the rear shell 50 facing the fixing portion 313 may be provided with a snap groove, and the snap is snapped in the snap groove, so that the rear shell 50 is fixed to the fixing portion 313, thereby realizing the connection between the bracket 31 and the rear shell 50.

The fixing portion 313 includes an inner wall 313a and an outer wall 313b, the inner wall 313a of the fixing portion 313 is a surface of the fixing portion 313 facing the internal space of the electronic apparatus 1000, and the outer wall 313b of the fixing portion 313 is a surface of the fixing portion 313 facing the external space of the electronic apparatus 1000.

Of course, it is understood that in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the positions of the snap and the slot may be interchanged.

Further, under the prerequisite of the aforementioned function of assurance, in order to simplify the structure, be convenient for manufacturing, and in order to be favorable to the assembly more, buckle and draw-in groove still can be as follows the structure setting:

the first limiting structure 3131 is a buckle, and the second limiting structure 51 is a slot; a first guide inclined surface is arranged on one side of the buckle, which is far away from the supporting part 311, and the first guide inclined surface is obliquely arranged from the fixing part 313 to the installation space and to the direction close to the supporting part 311; a second guide inclined surface is arranged on one side of the clamping groove far away from the supporting part 311, and the second guide inclined surface is inclined outwards from the bottom wall of the clamping groove and towards the direction far away from the supporting part 311; the buckle and the clamping groove are in guiding fit through the first guide inclined plane and the second guide inclined plane.

Specifically, the cross section of the buckle is in a right trapezoid shape, and the cross section of the clamping groove is in a right trapezoid shape. The inclined side of the right trapezoid is formed by the first inclined guiding surface (or the second inclined guiding surface).

Further, in order to facilitate the connection between the fixing portion 313 of the bracket 31 and the curved portion 10b of the curved cover plate 10, improve the connection stability between the fixing portion 313 and the curved portion 10b, and improve the installation stability of the bracket 31, as shown in fig. 2, the following structures may be further provided between the fixing portion 313 and the curved portion 10 b:

the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313 is provided with a connecting bead 315, and the surface of the connecting bead 315 facing away from the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313 is connected to the inner surface of the bending portion 10 b.

Specifically, the surface of the connecting rib 315 facing away from the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313 may be adhesively fixed on the inner surface of the bending portion 10b by means of dispensing and/or foam. In addition, in order to reduce the influence of the fixing portion 313 on the installation of the flexible display panel 200 and ensure a larger coverage area of the flexible display panel 200, the surface of the connecting rib 315 facing away from the outer sidewall 313b of the fixing portion 313 may be adhesively fixed to the side of the inner surface of the bending portion 10b facing away from the flat plate portion 10 a.

As shown in fig. 2, the housing assembly 100 further includes a battery cover 70; also, in order to facilitate the mounting of the battery cover 70, the battery cover 70 is provided on a surface of the rear case 50 facing away from the flat plate portion 10 a. Specifically, the battery cover 70 may be adhesively fixed on the surface of the rear case 50 facing away from the flat plate portion 10a by means of dispensing and/or foam adhesive.

Further, in order to improve the sealing performance inside the housing assembly 100, reduce the possibility of external impurities intruding into the housing assembly 100, and finally improve the reliability of the operation of the electronic device 1000, as shown in fig. 2, the fixing portion 313 of the bracket 31 may be further configured as follows:

the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313 is provided with a sealing rib 317, and a top portion of the sealing rib 317 (i.e., a side of the sealing rib 317 facing away from the fixing portion 131) is sandwiched between a side of the bending portion 10b facing away from the flat plate portion 10a and a side of the battery cover 70 facing the bending portion 10 b. It is to be understood that the top is relative to the protruding direction of the sealing rib 317 (i.e., the direction outward from the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313), and is not meant to be top and bottom in an absolute sense. The protruding one side of establishing the direction of orientation of sealed protruding muscle 317 is the top, and the protruding one side of establishing the direction that deviates from of sealed protruding muscle 317 is the bottom.

Specifically, in the cross section shown in fig. 2, the inner side wall 313a of the fixing portion 313 is linear, the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313 is arc-shaped, and the connecting rib 315 and the sealing rib 317 are gradually disposed away from the support portion 311 or the flat plate portion 10a along the outer side wall 313b of the fixing portion 313. In order to improve the structural stability of the bracket 31, improve the installation stability of the bracket 31, and ensure the function and reliability of the bracket 31, the connecting rib 315, the sealing rib 317, the fixing portion 313, and the supporting portion 311 may be integrally formed (for example, injection-molded) as a single structure. In addition, in order to further improve the sealing performance inside the casing assembly 100 and further reduce the possibility of external impurities intruding into the casing assembly 100, the sealing rib 317 and the side of the bent portion 10b away from the flat plate portion 10a may be connected by dispensing and/or foaming glue, and the sealing rib 317 and the side of the battery cover 70 facing the bent portion 10b may also be connected by dispensing and/or foaming glue.

Further, in order to improve the installation stability of the battery cover 70 and the assembly stability of the bracket 31 and the rear case 50, as shown in fig. 3, the following structural design can be made between the bracket 31 and the battery cover 70:

the fixing portion 313 is further provided with a bearing platform 319 on a side departing from the flat plate portion 10a, a table surface of the bearing platform 319 is arranged back to the flat plate portion 10a, and an outer edge of the battery cover 70 is supported on the table surface of the bearing platform 319.

Specifically, the outer edge of the battery cover 70 can be adhered and fixed on the top of the bearing platform 319 by way of dispensing and/or foam adhesive. At this time, the battery cover 70 is simultaneously pressed on the bracket 31 and the rear case 50, and the stability of the three can be effectively improved as two of the three are connected.

In addition, the dispensing adhesive can form the dispensing adhesive layer 90a, and the foam adhesive layer 90b can be formed by the foam adhesive.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the present invention further provides an electronic device 1000, where the electronic device 1000 includes the housing assembly 100 as described above, and the specific structure of the housing assembly 100 is described in detail in the foregoing embodiments. Since the electronic device 1000 adopts all technical solutions of all the foregoing embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by all the technical solutions of all the foregoing embodiments are achieved, and are not described in detail herein.

The electronic device 1000 further includes a flexible display panel 200, wherein the flexible display panel 200 is attached to the inner surface of the curved cover plate 10 of the housing assembly 100 and is sandwiched between the curved cover plate 10 of the housing assembly 100 and the front shell 30. Thus, the installation stability of the flexible display panel 200 is improved.

Specifically, the flexible display panel 200 includes a flat plate portion 200a attached to the inner surface of the flat plate portion 10a of the curved cover 10 and a curved portion 200b attached to the inner surface of the curved portion 10b of the curved cover 10. Moreover, the surface of the curved portion 200b facing away from the inner surface of the curved portion 10b may be adhered to the outer sidewall 313b of the fixing portion 313 by means of dispensing and/or foaming glue, and the surface of the flat plate portion 200a facing away from the inner surface of the flat plate portion 10a may be adhered to the surface of the supporting portion 311 facing away from the mounting space by means of dispensing and/or foaming glue. In this way, the stability of the flexible display panel 200 can be further enhanced, and the reliability of the curved screen of the electronic device 1000 can be improved.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the electronic device 1000 further includes a circuit board 300, and the circuit board 300 is at least partially disposed in the mounting space of the housing assembly 100.

Specifically, the circuit board 300 is provided on a surface of the rear case 50 of the case assembly 100 facing the flat plate portion 10a, and an edge of the circuit board 300 is sandwiched between the front case 30 and the rear case 50 of the case assembly 100. Thus, the stability of the circuit board 300 can be effectively improved.

Specifically, the circuit board 300 may be further fixed by screws on the surface of the rear case 50 facing the flat plate portion 10a to further enhance stability.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, applied to an electronic device, wherein the housing assembly comprises:

a curved cover plate, the curved cover plate includes a flat plate part and two curved parts, and the two curved parts are arranged on opposite sides of the flat plate part; and

a front case, the front case includes two brackets, each of the brackets is arranged on the inner side of one of the curved parts, the two brackets are arranged at intervals, and enclose an installation space;

The housing assembly further includes a rear shell, the rear shell is at least partially disposed in the installation space;

The bracket includes a fixing part and a supporting part, the supporting part is arranged on the inner surface of the flat plate part and has an outer side facing the curved part, and the fixing part is connected to the outer side, and connected with the inner surface of the curved part;

The support parts of the two brackets are arranged side by side, the fixing parts of the two brackets are arranged opposite to each other, the installation space is formed between the fixing parts of the two brackets, and the outer edge of the rear shell is supported on the support part. a surface facing away from the flat plate portion and fixed to the inner surface of the fixing portion;

The housing assembly further includes a battery cover, the battery cover is provided on a surface of the rear case facing away from the flat plate portion;

The outer side wall of the fixing portion is provided with a sealing rib, and the top of the sealing rib is sandwiched between the curved portion and the battery cover.

2 . The housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the support portion facing the rear shell is protruded with support ribs, and an outer edge of the rear shell is supported on the support ribs. 3 . .

3 . The housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the inner side wall of the fixing portion is provided with a first limiting structure, and the surface of the rear case facing the fixing portion is provided with a first limiting structure. 4 . A second limiting structure matched with the limiting structure, and the rear case is fixed to the fixing portion through the cooperation of the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure.

4 . The housing assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the first limiting structure is one of a buckle and a slot, and the second limiting structure is one of a buckle and a slot. 4 . In another aspect, the buckle is clamped in the slot.

5 . The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first limiting structure is a buckle, and the second limiting structure is a slot; 5 .

The side of the buckle away from the support portion is provided with a first inclined guide surface, and the first inclined guide surface is inclined from the fixing portion to the installation space and toward the direction close to the support portion; The side of the card slot away from the support portion is provided with a second guide slope, and the second guide slope is inclined outward from the bottom wall of the card slot and in a direction away from the support portion;

The buckle and the card slot are guided and matched by the first inclined guide surface and the second inclined guide surface.

6 . The housing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the cross-sectional shape of the buckle is a right-angled trapezoid, and the cross-sectional shape of the locking groove is a right-angled trapezoid. 7 .

7 . The housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the outer side wall of the fixing portion is provided with a connecting rib, and the surface of the connecting rib facing away from the outer side wall of the fixing portion is connected to the curved portion. 8 . the inner surface of the connection.

8 . The housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a side of the fixing portion facing away from the flat plate portion is further provided with a bearing platform, and the table surface of the bearing platform is arranged away from the flat plate portion, 9 . The outer edge of the battery cover is carried on the table top of the carrying platform.

9. An electronic device, characterized by comprising the housing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a flexible display panel, the flexible display panel is sandwiched between the curved cover plate of the housing assembly and the front case. 11 .

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the electronic device further comprises a circuit board, and the circuit board is at least partially disposed in the installation space of the housing assembly.