Electronic devices and cable management components
By designing wire holders and waterproof tanks in electronic devices, combined with waterproof glue and limit cover, the problem of external liquid entering the circuit board along the wire is solved, and the waterproof performance of electronic devices is significantly improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202010026587.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2020-01-10
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-01-10
AI Technical Summary
In a rugged computer, when external liquid enters the computer through one side of the keyboard, it is easy to enter the circuit board directly along the wire, resulting in the problem of circuit board damage.
An electronic device and wire management assembly was designed, including a main structure and a wire holder. The wire holder provides waterproof effect through multiple wire slots and glue injection slots, and cooperates with the locking firmware through the limit cover to ensure that the wire is fixed at the Specific locations to prevent liquid from entering.
Effectively blocking liquid from entering the circuit board along the wires, significantly improving the waterproof performance of electronic devices and reducing the probability of liquid entering the circuit board.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The invention relates to an electronic device and a wire management component, in particular to a rugged electronic device and a wire management component suitable for the rugged electronic device. [Background technology]
[0002] Generally speaking, the wires in a rugged computer are directly connected to the circuit board when passing from one side of the computer with the keyboard to the other side. In this way, when external liquid enters the computer from the side with the keyboard, the liquid will easily enter the circuit board directly along the wires, thereby causing damage to the circuit board. [Summary of the invention]
[0003] The invention discloses an electronic device and a cable management assembly, which are mainly used to improve the existing strong computer cable. When external liquid enters the computer from the side with the keyboard, the liquid will easily enter the circuit board directly along the wires in the computer, thereby causing the problem of circuit board damage.
[0004] One embodiment of the present invention discloses an electronic device, which includes: a main body structure and a wire management component. The main body structure has a main body and a wall, and the two opposite wide sides of the main body are defined as a top surface and a bottom surface respectively. The main body extends from the bottom surface to form a wall, and a notch is recessed at the upper edge of the wall toward the main body. The main body has a threading hole, and the threading hole passes through the main body. The wire management component includes: a wire holder. The wire holder is fixed to the wall, and the wire holder corresponds to the closed notch. The wire holder includes at least one wire trough, and the wire trough is used to hold at least one wire. After the wire passes through the threading hole, it is fixed to the wall by the wire management component.
[0005] One embodiment of the present invention discloses an electronic device, which includes: a main body structure, which has a body and a wall, two opposite wide side surfaces of the body are respectively defined as a top surface and a bottom surface, the body extends from the bottom surface to form the wall, the upper edge of the wall is recessed with a notch toward the body, the body has a threading hole, and the threading hole passes through the body; a wire management component, which includes: a wire holder, which is fixed to the wall, and the wire holder corresponds to closing the notch, the wire holder includes a plurality of wire grooves, each of which is used to hold at least one wire; wherein the central axis of each wire groove is not parallel to the central axis of the threading hole, and the wire in the electronic device can pass through the threading hole from one side of the top surface, and after being bent, be fixed to one side of the bottom surface of the body by the wire management component.
[0006] One embodiment of the present invention discloses a wire management component, which is used to be fixedly arranged in an electronic device, and the wire management component includes: a wire holding member, which has two rows of wire fixing structures, each row of the wire fixing structures has a plurality of wire grooves, and the plurality of wire grooves are arranged at intervals from each other, and each wire groove is used to hold at least one wire, and a glue injection groove is formed between the two rows of the wire fixing structures, and the glue injection groove is used to provide a waterproof glue injection; the wire holding member also has at least one clamping groove, and the clamping groove is used to clamp and fix to the electronic device A wall inside the electronic device, and the wall has a notch, and the wire holder is used to close the notch; a limiting cover body, which has a accommodating groove, and the limiting cover body can cooperate with multiple locking members to be locked in the electronic device; when the limiting cover body is locked in the electronic device, a part of the wire holder is accommodated in the accommodating groove, and a part of a plurality of the wire troughs is correspondingly covered by the limiting cover body, and the openings of each wire trough formed by the wire holder are correspondingly exposed to the limiting cover body.
[0007] In summary, the electronic device and cable management assembly of the present invention are designed with a main structure and a cable management assembly. When external liquid enters the electronic device from one side of the top surface of the main structure, even if the liquid moves along the wires, the liquid will first be blocked by the cable management assembly and will not easily enter the circuit board directly.
[0008] To further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, such description and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0009] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device of the present invention.
[0010] Figure 2 It is a partial exploded schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention.
[0011] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the electronic device of the present invention.
[0012] Figure 4 , 5 It is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention at different viewing angles.
[0013] Figure 6 , 7 It is a partial exploded schematic diagram of the main structure and the cable management component of the electronic device of the present invention from different viewing angles.
[0014] Figure 8 It is a partial exploded schematic diagram of the main structure and the cable management assembly of the electronic device of the present invention.
[0015] Fig. 9 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a wire retaining member of a wire management assembly of the present invention.
[0016] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the limiting cover body of the cable management assembly of the present invention.
[0017] Fig.11 It is a partial exploded schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention.
[0018] Fig.12 It is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention. [Specific implementation method]
[0019] In the following description, if it is indicated to refer to a specific figure or as shown in a specific figure, it is only used to emphasize that most of the related contents described in the subsequent description appear in the specific figure, but it does not limit the subsequent description to only refer to the specific figure.
[0020] Please also read Figures 1 to 5 , Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partial exploded schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the electronic device of the present invention, Figure 4 , 5 The electronic device D of the present invention is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of different viewing angles. As shown in the figure, the electronic device D of the present invention comprises: a device body D1, a display D2 and two pivot structures D3. The device body D1 is provided with two pivot structures D3, and the display D2 is connected to the device body D1 through the two pivot structures D3, and the display D2 can be operated to rotate relative to the device body D1. In the figure of the present invention, the electronic device D is taken as a notebook computer for example, but the electronic device D is not limited to a notebook computer.
[0021] The device body D1 includes a main structure 1, a shell structure 2, a bottom plate 3, a waterproof member 4 and a cable management component 5. The main structure 1 is made of materials such as aluminum-magnesium alloy, and the main structure 1 can be used as the main support structure of the electronic device D, and the electronic components, circuit boards, etc. included in the electronic device D are fixed to the main structure 1. The appearance and material of the main structure 1 can be changed according to needs and are not limited to the above description. The shell structure 2 is set outside the main structure 1, and the shell structure 2 is mainly used to decorate and strengthen the main structure 1.
[0022] The bottom plate 3 is detachably fixed to one side of the main structure 1 by a plurality of screws, and when the electronic device D is not provided with the bottom plate 3, some electronic components in the electronic device D will be exposed. The shape and size of the bottom plate 3 can be changed according to the needs.
[0023] The waterproof member 4 is used to be disposed between the main structure 1 and the bottom plate 3. The waterproof member 4 can be made of any waterproof material, and the waterproof member 4 can be elastic. For example, the waterproof member 4 can be a ring-shaped structure made of rubber material. The waterproof member 4 is mainly used to strengthen the waterproof strength between the bottom plate 3 and the main structure 1, and prevent the liquid outside the electronic device D from easily entering the electronic device D through the gap between the bottom plate 3 and the main structure 1. It should be emphasized that the number and appearance of the waterproof member 4 are not limited to a single ring-shaped structure. In different embodiments, the electronic device D can also include multiple waterproof members 4, and each waterproof member 4 may not be ring-shaped.
[0024] Please also read Figures 1 to 3 The main structure 1 has a main body 10 and a wall 11. The main body 10 can be, for example, roughly in the form of a rectangular plate, and the two opposite wide sides of the main body 10 are respectively defined as a top surface 101 and a bottom surface 102. The wall 11 is formed by extending outward from the top surface 101 of the main body 10, and the wall 11 can be arranged roughly around the periphery of the main body 10. In practical applications, the main structure 1 can have a single wall 11, or the main structure 1 can have multiple walls 11. Regardless of whether the main structure 1 has a single wall 11 or multiple walls 11, the wall 11 and the main body 10 will jointly form a surrounding accommodating groove 1A, and the accommodating groove 1A is used to set the electronic components and circuit board D4 of the electronic device D.
[0025] In actual applications, a partial section of the wall 11 may have a plurality of through holes 112 for setting relevant electrical connectors inside the electronic device D, and the wall 11 may be combined with components such as waterproof glue, waterproof plugs, a shell structure 2, a waterproof part 4 and a bottom plate 3 to make the accommodating groove 1A a waterproof space, and the circuit board D4 of the electronic device D may be correspondingly set in this waterproof space.
[0026] Please also read Figures 4 to 8 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 Schematic diagrams showing different angles of view of the cable management assembly being fixed to the main structure. Figures 6 to 8 The following diagrams show the exploded view of the cable management components. Figure 8As shown, the wall 11 has a notch 111, and the notch 111 can be formed by the upper edge 11A of the wall 11 being recessed in the direction of the main body 10. The wire management assembly 5 is fixedly disposed on the wall 11 and closes the notch 111. The wire management assembly 5 includes: a wire holder 51 and a limit cover 52. The wire holder 51 is fixed to the notch 111. The limit cover 52 is detachably fixed to the main structure 1. The limit cover 52 is used to limit the range of movement of the wire holder 51 relative to the main structure 1. The wire holder 51 is used to hold a plurality of wires D5. Furthermore, the wire holder 51 can be an elastic rectangular body, and the wire holder 51 has two rows of wire fixing structures 511, and each row of wire fixing structures 511 has a plurality of wire grooves 5111, and the plurality of wire grooves 5111 are arranged at intervals from each other. Each wire groove 5111 is used to fix a single wire D5. Of course, in special applications, a single wire slot 5111 can also fix two wires D5 at the same time.
[0027] It is worth mentioning that any one of the wire troughs 5111 in any row is arranged to face each other with one of the wire troughs 5111 in the other row, that is, the multiple wire troughs 5111 of the two rows of wire fixing structures 511 are arranged opposite to each other. In this way, when a single wire D5 is fixed to the wire holder 51, the wire D5 can be fixed in two wire troughs 5111 that are arranged to face each other at the same time. In actual application, a glue injection groove 512 is formed between the two rows of wire fixing structures 511, and the glue injection groove 512 is used to provide a waterproof glue injection. Among them, the glue injection groove 512 is interconnected with each wire trough 5111, and after the wire D5 passes through the two corresponding wire troughs 5111, a partial section of the wire D5 will be located in the glue injection groove 512 accordingly.
[0028] like Figure 6 As shown, in actual application, the electronic device D may further include a waterproof glue solid body D7, which is disposed in the glue injection groove 512, and the waterproof glue solid body D7 is a cured waterproof glue. More specifically, the steps for the assembler of the electronic device D to install and use the wire management assembly 5 may be: first, the wire holder 51 is fixedly disposed on the wall 11, and the wire holder 51 closes the gap 111 (such as Figure 8 Then, the partial sections of the plurality of wires D5 in the electronic device D are fixed in the wire grooves 5111 one by one. After the partial sections of the plurality of wires D5 are fixed in the plurality of wire grooves 5111, waterproof glue is poured into the glue injection groove 512. At this time, the partial sections of the wires D5 fixed in the plurality of wire grooves 5111 will be located in the waterproof glue (as shown in FIG. Figure 6 and Figure 7 Then, fix the limiting cover 52 to the main structure 1 (as shown); Figure 4 and Figure 5Finally, the waterproof glue is cured to form a waterproof glue solidified body D7. After the waterproof glue is cured, the wire D5 fixed in the wire groove 5111 will be fixedly arranged in the glue injection groove 512 together with the waterproof glue solidified body D7.
[0029] Please also read Figure 8 and Fig. 9 , Fig. 9 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a wire holder of a wire management component is shown. In actual applications, each wire trough 5111 may include a guide section 5111A and a receiving section 5111B, the width of the gap between the wire trough 5111 and the guide section 5111A may be smaller than the wire diameter of the wire D5, and the width of the wire trough 5111 and the receiving section 5111B may be not less than (greater than or equal to) the wire diameter of the wire, so that when the wire D5 is set in the receiving section 5111B, the wire D5 will not easily leave the wire holder 51.
[0030] In order to enhance the tightness of the connection between the wire holder 51 and the wall 11, the wire holder 51 may also have a snap-fit groove 513 on the side opposite to the side where the plurality of wire grooves 5111 are formed. The snap-fit groove 513 may be arranged around the wire holder 51, and the snap-fit groove 513 is used to snap-fit the wall 11. In practical applications, the snap-fit groove 513 may be, for example, U-shaped, but is not limited thereto. In practical applications, the width of the snap-fit groove 513 may be smaller than the thickness of the wall 11. When the wire holder 51 is fixed to the wall 11 through the snap-fit groove 513, the wall 11 and the wire holder 51 are snap-fitted to each other.
[0031] Please also read Figure 8 and Fig.10 , Fig.10 The schematic diagram of the position limiting cover of the cable management assembly of the present invention is shown. The position limiting cover 52 may have a top plate 521 and a frame structure 522. The frame structure 522 is connected to the top plate 521, and the frame structure 522 and the top plate 521 together form a receiving groove 52A. The frame structure 522 has a plurality of locking holes 5221, and the plurality of locking holes 5221 are used to cooperate with a plurality of locking components D7 to be fixed to the main structure 1. Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, when the limiting cover 52 is locked to the main structure 1 , a portion of the wire holder 51 will be correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating groove 52A of the limiting cover 52 , and the top plate 521 will be correspondingly against the side of the wire holder 51 where a plurality of wire grooves 5111 are formed.
[0032] like Fig. 9As shown, the cable management component 5 may also include a pressing member 53, which is fixedly disposed on the top plate 521 and is located in the accommodating groove 52A. When the limiting cover 52 is fixed to the main structure 1, at least a portion of the pressing member 53 will be correspondingly disposed in the glue injection groove 512, and the pressing member 53 is connected to the waterproof glue curing body D7. As mentioned above, in the step of installing the cable management component 5 by the assembler of the electronic device D, when the assembler pours the waterproof glue into the glue injection groove 512 and fixes the limiting cover 52 to the main structure 1, the pressing member 53 will push the waterproof glue in the glue injection groove 512, and part of the waterproof glue in the glue injection groove 512 will be squeezed into the wire groove 5111, so that when the waterproof glue is cured, the wire retaining member 51 and the wire D5 disposed therein will have a better waterproof effect.
[0033] In practical applications, the pressing member 53 may be integrally formed with the position limiting cover 52, or the pressing member 53 may be a component independent of the position limiting cover 52. In the embodiment where the pressing member 53 is a component independent of the position limiting cover 52, the pressing member 53 may be, for example, a structure having elasticity such as foam, but is not limited thereto.
[0034] Please also read Figure 3 , Figure 8 , Fig.11 and Fig.12 , Fig.11 It is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention. Fig.12 FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the electronic device of the present invention. Figure 3 and Figure 8 As shown, in a specific implementation, the body 10 of the main structure 1 further has a threading hole 103 , which is set through the body 10 , and the threading hole 103 is adjacent to the position where the notch 111 is formed in the wall 11 .
[0035] like Figure 1 and Fig.11As shown, when the front cover plate D8 of the electronic device D is separated from the device body D1, the threading hole 103 of the main body 10 of the main structure 1 will be exposed on the side of the electronic device D where the keyboard D9 is provided, and the related wires D5 of the display D2 can pass through the threading hole 103 to the side of the device body D1 where the bottom plate D3 is provided. The size and appearance of the threading hole 103 are not limited to those shown in the figure. In actual application, the threading hole 103 can also be provided with a waterproof plug body (not shown), the waterproof plug body has multiple perforations, and the wires D5 of the display will pass through the multiple perforations; when the wires D5 of the display D2 are passed through the waterproof plug body, and the waterproof plug body is plugged in the threading hole 103, the external liquid from the side of the electronic device D where the front bottom plate 3 is provided will not easily enter the electronic device D through the threading hole 103. The waterproof plug body can be formed by a cured waterproof glue, or the waterproof plug body can be a component customized to the threading hole 103.
[0036] like Fig.11 As shown, the central axis C1 of each wire groove 5111 is not parallel to the central axis C2 of the wire threading hole 103, and the wire D5 in the electronic device D can pass through the wire threading hole 103 from one side of the top surface 101, and be bent and fixed to one side of the bottom surface 102 of the body 10 by the wire management component 5; in this way, when the electronic device D is placed flat, even if the liquid on the side of the electronic device D with the keyboard D9 passes through the wire threading hole 103 and enters the electronic device D along the wire D5, the liquid will be easily affected by gravity at the bend of the wire D5 and fall directly to the bottom plate 3. Even if the liquid is not affected by gravity and falls to the bottom plate 3, the liquid moving along the wire D5 will still be blocked by the wire management component 5 and the waterproof glue cured body D7 therein, and it is difficult to enter the waterproof space SP used to set the circuit board.
[0037] See also Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Fig.12 As shown, in actual application, the top plate 521 of the limiting cover body 52, which is opposite to the side where the pressing member 53 is provided, may be protruded to form a protruding structure 523, and the protruding structure 523 corresponds to being roughly flush with the upper edge 11A of the wall 11. When the bottom plate 3 is fixed to the main structure 1, the waterproof member 4 located between the bottom plate 3 and the main structure 1 will be pressed together by the protruding structure 523, the upper edge of the wall 11 and the bottom plate.
[0038] It is particularly noted that, in actual applications, the cable management component 5 can be sold or manufactured independently of the electronic device D, and the cable management component 5 is not limited to being sold or manufactured together with the electronic device D.
[0039] In summary, the electronic device and cable management assembly of the present invention can significantly reduce the probability of liquid from the side of the electronic device where the keyboard is provided directly entering the circuit board, thereby improving the waterproof performance of the electronic device. In addition, the cable management assembly of the present invention has a simple overall structure, is easy to install and has low cost.
[0040] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An electronic device, characterized in that: Include: A main body structure, comprising a main body and a wall, wherein two opposite wide sides of the main body are defined as a top surface and a bottom surface respectively, the main body extends from the bottom surface to form the wall, a notch is recessed at the upper edge of the wall toward the main body, and the main body has a threading hole, which passes through the main body; A cable management assembly, comprising: A wire holder, which is fixed to the wall and corresponds to the closed gap, and the wire holder includes a plurality of wire troughs, and the wire troughs are used to hold at least one wire; Wherein, the electric wire is fixed to the wall by the wire management assembly after passing through the wire threading hole; The central axis of each wire groove is not parallel to the central axis of the wire threading hole, and the wires in the electronic device can pass through the wire threading hole from one side of the top surface and be fixed to one side of the bottom surface of the body by the wire management assembly after being bent.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: Each of the wire troughs includes a guiding section and a containing section. The width of the gap of the wire trough in the guiding section is smaller than the wire diameter of the wire, and the width of the wire trough in the containing section is not smaller than the wire diameter of the wire.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The wire management assembly further includes a limit cover, which is detachably fixed to the main structure and is used to limit the range of movement of the wire holder relative to the main structure.
4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The electronic device also includes a base plate and at least one waterproof component. The base plate is detachably fixed on one side of the bottom surface of the main structure. The waterproof component is arranged between the base plate and the upper edge of the wall of the main structure. A protruding structure is formed on one side of the limiting cover body, and the protruding structure is used to press the waterproof component.
5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The wire retaining member has two rows of wire fixing structures, each row of the wire fixing structures has a plurality of wire grooves, the plurality of wire grooves are arranged at intervals from each other, and any wire groove of any row is arranged facing one of the wire grooves of another row; a glue injection groove is formed between the two rows of the wire fixing structures, and the glue injection groove is used to provide a waterproof glue injection; the electronic device also includes a waterproof glue solid body, the waterproof glue solid body is arranged in the glue injection groove, and the waterproof glue solid body is the waterproof glue after curing.
6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The limiting cover body has a top plate and a frame structure, the frame structure is connected to the top plate, and the frame structure and the top plate together form a receiving groove; the frame structure has a plurality of locking holes, and the plurality of locking holes are used to cooperate with a plurality of locking members to be fixed to the main structure; when the limiting cover body is locked to the main structure, a part of the wire retaining member is correspondingly received in the receiving groove, and the top plate correspondingly abuts against a side of the wire retaining member where the plurality of wire grooves are formed.
7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The cable management assembly also includes a pressing member, which is fixedly arranged on the top plate and located in the accommodating groove; when the limiting cover is fixed to the main structure, at least a portion of the pressing member is correspondingly arranged in the glue injection groove, and the pressing member is connected to the waterproof glue solidifying body.
8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The wire holding piece also has a clamping groove, which is located on the opposite side of the wire holding piece where the glue injection groove is formed, and is used for clamping and fixing to the wall.
9. A cable management assembly, for fixedly installing in an electronic device, characterized in that: The cable management component comprises: A wire holder, which has two rows of wire fixing structures, each row of the wire fixing structures has a plurality of wire grooves, the plurality of wire grooves are arranged at intervals from each other, each wire groove is used to fix at least one wire, a glue injection groove is formed between the two rows of the wire fixing structures, the glue injection groove is used to provide a waterproof glue injection; the wire holder also has at least one clamping groove, the clamping groove is used to clamp and fix a wall in the electronic device, and the wall has a notch, and the wire holder is used to close the notch; A limiting cover body has a receiving groove, and the limiting cover body can cooperate with multiple locking members to be locked in the electronic device; when the limiting cover body is locked in the electronic device, a portion of the wire retaining member is accommodated in the receiving groove, and a portion of a plurality of the wire troughs is correspondingly covered by the limiting cover body, and the openings of each of the wire troughs formed in the wire retaining member are correspondingly exposed to the limiting cover body.
10. The cable management assembly according to claim 9, wherein: The limiting cover body has a top plate and a frame structure, the frame structure is connected to the top plate, and the frame structure and the top plate together form the accommodating groove; the frame structure has a plurality of locking holes, and the plurality of locking holes are used to cooperate with a plurality of locking pieces to be fixed in the electronic device.
11. The cable management assembly according to claim 10, wherein: The cable management assembly also includes a pressing member, which is fixedly disposed on the top plate and is located in the accommodating groove; when the wire retaining member is fixed to the wall and the limiting cover is fixed in the electronic device, at least a portion of the pressing member is correspondingly disposed in the glue injection groove.