Button and Smart Terminal

Abstract

A button and a smart terminal, wherein the button includes a button body and an inner column. The inner column is inserted into the smart terminal, and one end of the inner column inserted into the smart terminal is electrically connected to the smart terminal. The button body is located at the end of the inner column away from the smart terminal. A locking device and an adjusting device are arranged on the inner column. The locking device is used to control the rotation and / or telescoping of the button, and the adjusting device is used to adjust the corresponding functions of the smart terminal. The smart terminal uses the above-mentioned button, and a positioning hole is arranged on the side of the smart terminal, and the button is inserted into the positioning hole. Through the arrangement of the locking device and the adjusting device on the button, the three major keys on the traditional mobile phone frame are cancelled, making the operation more convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of smart terminals, and in particular to a button and a smart terminal. Background Art

[0002] This section is intended to provide a background or context to the embodiments of the application that are recited in the claims. No description herein is admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

[0003] Currently, mobile devices usually have two buttons, a volume button and a power button, located on the frame to achieve functions such as volume adjustment and power on and off, which will damage the integrity and completeness of the device's appearance. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an improved button.

[0005] The technical solution provided by this application is:

[0006] A button is applied to a smart terminal, the button comprising a button body and an inner column, the inner column is inserted in the smart terminal, and one end of the inner column inserted in the smart terminal is electrically connected to the smart terminal, the button body is located at the end of the inner column away from the smart terminal,

[0007] The inner column is provided with a locking device and an adjusting device, wherein the locking device is used to control the rotation and / or extension of the button, and the adjusting device is used to adjust the corresponding function of the smart terminal.

[0008] In some embodiments of the present application, a sensing component is further provided on the button body for sensing whether a hand is pressing the button.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the sensing component includes two pressure sensors, one of which is located on the side of the button body away from the inner column and fixed on the button body, and the other pressure sensor is located on the peripheral side of the button body.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present application, the locking device includes a button lock and a rotation lock, both of which are arranged on the outer periphery of the inner column, the button lock is used to fix the position of the button, and the rotation lock is used to limit the rotation of the button.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, the button lock includes an outer column and a card plate wrapped around the outer circumference of the outer column, the outer column is fixed to the outer circumference of the inner column, the inner circumference of the card plate and the outer circumference of the outer column are matched with each other, and are slidably arranged along the direction pointing to the center of the circle of the outer column.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, the rotary lock includes a toothed area and a wedge-shaped column. The toothed area is fixed on the outer periphery of the inner column, and the wedge-shaped column is arranged to slide toward the center of the toothed area.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the adjusting device includes a plurality of slide rails arranged around the outer column. A plurality of metal balls are arranged on the outer column and are in mutual contact with the inner walls of the slide rails. The metal balls are arranged around the outer column, and the slide rails are used to abut against the metal balls and record the positions of the metal balls.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, a shrapnel is arranged at the bottom of the metal balls on the outer column, and grooves matching the metal balls are arranged on the inner sides of the slide rails.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, a camera is further arranged on the button body, and the camera is used to implement the shooting function of the smart terminal.

[0016] Another object of the present application is to provide a smart terminal using the above-mentioned button. A positioning hole is arranged on the side of the smart terminal, and the inner column on the button is inserted into the positioning hole.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, an elastic switch is arranged in the smart terminal, and the elastic switch is used to trigger the switch circuit of the mobile phone.

[0018] For the above-mentioned button and smart terminal, it is detected whether there is a hand pressing operation through the sensing component. When no hand pressing operation is detected, the button is locked by the locking device and unlocked when a hand pressing operation is detected. Moreover, the corresponding functions of the smart terminal are adjusted through the arrangement of the adjusting device. The button integrates the power button and the volume button, reducing the number of buttons on the smart terminal, thereby reducing the damage to the device. In addition, the camera is integrated on the button, increasing the size of the screen of the smart terminal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall smart terminal in an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall button in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the overall button from another angle in an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 4 This is an overall schematic diagram of the button from another angle in an embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Explanation of reference numerals:

[0025] Smart terminal 100

[0026] Smart terminal body 10

[0027] Button 20

[0028] Button body 21

[0029] Sensing component 211

[0030] First pressure sensor 2111

[0031] Second pressure sensor 2113

[0032] Camera 213

[0033] Inner column 23

[0034] Metal head 231

[0035] Limiting part 233

[0036] Locking device 25

[0037] Button lock 251

[0038] Outer column 2511

[0039] Card board 2513

[0040] Rotary lock 253

[0041] Toothed area 2531

[0042] Wedge-shaped column 2533

[0043] Adjusting device 27

[0044] Slide rail 271

[0045] Metal ball 273

[0046] The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the above drawings. Specific embodiments

[0047] In order to more clearly understand the above objects, features and advantages of the embodiments of the present application, the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0048] In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. The described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0049] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the embodiments of the present application belong. The terms used in the specification of the present application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application.

[0050] The present application provides a button, which is applied to an intelligent terminal and includes a button body and an inner column. The inner column is inserted into the intelligent terminal, and one end of the inner column inserted into the intelligent terminal is electrically connected to the intelligent terminal. The button body is located at the end of the inner column away from the intelligent terminal.

[0051] A locking device and an adjusting device are provided on the inner column. The locking device is used to control the rotation and / or telescoping of the button, and the adjusting device is used to adjust the corresponding functions of the intelligent terminal.

[0052] The present application also provides an intelligent terminal that uses the above button. A positioning hole is provided on the side of the intelligent terminal, and the button is inserted into the positioning hole.

[0053] For the above button, by sensing components to detect whether there is a hand pressing operation, when no hand pressing operation is detected, the button is locked by the locking device, and is unlocked when a hand pressing operation is detected, and the corresponding functions of the intelligent terminal are adjusted through the setting of the adjusting device. This button integrates the power button and the volume button, reducing the number of buttons on the intelligent terminal, thereby reducing the damage to the device. In addition, the camera is integrated on the button, increasing the size of the intelligent terminal screen.

[0054] The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the above drawings.

[0055] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , an intelligent terminal 100, including an intelligent terminal body 10 and a button 20 located on the peripheral side of the intelligent terminal body 10. The button 20 is inserted into one side of the intelligent terminal body 10.

[0056] In an embodiment, please refer to Figure 1, the intelligent terminal body 10 is arranged in a cuboid shape. The intelligent terminal body 10 is provided with positioning holes and elastic switches (not shown in the figure). The elastic switches are located within the positioning holes. The elastic switches are used to implement the switching circuit of the intelligent terminal, realizing functions such as locking the screen, waking up the screen, taking screenshots, and powering on / off. The positioning holes are used to insert the button 20. In other embodiments, the intelligent terminal body 10 can also be arranged in other shapes that have been publicly disclosed in the prior art.

[0057] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the button 20 includes a button body 21, an inner column 23, a locking device 25, and an adjusting device 27. The inner column 23 is inserted into the positioning hole. The button body 21 is located at one end of the inner column 23 pointing outside the positioning hole. Both the locking device 25 and the adjusting device 27 are located on the outer periphery of the inner column 23. The locking device 25 is used to control the rotation or telescoping of the button 20. The adjusting device 27 is used to adjust the functions of the intelligent terminal 100, such as volume adjustment, brightness adjustment, scrolling screen adjustment, etc.

[0058] Please refer to Figure 2 , the button body 21 is generally arranged in a cylindrical shape. The button body 21 is provided with a sensing component 211 and a camera 213. The sensing component 211 is used to detect the pressing action on the button body 21. In one embodiment, the sensing component 211 includes two pressure sensors. The two pressure sensors are respectively a first pressure sensor 2111 and a second pressure sensor 2113. Among them, the first pressure sensor 2111 is located on the end face of the button body 21 facing away from the inner column 23. The second pressure sensor 2113 is arranged on the circumferential side of the button body 21. In one embodiment, both the first pressure sensor 2111 and the second pressure sensor 2113 are capacitive pressure sensors. The camera 213 is fixedly arranged on the cylindrical surface of the button body 21.

[0059] The inner column 23 is generally arranged in a cylindrical shape. The inner column 23 is rotatably arranged inside the smart terminal body 10. The diameter of the inner column 23 is smaller than the diameter of the button body 21. A metal head 231 and a limiting portion 233 are arranged on the inner column 23. The metal head 231 is located at one end of the inner column 23 away from the button body 21 and is used for connecting with the internal contacts of the smart terminal body 10 for data transmission. In an embodiment, the metal head 231 is composed of two frustums of a cone spliced together, and the bottom surfaces of the larger sides of the frustums of the cone are abutted and fixedly arranged with each other. The inner column 23 is hollow, and a plurality of data lines are arranged inside the inner column 23. The data lines are used to connect the metal head 231 with the sensing component 211 and the camera 213 located on the button body 21. The limiting portion 233 extends along the length direction of the inner column 23 and is fitted on the side of the inner column 23. The limiting portion 233 is fixedly located at the locking device 25 on the inner column 23.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the locking device 25 includes a button lock 251 and a rotary lock 253. The button lock 251 and the rotary lock 253 are both arranged around the outer circumference of the inner column 23. The button lock 251 includes an outer column 2511 and a plurality of clamping plates 2513. The outer column 2511 is arranged around the outer circumference of the inner column 23. A plurality of the clamping plates 2513 are located on the outer circumference of the outer column 2511. The inner sides of the plurality of clamping plates 2513 are matched with the outer circumference of the outer column 2511 and are slidably arranged along the direction pointing to the center of the circle of the outer column 2511. In an embodiment, the outer column 2511 is arranged in a cylindrical shape, there are two clamping plates 2513, and both of the two clamping plates 2513 are arranged in an arc shape. The diameter of the inner arc of the clamping plate 2513 is equal to the outer diameter of the outer column 2511. In an embodiment, the clamping plate 2513 is fixed inside the smart terminal body 10. When the sensing component 211 does not detect that a hand presses the button body 21, the smart terminal 100 sends a signal to control the clamping plate 2513 to extend, so that the inner circumference of the clamping plate 2513 fits with the outer circumference of the outer column 2511 to fix the outer column 2511, so that the button 20 cannot rotate and extend, preventing the button 20 from being accidentally touched or pressed when placed in a pocket or a bag, resulting in the unlocking of the button 20. It should be noted that the smart terminal 100 stores a pressure preset value, and only when the pressure value applied to the button body 21 is greater than or equal to the pressure preset value can the button 20 be unlocked.

[0061] The rotary lock 253 includes a toothed area 2531 and a wedge-shaped column 2533. The toothed area 2531 is sleeved and fixed on the outer periphery of the inner column 23. The toothed area 2531 is coaxially arranged with the inner column 23. The wedge-shaped column 2533 is arranged to slide towards the center of the toothed area 2531. The wedge-shaped column 2533 is cooperatively arranged with the notch of the toothed area 2531. In one embodiment, the wedge-shaped column 2533 is arranged inside the intelligent terminal body 10. When the first pressure sensor 2111 detects a pressing action, the intelligent terminal 100 sends a signal to control the wedge-shaped column 2533 to extend and engage into the notch of the toothed area 2531, so that the button 20 can only be telescoped but not rotated.

[0062] In one embodiment, the outer column 2511 and the toothed area 2531 are synchronously rotated through a limiting part 233 on the inner column 23 and the button body 21.

[0063] The adjusting device 27 is used to adjust the volume, brightness, etc. of the mobile phone. Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the adjusting device 27 is arranged on the outer column 2511. The adjusting device 27 includes a slide rail 271 and a metal ball 273. The slide rail 271 is sleeved on the outside of the outer column 2511. The metal ball 273 is arranged on the outer periphery of the outer column 2511 and is used to abut against the inner side wall of the slide rail 271. The inner side wall of the slide rail 271 is provided with a groove matching the metal ball 273. The outer column 2511 is provided with a spring piece corresponding to the metal ball 273 to facilitate the telescoping and rolling of the metal ball 273. In one embodiment, there are two metal balls 273. The two metal balls 273 are located on the outer column 2511 and the connection line is perpendicular to the length direction of the outer column 2511. There are two slide rails 271 respectively. The two slide rails 271 are a paragraph 1 slide rail and a paragraph 2 slide rail respectively. The paragraph 1 slide rail is located on the outer periphery of one end of the outer column 2511 pointing to the intelligent terminal body 10. The paragraph 2 slide rail is located between the clamping plate 2513 and the paragraph 1 slide rail.

[0064] In the initial state, the metal ball 273 cooperates with the slide rail of Paragraph 1. By rotating the button body 21, the metal ball 273 slides within the slide rail of Paragraph 1 to adjust the volume of the smart terminal 100; pulling the button 20 outwards by a certain distance makes the metal ball 273 match the slide rail of Paragraph 2, and rotating the button 20 causes the metal ball to slide within the slide rail of Paragraph 2 to adjust the brightness. In another embodiment, when the metal ball 273 is located within the slide rail of Paragraph 1, rotating the button body 21 can adjust the brightness of the smart terminal 100; when the metal ball 273 is located within the slide rail of Paragraph 2, rotating the button body 21 can adjust the volume of the smart terminal 100. In other embodiments, when the metal ball 273 is located within the slide rail of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2, it can also adjust other functions of the smart terminal 100, not limited to the adjustment of brightness and volume disclosed in the present invention.

[0065] When it is detected that the smart terminal 100 is in the camera mode, rotating the button 20 is only used to adjust the shooting angle of the camera, and the functions of adjusting the volume or brightness of the smart terminal 100 cannot be achieved.

[0066] Working principle:

[0067] In the initial state, the metal ball 273 within the button body 21 is located within the slide rail of Paragraph 1. When the first pressure sensor 2111 on the button body 21 detects a pressing operation, the smart terminal body 10 sends a signal to control the wedge-shaped column 2533 to extend and snap into the gap in the toothed area 2531. At this time, the button body 21 can only expand and contract in the horizontal direction and cannot rotate in the vertical direction; by pressing the end of the button body 21, the elastic switch of the smart terminal body 10 is turned on, and functions such as locking the screen, turning on the screen, taking screenshots, and powering on and off of the smart terminal 100 can be achieved.

[0068] When the second pressure sensor 2113 on the button body 21 detects a pressing operation, the button body 21 can both expand and contract in the horizontal direction and rotate in the vertical direction. When the metal ball 273 within the button body 21 is located within the slide rail of Paragraph 1, rotating the button body 21 can achieve volume or brightness adjustment by the sliding of the metal ball 273 within the slide rail of Paragraph 1; pulling out the button body 21 by a certain distance makes the metal ball 273 located within the slide rail of Paragraph 2, and rotating the button body 21 can achieve brightness or volume adjustment by the sliding of the metal ball 273 within the slide rail of Paragraph 2;

[0069] When it is detected that the smart terminal 100 enters the camera mode, rotating the button body 21 can adjust the shooting angle of the camera, and at this time, the volume and brightness adjustment functions are turned off.

[0070] The button 20 provided by the present application integrates a camera, a power button, and a volume adjustment button into one, forming a functional combination button to achieve a full-screen mobile phone, making the overall appearance simple and beautiful, and saving the area for opening a hole for the front camera 213 on the main screen, which is beneficial to achieving a full screen and allowing the shooting angle to be freely adjusted.

[0071] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application rather than to limit them. Although the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be modified or equivalently replaced without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A button, applied to a smart terminal, characterized in that: The button includes a button body and an inner column, wherein the inner column is inserted in the smart terminal, and one end of the inner column inserted in the smart terminal is electrically connected to the smart terminal, and the button body is located at an end of the inner column away from the smart terminal. The inner column is provided with a locking device and an adjusting device, the locking device is used to control the rotation and / or extension of the button, and the adjusting device is used to adjust the corresponding function of the smart terminal; The locking device includes a button lock and a rotation lock, both of which are arranged on the outer periphery of the inner column. The button lock is used to fix the position of the button, and the rotation lock is used to limit the rotation of the button.

2. The button according to claim 1, wherein: The button body is also provided with a sensing component for sensing whether a hand is pressing the button.

3. The button according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sensing component includes two pressure sensors, one of which is located on the side of the button body away from the inner column and fixed on the button body, and the other pressure sensor is located on the peripheral side of the button body.

4. The button according to claim 1, characterized in that: The button lock includes an outer column and a card plate wrapped around the outer circumference of the outer column. The outer column is fixed to the outer circumference of the inner column. The inner circumference of the card plate and the outer circumference of the outer column are matched with each other and are slidably arranged along the center direction of the outer column.

5. The button according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary lock comprises a toothed area and a wedge-shaped column, wherein the toothed area is fixed on the outer periphery of the inner column, and the wedge-shaped column is slidably arranged toward the center of the toothed area.

6. The button according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjustment device includes a plurality of slide rails arranged around the outer circumference of the outer column. The outer column is provided with a plurality of metal balls that fit into the inner walls of the slide rails. The metal balls are arranged around the outer circumference of the outer column. The slide rails are used to abut the metal balls and record the positions of the metal balls.

7. The button according to claim 6, characterized in that: A spring sheet is arranged on the outer column at the bottom of the metal ball, and a groove matching with the metal ball is arranged on the inner side of the slide rail.

8. The button according to claim 1, characterized in that: The button body is also provided with a camera, and the camera is used to realize the shooting function of the smart terminal.

9. An intelligent terminal, characterized in that: Using the button described in any one of claims 1 to 8, a positioning hole is provided on the side of the smart terminal, and the inner column on the button is inserted into the positioning hole.

10. The intelligent terminal according to claim 9, characterized in that: The smart terminal is provided with an elastic switch, and the elastic switch is used to trigger the switch circuit of the mobile phone.

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