Slide buckle shifting button mechanism and terminal

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of terminals, and relates to a slide fastener toggle mechanism and a terminal, the slide fastener toggle mechanism comprises a slide fastener and a limit fixing member, the slide fastener is connected to a battery rear cover through the limit fixing member; the sliding fastener can move on the limiting fixing piece or the battery rear cover; the sliding fastener comprises a sliding fastener body, and a sliding fastener protruding block is formed on the surface, away from the terminal shell, of the sliding fastener body. A clamping part matched with a terminal shell is formed at the end part of the sliding fastener body; and the limiting and fixing piece is connected with the battery rear cover through the limiting and guiding unit. By adopting the structure, the utility model has the beneficial effects that the space of the lock catch position is saved, and the use is reasonable; the thickness of the whole terminal is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of mobile terminals, in particular to a sliding button mechanism and a terminal. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society, users are exposed to more and more terminals, such as POS machines, PDA barcode scanners, mobile phones, remote controls, etc. In particular, terminals that require high-frequency use, such as POS machines, PDAs, barcode scanners or card readers used in cash registers, have insufficient built-in power capacity to maintain long-term use, so most of them adopt a replaceable battery design, that is, a battery compartment is opened on the back of the terminal and the battery is confined in the battery compartment using a battery cover.

[0003] At present, most of the battery cover removal methods of mobile phones, PDA scanners and other handheld types adopt a left-right toggle structure, such as the lock disclosed in patent publication number CN2103070729U. In addition, the left-right toggle structure occupies a large space, which limits the design of the terminal model and makes the same type of models thick and heavy. Therefore, it is necessary to make improvements. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, the utility model provides a sliding button mechanism and a terminal, which have a simple structure, occupy a small space, and are simple, convenient and practical.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] As one aspect of the utility model, a sliding button mechanism is provided, which comprises: a sliding button and a limiting fixing member, wherein the sliding button is connected to a battery rear cover through the limiting fixing member; the sliding button can move relative to the battery rear cover;

[0007] The slide fastener comprises a slide fastener body, a slide fastener protrusion is formed on a surface of the slide fastener body away from the terminal housing; and a locking portion matched with the terminal housing is formed at an end of the slide fastener body;

[0008] It also includes a limiting guide unit, and the limiting fixing piece is connected to the battery back cover through the limiting guide unit.

[0009] Optionally, the limiting guide unit is integrally formed with the battery back cover.

[0010] Optionally, the limiting guide unit includes a plurality of first connectors and a plurality of first positioning bodies connected to the battery back cover, the limiting fixing member is provided with a first connecting hole matching with the first connector, and the limiting fixing member is provided with a second connecting hole matching with the first positioning body.

[0011] Optionally, the position limiting guide unit further includes one or more guide blocks connected to the battery rear cover; and the sliding buckle body is provided with a guide groove matching with the guide block.

[0012] Optionally, the limiting fixing piece is made of a stainless steel sheet with a thickness of 0.3 cm, and the sliding buckle piece is made of a hard aluminum alloy material with a thickness of 0.6 cm.

[0013] Optionally, a travel limiting unit is further included, and the travel limiting unit includes a first limiting groove provided on the battery rear cover and a first limiting protrusion provided on the sliding buckle body and matched with the first limiting groove.

[0014] Optionally, a locking unit is further included, and the sliding buckle cooperates with the limiting fixing member through the locking unit; the locking unit includes a protrusion provided on the limiting fixing member and a locking portion provided on the sliding buckle, and the protrusion cooperates with the locking portion. When the protrusion is located in the locking portion, the sliding buckle cooperates with the terminal shell, so that a locked state is formed between the battery back cover and the terminal shell.

[0015] Optionally, a status mark is provided on a surface of the sliding fastener body away from the terminal housing.

[0016] Optionally, the battery back cover is provided with a clearance hole that matches the sliding buckle protrusion; when the sliding buckle is installed in place, the sliding buckle protrusion is located in the clearance hole.

[0017] As another aspect of the present invention, a terminal is provided, which includes the sliding button mechanism as described above.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the sliding button mechanism and terminal of the utility model are specifically embodied in: 1. saving space at the lock position and reasonable use; 2. reducing the thickness of the entire terminal; 3. optimizing the complexity of the structural design; 4. saving the large space utilization of conventional springs and plastic brackets. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The drawings in the specification, which constitute a part of the present application, are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present invention.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the sliding button mechanism of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a structural exploded front view of the slide button mechanism of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a rear exploded view of the structure of the slide button mechanism of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural state diagram of the convex part and the clamping part of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a structural three-dimensional exploded view of the battery rear cover and the terminal housing of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a structural stereogram of the battery rear cover and the terminal housing of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model clearer, the technical solution of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the specific embodiments of the utility model and the corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0027] A sliding button mechanism and a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application, such as Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, it comprises: a sliding buckle 1 and a limiting fixing member 2, wherein the sliding buckle 1 is connected to the battery rear cover 3 through the limiting fixing member 2; the sliding buckle 1 can move relative to the battery rear cover 3;

[0028] The slide fastener 1 comprises a slide fastener body 11, and a slide fastener protrusion 12 is formed on a surface of the slide fastener body 11 away from the terminal housing 4, so as to facilitate the operation of the slide fastener 1; in order to facilitate the slide fastener protrusion 12, a clearance stroke hole 31 matched with the slide fastener protrusion 12 is provided on the battery back cover 3; when the slide fastener 1 is installed in place, the slide fastener protrusion 12 is located in the clearance stroke hole 31, and the clearance stroke hole 31 serves as a stroke limit of the slide fastener 1; a locking portion 13 matched with the terminal housing 4 is formed at the end of the slide fastener body 11; when the locking portion 13 is located in the limiting groove of the terminal housing 4 through the operation of the slide fastener protrusion 12, a locked state is formed between the battery back cover 3 and the terminal housing 4, otherwise, it is an open state;

[0029] It also includes a limiting guide unit 5, and the limiting fixing member 2 is connected to the battery back cover 3 through the limiting guide unit 5; the limiting guide unit 5 is integrally formed with the limiting fixing member 2 or the limiting guide unit 5 is integrally formed with the battery back cover 3; the limiting guide unit 5 is integrally formed with the limiting fixing member 2 or the battery back cover 3 and selectively processed according to actual needs, which is within the protection scope recorded in this embodiment; in this embodiment, the limiting guide unit 5 and the battery back cover 3 are integrally formed as an embodiment, and a detailed description is given as follows: the limiting guide unit 5 includes a plurality of first connecting bodies 51 and a plurality of first positioning bodies 52 connected to the battery back cover 3, the limiting fixing member 2 is provided with a first connecting hole 21 matched with the first connecting body 51, and the limiting fixing member 2 is provided with a second connecting hole 22 matched with the first positioning body 52;

[0030] The position limiting guide unit 5 further includes one or more guide blocks 53 connected to the battery rear cover 3 ; the slider body 11 is provided with a guide groove 15 matched with the guide block 53 , so that the slider 1 has a guiding function during the movement and moves smoothly.

[0031] As an example, the first connector 51 is a hot melt column, and there are six of them. The six hot melt columns are arranged in a U shape on the battery back cover 3, and are fixed by the hot melt columns and the limiting fixing parts 2, which is convenient to process and has low cost; the limiting fixing part 2 is made of stainless steel sheet with a thickness of 0.3 cm, and the sliding buckle 1 is made of hard aluminum alloy material with a thickness of 0.6 cm.

[0032] In one embodiment, if Figure 2 As shown, it also includes a travel limit unit 6, a accommodating space is formed on the battery back cover 3, and the limit fixing member 2 covers the accommodating space; the travel limit unit 6 is located in the accommodating space, and the sliding buckle 1 is located in the accommodating space; the guide block 53 is located in the accommodating space; the travel limit unit 6 includes a first limit groove 61 provided on the battery back cover 3 and a first limit protrusion 62 provided on the sliding buckle body 11 and matched with the first limit groove 61, and the limit stroke of the first limit groove 61 is the same as the stroke distance of the clearance stroke hole 31; as an example, there are two first limit protrusions 62, and the two first limit protrusions 62 are respectively located on the upper parts of both sides of the sliding buckle body 11.

[0033] In one embodiment, if Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown, it also includes a locking unit 7, and the sliding buckle 1 forms a locked state or an unlocked state between the locking unit 7 and the limiting fixing member 2 or the battery back cover 3; the locking unit 7 includes a convex portion 71 provided on the limiting fixing member 2 or the battery back cover 3 and a locking portion 72 provided on the sliding buckle 1, and the convex portion 71 cooperates with the locking portion 72. When the convex portion 71 is located in the locking portion 72, the sliding buckle 1 cooperates with the terminal housing 4 to form a locked state between the battery back cover 3 and the terminal housing 4, otherwise, it is an open state; as an example, the convex portion 71 is a convex point, and the convex point design can reduce the resistance when the convex portion 71 enters the locking portion 72; the locking portion 72 is a locking hole or a locking groove, and a slope 73 is formed on the locking portion 72 to facilitate the movement and sliding out of the convex point, so that the convex portion 71 is smoother during the movement process.

[0034] In one embodiment, a status mark 14 is provided on a surface of the sliding fastener body 11 away from the terminal housing 4. The status mark 14 is a color mark, a font mark or a graphic mark, such as red or a Chinese character for lock or a graphic of a lock, which is used to display the current state of the sliding fastener 1, so that it is intuitive to know whether the battery back cover 3 and the terminal housing 4 are in a locked state.

[0035] A terminal according to an embodiment of the present application includes the sliding button mechanism as described above.

[0036] To sum up, the assembly of the sliding buckle button mechanism of the present application adopts heating and melting fixation, and the sliding buckle parts made of stainless steel sheets and hard alloy materials are light, thin, small in size, occupy little space, and have sufficient strength. They are simple, convenient and practical, especially the ultra-thin structure of the machine model and the reasonable design.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0038] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application. Meanwhile, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, methods and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, methods and equipment should be considered as a part of the specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0039] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0040] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" may include both "above" and "below". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0041] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0042] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "connected", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0043] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention should fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A sliding button mechanism, characterized in that: It includes: A buckle and a limiting fixing member, wherein the sliding buckle is connected to the battery back cover through the limiting fixing member; The sliding buckle is movable relative to the battery rear cover; The slide fastener comprises a slide fastener body, a slide fastener protrusion is formed on a surface of the slide fastener body away from the terminal housing; and a locking portion matched with the terminal housing is formed at an end of the slide fastener body; It also includes a limiting guide unit, and the limiting fixing piece is connected to the battery back cover through the limiting guide unit.

2. The slide button mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The position limiting guide unit is integrally formed with the battery rear cover.

3. The slide button mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The position limiting guide unit includes a plurality of first connectors and a plurality of first positioning bodies connected to the battery back cover, the position limiting fixing member is provided with a first connecting hole matched with the first connector, and the position limiting fixing member is provided with a second connecting hole matched with the first positioning body.

4. The slide button mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The position limiting guide unit also includes one or more guide blocks connected to the battery rear cover; the slide buckle body is provided with guide grooves matched with the guide blocks.

5. The slide button mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The position-limiting fixing piece is made of a stainless steel sheet with a thickness of 0.3 cm, and the sliding buckle piece is made of a hard aluminum alloy material with a thickness of 0.6 cm.

6. The sliding button mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a travel limiting unit, which includes a first limiting groove arranged on the battery rear cover and a first limiting protrusion arranged on the sliding buckle body and matched with the first limiting groove.

7. The sliding button mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a locking unit, and the sliding buckle cooperates with the limiting fixing member through the locking unit; the locking unit includes a convex portion provided on the limiting fixing member and a locking portion provided on the sliding buckle, and the convex portion cooperates with the locking portion. When the convex portion is located in the locking portion, the sliding buckle cooperates with the terminal shell, so that a locked state is formed between the battery back cover and the terminal shell.

8. The slide button mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A status mark is provided on a surface of the sliding buckle body away from the terminal housing.

9. The slide button mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery back cover is provided with a clearance travel hole matched with the slide buckle protrusion; when the slide buckle is installed in place, the slide buckle protrusion is located in the clearance travel hole.

10. A terminal, characterized in that: It comprises the sliding button mechanism as described in any one of claims 1-9.

Images