Power key module and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a power key module and electronic equipment, and relates to the field of electronic equipment. The power button module comprises a pressing component, a power button and a connecting rod, the pressing component is detachably installed on an assembling plane, and at least part of the structure of the pressing component extends out of the assembling plane; the power button is arranged far away from the assembling plane, and the power button and the pressing component are arranged at intervals; one end of the connecting rod is detachably mounted with the pressing component; and when the pressing component is pressed, the pressing component pushes the connecting rod to move towards the power supply key and is pressed against the power supply key to finish on and off of the power supply. According to the scheme, a mechanism part is used, a tool-free installation mode is adopted, and a switching small plate and an electric wire are replaced, so that the function of the power supply key is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular to a power button module and an electronic device. Background Art

[0002] In the current notebook production process, in order to minimize the development cycle and reduce development costs, it is necessary to borrow the motherboard of the existing mass production project. However, the power button on the motherboard of the mass production project is far away from the side of the electronic device housing. The existing assembly uses a small adapter board and wires, which consumes time and materials, and is not convenient for long-term application. In order to adapt to the remote button function, it is necessary to design a remote power button module. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present disclosure provides a power button module and an electronic device to at least solve the above technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a power button module is provided, comprising: a pressing member, a power button and a connecting rod, wherein the pressing member is detachably mounted on an assembly plane, and at least a portion of the pressing member extends out of the assembly plane; the power button is arranged away from the assembly plane, and the power button is spaced apart from the pressing member; one end of the connecting rod is detachably mounted on the pressing member; by pressing the pressing member, the pressing member pushes the connecting rod toward the power button and presses against the power button to turn the power on and off.

[0005] In one possible implementation manner, the pressing member is snap-connected to the assembly plane.

[0006] In one possible implementation manner, the assembly plane has a first protrusion, the pressing member has a first positioning hole, and the first protrusion cooperates with the first positioning hole for positioning.

[0007] In one embodiment, the pressing member includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface has a pressing protrusion, the first surface is arranged toward the assembly plane, the pressing protrusion protrudes from the assembly plane, the first positioning hole is arranged through the first surface and the second surface; the second surface has a follower protrusion;

[0008] The follower protrusion is spaced apart from the connecting rod in a first state;

[0009] The follower protrusion provides a pressing force on the connecting rod toward the power button in the second state.

[0010] In one embodiment, the connecting rod has a first end and a second end away from the first end, and the first end is arranged close to the follower protrusion; the long arm support structure is configured to move between the pressing member and the power button along its own length direction.

[0011] In one embodiment, the power button module also includes a guide member, the guide member has a positioning protrusion structure, the long arm support structure has a guide hole, the positioning protrusion structure slides with the guide hole, and the long arm support structure moves in its own direction along the guide hole.

[0012] In one embodiment, the guide member includes a first positioning block and a second positioning block that are spaced apart from each other, and the positioning protrusion structure is formed on a top surface of the first positioning block and / or a top surface of the second positioning block.

[0013] In one embodiment, a reserved space is left between the first positioning block and the second positioning block, and the long arm support structure has a blocking arm, which protrudes from the surface of the long arm support structure and is configured to be movable in the reserved space.

[0014] In one possible implementation manner, the blocking arm is configured as an annular structure, and the annular structure has an opening, and the opening is clearance-fitted or slidingly-fitted with an outer contour of the first positioning block or the second positioning block.

[0015] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device, comprising the power button module described above, and also comprising an electronic device housing, wherein the guide member is formed on the electronic device housing, the power button is mounted on the electronic device housing, and the assembly plane is a side surface of the electronic device housing.

[0016] The power button module and electronic device disclosed in the present invention add a pressing member and a connecting rod to the electronic device, which can fill the gap of the problem that the power button is far away from the edge of the electronic device housing and cannot be touched. Among them, one end of the connecting rod is detachably mounted with the pressing member, and the two structural members are connected as one in the use state. When the pressing member is pressed, the connecting rod will also move in the moving direction of the pressing member, so that the other end of the connecting rod can be moved to trigger the power button.

[0017] It should be understood that the content described in this section is not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become easily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will become readily understood by reading the detailed description below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, several embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in an exemplary and non-limiting manner, in which:

[0019] In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals represent the same or corresponding parts.

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the power button module in the electronic device housing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a button component in a power button module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0022] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a button component in a power button module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure being installed on an assembly plane;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a connecting rod in a power button module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of a guide component in a power button module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0025] Description of the numbers in the figure:

[0026] 10-pressing member; 20-power button; 30-connecting rod; 40-assembly plane; 50-guide member; 11-first positioning hole; 12-pressing protrusion; 13-follow-up protrusion; 31-first end; 32-second end; 33-guide hole; 34-blocking arm; 341-opening; 41-first protrusion; 51-positioning protrusion structure; 52-first positioning block; 53-second positioning block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0028] With the widespread use of electronic devices, in order to minimize the development cycle and reduce development costs, it is necessary to borrow the motherboard of existing mass-produced projects, and the same set of components needs to support two different existing motherboards, and the power button of the motherboard is far away from the power switch. Electronic devices can include desktop computers, laptops, tablets or mobile terminals, etc.

[0029] For ease of explanation, the embodiment of the present disclosure takes the electronic device as a laptop computer as an example to illustrate the present solution.

[0030] Exemplarily, a laptop computer generally includes: an external structure and an internal structure. The external structure generally includes a housing, a display screen, a keyboard, a touchpad, a power switch and an interface, and the internal structure generally includes a motherboard, a processor, a memory, a hard disk, a graphics card, a sound card, a network card, etc. Among them, the housing generally includes an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell includes a top shell structure that fits with the display, and the lower shell includes an upper shell structure and a lower shell structure installed with the keyboard. The power button module involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure is installed in the lower shell, and can be set in either the upper shell structure or the lower shell structure. The following takes the installation of the power button module in the lower shell structure as an example to further explain this solution.

[0031] refer to Figure 1-Figure 5 The power button module provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pressing member 10 and a power button 20, wherein the pressing member 10 is detachably mounted on an assembly plane 40. Exemplarily, the assembly plane 40 is constructed as a vertical surface, and the detachable mounting method includes but is not limited to any one of a snap-fit, a threaded connection, or a locking connection between the two. Specifically, at least a portion of the structure of the pressing member 10 extends out of the assembly plane 40, and the extended portion of the structure can be used for manual pressing. In addition, the power button 20 is arranged away from the assembly plane 40, and the power button 20 and the pressing member 10 are spaced apart. It can be understood that the power button 20 and the pressing member 10 are spaced apart at a distance. This part of the structure is a limited requirement of the installation environment. In order to adapt to the installation environment of this long-distance spaced device, the power button module of the embodiment of the present disclosure also includes a connecting rod 30. Exemplarily, the connecting rod 30 is a plastic part, and the connecting rod 30 is connected between the power button 20 and the pressing member 10. Specifically, one end of the connecting rod 30 is detachably mounted on the pressing member 10, and the other end of the connecting rod 30 is movably triggered by the power button 20. It can be understood that when the pressing member 10 is pressed, the pressing member 10 pushes the connecting rod 30 to move toward the power button 20. In this way, when the pressing member 10 is pressed, the connecting rod 30 moves in the direction of movement of the pressing member 10, and triggers the power button 20 set at a distance during the movement process to ensure the normal use of the power button 20. This process realizes the pressing action between the other end of the connecting rod 30 and the power button 20, thereby completing the opening and closing of the power supply. This structure is suitable for the installation environment where the power button 20 is far away from the outer edge of the electronic device housing.

[0032] Considering the specific manner of the detachable connection between the pressing member 10 and the assembly plane 40, in order to save the operation process, the pressing member 10 and the assembly plane 40 are connected by clamping. For example, the pressing member 10 and the assembly plane 40 can be assembled by hole-shaft. Specifically, the assembly plane 40 has a first protrusion 41, and the pressing member 10 has a first positioning hole 11. The first protrusion 41 cooperates with the first positioning hole 11 for positioning. For example, the two are engaged by hole-shaft or assembled by hole-shaft. In this way, it is convenient to quickly assemble and disassemble the structural parts, and the damage of the parts can be reduced.

[0033] Considering that the pressing member 10 can at least partially protrude from the assembly plane 40, and can also play a linkage role with the connecting rod 30, specifically, the pressing member 10 is constructed as a first bracket structure, and the first bracket structure can be a hollow bracket, and the hollow bracket can be a regular structure or an irregular structure. Further, the first bracket structure includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface has a pressing protrusion 12, the first surface is arranged toward the assembly plane 40, the pressing protrusion 12 protrudes from the assembly plane 40, and the part of the structure of the protruding pressing protrusion 12 can be used for manual pressing. In addition, a first positioning hole 11 is provided through the first surface and the second surface; the pressing member 10 is engaged with the assembly plane 40 through the first positioning hole 11, so that the second surface is arranged close to the connecting rod 30, and the second surface has a follower protrusion 13; in the first state, taking the power-off state as an example, at this time, the follower protrusion 13 and the connecting rod 30 are spaced apart; in the second state, the connecting rod 30 triggers the power button 20. During this process, the follower protrusion 13 provides the connecting rod 30 with a pressing force toward the power button 20. It should be pointed out here that the initial spacing distance between the follower protrusion 13 and the connecting rod 30 is smaller than the moving distance of the pressing member 10 in the pressing state, so as to ensure that the follower protrusion 13 can push the connecting rod 30 to move toward the power button 20 and trigger it. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific distance, and makes adaptive adjustments based on the actual assembly environment to ultimately ensure the function of triggering the power button 20.

[0034] Considering the specific application and production cost of the connecting rod 30, the connecting rod 30 is constructed as a long arm bracket structure, and the long arm bracket structure is constructed as a hollow bracket structure, which can be a regular shape or an irregular shape. Specifically, the long arm bracket structure has a first end 31 and a second end 32 away from the first end 31, and the first end 31 is arranged close to the follower protrusion 13, so that when the pressing member 10 is pressed, the follower protrusion 13 can push the first end 31 and push the connecting rod 30 through the first end 31 to move to a position that can trigger the power button 20. Further, the long arm bracket structure is configured to move between the pressing member 10 and the power button 20 along its own length direction, and is specifically set according to the actual distance between the pressing member 10 and the power button 20.

[0035] Considering that the connecting rod 30 can move toward the power button 20 along a fixed direction, the power button module of the embodiment of the present disclosure further includes a guide member 50. Specifically, the guide member 50 has a positioning protrusion structure 51, and the long arm support structure has a guide hole 33. For example, the guide hole 33 is configured as an oblong hole, and the positioning protrusion structure 51 is slidably matched with the guide hole 33, and the long arm support structure moves in its own direction along the guide hole 33. In this way, the connecting rod 30 can move in a single direction along the direction of the guide member 50, and at the same time, the connecting rod 30 can also return to its original position along the guide member 50.

[0036] Taking into account that the guide member 50 can limit the moving distance of the connecting rod 30 instead of moving it toward the power button 20 without restriction, the guide member 50 of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first positioning block 52 and a second positioning block 53 arranged at intervals, and the positioning protrusion structure 51 is formed on the top surface of the first positioning block 52 and / or the top surface of the second positioning block 53, so that the connecting rod 30 can make directional movements along the top surfaces of the first positioning block 52 and the second positioning surface. Furthermore, a reserved gap is left between the first positioning block 52 and the second positioning block 53, and the long-arm support structure has a blocking arm 34, which protrudes from the surface of the long-arm support structure and is configured to be movable in the reserved gap. In this way, when the blocking arm 34 moves to a position where it presses against the second positioning block 53, since the second positioning block 53 is fixed at a position in the housing of the electronic device, the connecting rod 30 will not continue to move at this time, thereby avoiding excessive triggering of the power button 20 by the connecting rod 30 and avoiding damage to the power button 20. At the same time, when the manual pressing force is withdrawn, the connecting rod 30 can return to its original position along the top surfaces of the first positioning block 52 and the second positioning block 53.

[0037] Considering the specific blocking scheme of the blocking arm 34 and the second positioning block 53, specifically, the blocking arm 34 is constructed as an annular structure, and an opening 341 is set in the annular structure. The opening 341 is clearance-matched or slidingly matched with the outer contour of the first positioning block 52 or the second positioning block 53. In this way, after the blocking arm 34 moves at least partially along the second positioning block 53 along the opening 341, the closed inner wall at the other end of the blocking arm 34 is used to collide with one side of the second positioning block 53, which can be used to block the connecting rod 30 from continuing to move along the guide member 50.

[0038] The disclosed embodiment also provides an electronic device, including the above-mentioned power button module, and also including an electronic device housing, where the electronic device housing can be any one of an upper shell structure or a lower shell structure. Specifically, the guide member 50 is formed on the electronic device housing, the power button 20 is installed on the electronic device housing, and the assembly plane 40 is a side surface of the electronic device housing. The electronic device of the disclosed embodiment can achieve all the effects of the above-mentioned power button module, which will not be described in detail here.

[0039] In summary, adding a pressing member 10 and a connecting rod 30 to the electronic device can fill the gap in the problem that the power button 20 is far away from the edge of the electronic device housing and cannot be touched. Among them, one end of the connecting rod 30 is detachably installed with the pressing member 10, and the two structural members are connected as a whole in the use state. When the pressing member 10 is pressed, the connecting rod 30 will also move with the moving direction of the pressing member 10, so that the other end of the connecting rod 30 can be movably triggered to trigger the power button 20. In addition, the power button module of the embodiment of the present disclosure adopts a simple structural setting of the connecting rod 30 and the pressing member 10, which has a short development cycle and significant cost reduction. There are no screws and springs in the overall solution, which is convenient to assemble and reliable in structure. The function of the movable triggering power button 20 can be fully and normally applied.

[0040] It should be understood that the various forms of processes shown above can be used to reorder, add or delete steps. For example, the steps recorded in this disclosure can be executed in parallel, sequentially or in different orders, as long as the desired results of the technical solutions disclosed in this disclosure can be achieved, and this document does not limit this.

[0041] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0042] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art who is familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure, which should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A power button module, characterized in that: include: A pressing member (10), the pressing member (10) being detachably mounted on an assembly plane (40), and at least a portion of the structure of the pressing member (10) protruding from the assembly plane (40); A power button (20), the power button (20) being arranged away from the assembly plane (40), and the power button (20) being arranged at a distance from the pressing member (10); A connecting rod (30), one end of which is detachably mounted on the pressing member (10); The pressing member (10) is pressed, and the pressing member (10) pushes the connecting rod (30) to move toward the power button (20), and presses against the power button (20) to complete the turning on and off of the power.

2. The power button module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing component (10) is snap-connected with the assembly plane (40).

3. The power button module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The assembly plane (40) has a first protrusion (41), the pressing member (10) has a first positioning hole (11), and the first protrusion (41) cooperates with the first positioning hole (11) for positioning.

4. The power button module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The pressing member (10) comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface having a pressing protrusion (12), the first surface being arranged toward the assembly plane (40), the pressing protrusion (12) protruding from the assembly plane (40), the first positioning hole (11) penetrating the first surface and the second surface; the second surface having a follower protrusion (13); The follower protrusion (13) is spaced apart from the connecting rod (30) in a first state; The follower protrusion (13) provides a pressing force on the connecting rod (30) toward the power button (20) in the second state.

5. The power button module according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting rod (30) has a first end (31) and a second end (32) remote from the first end (31), wherein the first end (31) is arranged close to the follower protrusion (13); the connecting rod (30) is constructed as a long-arm support structure, and the long-arm support structure is configured to move between the pressing member (10) and the power button (20) along its own length direction.

6. The power button module according to claim 5, characterized in that: The power button module also includes a guide member (50), the guide member (50) has a positioning protrusion structure (51), the long arm support structure has a guide hole (33), the positioning protrusion structure (51) is slidably matched with the guide hole (33), and the long arm support structure moves in its own direction along the guide hole (33).

7. The power button module according to claim 6, characterized in that: The guide member (50) comprises a first positioning block (52) and a second positioning block (53) which are arranged at intervals, and the positioning protrusion structure (51) is formed on the top surface of the first positioning block (52) and / or the top surface of the second positioning block (53).

8. The power button module according to claim 7, characterized in that: A reserved gap is left between the first positioning block (52) and the second positioning block (53), and the long arm support structure has a blocking arm (34). The blocking arm (34) protrudes from the surface of the long arm support structure and is configured to be movable in the reserved gap.

9. The power button module according to claim 8, characterized in that: The blocking arm (34) is constructed as an annular structure, the annular structure having an opening (341), and the opening (341) is clearance-fitted or slidingly-fitted with the outer contour of the first positioning block (52) or the second positioning block (53).

10. An electronic device, characterized in that: It comprises a power button module as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, and also comprises an electronic device housing, the guide member (50) is formed on the electronic device housing, the power button (20) is installed on the electronic device housing, and the assembly plane (40) is a side surface of the electronic device housing.

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