Pop-up antenna assembly and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a pop-up antenna assembly and electronic equipment, the pop-up antenna assembly is connected to a shell of the external electronic equipment, a window is formed in the side wall of the shell, the window is communicated with the interior and the exterior of the shell, the pop-up antenna assembly comprises an antenna and a driving part, the antenna is movably arranged in the window, and the driving part is arranged in the window. The driving piece is contained in the shell and connected to the antenna, the driving piece is used for driving the antenna to extend out of the window to form an external antenna, and the driving piece is further used for driving the antenna to return into the window to form an internal antenna; thus, according to the intensity of the wireless signal, the driving piece drives the antenna to form an external antenna when the wireless signal is weak so as to improve the quality of received and sent signals, and drives the antenna to form an internal antenna when the wireless signal is strong so as to facilitate storage and protection of the antenna and improve the aesthetic degree of the electronic equipment. Therefore, on the basis of ensuring the appearance texture of the electronic equipment, the strength of the wireless signal received and transmitted by the antenna of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of antenna technology, and in particular to a pop-up antenna assembly and an electronic device. Background Art

[0002] With the popularization of gigabit wireless networks, users have higher and higher requirements for the appearance, texture and network speed of electronic devices (for example, laptops). Current high-end machines have improved the appearance and texture of electronic devices by designing the casing to be fully metal and designing the antenna as a built-in antenna, that is, the antenna is arranged in the metal casing; however, this fully metal casing will interfere with the built-in antenna, weakening the strength of the wireless signal, causing the electronic equipment to easily experience a decrease in network speed or network disconnection, especially in places with weak signals, where network disconnection is more frequent. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present disclosure provides a pop-up antenna assembly and an electronic device to at least solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides the following technical solution: a pop-up antenna assembly is connected to a housing of an external electronic device, a side wall of the housing is provided with a window, and the window communicates with the inside and outside of the housing, comprising:

[0005] An antenna, movably disposed in the window, and used for receiving and sending wireless signals;

[0006] A driving component is housed in the shell and connected to the antenna. The driving component is used to drive the antenna to extend out of the window to form an external antenna. The driving component is also used to drive the antenna back into the window to form a built-in antenna.

[0007] In one possible implementation, the antenna includes:

[0008] A covering body adapted to the window and movably disposed in the window;

[0009] The antenna body is embedded in the enclosure and is used for receiving and sending wireless signals.

[0010] In one embodiment, the driving member includes:

[0011] A driving body connected to the housing;

[0012] The movable body is connected to the driving body and the antenna.

[0013] In one embodiment, the driving body comprises:

[0014] A driving unit connected to the housing;

[0015] A lead screw connected to the driving part;

[0016] A sliding member is connected to the movable body and is threadedly connected to the lead screw; wherein,

[0017] The housing is used to limit the position of the sliding member, and the driving part is used to drive the lead screw to rotate, so that the sliding member drives the movable body to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window.

[0018] In one possible implementation manner, the driving body is an electromagnetic spring, and the electromagnetic spring is used to drive the movable body to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window.

[0019] In one embodiment, the driving member further comprises two guide blocks, the two guide blocks are arranged at intervals along a direction perpendicular to the center line of the window, and the movable body is slidably arranged between the two guide blocks.

[0020] In one possible implementation manner, the pop-up antenna assembly further includes a stopper, wherein the stopper is connected to a side of the guide block facing the window, and the stopper is used to stop the antenna.

[0021] In one possible implementation, the pop-up antenna assembly further includes:

[0022] A controller electrically connected to the driving member;

[0023] The wireless signal strength detector is electrically connected to the controller and the antenna and is used to detect the strength of the external wireless signal; wherein the controller is used to control the driving component to drive the antenna to move to form a built-in antenna or an external antenna according to the signal strength detected by the wireless signal strength detector.

[0024] In one possible implementation manner, a signal reinforcement hole is further provided on the shell near the antenna, the signal reinforcement hole runs through the inside and outside of the shell, and the antenna receives and transmits wireless signals through the signal reinforcement hole.

[0025] The present disclosure also provides the following technical solution: an electronic device comprising the above-mentioned pop-up antenna assembly.

[0026] In the above-mentioned pop-up antenna assembly, when the wireless signal is weak, the antenna is driven by the driving component to move away from the window so that the antenna forms an external antenna, reducing the interference of the metal shell of the electronic device to the antenna, so as to enhance the quality of the wireless signals received and sent by the antenna. When the signal is strong, the antenna is driven by the driving component to reset the antenna into the window to form a built-in antenna, so as to ensure the aesthetics of the antenna. In this way, according to the strength of the wireless signal, the driving component drives the antenna to form an external antenna when the wireless signal is weak to improve the quality of the received and sent signals, and drives the antenna to form a built-in antenna when the wireless signal is strong, so as to store and protect the antenna and improve the aesthetics of the electronic device, thereby improving the strength of the wireless signals received and transmitted by the antenna of the electronic device while ensuring the appearance texture of the electronic device.

[0027] 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

[0028] 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:

[0029] In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals represent the same or corresponding parts.

[0030] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a pop-up antenna assembly and a portion of a housing in an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0031] Figure 2 Shows Figure 1 The enlarged view of the middle part II;

[0032] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram showing a pop-up antenna assembly with a built-in antenna in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the external antenna state of the pop-up antenna assembly in an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0034] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of a pop-up antenna assembly and a portion of a housing in another embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0035] Figure 6 Shows Figure 5 Enlarged view of part VI in the middle.

[0036] Description of the numbers in the figure:

[0037] In the figure: 11, antenna, 111, antenna body, 112, covering body, 12, driving member, 121, movable body, 122, driving body, 1221, driving part, 1222, lead screw, 1223, sliding member, 123, electromagnetic spring, 124, guide block, 13, stopper, 20, housing, 21, window, 22, signal reinforcement hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] 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.

[0039] 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 solution of this disclosure can be achieved, and this document is not limited here.

[0040] 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.

[0041] Please also read Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present embodiment provides a pop-up antenna assembly, which is connected to a housing 20 of an electronic device. A window 21 is provided on a side wall of the housing 20. The window 21 communicates with the inside and outside of the housing 20. The pop-up antenna assembly includes an antenna 11 and a driver 12. The antenna 11 is movably disposed in the window 21 and is used to receive and send wireless signals. The driver 12 is received in the housing 20 and connected to the antenna 11. Please refer to Figure 3 The driving member 12 is used to drive the antenna 11 to extend out of the window 21 to form an external antenna 11, see Figure 4 The driving member 12 is also used to drive the antenna 11 back into the window 21 to form a built-in antenna 11; illustratively, the electronic device can be a laptop computer, and accordingly, the housing is the shell of the laptop computer, and the shell is a metal shell.

[0042] In the above-mentioned pop-up antenna assembly, when the wireless signal is weak, the driving member 12 drives the antenna 11 to move away from the window 21, so that the antenna 11 forms an external antenna 11, reduces the interference of the metal shell of the electronic device to the antenna 11, so as to enhance the quality of the wireless signal received and sent by the antenna 11. When the signal is strong, the driving member 12 drives the antenna 11 to reset to the window 21 to form a built-in antenna 11, so as to ensure the aesthetics of the antenna 11. In this way, according to the strength of the wireless signal, the driving member 12 drives the antenna 11 to form an external antenna 11 when the wireless signal is weak, so as to improve the quality of the received and sent signals, and drives the antenna 11 to form a built-in antenna 11 when the wireless signal is strong, so as to store and protect the antenna 11 and improve the aesthetics of the electronic device, thereby improving the strength of the wireless signal received and transmitted by the antenna 11 of the electronic device while ensuring the appearance texture of the electronic device.

[0043] See also Figure 2 In some embodiments, the antenna 11 includes an antenna body 111 and a covering body 112. The covering body 112 is adapted to the window 21 and movably disposed in the window 21. The antenna body 111 is embedded in the covering body 112 and is used to receive and send wireless signals.

[0044] In this way, the antenna body 111 is embedded in the covering body 112, and the covering body 112 in which the antenna body 111 is embedded is movably disposed in the window 21, so as to realize the covering protection of the antenna body 111. The driving member 12 drives the covering body 112 to drive the antenna body 111 to extend out of the window 21, so that the antenna body 111 is converted from an internal antenna 11 to an external antenna 11, so as to avoid the wear of the antenna body 111 caused by the driving member 12 directly driving the antenna body 111, thereby extending the service life of the antenna 11.

[0045] In this embodiment, the size of the covering body 112 is the same as that of the window 21 , and a groove is formed on the upper side or the lower side of the covering body 112 , and the antenna body 111 is embedded in the groove.

[0046] See also Figure 2 In some embodiments, the driving member 12 includes a driving body 122 and a movable body 121, the driving body 122 is connected to the shell 20, and the movable body 121 is connected to the driving body 122 and the antenna 11; the driving member 12 also includes two guide blocks 124, the two guide blocks 124 are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the center line of the window 21, and the movable body 121 is slidably arranged between the two guide blocks 124.

[0047] In this way, the movable body 121 is guided by the two guide blocks 124 so as to guide the movable body 121 to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window 21 , thereby improving the stability of the movable body 121 and the antenna 11 during movement.

[0048] See also Figure 2 In some embodiments, the driving body 122 includes a driving part 1221, a lead screw 1222 and a sliding member 1223. The driving part 1221 is connected to the housing 20, the lead screw 1222 is connected to the driving part 1221, the sliding member 1223 is connected to the movable body 121 and is threadedly connected to the lead screw 1222 and the housing 20 is used to limit the sliding member 1223, and the driving part 1221 is used to drive the lead screw 1222 to rotate, so that the threaded sliding member drives the movable body 121 to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window 21. Exemplarily, the driving part 1221 can be a motor.

[0049] In this way, the driving part 1221 drives the lead screw 1222 to rotate, and the threaded driving sliding member 1223 on the lead screw 1222 drives the movable body 121 and the antenna 11 window 21 to move in the extension direction of the center line, so as to realize the adjustment of the antenna 11 between the internal antenna 11 and the external antenna 11, and the adjustment of the antenna 11 is faster and more stable.

[0050] In this embodiment, a guide groove is provided on the shell 20, and one end of the sliding member slides in the guide groove. The extension direction of the guide groove is the same as the extension direction of the center line of the window 21. When the driving unit drives the lead screw 1222 to drive the sliding member 1223 to move, the sliding member 1223 moves along the guide groove, and the groove wall of the guide groove limits the sliding member 1223 to prevent the sliding member 1223 from rotating with the lead screw 1222, so that the sliding member 1223 only moves in a straight line along the extension direction of the center line of the window 21.

[0051] Please also read Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the driving body 122 is an electromagnetic spring 123, and the electromagnetic spring 123 is used to drive the movable body 121 to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window 21; in this way, the electromagnetic effect generated when the spring is energized is utilized, and the electromagnetic spring 123 acts as an induction coil. After mutual attraction, the electromagnetic spring 123 contracts and drives the antenna 11 to move into the window 21 to form a built-in antenna 11. When the power is off, the electromagnetic spring 123 resets and drives the antenna 11 to extend out of the window 21 to form an external antenna 11. The electromagnetic spring 123 has a simple structure and a small size, so as to reduce the space occupied by the pop-up antenna assembly.

[0052] See also Figure 2In some embodiments, the pop-up antenna assembly also includes a stopper 13, which is connected to the side of the guide block 124 facing the window 21. The stopper 13 is used to stop the antenna 11 to facilitate the stopping and positioning of the reset antenna 11, thereby achieving accurate reset of the antenna 11.

[0053] In this embodiment, the stopper 13 is a stopper block, and there are multiple stopper bodies 13 .

[0054] In some embodiments, the pop-up antenna assembly further includes a controller and a wireless signal strength detector, the controller is electrically connected to the driver 12, the wireless signal strength detector is electrically connected to the controller and the antenna 11, and is used to detect the strength of the external wireless signal, and the controller is used to control the driver 12 to drive the antenna 11 to move according to the signal strength detected by the wireless signal strength detector to form a built-in antenna 11 or an external antenna 11. Exemplarily, the wireless signal strength detector can be a wireless network card.

[0055] In this way, the signal strength is queried through the wireless signal strength detection component and transmitted to the controller. When the signal strength is lower than -80dbm, the controller controls the driving component 12 to drive the antenna 11 to move to a distance of 215mm extending out of the window, so that the built-in antenna 11 is converted into an external antenna 11. When the signal strength is higher than -80dbm, the controller controls the driving component 12 to drive the antenna 11 to reset, so that the external antenna 11 is converted into the built-in antenna 11, so that the efficiency of the antenna 11 can meet customer needs.

[0056] See also Figure 3 In some embodiments, a signal reinforcement hole 22 is further provided on the shell 20 near the antenna 11. The signal reinforcement hole 22 runs through the inside and outside of the shell 20. The antenna 11 receives and transmits wireless signals through the signal reinforcement hole 22. By adding the signal reinforcement hole 22, the shielding of the antenna 11 by the shell 20 is reduced, so as to further improve the signal strength of the built-in antenna 11.

[0057] The working principle of the above-mentioned pop-up antenna assembly is roughly as follows:

[0058] Through the wireless signal, its light detection component queries the strength of the wireless signal and transmits the obtained wireless signal strength information to the controller; when the wireless signal strength information obtained by the controller is lower than the set threshold value -80dbm, the controller controls the driving component 12 to drive the antenna 11 to extend out of the window 21, so that the built-in antenna 11 is converted into an external antenna 11; when the wireless signal strength information obtained by the controller is higher than the set threshold value -80dbm, the controller controls the driving component 12 to drive the antenna 11 to reset to the window 21, and make the antenna 11 abut against the stopper 13, so that the external antenna 11 becomes the built-in antenna 11.

[0059] See also Figure 4 This embodiment provides an electronic device, which includes the above-mentioned pop-up antenna assembly. Specifically, the electronic device is a laptop computer.

[0060] 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 pop-up antenna assembly connected to a housing of an external electronic device, wherein a window is provided on a side wall of the housing, and the window communicates with the inside and outside of the housing, wherein: include: An antenna, movably disposed in the window, and used for receiving and sending wireless signals; A driving member, housed in the housing and connected to the antenna, the driving member being used to drive the antenna to extend out of the window to form an external antenna, and the driving member being used to drive the antenna to return to the window to form a built-in antenna; A signal reinforcement hole is also provided on the shell near the antenna. The signal reinforcement hole runs through the inside and outside of the shell. The antenna receives and transmits wireless signals through the signal reinforcement hole.

2. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The antenna comprises: A covering body adapted to the window and movably disposed in the window; The antenna body is embedded in the enclosure and is used for receiving and sending wireless signals.

3. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The driving member comprises: A driving body connected to the housing; The movable body is connected to the driving body and the antenna.

4. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving body comprises: A driving unit connected to the housing; A lead screw connected to the driving part; A sliding member is connected to the movable body and is threadedly connected to the lead screw; wherein, The housing is used to limit the position of the sliding member, and the driving part is used to drive the lead screw to rotate, so that the sliding member drives the movable body to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window.

5. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving body is an electromagnetic spring, and the electromagnetic spring is used to drive the movable body to move along the extension direction of the center line of the window.

6. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving member further comprises two guide blocks, the two guide blocks are arranged at intervals along a direction perpendicular to the center line of the window, and the movable body is slidably arranged between the two guide blocks.

7. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 6, wherein: The pop-up antenna assembly further includes a stopper connected to a side of the guide block facing the window, and the stopper is used to stop the antenna.

8. The pop-up antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The pop-up antenna assembly further includes: A controller electrically connected to the driving member; The wireless signal strength detector is electrically connected to the controller and the antenna and is used to detect the strength of the external wireless signal; wherein the controller is used to control the driving component to drive the antenna to move to form a built-in antenna or an external antenna according to the signal strength detected by the wireless signal strength detector.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises the pop-up antenna assembly as described in any one of claims 1-8.

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