Indicating device and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses an indicating device and electronic equipment. The indicating device comprises a light source assembly and a light transmitting assembly. The light source assembly can emit light beams with different brightness. The light transmitting assembly is arranged on the light emitting side of the light source assembly and comprises a plurality of sub-areas, and the light transmittances of the different sub-areas are different. The light beams emitted by the light source assembly can act on the light transmitting assembly, and the target state of the electronic equipment is displayed through cooperation of the target number of sub-areas.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and more specifically, to an indicating device and an electronic device. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of science and technology, more and more electronic devices are widely used in people's daily lives and work, bringing great convenience to people's daily lives and work, and becoming an indispensable important tool for people today. In order to facilitate users to determine the status of electronic devices at any time, indicating devices for displaying their own status need to be integrated in electronic devices.

[0003] Currently, the conventional design of electronic devices is to use multiple indicator lights as indicating devices, and different states of the electronic device are displayed by controlling the number of illuminated indicator lights. For example, when displaying the battery power of an electronic device, the number of illuminated indicator lights can be controlled to be positively correlated with the current battery power of the electronic device, so that users can determine the current battery power of the electronic device by observing the number of illuminated indicator lights. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, this application provides an indicating device and an electronic device, and the solutions are as follows:

[0005] An indicating device, comprising:

[0006] A light source assembly capable of emitting light beams with different brightnesses;

[0007] A light-transmitting assembly disposed on the light-emitting side of the light source assembly; the light-transmitting assembly includes a plurality of sub-regions, and the light transmittance of different sub-regions is different;

[0008] Wherein, the light beam emitted by the light source assembly acts on the light-transmitting assembly, and the target state of the electronic device is displayed through the cooperation of the target number of sub-regions.

[0009] Optionally, in the above indicating device, the light-transmitting assembly includes:

[0010] A light-transmitting substrate;

[0011] An optical thin film disposed on the light-transmitting substrate;

[0012] Wherein, the number of layers of the optical thin film in different sub-regions is different, so that the light transmittance of different sub-regions is different.

[0013] Optionally, in the above indicating device, the light-transmitting substrate has N sub-regions, which are sequentially the 1st sub-region to the Nth sub-region, and N is a positive integer greater than 1;

[0014] On the same side of the light-transmitting substrate, there are N - 1 layers of optical films stacked in sequence in the thickness direction of the light-transmitting substrate; the N - 1 layers of optical films are the first optical film to the (N - 1)th optical film in sequence;

[0015] Among them, the i-th optical film exposes the first sub-region to the i-th sub-region and blocks other sub-regions, so that the number of optical films stacked in the first sub-region to the N-th sub-region increases in sequence, and the light transmittance decreases in sequence; i is a positive integer less than N.

[0016] Optionally, in the above-mentioned indicating device, the thickness of the light-transmitting component is the same in different sub-regions, and different sub-regions have optical films with different light transmittances.

[0017] Optionally, in the above-mentioned indicating device, multiple sub-regions are arranged in sequence in a direction parallel to the plane where the light-transmitting component is located; based on the arrangement direction of the sub-regions, the light transmittance of each sub-region decreases in sequence;

[0018] Or, in the plane where the light-transmitting component is located, the sub-regions are different sector regions of the same circular region; based on the circumferential direction of the circular region, the light transmittance of each sub-region decreases in sequence;

[0019] Or, in the plane where the light-transmitting component is located, there are multiple concentric rings, and one ring is one sub-region; in the direction from the center of the ring to the outside of the ring, the light transmittance of each sub-region decreases in sequence.

[0020] Optionally, in the above-mentioned indicating device, the light source component is connected to the power monitoring terminal of the battery of the electronic device;

[0021] The light source component can control the brightness of the emitted light beam based on the remaining power of the battery, so that the brightness of the emitted light beam is positively correlated with the remaining power.

[0022] Optionally, in the above-mentioned indicating device, the light source component includes:

[0023] A power supply circuit and an indicator light connected to the power supply circuit;

[0024] The power supply circuit can output different voltages or currents so that the indicator light can emit light beams with different brightnesses.

[0025] Optionally, in the above-mentioned indicating device, the power supply circuit includes:

[0026] A switching device, and the indicator light is connected between the power supply and the ground terminal based on the switching device;

[0027] A control chip, and the control chip is used to be connected to the control terminal of the switching device and the power monitoring terminal of the battery.

[0028] This application also provides an electronic device, including:

[0029] A battery, which is used to provide working electrical energy for an electronic device;

[0030] An indicating device, which includes: a light source assembly capable of emitting light beams with different brightnesses; a light-transmitting assembly disposed on the light-emitting side of the light source assembly; the light-transmitting assembly includes a plurality of sub-regions arranged in sequence, and the light transmittances of different sub-regions are different;

[0031] Wherein, the light beam emitted by the light source assembly acts on the light-transmitting assembly, and the cooperation of a target number of sub-regions is used to display the target state of the electronic device.

[0032] Optionally, in the above-mentioned electronic device, the light source assembly includes:

[0033] A power supply circuit and an indicator lamp connected to the power supply circuit;

[0034] The power supply circuit can output different voltages or currents so that the indicator lamp can emit light beams with a variety of different brightnesses.

[0035] From the above description, it can be seen that in the technical solution of the present application, the indicating device includes a light source assembly and a light-transmitting assembly. The light source assembly can emit light beams with different brightnesses. The light-transmitting assembly is disposed on the light-emitting side of the light source assembly. The light-transmitting assembly includes a plurality of sub-regions, and the light transmittances of different sub-regions are different. The light beam emitted by the light source assembly can act on the light-transmitting assembly, and through the cooperation of a target number of sub-regions, the target state of the electronic device can be displayed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or related technologies, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only the embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained according to the provided drawings.

[0037] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings of this specification are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the specification for those who are familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions that the present application can be implemented. Therefore, they do not have technical essence. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects that the present application can produce and the purposes that can be achieved, should still fall within the scope that can be covered by the technical content disclosed in the present application.

[0038] Figure 1 A sectional view of an indicating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 2 For Figure 1Top view of the light-transmitting component in the indicated device;

[0040] Figure 3 Cross-sectional view of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W1;

[0041] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the appearance state of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W1;

[0042] Figure 5 Cross-sectional view of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W2;

[0043] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the appearance state of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W2;

[0044] Figure 7 Cross-sectional view of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W3;

[0045] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the appearance state of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W3;

[0046] Figure 9 Cross-sectional view of a light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Figure 10 Cross-sectional view of another light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 11 Schematic diagram of the distribution mode of sub-regions in a light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 12 Schematic diagram of the distribution mode of sub-regions in a light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 13 Circuit diagram of a light source component provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 14 Structural schematic diagram of the power supply circuit provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figure 15 Control signal timing diagram of a switching device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Figure 16 Structural schematic diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0054] The following will clearly and completely describe the embodiments in the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0055] Taking the indicating device for displaying the power of an electronic device as an example, as described in the background art, in a conventional electronic device, multiple indicator lights are required as the indicating device, and the number of illuminated indicator lights is positively correlated with the current power of the electronic device to display the current power of the electronic device through the number of illuminated indicator lights. This method requires integrating multiple indicator lights in the electronic device, which not only increases the manufacturing cost of the electronic device, but also requires reserving the light-emitting windows of multiple indicator lights in the electronic device, affecting the appearance of the electronic device.

[0056] In other methods, a small-size screen can also be used as the indicating device, such as using an LCD panel or an OLED panel as the indicating device. This method will greatly increase the manufacturing cost of the electronic device and also increase the energy consumption of the electronic device.

[0057] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide an indicating device for an electronic device, including:

[0058] A light source assembly capable of emitting light beams with different brightnesses;

[0059] A light-transmitting component disposed on the light-emitting side of the light source assembly; the light-transmitting component includes multiple sub-regions with different light transmittances;

[0060] Wherein, the light beam emitted by the light source assembly acts on the light-transmitting component, and through the cooperation of a target number of sub-regions, the target state of the electronic device is displayed.

[0061] Since the light transmittances of different sub-regions in the light-transmitting component are different, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly can be controlled so that the light transmitted through the required number of sub-regions can be perceived by the human eye, thereby displaying the target state of the electronic device with a target number of sub-regions.

[0062] It should be noted that the target state can be any one of the power, signal strength, volume, etc. of the electronic device, not limited to the power, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the target state.

[0063] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0064] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 ,Figure 1 A sectional view of an indicating device provided by an embodiment of the present application Figure 2 is Figure 1 a top view of the light-transmitting component in the indicating device shown Figure 2 is a top view of the light-transmitting component 12 on the side facing away from the light source component 11 Figure 2 is a schematic external view when the entire light-transmitting component 12 is in a dark state

[0065] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the indicating device includes:

[0066] A light source component 11 that can emit light beams with different brightnesses

[0067] A light-transmitting component 12 disposed on the light-emitting side of the light source component 11; the light-transmitting component 12 includes a plurality of sub-regions 121, and the light transmittance of different sub-regions 121 is different

[0068] Among them, the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 acts on the light-transmitting component 12, and through the cooperation of the target number of sub-regions 121, it is used to display the target state of the electronic device

[0069] In the indicating device provided by the embodiment of the present application, since the light transmittance of different sub-regions 121 in the light-transmitting component 12 is different, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 can be controlled, so that the light transmitted through the required number of sub-regions 121 can be perceived by the human eye, thereby displaying the target state of the electronic device with the target number of sub-regions 121

[0070] Next, taking the target state as the battery power of the electronic device and the light-transmitting component 12 having three sub-regions 121 as an example, the principle of the indicating device provided by the embodiment of the present application being able to display the battery power of the electronic device based on the light source component 11 and the light-transmitting component 12 will be described

[0071] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the three sub-regions 121 in the light-transmitting component 12 can be arranged in a straight line in sequence. In the upward arrangement direction, the three sub-regions 121 are the first sub-region R1, the second sub-region R2, and the third sub-region R3 in sequence. The light transmittance of the first sub-region R1 is T1, the light transmittance of the second sub-region R2 is T2, and the light transmittance of the third sub-region R3 is T3, where T1>T2>T3. It is assumed that the light source component 11 can at least emit three different brightness light beams, such as light beams with brightnesses of W1, W2, or W3 that can be emitted based on requirements, where W1>W2>W3

[0072] Among them, Figure 1 and Figure 2It is a schematic structural diagram of the indicating device when the light source assembly 11 is turned off. At this time, the light source assembly 11 does not emit light beams. When observing the indicating device on the side of the light-transmitting assembly 12 facing away from the light source assembly 11, the light-transmitting assembly 12 presents a dark state without light beams emerging. In the dark state, no light beams that can be recognized by the human eye in terms of brightness are transmitted through each sub-region 121.

[0073] Alternatively, if the brightness of the light beams emitted by the light source assembly 11 is so weak that the intensity of the light beams transmitted through the first sub-region R1 with the maximum light transmittance cannot be perceived by the human eye, within the range of light intensity that the human eye can perceive, the light-transmitting assembly 12 presents a dark state without light beams emerging.

[0074] The minimum brightness that the human eye can recognize is a constant that can be determined. Let this constant be W0. Therefore, if the brightness of the light rays transmitted through a sub-region 121 in the light-transmitting assembly 12 does not exceed W0, then this sub-region 121 cannot be recognized by the human eye. From the perspective of the user's visual perception, it can be equivalently considered that this sub-region 121 is in a dark state without light rays emerging.

[0075] If the light source assembly 11 emits light beams with a brightness of W1, then after the light beams pass through the light-transmitting assembly 12, the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the first sub-region R1 is T1·W1, the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the second sub-region R2 is T2·W1, and the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the third sub-region R3 is T3·W1, and the following is satisfied:

[0076] T1·W1>T2·W1>T3·W1 (1)

[0077] If the light source assembly 11 emits light beams with a brightness of W2, then after the light beams pass through the light-transmitting assembly 12, the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the first sub-region R1 is T1·W2, the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the second sub-region R2 is T2·W2, and the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the third sub-region R3 is T3·W2, and the following is satisfied:

[0078] T1·W2>T2·W2>T3·W2 (2)

[0079] If the light source assembly 11 emits light beams with a brightness of W3, then after the light beams pass through the light-transmitting assembly 12, the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the first sub-region R1 is T1·W3, the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the second sub-region R2 is T2·W3, and the brightness of the light beams transmitted through the third sub-region R3 is T3·W3, and the following is satisfied:

[0080] T1·W3>T2·W3>T3·W3 (3)

[0081] As described above, W0 is a constant. Additionally, T1, T2, and T3 are related to the light transmission properties of the material used to fabricate the light-transmitting component 12. Therefore, for a given light-transmitting component 12, T1, T2, and T3 are determinable constants. Based on this, in the indicating device, by adjusting the values of W1, W2, and W3, when the light source component 11 emits a light beam with a brightness of W1, the following condition is satisfied:

[0082] T1·W1 > T2·W1 > T3·W1 > W0 (4)

[0083] Or, when the light source component 11 emits a light beam with a brightness of W2, the following condition is satisfied:

[0084] T1·W2 > T2·W2 > W0 > T3·W2 (5)

[0085] Or, when the light source component 11 emits a light beam with a brightness of W3, the following condition is satisfied:

[0086] T1·W3 > W0 > T2·W3 > T3·W3 (6)

[0087] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 , Figure 3 is a sectional view of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W1, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the appearance state of the indicating device when the light source component emits a light beam with a brightness of W1. Among them, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the principle that when the light source component 11 emits a light beam with a brightness of W1, observing the indicating device from the side of the light-transmitting component 12 facing away from the light source component 11, the light-transmitting component 12 presents a target number of sub-regions 121.

[0088] Among them, in Figure 3 and the subsequent embodiments Figure 5 and Figure 7 , a one-way arrow indicates the transmission direction of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11; the number of one-way arrows represents the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11. The greater the brightness of the light beam, the more the corresponding number of one-way arrows.

[0089] If the above formula (4) is satisfied, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , then the light beams transmitted through the three sub-regions 121 in the light-transmitting component 121 can all be perceived by the human eye, and the target number is 3. Comparing Figure 2 and Figure 4 , Figure 2 all the sub-regions 121 are in the dark state, and no light beam greater than W0 is transmitted through each sub-region; Figure 4 in

[0090] ReferenceFigure 5 and Figure 6 , Figure 5 is a sectional view of the indicating device when the light source assembly emits a light beam with a brightness of W2. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the appearance state of the indicating device when the light source assembly emits a light beam with a brightness of W2. Among them, Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the principle that when the light source assembly 11 emits a light beam with a brightness of W2, the indicating device is observed on the side of the light-transmitting component 12 away from the light source assembly 11, and the light-transmitting component 12 presents a target number of sub-regions 121.

[0091] If the above formula (5) is satisfied, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 shown, the light beams transmitted through the first sub-region R1 and the second sub-region R2 in the light-transmitting component 121 can both be perceived by the human eye, while the light beam transmitted through the third sub-region R3 cannot be perceived by the human eye, and the target number is 2. Comparing Figure 2 and Figure 6 , Figure 2 all sub-regions 121 are in the dark state, and no light beam greater than W0 is transmitted through each sub-region; Figure 6 in, the brightness of the light beam transmitted through the third sub-region R3 is less than W0 and is in the dark state; the first sub-region R1 and the second sub-region R2 both have light beams greater than W0 transmitted through them and are both in the bright state.

[0092] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , Figure 7 is a sectional view of the indicating device when the light source assembly emits a light beam with a brightness of W3. Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the appearance state of the indicating device when the light source assembly emits a light beam with a brightness of W3. Among them, Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the principle that when the light source assembly 11 emits a light beam with a brightness of W3, the indicating device is observed on the side of the light-transmitting component 12 away from the light source assembly 11, and the light-transmitting component 12 presents a target number of sub-regions 121.

[0093] If the above formula (6) is satisfied, as Figure 7 and Figure 8 shown, the light beam transmitted through the first sub-region R1 in the light-transmitting component 121 can be perceived by the human eye, while the light beams transmitted through the second sub-region R2 and the third sub-region R3 cannot be perceived by the human eye, and the target number is 1. Comparing Figure 2 and Figure 8 , Figure 2 all sub-regions 121 are in the dark state, and no light beam greater than W0 is transmitted through each sub-region; Figure 8 in, the brightnesses of the light beams transmitted through the second sub-region R2 and the third sub-region R3 are both less than W0 and are both in the dark state; the first sub-region R1 has a light beam greater than W0 transmitted through it and is in the bright state.

[0094] Therefore, in the indicating device provided in the embodiment of the present application, the number (target number) of sub-regions 121 that can transmit the light beam perceived by the human eye can be adjusted by changing the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11, so that the number of sub-regions 121 that can transmit the light beam perceived by the human eye is positively correlated with the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11. The greater the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11, the greater the target number. On the contrary, the smaller the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11, the smaller the target number. In this way, if the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11 is related to the power of the electronic device, the power of the electronic device can be displayed through the sub-regions 121 of the target number.

[0095] Based on the corresponding relationship that the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11 is related to the power of the electronic device, it can be set Figure 2 The state shown indicates that the current power of the electronic device is less than 15%; it can be set Figure 4 The state shown indicates that the current power of the electronic device is greater than 75%; it can be set Figure 6 The state shown indicates that the current power range of the electronic device is 45% - 75%; it can be set Figure 8 The state shown indicates that the current power range of the electronic device is 15% - 45%.

[0096] It should be noted that the light-transmitting component 12 can be set to include any number of sub-regions 121 based on requirements, and the number of sub-regions 121 is not limited to 3.

[0097] In the embodiment of the present application, the target state is not limited to the power of the electronic device, but can also be the signal strength of the electronic device. At this time, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11 can be set to be related to the signal strength of the electronic device, and then the signal strength of the electronic device can be displayed through the sub-regions 121 of the target number. The target state can also be the volume of the electronic device. At this time, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11 can be set to be related to the volume of the electronic device, and then the volume of the electronic device can be displayed through the sub-regions 121 of the target number.

[0098] Based on the above description, it can be known that in the embodiment of the present application, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11 can be set to be related to the target state of the electronic device, and then the target state of the electronic device can be displayed through the sub-regions 121 of the target number.

[0099] The number of targets is positively correlated with the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11. The larger the number of targets, the greater the brightness of the light beam emitted by the corresponding light source assembly 11. Conversely, the smaller the number of targets, the smaller the brightness of the light beam emitted by the corresponding light source assembly 11. By adjusting the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11, the number of targets can be adjusted. Furthermore, different degrees of target states of the electronic device can be displayed through sub-regions 121 with different numbers of targets. For example, different battery levels of the electronic device can be displayed through sub-regions 121 with different numbers of targets, or different signal strengths of the electronic device can be displayed through sub-regions 121 with different numbers of targets, or different volumes of the electronic device can be displayed through sub-regions 121 with different numbers of targets.

[0100] Reference Figure 9 , Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application. The light-transmitting component 12 includes:

[0101] A light-transmitting substrate 31;

[0102] An optical thin film 32 disposed on the light-transmitting substrate 31;

[0103] Among them, the number of layers of the optical thin film 32 in different sub-regions 121 is different, so that the light transmittance of different sub-regions 121 is different.

[0104] In Figure 9 the shown manner, the light transmittance of each sub-region 121 can be controlled by controlling the number of stacked layers of the optical thin film 32 in each sub-region 121.

[0105] Optionally, the optical thin film 32 is disposed on the surface of the light-transmitting substrate 31 facing the light source assembly 11, so that the optical thin film 32 is located inside the light-transmitting substrate 31 to prevent the optical thin film 32 from being worn by external forces.

[0106] The optical thin film 32 can be a semi-transparent light-shielding thin film. The light transmittance of the light-transmitting substrate 31 is fixed, such as a glass plate with a high light transmittance. The more the number of layers of the optical thin film 32 stacked in the sub-region 121, the lower its light transmittance.

[0107] In an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application, as Figure 9 shown, the light-transmitting substrate 31 is provided with N sub-regions 121, and the N sub-regions 121 are sequentially the first sub-region R1 to the Nth sub-region R N , where N is a positive integer greater than 1. The same side of the light-transmitting substrate 31 has N - 1 layers of optical thin films 32 stacked in the thickness direction of the light-transmitting substrate 31; the N - 1 layers of optical thin films 32 are sequentially the first optical thin film to the N - 1th optical thin film; among them, the i-th optical thin film exposes the first sub-region R1 to the i-th sub-region R i, and block other sub-regions 121, so that the first sub-region R1 to the Nth sub-region R N The number of stacked optical films 32 increases in sequence, and the light transmittance of the first sub-region R1 to the Nth sub-region R N decreases in sequence; i is a positive integer less than N.

[0108] If the light-transmitting component 12 has three sub-regions 121, and these three sub-regions 121 are the first sub-region R1, the second sub-region R2, and the third sub-region R3 in the arrangement direction in sequence, and the light transmittances are T1, T2, and T3 respectively. At this time, 2 layers of optical films 32 are stacked on the same side surface of the light-transmitting substrate 31. Since the ith optical film exposes the first sub-region R1 to the ith sub-region R i , and blocks other sub-regions 121, so the first layer of optical film exposes the first sub-region R1, and blocks the second sub-region R2 and the third sub-region R3, and the second layer of optical film exposes the first sub-region R1 to the second sub-region R2, and blocks the third sub-region R3. In this way, there is no optical film 32 in the first sub-region R1, there is one layer of optical film 32 in the second sub-region R2, and there are two layers of optical films 32 in the third sub-region R3, satisfying T1>T2>T3.

[0109] Reference Figure 10 , Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of another light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the thickness of the light-transmitting component 31 is the same in different sub-regions 121, and different sub-regions 121 have optical films 32 with different light transmittances. This method can make the light-transmitting component 12 have the same thickness in different sub-regions 121, and can make the inner side surface of the light-transmitting component 12 relatively flat.

[0110] Optionally, in Figure 10 the embodiment shown, the thickness of the light-transmitting substrate 31 is the same in each sub-region 121; and on the same side surface of the light-transmitting substrate 31, each sub-region 121 is provided with an optical film 32 with the same thickness, and the light transmittances of the optical films 32 in each sub-region 121 are set to be different. In this way, the light-transmitting component 31 can have the same thickness and different light transmittances in different sub-regions 121.

[0111] Based on Figure 10 the embodiment shown, if the light-transmitting component 12 has three sub-regions 121, and these three sub-regions 121 are the first sub-region R1, the second sub-region R2, and the third sub-region R3 in the arrangement direction in sequence, a first material film can be provided in the first sub-region R1, a second material film can be provided in the second sub-region R2, a third material film can be provided in the third sub-region R3, and the light transmittances of the first material film, the second material film, and the third material film are set to decrease in sequence, so as to satisfy T1>T2>T3.

[0112] In the embodiments of the present application, it can be arranged as Figures 1 - 10 shown in any one of the embodiments, where a plurality of sub-regions 121 are arranged in sequence in a direction parallel to the plane where the light-transmitting component 12 is located; based on the arrangement direction of the sub-regions 121, the light transmittance of each sub-region 121 decreases in sequence. At this time, by adjusting the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11, the target state of the electronic device is displayed through 1 sub-region 121 or a plurality of consecutive sub-regions 121 in the arrangement direction.

[0113] As Figure 11 shown, Figure 11 FIG. is a schematic diagram of the distribution manner of sub-regions in a light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, within the plane where the light-transmitting component 12 is located, the sub-regions 121 are different sector regions of the same circular region; based on the circumferential direction of the circular region, the light transmittance of each sub-region 121 decreases in sequence. This embodiment can use different sector regions of a circular region as a plurality of sub-regions 121 arranged in sequence, and display the target state of the electronic device through the light-transmitting state of the sector regions.

[0114] In Figure 11 the shown manner, the circular region can be evenly divided into N sector regions, and each sector region serves as a sub-region 121. In other manners, it can be divided into N sector regions, each sector region serves as a sub-region 121, and the central angles of at least two sector regions are different.

[0115] As Figure 12 shown, Figure 12 FIG. is a schematic diagram of the distribution manner of sub-regions in a light-transmitting component provided by an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, within the plane where the light-transmitting component 12 is located, there are a plurality of concentric rings, and one ring serves as a sub-region 121; in the direction from the center of the ring to the outside of the ring, the light transmittance of each sub-region decreases in sequence. This embodiment can use a plurality of concentric rings as a plurality of sub-regions 121 arranged in sequence, and display the target state of the electronic device through the light-transmitting states of the plurality of concentric rings.

[0116] Optionally, in Figure 12 the shown manner, the circular region surrounded by the innermost ring is the first sub-region R1, and the innermost ring is the second sub-region R2. The widths of different rings can be the same or different. In other manners, it can be set that the circular region surrounded by the innermost ring is always in a dark state, the innermost ring is set as the first sub-region R1, and the second outermost ring is the second sub-region R2.

[0117] If the target state is the battery level of the electronic device, the indicating device is used to display the battery level of the electronic device. As described above, at this time, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 needs to be related to the battery level of the electronic device, so as to display the battery level of the electronic device through the target number of sub-regions 121.

[0118] In order to make the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 related to the battery level of the electronic device, the light source component 11 can be set to be connected to the battery level monitoring terminal of the electronic device. In this way, the light source component 11 can control the brightness of the emitted light beam according to the battery level. As described above, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 can be set to be positively correlated with the remaining battery level. When the remaining battery level is larger, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 is larger, and the light beam that can be perceived by the human eye can be transmitted through the target number of sub-regions 121 to display the current remaining battery level. When the remaining battery level is smaller, the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source component 11 is smaller, and the light beam that can be perceived by the human eye can be transmitted through the smaller target number of sub-regions 121 to display the current remaining battery level.

[0119] Reference Figure 13 , Figure 13 FIG.

[0120] is a circuit diagram of a light source component provided by an embodiment of the present application. The light source component 11 includes: a power supply circuit 111 and an indicator light 112 connected to the power supply circuit 111; the power supply circuit 111 can output different voltages or currents so that the indicator light 112 can emit light beams with different brightnesses. The power supply circuit 11 can adjust the emission brightness of an indicator light 112 by controlling the output current or voltage, so that the light source component 11 can output light beams with different brightnesses through an indicator light 112.

[0121] Among them, the indicator light 112 can be an LED (inorganic light emitting diode).

[0122] Reference Figure 14 , Figure 14 FIG. Figure 13 and Figure 14 shown, the power supply circuit 111 includes: a switching device Q, and the indicator light 112 is connected between the power supply VDD and the ground terminal GND based on the switching device Q; a control chip 113, and the control chip 113 is used to be connected to the control terminal of the switching device Q and the battery level monitoring terminal BD.

[0123] As described above, the indicator light 112 can be an LED. The positive electrode of the LED can be connected to the power supply VDD through the first resistor R1, and the cathode is connected to the ground terminal GND. The switching device Q is connected to the control chip 113 through the second resistor R2.

[0124] Optionally, the control chip 113 is an MCU (Micro Control Unit). The MCU can output a corresponding control signal based on the built-in programming algorithm according to the remaining battery power information collected by the power monitoring terminal BD, and control the conduction state of the switching device Q, so that the luminous brightness of the indicator light 112 is related to the remaining battery power.

[0125] The MCU can be STM32C011F6P6. STM32C011F6P6 is a powerful and high-performance microcontroller. Its operating temperature range is -40°C to +85°C, which can be applied to harsh temperature environments. Moreover, it supports development tools such as STM32CubeMX and STM32CubeIDE, which is convenient for users to program and debug. STM32C011F6P6 can control the switching device Q based on the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signal to control the luminous brightness of the indicator light 112, and further control the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11.

[0126] As described above, in the embodiment of the present application, the power supply circuit 111 can control the switching device Q based on the PWM signal to control the luminous brightness of the indicator light 112, and further control the brightness of the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11. The principle of controlling the switching device Q based on the PWM signal can be as Figure 15 shown.

[0127] Refer to Figure 15 Figure 15 For a control signal timing diagram of a switching device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The power supply circuit 111 can adjust the duty cycle of the output PWM signal. Set the period of the PWM signal as T. For example, the duty cycle can be set to 25%, or 50%, or 75%. PWM signals with different duty cycles can make the conduction time of the switching device Q different within one period T, and further make the proportion of the luminous time of the indicator light 112 within one period T different, so as to make the luminous brightness different. Among them, the higher the duty cycle of the PWM signal, the longer the luminous time of the indicator light 112 within one period T, and the greater the luminous brightness.

[0128] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, the power supply circuit 111 is not limited to controlling the brightness of the indicator light 112 based on the PWM signal. It can also adjust the current or voltage across the indicator light 112 through a DC-DC converter or a variable resistor, etc., to adjust its luminous brightness.

[0129] Based on the above embodiment, another embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device. The electronic device is as​Figure 16 as shown

[0130] Reference Figure 16 , Figure 16 FIG. is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device includes:

[0131] A battery 31 for providing operating electrical energy for the electronic device;

[0132] An indicating device 32, which can be described in any of the above embodiments. The indicating device 32 includes: a light source assembly 11 capable of emitting light beams with different brightnesses; a light-transmitting assembly 12 disposed on the light-emitting side of the light source assembly 11; the light-transmitting assembly 12 includes a plurality of sub-regions 121 arranged in sequence, and the light transmittance of different sub-regions 121 is different;

[0133] Wherein, the light beam emitted by the light source assembly 11 acts on the light-transmitting assembly 12, and the cooperation of a target number of sub-regions 121 is used to indicate the target state of the electronic device.

[0134] The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application can display the target state through the indicating device, such as displaying the battery power, or the volume, or the signal strength.

[0135] The electronic device can be various electronic devices that need to display the current state to the user through an indicator light. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of the electronic device.

[0136] The light source assembly 11 includes: a power supply circuit 111 and an indicator light 112 connected to the power supply circuit 111; the power supply circuit 111 can output different voltages or currents so that the indicator light 112 can emit light beams with various brightnesses. In this way, the electronic device can emit light beams with different brightnesses through one indicator light, and display different target states through the light beams transmitted through different target numbers of sub-regions 121.

[0137] The electronic device has a power management system for controlling the working state of the battery 31 and for detecting the battery power of the battery 31. The power management system has a battery power monitoring terminal. The light source assembly 11 is connected to the battery power monitoring terminal to control the brightness of the emitted light beam based on the battery power of the battery 31.

[0138] In this specification, the various embodiments are described in a progressive, or parallel, or a combination of progressive and parallel manners. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar areas between the embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0139] It should be noted that in the description of this application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation to this application. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be intermediate components present simultaneously.

[0140] It should also be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that an article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising an..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the article or device comprising the above elements.

[0141] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use this application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this application. Therefore, this application will not be limited to these embodiments shown herein, but rather to the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An indicating device, characterized in that: include: A light source assembly, wherein the light source assembly is capable of emitting light beams of different brightness; A light-transmitting component, which is arranged on the light-emitting side of the light source component; the light-transmitting component includes a plurality of sub-regions, and different sub-regions have different light transmittances; The light beam emitted by the light source assembly acts on the light-transmitting assembly, and the target state of the electronic device is displayed through the cooperation of the target number of sub-areas.

2. The indicating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light-transmitting component comprises: Light-transmitting substrate; An optical film disposed on the light-transmitting substrate; The number of layers of the optical film in different sub-regions is different, so that the light transmittance of different sub-regions is different.

3. The indicating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The light-transmitting substrate has N sub-regions, the N sub-regions are sequentially from the 1st sub-region to the Nth sub-region, and N is a positive integer greater than 1; The same side of the light-transmitting substrate has N-1 layers of the optical thin films stacked in sequence in the thickness direction of the light-transmitting substrate; the N-1 layers of the optical thin films are sequentially the first optical thin film to the N-1th optical thin film; The i-th optical film exposes the 1st to 1st sub-regions and blocks other sub-regions, so that the number of optical films stacked in the 1st to Nth sub-regions increases successively and the transmittance decreases successively; i is a positive integer less than N.

4. The indicating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light-transmitting component has the same thickness in different sub-regions, and different sub-regions have optical films with different light transmittances.

5. The indicating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of sub-regions are arranged in sequence along a direction parallel to the plane where the light-transmitting component is located; based on the arrangement direction of the sub-regions, the light transmittance of each of the sub-regions decreases in sequence; Or, in the plane where the light-transmitting component is located, the sub-areas are located in different sector-shaped areas of the same circular area; based on the circumferential direction of the circular area, the light transmittance of each of the sub-areas decreases in sequence; Alternatively, in the plane where the light-transmitting component is located, there are multiple concentric rings, and one of the rings is one of the sub-areas; in the direction from the center of the ring to the outside of the ring, the transmittance of each of the sub-areas decreases successively.

6. The indicating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light source assembly is connected to a power monitoring terminal of a battery of the electronic device; The light source assembly can control the brightness of the outgoing light beam based on the remaining power of the battery, so that the brightness of the outgoing light beam is positively correlated with the remaining power.

7. The indicating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light source assembly comprises: A power circuit and an indicator light connected to the power circuit; The power supply circuit can output different voltages or currents so that the indicator light can emit light beams with different brightness.

8. The indicating device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The power supply circuit comprises: A switch device, wherein the indicator light is connected between a power source and a ground terminal based on the switch device; A control chip is used to connect the control end of the switch device and the power monitoring end of the battery.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: A battery, wherein the battery is used to provide working power for electronic equipment; An indicating device, the indicating device comprising: a light source assembly, the light source assembly being capable of emitting light beams of different brightness; a light-transmitting assembly, the light-transmitting assembly being arranged on the light-emitting side of the light source assembly; the light-transmitting assembly comprising a plurality of sub-areas arranged in sequence, and different sub-areas having different light transmittances; The light beam emitted by the light source assembly acts on the light-transmitting assembly, and is used to display the target state of the electronic device through the cooperation of a target number of sub-areas.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The light source assembly comprises: A power circuit and an indicator light connected to the power circuit; The power supply circuit can output different voltages or currents so that the indicator light can emit light beams with different brightness.

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