Electronic device

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, an indicating lamp is arranged in a mounting hole of a shell, a light-emitting assembly is arranged in the shell, a light-in surface of a light guide structure faces the light-emitting assembly, a light-out surface faces the outside of the shell, and a first shading part is arranged on the light-out surface. The first shading part and the light-emitting assembly are vertically and correspondingly arranged in the first direction, an annular light-emitting area is formed between the outer edge of the first shading part and the outer edge of the light-emitting face, the first shading part and the light-emitting assembly are vertically and correspondingly arranged in the first direction, and the second shading part is located on the side, facing the first shading part, of the light-emitting assembly in the first direction. The second shading piece is arranged on the peripheral side of the light guide structure in a surrounding mode. According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the distribution uniformity of light rays on the indicating lamp can be improved, the problems of glare and light spots of the indicating lamp are avoided, and the visual comfort of a user when the user sees the indicating lamp is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of electronic equipment technology, and in particular to an electronic device. Background Technology

[0002] Electronic devices are usually equipped with indicator lights, which can be used to indicate various states of the electronic device to the user. For example, the indicator light can show whether the electronic device is turned on, or it can remind the user of the current battery level of the electronic device, or it can also remind the user of the current connection status between the electronic device and other terminal devices.

[0003] However, the light emitted by indicator lights on electronic devices is unevenly distributed and prone to problems such as glare and light spots. This can cause discomfort to users when they look at the indicator lights, which can affect their user experience of electronic devices. Utility Model Content

[0004] This application provides an electronic device that can improve the uniformity of light distribution on an indicator light, avoid glare and light spots, improve the user's visual comfort when looking at the indicator light, enhance the overall visual effect of the indicator light, and improve the user's experience of using the electronic device.

[0005] This application provides an electronic device, which includes a housing and an indicator light. The housing has a mounting hole, and the indicator light is disposed within the mounting hole.

[0006] The indicator light includes;

[0007] A light-emitting component is disposed within the housing;

[0008] A light guide structure includes a light-incident surface and a light-exit surface disposed opposite to each other along a first direction, wherein the light-incident surface is disposed toward the light-emitting component and the light-exit surface is disposed toward the outside of the housing;

[0009] A first light-shielding member is disposed on the light-emitting surface. The first light-shielding member is perpendicularly and correspondingly disposed to the light-emitting component along the first direction. An annular light-emitting area is formed between the outer edge of the first light-shielding member and the outer edge of the light-emitting surface.

[0010] The second light-shielding member is located on the side of the light-emitting component facing the first light-shielding member along the first direction, and the second light-shielding member surrounds the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure.

[0011] This application provides an electronic device that enables an indicator light to display a ring-shaped light emission effect by forming a ring-shaped light emission area on the light-emitting surface of a light guide structure. By setting a first light-shielding member to form the ring-shaped light emission area on the light-emitting surface, and by vertically corresponding to the light-emitting component along a first direction, the first light-shielding member can also block part of the light emitted directly from the light guide structure, reducing the area of ​​the concentrated light emission region on the light-emitting surface. This avoids the problem of light spots caused by localized light concentration when the light is emitted from the entire light-emitting surface, resulting in a more uniform light distribution from the ring-shaped light emission area compared to when no light-shielding structure is set. This avoids discomfort to the user's eyes caused by light spots or uneven light distribution, reduces glare damage to the user's eyes, improves the user's visual comfort when looking at the indicator light, and enhances the user experience of the electronic device.

[0012] Furthermore, by providing a second light-shielding member on the side of the light-emitting component facing the first light-shielding member, and by surrounding the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure with the second light-shielding member, it is possible to prevent the light emitted by the light-emitting component from escaping from the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure, and to reduce the likelihood of the light emitted from the outer periphery leaking through the gaps in the casing of the electronic device, thereby improving the user experience of the electronic device.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the light-emitting surface has a mounting groove, and the first light-shielding member is disposed in the mounting groove.

[0014] In this way, the side of the first light-shielding member can be limited by the side wall of the mounting groove, preventing the first light-shielding member from moving in a plane perpendicular to the first direction, thereby improving the connection stability between the first light-shielding member and the light guide structure.

[0015] In one possible implementation, the surface of the first light-shielding member facing away from the second light-shielding member is flush with the light-emitting surface.

[0016] This makes the surface of the light-emitting surface on the light guide structure smoother, improving the flatness and aesthetics of the indicator light's surface facing the outside of the housing.

[0017] In one possible implementation, the bottom of the mounting groove has an opening, and the first light-shielding member has a plug-in portion on the side facing the mounting groove, the plug-in portion being inserted into the opening.

[0018] In this way, the outer wall of the plug can abut against the inner wall of the opening, increasing the frictional resistance between the plug and the inner wall of the opening, reducing the probability of the first light-shielding member moving along the first direction, and improving the connection stability between the first light-shielding member and the light guide structure.

[0019] Furthermore, the sidewall of the opening can clamp and limit the insertion part in the radial direction of the opening, thereby reducing the probability of the first light shield shaking in the direction perpendicular to the first direction, further improving the connection stability between the light guide structure and the first light shield, and thus improving the structural stability of the indicator light and electronic device.

[0020] In one possible implementation, the light-incident surface has a concave surface recessed toward the first light-shielding member, and along the first direction, the light-emitting component is located within the orthographic projection of the concave surface.

[0021] In this way, the light emitted by the light-emitting component can enter the concave surface of the light-incident surface. Since the surface area of ​​the light-incident surface with the concave surface is larger than that of the flat surface, more light can enter the light guide structure from the light-incident surface, and more light can then exit from the annular light-emitting area of ​​the light-emitting surface. This can improve the display brightness of the indicator light, enhance its display effect, and thus improve the practicality of the electronic device.

[0022] Furthermore, the concave surface can better control the path of light, reduce the reflection loss of light when it is incident, capture and converge the light from the light source, improve the incident efficiency of light, and allow more light to enter the light guide structure, thereby enhancing the light output of the light guide structure.

[0023] In one possible implementation, the outer diameter of the light guide structure gradually increases along the direction from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface.

[0024] This allows the surface area of ​​the light-emitting surface to be larger than that of the light-incident surface, resulting in a larger light-emitting area in the formed annular light-emitting zone, making it easier for users to identify the display status when the indicator light is on.

[0025] In one possible implementation, the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting region is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the light-incident surface.

[0026] In this way, the light entering the light-guiding surface is diffused towards the light-emitting surface, which helps to reduce the excessive concentration of light in the light-guiding structure, thereby achieving a more uniform light distribution and reducing the problems of light spots and uneven brightness.

[0027] Furthermore, when the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting area is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the light-incident surface, all light rays entering from the light-incident surface can be effectively captured and utilized, reducing multiple reflections and losses of light within the light guide structure and enhancing the overall light output effect of the light guide structure.

[0028] In one possible implementation, the light-incident surface is a convex arc surface.

[0029] In this way, since the surface area of ​​the arc surface is larger than that of the plane, the angle range of incident light rays on the convex arc surface is larger, which can gather more incident light rays, improve the incident rate of light, reduce the loss of incident light, and thus enhance the overall light output of the light guide structure.

[0030] Furthermore, the convex arc surface can help to evenly distribute the light entering the light guide structure, reducing the concentration and non-uniformity of the light when it enters, thereby helping to reduce brightness non-uniformity and the appearance of light spots.

[0031] In one possible implementation, the light guide structure, the first light-shielding member, and the second light-shielding member are an integral injection-molded structure.

[0032] This reduces the number of parts in the indicator light, simplifies the assembly process, and improves the assembly efficiency of the indicator light, thereby simplifying the assembly process of electronic devices and improving the assembly efficiency of electronic devices.

[0033] In one possible implementation, the outer contour of the first light-shielding member is circular, the outer contour of the light-emitting surface is circular, and the annular light-emitting area is an annular light-emitting area.

[0034] In this way, circular rings are easier to process than polygonal rings, and the processing precision requirements are relatively lower. This reduces the processing difficulty and manufacturing cost of the first light-shielding component and the light guide structure, and in turn reduces the processing difficulty and manufacturing cost of indicator lights and electronic devices.

[0035] In one possible implementation, the electronic device further includes a limiting structure;

[0036] The limiting structure is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the second light-shielding member, and the limiting structure abuts against the inner side wall of the housing near the mounting hole.

[0037] In this way, by setting a limiting structure that abuts against the inner sidewall of the housing near the mounting hole, the first light shield, the light guide structure and the second light shield of the indicator light can be prevented from falling out of the mounting hole, thereby preventing the indicator light from falling out of the mounting hole and improving the installation stability of the indicator light on the housing.

[0038] In one possible implementation, the limiting structure is a limiting flange;

[0039] The limiting flange extends away from the outer side wall of the second light-shielding member, the outer diameter of the limiting flange is larger than the inner diameter of the mounting hole, and the limiting flange abuts against the inner side wall of the housing near the mounting hole.

[0040] In this way, the outer sidewalls of the second light-shielding component along the axial direction can abut against the inner sidewall of the housing through the limiting structure, making the force on the limiting structure more uniform and improving the limiting effect of the limiting structure.

[0041] In one possible implementation, the light-emitting component includes:

[0042] The circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other along the first direction, the first surface facing the light-incident surface;

[0043] A light-emitting element is disposed on the first surface, and the light-emitting element is disposed facing the light-incident surface.

[0044] In this way, since the light-emitting component only includes two parts, the light-emitting element and the circuit board, the number of parts in the light-emitting component can be reduced while ensuring that the light-emitting element emits light. This simplifies the structure of the light-emitting component, improves the assembly efficiency of the light-emitting component, and thus improves the assembly efficiency of indicator lights and electronic devices.

[0045] In one possible implementation, the indicator light further includes a third light-shielding element;

[0046] Along the first direction, the circuit board and the second light-shielding member are spaced apart, and the third light-shielding member can be located between the circuit board and the second light-shielding member, and the third light-shielding member surrounds the outer periphery of the light-emitting member.

[0047] In this way, the third light-shielding component is located between the circuit board and the second light-shielding component, and the third light-shielding component surrounds the outer periphery of the light-emitting component. This can reduce the leakage of light emitted by the light-emitting component into the housing through the gap between the circuit board and the second light-shielding component, and further prevent light from leaking to the outside of the housing through other holes on the housing. This can reduce the light leakage problem on electronic devices and improve the user experience of electronic devices.

[0048] In one possible implementation, the light-emitting surface of the light guide structure is flush with the outward-facing surface near the mounting hole on the housing.

[0049] In this way, if the light guide structure is placed inside the mounting hole, the light-emitting surface of the light guide structure can be almost flush with the outer surface of the housing, thereby improving the flatness of the outer surface of the housing and the aesthetics of the electronic device. Attached Figure Description

[0050] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the earphone case for wireless earphones in related technologies;

[0051] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0052] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an indicator light provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0053] Figure 4 An exploded view of a partial structure of an indicator light provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0054] Figure 5 A cross-sectional view of an indicator light provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0055] Figure 6 A cross-sectional view of a partial structure of another indicator light provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0056] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0057] 1-Electronic device; 2-Earphone case; 21-Indicator light;

[0058] 11-Housing; 12-Indicator light; 13-Mounting hole;

[0059] 100 - Light-emitting components;

[0060] 110 - Circuit board; 120 - Light-emitting component;

[0061] 200-Light guide structure;

[0062] 210 - Incident surface; 220 - Exit surface;

[0063] 211-Concave surface; 212-Arc surface; 221-Annular light emission area; 222-Mounting groove; 223-Opening;

[0064] 300 - First light-shielding component;

[0065] 310 - Connector;

[0066] 400 - Second light-shielding element;

[0067] 500-Limit Structure;

[0068] 600 - Third light shield. Detailed Implementation

[0069] This application provides an electronic device, which can be an electronic device with an indicator light. The electronic device can be a wireless headset, wearable device, or other electronic device with an indicator light.

[0070] The following explanation uses wireless headphones as an example of electronic devices. Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the earphone case of a wireless earphone in the related technology.

[0071] refer to Figure 1The wireless earphones in the related technology include earphones and earphone case 2. The earphone case 2 has an indicator light 21, which can be used to display the connection status between the wireless earphones and other terminal devices. The indicator light 21 can also be used to display the battery level of the earphones.

[0072] However, the light emitted by the indicator light 21 on the electronic device in the related technology is unevenly distributed and is prone to problems such as glare and light spots, which can easily cause discomfort to the user's eyes and affect the user's experience of using the electronic device.

[0073] The reason for this problem is that the indicator light 21 in the relevant technology may include a light-emitting element and a light-guiding structure. The light-guiding structure is used to guide the light emitted by the light-emitting element to the outside of the electronic device. The light-emitting surface of the light-guiding structure emits light as a whole, and the emitted light diffuses in a dotted pattern in all directions. When the light emitted by the light-emitting element passes through the light-guiding structure, some areas of the light will be too concentrated, resulting in some areas of high brightness on the light-emitting surface of the light-guiding structure and correspondingly, some areas of low brightness. On the one hand, this will cause uneven light distribution, and on the other hand, the concentrated light areas will form light spots and glare. When users look at the indicator light 21, it will cause eye discomfort, affect the visual effect of the indicator light 21, and affect the user's experience of using the electronic device.

[0074] refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application provides an electronic device 1. By forming an annular light-emitting area 221 on the light-emitting surface 220 of the light guide structure 200, the indicator light 12 can display an annular light-emitting effect. By setting a first light-shielding member 300 to form the annular light-emitting area 221 on the light-emitting surface 220, and by vertically corresponding to the light-emitting component 100 along a first direction, the first light-shielding member 300 can also block part of the light emitted directly from the light guide structure 200, reducing the area of ​​the concentrated light emission region on the light-emitting surface 220. This avoids the problem of light spots caused by localized light concentration when the light-emitting surface 220 emits light as a whole, making the light emitted from the annular light-emitting area 221 on the light-emitting surface 220 more uniformly distributed than when no light-shielding structure is set. This avoids discomfort to the user's eyes caused by light spots or uneven light distribution, reduces glare damage to the user's eyes, improves the user's visual comfort when looking at the indicator light 12, and enhances the user experience of the electronic device 1.

[0075] Furthermore, by providing a second light-shielding member 400 on the side of the light-emitting component 100 facing the first light-shielding member 300, and by having the second light-shielding member 400 surround the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure 200, it is possible to prevent the light emitted by the light-emitting component 100 from being emitted from the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure 200, and to prevent the light emitted from the outer periphery from leaking further through the gaps in the housing 11 of the electronic device 1, thereby improving the user's experience with the electronic device 1.

[0076] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of the embodiments of this application more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0077] refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 This application provides an electronic device 1, which may include a housing 11 and an indicator light 12. The housing 11 has a mounting hole 13, and the indicator light 12 is disposed within the mounting hole 13. The indicator light 12 can be used to display different operating states of the electronic device 1. The electronic device 1 can be a wireless headset, which may include headset and headset case. The headset can be housed in the headset case, which has a housing 11 and a battery disposed within the housing 11. When the headset is placed in the headset case, the headset case can charge the headset through the battery. The indicator light 12 can be disposed on the housing 11 of the headset case, and the indicator light 12 can be used to display the connection status between the headset and a terminal device, or the indicator light 12 can be used to display the headset's battery level.

[0078] In this way, the indicator light 12 displays different working states of the electronic device 1, thereby helping the user to confirm the working state of the electronic device 1 and improving the usability of the electronic device 1.

[0079] The indicator light 12 may include a light-emitting component 100, a light guide structure 200, a first light-shielding component 300, and a second light-shielding component 400.

[0080] The light-emitting component 100 is disposed within the housing 11. The light-guiding structure 200 and the light-emitting component 100 can move along a first direction (e.g., Figure 5 Arranged in the Y direction, the light guide structure 200 is oriented towards the outside of the housing 11 relative to the light-emitting component 100, so that the light guide structure 200 can guide the light emitted by the light-emitting component 100 to the outside of the housing 11. The first direction can be the wall thickness direction of the housing 11.

[0081] The light guide structure 200 may include a light-incident surface 210 and a light-emitting surface 220 arranged opposite to each other along a first direction. The light-incident surface 210 faces the light-emitting component 100, and the light-emitting surface 220 faces the outside of the housing 11. The shape of the light-emitting area on the light-emitting surface 220 determines the final display effect of the indicator light 12. If the entire light-emitting surface 220 of the light guide structure 200 emits light, the final display effect of the indicator light 12 will be a dot pattern. If the light-emitting surface 220 has a structure that can block light, the area where the light-blocking structure is located on the light-emitting surface 220 will not emit light, resulting in only a portion of the light-emitting surface 220 emitting light.

[0082] The first light-shielding member 300 is disposed on the light-emitting surface 220. Along the first direction, the first light-shielding member 300 is perpendicularly corresponding to the light-emitting component 100, and an annular light-emitting area 221 is formed between the outer edge of the first light-shielding member 300 and the outer edge of the light-emitting surface 220.

[0083] In this way, by setting the first light-shielding member 300 to form an annular light-emitting area 221 on the light-emitting surface 220, and by setting the first light-shielding member 300 perpendicularly to the light-emitting component 100 along the first direction, the first light-shielding member 300 can also block part of the light emitted directly from the light guide structure 200, reduce the area of ​​the concentrated light emission area on the light-emitting surface 220, avoid the problem of light spots caused by local light concentration when the light is emitted from the light-emitting surface 220 as a whole, and make the light emitted from the annular light-emitting area 221 on the light-emitting surface 220 more uniformly distributed than when no light-shielding structure is set, avoid the discomfort caused to the user's eyes by light spots or uneven light distribution, reduce the damage of glare to the user's eyes, improve the visual comfort of the user when looking at the indicator light 12, and improve the user experience of the electronic device 1.

[0084] In some embodiments, along the first direction, the orthographic projection of the light-emitting component 100 is close to the middle region of the orthographic projection of the light guide structure 200. The first light-shielding member 300 can be disposed close to the middle region of the light-emitting surface 220 so that the orthographic projection of the first light-shielding member 300 along the first direction can also be located in the middle region of the orthographic projection of the light guide structure 200. The first light-shielding member 300 and the light-emitting component 100 are disposed perpendicularly to each other along the first direction. The first light-shielding member 300 can block most of the direct light emitted by the light-emitting component 100. Since the light near the middle region of the light guide structure 200 is more concentrated than the light near the edge region, the problem of light spots or glare appearing in some areas of the light-emitting surface 220 can be avoided.

[0085] Along the first direction, the second light-shielding member 400 is located on the side of the light-emitting component 100 facing the first light-shielding member 300, and the second light-shielding member 400 surrounds the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure 200. Along the first direction, the second light-shielding member 400 can block at least a portion of the outer wall of the light-guiding structure 200. For example, along the first direction, the second light-shielding member 400 can block the entire outer wall of the light-guiding structure 200. Alternatively, along the first direction, the second light-shielding member 400 can block a portion of the outer wall of the light-guiding structure 200.

[0086] In this way, by providing a second light-shielding member 400 on the side of the light-emitting component 100 facing the first light-shielding member 300, and by having the second light-shielding member 400 surround the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure 200, it is possible to prevent the light emitted by the light-emitting component 100 from being emitted from the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure 200, and to prevent the light emitted from the outer periphery from leaking further through the gaps in the housing 11 of the electronic device 1, thereby improving the user's experience with the electronic device 1.

[0087] In some embodiments, the first light-shielding member 300 can be directly applied to the surface of the light-emitting surface 220, or the first light-shielding member 300 can be bonded to the light-emitting surface 220 of the light guide structure 200. Alternatively, the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200 can be integrally injection molded, which can reduce the number of parts in the indicator light 12, simplify the assembly process, and improve the assembly efficiency of the indicator light 12.

[0088] refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the light-emitting surface 220 has a mounting groove 222, and the first light-shielding member 300 is disposed in the mounting groove 222.

[0089] In this way, by installing the first light-shielding member 300 in the mounting groove 222, the side of the first light-shielding member 300 can be limited by the side wall of the mounting groove 222, preventing the first light-shielding member 300 from moving in a plane perpendicular to the first direction, thereby improving the connection stability between the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200.

[0090] In some embodiments, the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200 can be connected in a detachable manner, which allows the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200 to be disassembled and repaired separately, reducing the maintenance cost of the indicator light 12.

[0091] Specifically, the first light-shielding member 300 can be embedded in the mounting groove 222 of the light guide structure 200 by interference fit. The side wall of the mounting groove 222 can limit the side wall of the first light-shielding member 300, thereby improving the connection stability between the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200.

[0092] In other embodiments, the first light-shielding member 300 can also be bonded to the wall of the mounting groove 222 by adhesive bonding. For example, the surface of the first light-shielding member 300 facing the bottom wall of the mounting groove 222 can be bonded to the bottom wall of the mounting groove 222 by adhesive bonding to improve the connection stability between the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200.

[0093] In some embodiments, along the first direction, a portion of the first light-shielding member 300 may be located within the mounting groove 222, and a portion of the first light-shielding member 300 may protrude from the light-emitting surface 220. Alternatively, along the first direction, the first light-shielding member 300 may be completely located within the mounting groove 222.

[0094] refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the surface of the first light-shielding member 300 facing away from the second light-shielding member 400 is flush with the light-emitting surface 220.

[0095] In this way, by making the surface of the first light-shielding member 300 facing away from the second light-shielding member 400 flush with the light-emitting surface 220, the surface of the light-emitting surface 220 on the light guide structure 200 can be made flatter, improving the flatness and aesthetics of the surface of the indicator light 12 facing the outside of the housing 11.

[0096] refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, if the light guide structure 200 is disposed in the mounting hole 13, the light-emitting surface 220 of the light guide structure 200 can be nearly flush with the outer surface of the housing 11, thereby improving the flatness of the outer surface of the housing 11 and the aesthetics of the electronic device 1.

[0097] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, if the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200 can be connected in a detachable manner, the bottom of the mounting groove 222 has an opening 223, and the side of the first light-shielding member 300 facing the mounting groove 222 has a plug-in part 310, which is inserted into the opening 223.

[0098] In this way, by providing an opening 223 at the bottom of the mounting groove 222 and providing a plug-in portion 310 on the side of the first light-shielding member 300 facing the mounting groove 222, the plug-in portion 310 can be inserted into the opening 223 at the bottom of the mounting groove 222, and the outer side wall of the plug-in portion 310 can abut against the inner side wall of the opening 223, increasing the frictional resistance between the plug-in portion 310 and the inner side wall of the opening 223, reducing the probability of the first light-shielding member 300 moving along the first direction, and improving the connection stability between the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200.

[0099] Furthermore, the sidewall of the opening 223 can clamp and limit the insertion part 310 in the radial direction of the opening 223, thereby reducing the probability of the first light shield 300 wobbling in the direction perpendicular to the first direction, further improving the connection stability between the light guide structure 200 and the first light shield 300, and thus improving the structural stability of the indicator light 12 and the electronic device 1.

[0100] In some embodiments, the light-emitting surface 220 of the light guide structure 200 can be a horizontal surface or an arc-shaped surface. The light-incident surface 210 of the light guide structure 200 can be a horizontal surface, a concave surface 211, or a convex surface.

[0101] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the light-incident surface 210 of the light guide structure 200 has a concave surface 211 recessed toward the first light-shielding member 300. Along the first direction, the light-emitting component 100 is located within the orthographic projection of the concave surface 211.

[0102] In this way, by providing a concave surface 211 recessed towards the first light-shielding member 300 on the light-incident surface 210 of the light guide structure 200, and positioning the light-emitting component 100 within the orthographic projection of the concave surface 211 along the first direction, the light emitted by the light-emitting component 100 can be incident into the concave surface 211 of the light-incident surface 210. Since the surface area of ​​the light-incident surface 210 with the concave surface 211 is larger than the surface area when the light-incident surface 210 is flat, more light can be incident into the light guide structure 200 from the light-incident surface 210, and more light can be emitted from the annular light-emitting area 221 of the light-emitting surface 220, thereby improving the display brightness of the indicator light 12, improving the display effect of the indicator light 12, and thus improving the practicality of the electronic device 1.

[0103] Furthermore, the concave surface 211 can better control the path of light, reduce the reflection loss of light when it is incident, capture and converge the light from the light-emitting element 120, improve the incident efficiency of light, and allow more light to enter the light guide structure 200, thereby enhancing the light output of the light guide structure 200.

[0104] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the outer diameter of the light guide structure 200 gradually increases along the direction from the light incident surface 210 to the light emitting surface 220.

[0105] In this way, by gradually increasing the outer diameter of the light guide structure 200 along the direction from the light-incident surface 210 to the light-emitting surface 220, the surface area of ​​the light-emitting surface 220 can be made larger than the surface area of ​​the light-incident surface 210. This allows the formed annular light-emitting area 221 to have a larger light-emitting surface area, making it easier for users to identify the display status when the indicator light 12 is lit.

[0106] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the outline of the annular light-emitting region 221 can be circular, that is, the annular light-emitting region 221 can be a circular annular light-emitting region 221. The orthographic projection of the incident surface 210 along the first direction can also be circular, and the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting region 221 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the incident surface 210. For example, the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting region 221 can be greater than the outer diameter of the incident surface 210. Alternatively, the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting region 221 can be equal to the outer diameter of the incident surface 210.

[0107] In this way, by making the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting area 221 larger than the outer diameter of the light-incident surface 210, the light guiding structure 200 guides the light entering from the light-incident surface 210 to diffuse towards the light-emitting surface 220, which helps to reduce the excessive concentration of light in the light guiding structure 200, thereby achieving a more uniform light distribution and reducing the problems of light spots and uneven brightness.

[0108] Furthermore, when the inner diameter of the annular light-emitting area 221 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the light-incident surface 210, all light rays entering from the light-incident surface 210 can be effectively captured and utilized, reducing multiple reflections and losses of light rays within the light guide structure 200, and enhancing the overall light output effect of the light guide structure 200.

[0109] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the light guide structure 200, the first light shield 300, and the second light shield 400 are integrally injection molded structures.

[0110] In this way, by setting the light guide structure 200, the first light shield 300 and the second light shield 400 as an integral injection molded structure, the number of parts of the indicator light 12 can be reduced, the assembly process of the indicator light 12 can be simplified, and the assembly efficiency of the indicator light 12 can be improved. In turn, the assembly process of the electronic device 1 can be simplified and the assembly efficiency of the electronic device 1 can be improved.

[0111] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the outer contour of the first light-shielding member 300 is circular, the outer contour of the light-emitting surface 220 is circular, and the annular light-emitting area 221 is annular.

[0112] In this way, by setting the annular light-emitting area 221 as a circular light-emitting area 221, the circular ring is easier to process than the polygonal ring, and the processing accuracy requirement is relatively low. This can reduce the processing difficulty and manufacturing cost of the first light-shielding member 300 and the light guide structure 200, and thus reduce the processing difficulty and manufacturing cost of the indicator light 12 and the electronic device 1.

[0113] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5In some embodiments, the electronic device 1 may also include a limiting structure 500, which can be disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the second light shield 400 and abuts against the inner sidewall of the housing 11 near the mounting hole 13.

[0114] In this way, by setting the limiting structure 500 and abutting against the inner sidewall of the housing 11 near the mounting hole 13, the first light shield 300, the light guide structure 200 and the second light shield 400 of the indicator light 12 can be prevented from falling out of the mounting hole 13, thereby preventing the indicator light 12 from falling out of the mounting hole 13 and improving the installation stability of the indicator light 12 on the housing 11.

[0115] In some embodiments, the limiting structure 500 can be a limiting block, and there can be at least one limiting block. For example, there can be one or more limiting blocks. When there are multiple limiting blocks, the multiple limiting blocks can be spaced apart and evenly arranged along the outer periphery of the second light shield 400. By setting multiple limiting blocks, the abutment and limiting effect between the limiting structure 500 and the inner wall of the housing 11 can be improved, thereby improving the installation stability of the indicator light 12 on the housing 11.

[0116] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the limiting structure 500 may also be a limiting flange, which extends away from the outer side wall of the second light shield 400. The outer diameter of the limiting flange is larger than the inner diameter of the mounting hole 13, and the limiting flange abuts against the inner side wall of the housing 11 near the mounting hole 13.

[0117] In this way, by setting the limiting structure 500 as a limiting flange and setting the limiting flange along the circumference of the second light-shielding member 400 on the outer side wall of the second light-shielding member 400, the outer side wall of the second light-shielding member 400 along the axial direction can abut against the inner side wall of the housing 11 through the limiting structure 500, making the force on the limiting structure 500 more uniform and improving the limiting effect of the limiting structure 500.

[0118] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the light-emitting component 100 may include a circuit board 110 and a light-emitting element 120. The circuit board 110 may include a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other along a first direction, with the first surface facing the light-incident surface 210. The light-emitting element 120 is disposed on the first surface and faces the light-incident surface 210.

[0119] In this way, since the light-emitting component 100 only includes two components, the light-emitting element 120 and the circuit board 110, the number of components of the light-emitting component 100 can be reduced while ensuring that the light-emitting element 120 emits light, thus simplifying the structure of the light-emitting component 100, improving the assembly efficiency of the light-emitting component 100, and thereby improving the assembly efficiency of the indicator light 12 and the electronic device 1.

[0120] The light-emitting element 120 is disposed on the first side of the circuit board 110. The circuit board 110 can be electrically connected to the control unit (not shown in the figure) of the electronic device 1. The control unit can control the light-emitting element 120 to emit light through the circuit board 110.

[0121] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the indicator light 12 may further include a third light-shielding member 600. Along the first direction, the third light-shielding member 600 can be located between the circuit board 110 and the second light-shielding member 400, and the third light-shielding member 600 surrounds the outer periphery of the light-emitting member 120.

[0122] In this way, the indicator light 12, by including a third light-shielding member 600, which is located between the circuit board 110 and the second light-shielding member 400 and surrounds the outer periphery of the light-emitting member 120, can reduce the leakage of light emitted by the light-emitting member 120 from the gap area between the circuit board 110 and the second light-shielding member 400 into the housing 11, and further prevent light from leaking to the outside of the housing 11 through other holes on the housing 11, thereby reducing the light leakage problem on the electronic device 1 and improving the user experience of the electronic device 1.

[0123] In some embodiments, the end of the third light-shielding member 600 facing the second light-shielding member 400 can abut against the second light-shielding member 400, thereby preventing light emitted by the light-emitting member 120 from leaking into the housing 11 of the electronic device 1 through the gap between the third light-shielding member 600 and the second light-shielding member 400. Furthermore, the end of the third light-shielding member 600 facing the circuit board 110 can abut against the circuit board 110, thereby preventing light emitted by the light-emitting member 120 from leaking into the housing 11 of the electronic device 1 through the gap between the third light-shielding member 600 and the circuit board 110.

[0124] refer to Figure 6 In some embodiments, the light-incident surface 210 is an arc-shaped surface 212 that convexes outward toward the light-emitting component 100.

[0125] In this way, by setting the light-incident surface 210 as an arc surface 212 that convexes outward toward the light-emitting component 100, since the surface area of ​​the arc surface 212 is larger than that of the plane, the angle range of the incident light rays on the convex arc surface 212 is larger, thereby converging more incident light rays, increasing the incident rate of light, reducing the loss of incident light, and thus enhancing the overall light output of the light guide structure 200.

[0126] Furthermore, the convex arc surface 212 can help to evenly distribute the light entering the light guide structure 200, reduce the concentration and non-uniformity of the light when it enters, thereby helping to reduce brightness non-uniformity and the appearance of light spots.

[0127] The various embodiments or implementation methods described in this specification are presented in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0128] Generally speaking, terms should be understood at least in part by their use in context. For example, at least in part by context, the term "one or more" as used in the text can be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic of the singular meaning, or a combination of features, structures, or characteristics of the plural meaning. Similarly, at least in part by context, terms such as "a" or "the" can also be understood to convey either singular or plural usage.

[0129] It should be readily understood that the terms “on,” “above,” and “on top of” in this disclosure should be interpreted in the broadest possible sense, such that “on” means not only “directly on something” but also “on something” with an intermediate feature or layer therebetween, and that “above” or “on top of” means not only “on top of something” but also “on top of something” without an intermediate feature or layer therebetween (i.e., directly on something).

[0130] Furthermore, for ease of explanation, spatially relative terms such as "below," "below," "under," "above," and "above" may be used to describe the relationship of one element or feature relative to other elements or features as shown in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation other than those shown in the figures. The device may have other orientations (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptive terms used herein may be interpreted accordingly.

[0131] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and are not intended to limit them. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features therein. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: The system includes a housing and an indicator light. The housing has a mounting hole, and the indicator light is disposed within the mounting hole. The indicator light includes; A light-emitting component is disposed within the housing; A light guide structure includes a light-incident surface and a light-exit surface disposed opposite to each other along a first direction, wherein the light-incident surface is disposed toward the light-emitting component and the light-exit surface is disposed toward the outside of the housing; A first light-shielding member is disposed on the light-emitting surface. The first light-shielding member is perpendicularly corresponding to the light-emitting component along the first direction. An annular light-emitting area is formed between the outer edge of the first light-shielding member and the outer edge of the light-emitting surface. The first light-shielding member is perpendicularly corresponding to the light-emitting component along the first direction. The second light-shielding member is located on the side of the light-emitting component facing the first light-shielding member along the first direction, and the second light-shielding member surrounds the outer periphery of the light-guiding structure.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The light-emitting surface has a mounting groove, and the first light-shielding member is disposed in the mounting groove.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein, The surface of the first light-shielding member facing away from the second light-shielding member is flush with the light-emitting surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein, The bottom of the mounting groove has an opening, and the first light-shielding member has a plug-in part on the side facing the mounting groove, which is inserted into the opening.

5. The electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The light-incident surface has a concave surface recessed toward the first light-shielding member, and along the first direction, the light-emitting component is located within the orthographic projection of the concave surface.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The outer diameter of the light guide structure gradually increases along the direction from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein, The inner diameter of the annular light-emitting region is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the light-incident surface.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The light-incident surface is a convex arc surface.

9. The electronic device of any of claims 1-5, wherein, The light guide structure, the first light shield, and the second light shield are an integral injection-molded structure.

10. The electronic device of any of claims 1-5, wherein, The outer contour of the first light-shielding member is circular, the outer contour of the light-emitting surface is circular, and the annular light-emitting area is an annular light-emitting area.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The electronic device also includes a limiting structure; The limiting structure is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the second light-shielding member, and the limiting structure abuts against the inner side wall of the housing near the mounting hole.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein, The limiting structure is a limiting flange; The limiting flange extends away from the outer side wall of the second light-shielding member, the outer diameter of the limiting flange is larger than the inner diameter of the mounting hole, and the limiting flange abuts against the inner side wall of the housing near the mounting hole.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The light-emitting component includes: The circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other along the first direction, the first surface facing the light-incident surface; A light-emitting element is disposed on the first surface, and the light-emitting element is disposed facing the light-incident surface.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein, The indicator light also includes a third light-shielding component; Along the first direction, the circuit board and the second light-shielding member are spaced apart, and the third light-shielding member can be located between the circuit board and the second light-shielding member, and the third light-shielding member surrounds the outer periphery of the light-emitting member.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, The light-emitting surface of the light guide structure is flush with the outer surface near the mounting hole on the housing.

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