Electronic device
By attaching a transparent conductive component to the light-transmitting hole of the electronic device and grounding it, the problem of equipment failure caused by electrostatic intrusion is solved, achieving both electrostatic protection and aesthetics.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BEIJING CONSEN AUTOMATION CONTROL
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-07
AI Technical Summary
Static electricity can enter the interior of electronic devices through light-transmitting holes, damaging sensitive electronic components and causing device failure.
A transparent conductive element is attached to the light-transmitting hole of the outer shell and grounded through a wire to absorb and conduct away static electricity, preventing static electricity from entering the inner cavity.
It effectively prevents static electricity from damaging internal components, extends equipment life, and does not affect light or signal transmission, thus improving aesthetics and protection.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application belongs to the field of electronic device design technology, and specifically relates to an electronic device. Background Technology
[0002] With the miniaturization and increasing intelligence of electronic devices, the design of electronic device casings must not only meet functional requirements but also ensure protective performance. Casings typically have light-transmitting holes to allow the electronic device's transmitters to emit light or transmit signals. For example, transmitters may include light-emitting elements and sensors. Light-emitting elements can emit light through the light-transmitting holes, and the transmitters of sensors can transmit signals through the light-transmitting holes.
[0003] The casing is usually made of plastic, which is an insulating material. This means that the casing cannot naturally conduct static electricity. Furthermore, due to the presence of light-transmitting holes, static electricity can easily enter the casing through these holes and directly affect the sensitive electronic components inside the electronic device. This can easily cause electrostatic discharge damage, which can lead to the failure of the electronic device.
[0004] In summary, the electronic devices involved in the relevant technologies are prone to failure. Utility Model Content
[0005] This application discloses an electronic device to solve the problem that electronic devices involved in related technologies are prone to failure.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this application adopts the following technical solution:
[0007] An electronic device includes a housing, a transmitter, and a transparent conductive component.
[0008] The outer shell has an inner cavity, and the top plate of the outer shell is provided with a light-transmitting hole communicating with the inner cavity. The emitting element is disposed in the inner cavity and faces the light-transmitting hole. The transparent conductive element is attached to the top plate and covers the light-transmitting hole. The transparent conductive element is grounded through a wire.
[0009] The technical solution adopted in this application can achieve the following beneficial effects:
[0010] In this application, because the transparent conductive component is attached to the top plate and covers the light-transmitting hole, and is grounded via a wire, the transparent conductive component can absorb static electricity around the light-transmitting hole and conduct it away through the wire. This prevents static electricity from entering the inner cavity of the casing through the light-transmitting hole, thereby preventing damage to the electronic components inside the electronic device and thus preventing the electronic device from malfunctioning. Furthermore, because the transparent conductive component is transparent, it does not block the light emitted by the transmitter or the signal transmitted. Simultaneously, because the transparent conductive component covers the light-transmitting hole, the transparent conductive component and the casing can jointly protect the electronic components inside the electronic device. Therefore, the electronic device disclosed in this application can solve the problem of easy failure in electronic devices involved in related technologies. Attached Figure Description
[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiments of this application;
[0012] Figure 2 and Figure 3 These are schematic cross-sectional views of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiments of this application at different locations;
[0013] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiments of this application;
[0014] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transparent conductive component disclosed in the embodiments of this application;
[0015] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the shell structure disclosed in the embodiments of this application;
[0016] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A magnified view of a portion of the image.
[0017] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0018] 100-Outer shell, 110-Inner cavity, 120-Top plate, 121-Edge, 130-Light transmission hole, 140-Wire hole, 150-Groove, 160-Mounting slot, 170-Insulation part, 180-Metal rail;
[0019] 200 - Launching component;
[0020] 300 - Transparent conductive component, 310 - First region, 320 - Second region;
[0021] 400-Wire;
[0022] 500 - Circuit board, 510 - Grounding terminal;
[0023] 600-screw. Detailed Implementation
[0024] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0025] The electronic devices disclosed in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, through specific embodiments and application scenarios.
[0026] Please refer to Figures 1-7 This application discloses an electronic device, which includes a housing 100, a transmitter 200, and a transparent conductive element 300.
[0027] The housing 100 is a basic component of the electronic device. It can provide a mounting base for other components of the electronic device and also protect other components of the electronic device, such as protecting the transmitter 200. The transmitter 200 is a main component of the electronic device, which is used to emit light or transmit signals so that the electronic device can realize lighting, display or detection functions, etc.
[0028] Specifically, the housing 100 has an inner cavity 110, and the transmitter 200 is disposed in the inner cavity 110 so that the housing 100 can protect the transmitter 200. The top plate 120 of the housing 100 has a light-transmitting hole 130 communicating with the inner cavity 110. The transmitter 200 can face the light-transmitting hole 130 so that the light or signal emitted by the transmitter 200 can reach the external environment through the light-transmitting hole 130. Optionally, at least a portion of the housing 100 can be made of plastic. Since plastic is relatively lightweight, this makes the overall weight of the electronic device relatively light, so as to achieve a lightweight design of the electronic device.
[0029] The transparent conductive element 300 has the functions of light transmission and electrical conductivity. The transparent conductive element 300 is attached to the top plate 120, that is, the transparent conductive element 300 is in contact with the top plate 120, and the transparent conductive element 300 covers the light-transmitting hole 130 so that the transmitter 200 faces the transparent conductive element 300. The light or signal emitted by the transmitter 200 can reach the external environment through the light-transmitting hole 130 and the transparent conductive element 300. At the same time, the transparent conductive element 300 and the outer shell 100 form a relatively closed space to protect the transmitter 200.
[0030] Since at least a portion of the housing 100 is made of plastic, static electricity generated on the housing 100 is not easily conducted away. Since the transparent conductive element 300 is in contact with the top plate 120, the transparent conductive element 300 can absorb and conduct away static electricity generated on the housing 100, that is, absorb and conduct away static electricity around the light-transmitting hole 130. Since the transparent conductive element 300 is grounded through the wire 400, the transparent conductive element 300 can conduct away static electricity through the wire 400, thereby preventing static electricity from entering the inner cavity 110 of the housing 100 through the light-transmitting hole 130, and thus preventing damage to the electronic components inside the electronic device.
[0031] Optionally, the transparent conductive element 300 can release static electricity of ±8kV or more, so that the electronic device disclosed in this application can achieve a higher electrostatic protection level, thereby extending the service life of the electronic device.
[0032] In this application, since the transparent conductive element 300 is attached to the top plate 120 and covers the light-transmitting hole 130, and the transparent conductive element 300 is grounded through the wire 400, the transparent conductive element 300 can absorb static electricity around the light-transmitting hole 130 and conduct the static electricity away through the wire 400. This prevents static electricity from entering the inner cavity 110 of the outer casing 100 through the light-transmitting hole 130, thereby preventing damage to the electronic components inside the electronic device and thus preventing the electronic device from malfunctioning. Furthermore, since the transparent conductive element 300 is transparent, it can avoid blocking the light emitted by the transmitter 200 or the signal transmitted. At the same time, since the transparent conductive element 300 covers the light-transmitting hole 130, the transparent conductive element 300 and the outer casing 100 can jointly protect the electronic components inside the electronic device. Therefore, the electronic device disclosed in this application can solve the problem of easy failure in electronic devices involved in related technologies.
[0033] Optionally, the transparent conductive component 300 can be made of materials such as carbon nanotubes or silver nanowires, which gives the transparent conductive component 300 both light transmission and conductivity.
[0034] In another embodiment, the transparent conductive element 300 can be made of indium tin oxide (ITO) or graphene. Both ITO and graphene have low resistance and high light transmittance, which gives the transparent conductive element 300 disclosed in this application good conductivity and light transmittance. That is, the transparent conductive element 300 has a high conductivity rate and does not easily affect the lighting, display, or detection functions of electronic devices. In addition, ITO and graphene are relatively inexpensive, which makes the manufacturing cost of the transparent conductive element 300 relatively low, and thus the manufacturing cost of the electronic device relatively low.
[0035] Alternatively, the transparent conductive element 300 may only cover the light-transmitting hole 130.
[0036] In another embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The transparent conductive element 300 can cover the entire top plate 120, that is, the area of the surface of the transparent conductive element 300 in contact with the top plate 120 is basically equal to or slightly larger than the area of the top plate 120, so that the transparent conductive element 300 can absorb and conduct away the static electricity generated at various points of the top plate 120.
[0037] Optionally, the transparent conductive component 300 and the top plate 120 can be bonded together, that is, the transparent conductive component 300 and the top plate 120 can be connected by an adhesive.
[0038] In another embodiment, the transparent conductive element 300 and the top plate 120 can be integrally formed, specifically by injection molding, to ensure the connection strength between the transparent conductive element 300 and the top plate 120, that is, to ensure the installation stability of the transparent conductive element 300, thereby ensuring that the transparent conductive element 300 can always stably and effectively conduct away the static electricity generated at the top plate 120. At the same time, this arrangement can reduce the production cost and assembly difficulty of electronic devices.
[0039] To ensure the operational stability of launcher 200, please refer to... Figures 2 to 4 The electronic device may also include a circuit board 500, which is disposed in the inner cavity 110, and the transmitter 200 is electrically connected to the circuit board 500. The circuit board 500 provides operating current to the transmitter 200. To ensure the operational safety of the electronic device, the circuit board 500 typically needs to be grounded. That is, the circuit board 500 includes a grounding terminal 510, which is connected to one end of a conductive screw 600. The other end of the screw 600 is connected to the housing 100. Specifically, the housing 100 may include an insulating part 170 and a metal rail 180, which are connected to form the inner cavity 110. The other end of the screw 600 is specifically connected to the metal rail 180, which is grounded so that the circuit board 500 can be grounded.
[0040] Optionally, to facilitate grounding of the wire 400, the wire 400 can be directly in contact with the mounting base of the electronic device, such as a wall, so that the transparent conductive component 300 can achieve the effect of grounding. Specifically, the wire 400 can be located outside the housing 100.
[0041] In another embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 6The top plate 120 is also provided with a wire hole 140 that is connected to the inner cavity 110 and spaced apart from the light-transmitting hole 130. One end of the wire 400 passes through the wire hole 140 and is electrically connected to the grounding terminal 510 of the circuit board 500. That is, this application connects the wire 400 to the grounding terminal 510 of the circuit board 500. On the one hand, it can make full use of the existing grounding device in the electronic device to enable the transparent conductive component 300 to achieve the grounding effect. On the other hand, one end of the wire 400 passes through the wire hole 140 and enters the inner cavity 110 of the outer shell 100, which allows the outer shell 100 to protect at least part of the wire 400. At the same time, this arrangement can ensure the structural compactness and aesthetics of the electronic device.
[0042] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 To accommodate emitters 200 of different shapes or sizes, the top plate 120 is typically provided with multiple light-transmitting holes 130 of different shapes or cross-sectional areas. That is, the number of light-transmitting holes 130 is at least two, and each light-transmitting hole 130 can be arranged at intervals. At least two of the light-transmitting holes 130 have different shapes or cross-sectional areas. To facilitate the transparent conductive component 300 covering each light-transmitting hole 130, this application may optionally include multiple transparent conductive components 300 of different shapes or covering areas, so that each transparent conductive component 300 can correspond one-to-one with each light-transmitting hole 130.
[0043] In another embodiment, this application can use the same transparent conductive element 300 to simultaneously cover each light-transmitting hole 130. Since light can be transmitted from all parts of the transparent conductive element 300, this application can make the size of the transparent conductive element 300 large enough, that is, the transparent conductive element 300 has a large coverage area, so that the same transparent conductive element 300 can simultaneously cover each light-transmitting hole 130. It can be seen that the transparent conductive element 300 disclosed in this application can flexibly adapt to multiple light-transmitting holes 130 with different shapes and cross-sectional areas, and can flexibly adapt to multiple light-transmitting holes 130 with different layouts. That is, this application does not need to consider the shape, cross-sectional area and layout of each light-transmitting hole 130, but only needs to make the size of the transparent conductive element 300 large enough so that the same transparent conductive element 300 can simultaneously cover each light-transmitting hole 130. Moreover, this setting can reduce the processing cost of the transparent conductive element 300.
[0044] Alternatively, please refer to Figure 2At least a portion of the transmitter 200 can be located within the light-transmitting hole 130, meaning at least a portion of the transmitter 200 is positioned close to the top plate 120. This allows the light emitted by the transmitter 200 to be more concentrated or to transmit signals more stably and effectively. This arrangement avoids wasting some of the light emitted or the signal transmitted by the transmitter 200. Therefore, even if a lower-power transmitter 200 is selected, it is unlikely to affect the lighting, display, or detection functions of the electronic device. Of course, in other embodiments, the transmitter 200 may not be located within the light-transmitting hole 130, as long as the transmitter 200 faces the light-transmitting hole 130.
[0045] Alternatively, please refer to Figures 2 to 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The top plate 120 may also be provided with a groove 150, which is located between the edge 121 of the top plate 120 and the light-transmitting hole 130, i.e., the groove 150 and the light-transmitting hole 130 are spaced apart. The groove 150 can extend the propagation path of static electricity from the edge 121 of the top plate 120 to the light-transmitting hole 130, thereby increasing the creepage distance. Because the creepage distance of static electricity is longer, the static electricity will gradually attenuate during its propagation on the top plate 120. This can further reduce the risk of static electricity entering the inner cavity 110 through the light-transmitting hole 130 and damaging other electronic components inside the electronic device. Of course, in other embodiments, the top plate 120 may not have a groove 150.
[0046] Alternatively, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 and Figure 5 The transparent conductive component 300 may include a first region 310 disposed opposite to the light-transmitting hole 130 and a second region 320 excluding the first region 310. That is, the first region 310 may cover the light-transmitting hole 130. The first region 310 and the second region 320 are integrally formed. Patterns, such as text and pictures, may be printed on the second region 320 to make it opaque. Simultaneously, since the transparent conductive component 300 serves as the external structure of the electronic device, and the second region 320 is printed with patterns, the transparent conductive component 300 can also serve as a decorative component of the electronic device to enhance its aesthetics. Of course, in other embodiments, the second region 320 may not be printed with patterns, meaning that light can be transmitted throughout the transparent conductive component 300.
[0047] Optionally, the transparent conductive component 300 can cover the groove 150. Since the groove 150 and the light-transmitting hole 130 are spaced apart, the second region 320 is positioned opposite to the groove 150, that is, the second region 320 can cover the groove 150. Since the second region 320 is opaque, the user cannot see the groove 150. That is, the second region 320 has the effect of blocking the groove 150, which can further enhance the aesthetics of the electronic device.
[0048] Alternatively, please refer to Figure 6 The groove 150 can be an annular groove, and the groove 150 surrounds the light-transmitting hole 130, so that the groove 150 can extend the propagation path of static electricity from the edge 121 of the top plate 120 to the light-transmitting hole 130 from all directions, thereby weakening the static electricity from all directions, and further reducing the risk of static electricity entering the inner cavity 110 through the light-transmitting hole 130 and damaging other electronic components inside the electronic device. Of course, in other embodiments, the groove 150 may not be an annular groove. For example, the groove 150 can be a straight groove 150, or a bent groove 150 that is not connected at both ends.
[0049] Alternatively, the number of grooves 150 can be one.
[0050] In another embodiment, the number of grooves 150 can be at least two. The grooves 150 can be spaced apart in the direction extending from the edge 121 of the top plate 120 towards the light-transmitting hole 130, so that each groove 150 is located between the edge 121 of the top plate 120 and the light-transmitting hole 130. This further extends the propagation path of static electricity from the edge 121 of the top plate 120 to the light-transmitting hole 130, thereby further reducing the risk of static electricity entering the inner cavity 110 through the light-transmitting hole 130 and damaging other electronic components inside the electronic device. In this embodiment, the transparent conductive element 300 can cover each groove 150 to further enhance the aesthetics of the electronic device.
[0051] Alternatively, please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The housing 100 may be provided with a mounting groove 160, the bottom of which can be the top surface of the top plate 120. The transparent conductive element 300 can be embedded in the mounting groove 160 so that the transparent conductive element 300 covers the top plate 120. This arrangement ensures the stability of the transparent conductive element 300 and protects it through the housing 100. Furthermore, this arrangement ensures the compactness of the electronic device structure, reducing the overall space occupied by the electronic device. Of course, in other embodiments, the housing 100 may not have a mounting groove 160.
[0052] In this embodiment, since the transparent conductive element 300 is embedded in the mounting groove 160, the gap between the transparent conductive element 300 and the side wall of the mounting groove 160 is small or even non-existent. This can reduce or even prevent static electricity from entering the edge 121 of the top plate 120 through the gap between them, that is, reduce or even prevent the risk of static electricity entering the inner cavity 110 through the edge 121 of the top plate 120.
[0053] Optionally, without affecting the structural strength of the top plate 120 or the connection strength between the top plate 120 and the transparent conductive component 300, the groove width of the groove 150 can be designed to be larger, and the groove depth of the groove 150 can also be designed to be larger. For example, the groove width of the groove 150 can generally be between 1.0 and 2.0 mm, and the groove depth of the groove 150 can be 40% of the thickness of the top plate 120. Of course, the embodiments of this application do not impose specific limitations on this.
[0054] Optionally, the electronic device disclosed in this application may specifically be a lighting device, a smart home terminal, or a wearable device, etc.
[0055] The above embodiments of this application focus on describing the differences between the various embodiments. As long as the different optimization features between the various embodiments are not contradictory, they can be combined to form a better embodiment. For the sake of brevity, they will not be described in detail here.
[0056] The above description is merely an embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit this application. Various modifications and variations can be made to this application by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principle of this application should be included within the scope of the claims of this application.
Claims
1. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes a housing (100), an emitter (200), and a transparent conductive element (300). The outer shell (100) has an inner cavity (110), and the top plate (120) of the outer shell (100) is provided with a light-transmitting hole (130) communicating with the inner cavity (110). The emitting element (200) is disposed in the inner cavity (110) and faces the light-transmitting hole (130). The transparent conductive element (300) is attached to the top plate (120) and covers the light-transmitting hole (130). The transparent conductive element (300) is grounded through a wire (400).
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transparent conductive element (300) is made of indium tin oxide or graphene.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transparent conductive element (300) covers the top plate (120) and is integrally formed with the top plate (120).
4. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electronic device also includes a circuit board (500), which is disposed in the inner cavity (110), and the transmitter (200) is electrically connected to the circuit board (500). The top plate (120) is also provided with a wire hole (140) that is connected to the inner cavity (110) and spaced apart from the light-transmitting hole (130). One end of the wire (400) passes through the wire hole (140) and is electrically connected to the ground terminal (510) of the circuit board (500).
5. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of light-transmitting holes (130) is at least two, and the light-transmitting holes (130) are spaced apart. At least two of the light-transmitting holes (130) have different shapes or cross-sectional areas, and the same transparent conductive element (300) covers each of the light-transmitting holes (130).
6. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that, At least a portion of the emitter (200) is located within the light-transmitting hole (130).
7. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top plate (120) is also provided with a groove (150), which is located between the edge (121) of the top plate (120) and the light-transmitting hole (130), and the transparent conductive element (300) covers the groove (150).
8. The electronic device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The groove (150) is an annular groove, and the groove (150) surrounds the light-transmitting hole (130).
9. The electronic device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that, The number of the grooves (150) is at least two. The grooves (150) are spaced apart in the direction extending from the edge (121) of the top plate (120) to the light-transmitting hole (130), so that each groove (150) is located between the edge (121) of the top plate (120) and the light-transmitting hole (130). The transparent conductive element (300) covers each groove (150).
10. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer casing (100) is provided with a mounting groove (160), the bottom of the mounting groove (160) is the top surface of the top plate (120), and the transparent conductive component (300) is embedded in the mounting groove (160).