CN106793616A - A kind of terminal, terminal enclosure and its assemble method - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a terminal, a terminal casing and an assembly method thereof, wherein the terminal casing includes a casing body and a label. The shell body includes a through hole, the shape of the through hole matches the shape of the sign to accommodate the sign, the sign includes a back plate and an icon, one side of the back plate is provided with an icon, the other side of the back plate is riveted with the shell body, and the side of the back plate Edges feature serrated embossing. By riveting the signboard into the through hole of the shell body, not only the process is stable, but also the riveted connection strength is high, and the shell body can also form a buckle when it is squeezed into the overflow groove, further improving the reliability of the connection.

Description

A terminal, terminal housing and assembly method thereof

technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of mechanical engineering, and in particular, to a terminal, a terminal casing and an assembly method thereof.

Background technique

As consumers have higher and higher requirements on the appearance of electronic equipment. Because metal has high gloss and good appearance, it is favored by many electronic equipment manufacturers. Metal is used as the casing of electronic equipment one after another to make the electronic equipment more beautiful, and metal logos (signs) are used to enhance the expressive force of the logo.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the prior art, the metal foil logo 101 is pasted into the groove of the metal shell 103 by adhesive glue 102 to realize the assembly of the metal foil logo 101 . But this technology has the following disadvantages:

The viscose process itself has large errors and is prone to fluctuations;

The area of the logo itself is narrow, and it is greatly affected by the fluctuation of the viscose process, and there is a risk of falling off;

In order to prevent the logo from being overturned during use, it is necessary to make the surface of the logo lower than the surface of the terminal casing, so that the protruding area of the terminal casing affects user experience.

Contents of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a terminal, a terminal casing and an assembly method thereof, so as to solve the problems of poor stability of the assembly process of the existing signboard, easy falling off of the signboard, and the influence of the protruding area of the terminal casing on user experience.

In the first aspect, the embodiment of the present invention discloses a terminal housing, including: a housing body and a sign;

The shell body includes a through hole, the shape of the through hole matches the shape of the sign to accommodate the sign;

The signboard includes a backboard and an icon, one side of the backboard is provided with an icon, the other side of the backboard is riveted with the shell body, and the side of the backboard is provided with tooth-shaped embossing.

In the second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention also discloses a terminal, including the above-mentioned terminal casing.

In the third aspect, the embodiment of the present invention further discloses a method for assembling the terminal housing as described above, including:

Preparing and molding the shell body and the label respectively, wherein the shell body and the label are made of metal;

Insert the side of the back plate with the icon into the through hole of the shell body from the inner side of the shell body, so that the tooth-shaped embossing of the back plate overlaps the side wall of the through hole, and the overflow groove is placed inside the through hole ;

Riveted case body and label.

To sum up, in the embodiment of the present invention, the signboard including the toothed embossing and the overflow groove is riveted into the through hole of the shell body. Not only the process is stable, but also the riveting connection strength is high, and the shell body can also form a buckle after being squeezed into the overflow groove, which further improves the reliability of the connection.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention , for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without paying creative labor.

Fig. 1 is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a terminal housing in the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing body in a terminal housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a label in a terminal casing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembled terminal housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing body in another terminal housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a label in a terminal casing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional structure of another terminal housing before riveting according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional structure of another terminal housing after riveting according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a method for assembling a terminal housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Embodiment one

The terminal casing provided in this embodiment can be applied to electronic devices, including but not limited to mobile terminals, computers, televisions and other devices.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 3 , a schematic structural diagram of a terminal housing in an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The terminal housing includes: a housing body 201 and a label 202 .

Wherein, the housing body 201 includes a through hole 2011 , the shape of the through hole 2011 matches the shape of the label 202 to accommodate the label 202 . Specifically, the surface of the housing body 101 is divided into an outer side and an inner side. The outer side of the housing body 201 is the side that is exposed to the outside world, and the inner side of the housing body 201 is the side opposite to the outer side that is close to the internal components of the terminal.

The sign 202 includes a back plate 2021 and an icon 2022 , one side of the back plate 2021 is provided with the icon 2022 , the other side of the back plate 2021 is riveted with the housing body 201 , and the side of the back plate 2021 is provided with toothed embossing 20211 . Wherein, for the assembled terminal housing, the side of the back plate 2021 provided with the icon 2022 is located on the same side as the outer side of the housing body 201 . The icon 2022 can be used to represent information such as product name or manufacturer name. For example, if the terminal is a mobile phone produced by a certain company, the icon 2022 may be used to represent information such as the name of the company or the model of the mobile phone.

Wherein, the tooth-shaped embossing 20211 located on the side of the back plate 2021 is a ring structure, for example, the ring structure may be an open ring, distributed in a part of the side of the back plate 2021 . The tooth-shaped embossing 20211 is serrated, so as to squeeze into the shell body 201 during riveting. The tooth-shaped embossing 20211 may include a tooth and a root. The tooth is an outer sharp part, and the root is a part connected to the back plate 2021 . In the embodiment of the present invention, the sharpness of the teeth is not limited.

Since the riveted side of the back plate 2021 and the housing body 201 is located on the same side as the inside of the housing body 201 and is inside the terminal, the requirements for appearance characteristics are relatively lower than those of the side of the back plate 2021 with the icon 2022. The portion of the board 2021 that needs to be riveted, that is, the serrated embossing 20211 is located near the side where the back plate 2021 is riveted with the shell body 201 . In this way, it is possible to avoid the effect of stress variation on the shape of the icon 2022 during riveting.

The tooth-shaped embossing 20211 on the side of the back plate 2021 in the sign 202 is riveted with the side wall of the through hole 2011 in the shell body 201 , so that the shell body 201 and the sign 202 are connected together. Referring to FIG. 4 , it shows a schematic structural diagram of an assembled terminal housing in an embodiment of the present invention. In the assembled terminal casing, the label 202 is embedded in the through hole 2011 of the casing body 201 , and the icon 2022 of the label 202 is exposed outside the terminal casing.

To sum up, the terminal housing according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a housing body 201 and a label 202 , the housing body 201 includes a through hole 2011 , and the label 202 includes a back plate 2021 and an icon 2022 . One side of the back plate 2021 is provided with icons 2022 , the other side of the back plate 2021 is riveted with the shell body 201 , and the side of the back plate is provided with tooth-shaped embossing 20211 . The label 202 including the tooth-shaped embossing 20211 is riveted into the through hole 2011 of the housing body 201 . Not only is the process stable, but also the riveted connection has high strength and good reliability.

Embodiment two

The terminal housing provided in this embodiment is a preferred embodiment based on the foregoing embodiments. Referring to Figure 5 to Figure 6, it shows a schematic structural diagram of another terminal housing in the embodiment of the present invention; referring to Figure 7, it shows a schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional structure of another terminal housing in an embodiment of the present invention before riveting; 8 , shows a schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional structure of another terminal housing after riveting in an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal housing specifically includes: a housing body 201 and a label 202 . The housing body 201 and the label 202 can be made of metal. Wherein, the shell body 201 includes a through hole 2011, and the label 202 includes a back plate 2021 and an icon 2022. One side of the back plate 2021 is provided with an icon 2022, and the other side of the back plate 2021 is connected to the inside of the shell body 201. In this embodiment, the back plate 2021 is provided with an icon 2022. The side of the plate 2021 is not only provided with tooth-shaped embossing 20211, but also provided with an overflow groove 20212. The overflow groove 20212 is an annular groove arranged parallel to the tooth-shaped embossing 20211, that is, the area where the overflow groove 20212 is provided in the vertical direction is provided with the tooth-shaped embossing 20211.

Wherein, the shape of the through hole 2011 matches the shape of the label 202 to accommodate the label 202 . For example, if the shape of the label 202 is circular, the shape of the through hole 2011 in the housing body 201 should also be circular, and the diameter of the through hole 2011 also needs to be greater than or equal to the diameter of the part where the label 202 is inserted into the through hole to accommodate The signage 202 . Specifically, the size of the side on which the icon 2022 is provided on the back plate 2021 of the signage 202 is smaller than or equal to the size of the through hole 2011 . In order to make the inside and outside of the riveted terminal housing smooth and beautiful, preferably, the depth of the through hole 2011 may be equal to the depth of the signboard 202 .

Since the side of the back plate 2021 is provided with tooth-shaped embossing 20211, the tooth-shaped embossing 20211 is located near the side where the back plate 2021 is riveted with the housing body 201, so the overall size of this surface of the back plate 2021 is larger than the size of the through hole 2011, That is, there is an overlapping area between the back plate 2021 and the side wall of the through hole 2011 , and the overlapping area needs to be squeezed into the housing body 201 by riveting, that is, the tooth-shaped embossing 20211 is pressed into the housing body 201 .

Under the pressing effect of the tooth-shaped embossing 20211 on the side wall of the through hole 2011, part of the material of the housing body 201 will be squeezed into the overflow groove 20212, filling the groove structure of the overflow groove 20212, thereby forming the The label 202 serves as a buckle for restricting movement, so that the label 202 forms a stronger connection with the housing body 201 . The volume of the overflow tank may be greater than or equal to the volume of the overlapping area of the back plate 2021 and the sidewall of the through hole 2011 to accommodate the extruded material.

Preferably, the overflow groove 20212 can be arranged on the side close to the tooth-shaped embossing 20211, so that when the shell body 201 is squeezed, the material stress can be released at the nearest position.

Optionally, in order to make the serrated embossing 20211 riveted to the inside of the housing body 201 more easily, a groove matching the shape of the serrated embossing 20211 may be provided on the side wall of the through hole 2011 . The volume of the groove can be smaller than the volume of the serrated embossing 20211 to ensure the effect of riveting. Or the depth of the groove can be much smaller than the thickness of the serrated embossing 20211, so as to guide the riveting.

To sum up, the terminal housing according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a housing body 201 and a label 202 , the housing body 201 includes a through hole 2011 , and the label 202 includes a back plate 2021 and an icon 2022 . One side of the back plate 2021 is provided with icons 2022 , the other side of the back plate 2021 is riveted with the shell body 201 , and the side of the back plate is provided with toothed embossing 20211 and overflow groove 20212 . The buckle is formed by riveting the label 202 including the toothed embossing 20211 into the through hole 2011 of the housing body 201 , and accommodating the extruded material of the housing body 201 in the overflow groove 20212 . Not only the riveting connection strength is high, but also the buckle formed by the shell body 201 in the overflow groove 20212 further improves the reliability of the connection. In addition, due to the riveting process, there is no need to consider the possibility of the sign being overturned. The surface of the sign can be flush with the surface of the terminal shell, and the side of the sign can be seamlessly connected with the shell body, thereby effectively improving the user experience.

Embodiment Three

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal including the terminal casing described in the foregoing embodiments.

The terminal shell includes: a shell body and a label.

Wherein, the shell body includes a through hole, and the shape of the through hole matches the shape of the label to accommodate the label. The sign includes a back plate and an icon, one side of the back plate is provided with an icon, the other side of the back plate is riveted with the shell body, and the side of the back plate is provided with toothed embossing and overflow grooves.

Specifically, the tooth-shaped embossing is a ring structure, and is arranged on the side close to the riveting of the back plate and the shell body. The overflow groove is an annular groove arranged parallel to the tooth-shaped embossing, and is arranged on a side close to the tooth-shaped embossing, so that when the shell body is squeezed, the material stress can be released at the nearest position.

The tooth-shaped embossing on the side of the back plate in the sign is riveted with the side wall of the through hole in the shell body, so that the shell body and the sign are connected together.

It can be seen that the electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention uses the terminal housing, not only the process is stable, but also the riveting connection strength is high and the reliability is good. Moreover, due to the riveting process, there is no need to consider the possibility of the sign being overturned. The surface of the sign can be flush with the surface of the terminal shell, and the side of the sign can be seamlessly connected with the shell body, thereby effectively improving the user experience. .

Embodiment four

On the basis of the above embodiments, referring to FIG. 9 , it shows a flow chart of a method for preparing a terminal casing in an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 901, the shell body and the label are prepared and molded respectively.

Wherein, the shell body and the label can be made of metal. The shell body includes a through hole, the sign includes a back plate and an icon, one side of the back plate is provided with an icon, and the side of the back plate is provided with tooth-shaped embossing and overflow grooves.

Specifically, the through hole in the shell body can be punched and formed by a punching machine or processed by CNC (Computer Numerical Control, computer numerical control machine tool). Among them, the stamping forming is that the stamping machine drives the flywheel through the motor, and through the clutch, the transmission gear drives the crank linkage mechanism to move the slider up and down, and drives the drawing die to apply external force to the sheet, strip, pipe and profile, so that it produces Plastic deformation to obtain workpieces of desired shape and size.

The tooth-shaped embossing in the sign can be prepared by powder metallurgy or extrusion, and the preparation methods of other parts are not limited. Preferably, the serrated embossing can be formed by powder metallurgy. Among them, powder metallurgy is a process technology that uses metal powder or a mixture of metal powder and non-metal powder as a raw material, after forming and sintering, to manufacture metal materials, composite materials and various types of products. Powder metallurgy technology has a series of advantages such as significant energy saving, material saving, excellent performance, high product precision and good stability, and is very suitable for mass production.

Step 902 , inserting the side of the back plate with icons into the through hole of the housing body from the inner side of the housing body.

Wherein, since one side of the back plate is provided with icons, after inserting the side with icons on the back plate into the through hole of the housing body from the inside of the housing body, the icons will be exposed on the outside of the housing body, that is, from the outside of the terminal housing. The icon can be seen.

At the same time, since the side of the back plate is provided with tooth-shaped embossing, the size of the riveted side of the back plate and the shell body is larger than the size of the through hole, so when the back plate is inserted into the through hole, the tooth-shaped embossing of the back plate cannot be inserted. into the through-hole, but overlaps the sidewall of the through-hole.

Moreover, since the overflow groove is an annular groove located on the side of the back plate, during the process of inserting the back plate into the through hole, the overflow groove will be inserted into the through hole along with the back plate, so that the overflow groove is placed in the through hole. inside the hole.

Step 903, riveting the shell body and the label.

Specifically, insert the side of the back plate with the icon into the through hole of the shell body from the inner side of the shell body, so that the tooth-shaped embossing of the back plate overlaps the side wall of the through hole, and then the tooth-shaped embossing of the signboard Embossed riveted into the sidewall of the through hole of the housing body.

Since the thickness of the label is equal to the depth of the through hole, when the tooth-shaped embossing of the back plate is completely riveted into the side wall of the through hole, the riveted side of the back plate and the shell body is flush with the inner side of the shell body, and the back plate is provided with an icon One side is flush with the outer side of the housing body, that is, both the inner side and the outer side of the riveted terminal housing can be smooth and beautiful.

During the riveting process, the material extruded by the tooth-shaped embossing of the shell body can be accommodated in the overflow groove of the sign, which provides a space for the excess material, and after the shell body is extruded The formed buckle structure can play a role in restricting the movement of the sign, so that a stronger connection is formed between the sign and the shell body.

Further, after riveting the shell body and the label, the riveted terminal shell can also be polished, so that the area where the side of the label with the icon is connected with the outside of the shell body is smoother, thereby improving the aesthetic characteristics.

To sum up, in the embodiment of the present invention, the shell body and the label are prepared and molded separately, and then the side of the back plate provided with icons is inserted into the through hole of the shell body from the inner side of the shell body, so that the tooth-shaped embossing of the back plate overlaps. It is connected to the side wall of the through hole, and the overflow groove is placed inside the through hole, so that when the shell body and the sign are riveted, not only the tooth-shaped embossing and the side wall of the through hole are firmly connected, but also during the riveting process The material extruded into the overflow channel forms a snap-fit structure, which further enables a stronger connection between the sign and the housing body.

It should be noted that each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. For the same and similar parts in each embodiment, refer to each other, that is, Can.

Having described preferred embodiments of embodiments of the present invention, additional changes and modifications to these embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art once the basic inventive concept is appreciated. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed to cover the preferred embodiment and all changes and modifications which fall within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Finally, it should also be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply that these entities or operations, any such actual relationship or order exists. Furthermore, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article, or terminal equipment comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed. other elements identified, or also include elements inherent in such a process, method, article, or end-equipment. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or terminal device comprising said element.

The technical solution provided by the present invention has been introduced in detail above, and the principles and implementation methods of the present invention have been explained by using specific examples in this paper. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and core idea of the present invention; At the same time, for those of ordinary skill in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of terminal enclosure, it is characterised in that including：Outer cover body and label；

The outer cover body includes through hole, and the shape of the through hole matches to house the label with the shape of the label；

The label includes backboard and icon, and the one side of the backboard is provided with the icon, the another side of the backboard with it is described Outer cover body is riveted, and the side of the backboard is provided with dentation embossing.

2. terminal enclosure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The dentation embossing is loop configuration, and side is riveted with the outer cover body positioned near the backboard；

The side of the backboard is provided with flash groove；

The flash groove is the annular groove being be arranged in parallel with dentation embossing.

3. terminal enclosure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The flash groove is located at and is embossed side near the dentation.

4. terminal enclosure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The dentation embossing is riveted with the side wall of the through hole, and the portion of material of the outer cover body is embossed by the dentation and extrudes Into the flash groove, the label and the outer cover body is set closely to connect.

5. terminal enclosure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The backboard is provided with the size of the size less than or equal to the through hole of icon one side；

The backboard is more than the size of the through hole with the size of outer cover body riveting one side；

The thickness of the label is equal to the depth of the through hole.

6. terminal enclosure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The volume of the flash groove is more than or equal to the volume of the backboard and the outer cover body overlapping region.

7. terminal enclosure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The outer cover body is made of metal；

The label is made of metal.

8. a kind of terminal, it is characterised in that including the terminal enclosure as described in any one of claim 1 to 7.

9. the assemble method of a kind of terminal enclosure as described in claim any one of 1-7, it is characterised in that including：

Outer cover body and label are prepared into shaping respectively, wherein, the outer cover body and the label are made of metal；

The backboard is provided with into the one side of icon to be inserted into the through hole of the outer cover body from the inside of the housing main body, with The dentation of the backboard is embossed the side wall for being overlapped in the through hole, and cause that the flash groove is placed in inside the through hole；

The outer cover body is riveted with the label.

10. method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that after the outer cover body and the label is riveted, also Including：

Terminal enclosure to riveting molding is polished.