TWI856524B - Electronic device and it component - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a casing and electronic components. The casing has an opening between a first surface and an second surface parallel to each other, and the opening has a first side and an second side opposite to each other. The electronic component is assembled in the casing, and includes a main body, a connecting portion and a waterproof ring. The connecting portion is arranged on one side of the main body. The waterproof ring includes an outer ring, an inner ring and two stoppers. The outer ring is a complete closed ring, and the outer ring is arranged on the outer surface of the connecting portion. The inner ring is disposed on the outer surface of the connecting portion and is closer to the main body than the outer ring. The two stoppers are respectively connected to the outer ring and the inner ring. When the connecting portion passes through the opening, one side of the outer ring is in close contact with the first side. One side of the inner ring is in close contact with the second side, one stopper is located at the first side, and the other stopper is located at the second side.

Description

Electronic devices and components

An electronic device, in particular an electronic device having a waterproof component.

A known electronic device has a housing design such that when an electronic component is assembled in the electronic device, a portion of the connection between the electronic component and the electronic device may be exposed, causing external water to penetrate into the housing of the electronic device through the exposed portion of the connection, thereby failing to achieve an effective waterproof function.

In view of this, according to one embodiment, an electronic device is provided including a housing and an electronic component. The housing has an opening between a first side surface and a second side surface that are parallel to each other, and the opening has a first side edge and a second side edge that are opposite to each other, and the first side edge and the second side edge are obliquely arranged between the first side surface and the second side surface. The electronic component is assembled in the housing and includes a main body, a connecting portion and a waterproof ring. The connecting portion is arranged on one side of the main body. The waterproof ring includes an outer ring component, an inner ring component and two stoppers. The outer ring component is a completely closed circular ring, which is arranged on the outer surface of the connecting portion. The inner ring component is arranged on the outer surface of the connecting portion and is closer to the main body than the outer ring component. The two stoppers are connected to the outer ring and the inner ring respectively. When the connecting portion is correspondingly penetrated in the opening, one side of the outer ring is closely connected to the first side surface, one side of the inner ring is closely connected to the second side surface, one stopper is correspondingly located at the first side edge, and the other stopper is correspondingly located at the second side edge.

In some embodiments, the other side of the outer ring relative to the first side protrudes from the opening.

In some embodiments, the inner ring has a notch portion, which is open toward the top end of the body.

In some embodiments, the two stoppers are adjacent to the notch portion.

In some embodiments, when the connecting portion is correspondingly disposed through the opening, the two blocking members are respectively located within the range of the first side and the second side and simultaneously cover the outer ring member.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion has a first surface and a second surface, and the two stoppers are respectively disposed at two opposite ends and are located within a distance range of 2/3 of the distance from the first surface to the second surface.

In some embodiments, the outer ring and the inner ring are arranged at a certain distance.

In some embodiments, the two stoppers extend in parallel to the axial direction of the outer ring and the inner ring and connect the outer ring and the inner ring.

In some embodiments, the two stoppers extend in a direction inclined to the axis of the outer ring and the inner ring and connect the outer ring and the inner ring.

In addition, an electronic component set is provided, which includes a body, a connecting part and a waterproof ring. The connecting part is arranged on one side of the body. The waterproof ring includes an outer ring, an inner ring and two stoppers. The outer ring is a completely closed circular ring, which is arranged on the outer surface of the connecting part. The inner ring is arranged on the outer surface of the connecting part and is closer to the body than the outer ring. The two stoppers are respectively connected to the outer ring and the inner ring, and the two stoppers are respectively located at two opposite ends.

In summary, according to the electronic device and electronic assembly provided by the above embodiments, a waterproof ring having an outer ring and an inner ring is provided at the connection part of the electronic assembly, and the outer ring and the inner ring are connected by a stopper, so that even if water flows in from either side of the connection part, it will be blocked by the stopper and cannot penetrate into the housing on the other side, thereby maintaining the waterproof function.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 7. Figure 1 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a housing according to an embodiment. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a housing according to another angle according to an embodiment. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic component according to an embodiment. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic component according to another angle according to an embodiment. Figure 6 is a side view of an electronic component according to an embodiment. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an electronic component assembled in an electronic device according to an embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, an electronic device 100 includes a housing 110 and an electronic component 130. The electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer or a tablet computer, and the electronic component 130 is, for example, a battery component, a pluggable hard disk, or a pluggable optical disk drive, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 , the housing 110 has a first side surface 111 and a second side surface 112 which are parallel to each other, and a receiving groove 114 is formed between the first side surface 111 and the second side surface 112, and the electronic component 130 is assembled and received in the receiving groove 114. The housing 110 has an opening 113 between the first side surface 111 and the second side surface 112 which are parallel to each other, and the opening 113 has a first side edge 1131 and a second side edge 1132 which are opposite to each other, and the first side edge 1131 and the second side edge 1132 are obliquely disposed between the first side surface 111 and the second side surface 112. Furthermore, the receiving groove 114 is correspondingly provided with the opening 113. The first side surface 111 and the second side surface 112 are two opposite surfaces of the housing 110 , and the first side edge 1131 and the second side edge 1132 extend obliquely from the first side surface 111 and connect to the second side surface 112 to form an opening 113 for assembling the connecting portion 132 of the electronic component 130 .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the electronic component 130 is assembled in the housing 110 and includes a body 131, a connection portion 132 and a waterproof ring 133. The connection portion 132 is disposed on one side of the body 131. The body 131 of the electronic component 130 is assembled and accommodated in the receiving groove 114 of the housing 110. The electronic component 130 and the housing 110 are assembled by inserting the connection portion 132 into the opening 113. In other words, the connection portion 132 of the electronic component 130 is, for example, an electrical connection terminal. The electronic device 100 has another electrical connection terminal (not shown). The connection portion 132 of the electronic component 130 can be electrically connected to other electronic components (not shown) in the electronic device 100 to achieve the function of power supply or data transmission.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , the waterproof ring 133 includes an outer ring 1331, an inner ring 1332 and two stoppers 1333. The double-ring waterproof ring 133 can prevent water from penetrating into the housing 110 from the outside. On the other hand, the double-ring waterproof ring 133 can also prevent water from penetrating into the electronic component 130 from the outside.

The outer ring 1331 is a completely closed annular ring, and is disposed on the outer surface of the connecting portion 132. As shown in FIG6, the outer ring 1331 is located at an end away from the main body 131.

The inner ring 1332 is disposed on the outer surface of the connecting portion 132 and is closer to the main body 131 than the outer ring 1331. As shown in FIG6, the inner ring 1332 is an incomplete closed annular ring.

The two stoppers 1333 are connected to the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332 respectively. Since the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332 are arranged at a distance d, the two stoppers 1333 can prevent water from penetrating from the gap between the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332. There are many implementations of the connection position and method of the two stoppers 1333, which will be described in detail later.

When the connecting portion 132 is correspondingly penetrated in the opening 113, one side S1 of the outer ring member 1331 is in close contact with the first side surface 111, and the other side S2 of the outer ring member 1331 opposite to the opening 113 protrudes from the opening 113, one side S3 of the inner ring member 1332 is in close contact with the second side surface 112, a stopper 1333 is correspondingly located at the first side surface 1131, and another stopper 1333 is correspondingly located at the second side surface 1132. As shown in FIG. 7 , when the electronic component 130 is assembled in the housing 110, the outer ring member 1331 as a completely closed annular ring closely contacts the first side surface 111. However, since the first side 1131 and the second side 1132 are connected to the first side 111 and the second side 112 at an angle, the outer ring member 1331 also closely contacts part of the first side 1131 and part of the second side 1132, and a side S2 of the outer ring member 1331 corresponding to the second side surface 112 is exposed at the opening 113. The inner ring member 1332 as an incompletely closed annular ring closely contacts the second side surface 112. In addition, the two stoppers 1333 between the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332 are in close contact with the first side 1131 and the second side 1132 respectively.

In this way, the inner ring 1332 can prevent water from entering the electronic device 100 from the second side 112 of the receiving groove 114, part of the first side 1131 and part of the second side 1132. Even if water wants to enter from the direction of the first side 111 of the receiving groove 114, it will be blocked by the outer ring 1331 and the two blocking members 1333. The outer ring 1331 can prevent water from entering the electronic device 100 from the first side 111, part of the first side 1131 and part of the second side 1132, and the two blocking members 1333 can prevent water from entering from the first side 1131 and the second side 1132. In another embodiment, the outer ring 1331 can prevent water from entering from the first side 111, part of the first side 1131 and part of the second side 1132, and even if water wants to enter from the direction of the second side 112, it will be blocked by the inner ring 1332 and the two stoppers 1333.

Specifically, a waterproof ring 133 having an outer ring 1331 and an inner ring 1332 is provided at the connecting portion 132 of the electronic component 130, and the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332 are connected by a stopper 1333. In addition to first blocking water from penetrating from the outside of the electronic device 100 through the inner ring 1332, even if water flows in from the portion of the connecting portion 132 exposed from the housing 110 (i.e., corresponding to the accommodating groove 114, i.e., the left side of the first side 1131 as shown in FIG. 7), it will be blocked by the stopper 1333 and the outer ring 1331 and cannot penetrate into the housing 110 of the electronic device 100, thereby maintaining the waterproof function. In another embodiment, the outer ring 1331 prevents water from penetrating from the inside of the electronic device 100 into the electronic component 130. Even if water flows in from the portion of the connecting portion 132 exposed from the housing 110 (such as the right side of the first side 1131 as shown in FIG. 7 ), it will be blocked by the blocking member 1333 and the inner ring 1332 and cannot penetrate into the electronic component 130, thereby maintaining the waterproof function.

In one embodiment, the inner ring 1332 has a notch 1334, and the notch 1334 is opened toward the top of the body 131. As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the inner ring 1332 is an incomplete closed ring, and its notch 1334 is opened toward the first side surface 111 of the housing 110. Since water in the direction of the first side surface 111 can be blocked by the outer ring 1331, the inner ring 1332 can correspond to the structure of the housing 110 (accommodation groove 114) and set the notch 1334 to avoid structural extrusion during assembly and reduce material consumption.

As shown in FIG6 and FIG7 , regarding the connection position of the two stoppers 1333, in one embodiment, when the connection portion 132 is correspondingly penetrated through the opening 113, the two stoppers 1333 are respectively located within the range where the first side 1131 and the second side 1132 simultaneously cover the outer ring 1331. For example, if the two stoppers 1333 are located outside the covering range of the first side 1131 and the second side 1132, the two stoppers 1333 will be exposed to the opening 113, and external water can enter the housing 110 through the gap between the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , in one embodiment, the connection portion 132 has a first surface 1321 and a second surface 1322, and two stoppers 1333 are respectively disposed at two opposite ends and are located within a distance range of 2/3 of the distance from the first surface 1321 to the second surface 1322. Thus, by disposing the two stoppers 1333 adjacent to the side of the first surface 1321, it is prevented that when the electronic component 130 is assembled in the housing 110, the two stoppers 1333 are exposed at the opening 113, thereby preventing external water from infiltrating.

Regarding the connection method of the two stoppers 1333, as shown in Figure 6, in one embodiment, the waterproof ring 133 has a central axis C, and the central axis C passes through the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332, and the two stoppers 1333 extend in a direction parallel to the central axis C of the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332 and connect the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332.

In one embodiment, a certain interval d is set between the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332. Since the distance between the outer ring 1331 and the inner ring 1332 is too close, it may cause difficulties in structural formation, so a certain interval d is set, and the interval d is, for example, 0.5 mm.

Please refer to FIG8. FIG8 is a side view of an electronic assembly according to another embodiment. Regarding the connection position of the two stoppers 1333, in this embodiment, the two stoppers 2333 are adjacent to the notch 2334. For example, as long as the two stoppers 2333 are located within the coverage range of the first side 1131 and the second side 1132, the two stoppers 2333 can also be located away from the notch 2334 to maintain the waterproof function.

Please refer to Figure 9. Figure 9 is a side view of an electronic assembly according to another embodiment. Regarding the connection method of the two stoppers 1333, in this embodiment, the two stoppers 3333 extend in a direction inclined to the axis of the outer ring 3331 and the inner ring 3332 and connect the outer ring 3331 and the inner ring 3332. Thus, the two stoppers 3333 can also be obliquely connected to the outer ring 3331 and the inner ring 3332. For example, the two stoppers 3333 can be respectively disposed at the covering edges of the first side 1131 and the second side 1132, and extend obliquely along the first side 1131 and the second side 1132 to connect the outer ring 3331 and the inner ring 3332.

In summary, the electronic device and electronic component of the above-mentioned embodiment are provided with a waterproof ring having an outer ring and an inner ring at the connection part of the electronic component, and the outer ring and the inner ring are connected by a stopper. In addition to first preventing water from penetrating from the outside of the electronic device through the inner ring, even if water flows in from the part of the connection part exposed from the housing, it will be blocked by the stopper and the outer ring and cannot penetrate into the housing of the electronic device, so as to maintain the waterproof function. In addition, the outer ring can also prevent water from penetrating from the inside of the electronic device to the electronic component. Even if water flows in from the part of the connection part exposed from the housing, it will be blocked by the stopper and the inner ring and cannot penetrate into the electronic component, so as to maintain the waterproof function.

100: electronic device 110: housing 111: first side 112: second side 113: opening 114: receiving groove 1131: first side 1132: second side 130: electronic component 131: body 132: connecting part 1321: first surface 1322: second surface 133: waterproof ring 1331: outer ring 1332: inner ring 1333: stopper 1334: notch 2333: stopper 2334: notch 3331: outer ring 3332: inner ring 3333: stopper C: Center axis d: Interval S1, S2, S3: Side

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a housing according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a housing according to an embodiment from another angle. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic assembly according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic assembly according to an embodiment from another angle. FIG. 6 is a side view of an electronic assembly according to an embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an electronic assembly according to an embodiment assembled in an electronic device. FIG. 8 is a side view of an electronic assembly according to another embodiment. FIG. 9 is a side view of an electronic assembly according to yet another embodiment.

110: Shell

111: First side

112: Second side

113: Open mouth

114: Storage tank

1131: First side

131:Entity

132: Connection part

1331: Outer ring parts

1332: Inner ring

1333: Stopper

S1,S2,S3: Side

Claims (16)

An electronic device comprises: A housing having an opening between a first side surface and a second side surface which are parallel to each other, the opening having a first side edge and a second side edge which are opposite to each other, and the first side edge and the second side edge are obliquely arranged between the first side surface and the second side surface; and An electronic component assembled in the housing, and the electronic component comprises: A body; A connecting portion arranged on one side of the body; and A waterproof ring comprising: An outer ring member which is a completely closed circular ring arranged on the outer surface of the connecting portion; An inner ring member which is arranged on the outer surface of the connecting portion and is closer to the body than the outer ring member; and Two stoppers are connected to the outer ring and the inner ring respectively; When the connection portion is correspondingly penetrated through the opening, one side of the outer ring is closely connected to the first side, one side of the inner ring is closely connected to the second side, one stopper is correspondingly located at the first side, and the other stopper is correspondingly located at the second side. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the outer ring protrudes from the opening on another side opposite to the first side. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the inner ring has a notch portion, which is opened toward the top end of the main body. An electronic device as described in claim 3, wherein the two blocking members are adjacent to the notch portion. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein when the connecting portion is correspondingly inserted into the opening, the two blocking members are respectively located within the range of the first side and the second side and simultaneously cover the outer ring member. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting portion has a first surface and a second surface, and the two stoppers are respectively arranged at two opposite ends and located within a distance range of 2/3 of the distance from the first surface to the second surface. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the outer ring and the inner ring are arranged at a certain distance. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the two stoppers extend in a direction parallel to the axes of the outer ring and the inner ring and connect the outer ring and the inner ring. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the two stoppers extend in an axial direction inclined to the outer ring and the inner ring and connect the outer ring and the inner ring. An electronic component, comprising: a body; a connecting portion, disposed on one side of the body; and a waterproof ring, comprising: an outer ring, which is a completely closed circular ring, disposed on the outer surface of the connecting portion; an inner ring, which is disposed on the outer surface of the connecting portion and is closer to the body than the outer ring; and two stoppers, respectively connected to the outer ring and the inner ring; wherein the two stoppers are respectively located at two opposite ends. An electronic component as described in claim 10, wherein the inner ring has a notch portion, which is open toward the top of the main body. An electronic assembly as described in claim 11, wherein the two stoppers are adjacent to the notch portion. An electronic component as described in claim 10, wherein the connecting portion has a first surface and a second surface, and the two stoppers are respectively arranged at two opposite ends and are located within a distance range of 2/3 of the distance from the first surface to the second surface. An electronic component as described in claim 10, wherein the outer ring and the inner ring are arranged at a certain distance. An electronic component as described in claim 10, wherein the two stoppers extend in a direction parallel to the axes of the outer ring and the inner ring and connect the outer ring and the inner ring. An electronic assembly as described in claim 10, wherein the two stoppers extend in an axial direction inclined to the outer ring and the inner ring and connect the outer ring and the inner ring.

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