Functional device, electronic apparatus, and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10637974-B2
Application number	US-201816044039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2018
Priority date	Oct 31, 2017
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A functional device is described. The functional device includes a housing, a functional component disposed in the housing and movable between a first position at which the functional component extends out of the housing and a second position at which the functional component retracts into the housing, and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism is disposed in the housing and includes: a first wheel connected to the functional component, abutting against an inner wall of the housing and rotatable relative to the housing to drive the functional component to move between the first position and the second position, and a driving assembly connected to the first wheel and configured to drive the first wheel to rotate. An electronic apparatus and a mobile terminal are further provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A functional device for a mobile terminal, comprising:
a housing, comprising a top plate and a bottom plate which are opposite to each other;
a functional component, disposed in the housing and movable between a first position at which the functional component extends out of the housing and a second position at which the functional component retracts into the housing; and
a driving mechanism, disposed in the housing and comprising:
a first wheel, connected to the functional component, abutting against an inner wall of the housing and rotatable relative to the housing to drive the functional component to move between the first position and the second position; and
a driving assembly, connected to the first wheel and configured to drive the first wheel to rotate;
wherein at least one of the top plate and the bottom plate has a guiding rail arranged thereon; the guiding rail extends in a direction substantially parallel to a moving direction of the functional component, and the first wheel is rotatable along the guiding rail.

2. The functional device of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a side plate respectively connected to the top plate and the bottom plate; the first wheel is located between the top plate and the bottom plate, and contacts with at least one of the top plate and the bottom plate.

3. The functional device of claim 2 , wherein;
the functional device further comprises a damper arranged in the guiding rail.

4. The functional device of claim 2 , wherein the first wheel comprises an inner ring and an outer ring sleeved on the inner ring; the inner ring is made of rigid material, while the outer ring is made of non-slip material.

5. The functional device of claim 2 , wherein the driving mechanism comprises a pair of first wheels and a first shaft connected between the pair of first wheels; the pair of first wheels are located at two opposite sides of the functional component, and the first shaft is connected to the functional component, such that the functional component is driven to move;
at least one of the pair of first wheels is connected to the driving assembly such that the at least one of the pair of first wheels is driven to rotate.

6. The functional device of claim 5 , wherein each of the pair of first wheels is arranged to contact with the housing by a surface contact and abuts against both the top plate and the bottom plate, and the functional component is located between the top plate and the bottom plate; or
one end of the functional component is provided with the pair of first wheels, each of which abuts against one of the top plate and the bottom plate; the other end of the functional component is slidably connected to the other of the top plate and the bottom plate.

7. The functional device of claim 5 , wherein the driving mechanism further comprises a pair of second wheels contacting with the pair of first wheels and rotatable with the pair of first wheels;
the pair of first wheels abut against the top plate, while the pair of second wheels abut against the bottom plate.

8. The functional device of claim 5 , further comprising a holder movable relative to the housing; wherein the functional component is received in the holder and moves with the holder; the driving assembly is fixed to the holder, and the first wheel is located at an outside of the holder and rotatable relative to the holder.

9. The functional device of claim 8 , wherein the driving assembly comprises:
a motor, received in the holder and having an output shaft;
a first gear, sleeved on the output shaft and rotatable with the output shaft; and
a second gear, sleeved on the first shaft and engaged with the first gear.

10. The functional device of claim 8 , wherein the side plate defines a first through hole, and the functional component extends out of the housing or retracts into the housing via the first through hole;
the holder comprises a baffle located at the outside of the housing and configured to cover the first through hole when the functional component is in the second position.

11. The functional device of claim 10 , further comprising a main board and a flexible printed circuit received in the housing; wherein the flexible printed circuit is electrically connected to the functional component and the main board.

12. The functional device of claim 11 , wherein the holder further comprises a side wall located in the housing and opposite to the baffle, and a second through hole is defined in the side wall;
the main board is located outside the holder; one end of the flexible printed circuit is located in the holder and connected to the functional component, the other end of the flexible printed circuit extends out of the second through hole and is further connected to the main board.

13. The functional device of claim 11 , wherein the side plate comprises a first housing wall defining the first through hole and a second housing wall opposite to the first housing wall;
the housing further comprises:
a partition wall, connected to the bottom plate and located between the first housing wall and the second housing wall; wherein the driving mechanism and the functional component is located between the partition wall and the first housing wall, while the main board is located between the partition wall and the second housing wall; a first gap is defined between the top plate and the partition wall; and
a cover, located at one side of the top plate that is opposite to the bottom plate; wherein a receiving space is defined between the cover and the top plate, and a second gap is defined between the cover and the partition wall;

wherein the flexible printed circuit successively passes through the first gap, the receiving space and the second gap, and is further connected to the main board.

14. The functional device of claim 13 , wherein the flexible printed circuit comprises a curved portion received in the receiving space; when the functional component is extending out of the housing, a length of the curved portion received in the receiving space is reduced; when the functional component is retracting into the housing, the length of the curved portion received in the receiving space is increased.

15. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
an enclosure, comprising a top plate and a bottom plate which are opposite to each other;
a screen engaged with the enclosure to define a chamber;
a slidable device movable between a first position at which the slidable device extends out of the chamber and a second position at which the slidable device retracts into the chamber and covered by the screen; and
a driving mechanism, received in the chamber and comprising:
a first wheel, connected to the slidable device, abutting against an inner wall of the enclosure that forms the chamber and rotatable relative to the enclosure to drive the slidable device to move between the first position and the second position; and
a driving assembly, connected to the first wheel and configured to drive the first wheel to rotate;
wherein the driving mechanism comprises a pair of first wheels and a first shaft connected between the pair of first wheels; the pair of first wheels are located at two opposite sides of the functional component, and the first shaft is connected to the functional component, such that the functional component is driven to move;
at least one of the pair of first wheels is connected to the driving assembly such that the at least one of the pair of first wheels is driven to rotate.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising a ho

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Zeng Yuanqing

Classifications

• G06F1/1624

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F1/1684

  Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 · CPC title

• H04M1/026

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title