TWI609395B - Power button - Google Patents

Description

Power button

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a power button for an electronic device.

In the past, a power button disposed in an electronic device has a pressing portion and an elastic member that provides a rebounding force, and is mostly composed of two or more different components. When the user applies force to the pressing portion, the pressing portion transmits the force to the elastic member, and compresses the elastic member, and part of the force is further transmitted to the power switch of the electronic device to activate or deactivate the power switch. A general elastic component, such as a spring or a ring structure, is prone to uneven application of force during pressing, resulting in a situation in which the pressing stroke is not smooth, or even an electronic device using a ring structure as an elastic component, and the configuration of the annular structure thereof The material is not easily deformed effectively, and the direction of the applied force is different from the direction of deformation. It is not easy to produce an elastic effect, so that the user must use more force to press, which is prone to excessive force and irreversible structural damage to the elastic component, resulting in damage. The case of elastic components. In addition, the aforementioned power button needs to be assembled with the electronic device by means of a spool. In view of this, how to provide a new type of power button design is an urgent problem for the related art.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a power button in which a pressing portion and an elastic member are integrally formed, and an elastic member is coupled to both sides of the symmetrical portion of the pressing portion, so that the user's power can be evenly pressed when the power button is pressed. It is transmitted to the elastic component, and the power button further includes a blocking component, which can avoid or reduce the elastic deformation of the elastic component of the power button in the pressing stroke, excessive elastic deformation, irreversible structural damage, and damage to the elastic component.

The present invention provides a power button that includes a body, a resilient assembly, a bottom assembly, and a stop assembly. The body includes a connected pressing portion and a side wall portion. The pressing portion has a pressing surface. The elastic component can include two stereo cantilevers. Each of the stereo cantilevers has an opposite first end and a second end. The first end of the stereo cantilever is connected to the side wall portion. The bottom assembly connects the second end of the stereo cantilever. When the pressing portion is pressed toward the bottom member, the elastic member is elastically deformed by an external force, and has an elastic stroke between the body and the bottom member. The stop assembly is disposed on the bottom assembly and extends toward the body for the body to abut.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the body is spaced apart from the bottom assembly by a first distance in a direction perpendicular to the pressing surface, and the body is spaced apart from the blocking component by a second distance in the direction of the vertical pressing surface, the second distance Less than the first distance.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the bottom assembly and the stop assembly form a first engaging hole.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, each of the above stereo cantilevers further includes a connecting rod. The two ends of the connecting rod are respectively connected to one end of the first end away from the body and one end of the second end away from the bottom assembly. The two stereo cantilevers are oppositely disposed and are respectively connected to opposite side faces of the side wall portion.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the power button, when the pressing portion is pressed toward the bottom assembly, the body drives the first end of the elastic assembly toward the bottom assembly in a direction parallel to the substantially parallel body and the bottom assembly. Move and drive the connecting rod to connect the end of the first end.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the body further includes a bump connecting sidewall portion. The projection of the projection in the direction of the vertical pressing surface at least partially overlaps the stop assembly.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the power button further includes a light guide bar, and the bottom assembly of the power button has an opening, and the light guide bar passes through the opening and abuts against the pressing portion of the power button. The light guiding strip is away from one end of the pressing portion for receiving color light. .

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the pressing portion further has a hollow hole penetrating through the pressing surface, and a part of the light guiding strip is embedded in the hollow hole.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the side wall portion has at least one second engaging hole, and the light guiding strip includes at least one protruding rib structure and is engaged with the second engaging hole.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a casing, a power switch and a power button. The casing has a receiving groove. The power switch contains a light source. The light source is configured to emit colored lights of different colors according to the state of the power switch. The power button as described above, the power button is set in the receiving slot. The bottom assembly of the power button has an opening and lies against the surface of the receiving groove. The power button also includes a light guide bar between the power button and the power switch. The light guiding strip passes through the opening of the bottom assembly and abuts against the pressing portion. The color light emitted by the light source is received by the light guide bar away from the end of the pressing portion, and is transmitted to the pressing portion of the power button.

The disclosure will provide a number of different embodiments or embodiments for implementing the various features of the invention. To make the disclosure easy to understand, the components and configurations of a particular example are described below. It should be understood that the details of these specific examples are not intended to limit the invention. For example, when the first feature is described as being formed over the second feature, the first feature may be formed on the second feature, and the embodiment directly contacting the second feature may also include other additional features. An embodiment formed between the first and second features. In addition, the same numbers and/or symbols that may be present in different embodiments are merely for convenience and clarity of representation, and are not meant to be in the different embodiments and/or different configurations of the present disclosure. Relevance.

When an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be either directly connected or coupled to the other element, or an additional element can be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly coupled" to another element, no additional element is present.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, such as a power button that connects a power switch of an electronic device. There is a need to replace the combination of the pressing portion and the elastic component of the conventional assembled power button, and the elastic component of the power button is integrally formed to improve the structure of the power button, and the hardware required for loading and unloading the assembled power button is saved. And reduce the ease and time of assembling the power button. However, in order to balance the stress applied by the user to the power button and to avoid excessive elastic deformation of the elastic component of the power button, the challenge of the integrally formed power button is even more daunting. For example, the stress applied by the user to the power button is too large, causing the elastic component to be permanently deformed and damaged. Therefore, it is necessary to provide an additional structure to limit the pressing stroke of the power button, so that the problem that the elastic button is damaged due to uneven force or excessive force in the power button pressing stroke can be improved.

1 is a perspective perspective view of an electronic device 100 in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. The electronic device 100 includes a casing 200, a power switch 120, and a power button 300. The casing 200 has a receiving groove 210. The power switch 120 includes a light source 122. In various embodiments, the power switch 120 can have an open state or a closed state. The light source 122 is configured to emit a plurality of different colors of color light according to the state of the power switch 120. For example, when the power switch 120 is in the on state, the light source 122 emits a green colored light, or when the power switch 120 is in the off state, the light source 122 emits a red colored light. The power button 300 is disposed in the receiving slot 120. The bottom assembly 370 of the power button 300 has an opening 372, and other configurations of the power button 300 will be described in detail later. The bottom assembly 370 rests against the surface of the receiving slot 120. Further, the housing 200 can be disposed at different positions of the receiving slot 120 near the surface of the power button, and can be provided with a plurality of features, such as the supporting structure 220, the sliding groove 230, and the engaging structure 240, etc., for strengthening The connection relationship between the power button 300 and the casing 200 will be described in detail later. In various embodiments, the cabinet 200 can include a shackle structure 220 disposed in the accommodating slot 120 at a position between the bottom assembly 370 of the power button 300 and the power switch 120. The bottom assembly 370 of the power button 300 abuts against the surface of the shackle structure 220 remote from the power switch 120. In various embodiments, the power button 300 further includes a light guide strip 350. The light guide bar 350 is located between the power button 300 and the power switch 120. In various embodiments, the two ends of the light guiding strip 350 are respectively connected to the power button 300 and the power switch 120. The light guiding strip 350 passes through the opening 372 of the bottom assembly 370 and abuts against the pressing portion 312. The plurality of different colors of light emitted by the light source 122 are received by the light guide bar 350 away from the end of the pressing portion 312 and transmitted to the pressing portion 312 of the power button 300. When the pressing portion 312 is subjected to a force, the pressing portion 312 can perform a limited pressing stroke, interlocking the light guiding strip 350, and transmitting the force to the power switch 120 to turn on or off the power of the electronic device 100.

2 is a perspective view of a power button 300 according to various embodiments of the present invention. Fig. 3A is a perspective view of the button portion after the explosion of the power button 300 according to Fig. 2. Fig. 3B is a perspective view of a portion of the light guiding strip 350 after the power button 300 of Fig. 2 is exploded. As shown in FIG. 2, the power button 300 includes a body 310, a bottom assembly 370, and a light guiding strip 350. The bottom assembly 370 of the power button 300 has an opening 372 through which the light guide strip 350 passes and abuts against the pressing portion 310 of the power button 300. The light guiding strip 350 is away from one end of the pressing portion 310 for receiving a plurality of different colors of light emitted by a light source (such as the light source 122 of FIG. 1) from a power switch (such as the power switch 120 of FIG. 1) (see the 1 picture). In addition, when the pressing portion 310 is forced to perform a limited pressing stroke, the force is transmitted to the power switch 120 by interlocking the light guiding strip 350 to turn on or off the power of the electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pressing portion 310 of the power button 300 may further have a hollow hole 318 extending through the pressing surface 316 , and a part of the light guiding strip 350 is embedded in the hollow hole 318 , so that the light source is away from the light guiding strip 350 away from the pressing portion 310 . A plurality of different colors of color light sent to the light guiding strips 350 at one end of the light guiding strips 350 can be emitted from the hollow holes 318 of the pressing portion 310 through the light guiding strips 350, so that the user can confirm the electronic device 100 by the colored lights of different colors. Operational status.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the side wall portion 314 has at least one second engaging hole 320, and the light guiding strip 350 includes at least one protruding rib structure 352 and the second engaging hole 320 to engage with each other for reinforcing the light guiding strip. The connection relationship between the 350 and the side wall portion 314 will be more clearly shown in Fig. 3B.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the power button 300 includes a body 310, a resilient assembly 340, a bottom assembly 370, and a stop assembly 380. In various embodiments, the body 310, the resilient assembly 340, the bottom assembly 370, and the stop assembly 380 of the power button 300 can be integrally formed. The body 310 includes a connecting pressing portion 312 and a side wall portion 314. The pressing portion 312 has a pressing surface 316. In various embodiments, the side wall portion 314 can include a plurality of side surfaces that are respectively connected to the adjacent side surfaces and the pressing surface 316, and the second engaging holes 320 on the side surfaces can be engaged with the protruding rib structure 352. In various embodiments, the connected pressing portion 312 and the side wall portion 314 can collectively form an accommodating space for accommodating the light guiding strip 350, as shown in FIG. The resilient assembly 340 can include two cantilevered arms 342, 344. Each of the stereo cantilever 342 and the stereo cantilever 344 has an opposite first end 346A and a second end 346B. The first cantilever 342 and the first end 346A of the cantilever 344 are connected to the side wall portion 314. The bottom assembly 370 connects the stereo cantilever 342 and the second end 346B of the stereo cantilever 344. That is, the resilient member 340 has opposing first and second ends 346A, 346B, the first end 346A of the resilient member 340 is coupled to the sidewall portion 314, and the second end 346B of the resilient member 340 is coupled to the bottom member 370. When the pressing portion 312 is pressed toward the bottom assembly 370, the elastic member 340 is elastically deformed by an external force, and the elastic member 340 is pushed by the body 310 to shorten the distance from the bottom member 370 to perform the elastic stroke. That is, when the user applies the stress toward the pressing portion 312 in the direction toward the bottom member 370, the pressing portion 312 pushes the body 310 to perform the pressing stroke, thereby compressing or reducing the distance between the body 310 and the bottom member 370, and at the same time, the elasticity The assembly 340 is elastically deformed to store the spring potential. On the contrary, when the user no longer applies the stress to the pressing portion 220, the elastically deformed elastic member 340 releases the stored elastic potential energy in the opposite direction of the pressing stroke, and the distance between the body 310 and the bottom assembly 370. Restore to the distance before uncompressed. The stop assembly 380 is disposed on the bottom assembly 370 and extends toward the body 310 for the body 310 to abut. In more detail, the stop assembly 380 is used to urge the body 310 against the pressing stroke during the pressing stroke to prevent the body 310 from continuing the pressing stroke beyond the elastic limit recoverable by the resilient member 340. As a result, the body 310 is blocked by the blocking assembly 380, and only a limited pressing stroke can be performed.

Due to the power button 300, the body 310 including the pressing portion 312 is integrally formed with the elastic member 340, and the elastic member 340 can be coupled to the body 310 on both sides of the symmetrical portion of the pressing portion 312. When the power button 300 is subjected to an external force to press the body 310 in the direction toward the bottom assembly 370, the external force can be uniformly transmitted to the stereo cantilever 342 of the elastic component 340, the stereo cantilever 344 through the pressing portion 312, and the elastic component is transmitted through the elastic component. The elastic deformation of the 340, the storage elastic position can be in the elastic component 340. When the external force applied to the power button 300 is removed, the elastic position stored in the elastic member 340 can be released, and the body 310 is pushed in the opposite direction of the pressing stroke to the original position before the external force is applied. The power button 300 further includes a blocking component 380, which can avoid or reduce the elastic component 340 of the power button 300 in the pressing stroke, and the elastic component 340 is excessively elastically deformed due to excessive force, and the elastic component 340 has an irreversible structure. Sexual destruction destroys the power button 300.

Further, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A simultaneously, when the power button 300 is subjected to an external force in the direction from the pressing portion 312 to the bottom member 370, the pressing portion 312 is compressed toward the bottom member 370, and at the same time, the bottom member 370 is biased against the crucible. On the structure 220, the force of the external force is retained between the bottom assembly 370 and the pressing portion 312. That is, the force of the external force and the reaction force of the supporting structure act on the power button 300 at the same time, and the storage elastic position can be in the elastic member 340. When the external force is no longer applied to the power button 300, the elastic component 340 will release the stored elastic potential energy along the direction of the pressing portion 312 to the bottom assembly 370, but the elastic position energy released toward the bottom assembly 370 will be affected. By the reaction force of the structure 220, it acts substantially in the direction toward the pressing portion 312 to restore the compressed power button 300 to the original state before the external force is applied.

Referring to FIG. 3A, in various embodiments of the present invention, the body 310 is spaced apart from the bottom assembly 370 by a first distance D1 in the direction of the vertical pressing surface, and the body 310 is spaced apart from the blocking assembly 380 in the direction of the vertical pressing surface. The second distance D2 is smaller than the first distance D1. As such, when the body 310 is forced to decompress the elastic assembly 340 toward the bottom assembly 370, the body 310 will first abut against the stop assembly 380, and stop the compression stroke of the body 310, limiting the body 310 and the bottom assembly 370. The minimum distance between them avoids or reduces the elastic component 340 of the power button 300 during the pressing stroke, excessive deformation, exceeding the elastic deformation limit of the elastic component 340, causing the elastic component 340 to irreversibly structural damage, damaging the power button 300.

In various embodiments of the invention, the bottom assembly 370 and the stop assembly 380 form a first snap aperture 382. In various embodiments, the first engaging hole 382 can correspond to the engaging structure 240 disposed in the receiving groove 210 of the casing 200 in FIG. 1 . In the embodiment, when the power button 300 is disposed in the receiving slot 210 of the casing 200, the first engaging hole 382 can be engaged with the engaging structure 240. In this way, when the electronic device 100 is assembled, the hardware required for assembly can be saved.

In the various embodiments of the present invention, the three-dimensional cantilever 342 and the three-dimensional cantilever 344 are oppositely disposed, and are respectively connected to opposite side faces of the side wall portion 314. As a result, the force transmitted from the body 310 to the elastic component 340 is more easily distributed evenly to the stereo cantilever 342 and the stereo cantilever 344. It should be noted that the number of the stereo cantilever here is merely an example, and is not an embodiment for limiting the power button 300 to the elastic component 340 including only the two stereo cantilever arms 342, 344 as long as the self-body 310 can be transferred to the elastic component 340. The force can be evenly distributed to the stereo cantilever without exceeding the elastic limit of any of the three-dimensional cantilevers. In various embodiments, the resilient component 340 can include one or more stereo cantilevers.

In various embodiments, the stereo cantilever 342 and the stereo cantilever 344 can further include a connecting rod 348. The two ends of the connecting rod 348 are respectively connected to one end of the first end 346A away from the body 310 and one end of the second end 346B away from the bottom assembly 370. In various embodiments, when the pressing portion 312 is pressed toward the bottom assembly 370, the body 310 drives the first end 346A of the elastic assembly 340 to move toward the bottom assembly 370 in a stacking direction of the substantially parallel body 310 and the bottom assembly 370. The connecting rod 348 is connected to one end of the first end 346A. That is, when the pressing portion 312 is pressed toward the bottom assembly 370, the first end 346A moves in a direction substantially parallel to the second end 346B relative to the second end 346B, and the two ends are connected to the first end 346A and the second end. The connecting rod 348 of the 346B is deformed relative to the first end 346A and the second end 346B to store the elastic force at the connection between the connecting rod 348 or the connecting rod 348 and the first end 346A and the second end 346B, but is not limited thereto.

In various embodiments of the present invention, the body 310 may further include a bump 330 connected to the sidewall portion 314. The projection of the bump 330 in the direction of the vertical pressing surface at least partially overlaps with the stop assembly 380. The bump 330 can increase the contact area of the body 310 with the stop assembly 380 to enhance the function of the stop assembly 380. That is, when the power button 300 is subjected to an external force to press the body 310 in the direction toward the bottom assembly 370, the body 310 and the bump 330 will first abut against the stop assembly 380, and stop the compression stroke of the body 310. Limiting the minimum distance between the body 310 and the bottom assembly 370, avoiding or reducing the elastic assembly 340 of the power button 300 during the pressing stroke, excessive deformation, exceeding the elastic deformation limit of the elastic assembly 340, causing the elastic assembly 340 to be irreversible. Structural damage, destroying the power button 300.

In addition, referring to FIG. 1 , in various embodiments, the casing 200 may further have a sliding groove 230 corresponding to the bump 330 . In the embodiment, when the power button 300 is disposed in the receiving slot 210 of the casing 200, the bump 330 can slide in the sliding groove 230 of the casing 200 and is restricted. The pressing stroke travel direction of the power button 300. That is, when the power button 300 performs the pressing stroke, the protrusion 330 can move along the body 310 in the sliding groove 230, and at the same time restrict the traveling direction of the pressing stroke when the body 310 is forced to be preset along the sliding groove 230. direction. In this way, in addition to saving the hardware required for assembling the electronic device 100, the bumps 330 and the sliding grooves 230 determine the traveling direction when the power button 300 performs the pressing stroke. In various embodiments, the electronic device 100 can provide an additional blocking component (not shown) in the sliding groove 230 and a portion of the protruding portion 330 of the protruding block 330 to abut each other at the end of the pressing stroke to provide electrons. The device 100 has the option of stopping the press stroke in addition to the stop assembly 380.

As discussed in the above embodiments, the performance of the elastic component of the power button can be achieved by integrally molding the pressing portion and the elastic component to make the force of the elastic component more uniform, and additional additional structures such as the blocking component, the engaging hole, Bumps, etc., give the power button a different new function. In addition, since the casing is matched with the power button, a plurality of characteristic structures, such as a shackle structure, a sliding groove, and a snap structure, are respectively provided, which respectively correspond to the bottom component of the power button, the bump, the engaging hole, and the like. This saves the amount of hardware required for assembly. Since the number of hardware components required for integral assembly and assembly is reduced, the cost and manufacturing time can be similarly reduced.

While the various embodiments of the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail herein, those skilled in the art can understand the various aspects of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present disclosure can be used to design or modify other manufacturing processes and structures to perform the same purpose and/or achieve the same advantages as the embodiments described herein. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the equivalents and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, and those skilled in the art can make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. , replacement, and change.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices
120‧‧‧Power switch
122‧‧‧Light source
200‧‧‧Chassis
210‧‧‧ accommodating slots
220‧‧‧ depend on structure
230‧‧‧Sliding groove
240‧‧‧Clamping structure
300‧‧‧Power button
310‧‧‧ Ontology
312‧‧‧ Pressing Department
314‧‧‧ Side wall
316‧‧‧ pressing surface
318‧‧‧ hollow holes
320‧‧‧Second snap hole
330‧‧‧Bumps
340‧‧‧Flexible components
342‧‧‧Three-dimensional cantilever
344‧‧‧Three-dimensional cantilever
346A‧‧‧ first end
346B‧‧‧ second end
348‧‧‧ Connecting rod
350‧‧‧Light guide strips
352‧‧‧ rib structure
370‧‧‧ bottom component
372‧‧‧ openings
380‧‧‧stop assembly
382‧‧‧First engagement hole
D1‧‧‧First distance
D2‧‧‧Second distance

The following detailed description is read in conjunction with the drawings in the claims It will be appreciated that, for the sake of simplicity of the drawings, some of the conventional structures and elements are illustrated in the drawings. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or decreased as illustrated for the purpose of clarity. 1 is a perspective perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view of a power button in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. Fig. 3A and Fig. 3B are perspective views of different parts of the power button after the explosion of the power button according to Fig. 2.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

120‧‧‧Power switch

122‧‧‧Light source

200‧‧‧Chassis

210‧‧‧ accommodating slots

220‧‧‧Relying structure

230‧‧‧Sliding groove

240‧‧‧Clamping structure

300‧‧‧Power button

316‧‧‧ pressing surface

350‧‧‧Light guide strips

370‧‧‧ bottom component

372‧‧‧ openings

Claims (10)

A power button includes: a body comprising a pressing portion and a side wall portion, the pressing portion having a pressing surface; a resilient assembly comprising two stereo cantilevers, each of the plurality of cantilever arms having a first end And a second end, the first end is connected to the side wall portion; a bottom assembly is connected to the second end, and when the pressing portion is pressed against the bottom assembly, the elastic component is elastically deformed by an external force, and The body has a resilient stroke between the body and the bottom assembly; and a stop assembly is disposed on the base assembly and extends toward the body for the body to abut. The power button of claim 1, wherein the body is spaced apart from the bottom assembly by a first distance in a direction perpendicular to the pressing surface, the body being spaced apart from the blocking component by a second distance in the direction Less than the first distance. The power button of claim 1, wherein the bottom assembly is bent and connected to the stopping assembly, and has a first engaging hole on the blocking assembly. The power button of claim 1, wherein each of the three-dimensional cantilever further comprises a connecting rod, wherein two ends of the connecting rod are respectively connected to the first end away from the end of the body and the second end is far away One end of the bottom assembly, wherein the two stereo cantilevers are oppositely disposed, and are respectively connected to opposite side faces of the side wall portion. The power button of claim 4, wherein when the pressing portion is pressed toward the bottom assembly, the body drives the first end of the elastic assembly substantially parallel to the stack of the body and the bottom assembly The direction moves toward the bottom assembly and drives the connecting rod to connect the end of the first end. The power button of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a bump connecting the side wall portion, and a projection of the bump in a direction perpendicular to the pressing surface at least partially overlaps the stop assembly. The power button of claim 1, further comprising a light guiding strip, the bottom assembly having an opening, the light guiding strip passing through the opening and abutting the pressing portion, the light guiding strip being away from the pressing portion One end for receiving one color of light. The power button of claim 7, wherein the pressing portion has a hollow hole penetrating the pressing surface, and a portion of the light guiding strip is embedded in the hollow hole. The power button of claim 7, wherein the side wall portion has at least one second engaging hole, and the light guiding strip comprises at least one protruding rib structure engaged with the second engaging hole. An electronic device comprising: a casing having a receiving slot; a power switch comprising a light source configured to emit a color light according to a state of the power switch; The power button of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the power button is disposed in the accommodating slot, the bottom member of the power button has an opening and a surface of the accommodating slot, the power button further comprises: a light guiding strip is disposed between the power button and the power switch, the light guiding strip passes through the opening of the bottom assembly and abuts against the pressing portion, and the color light emitted by the light source is away from the light through the light guiding strip One end of the pressing portion is received and transmitted to the pressing portion of the power button.