CN116435771A

CN116435771A - Electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN116435771A
Application number: CN202310687146.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 华志祥; 王军; 王荣; 王长辉; 陆康
Original assignee: Hefei Lianbao Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Lianbao Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-09
Filing date: 2023-06-09
Publication date: 2023-07-14

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a first body and a second body, the first body and the second body being connected by a hinge so that the first body and the second body can be folded or unfolded with each other, the first body including: the first shell is a metal shell, and when the first main body and the second main body are mutually folded, the first shell is positioned outside; a second housing connected to the first housing; the rotating shaft cover is connected with the first shell and the second shell, and is arranged on one side of the first main body, which is connected with the hinge, and is made of electromagnetic shielding materials; and the antenna radiator is arranged on the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the rotating shaft cover.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computers, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background

The requirements of users on electronic devices are higher and higher, so that not only are the signal quality and the transmission rate of the electronic devices pursued, but also the overall attractiveness and texture are focused, full metallization is gradually trended, but the full metal shell structure is a great challenge on the antenna performance. Taking the antenna structure of the notebook computer as an example, there are mainly PCB (printed circuit board) antennas, FPC (flexible circuit board) antennas, LDS (laser forming technology) antennas, etc., but under the conditions of limited space and poor antenna environment, it is difficult to meet the corresponding use requirements.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides an electronic device to at least solve the above technical problems existing in the prior art.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device including a first body and a second body connected by a hinge so that the first body and the second body can be folded or unfolded with each other, the first body including:

the first shell is a metal shell, and when the first main body and the second main body are mutually folded, the first shell is positioned outside;

a second housing connected to the first housing;

the rotating shaft cover is connected with the first shell and the second shell, and is arranged on one side of the first main body, which is connected with the hinge, and is made of electromagnetic shielding materials;

and the antenna radiator is arranged on the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the rotating shaft cover.

In an embodiment, the antenna radiator includes a grounding portion, and when the shaft cover is connected to the first housing and the second housing, the grounding portion is connected to the first housing.

In one embodiment, an elastic conductor is connected to the grounding portion, and the grounding portion is connected to the first housing through the elastic conductor.

In one embodiment, the antenna radiator is formed on the rotating shaft cover through vacuum sputtering coating.

In an embodiment, the rotating shaft cover is clamped with the first shell and the second shell through matching of hooks and clamping grooves which are correspondingly arranged.

In an embodiment, the antenna radiator includes a connection terminal connected with a feeder line connected with an inner surface of the rotation shaft cover and extending in an axial direction of the rotation shaft cover.

In an embodiment, the inner surface of the rotating shaft cover is provided with a wire groove and/or a wire lock catch, and the feeder is embedded in the wire groove and/or the wire lock catch.

In an embodiment, the number of the antenna radiators is two, the two antenna radiators are respectively connected with the feeder lines, and the feeder lines of the two antenna radiators extend in one direction or extend in directions deviating from each other.

In an embodiment, the hinge cover is located between the first body and the second body when the first body and the second body are folded.

In one embodiment, the first housing has a side surface, and a receiving space for receiving the hinge shaft is formed between the hinge cover and the side surface.

The electronic equipment comprises a first main body and a second main body, wherein the first main body and the second main body are connected through a hinge so that the first main body and the second main body can be folded or unfolded mutually, the first main body comprises a first shell and a second shell, the first shell is a metal shell, and when the first main body and the second main body are folded mutually, the first shell is positioned outside, so that the electronic equipment can realize an all-metal shell structure and realize a metalized appearance; the second casing is connected with the first casing, and the pivot lid is connected with first casing and second casing, and one side of first main part and hinged joint is located to the pivot lid, and the material of pivot lid is electromagnetic shielding material, is equipped with the antenna radiator on the internal surface and/or the surface of pivot lid, need not to window on metal casing can make electronic equipment have higher antenna performance.

It should be understood that the description in this section is not intended to identify key or critical features of the embodiments of the disclosure, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following specification.

Drawings

The above, as well as additional purposes, features, and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will become readily apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Several embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:

in the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an expanded state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a folded state of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a hinge cover structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion A of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 and fig. 6 are respectively detection diagrams of standing wave ratios of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna when the first main body of the electronic device is opened by 110 ° relative to the second main body;

fig. 7 and 8 are respectively detection diagrams of standing wave ratios of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna when the first main body of the electronic device is closed relative to the second main body;

fig. 9 and 10 are respectively detection diagrams of antenna isolation when a first main body of the electronic device is opened by 110 ° and closed relative to a second main body;

fig. 11 to 16 are detection diagrams of directivity of a main set antenna and a sub set antenna of an electronic device at different frequencies, respectively.

The reference numerals in the figures illustrate: 1-a first body; 11-a first housing; 12-a second housing; 13-a spindle cover; 14-clamping hooks; 2-a second body; 3-hinges; 4-an antenna radiator; 41-a grounding part; 42-connection terminals.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments that a person skilled in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the disclosed embodiment provides an electronic apparatus including a first body 1 and a second body 2, the first body 1 and the second body 2 being connected by a hinge 3 so that the first body 1 and the second body 2 can be folded or unfolded with respect to each other. The electronic device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, a notebook computer, the first body 1 may be a display end of the notebook computer, and the second body 2 may be a host of the notebook computer. Of course, the first body 1 may also be a host of a notebook computer, and the second body 2 may be a display end of the notebook computer.

Referring to fig. 1, a first body 1 of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, where the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 are connected to form a shell of the first body 1, the first housing 11 is a metal housing, and when the first body 1 and the second body 2 are folded with each other, the first housing 11 is located outside, and the first housing 11 is a metal housing, so that the electronic device can implement an all-metal shell structure, and implement a metalized appearance.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the first body 1 further includes a shaft cover 13, the shaft cover 13 is connected to the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, the shaft cover 13 is disposed on a side where the first body 1 is connected to the hinge 3, and the shaft cover 13 is made of an electromagnetic shielding material. Referring to fig. 3, the inner and/or outer surface of the shaft cover 13 is provided with an antenna radiator 4. The rotor cover 13 does not affect the metallization appearance of the electronic device, and the antenna radiator 4 is arranged on the rotor cover 13, so that the antenna signal can be prevented from being shielded by the metal shell, and the electronic device can have higher antenna performance without windowing on the metal shell. The rotation shaft cover 13 may be provided with the antenna radiator 4 only on the outer surface, the antenna radiator 4 only on the inner surface, or the antenna radiator 4 may be provided on each of the inner surface and the outer surface of the rotation shaft cover 13.

The antenna radiator 4 is provided on the rotation shaft cover 13, the antenna support body can be omitted, and structural interference with the electronic device can be avoided. The antenna radiator 4 is arranged on the rotating shaft cover 13, so that the antenna clearance area can be increased, the utilization space is maximized, and the antenna performance is improved. The antenna radiator 4 is provided on the rotation shaft cover 13, so that the number of steps for assembling the antenna can be reduced.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the antenna radiator 4 includes a grounding portion 41, and when the rotation shaft cover 13 is connected to the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, the grounding portion 41 is connected to the first housing 11. The ground portion 41 of the antenna radiator 4 may be provided near the side connected to the first housing 11, and when the rotation shaft cover 13 is connected to the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, the ground portion 41 may be directly connected to the metal first housing 11 without an additional connection step. For example, the antenna radiator 4 is provided on the inner surface of the rotation shaft cover 13, and the grounding portion 41 is provided at the edge of the inner surface, and when the rotation shaft cover 13 is connected to the first casing 11 and the second casing 12, the grounding portion 41 can be in contact with the first casing 11. When the antenna radiator 4 is disposed on the outer surface of the shaft cover 13, the grounding portion 41 may extend to the inner surface of the shaft cover 13 so as to be in contact with the first housing 11.

In one embodiment, the grounding portion 41 is connected to an elastic conductor, and the grounding portion 41 is connected to the first housing 11 through the elastic conductor. The elastic conductor is provided on the grounding portion 41, and the grounding portion 41 is connected to the first housing 11 by the elastic conductor, so that unstable connection between the grounding portion 41 and the first housing 11 due to machining errors or the like can be avoided, and connection between the grounding portion 41 and the first housing 11 can be ensured when the electronic device is vibrated.

In a specific implementation, the elastic conductor may be conductive foam. The conductive foam can be strip-shaped or block-shaped according to the requirement. The conductive foam may be adhered to the ground portion 41 by a conductive adhesive. The elastic conductor adopts conductive foam, so that the weight is light, and the shock resistance is good. Of course, the elastic conductor may be made of conductive rubber, conductive spring, or other suitable materials or structures.

In one embodiment, the antenna radiator 4 is formed on the rotation shaft cover 13 by vacuum sputtering coating. Of course, the antenna radiator 4 may be formed on the rotation shaft cover 13 in other manners, for example, the antenna radiator 4 may be formed on the rotation shaft cover 13 by Laser-Direct-structuring (Laser-Direct-structuring), pulsed Laser sputter deposition (Pulsed Laser Deposition, PLD), molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), or Laser reconstruction printing (Laser Restructured Print).

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the rotating shaft cover 13 is engaged with the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 through the corresponding hooks 14 and the engaging grooves. The clamping mode is adopted to facilitate the assembly and the disassembly of the spindle cover 13, and the appearance of the electronic equipment is not affected. The pivot cover 13 is provided with a plurality of hooks 14, and the specific structures of the hooks 14 at different positions can be the same or different.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the antenna radiator 4 includes a connection terminal 42, and the connection terminal 42 is connected to a feeder line (not shown in the drawing), which is connected to an inner surface of the shaft cover 13 and extends in an axial direction of the shaft cover 13. When the electronic device is a notebook computer, the feeder may extend to the hinge 3 along the axial direction of the hinge cover 13 so as to extend to the inside of the second body 2 through the wire hole at the hinge 3. When the antenna radiator 4 is provided on the outer wall surface of the shaft cover 13, a through hole may be provided in the shaft cover 13, and the feeder line may be connected to the connection terminal 42 through the through hole. In a specific implementation, the feeder line may be connected to the connection terminal 42 on the outer surface of the rotating shaft cover 13 through the through hole. Alternatively, the through hole may be a via hole, and the feed line is connected to the antenna radiator 4 provided on the outer surface of the shaft cover 13 through the via hole. The through holes can be filled with filler to block the through holes, so that the surface of the rotating shaft cover 13 keeps integrity.

In an alternative embodiment, at least the surface of the antenna radiator 4 has a coating, which may be of a color corresponding to the color of the shaft cover 13. Alternatively, the surface of the shaft cover 13 provided with the antenna radiator 4 may be entirely coated with a coating layer so that the surface appearance of the shaft cover 13 is kept uniform.

In one embodiment, the inner surface of the rotating shaft cover 13 has a wire groove and/or a wire lock, and the feeder is embedded in the wire groove and/or the wire lock. The feeder is embedded in the wiring groove or the wiring lock catch, so that the feeder can be fixed on the inner surface of the rotating shaft cover 13, and interference with other parts is avoided when the first main body 1 is folded or unfolded relative to the second main body 2. The inner surface of the spindle cover 13 may be provided with a wiring groove or a wiring lock, and of course, may be provided with both a wiring groove and a wiring lock. The specific configuration of the wire chase or wire shackle is not limited.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the number of the antenna radiators 4 may be one or more than one. Each antenna radiator 4 is connected with a feeder line, and the feeder lines of different antenna radiators 4 can extend in one direction or in directions deviating from each other. As shown in fig. 3, the number of the antenna radiators 4 is two, and the two antenna radiators 4 are connected with feeder lines, respectively, and the feeder lines of the two antenna radiators 4 extend in one direction or extend in directions away from each other. In the implementation of the present disclosure, when the number of the antenna radiators 4 is two or more, the patterns of the antenna radiators 4 may be the same or different.

In an embodiment, the hinge cover 13 is at least partially located between the first body 1 and the second body 2 when the first body 1 and the second body 2 are folded. In the folded state, the rotating shaft cover 13 may be located between the first body 1 and the second body 2, or may be partially located between the first body 1 and the second body 2, where the rotating shaft cover 13 is located between the first body 1 and the second body 2, so as to implement an overall metalized appearance of the electronic device.

Referring to fig. 2, when the first body 1 and the second body 2 are folded, the hinge cover 13 is partially located at a side of the electronic device and partially located between the first body 1 and the second body 2.

In an embodiment, a side of the second body 2 connected to the first body 1 has a notch, and the hinge cover 13 is located in the notch when the first body 1 and the second body 2 are folded.

In one embodiment, the first housing 11 has a side surface, and a receiving space for receiving the shaft of the hinge 3 is formed between the rotation shaft cover 13 and the side surface. In particular, the side of the first housing 11 may be bent into a half cylindrical surface or other continuous curved surface to form a receiving space for the shaft of the hinge 3 together with the shaft cover 13.

Table 1 below is detection data of the efficiency of an antenna of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

TABLE 1

From the data in table 1, it can be seen that the antenna gains of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna in the open state and the closed state of the electronic device meet the engineering production requirement, and reach the engineering mass production standard.

Fig. 5 and fig. 6 are respectively detection diagrams of standing wave ratios of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna when the first main body 1 of the electronic device is opened by 110 ° relative to the second main body 2; fig. 7 and 8 are respectively detection diagrams of standing wave ratios of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna when the first body 1 of the electronic device is closed relative to the second body 2. From fig. 5 to fig. 8, it can be seen that VSWR (standing wave ratio) of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna is less than 3 in both the open state and the closed state of the electronic device, so as to achieve the standard required by engineering production.

Fig. 9 and fig. 10 are respectively detection diagrams of isolation of the antenna when the first main body 1 of the electronic device is opened by 110 ° and closed relative to the second main body 2, and as can be seen from fig. 9 and fig. 10, isolation in both the 2.4GHz band and the 5GHz band is greater than 20dB, so that the isolation effect is better, and the problem of mutual interference between antennas is avoided.

Fig. 11 to 16 are detection diagrams of directivity of a main set antenna and a sub set antenna of an electronic device at different frequencies, respectively. Wherein, fig. 11 and fig. 12 are respectively detection diagrams of directivity of a main set antenna and an auxiliary set antenna of the electronic device at 2450 MHz; FIGS. 13 and 14 are graphs of the directivity of the main and auxiliary antennas of the electronic device at 5470MHz, respectively; fig. 15 and fig. 16 are respectively graphs for detecting the directivity of the main set antenna and the auxiliary set antenna of the electronic device at 6525MHz, and it can be seen from the graphs that in the frequency bands of 2.4GHz and 5GHz, different frequency points have better directivity, so that the electronic device can better transmit wlan signals when in use.

It should be appreciated that various forms of the flows shown above may be used to reorder, add, or delete steps. For example, the steps recited in the present disclosure may be performed in parallel or sequentially or in a different order, provided that the desired results of the technical solutions of the present disclosure are achieved, and are not limited herein.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the disclosure, but the protection scope of the disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the disclosure, and it is intended to cover the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising a first body and a second body, the first body and the second body being connected by a hinge so that the first body and the second body can be folded or unfolded with respect to each other, the first body comprising:

a second housing connected to the first housing;

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the antenna radiator comprises a ground portion, the ground portion being connected to the first housing when the shaft cover is connected to the first housing and the second housing.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein an elastic conductor is connected to the grounding portion, and the grounding portion is connected to the first housing through the elastic conductor.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the antenna radiator is formed on the shaft cover by vacuum sputtering coating.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hinge cover is engaged with the first housing and the second housing by mating a corresponding hook with a slot.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the antenna radiator includes a connection terminal connected to a feeder line connected to an inner surface of the rotation shaft cover and extending in an axial direction of the rotation shaft cover.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the inner surface of the shaft cover has a wire slot and/or a wire lock, and the feeder is embedded in the wire slot and/or the wire lock.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the number of the antenna radiators is two, the two antenna radiators are respectively connected with the feeder lines, and the feeder lines of the two antenna radiators extend in one direction or extend in directions away from each other.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hinge cover is positioned between the first body and the second body when the first body and the second body are folded.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first housing has a side surface, and a receiving space for receiving the hinge shaft is formed between the hinge shaft cover and the side surface.