WO2024099460A1

WO2024099460A1 - Protective case and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2024099460A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/132146
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨华; 杨家春
Original assignee: 深圳市蓝禾技术有限公司
Priority date: 2022-11-11
Filing date: 2023-11-16
Publication date: 2024-05-16
Also published as: CN218603504U

Abstract

A protective case, which comprises a protective case main body (1) and a magnet assembly (3) arranged on the protective case main body (1); the magnet assembly (3) comprises a magnet supporting piece (31) and a magnet body (32); and the magnet body (32) is fixed on the magnet supporting piece (31). In the prior art, the magnet of the magnet assembly (3) is directly arranged within a plate material (5), and are prone to shifting or even falling off when subject to external force. In the present protective case, a magnet supporting piece (31) is added, and the magnet body (32) is fixed on the magnet supporting piece (31), which can prevent the problem of the magnet shifting or even falling off.

Description

Protective case and electronic device

Technical Field

The present application belongs to the technical field of protective shells and relates to a protective shell and an electronic device having the protective shell.

Background technique

In order to protect electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers, a protective case is generally installed outside the electronic device; the protective case can protect the electronic device to prevent hard objects from leaving scratches on the screen or body of the electronic device, and various patterns can be printed on the protective case to increase the aesthetics.

With the development of electronic devices and the public's demand for convenience, most mobile phones have a built-in magnet ring for matching with magnetic wireless chargers, that is, adding a magnetic ring to the traditional wireless charging method, so that the charger can be fixed in a specific position; based on this, in order to prevent the back of the electronic device from isolating the magnetic device due to the thickness of the protective case and thus causing the magnetic force to decrease, a magnet assembly is generally added to the protective case; the magnets of the existing magnet assembly are directly arranged in the plate, which are prone to displacement or even falling when subjected to external forces.

Utility Model Content

In view of this, the present application provides a protective shell, which solves the problem that the existing magnet assembly is easily displaced or even falls off by adding a magnet support and fixing the magnet body on the magnet support.

In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present application, an embodiment of the present application provides a protective shell, which includes a protective shell body and a magnet assembly arranged on the protective shell body, and the magnet assembly includes a magnet support and a magnet body, and the magnet body is fixed on the magnet support.

In some embodiments, the protective shell includes a first fixing component and a second fixing component, and the magnet component is sandwiched between the first fixing component and the second fixing component.

In some embodiments, the magnet assembly has a top surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other, the first fixing assembly is located on the top surface, and the second fixing assembly is located on the bottom surface.

In some embodiments, the protective shell also includes a plate, the protective shell body is a hollow structure, the first fixing component, the magnet component, the second fixing component and the plate are all located in the hollow structure, and the magnet component is arranged on the plate.

In some embodiments, the plate has a groove, and the magnet support is placed in the groove.

In some embodiments, the magnet support is provided with a receiving groove for placing the magnet body.

In some embodiments, the magnet assembly further includes a first adhesive layer, and the first adhesive layer is disposed between the magnet support and the magnet body.

In some embodiments, the magnet assembly further includes a second adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer is disposed between the magnet body and the plate.

In some embodiments, the magnet support, the magnet body, and the groove match in shape.

In some embodiments, the first fixing component includes a first fixing layer and a first silk-screen layer, the first silk-screen layer is located between the first fixing layer and the magnet component; the first silk-screen layer is used to cover the top surface of the magnet component.

In some embodiments, the second fixing assembly includes a second fixing layer and a second silk-screen layer, and the second silk-screen layer is located between the second fixing layer and the magnet assembly; the second silk-screen layer is used to cover the bottom surface of the magnet assembly.

In some embodiments, the first fixing component further includes a first adhesive layer, and the first silk-screen layer is located on the first fixing layer and is fixed to the magnet component through the first adhesive layer.

In some embodiments, the second fixing component further includes a second adhesive layer, and the second silk-screen layer is located on the second fixing layer and fixed to the magnet component through the second adhesive layer.

In some embodiments, the magnet support is made of PE or PC material; and/or the plate is made of PC material.

In some embodiments, the protective shell body cooperates with the first fixing component, the magnet component, and the second fixing component to form a gap for setting the auxiliary unit.

An embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, comprising the protective case as described above.

Compared with the prior art, the protective case and electronic device of the present application have at least the following beneficial effects:

In the present application, the protective shell includes a protective shell body, a first fixing component, a magnet component, a second fixing component and a plate. The protective shell body is a hollow structure. The first fixing component, the magnet component, the second fixing component and the plate are all located in the hollow structure. The magnet component has a relative top surface and a bottom surface. The first fixing component is located on the top surface, the second fixing component is located on the bottom surface, and the magnet component is arranged on the plate. The magnet component includes a magnet support and a magnet body, and the magnet body is fixed on the magnet support. Compared with the traditional technology, the present application adds a magnet support and fixes the magnet body on the magnet support, which can avoid the problem of magnet displacement or even falling.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application and implement it according to the contents of the specification, the following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

FIG1 is an exploded view of a protective shell provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of a protective shell provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG3 is an exploded view of a magnet assembly in a protective shell provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG4 is an exploded view of a first fixing component in a protective shell provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG5 is an exploded view of a second fixing assembly in a protective shell provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a protective shell provided by an embodiment of the present application from another angle.

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1. Protective shell body; 2. First fixing component; 3. Magnet component; 4. Second fixing component; 5. Plate; 11. Frame structure; 12.
Flanging; 13, auxiliary unit; 21, first fixed layer; 22, first silk-screen layer; 23, first adhesive layer; 31, magnet support; 32, magnet body; 33, first adhesive layer; 34, second adhesive layer; 41, second fixed layer; 42, second silk-screen layer; 43, second adhesive layer; 51, groove.

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects adopted by the present application to achieve the predetermined utility model purpose, the specific implementation methods, structures, features and effects of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. In the following description, different "one embodiment" or "embodiment" does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, specific features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments may be combined in any suitable form.

In the description of the present application, it should be clarified that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence; the terms "vertical", "lateral", "longitudinal", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up", "down", "horizontal", etc. indicating orientation or position relationships are based on the orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for the convenience of describing the present application, and do not mean that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation or position, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

Example 1

The present embodiment provides a protective shell, as shown in Figures 1-6, the protective shell includes a protective shell body 1, a first fixing component 2, a magnet component 3, a second fixing component 4 and a plate 5, the protective shell body 1 is a hollow structure, the first fixing component 2, the magnet component 3, the second fixing component 4 and the plate 5 are all located in the hollow structure, the magnet component 3 has a relative top surface and a bottom surface, the first fixing component 2 is located on the top surface, the second fixing component 4 is located on the bottom surface, and the magnet component 3 is arranged on the plate 5; the magnet component 3 includes a magnet support 31 and a magnet body 32, and the magnet body 32 is fixed on the magnet support 31.

Specifically, in order to better explain this embodiment, it is assumed that the protective shell body 1 is a quadrilateral structure, that is, a frame structure surrounded by four sides. In the hollow structure formed by the four sides, the first fixing component 2, the magnet component 3, the plate 5 and the second fixing component 4 are arranged in sequence from top to bottom (in the direction of Figure 1); the first fixing component 2, the magnet component 3, the plate 5 and the second fixing component 4 are arranged closely to each other; that is, in the assembled protective shell, one side is the first fixing component 2, and the other side is the second fixing component 4, and the magnet component 3 and the plate are sandwiched between the first fixing component 2 and the second fixing component 4; the bottom surface in this embodiment is the side of the magnet component 3 facing the plate 5, and the bottom surface is the side opposite to the top surface. More importantly, the magnet body 32 in the magnet component 3 is fixed on the magnet support 31. Compared with the traditional technology in which the magnets of the magnet component are directly arranged in the plate, it is easy to shift or even fall when subjected to external force. In this embodiment, a magnet support 31 is added, and the magnet body 32 is fixed on the magnet support 31, which can avoid the problem of magnet shifting or even falling.

More specifically, the magnet support 31 may be a magnet tray, which is mainly used to carry the magnet body 32 . The magnet support 31 is provided with a receiving groove (not shown in the figure) for placing the magnet body 32 .

In a specific embodiment, the plate 5 has a groove 51, and after the magnet support 31 is fixed to the magnet body 32, it is placed in the groove 51; the groove 51 is used to place the magnet body 32 and the magnet support 31, and the groove 51 is processed by the gong process.

In addition, the magnet support 31 matches the shape of the magnet body 32. The magnet body 32 in this embodiment is an annular structure. Corresponding to the magnet body 32, the magnet support 31 is also an annular structure. The annular magnet body 32 and the annular magnet support 31 are pasted together.

The magnet support 31 matches the shape of the groove 51. The magnet support 31 is an annular structure. Correspondingly, the groove 51 is also an annular structure, which matches the shape of the magnet body 32 and the magnet support 31 and is used to place the magnet body 32 and the magnet support 31.

In addition, the magnet assembly 3 also includes a first adhesive layer 33 and a second adhesive layer 34. The first adhesive layer 33 is arranged between the magnet support 31 and the magnet body 32, and the second adhesive layer 34 is arranged between the magnet body 32 and the plate 5; that is, the annular magnet body 32 and the annular magnet support 31 are adhered together by the first adhesive layer 33, and the magnet body 32 and the plate 5 are adhered together by the second adhesive layer 34; of course, the magnet support 31, the magnet body 32 and the plate 5 can also be fixed by different adhesive layers, as long as the three can be tightly fitted together.

The provision of the magnet support 31 , on the one hand, makes the assembly of the entire protective shell easier, and on the other hand, can fix the magnet body 32 to prevent the magnet body 32 from shifting or even falling off.

Specifically, the magnet support 31 is made of PE or PC, and the plate 5 is made of PC; PE is polyethylene, which is a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of ethylene; PC is polycarbonate, which is a high molecular polymer containing carbonate groups in the molecular chain and has high transparency, meeting the public's requirements for the transparency of the protective shell.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the plate 5 has a groove 51 , and the magnet support 31 and the magnet body 32 are fixed with the first adhesive layer 33 and then placed in the groove 51 with the second adhesive layer 34 .

In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the protective shell body 1 includes a hollow frame structure 11 , and the edge of the frame structure 11 extends inwardly to form a flange 12 ; wherein the flange 12 and the edge of the frame structure 11 are transitioned through an arc surface.

For better explanation, it is assumed that the frame structure 11 is a quadrilateral structure, specifically composed of a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side connected end to end, each side has a certain height (the height is the up and down direction in Figure 2), and the two adjacent sides are connected and transitioned by an arc structure; assuming that the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side are vertical sides, the flange 12 is a horizontal side extending inward along the bottom of the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side, which are the first horizontal side, the second horizontal side, the third horizontal side and the fourth horizontal side, respectively; and, the tops of the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side extend inwardly to other horizontal sides, which are the fifth horizontal side, the sixth horizontal side, the seventh horizontal side and the eighth horizontal side, respectively, wherein the fifth horizontal side and the first horizontal side are arranged parallel to each other in the upper and lower directions, the sixth horizontal side and the second horizontal side are arranged parallel to each other in the upper and lower directions, the seventh horizontal side and the third horizontal side are arranged parallel to each other in the upper and lower directions, and the eighth horizontal side and the fourth horizontal side are arranged parallel to each other in the upper and lower directions; that is, the cross-section of any side of the protective shell body 1 is U-shaped, which is used to wrap the corresponding electronic device.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG4 , the first fixing component 2 includes a first fixing layer 21 and a first silk-screen layer 22. The first silk-screen layer 22 is located on the first fixing layer 21 and fixed to the magnet component 3; and the first silk-screen layer 22 can cover the top surface of the magnet component 3. In the illustrated embodiment, the first silk-screen layer 22 covers the side of the magnet support 31 away from the plate 5; wherein the first fixing layer 21 is transparent and is used to fix the first silk-screen layer 22. The first silk-screen layer 22 can select different patterns and is mainly used to cover the magnet component 3 (or magnet support 3). The uneven surface of the support member 31) and the color of the magnet assembly 3 (or the magnet support member 31) itself make the entire protective shell have a better appearance; in addition, the first silk-screen layer 22 is processed by silk-screen technology.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, the second fixing component 4 includes a second fixing layer 41 and a second silk-screen layer 42. The second silk-screen layer 42 is located on the second fixing layer 41 and is fixed to the magnet assembly 3; and the second silk-screen layer 42 can cover the bottom surface of the magnet assembly 3. In the illustrated embodiment, the second silk-screen layer 42 covers the side of the magnet body 32 facing the plate 5; wherein, the second fixing layer 41 is transparent and is used to fix the second silk-screen layer 42. The second silk-screen layer 42 can select different patterns, which are mainly used to cover the uneven surface of the magnet assembly 3 (or the magnet body 32) and the color of the magnet assembly 3 (or the magnet body 32) itself, so that the entire protective shell has a better appearance; in addition, the second silk-screen layer 42 is processed by silk-screen technology.

In a specific embodiment, the first fixing component 2 further includes a first adhesive layer 23, and the first silk-screen layer 22 is located on the first fixing layer 21 and fixed to the magnet component 3 through the first adhesive layer 23;

And/or the second fixing component 4 further includes a second adhesive layer 43 , and the second silk-screen layer 42 is located on the second fixing layer 41 and fixed to the magnet component 3 through the second adhesive layer 43 .

In a specific embodiment, the first fixed layer 21 and the second fixed layer 41 are both made of PET material; PET material is polyethylene terephthalate, commonly known as polyester resin, which is the most important variety of thermoplastic polyester; polyethylene terephthalate has good mechanical properties, and its impact strength is 3-5 times that of other films, and it has good folding resistance; and it has low gas and water vapor permeability, and has excellent gas, water, oil and odor barrier properties; in addition, it has good transparency; therefore, the first fixed layer 21 and the second fixed layer 41 made of PET material will not block the patterns of the first silk-screen layer 22 and the second silk-screen layer 42, and at the same time, the protective shell will not be deformed after long-term use, and can prevent gas, water, oil and other objects from entering the inside of the protective shell.

In addition, the protective shell body 1 is made of TPU material. The name of TPU material is elastomeric rubber. TPU is a polymer material formed by the joint reaction of diisocyanate molecules such as diphenylmethane diisocyanate or toluene diisocyanate and macromolecular polyols and low molecular polyols (chain extenders). TPU material has good wear resistance, high mechanical strength, outstanding impact resistance and shock absorption performance, and can reliably protect the electronic equipment in the protective shell. At the same time, it has a long service life.

In a specific embodiment, after the protective shell body 1 cooperates with the first fixing component 2, the magnet component 3 and the second fixing component 4, a gap for setting the auxiliary unit 13 is formed.

More specifically, the protective case in this embodiment can be used in electronic devices, and the electronic devices can be electronic products such as mobile phones, tablet computers, learning machines, game consoles, etc.; the above-mentioned frame structure 11 wraps the side of the electronic device, the flange 12 (that is, the above-mentioned first horizontal edge, second horizontal edge, third horizontal edge and fourth horizontal edge) matches the bottom surface of the electronic device, and the other horizontal edges (that is, the above-mentioned fifth horizontal edge, sixth horizontal edge, seventh horizontal edge and eighth horizontal edge) match the surface of the electronic device; at the above-mentioned notch, the flange 12 extends inward to form an auxiliary unit 13, and the auxiliary unit 13 is used to match the auxiliary function of the electronic device; specifically, the auxiliary unit 13 is a plate-like structure with a hole, and the edge of the plate-like structure has a flange; for example, when the above-mentioned auxiliary function is a photo-taking and video-taking function, the plate-like structure has a hole, and the hole corresponds to the camera used for photo-taking and video-taking on the electronic device, so that the camera is exposed; at the same time, the flange is used to include the edge of the camera to protect it.

In addition, the frame structure 11 of the protective shell is also provided with a plurality of holes of different sizes and shapes, such as a charging hole for inserting a charging cable, an earphone hole for inserting earphones, and the like.

The assembly process of the protective shell provided in this embodiment is as follows:

Assembling the magnet assembly 3, specifically, the magnet support 31, the first adhesive layer 33, the magnet body 32, the second adhesive layer 34 and the plate 5 are sequentially arranged; in this process, the magnet support 31 and the magnet body 32 are fixed by the first adhesive layer 33, and then placed in the groove 51 by the second adhesive layer 34;

Assemble the first fixing component 2 and assemble it with the magnet component 3, specifically: the first silk screen layer 22 is located on the first fixing layer 21 and fixed to the upper surface of the magnet component 3 through the first adhesive layer 23;

Assemble the second fixing component 4 and assemble it with the magnet component 3, specifically: the second silk-screen layer 42 is located on the second fixing layer 41 and fixed to the lower surface of the magnet component 3 through the second adhesive layer 43;

Then, the assembled first fixing component 2 , magnet component 3 and second fixing component 4 are snapped into the frame structure 11 .

Example 2

This embodiment provides an electronic device, and the electronic device includes the protective shell in Embodiment 1.

The electronic device provided in this embodiment adopts the protective case in Embodiment 1, which can protect the electronic device, and the magnet assembly in the protective case enables the protective case to match the wireless magnetic charger. Since the magnet body of the magnet assembly is stuck inside the protective shell and fixed by the magnet support, the problem of displacement or even falling of the magnet body is avoided.

In summary, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that, under the premise of no conflict, the above-mentioned advantageous technical features can be freely combined and superimposed.

The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application in any form. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present application are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims

A protective shell, characterized in that the protective shell comprises a protective shell body (1) and a magnet assembly (3) arranged on the protective shell body (1), the magnet assembly (3) comprises a magnet support (31) and a magnet body (32), and the magnet body (32) is fixed on the magnet support (31).
The protective shell according to claim 1 is characterized in that the protective shell comprises a first fixing component (2) and a second fixing component (4), and the magnet component (3) is sandwiched between the first fixing component (2) and the second fixing component (4).
The protective shell according to claim 2 is characterized in that the magnet assembly (3) has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, the first fixing assembly (2) is located on the top surface, and the second fixing assembly (4) is located on the bottom surface.
The protective shell according to claim 3 is characterized in that the protective shell also includes a plate (5), the protective shell body (1) is a hollow structure, the first fixing component (2), the magnet component (3), the second fixing component (4) and the plate (5) are all located in the hollow structure, and the magnet component (3) is arranged on the plate (5).
The protective case according to claim 4 is characterized in that the plate (5) has a groove (51), and the magnet support (31) is placed in the groove (51).
The protective shell according to claim 5 is characterized in that the magnet support (31) is provided with a receiving groove for placing the magnet body (32).
The protective shell according to claim 5 is characterized in that the magnet assembly (3) further comprises a first adhesive layer (33), and the first adhesive layer (33) is arranged between the magnet support (31) and the magnet body (32).
The protective shell according to claim 7 is characterized in that the magnet assembly (3) further comprises a second adhesive layer (34), and the second adhesive layer (34) is arranged between the magnet body (32) and the plate (5).
The protective shell according to any one of claims 5 to 8 is characterized in that the shapes of the magnet support (31), the magnet body (32) and the groove (51) match each other.
The protective shell according to any one of claims 2-8 is characterized in that the first fixing component (2) includes a first fixing layer (21) and a first silk-screen layer (22), and the first silk-screen layer (22) is located between the first fixing layer (21) and the magnet component (3); the first silk-screen layer (22) is used to cover the top surface of the magnet component (3).
The protective shell according to claim 10 is characterized in that the second fixing component (4) includes a second fixing layer (41) and a second silk-screen layer (42), and the second silk-screen layer (42) is located between the second fixing layer (41) and the magnet component; the second silk-screen layer (42) is used to cover the bottom surface of the magnet component (3).
The protective shell according to claim 11 is characterized in that the first fixing component (2) also includes a first adhesive layer (23), and the first silk-screen layer (22) is located on the first fixing layer (21) and is fixed to the magnet component (3) through the first adhesive layer (23).
The protective case according to claim 12, characterized in that the second fixing component (4) further comprises a second adhesive layer (43), and the second silk-screen layer (42) is located on the second fixing layer (41) and is connected to the magnet component (3) through the second adhesive layer (43). fixed.
The protective case according to any one of claims 4 to 8 is characterized in that the magnet support (31) is made of PE or PC material; and/or the plate (5) is made of PC material.
The protective shell according to any one of claims 2 to 8 is characterized in that, after the protective shell body (1) cooperates with the first fixing component (2), the magnet component (3) and the second fixing component (4), a notch for setting the auxiliary unit (13) is formed.
An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises the protective shell according to any one of claims 1 to 15.