The present invention relates to the field of electronic products, and particularly to a sliding button component and electronic product.
BACKGROUND
Electronic products have become indispensable daily necessities in our lives, mobile phones, tablet computers, etc., have been more and more widely applied, and their functions have also become more and more diversified. At present, buttons which can slide upward and downward have been in used in various electronic products, but these buttons may frequently be slacked, blocked, loosened, etc., thus resulting in poor hand feelings.
The inventors have identified that it is necessary to improve the structure of the sliding buttons so as to avoid the problem above, and to improve their hand feelings s.
Embodiments of the invention provide a sliding button component and an electronic product, where the sliding button component can be prevented from being loosened.
An embodiment of the invention provides a sliding button component including:
a centering sheet on which a first insertion groove is arranged;
an elastic sheet including a connection section and an elastic arm extending out from the connection section, wherein the elastic arm is inclined relative to the connection section, and a second insertion groove is arranged on the connection section; and the centering sheet is arranged abutting the elastic sheet, and the elastic arm extends away from the centering sheet; and
a button inserted in the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove.
Furthermore an embodiment of the invention provides an electronic product including: a housing on the surface of which an installation groove is opened;
a sliding button component a comprising: a centering sheet on which a first insertion groove is arranged; an elastic sheet comprising a connection section and an elastic arm extending out from the connection section, wherein the elastic arm is inclined relative to the connection section, and a second insertion groove is arranged on the connection section; and the centering sheet is arranged abutting the elastic sheet, and the elastic arm extends away from the centering sheet; and a button inserted in the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove; wherein one end of the button passes the installation groove, and the centering sheet is arranged proximate to the housing; and
a positioning bracket arranged internal to the housing, wherein a limiting plane is arranged on the positioning bracket, and the elastic arm is pushed against the limiting plane.
In the sliding button component and the electronic product according to the embodiments of the invention, the elastic arm of the sliding button component can provide the sliding button component with an elastic force to prevent the sliding button component from being loosened.
One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example, and not by limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, wherein elements having the same reference numeral designations represent like elements throughout. The drawings are not to scale, unless otherwise disclosed.
In order to make the objects, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the invention more apparent, the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the invention will be described below clearly and fully with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the invention, and apparently the embodiments described below are only a part but not all of the embodiments of the invention. Based upon the embodiments here of the invention, all the other embodiments which can occur to those skilled in the art without any inventive effort shall fall into the scope of the invention.
As illustrated in
The sliding button component according to the embodiment of the invention can be installed in an electronic product, where the button 13 is exposed on a housing of the electronic product for an access by a user, and the centering sheet 11 functions to position and guide the sliding button component. A sliding groove can be arranged on the inside of the housing of the electronic product, so that the centering sheet 11 can be embedded in the sliding groove, and the user can push the button component to slide in the sliding groove. The elastic arm 122 of the elastic sheet 12 can be pushed against an internal structure of the electronic product to thereby apply an acting force toward the outside of the housing to the entire sliding button component, so that the sliding button component will not be loosened, and the operating user can feel some floating capacity of the button 13, thus improving feeling in use.
Particularly as illustrated in
In order to enable the elastic arms 122 to provide a good elastic effect so that the sliding button component can float stably and appropriately in the electronic product, and preferably as illustrated in
The strength of the elastic sheet 12 needs to be sufficient to provide good supporting and rebounding, so preferably in an embodiment of the invention, the width of the connection section 121 is more than 1 mm The strength of the connection section 121 with the width of more than 1 mm can be sufficient to provide good supporting, and if the width thereof is too small, then if the elastic arm 122 is curved, then the connection section 121 may be somewhat curved, thus degrading the reliability of the sliding button component.
Particularly in the embodiment illustrated in
Particularly the button 13 can be designed in different structures dependent upon different real conditions of the electronic product, where the first insertion groove on the centering sheet 11, and the second insertion groove 123 on the elastic sheet 12 shall match in structure with the button 13. If there is no curving on the button 13, then in order to facilitate insertion of the button 13 into the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove 123, the centering sheet 11 and the elastic sheet 12 can be installed so that the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove 123 are aligned in position. If there is curving on the button 13, then the first insertion groove may be displaced from the second insertion groove 123. Relative positioning of the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove 123 in the embodiment of the invention will not be limited to their alignment in position with each other, but can be designed by those skilled in the art dependent upon the structure of the button 13.
Furthermore an embodiment of the invention further provides an electronic product including a housing 21, the sliding button component according to any one of the embodiments above, and a positioning bracket 3. As illustrated in
The position where the installation groove is opened in the housing 21 will not be limited in the embodiment of the invention, for example, in an embodiment, the housing 21 includes a large plane and a sidewall, where the installation groove 211 is arranged on the sidewall, the button 13 passes the sidewall, and the positioning bracket 3 can be fixed on the large plane through bonding, threading, etc., but the limiting plane 31 faces the installation groove 211, that is, the limiting plane 31 is not parallel to the large plane. In another embodiment, the housing can include a first plane and a second plane, where the first plane is parallel to the second plane. The installation groove is arranged on the first plane, and the positioning bracket 3 is arranged on the second plane, where the limiting plane faces the installation groove on the first plane, although those skilled in the art can design the structure of the housing 21, the position of the installation groove, and other features dependent upon a real condition.
An embodiment of the invention provides a sliding button component and an electronic product, where the sliding button component can be pushed by the elastic arm 122 of the elastic sheet 12 against the internal structure of the electronic product, and an acting force can be applied toward the outside of the housing 21 to the entire sliding button component, so that the sliding button component will not be loosened, and the operating user can feel some floating capacity of the button, thus improving feeling in use.
Lastly it shall be noted that the respective embodiments above are merely intended to illustrate but not to limit the technical solution of the invention; and although the invention has been described above in details with reference to the embodiments above, those ordinarily skilled in the art shall appreciate that they can modify the technical solution recited in the respective embodiments above or make equivalent substitutions to a part of the technical features thereof; and these modifications or substitutions to the corresponding technical solution shall also fall into the scope of the invention as claimed.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201521017927.2 | Dec 2015 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2016/087761, filed on Jun. 29, 2016, which is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201521017927.2, filed with the Chinese Patent Office on Dec. 9, 2015 and entitled “Sliding button component and electronic product”, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | PCT/CN2016/087761 | Jun 2016 | US |
Child | 15239911 | US |