Electronic device with plug
An electronic device includes a shell, a circuit board disposed in the shell, a plug and an antenna that are electrically connected to the circuit board, and a linkage mechanism disposed between the plug and the antenna. When the plug extends from the shell, the plug drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the antenna to be stretched, or when the antenna is stretched, the antenna drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the plug so as to enable the plug to extend from the shell.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a shell;
a circuit board disposed in the shell;
a plug electrically connected to the circuit board;
an antenna electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a linkage mechanism disposed between the plug and the antenna,
wherein when the plug extends from the shell, the plug drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the antenna to be stretched,
wherein when the antenna is stretched, the antenna drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the plug so as to enable the plug to extend from the shell,
wherein the plug includes:
a plug body electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a rotation part of insulating materials that is fixedly disposed on one end of the plug body, wherein the rotation part is hinged or pivoted on the shell or the circuit board, and the plug rotates with the rotation part to a position in which the plug is in a state of being retracted to or extending from the shell, and
wherein a through hole is opened in the shell, the antenna extends from the through hole when being stretched, and the antenna is retracted to the through hole when being retracted.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the plug is retracted to the shell, the plug drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the antenna so that the antenna is retracted, and
wherein when the antenna is retracted, the antenna drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the plug so that the plug is retracted to the shell.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage mechanism comprises
a link rod of which one end is hinged or pivoted on the edge of the rotation part and the other end is hinged or pivoted on the antenna; and
a first guide rail disposed in the shell, wherein the antenna is embedded in the first guide rail and is configured for sliding, in the first guide rail, to a position in which the antenna is retracted or stretched.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sliding block is fixedly disposed on the antenna, wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a link rod of which one end is hinged or pivoted on the edge of the rotation part and the other end is hinged or pivoted on the sliding block, and the sliding block is embedded in a first guide rail and is configured for sliding in the first guide rail, and the sliding block, when sliding, drives the antenna to retract or stretch.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage mechanism comprises
a first gear fixedly disposed on the rotation part;
a guide rail disposed in the shell; and
a first rack embedded in the guide rail and meshed with the first gear, wherein the first rack is fixedly connected to the antenna, the first rack is configured for sliding in the guide rail, and the first rack, when sliding, drives the antenna to retract or stretch.
6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage mechanism comprises:
a first gear fixedly disposed on the rotation part;
a first guide rail and a second guide rail that are disposed in the shell;
a first rack embedded in the first guide rail and meshed with the first gear;
a second rack embedded in the second guide rail and fixedly connected to the antenna; and
a second gear and a third gear that are pivoted on the shell and meshed with each other, wherein:
the second rack is configured for sliding in the second guide rail, and the second rack, when sliding, drives the antenna to retract or stretch; and
the second gear is meshed with the first rack, and the third gear is meshed with the second rack.
7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage mechanism comprises
a soft belt of which one end is fixedly connected to the rotation part and winding the rotation part and the other end is fixedly connected to the antenna; and
an antenna guide rail disposed in the shell, wherein the antenna is configured for sliding in the antenna guide rail to the position in which the antenna is retracted or stretched.
8. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein
a groove is opened in the shell, and
the plug, when being retracted to the shell, is embedded in the groove and a gap exists between the plug and a side wall of the groove.
9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a wireless modem, and the plug is a USB plug.
10. A wireless modem comprising:
a shell;
a circuit board disposed in the shell;
a USB plug electrically connected to the circuit board;
an antenna electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a linkage mechanism disposed between the USB plug and the antenna, wherein when the USB plug extends from the shell, the USB plug drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the antenna to be stretched, and
wherein when the antenna is stretched, the antenna drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the USB plug so as to enable the USB plug to extend from the shell,
wherein the USB plug includes:
a plug body electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a rotation part of insulating materials that is fixedly disposed on one end of the plug body, wherein the rotation part is hinged or pivoted on the shell or the circuit board, and the plug rotates with the rotation part to a position in which the plug is in a state of being retracted to or extending from the shell, and
wherein a through hole is opened in the shell, the antenna extends from the through hole when being stretched, and the antenna is retracted to the through hole when being retracted.
11. A wireless modem comprising:
a shell;
a circuit board disposed in the shell;
a USB plug electrically connected to the circuit board;
an antenna electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a linkage mechanism disposed between the USB plug and the antenna, wherein:
when the USB plug extends from the shell, the USB plug drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the antenna to be stretched,
when the antenna is stretched, the antenna drives the linkage mechanism and drives, through the linkage mechanism, the USB plug so as to enable the USB plug to extend from the shell,
the USB plug includes a plug body electrically connected to the circuit board and a rotation part of insulating materials that is fixedly disposed on one end of the plug body, the rotation part being hinged or pivoted on the shell or the circuit board, and the USB plug rotates with the rotation part to a position in which the USB plug is in a state of being retracted to or extending from the shell,
a groove is opened in the shell, and the USB plug, when being retracted to the shell, is embedded in the groove and a gap exists between the USB plug and a side wall of the groove, and
a through hole is opened in the shell, the antenna extends from the through hole when being stretched, and the antenna is retracted to the through hole when being retracted.
12. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation part is fixedly disposed on a first end of the shell and the through hole is disposed on a second end of the shell, and the first end is oppositely disposed from the second end.
13. The wireless modem according to claim 10 , wherein the rotation part is fixedly disposed on a first end of the shell and the through hole is disposed on a second end of the shell, and the first end is oppositely disposed from the second end.
14. The wireless modem according to claim 11 , wherein the rotation part is fixedly disposed on a first end of the shell and the through hole is disposed on a second end of the shell, and the first end is oppositely disposed from the second end.
15. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna extends through the through hole when being stretched, and the antenna is retracted through the through hole when being retracted.
16. The wireless modem according to claim 10 , wherein the antenna extends through the through hole when being stretched, and the antenna is retracted through the through hole when being retracted.
17. The wireless modem according to claim 11 , wherein the antenna extends through the through hole when being stretched, and the antenna is retracted through the through hole when being retracted.