TWI439844B - Expanding base - Google Patents

Description

Expansion seat

The present invention relates to a docking station, and more particularly to a docking station for a mobile electronic device.

In recent years, with the rapid development of technology and information, the manufacturing technology of electronic products has also gradually improved. Under the consideration of modern people's pursuit of portability and practicality, electronic products are moving towards light, thin, short and small features. Take computers as an example. From the early days, only desktop computers developed portable notebooks, and notebook computers have been miniaturized from the early big notebooks to the small notebooks that are commonly used in the market. In recent years, modern people have pursued the trend of miniaturization of electronic products, and in recent years, they have developed smaller and thinner tablet computers with smaller notebook computers. Although a typical tablet does not have peripheral components such as a keyboard or a mouse, the tablet has an expansion slot to meet the additional needs of the user to expand peripheral components.

Therefore, there is a product of a docking station specially equipped with a tablet computer, and the docking station has an expansion port and an expansion slot of the tablet computer. For example, the docking station that provides multimedia playback functions has a plurality of connectors for multimedia purposes, such as a color difference video connector, a composite video connector, a digital audio connector, an external screen connector, a sound source output connector, and a sound source input connector.

However, the general docking station is only for the tablet in a single direction. For example, the same docking station can only be used to position the tablet in either a erect or upright position. However, because consumers have different needs for tablet PCs, for example, consumers may want the tablet to be in an upright position when doing paperwork. Consumers may want the tablet to be in a erect aspect when watching a movie. The display, but the same docking station can not provide the tablet in the above two types of appearance. As a result, consumers need to use two types of docking stations to meet the above requirements.

The invention provides a docking station, so that the conventional docking station can only provide the tablet computer in a state of appearance, which will not meet the actual needs of the consumer.

The docking station disclosed in the present invention is suitable for connecting a mobile electronic device. The docking station comprises a body, a carrier and a connecting plug. The carrier is adapted to carry mobile electronic devices, and the carrier includes a first arm, and the first arm is disposed in the base in a pivotable relationship. The carrier has a first position and a second position relative to the base. In the first position, the first arm is attached to the base, and when the carrier is pivoted from the first position to the second position, The first arm is erected on the base. The connecting plug is disposed on the first arm, and the connecting plug is adapted to be coupled to the mobile electronic device.

According to the above-mentioned invention, the docking station is mounted on the docking station by the pivoting effect of the carrier relative to the base body, so that the mobile electronic device on the carrier can be installed upright or in a horizontal position to meet the requirements. User needs for use in different usage environments.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 together. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an extension according to an embodiment of the present invention. A schematic view of the structure of the seat, "Fig. 3" and "Fig. 4" is a schematic view of the carrier of the docking station being moved from the first position to the second position in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The docking station 10 of the present embodiment is used to provide a mobile electronic device 20 thereon to expand the additional functions of the mobile electronic device 20. The mobile electronic device 20 includes a screen 22 and a connection jack 21 on the long side of the mobile electronic device 20. The mobile electronic device 20 can be a tablet computer, but is not limited thereto.

The docking station 10 includes a body 110, a carrier 120 and a connecting plug 130. The carrier 120 is disposed on the base 110 in a rotatable relationship, and the carrier 120 has a first position (as shown in FIG. 1) and a second position (such as "the first" relative to the base 110. Figure 4). The carrier 120 is adapted to carry the mobile electronic device 20, and the mobile electronic device 20 is mounted on the base 110 through the carrier 120. The carrier 120 includes a first arm 121 and a second arm 122. The first arm 121 and the second arm 122 form an L-letter structure. In more detail, the length of the first arm 121 is greater than the length of the second arm 122, and the lengths of the first arm 121 and the second arm 122 are matched to the long side and the short side of the mobile electronic device 20, respectively.

The connecting plug 130 is disposed on the first arm 121, and the connecting plug 130 is configured to be coupled to the connecting jack 21 of the mobile electronic device 20. When the mobile electronic device 20 is disposed on the carrier 120, the connection plug 130 is inserted into the connection insertion hole 21. Moreover, the long side and the short side of the mobile electronic device 20 abut against the first arm 121 and the second arm 122 respectively, so that the mobile electronic device 20 can be stably mounted on the carrier 120.

Wherein, when the carrier 120 is in the first position (as shown in FIG. 1), the first arm 121 is attached to the base 110 to be horizontally disposed, and the second arm 122 is erected. The body 110 is vertically disposed. At this time, the mobile electronic device 20 is mounted on the carrier 120 in a state of being erected. Furthermore, when the carrier 120 is in the first position, the long sides of the mobile electronic device 20 are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and the short sides of the mobile electronic device 20 are substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

Wherein, when the carrier 120 is pivoted from the first position to the second position relative to the base 110 (as shown in FIG. 4), the second arm 122 is attached to the base 110 and horizontally disposed. In the aspect, the first arm 121 is vertically erected on the base 110 and vertically disposed. At this time, the mobile electronic device 20 is mounted on the carrier 120 in an upright state. Furthermore, when the carrier 120 is in the second position, the long sides of the mobile electronic device 20 are substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and the short sides of the mobile electronic device 20 are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.

Therefore, by the pivoting design of the carrier 120 relative to the base 110, the mobile electronic device 20 can be mounted on the docking station 10 in an upright or erected manner to provide a user with a variety of options. It should be noted that the illustration of the embodiment is exemplified by the carrier 120 having the first arm 121 and the second arm 122, but is not limited thereto. For example, in another embodiment of the present invention, the carrier 120 may also have only the first arm 121 and not the second arm 122.

Please continue to refer to "Figure 2." In more detail, the carrier 120 of the embodiment further includes a roller 123 pivoted at the intersection of the first arm 121 and the second arm 122. The seat body 110 of the embodiment has a sliding slot 112. The roller 123 is disposed in the sliding slot 112, and the roller 123 is reciprocally displaceable relative to the sliding slot 112. Furthermore, the carrier 120 is disposed on the base 110 by the roller 123 in a translational and pivotable relationship with respect to the base 110. Thus, the carrier 120 translates and pivots relative to the base 110 such that the carrier 120 is displaced from the first position to the second position.

Moreover, the chute 112 has a bottom surface 1124, and the roller 123 is disposed on the bottom surface 1124. A first stop wall 1121 and a second stop wall 1122 are erected on the bottom surface 1124. The first stop wall 1121 and the second stop wall 1122 face each other and maintain a distance. The first stop wall 1121 and the second stop wall 1122 are used to limit a first direction displacement of the roller 123, so that the roller 123 can only reciprocally displace between the first stop wall 1121 and the second stop wall 1122. Furthermore, the first direction displacement of the present embodiment is a horizontal displacement, and the first stop wall 1121 and the second stop wall 1122 limit the horizontal displacement of the roller 123 relative to the base 110 to avoid bearing. The frame 120 is detached from the seat body 110.

In addition, the sliding slot 112 further has a third retaining wall 1123. The third retaining wall 1123 faces the bottom surface 1124, and the spacing between the third retaining wall 1123 and the bottom surface 1124 is slightly larger than the roller. The diameter of 123. The roller 123 is sandwiched between the third retaining wall 1123 and the bottom surface 1124. The third retaining wall 1123 and the bottom surface 1124 are used to restrict a second direction displacement of the roller 123. Furthermore, the second direction displacement of the present embodiment is a vertical displacement, and the third stop wall 1123 and the bottom surface 1124 limit the vertical displacement of the roller 123 relative to the base 110 to avoid the carrier 120 from being seated. Slide off on 110.

Furthermore, the roller 123 can be reciprocally displaced between the first retaining wall 1121 and the second retaining wall 1122 to enable the carrier 120 to perform a horizontal displacement movement relative to the base 110. In addition, the roller 123 is sandwiched between the third retaining wall 1123 and the bottom surface 1124, so that the carrier 120 cannot be displaced in the vertical direction relative to the base 110.

In addition, the first arm 121 and the second arm 122 of the carrier 120 of the embodiment have a common side surface 1201, and the roller 123 protrudes from the side surface 1201. Moreover, the partial rollers 123 protruding from the side surface 1201 correspond to the first retaining wall 1121, the second retaining wall 1122, and the third retaining wall 1123. That is, the partial roller 123 protruding from the side surface 1201 can interfere with the first retaining wall 1121, the second retaining wall 1122 and the third retaining wall 1123 to limit the first of the carrier 120 relative to the base 110. The amount of displacement in the direction (horizontal direction) or the displacement in the second direction (vertical direction).

Next, an operation mode in which the carrier 120 of the present embodiment is displaced from the first position to the second position with respect to the base 110 will be described. When the carrier 120 is in the first position, the roller 123 is fixed to the first stop wall 1121, and the first arm 121 is attached to the bottom surface 1124 of the sliding slot 112 to be horizontally arranged. The two arms 122 are vertically erected on the base 110 and are vertically disposed. At this time, the mobile electronic device 20 is mounted on the carrier 120 in a state of being erected as shown in FIG. When the carrier 120 is to be adjusted from the first position to the second position, the carrier 120 is translated relative to the base 110 such that the roller 123 is translated by the slot 112 having one end of the first stop wall 1121 to the slot 112. One end of the second stop wall 1122. At this time, the first arm 121 is adjacent to the bottom surface 1124 of the sliding slot 112 and is horizontally disposed. The one end of the first arm 121 away from the roller 123 protrudes from the base 110. On one side, the second arm 122 is still vertically erected on the base 110, as shown in "Fig. 3". Next, the carrier 120 is rotated by an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the base 110 in the counterclockwise direction with the roller 123 as the axis to position the carrier 120 in the second position. At this time, the first arm 121 is vertically erected on the base 110, and the second arm 122 is attached to the bottom surface 1124 of the sliding slot 112 to be horizontally disposed. The mobile electronic device 20 is mounted on the carrier 120 in an upright state as shown in FIG. The operation of the carrier 120 relative to the base 110 allows the user to easily adjust the position of the carrier 120 relative to the base 110. In this way, the user can selectively mount the mobile electronic device 20 on the docking station 10 in an upright or erected manner to meet the user's needs for use in different environments.

It should be noted that the carrier 120 of the embodiment can be translated and rotated relative to the base 110 to enable the mobile electronic device 20 on the carrier 120 to be in an upright or horizontal position. It can be held at the center of the seat body 110. However, features that the carrier 120 can translate and rotate relative to the body 110 are not intended to limit the invention. In another embodiment of the present invention, the carrier 120 can also be rotated only relative to the base 110 without a translational relationship.

In addition, a first positioning hole 1212 and a second positioning hole 1222 are respectively disposed on the side surface 1201 of the first arm 121 and the second arm 122 of the embodiment, and a latching member 114 is further disposed on the base 110. The first positioning hole 1212 and the second positioning hole 1222. The latching member 114 is disposed on the base 110, and the latching member 114 can be, but not limited to, a latch or a latch. When the carrier 120 is in the first position, one end of the latching member 114 is inserted into the first positioning hole 1212. When the carrier 120 is in the second position, one end of the latching member 114 is inserted into the second positioning hole 1222. The matching design of the latching member 114 and the first positioning hole 1212 and the second positioning hole 1222 respectively enables the carrier 120 to be stably fixed in the first position or the second position. Therefore, when the user wants to adjust the carrier 120 from the first position to the second position, or if the carrier 120 is to be adjusted from the second position to the first position, the user must first apply an external force to the fastener. The first positioning hole 1212 or the second positioning hole 1222 is pulled out to disengage the carrier 120 from the latching member 114 to be movable relative to the base 110.

In addition, a convex rail 1125 is further disposed on the bottom surface 1124 of the sliding slot 112 of the embodiment. The first arm 121 and the second arm 122 of the carrier 120 respectively have a first recess adjacent to one side of the side surface 1201. The first recess 1211 and the second recess 1221 correspond to the convex rail 1125. When the carrier 120 is in the first position, the first arm 121 is attached to the bottom surface 1124, and the convex rail 1125 is located in the first recess 1211. Also, when the roller 123 is translated from the first stop wall 1121 to the second stop wall 1122, the first groove 1211 is slid relative to the convex rail 1125. When the carrier 120 is in the second position, the second arm 122 is attached to the bottom surface 1124, and the convex rail 1125 is located in the second recess 1221. Therefore, by the design of the convex rail 1125 corresponding to the first recess 1211 and the second recess 1221, the first arm 121 can smoothly slide in the sliding slot 112. Moreover, the design of the first rail 1211 and the second groove 1221 corresponding to the convex rail 1125 can improve the bonding between the first arm 121 or the second arm 122 and the sliding slot 112, so that the carrier 120 can be It is stably fixed to the first position or the second position.

The docking station according to the above embodiment is configured such that the mobile electronic device on the carrier can be mounted on the docking station in an upright or horizontal position to satisfy the user by the pivoting effect of the carrier relative to the base. For the use of different use environments. In addition, the matching design of the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole respectively by the fastening component, and the design of the convex rail corresponding to the first groove and the second groove enable the mobile electronic device on the carrier to be more stable The ground is maintained in an upright or horizontal position.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10. . . Expansion seat

110. . . Seat

112. . . Chute

1121. . . First stop wall

1122. . . Second stop wall

1123. . . Third stop wall

1124. . . Bottom

1125. . . Convex rail

114. . . Fastener

120. . . Carrier

1201. . . side

121. . . First arm

1211. . . First groove

1212. . . First positioning hole

122. . . Second arm

1221. . . Second groove

1222. . . Second positioning hole

123. . . Wheel

130. . . Connection plug

20. . . Mobile electronic device

twenty one. . . Connection jack

twenty two. . . Screen

Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are schematic views of the carrier of the docking station being moved from the first position to the second position in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

10. . . Expansion seat

110. . . Seat

112. . . Chute

1121. . . First stop wall

1122. . . Second stop wall

1123. . . Third stop wall

1124. . . Bottom

1125. . . Convex rail

114. . . Fastener

120. . . Carrier

1201. . . side

121. . . First arm

1211. . . First groove

1212. . . First positioning hole

122. . . Second arm

1221. . . Second groove

1222. . . Second positioning hole

123. . . Wheel

130. . . Connection plug

20. . . Mobile electronic device

twenty one. . . Connection jack

twenty two. . . Screen

Claims (9)

An expansion base adapted to be coupled to a mobile electronic device, comprising: a body; a carrier adapted to carry the mobile electronic device, the carrier comprising a first arm and disposed in the pivotable relationship a seat body having a first position and a second position relative to the base body, wherein the first arm is attached to the base body when the carrier is opposite to the base body The first position is pivoted to the second position, the first arm is erected on the base; and a connecting plug is disposed on the first arm, the connecting plug is adapted to be coupled to the mobile electronic device; The carrier further includes a roller at one end of the first arm. The base has a sliding slot. The roller is disposed in the sliding slot and is reciprocally displaceable relative to the sliding slot. The carrier passes through the roller. The seat is translated relative to the first position and pivoted to the second position. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the sliding slot has a bottom surface, the bottom surface is provided with a convex rail, and one side of the first arm has a first recess, in the first position, the first slot The first arm is attached to the bottom surface, and the convex rail is located in the first recess. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the chute has a first retaining wall and a second retaining wall, and the first retaining wall and the second retaining wall maintain a distance, the first A stop wall corresponds to the second stop wall to limit a first direction displacement of the roller, the slide has a bottom surface and a third stop wall, the third stop wall corresponding to the bottom surface to limit the roller A second direction displacement. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the carrier further comprises a second arm, the second arm intersecting the first arm, and in the first position, the second arm is Standing on the base body, when the carrier is pivoted relative to the base body from the first position to the second position, the second arm is attached to the base body. The docking station of claim 4, wherein the carrier further comprises a roller at an intersection of the first arm and the second arm, the seat body has a sliding slot, and the roller is disposed on the In the chute, and reciprocally displaceable relative to the chute, the carrier is translated by the roller relative to the seat from the first position and pivoted to the second position. The docking station of claim 5, wherein the sliding slot has a bottom surface, the bottom surface is provided with a convex rail, and one side of the first arm and the second arm respectively has a first recess and a second recess, in the first position, the first arm is attached to the bottom surface, and the convex rail is located in the first recess, and in the second position, the second arm is attached And the convex rail is located in the second recess. The docking station of claim 5, wherein the chute has a first retaining wall and a second retaining wall, the first retaining wall and the second retaining wall maintain a distance, the first A stop wall corresponds to the second stop wall to limit a first direction displacement of the roller, the slide has a bottom surface and a third stop wall, the third stop wall corresponding to the bottom surface to limit the roller A second direction displacement. The docking station of claim 7, wherein the first arm and the second arm have a side together, the roller protruding from the side to correspond to the first stop wall, the second stop The wall and the third stop wall. The docking station of claim 4, wherein the first arm and the second arm One of the first positioning holes and a second positioning hole respectively have a fastening member corresponding to the first positioning hole and the second positioning. In the first position, the fastening component is inserted In the first positioning hole, the fastening component is inserted into the second positioning hole in the second position.