TWI534591B - Electronic device having pivoting structure - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device with pivot structure

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a pivotal structure.

In recent years, with the development of the technology industry, electronic products such as notebook computers, smart phones, and tablet computers have frequently appeared in daily life. The types and functions of electronic products are becoming more and more diverse, and convenience and practicality make these electronic products more popular.

In the case of a notebook computer, in order to make it easier for a user to view or operate his display screen, the display screen of some notebook computers is designed to be rotated relative to the main body in an unfolded state to change the orientation of its display surface. However, this design method is easy for the user to accidentally rotate the display screen and cause operational troubles. For example, the user may unintentionally apply force to the display screen to cause the display screen to rotate when the display screen of the display screen is insufficient, causing the display screen to collide with the host or crush and be damaged.

The invention provides an electronic device whose pivot structure prevents the user from rotating the body of the electronic device under unintended conditions.

The electronic device of the present invention comprises a first body, a second body and a pivotal structure. The first body and the second body are pivotally connected to each other by a pivot structure. The pivoting structure includes a first pivoting component, a positioning component and a slider. The first pivoting assembly includes a body pivotally connected to each other and a pivot shaft having a limiting slot. The positioning member is movably disposed on the seat body. The slider is movably disposed on the base body and has one end portion, and the end portion is slidably disposed in the limiting slot. When the end portion is moved along the limiting slot to a limit position by the relative rotation of the pivot and the seat body, the slider limits the positioning member to partially protrude outside the seat and positions the second body. When the end portion is moved along the limit groove to a release position by the relative rotation of the pivot shaft and the seat body, the slider releases the positioning member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the seat body has a sliding slot, and the slider is slidably disposed on the sliding slot.

In an embodiment of the invention, the above-described chute extends in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the pivot.

In an embodiment of the invention, the end portion is adapted to move along the limit slot to produce an axial displacement parallel to the pivot.

In an embodiment of the invention, the pivoting structure includes a second pivoting assembly, wherein the second pivoting component is pivotally connected to the first body along a first axis by the first pivoting component, and the second The body is pivoted along a second axis by the second pivoting assembly In the first pivoting assembly, when the end is in the limiting position, the positioning member positions the second body to prevent the second body from rotating relative to the first body along the second axis, and the positioning member is adapted to move when the end is in the releasing position Off the second body such that the second body is adapted to rotate relative to the first body along the second axis.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the second body is opened and closed to the unfolded position relative to the first body along the first axis by the relative rotation of the pivot and the seat body, the limiting groove drives the end to move to the release position. When the second body is opened and closed relative to the first body along the first axis to a position other than the deployed position by the relative rotation of the pivot and the seat, the limiting groove drives the end to move to the limit position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the seat body and the pivot shaft are pivotally connected to each other along the first axis and respectively connected to the second pivoting assembly and the first body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second body has a positioning groove, and the positioning member is adapted to extend into the positioning groove to prevent the second body from rotating relative to the first body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the pivoting structure includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is coupled between the positioning member and the seat body, and the positioning member is adapted to partially protrude to the seat by the elastic force of the elastic member. in vitro.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inner diameter of the limiting groove is equal to the outer diameter of the end.

Based on the above, the pivoting structure of the present invention drives the positioning member to position or not locate the second body by the action of the first pivoting assembly, and allows the second body to be opposite when the second body is opened and closed to a specific deployed position. A body rotates and prevents the second body from rotating relative to the first body when the second body is opened and closed to other positions. According to this, The user is prevented from rotating the second body of the electronic device in an unexpected situation, so that the electronic device is operated more smoothly and reduces the probability that the electronic device is damaged due to the second body malfunctioning. In addition, in the pivotal structure of the present invention, the pivot guides the end of the slider by the limiting slot, and can accurately move the slider to actuate to limit or release the positioning component to improve the pivoting structure. Smoothness.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧First body

120‧‧‧Second body

122‧‧‧ positioning slot

130‧‧‧ pivot structure

132‧‧‧First pivot assembly

132a‧‧‧ Shell

132b‧‧‧ body

132c‧‧‧ pivot

134‧‧‧Second pivot assembly

136‧‧‧ positioning parts

136a‧‧‧stop

138‧‧‧ Slider

138a‧‧‧End

138b‧‧‧Limited

139‧‧‧Flexible parts

A1‧‧‧first axis

A2‧‧‧second axis

B1, B2‧‧‧ bracket

G‧‧‧ Limit slot

P1‧‧‧ Limit position

P2‧‧‧ release position

S‧‧‧ chute

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates the rotation of the second body of FIG. 1 relative to the first body.

FIG. 3 illustrates the second body of FIG. 1 being closed to the first body.

4 is a perspective view of a portion of the pivotal structure of FIG. 2.

5A and 5B illustrate an operation flow of the pivotal structure of FIG. 4.

Figure 6 depicts the pivot of Figure 5A.

Figure 7 illustrates the slider of Figure 5A.

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 illustrates the rotation of the second body of FIG. 1 relative to the first body. FIG. 3 illustrates the second body of FIG. 1 being closed to the first body. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the electronic device 100 of the embodiment. For example, it is a notebook computer and includes a first body 110, a second body 120, and a pivot structure 130. The first body 110 and the second body 120 are, for example, a host computer and a screen of a notebook computer, respectively. The pivoting structure 130 includes a first pivoting component 132 and a second pivoting component 134. The second pivoting component 134 is pivotally connected to the first body 110 along the first axis A1 by the first pivoting component 132. The second body 120 is pivotally connected to the first pivoting structure 132 along a second axis A2 by the second pivoting structure 134.

The second body 120 can be opened between the state shown in FIG. 1 and the state shown in FIG. 3 along the first axis A1 by the action of the first pivoting component 132, so that the electronic device 100 can be conveniently stored or carried. When the second body 120 is deployed on the first body 110 as shown in FIG. 1 , the second body 120 can be rotated relative to the first body 110 as shown in FIG. 2 by the action of the second pivoting component 134 to change the The orientation of the display surface 120a of the second body 120. The pivoting structure 130 includes at least one positioning member 136 (shown in FIG. 2) for positioning or releasing the second body 120 to block or allow the second body 120 to rotate relative to the first body 110 along the second axis A2. The user is prevented from rotating the second body 120 of the electronic device 100 in an unintended manner, so that the electronic device 100 is operated more smoothly and reduces the probability that the electronic device 100 is damaged due to the second body 120 being erroneously operated. The specific structure and operation mode of the pivot structure 130 are detailed below.

4 is a perspective view of a portion of the pivotal structure of FIG. 2. 5A and 5B illustrate an operation flow of the pivotal structure of FIG. 4. In order to make the drawings clearer, the outer casing 132a of Fig. 2 is not shown in Figs. 4, 5A and 5B. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A, the first pivoting assembly 132 of the present embodiment includes a housing 132a and a pivoting body 132b and a pivot 132c, and the pivoting structure 130 further includes a slider. 138. The base 132b is fixed to the bracket B1 and the bracket B1 is fixed to the outer casing 132a such that the base 132b is connected to the second pivoting assembly 134 through the bracket B1 and the outer casing 132a. The seat body 132b has a sliding slot S. The slider 138 is slidably disposed on the sliding slot S and movably disposed on the base 132b. The positioning member 136 is also movably disposed on the base 132b. The pivot 132c is fixed to the bracket B2 and the bracket B2 is fixed to the first body 110 such that the pivot 132c is coupled to the first body 110 through the bracket B2.

Figure 6 depicts the pivot of Figure 5A. Figure 7 illustrates the slider of Figure 5A. Referring to FIG. 5A, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the pivot 132c has a limiting slot G. The slider 138 has an end portion 138a, and the end portion 138a is slidably disposed in the limiting slot G. When the second body 120 is opened and closed relative to the first body 110 to the deployed position along the first axis A1 as shown in FIG. 1 by the relative rotation of the pivot 132c and the seat 132b, the limiting slot G of the pivot 132c drives the sliding. The end 138a of the block 138 is moved to the release position shown in FIG. 5A (shown in FIG. 6 as the release position P2), at which time the limit portion 138b of the slider 138 is offset from the stop portion 136a of the positioning member 136 to release the positioning member 136. And the positioning member 136 is adapted to be retracted into the seat 132b downwardly and moved away from the second body 120, so that the second body 120 is adapted to rotate relative to the first body 110 along the second axis A2 as shown in FIG.

When the second body 120 is opened relative to the first body 110 along the first axis A1 to a position other than the deployed position (for example, the closed position shown in FIG. 3) by the relative rotation of the pivot 132c and the seat 132b. The limiting slot G of the pivot 132c drives the end 138a of the slider 138 to move to the limit position shown in FIG. 5B (shown as the limit position P1 in FIG. 6). At this time, the limiting portion 138b of the slider 138 is located. The stopping portion 136a of the positioning member 136 limits the positioning member 136 to partially protrude to the outside of the seat body 132b. The second body 120 is positioned to prevent the second body 120 from rotating relative to the first body 110 along the second axis A2.

During the above operation, the pivot 132c guides the end 138a of the slider 138 by the limiting slot G, and can accurately move the slider 138 to limit or release the positioning member 136 to lift the pivoting structure 130. The smoothness of the movement. In the present embodiment, the inner diameter of the limiting groove G of the pivot 132c is, for example, equal to the outer diameter of the end portion 138a of the slider 138, so that the limiting groove G can surely guide the end portion 138a of the slider 138 to move.

In this embodiment, the extending direction of the sliding slot S of the seat 132b is, for example, parallel to the axial direction of the pivot 132c (ie, the first axis A1), so that the slider 138 slidably disposed on the sliding slot S is adapted to be pivoted. The axial movement of the shaft 132c. Accordingly, the end 138a of the slider 138 moves, for example, along the limit groove G of the pivot 132c to produce a displacement parallel to the axial direction of the pivot 132c (i.e., the first axis A1). In other embodiments, the slider 138 and its end 138a can be designed to move in other suitable directions, and the invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the second body 120 of the embodiment has at least one positioning slot 122 . The positioning member 136 of the pivoting structure 130 is adapted to extend into the positioning groove 122 of the second body 120 to prevent the second body 120 from rotating relative to the first body 110 along the second axis A2 as shown in FIG. 2 . In addition, the pivoting structure 130 of the present embodiment includes at least one elastic member 139 as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, and the elastic member 139 is coupled between the positioning member 136 and the base 132b. The positioning member 136 is adapted to partially protrude from the seat body 132b by the elastic force of the elastic member 139 to position the second body 120, and when the slider 138 releases the positioning member 136 as shown in FIG. 5A, the user can The second axis A2 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) rotates the second body 120 such that the positioning member 136 is pushed against by the second body 120 to resist The elastic force of the elastic member 139 is moved away from the positioning groove 122 of the second body 120.

In summary, the pivoting structure of the present invention drives the positioning member to position or not locate the second body by the action of the first pivoting assembly, and can allow the second body when the second body is opened and closed to a specific deployed position. Rotating relative to the first body and preventing the second body from rotating relative to the first body when the second body is opened and closed to other positions. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the user from rotating the second body of the electronic device in an unexpected situation, so that the electronic device is operated more smoothly and reduces the probability that the electronic device is damaged due to the second body malfunctioning. In addition, in the pivotal structure of the present invention, the pivot guides the end of the slider by the limiting slot, and can accurately move the slider to actuate to limit or release the positioning component to improve the pivoting structure. Smoothness.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

132b‧‧‧ body

132c‧‧‧ pivot

136‧‧‧ positioning parts

136a‧‧‧stop

138‧‧‧ Slider

138b‧‧‧Limited

139‧‧‧Flexible parts

A1‧‧‧first axis

B1, B2‧‧‧ bracket

G‧‧‧ Limit slot

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a first body; a second body; a pivotal structure, wherein the first body and the second body are pivotally connected to each other by the pivoting structure, the pivoting structure comprises: a first The pivoting assembly includes a body pivotally connected to each other and a pivot shaft, wherein the pivot shaft has a limiting slot; a positioning member is movably disposed on the base body; and a slider movably disposed on the seat body And having an end portion, wherein the end portion is slidably disposed in the limiting slot, and when the end portion is moved to a limit position along the limiting slot by the relative rotation of the pivot shaft and the base body, the sliding portion Blocking the positioning member to partially protrude outside the housing and positioning the second body, and moving the end portion to a release position along the limiting slot by the relative rotation of the pivot shaft and the base body When the slider releases the positioning member. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the base has a sliding slot, and the slider is slidably disposed in the sliding slot. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the sliding groove extends in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the pivot. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the end portion is adapted to move along the limiting slot to produce an axial displacement parallel to the pivot. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pivoting structure comprises a second pivoting component, and the second pivoting component is along the first pivoting component a first axis is pivotally connected to the first body, and the second body is pivotally connected to the first pivoting component along a second axis by the second pivoting component, when the end is in the limiting position Positioning the second body to prevent the second body from rotating relative to the first body along the second axis. When the end is in the release position, the positioning member is adapted to move away from the second body to enable The second body is adapted to rotate relative to the first body along the second axis. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein when the second body is opened and closed to the deployed position along the first axis by the relative rotation of the pivot and the base, The limiting slot drives the end to move to the release position, and when the second body is rotated relative to the first body along the first axis by the relative rotation of the pivot and the base to the deployed position In other positions, the limiting slot drives the end to move to the limit position. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the base body and the pivot shaft are pivotally connected to each other along the first axis and respectively connected to the second pivoting assembly and the first body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second body has a positioning slot, and the positioning member is adapted to extend into the positioning slot to prevent the second body from rotating relative to the first body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pivoting structure comprises an elastic member connected between the positioning member and the seat body, the positioning member being adapted to be elastic by the elastic member The force partially protrudes out of the body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the limiting groove is equal to the outer diameter of the end portion.