TWM504981U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device including a first body, a second body, a keyboard module and a pivoting-linking unit is provided. The keyboard module is disposed on the second body. The pivoting-linking unit connects the first body and the second body, such that the first body and the second bodies rotate with each other, and the keyboard module is moved. When the first body is rotated to a first angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module is moved to a usage state. When the first body is rotated to a second angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module is moved to a storage state.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device that uses a pivotal linkage unit to provide a keyboard module to switch between two states.

The notebook computer has the same functions as a general desktop computer, and the slim and light design makes it easy for users to carry, making the notebook an indispensable portable for some users. tool. As the price of notebooks continues to drop, some users even replace desktop computers with laptops.

Generally speaking, the notebook computer is composed of a host computer and a display, and in order to make the notebook computer have more diverse operation and use methods to satisfy the consumer, the display of some notebook computers is designed to be relative to the host computer. Flip between 0 degrees and 360 degrees, and the keyboard can be raised to facilitate user input. However, when the display is flipped 360 degrees relative to the host and the notebook becomes a tablet-like type, the keyboard protrudes from the host and may cause the keyboard to be accidentally touched.

The novel creation provides an electronic device, which can change the state of the keyboard module after the two bodies rotate relative to each other.

The electronic device created by the present invention comprises a first body, a second body, a keyboard module and a pivotal linkage unit. The keyboard module is disposed on the second body. The pivotal linkage unit connects the first body and the second body to rotate the first body and the second body and drive the keyboard module to move. When the first body rotates to the first angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module moves to the use state. When the first body rotates to the second angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module moves to the storage state.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the keyboard module has a tapping surface. When the first body rotates from 0 degrees to the first angle with respect to the second body, the knocking surface is raised, and the keyboard module is switched from the storage state to the use state. In addition, when the first body is rotated from the first angle to the second angle greater than the first angle with respect to the second body, the knocking surface is lowered, and the keyboard module is switched from the use state to the stored state.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first angle ranges from 0 degrees to 200 degrees, and the second angle ranges from 200 degrees to 360 degrees.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting linkage unit includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a frame, a linking piece and a driving piece. The first rotating shaft is connected to the first body. The second rotating shaft is coupled to the second body and has a guiding groove, wherein the guiding groove is disposed on a circumferential surface of the second rotating shaft. The frame pivots the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The linkage piece has a guide post and a limit groove. The guide post extends into the guide groove. The driving piece has an opposite first end and Second end. The first end portion is slidably disposed in the limiting slot, and the second end portion abuts against the keyboard module. When the first body rotates, the first rotating shaft drives the second rotating shaft to rotate and the guiding column slides in the guiding groove, and the linking piece slides in the first direction and drives the first end to slide in the limiting slot, so that the second end The portion slides in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the limiting slot includes a first slot portion and a second slot portion. When the first body is rotated from zero degrees to the first angle with respect to the second body, the first end portion slides in the second direction along the first groove portion, and the second end portion drives the knocking surface to be raised. In addition, when the first body is rotated from the first angle to the second angle greater than the first angle with respect to the second body, the first end portion slides in the second direction along the second groove portion, and the second end portion drives The knocking surface was lowered.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first groove portion has a first inclined section and a first horizontal section. The second groove portion has a second inclined section and a second horizontal section. The first horizontal segment is coupled between the first inclined segment and the second inclined segment. The first inclined section is used to raise the knocking surface. The first horizontal segment is used to maintain the striking surface raised. The second inclined section is for lowering the striking surface, and the second horizontal section is for making the striking surface flush with or lower than the top surface of the second body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first body is a display, and the second body is a host.

Based on the above, the first body and the second body created by the present invention are mutually rotated by the pivotal linkage unit and drive the keyboard module to move. Therefore, when the first body rotates to a different angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module can be switched between the storage state and the use state, so as to reduce the probability of the keyboard module being accidentally touched.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧First body

120‧‧‧Second body

122‧‧‧ top surface

130‧‧‧Keyboard Module

132‧‧‧Knocking surface

140‧‧‧ pivot linkage unit

142‧‧‧First shaft

144‧‧‧second shaft

144a‧‧‧guide

146‧‧‧Frame

148‧‧‧ linkage film

148a‧‧‧ Guide column

148b‧‧‧ Limit slot

148c‧‧‧First groove

148d‧‧‧Second trough

148e‧‧‧first inclined section

148f‧‧‧first horizontal segment

148g‧‧‧second inclined section

148h‧‧‧second horizontal section

149‧‧‧Drive film

149a‧‧‧First end

149b‧‧‧second end

A1‧‧‧ first direction

A2‧‧‧ second direction

1A-1E are cross-sectional views of an electronic device rotated from 0 degrees to 360 degrees with respect to a second body of the first body in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2E are top views of the electronic device of Figs. 1A to 1E, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 1A and FIG. 2A , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 , a second body 120 , a keyboard module 130 , and a pivotal linkage unit 140 . The keyboard module 130 is disposed on the second body 120. In addition, the electronic device 100 of the embodiment can be a notebook computer, and the corresponding first body 110 and second body 120 are respectively a display and a host of the notebook computer. It should be noted that, in order to simplify the view, the electronic device of FIGS. 1A and 2A is only partially shown.

The pivotal linkage unit 140 connects the first body 110 and the second body 120 to rotate the first body 110 and the second body 120 to drive the keyboard module 130 to the use state (refer to FIG. 1B and FIG. 1C) or to receive Status (see Figure 1D and Figure 1E). Therefore, after the first body 110 is rotated to the back of the second body 120 and the electronic device 100 is in the form of a tablet computer, the keyboard module 130 can be housed in the second body 120. Thereby, the keyboard module 130 can be prevented from being touched and the electronic device is affected. Use of 100.

The pivotal linkage unit 140 of the present embodiment includes a first rotating shaft 142, a second rotating shaft 144, a frame 146, a linking piece 148 and a driving piece 149. The first rotating shaft 142 is connected to the first body 110. The second rotating shaft 144 is connected to the second body 120 and has a guiding groove 144a, wherein the guiding groove 144a is disposed on the circumferential surface of the second rotating shaft 144. The frame 146 pivotally connects the first rotating shaft 142 and the second rotating shaft 144. The interlocking piece 148 has a guide post 148a and a limiting groove 148b. The guide post 148a extends into the guide groove 144a. The driving piece 149 has opposite first end portions 149a and second end portions 149b. The first end portion 149a is slidably disposed in the limiting slot 148b, and the second end portion 149b is abutted against the keyboard module 130.

Referring to FIG. 1B to FIG. 1C and FIG. 2B to FIG. 2C, when the first body 110 is rotated from 0 degrees to the first angle with respect to the second body 120 (that is, the angle between the first body 110 and the second body 120 is The 0th degree is increased to the first angle), and the first rotating shaft 142 drives the second rotating shaft 144 to rotate. At this time, the guide post 148a of the linking piece 148 slides in the guiding groove 144a of the second rotating shaft 144, and the linking piece 148 slides along the first direction A1 and drives the first end portion 149a of the driving piece 149 to slide on the linking piece 148. The limiting slot 148b slides the second end 149b of the driving piece 149 along the second direction A2 orthogonal to the first direction A1 and pushes the keyboard module 130. Therefore, the tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 is raised, and the keyboard module 130 is switched from the storage state to the use state for the user to conveniently input data.

In addition, the first angle of the present embodiment ranges from 0 degrees to 200 degrees, wherein the angle of the first body 110 of FIG. 1B relative to the second body 120 is, for example, 60 degrees, and the first body of FIG. 1C 110 is rotated relative to the second body 120 The angle is, for example, 200 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 1D to FIG. 1E and FIG. 2D to FIG. 2E, when the first body 110 is rotated from the first angle to the second angle greater than the first angle with respect to the second body 120, the guide post 148a of the linking piece 148 slides on In the guide groove 144a of the second rotating shaft 144, the linking piece 148 slides in the first direction A1 and drives the first end portion 149a of the driving piece 149 to slide in the limiting groove 148b of the linking piece 148, so as to drive the piece 149. The second end portion 149b slides in a direction opposite to the second direction A2. Therefore, the tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 is lowered, and the keyboard module 130 is changed from the use state to the storage state. After the tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 is lowered, the electronic device 100 can be converted into a tablet type to avoid pressing the first body 110 and accidentally touching the keyboard module 130, thereby causing inconvenience to the user. In this way, the electronic device 100 has good usability.

In addition, the second angle of the present embodiment ranges from 200 degrees to 360 degrees, wherein the angle of rotation of the first body 110 of FIG. 1D relative to the second body 120 is, for example, 300 degrees, and the first body of FIG. 1E The angle of rotation of 110 relative to the second body 120 is, for example, 360 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the limiting groove 148b of the linking piece 148 of the embodiment includes a first groove portion 148c and a second groove portion 148d. The first groove portion 148c has a first inclined section 148e and a first horizontal section 148f. The second groove portion 148d has a second inclined section 148g and a second horizontal section 148h. The first horizontal section 148f is coupled between the first inclined section 148e and the second inclined section 148g.

Please refer to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B. Specifically, when the first body 110 is opposite When the second body 120 is rotated from 0 degrees to less than the first angle, the first end portion 149a of the driving piece 149 is restricted by the first inclined portion 148e of the first groove portion 148c and slides in the second direction A2 to push the keyboard. The module 130 causes the tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 (see FIG. 1B) to be raised, and the keyboard module 130 is switched from the stored state to the used state.

Referring to FIG. 2B to FIG. 2C, when the first body 110 is rotated to the first angle relative to the second body 120, the first end portion 149a of the driving piece 149 slides in the first horizontal portion 148f of the first groove portion 148c. The tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 (see FIG. 1C) remains raised to maintain the keyboard module 130 in use.

Referring to FIG. 2C to FIG. 2D, when the first body 110 is rotated from the first angle to be greater than the first angle and smaller than the second angle with respect to the second body 120, the first end portion 149a of the driving piece 149 is limited by the first The second inclined section 148g of the two groove portion 148d slides in the opposite direction to the second direction A2 to lower the tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 (refer to FIG. 1D), so that the keyboard module 130 is switched from the use state to the storage state. Wherein the extending direction of the second inclined section 148g and the extending direction of the first inclined section 148e intersect each other.

Referring to FIG. 2D to FIG. 2E, when the first body 110 is rotated to the second angle relative to the second body 120, the first end portion 149a of the driving piece 149 slides in the second horizontal portion 148h of the second groove portion 148d. The tapping surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 (see FIG. 1E) is flush with the top surface 122 of the second body 120 (please refer to FIG. 5A), so that the keyboard module 130 is maintained in the storage state, wherein the second horizontal section 148h The extending direction is parallel to the extending direction of the first horizontal section 148f (see FIG. 2A).

In another embodiment, the first body 110 is opposite to the second body 120. After being rotated to the second angle, the knocking surface 132 of the keyboard module 130 is lower than the top surface 122 of the second body 120. Thereby, the chance that the keyboard module 130 is accidentally touched can also be reduced.

In summary, the first body and the second body of the present invention are connected by a pivotal linkage unit, so that the keyboard module can be switched between two states to reduce the probability of the keyboard module being accidentally touched. In this way, the electronic device can be made to have good usability.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, the scope of protection of this new creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧First body

120‧‧‧Second body

130‧‧‧Keyboard Module

140‧‧‧ pivot linkage unit

142‧‧‧First shaft

144‧‧‧second shaft

146‧‧‧Frame

148‧‧‧ linkage film

148a‧‧‧ Guide column

148b‧‧‧ Limit slot

149‧‧‧Drive film

149a‧‧‧First end

149b‧‧‧second end

Claims (7)

An electronic device includes: a first body; a second body; a keyboard module disposed on the second body; and a pivoting linkage unit connecting the first body and the second body to enable the The first body and the second body rotate relative to each other and drive the keyboard module to move. When the first body rotates to a first angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module moves to a use state, when the first When the body rotates to a second angle relative to the second body, the keyboard module moves to a stored state. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the keyboard module has a striking surface, and the striking surface is rotated when the first body rotates from 0 degrees to the first angle with respect to the second body. Being raised, and the keyboard module is switched from the stored state to the use state, and when the first body is rotated relative to the second body by the first angle to the second angle greater than the first angle, The knocking surface is lowered, and the keyboard module is switched from the use state to the stored state. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first angle ranges from 0 degrees to 200 degrees, and the second angle ranges from 200 degrees to 360 degrees. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the pivotal linkage unit comprises: a first rotating shaft connected to the first body; a second rotating shaft is connected to the second body and has a guiding groove disposed on a circumferential surface of the second rotating shaft; a frame pivotally connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft; Having a guide post and a limiting slot, the guide post extends into the guiding slot; and a driving piece having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being slidably disposed on the guiding portion The second end portion abuts the keyboard module, wherein when the first body rotates, the first rotating shaft drives the second rotating shaft to rotate and the guiding column slides in the guiding slot, and the guiding rod is in the guiding slot The interlocking piece slides in a first direction and drives the first end to slide in the limiting slot, so that the second end slides in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the limiting slot comprises a first slot portion and a second slot portion, and the first body rotates from zero degrees to the first angle relative to the second body The first end portion slides along the first groove portion in the second direction, and the second end portion drives the knocking surface to be raised, and when the first body is opposite to the second body When the first angle is rotated to be greater than the second angle of the first angle, the first end portion slides along the second groove portion in the second direction, and the second end portion drives the knocking surface to be lowered . The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first groove portion has a first inclined portion and a first horizontal portion, and the second groove portion has a second inclined portion and a second horizontal portion. The first horizontal segment is connected between the first inclined segment and the second inclined segment, and the first inclined segment is used to raise the knocking surface, the first horizontal segment The second inclined section is configured to lower the knocking surface, and the second horizontal section is configured to make the knocking surface flush with a top surface of the second body or low. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first body is a display, and the second body is a host.