CN100401229C - Extended base - Google Patents
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The invention relates to an expanding base connected to the second connector of electric device, wherein said base comprises a frame, connecting rod group, force element and the first connector; the frame has a platform with the first open; the electric device is carried on the platform; the frame has the second open outside the platform; the connecting rod group is inside the frame; the force element is at the second open, that connected to one end of connecting rod group; the force element can move along one preset path, to switch the connecting rod group; the first connector is at the first open, that connected to another end of connecting rod; the first connector via connecting rod group can extend or contrast at the first open to connect or detach with the second connector.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of extended base, and be particularly related to a kind of extended base that makes its connector stretch out or withdraw by connection rod set.
Background technology
The difference of notebook computer and traditional desktop PC maximum is that notebook computer is stressed compact, the user of computing machine can be easy to carry about with one, and provide the user to carry out the convenience of computer operation under various environment.Yet with regard to other one side, notebook computer also is subject to its compact designing requirement, and its function and extendibility also can not be mentioned in the same breath with the desktop PC with bigger utilization space.
In view of this, known technology proposes a kind of extended base, and it has connector.The user can with such as mouse, printer, external connected hand disk, network adapter (NetworkInterface Card, NIC) or the peripherals of computing machine such as scanner therewith extended base connect for a long time.When the user need use these peripherals, the user only needed notebook computer is engaged with extended base, just notebook computer can be electrically connected on these peripherals.Thus, the user not only can enjoy the lightness of notebook computer, more can make the user can exempt the puzzlement of notebook computer being carried out the plug of peripherals, and enjoy functional and extendibility simultaneously as desktop PC by extended base.
Yet, because above-mentioned connector is to be fixed on the extended base, and in notebook computer and process that extended base is connected, connector is positioned at the below of notebook computer, therefore when the user is connected in extended base with notebook computer, not only be not easy to finish the contraposition between notebook computer and the extended base, the easier damage that in the process that engages, is subjected to of connector or notebook computer because of the error in the contraposition.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention just provides a kind of extended base, damages when engaging with extended base to avoid electronic installation.
The present invention proposes a kind of extended base, and it is suitable for being electrically connected with second connector of first electronic installation.This extended base comprises housing, connection rod set, force-applying piece and first connector at least.This housing has platform, and it has first opening, and this first electronic installation is suitable for bearing against on the platform.In addition, housing also has second opening, is positioned at platform part in addition.Connection rod set is arranged in the housing.Force-applying piece is arranged at second opening part, and is connected in an end of connection rod set, and wherein force-applying piece is suitable for moving around along a predefined paths, so that connection rod set is opened.First connector is arranged at first opening part, and is connected in the other end of connection rod set, and wherein first connector is suitable for stretching out or withdrawing from first opening of housing by connection rod set, to engage with second connector of first electronic installation or to separate.
In one of the present invention embodiment, connection rod set comprises first connecting rod and second connecting rod.One end of first connecting rod is connected in force-applying piece, and first connecting rod has first pivot, between the two ends of first connecting rod.One end of second connecting rod is coupled to the other end of first connecting rod, and the other end of second connecting rod is connected in first connector, and second connecting rod has second pivot, between the two ends of second connecting rod.Can drive first connecting rod when force-applying piece moves to primary importance rotates, and first connecting rod can drive second connecting rod and rotate, so that first connector stretches out from first opening of housing, rotate and when force-applying piece moves to the second place, can drive first connecting rod, and first connecting rod can drive second connecting rod and rotate, so that first connector is from first opening withdrawal of housing.
In one of the present invention embodiment, the other end of first connecting rod has slide rail, and an end of second connecting rod connection first connecting rod has slide block, this slide block is arranged in the slide rail, and when force-applying piece moves to primary importance, slide block slides into an end of slide rail, and when force-applying piece moved to the second place, slide block slid into the other end of slide rail.
In one of the present invention embodiment, the abutting end of second connector of first connector and first electronic installation has a lead angle.
In one of the present invention embodiment, second connector has a plurality of first pilot holes, and first connector has a plurality of first reference columns corresponding to these first pilot holes, and these first reference columns are suitable for penetrating in these first pilot holes.
In one of the present invention embodiment, extended base has slot, and it is suitable for being electrically connected on second electronic device, so that first electronic installation is electrically connected with second electronic device by extended base.
In one of the present invention embodiment, first electronic installation has a plurality of second pilot holes, and housing has a plurality of second reference columns corresponding to these second pilot holes, and these first reference columns are suitable for penetrating in these first pilot holes.
State with other purpose, feature and advantage and can become apparent on the present invention for allowing, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of the extended base of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the connection rod set of extended base among Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is another synoptic diagram of the connection rod set of extended base.
Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 C is the schematic side view of the opening ways of connection rod set.
Fig. 5 A～Fig. 5 C is the front elevational schematic of the opening ways of connection rod set.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are electrically connected on the schematic flow sheet of expanding device for electronic installation.
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100: extended base
110: housing
112: the second openings
115: platform
117: the first openings
119: the first reference columns
120: connection rod set
121: first connecting rod
122: the first pivots
123: slide rail
125: second connecting rod
126: the second pivots
127: slide block
130: force-applying piece
140: the first connectors
142: the second reference columns
150: slot
200: electronic installation
210: the second connectors
212: the second pilot holes
220,224: sense of rotation
226: direction
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of the extended base of one embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the connection rod set of extended base among Fig. 1.Please jointly with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, first connector 140 of extended base 100 is suitable for being electrically connected with second connector 210 of electronic installation 200, wherein electronic installation 200 for example is notebook computer, personal digital assistant (personal digitalassistant) or the like.Extended base 100 comprises housing 110, connection rod set 120, force-applying piece 130 and above-mentioned first connector 140 at least, and its middle shell 110 has platform 115.Platform 115 has first opening 117, and electronic installation 200 is suitable for being bearing on the platform 115.In addition, housing 110 also has second and opens 112, is positioned at platform 115 part in addition.In addition, extended base 100 for example also comprises a plurality of slots 150, when the electronic installation of user with other, when engaging with slot 150,, electronics can be connected with these electronic installations by extended base 100 just adorning 200 as peripherals such as display, mouse, keyboard or loudspeaker.
In one embodiment, the structure of connection rod set 120 as shown in Figure 3.Please refer to Fig. 3, connection rod set 120 comprises first connecting rod 121 and second connecting rod 125 at least.One end of first connecting rod 121 is connected in force-applying piece 130, and the other end of first connecting rod 121 then is connected in an end of second connecting rod 125, and wherein first connecting rod 121 has first pivot 122, and they are between the two ends of first connecting rod 121.The other end of second connecting rod 125 is connected in first connector 140, and wherein second connecting rod 125 has second pivot 126, and they are between the two ends of second connecting rod 125.It should be noted that, though the axis normal of first pivot 122 is in the axis of second pivot 126 in Fig. 3, but the person of ordinary skill in the field should be not parallel under the situation of second pivot 126 at first pivot 122, produces the connection rod set 120 with identical effect.
In addition, first connecting rod 121 and second connecting rod 125 are to reach being connected each other by slide rail and slide block for example.For instance, the other end of first connecting rod 121 for example has slide rail 123 in the present embodiment, and an end of second connecting rod 125 for example has slide block 127, and wherein slide block 127 is arranged in the slide rail 123, and slide block 127 is suitable for sliding with respect to slide rail 125.About the opening ways of connection rod set 120, below will at length introduce.
Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 C is the schematic side view of the opening ways of connection rod set.Fig. 5 A～Fig. 5 C is the front elevational schematic of the opening ways of connection rod set.At first please jointly with reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 4 A and Fig. 5 A, force-applying piece 130 is in primary importance in the drawings, and this moment, first connector 140 was positioned at the below of first opening 117, and was positioned at housing 110.It should be noted that when force-applying piece 130 is in primary importance slide block 127 is positioned at an end (shown in Fig. 5 A) of slide rail 123.
Please jointly with reference to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 B and Fig. 5 B, when force-applying piece 130 is subjected to the effect of external force F and during along a predetermined path movement, first connecting rod 121 can be subjected to the drive of force-applying piece 130, and is the axle center and rotates along sense of rotation 220 with first pivot 122.Simultaneously, slide block 127 can move along slide rail 123, and drives second connecting rod 125 and rotatablely move accordingly, and wherein second connecting rod 125 is the axle center with second pivot 126 and rotates along sense of rotation 224.At this moment, first connector 140 that is positioned at second connecting rod 125 other ends just can be subjected to the drive that rotatablely moves of second connecting rod 125, and moves towards second connector 210 along direction 226.
Please jointly with reference to Fig. 4 C and Fig. 5 C, when force-applying piece 130 moved to the second place, slide block 127 was positioned at the other end (please contrast Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 C) of slide rail 123.This moment, first connector 140 protruded from outside the housing 110 by first opening 117.
Certainly, force-applying piece 130 can also be subjected to the effect of another external force F ' (not marking among the figure), moves to primary importance from the second place.At this moment, connection rod set 120 can drive first connector 140 and move, and it is separated with second connector 210, and by in first opening, the 117 withdrawal housings 110.Since this mechanism except each element on direction of motion opposite with Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 C and direction that Fig. 5 A～Fig. 5 C is introduced, remaining operation principles is all very similar, just repeats no more at this.
From the above, the user can be by force-applying piece 130 moving around between the primary importance and the second place, so that first connector 140 protrudes from outside the housing 110, or withdrawal outside housing 110.Therefore, after the user can carry out contraposition with electronic installation 200 and extended base 100 earlier, utilize above-mentioned mechanism again, second connector 210 of electronic installation 200 is engaged with first connector 140 of extended base 100, with avoid second connector 210 and first connector 140 in the process that engages because of the inaccurate and impaired situation of contraposition.Below will be described in detail with the step that extended base 100 engages at electronic installation 200.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are electrically connected on the schematic flow sheet of expanding device for electronic installation.Please successively with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, electronic installation 200 is not arranged on the extended base 100 as yet in Fig. 1, and this moment, force-applying piece 130 was positioned at primary importance, that is first connector 140 is positioned at the inside of housing 110.Then please refer to Fig. 6, electronic installation 200 is positioned on the platform 115 of extended base 100, and finish contraposition between second connector 210 of first connector 140 of extended base 100 and electronic installation 200.Then as shown in Figure 7, force-applying piece 140 is applied external force F, so that force-applying piece 140 is passed to the second place from primary importance.Thus, first connector 140 just can extend out to outside the housing 110 from housing 110 inside by first opening 117, and engages with second connector 210, so that extended base 100 is electrically connected on electronic installation 200.
When user's desire is separated extended base 100 with electronic installation 200, can apply external force F passes force-applying piece 130 to primary importance from the second place, win connector 140 and second connector 210 are broken away from, afterwards electronic apparatus 200 or extended base 100 again.
In addition, for the contraposition between second connector 210 of first connector 140 that can finish extended base 100 more quickly and electronic installation 200, can also shorten the time of contraposition in one embodiment by the design of pilot hole and reference column.Please referring again to Fig. 1, extended base 100 for example also comprises a plurality of first reference columns 119, and wherein these first reference columns 119 are positioned on the platform 115.And electronic installation 200 with respect to also having a plurality of first pilot holes (not marking among the figure) on the plane of platform 115 corresponding to these first reference columns 119.Thus, during contraposition between second connector 210 of first connector 140 that carries out extended base 100 and electronic installation 200, the user only needs respectively each first pilot hole (not marking among the figure) to be inserted in the first corresponding reference column 119 can fast and accurately finish contraposition, so not only can save time, also can avoid causing first connector 140 and/or second connector 210 to damage because of contraposition is inaccurate.
Moreover, in order to strengthen the effect that engages between first connector 140 and second connector 210, can also adopt the design of second pilot hole and second reference column in one embodiment.Please referring again to Fig. 3, for example, first connector 140 can also have a plurality of second reference columns 142, and wherein these second reference columns 142 for example have the lead angle of suitable radian.And second connector 210 can also have a plurality of second pilot holes 212, and wherein these second pilot holes 212 correspond respectively to these second reference columns 142.Thus, when first connector 140 engaged with second connector 210, these second reference columns 142 can insert the second corresponding pilot hole 212 respectively, make that the effect that engages is more good.In addition, if 142 have lead angle on second reference column, then these lead angles can also absorb the tolerance in contraposition between first connector 140 and second connector 210 in the process that engages, and make the process of joint smooth more, and are impaired to prevent first connector 140 and/or second connector 210.
In sum, the disclosed extended base of the present invention has following advantage:
1, the user can stretch out first connector after the contraposition of finishing between electronic installation and the extended base again from second opening, to engage with second connector of electronic installation.So that the disclosed extended base of the present invention can avoid its first connector or second connector of electronic installation damages because contraposition is inaccurate in engaging process.
2, owing to have corresponding first pilot hole and first reference column respectively on electronic installation and the extended base, so the user can fast and accurately finish the contraposition between electronic installation and the extended base by the guiding of first pilot hole and first reference column.
3, owing to have corresponding second pilot hole and second reference column respectively on first connector and second connector, therefore the user can be by the guiding of second pilot hole and second reference column, makes between win connector and second connector to have the good effect that engages.
4, owing to have lead angle on these second reference columns, therefore be engaged in the process of second connector at first connector, these lead angles just can absorb the tolerance in the contraposition between first connector and second connector, so that can have the better effect that engages between first connector and second connector.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any person of ordinary skill in the field; without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention; when can doing a little change and improvement, so the present invention's protection domain is as the criterion when looking the claim person of defining.
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1. an extended base is characterized in that being suitable for being electrically connected with second connector of first electronic installation, and this extended base comprises at least:
Housing has platform, and it has first opening, and this first electronic installation is suitable for bearing against on this platform, and this housing also has second opening, is positioned at the part beyond this platform;
Connection rod set is arranged in this housing;
Force-applying piece is arranged at this second opening part, and is connected in an end of this connection rod set, and wherein this force-applying piece is suitable for moving around along a predefined paths, so that this connection rod set is opened; And
First connector is arranged at this first opening part, and is connected in the other end of this connection rod set, wherein, by this connection rod set, this first connector can stretch out from this first opening of this housing or withdraw, to engage with this second connector of this first electronic installation or to separate.
2. extended base according to claim 1 is characterized in that this connection rod set comprises:
First connecting rod, an end is connected in this force-applying piece, and this first connecting rod has first pivot, between the two ends of this first connecting rod; And
Second connecting rod, an end is coupled to the other end of this first connecting rod, and the other end of this second connecting rod is connected in this first connector, and this second connecting rod has second pivot, between the two ends of this second connecting rod,
Wherein, can drive this first connecting rod when this force-applying piece moves to primary importance rotates, and this first connecting rod can drive this second connecting rod and rotate, so that this first connector stretches out from this first opening of this housing, rotate and when this force-applying piece moves to the second place, can drive this first connecting rod, and this first connecting rod can drive this second connecting rod and rotate, so that this first connector is from this first opening withdrawal of this housing.
3. extended base according to claim 2, the other end that it is characterized in that this first connecting rod has slide rail, and connecting an end of this first connecting rod, this second connecting rod has slide block, be arranged in this slide rail, and when this force-applying piece moves to this primary importance, this slide block slides into an end of this slide rail, and when this force-applying piece moved to this second place, this slide block slid into the other end of this slide rail.
4. extended base according to claim 1 is characterized in that the abutting end of this second connector of this first connector and this first electronic installation has a lead angle.
5. extended base according to claim 1, it is characterized in that this second connector has a plurality of first pilot holes, and this first connector has a plurality of first reference columns corresponding to above-mentioned these first pilot holes, and above-mentioned these first reference columns are suitable for penetrating in above-mentioned these first pilot holes.
6. extended base according to claim 1, it is characterized in that this first electronic installation has a plurality of second pilot holes, and this housing has a plurality of second reference columns corresponding to above-mentioned these second pilot holes, and above-mentioned these second reference columns are suitable for penetrating in above-mentioned these second pilot holes.
7. extended base according to claim 1 is characterized in that this extended base has slot, is suitable for being electrically connected on second electronic device, so that this first electronic installation is electrically connected with this second electronic device by this extended base.
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