CN100499678C - Sliding and automatic rotary mechanism - Google Patents
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A slide and automatic rotation mechanism installed in hand held electronic device which containing first and second operation mode, wherein the electronic device including first casing and second casing, said slide and automatic rotation mechanism containing third casing, convex part and rotation module, the third casing fixing connected with first casing and moveable coupled with second casing, said third casing containing first slide rail, second slide rail and first convex rib set on first side of second slide rail, convex part set on second casing and being opposite with first slide rail, rotation module penetrating second slide rail and whose firs end fixed on second casing and second set between first and third casing with at least one convex point contacted to first convex rib.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of slip and self-turning mechanism, particularly relate to a kind of usefulness so that handheld electronic apparatus has the slip and the self-turning mechanism of first operational configurations and second operational configurations.
Background technology
In recent years, flourish along with electronic industry makes handheld electronic apparatus such as mobile phone and PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) arise at the historic moment.
With the mobile phone is example, can communicate with each other whenever and wherever possible because it offers people, and needn't be subject to the fixed location, and therefore, mobile phone promptly becomes important means of communication in consumer's life.Mobile phone also provides services such as voice mail and news in brief transmission except having the most basic call function, make the function of mobile phone more complete.
Concerning the user, transmitting news in brief with mobile phone is the critical function that often uses.Therefore, whether the method for input news in brief makes things convenient for, and with directly determining the convenience of operation, also is one of important indicator of choosing by mobile phone.
Yet the button set-up mode of mobile phone is on 0～9 numerical key at present, is equipped with the function of text button.For instance, 26 English alphabet A～Z branch is located on 10 numerical keys, like this, each numerical key is also represented at least 3 English alphabets simultaneously, and for example numerical key ' 2 ' is represented English alphabet ' A ', ' B ' and ' C ' simultaneously.Because each numerical key all represents a plurality of English alphabets simultaneously, therefore, when the user when using numerical key to come input characters news in brief, whenever push a numerical key, just must select once the English alphabet of desire input, import the more English alphabet, just must select more repeatedly, be very to bother like this.In addition, because the arranged mode of English alphabet, often make the user who is bad to use this arranged mode, usually when seeking desire input alphabetical, waste many times, very inconvenience in the use.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of slip and self-turning mechanism, with so that handheld electronic apparatus has first operational configurations and second operational configurations, to solve traditional handheld electronic apparatus because of importing the puzzlement that toilet not causes.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of slip and self-turning mechanism are proposed, it is installed on the handheld electronic apparatus, makes handheld electronic apparatus have one first operational configurations and one second operational configurations, and wherein handheld electronic apparatus comprises one first housing and one second housing.This slip and self-turning mechanism comprise one the 3rd housing, a lug boss and a rotating module.The 3rd housing and first housing are affixed, and are coupled to second housing in movable mode.The 3rd housing comprises one first slide rail, one second slide rail and one first fin.First slide rail has a primary importance, a second place and one the 3rd position, and the second place is between primary importance and the 3rd position.Second slide rail has one the 4th position and one the 5th position.First fin is configured in one first side of second slide rail.Lug boss is configured on second housing, and corresponding with first slide rail.Rotating module comprises turning joint and movable pulley, this turning joint has first end and second end, this first end rotates with respect to this second end, this first end penetrates second slide rail and this second housing is affixed, this second end is disposed between this first housing and the 3rd housing, and movable pulley is disposed between this first end and this second end, and affixed with this second end; Second end of rotating module has inconsistent with first a fin at least salient point.
Wherein, when handheld electronic apparatus operated in first operational configurations, lug boss and rotating module laid respectively at primary importance and the 4th position.When the 3rd housing slide with respect to second housing and make lug boss along first slide rail when primary importance slides into the second place, rotating module also slides into the 5th position along this second slide rail from the 4th position, and when rotating module arrives at the 5th position, discharge an elastic force, this elastic force makes rotating module rotate, and make salient point be promoted first fin, slide into the 3rd position to drive lug boss from the second place, and the 3rd housing is rotated with respect to second housing, so that switch handheld electronic apparatus to the second operational configurations.When lug boss when the 3rd position slides into the second place, lug boss drives rotating module and rotates on the 5th position, so that rotating module stores elastic force.
For making above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and the advantage can more obvious easy to understand,, and be elaborated in conjunction with the accompanying drawings below especially exemplified by a preferred embodiment.
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Figure 1A represents the exploded view according to a kind of handheld electronic apparatus of the preferred embodiments of the present invention;
Figure 1B represents the constitutional diagram of the handheld electronic apparatus of Figure 1A;
Fig. 2 represents the exploded view of rotary gemel of the handheld electronic apparatus of Figure 1A;
Upward view when Fig. 3 represents the 3rd housing, rotating module of Figure 1A and second shell combination;
The vertical view of Fig. 4 presentation graphs 3;
Fig. 5 A～5C represents that the handheld electronic apparatus of Figure 1B is switched to the schematic diagram of the continuous action state of second operational configurations by first operational configurations.
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Slip of the present invention and self-turning mechanism are installed in the handheld electronic apparatus, with so that this handheld electronic apparatus has first operational configurations and second operational configurations.Following examples are this mechanism to be arranged in the mobile phone describe for example.Yet in practical application, for example also disclosed technical characterictic can be applied in the various handheld electronic apparatus such as personal digital assistant.Embodiment herein only is a kind of execution mode of invention essence of the present invention.
Simultaneously with reference to Figure 1A and Figure 1B.Figure 1A represents the exploded view according to a kind of handheld electronic apparatus of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and Figure 1B represents the constitutional diagram of the handheld electronic apparatus of Figure 1A.Can be clear that by Figure 1A handheld electronic apparatus 100 comprises first housing 110, second housing 120 and slip and self-turning mechanism 130.First housing 110 is provided with a plurality of numerical keys 112 and a plurality of utility key 114.Utility key 114 for example is simple function keys such as representing menu, cancel or receive calls.Second housing 120 is provided with a plurality of text buttons 122.For making things convenient for the user to operate, the arranged mode of text button 122 is preferably the arranged mode of QWERTY keyboard (Qwerty Keyboard).Handheld electronic apparatus 100 preferably also comprises the 4th housing 309, to couple with second housing 120.
Slip and self-turning mechanism 130 comprise the 3rd housing 142, rotating module 162 and lug boss 152.The 3rd housing 142 and first housing 110 are affixed, and are coupled to second housing 120 in movable mode.Therefore, when the 3rd housing 142 slides with respect to second housing 120 or rotates, the 3rd housing 142 will drive first housing 110, and making wins also will produce slide relative or rotation between the housing 110 and second housing 120.
The 3rd housing 142 comprises first slide rail 144, second slide rail 146, first fin 147 and second fin 148.First slide rail 144 and lug boss 152 corresponding configurations, and have primary importance 144a, second place 144b and the 3rd position 144c, and second place 144b is between primary importance 144a and the 3rd position 144c.Second slide rail 146 has the 4th position 146a and the 5th position 146b.First fin 147 and second fin 148 are disposed at the both sides of second slide rail 146 respectively.Yet the structure of first slide rail 144 and second slide rail 146 is not as limit, and for example first slide rail 144 also can be the slide rail that is connected with second slide rail 146.
Rotating module 162 comprises rotary gemel 164 and movable pulley 166.For the structure of rotary gemel 164 clearly is described, with reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 represents the exploded view of rotary gemel of the handheld electronic apparatus of Figure 1A.In Fig. 2, rotary gemel 164 comprises the first end 164a, the second end 164b, spring 172 and cam 174.When the relative first end 164a of the second end 164b rotated, cam 174 was subjected to a power that makes progress and compresses spring 172, makes spring 172 be stored an elastic force.When the relative first end 164a of the second end 164b rotates to a special angle, for example revolve when turning 90 degrees, the cam 174 suffered power that make progress make cam 174 be in an unsure state, at this moment, spring 172 is released its stored elastic force, makes cam 174 produce rotation.Refer again to Figure 1A, movable pulley 166 has a plurality of salient points 168, and the salient point 168 and first fin 147 and second fin 148 are inconsistent, and can reduce the frictional force that is produced when movable pulley slides.Yet the number of salient point 168 is restriction not, as long as each salient point is all inconsistent with first fin 147 or second fin 148, and movable pulley 166 can successfully be got final product along first fin 147 and 148 slips of second fin.
Each interelement annexation in the handheld electronic apparatus 100 for convenience of description is simultaneously with reference to Figure 1A, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.Upward view when Fig. 3 represents the 3rd housing 142, rotating module 162 of Figure 1A and 120 combinations of second housing, the vertical view of Fig. 4 presentation graphs 3.Can be clear that by Fig. 3, the 3rd housing 142 is coupled on second housing 120 in movable mode, lug boss 152 is configured on second housing 120, and it is corresponding with first slide rail 144, rotary gemel 164 penetrates second slide rail 146, its second end 164b is disposed between first housing 110 and the 3rd housing 142, and movable pulley 166 is disposed between the first end 164a and the second end 164b, and affixed with the second end 164b.For reducing the frictional force that lug boss 152 is produced when first slide rail 144 slides, on second housing 120 and be positioned at lug boss 152 around preferably be provided with and help sliding element 153.
In addition, as shown in Figure 4, the first end 164a and second housing 120 of rotary gemel 164 are affixed.The first end 164a and second housing 120 for example are to lock together with screw.Therefore, only can do the relative motion of rotation between the rotary gemel 164 and second housing 120, and can not do the relative motion of slip.
As shown in the above description, when combination handheld electronic apparatus 100, as long as make the second end 164b of rotary gemel 164 rotate to special angle with respect to the first end 164a, make spring 172 store elastic force, and, promptly become the handheld electronic apparatus 100 after combination shown in Figure 1B according to the handheld electronic apparatus 100 of above-mentioned compound mode combination Figure 1A.At this moment, lug boss 152 and rotating module 162 lay respectively at primary importance 144a and the 4th position 146a, and spring 172 stored elastic force are subjected to the restriction of first slide rail 144 and can not discharge.In addition, the numerical key 112 that is arranged on first housing 100 exposes with utility key 144, is convenient to user's operation, and is arranged on the below that text button 122 on second housing 120 is hidden in first housing 110, claims that this state is first operational configurations.When handheld electronic apparatus 100 operated in first operational configurations, the user can dial phone number by numerical key 112, and operated answering, hanging up and basic functions such as Help by Phone of handheld electronic apparatus 100 by utility key 114.
Simultaneously with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 A～5C.Fig. 5 A～5C represents that the handheld electronic apparatus of Figure 1B is switched to the schematic diagram of the continuous action state of second operational configurations by first operational configurations.At first, shown in Fig. 5 A, as long as the direction along arrow 10 applies an external force to first housing 110 or the 3rd housing 142, win housing 110 and the 3rd housing 142 are slided with respect to second housing 120, thereby lug boss 152 is slided to the direction of second place 144b along first slide rail 144 from primary importance 144a, and rotating module 162 is slided to the direction of the 5th position 146b along second slide rail 146 from the 4th position 146a.
Because lug boss 152 can only slide along first slide rail 144, and the shape of first slide rail 144 has limited the relative motion between the 3rd housing 142 and second housing 120, therefore, when lug boss 152 and rotating module 162 are positioned at primary importance 144a and the 4th position 146a, or when lug boss 152 and rotating module 162 respectively before primary importance 144a and the 4th position 146a slide into second place 144b and the 5th position 146b along first slide rail 144 and second slide rail 146, the 3rd housing 142 can only move with respect to second housing 120, so the elastic force that is stored in the spring 172 temporarily can not discharge.
When lug boss 152 when primary importance 144a slides into second place 144b, rotating module 162 also slides into the 5th position 146b from the 4th position 146a, and when rotating module 162 arrives at the 5th position 146b, the spring 172 that is arranged in the rotating module 162 automatically discharges its stored elastic force, makes cam 174 produce rotation.The cam 174 of rotation will drive movable pulley 166 and rotate, and at this moment, the salient point 168 that is arranged on the movable pulley 166 promotes first fin 147 and second fin 148, the housing 110 of winning be rotated, shown in Fig. 5 B with respect to second housing 120.When first housing 110 rotated with the direction of arrow 20 with respect to second housing 120, lug boss 152 slided to the direction of the 3rd position 144c along first slide rail 144 from second place 144b, and rotating module 162 still is positioned at the 5th position 146b.
When lug boss 152 slid into the 3rd position 144c, handheld electronic apparatus 100 was in second operational configurations, shown in Fig. 5 C.At this moment, except numerical key 112 and utility key 114 exposed, the text button 122 that is arranged on second housing 120 also exposed, and was convenient to user's operation.Therefore, when handheld electronic apparatus 100 was in second operational configurations, the user can import news in brief apace simultaneously by means of the numerical key 112, utility key 114 and the text button 122 that are arranged on first housing 110 and second housing 120.
That is to say, when user's desire uses text button 122 to come input characters, as long as first housing 110 is applied an external force, make lug boss 152 and rotating module 162 slide into second place 144b and the 5th position 146b from primary importance 144a and the 4th position 146a along first slide rail 144 and second slide rail 146 respectively, can make spring 172 discharge its stored elastic force, and then first housing 110 is automatically rotated with respect to second housing 120, thereby switch to second operational configurations, therefore, very convenient in operation.
When handheld electronic apparatus 100 desires when second operational configurations switches to first operational configurations, as long as make lug boss 152 from the 3rd position 144c through second place 144b and then slide into primary importance 144a.When lug boss 152 when the 3rd position 144c slides into second place 144b, lug boss 152 will drive rotating module 162, make rotating module 162 to rotate on the 5th position 146b, so that rotating module 162 stores elastic force in spring 172.
Compare with traditional mobile phone, the handheld electronic apparatus of present embodiment, its numerical key and text button are located at respectively on first housing and second housing, therefore, when input news in brief, can not produce the puzzlement of importing inconvenience as traditional mobile phone.In addition, the handheld electronic apparatus of present embodiment can switch between first operational configurations and second operational configurations, therefore handheld electronic apparatus according to actual demand by sliding and self-turning mechanism, improve the convenience of operation, improved the competitiveness in market indirectly.
In sum; though the present invention discloses with a preferred embodiment, be not that any those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention in order to qualification the present invention; can make various changes and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is defined with accompanying claims.
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1. handheld electronic apparatus, it is changeable between one first operational configurations and one second operational configurations, and this device comprises:
One first housing and one second housing, second housing has a lug boss;
One the 3rd housing, affixed with first housing, and be coupled to second housing in movable mode, the 3rd housing is provided with one first slide rail and one second slide rail; The corresponding configuration of first slide rail with lug boss, and have a primary importance, a second place and one the 3rd position, the second place is between primary importance and the 3rd position; Second slide rail has one the 4th position and one the 5th position; And
One rotating module, comprise turning joint and movable pulley, this turning joint has first end and second end, this first end rotates with respect to this second end, this first end penetrates second slide rail and this second housing is affixed, this second end is disposed between this first housing and the 3rd housing, and movable pulley is disposed between this first end and this second end, and affixed with this second end;
Wherein, when electronic installation operated in first operational configurations, this lug boss and rotating module laid respectively at primary importance and the 4th position, and at this moment rotating module stores an elastic force, and the release of this elastic force is subjected to the restriction of first slide rail; When the 3rd housing slide with respect to second housing and make rotating module along second slide rail when the 4th position slides into the 5th position, lug boss also slides into the second place along first slide rail from primary importance, and when lug boss arrives at the second place, rotating module discharges elastic force, and drive the 3rd housing and rotate with respect to second housing, make lug boss slide into the 3rd position, and make electronic installation switch to second operational configurations from the second place.
Wherein, when lug boss when the 3rd position slides into the second place, rotating module rotates on the 5th position, so that rotating module stores this elastic force.
2. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electronic installation comprise also and help sliding element that this helps sliding arrangements of components on second housing, and is positioned at around the lug boss, to reduce the frictional force that is produced when lug boss slides.
3. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first slide rail is connected with second slide rail.
4. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first housing comprises a plurality of numerical keys.
5. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first housing also comprises at least one utility key.
6. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second housing comprises a plurality of text buttons.
7. electronic installation as claimed in claim 6, the arranged mode of wherein said text button is identical with the layout literal of QWERTY keyboard.
8. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electronic installation are a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.
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