CN101360132B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a portable electronic device, comprising a body, a cover body and a pivot component. The cover body is movably combined on the body, and the pivot component is arranged at the body and the cover body. The pivot component at least comprises a sliding part and a rotating part, and the rotating part is connected with the sliding part. When the cover body and the body coincide, the pivot component can make the cover body rotate or slide relative to the main body selectively.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of portable electronic devices, particularly relate to the portable electronic devices that a kind of lid optionally slides or rotates with respect to body.
Background technology
Increasing now portable electronic devices, for example (personaldigital assistant PDA), adopts the design of slide mechanism for mobile phone or personal digital assistant.Mobile phone with sliding cover type is an example, and when the user will call, import the news in brief literal or use the specific function on the mobile phone, first lid with mobile phone sliped off and just begins operation keyboard.It is limited that the design of the slide mechanism in the portable electronic devices at present can offer user's operability.Normally on the lid of portable electronic devices and body, design slide rail and chute respectively, to constitute a slidingtype pivot.Through lid in the slip on the body to expose the keyboard on the body or to cover keyboard.
Because the most portable electronic devices QWERTY keyboard (QWERTYkeypad) of only can arranging in pairs or groups, so the button on keyboard top must be letter key and numerical key simultaneously, makes the function that this QWERTY keyboard possesses simultaneously has telephone keypad.Owing to have a plurality of different symbols simultaneously on a button, whole surface of keyboard thereby become very in disorder.Must usually switch keypad function when causing the user to operate and be unfavorable for input.
Though also have now portable electronic devices be with Symbol Design such as different numerals and letters on different keyboard; The design that for example has QWERTY keyboard and telephone keypad simultaneously; Yet this design can let portable electronic devices have the design more than three layers usually, and then makes whole device become very thick and heavy and be not the user's favorite.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of portable electronic devices, utilize the design of pintle assembly, make the lid in the device optionally slide or rotate, optionally to expose the keyboard that the user is wanted executable operations with respect to body.
According to the object of the invention, a kind of portable electronic devices is proposed, comprise body, lid and pintle assembly.Be combined on the body, pintle assembly is arranged at body and lid place the lid packaged type.Pintle assembly comprises a sliding part and a rotating part at least, and rotating part is connected with sliding part.When lid overlaps with the position of body; Pintle assembly can make the first lid shell in the plane parallel with this body, slide with respect to this body and this second lid shell, and this pintle assembly can make this lid in the plane parallel with this body, be rotated with respect to this body.
For letting above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, characteristic and the advantage can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is special lifts a preferred embodiment, and cooperates appended accompanying drawing, elaborates as follows:
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It is the sketch map according to the portable electronic devices of the present invention's one preferred embodiment that Figure 1A illustrates;
Figure 1B illustrates the partial enlarged drawing of the portable electronic devices that is Figure 1A;
It is that second of Figure 1A covers the sketch map of the combination of shell and rotating hinge that Fig. 2 A illustrates;
Fig. 2 B illustrates the sketch map of combination of the body, second lid shell and the rotating hinge that are Figure 1A;
It is the sketch map of the lid of Figure 1A with respect to the body slip that Fig. 3 A～Fig. 3 C illustrates;
It is the sketch map of the lid of Figure 1A with respect to the body rotation that Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 B illustrates.
The main element symbol description
1: portable electronic devices
10: body
11: lid
12: pintle assembly
13: sliding part
14: rotating part
15: the first lid shells
16: the second lid shells
17,18: flexible member
19: guide member
131: straight rail
141: arc-shaped rail
142: rotating hinge
142A: first end
142B: second end
151: storage tank
152: notch
D1: first direction
D2: second direction
P1: complete off-position
P2: full open position
S1, S2: knot part
Embodiment
Please be simultaneously with reference to Figure 1A～Figure 1B, what Figure 1A illustrated is that what Figure 1B illustrated is the partial enlarged drawing of the portable electronic devices of Figure 1A according to the sketch map of the portable electronic devices of the present invention's one preferred embodiment.Shown in Figure 1A, portable electronic devices 1 comprises body 10, lid 11 and pintle assembly (hinge assembly) 12.Lid 11 is combined on the body 10 in a movable manner, and 12 of pintle assemblies are arranged on body 10 and lid 11 places.Pintle assembly 12 comprises sliding part 13 and rotating part 14 at least, and rotating part 13 interconnects with sliding part 14.When lid 11 overlapped (like the state of Figure 1A) with the position of body 10, pintle assembly 12 can make lid 11 optionally be rotated with respect to body 10 or slide.
Portable electronic devices 1 more comprises at least one flexible member, and two ends of this flexible member are connected to the first lid shell 15 and the second lid shell 16, in order to the slip between the auxiliary first lid shell 15 of elastic restoring force and the second lid shell 16 to be provided.Present embodiment is to be that example is done explanation with two flexible members 17,18.Two flexible members 17,18 for example are two L shaped iron wires.
Shown in Figure 1A～Figure 1B, pintle assembly 12 has more a guide member (guiding pin) 19 except comprising sliding part 13 and rotating part 14.This guide member 19 is fixedly set in the lower surface of the first lid shell 15, in order to the relative motion between guiding lid 11 and the body 10.Sliding part 13 has a straight rail 131, is positioned at the upper surface of body 10, and rotating part 14 then has an arc-shaped rail 141, is positioned at the lower surface of the second lid shell 16.Wherein straight rail 131 is connected with arc-shaped rail 141, and guide member 19 optionally couples with straight rail 131 or arc-shaped rail 141 mutually.
Rotating part 14 more comprises a rotating hinge 142, is arranged on arc-shaped rail 141 places, and rotating hinge 142 is in order to connect second lid shell 16 and the body 10.Because arc-shaped rail 141 along rotating hinge 142 edge settings, can rotate with respect to body 10 through rotating hinge 142 when guide member 19 is arranged in arc-shaped rail 141, the second lid shells 16.
When lid 11 overlapped (seeing Figure 1A) with the position of body 10, guide member 19 was the junctions (seeing Figure 1B) that are positioned at straight rail 131 and arc-shaped rail 141.At this moment, but user's application of force is covered shell 15 first, makes the first lid shell 15 drive guide members 19 and moves on the straight rail 131, or guide member 19 is moved on the arc-shaped rail 141.When guide member 19 was positioned at straight rail 131, the first lid shell 15 can slide with respect to the second lid shell 16 and body 10, promptly slides towards first direction D1.And be positioned at 141 last times of arc-shaped rail when guide member 19, then lid 11 can promptly rotate towards second direction D2 with respect to body 10 rotations.
The assembling of the second lid shell 16 and rotating hinge 142 is please with reference to Fig. 2 A, and it illustrates is that second of Figure 1A covers the sketch map of the combination of shell and rotating hinge.Shown in Fig. 2 A, rotating hinge 142 has the first end 142A and the second end 142B, and wherein the first end 142A can rotate with respect to the second end 142B, and arc-shaped rail 141 is arranged between the second lid shell 16 and the first end 142A.The upper surface (see Figure 1A) of the first end 142A in order to be connected in body 10, the second end 142B then are connected in the lower surface of the second lid shell 16, and the second lid shell 16 can be rotated with respect to body 10.Preferably, can utilize several knots part S1, for example be several screws, and the second end 142B of rotating hinge 142 is combined on the second lid shell 16.
The assembling of second lid shell 16 and the rotating hinge 142 and body 10 is please with reference to Fig. 2 B, and it illustrates the sketch map of combination of the body, the second lid shell and the rotating hinge that are Figure 1A.After must be noted that this Fig. 2 B is for the body among Figure 1A 10, the second lid shell 16 and rotating hinge 142 combinations, the three-dimensional view of observation from lower to upper.Therefore among Fig. 2 B, in fact the second lid shell 16 and rotating hinge 142 are positioned at the below of body 10.Likewise, be preferably and can utilize several knots part S2, for example being several screws is combined in the first end 142A of rotating hinge 142 on the body 10.After the assembling, the straight rail 131 on the body 10 can be connected with arc-shaped rail 141 (not illustrating in Fig. 2 B), shown in Figure 1A.
Below with the flowing mode of doing that slides between description of drawings lid 11 and the body 10 with rotation.Be simplicity of illustration, make diagram clear the clipped part sign.
Please with reference to Fig. 3 A～Fig. 3 C, it illustrates is the sketch map of the lid of Figure 1A with respect to the body slip.Shown in Fig. 3 A, the first lid shell 15 has storage tank 151 and notch 152, the second lid shells 16 slidably are arranged in the storage tank 151, and can be through notch 152 slip turnover storage tanks 151.
When the user a little the application of force when making guide member 19 move into straight rails 131 (seeing Figure 1B),, the first lid shell 15 and guide member 19 only can be moved at the first lid shell 15 as straight line because guide member 19 receives the strangulation of straight rail 131.At this moment; Shown in Fig. 3 A～Fig. 3 B; Because the second lid shell 16 is connected in body 10 through rotating hinge 142, therefore the second lid shell 16 is fixed on the body 10, and the first lid shell 15 can slide to expose the second lid shell 16 towards first direction D1 with respect to the second lid shell 16 and body 10.
On the second lid shell 16 of portable electronic devices 1 operating parts (not illustrating) can be set.No matter this portable electronic devices 1 is communication handset or PDA, this operating parts can be a telephone keypad.When the user will operate this telephone keypad, as long as 15 slips of the first lid shell are come.
Preferably, flexible member 17,18 is arranged between the first lid shell 15 and the second lid shell 16 symmetrically.The elastic restoring force that flexible member 17,18 is provided can assist the first lid shell 15 to slide into complete off-position P1 (seeing Fig. 3 A) or full open position P2 (seeing Fig. 3 C) automatically.When the user begins the application of force at the first lid shell 15, make the first lid shell 15 by complete off-position P1 when full open position P2 slides, the first lid shell 15 and second covers shell 16 and can push flexible member 17,18 simultaneously.After the first lid shell 15 slided into the balance point position (seeing Fig. 3 B) of flexible member 17,18, the elastic restoring force of flexible member 17,18 then can automatically be pushed the first lid shell 15 open, made the first lid shell 15 slide into full open position P2 automatically.Vice versa, and when the first lid shell 15 has slipped over the balance point position, the first lid shell 15 can automatically slide and gets back to complete off-position P1, and the first lid shell 15 is fully covered on the second lid shell 16.Certainly, the guide member 19 of this moment has also been got back to the junction position (see Figure 1B) of straight rail 131 with arc-shaped rail 141.
Please with reference to Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 B, what it illustrated is the sketch map of the lid of Figure 1A with respect to the body rotation.When the user a little the application of force after the first lid shell 15 makes guide member 19 move into arc-shaped rails 141 (seeing Figure 1B); Because guide member 19 receives the strangulation of arc-shaped rail 141, the first lid shell 15 and second is covered between the shell 16 can't slide relative and form a whole individuality.At this moment, shown in Figure 1A, Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 B, because the second lid shell 16 articulates with body 10, guide member 19 can slide on arc-shaped rail 141 simultaneously, and therefore whole lid 11 can rotate towards second direction D2 with respect to body 10 through rotating hinge 142.Preferably, make the lid 11 can be with respect to body 10 Rotate 180 degree.After lid 11 was outwarded winding fully, shown in Fig. 4 B, the body 10 of part was coated under the lid 11.
Another operating parts (not illustrating) can be set on the body 10 of portable electronic devices 1.This operating parts for example is a QWERTY keyboard.After lid 11 is with respect to body 10 Rotate 180 degree, can expose this QWERTY keyboard.
For limiting the anglec of rotation of lid 11, preferably, can another flexible member (not illustrating) be set at rotating hinge 142 and arc-shaped rail place 141.This flexible member for example is a spring.When lid 11 overlapped with body 10 fully, this spring was the state that full extension comes.When lid 11 began to rotate, this spring began to shrink immediately, and lid 11 can automatically be come with respect to body 10 rotations.Certainly, because guide member 19 is to be positioned on the arc-shaped rail 141, the first lid shell 15 can not slide with respect to the second lid shell 16 simultaneously and come.
The effect of the present invention's integral body is following:
With operability, this portable electronic devices provides the user optionally to operate, and the user can slip off lid or outwards winding according to demand, so operability is good.
With Portability,, do not increase the volume of this portable electronic devices and easy to carry though the different operation part is incorporated in the same portable electronic devices.
With convenience, this portable electronic devices possesses the operating parts of difference in functionality, let the user clearly executable operations action and can not obscure the action of input.
With economy, need not install unnecessary part additional, only need on the lid of this portable electronic devices and body, to make the variation of track, this can integratedly create when making the housing of lid and body.The old rotating hinge design of collocation installing does not more not only increase number of parts, more saves the time and the cost of assembling.
The portable electronic devices that the above embodiment of the present invention disclosed is utilized in and installs pintle assembly between lid and body to combine lid and body, and the selection of user's operability is provided.Pintle assembly has the design of rotating hinge, guide member, straight rail and arc-shaped rail.Through the cooperation of guide member and straight rail, but user's application of force comes first lid shell of lid and mutual slip of the second lid shell facies, uses the operating parts on the second lid shell, for example is telephone keypad, to carry out the action of importing.Or the cooperation through guide member, arc-shaped rail and rotating hinge, the user can come lid with respect to the body rotation, utilize the operating parts input on the body, and this operating parts for example is a QWERTY keyboard.Because easy to operate and cost of manufacture is low, the design of this portable electronic devices has the market competitiveness very much.
In sum, though combine an above preferred embodiment to disclose the present invention, it is not in order to limit the present invention.Have common knowledge the knowledgeable in the technical field under the present invention, do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can do various changes and retouching.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention when look enclose claim defined is as the criterion.
Claims (13)
1. portable electronic devices comprises:
Body;
Lid has the first lid shell and the second lid shell that couple each other, and this second lid shell is coupled to this body; And
Pintle assembly is arranged at this body and this lid place, and this pintle assembly comprises sliding part and rotating part at least, and this rotating part is connected with this sliding part;
When this lid overlaps with the position of this body; This pintle assembly can make this first lid shell in the plane parallel with this body, slide with respect to this body and this second lid shell, and this pintle assembly can make this lid in the plane parallel with this body, be rotated with respect to this body.
2. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein this second lid shell is between this first lid shell and this body.
3. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first lid shell is coupled to this second lid shell slidably, and this second lid shell is coupled to this body rotationally.
4. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first lid shell has storage tank and notch, and this second lid shell is slidably disposed in this storage tank, and can be by this this storage tank of notch slip turnover.
5. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein this pintle assembly has more guide member, is fixedly installed on the lower surface of this first lid shell; This sliding part has straight rail, is positioned at the upper surface of this body, and this rotating part has rotating hinge and arc-shaped rail; This rotating hinge connects this second lid shell and this body respectively; This arc-shaped rail is arranged at the edge of this rotating hinge, and is positioned at the lower surface of this second lid shell, and this straight rail connects this arc-shaped rail.
6. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 5, wherein:
When this lid overlapped with the position of this body, this guide member was positioned at the junction of this straight rail and this arc-shaped rail;
When this guide member was moved into this straight rail, this first lid shell can slide with respect to this second lid shell and this body;
When this guide member was moved into this arc-shaped rail, this lid can be with respect to this body rotation.
7. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 5; Wherein this rotating hinge has first end and second end; This first end can be with respect to this second end rotation, and this first end is connected this upper surface place of this body, and this second end is connected this lower surface place of this second lid shell.
8. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 5 more comprises:
Flexible member is arranged on this rotating hinge and this arc-shaped rail place, and the elastic restoring force of this flexible member can make this lid rotate automatically.
9. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1 more comprises:
At least one flexible member, two ends of this flexible member connect this first lid shell and this second lid shell respectively, and the elastic restoring force of this flexible member can make this first lid shell slide into full open position or complete off-position automatically.
10. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1 more comprises:
Operating parts is arranged at the upper surface of this body, when this lid when this body rotates relatively, exposes this operating parts.
11. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein this operating parts is a QWERTY keyboard.
12. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 1 more comprises:
Operating parts is arranged at the upper surface of this second lid shell, when this first lid shell facies is slided to this second lid shell and this body, exposes this operating parts.
13. portable electronic devices as claimed in claim 12, wherein this operating parts is a telephone keypad.
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