CN101460030B

CN101460030B - Electronic device and sliding mechanism thereof

Info

Publication number: CN101460030B
Application number: CN2007101994461A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶至善
Original assignee: High Tech Computer Corp
Current assignee: HTC Corp
Priority date: 2007-12-13
Filing date: 2007-12-13
Publication date: 2010-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 2027-12-13
Also published as: CN101460030A

Abstract

The invention discloses a slide mechanism, which is used for movably connecting with a display unit and an input unit of an electronic device which comprises at least a wire. The slide mechanism comprises a first structural part and a second structural part, wherein the second structural part can slide relative to the first structural part. The first structural part has an elongated opening hole, and the second structural part has a perforating hole, wherein the wire is electrically connected with the display unit, and threads through the elongated opening hole and the perforating hole.

Description

Electronic installation and slide mechanism thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, particularly relate to a kind of electronic installation with slide mechanism.

Background technology

At first see also Fig. 1, existing sliding cover type mobile phone or personal digital assistant (Personal DigitalAssistant, PDA) have a display module 100 and an input module 200 usually, aforementioned display module 100 is provided with a display screens 110,200 of input modules are provided with an input keyboard 210, and wherein display module 100 can be with respect to input module 200 slips (shown in the direction of arrow among Fig. 1).

Then see also Fig. 2 A, aforementioned display module 100 inside are typically provided with a circuit board 101, input module 200 inside then are provided with another circuit board 201, wherein a flexible circuit board F passes the opening 202 of the opening 102 of display module 100 and input module 200 and extends to second circuit board 201 from circuit board 101, is used to be electrically connected display module 100 and input module 200.

See also Fig. 2 B again, when display module 100 relative input modules 200 were an opening towards the right side slip, opening 102 and opening 202 need be overlapped, so that allow flexible circuit board F run through.Yet the overlapping area of opening 102 and opening 202 also limits the size of input keyboard 210.Under the situation of the size that does not change existing sliding cover type mobile phone of this kind or personal digital assistant, in order to increase the size of input keyboard 210, the overlapping area that have to dwindle opening 102 and opening 202.At this moment, aforementioned flexible circuit board F is often exposed by opening 102 places easily.Therefore, user or other foreign matters just may be pullled this flexible circuit board F that exposes, and then cause damage.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the existing issue point, the invention provides a kind of electronic installation, comprise one first housing, one second housing, a slide mechanism and at least one lead.Aforementioned slide mechanism comprises one first member and one second member, and aforementioned first housing has one first space, and aforementioned second housing has one second space and can slide by relative first housing.Aforementioned first member is fixed in first housing and has a strip perforate, and aforementioned second member then is fixed in second housing and has a perforation, and wherein aforementioned wire is passed perforate and perforation in regular turn and extended to second space from first space.

In one embodiment, aforementioned electronic more comprises a display unit and an input unit, and wherein display unit is arranged in first space, and input unit is arranged in second space, and aforementioned wire is electrically connected display unit.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned first member edge has more a slide rail, and the second member edge has more a sliding part, and wherein sliding part connects slide rail and can slide along slide rail.

In one embodiment, aforementioned first member has more a strip guide groove, and second member has more a slide block, and aforementioned perforate and guide groove are parallel to each other, and wherein aforementioned slide block connection guide groove also can slide along guide groove.

In one embodiment, aforementioned slide block has a T shaped sections and passes guide groove.

In one embodiment, aforementioned second member is roughly elongated and be fixed in a side of second housing.

In one embodiment, aforementioned electronic more comprises a cover plate, is arranged on second housing, is used to cover second space, and cover plate and combine with second member.

In one embodiment, aforementioned electronic more comprises a flexible member, is arranged at first component surface and connects slide block.

In one embodiment, aforementioned electronic more comprises a shade, is arranged on first member and the covering flexible member.

The present invention more provides a kind of slide mechanism, and in order to a display unit and an input unit that connects an electronic installation versatilely, and electronic installation more comprises at least one lead.Slide mechanism comprises one first member and one second member.Aforementioned first member has a strip perforate, and aforementioned second member has a perforation, and wherein lead is electrically connected display unit, and passes aforementioned strip perforate and aforementioned perforation.

For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly also cooperates appended accompanying drawing to elaborate.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of existing slide electronic device;

Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B are the cutaway view of existing slide electronic device;

Fig. 3 is the electronic installation exploded view of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 A is the schematic diagram of electronic installation when closure state of Fig. 3;

Fig. 4 B is the electronic installation top view among Fig. 4 A;

Fig. 5 A is the schematic diagram of electronic installation when half-open position of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 B is the electronic installation top view among Fig. 5 A;

Fig. 6 A is the schematic diagram of electronic installation when opening of Fig. 3; And

Fig. 6 B is the electronic installation top view among Fig. 6 A.

The main element symbol description

Display module 100

Opening 102,202

Circuit board 101,201

Input module 200

First housing 11

First space 110

Shade 12

First member 13

Slide rail 131

Guide groove 132

Perforate 133

Second housing 21

Second space 210

Cover plate 22

Second member 23

Sliding part 231

Slide block 232

Perforation 233

First direction A

Connector C

Flexible circuit board F

Flexible member R

Lead S

Embodiment

See also Fig. 3, the electronic installation of one embodiment of the invention for example is a sliding cover type mobile phone, personal digital assistant, palmtop computer (pocket PC), super removable computer (ultra mobile personalcomputer, UMPC) or plate computer (tablet PC) etc., mainly comprise one first housing 11, one first member 13, one second housing 21, one second member 23 and at least one lead S, wherein first housing 11 has one first space 110, in order to a ccontaining display unit (not shown).In addition, second housing 21 has one second space 210, in order to a ccontaining input unit (not shown); In particular, aforementioned first,

second member

13,23 is formed a slide mechanism and can reciprocally be slided.

In the present embodiment, aforementioned first member 13 both sides of the edge are respectively equipped with slide rail 131, and aforementioned second member 23 both sides of the edge are respectively equipped with sliding part 231, and wherein each sliding part 231 is combined on the corresponding slide rail 131 and can slides along slide rail 131.Yet slide rail 131 also can be not limited to foregoing with the position of sliding part 231.In the present embodiment, first member, 13 centre positions then are provided with two strip guide grooves 132, second member, 23 centre positions then are provided with two slide blocks 232, and wherein aforementioned each slide block 232 can be to have a T shaped sections, and it passes corresponding guide groove 132 and can slide along guide groove 132.It should be noted that when first member 13 and second member 23 adopt the combination of guide grooves 132 and slide block 232, just can reach the function of slide relative between first member 13 and second member 23.In other words, first member 13 and second member 23 do not limit and need have slide rail 131 and sliding part 231.

In the present embodiment, in order to make this electronic installation have the function that semi-automatic (semi-auto sliding) slides, the surface more is provided with two flexible member R above first member 13, and it connects first member 13 and aforementioned slide block 232 respectively.In addition, in order to protect these flexible members R, this electronic installation more comprises a shade 12, and wherein aforementioned shade 12 is arranged on first member, 13 tops and covers flexible member R.

As shown in Figure 3, aforementioned second member 23 is roughly elongated and be fixed in a side of second housing 21.More specifically, second member 23 can be fixed on second housing 21 (as shown in Figure 3) via several screws.In addition, in order to improve the assembling convenience, this electronic installation more comprises a

cover plate

22, and 22 of wherein aforementioned cover plates are fixed in second housing, 21 tops and combine with second member 23, are used to cover this second space 210.In particular, lead S is extended by the connector C of position above first member 13, and passes the perforation 233 of first member 13 and second member 23 in regular turn, and then arrives second space 210 in second housing 21 of below.It should be noted that 13 need of first member have strip perforate 133 and get final product when perforation 233 is formed on the slide block 232, strip guide groove 132 (shown in Fig. 4 B) need not additionally to arrange in pairs or groups.

In the present embodiment, connector C is arranged in aforementioned first space 110 and connects display units, can be electrically connected display unit and position input unit or other circuit elements in second housing 21 in first housing 11 by lead S in addition.It should be noted that the quantity based on the signal of required transmission, the electronic installation of present embodiment can comprise many lead S and be not limited to plain conductor S.Yet, the motion mode of lead S for convenience of explanation, present embodiment only describes with five lead S.In addition, present embodiment does not limit yet to be needed to adopt two groups of connector C, also can only dispose single connector C.

Then see also Fig. 4 A～Fig. 6 B, Fig. 4 A, Fig. 5 A, Fig. 6 A electronic installation in the presentation graphs 3 respectively are in the schematic diagram of closure state, half-open position and opening, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 5 B, Fig. 6 B then distinguish the electronic installation top view among presentation graphs 4A, Fig. 5 A, Fig. 6 A, and wherein Fig. 4 B, Fig. 5 B, Fig. 6 B have omitted aforementioned first housing 11 and shade 12.Shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4 B, aforementioned wire S is extended by connector C and passes strip perforate 133 on first member 13 and the perforation 233 on second member 23 in regular turn, and then second space 210 in second housing 21 below arriving, wherein aforementioned strip perforate 133 is parallel to each other with aforementioned slide rail 131 and guide groove 132.

Then see also Fig. 3, Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B, when first housing, 11 relative second housings 21 when a first direction A slides into half-open position, aforementioned first member, 13 relative second members 23 slide towards first direction A, this moment, lead S can pass strip perforate 133 on aforementioned first member 13 and the perforation 233 on second member 23 equally, and then extend downward second space 210 in second housing 21, the influence in the time of can not being subjected to first, second member 13 fully and sliding mutually; Yet it is impaired to rub in aforementioned perforation 233 for fear of lead S, also can be with part lead S bonding or be fixed on second member 23.

What need special instruction is that aforementioned wire S is compared to traditional flexible circuit board and has preferable pliability.Briefly, lead S has the motion mode of two dimension, but traditional flexible circuit board has only the motion mode of one dimension.In addition, in the present embodiment by strip perforate 133 is set, the extruding in the time of still effectively avoiding lead S to be subjected to first member 13 sliding and damaging.On the other hand, extend downward in second housing 21, therefore when first,

second member

13,23 slides mutually, can not produce the situation that lead S exposes owing to aforementioned wire S directly passes second member 23.

See also Fig. 3, Fig. 6 A, Fig. 6 B again, when first housing, 11 relative second housings 21 when a first direction A slides into opening, aforementioned first member, 13 relative second members 23 slide into an extreme position towards first direction A, this moment, lead S can pass perforation 233 on second member 23 via strip perforate 133 equally, and then second space 210 that extends under the road direction in second housing 21, can not be subjected to the interference of first,

second member

13,23 fully, and not cause lead S that the anxiety that exposes is arranged.

In sum, the invention provides a kind of slide mechanism, this slide mechanism is arranged between first housing and second housing of an electronic installation, and include one first member and one second member that can slide mutually, wherein by making lead pass the strip perforate on first member and the perforation of second member, can be electrically connected display unit in first housing and input unit or other circuit elements in second housing.Slide mechanism of the present invention can prevent that not only first, second member from causing lead to expose and cause damaging in the process of sliding, the overlapping area in the time of more can effectively reducing first, second housing in addition and launch, and then can increase spendable area on second housing.For example, just configurable bigger keyboard on second housing.

Though disclosed the present invention in conjunction with aforesaid preferred embodiment, yet it is not in order to limit the present invention.Be familiar with this operator in the technical field of the invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can do a little change and retouching.Therefore protection scope of the present invention should with enclose claim was defined is as the criterion.

Claims

1. electronic installation comprises:

First housing has first space;

Second housing has second space and this first housing slip relatively;

Slide mechanism comprises:

First member is fixed in this first housing and has the strip perforate;

Second member is fixed in this second housing and has perforation; And

At least one lead, this first space is passed this perforate and this perforation in regular turn and is extended to this second space certainly,

Wherein when described first member slides with respect to described second member, lead will slide in described strip perforate, thereby make lead directly to pass the described perforation on described second member and extend downward in described second housing, and can not be subjected to described first member and described second interference of components via described strip perforate.

2. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1 more comprises display unit and input unit, and this display unit is arranged in this first space, and this input unit is arranged in this second space, and wherein this lead is electrically connected to this display unit.

3. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first member edge has more slide rail, and this second member edge has more sliding part, and this sliding part connects this slide rail and can slide along this slide rail.

4. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first member has more the strip guide groove, and this second member has more slide block, and this perforate and this guide groove are parallel to each other, and this slide block connects this guide groove and can slide along this guide groove.

5. electronic installation as claimed in claim 4, wherein this slide block has the T shaped sections and passes this guide groove.

6. electronic installation as claimed in claim 4 more comprises flexible member, is arranged at this first component surface and connects this slide block.

7. electronic installation as claimed in claim 6, wherein this electronic installation more comprises shade, is arranged on this first member and covers this flexible member.

8. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this second member is roughly elongated and be fixed in the side of this second housing.

9. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1 more comprises cover plate, is arranged on this second housing, is used to cover this second space, and this cover plate and combine with this second member.

10. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the part of this lead is fixed on this second member.

11. a slide mechanism, in order to the display unit and the input unit that connect electronic installation versatilely, wherein this electronic installation more comprises at least one lead, and this slide mechanism comprises:

First member has the strip perforate; And

Second member has perforation, and this first member slides relatively, and wherein this lead passes this perforate and this perforation, is used to be electrically connected this display unit and this input unit,

Wherein when described first member slides with respect to described second member, lead will slide in described strip perforate, thereby make lead directly to pass the described perforation on described second member and extend downwards, and can not be subjected to described first member and described second interference of components via described strip perforate.

12. slide mechanism as claimed in claim 11, wherein this first member has more the strip guide groove, and this second member has more slide block, and this perforate and this guide groove are parallel to each other, and this slide block connects this guide groove and can slide along this guide groove.

13. slide mechanism as claimed in claim 12, wherein this slide block has the T shaped sections and passes this guide groove.

14. slide mechanism as claimed in claim 12, wherein this electronic installation more comprises flexible member, is arranged at this first component surface and connects this slide block.

15. slide mechanism as claimed in claim 11, wherein this first member edge has more slide rail, and this second member edge has more sliding part, and this sliding part connects this slide rail and can slide along this slide rail.

16. slide mechanism as claimed in claim 11, wherein the part of this lead is fixed on this second member.