CN101460032B - Hand-held electronic apparatus - Google Patents

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CN101460032B
CN101460032B CN2007101994832A CN200710199483A CN101460032B CN 101460032 B CN101460032 B CN 101460032B CN 2007101994832 A CN2007101994832 A CN 2007101994832A CN 200710199483 A CN200710199483 A CN 200710199483A CN 101460032 B CN101460032 B CN 101460032B
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庄益诚
廖宇靖
许嘉元
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The invention relates to a hand-held electronic device comprising a first body, a second body, a flexible electrical connecting piece and a protective cover, wherein the second body is slidably coupled on the first body, and the flexible electrical connecting piece is electrically connected between the first body and the second body. The protective cover is slidably coupled on the second body. When the first body and the second body are in the superposition state, the protective cover is located on a first position of the second body. When the first body and the second body are in the expansion state, the protective cover can shelter the flexible electrical connecting piece which is exposed after moving the second body. Thereby, the reliability and appearance of the hand-held electronic device can be improved, and the available area under the expansion state of slid-type hand-held electronic device can be increased for providing better elastic design.

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Portable electric device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of portable electric device, and particularly a kind of the protection by over cap design is connected in change flexible between the body of two-phase and electrically connects the portable electric device of part.
Background technology
Portable electric device is meant and can allows the user hold the electronic installation of holding and operating with hand, and has smaller volume and lighter weight, and being beneficial to the user can carry.Common portable electric device for example is mobile phone, multimedia player, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), palmtop computer, handheld game device and Portable formula satellite navigator etc. at present.
The portable electric device of sliding cover type is common design at present, and it is made of two bodies that have display interface and input interface respectively, but this two bodies slide relative, to be coincide a state or a deployed condition.In addition, the portable electric device of sliding cover type also comprises a flexible circuit board, has two bodies of display interface and input interface in order to connection.
In above-mentioned portable electric device, because flexible circuit board is connected between two bodies, therefore after expansion, two bodies still have the subregion and keep overlapping, the flexible circuit board after extending with protection.In other words, existing portable electric device is limited because of the expansion degree of two bodies, but makes the usage space on the body reduce relatively, and the design of portable electric device also can be restricted.In addition,, will definitely cause flexible circuit board to expose, see outside the portable electric device, and the user may pull this flexible circuit board and then cause the problem of reliability aspect and influence if will further improve the expansion degree of two bodies.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention provides a kind of portable electric device, and its design by over cap is covered the flexible that may expose under the deployed condition and electrically connected part, with reliability and the outward appearance performance that improves product.
The present invention is about a kind of portable electric device, and it has bigger Free Region under deployed condition, therefore helps to improve design flexibility.
For specifically describing content of the present invention, at this a kind of portable electric device is proposed, comprise that mainly a first housing, a second housing, a flexible electrically connect a part and an over cap.The first housing has one first framework, and first framework has one first perforate and a stopper section, and wherein the stopper section projects upwards.The second housing is disposed at first housing top, and the second housing has one second framework, and it is coupled to first framework along an operating axis to slidably.Second framework has one second perforate, and a bared end of second framework is suitable for skidding off outside first framework, so that the first housing and the second housing become a deployed condition by the state exchange that coincides.Flexible electrically connects part and passes second perforate of first perforate of first framework and second framework and be electrically connected between the first housing and the second housing.Over cap is coupled to second framework along operating axis to slidably, over cap is between first framework and second framework, and the bared end of the over cap and second framework is positioned at the same side that flexible electrically connects part.Over cap has one first protuberance and one second protuberance respectively in the relative both sides that operating axis makes progress; wherein first protuberance is between the bared end of second protuberance and second framework, and the stopper section of first framework is between first protuberance and second protuberance.When the first housing and the second housing are in when coinciding state, over cap is positioned at the primary importance on this second framework.When this second framework moves axially along this operation; when making the bared end of second framework skid off first framework; second protuberance of the stopper section of first framework and over cap produces interferes and drives over cap and move to a second place by the primary importance on second framework; move second opening that the back is exposed to cover second framework, this moment, the first housing and the second housing were in deployed condition.
In one embodiment of this invention, second framework has more at least one guide rod and is positioned at second opening, and an end of over cap is slidedly arranged on the guide rod.
In one embodiment of this invention, first protuberance of over cap and second protuberance are made of a kink of over cap lateral margin respectively.
In one embodiment of this invention, flexible electric connection part comprises a flexible circuit board.
In one embodiment of this invention, the first housing comprises an input interface.
In one embodiment of this invention, the second housing comprises a display interface.
Based on above-mentioned, the present invention is that the combination of utilization over cap and slide mechanism makes portable electric device after expansion, and its flexible electrically connects the protection that part can be protected lid, therefore helps to improve the reliability and the outward appearance performance of portable electric device.On the other hand, over cap design of the present invention also helps to increase the Free Region of sliding cover type handheld formula electronic installation under deployed condition, so that preferable design flexibility to be provided.
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below.
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Figure 1A and 1B illustrate the schematic diagram of a kind of portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A and 2B illustrate the exploded view and the constitutional diagram of the portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention respectively;
The portable electric device that Fig. 3 A-3E illustrates one embodiment of the invention is in regular turn become the start flow process of deployed condition by the state of coinciding;
Fig. 4 A-4E is the profile of Fig. 3 A-3E.
[primary clustering symbol description]
100: portable electric device
110: the first housing
112: input interface
114: the first frameworks
114a: first perforate
114b: stopper section
120: the second housing
122: display interface
124: the second frameworks
124a: the bared end of second framework
124b: second perforate
130: flexible electrically connects part
140: over cap
142: the first protuberances
144: the second protuberances
160: guide rod
X: operating axis to
Embodiment
Figure 1A and 1B illustrate the schematic diagram of a kind of portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention.Shown in Figure 1A and 1B, the portable electric device 100 of present embodiment can be super brain machine (ultra mobile personal computer, UMPC), Tablet PC (tablet PC), palmtop computer (pocket PC), personal digital aid (PDA) (personal digital assistant, PDA) and mobile phone (mobile phone) etc.More specifically, the portable electric device 100 of present embodiment comprises a first housing 110 and a second housing 120, and wherein the second housing 120 is disposed on the first housing 110 slidably, and can relatively move with the first housing 110.In the present embodiment, the first housing 110 has input interface 112, and it for example is a keyboard, and the second housing 120 has display interface 122, and it for example is a display screen.
Please refer to Figure 1A and 1B, the second housing 120 can slide between the second place of the primary importance of Figure 1A and Figure 1B with respect to the first housing 110.When the second housing 120 slid into the primary importance of Figure 1A, Portable running gear 100 was in the state of coinciding, and hid and the input interface 112 on the first housing 110 is subjected to the second housing 120.In addition, when the second housing 120 slid into the second place of Figure 1B, Portable running gear 100 was in deployed condition, and input interface 112 is exposed to outside the second housing 120, and input interface 112 and display interface 122 are towards same direction.Therefore, the user can use portable electric device 100 via input interface 112 and display interface 122.In the present embodiment, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 slide mutually along X-direction, and this portable electric device 100 can be called the sideslip type electronic installation.Yet in another embodiment, the first housing 110 also can slide along Y direction mutually with the second housing 120, and this portable electric device 100 can be called the pull-down electronic installation.
In order to improve the expansion degree between the first housing 110 and the second housing 120; and cover the assembly that may expose after the first housing 110 further launches with the second housing 120, the present invention is placed in the slide mechanism of above-mentioned portable electric device 100 in conjunction with a protection.This over cap can provide perfect protection and screening effect to the assembly that may expose in the operating process of Portable running gear 100, with reliability and the outward appearance performance that improves portable electric device.In addition, because the expansion degree between the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 is bigger, so input interface 112 can adopt the keyboard of five-element's formula, with the raising operation ease.
The accompanying drawing of hereinafter will arranging in pairs or groups again describes the detailed structure of aforementioned portable electric device, and wherein for the ease of statement, those diagrams adopt the label identical to 1B with above-mentioned Figure 1A to represent similar member.
Fig. 2 A and 2B illustrate the exploded view and the constitutional diagram of the portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention respectively, and wherein for the relation between clear each member of expression, Fig. 2 has omitted the member of part.In addition, Fig. 3 A-3E has omitted the member of part equally, and illustrate this portable electric device in regular turn and become the start flow process of deployed condition by the state of coinciding, wherein for the start relation between the clear expression first housing and the second housing, Fig. 3 A-3E represents associated components with sectional drawing.Fig. 4 A-4E is the profile of Fig. 3 A-3E, and it has further drawn other member of abridged in Fig. 2 and 3A-3E.
Please refer to Fig. 2,3A-3E and 4A-4E, the first housing 110 has one first framework 114, and first framework 114 has one first a perforate 114a and a stopper section 114b, and wherein stopper section 114b is towards the second housing 120, and promptly the top in drawing is outstanding.The second housing 120 is disposed at the first housing 110 tops, and the second housing 120 has one second framework 124, and it is coupled to first framework 114 along an operating axis slidably to X.In addition, second framework 124 has one second perforate 124b, and a bared end 124a of second framework 124 is suitable for skidding off outside first framework 114.
Shown in Fig. 4 A-4E, the first housing 110 more comprise input interface 112 and control circuit (not illustrating), and the second housing 120 more comprises display interface 122 except second framework 124 except first framework 114.When the user will operate input interface 112 on the first housing 110, the second housing 120 can be promoted to X along operating axis, its bared end 124a is skidded off outside first framework 114.At this moment, the first housing 110 is understood the state that coincides that is illustrated by Fig. 3 A and 4A with the second housing 120, passes through the state that Fig. 3 B-3D and Fig. 4 B-4D are illustrated in regular turn, and converts the deployed condition that Fig. 3 E and 4E are illustrated to, so that input interface 112 is exposed to outside the second housing 120, use for the user.
Refer again to Fig. 4 A-4E, portable electric device 100 comprises that more a flexible electrically connects part 130, it passes first perforate 114a of first framework 114 and the second perforate 124b of second framework 124, to be electrically connected between the first housing 110 and the second housing 120.In the present embodiment, it for example is flexible circuit board that flexible electrically connects part 130, and Fig. 4 A-4E represents that with dashed line segment flexible electrically connects part 130.More specifically, to electrically connect part 130 for example be to be electrically connected between the display interface 122 of the control circuit (not illustrating) in the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 to flexible.
In addition, refer again to Fig. 3 A-3E and Fig. 4 A-4E, portable electric device 100 more comprises over cap 140, and it is coupled to second framework 124 along operating axis slidably to X, and between first framework 114 and second framework 124.The bared end 124a of the over cap 140 and second framework 124 is positioned at the same side that flexible electrically connects part 130.In addition; over cap 140 has one first protuberance 142 and one second protuberance of giving prominence to towards the first housing 110 144 respectively in the relative both sides of operating axis on X; wherein first protuberance 142 is between the bared end 124a of second protuberance 144 and second framework 124, and the stopper section 114b of first framework 114 is between first protuberance 142 and second protuberance 144.
In the present embodiment, first protuberance 142 of over cap 140 and second protuberance 144 for example are to form after the edge bending of over cap 140.In addition; for example has at least one guide rod 160 in the second opening 124b of second framework 124; and the extension of an end of over cap 140 is slidedly arranged on the guide rod 160; wherein the length direction of guide rod 160 is parallel to X with operating axis, so that over cap 140 can slide with respect to second framework 124 to X along operating axis smoothly.
When the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are in this and coincide state; over cap 140 is positioned at the primary importance on second framework 124; move to X along operating axis and work as second framework 124; when making the bared end 124a of second framework 124 skid off first framework 114; second protuberance 144 of the stopper section 114b of first framework 114 and over cap 140 produces interference and drives over cap 140 is moved to Fig. 2 E and 3E by the primary importance of Fig. 2 A and 3A the second place; move the second opening 124b that the back is exposed to cover second framework 124, this moment, the first housing 110 was in deployed condition with the second housing 120.
Certainly, structures such as first protuberance 142 of the stopper section 114b of first framework 114 that the foregoing description illustrated, the guide rod 160 of second framework 124 and over cap 140 and second protuberance 144 only are usefulness for example, are not in order to limit scope of the present invention.In other possible embodiment, every structure that can reach similar effect all can be applied on the first housing 110, the second housing 120 and the over cap 140.Have in the affiliated technical field and know the knowledgeable usually after the explanation of reference previous embodiment, when can in not departing from the scope of the present invention, changing and adjust, with realistic demand according to the prior art level to associated components.
In addition, the operating process that illustrated of earlier figures 3A-3E and 4A-4E is reversible process.In other words, the step of execution graph 3A-3E and 4A-4E in regular turn can be changed into deployed condition by the state of coinciding with portable electric device 100; And if with the above-mentioned steps reverse operating, i.e. the step of execution graph 3E-3A and 4E-4A in regular turn just can be changed into the state of coinciding by deployed condition with portable electric device 100.Because those step contents are similar, therefore no longer repeat to give unnecessary details.
In sum; portable electric device of the present invention has the design of over cap; it can cover the flexible that may expose and electrically connect part when portable electric device is in deployed condition; therefore can electrically connect part to flexible provides perfect protection effect, and helps to improve the reliability and the outward appearance performance of portable electric device.On the other hand; also because over cap can electrically connect part to flexible the effect of covering is provided; therefore the portable electric device of need not worrying electrically connects the problem that part exposes because of the flexible that excessive expansion may cause; so not only help to improve the Free Region on the portable electric device, more can provide preferable design flexibility.For example because the expansion degree between the first housing and the second housing is bigger, therefore portable electric device of the present invention can adopt five-element's formula keyboard as input interface, to improve operation ease.
Though the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any person with usual knowledge in their respective areas; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking accompanying the claim person of defining.

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1. portable electric device is characterized in that comprising:
One first housing have one first framework, and this first framework has one first perforate and a stopper section, and wherein this stopper section projects upwards:
One second housing, be disposed at this first housing top, and this second housing has one second framework, it is coupled to this first framework along an operating axis to slidably, this second framework has one second perforate, and a bared end of this second framework is suitable for skidding off outside this first framework, so that this first housing and this second housing become a deployed condition by the state exchange that coincides;
One flexible electrically connects part, passes second perforate of first perforate of this first framework and this second framework and is electrically connected between this first housing and this second housing; And
One over cap; Along this operating axis to being coupled to slidably this second framework; This over cap is between this first framework and this second framework; And the bared end of this over cap and this second framework is positioned at the same side that this flexible is electrically connected part; This over cap has respectively in the relative both sides that this operating axis makes progress towards this first housing outstanding one first protuberance and one second protuberance; Wherein this first protuberance is between the bared end of this second protuberance and this second framework; And the stopper section of this first framework is between this first protuberance and this second protuberance
When this first housing and this second housing are in this and coincide state; this over cap is positioned at the primary importance on this second framework; move axially along this operation and work as this second framework; when making the bared end of this second framework skid off this first framework; second protuberance of the stopper section of this first framework and this over cap produces interferes and drives this over cap and move to a second place by the primary importance on this second framework; move this second perforate that the back is exposed to cover this second framework, and this first housing and this second housing are in this deployed condition.
2. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this second framework also has at least one guide rod and is positioned at this second perforate, and an end of this over cap is slidedly arranged on this guide rod.
3. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, first protuberance of this over cap and second protuberance are made of a kink of this over cap lateral margin respectively.
4. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this flexible electrically connects part and comprises a flexible circuit board.
5. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this first housing comprises an input interface.
6. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this second housing comprises a display interface.
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