CN101714016A - Portable electronic device and rotating shaft module thereof - Google Patents

Portable electronic device and rotating shaft module thereof Download PDF

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CN101714016A
CN101714016A CN200810168233A CN200810168233A CN101714016A CN 101714016 A CN101714016 A CN 101714016A CN 200810168233 A CN200810168233 A CN 200810168233A CN 200810168233 A CN200810168233 A CN 200810168233A CN 101714016 A CN101714016 A CN 101714016A
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翁宝铜
谢智和
周美芳
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The invention relates to a portable electronic device and a rotating shaft module thereof. The rotating shaft module is used for being pivoted with a host machine and a display part of the portable electronic device and comprises a first rotating shaft element, a second rotating shaft element and an elastic element, wherein one end of the first rotating shaft element is fixed on the host machine; one end of the second rotating shaft element is sleeved with the other end of the first rotating shaft element, and the other end is fixed to the display part; the second rotating shaft element is provided with a guide groove; the elastic element is sleeved with the other end part of the first rotating shaft element and provided with a fixed part and an actuating part; the fixed part is fixed to the first rotating shaft element; the actuating part is positioned in the guide groove of the second rotating shaft element; and the guide groove is suitable for driving the actuating part to enable the elastic element to deform.

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Portable electronic devices and its rotary axis module
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, and particularly relevant for a kind of portable electronic devices.
Background technology
Known portable electronic devices, when the user had just raised its display part, regular meeting ran into the phenomenon of whole computer apparatus layback, must the user with the hands (pushed down base on the other hand, raised display part on the other hand) and could raise display part smoothly.If we reduce the moment of torsion that rotary axis module provided that articulates display part and display part, may cause display part security deficiency when some rotational angle again.
Summary of the invention
Therefore purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of portable electronic devices and its rotary axis module with exactlying, and usefulness is so that lighter and safer when raising the display part of portable electronic devices.
To achieve these goals, the present invention proposes a kind of portable electronic devices, and it comprises main frame, display part and rotary axis module.Rotary axis module makes display part to rotate relative to main frame in order to articulate main frame and display part.Rotary axis module comprises the first rotating shaft part, second rotating shaft part and the elastic component.One end of the first rotating shaft part is fixed on the main frame.The other end of one end socket, the first rotating shaft part of the second rotating shaft part, the other end is fixed in display part, and wherein the second rotating shaft part has a guide groove.The other end of one elastic component socket, the first rotating shaft part, elastic component has a fixed part and an Actuator Division, and fixed part is fixed in the first rotating shaft part, and the Actuator Division is positioned at the guide groove of the second rotating shaft part, and guide groove is suitable for driving the Actuator Division, so that elastic component deformation.
To achieve these goals, the present invention also proposes a rotary axis module, and it comprises the first rotating shaft part, the second rotating shaft part, packing ring and elastic component.One end of one end socket, the first rotating shaft part of the second rotating shaft part, and have a guide groove.This end of the elastic component socket first rotating shaft part, and elastic component has a fixed part and an Actuator Division, fixed part is fixed in the first rotating shaft part, and the Actuator Division is positioned at the guide groove of the second rotating shaft part, and guide groove is suitable for driving the Actuator Division, so that elastic component deformation.
From the above, use portable electronic devices of the present invention,, provide display part to open or optimal moment of torsion during closed condition, allow the user can be easily and adjust the angle of display part safely by its specially designed rotary axis module.
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For above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and embodiment can be become apparent, being described in detail as follows of appended accompanying drawing:
Figure 1 shows that a kind of portable computer of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 shows that the exploded view of a kind of rotary axis module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 3~6 are depicted as four kinds of location statuss of shaft of the portable computer of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, it is depicted as a kind of portable electronic devices of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Portable electronic devices 100 is made of main frame 102 and display part 104.Display part 104 is articulated on the main frame 102 by a shaft 105, thereby can open or fit in the upper surface of main frame 102 with respect to main frame 102 rotations.In the present embodiment, shaft 105 can provide display part 104 in different (with respect to main frame 102) the optimal moments of torsion under the angle of raising, and allows the user can be easily and adjust the angle of display part safely.Display part 104 has a screen 104a; The upper surface of main frame 102 has a keyboard 102a.
Please refer to Fig. 2, it is depicted as the exploded view of a kind of rotary axis module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Rotary axis module 106 is positioned at the shaft 105 of Fig. 1, and comprises one first rotating shaft part 108, one second rotating shaft part 110, an elastic component 112 (for example being torque spring), a plurality of packing ring 114 and nut 116.
When rotary axis module 106 assemblings, elastic component 112 is socketed on the shaft-like end 108b of the first rotating shaft part 108, and inserts pilot hole 108c with its fixed part 112a.Then, a plurality of packing rings 114 and the second rotating shaft part 110 also are socketed on the shaft-like end 108b of the first rotating shaft part 108.The second rotating shaft part 110 is socketed on the shaft-like end 108b of the first rotating shaft part 108 with the through hole 110d on the 110b of its tabular end.At last, nut 116 is attached to the screw thread 108d of the shaft-like end 108b tail end of the first rotating shaft part 108, and then all elements of the upright rotary axis module of group 106.After rotary axis module 106 assemblings were finished, the Actuator Division 112b of elastic component 112 was the guide groove 110c that are positioned at the second rotating shaft part 110.Guide groove 110c has two relative first end 111a and the second end 111b, and Actuator Division 112b can only be active between first end 111a and the second end 111b.Guide groove 110c can be limited impression or guide channel, and it all can reach the demand in the present embodiment.In the present embodiment, packing ring 114 can be that metal clips packing ring or other can provide the packing ring of friction torque.
Please continue with reference to figure 2 and Fig. 3, the upright rotary axis module of finishing 106 of group is fixed in main frame 102 with the end 108a of its first rotating shaft part 108, and is fixed in display part 104 (the screw 110e by end 110a is attached to display part 104 with screw) with the end 110a of the second rotating shaft part 110.Therefore, display part 104 just can be rotated with respect to main frame 102 by rotary axis module 106.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of packing rings 114 provide rotary axis module 106 1 fixing moment of torsion because of to each other friction force, and elastic component 112 can increase or reduce above-mentioned moment of torsion, and the moment of torsion that elastic component 112 is provided can change because of its deformation quantity.The deformation quantity of elastic component 112 promptly is the deformation quantity that the first rotating shaft part 108 and the second rotating shaft part 110 relatively rotate the elastic component that causes 112.
Please refer to Fig. 3~6, it is depicted as four kinds of location statuss of shaft of the portable computer of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
In Fig. 3, the second rotating shaft part 110 is positioned at primary importance with respect to the first rotating shaft part 108, and the display part 104 of portable electronic devices 100 is in approaching fitting on the main frame 102 this moment.When the user desired along the closed display part 104 of direction 120, the Actuator Division 112b that the first end 111a of guide groove 110c can compression elastic piece 112 made elastic component 112 deformation and produces a deformation moment of torsion that contends with.This deformation moment of torsion can reduce user's possibility that display part 104 clashes into main frame 102 fast in the process of closed display part 104.Relative, when the user desires when direction 122 is opened display part 104, above-mentioned deformation moment of torsion can discharge, and promptly the Actuator Division 112b of elastic component 112 can force in the first end 111a of guide groove 110c.Therefore, the user only need execute less power and just can open display part 104 by easily relative main frame.Even elastic component 112 can be made of a predetermined material and size, makes display part 104 closures when main frame 102, the friction torque that the deformation moment of torsion that elastic component 112 is produced is produced greater than packing ring 114.At this moment, display part 104 can be opened automatically by rotary axis module 106, and does not need the extra application of force of user.
In Fig. 4,5, the second rotating shaft part 110 lays respectively at second and third position with respect to the first rotating shaft part 108, the main frame 102 of portable electronic devices 100 and display part 104 roughly become vertical state this moment, these are the folded angular range of (in the time of need seeing display part 104) display part 104 and main frame 102 during for portable electronic devices 100 general uses.In the scope of the second rotating shaft part 110 with respect to the second place to the three positions of the first rotating shaft part 108, be the Actuator Division 112b of elastic component 112 from contacting with first end 111a then with process that the second end 111b contacts, the moment of torsion of rotary axis module 106 is identical.The slewing area that above-mentioned moment is identical is exactly the free slewing area of Actuator Division 112b that guide groove 110c allows elastic component 112.In this free slewing area, elastic component 112 is also undeformed, and its Actuator Division 112b is not subjected to the restriction of first end 111a and the second end 111b of guide groove 110c, thereby can't force in the second rotating shaft part 110, and the size of this free slewing area can be adjusted according to design requirement.
In Fig. 6, the second rotating shaft part 110 is positioned at the 4th position with respect to the first rotating shaft part 108, and the display part 104 of portable electronic devices 100 is opened (display part 104 near desktop or loading end time) by wide-angle this moment.When the user desires when direction 130 is opened display part 104, the second end 111b of guide groove 110c can act on the Actuator Division 112b of elastic component 112, makes elastic component 112 deformation and produces a deformation moment of torsion that contends with.This moment, bigger moment of torsion can avoid user's wide-angle to open the possibility that display part 104 clashes into desktop or loading end fast in the process of display part 104.Relative, when the user desired along the closed display part 104 of direction 132, above-mentioned deformation moment of torsion can discharge, and promptly the Actuator Division 112b of elastic component 112 can force in the second end 111b of guide groove 110c.Therefore, the user only need execute less power just can light closed display part 104.
By the invention described above preferred embodiment as can be known, use portable electronic devices of the present invention,, provide display part to open or optimal moment of torsion during closed condition, allow the user can be easily and adjust the angle of display part safely by its specially designed rotary axis module.
Though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any person skilled in the art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing various changes and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the scope that claims define.

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1. a portable electronic devices is characterized in that, comprises:
Main frame;
Display part; And
Rotary axis module is articulated between described main frame and the described display part, and described rotary axis module comprises:
The first rotating shaft part, an end are fixed on the described main frame;
The second rotating shaft part, the other end of the described first rotating shaft part of an end socket, the other end is fixed in described display part, and the wherein said second rotating shaft part has guide groove; And
Elastic component, the other end of the described first rotating shaft part of socket, described elastic component has fixed part and Actuator Division, described fixed part is fixed in the described first rotating shaft part, described Actuator Division is positioned at the described guide groove of the described second rotating shaft part, and described guide groove is suitable for ordering about described Actuator Division, so that described elastic component deformation.
2. portable electronic devices according to claim 1 is characterized in that described portable electronic devices also comprises a plurality of packing rings, the other end of the described first rotating shaft part of socket.
3. portable electronic devices according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described elastic component is a torque spring.
4. portable electronic devices according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described guide groove has two relative first end and the second ends, is suitable for compressing described elastic component.
5. portable electronic devices according to claim 4 is characterized in that, when the described second rotating shaft part was positioned at primary importance with respect to the described first rotating shaft part, described first end acted on the described Actuator Division of described elastic component, makes described elastic component deformation.
6. portable electronic devices according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, when the described second rotating shaft part is moved in the process of the 3rd position with respect to the described first rotating shaft part by the second place, described Actuator Division no longer acts on described elastic component, and described Actuator Division transfers to contact with described the second end by contacting with described first end.
7. portable electronic devices according to claim 4 is characterized in that, when the described second rotating shaft part was positioned at the 4th position with respect to the described first rotating shaft part, described the second end acted on the described Actuator Division of described elastic component, makes described elastic component deformation.
8. portable electronic devices according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described guide groove allows that described Actuator Division freely rotates preset range in it.
9. a rotary axis module is characterized in that, comprises:
The first rotating shaft part;
The second rotating shaft part, an end of the described first rotating shaft part of an end socket, and have guide groove; And
Elastic component, the described end of the described first rotating shaft part of socket, described elastic component has fixed part and Actuator Division, described fixed part is fixed in the described first rotating shaft part, described Actuator Division is positioned at the described guide groove of the described second rotating shaft part, and described guide groove is suitable for driving described Actuator Division, so that described elastic component deformation.
10. rotary axis module according to claim 9 is characterized in that described rotary axis module also comprises a plurality of packing rings, the described end of the described first rotating shaft part of socket.
11. rotary axis module according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described elastic component is a torque spring.
12. rotary axis module according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described guide groove allows that described Actuator Division freely rotates preset range in it.
13. rotary axis module according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described guide groove has two relative first end and the second ends, is suitable for compressing described elastic component.
14. rotary axis module according to claim 13 is characterized in that, when the described second rotating shaft part was positioned at primary importance with respect to the described first rotating shaft part, described first end acted on the described Actuator Division of described elastic component, made described elastic component deformation.
15. rotary axis module according to claim 13, it is characterized in that, when the described second rotating shaft part is moved in the process of the 3rd position with respect to the described first rotating shaft part by the second place, described Actuator Division no longer acts on described elastic component, and described Actuator Division transfers to contact with described the second end by contacting with described first end.
16. rotary axis module according to claim 13 is characterized in that, when the described second rotating shaft part was positioned at the 4th position with respect to the described first rotating shaft part, described the second end acted on the described Actuator Division of described elastic component, made described elastic component deformation.
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