The serial verb construction of expansion foundation
Technical field
The present invention is particularly to a kind of serial verb construction of expansion foundation relevant for a kind of expansion foundation.
Background technology
Portable computer and traditional maximum difference of desktop computer are that portable computer is stressed compact, the user of computer can be easy to carry about with one, and provide the user under various working environments, to carry out the convenience of computation.Yet with regard to other one side, portable computer also is subject to its compact designing requirement, and its function and extendibility also can not be mentioned in the same breath with the desktop computer with bigger utilization space.
In view of this, known technology proposes a kind of expansion foundation.The user can with such as mouse, printer, external connected hand disk, NIC (Network Interface Card, NIC) or the peripherals of computer such as scanner therewith expansion foundation connect for a long time.When the user need use these peripheral equipments, the user only need engage portable computer with expansion foundation, just can portable computer be electrically connected at these peripheral equipments.Thus; The user not only can enjoy the lightness of portable computer; More can make the user can exempt the puzzlement of portable computer being carried out the plug of peripheral equipment, and enjoy functional and extendibility simultaneously as desktop computer by expansion foundation.
Please refer to Fig. 1, it has illustrated the synoptic diagram that known portable computer is connected with expansion foundation.The body 10a of known expansion foundation 10 is provided with a connector 10b.After portable computer 12 is by connector 10b and expansion foundation 10 electric connections, can sees through expansion foundation 10 and be connected with more peripheral equipment.Known portable computer 12 comprises a main frame 12a, a display 12b and at least one pivot structure 12c, and wherein display 12b and main frame 12a interconnect through pivot structure 12c.In order to let user's fixing portable computer 12 on expansion foundation 10, increase by a breasting part 10c on the expansion foundation 10.When portable computer 12 engaged with expansion foundation 10, main frame 12a can firmly be resisted against the breasting part 10c of expansion foundation 10, and display 12b is turned to an appropriate location watched to make things convenient for the user.
Yet; The breasting part 10c of known expansion foundation 10 is fixed; Can't change along with the variation design of portable computer 12; If adopt when producing (drop back) design backward, though main frame 12a still can firmly be resisted against breasting part 10c, display 12b and pin-jointed structure 12c thereof and breasting part 10c structurally interfere and the action that can't open smoothly as the pivot structure 12c of portable computer 12.Thereby the one-piece construction of expansion foundation 10 should be sought further improvement, avoids structural interference and can't cooperate the variation design of portable computer 12.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of serial verb construction of expansion foundation, so that the position of actuator can cooperate portable computer to keep stationary state or active state.
The present invention proposes a kind of serial verb construction of expansion foundation, and it comprises an operating parts, an actuator and a moving part.Operating parts is disposed in the expansion foundation and is outstanding and form a press section towards a perforate of expansion foundation under normal conditions.Actuator is articulated in expansion foundation and outstanding and form a fixed part towards a groove of expansion foundation under normal conditions.Moving part is articulated in expansion foundation and extends first end and extend the second end towards actuator towards operating parts.Wherein this moving part is articulated on the plate body of this expansion foundation with one first pin-jointed structure; And with respect to the parallel rotation of this plate body; And this second end of this moving part has a stop tab, is connected to the bottom of this actuator, and makes bottom and this plate body of this actuator spacing of being separated by; The press section stressed by primary importance when perforate moves to the second place; Moving part is suitable for receiving operating parts to pass rotating to the 4th position by the 3rd position, so that the second end separates with actuator, and fixed part is suitable for stressedly moving to the 6th position by the 5th position towards groove.
In one embodiment of this invention, operating parts is fixed in primary importance by the first elastic component normality.
In one embodiment of this invention, moving part is fixed in the 3rd position by the second elastic component normality.
In one embodiment of this invention, fixed part is fixed in the 5th position by the 3rd elastic component normality.
In one embodiment of this invention; Operating parts also has a holder and a skewback, and holder is disposed at a plate body of expansion foundation, and skewback connects the press section and protrudes in outside the holder; And when moving to the second place in the press section by primary importance, skewback contacts with first end obliquely.
In one embodiment of this invention, actuator is articulated in the groove of expansion foundation with second pin-jointed structure, and fixed part be suitable under normal conditions with an electronic installation against and fixed electronic device on expansion foundation.
In the serial verb construction of expansion foundation of the present invention, can make actuator be fixed in the 5th position under normal conditions, and actuator is moved to the 6th position.In other words, the actuator of serial verb construction can cooperate portable computer to keep stationary state or active state.
For let above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is special lifts preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., elaborates as follows.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that known a kind of portable computer is connected with expansion foundation.
Fig. 2 is the expansion foundation of one embodiment of the invention and the schematic perspective view of serial verb construction thereof.
Fig. 3 A is the schematic perspective view of the serial verb construction of Fig. 2.
Fig. 3 B has illustrated the schematic perspective view of the stressed start of serial verb construction of Fig. 3 A.
Fig. 3 C has illustrated the imaginary synoptic diagram of the stressed start of operating parts of Fig. 3 A.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram on portable computer the is configured in expansion foundation of the present invention.
The main element symbol description
10,20: expansion foundation
10a: body
10b, 20b: connector
10c: breasting part
12: portable computer
12a: main frame
12b: display
12c: pivot structure
20a: shell body
20c: perforate
20d: groove
20e: plate body
100: serial verb construction
110: operating parts
112: the press section
114: the first elastic components
116: holder
116a: opening
118: skewback
120: actuator
122: fixed part
124: the three elastic components
130: moving part
132: first end
134: the second end
134a: stop tab
136: the second elastic components
140: the first pin-jointed structures
150: the second pin-jointed structures
A1, A2: axis
D1: spacing
P1: primary importance
P2: the second place
P3: the 3rd position
P4: the 4th position
P5: the 5th position
P6: the 6th position
Embodiment
Fig. 2 is the expansion foundation of one embodiment of the invention and the schematic perspective view of serial verb construction thereof.Fig. 3 A is the schematic perspective view of the serial verb construction of Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C are the schematic perspective view of the stressed start of serial verb construction of Fig. 3 A.Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram on portable computer the is configured in expansion foundation of the present invention.At Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B; For operating parts 110, actuator 120 and the moving part 130 clear performances that make serial verb construction 100; The shell body 20a of the expansion foundation 20 of Fig. 2, perforate 20c and groove 20d are represented by dotted lines in Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B; How to make actuator 120 cooperate the display 12b of portable computer 12 (as shown in Figure 4) to open and move so that understand moving part 130, to avoid causing structural interference by the start of operating parts 110.
Please refer to Fig. 2, the connector 20b of expansion foundation 20 is fixedly arranged on the place ahead of shell body 20a, when portable computer 12 is connected to expansion foundation 20, can sees through connector 20b and make expansion foundation 20 and 12 of portable computers transmit electric signal mutually.Therefore, portable computer 12 can be controlled and the transmission of data the peripheral equipment that expansion foundation 20 is connected.It should be noted that; When portable computer 12 is not connected to expansion foundation 20; Actuator 120 can't move down under normal conditions, that is to say that actuator 120 is not bearing under the normality of external force, and is outstanding and form a fixed part 122 towards a groove 20d of expansion foundation 20; And fixed part 122 is revealed in the top of expansion foundation 20, with the breasting part 10c (see figure 1) as portable computer 12.Equally, operating parts 110 is outstanding and form a press section 112 towards a perforate 20c of expansion foundation 20 under normal conditions.When portable computer 12 is connected to expansion foundation 20; Press section 112 is pushed and is moved down by the main frame 12a of portable computer 12; But in order to make fixed part 122 can not cause interference to the display 12b and the pivot structure 12c of portable computer 12, fixed part 122 can move down when display 12b opens.About operating parts 110 please cooperate Fig. 3 A~Fig. 3 C and following detailed description with the continuous action relation of actuator 120.
Serial verb construction 100 comprises an operating parts 110, an actuator 120 and a moving part 130.Operating parts 110 for example is disposed on the plate body 20e of expansion foundation 20.Operating parts 110 for example is fixed in primary importance P1 (shown in Fig. 3 A) with first elastic component, 114 normalities; Moving part 130 for example is the flat board or the body of rod; It is articulated on the plate body 20e of expansion foundation 20 with first pin-jointed structure 140, and can be with respect to the parallel rotation of plate body 20e.In addition, actuator 120 for example is articulated in the groove 20d of expansion foundation 20 with second pin-jointed structure 150.Actuator 120 for example provides the preparatory power of an elasticity to prop up the bottom of actuator 120 with the 3rd elastic component 124, makes fixed part 122 normalities be fixed in the 5th position P5 (shown in Fig. 3 A).Actuator 120 can rotate with respect to axis A1 by second pin-jointed structure 150, makes fixed part 122 be suitable for stressedly moving to the 6th position P6 (shown in Fig. 3 B) by the 5th position P5 towards groove 20d.And after the strength of bestowing actuator 120 discharges, can make fixed part 122 return to the 5th position P5 originally by the 3rd elastic component 124.In the present embodiment, first elastic component 114 and the 3rd elastic component 124 are spring.But in other embodiments, be not defined as flexible member, also can other for example magnetic element replace.
Moving part 130 is articulated in expansion foundation 20, and extends first end 132 and extend the second end 134 towards actuator 120 towards operating parts 110.When press section 112 was stressed, moving part 130 was passed by operating parts 110 to be suitable for rotating along a predetermined path, so that serial verb construction 100 produces starts.Moving part 130 for example is fixed in the 3rd position P3 (shown in Fig. 3 A) with second elastic component, 136 normalities.One end of second elastic component 136 is fixed in moving part 130, and the other end is fixed in expansion foundation 20.Second elastic component 136 flexibly is compressed between moving part 130 and the expansion foundation 20, and second elastic component 136 is not receiving to be fixed in the 3rd position P3 under the normality of external force.When moving part 130 is passed by operating parts 110 and when rotating to the 4th position P4 (shown in Fig. 3 B) by the 3rd position P3, second elastic component 136 can be passed and produced an elastic stretching power.Thus, after the strength of operating parts 110 passing moving parts 130 discharged, moving part 130 can return back to the 3rd initial position P3 along the path that the 4th position P4 rotates by above-mentioned elastic stretching power.In the present embodiment, second elastic component 136 is a spring.But in other embodiments, be not defined as flexible member, also can other for example magnetic element replace.In addition; For the serial verb construction 100 that can make expansion foundation 20 can produce relative motion; Moving part 130 is articulated on the plate body 20e of expansion foundation 20 by first pin-jointed structure 140; And with respect to the parallel rotation of plate body 20e, but carry moving part 130 and operating parts 110 is merely one embodiment of the invention with plate body 20e, be not in order to limit the present invention.
Fig. 3 C is the imaginary synoptic diagram of the stressed start of operating parts; Please be simultaneously with reference to figure 3B and Fig. 3 C; Operating parts 110 for example has a holder 116 and a skewback 118; Holder 116 is disposed on the plate body 20e of expansion foundation 20, and holder 116 has an opening 116a, and skewback 118 connection press sections 112 and protruding in outside the opening 116a of holder 116.Be pressed down when moving to second place P2 by primary importance P1 when press section 112 is stressed, the drive that press section 112 receives first elastic component 114 can move down skewback 118 and contacts obliquely with the first end 132 of moving part 130.At this moment, skewback 118 moves down and produces a thrust, and what make that the first end 132 of moving part 130 tilts being pushed and rotating.And after the strength of bestowing press section 112 discharges, can make first elastic component 114 produce a restoring force.The restoring force that first elastic component 114 produces makes the press section 112 of operating parts 110 return to original primary importance P1 by second place P2.In the present embodiment, operating parts 110 is to promote moving part 130 by skewback 118, yet in other embodiments, is not defined as skewback 118 forms, can change on demand.
Please be simultaneously with reference to figure 3A~Fig. 3 C; When press section 112 bear external force by primary importance P1 when the perforate 20c of expansion foundation 20 moves to second place P2; The first end 132 of moving part 130 is suitable for receiving the passing of operating parts 110 to rotate to the 4th position P4 by the 3rd position P3, so that the second end 134 of moving part 130 separates with actuator 120.In detail, the second end 134 of moving part 130 has a stop tab 134a, is connected to the bottom of actuator 120 under normal conditions, makes actuator 120 remain on the stationary state of the 5th position P5.And the bottom of actuator 120 and the plate body 20e spacing d1 of being separated by, so that fixed part 122 can have enough spaces can be movable when groove 20d direction moves.
Hold above-mentioned, when moving part 130 is passed by operating parts 110 and when rotating to the 4th position P4 with the axis A2 of first pin-jointed structure 140, the bottom disengaging of the stop tab 134a of the second end 134 and actuator 120.At this moment, the fixed part 122 of actuator 120 is suitable for bearing external force and moves to the 6th position P6 by the 5th position P5 towards the groove 20d of expansion foundation 20.Say that further actuator 120 can maintain stationary state under normal conditions, and when the press section of operating parts 110 112 is stressed and mobile, moving part 130 receives operating parts 110 to pass and rotate, and moving part 130 is separated with actuator 120.Therefore, actuator 120 is an active state.From the above, the position of actuator 120 can cooperate portable computer 12 to maintain stationary state or active state, produces interference to avoid actuator 120 and the display 12b and the pivot structure 12c (as shown in Figure 4) thereof of portable computer 12.
In sum, in the serial verb construction of the present invention's expansion foundation, owing to the fixed part of actuator can be fixed in the 5th position or move to the 6th position by the start of flexible member and pivot structure.Say further, actuator can keep under normal conditions stationary state or stressed after active state.Thus, actuator can change along with the variation design of portable computer.When portable computer or other electronic installations are placed on expansion foundation, just can produce and interfere, and then improve the convenience on using with expansion foundation.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; Right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly is familiar with present technique field person, do not breaking away 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 by being that claims define and are as the criterion.