CN102121497B

CN102121497B - Electronic device and hinge structure thereof

Info

Publication number: CN102121497B
Application number: CN 201010002085
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶英豪; 郑英彦; 廖宇靖
Original assignee: High Tech Computer Corp
Current assignee: HTC Corp
Priority date: 2010-01-07
Filing date: 2010-01-07
Publication date: 2013-04-03
Anticipated expiration: 2030-01-07
Also published as: CN102121497A

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device and a hinge structure thereof. The electronic device comprises a first main body and a second main body, wherein the first main body reciprocates between a first position and a second position via a third position relative to the second main body. The hinge structure comprises a first element and a second element, wherein the first element is connected with the first main body and is provided with a first magnetic pole; the second element is coupled with the first element, is connected with the second main body and can receive applied force to move relative to the first element; when the first main body is in the first position or the second position, the first element is far away from the second element; and when the first main body moves to the third position, the first element approaches the second element and repulsive force is generated between the first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole and is used for pushing the first main body from the third position to the first position or the second position.

Description

Electronic equipment and hinge structure thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of electronic equipment and hinge structure thereof, particularly relate to a kind of hinge structure with magnetic force, can make electronic equipment utilize magnetic force to carry out the action of semi-automatic folding.

Background technique

The employed slide hinge of general cover-slide-type handset is comprised of spring, the loam cake of cover-slide-type handset and main body are under user's promotion, utilize the elasticity of slide hinge medi-spring, can make an automanual opening state or the closed state of moving to of loam cake and main body.

Yet, although spring has good elasticity, also easily owing to Reusability causes elastic fatique, cause loam cake and main body after folding repeatedly, can't semi-automatic unlatching or closure, facility very during use.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic equipment and hinge structure thereof, to address the above problem.

The object of the present invention is achieved like this, and a kind of hinge structure namely is provided, and comprises one first element and one second element.The first element has one first magnetic pole, the second element couples the first element and can receive an application of force and move with respect to the first element, the second element has one second magnetic pole, wherein be subjected to the application of force and mobile and during near the first element when the second element, produce the repulsion opposing application of force between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole, so that the first element and the second element push away mutually.

The present invention also provides a kind of electronic equipment, comprise one first main body, one second main body and a hinge structure, the first main body can be with respect to the second main body, via one the 3rd position, move back and forth between a primary importance and the second place, hinge structure comprises one first element and one second element, the first element is connected with the first main body, and has one first magnetic pole, the second element couples this first element, and can receive an application of force and move with respect to the first element, the second element is connected with the second main body, and have one second magnetic pole, wherein when the first main body was positioned at primary importance or the second place, the first element was away from the second element, when the first main body moves to the 3rd position, the first element is near the second element, and produces a repulsion between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole to promote the first element with the second element pushes away it mutually, is used for the first main body is pushed away past primary importance or the second place by the 3rd position.

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

Description of drawings

Figure 1A-Fig. 1 C shows the schematic representation of electronic equipment folding start of the present invention;

Fig. 2 A is the hinge structure schematic representation in the electronic equipment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 B is along the section enlarged diagram of A-A ' tangent line among Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 3 A is the hinge structure schematic representation in the electronic equipment of the present invention; And

Fig. 3 B is along the section enlarged diagram of B-B ' tangent line among Fig. 3 A.

The primary component symbol description

10 electronic equipments

100 first main bodys

200 second main bodys

210 input keys

300 hinge structures

310 first elements

311 first fixing parts

312 first magnetic sections

312M the first magnetic pole

The 312R receiving groove

313 first guiding elements

320 second elements

321 second fixing parts

322 second magnetic sections

322M the second magnetic pole

323 second guiding elements

D, D ' direction

G the first guide portion

G ' the second guide portion

H, H ' fixed hole

L the first restriction section

L the second restriction section

Embodiment

Referring to Figure 1A to Fig. 1 C, electronic equipment 10 of the present invention is a portable communication device (cover-slide-type handset), comprise one first main body 100, one second main body 200 and a hinge structure 300, wherein the first main body 100 is the loam cake of cover-slide-type handset, comprise a display screen on it, it should be noted, be the clear relation that shows between the first main body 100, the second main body 200 and the hinge 300, omit illustrating of display screen in the accompanying drawing, the second main body 200 is the main body of cover-slide-type handset, has input key 210 on it.Detailed explanation, the first main body 100 can be with respect to the second main body 200, via one the 3rd position (as shown in Figure 1B), move back and forth between a primary importance (shown in Figure 1A) and the second place (shown in Fig. 1 C), to carry out the opening and closing movement of electronic equipment 10.

It should be noted that utilize portable communication device to explain for example in the present embodiment, but be not limited to this, electronic equipment of the present invention also can be the electronic equipment of PDA Personal Digital Assistant, portable computer or other sliding cover types.

Hinge structure 300 is arranged between the first main body 100 and the second main body 200, and an end of hinge structure 300 is fixed on the first main body 100, the other end then is fixed on the second main body 200, when the first main body 100 and the mutual folding of the second main body, hinge structure 300 provides a strength to make the first main body 100 and the second main body 200 slide into automatically an opening state or a closed state.

Referring to Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, hinge structure 300 comprises one first element 310 and one second element 320.The first element 310 comprises one first fixing part 311, one first magnetic section 312 and one first guiding element 313.The first fixing part 311 has a fixed hole H, the first element 310 rotatably is connected with the first main body 100 by the fixed hole H on the first fixing part 311, the first magnetic section 312 is arranged on the first fixing part 311, and have a receiving groove 312R and one first a magnetic pole 312M (as shown in Fig. 2 B), and the first magnetic pole 312M is distributed in the bottom of receiving groove 312R, the first guiding element 313 comprises one first guide portion G and one first L of restriction section, the first guide portion G is arranged on the first fixing part 311 of the first element 310, and with the second fixing part 321 butts of the second element 320, the first L of restriction section is the overhead kick shape, is arranged at the end of guide portion G.

The second element 320 comprises one second fixing part 321, one second magnetic section 322 and one second guiding element 323, the second fixing part 321 has a fixed hole H ', the second element 320 rotatably is connected with the second main body 200 by the fixed hole H ' of the second fixing part 321, the second magnetic section 322 is arranged on the second fixing part 321, and has one second a magnetic pole 322M (as shown in Fig. 2 B), and the second magnetic pole 322M is distributed in an end of the second magnetic section 322, the second guiding element 323 comprises one second guide portion G ' and one second L ' of restriction section, the second guide portion G ' is arranged on the second fixing part 321 of the second element 320, and with the first fixing part 311 butts of the first element 310, the second L ' of restriction section is the overhead kick shape, is arranged at the end of guide portion G '.

It should be noted that the first magnetic pole 312M and the second magnetic pole 322M have same pole, namely the first magnetic pole 312M and the second magnetic pole 322M can be all the S utmost point, or are all the N utmost point.

Referring to Fig. 2 A and Fig. 3 A, the second element 320 couples the first element 310, and can receive an application of force and move with respect to the first element 310, and when the second element 320 is subjected to this application of force and mobile and during near the first element 310 (as shown in Figure 3A) or mutually away from (shown in Fig. 2 A), the second magnetic section 322 can move back and forth in the receiving groove 312R of the first magnetic section 312, and the second magnetic pole 322M is then corresponding to the first magnetic pole 312M, referring to Fig. 2 B and Fig. 3 B, when the end of the second magnetic section 322 is subjected to this application of force and mobile and during near the bottom of the first magnetic section 312 (shown in Fig. 3 B), principle based on homopolar-repulsion, can produce a repulsion between the first magnetic pole 312M and the second magnetic pole 322M and will push each other (shown in Fig. 2 B) open, be used for the first element 310 and the second element 320 are pushed away each other.

Person more, when the first element 310 and the second element 320 mutually near (as shown in Figure 3A) or when mutually pushing away (shown in Fig. 2 A), the first element 310 is mobile along the guide portion G ' of the second guiding element 323, and the second element 320 moves along the guide portion G of the first guiding element 313, and when the second element 320 and the first element 310 mutually push away to one apart from the time, the second element 320 can be supported the L of restriction section of the first guiding element 313, and the first element 310 can be supported the L ' of restriction section of the second guiding element 323, so that the first element 310 can not break away from the second element 320.

Refer again to Figure 1A to Fig. 1 C, Fig. 2 A and Fig. 3 A, shown in Figure 1A, the first main body 100 and the second main body 200 present closed state, and this moment, the first main body 100 was positioned at primary importance, and the first element 310 in the hinge structure 300 is relatively away from the second element 320 (shown in Fig. 2 A); As shown in Figure 1B, when user's wish with the first main body 100 during with the 200 relative unlatching of the second main body, the user can apply a strength towards a direction D to the first main body 100, make the first element 310 move to the 3rd position, and then drive the first element 310 near the second element 320, namely make the first magnetic pole 312M produce a repulsion (shown in Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B) near the second magnetic pole 322M; Shown in Fig. 1 C, this repulsion will promote the first element 310 and the second element 320 makes it mutually push away (shown in Fig. 2 A), and take advantage of a situation the first main body 100 is slid into the second place, namely make the first main body 100 and the second main body 200 present opening state (shown in Fig. 1 C).

In like manner, when the first main body 100 and the second main body 200 present opening state, this moment, the first main body 100 was positioned at the second place (shown in Fig. 1 C), if user's wish is relative closed with the second main body 200 with the first main body 100, the user can apply a strength towards the opposite direction D ' of direction D to the first main body 100, make the first element 310 move to the 3rd position (as shown in Figure 1B), and then drive the first element 310 near the second element 320, namely make the first magnetic pole 312M produce a repulsion near the second magnetic pole 322M, this repulsion will promote the first element 310 and the second element 320 pushes away it mutually, can take advantage of a situation slides into primary importance (shown in Figure 1A) with the first main body 100, namely makes the first main body 100 and the second main body 200 present opening state.

Electronic equipment 10 of the present invention utilizes the hinge structure 300 with magnetic force to help loam cake and main body is carried out automanual opening and closing movement, except saving part, lower the assembling tolerance, in addition, because the motion mode of hinge structure 300 is not that the elastic element (as: spring) that utilizes mechanical property is reached, the situation that does not therefore have mechanical fatigue occurs.Moreover hinge structure 300 of the present invention utilizes magnetic properties, also can reduce the frictional loss of element between relative movement, and then effectively increases the working life of hinge structure 300.

Although disclosed the present invention in conjunction with above preferred embodiment; yet it is not to limit the present invention; anyly be familiar with this operator; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can do a little change and retouching, thus protection scope of the present invention should with enclose claim was defined is as the criterion.

Claims

1. hinge structure comprises:

The first element has the first magnetic pole, the first magnetic section that this first element comprises the first fixing part and has this first magnetic pole, and this first magnetic section is arranged on this first fixing part, and have receiving groove; And

The second element, couple this first element, and can receive an application of force and move with respect to this first element, this second element has the second magnetic pole, the second magnetic section that this second element comprises the second fixing part and has this second magnetic level, and this second magnetic section is arranged on this second fixing part, when this first element and this second element mutually near or when mutually pushing away, this second magnetic section moves back and forth in this receiving groove of this first magnetic section;

Wherein be subjected to this application of force and mobile and during near this first element when this second element, produce a repulsion between this first magnetic pole and this second magnetic pole and resist this application of force, so that this first element and this second element push away mutually.

2. hinge structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first magnetic pole and this second magnetic pole are all the N utmost point or are all the S utmost point.

3. hinge structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first magnetic pole is distributed in a bottom of this receiving groove, and this second magnetic pole is distributed in an end of this second magnetic section; And when close this bottom, this end, produced this repulsion between this first magnetic pole and this second magnetic pole.

4. hinge structure as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the first guiding element, and this first guiding element has:

The first guide portion is arranged on this first element, and with this second element butt; And

The first restriction section is arranged at the end of this first guide portion;

Wherein when this second elements relative when this first element moves, this second element moves along this first guide portion, and when this second element and this first element mutually push away to one apart from the time, this second element is supported this first restriction section.

5. hinge structure as claimed in claim 4 also comprises the second guiding element, and this second guiding element has:

The second guide portion is arranged on this second element, and with this first element butt; And

The second restriction section is arranged at the end of this second guide portion;

Wherein when this second elements relative when this first element moves, this first element moves along this second guide portion, and when this second element and this first element mutually push away to one apart from the time, this first element is supported this second restriction section.

6. electronic equipment comprises:

The first main body and the second main body, wherein this first main body can with respect to this second main body, via the 3rd position, move back and forth between primary importance and the second place; And

Hinge structure comprises:

The first element is connected with this first main body, and has the first magnetic pole, the first magnetic section that this first element comprises the first fixing part and has this first magnetic pole, and this first magnetic section is arranged on this first fixing part and has receiving groove; And

The second element, couple this first element, and can receive an application of force and move with respect to this first element, this second element is connected with this second main body, and have the second magnetic pole, the second magnetic section that this second element comprises the second fixing part and has this second magnetic pole, and this second magnetic section is arranged on this second fixing part, when this first element and this second element mutually near or when mutually pushing away, this second magnetic section moves back and forth in this receiving groove of this first magnetic section;

Wherein when this first main body is positioned at this primary importance or this second place, this first element is away from this second element, when this first main body moves to the 3rd position, this first element is near this second element, and produce a repulsion between this first magnetic pole and this second magnetic pole to promote this first element with this second element pushes away it mutually, be used for this first main body is pushed away past this primary importance or this second place by the 3rd position.

7. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first magnetic pole and this second magnetic pole are all the N utmost point or are all the S utmost point.

8. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first magnetic pole is distributed in a bottom of this receiving groove, and this second magnetic pole is distributed in an end of this second magnetic section; And when close this bottom, this end, produced this repulsion between this first magnetic pole and this second magnetic pole.

9. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first fixing part has the first fixed hole, and this first fixing part rotatably is connected with this first main body by this first fixed hole; And this second fixing part has the second fixed hole, and this second fixing part rotatably is connected with this second main body by this second fixed hole.

10. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein this hinge structure also comprises the first guiding element, this first guiding element has:

Wherein when this second elements relative when this first element moves, this second element moves along this first guide portion, when this second element and this first element mutually push away to one apart from the time, this second element is supported this first restriction section.

11. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the second guiding element, this second guiding element has:

Wherein when this second elements relative when this first element moves, this first element moves along this second guide portion, when this second element and this first element mutually push away to one apart from the time, this first element is supported this second restriction section.