CN102829065A - Pivot structure - Google Patents

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CN102829065A
CN102829065A CN2011101672835A CN201110167283A CN102829065A CN 102829065 A CN102829065 A CN 102829065A CN 2011101672835 A CN2011101672835 A CN 2011101672835A CN 201110167283 A CN201110167283 A CN 201110167283A CN 102829065 A CN102829065 A CN 102829065A
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陈明辉
陈家震
杨士勋
朱斌璋
张志嘉
何承泰
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The invention relates to a pivot structure comprising a body and an appearance part. The body comprises a rotation shaft, a first connection part, and a second connection part. The first connection part is fixed on the rotation shaft, and the second connection part is pivoted on the rotation shaft. The appearance part is detachably arranged at the second connection part. Part of the rotation shaft is coated by the connection part. Therefore, replacing cost when the appearance part is abraded can be reduced.

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Pivot structure
Technical field
The present invention relates to a pivot structure, particularly a kind of pivot structure with appearance component.
Background technique
Have at being seen electronic product on the market at present manyly to be to use folding design, and folding product also is one of trend of modern market demand.With the mobile computer is example, generally is through a pivot (hinge) structure it to be linked each other display housing and host shell.The user is when using mobile computer, as long as with promptly using after the relative main frame body expansion of display device; If when the user does not use mobile computer, can display device and the doubling of main frame body be folded, to reduce the shared solid space of mobile computer, person easy to use collects and carries.
The design of pivot mainly is to provide the function that not only interconnects and can launch relatively between display device and the main frame body, and the general pivot damping structure of can having arranged in pairs or groups.The action that damping structure can the buffered display housing launches with host shell relatively; Even the effect of stop can be provided; Be display housing and host shell when being deployed into special position relatively, can not receive external force easily and arbitrarily change both relative positions.
In addition, the circuit that is linked to each other between display housing and the host shell generally is to be hidden in the pivot place.Therefore, for exposing of the circuit that covers the pivot place and above-mentioned damping structure, can one-body moldedly there be a covering to envelope circuit and damping structure on the general host shell, to reach effect attractive in appearance.Yet covering is set directly at the design of host shell, except the assembly degree of difficulty lifting that makes between covering and the pivot, more can cause the problem of the yield decline of host shell.Further, once the surface of covering receives scratch, whole host shell promptly need be eliminated and change.Thus, with the lifting that causes the mobile computer cost of production.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of pivot structure, use that to solve external member and the host shell cover circuit one-body molded, make that whole host shell need be eliminated simultaneously and change when covering receives scratch, cause the problem of cost of production lifting.
The pivot structure that present embodiment disclosed, it comprises a body and an appearance component.Body comprises a rotating shaft, one first connection piece and one second connection piece.First connection piece is fixed in rotating shaft, and second connection piece is hubbed at rotating shaft.Appearance component is arranged at second connection piece with the relation that can dismantle, and appearance component envelopes the rotating shaft of part.
According to the pivot structure that above-mentioned present embodiment disclosed, be to be arranged at the body of pivot with the relation that can dismantle through an appearance component, to make appearance component the function of shield electric wires and damping external member is provided.Therefore when the surface of the appearance component of present embodiment sustains damage, operator or maintenance person only need be directed against appearance component and change and get final product, and so can save the cost of many times and material.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and specific embodiment, but not as to qualification of the present invention.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation that an embodiment pivot structure applies to the housing of electronic equipment;
Fig. 2 A is the textural association schematic representation of an embodiment pivot structure;
Fig. 2 B is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic representation of an embodiment pivot structure.
Wherein, reference character
10 pivot structures
20 first housings
30 second housings
31 appearance
100 bodies
110 first connection pieces
120 second connection pieces
122 perforation
130 rotating shafts
140 damping external members
142 reeds
144 nuts
146 first brake pads
148 second brake pads
200 appearance component
210 bodies
212 junction planes
2121 locking holes
214 containing spaces
216 positioning ribs
300 lock firmwares
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing structural principle of the present invention and working principle are done concrete description:
Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B; Fig. 1 is the structural representation that an embodiment pivot structure applies to the housing of electronic equipment; Fig. 2 A is the textural association schematic representation of an embodiment pivot structure, and Fig. 2 B is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic representation of an embodiment pivot structure.
The pivot structure 10 of present embodiment is in order to connect the housing that two of a folding-type electronic device is folded mutually.Wherein, electronic equipment can be mobile computer or personal movable apparatus, is example and the accompanying drawing of present embodiment is a housing with mobile computer, but not as limit.
Pivot structure 10 comprises a body 100 and an appearance component 200.Wherein, body 100 comprises one first connection piece 110, one second connection piece 120 and a rotating shaft 130.In addition, body 100 also can comprise a damping external member 140.First connection piece 110 is ends that are fixed in rotating shaft 130, and second connection piece 120 is hubbed at rotating shaft 130.Further, second connection piece 120 is to pivot with respect to first connection piece 110.Wherein, first connection piece 110 is the screen housings that can be mobile computer in order to one first housing, 20, the first housings 20 that are fixed in electronic equipment, but not as limit.Second connection piece 120 is the host shell that can be mobile computer in order to one second housing, 30, the second housings 30 that are fixed in electronic equipment, but not as limit.Through the relation of the pivot between first connection piece 110 and second connection piece 120, first housing 20 can be launched or superimposed start relation by relative second housing 30.
In addition, damping external member 140 is to be sheathed in the rotating shaft 130, the damping when damping external member 140 can provide second connection piece, 120 relative first connection pieces 110 to pivot.Further, after second connection piece 120 need overcome the damping force of damping external member 140, could pivot with respect to first connection piece 110.In other words, if the suffered external force of second connection piece 120 is less than the damping force of damping external member 140, then second connection piece 120 can't relative first connection piece, 110 swing offsets and keep a fixed position.Therefore, damping external member 140 provides the locating effect between first connection piece 110 and second connection piece 120, related also making win housing 20 can be relative second housing 30 keep being expanded to the desired start point of a user.
In detail, damping external member 140 can comprise a plurality of reed 142, one first brake pad 146, one second brake pad 148 and a nut 144.First brake pad 146 is sheathed on rotating shaft 130 and is fixed in the rotation in the lump along with second connection piece 120 of second connection piece, 120, the first brake pads 146.Second brake pad 148 is sheathed in the rotating shaft 130 and is contacted with first brake pad 146, and second brake pad 148 not the phase countershaft pivot.A plurality of reeds 142 are sheathed in the rotating shaft 130 and push against second brake pad 148, compress first brake pad 146 to make second brake pad 148.Nut 144 is locked in an end of rotating shaft 130, makes second brake pad 148 and these reeds 142 be located between the nut 144 and first brake pad 146.When second connection piece, 120 phase countershafts 130 pivoted, first brake pad 146 received the interlock of second connection piece 120 and rotates, and first brake pad 146 also rubs with second brake pad 148 simultaneously mutually.Therefore, the group Buddhist nun's effect between second connection piece 120 and first connection piece 110 is to provide through the frictional force between first brake pad 146 and second brake pad 148.
Be noted that damping external member 140 has various type aspect, construction package that it comprised and operation principles maybe be also all incomplete same.Present embodiment is to be example with one type damping external member 140 wherein, but non-in order to limit present embodiment.
Please continue with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 B.The appearance component 200 of present embodiment comprises a body 210, has a containing space 214 in the body 210, and a side of body 210 has a junction plane 212.Body 210 is arranged at second connection piece 120 with dismountable relation, and junction plane 212 is covered on second connection piece 120, and body 210 envelopes damping external member 140, is positioned at the containing space 214 of body 210 to make damping external member 140.Further, have on the junction plane 212 have on a locking hole 2121, the second connection pieces 120 one the perforation 122 corresponding locking holes 2121.Pivot structure 10 also comprises a lock firmware 300, and lock firmware 300 wears perforation 122 and secures to locking hole 2121, combines with dismountable relation with second connection piece 120 to make body 210.Wherein, locking hole 2121 can be a screw, and lock firmware 300 can be a screw, but not as limit.
The appearance component 200 of present embodiment also can be used to cover the circuit cable that is connected between first housing 20 and second housing 30 except in order to the rotating shaft 130 of covering damping external member 140 and part.With the mobile computer is example, and appearance component 200 can be covered the electric wire that firmly is connected between screen housing and the host shell.In other words, the main purpose of appearance component 200 is covers above-mentioned damping external member 140 and electric wire, is revealed in the moulded aesthetic appearance that has destroyed electronic product outward to avoid damping external member 140 or electric wire.Therefore as shown in Figure 1, second housing 30 has an appearance 31, and the molding surface of appearance component 200 like color, gloss, surface pattern etc., is to be matched with appearance 31 and consistent aesthetic feeling.
Compared to existing technology is directly to cover damping external member 140 and electric wire with second housing 30; Make when operator is assembled in second housing 30 with the body 100 of pivot; Second housing 30 is easy to rubbed in the assembling process and causes the impaired of surface, and then must change and increased cost of production whole second housing 30.Present embodiment is with the appearance component 200 that body 100 is relatively dismantled the effect of covering damping external member 140 and electric wire to be provided; Make when the appearance surfaces of appearance component 200 is worn; Operator only need be changed to appearance component 200, therefore reduces the cost of material of producing relatively.
What deserves to be mentioned is, on the junction plane 212 of the body 210 of present embodiment, also can erect a plurality of positioning ribs 216.Positioning rib 216 is resisted against the ora terminalis place of second connection piece 120, and positioning rib 216 is assembled in second connection piece locating effect in 120 last times in order to appearance component 200 to be provided.Further; When operator is covered on appearance component 200 on second connection piece 120 with junction plane 212; And when making positioning rib 216 be resisted against the ora terminalis place of second connection piece 120 simultaneously, locking hole 2121 just can be simultaneously folded mutually with perforation 122 and reach the effect of automatic contraposition.Thus, can make operator smoothly lock firmware 300 passed perforation 122 and secure in the locking hole 2121, so that appearance component 200 combines with second connection piece 120.
According to the pivot structure of present embodiment, be to be arranged at the body of pivot with dismountable relation through an appearance component, to make appearance component the function of shield electric wires and damping external member is provided.Compared to existing technology is directly to cover damping external member and electric wire with the covering on the housing, when making the covering surface receive scratch to damage, must eliminate and change whole housing and increased cost of production.Therefore the appearance component of present embodiment provides the function of being convenient to change, make when the surface of appearance component sustains damage, operator or maintenance person only need be directed against appearance component change promptly can, so can save the cost of many times and material.
Certainly; The present invention can also have other various embodiments; Under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; Those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of the appended claim of the present invention.

Claims (5)

1. a pivot structure is characterized in that, comprises:
One body, it comprises: a rotating shaft, one first connection piece and one second connection piece, this first connection piece is fixed in this rotating shaft; This second connection piece is hubbed at this rotating shaft; And
One appearance component is arranged at this second connection piece with the relation that can dismantle, and this appearance component envelopes this rotating shaft of part.
2. pivot structure according to claim 1; It is characterized in that this body also comprises a damping external member, is sheathed on this rotating shaft; This damping external member provides the relatively damping the during rotation of this first connection piece of this second connection piece, and this appearance component envelopes this damping external member.
3. pivot structure according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this damping external member also comprises:
One first brake pad is sheathed on this rotating shaft and is fixed in this second connection piece;
One second brake pad is sheathed on this rotating shaft;
A plurality of reeds are sheathed on this rotating shaft and push against this second brake pad, make this second brake pad compress this first brake pad; And
One nut secures to an end of this rotating shaft, and this second brake pad and those Spring clips are located between this nut and this first brake pad.
4. pivot structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also has a perforation on this second connection piece; This appearance component also comprises a body; One side of this body has a junction plane, and this junction plane is covered on this second connection piece, has a locking hole on this junction plane to boring a hole; This pivot structure also has a lock firmware, and this lock firmware wears this perforation and secures to this locking hole.
5. pivot structure according to claim 4 is characterized in that, erectting on this junction plane has at least one positioning rib, this positioning rib to be resisted against an ora terminalis of this second connection piece.
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