CN103133513A - Pivot structure and electronic device using pivot structure - Google Patents

Pivot structure and electronic device using pivot structure Download PDF

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CN103133513A
CN103133513A CN2011103866106A CN201110386610A CN103133513A CN 103133513 A CN103133513 A CN 103133513A CN 2011103866106 A CN2011103866106 A CN 2011103866106A CN 201110386610 A CN201110386610 A CN 201110386610A CN 103133513 A CN103133513 A CN 103133513A
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陈建宏
游智钦
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The invention provides a pivot structure and an electronic device using the pivot structure. The pivot structure comprises a first axle tube, a second axle tube and a socket piece. The first axle tube is provided with a first limit portion and the second axle tube is provided with a second limit portion. The socket piece is connected with the first axle tube and the second axle tube along an axial direction in a socket mode and leans between the first limit portion and the second limit portion. An interval is formed between the first axle tube and the second axle tube and the interval exposes part of the socket piece.

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Pivot structure and use its electronic equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of pivot structure, relate in particular to the pivot structure that is applied to electronic equipment about a kind of.
Background technique
Pivot (hinge) structure applications is at electronic equipment, and notebook (notebook computer) for example is so that the display screen of notebook can rotating folding with respect to main frame.
In general, the pivot joint pipe of pivot structure is connected in display screen, and the two ends of pivot joint pipe respectively have a pivot joint lid, and pivot joint is covered via screw to be attached on main frame.Yet, be difficult for the problem of keyholed back plate due to the degree of deformation that needs to consider unimodule between pivot joint pipe and pivot joint lid and assembling tolerance post gap (gap) or offset (step).If the excesssive gap between pivot joint pipe and pivot joint lid, it easily exposes position cable in the inner, also or usually can the pivot joint lid is completed with screw lock after, can produce the problem of offset again between pivot joint lid and pivot joint pipe.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of pivot structure and the electronic equipment of using it, it has better assembly cooperating structure and outward appearance.
One embodiment of the invention propose a kind of pivot structure, are applied to an electronic equipment.Pivot structure comprises one first central siphon, one second central siphon and a Coupling.The first central siphon has one first limited part.It is one second spacing that the second central siphon has.Coupling is along axially socket the first central siphon and second central siphon, and is resisted against between the first limited part and the second limited part.Have a gap between the first central siphon and the second central siphon, and the gap exposes the part Coupling.
One embodiment of the invention propose a kind of electronic equipment, comprise a first housing, a second housing, a cable and a pivot structure.Cable is electrically connected between the first housing and the second housing.Pivot structure is connected between the first housing and the second housing, and is entire to allow the first housing and the second housing open relative to one another.Cable is positioned at pivot structure.Pivot structure comprises one first central siphon, one second central siphon and a Coupling.The first central siphon has one first limited part.It is one second spacing that the second central siphon has.Coupling is along axially socket the first central siphon and second central siphon, and is resisted against between the first limited part and the second limited part.Have a gap between the first central siphon and the second central siphon, and Coupling covers the part cable that exposes pivot structure from the gap.
In one of the present invention embodiment, above-mentioned Coupling is a circular column, and the outer cylinder of circular column is tight with at the inwall of the first central siphon and the inwall of the second central siphon simultaneously.
In one of the present invention embodiment, above-mentioned Coupling has one first breach that extends vertically.The inwall of the inwall of the first central siphon and the second central siphon is pressed on Coupling and is out of shape towards the first indentation, there with the driving casing fitting.
In one of the present invention embodiment, above-mentioned Coupling also has a protuberance, adjacent to the first breach, and the bearing of trend vertical axial of protuberance.The first above-mentioned central siphon and the second central siphon one of them has vertically one second breach that extends at least, protuberance is interfered in the second breach, with the restriction Coupling with respect to the first central siphon or the second central siphon angle of swing vertically.
In one of the present invention embodiment, above-mentioned protuberance is interfered in the second breach, so that the first breach aligns mutually with the second breach.
In one of the present invention embodiment, above-mentioned electronic equipment also comprises a cable, is configured in vertically in the first central siphon, the second central siphon and Coupling.Coupling covers the part cable that exposes pivot structure from the gap.
Based on above-mentioned, in the above embodiment of the present invention, by the first central siphon and formed the first limited part of the second central siphon and the second limited part, just can allow Coupling be resisted against between the first limited part and the second limited part, to limit the first central siphon or the second central siphon moves along axial direction with respect to Coupling.Therefore, the first central siphon and the second central siphon can keep the gap each other, to avoid occuring between the first central siphon and the second central siphon the problem of assembling offset.Moreover, because the gap can expose the part Coupling, thereby covered the interior cable of pivot structure, allow the electronic equipment of using this pivot structure have better outward appearance.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, embodiment cited below particularly, and coordinate accompanying drawing to be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is applied to the schematic diagram of electronic equipment according to a kind of pivot structure of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the Local Members figure of the pivot structure of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the explosive view of the pivot structure of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is that the pivot structure of Fig. 2 is along the generalized section of A-A line.
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50: electronic equipment
52: the first housing
54: the second housing
58: cable
100: pivot structure
110: the first central siphons
112: the first limited parts
114,124: the second breach
120: the second central siphons
122: the second limited parts
130: Coupling
132: the first breach
134: protuberance
A1: axially
D1, D2: length
G: gap
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to a kind of electronic equipment of one embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, in the present embodiment, pivot structure 100 is applied to an electronic equipment 50.Electronic equipment 50 is for example a notebook.Electronic equipment 50 comprises a first housing 52 (being for example the main frame of notebook), a second housing 54 (being for example the screen of notebook).The second housing 54 is pivoted to the first housing 52 by pin-jointed structure 100, makes the second housing 54 open entire with respect to the first housing 52 rotations.Pivot structure 100 comprises one first central siphon 110, two the second central siphons 120 and two Couplings 130, and wherein the first central siphon 110 is between two the second central siphons 120, and Coupling 130 is connected between the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120.
Fig. 2 is the Local Members figure of the pivot structure of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is the explosive view of the pivot structure of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is that the pivot structure of Fig. 2 is along the generalized section of A-A line.Please refer to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, at this for convenience of explanation and can know relation between the above-mentioned member of identification, therefore Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 be only with the part of above-mentioned pivot structure 100, namely with first central siphon 110 in electronic equipment 50 left sides that are positioned at Fig. 1, second central siphon 120 with Coupling 130 as representing.
In the present embodiment, electronic equipment 50 also comprises cable 58, its vertically A1 be configured in the first central siphon 110, the second central siphon 120 and Coupling 130, and be electrically connected between main frame 52 and screen 54.By Coupling 130, the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 set the first breach 132 and the second breach 114, and allow cable 58 insert from the first breach 132 and the second breach 114, in order to the installation of carrying out cable 58.
The first central siphon 110 has one first limited part 112, the first limited part 112 protrudes from the inwall of the first central siphon 110, namely the first limited part 112 has the existence of an offset with respect to the inwall of the first central siphon 110, and Coupling 130 can't be moved toward the inner tube of the first central siphon 110.The second central siphon 120 has one second limited part 122, the second limited part 122 protrudes from the inwall of the second central siphon 120, namely the second limited part 122 has the existence of an offset with respect to the inwall of the second central siphon 120, and Coupling 130 can't be moved toward the inner tube of the second central siphon 120.Coupling 130 is along axial A1 socket the first central siphon 110 and second central siphon 120, and Coupling 130 is resisted against between the first limited part 112 and the second limited part 122, wherein have a clearance G after the assembling between the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120, and clearance G is exposed the part Coupling 130 of the inside.In other words, the length D1 of Coupling 130 on axial A1, the relative distance on axial A1 greater than the first limited part 112 and the second limited part 122.This measure allows assembles nargin because above-mentioned clearance G keeps it between the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120, utilizes simultaneously Coupling 130 to keep the coaxality of the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120.
Under this configuration, Coupling 130 of the present invention is A1 socket the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 vertically.By the first central siphon 110 and formed the first limited part 112 of the second central siphon 120 and the second limited part 122, just can allow Coupling 130 be resisted against between the first limited part 112 and the second limited part 122, to limit the first central siphon 110 or the second central siphon 120 moves with respect to the direction of Coupling 130 along axial A1.In other words, the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 can't move horizontally along the direction of axial A1 each other.Therefore, the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 can keep clearance G each other, so that keyholed back plate the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 clearance G distance each other.
Specifically, the Coupling 130 in this enforcement is a circular column, and the outer cylinder while close-fitting (interference fit) of circular column 130 is in the inwall of the first central siphon 110 and the inwall of the second central siphon 120.Coupling 130 has one first breach 132 of A1 extension vertically.It should be noted that the Coupling 130 in this enforcement is can the flexible material of tool made.By this, the inwall of the inwall of the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 is pressed on Coupling 130, with driving casing fitting 130 towards the first breach 132 places distortion.That is to say, when the first central siphon 110, the second central siphon 120 and Coupling 130 fit together, the elasticity that Coupling 130 just can have because of itself can fit in the inwall of the first central siphon 110 and the inwall of the second central siphon 120 more easily, so that Coupling 130 is socketed on the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120.In addition, Coupling 130 can be utilize size cooperatively interact or other modes are to be socketed on the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120.
Say further, Coupling 130 also has a protuberance 134, adjacent to the first breach 132, and the bearing of trend vertical axial A1 of protuberance 134.In the present embodiment, the first central siphon 110 has one second breach 114 of A1 extension vertically.In other embodiments, the second central siphon 120 also can have one second breach 124 of A1 extension vertically, and the present invention is not limited this, and illustrates at this second breach 114 with the first central siphon 110.The protuberance 134 of the present embodiment is interfered in the second breach 114, with restriction Coupling 130 with respect to the first central siphon 110 or the second central siphon 120 angle of swing of A1 vertically.
On the other hand, because protuberance 134 is interfered in the second breach 114, so that the first breach 132 aligns mutually with the second breach 114, namely, the first breach 132 and the second breach 114 are located along the same line.In other words, the first breach 132 of Coupling 130 can not come out from clearance G.Accordingly, after assembling, no matter how Coupling 130 rotates, the first breach 132 of Coupling 130 can not turn to the visual angle of being seen by the user, be configured in to allow that cable in pivot structure is unlikely exposes electronic equipment from above-mentioned breach, make electronic equipment 50 have in the use purpose aesthetic in appearance concurrently.That is to say, Coupling 130 is arranged between the first central siphon 110 and the second central siphon 120 to fill the clearance G that forms because of the assembling tolerance, can allow pivot structure 100 present with comparatively continuous surface, pivot structure 100 can not have because of the existence of gapped G visual drop for the user.It should be noted that, because Coupling can expose pivot structure from clearance G, the cable 58 that is configured in the first central siphon 110, the second central siphon 120 and Coupling 130 can not exposed from clearance G, and this measure also allows the electronic equipment of using this pivot structure have better outward appearance.
In sum, in the above embodiment of the present invention, Coupling is socketed the first central siphon and the second central siphon vertically.Structure by the first central siphon and the second formed limited part of central siphon, just can allow Coupling be resisted against between the structure of the first central siphon and the second formed limited part of central siphon, to limit the first central siphon or the second central siphon moves horizontally along axial direction with respect to Coupling.Therefore, the first central siphon and the second central siphon can keep the gap each other, so that keyholed back plate the first central siphon and the second central siphon gap each other, and then avoid producing between the first central siphon and the second central siphon the problem of assembling offset.
Moreover Coupling is made to have flexible material, more can be convenient to Coupling is socketed on the first central siphon and the second central siphon.In addition, by the formed protuberance of Coupling, not only can limit Coupling with respect to the first central siphon or the second central siphon angle of swing vertically, and the first breach is alignd mutually with the second breach, have in the use purpose aesthetic in appearance concurrently to reach electronic equipment.
Although the present invention discloses as above with embodiment, so it is not to limit the present invention, and any person of an ordinary skill in the technical field when can do a little change and retouching, and does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1. a pivot structure, be applied to an electronic equipment, and this pivot structure comprises:
One first central siphon has one first limited part;
One second central siphon has one second limited part; And
One Coupling along axial this first central siphon of socket and this second central siphon, and is resisted against between this first limited part and this second limited part, wherein has a gap between this first central siphon and this second central siphon, and this gap exposes this Coupling of part.
2. pivot structure according to claim 1, wherein this Coupling is a circular column, the outer cylinder of this circular column is tight with at the inwall of this first central siphon and the inwall of this second central siphon simultaneously.
3. pivot structure according to claim 2, wherein this Coupling has along this axially extended one first breach, and the inwall of the inwall of this first central siphon and this second central siphon is pressed on this Coupling and is out of shape towards this first indentation, there to drive this Coupling.
4. pivot structure according to claim 3, wherein this Coupling also has a protuberance, adjacent to this first breach, the bearing of trend of this protuberance vertically should be axially, and this first central siphon and this second central siphon one of them has along this axially extended one second breach at least, this protuberance is interfered in this second breach, with limit this Coupling with respect to this first central siphon or this second central siphon along this axial angle of swing.
5. pivot structure according to claim 4, wherein this protuberance is interfered in this second breach, so that this first breach aligns mutually with this second breach.
6. pivot structure according to claim 1, wherein this electronic equipment also comprises a cable, in this first central siphon, this second central siphon and this Coupling, this Coupling covers the part cable that exposes this pivot structure from this gap along this axial arrangement.
7. electronic equipment comprises:
One first housing;
One second housing;
One cable is electrically connected between this first housing and this second housing;
One pivot structure is connected between this first housing and this second housing, and is entire to allow this first housing and this second housing open relative to one another, and this cable is positioned at this pivot structure, and this pivot structure comprises:
One first central siphon has one first limited part;
One second central siphon has one second limited part; And
One Coupling, axially be socketed this first central siphon and this second central siphon along one, and be resisted against between this first limited part and this second limited part, wherein have a gap between this first central siphon and this second central siphon, this Coupling covers this cable of part that exposes this pivot structure from this gap.
8. electronic equipment according to claim 7, wherein this Coupling is the circular column with one first breach, this first breach extends axially along this, and the inwall of the inwall of this first central siphon and this second central siphon is pressed on this Coupling and makes this Coupling towards this first indentation, there distortion.
9. electronic equipment according to claim 8, wherein this Coupling also has a protuberance, adjacent to this first breach, the bearing of trend of this protuberance vertically should be axially, and this first central siphon and this second central siphon one of them has along this axially extended one second breach at least, this protuberance is interfered in this second breach, with limit this Coupling with respect to this first central siphon or this second central siphon along this axial angle of swing.
10. electronic equipment according to claim 9, wherein this protuberance is interfered in this second breach, so that this first breach aligns mutually with this second breach.
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