CN107168459B

CN107168459B - Portable electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN107168459B
Application number: CN201710189571.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沈茂江
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2017-03-27
Filing date: 2017-03-27
Publication date: 2020-07-24
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-27
Also published as: CN107168459A

Abstract

The invention discloses portable electronic equipment, which comprises a display screen and a body electrically and communicatively connected with the display screen, wherein: the keyboard body and the driving device are arranged on the body, and keys are arranged on the keyboard body; when the display screen is separated from the body, the driving device is used for separating the keyboard body from the body; when the display screen is buckled with the body, the driving device is used for buckling the keyboard body with the body.

Description

Portable electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to electronic technologies, and in particular, to a portable electronic device.

Background

In a portable electronic device with a physical keyboard, such as a notebook computer, the temperature at the upper side of the keyboard is relatively high, a hot spot is very obvious, a high-temperature area is large, and the user experience is very poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present invention provide a portable electronic device capable of improving heat dissipation efficiency to solve at least one problem in the prior art.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention is realized as follows:

in one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a portable electronic device, where the portable electronic device includes a display screen and a body electrically and communicatively connected to the display screen, where:

the keyboard body and the driving device are arranged on the body, and keys are arranged on the keyboard body;

when the display screen is separated from the body, the driving device is used for separating the keyboard body from the body;

when the display screen is buckled with the body, the driving device is used for buckling the keyboard body with the body.

The embodiment of the invention provides portable electronic equipment, which comprises a display screen and a body electrically and communicatively connected with the display screen, wherein: the keyboard body and the driving device are arranged on the body, and keys are arranged on the keyboard body; when the display screen is separated from the body, the driving device is used for separating the keyboard body from the body; when the display screen is buckled with the body, the driving device is used for buckling the keyboard body with the body, so that the keyboard body and the body can be separated when a user uses the portable electronic device, namely when the display screen is separated from the body, and the heat dissipation effect is further improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1-1 is a schematic temperature diagram of a C-cover area of an electronic device using a conventional technology;

FIGS. 1-2 are schematic temperature diagrams of a modified technology C-cover region of a prior art electronic device in use;

FIG. 2-1 is a left side view of an electronic device in a first state in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2-2 are enlarged partial left side views of the electronic device in a first state according to embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3-1 is a left side view of an electronic device in a second state in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

3-2 are enlarged partial left side views of the electronic device in a second state in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

3-3 are schematic diagrams of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4-1 is a schematic view of a hinge and a driving device of an electronic apparatus in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4-2 is a schematic view of a hinge and a driving device of an electronic apparatus in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 4-3 are schematic views of a first connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 4-4 are schematic views of a second connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5-1 is a schematic view of a hinge and a driving device of an electronic apparatus in a second state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5-2 is a schematic view of a hinge and a driving device of an electronic apparatus in a second state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a front view of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of embodiments of the present invention, a description of several major planes of a portable electronic device will first be provided. The portable electronic equipment mainly comprises an A surface, a B surface, a C surface and a D surface. The surface a is the surface seen when the screen is closed, and is generally the surface where a portable electronic device identifier (logo) is located; the surface B refers to an outer frame around the screen; the C surface refers to the surface where the keyboard is located (but does not include the keyboard); the D surface refers to the surface which is placed on the table and contacted with the table top. The A surface, the B surface, the C surface and the D surface are indispensable mechanism components of the portable electronic equipment.

At present, in the use process of portable electronic equipment, the temperature of a C-side (C-cover) is higher, hot spots are very obvious, and meanwhile, a high-temperature area is large. Fig. 1-1 is a schematic temperature diagram of a C-cover region in the prior art when an electronic device is used, and fig. 1-2 is a schematic temperature diagram of a C-cover region in the prior art when an electronic device is used. As shown in fig. 1-1, with the original technique, the hot spot region 11 is large and there is a high temperature region 12. As shown in fig. 1-2, although the

hot spot areas

13, 14 are reduced after the improved technique, the temperature is still higher. Accordingly, the embodiment of the invention provides a portable electronic device, which can effectively improve the heat dissipation efficiency.

The technical solution of the present invention is further elaborated below with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments.

Example one

In order to solve the technical problem of the foregoing background, an embodiment of the present invention provides a portable electronic device, where the portable electronic device includes a display screen and a body electrically and communicatively connected to the display screen. In embodiments of the present invention and other embodiments, two states of an electronic device are defined:

the first state is a state when the display screen and the body of the electronic equipment are separated; the second state is a state when the display screen of the electronic equipment is buckled with the body. Fig. 2-1 is a left side view of an electronic device in a first state in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2-1, the electronic device includes a display screen 21 and a body 22 electrically and communicatively connected to the display screen. The body 22 is provided with a keyboard body 221 and a driving device 222, and the keyboard body is provided with keys 2211.

Fig. 2-2 is a partially enlarged left side view of the electronic device in the first state according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2-2, when the display screen 21 is separated from the body 22, the driving device 222 is used for separating the keyboard body 221 from the body 22.

Here, when the display screen 21 is separated from the body 22, that is, when the user uses the electronic apparatus, the keyboard body 221 is supported by the driving device 222 so as to be separated from the body 22, so that a gap can be generated between the keyboard body 221 and the body by heat dissipation.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the driving device 222 is further configured to control an angle formed between the keyboard body 221 and the body 22 within a predetermined range. For example, the angle formed between the control keypad body and the body is between 5 and 15 degrees.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the driving device 222 is further used for separating the keyboard body 221 from the body 22 in parallel. That is, the angles formed by the left and right ends of the keyboard body 221 when separated from the body 22 are uniform.

In addition, the keyboard body 221 and the body 22 are separated when the user uses the keyboard, and the upper part of the keyboard body 221 is jacked up to a certain height, so that the ergonomics is met, and the comfort level of the keyboard is further improved.

Fig. 3-1 is a left side view of the electronic device in the second state according to the embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3-2 is a partially enlarged view of the left side view of the electronic device in the second state according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3-1 and 3-2, when the display screen 21 is engaged with the main body 22, the driving device 222 engages the keyboard body 221 with the main body 22.

Fig. 3-3 are schematic views of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3-3, in another embodiment of the present invention, the main body 22 further includes a keyboard receiving box 223, when the keyboard body 221 is engaged with the main body 22, the keyboard body 221 is received in the keyboard receiving box 223, the lower side of the keyboard body 221 has at least one protruding connection device 2212, the connection device 2212 is used for connecting the keyboard body to the main body 22, and the keyboard body 221 can rotate up and down within a preset angle range by the connection device 2212.

Example two

Based on the first embodiment, another portable electronic device is provided in the first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2-1 is a left side view of the electronic device in the first state according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2-1, the electronic device includes a display screen 21 and a body 22 electrically and communicatively connected to the display screen. The body 22 is provided with a keyboard body 221 and a driving device 222, and the keyboard body is provided with keys 2211.

In addition, the keyboard body and the body can be separated when a user uses the keyboard, the upper side part of the keyboard body is jacked up to a certain height, the ergonomics is met, and the comfort level of the user when operating the keyboard is further improved.

Fig. 4-1 is a schematic view of a rotating shaft and a driving device of the electronic device in the first state according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 4-1, the driving device 222 includes a first connecting member 42 fixed on the rotating shaft 41 and a second connecting member 43 fixedly connected to the first connecting member 42.

Fig. 4-3 are schematic views of a first connecting member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 4-3, the first connecting member 42 includes a first supporting rod 421, two ends of the first supporting rod 421 are respectively provided with two protruding

parts

422 and 423, wherein a circular hole 4221 is formed in a center of the protruding part 422 at an upper end of the first supporting rod 421, and the circular hole 4221 is configured to be fastened with a second connecting member 43. The protruding part 423 at the lower end of the first support bar 421 is used for being buckled with the rotating shaft 41.

Fig. 4-4 are schematic views illustrating a second connecting member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 4-4, the second connecting member 43 includes a hollow rectangular housing 431, and a notch 432 is formed at a lower end of the housing 431, and the shape of the notch 432 is matched with that of the rotating shaft 41, for example, when the rotating shaft is a cylinder, the notch 432 is semicircular. The upper end of the shell is fixedly connected with a cylinder 433, and the lower end of the shell 431 is also fixedly connected with a second supporting rod 434. Wherein: the notch 432 is used to fasten the second connecting part 43 to the rotating shaft 41, the cylindrical body 433 can be fastened to the circular hole 4221 in the protruding part 422 of the first connecting part 41, and the second supporting rod 434 is used to support the keyboard body.

Fig. 4-2 is another schematic view of the rotating shaft and the driving apparatus of the electronic device in the first state according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device is in the first state, that is, the display screen of the electronic device is separated from the body, as shown in fig. 4-2, the first connecting element 42 is driven by the rotating shaft 41 to move upward, and the second connecting element 43 is driven by the first connecting element 42 to move upward, so that the keyboard body is separated from the body.

Fig. 5-1 is a schematic view of a rotating shaft and a driving device of an electronic apparatus in a second state according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 5-2 is a further schematic view of the rotating shaft and the driving device of the electronic apparatus in the second state according to the embodiment of the present invention. When the electronic device is in the second state, that is, when the display screen of the electronic device is buckled with the body, as shown in fig. 5-1 and 5-2, the first connecting piece 42 is driven by the rotating shaft 41 to move downward, and the second connecting piece 43 is driven by the first connecting piece 42 to move downward, so that the keyboard body is buckled with the body.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the bottom of the keyboard body is provided with air holes. Fig. 6 is a front view of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 6, 601 and 602 are air holes on the keyboard body, and in the implementation process, 601 and 602 may have the same shape, for example, 601 and 602 may both have a circular, square, triangular, or other irregular shape; or may be different. For example, 601 may be formed of four scallops as shown in fig. 6, and 602 may be formed of a circle. The heat can be rapidly dissipated from 601 and 602, so that the heat dissipation effect can be further improved.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the air holes are provided with meshes or films for waterproofing. The mesh and the film for preventing water are arranged on the air holes, so that liquid can be prevented from entering the electronic equipment when a user uses the electronic equipment.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that, in various embodiments of the present invention, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present invention. The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the unit is only a logical functional division, and there may be other division ways in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling or communication connection between the components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between the devices or units may be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units; can be located in one place or distributed on a plurality of network units; some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, all the functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be separately regarded as one unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: all or part of the steps for realizing the method embodiments can be completed by hardware related to program instructions, the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program executes the steps comprising the method embodiments when executed; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a removable Memory device, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Alternatively, the integrated unit of the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if it is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a separate product. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention may be essentially implemented or a part contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a removable storage device, a ROM, a magnetic or optical disk, or other various media that can store program code.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising a display screen and a body electrically and communicatively connected to the display screen, wherein:

when the display screen is buckled with the body, the driving device is used for buckling the keyboard body with the body;

the electronic equipment further comprises a rotating shaft, the driving device comprises a first connecting piece fixed on the rotating shaft and a second connecting piece fixedly connected with the first connecting piece, and the second connecting piece is further used for supporting the keyboard body; wherein:

when the display screen is separated from the body, the first connecting piece is driven by the rotating shaft to move upwards, and the second connecting piece drives the keyboard body to move upwards through the first connecting piece;

when the display screen is buckled with the body, the first connecting piece is driven by the rotating shaft to move downwards, and the second connecting piece drives the keyboard body to move downwards through the first connecting piece;

the first connecting piece comprises a first supporting rod, two protruding parts are arranged at two ends of the first supporting rod respectively, a round hole is formed in the center of the protruding part at the upper end of the first supporting rod and used for being buckled with the second connecting part, and the protruding part at the lower end of the first supporting rod is used for being buckled with the rotating shaft.

2. An electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that said driving means are adapted to separate said keyboard body from said body in parallel.

3. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said driving means is adapted to control an angle formed between said keyboard body and said body within a predetermined range.

4. An electronic device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the bottom of the keyboard body is provided with air holes.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the air holes are provided with a mesh or a film for waterproofing.