CN108508976A - Rotating shaft mechanism and electronic equipment - Google Patents

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CN108508976A
CN108508976A CN201810333132.4A CN201810333132A CN108508976A CN 108508976 A CN108508976 A CN 108508976A CN 201810333132 A CN201810333132 A CN 201810333132A CN 108508976 A CN108508976 A CN 108508976A
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A kind of rotating shaft mechanism of the embodiment of the present invention offer and electronic equipment, the rotating shaft mechanism are applied in electronic equipment, and the electronic equipment includes the first housing and the second housing, and the rotating assembly includes:Driving shaft is rotatably arranged on the first housing, and the second housing is connected with the driving shaft to be rotatablely connected by the driving shaft and the first housing, and the first driving member is fixed on the driving shaft;And driven shaft, it is arranged on the first housing, the driven shaft is equipped with the second driving member, and when the driving shaft rotates, second driving member interacts with first driving member to improve the torque of the driving shaft.Rotating shaft mechanism compact structure in the embodiment of the present invention, and high torque can be provided, ensure stable structure when the second housing is rotated relative to the first housing.

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Rotating shaft mechanism and electronic equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of computer technology more particularly to a kind of rotating shaft mechanisms and electronic equipment.
Background technology
It is well known that laptop includes display end and system end, display end is pivoted with system end by shaft Connection is arranged with multiple friction plates for that can make the rotary damping that has certain on rotating assembly, display end by friction plate it Between frictional force provide damping for the opening procedure of display end, that is, increase shaft torque, make display end relative system end turn It is more stable when dynamic.However, the larger space of friction plate and shaft because occupying laptop so that laptop is End shape of uniting is thick and heavy, influences beauty.To meet user for the lightening pursuit of electronic equipment, the thickness for reducing system end is needed Degree, while at least needing to reduce the radial dimension of friction plate, but after the radial dimension of friction plate reduces, friction plate is because rubbing Wiping area becomes smaller and provided damping is caused to become smaller, and leads to the rotation demand that cannot meet display end.
Invention content
For above-mentioned technical problem in the prior art, the embodiment provides a kind of compact structures, and can provide The rotating shaft mechanism of high torque and electronic equipment with the rotating shaft mechanism.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of rotating shaft mechanism, it is applied in electronic equipment, institute It includes the first housing and the second housing to state electronic equipment, and the rotating assembly includes:
Driving shaft is rotatably arranged on the first housing, the second housing be connected with the driving shaft with It is rotatablely connected by the driving shaft and the first housing, the first driving member is fixed on the driving shaft;
Driven shaft is arranged on the first housing, and the driven shaft is equipped with the second driving member, when the driving shaft When rotation, second driving member interacts with first driving member to improve the torque of the driving shaft.
Preferably, the first housing is equipped with groove, the driving shaft is set at notch or in the groove, described Driven shaft is located in the groove.
Preferably, first driving member is first gear, second driving member is to be engaged with the first gear Second gear.
Preferably, the driving shaft is equipped with multiple first driving members, described first is corresponded on the driven shaft Second driving member is equipped at driving member.
Preferably, the driven shaft is rotatably arranged on the first housing, the second driving member fixation is set In on the driven shaft;Or
The driven shaft is fixed on the first housing, and second driving member is rotatably arranged in the driven shaft On.
Preferably, the driven shaft includes more, second driving member is equipped on the more driven shafts.
Preferably, the driven shaft is located at the lower section of the driving shaft, and it is parallel with the driving shaft.
Preferably, the rotating shaft mechanism further includes mounting bracket, it is fixed on the first housing and adjacent to institute It states at the notch of groove, the mounting bracket has two support arms, and the both ends of the driving shaft are rotationally threaded through two respectively On support arm described in root.
Preferably, the rotating shaft mechanism further includes connector, the connector includes curved portion, the one of the curved portion End extends to form the first connecting portion being connected with the driving shaft, and the other end extends to form second to be connected with the second housing Interconnecting piece, is equipped with rotation path in the first housing, the both ends of the rotation path extend through the first housing with Towards the one side of the second housing when second housing is in closed configuration, when the first housing is in close up with the second housing When state, the arc part in the rotation path, when the first housing rotate with the second housing in expansion When state, the curved portion stretches out the first housing by the rotation path.
A kind of electronic equipment is also provided in the embodiment of the present application comprising the first housing and the second housing, the electronics are set Standby further includes the rotating shaft mechanism as described above for being rotatablely connected the first housing and the second housing.
Compared with prior art, the advantageous effect of rotating shaft mechanism of the invention and electronic equipment is:By increasing shaft Quantity, and reduced in a manner of the rotary resistance by increasing shaft being arranged to interact when shaft rotates in each shaft The rotating speed of shaft ensures second housing stable structure when being rotated relative to the first housing to increase the torque of shaft.
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Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the rotating shaft mechanism in one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram after the rotating shaft mechanism installing on an electronic device in one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 3 is that the side view after the rotating shaft mechanism installing on an electronic device in one embodiment of the present of invention (shows in figure What is gone out is the state of rotating shaft mechanism when the first housing is in closed configuration with the second housing).
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The 1- first housings;The 2- second housings;3- driving shafts;The first driving members of 4-;5- driven shafts;The second driving members of 6-;7- Mounting bracket;8- support arms;9- curved portions;10- first connecting portions;11- second connecting portions.
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To make those skilled in the art be better understood from technical scheme of the present invention, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiment party Formula elaborates to the present invention.
It should be understood that various modifications can be made to disclosed embodiments.Therefore, following description should not regard To limit, and only as the example of embodiment.Those skilled in the art will expect within the scope and spirit of this Other modifications.
The attached drawing being included in the description and forms part of the description shows embodiment of the disclosure, and with it is upper What face provided is used to explain the disclosure together to the substantially description of the disclosure and the detailed description given below to embodiment Principle.
It is of the invention by the description of the preferred form of the embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings to being given as non-limiting examples These and other characteristic will become apparent.
Although being also understood that invention has been described with reference to some specific examples, people in the art Member realize with can determine the present invention many other equivalents, they have feature as claimed in claim and therefore all In the protection domain defined by whereby.
When read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in view of following detailed description, above and other aspect, the feature and advantage of the disclosure will become It is more readily apparent.
The specific embodiment of the disclosure is described hereinafter with reference to attached drawing;It will be appreciated, however, that the disclosed embodiments are only Various ways implementation can be used in the example of the disclosure.It is known and/or repeat function and structure be not described in detail to avoid Unnecessary or extra details so that the disclosure is smudgy.Therefore, specific structural and functionality disclosed herein is thin Section is not intended to restrictions, but as just the basis of claim and representative basis be used to instruct those skilled in the art with Substantially any appropriate detailed construction diversely uses the disclosure.
This specification can be used phrase " in one embodiment ", " in another embodiment ", " in another embodiment In " or " in other embodiments ", it can be referred to one or more of the identical or different embodiment according to the disclosure.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, a kind of rotating shaft mechanism is provided in the embodiment of the present application, is applied in electronic equipment, the electronics Equipment includes the first housing 1 and the second housing 2, and specifically, rotating assembly includes:
Driving shaft 3 is rotatably arranged on the first housing 1, and the second housing 2 is connected with driving shaft 3 to pass through actively Axis 3 is rotatablely connected with the first housing 1, and the first driving member 4 is fixed on the driving shaft 3;
Driven shaft 5 is arranged on the first housing 1, and driven shaft 5 is equipped with the second driving member 6, when driving shaft 3 rotates, Second driving member 6 and the interaction of the first driving member 4 are to improve the torque of driving shaft 3.
Namely, the second housing 2 can be rotated relative to the first housing 1, such as with the first housing 1 in closed configuration, or with The first housing 1 is in unfolded state.And in order to keep the second housing 2 relatively stable in rotation, it not will produce shaking, or even can To stop at the angle of any position during rotation, it will pass through in the present embodiment and add driven shaft 5, and in driving shaft 3 Driving member is respectively set on driven shaft 5, drives two driving members using the rotation of driving shaft 3, makes two-way interaction, produces Raw stronger damping reduces the rotating speed of driving shaft 3 so that in user using identical power come when driving the second housing 2, actively Axis 3 is capable of providing larger torque, and then ensures the stable rotation of the second housing 2, and can when turning to any angle and Stop at the angular position.In addition, by adding driven shaft 5 and driving member, it can also reduce the diameter and length of driving shaft 3 Degree can be such that driving shaft 3 is arranged more small and exquisite, save installation space so that electronic equipment can be produced more frivolous in this way. It in addition, driven shaft 5 is parallel with driving shaft 3 in the present embodiment, not parallel can also be arranged certainly, but the first driving member 4 need to be changed With the structure of the second driving member 6, such as changing for transmission direction can be realized by the way that two driving members are disposed as helical gear etc. Become.
Further, in order to meet more and more users for the lightening strong pursuit of electronic equipment, electronics is made to set Standby weight is further reduced, to be more convenient the carrying of user.Spy is by the diameter and length of driving shaft 3 and driven shaft 5 in the present embodiment Degree reduces significantly, while in setting one on the first housing 1 for installing the groove of rotating shaft mechanism (since angle problem could not in figure Show), when installation, driven shaft 5 is arranged in groove first, which may be configured as the shape for capableing of confronting grooves rotation Formula, that is, driving shaft 3 can drive driven shaft 5 to rotate when rotating by driving member, wherein the second driving member 6 is integrally fixed at driven On axis 5;Driven shaft 5 also can be set as being fixed on the form in groove, but the second driving member 6 need to be set to can it is opposite from The form that moving axis 5 rotates, it is, the second driving member 6 must be rotatable, as long as meeting the condition, the setting about driven shaft 5 Arbitrary form may be used in mode.Then, driving shaft 3 is installed in the top of driven shaft 5, which can be specifically located at At the notch of adjacent recess, may also be arranged at notch farther out position, but when be arranged when at notch farther out position, In order to not influence the connection of the second housing 2 and driving shaft 3, it is also necessary to be improved to the structure of groove or in the first housing 1 It is provided for the second housing 2 and channel or space of the rotation of the second housing 2 etc., concrete structure is connect and allowed with driving shaft 3 It is not unique, as long as the flexible rotating of the second housing 2 can be realized.By reducing driving shaft 3 and driven shaft 5 in the present embodiment Length and diameter, while the groove of installation is set so that rotating shaft mechanism can approximation be embedded in the first housing 1, compared to existing There are the common shaft being arranged in technology outside the first housing 1, the electronic equipment in the application not only to alleviate weight, reduces The setting thickness of one body 1, but also rotating shaft mechanism is made to have achieved the effect that a kind of " stealthy axis ", no matter making from entity structure also It is that can bring different experience for user from shape.
In conjunction with shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, when rotating shaft mechanism is applied on various sizes of electronic equipment, in order to be adapted to difference Electronic equipment, can be by increasing or decreasing the setting quantity of driven shaft 5, Huo Zhezeng in practical application for the demand of driving torque It adds deduct and lacks the setting quantity of the first driving member 4 and the second driving member 6 to realize.For example, the driven shaft 5 in the present embodiment is Two, and be set up in parallel, the line in axle center forms a triangle between two driven shafts 5 and driving shaft 3, i.e., driving shaft 3 with from Moving axis 5 is parallel.It is all provided on every driven shaft 5 there are two the second driving member 6, accordingly, two the also is provided on driving shaft 3 The specific installation position of one driving member 4, each driving member is not unique, can according to the link position of the second housing 2 and driving shaft 3 and It is fixed, as long as not influencing the rotation of the second housing 2.Certainly, according to different electronic equipments, three and more can be also arranged Driven shaft 5, or a driven shaft 5 is only set, and the setting quantity of the first driving member 4 and the second driving member 6 can also be set respectively For one, three or more.
Preferably, the first driving member 4 in the present embodiment is first gear, and the second driving member 6 is to be engaged with first gear Second gear.When user rotates the second housing 2, the second housing 2 drives driving shaft 3 and first gear rotation, first gear Second gear rotation, two gears is driven to generate stronger damping when rotating, reduce the rotating speed of driving shaft 3 while rotation, The torque of driving shaft 3 is increased with this, and then ensure that the stability that the second housing 2 rotates, and supports the second housing 2 that can limit In any angular position, for example, supporting the limit of the second housing 2 at the position with the first housing 1 in 60 ° of angles etc..
Shown in Fig. 1, in the present embodiment when realizing the connection of the second housing 2 and driving shaft 3, the technology of use Scheme is:Mounting bracket 7 is added, and is fixed on the first housing 1 being positioned adjacent at the notch of groove, the mounting bracket 7 Concrete shape is as shown in Figure 1, it has two support arms 8 being located at notch edges.The both ends of driving shaft 3 can turn respectively It is threaded through dynamicly on two support arms 8, that is, the both ends of driving shaft 3 pass through support arm 8, and can with respect to two 8 turns of support arms It is dynamic.The concrete shape of above-mentioned mounting bracket 7 is not unique, and the concrete shape and generation type of support arm 8 be not also unique, such as support arm 8 can be independently arranged, and can also be formed by modes such as plate body indents on mounting bracket 7.
Further, in this embodiment rotating shaft mechanism also have additional connector, which includes curved portion 9, can It is formed by the modes such as such as plate body entirety concave or convex, one end of curved portion 9 horizontally outward extends to form and 3 phase of driving shaft First connecting portion 10 even, the other end horizontally outward extend to form the second connecting portion 11 being connected with the second housing 2, that is, this First connecting portion 10 and second connecting portion 11 in embodiment is plate-like, wherein first connecting portion 10 towards driving shaft 3 one Side, which is formed, can hook or entangle the shape of driving shaft 3, and second connecting portion 11 specifically can be by bolt etc. by itself and the second machine Body 2 is connected.First connecting portion 10 and the concrete shape of second connecting portion 11 be not unique, can be depending on actual installation situation.This First connecting portion 10 in embodiment is formed towards the side of driving shaft 3 there are two anchor ear, two anchor ears respectively with driving shaft 3 The both ends for being pierced by support arm 8 are connected, and the first driving member 4 is then set on the driving shaft 3 between being located at two support arms 8.Into one Step, rotation path is additionally provided in the first housing 1, it is being in closed configuration with the second housing 2 that both ends, which extend through the first housing 1, The one side of the Shi Chaoxiang second housings 2, when between the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 being in closed configuration, curved portion 9 is located at the rotation In channel;And when the first housing 1 is rotated to be in unfolded state with the second housing 2, curved portion 9 stretches out first by rotation path Body 1.The concrete shape structure of the rotation path is not unique, can match with the shape of curved portion 9, or has a square The shape of the rotation space of shape or hemispherical etc., in short, disclosure satisfy that the rotation of connector.
Embodiments herein also provides a kind of electronic equipment, such as laptop etc. simultaneously comprising the first housing 1 With the second housing 2, it is preferable that the electronic equipment further includes for being rotatablely connected the as described above of the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 Rotating shaft mechanism.By the way that the rotating shaft mechanism is arranged so that electronic equipment can be arranged more slim, and shape is more aesthetically pleasing, and again Amount is lighter, is carried convenient for user.
Above example is only exemplary embodiment of the present invention, is not used in the limitation present invention, protection scope of the present invention It is defined by the claims.Those skilled in the art can within the spirit and scope of the present invention make respectively the present invention Kind modification or equivalent replacement, this modification or equivalent replacement also should be regarded as being within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of rotating shaft mechanism, which is characterized in that be applied in electronic equipment, the electronic equipment includes the first housing and second Body, the rotating assembly include:
Driving shaft is rotatably arranged on the first housing, and the second housing is connected with the driving shaft to pass through The driving shaft is rotatablely connected with the first housing, and the first driving member is fixed on the driving shaft;
Driven shaft is arranged on the first housing, and the driven shaft is equipped with the second driving member, when the driving shaft rotates When, second driving member interacts with first driving member to improve the torque of the driving shaft.
2. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the first housing is equipped with groove, the active Be located at notch or the groove in, the driven shaft is located in the groove.
3. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, which is characterized in that first driving member is first gear, described the Two driving members are the second gear engaged with the first gear.
4. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1 or 3, which is characterized in that the driving shaft is equipped with multiple described first Driving member corresponds on the driven shaft and is equipped with second driving member at first driving member.
5. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the driven shaft is rotatably arranged in described first On body, second driving member is fixed on the driven shaft;Or
The driven shaft is fixed on the first housing, and second driving member is rotatably arranged on the driven shaft.
6. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the driven shaft includes more, and more described driven Second driving member is equipped on axis.
7. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the driven shaft is located at the lower section of the driving shaft, And it is parallel with the driving shaft.
8. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the rotating shaft mechanism further includes mounting bracket, is fixed It is arranged on the first housing and at the notch of the neighbouring groove, the mounting bracket has two support arms, the active The both ends of axis are rotationally threaded through respectively on two support arms.
9. rotating shaft mechanism according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the rotating shaft mechanism further includes connector, the company Fitting includes curved portion, and one end of the curved portion extends to form the first connecting portion being connected with the driving shaft, and the other end prolongs The second connecting portion to be formed and be connected with the second housing is stretched, rotation path, the rotation path are equipped in the first housing Both ends extend through the first housing with the second housing be in closed configuration when towards the second housing one side, When the first housing and the second housing are in closed configuration, the arc part is in the rotation path, when described first When body rotation with the second housing to be in unfolded state, the curved portion stretches out first machine by the rotation path Body.
10. a kind of electronic equipment comprising the first housing and the second housing, which is characterized in that the electronic equipment further includes using In the rotating shaft mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1-9 wherein for being rotatablely connected the first housing and the second housing.
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