CN108932010A - docking station and portable electronic device - Google Patents

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CN108932010A
CN108932010A CN201810145134.0A CN201810145134A CN108932010A CN 108932010 A CN108932010 A CN 108932010A CN 201810145134 A CN201810145134 A CN 201810145134A CN 108932010 A CN108932010 A CN 108932010A
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锺谷霙
李威震
叶燿樑
张致祯
王文慧
高才虔
李姵仪
洪世伟
徐俊杰
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Abstract

The invention provides an expansion base and a portable electronic device, wherein the expansion base is matched with the portable device and comprises a base body, a pivot piece and an expansion unit, the pivot piece comprises a fixed part arranged on the base body and a pivot part pivoted on the fixed part, and the pivot part is provided with at least one connecting piece which is separably connected with the portable device; the expansion unit is connected with the fixing part, and when the portable device is connected with the connecting piece, the portable device is propped against the expansion unit, so that the use is more convenient.

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Extended base and portable electronic devices
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of extended bases, more particularly to a kind of expansion for being applied to two-in-one (2-in-1) tablet computer Pedestal.
Background technique
With development in science and technology, portable electronic devices have become product indispensable in people's daily life, such as Laptop, smart phone and tablet computer etc..By taking tablet computer as an example, it is more proposed two-in-one (2-in-1) on the market Application, tablet computer can be expanded keyboard with it and selectively combined, to increase the convenience of tablet computer in use.
However, deformable pad on the market also only has the combination of touch-control plate and keyboard base, it can not be with the use of person's Demand and expand other function, such as:Bluetooth loudspeaker, mobile power source etc., user's if desired these functions then have to individual Multiple devices are carried, are caused using upper inconvenience.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above subject, it is an object of the present invention to provide one kind to expand different function according to user's demand Extended base and portable electronic devices.
In order to achieve the above object, a kind of extended base according to the present invention, is suitable for combining with portable apparatus.Extended base packet Containing a base body, an articulated part and an expansion unit, articulated part includes a fixed part for being set to the base body and a pivot It is connected to the pivot part of the fixed part, pivot part has the connector of at least one separably attached portable apparatus;Expand single First connecting portion, and when portable apparatus connects connector, portable apparatus is against expansion unit.
In one embodiment, base body is rotatablely arranged at fixed part, so that base body can be from far from expansion list The side of member turns to the side of neighbouring expansion unit.
In one embodiment, pivot part also has one to be separably electrically connected portable apparatus and to transmit the defeated of information Enter output port.
In one embodiment, expansion unit has a shell ontology and one set on shell body interior and the electricity to store electric power Source module, so that extended base can be by input/output port to portable apparatus when portable apparatus connects extended base Charging provides additional electricity supply.
In one embodiment, expansion unit also has one to be set to shell ontology and the electric power display list for showing dump power Member and at least one be set to shell ontology input/output interface.
In one embodiment, expansion unit is set to the circuit module of shell body interior, circuit mould with a shell ontology and one Block can be designed to the circuit of corresponding function, such as bluetooth (Bluetooth) circuit, telecommunication network according to different use requirements Circuit etc..
In one embodiment, expansion unit has the input of a shell ontology and at least one electrical connection input/output port defeated Outgoing interface, so that input/output interface can become the expansion I/O of portable apparatus when portable apparatus connects extended base, It can the peripheral devices such as external access of mouse or mobile hard disk.
In order to achieve the above object, a kind of portable electronic devices according to the present invention, expand comprising a portable apparatus and one Pedestal, extended base include a base body, an articulated part and an expansion unit, and articulated part is set to the base body including one Fixed part and one be articulated in the fixed part pivot part, pivot part has the company of at least one separably attached portable apparatus Fitting;Expansion unit connecting portion, and when portable apparatus connects connector, portable apparatus is against expansion unit.
In one embodiment, portable apparatus is a touch-control plate.
From the above, extended base of the invention is two-in-one to expand in the way of the multiple combinations of wherein expansion unit The function of (2-in-1) tablet computer, more meets the demand in user and market.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram of the portable electronic devices of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of the extended base of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the display unit of first embodiment of the invention and the combined schematic diagram of extended base;
Fig. 4 is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of the portable electronic devices of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of the portable electronic devices of third embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of the portable electronic devices of fourth embodiment of the invention.
Specific embodiment
Hereinafter with reference to relevant drawings, illustrate a kind of extended base and the portable electronic dress according to present pre-ferred embodiments It sets, wherein identical element will be illustrated with identical reference marks.
Fig. 1 is a kind of decomposition diagram of portable electronic devices 100 of first embodiment of the invention, portable electronic dress It sets 100 and includes an at least portable apparatus and an extended base 3, in the present embodiment, portable electronic devices 100 include two Portable apparatus, i.e. display unit 1 and keyboard unit 2 (are collectively referred to as two-in-one (2-in-1) tablet computer), and but not limited to this.It is aobvious Show that unit 1 can be touch-control plate or any display screen.Keyboard unit 2 is separably electrically connected to display unit 1 and expands base Seat 3.Keyboard unit 2 includes that a keyboard body 21 and the connection structure 22 that connect with keyboard body 21, the connection structure 22 have There are the two buckle columns 221 that can be connect with display unit 1 and a transmission port 222 between two buckle columns 221.The present embodiment Transmission port 222 be c-type universal serial bus (USB-type C), but not limited to this, when display unit 1 passes through buckle When column 221 is connect with keyboard unit 2, transmission port 222 can be electrically connected with display unit 1 to transmit information.
Cooperation referring to Fig.2, extended base 3 include the articulated part 32 that is connect with base body 31 of a base body 31, one with And the expansion unit 33 that is connect with articulated part 32.Articulated part 32 includes a fixed part 321 and one for being set to base body 31 It is articulated in the pivot part 322 of fixed part 321, in the present embodiment, fixed part 321 has one first fixed part being correspondingly arranged 323 and one second fixed part 324.The both ends of pivot part 322 are respectively pivoted to the first fixed part 323 and the second fixed part 324, and Connector 325 and one with two separably attached display units 1 are separably electrically connected the input/output terminal of display unit 1 Mouth (I/O port) 326.
In the present embodiment, the connector 325 of pivot part 322 is identical as the buckle function of column 221 of keyboard unit 2, uses To be connect with display unit 1, that is to say, that user can cooperate different use demands that display unit 1 is connected to keyboard unit 2 Or on extended base 3, as shown in Figure 3.In addition, extended base 3 can also connect keyboard unit 2.In detail, keyboard body 21 can Interconnecting piece (not shown) including being correspondingly connected with part 325 and input/output port 326, interconnecting piece are set under connection structure 22 Method, edge.It (is not connect as a result, with display unit 1) in the case where extended base 3 is not used alone, extended base 3 can It is combined with keyboard body 21, to improve 100 carrying convenience of portable electronic devices.Input/output port 326 is the general string of c-type Row bus (USB-type C), and between two connectors 325, to be electrically connected display unit 1 to transmit information, imply that When display unit 1 is connected to connector 325, can be electrically connected simultaneously with input/output port 326, to pass through input/output port 326 transmit data, the control information such as signal.
In addition, it is (opposite that base body 31 can be sticked in 21 back side of keyboard body when extended base 3 connects keyboard unit 2 In the side of key) card slot 210 in.Base body 31 is rotatablely arranged at the fixed part 321 of articulated part 32, so that expanding It fills after pedestal 3 separates with keyboard unit 2, base body 31 can be relative to the fixed rotation of portion 321 and from one far from expansion unit 33 Side turns to the side of neighbouring expansion unit 33.For the embodiment of Fig. 3, when display unit 1 be connected to connector 325 and It is electrically connected input/output port 326, and the rotation of base body 31 is (same with the back side of display unit 1 adjacent to expansion unit 33 Side) when, the unit 1 available for display of expansion unit 33 against and so that display unit 1 is in a standing state, in order to user viewing Or operation.It illustrates, expansion unit 33 can have a shell ontology 331 and at least an input/output interface 334, the input Output interface 334 is electrically connected to input/output port 326, so that input and output connect when display unit 1 connects extended base 3 Mouth 334 can become the expansion I/O of display unit 1, can the peripheral devices such as external access of mouse or mobile hard disk.
In this way, which display unit 1 can be connected to keyboard unit 2 or expanded by user according to different use requirements On pedestal 3, and when display unit 1 is separated with keyboard unit 2, display unit 1 can be connected to extended base 3 and be in and stand State, the user that will so be more convenient for watches audio-visual or simple bulletin, and extended base 3 also can be as the expansion of display unit 1 I/O is filled, using upper more elastic.Furthermore the display unit 1 of the present embodiment can be connect with keyboard unit 2 (passes through connection structure 22) card slot that extended base 3 can be connect, and with keyboard unit 2 simultaneously and base body 31 is made to be snapped in keyboard body 21 210, and then reach the mode of 3 three Component composition of display unit 1, keyboard unit 2 and extended base, it is easily carried use.
Supplementary explanation, the quantity of the connector 325 of pivot part 322 are not limited with two, can be according to different product Demand and change quantity, and input/output port 326 is also not necessarily limited to c-type universal serial bus (USB-type C), any to pass The input/output port of defeated information all can be applied to this extended base 3, such as mini USB, micro USB etc..In addition, expanding Pedestal 3 under certain specific purposes (such as being merely plate standing pedestal), pivot part 322 can be only at least one connections Part 325 and the setting without input/output port 326.And when extended base 3 connects keyboard unit 2, base body 31 and keyboard The combination of unit 2 does not also limit snap fit, can also be by magnet magnetic mode by base body 31 and keyboard body 21 In conjunction with being all not limited to this embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a kind of stereoscopic schematic diagram of portable electronic devices 100 of second embodiment of the invention, wherein comprising at least One portable apparatus and an extended base 3, different from the first embodiment, extended base 3 be a mobile power source or it is any can The device of electric power is provided, wherein there is expansion unit 33 a shell ontology 331 and one to be set to 331 inside of shell ontology and to store electricity The power module 332 of power.Therefore, when display unit 1 connects extended base 3, (display unit 1 connects connector 325 and electricity Input/output port 326 is connected, as in the first embodiment), extended base 3 can not only stand for display unit 1, while It can be charged by input/output port 326 to display unit 1, additional electricity supply is provided, the more function used are so more increased Property and convenience.
It charges in addition, the extended base 3 of the present embodiment can also provide other electronic devices, expansion unit 33 also has There are the power display unit 333 and two input/output interfaces 334 being set on shell ontology 331.Power display unit 333 is luminous Diode (Light-emitting diode, LED) module, to show remaining electric power.Input/output interface 334 is then USB interface, with for other charge electronic devices.Supplementary explanation, power display unit 333 can show residue to be any The circuit module of electric power, such as:Seven-segment display etc., and the quantity of input/output interface 334 is also not necessarily limited to two, kenel It is not limited to USB interface, can all cooperate different demands and adjust.
Fig. 5 is a kind of stereoscopic schematic diagram of portable electronic devices 100 of third embodiment of the invention, wherein comprising at least One portable apparatus and an extended base 3, different from the first embodiment, extended base 3 is a mobile loudspeaker, wherein expanding The circuit module 335 and one that there is unit 33 a shell ontology 331, one to be set to inside shell ontology 331 are set to the sound out of shell ontology 331 Hole 336, in the present embodiment, circuit module 335 are the control circuit of a processing audio, and issue audio by sound outlet hole 336. Therefore, when display unit 1 connects extended base 3, the audio of display unit 1 can be issued by extended base 3, and then reach expansion The effect of sound.In addition, circuit module 335 also can have bluetooth (Bluetooth) interlock circuit, so that extended base 3 is one Bluetooth loudspeaker, display unit 1 can be communicated by way of bluetooth with extended base 3, and effect of the invention can be equally reached.
Furthermore when the extended base 3 of the present embodiment can be by connecting with display unit 1, pass through the electric power of display unit 1 Running, can also be as described in second embodiment, and expansion unit 33 also has one to be set to 331 inside of shell ontology and to store electric power Power module 332, enable extended base 3 to have independent current source, while there is the function of mobile power source and movement (bluetooth) loudspeaker Energy.
Fig. 6 be fourth embodiment of the invention a kind of portable electronic devices 100 stereoscopic schematic diagram, substantially with third Embodiment is identical, the difference is that, expansion unit 33 has a shell ontology 331 and a circuit inside shell ontology 331 Module 335, and circuit module 335 can be designed to the circuit of corresponding function, such as circuit module according to different use requirements 335 can be a telecommunication network circuit, so that extended base 3 is a 4G/5G router (Router) or wireless network base stations (Access Point, AP), that is to say, that portable electronic devices 100 can expand different functions by extended base 3, with Meet the demand of user.
In conclusion extended base 3 of the invention using c-type universal serial bus (USB-type C) versatility and The multiple combinations mode of expansion unit 33 more meets user and city to expand the function of two-in-one (2-in-1) tablet computer The demand of field.
The foregoing is merely illustratives, rather than are restricted person.It is any without departing from spirit and scope of the invention, and to it The equivalent modifications or change of progress, are intended to be limited solely by claim.

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1. a kind of extended base, it is suitable for combining with portable apparatus, which is characterized in that the extended base includes:
Base body;
Articulated part, including being set to the fixed part of the base body and being articulated in the pivot part of the fixed part, the pivot Portion has the connector of at least one separably attached portable apparatus;And
Expansion unit connects the fixed part, and when the portable apparatus connects the connector, the portable apparatus is supported By the expansion unit.
2. extended base according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the base body is rotatablely arranged at described solid Determine portion.
3. extended base according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the pivot part, which also has, is separably electrically connected institute State portable apparatus and the input/output port to transmit information.
4. extended base according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the expansion unit has shell ontology and is set to described Shell body interior and the power module to store electric power.
5. extended base according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the expansion unit also has set on the shell ontology And for show dump power power display unit and at least one be set to the shell ontology input/output interface.
6. extended base according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the expansion unit has shell ontology and is set to described The circuit module of shell body interior.
7. extended base according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the expansion unit have shell ontology and at least one It is electrically connected the input/output interface of the input/output port.
8. a kind of portable electronic devices, which is characterized in that include:
Portable apparatus;And
According to claim 1 to extended base described in any claim in 7.
9. portable electronic devices according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the portable apparatus is touch-control plate.
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