CN110837272B

CN110837272B - Portable electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN110837272B
Application number: CN201810932753.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 廖智伟; 陈顺彬; 陈文杰; 郭彦麟; 郑铠镫; 翁汝娴
Original assignee: Acer Inc
Current assignee: Acer Inc
Priority date: 2018-08-16
Filing date: 2018-08-16
Publication date: 2023-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-16
Also published as: CN110837272A

Abstract

The invention provides a portable electronic device, which comprises a first machine body, a pivot mechanism and a second machine body. The first body comprises a shell and a cover plate. The shell defines a containing space. The pivoting mechanism is arranged in the accommodating space and pivoted between the casing and the cover plate. The pivoting mechanism comprises a driving piece pivoted with the cover plate, and the cover plate is suitable for being pivoted between a closed position and an open position relative to the casing through the pivoting mechanism. The second body is pivoted with the pivot mechanism. When the cover plate rotates between the closed position and the open position, the driving piece drives the second machine body to pivot along with the cover plate.

Description

Portable electronic device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to a portable electronic device.

Background

With the rapid development of game and electronic competition industry, game hosts have become popular in recent years, and various game hosts are available on the market. Generally, such game consoles typically require more components to be loaded than a typical console, and thus have a relatively large weight and size. For example, a table game console often has a large body, which is difficult to move and lacks mobility, and a notebook game console can have a reduced size, but is limited in installation space and cannot provide sufficient performance to achieve high-quality game experience.

In order to meet the demands of users on game hosts and improve the quality of games, how to provide a game host with mobility and high efficiency is one of the problems to be solved currently.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a portable electronic device which has mobility and high efficiency.

The portable electronic device comprises a first body, a pivoting mechanism and a second body. The first body comprises a shell and a cover plate. The shell defines a containing space. The pivoting mechanism is arranged in the accommodating space and pivoted between the casing and the cover plate. The pivoting mechanism comprises a driving piece pivoted with the cover plate, and the cover plate is suitable for being pivoted between a closed position and an open position relative to the casing through the pivoting mechanism. The second machine body is pivoted with the pivot mechanism, and when the cover plate rotates between the closed position and the open position, the driving piece drives the second machine body to pivot along with the cover plate.

Preferably, the second body includes a rotating member pivotally connected to the pivoting mechanism, and the rotating member is sleeved on the pivoting mechanism, so that the second body is adapted to pivot relative to the housing.

Preferably, the rotating member includes a protrusion extending along a radial direction of the rotating member, and the driving member has a driving protrusion, and when the cover plate pivots to a driving position relative to the housing, the driving protrusion abuts against the protrusion to drive the protrusion to pivot together with the cover plate.

Preferably, the driving position is between the closed position and the open position.

Preferably, the portable electronic device further includes a heat dissipating module including a frame and a plurality of heat dissipating fins pivotally connected to the frame to pivot with respect to the frame, wherein a side wall of the housing has an opening, and the frame is disposed in the opening.

Preferably, the portable electronic device further comprises a linkage member, wherein the linkage member is in linkage fit with the driving member and is connected with the heat dissipation module.

Preferably, the linkage member includes a screw portion and a pulling portion connected to the screw portion, the screw portion is in linkage engagement with the driving member, the pulling portion is connected to one end of each heat dissipation fin, and when the cover plate pivots relative to the housing, the driving member drives the linkage member to move along an axial direction of the driving member so as to drive the heat dissipation fins to pivot between a closed position and an open position.

Preferably, the pulling portion has a sliding slot, the heat dissipation module further includes a pull rod connected to the end of each heat dissipation fin, one end of the pull rod has a slider, and the slider is slidably disposed in the sliding slot.

Preferably, the portable electronic device further comprises a host disposed in the accommodating space.

Based on the above, the portable electronic device of the present invention is configured with a housing defining a receiving space, so that the second body can be received in the receiving space, and the pivoting mechanism is pivoted between the first body and the second body, so as to provide a pivoting function for the cover plate and the second body. When the cover plate of the first machine body rotates between the closing position and the opening position relative to the machine shell, the driving piece connected with the cover plate can pivot along with the cover plate and is in linkage with the second machine body to rotate out of the accommodating space relative to the machine shell so as to be convenient for a user to use. Through the structural design, the portable electronic device has the characteristics of easy carrying and use, and can simultaneously have high efficiency meeting the high operation requirement.

Drawings

Fig. 1 to 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating situations of a portable electronic device in different states according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a portion of components of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 and fig. 7 are schematic side views of a heat dissipation module of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100: a portable electronic device; 143: a pull rod;

110: a first body; 144: a slide block;

112: a housing; 150: a linkage member;

113: a side wall; 151: a screw portion;

114: a cover plate; 152: a pulling part;

115: an opening; 153: a chute;

116: an accommodation space; 153a: a first end;

120: a second body; 153b: a second end;

122: a rotating member; 160: a host;

124: a protrusion; 170: an input module;

126: a display; h1: a closed position;

130: a pivoting mechanism; h2: a deployed position;

131: a driving member; l: axial direction;

132: a driving bump; p1: a closed position;

140: a heat dissipation module; p2: a drive position;

141: a frame; p3: an open position;

142: a heat radiation fin; r1: a pivoting direction.

142a: an end portion;

Detailed Description

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

The foregoing and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of various embodiments, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments are, for example: "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", etc., refer only to the orientation of the attached drawings. Thus, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Also, in the following embodiments, the same or similar elements will be given the same or similar reference numerals.

Fig. 1 to 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating situations of a portable electronic device in different states according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 includes a first body 110, a pivot mechanism 130, and a second body 120. The first body 110 includes a housing 112 and a cover 114. The housing 112 may define a receiving space 116. The pivot mechanism 130 is disposed in the accommodating space 116 and pivotally connected between the housing 112 and the cover 114. The cover 114 is adapted to pivot relative to the housing 112 between a closed position P1 as shown in fig. 1 and an open position P3 as shown in fig. 3 by the pivot mechanism 130. The second body 120 is pivoted to the pivot mechanism 130. Here, the portable electronic device 100 is exemplified by a game PC, which may further include a host 160 and an input module 170. In this embodiment, the host 160 may be disposed in the accommodating space 116, and the input module 170 may be disposed on the cover 114. The second body 120 may include a display 126 electrically connected to the input module 170. Of course, the present embodiment is only for illustration, and the invention is not limited to the type and application of the portable electronic device 100.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 2 and 4, in the present embodiment, the pivot mechanism 130 may include a driving member 131 that pivots with the cover 114. When the cover 114 rotates between the closed position P1 and the open position P3, the driving member 131 is configured to drive the second body 120 to pivot with the cover 114. In the present embodiment, the second body 120 further includes a rotating member 122 pivotally connected to the pivot mechanism 130, and in detail, the rotating member 122 is sleeved on the pivot mechanism 130 and coaxial with the driving member 131, so that the second body 120 can pivot relative to the housing 112.

In this embodiment, the rotating member 122 of the second body 120 may include a protrusion 124, which extends along a radial direction of the rotating member 122 as shown in fig. 4. The driving member 131 has a driving protrusion 132 corresponding to the protrusion 124. So configured, when the cover 114 is pivoted relative to the housing 112 to a driving position P2 (shown in fig. 2) between the closed position P1 and the open position P3, the driving protrusion 132 rotates to a position abutting against the protrusion 124, and then, as the cover 114 continues to pivot relative to the housing 112, the driving protrusion 132 can drive (push) the protrusion 124 to pivot with the cover 114. In short, the protrusion 124 is pushed by the driving protrusion 132 during the rotation of the cover 114 from the driving position P2 to the opening position P3, and thus can pivot outwardly with the cover 114.

For example, in the present embodiment, the driving position P2 may be a position 45 degrees from the closing position P1. Of course, the present embodiment is only for illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto, as long as the driving bump 132 can drive the second body 120 to rotate together at any position between the closed position P1 and the open position P3. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, when the cover 114 is located at the closed position P1, the second body 120 is located in the accommodating space 116 of the first body 110. When the cover 114 is pivoted to the open position P3, the second body 120 can be rotated to a position exposed out of the housing 112, i.e. located outside the accommodating space 116 for the user to view and use.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a portion of components of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 6 and fig. 7 are schematic side views of a heat dissipation module of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 5, fig. 6 and fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 further includes a heat dissipation module 140. The heat dissipation module 140 includes a frame 141 and a plurality of heat dissipation fins 142 pivotally connected to the frame 141 to pivot with respect to the frame 141. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, a side wall 113 of the housing 112 may have an opening 115, and the frame 141 of the heat dissipation module 140 may be disposed in the opening 115, for example.

Referring to fig. 5 again, in the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 further includes a linkage member 150, which is in linkage engagement with the driving member 131 of the pivot mechanism 130. In the present embodiment, the linking member 150 is connected to the heat dissipating module 140 and may be disposed parallel to the driving member 131 and engaged with each other. For example, the linkage member 150 may include a screw portion 151 and a pulling portion 152 connected to the screw portion 151. The screw portion 151 interlockingly engages with the driving member 131 to move in the axial direction L of the driving member 131. In detail, the driving member 131 of the pivot mechanism 130 and the screw portion 151 of the linking member 150 may have threads engaged with each other, so that when the cover 114 pivots relative to the housing 112, the screw portion 151 of the linking member 150 is driven to move along the axial direction L of the driving member 131 by the rotation of the driving member 131 of the pivot mechanism 130.

In the present embodiment, the pulling portion 152 is connected to one end 142a of each heat sink fin 142. When the cover 114 pivots relative to the housing 112, the driving member 131 drives the linking member 150 to move along the axial direction L of the driving member 131 in a direction away from the frame 141, and the pulling portion 152 pulls the end 142a of the heat sink fin 142 accordingly, so as to drive the heat sink fin 142 to pivot between a closed position H1 shown in fig. 6 and an open position H2 shown in fig. 7 along the pivoting direction R1.

Further, in the present embodiment, the pulling portion 152 has a chute 153. The heat dissipation module 140 may further include a pull rod 143 connected to the end 142a of the heat dissipation fin 142, wherein one end of the pull rod 143 has a slider 144, and the slider 144 is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 153. It should be noted that the extending direction of the sliding groove 153 may be staggered with the axial direction L of the driving member 131, and the sliding groove 153 has a first end 153a near the screw portion 151 and a second end 153b opposite to the first end 153 a. When the driving member 131 drives the linking member 150 to move along the axial direction L in a direction away from the frame 141, the sliding groove 153 moves accordingly, so that the sliding block 144 slides from the first end 153a to the second end 153b in the sliding groove 153, and drives the heat dissipating fins 142 to move from the closed position H1 to the open position H2. Therefore, when the cover 114 pivots relative to the housing 112, the displacement of the screw portion 151 in the axial direction L can drive the pull rod 143 to open the heat dissipating fins 142.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 6, when the portable electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the invention is in the storage state, the cover 114 is located at the closed position P1 shown in fig. 1, at this time, the second body 120 is stored in the housing 110, and the heat dissipation fins 142 are located at the closed position H1, so that dust can be prevented from entering the accommodating space 116 and negatively affecting the components in the accommodating space 116.

Referring to fig. 3 and 7, when a user wants to use the portable electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the user can pivot the cover 114 relative to the housing 112 to move the cover 114 from the closed position P1 shown in fig. 1 to the open position P3 shown in fig. 3, and in the process of completely pivoting the cover 114 to the open position P3, the cover 114 first passes through the driving position P2, at this time, the driving protrusion 132 on the driving member 131 contacts and is adapted to push the protrusion 124 of the rotating member 122, so that the second body 120 can tilt out towards the user through the rotating member 122 linked to the pivoting mechanism 130, and at the same time, the screw portion 151 is driven by the driving member 131 to automatically link the end 142a of the cooling fin 142, so that the cooling fin 142 pivots relative to the housing 141 to the open position H2, and the external air can flow into the accommodating space 116 through the opening 115 and contact with the cooling fin 142, thereby achieving the effect of increasing the heat dissipation convection, and simultaneously keeping the host 160 disposed in the accommodating space 116 to operate with high efficiency.

In summary, the portable electronic device of the embodiment of the invention is configured with a first housing defining a receiving space, and the second housing is received in the receiving space when the cover is at the closed position. When a user wants to use the portable electronic device, the cover plate can drive the second body to pivot to the opening position through the driving piece pivoted on the cover plate and the second body, and in the pivoting process, the driving lug on the driving piece is abutted against and pushes the bulge on the rotating piece, so that the display of the second body originally positioned in the accommodating space is inclined towards the direction of the user, and the portable electronic device is convenient for the user to use.

On the other hand, the portable electronic device of the embodiment of the invention is also provided with the linkage piece which is linked with the driving piece, so that the radiating fins of the radiating module arranged on the opening of the first machine body can be automatically opened or closed along with the pivoting of the cover plate, thereby providing the effects of preventing dust from entering and increasing radiating convection for the portable electronic device of the embodiment of the invention. Therefore, the portable electronic device of the invention has the advantages of easy carrying and high efficiency through the structural design.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but rather may be modified or altered somewhat by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

the first machine body comprises a machine shell and a cover plate, wherein the machine shell defines a containing space;

the pivot mechanism is arranged in the accommodating space and pivoted between the shell and the cover plate, wherein the pivot mechanism comprises a driving piece pivoted along with the cover plate, and the cover plate is suitable for being pivoted between a closed position and an open position relative to the shell through the pivot mechanism; and

the second machine body is pivoted with the pivot mechanism, and when the cover plate rotates between the closed position and the open position, the driving piece drives the second machine body to pivot along with the cover plate;

the second machine body comprises a rotating piece pivoted to the pivoting mechanism, and the rotating piece is sleeved on the pivoting mechanism so that the second machine body is suitable for pivoting relative to the machine shell; the rotating member comprises a bulge extending along a radial direction of the rotating member, the driving member is provided with a driving lug, and when the cover plate pivots to a driving position relative to the machine shell, the driving lug abuts against the bulge so as to drive the bulge to pivot along with the cover plate; when the cover plate is positioned at the closing position, the second machine body is positioned in the accommodating space of the first machine body; when the cover plate is pivoted to the opening position, the second machine body rotates to a position exposed out of the machine shell, namely, is positioned outside the accommodating space.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving position is between the closed position and the open position.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a heat dissipating module comprising a frame and a plurality of heat dissipating fins pivotally connected to the frame for pivoting with respect to the frame, wherein a side wall of the housing has an opening, and the frame is disposed in the opening.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 3, further comprising a linkage member coupled to the driving member and coupled to the heat dissipating module.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the linkage member includes a screw portion and a pulling portion connected to the screw portion, the screw portion operatively engaging the driving member, the pulling portion being connected to an end of each of the heat dissipating fins, the driving member driving the linkage member to move along an axial direction of the driving member when the cover is pivoted relative to the housing, so as to drive the heat dissipating fins to pivot between a closed position and an open position.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the pulling portion has a sliding slot, the heat dissipation module further comprises a pull rod connected to the end of each heat dissipation fin, one end of the pull rod has a slider, and the slider is slidably disposed in the sliding slot.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a host disposed in the accommodating space.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an input module disposed on the cover, wherein the second body comprises a display electrically connected to the input module.