CN111749976A

CN111749976A - Rotating shaft system and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111749976A
Application number: CN202010619181.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 元春峰; 陈树容
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-30
Filing date: 2020-06-30
Publication date: 2020-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-30
Also published as: CN111749976B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a pivot system and electronic equipment, the pivot system is applied to in the electronic equipment, the first body of electronic equipment corresponds with the second body and is equipped with the recess that is used for the cooperation to form the accommodation space, the pivot system includes: the shell is arranged in the accommodating space; the rotating shaft mechanism is arranged in the shell, one end of the rotating shaft mechanism extends out of the first end of the shell and is connected with the first body and the second body so as to be used for rotatably connecting the first body and the second body; and the two ends of the limiting piece are respectively connected with the first body and the second end of the shell, so that the shell is fixed relative to the accommodating space under the matching limiting of the rotating shaft mechanism and the limiting piece. The rotating shaft system can effectively prevent the shell from being inclined and deformed, and the appearance of the electronic equipment is guaranteed to be fixed.

Description

Rotating shaft system and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the field of rotating shafts, in particular to a rotating shaft system and electronic equipment.

Background

At present, when a biaxial design is adopted, many electronic devices are required to be exposed outside a system when a rotating shaft shell is arranged, and the length of the rotating shaft shell is 25mm-43 mm. Usually, one end of the rotating shaft shell is in a floating separation state with the corresponding body, namely, the rotating shaft shell is not connected with the corresponding body. Because the shell is weak in overall rigidity and long in length, the shell is extremely easy to be inclined and deformed, and the appearance of the electronic equipment is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a rotating shaft system capable of effectively preventing a shell from being inclined and deformed and electronic equipment with the rotating shaft system.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a rotating shaft system, which is applied to an electronic device, a first body and a second body of the electronic device are correspondingly provided with a groove for forming an accommodating space in a matching manner, and the rotating shaft system includes:

the shell is arranged in the accommodating space;

the rotating shaft mechanism is arranged in the shell, one end of the rotating shaft mechanism extends out of the first end of the shell and is connected with the first body and the second body so as to be used for rotatably connecting the first body and the second body; and

and two ends of the limiting piece are respectively connected with the first body and the second end of the shell, so that the shell is fixed relative to the accommodating space under the matching limiting of the rotating shaft mechanism and the limiting piece.

Preferably, one end of the limiting piece is fixedly connected with the first body, the other end of the limiting piece is rotatably connected with the second end of the shell, and the limiting piece is driven to rotate together when the first body rotates; or

One end of the limiting part is fixedly connected with the second end of the shell, the other end of the limiting part is rotatably connected with the first body, and when the first body rotates, the limiting part rotates relative to the first body.

Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:

the supporting piece is positioned in the shell and connected with the rotating shaft mechanism, the supporting piece is matched with the shell in shape and is correspondingly attached to the inner wall of the shell to assist the shell to keep a fixed shape, and the limiting piece is connected with the second end of the shell through the supporting piece.

Preferably, the limiting member is fixedly connected with the first body through a mounting member; or

The limiting part is provided with a first limiting structure, a second limiting structure is arranged in the first body, and the limiting part is limited in the first body through the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure and can rotate relative to the first body.

Preferably, a first clamping structure is arranged between the support member and the shell in a matched manner, so that the support member can be detachably connected with the shell, and the first clamping structure comprises a clamping groove and a corresponding first clamping piece, and/or an elastic buckle and a corresponding second clamping piece.

Preferably, the supporting member has at least one first wire passing hole for passing the cable therethrough, one end of the limiting member is either fixedly inserted into the corresponding first wire passing hole or rotatably inserted into the first wire passing hole, and the limiting member is provided with a second wire passing hole correspondingly communicated with the first wire passing hole.

Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: the antenna mechanism comprises a radiator positioned in the shell and an antenna cable connected with the radiator, the radiator is detachably connected with the rotating shaft mechanism and the supporting piece, and the antenna cable extends into the first body or the second body through the corresponding first wire passing hole and the second wire passing hole and is connected with the processing part.

Preferably, the supporting part is provided with a positioning hole, the radiator is correspondingly provided with a positioning column, and a second clamping structure for realizing detachable connection is further arranged between the supporting part and the radiator in a matching manner.

Preferably, the radiator, the support member and the shell are matched in appearance, and the radiator is detachably connected with the shell and correspondingly attached to the inner wall of the shell.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which includes the hinge system as described above.

Based on the disclosure of the above embodiment, the beneficial effects that the embodiment of the present application has include that by setting the limiting member, the limiting member and the rotating shaft mechanism can at least fix the two ends of the housing, so that the housing can be stably and firmly fixed in the accommodating space formed by the two bodies, thereby effectively preventing the housing from skewing relative to the bodies.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial structural schematic view of a spindle mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a hinge mechanism applied to an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic view of a rotating shaft mechanism in the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a limiting member in an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of one side of a support member in an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the other side of the supporting member in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the support member and each cable after being combined according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the drawings:

1-a shell; 2-a rotating shaft mechanism; 3-a limiting part; 4-a first body; 5-a second body; 6-a support member; 7-a first engaging structure; 8-a first wire passing hole; 9-a second wire through hole; 10-a radiator; 11-an antenna cable; 12-a positioning column; 13-positioning holes; 14-a second clamping structure; 15-stop element

Detailed Description

Specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited thereto.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made to the embodiments disclosed herein. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely as an exemplification of embodiments. Other modifications will occur to those skilled in the art within the scope and spirit of the disclosure. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with a general description of the disclosure given above, and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

These and other characteristics of the present application will become apparent from the following description of preferred forms of embodiment, given as non-limiting examples, with reference to the attached drawings.

It should also be understood that, although the present application has been described with reference to some specific examples, a person of skill in the art shall certainly be able to achieve many other equivalent forms of application, having the characteristics as set forth in the claims and hence all coming within the field of protection defined thereby.

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent in view of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples of the disclosure that may be embodied in various forms. Well-known and/or repeated functions and structures have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present disclosure with unnecessary or unnecessary detail. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present disclosure in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

The specification may use the phrases "in one embodiment," "in another embodiment," "in yet another embodiment," or "in other embodiments," which may each refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments in accordance with the disclosure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hinge system applied in an electronic device, in which a first body 4 and a second body 5 of the electronic device are correspondingly provided with a groove for forming an accommodating space in a matching manner, the hinge system includes:

the shell 1 is arranged in the accommodating space;

the rotating shaft mechanism 2 is arranged in the shell 1, and one end of the rotating shaft mechanism extends out of the first end of the shell 1 and is connected with the first body 4 and the second body 5 so as to be used for rotatably connecting the first body 4 and the second body 5; and

and two ends of the limiting member 3 are respectively connected with the first body 4 and the second end of the casing 1, so that the casing 1 is fixed relative to the accommodating space under the matching and limiting of the rotating shaft mechanism 2 and the limiting member 3.

For example, the electronic device is a notebook computer, and the ends of the first body 4 and the second body 5 on the same side are respectively provided with a corresponding groove, and the two grooves are matched to form an accommodating space. The shell 1 of the rotating shaft system is arranged in the accommodating space in a matching mode, the rotating shaft mechanism 2 is arranged in the shell 1, one end of the rotating shaft mechanism extends out of the first end of the shell 1 and is connected with the first body 4 and the second body 5, and the first body 4 is connected with the second body 5 in a rotating mode. The limiting member 3 is also disposed in the casing 1, one end of the limiting member extends out of the second end of the casing 1 and is connected to the first body 4, the other end of the limiting member is disposed in the casing 1 and is connected to the second end of the casing 1, and the first end and the second end of the casing 1 are respectively connected and fixed to the first body 4 by the rotating shaft and the limiting member 3, so that the casing 1 can be fixed relative to the accommodating space and cannot be easily tilted.

Based on the disclosure of the above embodiment, it can be known that the beneficial effects that the embodiment of the present application has include that by setting the limiting member 3, the limiting member 3 and the rotating shaft mechanism 2 can at least fix the two ends of the housing 1, so that the housing 1 can be stably and firmly fixed in the accommodating space formed by the two bodies, and the phenomenon that the housing 1 is inclined relative to the bodies is effectively prevented.

Further, the housing 1 of the present embodiment can support that when any one of the bodies rotates, the body can be kept relatively still, that is, the first body 4 and the second body 5 rotate relative to the housing 1. In order to achieve the above technical effects, the rotating shaft mechanism 2 may include a fixed portion and a rotating portion mounted on the fixed portion and capable of rotating relative to the fixed portion, the fixed portion is disposed in the housing 1, and the rotating portion extends out of the first end of the housing 1 and is respectively connected to the first body 4 and the second body 5, so that when the housing rotates, the housing 1 is capable of being stationary relative to the housing based on the effect of the fixed portion.

Further, in order to enable the first body 4 and the second body 5 to smoothly rotate relatively, the fixing manner of the stopper 3 in the present embodiment includes:

one end of the limiting piece 3 is fixedly connected with the first body 4, the other end of the limiting piece is rotatably connected with the second end of the shell 1, and the limiting piece 3 is driven to rotate together when the first body 4 rotates; or

One end of the limiting member 3 is fixedly connected with the second end of the housing 1, the other end of the limiting member is rotatably connected with the first body 4, and when the first body 4 rotates, the limiting member 3 rotates relative to the first body 4.

For example, one end of the limiting member 3 is fixed in the first body 4, the other end of the limiting member is connected to the second end of the housing 1, and the limiting member 3 can rotate relative to the housing 1, when the first body 4 rotates, the limiting member 3 is fixedly connected to the first body 4, so that the first body 4 can drive the limiting member 3 to rotate together relative to the housing 1.

For another example, one end of the limiting member 3 is fixedly connected to the second end of the housing 1, that is, the limiting member 3 is fixed to the housing 1, the other end of the limiting member 3 is connected to the first body 4, and the first body 4 can rotate relative to the limiting member 3, when the first body 4 rotates, the limiting member 3 and the housing 1 remain stationary, and the first body 4 rotates around the limiting member 3.

Further, in order to enhance the rigidity of the housing 1 and facilitate the limiting of one end of the limiting member 3 in the housing 1, as shown in fig. 1, 5, and 6, the rotating shaft system in this embodiment further includes:

the supporting piece 6 is located in the shell 1 and connected with the rotating shaft mechanism 2, the supporting piece 6 is matched with the shell 1 in shape and correspondingly attached to the inner wall of the shell 1 so as to assist the shell 1 to keep a fixed shape, and the limiting piece 3 is connected with the second end of the shell 1 through the supporting piece 6.

The supporting member 6 of the present embodiment may be a solid member or a hollow member, and the supporting member 6 is preferably matched with the shape of the housing 1, and when being placed in the housing 1, the supporting member can be correspondingly attached to the inner wall of the housing 1 to support the housing 1, so as to improve the rigidity of the housing 1 and ensure that the housing 1 is not easily deformed or tilted when being subjected to an external force. In a specific application, the supporting member 6 may be directly connected to the rotating shaft mechanism 2 located in the housing 1, or indirectly connected to the rotating shaft mechanism, and one end of the limiting member 3 located in the housing 1 is connected to the supporting member 6, so as to achieve connection with the second end of the housing 1 through the supporting member 6.

Specifically, when the supporting member 6 is connected to the limiting member 3:

the limiting piece 3 is fixedly connected with the first body 4 through a mounting piece; or

The limiting part 3 is provided with a first limiting structure, the first body 4 is internally provided with a second limiting structure, and the limiting part 3 is limited in the first body 4 through the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure and can rotate relative to the first body 4.

For example, as shown in fig. 4, the limiting member 3 includes a cylindrical first portion and a plate-shaped second portion connected to the first portion, the second portion may have a plurality of connecting holes, when the limiting member 3 is installed, the first portion is connected to the supporting member 6, and the second portion is fixedly connected to the first body 4 by bolts inserted through the connecting holes;

alternatively, the limiting member 3 is tubular, and one end thereof is connected to the supporting member 6, and the other end thereof is connected to the first body 4. Wherein, be equipped with second limit structure in the first body 4, the one end that locating part 3 is used for linking to each other with first body 4 is equipped with first limit structure, and locating part 3 is spacing in first body 4 through first limit structure and second limit structure to can rotate first body 4 relatively. Specifically, the first and second limiting structures are not unique, for example, the first limiting structure is an annular groove, and the second limiting structure is an annular rib, which is located in the annular groove and can rotate relative to the annular groove.

Preferably, in order to stabilize the relative position relationship between the supporting member 6 and the housing 1, a first engaging structure 7 is disposed between the supporting member 6 and the housing 1 in this embodiment, so that the supporting member 6 can be detachably connected to the housing 1. The first engaging structure 7 is not unique, and may include, for example, a slot and a corresponding slot-matched protruding column, a protruding rib, etc., wherein the slot may be a strip-shaped slot or a slot with other shapes; or comprises an elastic buckle and a corresponding clamping piece which can be clamped by the elastic clamping hook in a matching way, and the specific structure can be shown in figure 5.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, the supporting member 6 in this embodiment has first wire passing holes 8 for passing cables, such as signal wires and power lines, and the number and size of the first wire passing holes 8 are not unique, as shown in fig. 6, the two first wire passing holes 8 in this embodiment have different sizes, and the size of the first wire passing hole 8 connected to the limiting member 3 is smaller than that of the other first wire passing hole 8. Of course, the size of each first wire passing hole 8 may be the same, and may be determined according to the size of the cable to be threaded in actual need. One end of the limiting part 3 is cylindrical, and is either fixedly inserted into the corresponding first wire passing hole 8 or rotatably inserted into the first wire passing hole 8, wherein when the limiting part 3 is rotatably inserted into the first wire passing hole 8, in order to stably connect the limiting part 3 with the end connected with the supporting part 6, it is ensured that the limiting part 3 can rotate relative to the supporting part 6, specifically, an annular collar can be arranged on the limiting part 3, and an annular clamping groove is arranged in the first wire passing hole 8, so as to axially limit one end of the limiting part 3 in the first wire passing hole 8. In addition, the limiting member 3 may further be provided with a stopping member 15 to prevent the limiting member 3 from being excessively inserted into the first wire through hole 8. The limiting member 3 is provided with a through second wire passing hole 9, and the second wire passing hole 9 is correspondingly communicated with a first wire passing hole 8 connected with the second wire passing hole 9, so that when the electronic equipment is wired, at least part of the system cable can be connected to a target position through the first wire passing hole 8 or the first wire passing hole 8 and the second wire passing hole 9.

Further, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the spindle system in this embodiment further includes:

the antenna mechanism comprises a radiator 10 positioned in the shell 1 and an antenna cable 11 connected with the radiator 10, wherein the radiator 10 is detachably connected with the rotating shaft mechanism 2 and the supporting piece 6 respectively, and the antenna cable 11 extends into the first body 4 or the second body 5 through the corresponding first wire passing hole 8 and the second wire passing hole 9 and is connected with the processing part.

Specifically, when the antenna mechanism is not included in the spindle system, the length of the housing 1 thereof is short, about 25mm, and when the antenna mechanism is included in the spindle system, the length of the housing 1 may be increased to about 38 mm. Further, the radiator 10 in the present embodiment may be specifically connected to a fixing portion of the rotating shaft mechanism 2 in the housing 1, for example, fixed together by bolts. The supporting member 6 is provided with a positioning hole 13, the radiator 10 is correspondingly provided with a positioning column 12 for limiting the relative position between the supporting member 6 and the radiator 10, the positioning hole 13 and the positioning column 12 can also be arranged in a transposition manner, that is, the supporting member 6 is provided with the positioning column 12, and the radiator 10 is provided with the positioning hole 13. In addition, a second clamping structure 14 for realizing detachable connection is also arranged between the support 6 and the radiator 10 in a matching way. The second engaging structure 14 is not unique, and may be the same as the first engaging structure 7, and specifically includes a slot and a corresponding slot-matching-degree protrusion, a rib, and the like, where the slot may be a strip-shaped slot or a slot with other shapes; or comprises an elastic buckle and a corresponding clamping piece which can be clamped by the elastic clamping hook in a matching way, the second clamping structure 14 can be arranged on the end surface of the corresponding connection of the supporting piece 6 and the radiator 10, and the specific structure can be shown in fig. 7 and 8.

Further, as shown in the drawings, the radiator 10, the support member 6, and the housing 1 in the present embodiment are all matched in shape, and the radiator 10 is detachably connected to the housing 1 and correspondingly abuts against the inner wall of the housing 1. The mechanism of the detachable connection is not exclusive, and reference may be made to fig. 7 and 8. The casing 1 in this embodiment is filled and supported by the radiator 10 and the supporting member 6 in a matching manner, and is fixed to the second end of the casing 1 based on the supporting member 3, that is, the casing 1 is fixed to the end only used for covering the cable, so that the casing 1 can be stably fixed in the accommodating space, the rigidity is greatly improved, and the casing is not easily deformed or displaced due to external force.

When the rotating shaft assembly is assembled, the rotating shaft mechanism 2 is assembled, for example, the rotating shaft as the rotating part is rotatably installed on the metal frame as the fixing part, and then the housing 1 is sleeved on the fixing part of the rotating shaft mechanism 2, and the fixing part is adjacent to the first end of the housing 1. Next, the antenna radiator 10 is fixed to the fixing portion in the housing 1 by bolts, the system cable and the antenna cable 11 are inserted through the corresponding first through hole 8 on the support member 6 in advance, the antenna cable 11 and a part of the system cable are inserted through the second through hole 9 on the limiting member 3, and then one end of the limiting member 3 is fixed to the support member 6 through the first through hole 8 with a larger size in fig. 6. The support element 6 with the stop element 3 and the cables is inserted into the housing 1 and fixed to the radiator 10 by means of a suitable fastening structure. And arranging each cable, arranging a connector on each cable, connecting the cable with the corresponding first body 4 or second body 5 through the connector, and connecting the other end of the limiting part 3 positioned outside the shell 1 with the corresponding first body 4.

The invention also provides electronic equipment which comprises the rotating shaft system. The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is defined by the claims.

Various modifications and equivalents may be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present application and such modifications and equivalents should also be considered to be within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a pivot system, is applied to in the electronic equipment, the first body of electronic equipment corresponds with the second body and is equipped with the recess that is used for the cooperation to form the accommodation space, the pivot system includes:

the shell is arranged in the accommodating space;

2. The hinge system of claim 1, wherein the retaining member is fixedly coupled to the first body at one end and rotatably coupled to the second end of the housing at the other end, such that the retaining member is driven to rotate with the first body when the first body rotates; or

3. The spindle system according to claim 2, further comprising:

4. The hinge system of claim 3, wherein the retainer is fixedly coupled to the first body via a mounting member; or

5. The hinge system of claim 3, wherein a first engaging structure is disposed between the supporting member and the housing to detachably connect the supporting member to the housing, and the first engaging structure comprises a slot and a corresponding first clip, and/or an elastic clip and a corresponding second clip.

6. The hinge mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the supporting member has at least one first wire passing hole for passing a cable therethrough, one end of the limiting member is either fixedly inserted into the corresponding first wire passing hole or rotatably inserted into the first wire passing hole, and the limiting member is provided with a second wire passing hole correspondingly communicated with the first wire passing hole.

7. The spindle system according to claim 6, further comprising:

the antenna mechanism comprises a radiator positioned in the shell and an antenna cable connected with the radiator, the radiator is detachably connected with the rotating shaft mechanism and the supporting piece, and the antenna cable extends into the first body or the second body through the corresponding first wire passing hole and the second wire passing hole and is connected with the processing part.

8. The hinge mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the supporting member has a positioning hole, the radiator has a positioning post, and a second engaging structure is disposed between the supporting member and the radiator for detachable connection.

9. The hinge system of claim 7, wherein the radiator, the support member, and the housing are shaped to match each other, and the radiator is detachably coupled to the housing and correspondingly abuts against an inner wall of the housing.

10. An electronic device comprising a hinge system as claimed in any one of claims 1-9.