CN114415782A

CN114415782A - Notebook computer

Info

Publication number: CN114415782A
Application number: CN202111516271.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 顾星; 刘俊岐
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co Ltd; Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co Ltd; Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-13
Filing date: 2021-12-13
Publication date: 2022-04-29
Anticipated expiration: 2041-12-13
Also published as: CN114415782B

Abstract

The invention discloses a notebook computer, which comprises a first body, a second body and a rotating shaft, wherein the rotating shaft is used for connecting the first body and the second body; when the first machine body and the second machine body rotate relatively, the rotating shaft drives the shielding unit to move through the driving unit, and the shielding unit opens the opening. This scheme can effectively prevent to set up the efficiency that loses that leads to is piled up to part dust in the opening.

Description

Notebook computer

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of computers.

Background

At present, a notebook computer is a consumer electronic product used for modern digital office and electronic game entertainment, is an important productivity tool in the internet information era, and is also the mainstream personal portable office, study and entertainment equipment at present.

The notebook computer comprises a display and a host machine body, wherein the display is connected with the host machine body through a rotating shaft. In order to ventilate or communicate with the outside, the notebook computer inevitably needs to be provided with a plurality of openings, such as an air outlet and an air return port for heat dissipation; the earphone hole, the power jack, the USB interface, the HDMI interface, the type C interface, the network cable interface and the like are used for data and signal transmission.

The openings of the existing notebook are all opened, and the waterproof or dustproof function is not provided. And part of the openings of the electronic components also have static electricity, which may attract dust or vapor, causing dust problems. These problems will degrade the connector performance and then some holes are becoming non-functional. Especially, the dust problem of the air outlet and the holes of the earphone port is more serious and difficult to clean, and the normal use of the notebook by a user is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a notebook computer capable of preventing dust from being accumulated in an opening.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a notebook computer, including a first body, a second body, a rotating shaft for connecting the first body and the second body, the second body having at least one opening, a shielding unit for covering the opening, and a driving unit connected to the shielding unit, the driving unit being connected to the rotating shaft, wherein when the first body and the second body are engaged, the shielding unit closes the opening; when the first machine body and the second machine body rotate relatively, the rotating shaft drives the shielding unit to move through the driving unit, and the shielding unit opens the opening.

The invention is further improved in that the second body comprises a first surface facing the first body and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface and the second surface are surrounded by a first side surface and a second side surface, and the opening is arranged on the first side surface or the second side surface.

The invention has the further improvement that the first side surface is close to the rotating shaft and is arranged in parallel with the rotating shaft, and the shielding unit is arranged on the first side surface.

The invention is further improved in that the driving unit comprises a first gear connected with the rotating shaft, a worm wheel connected with the first gear, a second gear connected with the worm wheel, a worm linked with the second gear and a shielding unit connected with the worm, when the first machine body and the second machine body rotate relatively, the rotating shaft drives the first gear to rotate, the first gear drives the worm wheel and the worm to move, then the worm drives the shielding unit to move, and the opening is communicated with the outside.

The invention further improves the structure that the first gear, the worm wheel, the second gear and the worm are arranged in sequence from top to bottom.

The invention is further improved in that the worm is connected with the shielding unit through a gear rack and a plurality of shielding gears arranged on the gear rack.

The invention is further improved in that the end of the worm is provided with a third gear, the first gear is meshed with the third gear, and the second gear is connected with the worm wheel.

In a further improvement of the present invention, the pitch of the worm is L, the radius of the first gear is R, the radius of the third gear is R, and the radius of the shielding gear is c, the following relationships should be satisfied:

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the invention is further improved in that the gear rack comprises a gear rack fixedly connected with the second machine body; the gear bracket is fixedly connected with the first gear.

The invention has the further improvement that the shielding unit is arranged on a second side surface close to the rotating shaft, and the second side surface is crossed with the extending direction of the rotating shaft.

In a further development of the invention, the drive unit comprises

The fourth gear is connected with the rotating shaft;

a rack connected with the fourth gear,

the shielding unit is connected with the other end of the rack.

The shielding unit is connected with a spring facing to the fourth gear, and the other end of the spring is connected with a reset push block.

A further improvement of the present invention is that the rack comprises a rack unit made of a flexible material connected to the fourth gear; and a connection unit made of a rigid material connected to the shielding unit.

The invention is further improved in that the axle center of the rotating shaft is coincident with the axle center of the fourth gear.

The invention has the further improvement that the opening is one or more of an air outlet, an air return inlet, an earphone hole, a power jack, a USB interface, an HDMI interface, a type C interface, a network cable interface, a hard disk interface and the like.

Due to the adoption of the technical means, the opening and the shielding unit for covering the opening are arranged on the notebook computer, the driving unit is arranged on the shielding unit and connected with the rotating shaft, and when the first machine body and the second machine body are buckled, the shielding unit closes the opening; when first organism and second organism relatively rotated, the pivot passes through the drive unit and drives and shelter from the unit motion, shelters from the unit and opens the opening, prevents effectively that the part dust that sets up in the opening from piling up, prevents that the opening from losing the efficiency.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an opening of a notebook computer according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an opening structure of a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a shielding unit;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the present invention including a turbine;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial view of an embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to another embodiment of the present invention, including a shielding unit;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial view of another embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention including a rack;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an external device plug-in configuration of another embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a notebook computer according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a fourth gear.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, will make the advantages and features of the invention easier to understand by those skilled in the art, and thus will clearly and clearly define the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to the present invention, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an opening of the notebook computer according to the present invention. The invention discloses a notebook computer, which comprises a first body 1, a second body 2 and a rotating shaft 3 for connecting the first body 1 and the second body 2, wherein the second body 2 is provided with at least one opening 4. The opening 4 in this application may be an air outlet, an air return inlet, an earphone hole, a power jack, a USB interface, an HDMI interface, a type C interface, a network cable interface, a hard disk interface, etc., but the difference of the opening types should not limit the protection scope of the present invention.

The second machine body 2 is provided with at least one opening 4, a shielding unit 5 for covering the opening 4, and a driving unit connected with the shielding unit 5, wherein the driving unit 5 is connected with the rotating shaft 3, and when the first machine body 1 and the second machine body 2 are buckled, the shielding unit 5 closes the opening 4; when the first body 1 and the second body 2 rotate relatively, the rotating shaft 3 drives the shielding unit 5 to move through the driving unit, and the shielding unit 5 opens the opening 4.

For better design of the position of the shielding unit 5, the second body 2 includes a first surface facing the first body 1 and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and has a first side surface and a second side surface surrounding the first surface and the second surface, and the opening 4 is disposed at the first side surface or the second side surface.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an opening structure of an embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention, fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a structure including a shielding unit of an embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention, and fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a structure including a turbine of an embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the notebook computer includes a first body 1, a second body 2, a rotating shaft 3 for connecting the first body 1 and the second body 2, the second body 2 is provided with at least one opening 4, a shielding unit 5 for covering the opening 4, and a driving unit connected to the shielding unit 5, the driving unit 5 is connected to the rotating shaft 3, and when the first body 1 and the second body 2 are fastened, the shielding unit 5 blocks the opening 4 from communicating with the outside; when the first body 1 and the second body 2 rotate relatively, the rotating shaft 3 drives the shielding unit 5 to move through the driving unit, and the opening 4 is communicated with the outside.

The opening in this embodiment may be an air outlet, an air return inlet, an earphone hole, a power jack, a USB interface, an HDM interface, a type interface, a network cable interface, a hard disk interface, or the like. Preferably, the shielding unit 5 includes a plurality of openings 4 arranged at the first side surface 21, and the plurality of openings 4 are covered with a shielding sheet. The shielding plate in this embodiment is a rotatable heat dissipating fin, and is installed in the heat dissipating opening of the second body 2, and the heat dissipating fin can rotate around the axis thereof.

The second body 2 comprises a first surface facing the first body 1, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side 21 and a second side 22 surrounding the first surface and the second surface, the opening 4 is arranged on the first side 21, the first side 21 is close to the rotating shaft 3 and arranged in parallel, and the shielding unit 5 is arranged on the first side 21.

The driving unit comprises a first gear 6 connected with the rotating shaft 3, a worm wheel 7 connected with the first gear 6, a second gear 8 connected with the worm wheel 7, a worm 9 linked with the second gear 8 and a shielding unit 5 connected with the worm 9, when the first machine body 1 and the second machine body 2 rotate relatively, the rotating shaft 3 drives the first gear 6 to rotate, the first gear 6 drives the worm wheel 7 and the worm 9 to move, then the worm 9 drives the shielding unit 5 to move, and the opening 4 is communicated with the outside. The turbine 7 is mounted on a turbine support of the second body 2 for rotational movement about its axis. The worm 9 is a worm with a gear, namely, a rod body of the worm 9 is connected with the shielding piece through the gear and is arranged on the worm support of the second machine body 2, so that the worm can perform translational motion around the axial direction of the worm support.

The worm 9 is connected with the shielding piece through a gear strip 10 and a plurality of shielding gears arranged on the gear strip, and the worm 9 drives the rotatable shielding piece to rotate through the gear strip 10. In order to save space, the first gear 6, the worm wheel 7, the second gear 8 and the worm 9 are arranged in sequence from top to bottom. The worm 9 is provided with a third gear 71 at an end thereof, the first gear 6 is engaged with the third gear 71, and the second gear 8 is connected with the worm wheel 7.

Preferably, the device also comprises a gear bracket 11 fixedly connected with the second machine body 2; the gear bracket 11 is fixedly connected with the first gear 6. In this embodiment, a plurality of openings are formed along the first side surface 21, and the gear bracket 11 is disposed at a position near the middle of the first side surface 21, so that the position of the rotating shaft 3 can be effectively avoided, and the space utilization is more efficient. Specifically, the gear bracket 11 is fixedly connected with the first gear 6, and does not move relatively; the first gear 6 is connected with the rotating shaft 3, and the axis of the first gear 6 is concentric with the rotating shaft 3, when the first body 1 is opened relative to the second body 2, the first body 1 drives the first gear 6 to rotate.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of an embodiment of a notebook computer according to the present invention. In order to make the rotational fit smoother, if the pitch of the worm 9 is L, the radius of the first gear 6 is R, the radius of the third gear 71 is R, and the radius of the shielding gear is c, the following relationship should be satisfied:

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the working principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below.

When the first machine body 1 is opened, the first machine body 1 drives the first gear 6 to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft 3; the first gear 6 drives the turbine 7 to move, the turbine 7 rotates to drive the second gear 8 to rotate, and the worm 9 is further driven to do translational motion; the worm 9 is a worm 9 with a gear, and the worm 9 with the gear drives the rotatable shielding unit to rotate; when the first machine body 1 is opened, the rotatable shielding unit 5 completes 90-degree rotation, and the effect of increasing the heat dissipation area is achieved.

Referring to fig. 7, 8, 9 and 10, fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a notebook computer according to another embodiment of the present invention including a shielding unit, fig. 8 is a partially enlarged view of a notebook computer according to another embodiment of the present invention including a rack, fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of an external device insertion according to another embodiment of the notebook computer according to the present invention, and fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a notebook computer according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention including a fourth gear. In another preferred embodiment of the present application, the notebook computer includes a first body 1, a second body 2, a rotating shaft 3 for connecting the first body 1 and the second body 2, the second body 2 is provided with at least one opening 4, a shielding unit 5 for covering the opening 4, and a driving unit connected to the shielding unit 5, the driving unit 5 is connected to the rotating shaft 3, and when the first body 1 and the second body 2 are fastened, the shielding unit 5 closes the opening 4; when the first body 1 and the second body 2 rotate relatively, the rotating shaft 3 drives the shielding unit 5 to move through the driving unit, and the shielding unit 5 opens the opening 4.

The second body 2 includes a first surface facing the first body 1 and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first side surface 21 and a second side surface 22 surrounding the first surface and the second surface, the shielding unit 5 is disposed on the second side surface 22 close to the rotating shaft 3, and the second side surface 22 is disposed to intersect with the extending direction of the rotating shaft 3.

The driving unit comprises a fourth gear 12 connected with the rotating shaft 3 and a rack 13 connected with the fourth gear 12, and further, the shielding unit 5 is connected with the other end of the rack 13. The shielding unit 5 is connected with a spring 14 facing the fourth gear 12, and the other end of the spring 14 is connected with a reset push block 15. The center of the shielding unit 5 is provided with a hole for the end part of the spring 14 to pass through, so that the connection strength with the spring 14 is effectively ensured. The shielding unit 5 further comprises two small protrusions, one of which abuts against the spring 14.

The rack gear 13 includes a rack gear unit 131 made of a flexible material connected with the fourth gear 12 and a connection unit 132 made of a rigid material connected with the shielding unit. The rack unit 131 is made of a flexible material, which may be rubber, so that the volume can be effectively reduced. The connection unit 132 may be made of a rigid material such as plastic or metal to ensure the connection strength. Wherein the axle center of the rotating shaft 3 coincides with the axle center of the fourth gear 12.

A further development of the embodiment is that the fourth gear wheel 12 and the shaft 3 cooperate by means of a male-female design. Specifically, the fourth gear 12 may be provided with a concave portion 121, the rotating shaft 3 may be provided with a convex portion, and the convex portion and the concave portion 121 may cooperate with each other to realize the linkage therebetween. Of course, the shaft 3 may be provided with a concave portion and the fourth gear 12 may be provided with a convex portion.

The opening in this embodiment may be an air outlet, an air return inlet, an earphone hole, a power jack, a USB interface, an HDM interface, a type interface, a network cable interface, a hard disk interface, or the like. The function of the opening is described below as an example of a USB port.

When the first machine body 1 is opened, the first machine body 1 drives the fourth gear 12 to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft 3; the fourth gear 12 drives the rack 13 to rotate, and the shielding unit 5 connected to the other end of the rack 13 is opened accordingly. When the first body 1 is opened, the shielding unit 5 can be pulled to move, the USB interface is exposed, and the user can insert the USB plug 16 into the USB interface.

When the notebook computer is used, if the USB plug is pulled out before the first body 1 is closed, the shielding unit 5 is restored to the initial position to block the opening from communicating with the outside. If the first body 1 has been closed, the client does not pull out the USB plug 16 before the first body 1 is closed, because the USB plug 16 is not pulled out, the shielding unit 5 is stopped by the USB plug 16. The fourth gear 12 and the rack 13 are restored to the initial positions along with the rotation of the rotating shaft 3. When the user pulls out the USB device, the shielding unit 5 will bounce to the initial state and resume its function.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical concept and features of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a notebook computer, includes first organism (1), second organism (2), is used for connecting pivot (3) of first organism (1) and second organism (2), its characterized in that: the second machine body (2) is provided with at least one opening (4), a shielding unit (5) used for covering the opening (4), and a driving unit connected with the shielding unit (5), the driving unit is connected with the rotating shaft (3), and when the first machine body (1) is buckled with the second machine body (2), the shielding unit (5) closes the opening (4); when the first machine body (1) and the second machine body (2) rotate relatively, the rotating shaft (3) drives the shielding unit (5) to move through the driving unit, and the shielding unit (5) opens the opening (4).

2. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein: the second body (2) comprises a first surface facing the first body (1) and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side surface (21) and a second side surface (22) are arranged around the first surface and the second surface, and the opening (4) is arranged on the first side surface (21) or the second side surface (22).

3. The notebook computer of claim 2, wherein: the first side surface (21) is close to the rotating shaft (3) and is arranged in parallel with the rotating shaft, and the shielding unit (5) is arranged on the first side surface (21).

4. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein: the driving unit comprises a first gear (6) connected with the rotating shaft (3), a worm wheel (7) connected with the first gear (6), a second gear (8) connected with the worm wheel (7), and a worm rod (9) linked with the second gear (8), wherein the shielding unit (5) is connected with the worm rod (9), when the first machine body (1) and the second machine body (2) rotate relatively, the rotating shaft (3) drives the first gear (6) to rotate, the first gear (6) drives the worm wheel (7) to enable the worm rod (9) to move, then the worm rod (9) drives the shielding unit (5) to move, and the opening (4) is opened.

5. The notebook computer of claim 4, wherein: the first gear (6), the worm wheel (7), the second gear (8) and the worm (9) are sequentially arranged from top to bottom.

6. The notebook computer of claim 4, wherein: the worm (9) is connected with the shielding unit (5) through a gear rack (10) and a shielding gear arranged on the gear rack.

7. The notebook computer of claim 4, wherein: the end part of the worm (9) is provided with a third gear (71), the first gear (6) is meshed with the third gear (71), and the second gear (8) is connected with the worm wheel (7).

8. The notebook computer of claim 4, wherein: the thread pitch of the worm (9) is L, the radius of the first gear (6) is R, the radius of the third gear (71) is R, and the radius of the shielding gear is c, the following relations are satisfied:

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9. the notebook computer of claim 4, wherein: the gear transmission mechanism comprises a gear support (11) fixedly connected with the second machine body (2), wherein the gear support (11) is fixedly connected with the first gear (6).

10. The notebook computer of claim 2, wherein: the shielding unit (5) is arranged on a second side surface (22) close to the rotating shaft (3), and the second side surface (22) is crossed with the extending direction of the rotating shaft (3).

11. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein: the driving unit comprises a fourth gear (12) connected with the rotating shaft (3) and a rack (13) connected with the fourth gear (12), and the shielding unit (5) is connected with one end of the rack (13).

12. The notebook computer of claim 11, wherein: the shielding unit (5) is connected with a spring (14) facing the fourth gear (12), and one end of the spring (14) is connected with a reset push block (15).

13. The notebook computer of claim 11, wherein: the rack (13) includes a rack unit (131) made of a flexible material connected to the fourth gear (12), and a connection unit (132) made of a rigid material connected to the shielding unit (5).

14. The notebook computer of claim 10, wherein: the axle center of the rotating shaft (3) is coincided with the axle center of the fourth gear (12).

15. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein: the opening (4) is one or more of an air outlet, an air return inlet, an earphone hole, a power jack, a USB interface, an HDMI interface, a type C interface, a network cable interface, a hard disk interface and the like.