CN116185138A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides electronic equipment, which comprises a screen component, a system component and a rotating shaft component, wherein the rotating shaft component comprises a connecting shaft, a first bracket, a second bracket and a base, the first bracket is rotationally connected with the connecting shaft, the screen component is fixed on the first bracket so as to be capable of rotating around the connecting shaft, the second bracket is used for setting the connecting shaft, the base is fixed on the system component, the base is rotationally connected with the second bracket through a rotating structure, the rotating structure is provided with a rotating center line, the second bracket can rotate around the rotating center line relative to the base, the rotating center line and the connecting shaft meet the vertical condition, the system component comprises a shell which is oppositely arranged with the screen component, a mounting hole is formed in the shell, the base is limited to be placed into the mounting hole along the axis direction of the mounting hole, and the outer surface of the base forms a part of the appearance surface of the system component.

Description

Electronic equipment

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic products, in particular to an electronic device.

Background technique

With the improvement of people's living standards, people's requirements for electronic products are getting higher and higher. Take a notebook computer as an example, due to the design of the notebook computer itself, most of the notebook computers are placed flat on the table at present and the display screen of the notebook computer can only be opened and closed up and down. When people use the notebook computer to watch videos, there are various posture, however, the viewing angle of each posture may be different, causing the video to be unclear, which is quite inconvenient; in occasions where there are a large number of users such as meetings, it is difficult for ordinary laptops to allow many people to browse the displayed information conveniently ; Generally speaking, the existing common notebook computer display screen can only carry out single flipping and closing, which cannot meet the requirements of users for multi-angle use.

Although there are currently notebook computers with screens that can be rotated at multiple angles, in order to meet the needs of thinning and thinning, when assembling the hinge assembly connecting the screen end and the system end, it is necessary to disassemble and assemble the keyboard shell on the system end from the front and side, and the assembly gap is difficult. control, and there are many parts to be dismantled, the material cost is high, and the assembly cost is also high.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, according to the present invention, an electronic device is provided to at least partly solve the above technical problems.

An electronic device according to the present invention includes a screen component, a system component and a hinge component, and the hinge component includes:

connecting shaft;

the first bracket is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft, and the screen assembly is fixed on the first bracket so as to be able to rotate around the connecting shaft;

a second bracket for setting the connecting shaft; and

The base is fixed on the system component, the base is rotatably connected with the second support through a rotating structure, the rotating structure has a center line of rotation, and the second support can rotate around the center line of rotation relative to the base Rotate, the rotation center line and the connection axis meet the vertical condition;

Wherein, the system component includes a housing opposite to the screen component, the housing has a mounting hole, the base is defined to be inserted into the mounting hole along the axial direction of the mounting hole, and the The outer surface of the base forms part of the exterior surface of the system component.

Optionally, the rotating structure includes:

a connection hole is provided on the base, the centerline of the connection hole forms the rotation centerline; and

a rotating shaft part formed at an end of the second bracket away from the connecting shaft, and the rotating shaft part passes through the connecting hole;

Wherein, the rotating shaft part is connected with an end positioning part, and the rotating shaft part is limited to rotate around the center line of the connecting hole through the end positioning part.

Optionally, the rotating shaft part has a connecting part protruding from the connecting hole, and a resistance member is sheathed on the connecting part, and the resisting part is used to provide rotation resistance for the rotating shaft part.

Optionally, the housing has an outer surface, and there is a space between the edge of the installation hole and the outer surface.

Optionally, the base includes a circular body and a connecting body, the connecting hole is set on the circular body, and the connecting body extends radially outward from the edge of the circular body, so The housing and the connecting body are fixedly connected by fasteners.

Optionally, the connecting body has a locking surface disposed facing the housing, and the locking surface is disposed obliquely from the outer surface toward the installation hole.

Optionally, the circular body has a distal end surface away from the connecting shaft, and the resistance member is disposed between the distal end surface and the end positioning member.

Optionally, a rotation limiting structure is formed between the base and the second bracket, and the rotation limiting structure is used to limit the rotation angle of the second bracket relative to the base.

Optionally, the base has a first matching portion, the second bracket has a second matching portion corresponding to the first matching portion, and the rotation limiting structure includes The limiting part on the upper part and the auxiliary part arranged on the second matching part, the second bracket is limited to be within an angle range relative to the base through the cooperation of the limiting part and the auxiliary part turn.

Optionally, the limiting portion includes an arc-shaped protrusion protruding from the first matching portion, the auxiliary portion includes an arc-shaped notch corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion, and the arc-shaped protrusion It has a first end and a second end, the arc-shaped notch has a first matching end and a second matching end, the first matching end is used to abut against the first end, and the second matching end is used to abut against the second end.

In the electronic device of the present invention, on the one hand, since the screen component is fixed on the first bracket and can rotate around the connecting shaft, and the base fixed on the system component is connected to the second bracket through a rotating structure, the second bracket can rotate around the base relative to the The center line rotates, so that the screen component can not only rotate up and down relative to the system components, but also can rotate left and right, which solves the problem of single display angle and inconvenient use; on the other hand, because the base is limited to be inserted into the installation hole along the axis of the installation hole, Moreover, the outer surface of the base forms a part of the outer surface of the system components, which solves the problem of assembly and material costs caused by disassembly.

Description of drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become readily understood by reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, several embodiments of the invention are shown by way of illustration and not limitation, in which:

In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device in use according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view (1) of an electronic device in use according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a side view (2) of the use state of the electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a structural diagram of a rotating shaft assembly of an embodiment in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the shaft assembly in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a structural diagram of the second bracket in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the second bracket connected to the base through a rotating structure in the rotating shaft assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a structural diagram of the housing of the system assembly in Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the base in Fig. 5 (viewed from one direction);

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the base in Fig. 5 (viewed from another direction);

Figure 11 is a bottom view of the base in Figure 5;

Fig. 12 is A-A sectional view among Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of the rotation limiting structure between the base and the second support in the rotating shaft assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, so that the screen assembly is at a first angle;

Fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of the rotation limiting structure between the base and the second bracket in the rotating shaft assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention so that the screen assembly is at a second angle.

Explanation of symbols in the figure:

100. Rotating shaft assembly; 110. Connecting shaft; 120. First bracket; 121. Torsion component; 122. Positioning buckle; 130. Second bracket; , the second matching part; 140, the base; 141, the circular body; 1411, the distal surface; 142, the connector; 1421, the locking surface; 1422, the connecting column; 1423, the blind hole; 1401, the first matching part; 150. Rotation structure; 151. Connection hole; 152. Rotation shaft; 153. End positioning piece; 160. Resistance piece; 161. Positioning piece; 162. Shrapnel; 170. Rotation limit structure; 1711, first end; 1712, second end; 172, auxiliary part; 1721, first mating end; 1722, second mating end; 200, system component; 210, shell; 211, installation hole; 2101, outer surface ; 300. A screen component.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described The embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Electronic devices according to the present invention include but are not limited to mobile phones, notebook computers, etc., which include a screen component, a system component and a hinge component, and can realize angular position adjustment between the screen component and the system component through the hinge component. The electronic device of the present invention will be described in detail below by taking a notebook computer as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the electronic device includes a screen assembly 300, a system assembly 200, and a shaft assembly 100. The shaft assembly 100 is connected between the screen assembly 300 and the system assembly 200. When the electronic device is in use, it can pass The system component 200 is placed on the desktop, and the screen component 300 can rotate relative to the system component 200 through the hinge component 100. Specifically, the screen component 300 can be turned around the first center line A, so that the electronic device is in the normal use mode, It is also possible to further rotate the screen assembly 300 around the second central line B, so that the electronic device is in another use mode, so that the display screen of the screen assembly 300 has different display angles, so as to meet the needs of multiple people watching from different positions in a meeting need.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , according to an embodiment of the present invention, the shaft assembly 100 includes a connecting shaft 110 , a first bracket 120 , a second bracket 130 and a base 140 . The first bracket 120 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 110. When the rotating shaft assembly 100 is applied to an electronic device, the first bracket 120 is rotated on the connecting shaft 110 through the torque assembly 121 and the positioning ring 122, and the screen assembly 300 is fixed on the first The bracket 120 is capable of rotating around the connecting shaft 110 . Since the torsion component 121 generates a torque, the screen component 300 must overcome the torque generated by the torsion component 121 during rotation. The second bracket 130 is used to set the connecting shaft 110. Referring to FIG. The whole is T-shaped, and there are two connecting shafts 110, and the two connecting shafts 110 are respectively connected to the two ends of the connecting rod part 131 in one-to-one correspondence. There is a notch on the part 131. At the same time, in order to prevent the notch from being exposed when the screen assembly 300 rotates around the connecting shaft 110 and affecting the appearance of the electronic device, a shielding part 133 is provided in the middle of the notch. They can be engaged with each other through the locking structure. The base 140 is fixed on the system component 200, and the base 140 is rotationally connected with the second support 130 through the rotating structure 150. The rotating structure 150 has a rotation centerline (the rotation centerline is not shown in the figure, and the rotation centerline is the aforementioned first Two centerlines B), the second bracket 130 can rotate around the rotation centerline relative to the base 140 , and the rotation centerline and the connecting shaft 110 meet the perpendicular condition. 1 and 8, the system assembly 200 includes a housing 210 opposite to the screen assembly 300, the housing 210 has a mounting hole 211, the base 140 is defined to be inserted into the mounting hole 211 along the axial direction of the mounting hole 211, Moreover, the outer surface of the base 140 forms a part of the outer surface of the system component 200. It should be understood that when the electronic device is a notebook computer, the housing 210 may be a keyboard shell of the notebook computer, that is, commonly referred to as a C-piece.

The above-mentioned electronic equipment, on the one hand, because the screen assembly 300 is fixed on the first support 120 and can rotate around the connecting shaft 110, and the base 140 fixed on the system assembly 200 is rotatably connected with the second support 130 through the rotating structure 150, the second The bracket 130 can rotate around the center line of rotation relative to the base 140, so that the screen assembly 300 can not only rotate up and down relative to the system assembly 200 (that is, turn around the first center line A), but also rotate left and right (that is, rotate around the second center line B). ), which solves the problem of single display angle and inconvenient use; on the other hand, since the base 140 is limited to be inserted into the mounting hole 211 along the axial direction of the mounting hole 211, and the outer surface of the base 140 forms a part of the exterior surface of the system component 200, The rotating shaft assembly 100 does not need an internal bracket and a cover frame, which solves the problem of assembly and material costs caused by disassembly.

Referring to Fig. 5 again, in one embodiment of the present invention, the rotating structure 150 includes a connecting hole 151 and a rotating shaft portion 152, the connecting hole 151 is arranged on the base 140, the center line of the connecting hole 151 forms a rotating center line, and the rotating shaft portion 152 is formed on the end of the second bracket 130 away from the connecting shaft 110, the rotating shaft part 152 is passed through the connecting hole 151, the rotating shaft part 152 is connected with an end positioning part 153, and the rotating shaft part 152 is fixed by the end positioning part 153. Defined to rotate around the center line of the connecting hole 151, the end positioning member 153 can adopt a nut, the rotating shaft part 152 is a hollow sleeve structure, and the nut is threaded with the inner wall of the rotating shaft part 152 to limit the rotation of the rotating shaft part 152. axial movement. In this way, not only can the screen assembly 300 be used to rotate left and right relative to the system assembly 200, but also the structure is compact, without occupying too much installation space of the electronic equipment, so that the electronic equipment can meet the requirements of light and thin use.

Referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 in combination, the rotating shaft portion 152 has a connecting portion protruding from the connecting hole 151 (the connecting portion is not marked in the figure), and a resistance member 160 is sleeved on the connecting portion, and the resistance member 160 is used to rotate The shaft portion 152 provides rotation resistance, and the resistance member 160 may include a positioning piece 161 and an elastic piece 162 . With the setting of the resistance member 160 , the screen assembly 300 must overcome the rotation resistance generated by the resistance member 160 when it rotates left and right around the center line of rotation.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the housing 210 has an outer surface 2101 , there is a gap between the edge of the mounting hole 211 and the outer surface 2101 , and the base 140 , the rotating structure 150 and the resistance member 160 are not exposed from the edge of the mounting hole 211 side 2101, so that there is no need to set a shielding member outside the housing 210, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing the cost of disassembly.

9, FIG. 10, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the base 140 includes a circular body 141 and a connecting body 142, the connecting hole 151 is provided on the circular body 141, and the connecting body 142 radially extends from the edge of the circular body 141 Extending outward, the housing 210 is fixedly connected to the connecting body 142 through fasteners. In this way, the base 140 can be detachably connected to the system component 200 . In one embodiment of the present invention, there are two connecting bodies 142, and the two connecting bodies 142 are symmetrically arranged relative to the center of the circular body 141, and each connecting body 142 is provided with three blind holes 1423 and a connecting post 1422, and the housing 210 is provided with a first hole corresponding to the connecting column 1422, the connecting column 1422 is inserted into the first hole, and the housing 210 is provided with a second hole corresponding to the blind hole 1423, and the fastener passes through the first hole and is connected with the blind hole 1423, tightly Firmware can be screws.

Furthermore, the connecting body 142 has a locking surface 1421 facing the housing 210. From the outer surface 2101 toward the installation hole 211, the locking surface 1421 is inclined. The inclination angle β of the locking surface 1421 can be adjusted according to actual use requirements Setting, for example, 1°, 3°, 5°, etc., based on the inclination setting of the locking surface 1421 , can increase the rotation gap and prevent the screen assembly 300 from scratching the housing 210 during rotation.

In order to facilitate the setting of the resistance member 160, the circular body 141 has a distal surface 1411 away from the connecting shaft 110, the distal surface 1411 and the locking surface 1421 are located on the same side of the base 140, and the resistance member 160 is arranged between the distal surface 1411 and the end surface 1411. Between the positioning parts 153.

13 and 14, a rotation limiting structure 170 is formed between the base 140 and the second bracket 130, and the rotation limiting structure 170 is used to limit the rotation angle of the second bracket 130 relative to the base 140. The setting of the structure 170 can make the screen assembly 300 turn left and right at an appropriate angle, so as to meet the user's requirement for adjusting the display angle of the electronic device and avoid damage to the wires in the shaft assembly 100 . In one embodiment of the present invention, the rotation angle of the rotating structure 150 around the rotation center can be 180° to the left, so that the screen assembly 300 is at the first angle, or 180° to the right, so that the screen assembly 300 is at the first angle. Two angles.

In order to achieve the purpose of limiting the rotation angle of the second bracket 130 relative to the base 140, the base 140 has a first matching portion 1401 (as shown in FIG. 9 ), and the second bracket 130 has a second matching portion corresponding to the first matching portion 1401. 1301 (as shown in FIG. 6 ), the rotation limiting structure 170 includes a limiting part 171 arranged on the first matching part 1401 and an auxiliary part 172 arranged on the second matching part 1301, and the second bracket 130 passes through the limiting part The cooperation between the 171 and the auxiliary part 172 is limited to a rotation within an angle range relative to the base 140, and the angle range here is preferably 180°.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the limiting part 171 includes an arc-shaped protrusion protruding from the first fitting part 1401, the auxiliary part 172 includes an arc-shaped notch corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion, and the arc-shaped protrusion The part has a first end 1711 and a second end 1712, the arc-shaped notch has a first matching end 1721 and a second matching end 1722, the first matching end 1721 is used to abut against the first end 1711, and the second matching end 1722 is used for abut against the second end 1712 . When the screen assembly 300 needs to be adjusted to the left 180° display position, force can be applied to the screen assembly 300 to make the screen assembly 300 rotate around the rotation center of the rotation structure 150 until the first mating end 1721 abuts against the first end 1711 ( As shown in FIG. 13 ), so that the screen assembly 300 is at a first angle; when the screen assembly 300 needs to be adjusted to the right 180° display position, force can be applied to the screen assembly 300 to make the screen assembly 300 rotate around the rotation structure 150 The center rotates until the second matching end 1722 abuts against the second end 1712 (as shown in FIG. 14 ), so that the screen assembly 300 is at the second angle.

In an embodiment not shown, the limiting portion 171 may also be an arc-shaped notch provided on the first matching portion 1401 , and the auxiliary portion 172 may include an arc-shaped convex portion corresponding to the arc-shaped notch.

In summary, it can be seen that the present invention has the following advantages:

1. Solved the problem of single display angle and inconvenient use;

2. Save costs and solve the problem of assembly and material costs caused by disassembly;

3. Realized the miniaturization of the rotating shaft assembly 100 and solved the problem of insufficient installation space for electronic equipment

4. The rotation gap of the shaft assembly 100 is increased to prevent the screen assembly 300 from scratching the casing 210 during rotation.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words is usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, where there is no contrary description Under certain circumstances, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so it cannot be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention; the orientation words "inner", "outer "Refers to the inside and outside of the outline of each part itself.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "on", "over", "on the surface of", "above" and the like may be used herein to describe what is shown in the drawings The spatial relationship of one or more parts or features to other parts or features. It will be understood that spatially relative terms encompass not only the orientation of components as depicted in the figures, but also different orientations in use or operation. For example, if an element in a drawing is shown entirely upside down, references to elements "above" or "over" other elements or features would include elements "beneath" the other element or feature or "above the other element or feature". under construction". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can encompass both an orientation of "above" and "beneath". In addition, these components or features may be positioned at other different angles (eg, rotated 90 degrees or other angles), all such situations are intended to be encompassed herein.

It should be noted that the terminology used here is only for describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit exemplary embodiments according to the present invention. As used herein, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the singular is intended to include the plural, and it should also be understood that when the terms "comprising" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they mean There are features, steps, operations, components, components and/or combinations thereof.

It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" in the description and claims of the present invention and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, but not necessarily used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein.

The present invention has been described through the above-mentioned embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only for the purpose of illustration and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and more variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and these variations and modifications all fall within the claimed scope of the present invention. within the range. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalent scope.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, comprising a screen assembly (300), a system assembly (200) and a shaft assembly (100), characterized in that the shaft assembly (100) comprises: connecting shaft (110); a first bracket (120), which is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft (110), and the screen assembly (300) is fixed on the first bracket (120) so as to be able to rotate around the connecting shaft (110); a second bracket (130), for setting the connecting shaft (110); and A base (140), fixed on the system component (200), the base (140) is rotationally connected with the second bracket (130) through a rotating structure (150), and the rotating structure (150) has a rotation center line, the second bracket (130) can rotate around the centerline of rotation relative to the base (140), and the centerline of rotation and the connecting shaft (110) meet a vertical condition; Wherein, the system assembly (200) includes a housing (210) opposite to the screen assembly (300), the housing (210) has mounting holes (211), and the base (140) is It is defined as being inserted into the installation hole (211) along the axial direction of the installation hole (211), and the outer surface of the base (140) forms a part of the appearance surface of the system component (200). 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the rotating structure (150) comprises: a connection hole (151), arranged on the base (140), the centerline of the connection hole (151) forming the rotation centerline; and a rotating shaft part (152), formed at an end of the second bracket (130) away from the connecting shaft (110), the rotating shaft part (152) passing through the connecting hole (151); Wherein, the rotating shaft part (152) is connected with an end positioning part (153), and through the end positioning part (153), the rotating shaft part (152) is limited to surround the connecting hole (151) centerline rotation. 3. The electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that, the rotating shaft portion (152) has a connecting portion protruding from the connecting hole (151), and a resistance member is sheathed on the connecting portion (160), the resistance member (160) is used to provide rotation resistance to the rotation shaft portion (152). 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, characterized in that, the housing (210) has an outer surface (2101), and there is a gap between the edge of the mounting hole (211) and the outer surface (2101). interval. 5. The electronic device according to claim 4, characterized in that, the base (140) comprises a circular body (141) and a connecting body (142), and the connecting hole (151) is arranged on the circular body (141), the connecting body (142) extends radially outward from the edge of the circular body (141), and the housing (210) and the connecting body (142) pass through a fastener Fixed connection. 6. The electronic device according to claim 5, characterized in that, the connecting body (142) has a locking surface (1421) arranged facing the housing (210), and from the outer surface (2101) Towards the installation hole (211), the locking surface (1421) is inclined. 7. The electronic device according to claim 5, characterized in that, the circular body (141) has a distal end surface (1411) away from the connecting shaft (110), and the resistance member (160) is arranged on between the distal surface (1411) and the end positioning member (153). 8. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, a rotation limiting structure (170) is formed between the base (140) and the second support (130), and the rotation limiting structure ( 170) is used to limit the rotation angle of the second bracket (130) relative to the base (140). 9. The electronic device according to claim 8, characterized in that, the base (140) has a first matching portion (1401), and the second bracket (130) has a corresponding first matching portion ( 1401) the second matching part (1301), the rotation limiting structure (170) includes a limiting part (171) set on the first matching part (1401) and a limiting part (171) set on the second matching part The auxiliary part (172) on (1301), the second bracket (130) is limited to be relative to the base (140) by the cooperation of the limiting part (171) and the auxiliary part (172). Rotate within an angular range. 10. The electronic device according to claim 9, characterized in that, the limiting part (171) includes an arc-shaped convex part protruding from the first matching part (1401), and the auxiliary part (172 ) includes an arc-shaped notch corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion, the arc-shaped protrusion has a first end (1711) and a second end (1712), and the arc-shaped notch has a first mating end (1721) and The second mating end (1722), the first mating end (1721) is used to abut against the first end (1711), and the second mating end (1722) is used to abut against the second end (1712) ) are in contact with each other.

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