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 present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device.

Background

Along with the improvement of living standard of people, the requirements of people on electronic products are higher and higher. For the notebook computer, most of the notebook computers are horizontally placed on a desktop and the display screen of the notebook computer can only move up and down to open and close at present due to the design of the notebook computer, so that people can watch videos by using the notebook computer in various postures, however, the watching angles of all the postures are possibly different, so that the videos are not clearly seen and are quite inconvenient; in the occasion of carrying out a conference and other occasions with a large number of users, the common notebook computer is difficult for a plurality of people to conveniently browse the displayed information; in general, the existing common notebook computer display screen can only carry out single flip and cover closing, and cannot meet the requirement of multi-angle use of users.

Although there are notebook computers with display screens capable of rotating at multiple angles at present, in order to meet the demand of light and thin, when the rotating shaft assembly connecting the screen end and the system end is assembled, the keyboard shell at the system end needs to be assembled by disassembling parts on the front and the side, the assembly gap is difficult to control, and the materials cost is high and the assembly cost is also high.

Disclosure of Invention

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

The electronic equipment comprises a screen component, a system component and a rotating shaft component, wherein the rotating shaft component comprises:

a connecting shaft;

the screen assembly 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; and

the base is fixed on the system component and 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, and the rotating center line and the connecting shaft meet a vertical condition;

the system component comprises a shell which is arranged opposite to 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.

Optionally, the rotating structure includes:

the connecting hole is arranged on the base, and the central line of the connecting hole forms the rotation central line; and

a rotating shaft part formed at one end of the second bracket far away from the connecting shaft, the rotating shaft part penetrating the connecting hole;

wherein the rotating shaft portion is connected with an end positioning member by which the rotating shaft portion is defined to rotate about a center line of the connection hole.

Optionally, the rotating shaft portion has a connecting portion extending out of the connecting hole, and a resistance member is sleeved on the connecting portion and is used for providing rotating resistance for the rotating shaft portion.

Optionally, the housing has an outer side, and a space is provided between an edge of the mounting hole and the outer side.

Optionally, the base includes circular body and connector, the connecting hole sets up on the circular body, the connector follow the edge radial outward extension of circular body goes out, the casing with the connector passes through fastener fixed connection.

Optionally, the connector has a locking surface facing the housing, and the locking surface is inclined from the outer side toward the mounting hole.

Optionally, the circular body has a distal face remote from the connecting shaft, and the resistance member is disposed between the distal face 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 for limiting a rotation angle of the second bracket relative to the base.

Optionally, the base is provided with a first matching portion, the second support is provided with a second matching portion corresponding to the first matching portion, the rotation limiting structure comprises a limiting portion arranged on the first matching portion and an auxiliary portion arranged on the second matching portion, and the second support is limited to rotate in an angle range relative to the base through the matching of the limiting portion and the auxiliary portion.

Optionally, the limiting portion includes protruding arc convex part on the first cooperation portion, the auxiliary portion includes corresponding arc breach that arc convex part set up, arc convex part has first end and second end, arc breach has first cooperation end and second cooperation end, first cooperation end be used for with first end looks butt, the second cooperation end be used for with the second end looks butt.

According to the electronic equipment, on one hand, the screen component is fixed on the first bracket and can rotate around the connecting shaft, the base fixed on the system component is connected with the second bracket in a rotating way through the rotating structure, and the second bracket can rotate around the rotating center line relative to the base, so that the screen component can rotate up and down and can rotate left and right relative to the system component, and the problems of single display angle and inconvenience in use are solved; on the other hand, 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, so that the problems of assembly and material cost caused by disassembling are solved.

Drawings

The above, as well as additional purposes, features, and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Several embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which:

in the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

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

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

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

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a spindle assembly of one embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the spindle assembly of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the second bracket of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of a rotating shaft assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a second bracket is connected to a base through a rotating structure;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a housing of the system component of FIG. 1;

fig. 9 is a perspective view (from a direction) of the base of fig. 5;

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

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the base of FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a rotation limiting structure between a base and a second bracket of a hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention to enable a screen assembly to be at a first angle;

fig. 14 is a schematic view illustrating a rotation limiting structure between a base and a second bracket to enable a screen assembly to be at a second angle in a spindle assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numerals in the figures illustrate:

100. a spindle assembly; 110. a connecting shaft; 120. a first bracket; 121. a torsion assembly; 122. positioning ring buckles; 130. a second bracket; 131. a connecting rod portion; 132. a carrying part; 133. a shield; 1301. a second mating portion; 140. a base; 141. a circular body; 1411. a distal face; 142. a connecting body; 1421. a locking surface; 1422. a connecting column; 1423. a blind hole; 1401. a first mating portion; 150. a rotating structure; 151. a connection hole; 152. a rotating shaft portion; 153. an end positioning member; 160. a resistance member; 161. a positioning sheet; 162. a spring plate; 170. a rotation limiting structure; 171. a limit part; 1711. a first end; 1712. a second end; 172. an auxiliary part; 1721. a first mating end; 1722. a second mating end; 200. a system component; 210. a housing; 211. a mounting hole; 2101. an outer side surface; 300. a screen assembly.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

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

The electronic equipment comprises, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook computer and the like, and comprises a screen component, a system component and a rotating shaft component, wherein the rotating shaft component can be used for adjusting the mutual angle position of the screen component and the system component. The electronic device of the present invention will be described in detail below using a notebook computer as an example.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the electronic device includes a screen assembly 300, a system assembly 200 and a rotating shaft assembly 100, where the rotating shaft assembly 100 is connected between the screen assembly 300 and the system assembly 200, and when the electronic device is used, the electronic device can be placed on a desktop through the system assembly 200, and the screen assembly 300 can rotate relative to the system assembly 200 through the rotating shaft assembly 100, specifically, the screen assembly 300 can be turned around a first center line a to enable the electronic device to be in a normal use mode, and the screen assembly 300 can be further turned around a second center line B to enable the electronic device to be in another use mode, so that a display screen of the screen assembly 300 has different display angles, thereby meeting the use requirements of watching at different positions of multiple people in a meeting occasion.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the hinge assembly 100 includes a coupling shaft 110, a first bracket 120, a second bracket 130, and a base 140 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The first bracket 120 is rotatably connected with the connecting shaft 110, when the rotating shaft assembly 100 is applied to the electronic device, the first bracket 120 is rotatably arranged on the connecting shaft 110 through the torsion assembly 121 and the positioning ring 122, the screen assembly 300 is fixed on the first bracket 120 to rotate around the connecting shaft 110, and the torque generated by the torsion assembly 121 must be overcome in the rotation process of the screen assembly 300 due to the torque effect generated by the torsion assembly 121. The second bracket 130 is used for setting the connecting shaft 110, referring to fig. 6, the second bracket 130 may include a connecting rod portion 131 and a bearing portion 132, where the bearing portion 132 is disposed on a middle portion of the connecting rod portion 131, so that the second bracket 130 is T-shaped as a whole, the connecting shafts 110 are two, and the two connecting shafts 110 are respectively connected with two ends of the connecting rod portion 131 in one-to-one correspondence, so that when the screen assembly 300 rotates around the connecting shaft 110, a sufficient rotation space is provided on the connecting rod portion 131, and meanwhile, in order to avoid the screen assembly 300 from rotating around the connecting shaft 110, the notch is exposed to affect the appearance of the electronic device, a shielding member 133 is covered in the middle of the notch, and for convenience in disassembly, the shielding member 133 and the connecting rod portion 131 can be clamped by a clamping structure. The base 140 is fixed on the system component 200, the base 140 is rotatably connected with the second bracket 130 through the rotating structure 150, the rotating structure 150 has a rotation center line (the rotation center line is not shown in the rotation center line diagram, and the rotation center line is the second center line B described above), the second bracket 130 can rotate around the rotation center line relative to the base 140, and the rotation center line and the connecting shaft 110 satisfy the vertical condition. Referring to fig. 1 and 8 in combination, the system assembly 200 includes a housing 210 disposed opposite to the screen assembly 300, the housing 210 has a mounting hole 211, the base 140 is defined to be placed in 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 appearance surface of the system assembly 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, which is referred to as a C-piece.

In the above electronic device, on the one hand, since the screen assembly 300 is fixed on the first bracket 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 bracket 130 through the rotating structure 150, the second bracket 130 can rotate around the rotation center line relative to the base 140, so that the screen assembly 300 can rotate up and down (i.e. turn around the first center line a) and can rotate left and right (i.e. rotate around the second center line B) relative to the system assembly 200, the problems of single display angle and inconvenient use are solved; on the other hand, since the base 140 is defined 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 outer surface of the system assembly 200, the spindle assembly 100 does not require an internal bracket and a cover housing, solving the assembly and material costs associated with the disassembly.

Referring again to fig. 5, in one embodiment of the present invention, the rotating structure 150 includes a connection hole 151 and a rotating shaft 152, the connection hole 151 is disposed on the base 140, a center line of the connection hole 151 forms a rotation center line, the rotating shaft 152 is formed at an end of the second bracket 130 far away from the connection shaft 110, the rotating shaft 152 is disposed through the connection hole 151, the rotating shaft 152 is connected with an end positioning member 153, the rotating shaft 152 is defined to rotate around the center line of the connection hole 151 by the end positioning member 153, the end positioning member 153 may adopt a nut, the rotating shaft 152 is a hollow sleeve structure, and the nut is in threaded connection with an inner wall of the rotating shaft 152 to limit axial movement of the rotating shaft 152. Therefore, the screen assembly 300 can not only meet the use requirement of left and right rotation relative to the system assembly 200, but also be compact in structure, and does not need to occupy excessive installation space of the electronic equipment, so that the electronic equipment meets the use requirement of light and thin.

Referring to fig. 5 and 7 in combination, the rotating shaft 152 has a connecting portion (not shown) extending out of the connecting hole 151, and a resistance member 160 is sleeved on the connecting portion, where the resistance member 160 is used to provide a rotating resistance to the rotating shaft 152, and the resistance member 160 may include a positioning piece 161 and a spring piece 162, and by setting the resistance member 160, the screen assembly 300 must overcome the rotating resistance generated by the resistance member 160 during the left-right rotation around the rotation center line.

As shown in fig. 8, the housing 210 has an outer side 2101, a space is provided between the edge of the mounting hole 211 and the outer side 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 to the outer side 2101, so that a shielding member is not required to be arranged outside the housing 210, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing the disassembling cost.

Referring to fig. 9, 10, 11 and 12, the base 140 includes a circular body 141 and a connecting body 142, the connecting hole 151 is disposed on the circular body 141, the connecting body 142 extends radially outwards from an edge of the circular body 141, and the housing 210 is fixedly connected with the connecting body 142 through a fastener. In this manner, the base 140 may be removably coupled to the system assembly 200. In one embodiment of the present invention, two connectors 142 are symmetrically disposed with respect to the center of the circular body 141, three blind holes 1423 and one connecting post 1422 are disposed on each connector 142, a first hole is disposed on the housing 210 corresponding to the connecting post 1422, the connecting post 1422 is inserted into the first hole, a second hole is disposed on the housing 210 corresponding to the blind hole 1423, and a fastener passes through the first hole to connect with the blind hole 1423, where the fastener may be a screw.

Further, the connector 142 has a locking surface 1421 disposed facing the housing 210, and the locking surface 1421 is disposed obliquely from the outer side surface 2101 toward the mounting hole 211, and the angle β of the locking surface 1421 may be set according to practical requirements, for example, may be 1 °,3 °,5 °, etc., based on the oblique disposition of the locking surface 1421, the rotation gap may be increased, so as to prevent the screen assembly 300 from rotating through the Cheng Guaca housing 210.

To facilitate the placement of the resistive element 160, the circular body 141 has a distal surface 1411 remote from the connecting shaft 110, the distal surface 1411 being on the same side of the base 140 as the locking surface 1421, the resistive element 160 being disposed between the distal surface 1411 and the end positioning member 153.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14 in combination, a rotation limiting structure 170 is formed between the base 140 and the second support 130, the rotation limiting structure 170 is used to limit the rotation angle of the second support 130 relative to the base 140, and by setting the rotation limiting structure 170, the left and right rotation angles of the screen assembly 300 can be suitable, so that the use requirement of a user on the display angle adjustment of the electronic device can be met, and the damage of the wires in the rotating shaft assembly 100 can be avoided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the rotation angle of the rotation structure 150 about the rotation center may be 180 ° left so that the screen assembly 300 is at a first angle, or may be 180 ° right so that the screen assembly 300 is at a second angle.

In order to achieve the purpose of defining the rotation angle of the second bracket 130 relative to the base 140, the base 140 is provided with a first mating portion 1401 (as shown in fig. 9), the second bracket 130 is provided with a second mating portion 1301 (as shown in fig. 6) corresponding to the first mating portion 1401, the rotation limiting structure 170 includes a limiting portion 171 provided on the first mating portion 1401 and an auxiliary portion 172 provided on the second mating portion 1301, and the second bracket 130 is defined to rotate within an angular range, preferably 180 ° range, relative to the base 140 by the cooperation of the limiting portion 171 and the auxiliary portion 172.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the limiting portion 171 includes an arc-shaped protrusion protruding from the first mating portion 1401, the auxiliary portion 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, the arc-shaped notch has a first mating end 1721 and a second mating end 1722, the first mating end 1721 is used for abutting against the first end 1711, and the second mating end 1722 is used for abutting against the second end 1712. When the screen assembly 300 needs to be adjusted to the left 180 ° display position, a force may be applied to the screen assembly 300 to rotate the screen assembly 300 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 the first angle; when the screen assembly 300 needs to be adjusted to the right 180 ° display position, a force may be applied to the screen assembly 300 to rotate the screen assembly 300 about the rotation center of the rotation structure 150 until the second mating 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 formed on the first mating portion 1401, and the auxiliary portion 172 may include an arc-shaped protrusion disposed corresponding to the arc-shaped notch.

In view of the above, the present invention has the following advantages:

1. the problems of single display angle and inconvenient use are solved;

2. the cost is saved, and the problem of assembly and material cost caused by disassembling is solved;

3. the miniaturization of the rotating shaft assembly 100 is realized, and the problem of insufficient installation space of electronic equipment is solved

4. The rotational gap of the spindle assembly 100 is increased, and the screen assembly 300 is prevented from scraping the housing 210 during rotation.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationship indicated by the azimuth word is generally based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and the azimuth word does not indicate or imply that the device or element to be referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention; the orientation terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the outline of the components themselves.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "upper surface at … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one or more components or features' spatial positional relationships to other components or features as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass not only the orientation of the elements in the figures but also different orientations in use or operation. For example, if the element in the figures is turned over entirely, elements "over" or "on" other elements or features would then be included in cases where the element is "under" or "beneath" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" may include both orientations of "above … …" and "below … …". Moreover, these components or features may also be positioned at other different angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), and all such cases are intended to be encompassed herein.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the present invention. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, components, assemblies, and/or combinations thereof.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and the claims of the present invention and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the invention described herein may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

The present invention has been illustrated by the above-described embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the embodiments described. In addition, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications are possible in light of the teachings of the invention, which variations and modifications are within the scope of the invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device comprising a screen assembly (300), a system assembly (200) and a spindle assembly (100), characterized in that the spindle assembly (100) comprises:

a connecting shaft (110);

a first bracket (120) rotatably connected with the connection shaft (110), the screen assembly (300) being fixed to the first bracket (120) so as to be rotatable about the connection shaft (110);

a second bracket (130) for setting the connecting shaft (110); and

a base (140) fixed on the system component (200), wherein the base (140) is rotationally connected with the second bracket (130) through a rotating structure (150), the rotating structure (150) is provided with a rotating center line, the second bracket (130) can rotate around the rotating center line relative to the base (140), and the rotating center line and the connecting shaft (110) meet a vertical condition;

the system assembly (200) comprises a shell (210) arranged opposite to the screen assembly (300), the shell (210) is provided with a mounting hole (211), the base (140) is limited to be placed into the mounting hole (211) along the axis direction of the mounting hole (211), and the outer surface of the base (140) forms a part of the appearance surface of the system assembly (200).

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rotating structure (150) comprises:

a connection hole (151) provided on the base (140), a center line of the connection hole (151) forming the rotation center line; and

a rotation shaft portion (152) formed at one end of the second bracket (130) away from the connection shaft (110), the rotation shaft portion (152) penetrating the connection hole (151);

wherein an end positioning member (153) is connected to the rotation shaft portion (152), and the rotation shaft portion (152) is defined to rotate around a center line of the connection hole (151) by the end positioning member (153).

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the rotating shaft portion (152) has a connecting portion protruding outside the connecting hole (151), and a resistance member (160) is sleeved on the connecting portion, and the resistance member (160) is configured to provide a rotating resistance to the rotating shaft portion (152).

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the housing (210) has an outer side (2101), and wherein an edge of the mounting hole (211) is spaced from the outer side (2101).

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the base (140) includes a circular body (141) and a connector (142), the connection hole (151) is disposed on the circular body (141), the connector (142) extends radially outward from an edge of the circular body (141), and the housing (210) is fixedly connected to the connector (142) by a fastener.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the connection body (142) has a lock surface (1421) provided facing the housing (210), the lock surface (1421) being provided obliquely from the outer side surface (2101) toward the mounting hole (211).

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the circular body (141) has a distal face (1411) remote from the connection shaft (110), the resistive element (160) being disposed between the distal face (1411) and the end positioning element (153).

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a rotation limiting structure (170) is formed between the base (140) and the second bracket (130), and the rotation limiting structure (170) is configured to limit a rotation angle of the second bracket (130) relative to the base (140).

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the base (140) has a first mating portion (1401) thereon, the second bracket (130) has a second mating portion (1301) disposed corresponding to the first mating portion (1401), the rotation limiting structure (170) includes a limiting portion (171) disposed on the first mating portion (1401) and an auxiliary portion (172) disposed on the second mating portion (1301), and the second bracket (130) is limited to rotate within an angular range relative to the base (140) by the mating of the limiting portion (171) and the auxiliary portion (172).

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the limiting portion (171) comprises an arc-shaped protrusion protruding on the first mating portion (1401), the auxiliary portion (172) comprises an arc-shaped notch arranged corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion, the arc-shaped protrusion has a first end (1711) and a second end (1712), the arc-shaped notch has a first mating end (1721) and a second mating end (1722), the first mating end (1721) is used for being abutted against the first end (1711), and the second mating end (1722) is used for being abutted against the second end (1712).

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