CN116266067A - Notebook computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A notebook computer comprises a body and a display unit, wherein when the display unit is opened relative to the body, a user can insert a wireless transmission device into a connector inside the body. When the user closes the display unit relative to the body, the wireless transmission device can automatically retract into the body.

Description

Notebook computer

Technical Field

The invention relates to a notebook computer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a foldable notebook computer.

Background

When a user operates a notebook computer, the user often uses a wireless mouse or a wireless keyboard to input instructions or control a cursor on a display screen. However, most of bluetooth transceivers used with a wireless mouse or a wireless keyboard must be inserted into the side of the notebook computer, so the bluetooth transceivers often protrude from the notebook computer to increase the abrupt sense of the appearance, and when a user shuts down and puts the notebook computer into a backpack, the bluetooth transceivers protruding from the side of the notebook computer also easily collide with the bottom of the backpack to cause damage.

In view of this, it is an important challenge for the research and development personnel in the art to design a notebook computer that can avoid the damage of the bluetooth transceiver and can be conveniently stored.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the foregoing conventional problems, an embodiment of the invention provides a notebook computer, which includes a main body, a display unit, a slider, a first magnet, a second magnet, a movable member and a connector. The body is provided with an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein the upper cover is formed with a hollow structure. The display unit is pivoted with the body, and the sliding block is movably accommodated in the hollow structure. The first magnet is fixed on the sliding block, and the second magnet is arranged on the display unit. The movable piece is arranged on the lower cover in a sliding manner, and the connector is arranged on the movable piece and is used for being electrically connected with a wireless transmission device. When the display unit is closed relative to the body from an open state, a magnetic repulsive force is generated between the first magnet and the second magnet, so that the first magnet and the sliding block are forced to slide at a first height in the hollow structure and descend to a second height, and the sliding block pushes the movable piece to a limit position from an initial position of the lower cover, and the wireless transmission device is retracted into the body.

In an embodiment, the notebook computer further includes a first elastic element, which is abutted between the lower cover and the slider.

In an embodiment, the first elastic element applies a first elastic force to the slider to limit the first height of the slider and the first magnet in the hollow structure.

In an embodiment, the notebook computer further includes a second elastic element, and the lower cover is formed with a bump, wherein the second elastic element is abutted between the movable member and the bump.

In an embodiment, the second elastic element applies a second elastic force to the movable element to limit the movable element to the initial position.

In an embodiment, the sliding block has a first inclined plane, and the movable member has a second inclined plane, wherein the second inclined plane slidably contacts the first inclined plane.

In an embodiment, the movable member has a hollow accommodating portion and a guiding portion connected to the accommodating portion, the connector is disposed in the accommodating portion, and the second inclined surface is formed on the guiding portion.

In an embodiment, when the movable member is pushed from the initial position to the limit position by the slider, the slider is located between the accommodating portion and the guiding portion.

In an embodiment, the movable member further has a protrusion protruding from the accommodating portion, and the slider has a blocking portion, wherein when the display unit is lifted relative to the body to present the open state, the protrusion contacts the blocking portion to limit the movable member at the initial position.

In an embodiment, the hollow structure is formed with a guide groove, the blocking portion is located in the guide groove, and when the movable member moves to the limit position, the protrusion is separated from the blocking portion and passes through the guide groove.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the wireless transmission device 30 shown in fig. 1 inserted into the side of the body 10 of the notebook computer 100.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of the display unit 20 of fig. 1 when it is closed relative to the body 10.

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged view of a portion of the wireless transmission device 30 of fig. 3 retracted into the body 10.

Fig. 5 shows an exploded view of the notebook computer 100 after removing the wireless transmission device 30, the lower cover 12 of the main body 10 and its internal components.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the slider S, the first magnet M, and the hollow structure G formed inside the upper cover 11 in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the slider S and the first magnet M of fig. 6 combined inside the hollow structure G.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the wireless transmission device 30, the connector U, the circuit board C, the circuit element B, the movable member 13, and the lower cover 12 of the body 10 after being assembled.

Fig. 9 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the wireless transmission device 30, the connector U, the circuit board C, the circuit element B, the movable member 13, and the lower cover 12 shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 shows an enlarged partial sectional view taken along line A1-A2 in fig. 2.

Fig. 11 shows an enlarged partial sectional view taken along line A3-A4 in fig. 4.

Wherein:

100, a notebook computer;

10, a body;

a display unit;

11, an upper cover;

12, a lower cover;

121, bumps;

13, a movable piece;

131, an accommodating part;

132, a guide portion;

1321 a second bevel;

133, a convex column;

30, a wireless transmission device;

a circuit element;

c, a circuit board;

g, a hollow structure;

g1, a guide channel;

g2, perforating;

h, opening;

m is a first magnet;

m is a second magnet;

r1 is a first elastic element;

r2 is a second elastic element;

s, a sliding block;

s1, a stop part;

s2, a limiting part;

s3, a first inclined plane;

u is a connector.

Detailed Description

The following describes a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, it will be readily appreciated that the embodiments of the invention provide many suitable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are illustrative only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It will be appreciated that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

The foregoing and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments are, for example: upper, lower, left, right, front or rear, etc., are merely references to the directions of the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used in the embodiments are for illustration and not for limitation of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, in which fig. 1 is a perspective view of a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the invention, fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a wireless transmission device 30 in fig. 1 inserted into a side of a main body 10 of the notebook computer 100, fig. 3 is a schematic view of a display unit 20 in fig. 1 when being closed relative to the main body 10, and fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the wireless transmission device 30 in fig. 3 retracted into the main body 10.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a main body 10 and a display unit 20 that are rotatable with each other, wherein the main body 10 and the display unit 20 are connected to each other by a pivot, and the display unit 20 can be opened (fig. 1) or closed (fig. 3) with respect to the main body 10.

In this embodiment, the display unit 20 may include, for example, an LCD, an OLED or a touch screen, and the main body 10 includes an upper cover 11 and a lower cover 12, wherein a keyboard (e.g., a QWERTY keyboard) and/or a touch pad (touch pad) may be disposed on the surface of the upper cover 11, so as to facilitate the user to operate the notebook computer 100.

It should be appreciated that the keyboard and/or touch pad is used as a user input interface (user input interface), and when a user wants to operate the notebook computer 100, the user can first tilt the display unit 20 relative to the main body 10, and then input commands or control the cursor on the display screen by using the keyboard and/or touch pad.

It should be noted that, the notebook computer 100 of the present embodiment is further configured with a wireless transmission device 30, wherein the wireless transmission device 30 may be a bluetooth transceiver (Bluetooth DongleAdapter) used with a peripheral device such as a wireless mouse or a wireless keyboard. In practical use, the wireless transmission device 30 can be inserted into a USB connector at the side of the body 10, and the wireless transmission device 30 can perform data transmission with a wireless mouse or a wireless keyboard, so that a user can conveniently input instructions or control cursors on a display screen through the wireless mouse/wireless keyboard.

As can be seen from fig. 1 and 2, when the display unit 20 is opened relative to the main body 10, a user can insert the wireless transmission device 30 into the USB connector at the side of the main body 10; on the contrary, when the user closes the display unit 20 relative to the main body 10 after finishing using (as shown in fig. 3 and 4), the wireless transmission device 30 is automatically retracted into the main body 10, so as to prevent the wireless transmission device 30 from colliding with other objects due to protruding outside the main body 10, thereby facilitating the storage of the notebook computer 100 and maintaining the overall beauty of the notebook computer 100.

Referring to fig. 5, 6 and 7, fig. 5 is an exploded view of the notebook computer 100 after removing the wireless transmission device 30, the lower cover 12 of the main body 10 and its internal components, fig. 6 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the slider S, the first magnet M and the hollow structure G formed inside the upper cover 11 in fig. 5, and fig. 7 is a schematic view of the slider S and the first magnet M combined inside the hollow structure G in fig. 6.

As shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, a hollow structure G is formed inside the upper cover 11 of the body 10 of the notebook computer 100, and an opening H is formed at the side of the upper cover 11, wherein the position of the opening H corresponds to a connector (e.g. USB connector) inside the body 10, and the hollow structure G is formed with a guide groove G1 and two elongated openings G2.

It should be noted that, a slider S and a first magnet M are fixed to each other and are accommodated in the hollow structure G, wherein a protruding stop portion S1 and two limiting portions S2 are formed on the slider S, and the stop portion S1 and the limiting portions S2 are slidably accommodated in the guide groove G1 and the opening G2 of the hollow structure G, respectively (fig. 7); in this way, the slider S and the first magnet M can slide in the vertical direction (Z-axis direction) inside the hollow structure G. In addition, as can be seen from fig. 6 and 7, a first inclined surface S3 is further formed on the slider S.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the wireless transmission device 30, the connector U, the circuit board C, the circuit element B, the movable member 13 and the lower cover 12 of the main body 10 after being assembled, and fig. 9 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the wireless transmission device 30, the connector U, the circuit board C, the circuit element B, the movable member 13 and the lower cover 12 of fig. 8.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, a movable member 13 is disposed inside the lower cover 12 of the main body 10 of the notebook computer 100, wherein the movable member 13 is capable of being displaced in a horizontal direction (X-axis direction) relative to the lower cover 12. In this embodiment, the movable member 13 includes a hollow accommodating portion 131, a guiding portion 132 and a protruding pillar 133, wherein the accommodating portion 131 is used for accommodating the circuit board C and the connector U (e.g. USB connector), and the wireless transmission device 30 can be inserted into the connector U and electrically connected to a processor (not shown) inside the body 10 through the circuit board C and a circuit element B (e.g. flexible circuit board).

On the other hand, as can be seen from fig. 9, the guiding portion 132 of the movable member 13 is connected to the accommodating portion 131, and the protruding post 133 protrudes from one side of the accommodating portion 131. It should be understood that, a second inclined surface 1321 is formed on the guiding portion 132, and slidably contacts the first inclined surface S3 on the slider S, and the boss 133 extends in the-X axis direction, wherein a first elastic element R1 (e.g. a compression spring) is disposed on the inner side surface of the lower cover 12 and extends in the vertical direction (Z axis direction) for connecting the slider S, and a second elastic element R2 (e.g. a compression spring) extends in the horizontal direction (X axis direction) and abuts between the side wall of the accommodating portion 131 and the bump 121 of the lower cover 12.

Referring next to fig. 10, wherein fig. 10 shows an enlarged partial cross-sectional view along line A1-A2 in fig. 2.

As shown in fig. 10, when a user wants to use the wireless mouse or the wireless keyboard, the display unit 20 is lifted up relative to the main body 10, and then the wireless transmission device 30 (e.g. bluetooth transceiver) is inserted into the connector U through the opening H of the upper cover 11, so that the wireless transmission device 30 can perform wireless data transmission with the wireless mouse or the wireless keyboard, thereby facilitating the user to input instructions to the notebook computer 100 or control the cursor on the display screen through the wireless mouse/wireless keyboard.

As can be seen from fig. 10, the first elastic element R1 is abutted between the lower cover 12 and the slider S, and can apply a first elastic force to the slider S in the direction of the upper cover 11 (the Z-axis direction) to limit a first height of the slider S and the first magnet M in the hollow structure G; on the other hand, the second elastic element R2 abutting between the sidewall of the accommodating portion 131 and the protrusion 121 of the lower cover 12 can apply a second elastic force to the accommodating portion 131 in the X-axis direction, so as to limit the movable member 13 to be located at an initial position relative to the lower cover 12.

In the state shown in fig. 10, when the user inserts the wireless transmission device 30 into the connector U through the opening H, the boss 133 protruding from the left side of the accommodating portion 131 abuts against the stop portion S1 on the slider S, so as to limit the movable member 13 to the initial position.

Referring again to FIG. 11, where FIG. 11 shows an enlarged partial cross-sectional view along line A3-A4 of FIG. 4.

As shown in fig. 11, a second magnet m is further disposed inside the display unit 20 of the present embodiment. It should be appreciated that when the user does not need to use the notebook computer 100, the display unit 20 can be closed relative to the main body 10, and a magnetic repulsive force is generated between the first magnet M and the second magnet M, so as to force the first magnet M and the slider S to slide together in the-Z axis direction relative to the hollow structure G and descend to a second height.

In the process of the first magnet M and the slider S descending from the first height (fig. 10) to the second height (fig. 11), the stop portion S1 and the limit portion S2 on the slider S are guided by the guide groove G1 and the opening G2 of the hollow structure G2 to slide downward, and the first inclined surface S3 of the slider S slides along the second inclined surface 1321 of the guide portion 132, so that the movable member 13 is pushed to a limit position in the-X axis direction (as shown by the arrow direction in fig. 11), so that the wireless transmission device 30 can automatically retract into the body 10 in the-X axis direction.

It should be noted that, when the movable member 13 moves to the above-mentioned limit position in the-X axis direction (fig. 11), the protrusion 133 protruding from the left side of the accommodating portion 131 is separated from the stop portion S1 of the slider S and passes through the guide groove G1 of the hollow structure G, so as to avoid interference between different components, and the position of the slider S is between the accommodating portion 131 and the guide portion 132 of the movable member 13.

As described above, when the display unit 20 is closed relative to the main body 10 (as shown in fig. 3 and 4), the wireless transmission device 30 automatically retracts into the main body 10, so that the wireless transmission device 30 is prevented from protruding out of the main body 10 to collide with other objects, thereby facilitating the storage of the notebook computer 100 and maintaining the overall aesthetic appearance of the notebook computer 100.

Although embodiments and advantages of the present invention have been disclosed, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Furthermore, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification, unless a person skilled in the art would appreciate from the present disclosure that the processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods and steps described in the present disclosure are capable of performing substantially the same function or obtaining substantially the same result as the described embodiments. Accordingly, the present invention is intended to cover such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps. In addition, each claim constitutes a separate embodiment, and the scope of the invention also includes combinations of the individual claims and embodiments.

Although the invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and the invention is therefore to be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A notebook computer, comprising:

a body having an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein the upper cover is formed with a hollow structure;

a display unit pivoted to the main body;

a sliding block movably accommodated in the hollow structure;

the first magnet is fixed on the sliding block;

a second magnet arranged on the display unit;

a movable piece which is arranged on the lower cover in a sliding way; and

the connector is arranged on the movable piece and is used for electrically connecting a wireless transmission device;

when the display unit is closed from an open state relative to the body, a magnetic repulsive force is generated between the first magnet and the second magnet, so that the first magnet and the sliding block are forced to slide at a first height in the hollow structure and descend to a second height, and the sliding block pushes the movable piece to a limit position from an initial position of the lower cover, and the wireless transmission device is retracted into the body.

2. The notebook computer of claim 1, further comprising a first elastic element abutting between the lower cover and the slider.

3. The notebook computer of claim 2, wherein the first resilient member applies a first spring force to the slider to limit the first height of the slider and the first magnet within the hollow structure.

4. The notebook computer of claim 3, further comprising a second elastic element, wherein the lower cover is formed with a bump, and wherein the second elastic element is abutted between the movable member and the bump.

5. The notebook computer of claim 4, wherein the second elastic element applies a second elastic force to the movable member to restrict the movable member from being at the initial position.

6. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the slider has a first inclined surface and the movable member has a second inclined surface, wherein the second inclined surface slidably contacts the first inclined surface.

7. The notebook computer of claim 6, wherein the movable member has a hollow receiving portion and a guiding portion connected to the receiving portion, the connector is disposed in the receiving portion, and the second inclined surface is formed on the guiding portion.

8. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the slider is located between the receiving portion and the guide portion when the movable member is pushed from the initial position to the extreme position by the slider.

9. The notebook computer of claim 8, wherein the movable member further comprises a protrusion protruding from the accommodating portion, and the slider comprises a blocking portion, wherein when the display unit is lifted relative to the main body to assume the open state, the protrusion contacts the blocking portion to limit the movable member at the initial position.

10. The notebook computer of claim 9, wherein the hollow structure defines a guide channel, the stop is disposed in the guide channel, and the post is disengaged from the stop and passes through the guide channel when the movable member moves to the limit position.

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