CN1198191C

CN1198191C - Extension seat

Info

Publication number: CN1198191C
Application number: CN 02122012
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡堆明
Original assignee: Quanta Computer Inc
Current assignee: Quanta Computer Inc
Priority date: 2002-05-27
Filing date: 2002-05-27
Publication date: 2005-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 2022-05-27
Also published as: CN1462920A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an extension seat which comprises a casing, a linking unit and a lifting unit, wherein the linking unit is arranged in the casing and provided with a clamping part and a pushing assembly; the pushing assembly can be arranged on the casing in the mode of moving between a first position and a second position. When the pushing assembly is positioned in the first position, the clamping part is exposed out of the casing; when the pushing assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the clamping part moves to the casing. The lifting unit is arranged in the casing in the mode that the lifting unit is linked with the linking unit and provided with a separation assembly, wherein the separation assembly is arranged on the casing in the mode of moving between a third position and a fourth position. When the pushing assembly is positioned in the first position, the separation assembly is positioned in the third position; after the pushing assembly moves to the second position, the separation assembly moves from the third position to the fourth position; therefore, in the process that the pushing assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the clamping part can be firstly moved into the casing, and then, the separation assembly is moved.

Description

The expansion seat that is used for notebook computer

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of expansion seat, particularly a kind of expansion seat that is used for notebook computer.

Background technology

In recent years, the use of computer is to the utmost for popularizing.In response to ease of use, portable computer relatively so develop successively.Because therefore the limited event of the function design of portable computer own, need connect other auxiliary peripheral equipment usually again to strengthen its functions of use.The general mode that connects other peripheral equipment, by plug socket default on the portable computer, mat one connecting line is electrically connected at required peripheral equipment, so that can use the function of peripheral equipment on portable computer by in early days.But, because this mode so can't electrically connect many peripheral equipments simultaneously, has influenced result of use often because of portable computer itself can't be provided with many plug sockets.Therefore, released a kind of expansion seat at present and used as intermediary, that is, on the expansion seat, be provided with a plug socket that can be connected, and make the expansion seat can connect many function peripheral equipments with portable computer.By this, only need portable computer is electrically connected the plug socket that expands seat with plug socket, can increase the multiple function of using multiple peripheral equipment simultaneously.

Traditional expansion seat 20 is provided with four hook parts 22 at expansion seat 20 in the face of on the end face of portable computer 10 as shown in Figure 1, and it can combine with the mounting groove 12 that is positioned at portable computer 10 bottom surfaces.Also be provided with a connector 21 on expansion seat 20, it can electrically connect with the connector 11 that is positioned at portable computer 10 bottom surfaces, and by this, portable computer 10 can utilize the function that expands seat 20.

It should be noted that above-mentioned expansion seat is when combining with portable computer, the user need move forward and backward portable computer so that it separates with the expansion seat.Yet,, therefore often have the situation that is difficult for both are separated to produce because notebook computer has certain weight.

Consider said circumstances, the someone proposes to design the function that a clamping device reaches separation in expanding seat.For example, the user presses down a button, button is driven be positioned to expand a seat and a portable computer separating mechanism between the two, makes to expand by the effect of separating mechanism and separates with portable computer.

Yet above-mentioned design still has following point to need to be resolved hurrily:

1. because portable computer has certain weight, when the user desires to make the expansion seat to separate with portable computer, need when pressing down button, apply very big acting force;

2. behind the separating mechanism jack-up portable computer, portable computer is easy to fall once again because of gravity, and two connectors that separated are meshed once again.For this reason, need again additional designs one can prevent to make once again the mechanism of connector engagement because of gravity.But this mechanism also can be because of the be unable to hold out when too heavy problem of portable computer weight of portable computer weight; And

Portable computer with expand seat and combine after, expand and be unable to undergo to rock and cause between the two bad connection.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of expansion seat, more convenient when it can make the notebook computer that combines with it break away from.

For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of expansion seat that is used for notebook computer, it comprises: a housing, an interlock unit and a lift unit.The interlock unit is arranged in the described housing, and be provided with one first moving member and a press component, wherein said first moving member and described press component butt and on described first moving member, be provided with a holding section, and described press component is arranged on the described housing in the mode that can move between a primary importance and a second place, and when described press component is positioned at described primary importance, described holding section is exposed to outside the described housing, and when described press component from described primary importance when the described second place moves, described press component moves described first moving member and described holding section is moved in described housing.Lift unit is arranged in the described housing in the mode with described interlock unit interlock, and be provided with a connecting rod, one transmission component and a separation assembly, one end of wherein said connecting rod and described press component butt and can move and rotate with described press component, one end of described transmission component and the other end butt of described connecting rod and can move with the rotation of described connecting rod, the other end butt of described separation assembly and described transmission component and can between one the 3rd position and one the 4th position, moving, and when described press component is positioned at described primary importance and described separation assembly when being positioned at described the 3rd position, after described press component moves to the described second place, described press component is via described connecting rod, described transmission component and make described separation assembly move to described the 4th position from described the 3rd position, move to the process of the described second place from described primary importance at described press component by this, after described holding section is moved in described housing, make described separation assembly move to the 4th position again from described the 3rd position.

For further specifying above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, design feature and effect, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the traditional synoptic diagram that expands seat;

Fig. 2 is the decomposing schematic representation that the present invention expands seat;

Fig. 3 a be loam cake among Fig. 2 and interlock unit in conjunction with after vertical view;

Fig. 3 b be loam cake among Fig. 2 and interlock unit in conjunction with after upward view;

Fig. 4 a is the side schematic view of the press component among Fig. 2 when being positioned at primary importance;

Fig. 4 b is the side schematic view of the press component among Fig. 2 when being positioned at the second place;

Fig. 5 a is the schematic bottom view of the press component among Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 b is the decomposing schematic representation of the separation assembly among Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 a is the side schematic view of second button among Fig. 2 when being positioned at the 3rd position; And

Fig. 6 b is the side schematic view of second button among Fig. 2 when being positioned at the 4th position.

Embodiment

Please refer to Fig. 2 earlier, the present invention expands seat 100 and comprises: a housing 110, an interlock unit 120 and a lift unit 130.It should be noted that the present invention expands interlock unit 120 and the lift unit 130 of seat in 100 can be located at the left and right sides on the housing 110.Because both mechanism is identical, below only with regard to the structure of a side with describe as flowing mode.In addition, will be appreciated that, though the inter-agency bindiny mechanism that do not design of the left and right sides in the drawings, but move in the mode of both independent starts, but when practical application, also can design a bindiny mechanism, and only utilize a side to carry out start between the two.In addition, the position is set near under the situation of housing 110 central authorities, also can only designs one group of interlock unit 120 and lift unit 130 what make lift unit 130.

Housing 110 is as the body that expands seat 100, and it comprises a base 112 and a loam cake 111.Base 112 is provided with lift unit 130.Loam cake 111 combines with base 112, and is provided with interlock unit 120 (shown in Fig. 3 b) thereon.On the end face of loam cake 111, be provided with a plurality of second perforation 1111, a plurality of the 3rd perforation 1112 and a plurality of resettlement section 1113.

Now see also Fig. 2, Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b, interlock unit 120 is arranged in the loam cake 111 of housing 110, and comprises one first moving member 122, a press component 121, a fixture 123 and one first spring 124.

First moving member 122 and press component 121 butts, and be provided with two holding sections 1221 and one first rolling member 1222 thereon, wherein first rolling member 1222 can be a roller.

Press component 121 is being arranged in the resettlement section 1113 of loam cake 111 of housing 110 in the mode that moves between an original position (shown in Fig. 4 a, hereinafter referred to as primary importance) and the depressing position (shown in Fig. 4 b, hereinafter referred to as the second place).Shown in Fig. 5 a, press component 121 comprises one first button 1211 and one the 3rd spring 1212.First button 1211 is the main body of press component 121, be arranged in the mode that can between the primary importance and the second place, move in the resettlement section 1113 of loam cake 111 of housing 110, and be provided with an outstanding post 1211a and one second a rolling member 1211b thereon, wherein the second rolling member 1211b can be a roller, and first rolling member, 1222 butts on the outstanding post 1211a and first moving member 122, by the butt of the outstanding post 1211a and first rolling member 1222, press component 121 removable first moving members 122.Will be appreciated that the surface of outstanding post 1211a and first rolling member, 1222 butts can be designed to an inclined-plane P.The 3rd spring 1212 is arranged on first button 1211, with so that first button 1211 from the second site reversion to the primary importance.

See also Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 b again, fixture 123 is arranged on the loam cake 111 of housing 110 regularly, in order to support first moving member 122.On fixture 123, be provided with two first perforation 1232 and positioning piece 1231.Wherein first perforation 1232 is passed for the holding section 1221 of first moving member 122, and holding section 1221 can be moved in first perforation 1232.Keeper 1231 passes second on the loam cake 111 perforation 1111, the portable computer of desiring to be placed on it in order to the location.

Shown in Fig. 3 b, first spring 124 is connected and fixed the part 123 and first moving member 122, uses so that first moving member 122 moves in a preset range.

Interlock unit 120 is by above-mentioned structure, when press component 121 is positioned at primary importance shown in Fig. 4 a, the holding section 1221 of first moving member 122 is exposed to outside the loam cake 111 of housing 110, and when press component 121 from the primary importance shown in Fig. 4 a when the second place shown in Fig. 4 b moves, press component 121 moves first moving member 122 and holding section 1221 is moved in the loam cake 111 of housing 110.

See also Fig. 2 again, lift unit 130 is arranged on the base 112 of housing 110 in the mode with interlock unit 120 interlocks, and comprises a connecting rod 132, a transmission component 133 and a separation assembly 131.Wherein connecting rod 132 is provided with in rotating mode on the base 112 of housing, the second rolling member 1211b butt of first button 1211 of one end and press component 121, and can move and rotate, the other end with press component 121 then with transmission component 133 butts.

The end that transmission component 133 comprises one second moving member 1331 and one second spring, 1332, the second moving members 1331 as described above with the other end butt of connecting rod 131, and the other end is provided with a fitting portion 1331a, its can with separation assembly 131 butts.Second spring 1332 is arranged on the base 112 of housing 110 via second moving member 1331, uses so that second moving member 1331 moves in a preset range.

Separation assembly 131 is shown in Fig. 5 b, and it comprises a holder 1311, one second button 1312 and two the 4th springs 1313.Wherein holder 1311 is arranged on the base 112 of housing 110 regularly, second button 1312 is with can be at a depressing position (shown in Fig. 6 a, hereinafter referred to as the 3rd position) and a jack-up position (shown in Fig. 6 b) hereinafter referred to as the 4th position between the mode that moves be arranged in the holder 1311.Second button 1312 is provided with a stage 1312a of portion, and is chimeric with the fitting portion 1331a of second moving member 1331 of transmission component 133 when second button 1312 is positioned at the 3rd position shown in Fig. 6 a, remains on the 3rd position shown in Fig. 6 a by this.The 4th spring 1313 and second button, 1312 butts are used so that second button 1312 is returned to the 4th position shown in Fig. 6 b from the 3rd position shown in Fig. 6 a.

See also Fig. 2 again, the 3rd perforation 1112 of the loam cake 111 that second button 1312 can be by being positioned at housing 110.

By above-mentioned formation, when press component 121 is positioned at primary importance shown in Fig. 4 a and second button 1312 of separation assembly 131 when being positioned at the 3rd position shown in Fig. 6 a, after press component 121 moves to the second place shown in Fig. 4 b, press component 121 is via first moving member 122, connecting rod 132, transmission component 133 and make second button 1312 of separation assembly 131 move to the 4th position shown in Fig. 6 b from the 3rd position shown in Fig. 6 a, move to the process of the second place shown in Fig. 4 b from the primary importance shown in Fig. 4 a at press component 121 by this, after holding section 1221 on first moving member 122 is moved in the loam cake 111 of housing 110, second button 1312 of mobile again separation assembly 131.

It should be noted, first button 1211 in the above-mentioned press component 121 is after external force is removed, the 3rd spring 1212 in the press component 121 promptly can make first button 1211 from the second site reversion to the primary importance relatively, because second button 1312 can be engaged by second moving member 1331 after moving to the 3rd position, even therefore external force is removed, the 4th spring 1313 in the separation assembly 131 also can't make second button 1312 get back to the 4th position, and needs just can by the drive of press component 121.

Below described and of the present inventionly expanded the structure of seat 100 and make flowing mode, the action relationships between itself and the desire portable computer placed thereon below will be described.

When desire combines portable computer with expansion seat 100, portable computer is positioned on the expansion seat 100, the portable computer bottom surface will press down second button 1312 that is positioned at the 4th position this moment, this moment the 3rd, spring 1332 can move by driving second moving member 1331, and chimeric the live in stage 1312a of portion of second button 1312 of the fitting portion 1331a that makes second moving member 1331, so that second button 1312 moves to the 3rd position.On the other hand, portable computer makes holding section 1221 draw back simultaneously, and behind the portable computer location, first spring 124 drives holding section 1221 and blocks portable computer to front slide.

When desiring portable computer is separated with expansion seat 100, press down the press component 121 that is positioned at primary importance, press component 121 meeting at the beginning is first revolving member 1222 on start first moving member 122 by the inclined-plane P of its outstanding post 1211a, and holding section 1221 is retreated along with pressing down gradually of press component 121.In the process that continues to retreat in holding section 1221, and after press component 121 pressed to a segment distance, the second rolling member 1211b on it also began start connecting rod 132, and connecting rod 132 is rotated, and then drove second moving member 1331 toward post-tensionings.Afterwards when press component 121 lasting past pressing down, contract and do not close portable computer to not colluding in holding section 1221, holding section 1221 promptly no longer retreats, connecting rod 132 assembly 121 starts that still are pressed this moment, can't block second button 1312 up to the fitting portion 1331a of second moving member 1331, and cause second button 1312 because of the start of the 4th spring 1313 and upspring from the 3rd position jumping out to the 4th position, and eject portable computer.

As mentioned above, expand seat 100 and press down press component 121 via vertical direction, start holding section 1221 it is slided backward and discharge and portable computer between collude and close, simultaneously in the process that press component 121 presses down, also, effectively control the ejection of second button 1312 via the drive of connecting rod 132.Generally speaking, in the process that press component 121 presses down, after holding section 1221 can successively retreat to and break away from portable computer, second button 1312 then just can be upspring, and rises portable computer, can make by this expand with portable computer between separate more convenient.

In addition, by mechanism of the present invention, when the user desires to make the expansion seat to separate with portable computer, do not need when pressing down press component, to apply very big power and can finish required separating action.

Because press component is in the process that presses down, after the holding section can successively retreat to and break away from portable computer, second button just can then be upspring and be risen the portable computer portable, so portable computer does not have the problem that falls once again because of gravity and two connectors that separated are meshed once again and takes place.

Portable computer with expand seat and combine after, the holding section can be colluded really and be closed portable computer, so can both be broken away from because of rocking.

Certainly, those of ordinary skill in the art will be appreciated that, above embodiment is used for illustrating the present invention, and be not to be used as limitation of the invention, as long as in connotation scope of the present invention, all will drop in the scope of claims of the present invention variation, the modification of the above embodiment.

Claims

1. expansion seat that is used for notebook computer, it comprises:

One housing;

One interlock unit, it is arranged in the described housing, and be provided with one first moving member and a press component, wherein said first moving member and described press component butt and on described first moving member, be provided with a holding section, and described press component is arranged on the described housing in the mode that can move between a primary importance and a second place, and when described press component is positioned at described primary importance, described holding section is exposed to outside the described housing, and when described press component from described primary importance when the described second place moves, described press component moves described first moving member and described holding section is moved in described housing; And

One lift unit, it is arranged in the described housing in the mode with described interlock unit interlock, and be provided with a connecting rod, one transmission component and a separation assembly, one end of wherein said connecting rod and described press component butt and can move and rotate with described press component, one end of described transmission component and the other end butt of described connecting rod and can move with the rotation of described connecting rod, the other end butt of described separation assembly and described transmission component and can between one the 3rd position and one the 4th position, moving, and when described press component is positioned at described primary importance and described separation assembly when being positioned at described the 3rd position, after described press component moves to the described second place, described press component is via described connecting rod, described transmission component and make described separation assembly move to described the 4th position from described the 3rd position, move to the process of the described second place from described primary importance at described press component by this, after described holding section is moved in described housing, make described separation assembly move to the 4th position again from described the 3rd position.

2. expansion seat as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described interlock unit also comprises:

One is arranged on the described housing, supports the fixture of described first moving member regularly.

3. expansion seat as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described first moving member is provided with one first rolling member, and described press component is provided with the outstanding post with the described first rolling member butt, by the butt of described outstanding post and described first rolling member, removable described first moving member of described press component.

4. expansion seat as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that the surface of described outstanding post and the described first rolling member butt is an inclined-plane.

5. expansion seat as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described first rolling member is a roller.

6. expansion seat as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described fixture is provided with one first perforation, and described holding section is passed described first perforation and can be moved in described first perforation.

7. expansion seat as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described housing is provided with one second and bores a hole, and described fixture is provided with and the corresponding positioning piece of described second perforation, and described keeper passes described second perforation.

8. expansion seat as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described interlock unit also comprises:

One first spring that connects described fixture and described first moving member, described first moving member is moved in a preset range.

9. expansion seat as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described transmission component comprises:

One second moving member, one end and described connecting rod butt, and the other end and described separation assembly butt; And

One second spring, it is arranged on the described housing, uses so that described second moving member moves in a preset range.

10. expansion seat as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described press component comprises:

One is arranged on first button on the described housing in the mode that can move between the described primary importance and the described second place; And

One be arranged on described first button, make three spring of described first button from described second site reversion to described primary importance.

11. expansion as claimed in claim 10 seat is characterized in that, described first button be provided with one with second rolling member of described connecting rod butt.

12. expansion seat as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that described second rolling member is a roller.

13. expansion seat as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described separation assembly comprises:

One is arranged on the holder on the described housing regularly;

One is arranged on second button in the described holder in the mode that can move between described the 3rd position and described the 4th position; And

One with the described second button butt, make described second button be returned to the 4th spring of described the 4th position from described the 3rd position.

14. expansion seat as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that described housing is provided with one three perforation corresponding with described second button, uses for described second button and passes through.

15. expansion seat as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described housing comprises:

One which is provided with the base of described lift unit; And

One combines, which is provided with the loam cake of described interlock unit with described base.

16. expansion as claimed in claim 15 seat is characterized in that, covers on described and is provided with a resettlement section of placing described press component.