CN1317618C

CN1317618C - Both rotation and translation mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN1317618C
Application number: CNB2004100859878A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄照明; 王文杰; 庄金谷
Original assignee: Tatung Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tatung Co Ltd
Priority date: 2004-10-25
Filing date: 2004-10-25
Publication date: 2007-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2024-10-25
Also published as: CN1766783A

Abstract

The invention relates to a mechanism with rotation and translation functions, which is connected with a base and a screen, wherein the base is provided with a rotating shaft structure, a rotating platform rotates relative to the rotating shaft structure, the rotating platform is provided with a gear set and a hinge element, and the hinge element is fixedly arranged on the screen. The gear set comprises a middle gear, a left gear and a right gear, the middle gear is arranged on the rotating shaft structure, and the left gear and the right gear are respectively meshed with the middle gear and are provided with the same number of teeth. When the screen rotates, the salient points of the left gear and the right gear can drive the long groove of the hinge element to promote the hinge element to translate on the rotating platform. Therefore, the structure is different from the traditional circular rotating mechanism, the utilization of space can be simplified, and the screen can be completely covered above the base, so that unnecessary space waste is avoided.

Description

Have rotation and translation mechanism concurrently

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of have concurrently the rotation and translation mechanism, refer to especially a kind of be applicable to the dual-purpose type portable computer have concurrently the rotation and translation mechanism.

Background technology

For general dual-purpose type portable computer, it can include a pedestal and a screen, and can group be provided with a keyboard group on the pedestal, and screen is hubbed on the pedestal and can rotates with respect to pedestal, when screen during towards pedestal, can be used as notebook computer and operate this moment, otherwise, when screen turn to and dorsad pedestal, when being covered on the pedestal simultaneously, can pointer operate and form a plate type computer this moment.

Traditionally, can rotate with respect to pedestal for making screen, must design between screen and pedestal has a rotating mechanism, and it links screen and pedestal, and screen is rotated with respect to pedestal.

Yet, traditional rotating mechanism be merely a circular configuration and be assembled in screen and pedestal between, so design will cause circular rotating mechanism to protrude outside pedestal and take up space.

In addition, traditional rotating mechanism can be organized on it and be provided with a hinge components, its be fixedly arranged on the screen so that screen with respect to the pedestal upset (with screen upset downwards to be covered on the pedestal, or screen is upwards overturn), yet traditional hinge components is to be fixed on the rotating mechanism and with the rotating mechanism rotation, its position can change with the rotation of rotating mechanism, cause screen to follow to be covered by the pedestal top after the rotation fully and be offset, that is can have more a unnecessary space in the screen next door.In addition, its less stable of traditional hinge components is easy to generate and rocks, and is not very good.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of rotation and translation mechanism of having concurrently, by structure of the present invention, when rotation platform during with respect to the rotation of the pivot structure of pedestal, hinge components can rotate and translation mechanism so be referred to as a kind of having concurrently simultaneously with respect to the rotation platform translation motion.And said structure also is different from the circular rotating mechanism of traditional design, thus can simplify the utilization in space, and screen by the translation of hinge components, makes screen also can be covered by the pedestal top fully after rotation, avoids unnecessary space waste.

For achieving the above object, rotation and the translation mechanism of having concurrently provided by the invention is linked between a pedestal and the screen, and this screen rotated on this pedestal; This has rotation concurrently and translation mechanism comprises:

One pivot structure is fixedly arranged on this pedestal;

One rotation platform, it is hubbed on this pivot structure and this pedestal rotation relatively to be provided with a Spiale element, and this rotation platform includes an accommodation space, reaches one first guiding structural;

One gear set, be mounted in this accommodation space, and this gear set includes a neutral gear, a left gear, reaches a right gear, wherein, this neutral gear is coaxial to be fixedly arranged on this pivot structure, this left gear and this right gear be hubbed at respectively this neutral gear two sides, and be engaged in this neutral gear respectively, this left gear is with this right gear and be provided with the identical number of teeth, and this left gear and this right gear one of them is the convex salient point that is provided with at least; And

One hinge components, be located in this accommodation space, and the bottom surface of this hinge components is concaved with its correspondence of at least one long recess and holds this at least one salient point, this hinge components also includes its corresponding slippage of one second guiding structural this first guiding structural in this rotation platform, and this hinge components is fixedly arranged on this screen;

Wherein, this rotation platform is with this pivot structure rotation relatively of this Spiale element, and be fixedly arranged on this neutral gear on this pivot structure and drive this left gear and this right gear rotates around this neutral gear, and drive this at least one long recess of this hinge components with this at least one salient point, impel this hinge components to do translation along this first guiding structural on this rotation platform with its second guiding structural.

Wherein this pivot structure is fixedly arranged on a posterior lateral margin of this pedestal.

Wherein this pivot structure is a protruding axle, and this Spiale element is its corresponding coaxial being inserted in this protruding axle of a sleeve.

Wherein this first guiding structural be two fins its be convexly set in this accommodation space of this rotation platform and lay respectively at two sides of this gear set, and this second guiding structural be two chutes its respectively corresponding slippage on this two fin.

Wherein this first guiding structural be two guide rods its be mounted on two sides of this rotation platform, and this second guiding structural be two perforates its be hold respectively and corresponding slippage on this two guide rod.

Wherein also include its cover cap of gear baffle plate on this gear set, and this gear baffle plate offers at least one arc groove, and it holds this at least one salient point.

Wherein this pedestal upper surface is also organized and is provided with at least one location runner, and this rotation platform also offer two locating holes its be positioned at this rotation platform two sides and respectively correspondence be positioned this at least one location runner.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional combination figure of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view that has rotation and translation mechanism concurrently of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the top view before the start of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is the top view in the start of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the top view after the start of the present invention.

Embodiment

Please consult Fig. 1 earlier simultaneously and be three-dimensional combination figure of the present invention, and Fig. 2 be three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention, wherein show a dual-purpose type portable computer, and it includes a pedestal 11 and a screen 12, it then links between the two has one to have rotation and translation mechanism 7 concurrently, make the screen 12 can be by having the rotation of rotation and translation mechanism 7 concurrently or being covered on the pedestal 11, simultaneously be provided with a keyboard group 112 in pedestal 11 upper surface groups, so that it becomes notebook computer or panel computer uses, that is so-called dual-purpose type portable computer.

Please consult simultaneously again Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 be the rotation and the three-dimensional exploded view of translation mechanism of having concurrently of the present invention, wherein show so-calledly to have rotation concurrently and translation mechanism 7 includes a pivot structure 2, a rotation platform 3, a gear set 4, a hinge components 5 and a gear baffle plate 6.Wherein, pivot structure 2 is fixedly arranged on the posterior lateral margin 113 of pedestal 11 and is protruding upward, and rotation platform 3 convexes with a Spiale element 31 downwards, in present embodiment, pivot structure 2 is a protruding axle, and Spiale element 31 is a sleeve, it can corresponding coaxially be inserted in and be hubbed on the protruding axle of pivot structure 2, and therefore with respect to pedestal 11 rotations, and protruding its central authorities of aforementioned pivot structure 2 have provided a center through hole 21, and its central authorities of the sleeve of Spiale element 31 have provided a central perforation 311, and this central perforation 311 is corresponding to the center through hole 21 of pivot structure 2.

Above-mentioned rotation platform 3 tops also include an accommodation space 32 and one first guiding structural 33 of longitudinal extension in it, in present embodiment, first guiding structural 33 is two fins 331, this two fin 331 is convexly set in respectively in the accommodation space 32 of rotation platform 3, organizes respectively in two sides of rotation platform 3 simultaneously and is provided with a guide rod 332.

In addition, gear set 4 left and right sides are mounted in the accommodation space 32 of rotation platform 3 transversely arrangedly, and two fins 331 of above-mentioned first guiding structural 33 are two sides that lay respectively at gear set 4, and two guide rods 332 are positioned at two sides of gear set 4 equally, simultaneously, aforesaid gears group 4 includes a neutral gear 41, one left gear 42, an and right gear 43, wherein, neutral gear 41 coaxial being fixedly arranged on the pivot structure 2, and left gear 42 and right gear 43 are hubbed at two sides of neutral gear 41 respectively, and be engaged in neutral gear 41 respectively, and left gear 42 is with right gear 43 and be provided with the identical number of teeth, its both and the convex respectively salient point 421 that is provided with, 431, so can make when left gear 42 rotates with respect to neutral gear 41 with right gear 43 to have identical speed.

Afterwards, on gear set 4, and this gear baffle plate 6 offers two arc grooves 61 with gear baffle plate 6 cover caps, and this two arcs groove 61 can hold the salient point 421,431 of left gear 42 and right gear 43 respectively.

In addition, hinge components 5 is the strip of horizontal expansion and is located in the accommodation space 32 of rotation platform 3, this hinge components 5 also is fixedly arranged on screen 12 belows, and the bottom surface 51 of hinge components 5 is concaved with two long recess 511,512, this two long recess 511, the 512 corresponding respectively salient points 421 that hold left gear 42 and right gear 43,431, simultaneously, hinge components 5 includes one second guiding structural 52, in present embodiment, second guiding structural 52 is two chutes 521, it lays respectively at two sides of hinge components 5 and distinguishes corresponding slippage on two fins 331 of first guiding structural 33, and, two sides in hinge components 5 offer a perforate 522 respectively, and it can hold also corresponding slippage respectively on two guide rods 332 of rotation platform 3.

At last, the circuit of screen 12 (figure do not show) can pass the protruding axle of pivot structure 2 center through hole 21, with the central perforation 311 of the sleeve of rotation platform 3 Spiale elements 31, and then be connected in the pedestal 11.

Please consulting Fig. 1, Fig. 3 simultaneously, reaching Fig. 4 is the preceding top view of start of the present invention, panel computer uses or panel computer when desiring to convert to notebook computer and using when notebook computer is desired to convert to, screen 12 is the original positions that are positioned at as shown in Figure 4 with having rotation and translation mechanism 7 concurrently, just must make screen 12 begin rotation afterwards.Please consult simultaneously Fig. 1, Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 be top view in the start of the present invention, by said mechanism, rotation platform 3 can rotate with respect to pivot structure 2 by its Spiale element 31, at this moment, the neutral gear 41 that is fixedly arranged on the pivot structure 2 can rotate around neutral gear 41 with right gear 43 by driving left gear 42, because left gear 42 has the identical number of teeth with right gear 43, so left gear 42 and right gear 43 during around neutral gear 41 rotations, can have identical speed.In addition, in the time of rotation, left gear 42 can drive hinge components 5 with two salient points 421,431 in two long recess 511,512 that are contained in hinge components 5 with right gear 43, impel hinge components 5 with its two chute 521 and two perforates 522 respectively at making longitudinal translation on two fins 331 on the rotation platform 3 and two guide rods 332, and impel and then rotation of hinge components 5, and then make the screen 12 that is fixed on the hinge components 5 follow rotation.Please consult simultaneously Fig. 1, Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 be top view after the start of the present invention, last screen 12 promptly can rotate to position after as shown in Figure 6 the rotation.

Therefore, by said structure, when rotation platform 3 during with respect to pivot structure 2 rotation of pedestal 11, hinge components 5 can be simultaneously with respect to rotation platform 3 translation motions, so be referred to as a kind of rotation and translation mechanism of having concurrently, and said structure also is different from the circular rotating mechanism of traditional design, so can simplify the utilization in space.In addition, hinge components 5 does not change its position (as Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 6) after rotation, that is screen 12 in rotation back by the translation of hinge components 5, make screen 12 can not produce skew and can be covered by pedestal 11 tops fully, avoid unnecessary space waste.

In addition, for make in the rotary course can be more smooth-going and the location consider, can organize respectively in upper surface two sides of pedestal 11 again and establish a location runner 111, and two sides of rotation platform 3 can offer a location perforate 34 respectively, when rotation platform 3 in when rotation, can utilize its locating holes 34 and the corresponding respectively location runner 111 that is positioned pedestal 11.

Above-mentioned again left gear 42 includes a salient point 421,431 simultaneously with right gear 43, that is hinge components 5 is subjected to two fulcrums and is driven, and makes the screen 12 that is fixed on the hinge components 5 can have preferable stability relatively.

The foregoing description is only given an example for convenience of description, and the interest field that the present invention advocated should be as the criterion so that claim is described certainly, but not only limits to the foregoing description.

Claims

1. A mechanism with rotation and translation, which is connected between a base and a screen, and makes the screen rotate on the base; it is characterized in that the mechanism with rotation and translation includes:

a rotating shaft structure fixed on the base;

A rotating platform is provided with a rotating shaft element, which is pivotally arranged on the rotating shaft structure and rotates relative to the base, and the rotating platform includes an accommodating space and a first guiding structure;

A gear set is arranged in the accommodating space, and the gear set includes an intermediate gear, a left gear, and a right gear, wherein the intermediate gear is coaxially fixed on the rotating shaft structure, and the left gear and The right gear is respectively pivoted on the two sides of the intermediate gear and meshes with the intermediate gear respectively, the left gear and the right gear have the same number of teeth, and at least one of the left gear and the right gear is a convex point is provided upwardly; and

A hinge element is accommodated in the accommodating space, and the bottom surface of the hinge element is recessed with at least one long groove corresponding to accommodate the at least one convex point, and the hinge element also includes a second guide structure corresponding to the sliding moving on the first guide structure of the rotating platform, and the hinge element is fixed on the screen;

Wherein, the rotating platform rotates relative to the rotating shaft structure with the rotating shaft element, and the intermediate gear fixed on the rotating shaft structure drives the left gear and the right gear to rotate around the intermediate gear, and is driven by the at least one convex point The at least one elongated groove of the hinge element urges the hinge element to translate with its second guide structure along the first guide structure on the rotating platform.

2 . The rotation and translation mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating shaft structure is fixed on a rear side edge of the base. 3 .

3 . The rotating and translating mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating shaft structure is a protruding shaft, and the rotating shaft element is a sleeve that is coaxially inserted into the protruding shaft. 4 .

4. The rotation and translation mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first guiding structure is two ribs protruding from the accommodation space of the rotating platform and respectively located in the gear set The two sides of the second guiding structure are two slide grooves which respectively slide on the two protruding ribs.

5. The mechanism with both rotation and translation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first guide structure is two guide rods which are assembled on both sides of the rotating platform, and the second guide structure is The two openings are respectively accommodated and correspondingly slid on the two guide rods.

6. The rotating and translating mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a gear baffle which covers the gear set, and the gear baffle is provided with at least one arc groove which accommodates the At least one bump.

7. The rotating and translating mechanism according to claim 1, wherein at least one positioning wheel is assembled on the upper surface of the base, and the rotating platform is also provided with two positioning holes located on the The two sides of the rotating platform are correspondingly positioned on the at least one positioning wheel respectively.