CN220626946U - Notebook computer with detachable keyboard module - Google Patents

Abstract

A notebook computer with a detachable keyboard module comprises a machine body, a keyboard module and a bolt lock assembly. The body has a first face and a second face opposite to each other, the first face being an outer surface of the body, the second face being an inner surface of the body. The keyboard module is provided with at least one clamping column. The latch assembly is movably arranged on the second surface, the keyboard module is assembled on the first surface, and the clamping column penetrates through the machine body from the first surface to protrude out of the second surface so as to be clamped with the latch assembly.

Description

Notebook computer with detachable keyboard module

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a notebook computer, and more particularly to a notebook computer with a detachable keyboard module.

Background

The existing notebook computer is limited by the component configuration and the fixed manufacturing process, so that the subsequent maintenance process is not easy to carry out, or the component replacement rate and the maintenance effect are not in the best, and the damaged component is only replaced directly.

For maintenance personnel, the aforementioned component placement and fixed manufacturing process may result in parts of the component being subject to assembly and not immediately removable from the machine body. For example, in the assembly process of the product, the keyboard module is assembled on the inner surface of the machine body from inside to outside, and each key protrudes out of the machine body through the corresponding opening of the machine body. The keyboard module is fixed inside the machine body by screw locking or hot melting, and after the keyboard module is assembled, other components (such as a circuit board, a battery, a fan … and the like) are required to be assembled into the machine body in sequence.

Therefore, when the keyboard module is damaged and needs to be replaced, the keyboard module can be inspected and disassembled after the maintenance personnel need to disassemble the other components in advance. This significantly increases the difficulty and complexity of the keyboard module in servicing.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a notebook computer with a detachable keyboard module, which can carry out simple and convenient disassembly and assembly process on the keyboard module of the notebook computer.

The notebook computer with the detachable keyboard module comprises a machine body, the keyboard module and a bolt lock assembly. The body has a first face and a second face opposite to each other, the first face being an outer surface of the body, the second face being an inner surface of the body. The keyboard module is provided with at least one clamping column. The latch assembly is movably arranged on the second surface, the keyboard module is assembled on the first surface, and the clamping column penetrates through the machine body from the first surface to protrude out of the second surface so as to be clamped with the latch assembly.

Based on the above, the body of the notebook computer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the body, and the second surface is an inner surface of the body. Furthermore, the keyboard module is detachably assembled on the first surface of the machine body, wherein the keyboard module is provided with a clamping column which can penetrate through the machine body to protrude out of the second surface when the keyboard module is assembled on the first surface and is mutually clamped with the bolt lock assembly on the second surface.

Thus, the user can easily and conveniently detach the keyboard module from the first surface without the need of first detaching the components in the machine body. In other words, the keyboard module of the notebook computer is operated independently by effectively releasing the restriction of the connection and assembly relation with other members.

Drawings

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 1B is a schematic exploded view of a keyboard module of the notebook computer of fig. 1A.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a portion of the internal components of the notebook computer of FIG. 1A.

Fig. 2B is a schematic diagram of the keyboard module of fig. 2A detached from the body.

Fig. 2C is a schematic exploded view of a portion of the components of fig. 2A.

Fig. 3A to 3D are schematic views of the actuation of part of the components of fig. 2A.

Wherein,

100, a notebook computer;

110, a machine body;

111, fixing the column;

112, a pivot post structure;

112a, a screw;

112b, convex columns;

113, opening;

114, a guide post;

120, a keyboard module;

121, clamping a column;

121a, head;

121b, column part;

130 a latch assembly;

131, a main board;

132 latching ribs;

132a, grooving II;

133, convex ribs;

133a, grooving one;

134, locking attachment;

135, an elastic member;

136, fixing the column;

137, driving piece;

137a, track;

137b, grooving three;

137c, driving surface;

138, a guide rod;

e1 is one end;

e2, the other end;

l1 is path I;

l2 is a path II;

p1 is an initial position;

p2, clamping position;

p3. temporary position one;

p4, temporary position II;

s1, a first surface;

s2, a second surface;

s3, bottom.

Detailed Description

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the utility model. Fig. 1B is a schematic exploded view of a keyboard module of the notebook computer of fig. 1A. FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a portion of the internal components of the notebook computer of FIG. 1A. Referring to fig. 1A, fig. 1B and fig. 2A, in the present embodiment, the notebook computer 100 includes a body 110, a keyboard module 120 and a latch assembly 130. The body 110 has a first surface S1 and a second surface S2 opposite to each other, the first surface S1 being an outer surface of the body 110, and the second surface S2 being an inner surface of the body 110. The keyboard module 120 has at least one card pillar (three card pillars 121 are taken as an example in this embodiment). The latch assembly 130 is movably disposed on the second surface S2, the keyboard module 120 is assembled on the first surface S1, and the card post 121 protrudes from the first surface S1 through the opening 113 of the body 110 to the second surface S2 so as to be fastened with the latch assembly 130.

Fig. 2B is a schematic diagram of the keyboard module of fig. 2A detached from the body. Referring to fig. 1B, fig. 2A and fig. 2B, further, the latch assembly 130 of the present embodiment includes a main plate 131 movably disposed on the second surface S2. The latch assembly 130 further includes a latch rib 132, a rib 133, a slot one 133a, a slot two 132a, a lock accessory 134 and a driving member 137, wherein the latch rib 132 and the rib 133 respectively protrude from the main plate 131, or can be regarded as a part of the main plate 131 extending after the metal part is stamped, or can be regarded as a protrusion of the main plate 131 formed during the plastic injection molding process. FIG. 2A illustrates one of the ribs 133 and locking elements 134 as being removed to facilitate the identification of the associated structure.

Furthermore, the rib 133 corresponds to the slot one 133a, and the latch rib 132 corresponds to the slot two 132a. In other words, the rib 133 is disposed along the periphery of the first slot 133a, i.e. the rib 133 surrounds the entire periphery of the first slot 133a, and the latch rib 132 is disposed along a partial periphery of the second slot 132a. Correspondingly, the body 110 has a plurality of guide posts 114 protruding from the second surface S2, and the guide posts 114 and the corresponding slots 133a are coupled together in a movable manner, i.e. the extending and expanding direction of the slots 133a matches with the guide posts 114, which is a main structural factor for allowing the main plate 131 of the latch assembly 130 to slide reciprocally on the second surface S2, and the sliding direction of the main plate 131 is the extending and expanding direction of the slots 133 a. Similar to the ribs 133, the slots 133a may be referred to as openings formed by punching the metal piece on the main board 131, or may be referred to as openings formed by injection molding the main board 131.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2A, the locking element 134 is further locked to the guide post 114 but slidably abuts against the rib 133, so that the head of the locking element 134 abuts against the rib 133 to provide effective limitation, so as to prevent the main plate 131 of the latch 130 from being separated from the second surface S2 of the body 110.

Next, as can be seen from fig. 2A and fig. 2B, the latch rib 132 is disposed along a partial periphery of the second slot 132A, so that after the card pillar 121 of the keyboard module 120 passes through the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 (corresponding to the through opening 113) of the main body 110 and the second slot 132A of the latch 130, the card pillar 121 can slide in the second slot 132A to move to or away from the latch rib 132 by moving the main plate 131 of the latch 130 (as described above). Further, as shown in fig. 2B, the clip 121 includes a head portion 121a and a post portion 121B, the post portion 121B extends from the bottom S3 of the keyboard module 120, the head portion 121a is located at the end of the post portion 121B away from the bottom S3, and the outer diameter of the head portion 121a is larger than the outer diameter of the post portion 121B. When the keyboard module 120 is assembled to the body 110, the bottom S3 of the keyboard module 120 is supported by the first surface S1, the card post 121 passes through the body 110 and the main board 131 of the latch assembly 130, and the height of the head 121a relative to the main board 131 is greater than or equal to the height of the latch rib 132 relative to the main board 131 (i.e. the height of the latch rib 132 protruding out of the main board 131), so that when the card post 121 moves to the latch rib 132, the latch rib 132 is retained by the head 121a, and the main board 131 can be tightly adhered and fastened to the second surface S2.

Fig. 2C is a schematic exploded view of a portion of the components of fig. 2A. Fig. 3A to 3D are schematic views of the actuation of part of the components of fig. 2A. Referring to fig. 2A, 2C and 3A, in the latch assembly 130 of the present embodiment, the driving member 137 is assembled on a side edge of the main plate 131, and the driving member 137 has a driving surface 137C exposed outside the body 110, so as to be pressed by a user. In short, the driving surface 137c is a portion of the latch assembly 130 exposed outside the body 110, and the user can press the driving surface 137c to drive the driving member 137 and the main board 131 to move synchronously on the second surface S2 of the body 110 during the process of disassembling and assembling the keyboard module 120. As shown in fig. 3A, the driving member 137 of the present embodiment further has a slot three 137b, and is matched with a locking member 134, which is similar to the rib 133 matched with the slot one 133A, that is, the driving member 137 of the present embodiment is similar to the main board 131, and the sliding effect on the second surface S2 can be achieved by the slot three 137b, the locking member 134 and the guide post (not shown due to the view angle, which is similar to the guide post 114 shown in fig. 2A).

As shown in fig. 2C, the latch assembly 130 of the present embodiment further includes a guide rod 138 and an elastic member 135, wherein the elastic member 135 connects the main board 131 and the body 110, and particularly one end of the elastic member 135 is a fixing post 136 fixed on the main board 131, and the other end of the elastic member 135 is fixed on the fixing post 111 protruding from the second surface S2 of the body 110 and passing through the main board 131, so that the main board 131 slides on the second surface S2 to deform the elastic member 135 or drive the main board 131 (and the driving member 137) to return due to the elastic force of the elastic member 135.

Furthermore, the guiding rod 138 is pivotally disposed on the second surface S2 of the body 110, and one end E1 of the guiding rod 138 is movably coupled to the track 137a of the driving member 137, and the track 137a is in a closed loop. In the present embodiment, the body 110 further has a boss 112b protruding from the second surface S2 and a screw 112a, the other end E2 of the guide rod 138 is ring-shaped to fit over the screw 112a, and the screw 112a is locked to the boss 112b with a margin so that the guide rod 138 can rotate relative to the boss 112b and the screw 112 a. In other words, the boss 112b and the screw 112a constitute a pivot post structure 112 for allowing the guide rod 138 to pivot. In addition, the track 137a has a first path L1 and a second path L2 connected end to end, and an initial position P1, a locking position P2, a temporary position P3, and a temporary position P4 as shown in fig. 2C.

Please refer to fig. 3A to 3D in sequence and compare the structure shown in fig. 2C. In the present embodiment, fig. 3A shows that fig. 2A shows that the end E1 of the guide rod 138 is located at the initial position P1. Then, when the user presses the driving surface 137C to slide the driving member 137 and the main board 131 on the second surface S2, the end E1 of the guiding rod 138 moves from the initial position P1 to the locking position P2 along the path L1 (the process of fig. 3A to 3C), or the end E1 of the guiding rod 138 moves from the locking position P2 to the initial position P1 along the path L2, i.e. the process of fig. 3C, 3D to 3A. Briefly, fig. 3A-3D present a cyclical actuation process.

For example, when the keyboard module 120 is assembled to the body 110 and the user wants to detach it from the body 110, the user first applies a force to the driving surface 137c to cause the driving member 137 and the main board 131 to slide on the second surface S2, i.e. the process of fig. 3A to 3B, in which one end E1 of the guiding rod 138 moves from the initial position P1 to the temporary position P3, and at the same time, the elastic member 135 is deformed (stretched) and accumulates elastic force, and the locking post 121 is released and separated from the latch rib 132.

Then, when the user releases the force, the elastic force of the elastic member 135 drives the main board 131 and the driving member 137 to return, but is limited by the track structure of the track 137a, so that the end E1 of the guiding rod 138 moves from the temporary position P3 to the locking position P2, which is shown in fig. 3C. In this way, the user can smoothly detach and remove the keyboard module 120 from the first surface S1 of the body 110, as shown in fig. 1B or fig. 2B. The detent position P2 in the embodiment is a position where the user does not need to continuously apply force to press the driving member 137 to provide a labor-saving effect.

The user may then proceed with subsequent actions without replacing the new keyboard module 120, or may instead reload the new or modified keyboard module 120 into the first surface S1 of the body 110. Taking the keyboard module 120 as an example, after the card post 121 of the keyboard module 120 passes through the opening 113 and the second slot 132a, the user can apply force to press the driving surface 137c again, so that one end E1 of the guide rod 138 moves from the locking position P2 to the temporary position P4 and deforms the elastic member 135 again. Once the user does not apply any force, the elastic force of the elastic member 135 drives the main board 131 and the driving member 137 to return, that is, the end E1 of the guiding rod 138 moves from the temporary position two P4 back to the initial position P1, i.e. the process shown in fig. 3C, 3D to 3A.

As can be seen from the above, the user provides a force to drive the main board 131 to move on the second surface S2, and the corresponding position relationship between the guide bar 138 and the track 137a can be matched to complete the processes of latching or releasing the keyboard module 120 and removing and installing the keyboard module 120 from the first surface S1 of the body 110.

In summary, in the above embodiment of the present utility model, the body of the notebook computer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the body, and the second surface is an inner surface of the body. Furthermore, the keyboard module is detachably assembled on the first surface of the machine body, wherein the keyboard module is provided with a clamping column which can penetrate through the machine body to protrude out of the second surface when the keyboard module is assembled on the first surface and is mutually clamped with the bolt lock assembly on the second surface.

Furthermore, since the latch member is slidable on the second surface, the user can drive the main board 131 to move only by pressing the driving member in cooperation with the corresponding components such as the rail of the driving member and the guide rod, thereby achieving the locking or releasing of the locking post of the keyboard module and the latch rib on the main board. Meanwhile, the driving piece is provided with a track with a closed loop, so that the guide rod moves or is clamped in the track along with the movement process of the main board and the driving piece, and a user can detach or assemble the keyboard module from the machine body to the machine body after clamping or releasing the keyboard module.

Thus, the user can easily and conveniently detach the keyboard module from the first surface without the need of first detaching the components in the machine body. In other words, the keyboard module of the notebook computer is operated independently by effectively releasing the restriction of the connection and assembly relation with other members.

Claims (12)

1. A notebook computer having a detachable keyboard module, comprising:

a machine body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, the first surface being an outer surface of the machine body, the second surface being an inner surface of the machine body;

a keyboard module having at least one card column; and

the keyboard module is assembled on the first surface, and the clamping column penetrates through the machine body from the first surface to protrude out of the second surface so as to be clamped with the bolt lock assembly.

2. The notebook computer with the removable keyboard module of claim 1, wherein the latch assembly has a plurality of slots one, and the body has a plurality of guide posts protruding from the second surface, the guide posts and the slots one being movably coupled to each other to slide the latch assembly along the second surface.

3. The notebook computer with removable keyboard module of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of locking attachments, and the latch assembly further comprises a plurality of ribs corresponding to the slots one, wherein the ribs surround the slots one, and the locking attachments are locked to the guide posts and slidably abut against the ribs.

4. The notebook computer with detachable keyboard module of claim 2, wherein the latch assembly comprises a main board and a driving member, the main board is slidable along the second face and has a plurality of slots, the driving member is assembled on a side edge of the main board, and the driving member has a driving face exposed outside the body to be pressed by a user.

5. The notebook computer with detachable keyboard module of claim 4, wherein the latch assembly further comprises an elastic member connecting the main board and the main body, wherein when the user presses the driving surface, the driving member slides on the second surface synchronously with the main board and deforms the elastic member, and when the driving surface is not pressed, the elastic force of the elastic member drives the driving member and the main board to reset.

6. The notebook computer with detachable keyboard module of claim 4, wherein the latch assembly further comprises a guide bar pivoted on the second surface of the body, and one end of the guide bar is movably coupled to a track of the driving member, the track being a closed loop.

7. The notebook computer with the removable keyboard module of claim 6, wherein the track has a first path and a second path that are connected end to end, and when the user presses the driving surface, the end of the guide bar moves from an initial position to a locking position along the first path, or the end moves from the locking position to the initial position along the second path.

8. The notebook computer with detachable keyboard module of claim 7, further comprising an elastic member connecting the main board and the main body, wherein when the user applies force to press the driving surface, the driving member slides on the second surface in synchronization with the main board and deforms the elastic member, the end of the guide rod moves to a temporary position one of the first path or to a temporary position two of the second path, and when the user releases the force, the elastic force of the elastic member drives the driving member and the main board to reset, and the end moves from the temporary position one to the clamping position or the end moves from the temporary position two to the initial position.

9. The notebook computer with detachable keyboard module of claim 6, wherein the body further has a boss protruding from the second face and a screw, the other end of the guide rod is ring-shaped to fit around the screw, and the screw is marginally locked to the boss to enable the guide rod to rotate relative to the boss and the screw.

10. The notebook computer with the detachable keyboard module of claim 1, wherein the latch assembly has at least one slot two and at least one latch rib corresponding to each other, the card post passes through an opening of the body and the slot two, and when the latch assembly moves on the second face, the slot two and the card post slide relatively to make the card post clamped on or released from the latch rib.

11. The notebook computer with detachable keyboard module of claim 10, wherein the latch rib is disposed along a partial periphery of the slot two, the card post slides in the slot two to move to or away from the latch rib, a part of the latch assembly is exposed outside the machine body for being pressed by a user, and when the user presses the latch assembly, the latch assembly slides on the second face and moves the card post away from the latch rib.

12. The notebook computer with the removable keyboard module of claim 10, wherein the locking post comprises a head portion and a post portion, the post portion extends from the bottom of the keyboard module, the head portion is located at an end of the post portion away from the bottom, the outer diameter of the head portion is larger than the outer diameter of the post portion, when the keyboard module is assembled to the body, the bottom of the keyboard module is supported against the first face, the locking post passes through the body and the main board of the latch assembly, and the height of the head portion relative to the main board is larger than or equal to the height of the latch rib relative to the main board, so that the latch rib is retained by the head portion, and the latch rib extends and protrudes from the main board.