CN2539215Y

CN2539215Y - Hand-held apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN2539215Y
Application number: CN 01263609
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贺小平
Original assignee: CHANGBA ELECTRONIC Co Ltd
Current assignee: CHANGBA ELECTRONIC Co Ltd
Priority date: 2001-09-11
Filing date: 2001-09-11
Publication date: 2003-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 2011-09-11

Abstract

The utility model discloses a handheld device, comprising a general horizontal rectangle shell with an element on the facade; the shell comprises a pair of contraposition flanges, a pipeline extended between the flanges, a cap cover of the rotary driving device rotary connected with the pathway and used to cover the element; the cap cover comprises a flat cover part with a hinge formed along the cap cover, the rotary driving device comprises a driving spring and a rotary damping device, wherein the damping device is positioned inside the pipeline and makes the cap cover lean to position opposite to the back of the device so as to form a support. The utility model has the advantages of unwieldiness, simple structure, flexible operation and relative cheap manufacture and assembly.

Description

Hand-held device

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of portable handheld device, relates in particular to the housing and the housing driving mechanism that are used for hand-held device.

The utility model also is particularly related to this kind and is used in the make-position in the part front of this this device of housing action ground protection with the device and of a rotatable housing and plays a part the mechanism of mobile housing between the open site of support of this device at this housing.

Background technology

The protectiveness housing that relates to hand-held device, the suggestion that can be referred to as " pocket " device has sometimes put forward.Under certain conditions, when this housing safe opening, it plays a kind of support.Prior art comprises: United States Patent (USP) 6,178,085, United States Patent (USP) 5,607,054, United States Patent (USP) 5,568,358, United States Patent (USP) 5,530, and 234, United States Patent (USP) 4,703,160, United States Patent (USP) 4,259,568, Jap.P. 57-143626, United States Patent (USP) 4,390,289, United States Patent (USP) 5,732,135, United States Patent (USP) 6,085,384, United States Patent (USP) 3,118, and 167, United States Patent (USP) 3,860,993, United States Patent (USP) 5,142,738, United States Patent (USP) 5,165, and 507 and United States Patent (USP) 5,2330,159.

The utility model content

Put it briefly, the device of this cover with cover is unheavy, simple in structure, flexible operation, manufacturing and assembling are also relatively cheap.

The purpose of this utility model is intended to overcome, and promptly reduces some or whole these problems at least.

Press the utility model, the hand-held device that has the rectangle shell of element on its front that comprises general Horizon is provided, above-mentioned shell comprises a pair of opposed flange, one pipeline extends between flange, one is used for covering on the above-mentioned element, be connected in the housing of a rotary drive mechanism of this path rotatably, this housing comprises a flat lid part that has the hinge that forms along the one edge, this rotary drive mechanism comprises a driving spring and a rotatable damping unit, and this damping unit is positioned to be used in the above-mentioned pipeline to make the relative position at this housing deflection and the back side of this device to form a support.

This hand-held device can have the operating electronic devices that is closed within this shell, and these elements comprise that is positioned at a positive display panel.

Executive component can comprise the manually activatable button of an array.

This hand-held device can comprise that mobile phone, pager, computing machine, data storage device, electronics write one or more of liner, minidisk display device, sound registering instrument, audiovisual players system, notepad, photoelectric display gatherer and battery powered light source.

Driving spring can place pipeline, and an end of spring is connected on the shell, and the other end of spring then links to each other with housing; Rotatable damping unit is positioned within the pipeline, and this rotatable damping unit comprises a rotatable tube that combines with a damping unit, when this tube when this rotates, it provides friction between this rotary cylinder and pipeline; The internal diameter of the pipeline that this external diameter is placed in one less than it so that provide circumferential space between the internal diameter of the external diameter of tube and pipeline, provides the damping unit of friction force to place above-mentioned circumferential space.One end of this driving spring can manually be adjusted to change effective bias voltage of above-mentioned spring.

This rotatable damping unit can be a kind of viscous liquid, such as silicone oil, butter grease or gelinite.

Description of drawings

Referring now to accompanying drawing as an example hand-held electronic counter of the present utility model is described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the front view of this counter, and housing is in its make-position;

Fig. 2 is the elevational view, in partial cross-section of the counter of Fig. 1, and cover part ground is opened;

Fig. 3 is the partial side view in cross section of this counter, and housing is in the position of fully opening;

Fig. 4 is the side view of housing;

Fig. 5 illustrates the spring/damper mechanism that is connected on the housing for the cross sectional view of this counter of part of amplification;

Fig. 6 is the side view of spring base;

Fig. 7 is the left end view of the spring base of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is the right end view of the spring base of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is the end-view of spring;

Figure 10 is the optional structure that is connected the spring base on the housing; And

Figure 11 is the front section view of amplification that is connected the optional structure of the spring/damper mechanism on the housing.

Embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, in Fig. 1-Fig. 5, that this counter 10 comprises is generally flat, rectangular container 12 and housing 14.Housing 14 can turn to the open site at the back of shell 12 around pivot from the primary importance that hides the counter face.Housing is pivoted to the motion of the position of its unlatching, as shown in Figure 3, an end of this counter 10 risen to is higher than on the surface that it places.Housing 14 is connected on the shell 12 by the drive unit of hinge, and comprises the form of the damping unit 18 of a rotary cylinder 20 with a screw drives spring 16 and.Spring 16 and damping unit 18 combine with controlled speed housing 14 from its make-position, as shown in Figure 1, are urged to its open site.Damping unit 18 makes housing 14 unlikely unexpected unlatchings, because if only by spring driven words, this situation then can take place, so just may damage counter.In addition, when this counter was shelved on the surface, the housing of unlatching then can be mentioned the top of counter at leisure from the surface, and it is orientated the more use orientation of ergonomics.

In the structure of preferentially selecting for use, as Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 5, respectively have about the top of this counter framework 12 inside ground to extension 28 and 30.This extension is closed first cylindrical cavity 22 and second cylindrical cavity 26.First cavity 22 is identical with the central axis of second cavity 26.Housing has the cylindrical part 32 that heart is put in, and it is adapted to pass through an end and rotating tube 20 that a top cover 40 is connected in spring 16.The centered cylinder part 32 of housing 14 also has common central axis.

Spring 16 whole cavity 26 the insides that provide by the counter framework that place.The outer end 34 of spring 16 is connected to the bottom of cavity 26 and rotates with the outer end 34 that prevents spring 16.The connection of spring can be realized by various device.In the present embodiment, the lateral part 38 that is used for holding spring of a slit 36 in the lower surface of the cavity 26 of hollow.Other device comprises uses bonding agent, perhaps mold pressing, directly spring be connected to the wedging or be connected on the metal or plastic bushing of this cavity bottom.The other end of volute spring 16 is connected on the column part 32 of housing 14.This connection can be directly connected on the column part 32 by the top cover 40 shown in Fig. 6,7 and 8.Have on first termination of this top cover 40 make its (see figure 9) groove 42 that is of a size of second lateral part 38 on the end that holds spring 16 shown in special specific embodiment in, an extension 44 is also arranged on the end of top cover 40.This extension 44 has one makes the xsect of its shape with the hole 46 of the similar size and dimension on the termination that cooperates column part 32.For example, the shape of xsect can be circular, oval-shaped, triangle or foursquare, and therefore, when extension 44 places the hole of an analogous shape, it will can not rotate in this hole.Extension 44 can stick with glue fixing or press fit enters the hole, to guarantee that the spatial relationship between extension 44 and the hole is fixed under the situation of assembling.The result of She Zhiing is like this, when housing when its make-position discharges, an end of extension spring then rotates, and causes housing to be opened.

For correct function, there is no need in the hole that the extension 44 of top cover 40 inserts on the cylinder 32.For example, as shown in figure 10, this structure can be turned around, extension 144 is put on the termination of cylinder 132, in the hole 146 on this extension insertion top cover 140.Yet the method that can adopt the spring of other retaining top cover to be connected to the column part of housing 14 also is fine.

Several different damping units can be provided.The embodiment of this damping unit uses a rotatable tube 20, and it is placed in first cylindrical hollow cavity 22 in the top of shell 12.Circumferential space between the outer wall of tube 20 and the wall of center cavity 22 is full of cohesive material, such as silicone oil, viscous grease or gelinite.Use another kind of method, this space can be used between the inwall of the surface of tube 20 outer wall and cavity 22 and produce friction force to delay other material filling that it rotates in first cylindrical center cavity 22.When first end of tube 20 rotated freely in cavity 22, the other end of this damping unit then was connected on the column part 32 of housing.

Can use many coupling arrangements, comprise described above about spring catch top cover 40.Yet this should permanently be fixed on the column part of housing is desirable.Therefore, can gluingly fix, press fit, perhaps be made for the integral extensions branch of the column part 32 of a housing 14.

Fig. 5 illustrates the tube 20 in the hole on the termination of waiting to be fixed on cylinder 32.Fig. 5 shows the further structure that does not illustrate among Fig. 2.Pin 48 inserts by hole, rectangle shell 12 sides, and center pit 50 is along the extension of central axis of the column part 32 of housing.The far-end of pin 48 is xsects 54 of a non-circle, so just can insert in the opening of of this type shape in the extension of top cover 40.When assembling, this pin can use an instrument (not shown) that is contained on 48 of the pins to rotate, thereby after housing was assembled on the counter shell, spring just can be stretched, or further stretched, the device of the effective velocity of proofreading and correct the housing unlatching just is provided thus.

When the left and right hollow cavity of waiting to place the counter shell being shown at spring with by the damping tube that drive unit is formed, embodiment of the present utility model thinks, their configuration can exchange, perhaps, the two can place an independent hollow cavity of shell one side, such as in the left side of shell, as shown in Figure 5.Present embodiment comprises the tube 20 as the extension of the part 32 of housing 14.Place the driving spring 16 of a hollow at tube 20 center to be connected on counter shell 12 and the column part 32 in above-mentioned mode.In addition, in the same way, a kind of cohesive material is inserted in the outer wall and the space 24 between the hollow cavity 26 of tube 20.The other end of housing, i.e. the right side of this example, the pivotally of the known arbitrary form of available present technique is installed on the shell.Think that also two this assemblies can use: a cover first cylindrical cavity 22 medi-springs/damper combination, the spring in another set of second cylindrical cavity 26/damper combination.

The counter shell also comprises a blocking mechanism 58, so that housing remains on its primary importance, as shown in Figure 1, has hidden the part in counter front, opens housing until the operator.As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, blocking mechanism 58 comprises a synergistic projection 60 in the edge with the housing 14 that is in its make-position and an extension spring 62 that makes projection 60 bias voltages to its lockout mode.Toward drop-down bolt lock mechanism 58 compression springs 62, regain projection 60, discharge cover cap 14, make housing to open by driving spring 16.Shown blocking mechanism 58 is positioned on the face of counter, and it also can be positioned at many other different positions, such as the side that is positioned at cover cap not under the cover cap leading edge.Alternatively, it can place the bottom of first or second

hollow cavity

22 or 26 so that interlock on its make-position with damping tube or housing column part 32.

When being assembled to housing 14 on the counter shell 12, viscous grease or gelinite inject cavity 22, and spring and damping mechanism then place among

hollow cavity

22 and 26; Spring 16 and damping tube 20 are connected on the housing 14 and housing is opened.Then, spring then suitably stretches.Can rotate pin 48 to screwdriver with one and stretch or the driving spring 16 that further stretches, that is to say,, rotate top cover 40 relative to housing 14 according to noted before.In order to close housing, housing upwards and rotation forward, the driving spring 16 that further stretches, until housing 14 edges at 60 times lock-bits of projection.

Above-mentioned housing and opener applicable to various itself be known counter.The utility model housing is not limited to only hide the display on the counter, and can also be used to hiding other operating structure of counter, such as part or all the data load button on the face of counter.On its open site, housing be not always as described be rotated about 270 °.This assembly can be designed to and can rotate housing by a little radian, and like this, if want, housing then is shelved on the back of counter, and is positioned over anything but on the vertical backward position.This can by stretch slightly driving spring 16 and provide mechanical stop with the restriction housing 14 rotation realize.Also imagine housing and spring/damping mechanism and can be applicable to other electronic installation, such as: portable phone, pager, microcomputer, data storage device, electronics are write liner, minidisk display device, sound registering instrument and audiovisual players system, perhaps non-electronic installation, such as: notepad, photoelectric display gatherer and battery powered light source.Therefore, utility model described herein not merely is limited in a kind of special application, and relates to a housing of easily opening, and being intended at least can protective device or the part operation surface of display.

Claims

1. hand-held device, it is characterized in that, comprise the rectangle shell that has element on its front of a general Horizon, above-mentioned shell comprises a pair of opposed flange, one pipeline from extending between above-mentioned flange, one in order to cover on the above-mentioned element, be connected in the housing of a rotary drive mechanism of this path rotatably, this housing comprises a flat lid part that has the hinge that forms along the one edge, this rotary drive mechanism comprises a driving spring and a rotatable damping unit, and this damping unit is positioned to be used in the above-mentioned pipeline to make the relative position at this housing deflection and the back side of this device to form a support.

2. by the described hand-held device of claim 1, it is characterized in that having the operating electronic devices that is closed within this shell, these elements comprise that is positioned at a positive display panel.

3. by claim 1 or 2 described hand-held devices, it is characterized in that this executive component comprises the manually activatable button of an array.

4. by claim 1 or 2 described hand-held devices, it is characterized in that it comprises that mobile phone, pager, computing machine, data storage device, electronics write one or more of liner, minidisk display device, sound registering instrument, audiovisual players system, notepad, photoelectric display gatherer and battery powered light source.

5. by the described hand-held device of claim 1, it is characterized in that, this driving spring entirely places part to be formed at the pipeline of above-mentioned shell, one end of this spring is connected on the above-mentioned shell, the other end then links to each other with above-mentioned housing, and this rotatable damping unit mainly is positioned another pipeline that it is formed at shell.

6. by the described hand-held device of claim 1, it is characterized in that, this rotatable damping unit comprises a rotary cylinder, match with a kind of device, when this tube when this rotates, friction between this rotary cylinder and the groove is provided, and the external diameter of above-mentioned tube so that circumferential space between the internal diameter of the external diameter of this tube and above-mentioned pipeline is provided, provides the device of friction to place above-mentioned circumferential space less than the internal diameter of the pipeline of its location.

7. by the described hand-held device of claim 1, it is characterized in that this rotatable damping unit is a kind of viscous liquid.

8. by the described hand-held device of claim 7, it is characterized in that this viscous liquid is silicone oil, butter grease or gelinite.

9. by the described hand-held device of claim 1, it is characterized in that an end of this driving spring can manually be adjusted to change effective bias voltage of above-mentioned spring.