CN2554713Y

CN2554713Y - Electronic equipment input device

Info

Publication number: CN2554713Y
Application number: CN 02201514
Authority: CN
Inventors: 简宗麒; 陈武勇
Original assignee: Compal Electronics Inc
Current assignee: Compal Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2002-02-21
Filing date: 2002-02-21
Publication date: 2003-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2012-02-21

Abstract

The utility model relates to an electronic equipment input device, which is arranged in electronic equipment and is composed of a holding unit arranged at a proper position, an input unit, an elastic unit arranged in the receiving unit and a limiting unit, and a receiving space with an opening end arranged in the receiving unit. The input unit can be received in the receiving space from the opening position or can be taken out of the receiving space, to input information to the electronic equipment; the elastic unit can give elastic force in the direction of separating from the receiving space through the opening end under the condition that the input unit is arranged in the receiving space; the limiting unit can be switched between an actuate position and a release position under a natural position, to respectively limit the input unit in the receiving space and release through the opening end to the receiving space, thereby the utility model can prevent the input unit from being lost, easily take and operate the input unit, and the input unit can adopt an extension type design to reduce the overall length of the receiving unit and the electronic equipment.

Description

The electronic equipment input media

(1) technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of electronic equipment input media.

(2) background technology

As PDA Modern Small electronic equipments such as (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)), set up connection one pointer usually, to pass through the touch click of this pointer, to this PDA input instruction, data or other information to a PDA screen specific region.

Be illustrated in figure 1 as an existing pointer 91 and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and establish state for 92 groups, this pointer 91 is in simple inlay card mode, in the groove 921 that the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 92 shells one side depression that is placed in fixing defines, and can optionally directly take out use from this groove 921.But because this pointer 91 is to be mounted on this PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 92 outsides, do not have other reliable ccontaining members again and guarantee its fixing fiduciary level, so this pointer 91 very easily drops out even loses from improper the getting loose of this groove 921 after permanent the use.And itself consider with regard to this pointer 91, because it need possess a minimum suitable length, so that handing, the user imports operation, but be subjected to the restriction of this minimum length relatively, groove 921 length of ccontaining this pointer 91 also have no way of reducing naturally, relatedly limit these PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 92 overall dimensions and can't further dwindle, maybe the utilization that other have more efficient can't be done in these groove 921 spaces.

(3) utility model content

It is a kind of for the suitably ccontaining and unlikely improper electronic equipment input media of deviating from of its input block that the purpose of this utility model is to provide.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of electronic equipment input media, and it is very easy that the getting of its input block put operation.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of electronic equipment input media, and its input block length is scalable.

Electronic equipment input media of the present utility model, it is located in the electronic equipment and comprises accommodating unit, an input block of being located at this electronic equipment appropriate location, is located at an elastic force unit and a position-limiting unit in this accommodating unit, is characterized in: an accommodation space with an openend is defined in this accommodating unit inside; This input block can be placed in this accommodation space or takes out from this accommodation space from this openend, with input information to this electronic equipment; This elastic force unit can be placed under this accommodation space state in this input block, is deviating from through this openend to bestow this input block one elastic force on this accommodation space direction; This position-limiting unit can switch between the actuated position of a state of nature and an off-position, respectively this input block be constrained in this accommodation space and discharge from this accommodation space through this openend; After this input block entered this accommodation space, this position-limiting unit was to be arranged on this actuated position and this input block is constrained in this accommodation space; And after this position-limiting unit was subjected to external force to switch to this off-position, this input block just broke away from the constraint of this position-limiting unit, and was subjected to the elastic force of this elastic force unit to eject this openend one distance towards the direction of deviating from this accommodation space.

In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, this input block length is to adopt scalable design.Like this, the utility model can properly be placed in input block and prevent its loss in the accommodating unit, and it is also extremely easy that the getting of input block put in the operation, and the design of the collapsing length of this input block, and can reduce this accommodating unit together with this electronic equipment entire length size.

For further specifying the purpose of this utility model, design feature and effect, the utility model is described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing.

(4) description of drawings

Fig. 1 is that an existing pointer and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) group are established the state schematic perspective view.

Fig. 2 is the schematic perspective view that the utility model one preferred embodiment is mounted on a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of this preferred embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the local amplification stereogram of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional exploded view that the input block among Fig. 3 is looked from another visual angle.

Fig. 6 be the input block of this preferred embodiment in the three-dimensional combination figure of a minimum length state, this sliding part is to be in a primary importance that is sheathed on this body extension outer rim fully among the figure.

Fig. 7 is that this input block is in the three-dimensional combination figure of a maximum length state among Fig. 6, and this sliding part is to be in a second place that only is sheathed on this body extension outer rim with its open end among the figure.

Fig. 8 is the cut-open view that this preferred embodiment is mounted on the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) enclosure, and this position-limiting unit is to be in one of its state of nature to activate the position among the figure, and makes this input block be inserted in the accommodation space inside of this accommodating unit fully.

Fig. 9 is another state cut-open view that this preferred embodiment is mounted on this PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) enclosure, and this position-limiting unit is through stressed and be in an off-position among the figure, and makes this input block break away from the constraint of this position-limiting unit.

Figure 10 is the another state cut-open view that this preferred embodiment is mounted on this PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) enclosure, among the figure this input block be subjected to this elastic force unit elastic force and certainly this accommodation space withdraw from certain distance.

(5) embodiment

As shown in Figure 2, the electronic equipment input media 1 of the utility model one preferred embodiment is to be installed on a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) (PDA) 2 inner sides, and can be optionally from these PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 inner taking-ups, for input information to this PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2.But in other embodiment, this electronic equipment input media 1 also can be located at any inside of apparatus body or the outside appropriate location of other electronic equipments (as a notebook computer).

Shown in Fig. 3,4,8, this electronic equipment input media 1 comprises an accommodating unit 3, an input block 4, an elastic force unit 5 and a position-limiting unit 6.This accommodating unit 3 has can upper and lower combination and roughly be a upper shell 31 and a lower house 32 of an oval tubulose jointly, and define an elongated cylindrical accommodation space 33 (being shown in Fig. 8) in these upper and

lower casing

31,32 inside, and in upper and

lower casing

31,32 lengthwises to each a common circular open ends 34 and blind end 35 of forming of both sides.This upper shell 31 has a rectangle positioning seat 36 that is convexly equipped with near openend 34 upper limbs, reaches a rectangle opening 37 of offering along these positioning seat 36 inner edges, and the blind end 35 of this lower house 32 is then offered a fixed orifice 351, and its effect all is detailed later.Especially as shown in Figure 4, after these accommodating unit 3 whole embeddings are dissolved in the caulking groove 211 that these PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 shells 21 1 sides offer, the openend 34 of this accommodating unit 3 is suitable to be connect and is butted on a circle that these shell 21 correspondences offer and gets and put hole 212 inner edges, and as shown in Figure 3, lower house 32 be with its lower edge lengthwise to several of two opposite sides to caulking groove 321, several of confession caulking groove 211 correspondences make caulking groove 211 inside of accommodating unit 3 whole strong fixs in these PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 shells 21 to abaculus 213 inlay card fixings.

This input block 4 is a pointer in present embodiment, and just can put the openend 34 of hole 212 and this accommodating unit 3 through getting of these PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 shells 21, be inserted in this accommodation space 33 or take out from accommodation space 33, but in other embodiment, this input block 4 also can be by touch-control, hand-written or other any way input informations to other input medias of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 and replaces.

Particularly, shown in Fig. 3,5, the length of this input block 4 is to adopt the extension type design, and has a body 41 and a sliding part 42.These body 41 inside also optionally can be provided with for these input block 4 input informations to the required electronic component (not shown) of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2, but its lengthwise then respectively protrudes out the input section 43 at a touch-control PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 specific input positions to two ends, and an extension 44 that slightly is hollow cylindrical.Extension 44 free ends are provided with positioning piece 45, it comprises along the extension several circular arc pieces 451 that 44 free end ring Zhou Fangxiang separate and is positioned at wherein two circular arc piece 451 outer rims and two abaculus 453 of each tool two sliding bevel 452 in opposite directions, and the configuration of borrowing this circular arc piece 451 to separate along ring week provides the radially elasticity of deflection of this keeper 45 1.42 of sliding parts are provided with winding jointly and can be sheathed on the halves housing 46 of these body 41 extensions 44 outer rims, and respectively form a blind end 461 and an open end 462 in halves housing 46 lengthwises to two ends.

Halves housing 46 outer rims offer a limiting section 463 that is ring-type fluting shape near blind end 461 places, and its effect is detailed later.Be right after blind end 461 and then offer a pair of caulking groove 464,465 in opposite directions respectively in halves housing 46 inner edges near 462 places, open end, and can be temporarily chimeric with this abaculus 453 of extension 44 in operation.In addition, extension 44 is arranged with a pair of slipping plane 441 along its length side abreast with edge up and down, halves housing 46 open ends 462 place's inner edges then inwardly are convexly equipped with a pair of sliding shoe 466 jointly, by the respectively slip effect of these sliding shoe 466 relative each slipping planes 441, can retrain sliding part 42 unlikely generation simultaneously in the 44 sliding sleeve processes of relative extension and rotatablely move, can't be optionally chimeric in case this glide direction to abaculus 453 of this caulking groove 464,465 of sliding stop portion 42 and extension 44 departs from.

Especially as shown in Figure 6, when sliding part 42 is in a primary importance that is sheathed on body 41 extensions 44 outer rims fully, these just can be for this of extension 44 to abaculus 453 inlay cards to caulking groove 464, and provide these sliding part 42 relative bodies 41 1 tentative positions to act on and unlikely any slippage.Again as shown in Figure 7,42 courts move away from extension 44 directions when sliding part, until being positioned at when being convenient to the user and gripping a second place of input, then abaculus 453 inlay cards are provided equally a tentative position effect to caulking groove 465 for this with other, and by this sliding shoe 466 is supported a terminal wall that terminates in each slipping plane 441 respectively, and sliding part 42 is produced a position-limiting action and prevents it and then disengaging body 41.Simultaneously, by the radially elasticity of flexure of above-mentioned this keeper 45 and assisting of abaculus 453 sliding bevels 452, no matter sliding part 42 is with

caulking groove

464 or 465 and abaculus 453 inlay cards of extension 44 and tentative position, all only need suitably bestow the relative extension of sliding part 42 44 1 axial thrust or pulling force, the keeper 45 of extension 44 also just is subjected to the pushing and pressing inwardly slightly radially deflection simultaneously of caulking

groove

464 or 465 because of its abaculus 453, make the

caulking groove

464 or 465 can be naturally and abaculus 453 release disengagings.

For another example shown in Fig. 3,8, this elastic force unit 5 is a compression spring in present embodiment, respectively have a stiff end 51 and a butted end 52 along its longitudinally two ends, and be fixed in the fixed orifice 351 of these accommodating unit 3 blind ends 35 with this stiff end 51 respectively, and in input block 4 be inserted in butted end 52 under accommodating unit 3 states for the input section 43 of input blocks 4 connect to.But understandablely be, the compression spring of this elastic force unit 5 also can be placed under accommodating unit 3 internal states in this input block 4 by any, can replace towards deviating from other elements that these accommodating unit 3 directions bestow these input block 4 elastic force.

With shown in Fig. 3,8, this position-limiting unit 6 has a locating part 61, a return unit 62 and a release member 63.This locating part 61 is roughly rectangular, and comprises the paired pivot 611 of upper shell 31 positioning seats 36 that can be hubbed at this accommodating unit 3 and near a groove 612 and a fixture block 613 of accommodating unit 3 openends 34.Return unit 62 is to be formed by strip metal bending in present embodiment, comprises the two free sections 621 that respectively are supported in positioning seat 36 rear sides two flutings 361, respectively is hubbed at the section of compressing 623 that two of 61 liang of pivots 611 of locating part articulate section 622 and permanent elasticity is pressed against these locating part 61 grooves 612 under state of nature.Release member 63 is by making as plastic cement or the suitable elastic material of other tools, it comprises an articulated section 631 and that is hubbed at upper shell 31 upper limbs and 631 extends and be positioned at the actuation part 632 of this top, locating part 61 rear ends under state of nature from the articulated section, and especially shown in Fig. 4,8, actuation part 632 upper limbs that roughly are a button-like are pushed actuating with protruding this PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 shells 21 upper surfaces that are exposed to for the user.

As shown in Figure 8, operation of the present utility model, be inserted in 33 whiles of accommodation space of accommodating unit 3 when input block 4, this position-limiting unit 6 is to be in one of its state of nature to activate the position, and with the fixture block 613 of its locating part 61 through the limiting section 463 of perforate 37 downward Elastic buckles in input block 4 fluting shapes, deviate from from accommodation space 33 with restriction input block 4, and make this elastic force unit 5 accumulate the energy that resets simultaneously because of compression deformation.

For another example shown in Fig. 9,10, after user's application of force presses down actuation part 632, related promotion locating part 61 clockwise direction in the figure is switched to an off-position, make its fixture block 613 disengagings and discharge this limiting section 463, make input block 4 be subjected to the reseting elasticity of elastic force unit 5 to withdraw from certain distance from accommodation space 33, and as wherein shown in Figure 10ly protrudingly be exposed to getting of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 shells 21 and put hole 212 outer suitable lengths, so that the user gets the part of putting hole 212 by these input block 4 protruding being exposed to, and then with input block 4 whole taking-up uses.

By above-mentioned structure and mode of operation, the utility model has following many advantages than existing apparatus:

One, the utility model can properly be placed in this input block 4 in the accommodating unit 3 of this PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 (or other electronic equipments) appropriate location, and obviously improves the shortcoming that has design input block 4 easy these electronic equipments of improper disengaging now and cause loss.

Two, in practical operation, the user need only push this button-like actuation part 632, just can be subjected to the elastic force of elastic force unit 5 to put hole 212 and withdraw from certain-length automatically for this input block 4 from getting of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 shells 21, be convenient to the user and then, operate convenient easy effect so have concurrently with input block 4 whole taking-up uses.

Three, the particularly important is, these input block 4 length are to adopt scalable design in the utility model, it can tune to its maximum length so that the user grips input under user mode, then can be contained in this accommodating unit 3 by its minimum length state on the contrary, to reduce this accommodating unit 3, especially can meet now as the compact size moulding demand of miniaturized electronicss such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) together with these PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 2 entire length.

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

Claims

1. electronic equipment input media, it is located in the electronic equipment and comprises accommodating unit, an input block of being located at this electronic equipment appropriate location, is located at an elastic force unit and a position-limiting unit in this accommodating unit, it is characterized in that:

An accommodation space with an openend is defined in this accommodating unit inside;

This input block can be placed in this accommodation space or takes out from this accommodation space from this openend, with input information to this electronic equipment;

This elastic force unit can be placed under this accommodation space state in this input block, is deviating from through this openend to bestow this input block one elastic force on this accommodation space direction;

This position-limiting unit can switch between the actuated position of a state of nature and an off-position, respectively this input block be constrained in this accommodation space and discharge from this accommodation space through this openend;

After this input block entered this accommodation space, this position-limiting unit was to be arranged on this actuated position and this input block is constrained in this accommodation space; And after this position-limiting unit was subjected to external force to switch to this off-position, this input block just broke away from the constraint of this position-limiting unit, and was subjected to the elastic force of this elastic force unit to eject this openend one distance towards the direction of deviating from this accommodation space.

2, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this input block is to adopt the touch control manner input information to this electronic equipment.

3, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this input block has a limiting section, and this position-limiting unit has a locating part that can retrain this limiting section relatively, whereby this input block is constrained in this accommodation space.

4, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: this limiting section is one to be opened in the fluting on this input block surface, but this locating part then has the fixture block of an Elastic buckle in this fluting.

5, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: this position-limiting unit has the return unit that a permanent application of force makes this locating part reset towards this actuated position.

6, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: this position-limiting unit has one can be subjected to external force and make this locating part switch to the release member of this off-position.

7, as each described electronic equipment input media of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: this input block is to be inserted in this accommodation space along its longitudinally, and the length of this input block is telescopic.

8, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: this input block has the sliding part that a body and is sheathed on this body outer rim, this sliding part can slide along this body longitudinally in a primary importance and between a second place, and defines a minimum and maximum length of this input block integral body whereby respectively.

9, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: the body of this input block comprises one can be with the tentative respectively keeper that is positioned at this primary importance and this second place of this sliding part.

10, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: this keeper is provided with and is positioned at this body near an end of this sliding part and several blocks of separating along ring Zhou Fangxiang, and, when then comprising respectively at this primary importance and this second place, this sliding part respectively can be embedded at least one caulking groove of this at least one abaculus from least one abaculus that this block protrudes out.

11, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: this abaculus of this keeper has two sliding bevels that define along its activity direction, and sliding with relative this caulking groove of this sliding bevel for this abaculus releases from.

12, electronic equipment input media as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: this body comprises a slipping plane that defines along its longitudinally, and this sliding part then comprises the sliding shoe that this slipping plane relatively slides and prevents this sliding part rotation.