JP2012248761A - Coupling device and electronic equipment using coupling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an epoch-making coupling device having extremely high commercial value and an electronic equipment using the coupling device.SOLUTION: The coupling device provided with a first member 1 and a second member 2 in a vertically overlapped state includes a slide connecting body 5 for connecting the second member 2 to be relatively slidable to the first member 1 in a surface overlapping direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coupling device and an electronic apparatus using the coupling device.

  For example, a conventional foldable mobile phone / mobile / computer or game machine has an operation unit in which numeric keys and function keys are arranged on the upper surface side of the lower main unit, and a predetermined operation is performed by key operation of the operation unit. A display unit such as a liquid crystal panel on which display is performed is provided on the lower surface side (polymerization side) of the upper overlapping portion, and the main body portion and the overlapping portion are connected via a hinge device to connect the main body portion and the overlapping portion. It is configured to be able to switch from the folded closed state where the operation part is concealed by the superposition part to flip it up and down by the hinge device and flip it up, so that the operation part and the display part are exposed. is doing.

  Therefore, in the conventional electronic equipment that covers the operation part of the main body part with the overlapping and rotating superposition part, it can be folded and compactized, but the display part is also concealed in the superposition state where the operation part is concealed. In many cases, use in a compact state is inevitably limited.

  Further, when operating the operation unit, the heavy overlapping portion provided with the display unit must be erected and rotated in the reverse direction, which makes it difficult to perform this opening / closing operation (particularly, opening operation).

  Therefore, instead of opening and closing by rolling up and down, if configured to open and close by sliding the overlapping portion in the front-rear direction along the overlapping surface, a display portion can be provided on the upper surface of the overlapping portion, For example, even when it is not used or when key operation is unnecessary, in other words, even if the overlapped part with the display part is overlapped with the main body part and the operation part is concealed, the display part is arranged on the upper surface. When the display unit is switched from a compacted and compacted state to a state in which the operating unit or the operating unit or the second display unit is also exposed, the display unit is aligned. This can be done by sliding the overlapping part in the front-rear direction. It is spread, yet the opening and closing operation is also facilitated mobile phone, and electronic devices such as mobile, personal computers, and game consoles.

  When the slide opening / closing system is configured as described above, a slide device that slidably connects the main body (first member) and the overlapping portion (second member) is used. Positioning and holding (click engagement) between the overlapping position concealed by the overlapping part and the sliding open position where the operating part and the second display part are exposed by sliding the sliding part back and forth so that the overlapping part is displaced. It is desirable to configure as follows.

  The present invention is based on a further innovative idea, and the first member and the second member can be switched so that the first member and the second member are arranged in series in the slide direction by slide (slide in the overlapping surface direction). By providing an apparatus, for example, by sliding the upper member, it is possible to change the slide from the one-screen exposure state in which only the screen on the upper surface of the upper member is exposed to the two-screen exposure state in which the screen on the upper surface of the lower member is exposed, Furthermore, for example, since the end of the first member and the end of the second member can be brought as close as possible, the two screens can be brought as close as possible. Using a revolutionary coupling device and coupling device that can be realized simply by reciprocating the slide, such as when a single continuous image or video is displayed, it can be displayed clearly. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device.

  The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  A connecting device for providing a first member 1 and a second member 2 in a vertically superposed state, wherein the second member 2 is connected to the first member 1 so as to be relatively slidable in the overlapping surface direction. A fixed connecting portion 6 that is fixedly connected to one of the first member 1 and the second member 2 is provided at one end of the slide connecting body 5 and fixedly connected to the one. A slide connection part 7 is provided at the other end of the slide connection body 5 that is rotatably provided with a fixed connection part 6 as a fulcrum and is slidably connected to the guide part 4 provided on the other, When the second member 2 that slides in a state of being superimposed on the upper side of the first member 1 is slid to a predetermined position of the first member 1, the slide coupling body 5 rotates around the fixed coupling portion 6 as a fulcrum. Move the second part relative to the first member 1 After the 2 is pivoted, the first member 1 and the second member 2 are held via the slide connector 5 so that the first member 1 and the second member 2 are held in series in the slide direction. On the other hand, the second member 2 is a link connection structure in which the second member 2 is rotatably connected.

  In addition, when the slide connector 5 is slid in a direction in which the upper surface of the first member 1 is exposed from the overlapped closed state in which the upper surface of the first member 1 is concealed by the second member 2, the first member 1 1 is a link member that links and supports the second member 2 that pivots with respect to 1, the first connecting portion 6 is provided at one end of the slide connector 5, and the second connecting portion 7 is provided at the other end, The first connecting portion 6 is pivotally attached to the first member 1 directly or to the first mounting portion 8 provided on the first member 1, and the second connecting portion 7 is directly attached to the second member 2 or A second mounting portion 9 provided on the second member 2 is slidably pivotally attached to the second member 2, and the second connecting portion 7 is moved to the first member 1 as the second member 2 slides relative to the first member 1. The guide portion 4 provided on the second mounting portion 9 is slid and comes into contact with the slide end portion of the guide portion 4 to When the slide of the continuous portion 7 is stopped, the slide connecting body 5 is moved with the first continuous portion 6 as a fulcrum so that the second continuous portion 7 is pushed upward by the slide of the second member 2. After the rotation and the second member 2 pivoting with respect to the first member 1, the first member 1 and the second member 2 are held in a state where they are arranged in series in the sliding direction. 2. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein the second member 2 is rotatably connected to the first member 1 via the slide connection body 5. Is.

  In addition, when the slide connector 5 is slid in a direction in which the upper surface of the first member 1 is exposed from the overlapped closed state in which the upper surface of the first member 1 is concealed by the second member 2, the first member 1 1 is a link member that links and supports the second member 2 that pivots with respect to 1, the first connecting portion 6 is provided at one end of the slide connector 5, and the second connecting portion 7 is provided at the other end, The first series installation portion 6 is slidably pivoted directly on the first member 1 or a first attachment portion provided on the first member 1, and the second connection portion 7 is attached to the second member 2. Directly or pivotally attached to the second mounting portion provided on the second member 2, and the first series mounting portion 6 is moved to the first mounting portion with the slide relative movement of the second member 2 with respect to the first member 1. The guide portion 4 provided on the guide portion is slid and abuts against the slide end portion of the guide portion 4 so that the first series of the guide portions 4 are provided. When the slide of 6 is stopped, the slide connecting body 5 is rotated with the first series-installed portion 6 as a fulcrum so that the second connecting portion 7 is pushed upward by the slide of the second member 2. After the second member 2 pivots with respect to the first member 1, the first member 1 and the second member 2 are held in a state where they are arranged in series in the sliding direction. The link device according to claim 1, wherein the second member (2) is rotatably connected to the first member (1) via the slide connector (5). .

  Further, when the first member 1 and the second member 2 are arranged in series in the sliding direction, the end of the first member 1 and the end of the second member 2 come into contact with each other. Or the length of the said slide coupling body 5 is set so that it may adjoin, The connection apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, the first series setting portion 6 and the second connecting portion 7 are respectively provided with cam portions 12 and 13 which are provided so as to be relatively rotatable about the rotation shaft portions 10 and 11, and a cam engagement portion 14. 15 and the convex portions provided on the cam portions 12 and 13 and the concave portions provided on the cam engaging portions 14 and 15 are accompanied by the biasing of the engagement biasing mechanisms S1 and S2 by relative rotation. It is a pivot joint structure that is configured to engage and hold its rotational position when engaged, and the first convex portions 12a and 13a provided on the cam portions 12 and 13 are engaged with each other. Concave portions 14a and 15a are provided in the cam engaging portions 14 and 15, and the first convex portions 12a and 13a and the first concave portions 14a and 15a are engaged or engaged in the same manner. Alternatively, the second convex portions 12b and 13b and the second concave portions 14b and 15b that are in the middle of engagement are provided in the cam portions 12 and 13 and the cam engaging portions 14 and 15, respectively, and the first convex portions 12a and 13a. And engage with this The distance from the relative rotation center of these forming positions that determine the relative rotation locus positions of the first concave portions 14a and 15a, and the second convex portions 12b and 13b and the second convex portions that engage with the second convex portions 12b and 13b. The concave and convex portions 14b and 15b of the first and second convex portions 12a, 13a and 12b are set so that the relative rotational trajectory positions of the concave portions 14b and 15b are different from the distance from the relative rotational center of these positions. 13b and the first and second recesses 14a, 15a, 14b, and 15b are engaged or in the middle of each other, but the cam portions 12 and 13 and the cam engaging portions 14 and 15 are relative to each other. When rotated, the first convex portions 12a and 13a and the second convex portions 12b and 13b are not depressed into the first concave portions 14a and 15a and the second concave portions 14b and 15b, respectively. The present invention relates to a connecting device characterized in that it is configured not to engage through the periphery.

  Further, the first convex portions 12a and 13a and the positions where the second convex portions 12b and 13b are provided at a relative position of 180 degrees with the first convex portions 12a and 13a, the first concave portions 14a and 15a and the relative position with the first convex portions 12a and 13a. The first and second convex portions 12a, 13a, 12b, 13b and the first convex portion 12a, 13b, 13b and the first convex portions 12a, 13b, 13b and the first convex portions 12a, 13b, The second concave portions 14a, 15a, 14b, 15b are engaged or in the middle of engagement, but when the cam portions 12, 13 and the cam engaging portions 14, 15 are relatively rotated, the first One convex portion 12a, 13a and the second concave portion 14b, 15b pass each other, and the second convex portion 12b, 13b and the first concave portion 14a, 15a are configured not to pass each other. The present invention relates to a connecting device according to claim 5.

  Further, in the rotation region where the cam portions 12 and 13 are disengaged from the cam engagement portions 14 and 15, the tops of the convex portions of the cam portions 12 and 13 are pressed by the engagement biasing mechanisms S1 and S2. Is stopped at the position where the cam portion 12, 13 and the cam engaging portion 14, 15 are stopped from rotating relative to each other by contacting the sliding contact portion adjacent to the concave portion of the cam engaging portion 14, 15. It is comprised so that the free stop which hold | maintains a state may be realized, It concerns on the connection apparatus of any one of Claim 5, 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, an engaging convex portion 16 or an engaging concave portion that slides along the guide surface of the guide portion 4 is provided at the slide end portion of the slide coupling body 5, and the engaging convex portion 16 or the engaging concave portion is engaged. By engaging with the urging mechanism S3, the engagement concave portion 17 or the engagement convex portion in which the slide position of the slide end portion with respect to the guide portion 4 is engaged and held is changed to the guide surface of the guide portion 4. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein the connection device is provided in the connection device.

  Further, the guide portion 4 is configured as a guide rail in which a rising portion is formed on a side edge of the plate material and a groove is provided in the length direction, and the slide connecting portion 7 of the slide connecting body 5 is configured as the guide portion. The connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the guide device 4 is configured as a slide body slidably engaged with the guide portion 4 as a guide.

  In addition, a superposition part provided with the display part 18B or the operation part on the upper surface is slidably superposed on the main body part provided with the display part 18A or the operation part on the upper surface, and this main body part or superposition part is superposed on the first member 1 The second member 1 relates to an electronic device using a connecting device, wherein the second member 1 is polymerized and connected by the connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, there is provided a slide device that is switchable so that the first member and the second member are arranged in series in the slide direction by slide (slide in the overlapping surface direction). For example, by sliding the upper member, it is possible to change the slide from the one-screen exposure state where only the upper surface of the upper member is exposed to the two-screen exposure state where the upper surface of the lower member is exposed, For example, since the end of the first member and the end of the second member can be made as close as possible, the two screens can be made as close as possible to the two screens. Even when one continuous image or video is displayed, it is possible to display it clearly, such as using a revolutionary coupling device and coupling device that can be realized by simply reciprocating these states. The child devices.

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  Embodiments of the present invention that are considered suitable (how to carry out the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, illustrating the operation of the present invention.

  In the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the first member 1 and the second member 2 that are superposed vertically are slidably coupled by a slide coupling body 5, so that the upper member with respect to the lower member However, since the second member 2 is pivotally connected to the first member 1 via the slide connecting body 5, the upper member is slid to the slide end. Turns to the side of the lower member, and the first member 1 and the second member 2 are arranged in series in the slide direction.

  That is, the upper member with respect to the lower member is set by the link connection structure by the slide connecting body 5 that is freely slidably engaged and connected to the guide portion 4 of one member and the setting of the guide portion 4. It is possible to slide and turn at the slide end to be arranged side by side on the lower member, and to switch from the superposed state to the juxtaposed state by sliding reciprocation of this one member or sliding of both members. it can.

  Therefore, for example, by sliding the upper member from the one-screen exposure state where only the upper-surface screen of the upper member is exposed, it is possible to change the slide to the two-screen exposure state where the upper-surface screen of the lower member is also exposed. Switching to the juxtaposed state is an epoch-making connecting device that can be realized by simply sliding the second member 2 relative to the first member 1.

  By the way, in the present invention, the switching from the overlapped state of the second member 2 to the first member 1 to the juxtaposed state is performed by sliding and rotating in the slide coupling body 5 linked between the first member 1 and the second member 2. Achieved by combining.

  Even if only the rotation without sliding the link member interposed between the first member 1 and the second member 2 can be switched from the overlapped state of the second member 2 with respect to the first member 1 to the juxtaposed state, for example, Since the link member becomes long and the second member swivels and moves relative to the first member, the operability is poor, the strength is poor, and the second member 2 with respect to the first member 1 It is necessary to enlarge the site for storing the link member when the is placed in a polymerized state.

  In this respect, the present invention has the above-described configuration, so that the operability is extremely good and the slide connecting body 5 can be shortened. Therefore, the portion for storing the slide connecting body 5 may be small. Become.

  A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the present invention is applied to an electronic device that can be used as a portable personal computer, a mobile (smart phone), or a game machine that can be made compact in size. A horizontally long display portion 18A is provided on the upper surface side of a horizontally long thick plate-like first member 1 in which an electronic component is housed, and the first member 1 is overlapped with the first member 1 so as to cover the display portion 18A. The second member 2 is configured to be coupled by a pair of coupling devices X at both left and right end positions so as to be slidable in the horizontal front-rear direction which is the short side direction.

  A horizontally long display portion 18B is also provided on the upper surface side of the second member 2.

  In the present embodiment, the first member 1 and the second member 2 are superposed and arranged in a vertically superposed state, the first member 1 is a main body portion, the second member 2 is a superposed portion, The two members 2 are superposed so as to be slidable relative to each other in the direction of the superposition surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the slide member 5 is connected to the first member 1 so as to be slidable relative to the first member 1 in the overlapping surface direction. A slide connection provided with either one of the first member 1 and the second member 2 and a fixed connection portion 6 that is fixedly connected to the first member 1 and a fixed connection portion 6 that is fixedly connected to one of the first member 1 and the second member 2. The second member 2 that slides in a state of being superimposed on the upper side of the first member 1 is provided at the other end portion of the body 5 so as to be slidably connected to the guide portion 4 provided on the other side. Is slid to a predetermined position of the first member 1, the slide connecting body 5 rotates about the fixed connecting portion 6 and the second member 2 pivots with respect to the first member 1. The member 1 and the second member 2 are arranged in series in the sliding direction. So that the second member 2 is pivotally connected to the first member 1 via the slide connector 5 so that the overlapping state of the first member 1 and the second member 2 is maintained. It is configured to be polymerized and connected so as to be switched to a juxtaposed state by a slide.

  Specifically, when the slide coupling body 5 is slid in the direction in which the upper surface of the first member 1 is exposed from the overlapped closed state in which the upper surface (display portion 18A) of the first member 1 is concealed by the second member 2. The link member supports the second member 2 that pivots relative to the first member 1.

  The slide coupling body 5 is formed of an appropriate metal plate material. In this embodiment, the slide coupling body 5 is composed of a pair of arm members 5A that are slidably connected to a second mounting portion 9 to be described later. It is configured.

  Moreover, when the 1st member 1 and the 2nd member 2 set it as the state in which the 1st member 1 and the 2nd member 2 were arranged in series in the slide direction mutually, the edge part of the 1st member 1 and the edge part of the 2nd member 2 are the slide coupling bodies 5. The length of the slide coupling body 5 is set so as to be in contact with or close to each other.

  In addition, a first series installation portion 6 as a fixed connection portion 6 is provided at one end of the slide connection body 5, and a second series installation portion 7 as a slide connection portion 7 is provided at the other end to provide a first series installation portion. 6 is pivotally attached to the first member 1 directly or to the first mounting portion 8 provided on the first member 1, and the second connecting portion 7 is directly attached to the second member 2 or to the second member 2. The second mounting portion 9 is pivotally attached so as to be slidable. The first series-installed portion 6 is slidably pivoted directly on the first member 1 or the first mounting portion 8 provided on the first member 1, and the second connecting portion 7 is directly attached to the second member 2. Or you may pivot to the 2nd attachment part 9 provided in this 2nd member 2 so that a slide is impossible.

  In the present embodiment, the second continuous arrangement provided at the other end portion is pivotally attached to the first attachment portion 8 connected to the first member 1 at the first connecting portion 6 provided at one end portion of the slide coupling body 5. The portion 7 is slidably provided on the second mounting portion 9 connected to the second member 2 so as to be rotatable.

  The first attachment portion 8 is formed by bending an appropriate metal plate material, one end portion is connected to the first member 1, and the other end portion is connected to a first series installation portion 6 of a slide connector 5 described later. Connected.

  The second mounting portion 9 is configured as a guide rail in which a rising portion is formed on a side edge of an appropriate metal plate material and a guide portion 4 having a U-shaped cross section is provided in the length direction. The second connecting portion 7 (slide connecting portion 7) is configured as a slide body that is slidably engaged with the guide portion 4.

  Specifically, the second connecting portion 7 is provided with a slide member 20 that slides the guide portion 4. The slide member 20 has a click locking portion 21, a rotating shaft portion 11, and a cam portion, which will be described later. A pivot joint structure having 13 and a cam engagement portion 15 is provided. Reference numeral 19 denotes a sliding member made of synthetic resin.

  An arm member 5A of the slide connecting body 5 is connected to the slide member 20 in a sandwiched state, and the slide connecting body 5 is slidably provided with respect to the guide portion 4 via the slide member 20.

  The click locking portion 21 includes an engagement convex portion 16 (or engagement concave portion) that slides along the guide surface of the guide portion 4 and a slide material 16A provided on the slide end portion (slide member 21) of the slide coupling body 5. The engaging convex portion 16 (or engaging concave portion) is engaged with the biasing force of the engagement biasing mechanism S3 (a plurality of disc springs), so that the slide position of the slide end portion with respect to the guide portion 4 is changed. Engagement recesses 17 (or engagement projections) to be engaged and held are provided as guide surfaces of the guide part 4 at both left and right slide end positions. The slide plate material 16A is urged by the engagement urging mechanism S3 and is always in pressure contact with the surface on the back surface of the second mounting portion 9 where the engagement recess 17 is provided.

  Therefore, as the second member 2 slides relative to the first member 1, the second connecting portion 7 slides the guide portion 4 provided on the second mounting portion 9, and the guide portion 4 has a sliding end portion. The slide of the second connecting portion 7 comes into contact with and stops positioning by the click engagement of the engaging convex portion 16 and the engaging concave portion 17 performed through the engaging biasing mechanism S3. Furthermore, at this time, when a force is applied to the second member 2 in the sliding direction, the second connecting portion 7 is pushed upward and the first connecting portion 6 as the fixed connecting portion 6 is slid as a fulcrum. After the connecting body 5 rotates and the second member 2 pivots with respect to the first member 1, the first member 1 and the second member 2 are arranged in series in the slide direction. At this time, the rotation of the slide coupling body 5 with respect to the first mounting portion 6 is restricted so that the upper surface (display portion 18A) of the first member 1 and the upper surface (display portion 18B) of the second member 2 are flush with each other. ing.

  In the present embodiment, when the first member 1 and the second member 2 are arranged in series in the sliding direction, the upper surface of the first member 1 (display portion 18A) and the upper surface of the second member 2 are used. In addition to being flush with the display unit 18B, the lower surface of the first member 1 and the lower surface of the second member 2 are also flush with each other of the first member 1 and the second member 2 as housings. The thickness is set.

  Accordingly, when the first member 1 and the second member 2 are placed in a state where they are juxtaposed in series in the sliding direction, the lower surface of the first member 1 and the lower surface of the second member 2 are flat and do not rattle.

  Further, the first connecting portion 6 and the second connecting portion 7 provided at both ends of the slide connecting body 5 are fitted on the rotating shaft portions 10 and 11 as shown in FIGS. The cam portions 12 and 13 are provided on a plate material that is provided so as to be rotatable relative to each other about the moving shaft portions 10 and 11, and the cam engagement portions 14 and 15 provided on the plate material. The convex portions provided on the cam and the concave portions provided on the cam engaging portions 14 and 15 are engaged with each other with the biasing of the engaging biasing mechanisms S1 and S2 (a plurality of disc springs) by relative rotation. This is a pivot joint structure configured such that the moving position is engaged and held.

  Specifically, a pair of first recesses 14a and 15a with which the first protrusions 12a and 13a provided on the cam portions 12 and 13 are engaged are respectively set at predetermined rotation angle positions of the cam engagement portions 14 and 15. Also, a pair of second recesses 14b and 15b with which the second protrusions 12b and 13b provided on the cam portions 12 and 13 are engaged are provided at predetermined rotation angle positions of the cam engagement portions 14 and 15, respectively. Similarly, when the first convex portions 12a, 13a and the first concave portions 14a, 15a are engaged or in the middle of engagement, the second convex portions 12b, 13b and the second concave portions 14b, 15b are Relative rotation of these formed positions that determine the relative rotation trajectory positions of the first convex portions 12a and 13a and the first concave portions 14a and 15a engaged with the first convex portions 12a and 13a. The distance from the center, the distance from the relative rotation center of these positions to determine the relative rotation trajectory position of the second protrusions 12b, 13b and the second recesses 14b, 15b engaged therewith, The first and second convex portions 12a, 13a, 12b, and 13b and the first and second concave portions 14a, 15a, 14b, and 15b are engaged with each other or being engaged, respectively, by setting differently. However, when the cam portions 12 and 13 and the cam engaging portions 14 and 15 rotate relative to each other, the first convex portions 12a and 13a and the second convex portions 12b and 13b become the first concave portions 14a and 15a and The second recesses 14b and 15b are configured not to drop and engage with each other without passing through the periphery.

  Furthermore, the first protrusions 12a and 13a and the positions where the second protrusions 12b and 13b are provided at a relative position of 180 degrees with the first protrusions 12a and 13a and the first recesses 14a and 15a and the positions at which the first protrusions 12a and 13a are positioned at a relative position of 180 degrees. The first and second convex portions 12a, 13a, 12b, and 13b and the first and second convex portions 12a, 13a, 12b, and 13b are different from each other in the distance from the center of rotation relative to the formation position of the second concave portions 14b and 15b. The recesses 14a, 15a, 14b, and 15b are engaged or in the middle of engagement, but when the cam portions 12 and 13 and the cam engagement portions 14 and 15 are relatively rotated, the first protrusions 12a and 13a The second recesses 14b and 15b pass each other, and the second protrusions 12b and 13b and the first recesses 14a and 15a are configured not to pass each other.

  Therefore, in the 1st series installation part 6, when the 2nd member 2 is the superposition | polymerization obstruction | occlusion state with respect to the 1st member 1, the 1st convex part 12a, the 2nd convex part 12b, and the 1st recessed part of one side 14a and the second recess 14b are engaged or in the middle of engagement, and when the second member 2 pivots relative to the first member 1, the cam portion 12 and the cam engaging portion 14 rotate relative to each other. The first convex portion 12a, the second convex portion 12b, the first concave portion 14a on the one side, and the second concave portion 14b are disengaged, and the first member 1 and the second member 2 are connected in series in the sliding direction. When they are arranged side by side, the first convex portion 12a and the second convex portion 12b and the first concave portion 14a and the second concave portion 14b on the other side are engaged or in the middle of engagement.

  Moreover, in the 2nd connection part 7, when the 2nd member 2 is the superposition | polymerization obstruction | occlusion state with respect to the 1st member 1, the 1st convex part 13a, the 2nd convex part 13b, and the 1st recessed part of one side 15a and the second recess 15b are engaged or in the middle of engagement, and when the second member 2 pivots relative to the first member 1, the cam portion 13 and the cam engaging portion 15 rotate relative to each other. The first convex portion 13a, the second convex portion 13b, the first concave portion 15a on one side, and the second concave portion 15b are engaged and disengaged, and the first member 1 and the second member 2 are connected in series in the sliding direction. When they are arranged side by side, the first convex portion 13a and the second convex portion 13b and the first concave portion 15a and the second concave portion 15b on the other side are engaged or in the middle of engagement.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the rotation region where the cam portions 12 and 13 are disengaged from the cam engaging portions 14 and 15, the convex portions of the cam portions 12 and 13 are pressed by the pressing force of the engagement urging mechanisms S1 and S2. At the position where the top part comes into contact with the flat sliding contact part adjacent to the concave part of the cam engagement parts 14 and 15 and the relative rotation between the cam parts 12 and 13 and the cam engagement parts 14 and 15 is stopped. The free stop which maintains this stop state is configured to be realized.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 26, the first and second connecting portions 6 and 7 and the cam connecting portions 14 and 15 are engaged with each other as shown in FIGS. The second member 2 with respect to the first member 1 until the first member 1 and the second member 2 are arranged in series in the sliding direction from the superposed state with respect to the member 1. When the second member 2 is swung, the second member 2 can always swivel while maintaining the horizontal state. In addition, a tilt-up operation is also possible as shown in FIG.

  Reference numeral 22 denotes a shaft-like action portion that turns the plate-like cam portion 12 when the slide connecting member 5 is turned with respect to the first mounting portion 8.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the first member 1 and the second member 2 can be switched so as to be in a state in which they are arranged in series in the sliding direction by sliding (sliding in the overlapping surface direction). By providing the slide device, the second member 2 is slid so that only the display portion 18B on the upper surface of the second member 2 is exposed, and the two-screen exposure in which the display portion 18A on the upper surface of the first member 1 is also exposed. The slide can be changed to the state, and the end of the first member 1 and the end of the second member 2 can be brought as close as possible, so that the two screens are brought as close as possible. These states can be realized by simply performing a reciprocating slide operation, such as when a single continuous image or video is displayed on two screens.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the specific configuration of each component can be designed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS S1 Engagement biasing mechanism S2 Engagement biasing mechanism S3 Engagement biasing mechanism 1 1st member 2 2nd member 4 Guide part 5 Slide connection body 6 Fixed connection part, 1st series installation part 7 Slide connection part, 2nd Connected section 8 First mounting section 9 Second mounting section
10 Rotating shaft
11 Rotating shaft
12 Cam section
12a First convex part
12b Second convex part
13 Cam section
13a First convex part
13b Second convex part
14 Cam engagement part
14a First recess
14b Second recess
15 Cam engagement part
15a First recess
15b Second recess
16 Engaging projection
17 Engagement recess
18A display section
18B Display section

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  A connecting device for providing a first member and a second member in a vertically superposed state, comprising a slide connecting body for connecting the second member to the first member so as to be slidable relative to each other in the overlapping surface direction. At one end of the slide connection body, a fixed connection portion is provided that is fixedly connected to one of the first member and the second member, and the fixed connection portion that is fixedly connected to one of the first member and the second member is rotated around a fulcrum. At the other end portion of the slide connecting body provided freely, a slide connecting portion is provided which is slidably connected to a guide portion provided at the other and is rotatably connected, and slides in an overlapped state on the upper side of the first member. When the second member is slid to a predetermined position of the first member, the slide coupling body pivots about the fixed coupling portion and the second member pivots with respect to the first member. After, said first member and said A link connection structure in which the second member is rotatably connected to the first member via the slide connecting body so that the two members are held in series in the slide direction in series. A connecting device characterized by that.   The slide coupling body pivots with respect to the first member when the upper surface of the first member is slid in a direction in which the upper surface of the first member is exposed from an overlapped state where the second member conceals the upper surface of the first member. A link member that supports the second member by link, a first series-provided portion is provided at one end of the slide coupling body, a second continuous portion is provided at the other end, and the first series-installed portion is the first member. The second connecting portion is pivotally attached to the second member directly or to the second attachment portion provided on the second member. Then, as the second member slides relative to the first member, the second connecting portion slides the guide portion provided on the second mounting portion and contacts the slide end portion of the guide portion. When the slide of the second connecting portion stops in contact, the slice of the second member After the second connecting member is pivoted with respect to the first member so that the second connecting portion is pushed upward by the first connecting portion, The second member is rotatable with respect to the first member via the slide coupling body so that the first member and the second member are held in a state where they are arranged in series in the sliding direction. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein the connection device has a link connection configuration.   The slide coupling body pivots with respect to the first member when the upper surface of the first member is slid in a direction in which the upper surface of the first member is exposed from an overlapped state where the second member conceals the upper surface of the first member. A link member that supports the second member by link, a first series-provided portion is provided at one end of the slide coupling body, a second continuous portion is provided at the other end, and the first series-installed portion is the first member. The second connecting portion is pivotally attached directly to the second member or to the second attachment portion provided to the second member. Then, as the second member slides relative to the first member, the first series installation portion slides the guide portion provided on the first attachment portion and contacts the slide end portion of the guide portion. When the sliding of the first series of installed parts stops, the second member slides. After the second connecting member is pivoted with respect to the first member so that the second connecting portion is pushed upward by the first connecting portion, The second member is rotatable with respect to the first member via the slide coupling body so that the first member and the second member are held in a state where they are arranged in series in the sliding direction. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein the connection device has a link connection configuration.   When the first member and the second member are arranged side by side in series in the sliding direction, the end portion of the first member and the end portion of the second member are in contact with or close to each other. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein a length of the slide connecting body is set as described above.   Each of the first serially arranged portion and the second connecting portion has a cam portion and a cam engaging portion that are provided so as to be rotatable relative to each other about a rotation shaft portion, and are provided on the cam portion. Pivoting connection configured so that the rotation position is engaged and held by engaging the protrusion and the recess provided in the cam engagement portion with the bias of the engagement bias mechanism by relative rotation. A first recess that engages with the first protrusion provided on the cam portion is provided on the cam engagement portion, and the first protrusion and the first recess engage or engage with each other. Similarly, the second convex part and the second concave part that are engaged or are in the middle of engagement are provided in the cam part and the cam engaging part, and the first convex part and the engaging part are engaged. The distance from the relative rotation center of these formation positions that determine the relative rotation trajectory position of the first recess, the second projection and the engagement with the second projection The relative rotation trajectory positions of the second recesses are determined so that the distances from the relative rotation centers of these positions are different from each other, and both the first and second projections and the first and second projections are set. Both of the concave portions are engaged or in the middle of engagement. When the cam portion and the cam engaging portion are relatively rotated, the first convex portion and the second convex portion are the first convex portion. The coupling device is configured such that the concave portion and the second concave portion do not fall into the concave portion and pass through the periphery of the concave portion and do not engage with each other.   Forming position of the first convex part and the second convex part provided at a relative position of 180 degrees with the first convex part, Forming position of the first concave part and the second concave part provided at a relative position of 180 degrees with the first convex part The first and second convex portions and the first and second concave portions are engaged with each other or in the middle of engagement while the distance from the relative rotation center is different. When the portion and the cam engaging portion rotate relative to each other, the first convex portion and the second concave portion pass each other, and the second convex portion and the first concave portion pass each other. The connecting device according to claim 5, wherein the connecting device is configured not to be connected.   In the rotation region where the cam portion is disengaged from the cam engaging portion, the top of the convex portion of the cam portion is adjacent to the concave portion of the cam engaging portion by the pressing force of the engagement biasing mechanism. 7. A free stop for holding the stopped state at a position where the cam portion and the cam engaging portion are stopped from rotating relative to each other is realized. The connecting device according to any one of the above.   An engagement convex portion or an engagement concave portion that slides along the guide surface of the guide portion is provided at a slide end portion of the slide coupling body, and the engagement convex portion or the engagement concave portion biases the engagement biasing mechanism. The engagement concave portion or the engagement convex portion in which the sliding position of the slide end portion with respect to the guide portion is engaged and held by engaging with the guide portion is provided on the guide surface of the guide portion. The connecting device according to any one of 1 to 7.   The guide portion is configured as a guide rail having a rising portion formed on a side edge of the plate material and provided with a groove in the length direction, and the slide connecting portion of the slide connecting body uses the guide portion as a guide. The coupling device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling device is configured as a slide body that is slidably engaged with the portion.   A superposition part provided with a display part or an operation part on the upper surface is slidably superposed on a main body part provided with a display part or an operation part on the upper surface, and this main body part or superposition part is used as the first member or the second member. An electronic device using a connecting device, wherein the connecting device is connected by polymerization using the connecting device according to claim 1.

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