KR100689299B1 - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device capable of reinforcing the connecting portion of the hinge portion and the first case without increasing the number of parts, and can rotate the first case 1 having the display portion and the second case having the keyboard. A tilt mechanism part 20 for holding the first and second cases at arbitrary opening and closing angles is provided on the hinge part 3 to be connected to each other, and is protruded and fixed in the first case 1 to the tilt mechanism part 20. The reinforcing member 24 to be installed was integrally installed. Accordingly, the reinforcing member 24 can reinforce the connecting portion between the first case 1 and the hinge portion 3, and the reinforcing member 24 extends in the first case 1, so that the first portion 1 can be reinforced. The case 1 can also be reinforced. In addition, since the reinforcing member 24 is integrally provided with the tilt mechanism part 20, it is not necessary to install the reinforcing member 24 as a separate component, thereby preventing an increase in the number of parts.

Electronic device, electronic dictionary, case, hinge part, reinforcement frame, tilt mechanism part, reinforcing member

Description

Electronic device {ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT}

1 is a perspective view of a state in which the electronic dictionary to which the present invention is opened and used.

2 is a side view of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view of a portion of the first case of FIG. 1 broken;

4 is an enlarged perspective view of a cross-sectional part of FIG. 3.

5 is an exploded perspective view partially broken in the state seen from the back side of the first case of FIG.

6 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged main part of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the first case of FIG. 5 as seen from below. FIG.

8 is a perspective view illustrating the reinforcement frame of FIG. 7.

9 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a state in which the metal panel and the case body are removed and inverted vertically in the first case of FIG. 5.

11 is a plan view showing a modified example in which a connecting reinforcing member is provided in the reinforcing member of the tilt mechanism part and the reinforcing member of the auxiliary tilt mechanism part.

※ Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing

1: first case 2: second case

3: hinge portion 4: display portion

7: Keyboard 8: First hinge barrel

9: 2nd hinge cylinder part 10: case body

11: reinforcement frame 14: metal panel

14a: side wall 17: reinforcement

20: Tilt mechanism part 21: Auxiliary tilt mechanism part

24, 28: reinforcing member 30: connecting reinforcing member

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic devices such as electronic dictionaries, mobile phones, PDAs (personal digital assistants), and more particularly, foldable electronics in which a pair of casings that overlap each other are rotated about a hinge to open and close. It is about a device.

For example, in an electronic device such as an electronic dictionary, the first case and the second case may be rotatably connected by a hinge portion, and the first and second cases may be relatively rotated and closed about the hinge portion. When the intermediate case is sandwiched between the first case and the second case and overlaps, the intermediate case slides over the second case and tilts when the first and second cases are rotated relatively. By mounting the case on the mounting surface, there is a configuration in which the key input unit provided in the intermediate case can be operated while viewing the display unit provided in the first case.

In such an electronic device, thinning of the whole apparatus is desired, and it is necessary to ensure the strength of a 1st, 2nd case together with it. In particular, the first case having the display portion among the first and second cases needs to be provided on the case body in correspondence with the display portion, so that a metal reinforcing frame is provided in the case body and the outer surface of the case body is provided. By mounting a metal panel on the side, the first case is reinforced to secure the strength of the first case against external forces such as bending and pressure, and to protect the display portion and the electronic circuit in the first case.

However, in such a conventional electronic device, a first case having a display part is reinforced by a metal reinforcing frame and a metal panel, and the hinge part and the hinge part connecting the first and second cases in a rotatable manner are fixed to the hinge part. Since the connecting portion of the first case is not reinforced, the strength at the connecting portion between the hinge portion and the first case is weak, and there is a problem that the connecting portion between the hinge portion and the first case is easily broken.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of securing the strength at the connecting portion between the hinge portion and the first case without increasing the number of parts.

MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM This invention is equipped with the following components in order to solve the said subject.

In addition, each component is attached | subjected with the parenthesis with the reference number of the drawing attached to each element described in the term of embodiment mentioned later, and the like.

1 to 11, the invention described in claim 1 hinges the first case 1 having the display portion 4 and the second case 2 having the key input portion (keyboard 7). (3) the electronic device is connected so as to be rotatable, and the first and second cases are rotated and opened around the hinge portion, wherein the first and second cases are arbitrarily opened and closed at the hinge portion. The tilt mechanism part 20 holding at an angle is provided, and the tilt mechanism part is an electronic device which is integrally provided with a reinforcing member 24 extending in the first case to reinforce the first case. .

1-10, the said tilt mechanism part 20 is provided in the one end part of the hinge part 3, and the said reinforcing member 24 provided in this tilt mechanism part is the said, It is fixed in the first case in a state in which it extends along one side of the first case 1, and is secured in the first case, and an auxiliary tilt mechanism portion 21 is provided at the other end of the hinge portion, and the first case is provided in the auxiliary tilt mechanism portion. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the other reinforcing member 28 fixed in the first case is integrally provided in the protruding state along the other side of the first side.

As shown in FIG. 1 thru | or 11, the front end part of the said reinforcing member 24 provided in the said tilt mechanism part 20 of the hinge part 3, and the other end part of the hinge part as shown in FIG. A connecting reinforcing member 30 for reinforcing the front end side of the first case 1 located on the opposite side to the hinge portion is installed at the front end of the other reinforcing member 28 installed in the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 of the It is an electronic device of Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

1 to 11, the invention described in claim 4 is provided with a metal panel 14 having a side wall portion 14a around the first case 1, and in the metal panel The reinforcement part 17 bent in the substantially L shape toward the inner side is provided in the side wall part of the front end side located in the opposite side to the said hinge part 3, The description of any one of Claim 1 to 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. One electronic device.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-10, embodiment which applied the electronic device of this invention to an electronic dictionary is described.

1 is a perspective view showing a state of using the electronic dictionary to which the present invention is applied, Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the electronic dictionary includes a first case 1 and a second case 2 which are stacked on top of each other, and the first case 1 and the second case 2 are arranged. The hinge part 3 is connected in a rotatable manner, and the first and second cases 1 and 2 are foldable so as to be rotated relative to the hinge part so as to be opened and closed relatively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first case 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and the display portion 4 is formed on an opposite surface side (the surface side in FIG. 1) facing the second case 2. It is a structure provided with the display surface exposed. The display portion 4 is made of a flat display element such as a liquid crystal display element or an EL display element (electroluminescence display element). As shown in FIG. 10, a circuit board for display in the first case 1 is shown. (5) is electrically connected to, and in this state is driven by a drive element (6), such as LSI installed on the circuit board (5) is configured to electro-optically display a variety of information, such as pre-related information or time have.

1 and 2, the second case 2 is substantially the same shape as the first case 1 and is formed in the same size, and is opposite to the first case 1 (FIG. 1). In the surface side), the keyboard 7 is provided. As shown in Fig. 1, the keyboard 7 includes various keys necessary for electronic dictionary such as character keys, cursor keys, and function keys. In addition, the keyboard 7 is electrically connected to a circuit board (not shown) for a keyboard disposed in the second case 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1-5, the hinge part 3 is a substantially cylindrical part provided in the both ends in one long side part (long side part located in the lower side in FIG. 1) of the 1st case 1. As shown in FIG. 2nd substantially cylindrical hinge provided in the middle part of the pair of 1st hinge cylinder part 8 of a top and the long side part (the long side part located in the upper side in FIG. 1) of the 2nd case 2 which opposes this, The cylindrical part 9 is arrange | positioned, and the 2nd hinge cylinder part 9 of the intermediate part of the 2nd case 2 is arrange | positioned between the 1st hinge cylinder parts 8 of the both ends of the 1st case 1, and in this state The 1st hinge cylinder part 8 and the 2nd hinge cylinder part 9 are comprised so that rotational movement is possible. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the 1st hinge cylinder part 8 is provided with the slit-shaped opening 8a continuous in the 1st case 1, respectively.

3 to 7, the case body 10 made of synthetic resin, the reinforcement frame 11 made of metal such as stainless steel disposed in the case body 10, The first and second cosmetic panels 12 and 13 attached to the case body 10 by covering the surface side (lower surface side in FIG. 7) of the reinforcement frame 11 and the outer surface side of the case body 10 (FIG. In FIG. 7, the metal panel 14 made of aluminum alloy which covers the upper surface side) and is attached to the case body 10 is provided. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the case main body 10 has the display part 4 arrange | positioned at the center part, and the 1st hinge cylinder part of the hinge part 3 in the both ends of the long side part by the hinge part 3 side. (8) is formed integrally.

As shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the reinforcement frame 11 is attached to the case main body 10 to reinforce the case main body 10, and surrounds the periphery of the display portion 4 to protect the display portion 4. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the metal frame member 15 and the long side portion positioned on the side opposite to one long side portion of the frame member 15, that is, the hinge portion 3 (lower side in FIG. 8). It consists of a substantially band-shaped metal plate 16 is mounted along the long side of, the long side portion of the frame member (15) located on the opposite side to the hinge portion 3 by the metal plate 16 (lower side in Figure 8) The long side portion of the display portion 4 is reinforced and the long side portion at the tip side of the display portion 4 is protected.

Among the first and second decorative panels 12 and 13, the first decorative panel 12 is a frame member made of synthetic resin, and the surface of the reinforcing frame 11 (FIG. 7) as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7. Is arranged on the lower surface of the display unit 4 to make up the periphery of the display surface side. The second makeup panel 13 is a frame-shaped member made of synthetic resin, is formed in a color different from that of the first makeup panel 12, and is mounted around the first makeup panel 12 so that the first makeup panel 12 may be formed. It is comprised so that the periphery of the surface side may be cremated.

As shown in FIGS. 4-7, the metal panel 14 is attached to the case main body 10 in the state which covered the whole reinforcement frame 11 which accommodated the display part 4, and, thereby, the reinforcement frame 11 And the case body 10 together with each other. In this case, the metal panel 14 is provided with a side wall portion 14a around it, thereby increasing the rigidity of the metal panel 14 itself, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the side wall at the tip side. The reinforcement part 17 is installed in the lower end part of the part 14a by bending in the substantially L shape toward the inner side of the case main body 10, and it is comprised so that the rigidity of the front end side of the metal panel 14 may be improved further. It is.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 10, the tilt mechanism part 20 and the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 are provided in each inner part of the both ends of the hinge part 3, respectively. That is, the tilt mechanism part 20 is the 1st hinge cylinder part 8 of one side (right side in FIG. 5) among the 1st hinge cylinder parts 8 of both ends in the 1st case 1, as shown in FIG. And the inside of both of the second hinge cylinder portions 9 adjacent thereto.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10, this tilt mechanism part 20 is made of the tilt cylinder member 22 arrange | positioned in the 1st hinge cylinder part 8 of the 1st case 1, and the 1st case of the 2nd case 2. As shown in FIG. 2 a tilt shaft member 23 press-fitted into the tilt cylinder member 22 in the first hinge cylinder portion 8 from the hinge cylinder portion 9, and the tilt shaft member 23 is provided on the inner surface of the tilt cylinder member 22; The outer circumferential surface of the structure is configured to hold the first case 1 and the second case 2 at arbitrary opening and closing angles by press bonding.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the outer circumferential surface of the tilt cylinder member 22 is connected to the first case 1 through the opening 8a of the first hinge cylinder portion 8 of the first case 1. The reinforcement member 24 inserted in the inside is integrally provided. The reinforcing member 24 is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the front end side of the hinge portion 3 inserted into the first case 1 from the first hinge cylinder portion 8 is the first case 1. Extends along one side portion (side portion on the right side in FIG. 6) of the first end portion thereof, and the tip portion thereof is positioned at the tip portion of the first case 1 positioned on the side opposite to the hinge portion 3, and in this state the first case ( It is fixed to the reinforcement frame 11 in 1) by the screw 25.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 is the first hinge cylinder part on the other side (left side in FIG. 5) located on the side opposite to the tilt mechanism part 20 in the hinge part 3. It is provided over the inside of both (8) and the 2nd hinge cylinder part 9 adjacent to this. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, this auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 is made of the auxiliary tilt member 26 arrange | positioned in the 1st hinge cylinder part 8 of the 1st case 1, and the 1st case of the 2nd case 2. As shown in FIG. 2 includes an auxiliary tilt shaft member 27 disposed from the hinge cylinder portion 9 to the first hinge cylinder portion 8, and the auxiliary tilt member 26 is rotatable to an end of the auxiliary tilt shaft member 27. It is in a mounted configuration.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the auxiliary tilt member 26 includes the first hinge cylinder 8 from the first hinge cylinder 8 of the first case 1 positioned on the side opposite to the tilt mechanism 20. The other reinforcing member 28 inserted into the first case 1 through the opening 8a of the first body 1 is integrally provided. This reinforcing member 28 has a substantially L-shaped cross section similar to the reinforcing member 24 of the tilt mechanism portion 20, and the tip portion inserted into the first case 1 has a different end portion than that of the first case 1. It extends and protrudes along the side surface part (the side part of the right side in FIG. 10), and the front end part is located in the front-end | tip part of the 1st case 1 located in the opposite side to the hinge part 3 side, and in this state the 1st case 1 It is fixed to the reinforcement frame 11 in the inner side by the vis 25.

Moreover, in the hinge part 3 in which the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 was installed, as shown in FIG. 10, the circuit board 5 for display in the 1st case 1, and the keyboard in the 2nd case 2 are used. A flexible wiring board 18 for electrically connecting a circuit board (not shown) is provided. That is, the wiring board 18 has one end electrically connected to the connector 5a provided in the circuit board 5 for display in the first case 1, and the first hinge cylinder portion from the inside of the first case 1 is provided. (8) is guided through the opening (8a) and wound around the auxiliary tilt shaft member (27), the other end of which is guided into the second case (2) from inside the second hinge cylinder (9) for the keyboard circuit. It is comprised so that it may be electrically connected to the board | substrate (not shown).

In such an electronic dictionary, one end of the hinge portion 3 (right side in FIG. 5) connecting the first case 1 having the display portion 4 and the second case 2 having the keyboard 5 to be rotatable in motion. Part) is provided with a tilt mechanism part 20 for holding the first and second cases 1 and 2 at an arbitrary opening and closing angle, and the tilt mechanism part 20 has one side of the first case 1 (in FIG. 5). Since the reinforcing member 24 fixed in the first case 1 is integrally installed in the state of protruding along the side of the right side), the first case 1 and the hinge portion 3 are provided by the reinforcing member 24. Connection part of the first case 1, namely, the case body 10 of the first case 1 and the connecting portion of the first hinge cylinder 8 on one end side (right end side in FIG. 5) formed integrally with the case body 10 are reinforced. can do.

Similarly, an auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 is provided at the other end of the hinge part 3 (the left end part in FIG. 5), and this auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 is the other side of the first case 1 (left side in FIG. 5). Since the reinforcing member 28 fixed in the first case 1 is integrally installed in the state of protruding along the side of the side, the reinforcing member 28 also allows the first case 1 and the hinge portion 3 to be fixed. Reinforcement of the connecting portion, that is, the connecting portion of the case body 10 of the first case 1 and the first hinge cylinder portion 8 of the other end side (left end side in FIG. 5) formed integrally with the case body 10. can do.

For this reason, in this electronic dictionary, even when the first and second cases 1 and 2 are thinned, the connecting mechanisms positioned at both ends of the first case 1 and both ends of the hinge part 3 are tilted. By the reinforcing member 24 and the reinforcing member 28 of the auxiliary tilt mechanism 21 can be reliably and firmly reinforcement, accordingly the first case 1 and the hinge to the external pressure such as bending or pressure The strength of the connecting portion can be sufficiently increased so that the connecting portion of the branch 3 is not broken.

In particular, the reinforcing member 24 provided in the tilt mechanism part 20 is fixed in the first case 1 in a state of being protruded along the side of one side of the first case 1 (the right side in FIG. 5). One side of the first case 1 can also be reinforced by the member 24. In addition, since the reinforcing member 28 provided in the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 is fixed in the first case 1 in a state of protruding along the side of the other side of the first case 1 (the left side in FIG. 5). The reinforcing member 28 can also reinforce the other side of the first case 1. Accordingly, the strength of the first case 1 can be increased by reinforcing both sides of the first case 1.

In this case, the reinforcing member 24 is integrally installed on the tilt cylinder member 22 of the tilt mechanism part 20, and the reinforcing member 28 is integrally installed on the auxiliary tilt member 26 of the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21. Since the reinforcing members 24 and 28 do not need to be installed as separate parts, the increase in the number of parts can be prevented. Therefore, when assembling the tilt mechanism 20 and the auxiliary tilt mechanism 21 to the hinge portion 3, the reinforcing members 24 and 28 can be assembled to the case body 10 of the first case 1 at the same time. Good assembly workability

Moreover, since the 1st case 1 is equipped with the case main body 10 made of synthetic resin, and the metal reinforcement frame 11 and the metal panel 14 are assembled to this case main body 10, the metal reinforcement frame ( 11) and the metal panel 14 may reinforce the case body 10. In this case, since the side wall part 14a is provided around the metal panel 14, the rigidity of the metal panel 14 itself can be raised by this side wall part 14a, and this also causes the 1st case 1 Can increase the strength.

In particular, the reinforcing portion 17 is bent in a substantially L-shape toward the inner side of the case main body 10 in the side wall portion 14a at the tip side of the metal panel 14 positioned opposite to the hinge portion 3. Since the reinforcement part 17 is also used, the rigidity of the front end side of the metal panel 21 can be further improved, and the intensity | strength of the 1st case 1 can be raised further by this.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, the tip part of the reinforcement member 24 of the tilt mechanism part 20, and the tip part of the reinforcement member 28 of the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 are compared with the reinforcement frame 11 in the 1st case 1. Although the case where each was fixed with the switch 25 was described, it is not limited to this, For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the front-end | tip part of the reinforcement member 24 of the tilt mechanism part 20, and the auxiliary tilt mechanism part 21 are shown. The reinforcing member 28 may be integrally provided with a connecting reinforcing member 30 along the long side of the front end side of the first case 1 positioned on the opposite side to the hinge portion 3.

When configured in this manner, the hinge portion 3 is connected by the reinforcing member 30 connected to the distal end of the reinforcing member 10 installed on the tilt mechanism unit 20 and the distal end of the reinforcing member 28 installed on the auxiliary tilt mechanism unit 21. Since the front end side of the first case 1 located on the opposite side can be reinforced, the rigidity of the entire first case 1 can be further increased, and therefore, the first case 1 against external forces such as bending and pressure can be increased. ) Can be further increased.

In the above embodiment, the case where the electronic dictionary is applied as an electronic device has been described. However, the electronic dictionary is not necessarily an electronic dictionary. For example, the electronic device may be widely applied to an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (personal digital assistant). Can be.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, there is provided a tilt mechanism for holding the first and second cases at arbitrary opening and closing portions in a hinge portion for rotatably connecting the first case having the display portion and the second case having the key input portion. And a reinforcing member which protrudes in the first case and reinforces the first case is integrally installed in the tilt mechanism part, thereby reinforcing the connecting portion of the first case and the hinge portion by the reinforcing member and the strength of the connecting portion. In addition, since the reinforcing member extends and protrudes in the first case, the reinforcing member also reinforces the first case to ensure the strength of the first case. In particular, the reinforcing member is integrally installed on the tilt mechanism part. As a result, it is not necessary to install the reinforcing member as a separate part, thereby preventing an increase in the number of parts.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 2, the tilt mechanism portion is provided at one end of the hinge portion, and the reinforcing member provided on the tilt mechanism portion is fixed in the first case in a state of protruding and extending along one side of the first case, and the hinge The auxiliary tilt mechanism part is provided at the other end of the part, and the auxiliary tilt mechanism part is integrally provided with another reinforcing member fixed in the first case in a state of protruding along the other side of the first case. The reinforcing member and the other reinforcing member of the auxiliary tilt mechanism part reliably and firmly reinforce the connecting portions of both ends of the hinge portion and the corresponding first case to ensure the strength at the connecting portion of the hinge portion and the first case. At the same time, both sides of the first case can be firmly reinforced, and the strength of the first case can also be sufficiently increased.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 3, the distal end of the first case is located opposite to the hinge at the distal end of the reinforcing member provided at the tilt mechanism of one end of the hinge and at the distal end of the reinforcement member of the other end of the hinge. The connection reinforcing member for reinforcing the side can firmly reinforce both sides of the first case, and in particular, can also reinforce the tip of the first case located on the opposite side of the hinge part, thereby providing the rigidity of the entire first case. It is possible to ensure, thereby further increasing the strength of the first case against external forces such as bending and pressure.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, the first case is provided with a metal panel having a side wall portion at the periphery thereof, and approximately L-shaped toward the inner side of the side wall portion at the tip side located on the side opposite to the hinge portion in the metal panel. By providing the reinforcing part bent in shape, the reinforcing part provided on the front end side of the metal panel can increase the rigidity of the front end side of the metal panel. This also increases the strength of the front end part of the first case. Since the side wall portion at the tip side of the additional metal panel is bent in an L-shape toward the inner side, the number of parts is not increased, and the reinforcement portion can be easily installed in the metal panel with a simple structure.

Claims (4)

An electronic device in which a first case having a display unit and a second case having a key input unit are rotatably connected by a hinge portion, and the first and second cases are rotated and opened and closed about the hinge portion. The hinge portion is provided with a tilt mechanism for holding the first and second cases at any opening and closing angle, And said reinforcing member is integrally provided in said tilt mechanism part to protrude in said first case and to reinforce said first case. The method of claim 1, One end of the hinge part is provided with the tilt mechanism part, and the reinforcing member provided on the tilt mechanism part is fixed in the first case in a state of protruding along one side of the first case, and the other end of the hinge part. The auxiliary tilt mechanism portion is provided in the auxiliary tilt mechanism portion, and the other reinforcing member fixed in the first case in a state of being extended along the other side of the first case is provided integrally. device. The method of claim 2, The front end of the first case is located on the opposite side of the hinge to the leading end of the reinforcing member provided at the tilt mechanism of one end of the hinge and the other reinforcing member provided at the auxiliary tilt mechanism of the other end of the hinge. Electronic device characterized in that the reinforcing member is installed to reinforce the side. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The first case is provided with a metal panel having a side wall portion at its periphery, and a reinforcing portion bent in an approximately L-shape toward the inside thereof is provided at the side wall portion at the tip side located on the side opposite to the hinge portion in the metal panel. Electronic equipment characterized in that.

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