KR20060010566A - Portable computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable computer including a computer body and a display unit connected to the computer body, comprising: a latch accommodating unit provided in any one of the computer body and the display unit; A catching part provided on the other of the computer body and the display part; A latch member rotatably provided in the latch accommodation portion and rotatable between an accommodation position accommodated in the latch accommodation portion and a withdrawal position that is drawn out of the latch accommodation portion and caught by the latch portion; And a latch movable part for rotating the latch member by a magnetic force, wherein the latch movable part is provided on the other of the computer body and the display unit, and is provided on the latch member to adjoin the first magnetic member. And a second magnetic member interacting with the first magnetic member. Thereby, there is provided a portable computer capable of hiding the latch member in the latch receiving portion so that the latch member is not exposed to the outside at the open position of the display portion relative to the computer body.

Description

Portable computer {PORTABLE COMPUTER}

1 is a perspective view of a portable computer according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of region A of FIG. 1;

3a to 3c are schematic cross-sectional views showing the locking operation of the locking means;

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the unlocking state of Figure 3c,

5 is a perspective view of a conventional portable computer.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: computer body 11: the keyboard

12: latch receiving portion 13: spring fixing

14 through hole 20 display unit

21: display panel 22: front cover

23: rear cover 30: hinge portion

41: engaging portion 42: the first magnetic member

43: latch member 44: hook portion

46: magnet member 47: spring member

51: first hinge ball 52: second hinge ball

53: hinge axis 60: operation knob

61: operation bar 62: operation unit

The present invention relates to a portable computer, and more particularly, to a portable computer that can be hidden in the open position of the display unit so that the latch member is not exposed to the outside.

5 is a perspective view of a conventional portable computer. As shown in the figure, the conventional portable computer 101, the main body 110, the display unit 120 which is hingedly coupled to the upper portion of the main body 110, the main body 110 and the display unit ( It is provided in the 120 has opening and closing devices (131, 133, 135) for opening and closing the display unit 120 with respect to the main body 110.

In the main body 110, components such as a CPU and a RAM, including a main board, are installed, and an upper surface of the main body 110 is provided with a keyboard 113 and a touch pad 111 for input work such as typing.

The display unit 120 includes a casing 121, an LCD panel 123 accommodated in the casing 121, and an LCD backlight (not shown) installed on a rear surface of the LCD panel 123. The LCD panel 123 of the display unit 120 receives an image signal transmitted from the main body 110 to display an image on the front side, and the LCD backlight (not shown) is a flat light to the LCD panel 123 by power supply. By transmitting the image to be displayed on the LCD panel 123.

As shown in FIG. 5, the opening and closing device is provided at the free end of the display unit 120 and is caught by the latch catching hole 131 to be described later in a state in which the display unit 120 is in contact with the upper surface of the main body 110. A latch assembly 130 comprising a latch member 133 to be released and a knob 135 for moving the latch member 133 to the unlocked position, and a latch latch provided at the front edge of the upper surface of the main body 110. Ball 131.

In order to use the conventional portable computer 101 having such a configuration, after the knob 135 provided in the display unit 120 is moved in the latch release direction, the latch member 133 is detached from the latch catching hole 131. The display 120 is rotated upward with respect to the main body 110.

As a result, the display unit 120 is opened to the main body 110. At this time, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the latch member 133 separated from the latching hole 131 is positioned in front of the display unit 120. There is a problem that the exposure is arranged to be visible to the user.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable computer which can be hidden so that the latch member is not exposed to the outside at the open position of the display portion.

According to the present invention, a portable computer comprising a computer main body and a display unit connected to the computer main body, comprising: a latch accommodating unit provided in any one of the computer main body and the display unit; A catching part provided on the other of the computer body and the display part; A latch member rotatably provided in the latch accommodation portion and rotatable between an accommodation position accommodated in the latch accommodation portion and a withdrawal position that is drawn out of the latch accommodation portion and is caught by the locking portion; And a latch movable part for rotating the latch member by a magnetic force, wherein the latch movable part is provided on the other of the computer body and the display unit, and is provided on the latch member to adjoin the first magnetic member. It is achieved by a portable computer, characterized in that it comprises a second magnetic member interacting with the first magnetic member.

The latch member is rotated to a withdrawal position by a magnetic force between the first and second magnetic members when the display unit and the computer body approach each other, and the first and second latch members are spaced apart from each other by the display unit and the computer body. And rotatable to the receiving position by dissipation of the magnetic force generated between the second magnetic members.

Here, it is preferable that the first and second magnetic members have the same magnetic pole so that mutual pushing force is generated when the first and second magnetic members are adjacent to each other.

On the other hand, it may further include an operation knob connected to the latch member to move the latch member in a direction in which the latch member and the latching portion are released.

The apparatus further includes a latch hinge portion rotatably supporting the latch member with respect to the latch accommodation portion, wherein the latch hinge portion includes a first hinge hole formed in the latch accommodation portion, a second hinge hole formed in the latch member, and It is preferred to include a hinge axis that is rotatably received in the first and second hinge holes.

The apparatus may further include a spring member coupled to the latch hinge part to provide an elastic force to rotate the latch member, which is released from the latch part, toward the accommodation position.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a portable computer according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the region A of FIG.

As shown in these drawings, the portable computer according to the present invention includes a computer body 10 and a display unit 20 connected to the computer body 10 to receive an image signal from the computer body 10 and display the image signal on a screen. And a hinge device 30 for supporting the display unit 20 so as to be rotatable between the open position and the closed position, and opening / closing means for locking and unlocking the display unit 20 with respect to the computer main body 10. do.

Inside the computer body 10, a plurality of hardware, including a CPU and RAM, including a main board is accommodated, and an input device including a keyboard 11 is provided outside.

The display unit 20 includes a display panel assembly (not shown) having a display panel 21 for forming an image, a front cover 22 for supporting the display panel assembly (not shown) from the front, and a front cover 22. And a rear cover 23 coupled to each other to support the display panel assembly (not shown) from the rear.

The locking means is rotatably installed in the latching portion 41 provided in the front area of the display unit 20 and the latch receiving portion 12 of the upper surface of the computer main body 10 so as to be locked to the locking portion 41. The latch member 43 and the latch movable part which rotates the latch member 43 by magnetic force are included.

The latch member 43 is rotatably installed on the latch receiving portion 12 formed on the upper surface of the computer main body 10, and the latch member 43 is rotated by the latch hinge portion so as to be rotatable with respect to the latch receiving portion 12. Supported.

The latch member 43 is drawn out from the accommodation position (see FIG. 3A) accommodated inside the latch accommodation portion 12 and the latch accommodation portion 12 with the latch hinge portion as the center, and is engaged with the display portion 20. ) Can be rotated between the withdrawal positions (see FIG. 3C). In addition, the latch member 43 caught by the catching portion 41 in the pulled out position (see FIG. 3C) is caught by the latching member 43 and the catching portion 41 by the operation knob 60 connected to the latching member 43. It can be moved in the direction of release.

The latch member 43 is provided with a hook portion 44 that can be engaged with the locking portion 41 on one side thereof, and a second magnetic member 46 that interacts with the first magnetic member 42 to be described later is provided on the other side. .

The latch hinge part includes a first hinge hole 51 formed in the latch accommodating part 12, a second hinge hole 52 provided in the latch member 43 so as to be disposed on the same axis as the first hinge hole 51, The hinge shaft 53 is rotatably received in the first and second hinge holes 51 and 52.

As shown in FIG. 2, the latch hinge portion is provided with a spring member 47 that provides an elastic force so that the latch member 43 which is released from the latching portion 41 can rotate toward the receiving position.

One of the arms of the spring member 47 is fixed to the latch member 43, the other arm is fixed to the spring fixing portion 13 provided in the latch receiving portion 12, the central region Is coupled to the hinge shaft 53. As a result, the pair of arms of the spring member 47 approach each other when the latch member 43 moves from Fig. 3A to Figs. 3B and 3C, so that the spring member 47 is elastically contracted. Accordingly, when the latch member 43 moves from FIG. 3C to FIG. 4, the pair of arms of the spring member 47 move away from each other, thereby generating a force to return to the original position. In this state, the state shown in FIG. 4 can be elastically rotated to a receiving position (see FIG. 1).

The operation knob 60 is provided in front of the computer main body 10 so as to be accessible to the second magnetic member 46 to be described later of the latch member 43 through a through hole 14 communicating with the latch receiving portion 12. And a bar 61 and an operation unit 62 exposed to the outside and operable by the user. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the user wants to release the locking while the display unit 20 is locked with respect to the computer main body 10, the operation unit 62 of the operation knob 60 is gripped and the control unit 62 is shown in FIG. 3C. It is to be pushed in the c direction (the direction in which the latch of the latch member 43 and the locking portion 41 is released). Accordingly, the latch member 43 is rotated in the c direction about the latch hinge portion by the operation bar 61 integrated with the operation portion 62 to release the engagement with the locking portion 41 (see FIG. 4).

The latch movable unit includes a first magnetic member 42 provided in the display unit 20 and the second magnetic member 46 provided in the latch member 43.

When the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 are mutually approached, the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 interact with each other to generate a magnetic force between the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46.

Here, the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 has the same magnetic pole so as to generate a mutual pushing force between the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 when approaching each other. . For example, when the first magnetic member 42 is the N pole, the second magnetic member 46 is the N pole, and when the first magnetic member 42 is the S pole, the second magnetic member 46 is the S pole.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 3A, the display unit 20 approaches the computer body 10 in the a direction, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46. When a lot of) approaches each other, the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 are generated as magnetic forces are generated. That is, since the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 are the same magnetic poles, mutual pushing force is generated between the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46. .

In FIG. 3A, the latch member 43 accommodated in the latch accommodating part 12 is pushed in the b direction about the latch hinge part by a force pushing the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 together. As shown in FIG. 3B, the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 42 are drawn out from the latch accommodating part 12, and the first magnetic member 42 moves closer toward the second magnetic member 46. Since the mutual pushing force between the magnet members 46 becomes stronger, the latch member 43 continues to rotate in the b direction, and finally, when the display unit 20 is in close contact with the computer main body 10, as shown in FIG. 3C. Likewise, the latch member 43 of the computer main body 10 is caught by the locking portion 41 of the display unit 20.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, when the latch of the latch member 43 and the locking portion 41 is released by the operation knob 60 and the display portion 20 is moved in the e direction, the first magnetic member ( Since the hook between 42 and the second magnetic member 46 becomes farther away, the magnetic force (mutual pushing force) between the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 gradually disappears. Accordingly, the latch member 43, which was in the withdrawal position by the magnetic force of the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46, is rotated toward the receiving position again, and finally shown in FIG. 3A. As can be seen, the receiving position is reached.

Hereinafter, the locking and unlocking operation of the display unit 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C and FIG. 4.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, when the display portion 20 is in the open position, as shown in FIG. 3A, the latch member 43 makes a state hidden inside the latch accommodation portion 12 an initial state. .

The display unit 20 is rotated downward about the hinge device 30, that is, the display unit 20 gradually approaches the computer main body 10 in the a direction (see FIG. 3A). When the display unit 20 approaches the computer body 10 in the a direction, and as shown in FIG. 3B, when the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 are adjacent to each other, the first magnet The latch member 43 rotates about the latch hinge part toward b direction (FIG. 3B) by the mutual pushing force of the member 42 and the 2nd magnetic member 46. FIG.

Finally, when the display unit 20 is in close contact with the computer main body 10, the latch member 43 is caught by the engaging portion 41 of the display unit 20, as shown in FIG. 3C. That is, the display unit 20 is locked to the computer main body 10. At this time, the spring member 47 is elastically contracted.

On the other hand, when the display unit 20 is to be unlocked with respect to the computer main body 10, the operation bar of the operation knob 60 when the operation knob 60 is pushed in the c direction based on the state shown in FIG. 3C. 61 pushes the latch member 43 in the c direction.

Accordingly, the latch member 43 is rotated in the d-direction (see FIG. 3C) around the latch hinge portion, and is released from the locking portion 41 of the display unit 20 as shown in FIG. 4. That is, the display unit 20 is unlocked with respect to the computer main body 10. At this time, the spring member 47 provides an elastic force to return the latch member 43 to the receiving position of FIG.

Then, the display unit 20 is rotated upward so that the display unit 20 is separated from the computer main body 10 so that the open position shown in FIG. 1 reaches. That is, the display unit 20 is moved in the e direction (see FIG. 4). At this time, since the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 are separated from each other, the pushing force between the first magnetic member 42 and the second magnetic member 46 gradually disappears.

As described above, in the portable computer according to the present invention, a latch member 43 which can be accommodated and withdrawn in the latch accommodating part 12 is provided by a latch movable part having first and second magnetic members 42 and 46. As shown in FIG. 1, as the latch member 43 is hidden in the latch accommodating part 12 without being exposed to the outside so that the user cannot see the open position of the display 20, the aesthetics may be improved. .

As described above, according to the present invention, the latch member can be hidden in the latch accommodating portion so that the latch member is not exposed to the user at the open position of the display portion with respect to the computer body, thereby providing a portable computer with improved aesthetics. .

Claims (6)

A portable computer comprising a computer body and a display unit connected to the computer body, A latch accommodating part provided in any one of the computer main body and the display part; A catching part provided on the other of the computer body and the display part; A latch member rotatably provided in the latch accommodation portion and rotatable between an accommodation position accommodated in the latch accommodation portion and a withdrawal position that is drawn out of the latch accommodation portion and caught by the latch portion; It includes a latch movable portion for rotating the latch member by a magnetic force, The latch movable part may include a first magnetic member provided at the other of the computer main body and the display unit, and a second magnetic member provided at the latch member and interacting with the first magnetic member when the first magnetic member is adjacent to the first magnetic member. A portable computer comprising a. The method of claim 1, The latch member is rotated to a withdrawal position by a magnetic force between the first and second magnet members when the display unit and the computer body approach each other, and the first and the second members when the display unit and the computer body are separated from each other. A portable computer, which can be rotated to a receiving position by dissipation of magnetic force generated between two magnet members. The method of claim 2, And the first and second magnetic members have the same magnetic poles so that mutual pushing force is generated when the first and second magnetic members are adjacent to each other. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And a manipulation knob connected to the latch member to move the latch member in a direction in which the latch member and the latching portion are released. The method of claim 4, wherein And a latch hinge portion for rotatably supporting the latch member with respect to the latch receiving portion. And the latch hinge portion includes a first hinge hole formed in the latch receiving portion, a second hinge hole formed in the latch member, and a hinge shaft rotatably received in the first and second hinge holes. The method of claim 5, And a spring member coupled to the latch hinge portion to provide an elastic force so that the latch member which is released from the latch portion can rotate toward the receiving position.

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