KR20080006600U - Slide Loading Key Board structure of portable computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a structure in which the keyboard of a portable computer is mounted inside the main body in the form of slide loading. Therefore, when designing an object, the display part can be placed on the surface, which is free from the existing folding or slide top type portable computer structure, so that the design and portability can be increased, and the radius of use of the keyboard can be widened. The purpose is to provide a keystroke experience.

Computer, PMP, UPC, Portable Computer, Notebook, Laptop, Car PC, Navigation, Touch Screen, PMP, UMPC, NOTE BOOK, LAP TOP, Keyboard, Slide, RFID, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wireless USB

Description

The keyboard of the portable computer is mounted inside the main body in the form of a slide loading {Slide Loading Key Board structure of portable computer}

1 is a perspective view of a portable computer structure of a conventional folding type

2 is a perspective view of a portable computer structure in the form of a conventional slide top

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the keyboard 2 being discharged or housed in the system body 3 in a slide loading structure. FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the appearance of the hinge portion 5 operation of the invention 1

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the angles of the LCD 1 and the system main body 3 are adjusted.

FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating a state in which the hinge portion 5 of the design 1 is developed. FIG.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the appearance of the hinge portion 8 of the invention 2

FIG. 8 is a side view of a shape in which the hinge portion 8 of the invention 2 is developed. FIG.

9 is a perspective view of the structure of the invention 3 in which the keyboard portion 2 communicates wirelessly with the system body portion 3.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the principle of operation of the keyboard portion 2 and the system body portion 3;

<Name of symbols for main parts of drawing>

(1): LCD

(2): keyboard section

(2-1): battery part of the keyboard part

(2-2): Controller of the keyboard part

(2-3): Key input part of the keyboard part

(2-4): Send / Receive section of keyboard section

(3): system body

(3-1): Power supply unit of the system main unit

(3-2): Sending / receiving part of system main body

(3-3): Battery part of the system body part

(3-4): system of the main body of the system

(4): storage

(5): hinge part of devising 1

(5-1): From the hinge part of devising 1 to the first hinge part

(5-2): From the hinge part of devising 1 to the second hinge part

(6): hinge moving rail part

(7): Hinge Jam Groove

(8): hinge part of devise 2

(8-1): From the hinge part of devise 2, the first hinge part

(8-2): From the hinge part of devise 2 to the second hinge part

(9): System body wireless transmission and reception cover part (9)

The present invention has a structure in which the keyboard of a portable computer is mounted inside the main body in the form of a slide loading (sliding into the main body and mounted and ejected again-tentatively), which is a conventional folding type (see Fig. 1) or a slide top (Fig. 2). It is possible to place the display unit (hereinafter LCD) on the surface away from the structure of the portable computer of the form, to enhance the beautiful design and portability, and to increase the use radius of the keyboard to provide a more convenient key input environment. There is a purpose.

Recent advances in low-power design and high-performance performance technologies in the hardware that make up computers have led to the overwhelming desktop computer market. This atmosphere is based on the system construction method and operating system (Operating System) supporting multimedia environment, such as Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), Personal Digital (data) Assistant (PDA) and Ultra Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC). As the boundaries of the world become increasingly obscure, they are gathered together in the form of a portable computer of slightly different size. The term "portable computer" refers to a computer system that can be used while being carried by using a battery.

The type of keyboard mounted most commonly used in such a portable computer is provided with an LCD (1) on one side and a system body (3) on the other side and a keyboard (2) on the bottom. It is a folding structure similar to the shape of the note. However, even when simply watching multimedia (content such as movies and music), it is inconvenient to mount it at all times and it is inconvenient to mount it in a narrow place such as a car interior.

The recent release form is a slide-top structure (tentative name) in which the LCD (1) slides up to protrude the keyboard portion (2) as shown in FIG. It is an attempt to hide the keyboard part 2 which is not usually used well, but it is inconvenient to type letters due to the narrow part where the keyboard part 2 is exposed due to the structure of the LCD 1 that is lifted up. Since the keyboard section (2) maintains the horizontal structure above and below, the neck of the user may be sore during key input due to the limited viewing angle when using the keyboard section (2).

The present invention is to improve the above problems, more specifically, the keyboard of the portable computer is mounted on the inside of the main body in the form of a slide loading form, the LCD is located on the surface away from the conventional folding or slide-top portable computer structure It can be designed to increase the beautiful design and portability, and to increase the keyboard radius, and to provide a more convenient key input experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a keyboard accommodating portion under the LCD of the portable computer, and it is easy to type the ejected keyboard portion even if the LCD is placed at an angle according to the user's viewing angle and the function of discharging the keyboard portion as needed. In the structure of the hinge (Hinge) that can be easily adjusted to extend from the system main body portion so that the structure of the invention 1 to discharge based on the center of the keyboard portion and the structure of the invention 2 to discharge based on the position of both ends of the keyboard and the keyboard It is characterized by the design 3, etc., which is discharged without a hinge and operates wirelessly.

In order to help the detailed description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described as follows.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the keyboard 2 being discharged or housed in the system main body 3 in a slide loading structure. The LCD 2, the keyboard 2, and the system main body 3 are illustrated in FIG. ), The keyboard housing (4), etc., the configuration action according to the present invention is as follows. The portable computer system main body 3 having the LCD 1 provided on its surface has a keyboard housing 4, and the keyboard 4 is slide-loaded in the housing 4 in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure. It acts to mount and extrude into a structure.

In order to implement such a slide loading structure, a hinge part for squeezing between the storage part (4) and the keyboard part (2) is required.

First, the structure of the invention 1 is a structure in which the hinge (Hinge), which is responsible for the fastening between the storage unit (4) and the keyboard unit (2) is located in the center of the keyboard unit (2).

4 is a perspective view showing the operation of the hinge portion 5 of the design 1, the LCD 1, the keyboard portion 2, the system body portion 3, the keyboard storage portion 4, the design It consists of the hinge part 5 of 1, the hinge moving rail part 6, etc., and the structure of this invention is as follows. Pull out the keyboard part (2) connected to one end of the hinge part (5) of the invention 1 to the outside of the system body part (3) or push it into the keyboard compartment (4). The hinge locking groove (7, see Fig. 6) provided is implemented to move along the hinge moving rail (6).

FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which the angles of the LCD 1 and the system main body 3 are adjusted, and when the keyboard 2 is discharged, the hinge portion 5 of the invention 1 is the hinge moving rail portion 6. ) And the space of the keyboard compartment (4) ensures the angle of the LCD (1) and system body (3) in the direction of the arrow. Therefore, the structure of the hinge part which is responsible for the fastening between the storage part 4 and the keyboard part 2 provides a spare angle to easily type the discharged keyboard part 2.

FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating a state in which the hinge portion 5 of the design 1 is developed, and the hinge portion 5 of the design 1 is a first hinge portion 5-1 and a second hinge portion 5-2. It divides and expands and folds the keyboard part (2). Therefore, the ejected keyboard portion (2) may fall a little distance from the LCD (1), so that the system body portion (3) does not catch when typing.

The structure of the invention 1 as described above is applied to the structure in which the hinge portion (Hinge) responsible for the fastening between the keyboard housing 4 and the keyboard portion (2) is located at both ends of the keyboard portion (2) can be.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the operation of the hinge portion 8 of the design 2, the LCD 1, the keyboard portion 2, the system body portion 3, the keyboard storage portion 4, the design It consists of a hinge part (8) of 2, etc., and the constitution of the present invention is as follows. The hinge portion 8 of the devise 2 is provided at each end of the keyboard portion 2 and the hinge portion 8 of the devise 2 is pulled out of the system body portion 3 or pushed into the keyboard housing portion 4. (8) The hinge locking groove (7, Fig. 6) provided at the other end moves along the hinge moving rail portion (see Fig. 6, Fig. 8) provided in the main body.

FIG. 8 is a side view illustrating a state in which the hinge portion 8 of the design 2 is developed, and the hinge portion 8 of the design 2 is the first hinge portion 8-1 and the second hinge portion 8-2. It divides and expands and folds the keyboard part (2). Similarly, the keyboard part (2) ejected as in Design 1 can fall a little distance from the LCD (1) so that the system body part (3) does not get stuck when typing.

In order to implement a more convenient keyboard using the above-mentioned slide loading structure, it is possible to adopt a structure that does not use a hinge differently from Design 1 and Design 2, which is called Design 3 and will be explained as follows.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the structure of the invention 3 in which the keyboard unit 2 communicates wirelessly with the system body unit 3. The LCD unit 1, the keyboard unit 2, and the system body unit 3 are illustrated in FIG. ), The keyboard housing (4), the system body wireless transmission and reception cover (9), etc., the composition of the present invention is as follows.

There is no hinge part for fastening the keyboard compartment 4 and the keyboard compartment 2, and when the user desires, the keyboard compartment 2 is discharged from the compartment 4, and then the keyboard compartment 2 and the system are discharged. The main unit (3) is a structure that can wirelessly communicate signals between each other. This structure provides a wider operating radius because the keyboard portion (2) is not mechanically dependent on the system body portion (3), so that the use of the keyboard portion (2) can be used more conveniently because the range of use is extended.

The above operation is described in more detail in FIG. 10 as follows.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the principle of operation of the keyboard unit 2 and the system main body unit 3. The keyboard unit 2 includes a battery unit 2-1, a controller 2-2, and key inputs. A unit 2-3, a transmission / reception unit 2-4, and the like, and the system main unit 3 includes a power supply unit 3-1, a transmission / reception unit 3-2, and a battery unit. (3-3), system (3-4), etc., and the composition is as follows. In order to operate alone without an external power source, the keyboard unit 2 needs to be supplied with power from the built-in battery unit 2-1 to perform a preferable operation, and outputs a signal input from the key input unit 2-3. If 3) processes, the transmitter / receiver (2-4) will send the radio wirelessly. At this time, it is preferable to use the RF (Radio Frequency) or IR (Infra Red) method. The key signal transmitted from the keyboard unit 2 is received by the transmitting / receiving unit 3-2 provided in the system main unit 3 and received by the system 3-4 to be displayed on the LCD 1. It's possible. The system (3-4) mentioned here refers to the entire device (platform) that processes operations in a portable computer. In the same way, it is desirable that the system main body (3) be provided with a separate power supply unit (3-1) for receiving power from the battery unit (3-3) and controlling the charging and system power of the battery unit. In particular, when the keyboard unit 2 is housed in the system body 3 keyboard storage unit 4 (see FIG. 9), the battery unit 2-1 of the keyboard unit 2 is connected to the power supply unit 3-of the system body 3 unit. 1) It is docked (contacts) and is supplied with power. Therefore, when the system main unit 3 receives power using an external adapter, the keyboard unit 2 can also be supplied with power, so that the user can separately manage the battery unit 2-1 of the keyboard unit 2. It is the structure characterized by disappearing.

In the present embodiment, the electronic circuit configuration, the hinge design, and the keyboard coupling portion have not been described in detail, but these portions have been widely applied, and in particular, the RF of the wireless communication method used in Design 3 is based on 802.X. RADIO Frequency based protocols, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wireless USB, etc. are all included, and since the methods used in the general electronic circuit and device design configuration are not specialized, they are not specialized, so the perspective diagrams and block diagrams described above are constructed as shown above. Anyone who has the knowledge to do so can apply and modify it without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the accompanying drawings and the detailed description of the specification.

The present invention is a structure in which the keyboard of the portable computer is mounted inside the main body in the form of a slide loading (sliding into the main body and being protruded again). LCD) can be placed on the surface to enhance the design and portability, and to increase the keyboard radius, allowing users to enter keys more conveniently.

Claims (3)

In a structure in which the keyboard of a portable computer is mounted inside the main body in a slide loading form, An accommodating portion 4 which is a space in which the keyboard portion 2 can be mounted in the portable computer system main body portion 3; And a keyboard of a portable computer, characterized in that the keyboard portion (2) is mounted in the storage portion (4) in a slide loading form. The method of claim 1, Hinge parts 5 and 8 which are in charge of fastening between the storage part 4 and the keyboard part 2 and A hinge moving rail part 6 in which the hinge parts 5 and 8 move in a slide loading form; Hinge parts 5 and 8 discharged along the hinge moving rail part 6 include first hinge parts 5-1 and 8-1 and second hinge parts 5-2 and 8-2. A keyboard of a portable computer, which is characterized by an operation structure that is divided into a back and including the same, is mounted inside a main body in a slide loading form.  The method of claim 1, When the keyboard unit 2 is mounted on the housing unit 4, when the hinge units 5 and 8 are not implemented, the keyboard unit 2 communicates with the system main unit 3 wirelessly (RF, IR, etc.). Structure and When the keyboard unit 2 is accommodated in the system body 3 keyboard storage unit 4 (see FIG. 9), the battery unit 2-1 of the keyboard unit 2 is connected to the power supply unit 3 of the system body unit 3. -1) and the keyboard of the portable computer characterized in that the docking (contact) is supplied with power, the structure is mounted inside the main body in the form of a slide loading.

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