TW200841213A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device including a main part, a lifting part, a first input component, and a second input component is provided. The main part includes a first surface and a second surface that are disposed in proportion to each other. The lifting part is pivoted to the main part and rotates between a first and a second position. The lifting part includes a screen for displaying pictures. The first and the second input component are respectively disposed on the first and the second surface. When the lifting part locates in the first position, the screen substantially faces the same direction with the first input component. When the lifting part locates in the second position, the screen substantially faces the same direction with the second input component.

Description

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达达号.i'W3465PA - IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a clamshell type electronic device. [Prior Art] With the advancement of consumer electronics technology and the promotion of highly integrated products, high-tech electronic products that were limited to a few specific ethnic groups in the early days have gradually entered the daily life with the popularization of the market. In life. For example, in recent years, the expansion of the mobile phone market has resulted in the phenomenon of a manpower or even a multi-machine. The function of the mobile phone has gradually evolved from an early simple voice call to a multi-functional communication product that integrates a digital camera, a walkman or a handheld game console. With the complexity of the mobile phone function, the traditional simple digital keyboard has been unable to meet the operational needs of today's multi-function mobile phones. Recently, a variety of mobile phones have appeared on the market, such as folding, upright, cap-top or slide-type mobile phones to meet the needs of consumers. And the buttons of the mobile phone have gradually evolved from simple numeric buttons to functional keys, quick keys, arrow keys and even standard keyboard configurations to meet the operational needs of different functions of the mobile phone. In general, the buttons of the mobile phone are arranged on one surface of the main body. However, as the mobile phone gradually integrates various functions, the number of buttons increases, and the area occupied by the keyboard as a whole is relatively increased. In addition, in order to meet the display requirements of different functions, it is even necessary to add TW3465PA 5 200841213

Two deficiencies · [W3465PA • Enter the second display screen in the mobile phone for the display of different functions. In this way, not only the volume and weight of the mobile phone are increased, but also the complexity of the operation is increased, and the cost of the product is relatively increased. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to an electronic device that utilizes different input components to be disposed on different surfaces of an electronic device such that when the flip cover is rotated to a different position relative to the body, the user can utilize different Enter the group and parts to operate. It has the advantages of cost saving, improved operation convenience, and reduced size of electronic devices. According to the present invention, an electronic device is provided that includes a body, a cover portion, a first input assembly, and a second input assembly. The body includes a first surface and a second surface, the two surfaces being oppositely disposed. The lid portion is pivotally connected to the body and is rotated relative to the body between a first position and a second position. The lid portion includes a display screen for displaying the kneading surface. The first input component is disposed on the first surface and the second input component is disposed on the second surface. When the lid portion is in the first position, the display screen is substantially in the same direction as the first input member. When the lid portion is rotated relative to the body to the second position, the display screen is substantially facing the same direction as the second input member. In order to make the above description of the present invention more comprehensible, the preferred embodiments are described below, and in conjunction with the drawings, the detailed description is as follows: TW3465PA 6 200841213

Sanda number: TW3465PA [Embodiment] An embodiment is described below as a detailed description of the present invention. However, the technology of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the contents described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The illustrations in the embodiments also omit unnecessary elements' to clearly show the technical features of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 1B is a rear side view of the electronic device of FIG. 1A. The electronic device 100 includes a body 10, a cover portion 20, a first input assembly 30, and a second Tv assembly 40. The body 10 includes a first surface 11 and a second surface 12, and the two surfaces 11 and 12 are oppositely disposed. The lid portion 20 is pivotally connected to the body 0 and is rotated relative to the body 10 between a first position and a second position. The lid portion 20 includes a display screen 21 for displaying the side surface. The first input assembly 30 is disposed on the first surface 11 and the second input assembly 40 is disposed on the second surface 12. In Figures 1A and 1B, the lid portion 20 is in the first position, at which point the display screen 21 and the first input member 30 face substantially the same direction 10 Y1. In addition, please refer to the 2A and 2B drawings at the same time, and FIG. 2A is a schematic view showing the flip cover portion rotating at an angle with respect to the main body in FIG. 1A; FIG. 2B is a view showing the flip cover portion rotating relative to the main body in FIG. 2A Schematic diagram after the angle. The lid portion 20 is rotated relative to the body 10 in the direction R such that the display screen 21 originally facing the direction Y1 is gradually inverted to face the direction Y2. Referring to Figure 3, there is shown a schematic view of the lid portion rotated to the second position relative to the body in Figure 1B. When the lid portion 20 is rotated relative to the body 10 to the second position, the display screen 21 and the second input assembly 40 face substantially the same TW3465PA 7 200841213

—· TW3465PA • Direction Y2 〇Continue to refer to the second diagram. In this embodiment, the body 10 has a long axis direction X, the body has a first length L1 along the long axis direction X, and the cover portion 20 is along the long axis direction. X has a second length L2, and the first length L1 is greater than the second length L2. Therefore, the first input component 30 can be disposed on both sides of the corresponding cover portion 20, and the cover portion 20 is correspondingly disposed at a substantially central position of the body 10. In addition, referring to FIG. 1 , the lid portion 20 has a second height Η 2 , and the portion of the body 10 corresponding to the lid portion 20 has a 10 third height Η 3 , and the sum of the second height Η 2 and the third height Ή 3 is substantially It is equal to one height Η1 of the electronic device 100. Therefore, when the lid portion 20 is in the first position, the display screen 21 and the first input member 30 are substantially in the same plane. In addition, referring to FIG. 3, when the cover portion 20 is rotated relative to the body 10 to the second position, the display screen 21 and the second surface 12 have an angle <9, and the angle <9 is less than or equal to the flat angle (straight Angle ). Further, the first input component 30 preferably includes a direction key 31 and a plurality of buttons 32. The direction keys 31 and the buttons 32 are disposed on the first surface 11 corresponding to the two cover portions 20 side. However, the first input component .. : ... . . . 30 may also separately include a plurality of buttons disposed on both sides of the corresponding clamshell portion 20. When the lid portion 20 is in the first position, the user can hold the electronic device 100 with both hands, and simultaneously perform operations such as data rounding or game manipulation by the direction keys 31 and the buttons 32. At the same time, the user can easily view the display face by the display screen 21 on the same plane as the first input component 30. In addition, the second input component 40 is preferably a qwerty keyboard, which allows the user to utilize the equivalent of a general TW3465PA 8 200841213.

—MMWl · 1W3465PA The input method of the personal computer keyboard, the Bay quickly enters the data. However, the second input component 40 can also be disposed on the first surface 12 corresponding to both sides of the lid portion 20, so that the user can use both hands to input. When the lid portion 20 is rotated to the second position, the angle between the screen 21 and the second surface 12 is caused by the display, so that when the user operates the second input unit 40, the display screen 2ι can be easily viewed. = Check the face. The design of the first input component 3 and the second component 40 of the above relative arrangement allows the user to adopt different formulas when using the electronic splitting, so that it is not only increased The convenience of the electronic device is used to save the surface of the input component, which in turn reduces the volume of the electronic product. For the dry itrri, please refer to the 4th and the first crime map, the first, the second, the brother 1 功能 diagram of the functional block diagram of the electronic device; the 4B, the dry flute 3 [the middle ^ sub-f functional block ®. The electronic device 3^0 of the embodiment is further a sensing unit*50, a switching unit 6〇, and a processing::. The salt detecting unit 50 is used to sense the position of the lid portion 2〇. It is connected to the sensing unit it 5G, which is used to switch between the electrical mode of 1Q^20 and the second mode of operation. When the sensing edge is at the first position, the switching unit 6G switches the operation mode of the electronic device, and when the sensing unit 5 掀^=100 to the younger, the switching unit 6 switches the electronic device 10^ processing unit 70 series electrical connection 乂. The second brother works as a model. Switch to the first - operation - I yuan 6G. #电子装置雨 复式' Processing unit 70仫☆-丄 Electrically connected to the first round of fine Duru! By switching unit 60

The TW3465PA wheel-in assembly is 3〇, as shown in Figure 4A. When electronically loaded

200841213, --- aW3465PA is set to switch to the second operating mode scale, and the processing unit 7G is electrically connected to the second input component via the switching unit 6 as shown in FIG. 4B. It is also said that the #掀盖部2G is located in the first position, and the electronic device_ is in the brother-operating mode. At this time, the electronic device_ is only operated by the first-input component %. When the cover portion 2 () is in the second position, the electronic device is in the second mode of operation, at which time the electronic device (10) accepts the user's operation only by the second input group and 40. With such a design, it is possible to prevent the user from accidentally touching the third input unit 40 and operating the electronic device by the first input unit 30. On the other hand, when the user operates the electronic device 1 from the second wheel-in assembly 40, the occurrence of erroneous operation can be avoided. In addition, in the embodiment, the sensing unit 5 includes a magnetic element and a magnetic sensor. As shown in FIG. 3B, the magnetic element 51 and the magnetic device 52 are respectively disposed, for example, on the lid portion 2 and the body, and when the lid/portion 20 is in the first position (as shown in the figure), the magnet The I·sheng element 51 corresponds to the magnetic induction. By magnetic sensor%

Whether it is induced or not, the sex component 51 is miscellaneous, and the collar can be placed in the first position i. However, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can turn to the technical solution of the present invention. The unit 5 can also be used, for example, to judge the cover portion 2 by pressing ugly, jamming or the like. The component of the location. The electronic device i 00 of this embodiment is described by taking a mobile phone as an example, but it can also be a personal digital assistant (PDA) or other handheld electronic device. First input component

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The keys 32 of the Erda sculpt a'WSASSPA can be, for example, a plurality of numeric keys, and a portion of the number of keys can preferably be slightly raised for the user to press. When used in conjunction with the arrow keys ,, it can be used as a forward (four) lining tune button or as a quick function button for music playback.

The electronic device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention utilizes different input components on different surfaces of the body, so that when the electronic device performs different functions or is in different modes, different input components can be utilized. Into (four). In addition, the rotation of the cover portion makes it possible to share the display screen when the device is in different domains, thus reducing the cost of setting a plurality of display screens. Secondly, due to the different input component configurations, the more efficient configuration of multiple input components on an electronic device has led to an increase in the size of electronic devices having multiple input components. Moreover, each surface of the sub-device is only provided with a single-input component, and the area of the parent button can be relatively increased to improve the convenience of operation. As described above, the present invention has been disclosed in a preferred embodiment, and its JE is limited to the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains are to be taken from the four (4) and the scope of the invention as defined in the patent application.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1B is a side view of the electronic device of FIG. 1A; FIG. 2B is a schematic view showing a state in which the lid portion is rotated by an angle with respect to the body in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2B is a schematic view showing the lid portion in FIG. 2A being rotated at another angle with respect to the body; 1B is a schematic diagram of the electronic device in FIG. 1A; and FIG. 4B is a functional block diagram of the electronic device in FIG. 3; FIG.

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-mmm * a W3465PA " [Main component symbol description] 10: Body 11: First surface 12 • Second surface 20: Clamshell portion 21 • Screen 30: First input component 31: Direction key 10 32 : Button 40: second input component 50: sensing unit 51: magnetic element 52: magnetic sensor 60: switching unit 70: processing unit 100: electronic device * H1: first height H2: second height H3: third height L1 : First length L2 : Second length X: Long axis direction Yl, Y2, R: Direction 0: Angle TW3465PA 13

Claims (1)

200841213 * i W3465PA ' X. Patent application scope: 1. An electronic device comprising: a body comprising: a first surface; and a second surface disposed relative to the first surface; a cover portion, a pivot Connected to the body, the cover portion is rotated relative to the body between a first position and a second position, the cover portion comprising: a display screen for displaying the face; • a first input component, Provided on the first surface; and a second input component disposed on the second surface; wherein, when the cover portion is in the first position, the display screen and the first input component are substantially facing in the same direction; Wherein, when the cover portion is rotated relative to the body to the second position, the display screen and the second input assembly face substantially in the same direction. 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input component comprises a plurality of buttons, the buttons being disposed on the first surface at opposite sides of the cover portion. 3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input component comprises: a direction key disposed on the first surface on a side corresponding to the cover portion; and a plurality of buttons disposed on the The first surface corresponds to the other side of the lid portion. TW3465PA 14 200841213 - mmwt * i'W3465PA 4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second input component comprises: a plurality of buttons configured to be disposed on the second surface On both sides of the cover. 5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input component is a qWerty keyboard. 6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display screen and the first input component are substantially in the same plane when the winning cover is in the first position. 7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the cover portion is rotated relative to the body to the second position, the display screen and the second surface have a lost angle, the angle is Less than or equal to a straight angle. 8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a sensing unit for sensing a position of the lid portion; and φ. a knife changing unit is coupled to the sensing unit. The switching between the first operation mode and the second operation mode is performed; and the middle sensing unit senses that the cover portion is located at the first position. The electronic device is in a mode; wherein the '^5 hai sensing unit senses that the cover portion is in the second position', the switching unit switches the electronic device to the second operating mode. 9. The % sub-device of claim 8, further comprising: a processing unit electrically connected to the switching unit; wherein, when the electronic device switches to the first operation mode, the TW3465PA 15 The W3465PA 200841213' unit is electrically connected to the first input component via the switching unit; wherein when the electronic device switches to the second operation mode, the processing unit is electrically connected to the first Two input components. 10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the sensing unit comprises: a magnetic component disposed in the cover portion; and a magnetic sensor disposed in the body for sensing the Magnetic properties of magnetic components. 10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) ° TW3465PA 16