TW201424621A - Protective cover - Google Patents

Abstract

A protective cover adapted to an electronic device is provided. The protective cover includes a cover body, an insert portion and a first flexible portion. The cover body has a front end and a rear end opposite to each other. The insert portion has a connection end and a free end opposite to each other. The electronic device is detachably inserted into the insert portion. The first flexible portion is connected between the connection end and the rear end. When the insert portion is in a first position, the electronic leans against the cover body. When the insert portion is rotated from the first position to a second position through bending of the first flexible portion so that the electronic device expands from the cover body, the insert portion supports the rear end away from a plane and the free end moves toward the front end along a direction parallel to the plane.

Description

protective case

The present invention relates to a protective cover, and more particularly to a protective cover suitable for use in an electronic device.

With the rapid development of technology, the variety of portable electronic devices is becoming more diverse, such as smart phones or tablet PCs. Compared with the traditional desktop PC, the most important advantage of the portable electronic device is that it is suitable for the user to carry around, but in the process of carrying the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device is vulnerable to impact. Causes damage or wear on the outer casing. In order to reduce the above situation, there are a wide variety of protective covers or protective covers available on the market. In addition, in order to allow the user to operate and view the portable electronic device at a more comfortable angle, the portable electronic device is generally supported on a working plane (such as a desktop) by support of a base or other supporting components.

If users want to protect and support portable electronic devices, they often need to spend more money to purchase a variety of peripheral products such as protective covers/protective covers and bases. They also need to carry portable electronic devices while carrying them. Carrying a variety of peripheral products, which will increase the user's economic burden and cause users to carry portable electronic Inconvenience when the device is installed.

The present invention provides a protective cover that can stably support an electronic device.

The protective cover of the present invention is suitable for use in an electronic device. The protective cover includes a cover, a plug portion and a first flexible portion. The cover has an opposite front end and a rear end. The plug has an opposite connection end and a free end. The electronic device is detachably inserted into the plug portion. The first flexible portion is coupled between the connection end and the rear end. When the plug portion is in a first position, the electronic device is engaged with the cover. When the insertion portion is rotated from the first position to the second position by the bending of the first flexible portion and the electronic device is deployed on the cover body, the insertion portion extends the rear end away from a plane and the free end is parallel The direction of the plane moves toward the front end.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protective cover further includes a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has an opposite front edge and a rear edge and is adapted to bear against the plane and bear the cover body and the plug portion, and the front edge is connected to the front edge The front end, when the plug portion is in the first position, the free end pair is located at the trailing edge, and when the plug portion is in the second position, the free end is located between the leading edge and the trailing edge.

In an embodiment of the invention, the free end has a friction surface, and when the insertion portion is in the second position, the friction surface bears against the bottom plate and the insertion portion is frictional between the friction surface and the bottom plate. Being positioned.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protective cover further includes a supporting structure, wherein the electronic device has an opposite display surface and a back surface, and the display surface faces the cover The insertion portion has an extension portion extending to the back surface and connected to the support structure. When the insertion portion is in the first position, the support structure abuts the extension portion, and when the insertion portion is in the second position, the support portion The structure is unfolded in the extension and supported between the back and the plane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protective cover further includes a second flexible portion, wherein the second flexible portion is connected between the support structure and the plug portion, and when the plug portion is in the first position, The second flexible portion is folded between the support structure and the insertion portion. When the insertion portion is in the second position, the second flexible portion is deployed between the support structure and the insertion portion and restricts between the free end and the support structure. The maximum distance.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protective cover further includes a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has an opposite front edge and a rear edge and is adapted to bear against the plane and bear the cover body and the plug portion, and the front edge is connected to the front edge The front end and the trailing edge are connected to the support structure.

In an embodiment of the invention, the extension has a magnetic member, and the back surface and the extension of the electronic device are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the extension has a magnetic member, and the support structure has another magnetic member. When the insertion portion is in the first position, the magnetic member is located on the other magnetic member, and the extension and the support are supported. The structure is fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member and the other magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the support structure has a bottom end, and the bottom end has a metal gasket. When the plug portion is bent from the first position to the second position by the bending of the first flexible portion When the metal gasket slides along the plane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cover body has an input device, and when the insertion portion is in the second position, the input device is inclined to a plane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic device has a display surface and a back surface. When the plug portion is in the first position, the display surface is closed to the cover body to expose the back surface, or the back surface is coupled to the cover. The body is exposed to the display surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic device has a display surface and a back surface. When the plug portion is in the second position and the electronic device is separated from the plug portion, the back surface is adapted to be coupled to the cover body. The display surface is exposed and the display surface is inclined to the plane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the plug portion has a magnetic member, and the electronic device and the plug portion are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cover body has a magnetic member, and when the insertion portion is in the first position, the electronic device and the cover body are fixed by the magnetic attraction force of the magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the free end comprises rubber. When the plug portion is in the second position, the friction between the plug portion and the plane positions the plug portion.

Based on the above, when the electronic device that is inserted into the plug-in portion is unfolded on the cover by the rotation of the plug portion, the plug portion moves toward the front end of the cover body to center the entire structure of the electronic device and the protective cover. Do not go too far away from the front end of the cover. Accordingly, the protective cover of the present invention can stably support the electronic device on a plane, and prevent the electronic device from tipping backward due to a biasing force or other external force when the user performs a touch operation.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

50‧‧‧Electronic devices

52‧‧‧ Display surface

54‧‧‧Back

60‧‧‧ plane

100, 200, 300‧‧ ‧ protective cover

110, 210, 310‧‧‧ cover

110a‧‧‧ front end

110b‧‧‧ backend

112‧‧‧ Input device

120, 220, 320‧‧‧ plug-in

120a‧‧‧Connected end

120b, 220b, 320b‧‧‧ free end

120c‧‧‧ Friction surface

130, 230, 330‧‧‧ first flexure

140, 240‧‧‧ bottom plate

140a‧‧‧ leading edge

140b, 240b‧‧‧ trailing edge

222, 322‧‧ ‧ extension

250, 350‧‧‧ support structure

260, 360‧‧‧ Second Flexure

314, 322a, 324, 354‧ ‧ magnetic parts

352‧‧‧ bottom

352a‧‧‧Metal gasket

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

D1, D2‧‧‧ direction

1A is a perspective view of a protective cover and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a perspective view of the protective cover supporting electronic device of FIG. 1A.

2A is a side view of the protective case and the electronic device of FIG. 1A.

2B is a side view of the protective case and the electronic device of FIG. 1B.

3 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1A with the back side abutting the cover.

4 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1B with the back side abutting the cover.

FIG. 5A is a side view of a protective cover and an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5B is a side elevational view of the protective cover support electronics of Figure 5A.

Figure 6A is a side elevational view of a protective case and an electronic device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6B is a side elevational view of the protective cover support electronics of Figure 6A.

1A is a perspective view of a protective cover and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1B is a perspective view of the protective cover supporting electronic device of FIG. 1A. 1A and 1B, the protective cover 100 of the present embodiment is applied to an electronic device 50, such as a portable electronic device such as a smart phone or a tablet PC. The protective cover 100 can cover the electronic device 50 as shown in FIG. 1A or support the electronic device 50 as shown in FIG. 1B.

2A is a side view of the protective case and the electronic device of FIG. 1A. 2B is a side view of the protective case and the electronic device of FIG. 1B. Please refer to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B for details. The protective cover 100 includes a cover 110 , a plug portion 120 , and a first flexible portion 130 . The electronic device 50 has an opposite display surface 52 and a back surface 54 and is detachably inserted into the insertion portion 120. The display surface 52 faces the cover 110. The cover 110 has an input device 112. The input device 112 is, for example, a keyboard and is electrically connected to the electronic device 50 through a connector in the connector 120, or is electrically connected to the device. Connected to the electronic device 50. The cover 110 has an opposite front end 110a and a rear end 110b. The plug portion 120 has an opposite connecting end 120a and a free end 120b. The first flexible portion 130 is connected between the connection end 120a of the insertion portion 120 and the rear end 110b of the cover 110.

When the insertion portion 120 is located at a first position P1 as shown in FIG. 2A, the display surface 52 of the electronic device 50 abuts against the cover 110, and the user conveniently stores or carries the electronic device 50. When the insertion portion 120 is rotated from the first position P1 to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 2 by the bending of the first flexible portion 130 and the electronic device 50 is deployed on the cover 110, the insertion portion 120 will The rear end 110b of the cover body 110 is separated from a plane 60 and the free end 120b of the plug portion 120 is moved toward the front end 110a of the cover body 110 in the direction D1 of the parallel plane 60. At this time, the input device 112 is inclined to the plane 60, which is convenient for the user. The input device 112 is operated and the display surface 52 of the electronic device 50 is conveniently viewed or the touch operation is performed on the display surface 52. The plane 60 is, for example, a table top or other plane suitable for placing the protective cover 100 and the electronic device 50.

In the above configuration, when the electronic device 50 inserted into the plug portion 120 is deployed on the cover 110 by the rotation of the plug portion 120, the plug portion 120 is moved toward the front end 110a of the cover 110 to Making the electronic device 50 and the protective cover 100 The center of gravity of the body structure is not too far from the front end 110a of the cover 110. Accordingly, the protective cover 100 can stably support the electronic device 50 on the plane 60, and prevent the electronic device 50 from going backward in the direction D2 opposite to the direction D1 due to the biasing force or other external force when the user performs the touch operation. Dumped.

Referring to FIG. 1B and FIG. 2B , in the embodiment, the protective cover 100 further includes a bottom plate 140 having a front edge 140 a and a rear edge 140 b . The front edge 140 a is connected to the front end 110 a of the cover 110 . The bottom plate 140 is adapted to bear against the flat surface 60 and carries the cover body 110 and the plug portion 120, and the free end 120b of the plug portion 120 has a friction surface 120c. When the plug portion 120 is at the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 2A, the free end 120b of the plug portion 120 is located at the trailing edge 140b of the bottom plate 140 (shown in FIGS. 1B and 2B). When the insertion portion 120 is located at the second position P2 as shown in FIG. 2B, the free end of the insertion portion 120 is located between the front edge 140a and the rear edge 140b of the bottom plate 140, and the friction surface 120c bears against the bottom plate 140. Accordingly, when the protective cover 50 supports the electronic device 50 by the plug portion 120 as shown in FIG. 2B, the plug portion 120 is positioned by the frictional force between the friction surface 120c and the bottom plate 140, and the back of the bottom plate 140 The edge 140b is located behind the plug portion 120 to increase the support capability of the protective cover 100 to the electronic device 50, and further prevent the electronic device 50 from falling backward in the direction D2.

3 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1A with the back side abutting the cover. In this embodiment, the electronic device 50 can be exposed to the cover body 110 with its display surface 52 as shown in FIG. 1A to expose the back surface 54 , and the electronic device 50 can be reversely inserted into the plug portion 120 as shown in FIG. 3 . The display surface 52 is exposed to the cover 110 to expose the display surface 52, so that the user can still view the electronic device 50 when the electronic device 50 is engaged with the cover 110. Or the display surface 52 of the electronic device 50 is operated.

4 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1B with the back side abutting the cover. In this embodiment, when the plug portion 120 is located at the second position P2 as shown in FIG. 4, the user can separate the electronic device 50 from the plug portion 120 and the back surface 54 of the electronic device 50 is engaged with the cover portion. The display surface 52 is exposed 110. At this time, the display surface 52 is inclined to the plane 60 to allow the user to operate the display surface 52 of the electronic device 50 more comfortably.

FIG. 5A is a side view of a protective cover and an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5B is a side elevational view of the protective cover support electronics of Figure 5A. In the protective cover 200 and the electronic device 50 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the arrangement and function of the cover 210, the plug portion 220, the first flexible portion 230 and the bottom plate 240 are similar to those of FIG. 2A and FIG. The arrangement and operation of the cover 110, the insertion portion 120, the first flexible portion 130, and the bottom plate 140 shown in FIG. 2B will not be described herein. The protective cover 200 is different from the protective cover 100 in that the protective cover 200 further includes a supporting structure 250 and a second flexible portion 260. The plug portion 220 has an extending portion 222 extending to the back of the electronic device 50. 54 is coupled to the support structure 250, the second flexible portion 260 is coupled between the support structure 250 and the plug portion 220, and the trailing edge 240b of the bottom plate 240 (shown in FIG. 5B) is coupled to the support structure 250.

When the insertion portion 220 is located at the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 5A , the support structure 250 abuts against the extension portion 222 and the second flexible portion 260 is folded between the support structure 250 and the insertion portion 220 . When the insertion portion 220 is located at the second position P2 as shown in FIG. 5B, the support structure 250 is deployed on the extension portion 222 and supported between the back surface 54 of the electronic device 50 and the plane 60 to support the electronic device 50 more stably. . In addition, When the insertion portion 220 is located at the second position P2, the second flexible portion 260 is deployed between the support structure 250 and the insertion portion 220 to limit the maximum distance between the free end 220b of the insertion portion 220 and the support structure 250, To fix the position of the plug portion 220.

It should be noted that, in the process of the protective cover 200 being actuated from FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B or from FIG. 5B to FIG. 5A, the user only needs to apply the force to the electronic device 50 with one hand to complete the plug-in portion 220 at the same time. The support structure 250 and the second flexible portion 260 are actuated, and thus the protective cover 200 is very convenient in operation.

Figure 6A is a side elevational view of a protective case and an electronic device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6B is a side elevational view of the protective cover support electronics of Figure 6A. In the protective cover 300 and the electronic device 50 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the configuration of the cover 310, the insertion portion 320, the extension portion 322, the first flexible portion 330, and the support structure 350 is similar to that of the operation. The arrangement and function of the cover 210, the insertion portion 220, the extension portion 222, the first flexible portion 230, and the support structure 250 shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are not described herein again. The protective cover 300 differs from the protective cover 200 in that the protective cover 300 does not have a bottom plate, and the cover 310, the plug portion 320 and the support structure 350 directly contact the plane 60. In addition, the second flexible portion 360 of the present embodiment is connected between the bottom end 352 of the support structure 350 and the free end 320b of the plug portion 320, and the second flexible portion 260 different from that shown in FIG. 5B is connected to The extension 222 is between the support structure 250.

In the present embodiment, the outer casing of the electronic device 50 includes, for example, a magnetically sensitive metal material. The extension 322 has a magnetic member 322a, and the back surface 54 of the electronic device 50 and the extension portion 322 are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member 322a. The support structure 350 has another magnetic member 354, which is located at the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 6A. At the time, the magnetic member 322a is located at the magnetic member 354, and the extension portion 322 and the support structure 350 are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member 322a and the magnetic member 354. In addition, the plug portion 320 has a magnetic member 324, and the electronic device 50 and the plug portion 320 are fixed by the magnetic attraction force of the magnetic member 324. In addition, the cover 310 has a magnetic member 314. When the insertion portion 320 is at the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 6A, the electronic device 50 and the cover 310 are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member 314. It should be noted that the magnetic member 314 and the magnetic member 324 of the embodiment can be applied to the protective cover 100 and the protective cover 200, and the magnetic member 322a and the magnetic member 354 can be applied to the protective cover 200.

In the present embodiment, the bottom end 352 of the support structure 350 has, for example, a metal spacer 352a. When the insertion portion 320 is rotated from the first position P1 shown in FIG. 6A to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 6B by the bending of the first flexible portion 330, the metal spacer 352a slides along the plane 60 to lower Friction between the support structure 350 and the plane 60. In addition, the material of the free end 320b of the plug portion 320 of the present embodiment includes rubber. Accordingly, when the plug portion 320 is located at the second position P2 as shown in FIG. 6B, the plug portion 320 and the plane 60 are compared. The large frictional force can stably position the insertion portion 320.

In summary, when the electronic device inserted into the plug portion is unfolded on the cover by the rotation of the plug portion, the plug portion is moved toward the front end of the cover body, so that the electronic device and the protective cover are integrally configured. The center of gravity is not too far from the front end of the cover. Accordingly, the protective cover of the present invention can stably support the electronic device on a plane, and prevent the electronic device from tipping backward due to a biasing force or other external force when the user performs a touch operation. In addition, the back surface of the electronic device can be supported by the support structure connected to the plug portion, and the self-restriction of the plug portion can be restricted by the flexible portion connected between the plug portion and the support structure. The maximum distance between the end and the support structure is such that the protective cover more securely supports the electronic device.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

50‧‧‧Electronic devices

52‧‧‧ Display surface

54‧‧‧Back

60‧‧‧ plane

100‧‧‧ protective cover

110‧‧‧ cover

110a‧‧‧ front end

110b‧‧‧ backend

112‧‧‧ Input device

120‧‧‧Interface

120a‧‧‧Connected end

120b‧‧‧Free end

120c‧‧‧ Friction surface

130‧‧‧First Flexibility

140‧‧‧floor

140a‧‧‧ leading edge

140b‧‧‧ trailing edge

P2‧‧‧ second position

D1, D2‧‧‧ direction

Claims (15)

A protective cover for an electronic device, the protective cover comprising: a cover having an opposite front end and a rear end; a plug portion having an opposite connecting end and a free end, wherein the electronic device can Disassemblingly inserting the plug portion; and a first flexible portion connected between the connecting end and the rear end, wherein when the plug portion is in a first position, the electronic device is coupled to the a cover body, when the insertion portion is rotated from the first position to a second position by the bending of the first flexible portion and the electronic device is deployed on the cover body, the insertion portion is thereafter The end support is spaced from a plane and the free end moves toward the front end in a direction parallel to the plane. The protective cover of claim 1, further comprising a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has an opposite leading edge and a trailing edge and is adapted to bear against the plane and carry the cover and the plug. The leading edge is connected to the front end, and when the plug portion is in the first position, the free end pair is located at the trailing edge, and when the plug portion is located at the second position, the free end is located at the leading edge and the Between the trailing edges. The protective cover of claim 2, wherein the free end has a friction surface, and when the insertion portion is in the second position, the friction surface bears against the bottom plate and the insertion portion is The friction between the friction surface and the bottom plate is positioned. The protective cover of claim 1, further comprising a support structure, wherein the electronic device has an opposite display surface and a back surface, the display surface faces the cover body, and the insertion portion has an extension portion. The extension extends to the back surface and is coupled to the support structure. When the insertion portion is located at the first position, the support structure is supported by the support structure In conjunction with the extension, when the insertion portion is in the second position, the support structure is deployed on the extension and supported between the back surface and the plane. The protective cover of claim 4, further comprising a second flexible portion, wherein the second flexible portion is connected between the supporting structure and the plug portion, and when the plug portion is located at the In a position, the second flexible portion is folded between the support structure and the insertion portion, and when the insertion portion is located at the second position, the second flexible portion is deployed on the support structure and the insertion portion Between the joints and limiting the maximum distance between the free end and the support structure. The protective cover of claim 4, further comprising a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has an opposite leading edge and a trailing edge and is adapted to bear against the plane and carry the cover and the plug portion, The leading edge is coupled to the front end, the trailing edge being coupled to the support structure. The protective cover of claim 4, wherein the extension has a magnetic member, and the back surface of the electronic device and the extension are fixed by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member. The protective cover of claim 4, wherein the extension has a magnetic member, the support structure has another magnetic member, and when the insertion portion is in the first position, the magnetic member is located at the other a magnetic member, and the extension and the support structure are fixed by magnetic attraction of the magnetic member and the other magnetic member. The protective cover of claim 4, wherein the support structure has a bottom end, the bottom end having a metal gasket, and the plug portion is bent by the first flexible portion When the first position is rotated to the second position, the metal gasket is along the Plane sliding. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the cover has an input device, and when the insertion portion is in the second position, the input device is inclined to the plane. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the electronic device has a display surface and a back surface, and when the plug portion is in the first position, the display surface is exposed to the cover body to be exposed. The back surface or the back surface is coupled to the cover to expose the display surface. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the electronic device has a display surface and a back surface, and when the plug portion is located at the second position and the electronic device is separated from the plug portion, The back surface is adapted to be attached to the cover to expose the display surface, and the display surface is inclined to the plane. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the plug portion has a magnetic member, and the electronic device and the plug portion are fixed by magnetic attraction of the magnetic member. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the cover has a magnetic member, and when the insertion portion is in the first position, the electronic device and the cover are magnetically attracted by the magnetic member. Fixed. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the material of the free end comprises rubber, and when the plug portion is located at the second position, the friction between the plug portion and the plane positions the plug portion. .