TW201433905A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device is provided, including a housing and a connector. The housing comprises a first surface and the connector comprises a second surface. When the connector is in a closed angle relative to the housing, the second surface is aligned with the first surface. When the connector is in an open angle relative to the housing, the connector protrudes from the first surface.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device. More specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic device including a reversible connector.

Today's electronic products are designed to be lightweight and portable, so more and more electronic products are becoming thinner and thinner. Many I/O connectors cannot be integrated with electronic products under normal design. In addition, the general I/O connector is disposed on the side or the rear of the electronic device, and the user must rotate the electronic device in use to easily connect the external device to the I/O connector.

In order to solve these problems, the common solution is to use the external connector or extension cable to use the required I/O connector. However, this method must increase the quantity and weight of the carried items, and the concept of light and thin electronic products is discounted. In view of this, how to set up a connector setting method that can be easily used and integrated with electronic products has become an important issue.

The invention solves the problem that the various I/O connectors are generally difficult to set in the thin and light electronic products, and proposes a reversible connector structure, by which the user can use the connector more conveniently and connect. The settings of the device do not damage the appearance of the product.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device including a housing, a connector pivotally coupled to the housing, the housing including a first surface, and the connector package A second surface is included. The connector is located inside the housing when the connector is at a closed angle relative to the housing, and the second surface is substantially aligned with the first surface, the connector protruding from the first surface when the connector is rotated relative to the housing to an opening angle .

In an embodiment of the invention, the invention further includes a pivoting mechanism, the pivoting mechanism comprising a first member, a second member, a spring and a pivot. The pivoting mechanism is configured to pivotally connect the connector, the first member and the second member, wherein the first member is fixed to the housing, and a first engaging portion and a third engaging portion are formed on the inner side surface, and The second member defines a second engaging portion, wherein the first and third engaging portions have a concave structure, and the second engaging portion has a convex structure. The spring is sleeved on the pivot to provide an axial force to the second member and the second member is in close contact with the first member. When the connector is at a closed angle with respect to the housing, the second engaging portion is engaged with the first engaging portion, and when the connector is at an opening angle with respect to the housing, the second engaging portion is engaged with the third engaging portion. At this time, the connector protrudes from the housing and is fixed at an opening angle.

In another embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a housing, a connector, a first elastic component, a second elastic component, and a stopper, wherein the first elastic component abuts the housing and the connector Between the second elastic member and the blocking member, the connector is pivotally connected to the housing, and the blocking member is disposed on one side of the connector and slidable relative to the housing. The member includes a raised portion and a stop portion that is exposed on the first surface of the housing. The stop limits the rotational angle of the rotating member when the blocking member is in a first position relative to the connector. When the blocking member slides from the first position to a second position relative to the connector, the first resilient member acts an elastic force to rotate the connector from the closing angle relative to the housing to the opening angle.

10‧‧‧shell

101‧‧‧ first surface

11‧‧‧ Groove

20‧‧‧Connector

201‧‧‧ second surface

30‧‧‧ pivoting mechanism

31‧‧‧ first component

311‧‧‧First Joint Department

313‧‧ Third Third Joint Department

32‧‧‧Second component

322‧‧‧Second Bonding Department

33‧‧‧ Spring

34‧‧‧ nuts

35‧‧‧ pivot

51‧‧‧First elastic element

52‧‧‧Second elastic element

53‧‧‧stops

531‧‧ ‧ raised parts

532‧‧‧stops

D‧‧‧Distance

1 is a schematic view showing an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view showing the connector and the pivoting mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the combination of a connector and a pivoting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing a portion A in Fig. 2.

5 and 6 are cross-sectional views showing an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device is, for example, a notebook computer or a tablet computer, and a recess 11 is provided on the first surface 101 of the housing 10 of the electronic device. The device 20 is movably disposed in the recess 11 and pivotally connected to the housing 10, wherein the connector 20 can be used to connect a storage device or a display device. In the present embodiment, the connector 20 is a USB connector, and the connector 12 is spaced apart from the edge of the housing 10 by a distance D.

It should be particularly noted that the connector 20 has a second surface 201. When the connector 20 is at a closed angle with respect to the housing 10, the connector 20 is hidden inside the recess 11 and the second surface 201 is substantially aligned. First surface 101; further, when the connector 20 is rotated relative to the housing 10 by the aforementioned closing angle to an opening angle (as shown in FIG. 1), the connector 20 protrudes from the first surface of the housing 10. 101.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 together. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the connector 20 and a pivoting mechanism 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 A schematic view of the connector 20 combined with the pivoting mechanism 30. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pivoting mechanism 30 includes a first member 31, a second member 32, a spring 33, a nut 34, and a pivot 35. The pivot 35 is configured to pivotally rotate the connector 20, the first member 31 and the second member 32, wherein the first member 31 is fixed to the housing 10, and the spring 33 is sleeved on the pivot 35 for providing A spring force is applied to the second member 32, and the second member 32 is brought into close contact with the inner side surface of the first member 31. In addition, the nut 34 is sleeved at the end of the pivot 35 to prevent the pivoting mechanism 30 and the connector 20 from coming loose.

Please refer to Figure 4 again, where Figure 4 shows the Part A in Figure 2. Big picture. As shown in FIG. 4, a first engaging portion 311 and a third engaging portion 313 are formed on one inner surface of the first member 31, and a second engaging portion 322 is formed on the second member 32. The first and third engaging portions 311 and 313 have a concave structure, and the second engaging portion 322 has a protruding structure. When the connector 20 is at the aforementioned closing angle with respect to the housing 10 , the second engaging portion 322 is engaged with the first engaging portion 311 . Further, when the connector 20 is subjected to an external force and rotated relative to the housing 10 by the aforementioned closing angle to the opening angle, the connector 20 drives the pivot 35 and the second member 32 to rotate relative to the first member 10, and makes The two engaging portions 322 are engaged with the third engaging portion 313. At this time, the connector 20 can protrude from the casing 10 and be fixed to the opening angle for convenient use.

It should be understood that the foregoing first engaging portion 311 can also be implemented during implementation. The third engaging portion 313 forms a protruding structure, and the second engaging portion 322 forms a corresponding recessed structure, so that the positioning effect can be achieved.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is an electronic diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. A cross-sectional view of the device. The electronic device of this embodiment mainly includes a housing 10 and a connection. The first elastic member 51, a second elastic member 52, and a stopper 53 are disposed, wherein the connector 20 is pivotally connected to the housing 10 through a pivot 35, and the stopper 53 is disposed on one of the connectors 20. The side is slidable relative to the housing 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the first elastic member 51 abuts between the housing 10 and the connector 20, and the second elastic member 52 abuts between the housing 10 and the stopper 53.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 5, the foregoing stopper 53 includes a convex portion. 531 and a stop portion 532, the protrusion portion 531 is exposed on the first surface 101 of the housing 10. When the connector 20 is at a closed angle with respect to the housing 10, the second elastic member 52 can be biased to the left by a spring force. The stop portion 532 is disposed with the stop member 53 in a first position relative to the connector 20 (as shown in FIG. 5) such that the stop portion 532 limits the connector 20 to the aforementioned closed angle.

When the user wants to use the connector 20, the hand can be turned to the right The convex portion 531 is moved, and the stopper 53 is slid from the first position to the right side with respect to the connector 20 to a second position (as shown in FIG. 6) by an external force, and the stopping portion 532 is The connector 20 is detached from the connector 20; at this time, the first elastic member 51 can apply a spring force to the rear end of the connector 20, rotate the connector 20 relative to the housing 10 to the aforementioned opening angle, and cause the connector 20 to protrude from the housing 10. The first surface 101 is conveniently used. In summary, the present invention provides an electronic device including a reversible connector, which is convenient for the user to store and use, and can maintain the appearance and appearance of the product.

Although the present invention is disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not It is used to define the invention. Those skilled in the art having the ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧ Groove

101‧‧‧ first surface

20‧‧‧Connector

201‧‧‧ second surface

D‧‧‧Distance

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a housing including a first surface; and a connector pivotally coupled to the housing and including a second surface, wherein the connector is when the connector is at a closed angle relative to the housing The second inner surface of the housing is substantially aligned with the first surface, and the connector protrudes from the first surface when the connector is rotated by the closing angle to an opening angle relative to the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a pivoting mechanism, the pivoting mechanism comprising: a first member fixed to the housing and including a first engaging portion; The second member includes a second engaging portion; a pivot pivotally connecting the connector and the first and second members; and a spring disposed on the pivot and abutting the second member, wherein the second member The spring applies an elastic force to the second member to abut the first and second members, and when the connector is at the closing angle, the second engaging portion is engaged with the first engaging portion. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first member further comprises a third engaging portion, and when the connector is located at the opening angle, the second engaging portion is engaged with the third card Joint department. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the spring abuts between the first and second members. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first engaging portion has a concave structure, and the second engaging portion has a protruding structure. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a stopper, the stopper being slidably disposed on the housing, comprising a protrusion and a stopper. The raised portion is exposed on the first surface of the housing, and the stop portion limits the rotating member at the closing angle when the blocking member is in a first position relative to the connector. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the electronic device further comprises a first elastic member disposed between the connector and the housing, wherein the blocking member is opposite the connector from the first When the position is slid to a second position, the first resilient member acts on an elastic force to rotate the connector from the closed angle relative to the housing to the opening angle. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the electronic device further comprises a second elastic member disposed between the blocking member and the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a notebook computer. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connector is spaced from the edge of the housing by a distance.