TW201622540A - Portable electronic device with impact-cushioned protecting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device with impact-cushioned protecting structure includes a monitor and a cushion protecting member. The cushion protecting member has an outer housing portion, an inner housing portion, a chamber and an air-escaping hole. The outer and inner housing portions are made of elastic material. The inner housing portion is arranged between the outer housing portion and the displayer. The chamber is formed between the upper housing portion and the inner housing portion. The air-escaping hole is formed through the inner housing portion and communicated with the chamber.

Description

Portable electronic device with shock buffer protection structure

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device with an impact buffer protection structure, and more particularly to an impact buffer protection structure disposed around a screen of a portable electronic device, which can absorb the impact of the portable electronic device. To provide protection for portable electronic devices.

Due to the rapid development of portable electronic devices, their equipment is becoming more and more advanced, and their functions are becoming more and more powerful. They are like mobile computers, can do a lot of work, or provide many entertainment functions. Therefore, the portable electronic device needs a good protection function, especially the buffer protection function under impact, so as to avoid internal components or screens being damaged by impact.

Currently, protective measures for portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, have a plastic soft cover that covers the back and surroundings of the mobile phone to cushion the impact of the mobile phone when it hits a hard object. However, plastic soft covers have limited protection and usually only protect the sides of the electronic device. The plastic soft cover has almost no protection for the important components of the portable electronic device and the screen. Moreover, the plastic soft cover itself has a limited ability to absorb shock.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an impact buffer protection The structure of the portable electronic device has a hollow structure to increase the absorbable impact energy, and provides a better protection function of the portable electronic device.

In addition, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the provided shock absorbing protection structure can better protect the screen of the portable electronic device.

In order to solve the above technical problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, a portable electronic device with an impact buffer protection structure, including a screen and a buffer protection member, is provided. The buffer protection member has an outer casing portion made of a resilient material; and the inner casing portion is made of a resilient material and located between the outer casing portion and the screen; the hollow chamber is formed in the outer casing portion and the outer casing portion Between the inner shells; and escape holes. An escape hole extends through the inner casing and communicates with the hollow chamber.

The invention has the following beneficial effects: the portable electronic device of the present invention provides a buffer protection member, which is made of a material having elasticity, and is formed with a hollow structure such as an airbag, and the impact energy can be better absorbed by the hollow chamber and the escape hole. For better protection. In addition, the buffer protector is placed around the screen to protect the screen well.

In order to further understand the technology, method and effect of the present invention in order to achieve the intended purpose, reference should be made to the detailed description and drawings of the present invention. The drawings and the annexed drawings are intended to be illustrative and not to limit the invention.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

2‧‧‧ Buffer protectors

20‧‧‧ hollow room

21‧‧‧ Shell

22‧‧‧ Inner Shell

220‧‧‧ escape hole

221‧‧‧First Abutment

222‧‧‧second abutment

223‧‧‧Depression

23‧‧‧Combination Department

231‧‧‧ Side stop

232‧‧‧With the Ministry

4‧‧‧ screen

41‧‧‧Touch panel

42‧‧‧LCD panel

6‧‧‧Shell

1 is a top plan view of a portable electronic device with an impact buffer protection structure of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cushioning protection member of the present invention as viewed from the bottom.

2A is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 2.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X-X of Figure 1 of the present invention.

4 is a schematic view of the portable electronic device of the present invention when it is impacted.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a top plan view of a portable electronic device with an impact buffer protection structure according to the present invention. The invention can be applied to various portable electronic devices, such as a Smart Handheld Device (SHD), a Barcode Inventory Terminal, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a data reader, Smart phones, mobile computers, etc. Mobile devices. The portable electronic device 100 (hereinafter referred to as an electronic device) of the present embodiment is exemplified by a bar code counting machine. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any hand-held electronic device having a screen can be applied to the present invention. In this embodiment, a buffer protection member 2 is disposed around the surface of the screen 4 of the electronic device 100 and is fixed to the housing 6 of the electronic device 100.

2 to FIG. 3, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cushioning protection member of the present invention, FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention taken along line X-X of FIG. The cushion protector 2 includes a casing portion 21, an inner casing portion 22, a hollow chamber 20, and an escape hole 220. The inner casing portion 22 is located between the outer casing portion 21 and the screen 4. The hollow chamber 20 is formed between the outer casing portion 21 and the inner casing portion 22. The escape hole 220 penetrates the inner casing portion 22 and communicates with the hollow chamber 20. The cushioning protection member 2 of the present embodiment further includes a joint portion 23 extending outward from one side of the outer casing portion 21, and the joint portion 23 is coupled to the casing 6 of the electronic device 100.

The buffer protection member 2 includes at least the outer casing portion 21 and the inner casing portion 22, and is made of a resilient material, preferably a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The thermoplastic elastomer is a polymer material which has the property of vulcanized rubber at normal temperature (i.e., the property of an elastomer) and can be plastically deformed at a high temperature. For example, styrene (SBS, SIS, SEBS, SEPS), olefins (TP0, TPV), dienes (TPB, TPI), vinyl chloride (TPVC, TCPE), urethanes (TPU), esters ( TPEE), guanamines (TPAE), organofluorines (TPF), organic terpenes and vinyls. The advantage of the present embodiment utilizing the thermoplastic elastomer is that the outer casing portion 21, the inner casing portion 22, and the joint portion 23 can be integrally formed in cooperation with the gas-assisted injection technique, and in the process of injection molding, at the same time in the outer casing portion 21 Gas is injected between the inner casing portion 22 to form the hollow chamber 20 and the escape hole 220.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention when it is impacted. In this embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is subjected to an impact, especially when the electronic device 100 is inadvertently dropped, the buffer protection member 2 can provide the function of buffer protection of the screen 4 by the high elastic property of the thermoplastic elastomer, and can not only absorb The energy of the impact is easy to restore. When the electronic device 100 is subjected to an impact, first, the outer casing portion 21 is concavely deformed to absorb the impact force; in addition, the present embodiment utilizes the deformation of the hollow chamber 20 and the escape hole 220 to escape the gas to absorb the impact energy, such as a car airbag. The protection function can thereby achieve the effect of protecting the electronic device 100 and the screen 4.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, the details of each part of the embodiment are separately described below. The hollow chamber 20 of the present embodiment is preferably integrally formed in a ring shape integrally formed on the bottom surface of the outer casing portion 21. Further, the cushion protector 2 preferably has a plurality of escape holes 220 formed in the inner casing portion 22. In a preferred arrangement, each side of the screen 4 is provided with at least one escape hole 220. Thereby, no matter which side of the screen 4 is subjected to the impact, the escape hole 220 can escape the gas to absorb the impact energy.

Referring to FIG. 3, the outer casing portion 21 of the present embodiment has an arch shape along a lateral cross section, and the position of the hollow chamber 20 is located below the position where the outer casing portion 21 is arched. It is described by another point of view that the position of the hollow chamber 20 corresponds to the most outwardly protruding position of the outer casing portion 21 and extends to both sides along the surface of the screen 4. Viewed in a cross-sectional view, the hollow chamber 20 is slightly flat and has a generally trapezoidal shape in cross section. An advantage of such a configuration is that when the side of the screen 4 of the electronic device 100 is impacted, the external force first hits the portion of the outer casing portion 21 that protrudes in an arch shape; further, since the hollow chamber 20 is arched at the outer casing portion 21 Below the protruding position, the impact force is first transmitted to the hollow chamber 20.

With respect to the inner casing portion 22 of the present embodiment, the inner casing portion 22 includes a first abutting portion 221, a second abutting portion 222, and a recessed portion 223 between the first abutting portion 221 and the second abutting portion 222. . The first abutting portion 221 and the second abutting portion 222 are in contact with the screen 4 . The position of the recessed portion 223 substantially corresponds to the position of the hollow chamber 20, and is also approximate Located below the outer casing portion 21 in an arched position. With this structural arrangement, the recess 223 can further provide a space for deformation, providing better cushioning protection.

As shown in FIG. 3, the air vent 220 of the present embodiment penetrates the second abutting portion 222 and is adjacent to an outer edge of the screen 4. The screen 4 includes a touch panel 41 and a liquid crystal display panel 42 under the touch panel 41. The width of the touch panel 41 is greater than the width of the liquid crystal display panel 42. The width of the inner casing portion 22 is substantially equal to the touch. The distance from the outer edge of the panel 41 to the outer edge of the liquid crystal display panel 42. The position of the first abutting portion 221 is substantially correspondingly located above the outer edge of the liquid crystal display panel 42. In other words, the width of the inner casing portion 22 of the cushion protector 2 of the present embodiment is substantially equal to the width difference between each of the side touch panel 41 and the liquid crystal display panel 42, and does not shield the liquid crystal display panel 42.

The position covered by the escape hole 220 may be partially covered by the touch panel 41, and the other portion does not cover the touch panel 41. Another portion of the air vent 220 of the present embodiment covers the housing 6 of the electronic device 100 and faces the gap between the touch panel 41 and the housing 6. The gas escaped by the escape hole 220 can smoothly escape from the slit. In another embodiment, the second abutting portion 222 may be partially suspended above the screen 4 without being in contact with the screen 4, and the escaped gas may flow to the recessed portion 223 of the inner casing portion 22. In one manner, the height of the second abutting portion 222 may be slightly smaller than the height of the first abutting portion 221 . Alternatively, the bottom end of the escape hole 220 may be slightly expanded outward to communicate with the recessed portion 223 of the inner casing portion 22, and the escaped gas may be more smoothly escaped.

The joint portion 23 has a side stopper portion 231 and an engagement portion 232. The side stopper portion 231 is smoothly extended outward by the outer casing portion 21, and the joint portion 23 of the present embodiment is also connected to the outer side of the second abutting portion 222. The engaging portion 232 is located inside the side stop portion 231 , and the engaging portion 232 is substantially perpendicular to the second abutting portion 222 and extends downward from the joint of the side blocking portion 231 and the second abutting portion 222 . The positional arrangement of the engaging portion 232 helps the second abutting portion 222 to smoothly fit on the screen 4. The engaging portion 232 is only a schematic view in this embodiment, and may be a hook or a wedge block or the like.

The feature and function of the present invention is that the buffer protection of the portable electronic device 100 The piece 2 is made of a material having elasticity, and is formed with a hollow structure such as an airbag. The hollow chamber 20 and the escape hole 220 can better absorb impact energy for better protection. Further, the cushion protector 2 is disposed around the screen 4 to protect the screen 4 well.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

2‧‧‧ Buffer protectors

20‧‧‧ hollow room

21‧‧‧ Shell

22‧‧‧ Inner Shell

220‧‧‧ escape hole

221‧‧‧First Abutment

222‧‧‧second abutment

223‧‧‧Depression

23‧‧‧Combination Department

231‧‧‧ Side stop

232‧‧‧With the Ministry

4‧‧‧ screen

41‧‧‧Touch panel

42‧‧‧LCD panel

6‧‧‧Shell

Claims (10)

A portable electronic device with an impact buffer protection structure, comprising: a screen; a buffer protection member having an outer casing portion made of an elastic material; and an inner casing portion made of an elastic material, located in the outer casing portion Between the screen and the screen; a hollow chamber formed between the outer casing portion and the inner casing portion; and an escape hole extending through the inner casing portion and communicating with the hollow chamber. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hollow chamber is integrally formed in an annular shape around the bottom surface of the outer casing portion. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein each side of the screen is provided with at least one escape hole. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the outer casing portion has an arch shape along a lateral cross section, and the hollow chamber is located below the position where the outer casing portion is arched. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the hollow chamber has a trapezoidal shape. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the inner casing portion includes a first abutting portion, a second abutting portion, and the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion And a recessed portion, wherein the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion abut the screen, and the position of the recess portion corresponds to a position of the hollow chamber. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the escape hole extends through the second abutment and is adjacent to an outer edge of the screen. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the screen comprises a touch panel and a liquid crystal display panel under the touch panel, the touch panel having a width larger than the liquid crystal display panel Width; its The width of the inner casing portion is equal to the distance from the outer edge of the touch panel to the outer edge of the liquid crystal display panel, and the position of the first abutting portion is correspondingly located above the outer edge of the liquid crystal display panel. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the location covered by the escape hole is partially covered by the touch panel. The portable electronic device of claim 6, further comprising a joint extending outward from a side of the outer casing, the joint being connected to the casing of the electronic device.