TW201624171A - Removable type computing device and insertion type connection assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A removable type computing device includes a host device, an insertion type connection assembly and a tablet computer. The host device is formed with an assembly containing groove including at least one first insertion groove. The tablet computer is formed with a second insertion groove. The insertion type connection assembly has an insertion block, and is selectively inserted into or partially ejected from the assembly containing groove. When the insertion type connection assembly is inserted into the assembly containing groove, the insertion block is inserted into the first insertion groove. On the other hand, when the insertion type connection assembly is partially ejected from the assembly containing groove, the insertion block is provided to be inserted into the second insertion groove, so as to connect the host device with the tablet computer.

Description

Split computer device and its plugging and unplugging component

The invention relates to a computer combination and splitting use technology, in particular to a technology for selectively combining and splitting a computer host and a tablet computer by using a plugging and unloading component.

With the diversified development of the industrial and commercial society, the use of computers has gradually diversified. In terms of the popularity of mobile computers, notebook computers and tablet computers are the two mainstreams. As far as the notebook computer is concerned, its performance is better, but it needs to be deployed before it is used. Therefore, it tends to occupy a large space for operation and brings a lot of inconvenience to the user; however, in the case of a tablet computer, in order to Lightweight and simplified structure often sacrifices part of the performance.

Under this premise, the new state of the mobile computer gradually came out, which has two development directions of detachable and reversible mobile computers. For the detachable mobile computer, the touch display and the host can be selectively split or combined, when the touch display The display can be used as a tablet when splitting from the host computer, and can be used as a notebook computer when the touch display is combined with the computer.

Based on the above findings, please refer to the first figure, which shows a schematic diagram of a conventional split computer structure. As shown in the first figure, in the prior art, a split computer PA100 includes a computer host PA1 and a tablet computer PA2. The host computer PA1 includes a main body PA11 and a switching component PA12. The switching component PA12 is pivotally connected to the main body PA11, and at least one first electrical connection port PA121 is disposed. The tablet PC 2 includes a tablet body PA21 and at least one second electrical connection port PA22, wherein the second electrical port 埠PA22 is disposed corresponding to the first electrical port 埠PA121.

When the user wants to split and use the computer host PA1 and the tablet PC2, the first electrical port 埠PA121 and the second electrical port 埠PA22 must be detached from each other, so that the computer host PA1 and the tablet PC2 are detached from each other. At this time, since the switching component PA12 of the computer host PA1 is raised from the host body PA11, and the second electrical connection 埠PA121 of the first electrical connection 埠PA121 and the tablet PC2 is exposed, not only the appearance is caused. The unevenness and unsightlyness will also cause the first electrical connection of the computer host PA1, and the PA121 lacks sufficient dustproof capability.

In addition, when the user wants to make the computer host PA1 have a better wireless Internet access function, it is often required to plug the antenna component provided with the wireless signal transceiver module into the electrical connection port (such as a USB port). To increase the strength or distance of signal transmission and reception. However, in the computer host PA1, there is no suitable storage space for accommodating the antenna group. Therefore, the problem of not easily accommodating the antenna assembly is derived.

In the technical background described above, the inventor of the present invention believes that it is necessary to develop a new type of split type computer, so that the surface of the computer main body is kept flat and beautiful when the tablet computer is split by the computer mainframe. It has sufficient dustproof capability and at the same time provides a suitable storage space for accommodating the wireless signal transceiving module.

According to the prior art, in the prior art, the above-mentioned problems such as poor surface flatness, lack of dustproof capability, and lack of proper storage space for accommodating wireless signal transceiving modules are common; therefore, the present invention solves the problems of the prior art. The basic technical means adopted is to provide a split type computer device to solve the problems of improving the above-mentioned surface flatness and lack of dustproof capability. The split computer device comprises a computer host, a plug component and a tablet computer.

The computer mainframe has a plug-in component receiving slot, and the plug-in component receiving slot includes a rotating shaft receiving slot and at least one first connecting slot. The plugging and unloading component is configured to be received in the insertion and receiving component receiving slot, and comprises a rotating shaft, a card elastic structure, a connecting rod and an extending connecting frame. The shaft shaft is placed in the shaft receiving groove. The card elastic structure is located in the accommodating groove of the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft accommodating groove by the elastic structure, and is used for the insertion and removal component to be buckled in the accommodating groove of the plugging component or the self-plugging component. Partially popped inside the slot. The connecting rod extends from the rotating shaft and forms a turning angle with the rotating shaft. The extension link is pivotally connected to the link and includes at least one plug block. The tablet computer is provided with at least one second insertion slot.

When the plugging and unloading component is received in the accommodating slot of the plugging and unloading component, the plugging block is inserted into the first plugging slot; when the latching structure is operated, the plugging and unloading component is partially popped out from the accommodating slot of the plugging and unloading component The plug-in block is separated from the plug-in assembly receiving slot and is inserted into the at least one second docking slot to connect the host computer and the tablet.

In addition to the above-mentioned basic necessary technical means, the present invention also provides the following derivative technical means to assist in solving the problems to be solved by the present invention. Preferably, the plug block can be a latching bump or can include an electrical connector, the wireless connector module can be disposed in the extension connector, and the wireless signal transceiver module is electrically connected to the electrical connection. Device.

The derivatization technique provided by the present invention further includes that the first insertion slot includes a first electrical connection port, and the second insertion slot includes a second electrical connection port. When the plugging and unloading component is received in the insertion and receiving component receiving slot, the computer mainframe is connected to the wireless signal transceiving module via the first electrical connection port to communicate with an electronic device; when the card elastic structure is operated, the plugging and unloading component is When the plug-in component is partially ejected and the plug-in block is inserted into the second plug-in slot, the tablet computer communicates with the host computer via the second electrical connection port to connect the wireless signal transceiver module.

In addition, a pivoting slot pivotally connected to the extending connecting frame may be disposed at one end of the connecting rod, and a first limiting component is disposed in the pivoting connecting slot, and the extending connecting bracket may further be provided with a corresponding first limit. The second limiting component of the bit component, when the tablet computer is combined with the computer host, ensures that the connecting rod and the extension connecting frame of the tablet computer are synchronously linked.

Compared to the prior art described above, due to the split type provided by the present invention In the computer device, the plugging and unloading component can be selectively hooked into the insertion and receiving component receiving slot or partially popped out of the plugging component receiving slot to respectively connect the computer host or the tablet computer; therefore, the tablet is When the computer and the computer main body are split, the plugging and unloading component is buckled in the insertion and receiving component receiving slot, not only can the surface of the computer main body be flat and beautiful, but also the first plugging slot of the computer main body can be covered by the plugging and unplugging component, thereby Make the computer host have better dustproof capability.

In addition, in the derivative technical method of the present invention, the wireless signal transceiving module is disposed in the plugging and unpacking component, so that the wireless signal transceiving module can be buckled and accommodated in the plugging and unloading component along with the plugging and unloading component. Hold the slot. Undoubtedly, in addition to the above-mentioned effects of maintaining surface flatness and providing dustproof capability, the present invention can also provide a storage space for a wireless signal transceiving module.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and drawings.

PA100‧‧‧ split computer

PA1‧‧‧ computer host

PA2‧‧‧ tablet

PA11‧‧‧Host body

PA12‧‧‧Transfer components

PA121‧‧‧First electrical connection埠

PA21‧‧‧ Tablet PC

PA22‧‧‧Second electrical connection埠

100‧‧‧ Split computer device

1‧‧‧Computer host

11‧‧‧Host body

12‧‧‧Plug-in component receiving slot

121‧‧‧Rotary shaft receiving slot

122, 123‧‧‧First slot

2‧‧‧plugging components

21‧‧‧ shaft

22‧‧‧Card structure

23‧‧‧ Connecting rod

231‧‧‧ Link body

232‧‧‧ pivot connection slot

2321‧‧‧First limit component

233‧‧‧First pivot hole

234‧‧‧ pivot rod

24‧‧‧Extension bracket

241‧‧‧Connector body

242, 243‧‧‧ Socket block

244‧‧‧ pivotal department

2441‧‧‧Second pivot hole

2442‧‧‧Second limit element

245‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transceiver Module

3‧‧‧ Tablet PC

31‧‧‧ Tablet PC

32, 33‧‧‧Second socket

D1‧‧‧Expanding direction of rotation

D2‧‧‧ axial direction

The first figure shows a schematic diagram of a conventional split-type computer structure; the second figure shows a three-dimensional appearance of a computer host and a tablet computer of a split type computer device provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a perspective view showing the plug-in assembly of the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a view showing the extension of the plug-in assembly provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the AA cross section in the third figure; the sixth drawing is a partial perspective view showing the area shown in the circle A of the second figure; The figure shows a partial perspective view of the operation of the card elastic structure in the area indicated by the circle A, so that the plugging and unloading component is partially ejected from the insertion and receiving component receiving slot; the eighth figure shows the rotating and unplugging component in the area indicated by the circle A, so as to connect the flat plate A partial three-dimensional diagram of the computer; the ninth figure shows a partial stereoscopic diagram of connecting the plug-in component and the tablet computer in the area indicated by circle A, thereby combining the computer host and the tablet computer; and the tenth figure shows that the tablet computer and the computer host each other A schematic diagram of the stereoscopic appearance after combination.

Since the split type computer device and the plugging and unplugging component thereof provided by the invention can be applied to various devices composed of a computer host and a tablet computer (or display), the combined implementation manner is even more numerous, so it is not here. Again, one of the preferred embodiments will be described in detail.

Please refer to the second to fifth figures. The second figure shows a three-dimensional appearance of the computer host and the tablet computer of the split type computer device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Better invention FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional appearance of the plug-and-pull assembly provided by the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional appearance of the extension connector of the plug-and-pull assembly provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; A cross-sectional view of the AA section in the three figures.

As shown in the second figure, a split computer device 100 includes a computer main unit 1, a plug-in assembly 2, and a tablet computer 3. The mainframe body 1 includes a main body 11 and a plug-in assembly receiving slot 12 (shown in FIG. 7) that is adjacent to one end of the main body 11. The plug-in assembly receiving slot 12 includes a rotating shaft receiving slot 121. And two first insertion slots 122 and 123 (also shown in the seventh figure). The plugging and unloading assembly 2 is for receiving the insertion and receiving component receiving slot 12. The tablet computer 3 includes a tablet body 31 and two second insertion slots 32 and 33 which are formed on the side of the tablet body 31, and the second insertion slots 32 and 33 respectively correspond to the insertion and assembly unit receiving slots 12. The first insertion slots 122 and 123 are opened.

Referring to the third to fifth figures, the plug assembly 2 includes a rotating shaft 21, a card structure 22, a connecting rod 23 and an extending connecting frame 24. The shaft 21 is for receiving the shaft receiving groove 121 (labeled in the seventh figure). The card elastic structure 22 is located in the rotating shaft accommodating groove 121, and the rotating shaft 21 is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft accommodating groove 121 by the elastic structure 22. The connecting rod 23 extends from the rotating shaft 21 and includes a connecting rod body 231 and a pivoting rod 234. One end of the connecting rod body 231 is provided with a pivoting groove 232. A first pivoting hole 233 is defined in the pivoting slot 232, and a first limiting component 2321 is disposed in the pivoting slot 232 (shown in FIG. 5). Preferably, the first limiting component 2321 can be a The limiting bump is disposed at the bottom of the pivoting slot 232 or a limiting slot disposed at the bottom of the pivoting slot 232. The limiting bumps placed at the bottom of the pivoting slot 232 are taken as an example, but are not limited thereto.

Further, a turning angle is formed between the link 23 and the rotating shaft 21. Preferably, as shown in the fourth figure, the turning angle between the connecting rod 23 and the rotating shaft 21 may be 90 degrees. In practical applications, other non-90 degree turning angles may be formed between the link 23 and the rotating shaft 21 for the dimensional cooperation relationship between the tablet computer 3 and the main body 11.

The extension connector 24 includes a connector body 241, two connector blocks 242 and 243, a pivoting portion 244, and a wireless signal transceiver module 245. The plug blocks 242 and 243 protrude from the connector body 241 toward the insertion and assembly receiving slot 12 (indicated in the seventh figure), and correspond to the first insertion slots 122 and 123, respectively. The pivoting portion 244 extends from the bracket body 241 to the pivoting slot 232 and defines a second pivoting hole 2441. The pivoting rod 234 is passed through the first pivoting hole 233 and the second pivoting hole 2441, so that the extending connecting frame 24 and the connecting rod 23 are pivotally connected to each other. In addition, a second limiting component 2442 corresponding to the first limiting component 2321 is provided at the end of the pivoting portion 244 (labeled in the fifth figure), and the second limiting component 2442 can be another limiting bump. The limit is resisted by the limit protrusions disposed at the bottom of the pivoting groove 232.

Preferably, the plug block 242 can be a snap tab, and the plug block 243 can include an electrical connector. The first insertion slot 123 can include a first electrical connection port, and the second insertion slot 33 can include a second electrical connection port. The wireless signal transceiver module 245 can be disposed in the connector body 241 of the extension connector 24 and electrically connected to the electrical connector in the connector block 243.

Please continue to refer to the sixth to ninth figures, which show that the user will be the main computer Schematic diagram of a series of operation procedures of the machine and the tablet from the split state to the combined state. The sixth figure shows a partial perspective view of the area shown in the circle A of the second figure; the seventh figure shows that the card structure is operated in the area indicated by the circle A, so that the plugging and unplugging component is partially popped from the insertion and receiving component receiving slot. A partial perspective view of the tablet; the eighth diagram shows a partial perspective view of the tablet in the area indicated by the circle A for connecting the tablet; and the ninth figure shows the connection of the plug-in assembly and the tablet in the area indicated by the circle A, thereby A partial stereo view of a combined computer host and tablet.

As shown in the sixth figure, when the computer main unit 1 (labeled in the second figure) and the tablet computer 3 (indicated in the second figure) are in the disassembled state, the plugging and unloading component 2 can be accommodated in the plugging and receiving component receiving slot 12 (As indicated in the seventh figure), the computer main body 1 maintains a good surface flatness, thereby making the computer main body 1 look more beautiful. The plug-in assembly 2 is disposed in the insertion and receiving unit 12, and also covers the rotating shaft receiving slot 121 and the first connecting slots 122 and 123 in the insertion and receiving unit receiving slot, thereby providing the computer host 1 with Sufficient dust resistance.

It is worth mentioning that when the plug-in assembly 2 can be received in the plug-in assembly receiving slot 12, the plug-in blocks 242 and 243 can be respectively latched to the first plug-in slots 122 and 123 (also shown in the seventh figure). The electrical connector in the plugging block 243 and the first electrical connector in the first plugging slot 122 are electrically connected to each other, so that the computer host 1 has better wireless communication capability. At this time, the computer host 1 can be wirelessly communicated with an electronic device (not shown) by connecting the wireless signal transceiver module 245 through a first electrical connection, and the electronic device can be a computer, a mobile phone, a television, or the like. The electronic device, so that the tablet computer 31 and the computer host 1 can independently communicate wirelessly, It is split into two independently usable electronic devices by a computer device.

As shown in the seventh figure, when the card structure 22 is operated (such as pressing the operation button of the card structure), the plug component 2 can be partially ejected from the insertion and receiving component receiving slot 12. More precisely, the so-called partial ejection means that a part of the rotating shaft 21 of the plugging and unloading unit 2 is accommodated outside the rotating shaft receiving groove 121, and most of the constituent elements are ejected from the insertion and receiving unit receiving groove 12, The components of the plug-in assembly 2 that pops out of the plug-in assembly receiving slot 12 include a connecting rod 23 and an extension connecting bracket 24.

As shown in the eighth embodiment, the insertion and removal assembly 2 can rotate the extension bracket 24 along an unfolding rotation direction D1. At this time, since the first limiting member 2321 and the second limiting member 2442 can clamp the limit to each other ( As shown in the fifth figure, the link 23 and the rotating shaft 21 are also rotated along the expansion rotation direction D1 along with the extension link 24.

As shown in the ninth figure, after the extension link 24 is rotated to an appropriate angle (to facilitate the combination of the angle of the tablet 3), the tablet 3 can be moved to the area indicated by the circle A, and the plug blocks 242 and 243 are respectively Aligning and inserting the second insertion slots 32 and 33 of the tablet 3, in the specific embodiment, after the insertion blocks 242 and 243 are respectively aligned with the second insertion slots 32 and 33 of the tablet 3, along the rotation axis 21 The axial direction D2 operates the card elastic structure 22 (such as pressing the operation button of the card elastic structure) to drive the extension connector 24 to move inwardly along the axial direction D2 of the rotation shaft 21, so that the insertion blocks 242 and 243 on the extension connector 24 are extended. The second insertion slots 32 and 33 of the tablet 3 are inserted. At this time, the card elastic structure 22 is snapped into the rotating shaft accommodating groove 121 to lock the rotating shaft 21 to prevent the rotating shaft 21 from rotating. When a plug-in component 2 is respectively arranged on two sides of the computer main body 1, the above connection manner is adopted. The tablet 3 is clamped between the two plug-in assemblies 2, and the tablet computer 3 can be rotated relative to the computer main body 1 by the pivotal relationship between the extension bracket 24 and the link 23. When the tablet computer 3 is rotated to overlap with the computer mainframe 1, the second limiting component 2442 of the extension connector 24 is limited to the first limiting component 2321 of the connecting rod 23, so that the pivoting lever 234 is used to limit the relative positioning of the tablet computer 3. The computer main unit 1 slides in parallel to maintain the stability of the overall structure.

Please continue to refer to the tenth figure, which shows a stereoscopic appearance of the combination of the tablet and the computer host. Meanwhile, referring to the ninth figure, after the tablet computer 3 and the computer main body 1 are combined with each other, the electrical connector in the plugging block 243 and the second electrical connection in the second plugging slot 122 are connected to each other. The electrical connection enables the tablet 3 to communicate with the host computer 1 via the second electrical connection to the wireless signal transceiver module 245.

It is worth mentioning that after the extension bracket 24 is rotated to an appropriate angle, the plug blocks 242 and 243 can also be plugged into other display devices other than the tablet computer 3, except that the other display devices described above must also be A corresponding second insertion slot is provided.

Compared with the prior art, in the split computer device 100 provided by the present invention, the computer main unit 1 and the tablet computer 3 (or other display device) can be selectively buckled by the plugging and unloading unit 2. The device is temporarily ejected in the insertion and receiving unit 12 or from the insertion and receiving unit 12; therefore, when the tablet 3 and the computer 1 are separated, the surface of the computer 1 can be kept flat and beautiful. The first plugging slots 122 and 123 of the computer main body 1 are covered by the plugging and unloading unit 2, so that the computer mainframe 1 has better dustproof capability.

In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wireless signal transceiver module 245 is disposed in the plug-in assembly 2 to become an internal component of the plug-in component 2, and thus, the wireless signal transceiver module 245 can be inserted. The component 2 is pulled out and snapped and received in the insertion and assembly container receiving slot 12. Needless to say, the present invention can provide the storage space of the wireless signal transceiving module 245 in addition to the above-described effects of maintaining surface flatness and providing dustproof capability.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. Various other modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art in the light of the above-described embodiments of the invention. However, various modifications and changes made in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention are still within the scope of the invention and the scope of the invention.

11‧‧‧Host body

12‧‧‧Plug-in component receiving slot

121‧‧‧Rotary shaft receiving slot

122, 123‧‧‧First slot

2‧‧‧plugging components

21‧‧‧ shaft

22‧‧‧Card structure

231‧‧‧ Link body

234‧‧‧ pivot rod

241‧‧‧Connector body

242, 243‧‧‧ Socket block

31‧‧‧ Tablet PC

32, 33‧‧‧Second socket

D2‧‧‧ axial direction

Claims (10)

A split type computer device comprising: a computer main body, which is provided with a plug-in component accommodating groove, and the plug-in component accommodating groove comprises a rotating shaft accommodating groove and at least one first connecting groove; a plugging component The accommodating groove is disposed in the accommodating groove of the plugging assembly, and comprises: a rotating shaft, the locating device is disposed in the accommodating groove of the rotating shaft; and a card elastic structure is located in the accommodating groove of the rotating shaft, wherein the rotating shaft is The latching structure is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft receiving slot, and is configured to cause the plugging component to be snapped into the insertion and receiving component receiving slot or partially ejected from the insertion and receiving component receiving slot; Extending from the rotating shaft and forming a turning angle with the rotating shaft; an extending connecting frame pivotally connected to the connecting rod and comprising at least one plugging block; a tablet computer having at least one second connecting slot; The at least one plug block is inserted into the at least one first plug slot when the plug component is received in the plug component receiving slot; when the card structure is operated, the plug is inserted When the pulling component is partially popped from the insertion and receiving component receiving slot, the at least one plugging block is separated from the plugging and unplugging Housing groove and for at least a second plug connector to the slot, thereby connecting the host computer with the tablet. The split computer device of claim 1, wherein the at least one plug block is a snap tab. The split-type computer device of claim 1, wherein the at least one plug-in block comprises an electrical connector, the wireless connector module is disposed in the extension connector, and the wireless signal transceiver module The assembly is electrically connected to the electrical connector. The split type computer device of claim 1, wherein the at least one first plug slot comprises a first electrical connection port, and the at least one second socket slot comprises a second electrical connection When the plug-in component is received in the plug-in component receiving slot, the computer host connects the wireless signal transceiver module via the first electrical port to communicate with an electronic device; when the card is loaded When the structure is operated to partially eject the plugging and unloading component from the receiving and receiving receiving slot, and the at least one plugging block is inserted into the at least one second plugging slot, the tablet computer passes the second The electrical connection is connected to the wireless signal transceiver module to communicate with the computer host. The split-type computer device of claim 1, wherein one end of the connecting rod is provided with a pivoting slot pivotally connected to the extending connecting frame, and a first limit is provided in the pivoting slot The bit element, the extension connector is provided with a pair of second limiting elements that should be the first limiting element. An insertion and removal assembly is disposed in a plug-in assembly receiving slot of a computer main body. The plug-in assembly receiving slot includes a rotating shaft receiving slot and at least one first connecting slot, and the plugging and assembling component comprises: a rotating shaft is disposed in the rotating shaft receiving groove; a card elastic structure is located in the rotating shaft receiving groove, and the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft receiving groove by the card elastic structure, and is used for the insertion and removal The component is buckled in the insertion slot of the plugging component or partially ejected from the receiving slot of the plugging component; a connecting rod extends from the rotating shaft and forms a turning angle with the rotating shaft; Pivot connected to the connecting rod and comprising at least one plug block; The at least one plug block is inserted into the at least one first plug slot when the plug component is received in the plug component receiving slot; when the card structure is operated to enable the plug When the component is partially ejected from the insertion slot of the plugging and unloading component, the at least one plugging block is separated from the insertion and receiving component receiving slot and is used for plugging a display device. The plugging and unloading assembly of claim 6, wherein the plugging block is a snap tab. The plug-in assembly of the sixth aspect of the invention, wherein the plug-in block comprises an electrical connector, the wireless connector module is disposed in the extension connector, and the wireless signal transceiver module is connected to The electrical connector. The insertion and extraction assembly of claim 6, wherein one end of the connecting rod is provided with a first limiting element, and the extending connecting frame is provided with a second limiting element. The plugging and unloading assembly of claim 6, wherein the display device is one of a tablet computer and a display device.