TW201737015A - A portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device is provided, including a main body, a display unit, and an input unit. The main body has a depressed portion with the input unit disposed therein. The input unit has a first input module and a second input module. The display unit and the first input module are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the main body, respectively. The second input module is connected to the first input module and can slide or rotate relative to the first input module. When the input unit is in a received state, the second input module is located between the main body and the first input module.

Description

Portable electronic device

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly to a portable electronic device having a storage type input unit.

At present, video game competition has gradually spread to the general public. Due to functional concerns, video game users have used desktop computers for video game competition. Nowadays, with the rapid development of technology, portable electronic devices have been able to balance functionality and convenience. Therefore, video game users have also begun to use portable electronic devices for video game competition.

The market is actively developing portable electronic devices such as notebook computer tablets for video game competition to provide users with better use of the situation. Since most video game players are still accustomed to the use situation of desktop computers, the keyboard has been tilted to facilitate the player's operation. However, this design still cannot provide users with the use situation close to the desktop computer.

The invention provides a portable electronic device, comprising a body, a display unit and an input unit. The body has a recessed portion, and the input unit is disposed in the recessed portion. The input unit has a first input interface module and a second input interface module. The display unit and the first input interface module are respectively pivotally connected to opposite sides of the body. The second input interface module is connected to the first The interface module is slidable or rotatable relative to the first input interface module. The second input interface module is located in the recessed portion when the input unit is in a stowed state.

In one embodiment, the first input interface module is pivotally connected to the body. When the input unit is in the storage state, the second input interface module is located between the body and the first input interface module. .

In one embodiment, the width of the recess is substantially half of the width of the body.

In one embodiment, the first input interface module has a keyboard, and the second input interface module has a touch panel.

In an embodiment, the aforementioned second input interface module has a wedge-shaped, trapezoidal or rectangular cross section.

In one embodiment, the portable electronic device further includes a tripod that is movably connected to the second input interface module.

In one embodiment, the body and the second input interface module are respectively pivotally connected to opposite sides of the first input interface module.

In one embodiment, the first input interface module has a first magnetic component, and the second input interface module has a second magnetic component, and the first and second input interface modules are The magnetic attraction between the second magnetic elements is adsorbed and connected to each other.

In one embodiment, the first input interface module has a track, and the portable electronic device further has at least one sliding member disposed on the second input interface module, the second input interface The module can slide along the track by the slider.

In an embodiment, the sliding member has a ball or a roller.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

20‧‧‧ body

21‧‧‧Depression

211‧‧‧ bottom

30‧‧‧Display unit

31‧‧‧ Display screen

40‧‧‧ input unit

41‧‧‧First Input Interface Module

42‧‧‧Second input interface module

420‧‧‧Touchpad

50‧‧‧ foot stand

W1‧‧‧ width of the depression

W2‧‧‧ body width

M1‧‧‧First magnetic component

M2‧‧‧Second magnetic component

S1‧‧ track

S2‧‧‧Sliding parts

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the portable electronic device of Figure 1.

Fig. 3A is a schematic view showing the input unit in Fig. 1 in a stored state.

Fig. 3B is a schematic view showing the expansion of the input unit in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3C is a schematic view showing the input unit in the first figure in an open state.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of the portable electronic device in a stored state according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4B is a schematic view showing the expansion of the input unit in Fig. 4A.

Fig. 4C is a schematic view showing the input unit in Fig. 4A in an open state.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of the portable electronic device in a stored state according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5B is a schematic view showing the input unit in Fig. 5A in an open state.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1 . As shown in the first and second embodiments, the portable electronic device 1 mainly includes a body 20, a display unit 30, an input unit 40, and a stand 50. The body 20 has a recess 21, and the input unit 40 The first input interface module 41 and the second input interface module 42 are connected to each other. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 1 can be a notebook computer (notebook) The main body 20 is provided with electronic components, such as a motherboard, a central processing unit (CPU), a hard disk, a fan, a memory, a display card, etc., and the display unit 30 is electrically connected to the body 20 and has a display screen. 31. In addition, a keyboard is disposed on the surface of the first input interface module 41, and a touch panel 420 is disposed on the surface of the second input interface module 42. Alternatively, the touch panel is disposed on the surface of the first input interface module 41. It is also feasible to provide a keyboard on the surface of the input interface module 42.

It should be understood that one side of the body 20 is pivotally connected to the display unit 30, and the recessed portion 21 is formed on the body 20 away from one side of the display unit 30, and the width W1 of the recessed portion 21 is substantially half of the width W2 of the body 20. The input unit 40 is disposed in the recessed portion 21, the first input interface module 41 is pivotally connected to the body 20, and the second input interface module 42 is coupled to the first input interface module 41, and is opposite to the first input interface module. Group 41 slides or turns.

Please refer to FIG. 3A-3C. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of the input unit 40 in a stored state, FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of the input unit 40 in FIG. 3A when it is unfolded, and FIG. 3C is a diagram in FIG. 3A. The input unit 40 is in a schematic state when it is in an open state. In the embodiment, the first input interface module 41 has a flat structure, and the second input interface module 42 has a wedge-shaped, trapezoidal or rectangular cross-section. The second input interface module 42 is pivotally connected. An input interface module 41 is mounted, and the stand 50 is pivotally connected to the second input interface module 42. When the input unit 40 is in the storage state, the input unit 40 is located in the recessed portion 21, and the second input interface module 42 is located between the body 20 and the first input interface module 41 (as shown in FIG. 3A).

When the user wants to use or expand the input unit 40, the display unit 30 can be first opened relative to the body 20, and then the first input interface module 41 is opposite. The body 20 is lifted up, and then the second input interface module 42 is rotated and unfolded relative to the first input interface module 41 (as indicated by the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3B). Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, the first input interface module 41 can be placed on the bottom surface 211 of the recessed portion 21, and the tripod 50 can be opened from the second input interface module 42 so that the input unit 40 is turned on. status.

When the user wants to use the portable electronic device 1 through the input unit 40, the user can be placed against the second input interface module 42 to facilitate the user to click or input data; however, the user can also input When the unit 40 is in the storage state, it is directly operated through the keyboard on the first input interface module 41. When the user needs to return the input unit 40 to the storage state, the tripod 50 can be rotated back into the second input interface module 42 and the first input interface module 41 can be lifted from the bottom surface 211, and then Then, the second input interface module 42 is flipped back to the first input interface module 41 and the body 20, and finally the display unit 30 is placed on the display unit 30 (as shown in FIG. 3A), thereby reducing the portability. The size and width of the electronic device 1 are convenient for the user to store and carry.

In other possible embodiments of the present invention, the pivotal position between the first input interface module 41 and the second input interface module 42 in FIG. 3A may also be changed, for example, the pivot is disposed on the first input interface mode. The side of the group 41 away from the recess 21 is configured to flip the second input interface module 42 back over the first input interface module 41 when the user is in storage, that is, when the input unit 40 is in the storage state, the first The input interface module 41 is located between the second input interface module 42 and the body 20. The arrangement of the interface module can also be convenient for the user to store and carry. It is worth mentioning that, in such an embodiment, it is also feasible to fix the first input interface module 41 in the recess 21 of the body 20.

Please refer to FIG. 4A-4C, wherein FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of the portable electronic device 1 in a stored state according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a view showing the input unit 40 in FIG. The schematic diagram of FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram of the input unit 40 in the state shown in FIG. 4A in an open state. In the embodiment, the first input interface module 41 has a first magnetic component M1, and the second input interface module 42 has a second magnetic component M2, wherein the first and second input interface modules 41 and 42 The magnetic attraction force between the first and second magnetic elements M1 and M2 is mutually attracted. When the input unit 40 is in the storage state, the input unit 40 is located in the recess 21, and the second input interface module 42 is located in the body 20. Between the first input interface module 41 and the first input interface module 41 (as shown in FIG. 4A).

When the user wants to use or expand the input unit 40, the display unit 30 can be lifted relative to the body 20, and then the second input interface module 42 is withdrawn from the recess 21 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4B, so that the second magnetic element M2 is separated from the first magnetic element M1. Then, the first input interface module 41 can be placed on the bottom surface 211 of the recess 21 (as shown in FIG. 4C), and the second input interface module 42 can be inverted to make the second magnetic component M2 and the first magnetic The components M1 are in contact with each other and are attracted to each other, and then the tripod 50 is opened from the second input interface module 42 so that the input unit 40 is in an open state. However, when the user wants to operate the portable electronic device 1, the second input interface module 42 can be kept separate from the first input interface module 41. The second input interface module 42 can transmit blue or infrared light. The wireless signal transmission is performed on the main body 20 in such a manner that the user can directly click or input data through the touch panel 420 on the second input interface module 42.

In other words, the embodiment does not limit the user to be able to pass the first input interface module 41 when the first input interface module 42 is connected to the second input interface module 42. The two-input interface module 42 uses the portable electronic device 1. When the user needs to return the input unit 40 to the storage state, the tripod 50 can be retracted into the second input interface module 42 and then the first input interface module 41 is lifted from the bottom surface 211, and then flipped. The second input interface module 42 is inserted between the first input interface module 41 and the body 20, and finally the display unit 30 is turned on to return to the storage state as shown in FIG. 4A.

Referring to FIG. 5A-5B, the recess 21 in another embodiment of the present invention has a rectangular cross section, and the first input interface module 41 in the input unit 40 has a track S1 and a portable electronic device. The device 1 further includes a plurality of sliders S2 (such as balls or rollers), wherein the slider S2 is disposed on the second input interface module 42 when the input unit 40 is in the storage state (as shown in FIG. 5A). The second input interface module 42 is located on the bottom side of the track S1, and the second input interface module 42 is slidable along the track S1 by the slider S2.

When the user wants to use or deploy the portable electronic device 1, as shown in FIG. 5B, the display unit 30 can be lifted relative to the body 20, and the second input interface module 42 can be oriented along the arrow direction in FIG. 5B. The first input interface module 41 is extracted, and then the tripod 50 is opened from the second input interface module 42, thereby enabling the input unit 40 to be in an open state. When the user needs to return the input unit 40 to the storage state, the user can first retract the tripod 50 into the second input interface module 42 and push the second input interface module 42 along the track S1. In the input interface module 41, finally, the display unit 30 is turned on to return to the storage state as shown in FIG. 5A.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, A few changes and refinements can be made 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.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

20‧‧‧ body

21‧‧‧Depression

30‧‧‧Display unit

31‧‧‧ Display screen

40‧‧‧ input unit

41‧‧‧First Input Interface Module

42‧‧‧Second input interface module

420‧‧‧Touchpad

50‧‧‧ foot stand

W1‧‧‧ width of the depression

W2‧‧‧ body width

Claims (10)

A portable electronic device includes: a body having a recessed portion; a display unit pivotally connected to the body; an input unit disposed in the recessed portion and having: a first input interface module disposed on the body And a second input interface module connected to the first input interface module and slidable or rotatable relative to the first input interface module, wherein the second input interface mode is when the input unit is in a storage state The group is located in the recess. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input interface module is pivotally connected to the body, and when the input unit is in the storage state, the second input interface module is located on the body Between the first input interface module and the first input interface module. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the recess has a width substantially equal to a half of a width of the body. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input interface module has a keyboard, and the second input interface module has a touch panel. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second input interface module has a wedge-shaped, trapezoidal or rectangular cross section. The portable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a tripod for movably connecting the second input interface module. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body and the second input interface module are respectively pivotally connected to the first input interface module The opposite side. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input interface module has a first magnetic component, and the second input interface module has a second magnetic component, the first The two input interface modules are connected to each other by magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetic elements. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input interface module has a track, and the portable electronic device further comprises at least one sliding member, the sliding member is disposed on the second The track is connected in parallel on the input interface module, and the second input interface module is slidable along the track by the slider. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the sliding member has a ball or a roller.