TW201925966A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a display device, a bracket, an input device, and a multi-folding structure. The bracket supports the display device and makes the display device relative to the place of placement tilt an angle. The input device is detachably connected to the display device. The multi-folding structure is disposed on the bottom of the input device. The multi-folding structure includes folding plates, connecting parts for connection of folding plates, and magnet bars. The magnet bars are covered in the folding plates. The folding plates can be stacked and be attracted to each other by the magnet force of the magnet bars so that the input device can be elevated.

Description

Portable electronic device

The disclosure relates to a portable electronic device.

With the shrinking of electronic components, the weight and space occupied by portable electronic devices are also decreasing. In recent years, the configuration in which the screen is separated from the input keyboard has been further developed, and the mobility of the portable electronic device is further increased.

The general input keyboard is placed flat on the placement surface. When used for a long time, the angle at which the hands are bent tends to increase the burden on the wrist and the arm. Therefore, it is a current research and development trend to appropriately let an input device such as a keyboard form an angle with the placement surface when placed to achieve the user's physical and mental comfort when typing.

In view of this, some embodiments of the present invention disclose an improved portable electronic device that allows the input device to conveniently assume an oblique angle with the placement surface.

One aspect of the disclosure is a portable electronic device that includes a display, a stand, an input device, and a multi-fold structure. The stand is used to support the display such that the display is tilted at an angle relative to the placement. The input device is detachably connected to the display. The multi-fold structure is disposed on one side of the bottom of the input device, and includes a plurality of folding plates, a plurality of connecting portions connecting the folding plates, and a plurality of magnet bars, wherein the magnet bars are wrapped in the folding plates, and the folding plates can be stacked on each other and The magnets are magnetically attracted to each other to raise the input device.

In one embodiment, the material of the flap is a microfiber.

In an embodiment, the connection structure of the portable electronic device is located between the display and the multi-fold structure to connect the display and the input device.

In one embodiment, each of the adjacent magnet strips has opposite polarities so as to attract each other when stacked.

In an embodiment, the folding plate of the portable electronic device includes an adjacent first folding plate and a second folding plate. The upper surface of the magnet bar in the first folding plate is an N pole, and the lower surface is an S pole. In the second flap, the upper surface of the magnet strip is an S pole, and the lower surface is an N pole.

In an embodiment, the input device is a keyboard.

The portable electronic device provided by the present disclosure is provided with a multi-fold structure on the bottom side of the input device. The multi-fold structure comprises a plurality of flaps and a plurality of connecting portions for connecting the flaps, and the flaps are covered with magnet strips. In operation, the flaps can be stacked to the height and angle required by the user to meet the typing requirements of different users, and each magnet strip in the flap is designed to have opposite polarities so as to attract each other when stacked. A fixed effect is achieved so that it does not slip after stacking.

The spirit and scope of the present disclosure will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. It does not depart from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device 100 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The portable electronic device 100 includes a display 110, a bracket 120, an input device 130, a multi-fold structure 140, and a connection structure 150. The bracket 120 is used to support the display 110 such that the display 110 is tilted at an angle relative to the placement 200. The input device 130 is connected to the display 110 and is detachably assembled to the display 110. Display 110 is preferably a touch display. In other words, in one embodiment, the display 110 can be operated independently, and the user can directly operate the portable electronic device 100 by operating the display 110 having the touch function. Alternatively, in another embodiment, display 110 can be used in conjunction with input device 130, at which point the user can operate input device 130 and display 110 provides only the functionality of the display.

The multi-fold structure 140 is disposed on one side of the bottom of the input device 130, and includes flaps 142 and 144, and connecting portions 143 and 145 connecting the flaps 142, 144. The connecting portion in the multi-fold structure 140 is used to connect the folding plate and the folding plate, or the folding plate and the input device. For example, if the connecting portion 143 is connected to the flaps 142 and 144, the connecting portion 145 connects the flap 144 and the input device 130. Each of the flaps 142, 144 is covered with a magnet strip. For example, the magnet strip 142a is wrapped in the flap 142, and the magnet strip 144a is wrapped in the flap 144. The flaps 142, 144 can be stacked on each other and The magnetic force of the magnet strips in the flaps 142, 144 is magnetically attracted to raise the input device 130.

In an embodiment, the multi-fold structure 140 at one end of the input device 130 of the portable electronic device 100 and the input device 130 can be placed on the placement 200. The angle between the input device 130 and the placement 200 is Zero degrees, this is considered the first state. However, in order to cooperate with the user's habits, the multi-fold structure 140 disposed at one end of the input device 130 of the portable electronic device 100 can be folded to raise the input device 130 such that an input device 130 and the placement portion 200 are generated. The angle Θ can be regarded as the second state at this time.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the portable electronic device 100 in FIG. 1 in a first state. In this embodiment, the bracket 120 is used to support the display 110 such that the display 110 is tilted at an angle relative to the placement 200. When in the first state, the connecting portion and the flap in the multi-fold structure 140 of one side of the input device 130 are alternately laid flat, and the flaps 142, 144, the connecting portions 143, 145 and the input device 110 are all at the same level. If all are on the place 200. As shown in Fig. 2, the order of laying flat is, in order, the flap 142, the connecting portion 143, the flap 144, the connecting portion 145, and then the input device 130. The design of the connecting portion 143 is mainly used for connecting the folding plate 142 and the folding plate 144. When the state of the portable electronic device 100 is changed from the first state to the second state, the connection portion 143 can be bent by bending the state of the connecting portion 143. The folded structure 140 is folded.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the portable electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 in a second state. In this embodiment, the multi-fold structure 140 of the input device 130 presents the situation after folding. The bracket 120 is used to support the display 110 such that the display 110 is tilted at an angle relative to the placement 200. When the input device 130 is raised, the connecting portion 143 is bent to overlap the flap 144 above the flap 142, but the flap 142 and the flap 144 are still connected through the connecting portion 143. The other end of the flap 144 is connected to the input device 130 through the connecting portion 145. After folding the multi-fold structure 140, the input device 130 will form an angle Θ with the placement 200.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged side elevational view of another embodiment of the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention in a first state. In this embodiment, when in the first state, the connecting portions 143, 145 and the flaps 142, 144 in the multi-fold structure 140 of one side of the input device 130 are alternately laid flat, the flaps 142, 144, and the connecting portion 143 , 145 and input device 110 are all at the same level. As shown in Fig. 4, the order of laying flat is, in order, the flap 142, the connecting portion 143, the flap 144, the connecting portion 145, and then the input device 130. It should be noted that the number of the flaps 142, 144 and the connecting portions 143, 145 in the figure is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art can change the number and width of the flaps and the joints according to the appropriate design requirements. The invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in Fig. 4, in this embodiment, the inner side of the adjacent flap 142 and the flap 144 respectively have a magnet strip 142a and a magnet strip 144a, and the polar positions of the two magnet strips 142a, 142b are opposite. That is, when the flap 142 and the flap 144 are both laid flat in the first state, the upper surface of the magnet strip 142a is N pole, and when the lower surface is S pole, the upper surface of the magnet strip 144a is S pole. The lower surface is N pole.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged side elevational view of another embodiment of the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention in a second state. The user can fold the multi-fold structure 140 on one side of the input device 130 to fold the flap 144 over the flap 142, and connect the flap 142 and the flap 144 through the connecting portion 143. Above the flap 144 is the input device 130. The flap 144 and the input device 130 are connected through the connecting portion 145.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to achieve the effect of the portable electronic device 100 in attracting and fixing the multi-fold structure 140 in the second state, the polarity of each adjacent magnet bar is opposite. For example, when the upper surface of the magnet bar 142a inside the flap 142 is N pole and the lower surface is S pole, the upper surface of the magnet bar 144a inside the adjacent flap 144 is S pole, and the lower surface is N pole. The polarity of the magnet strip is designed such that the folded flap 142 can pass through the upper surface N pole of the magnet strip 142a and attract the upper surface S of the inner magnet strip 144a of the inverted flap 144 to achieve a fixed function.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bracket 120 is used to support the display 110 such that the display 110 is tilted by an angle Φ relative to the placement 200. The angle of the bracket 120 can change the placement angle of the display 110. The greater the angle Φ between the bracket 120 and the placement 200, the greater the angle of the display 110 from the placement 200. The smaller the angle Φ between the bracket 120 and the placement 200, the smaller the angle of the display 110 from the placement 200.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device 100 has a connection structure 150 between the display 110 and the poly-fold structure 140 for connecting the display 110 and the input device 130. In some embodiments, if the display 110 and the input device 130 of the portable electronic device 100 are in a detachable form, the connection structure 150 can be designed to connect the display 110 and the multi-fold structure 140, for example, a magnet can be added to attract The magnet strips in the flaps are either designed to engage the display 110 and the input device 130 at the edges of the connecting structure 150 and the multi-fold structure 140. The display 110 of the portable electronic device 100 and the input device 130 may further include a signal transmission component for connecting the display 110 and the input device 130 with a signal. This signal transmission component can be transmitted by wire or wireless transmission.

According to some embodiments, the greater the number of flaps 142, 144 and the connections 143, 145 of the multi-fold structure 140, the higher the height that can be stacked, resulting in a higher angle between the input device 130 and the placement 200. The bigger. Therefore, when the number of the flaps 142, 144 and the connecting portions 143, 145 of the multi-fold structure 140 is larger, such as more than three groups, the flaps 142, 144 can all be stacked or partially according to the needs of different users. Stack into the required height and angle. As described above, in the multi-fold structure 140, the polarity of each of the magnet strips 142a, 142b in the adjacent flaps 142, 144 must be opposite so as to attract each other when stacked, to achieve a fixed effect, so that the flaps 142, 144 will not slip after stacking.

According to some embodiments, the material of the flaps 142, 144 of the portable electronic device 100 is a microfiber that is a material that is wrapped around the periphery of the magnet strips 142a, 142b. In some embodiments, the material of the connecting portions 143, 145 is also microfiber. However, in addition to the microfibers, any material having plasticity for easy folding can be used on the flaps 142, 144 and the connecting portions 143, 145 in the portable electronic device 100, and the present invention is not limited thereto. .

According to some embodiments, the input device 130 in the portable electronic device 100 may be a physical keyboard, so that when the display 110 is used with the input device 130, the user's more convenient input interface is provided. The portable electronic device provided by the present disclosure is provided with a multi-fold structure on the bottom side of the input device. The multi-fold structure comprises a plurality of flaps and a plurality of connecting portions for connecting the flaps, and the flaps are covered with magnet strips. In operation, the flaps can be stacked to the height and angle required by the user to meet the typing requirements of different users, and each magnet strip in the flap is designed to have opposite polarities so as to attract each other when stacked. A fixed effect is achieved so that it does not slip after stacking.

The above summary and drawings are not intended to represent each embodiment or every aspect of the disclosure. Rather, the foregoing summary merely provides examples of some of the novel aspects and features set forth herein. The above described features and advantages, as well as other features and advantages of the present invention, will be apparent from the accompanying drawings.

While the various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail, it should be understood that Many changes to the disclosed embodiments can be made in accordance with the disclosure herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the breadth and scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by any of the above embodiments. Instead, the scope of the disclosure should be defined in accordance with the appended claims and their equivalents.

The present invention has been described and described with respect to one or more embodiments thereof, and equivalents and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. In addition, although specific features of the present disclosure have been disclosed for one of several implementations, the features may be combined with other features of one or more of the other processes, such as for any given or particular application. Expected or advantageous.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

110‧‧‧ display

120‧‧‧ bracket

130‧‧‧ Input device

140‧‧‧Multi-fold structure

142, 144‧‧ ‧ folding board

142a, 144a‧‧‧ magnet strips

143, 145‧‧‧ Connections

150‧‧‧ Connection structure

200‧‧‧Place

Θ‧‧‧角角

Φ‧‧‧ angle

The various aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a portable electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a side view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1 in a first state; FIG. 3 is a first view 4 is a side view of a portable electronic device in a second state; FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged side view of another embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a portable view of the present invention A partially enlarged side view of another embodiment of the electronic device in a second state.

Claims (6)

A portable electronic device comprising: a display; a bracket supporting the display to tilt the display at an angle with respect to the placement; an input device detachably connecting the display; and a multi-fold structure disposed on the The side of the bottom of the input device comprises: a plurality of folding plates; a plurality of connecting portions connecting the folding plates; and a plurality of magnet bars, each of the magnet bars being wrapped in each of the folding plates, each A plurality of the flaps may be stacked on each other and magnetically attracted by each of the magnet strips to raise the input device. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the material of the flaps is a microfiber. The portable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a connection structure between the display and the multi-fold structure to connect the display and the input device. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the adjacent magnet strips has opposite polarities so as to attract each other when stacked. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the folding plates comprise an adjacent first folding plate and a second folding plate, and the upper surface of the magnetic bar in the first folding plate is an N pole. The lower surface is an S pole, and the upper surface of the magnet strip in the second folded plate is an S pole, and the lower surface is an N pole. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input device is a keyboard.