TW202005498A - Cover mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A cover mechanism for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an extensible tray and a switch. The cover mechanism includes a housing, a cover, a first elastic member, a rotary member, and a second elastic member. The housing is pivotally connected to the housing and has a pushing portion. The cover is corresponded to the electronic device. The first elastic member is connected to the housing and the cover, and the second elastic member is connected to the housing and the rotary member. The rotary member has a hinge portion, a contacting portion, and an extension portion. The hinge portion is pivotally connected to the housing, the contacting portion is corresponded to the switch of the electronic device, and at least a portion of the extension portion is disposed between the cover and the extensible tray.

Description

Door cover mechanism

The invention relates to a door cover mechanism. More specifically, the present invention relates to a door cover mechanism of an electronic device with a retractable disc.

Many electronic systems (such as desktop computers) include optical disc drives for reading optical discs to read software or multimedia (such as music or videos, etc.). The optical disc drive can be divided into a slot-in optical disc drive and a tray type optical disc drive. When a tray type optical disc drive is used, in order to make the disc protrude smoothly, an opening is usually opened in the casing of the electronic system to expose the optical disc drive directly .

In some electronic systems, in order to meet the requirements of dust prevention and aesthetics, a door cover (or baffle) is provided on the opening of the housing. When the user needs to use the optical disc drive, the aforementioned door cover must be manually removed. Or, in some electronic systems, the door cover provided is flexible, and the user can deform the door cover and press the switch of the optical disc drive.

However, the door cover that must be manually removed is inconvenient in use, and the flexible door cover cannot protect the optical disc drive. When the electronic system is impacted, the door cover may be directly deformed and contact the optical disc drive, resulting in Damage to the optical disc drive. Therefore, how to solve the aforementioned problems has become an important issue.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a door cover mechanism for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a retractable disc and a switch. The aforementioned door cover mechanism includes a housing, a door cover, a first elastic element, a rotating element, and a second elastic element. The door cover is pivotally connected to the housing and has a pushing portion, and the door cover corresponds to the aforementioned electronic device. The first elastic element connects the housing and the door cover, and the second elastic element connects the housing and the rotating element. The rotating element includes a pivot portion, a contact portion, and an extension portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally connected to the housing, the contact portion corresponds to a switch of the electronic device, and at least part of the extension portion is provided on the door cover and the retractable type Between discs.

When the door cover rotates relative to the housing and the rotating element is at its initial position, the pushing portion pushes the rotating element to rotate. Wherein, when the door cover rotates away from the electronic device relative to the housing, the rotating element rotates toward the electronic device, and the contact portion presses the switch. When the door cover rotates toward the electronic device relative to the housing, the rotating element rotates away from the electronic device. In addition, when the rotating element rotates relative to the housing and the door cover is in its initial position, the rotating element will separate from the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, there is a gap between the door cover and the electronic device. When the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover, and the protruding distance is less than or equal to the aforementioned distance, the retractable disc pushes the extension portion to rotate the rotating element relative to the housing away from the electronic device. When the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is greater than the aforementioned distance, the second elastic element provides elastic force to the rotating element to rotate the rotating element toward the electronic device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rotating element has a slope facing the door cover, and the extending portion has elasticity.

10‧‧‧input module

20‧‧‧Output module

30‧‧‧computer host

100‧‧‧Housing

110‧‧‧ opening

200‧‧‧door cover

210‧‧‧ Tablet Department

211‧‧‧Inside

212‧‧‧Top side

213‧‧‧Bottom side

220‧‧‧Projection

230‧‧‧Department

231‧‧‧plane

232‧‧‧Bevel

300‧‧‧rotating element

310‧‧‧Pivot Department

320‧‧‧Contact

330‧‧‧Extension

340‧‧‧Drive Department

341‧‧‧Bottom

342‧‧‧Bevel

400‧‧‧The first elastic element

500‧‧‧Second elastic element

C‧‧‧door cover mechanism

E‧‧‧Electronic device

E1‧‧‧ retractable disc

E2‧‧‧switch

E3‧‧‧Front surface

S‧‧‧Electronic system

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing a door cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2B is an exploded view showing a door cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing a door cover in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a rotating element in an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing that the door cover and the rotating element are in initial positions in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram showing that the rotating element contacts the switch of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram showing that the rotating element is pushed by the retractable disc of the electronic device in an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5D is a schematic diagram showing that the door cover is pushed by the retractable disc of the electronic device in an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5E is a schematic diagram showing the retractable disc of the electronic device in an embodiment of the invention.

The door cover mechanism of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. However, it can be easily understood that the embodiments of the present invention provide many suitable inventive concepts and can be implemented in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are only used to illustrate the use of the present invention in a specific method, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the disclosure. It is understandable that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the background or context of the relevant technology and this disclosure, and not in an idealized or excessively formal manner Interpretation, unless specifically defined here.

Please refer to FIG. 1 first. The door cover mechanism C according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the electronic system S shown in the figure. The aforementioned electronic system S is, for example, a desktop computer, including an input module 10, an output module 20, and a computer host 30. The input module 10 and the output module 20 can be electrically connected to the computer host 30. The user can use the input module 10 to input control signals to the computer host 30, and the computer host 30 can provide a display signal to the output module 20. For example, the aforementioned input module 10 may include a keyboard and/or a touchpad, and the output module 20 may include a flat panel display.

The output module 20 can display images using, for example, liquid crystal display (LCD) technology or light emitting polymer display (Light Emitting Polymer Display) technology. In some embodiments, the output module 20 may also be a touch screen, that is, it has the functions of inputting and outputting signals at the same time.

One or more electronic devices can be provided in the computer host 30. In this embodiment, at least one electronic device with a retractable disc (such as the electronic device E shown in FIGS. 5A-5E) is provided in the computer host 30, and the aforementioned door cover mechanism C may be disposed on the computer host 30 , The retractable disc of the electronic device protrudes out of the computer host 30. For example, the electronic device with a retractable disk may be an optical disk drive (ODD).

Please refer to FIGS. 2A and 2B. The door cover mechanism C mainly includes a housing 100, a door cover 200, a rotating element 300, at least one first elastic element 400, and a second elastic element 500. An opening 110 is formed in the housing 100, and the door cover 200 is pivotally connected to the housing 100 and can cover the opening 110.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 3, the door cover 200 includes a flat plate portion 210, at least one protruding portion 220, and a pushing portion 230. The protruding portion 220 and the pushing portion 230 are formed on the inner surface 211 of the flat plate portion 210, so that after the door cover 200 covers the opening 110 of the housing 100, the appearance of the housing 100/computer 30 can be kept intact.

The protruding portion 220 is adjacent to the top side 212 of the flat plate portion 210 and has a triangular structure, and the length of one side of the triangular structure near the top side 212 is shorter than the length of one side of the triangular structure near the bottom side 213. The pushing portion 230 is adjacent to the bottom side 213 of the flat plate portion 210 and has a hook structure. Among them, the hook-shaped structure is formed with a plane 231 and a slope 232 facing in opposite directions.

Referring to FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 4, the rotating element 300 includes a pivoting portion 310, a contact portion 320, an extension portion 330, and a driving portion 340. The pivot portion 310 is pivotally connected to the housing 100, and the contact portion 320 is located between the pivot portion 310 and the extension portion 330. The driving part 340 has a bottom surface 341 and an inclined surface 342. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the aforementioned extension 330 includes an elastic material, so it may be slightly deformed.

Please return to FIGS. 2A and 2B. In this embodiment, the first elastic element 400 may be a torsion spring connecting the housing 100 and the door cover 200 at both ends to provide elastic force to the door cover, while the second elasticity The element 500 may be a tension spring connecting the housing 100 and the rotating element 300 to provide elastic force to the aforementioned rotating element 300.

The procedure for using the aforementioned door cover mechanism C will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the electronic device E with the retractable disc E1 is installed in the computer mainframe 30, the position of the electronic device E will be substantially aligned with the opening 110 of the housing 100 and the door cover 200, and with A gap is formed between the door covers 200. The position of the contact portion 320 of the rotating element 300 may correspond to the position of the switch E2 of the electronic device E. The extension portion 330 of the rotating element 300 extends from the contact portion 320 to between the retractable disc E1 and the door cover 200, and the rotating element The inclined surface 342 of the driving part 340 of 300 faces the door cover 200. The elastic force provided by the first elastic element 400 and the second elastic element 500 can fix the door cover 200 and the rotating element 300 in their initial positions, respectively.

In this embodiment, when the door cover 200 is in the initial position, it can cover the opening 110 of the housing 100 and is substantially parallel to the front surface E3 of the electronic device E, and when the rotating element 300 is in the initial position, the extension 330 and The electronic device E is separated by a distance, and the door cover 200 and the rotating element 300 are also separated from each other, that is, the two are not in contact with each other.

Please refer to FIG. 5B. When the user needs to use the electronic device E, the user may press or pull the door cover 200 so that the door cover 200 moves away from the electronic device E relative to the housing 100 (counterclockwise in the figure) Spin. The pushing portion 230 of the door cover 200 will therefore contact the rotating element 300 and then push the rotating element 300 to rotate the rotating element 300 relative to the housing 100 toward the electronic device E (clockwise in the figure). Specifically, the plane 231 of the hook structure of the pushing portion 230 contacts the bottom surface 341 of the driving portion 340 of the rotating element 300 to drive the rotating element 300 to rotate.

After the rotating element 300 rotates toward the electronic device E relative to the housing 100, the contact portion 320 on the rotating element 300 contacts and presses the switch E2 of the electronic device E, so that the retractable disc E1 protrudes toward the door cover 200. It should be particularly noted that, since the extension portion 330 of the rotating element 300 has elasticity, even if the extension portion 330 contacts the electronic device E before the contact portion 320 due to tolerances and other factors (after the rotation element 300 rotates), the extension portion 330 can be It is slightly deformed without causing the contact portion 320 to be unable to press the switch E2. In addition, although the embodiment uses a push-button switch as an example, in some embodiments, the switch E2 of the electronic device E may also be touch-sensitive.

Referring to FIG. 5C, when the user releases the external force pressing the door cover 200, the elastic force of the first elastic element 400 can rotate the door cover 200 toward the electronic device E back to its initial position, and the switch E2 of the electronic device E is After being pressed, the retractable disc E1 will protrude toward the door cover 200. When the distance that the retractable disc E1 protrudes is less than or equal to the distance between the electronic device E and the door cover 200, the retractable disc E1 pushes the extension portion 330 to move the rotating element 300 relative to the housing 100 away from the electronic The direction of device E rotates. It should be noted that since the driving portion 340 of the rotating element 300 is formed with a slope 342, during the rotation of the rotating element 300 relative to the housing 100 in a direction away from the electronic device E, between the rotating element 300 and the door cover 200 There is no interference.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5D, the retractable disc E1 may continue to protrude. When the distance that the retractable disc E1 protrudes is greater than the distance between the electronic device E and the door cover 200, the retractable disc E1 E1 can push the door cover 200 to rotate away from the electronic device E relative to the housing 100, and the extension 330 can be separated from the retractable disc E1, and the rotating element 300 can be oriented by the elastic force of the second elastic element 500 The electronic device E rotates back to its preset position.

Since the rotating element 300 has previously rotated away from the electronic device E, during the rotation of the door cover 200 being pushed by the retractable disc E1, the pushing portion 230 of the door cover 200 will still not be in contact with the rotating element 300 contact. In other words, during the movement of the retractable disc E1, the rotating element 300 and the door cover 200 remain separated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5E, when the retractable disc E1 is retracted into the electronic device E, the door cover 200 is rotated toward the electronic device E by the elastic force of the first elastic element 400. The inclined surface 232 of the pushing portion 230 of the door cover 200 will contact the inclined surface 342 of the driving portion 340 of the rotating element 300 to rotate the rotating element 300 away from the electronic device E. In this way, the extension 330 of the rotating element 300 can be moved out of the moving path of the retractable disk E1, and the retractable disk E1 can be smoothly retracted into the electronic device E. In addition, because the door cover 200 contacts the inclined surface 342 of the rotating element 300 with the inclined surface 232, after the retractable disc E1 retracts the electronic device E, the door cover 200 and the rotating element 300 can be separated from each other and respectively The elastic forces of the element 400 and the second elastic element 500 rotate back to their original positions.

In addition, since the door cover 200 in this embodiment is formed with a protrusion 220 having a triangular structure, the retractable disc E1 can smoothly push the door cover 200 when it moves, without being caught by the door cover 200 Can't move.

Although the door cover mechanism C is applied to the host computer 30 of a desktop computer in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, it can be understood that the door cover mechanism C can be applied to any electronic device with a retractable disc In the electronic system. For example, the aforementioned door cover mechanism C can also be applied to the casing of a notebook computer or an external optical disc drive.

In summary, the present invention provides a door cover mechanism for an electronic device, wherein the aforementioned electronic device has a retractable disc and a switch. The aforementioned door cover mechanism includes a housing, a door cover, a first elastic element, a rotating element, and a second elastic element. The door cover is pivotally connected to the housing and has a pushing portion, and the door cover corresponds to the aforementioned electronic device. The first elastic element connects the housing and the door cover, and the second elastic element connects the housing and the rotating element. The rotating element includes a pivot portion, a contact portion, and an extension portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally connected to the housing, the contact portion corresponds to a switch of the electronic device, and at least part of the extension portion is provided on the door cover and the retractable type Between discs.

In this way, when the electronic device is not in use, the electronic device can be shielded by the door cover mechanism to keep the appearance of the system intact. Furthermore, with the aforementioned door cover mechanism, the door cover and the housing may include a material with high rigidity and not easily deformed, so as to protect the electronic device and prevent the electronic device from being damaged when the door cover and the housing are collided.

Although the embodiments and advantages of the present invention have been disclosed above, it should be understood that any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make changes, substitutions, and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can disclose the content of the present invention It is understood that current or future developed processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps can be used according to the present invention as long as they can implement substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention includes the above processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present invention also includes a combination of each patent application scope and embodiment.

Although the present invention is disclosed as the foregoing several preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can make some changes and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application. In addition, each patent application scope is constructed as an independent embodiment, and various combinations of patent application scopes and embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Housing

110‧‧‧ opening

200‧‧‧door cover

300‧‧‧rotating element

400‧‧‧The first elastic element

500‧‧‧Second elastic element

C‧‧‧door cover mechanism

Claims (10)

A door cover mechanism of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a retractable disc and a switch, and the door cover mechanism includes: a housing; a door cover, pivotally connected to the housing and having a pushing portion, and The door cover corresponds to the electronic device; a first elastic element connects the housing and the door cover; a rotating element connects the housing, including: a pivoting portion, pivotally connecting the housing; a contact portion, opposite Should switch; and an extension part, at least part of the extension part is provided between the door cover and the retractable disc: and a second elastic element connecting the housing and the rotating element. The door cover mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein when the door cover rotates relative to the housing and the rotating element is at its initial position, the pushing portion pushes the rotating element to rotate. The door cover mechanism as described in item 2 of the patent application range, wherein when the door cover rotates away from the electronic device relative to the housing, the rotating element rotates toward the electronic device and the contact portion presses the switch . The door cover mechanism as described in item 2 of the patent application range, wherein when the door cover rotates toward the electronic device relative to the housing, the rotating element rotates in a direction away from the electronic device. The door cover mechanism as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein when the rotating element rotates relative to the housing and the door cover is at its initial position, the rotating element is separated from the housing. The door cover mechanism as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the rotating element has an inclined surface facing the door cover. The door cover mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein there is a gap between the door cover and the electronic device. The door cover mechanism as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein when the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is less than or equal to the distance, the retractable disc pushes the extension Part to rotate the rotating element relative to the housing away from the electronic device. The door cover mechanism as described in item 7 of the patent application range, wherein when the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is greater than the distance, the second elastic element provides elastic force to the rotation Element, rotating the rotating element towards the electronic device. The door cover mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the extension portion has elasticity.

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