TW202044847A - Display device with movable speaker - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device with movable speaker including a stand, a display and a motor disposed on the stand, at least one slider movably disposed on the stand, at least one belt linking between the motor and the slider, and at least one speaker assembled to the slider is provided. The display and the speaker are opposite to each other through the stand. The motor drives the slider and the speaker thereon to move back and forth on the stand, and the speaker is hidden behind the display or exposed out of the display.

Description

Display device with movable speaker

The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a display device with a movable speaker.

With the advancement of technology, the quality of human life has also improved. The traditional large-size and high-priced displays have not only been replaced by today’s lightweight and thin displays, but have also improved the visual experience of users, and have gradually become popular among the public. Love and accept.

Generally speaking, the existing display usually completes its sound effect function through built-in speakers around the body. However, in the process of the display becoming thinner, such speakers built in the periphery of the body often create an indispensable space for the display. In other words, from the perspective of the user, the presence of the speaker on the display frame often causes visual limitations to the user. Moreover, this action also leads to insufficient conditions for the sound field formed by the speakers, and cannot improve the sound field quality.

The invention provides a display device with a movable speaker, which has both the screen-to-body ratio of the display and the sound effect of the speaker.

The display device with movable speakers of the present invention includes a stand, a display and a motor arranged on the stand, at least one slider movably arranged on the stand, at least one belt connecting the motor and the slider, and at least one assembled on the slider speaker. The speaker and the display are opposed to each other through the bracket. The motor drives the slider and the speaker on the bracket to reciprocate on the bracket through a belt, so that the speaker is hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bracket has at least one branch, and the sliding block is movably arranged on the branch, so that the speaker reciprocates along the branch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned bracket has a guide rod, which is arranged along the branch and penetrates the slider to guide the slider.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned branch has a track, the guide rod is located on the track, and the slider moves back and forth along the guide rod on the track.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device further includes at least one gear bearing disposed on the bracket, and the belt is movably coupled to the gear bearing to make the belt turn.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned sliding block has an engaging groove, which is engaged with the belt, so that the sliding block is driven along with the belt.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device includes a linkage gear, a first belt and a second belt, wherein the linkage gear is arranged on the bracket, the first belt connects the linkage gear and the slider, and the second belt connects the motor and the linkage gear .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bracket includes a base and a trunk, one end of the trunk is connected to the base, the other end of the trunk extends at least one branch, the motor is arranged on the base, the linkage gear is arranged on the trunk, and the second belt Located in the main trunk, the slider is movably arranged on the branch, and the slider and the speaker move back and forth along the branch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device includes a plurality of sliders and a plurality of speakers assembled corresponding to each other, wherein the bracket has a plurality of branches radiating from the trunk, and the assembled slider and the speaker Located in the same branch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device further includes a plurality of gear bearings arranged on the trunk and the branches, and the first belt is arranged along the branches by the gear bearings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned branches are arranged in an X shape relative to the main trunk.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sliders located in the above-mentioned branches are synchronously moved to the main trunk or synchronously moved away from the main trunk, so that the speakers are synchronously exposed outside the display or synchronously hidden behind the display.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the aforementioned speakers includes a back cover and a speaker unit, the speaker unit is assembled on the back cover, and the back cover is assembled on the slider.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the aforementioned speakers expose the display, the back covers are separated from each other, and the speakers are separated from each other. When the speaker is hidden behind the display, the back cover merges into an integrated contour, and the speaker forms a closed frame-shaped periphery of the integrated contour.

Based on the above, the display device includes a bracket and a display and speakers arranged on opposite sides of the bracket, wherein the speakers are also movably assembled to the bracket through a slider, and are connected between the motor and the slider by a belt. Accordingly, the motor can drive the slider to reciprocate on the bracket through the belt, and then drive the speaker to move relative to the display fixed on the bracket, so that the speaker can be hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display. In this way, the speaker does not need to occupy the surrounding space of the display, so that when the speaker is hidden behind the display, the user will only visually show the display, and when the audio effect needs to be improved, the speaker can be moved and exposed outside the display.

In other words, for the display, the movable speaker can make the display visually increase its screen-to-body ratio as much as possible. Therefore, when the display is manufactured, the frame can be extremely narrowed without considering the space factor.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 shows a part of the display device of FIG. 1 in a stereoscopic perspective. At the same time, right-angle coordinates X-Y-Z are provided to facilitate component description. Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 first. In this embodiment, a display device 100 with a movable speaker includes a stand 110, a display 120 and a motor 140 arranged on the stand 110, and a slider 131 ˜ movably arranged on the stand 110 134. The first belt 151 and the second belt 152 connecting the motor 140 and the sliders 131 to 134, and the speakers 161 to 164 assembled to the sliders 131 to 134. The speakers 161 to 164 and the display 120 are opposed to each other via the bracket 110. The motor 140 drives the sliders 131 to 134 and the speakers 161 to 164 on the bracket 110 to reciprocate on the bracket 110 through the first belt 151 and the second belt 152. , So that the speakers 161 to 164 are hidden behind the display 120 or exposed outside the display 120.

It should be noted that the display 120 is drawn with a dotted line here to facilitate the identification of the stand 110, the speakers 161 to 164 and related components thereafter.

In detail, the bracket 110 of this embodiment includes a base 112, a main trunk 114, and a plurality of branches 116 to 119 radiated from the main trunk 114. The base 112 is suitable for placing on a platform (not shown), which is equivalent to placing Place it on the XY plane. The trunk 114 is standing on the base 112 along the Z axis, and one end of the trunk 114 is connected to the base 112, and the other end of the trunk 114 radiates a plurality of branches 116-119. The aforementioned motor 140 is disposed on the base 112. The display device 100 further includes a linkage gear 170 and a plurality of gear bearings 180, wherein the linkage gear 170 is disposed on the trunk 114 of the bracket 110, the first belt 151 connects the linkage gear 170 and the sliders 131 to 134, and the second belt 152 is located on the trunk 114 and The motor 140 and the interlocking gear 170 are connected.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the numbers of the branches 116 to 119, the speakers 161 to 164, and the sliders 131 to 134 correspond to and coincide with each other. For example, the sliders 131 to 134 and the speakers 161 to 164 that are assembled corresponding to each other are located in the same branch 116 to 119. Furthermore, a plurality of gear bearings 180 are respectively arranged on the trunk 114 and the branches 116 to 119, wherein the first belt 151 is arranged along the contours of the branches 116 to 119 by the gear bearings 180, that is, the first belt 151 can be It is movably coupled to the gear bearing 180 so that the first belt 151 can be turned to conform to the direction of the branches 116-119. Here, the branches 116 to 119 of this embodiment are arranged radially in an X shape with respect to the trunk 114. Furthermore, the first belt 151 surrounds the interlocking gear 170 and the gear bearings 180 to form a closed contour, and the closed contour is substantially consistent with the extension trend of the trunk 114 and the branches 116-119. As shown in FIG. 1, the interlocking gear 170 and five gear bearings 180 are located in the trunk 114, and the remaining four gear bearings 180 are located at the ends of these branches 116-119 away from the trunk 114, that is, the linkage gear 170 and the multiple gear bearings 180 serve as the first belt 151 is used for steering during transmission.

In addition, although the second belt 152 is used as the transmission medium between the motor 140 and the linkage gear 170 in this embodiment, it is not limited to this, that is, in another embodiment not shown, it can be directly The first belt 151 is connected between the motor 140 and the gear bearing 180 for direct drive.

It should also be noted that the present embodiment does not limit the number of speakers 161 to 164, sliders 131 to 134, and branches 116 to 119, that is to say, any belt (first belt 151, The second belt 152) allows the sliders 131 to 134 and the speakers 161 to 164 on it to reciprocate on the bracket 110, so that the speakers 161 to 164 are hidden behind the display 120 or exposed outside the display 120, which can be applied to this Examples. For example, in another unillustrated embodiment, taking the front view angle shown in FIG. 1 as a reference, the left and right branches are respectively extended from the main trunk toward the positive X axis and the negative X axis to drive the left and right A symmetrical speaker moves relative to the display to hide or expose the display, which also falls within the scope of the present invention. In another unshown embodiment, only a single branch extends from the main trunk toward the positive X-axis, and the slider and the speaker are reciprocated along the X-axis by the motor and belt driving the slider, so that the speaker is hidden Or expose the display, which also falls within the scope of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, taking the branch 116 of this embodiment as an example (the other branches 117 to 119 are also the same), the branch 116 has a rail 116a, and the bracket 110 also has a guide rod 111 located on the rail 116a and substantially The upper part is arranged along the extension direction of the branch 116, and the sliders 131-134 located on the rail 116a are penetrated to serve as a guide when the sliders 131-134 slide, so that the sliders 131-134 can follow the branch 116 The extension direction moves back and forth to move closer to or farther away from the main trunk 114, and the track 116a may be disposed in the opening on the branch 116. In another embodiment of the present invention, the track 116a may be provided in a groove on the branch 116.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the display device of FIG. 1 in another state. FIG. 4 shows the display device of FIG. 3 in a stereoscopic perspective. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a slider of the display device. 1 and 5, taking the slider 131 of this embodiment as an example (the other sliders 132-134 are the same), the slider 131 has an engaging groove 131a that engages with the first belt 151 so that the slider 131 It can be driven together with the first belt 151 (the part engaged by the slider 131). At the same time, as shown in FIG. 1, the positions of the sliders 131-134 on the bracket 110 are at the same location adjacent to the trunk 114, and then further referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, it can be clearly seen that the sliders 131-134 are The positions on the bracket 110 are located far away from the main trunk 114. It is clear from this that the sliders 131 to 134 are synchronously moved to or away from the main body 114, so that the speakers 161 to 164 are synchronously exposed outside the display 120 or synchronously hidden behind the display 120.

On the other hand, please refer to FIGS. 2 and 4 again. Taking the speaker 161 of this embodiment as an example, the speaker 161 includes a square back cover 161a and an L-shaped speaker unit 161b. The speaker unit 161b is assembled on the back cover 161a, and the back cover 161a is assembled to the slider 131. It is clear from this that when the speakers 161 to 164 expose the display 120, the back covers 161a will be separated from each other, and the speakers 161 to 164 will be separated from each other along with the back cover 161a to allow the speaker holes 161c ( Here, the speaker hole 161c is taken as an example) to expose the display 120, and at this time, the speaker unit 161b forms an extended frame of the display 120. Conversely, when the speakers 161 to 164 are hidden behind the display 120, the speaker holes 161c are hidden behind the display 120, and the back covers 161a will be folded into a unified outline, and the speaker units 161b will also form the integrated The closed frame-shaped periphery of the contour.

In summary, in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, the display device includes a bracket and a display and speakers arranged on opposite sides of the bracket, wherein the speakers are also movably assembled to the bracket through a slider, and are connected to the motor by a belt. And the slider. Accordingly, the motor can drive the slider to reciprocate on the bracket through the belt, and then drive the speaker to move relative to the display fixed on the bracket, so that the speaker can be hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display.

In this way, the speaker does not need to occupy the surrounding space of the display, so that when the speaker is hidden behind the display, the user will only visually show the display, and when the audio effect needs to be improved, the speaker can be moved and exposed outside the display.

In other words, for the display, the movable speaker can make the display visually increase its screen-to-body ratio as much as possible. Therefore, when the display is manufactured, the frame can be extremely narrowed without considering the space factor.

100: display device 110: bracket 111: guide rod 112: Pedestal 114: Trunk 116, 117, 118, 119: branch 116a: Orbit 120: display 131, 132, 133, 134: slider 131a: engagement groove 140: Motor 151: The first belt 152: second belt 161, 162, 163, 164: speakers 161a: back cover 161b: speaker unit 161c: Speaker hole 170: Linkage gear 180: Gear bearing X-Y-Z: Right angle coordinates

FIG. 1 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 shows a part of the display device of FIG. 1 in a stereoscopic perspective. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the display device of FIG. 1 in another state. FIG. 4 shows the display device of FIG. 3 in a stereoscopic perspective. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a slider of the display device.

100: display device

110: bracket

111: guide rod

112: Pedestal

114: Trunk

116, 117, 118, 119: branch

116a: Orbit

120: display

131, 132, 133, 134: slider

140: Motor

151: The first belt

152: second belt

161, 162, 163, 164: speakers

170: Linkage gear

180: Gear bearing

X-Y-Z: Right angle coordinates

Claims (14)

A display device with a movable speaker includes: A bracket A display, fixed on the bracket; A motor arranged on the bracket; At least one sliding block is movably arranged on the bracket; At least one belt connecting the motor and the slider; and At least one speaker is assembled to the slider, and the speaker and the display are opposed to each other across the bracket, wherein the motor drives the slider and the speaker on the bracket to reciprocate on the bracket through the belt, so that The speaker is hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 1, wherein the bracket has at least one branch, and the slider is movably disposed on the branch, so that the speaker reciprocates along the branch. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 2, wherein the bracket has a guide rod arranged along the branch and passing through the sliding block to guide the sliding block. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 3, wherein the branch has a track, the guide rod is located on the track, and the slider moves back and forth along the guide rod on the track. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 1, further comprising at least one gear bearing disposed on the bracket, and the belt is movably coupled to the gear bearing to turn the belt. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 1, wherein the slider has an engaging groove that engages with the belt, so that the slider is driven along with the belt. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 1, comprising a linkage gear, a first belt and a second belt, wherein the linkage gear is arranged on the bracket, and the first belt connects the linkage gear and the slide Block, the second belt connects the motor and the linkage gear. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 7, wherein the bracket includes a base and a backbone, one end of the backbone is connected to the base, and the other end of the backbone extends at least one branch, and the motor is arranged at The base, the linkage gear are arranged on the main trunk, the second belt is located on the main trunk, the slider is movably arranged on the branch, and the slider and the speaker move back and forth along the branch. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 8, comprising a plurality of sliders and a plurality of speakers assembled corresponding to each other, wherein the bracket has a plurality of branches radiating from the main trunk, and the assembled The slider is located on the same branch as the speaker. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 9, further comprising a plurality of gear bearings arranged on the trunk and the branches, wherein the first belt is arranged along the branches by the gear bearings. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 9, wherein the branches are arranged in an X shape with respect to the trunk. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 9, wherein the sliders located in the branches are moved to the trunk or moved away from the trunk synchronously, so that the speakers are synchronously exposed outside the display or synchronously Hidden behind this display. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 9, wherein each of the speakers includes a back cover and a speaker unit, the speaker unit is assembled to the back cover, and the back cover is assembled to the slider. In the display device with movable speakers according to claim 13, when the speakers are exposed to the display, the back covers are separated from each other, and the speakers are separated from each other. When the speakers are hidden behind the display, the The back covers are merged into an integral outline, and the speakers form a closed frame-shaped periphery of the integral outline.

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