TW202125147A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a host module, a display module, a touchpad, a number touch module, and a cover. The host module has a first guiding rail and a second guiding rail, and the first guiding rail and the second guiding rail extend along a first direction. The display module is rotatably connected to the host module. The touchpad is disposed on the host module. The number touch module is disposed on the host module, and the number touch module is independent from and adjacent to the touchpad. The cover is configured to cover the number touch module, and the cover is configured to move relative to the host module along the first guiding rail and the second guiding rail so as to expose the number touch module.

Description

Portable electronic device

The present disclosure relates to a portable electronic device, and particularly relates to a portable electronic device having a touch panel and a digital touch module at the same time.

With the development of technology, many portable electronic devices (such as notebook computers) are now very popular and popular products.

For the work of word processing, the number keys are a very convenient design for users. However, not all keyboards on notebook computers are equipped with numeric keys, which causes inconvenience for users of paperwork.

Therefore, how to design a portable electronic device that can meet the needs of all users (such as clerks) is a topic worthy of discussion and solution.

In view of this, the present disclosure proposes a portable electronic device to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The present disclosure provides a portable electronic device, including a host module, a display module, a touch panel, a digital touch module, and a cover. The host module has a first guide rail and a second guide rail, and the first guide rail and the second guide rail extend along a first direction. The display module is connected to the host module in a rotatable manner. The touch panel is arranged on the host module. The digital touch module is arranged on the host module, and the digital touch module is independent of and adjacent to the touch panel. The cover is configured to cover the digital touch module, and the cover is configured to move relative to the host module along the first rail and the second rail, so as to expose the digital touch module.

The cover is provided with a first sliding part and a second sliding part. Each of the first sliding part and the second sliding part has two side parts and a central shaft part. The central shaft part is connected to one of the two side parts. A concave portion is formed between the two side edge portions and the central shaft portion.

The first guide rail and the second guide rail each have two protruding structures, the two protruding structures of the first guide rail are engaged with the concave portion of the first sliding member, and the two protruding structures of the second guide rail are engaged with the concave portion of the second sliding member .

The portable electronic device further includes a positioning assembly. The positioning assembly has two first positioning magnetic elements, respectively disposed in the first rail and the second rail, and configured to respectively position the first sliding member and the second sliding member, so that The cover is fixed at an initial position.

The positioning assembly further has two second positioning magnetic elements, which are respectively disposed in the first guide rail and the second guide rail, and are configured to respectively position the first sliding member and the second sliding member when the cover moves to a first position along the first direction. The sliding member is used to fix the cover in the first position.

The second guide rail further includes at least one blocking portion configured to block the second sliding member when the cover body is located at the first position, and the cover body is configured to rotate around the second sliding member as an axis.

The positioning assembly further has a third positioning magnetic element, which is arranged in the second guide rail. The third positioning magnetic element and the second positioning magnetic element located in the second guide rail are configured to respectively position the second sliding member and the first sliding member. The cover is fixed at a second position, and the cover, the touch panel and the digital touch module are arranged along a second direction.

The length of the first guide rail is less than the length of the second guide rail, and a long side of the cover corresponds to the length of the second guide rail.

The cover has a support structure, the height of the support structure in a third direction is equal to a height of the host module in the third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

The present disclosure provides a portable electronic device including a touch panel, a digital touch module and a cover. The digital touch module is arranged adjacent to the touch panel, and when the digital touch module is not needed, the cover is covered on the digital touch module to maintain the overall aesthetics of the portable electronic device.

When you need to use a digital touch module, you can pull out the cover to the first position as a wrist support pad to use the digital touch module, or you can move the cover to the second position as a mouse Pad for the mouse to place. Therefore, based on the design of the present disclosure, the cover has multi-functional characteristics.

In order to make the purpose, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, the following embodiments are specially cited and illustrated in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Among them, the configuration of each element in the embodiment is for illustrative purposes, and is not intended to limit the disclosure. In addition, the repetition of the drawing symbols in the embodiments is to simplify the description, and does not imply the relevance between different embodiments. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, for example: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions for referring to the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the disclosure.

The ordinal numbers in this specification and the scope of the patent application, such as "first", "second", "third", etc., do not have a sequential relationship with each other, and they are only used to distinguish two having the same Different components of the name.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 2. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a portable electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a portable electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure One of the three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the cover 101 after it is opened. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is a notebook computer, and the portable electronic device 100 includes a host module 102, a display module 104, a keyboard module 106, and a touchpad 108 .

The display module 104 is connected to the host module 102 in a rotatable manner, and the keyboard module 106 and the touch pad 108 are disposed on the host module 102. A first guide rail 1021 and a second guide rail 1022 may be formed on the host module 102, and the first guide rail 1021 and the second guide rail 1022 extend along a first direction (Y-axis direction). In this embodiment, the length of the first guide rail 1021 is less than the length of the second guide rail 1022, but it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the length of the first rail 1021 and the second rail 1022 may be equal.

Furthermore, the portable electronic device 100 of the present disclosure further includes a digital touch module 110 disposed on the host module 102, and the digital touch module 110 is independent of the touch pad 108, and the digital touch module The set position of the group 110 is adjacent to the touchpad 108. As shown in Figure 1, when the digital touch module 110 is not needed, the cover 101 is configured to cover the digital touch module 110 (the cover 101 is in the initial position at this time) to touch the digital The control module 110 is hidden in the host module 102, as shown in FIG. When the digital touch module 110 needs to be used, the cover 101 can move along the first rail 1021 and the second rail 1022 relative to the housing 1020 of the host module 102 to expose the digital touch module 110.

Next, please refer to FIG. 3, which is a perspective view of the cover 101 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective. In this embodiment, the cover 101 can be fixedly provided with a first sliding member 112 and a second sliding member 114. Each of the first sliding member 112 and the second sliding member 114 has two side portions and A central axis. Specifically, the central axis portion 1123 of the first sliding member 112 is connected between the two side portions 1121, 1122, and the central axis portion 1143 of the second sliding member 114 is connected between the two side portions 1141, 1142 . The side portion 1121 of the first sliding member 112 is connected to the cover body 101 via a connecting portion 116, the side portion 1141 of the second sliding member 114 is directly connected to the cover body 101, and the second sliding member 114 is along the Z axis The thickness in the direction is greater than the thickness of the first slider 112 along the Z-axis direction.

The aforementioned side portion and the central axis portion can be a cylindrical structure, the area of the side portion in the XY plane is larger than the area of the central axis portion in the XY plane, and a recess may be formed between the two side portions and the central axis portion. As shown in FIG. 3, a recess 1125 is formed between the side portions 1121 and 1122 and the central shaft portion 1123, and a recess 1145 is formed between the side portions 1141, 1142 and the central shaft 1143.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cover 101 may further have a supporting structure 1011, and the height H2 of the supporting structure 1011 in a third direction (Z-axis direction) may be equal to that of the host module 102. One of the third directions has a height H1, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction. Based on the above structural design, when the cover 101 moves along the first guide rail 1021 and the second guide rail 1022, the support structure 1011 can abut on a bearing surface (for example, a desktop), so that the cover 101 can be stably along the Y axis Move in direction.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the first sliding member 112, the second sliding member 114, the first guide rail 1021, and the second guide rail 1022 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the host module 102 along the line AA′ in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the first guide rail 1021 and the second guide rail 1022 each have two protruding structures 102P. The two protruding structures 102P of the first guide rail 1021 are engaged with the concave portion 1125 of the first sliding member 112. And the two protruding structures 102P of the second guide rail 1022 are engaged with the concave portion 1145 of the second sliding member 114. Based on the above structure, the cover 101 can stably move along the first rail 1021 and the second rail 1022.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 moving relative to the housing 1020 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 may further include a positioning assembly 120, and the positioning assembly 120 has two first positioning magnetic elements 121, 122 disposed in the first rail 1021 and the second rail 1022, respectively. The central shaft portion 1123 and the central shaft portion 1143 of the present disclosure can be magnets, so the first positioning magnetic elements 121 and 122 are configured to generate magnetic attraction with the central shaft portion 1123 and the central shaft portion 1143 respectively, thereby positioning the first sliding member 112 and the second sliding member 112 Piece 114. Therefore, when there is no need to use the digital touch module 110, the cover 101 can be fixed at the aforementioned initial position, such as the position indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 6.

Then, the positioning assembly 120 may further have two second positioning magnetic elements 123 and 124, which are respectively disposed in the first rail 1021 and the second rail 1022. When the digital touch module 110 needs to be used, the user can pull the cover 101 to move the cover 101 to a first position along the first direction (Y-axis direction). At this time, the second positioning magnetic element 123, 124 respectively positions the first sliding member 112 and the second sliding member 114 to fix the cover 101 at the first position, as shown in FIG. 6.

As shown in Figures 2 and 6, since the cover 101 has a support structure 1011 that abuts on a desktop where the portable electronic device 100 is placed, it can be used as a support pad when the cover 101 is in the first position , Provide the user's wrist placement.

Please refer to FIGS. 4, 6 to 8 at the same time. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 rotating relative to the housing 1020 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. A schematic diagram of the cover 101 in an aligned position. As shown in Figures 4 and 7, in this embodiment, a plurality of blocking portions 102SP may be further provided on the second guide rail 1022, and the blocking portions 102SP are configured to abut against the first position when the cover 101 is in the first position. The side portion 1141 or the side portion 1142 of the two sliding members 114 prevents the second sliding member 114 from being separated from the second guide rail 1022.

In contrast, since the blocking portion 102SP is not provided in the first guide rail 1021, the first sliding member 112 can be separated from the first guide rail 1021. Then, due to the magnetic attraction between the second positioning magnetic element 124 and the second sliding member 114, the cover 101 can be rotated by the second sliding member 114 as an axis, as shown in FIG. 7. Finally, the cover 101 can be rotated to the alignment position shown in FIG. 8, and the first sliding member 112 and the second sliding member 114 are aligned with the second guide rail 1022 at this time.

Please refer to FIG. 5, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 in a second position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the user can provide a pushing force F to the cover 101 to move the cover 101 along the second guide rail 1022. Since the thickness of the first sliding member 112 is smaller than the thickness of the second sliding member 114 (as shown in Figure 5), the first sliding member 112 will not be blocked by the blocking portion 102SP and can smoothly enter the second guide rail 1022, and finally The cover 101 can be moved to the second position shown in FIG. 9.

In this embodiment, the positioning assembly 120 may further have a third positioning magnetic element 125 disposed in the second guide rail 1022. The third positioning magnetic element 125 and the second positioning magnetic element 124 located in the second guide rail 1022 respectively position the second sliding member 114 and the first sliding member 112, so that the cover 101 is fixed at the aforementioned second position, and at this time The cover 101, the touch panel 108, and the digital touch module 110 are arranged along a second direction (X-axis direction).

When the cover body 101 is in the second position, the cover body 101 can be used as a mouse pad, which is convenient for the user to set a mouse on the cover body 101 for use. In addition, it is worth noting that one long side 101L of the cover 101 of the present disclosure corresponds to the length of the second guide rail 1022, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the cover 101 may be square, and the lengths of the first rail 1021 and the second rail 1022 may be the same.

The present disclosure provides a portable electronic device including a touch panel 108, a digital touch module 110, and a cover 101. The digital touch module 110 is arranged adjacent to the touch panel 108, and when the digital touch module 110 is not needed, the cover 101 is covered on the digital touch module 110 to maintain the portable electronic device 100 The overall aesthetics.

When the digital touch module 110 needs to be used, the cover 101 can be pulled out to the first position to serve as a wrist support pad to use the digital touch module 110, or the cover 101 can be moved to the second position to As a mouse pad for mouse placement. Therefore, based on the design of the present disclosure, the cover 101 has a multi-functional characteristic.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages have been disclosed as above, it should be understood that anyone with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited to the manufacturing process, machinery, manufacturing, material composition, device, method, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can disclose the content from this disclosure. It is understood that the current or future developed processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps can be used according to the present disclosure 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 disclosure includes the above-mentioned manufacturing 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 disclosure also includes each patent application scope and a combination of embodiments.

100: Portable electronic device 101: Lid 1011: supporting structure 101L: Long side 102: host module 1020: shell 1021: The first rail 1022: second rail 102P: protruding structure 102SP: blocking part 104: display module 106: keyboard module 108: Touchpad 110: Digital touch module 112: The first slider 1121: side 1122: side 1123: Axis 1125: recess 114: second sliding part 1141: side 1142: Side 1143: Axis 1145: recess 116: connecting part 120: positioning component 121, 122: the first positioning magnetic element 123, 124: second positioning magnetic element 125: third positioning magnetic element F: thrust H1: height H2: height X: X axis Y: Y axis Z: Z axis

This disclosure can be clearly understood by following the detailed description and the illustrations. It should be emphasized that in accordance with industry standard practices, the various features are not drawn to scale and are used for illustrative purposes only. In fact, in order to be able to explain clearly, the size of various features may be arbitrarily enlarged or reduced. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a portable electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a cover 101 of the portable electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the cover 101 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective. FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the first sliding member 112, the second sliding member 114, the first guide rail 1021, and the second guide rail 1022 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the host module 102 along the line A-A' of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 moving relative to the housing 1020 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 rotating relative to the housing 1020 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 in an aligned position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the cover 101 in a second position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

100: Portable electronic device

101: Lid

1011: supporting structure

102: host module

1020: shell

1021: The first rail

1022: second rail

104: display module

106: keyboard module

108: Touchpad

110: Digital touch module

X: X axis

Y: Y axis

Z: Z axis

Claims (10)

A portable electronic device, including: A host module having a first guide rail and a second guide rail, and the first guide rail and the second guide rail extend along a first direction; A display module connected to the host module in a rotatable manner; A touchpad, arranged on the host module; A digital touch module arranged on the host module, and the digital touch module is independent of and adjacent to the touch pad; and A cover is configured to cover the digital touch module, and the cover is configured to move relative to the host module along the first rail and the second rail, so as to expose the digital touch module. For the portable electronic device described in claim 1, wherein the cover is provided with a first sliding member and a second sliding member, and each of the first sliding member and the second sliding member has Two side portions and a central shaft portion, the central shaft portion is connected between the two side portions, and a concave portion is formed between the two side portions and the central shaft portion. For the portable electronic device described in claim 2, wherein the first guide rail and the second guide rail respectively have two protruding structures, and the two protruding structures of the first guide rail are engaged with the first sliding The concave portion of the second guide rail and the two protruding structures of the second guide rail are engaged with the concave portion of the second sliding member. For the portable electronic device described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the portable electronic device further includes a positioning component, and the positioning component has two first positioning magnetic elements respectively disposed on the first guide rail and the The second guide rail is configured to position the first sliding member and the second sliding member respectively, so that the cover body is fixed at an initial position. For the portable electronic device described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, the positioning assembly further has two second positioning magnetic elements, which are respectively arranged in the first rail and the second rail, and are arranged in the cover When moving along the first direction to a first position, the first sliding member and the second sliding member are respectively positioned, so that the cover is fixed at the first position. According to the portable electronic device described in claim 5, the second guide rail further includes at least one blocking portion configured to block the second sliding member when the cover is at the first position, and the cover The body is configured to rotate around the second sliding member as an axis. The portable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the blocking portion is configured to abut on the two side portions of the second sliding member, and the thickness of the first sliding member is smaller than that of the second sliding member The thickness of the piece. For the portable electronic device described in claim 6, wherein the positioning assembly further has a third positioning magnetic element disposed in the second guide rail, and the third positioning magnetic element is located in the second guide rail The second positioning magnetic element is configured to respectively position the second sliding member and the first sliding member, so that the cover is fixed at a second position, and the cover, the touch panel, and the digital touch module The groups are arranged along a second direction. In the portable electronic device described in claim 1, wherein the length of the first guide rail is less than the length of the second guide rail, and a long side of the cover corresponds to the length of the second guide rail. For the portable electronic device described in claim 1, wherein the cover has a supporting structure, and the height of the supporting structure in a third direction is equal to a height of the host module in the third direction, And the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

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