TW202323711A - Electronic apparatus with rotating operable display module - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic apparatus with rotating operable display module is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a body, an operable display module, a first linking member, and a second linking member. The operable display module pivoted to the body to be opened or closed has an operable display surface and a back surface opposite to the operable display surface. The first linking member is pivoted to the back surface, the second linking member is pivoted to the first linking member and the body, such that the body supports the back surface via the first linking member and the second linking member.

Description

Electronic device with rotary control display module

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particular to an electronic device with a rotary control display module.

In order to improve the convenience of use, various electronic devices that can be seen in daily life are often equipped with related control panels and buttons, including touch panels, so as to provide users with visual recognition and intuitive operation. .

Furthermore, in order to meet the user's viewing and operating angles at the same time, most of the existing control panels are arranged on the body in the form of hinges. The other is that the operation panel is easy to shake, especially for those who need to operate with touch buttons at the same time, the degree of panel shaking is more obvious.

Based on the above, how to provide a stable and adjustable control panel with a simple structure so as to enhance the convenience of the user's operation has become a subject that relevant technical personnel need to consider when designing electronic devices.

The invention provides an electronic device with a rotary control display module, which is used to increase the structural tolerance and stability of the control display module during operation.

The invention discloses an electronic device with a rotary control display module, including a body, a control display module, a first linkage and a second linkage. The manipulation display module is pivotally connected to the body so as to be pivotally opened and closed relative to the body. The control display module has a control display surface and a back surface opposite to each other. The first linkage is pivotally connected to the back. The second linkage is pivotally connected to the first linkage and the body, so that the body supports and controls the back of the display module through the first linkage and the second linkage.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned machine body, the control display module, the first linkage and the second linkage form a four-bar linkage mechanism.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned pivot joint between the second linkage and the machine body maintains a distance from the manipulation display module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned body has a side wall and a bracket, and the bracket is fixed on the inner surface of the side wall and extends toward the inside of the body. The second linkage is pivotally connected to the bracket, and the control display module is pivotally connected to the side wall and flips toward the outside of the machine body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the back surface of the manipulation display module, the first linkage, the second linkage and the bracket are pivotally connected through the butt joint structure of the pivot post and the pivot groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control display module further has at least one wing portion extending from the back surface away from the control display surface, and the wing portion is movably coupled to at least one bearing portion in the body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned wings are fan-shaped, and the control display module also has a plurality of positioning protrusions located at the end edge of the fan shape, and the bearing part has a depression. According to the movement path of these positioning protrusions, one of the positioning protrusions is engaged in the recess to position and manipulate the display module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control display module has a pair of wings, and the pivot joint of the first linkage member on the back is located between the pair of wings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first linkage and the second linkage are boards respectively.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned electronic device is a business machine or a printer, which has an opening for feeding in or out paper, and the control and display module is flippably disposed at the opening.

Based on the above, in addition to being pivotally connected to the body to achieve pivotal opening and closing relative to the body, the control and display module of the electronic device further uses the first link and the second link to build the back of the control display module to The pivoting mechanism between the bodies forms a supporting relationship, so that the control and display module can bear the user's touch and pressure, and at the same time, its force can be transmitted from the back to the body through the first jogging piece and the second linking piece. This is equivalent to providing a way for the control and display module to disperse the force when it is under force, so as to transfer the force to the body with a higher degree of tolerance, so as to effectively avoid possible damage caused by the force on the control display module. Deformation, and because the back is supported, it can improve the stability under force and avoid the occurrence of shaking.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the electronic device in FIG. 1 in another state. Cartesian coordinates X-Y-Z are also provided here to facilitate description. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. The electronic device 100 of this embodiment is, for example, a business machine or a printer, which includes a body 110 and a control display module 120. The body 110 has an opening 111 at the side wall 112 and can The paper feeding box 113 is disassembled, and the opening 111 is suitable for feeding or feeding out paper (not shown). After relevant printing or scanning, it is fed out of the machine body 110 from the opening 111 . The control and display module 120 is pivotally connected to the body 110 along the X axis and is located at the opening 111, so as to be rotated and opened relative to the body 110. FIG. In essence, it can be regarded as being housed in the side wall 112 of the machine body 110 so that the contours of the two are consistent, which means that the control display surface 121 of the control display module 120 and the outer surface of the side wall 112 are coplanar. As shown in FIG. 2 , when the user wants to operate the electronic device 100, in order to facilitate viewing and operation, the user can put the hand into the opening 111 and turn the control display module 120 to make the control display surface 121 rise. And form an angle with respect to the outer surface of the side wall 112 . Here, taking the user or the paper feeding place as a reference, the side wall 112 can be regarded as a front side wall close to the user. The manipulation display module 120 includes a touch display panel, and even can be a touch display module with physical buttons, so that the user can operate the electronic device 100 by manipulating the display module 120 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of some components of the electronic device in FIG. 1 . Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the components shown in Fig. 3 . Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time. In this embodiment, the control display module 120 has a pivot portion 124, and the body 110 has a corresponding pivot portion 112a. Therefore, the correspondence between the pivot portions 124 and 112a along the X-axis The pivot connection is used to successfully accomplish the purpose of pivotally connecting the control display module 120 to the side wall 112 . Moreover, the control display module 120 has a back surface 122 opposite to the control display surface 121, and the electronic device 100 further includes a first link 130 and a second link 140, wherein the first link 130 is pivotally connected to the back 122, The second linkage 140 is pivotally connected to the first linkage 130 and the body 110 , so that the body 110 supports the back surface 122 of the control display module 120 through the first linkage 130 and the second linkage 140 . Furthermore, the machine body 110 also has a bracket 114 , the control and display module 120 is pivotally connected to the side wall 112 , and the bracket 114 is fixed on the inner surface of the side wall 112 and extends toward the inside of the machine body 110 . The second linkage 140 is pivotally connected to the bracket 114 , and the control display module 120 pivotally connected to the side wall 112 is suitable for flipping toward the outside of the machine body 110 .

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, at least one of a pivot post and a pivot slot is provided on the back 122 of the control display module 120 , the first link 130 , the second link 140 and the bracket 114 The docking structural features are beneficial to complete the pivotal connection between each other. Here, the manipulation display module 120 has a pivoting slot 125 on the back surface 122 for correspondingly pivoting to the pivoting post 131 of the first linkage 130 , and the pivoting slot 132 of the first linkage 130 is for correspondingly The pivoting post 142 of the second linking part 140 is pivotally connected, and the pivoting post 141 of the second linking part 140 is used to correspond to the pivoting slot 114 a of the pivoting bracket 114 . Accordingly, the machine body 110 and its bracket 114 , the manipulation and display module 120 , the first linkage 130 and the second linkage 140 form a four-bar linkage mechanism. The pivotal posts and the pivotal slots mentioned above are only simple examples, and they can be adjusted accordingly according to requirements. Anyone who can complete the above-mentioned four-bar linkage mechanism is applicable to this embodiment.

In addition, the control display module 120 further has at least one wing portion 123 extending from the back surface 122 away from the control display surface 121 and at least one bearing portion 115 movably coupled to the body 110 . Here, take a pair of wing parts 123 respectively coupled to a pair of bearing parts 115 as an example. The first linkage 130 is located between the pair of wings 123 at the pivot joint of the rear surface 122 . The wing portion 123 is fan-shaped, and the control display module 120 also has a plurality of positioning protrusions 123a located at the end of the fan shape, and the bearing portion 115 has a depression 115a, especially the elastic arm type depression shown in FIG. The pivoting of the module 120, the recess 115a is located in the moving path of these positioning protrusions 123a, by allowing one of the positioning protrusions 123a to be locked in the recess 115a, the display module 120 can be positioned and manipulated, and with different The positioning convex portion 123 a is locked in the recess 115 a to provide multiple positioning positions for the control display module 120 , so that the control display module 120 can achieve the effect of adjusting the tilting angle.

5 to 7 show partial cross-sectional views of the control display panel of the electronic device in different states. Please refer to FIGS. The state of the angle. Please refer to FIG. 5 first, which is divided into outer side S2 and inner side S1 based on the side wall 112. The above-mentioned bracket 114, first linkage 130, and fourth linkage 140 are all located on the inner side S1, and the control display module 120 is It is used to flip to the outside S2, but the wings 123 are located inside the body 110 in the stored state as shown in FIG. 5 . Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4 , because the bracket 114 is fixed on the inner side S1 of the side wall 112 by the lock part P1 and extends toward the inner side S1 of the body 110, and the control display module 120 is suitable for flipping toward the outer side S2, so In the case that the structural directions of the two are similar but opposite to each other, the body 110 can provide support for the manipulation and display module 120 through the bracket 114 , the second linkage 140 and the first linkage 130 .

In particular, the first linkage 130 and the second linkage 140 of this embodiment are boards respectively, and are located between the wings 123, and the end of the bracket 114 shown in FIG. 120 has a distance G1, and the distance G1 is equivalent to the distance between the above-mentioned end and the rotation axis of the control display module 120 on the body 110, and as mentioned above, the control display module 120 is essentially pivotally connected to the body 110 The side wall 112, so it is equivalent to the rotation axis is fixed on the side wall 112 and will not change, so in the state of Figure 6 or Figure 7, the user operates the control display module 120 and exerts force on the control display surface At 121, the applied force can be supported by such a four-bar linkage mechanism, and the applied force applied to the control display module 120 is also more effective because the first link 130 and the second link 140 are plate structures. To withstand the aforementioned force.

In this way, for the control display module 120, there are wings 123 on opposite sides of the back surface 122 as supports, and the area between the wings 123 can be controlled by the first link 130 and the second link 140. The above-mentioned structural configuration obtains support (and avoids structural weakening due to suspension), so that almost the entire area of the back surface 122 can be supported, effectively improving the tolerance and stability of the control and display module 120 when it is stressed. degree.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, in addition to being pivotally connected to the body of the electronic device, the control and display module is further provided with the first linkage, the second The linkage sets up a four-bar linkage pivot mechanism between the back of the control and display module and the body and forms a supporting relationship, so that the control and display module can withstand the touch and pressure of the user, and its force can be transmitted from the back through the second The one-point moving part and the second linking part are sent to the machine body.

Moreover, the machine body further includes a side wall and a bracket, wherein the control display module is pivotally connected to the side wall, the bracket is fixed on the side wall and extends toward the inside of the machine so that the second linkage is pivotally connected to the bracket, and the first linkage is pivotally connected to the bracket. The back side of the second link and the control display module, the control display module is suitable for tilting to the outside of the body. The control and display module also has a pair of wings, which are movably coupled to a pair of bearing parts in the body. Meanwhile, the first link and the second link are plate structures located between the wings. In this way, the back of the manipulating display module can be supported by the structures mentioned above.

In other words, this is equivalent to providing a way for the control and display module to disperse the force when it is under force, so as to transfer the force to the body with a higher degree of tolerance, so as to effectively prevent the control and display module from being affected by the force. The possible deformation is also supported by the back, which can improve the stability under force and avoid the occurrence of shaking.

100: Electronic device 110: Body 111: opening 112: side wall 112a, 124: pivot joints 113: paper feeder 114: Bracket 114a, 125, 132: pivot joint groove 115: bearing part 115a: Depression 120:Control display module 121: Control display surface 122: back 123: wing 123a: positioning convex part 130: The first linkage 131, 141, 142: Pivot column 140: Second linkage G1: Spacing P1: Lock accessory S1: inside S2: outside X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the electronic device in FIG. 1 in another state. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of some components of the electronic device in FIG. 1 . Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the components shown in Fig. 3 . 5 to 7 illustrate partial cross-sectional views of the electronic device operating the display panel in different states.

100: Electronic device

110: Body

111: opening

112: side wall

113: paper feeder

120:Control display module

121: Control display surface

X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

Claims (10)

An electronic device with a rotary control display module, comprising: body; a control display module, pivotally connected to the body to pivotally open and close relative to the body, the control display module has a control display surface and a back surface opposite to each other; a first link pivotally connected to the back; and The second linkage is pivotally connected to the first linkage and the body, so that the body supports the back of the manipulation display module through the first linkage and the second linkage. The electronic device with a rotary control display module as described in claim 1, wherein the body, the control display module, the first linkage and the second linkage form a four-bar linkage mechanism. The electronic device with a rotating control display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot joint between the second link and the body maintains a distance relative to the control display module. The electronic device with a rotary control display module as described in claim 3, wherein the body has a side wall and a bracket, the control display module is pivotally connected to the side wall, and the bracket is fixed on the inner surface of the side wall and faces The body extends inside, the second linkage is pivotally connected to the bracket, and the control display module is pivotally connected to the side wall and flips toward the outside of the body. The electronic device with a rotary control display module as described in claim 4, wherein the back surface of the control display module, the first linkage, the second linkage and the bracket pass through the pivoting post and the pivoting groove The pivot joint is completed by docking the structure. The electronic device with a rotary control display module as described in Claim 1, wherein the control display module further has at least one wing extending from the back surface away from the control display surface, and the at least one wing is movably coupled to At least one bearing part in the body. The electronic device with a rotary control and display module as described in claim 6, wherein the at least one wing is fan-shaped, and the control display module also has a plurality of positioning protrusions at the end of the fan, and the at least one carrying The portion has a recess, and with the pivoting of the control display module, the recess is located on the moving path of the positioning protrusions, and one of the positioning protrusions is engaged in the recess to position the control display module. The electronic device with a rotary control display module as described in claim 6, wherein the control display module has a pair of wings, and the first link is located between the pair of wings at the pivot joint on the back. The electronic device with a rotary manipulation display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first linkage and the second linkage are boards respectively. The electronic device set with a rotary control display module as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a business machine or a printer, and has an opening for paper feeding in or out, and the control display module can be flipped installed at the opening.

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