TW202415182A - Covering devices for electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A covering device for electronic equipment includes a base, a door cover and a limiting mechanism. The base includes a base wall, a low wall, a high wall, and two side walls, and defines an opening. The high wall is provided with a perforation for exposing an electrical connector. The door cover includes a cover plate portion and a hook portion. The limiting mechanism includes a reset member, a push-type buckle member, a sliding buckle member, and a connecting rod member. The reset member enables the cover plate portion to remain in a covering state of the covering opening. The connecting rod connects the sliding fastener and the base wall, and can be pushed by the cover plate to link the sliding fastener and the push-type buckle to buckle. At the same time, the connecting rod interacts with the hook portion to keep the cover plate in an open state to expose the through hole, and the connecting rod can be further pushed by the cover plate to release and separate the sliding fastener and the push-type buckle, and restore the cover plate to a covering state.

Description

Covering device for electronic equipment

The present invention relates to a covering device for electronic equipment, and in particular to a covering device arranged on the outer shell of the electronic equipment.

If an existing monitor is to be provided with an I/O interface on the back shell, it is usually impossible to provide a cover that can be opened and closed by pressing because the monitor is relatively thin, so the I/O interface is exposed when not in use, which is not only easy to be contaminated by dust and moisture, but also makes the appearance less beautiful. If a general detachable cover is used, it is inconvenient to operate, and the cover is easy to lose after being detached.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a cover device for electronic equipment that is suitable for being installed in thin electronic equipment and is easy to operate and open.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the covering device of the electronic device of the present invention is suitable for being arranged on the outer shell of the electronic device to cover the electrical connector for external transmission lines, and the covering device includes: a base, a door cover and a limit mechanism. The base includes a base wall, a short wall vertically connected to the base wall, a high wall vertically connected to the base wall and spaced opposite to the short wall and higher than the short wall, and two side walls spaced opposite to each other and respectively connected to the short wall and the high wall. The short wall, the high wall and the side walls jointly define an opening and jointly define an avoidance space with the base wall. The high wall is provided with at least one through hole for exposing the electrical connector. The door cover includes a cover plate portion for covering the opening, a pivot portion connected to the cover plate portion and having two ends respectively pivotally arranged on the side walls near the short wall, and at least one hook portion extending from the cover plate portion facing the base wall side. The cover plate portion can pivot in the avoidance space with the pivot portion as the axis. The limit mechanism includes at least one reset member, a push-type buckle member, a sliding buckle member, and a connecting rod member. The reset member is arranged between the base and the door cover so that the cover plate portion can be kept in a covering state covering the opening. The push-type buckle member is arranged on the base wall and close to the short wall. The sliding buckle member can be slidably arranged on the base wall along a sliding direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the pivot relative to the push-type buckle member, and has a tenon that can be buckled with the push-type buckle member. The connecting rod connects the sliding fastener and the base wall, and can be pushed by the cover plate to link the sliding fastener to slide toward the push-type fastener so that the tenon portion is buckled with the push-type fastener. At the same time, the connecting rod interacts with the hook portion so that the cover plate can be kept in an open state exposing the through hole, and the connecting rod can be further pushed by the cover plate to release and separate the tenon portion from the push-type fastener, and the cover plate can be restored to the covering state.

In some embodiments, each of the side walls forms a guide groove, and the guide groove has a limiting end away from the base wall. The door cover also includes two extensions extending vertically from both sides of the cover plate portion and respectively adjacent to the side walls, and two guide posts protruding from the extensions and extending into the guide grooves of the adjacent side walls, respectively. The guide posts can move along the corresponding guide grooves and are located at the limiting end when the cover plate portion is in the covering state.

In some embodiments, the connecting rod has a first connecting part, a second connecting part, and an axis connecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part so that the first connecting part and the second connecting part can pivot relative to each other. The first connecting part is rotatably connected to the sliding fastener and is used to drive the sliding fastener to slide in the sliding direction. The second connecting part is rotatably connected to the base wall and has an angle with the first connecting part. The axial direction of the axis is parallel to the axial direction of the pivot part, and can be pushed by the cover plate part to link the first connecting part and the second connecting part, and can be clamped on the hook part.

In some embodiments, the base wall has two pivot grooves extending obliquely toward the push-type buckle and spaced opposite to each other, the second linkage portion has a mounting shaft, and the two ends of the mounting shaft are rotatably disposed in the pivot grooves.

In some embodiments, the sliding fastener also has a main body portion extending axially parallel to the pivot portion, two connecting portions connected to opposite ends of the main body portion, and two sliding portions extending from the outer sides of the connecting portions in opposite directions, the tenon portion extends from the main body portion and is located between the connecting portions, the first connecting portion is pivotally connected to the connecting portions and is located on opposite sides of the main body portion with the tenon portion, and the base wall also has two straight sliding grooves spaced opposite to each other and extending along the sliding direction, so that the sliding portions can slide in the straight sliding grooves respectively.

In some embodiments, the door cover includes two hooks, and the shaft portion has two protruding sections that protrude from both sides of the first linking portion and the second linking portion, respectively. The protruding sections respectively cooperate with the hooks to engage the hooks when the cover plate portion is in the open state.

In some embodiments, the door cover further includes a push portion extending from the cover plate portion facing the base wall, and the push portion is used to contact the shaft portion and start the connecting rod.

In some embodiments, the base wall has a fixing groove for accommodating and fixing the push-type buckle.

The invention has the following effects: by the mutual cooperation of the base, the door cover and the limiting mechanism, the space required for placing the push-type buckle can be reduced, so as to be applicable to thin electronic equipment, and the cover plate portion can be fixed in the open state when the cover plate portion is pressed for the first time, and can be restored to the covering state when the cover plate portion is pressed for the second time, and the operation can be repeated, so that the operation is simple and convenient. Moreover, the covering device can not only make the overall appearance of the outer shell of the electronic equipment more beautiful, but also have the functions of dustproof and waterproof, so as to reduce the risk of damage to the electrical connector.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , an embodiment of the electronic device covering device of the present invention is suitable for being disposed in the outer shell A of the electronic device to cover an electrical connector (not shown) for an external transmission line, and is particularly suitable for electronic devices such as displays that are thin and have less space in the outer shell A. The covering device 100 includes a base 1, a door cover 2, and a limiting mechanism 3.

The base 1 includes a base wall 11, a short wall 12 vertically connected to the base wall 11, a high wall 13 vertically connected to the base wall 11 and spaced opposite to the short wall 12 and higher than the short wall 12, and two side walls 14 spaced opposite to each other and respectively connected to the short wall 12 and the high wall 13. The short wall 12, the high wall 13 and the side walls 14 jointly define an opening 15 and jointly define an escape space 16 with the base wall 11. The high wall 13 is provided with two through holes 131 for exposing the electrical connector. The side walls 14 each form a guide groove 141, and the guide groove 141 has a limiting end 142 away from the base wall 11.

In this embodiment, the short wall 12, the high wall 13 and the side walls 14 are integrally connected to the outer shell A, and the base wall 11 is separately manufactured from the outer shell A and then assembled and fixed by screws (not shown). In this embodiment, the outer shell A is the shell of the display, and the short wall 12 is close to one of the left and right sides of the display. By means of the short wall 12 and the high wall 13, the side walls 14 are roughly wedge-shaped, so that the thinner space on the side of the display can be fully utilized. In this embodiment, the high wall 13 is located upright on the rear side of the display and is provided with two through holes 131 of different shapes, which can respectively correspond to different types of electrical connectors for users to plug in the connecting connectors of the transmission line, such as USB connectors, HDMI connectors, etc. Therefore, the number of through holes 131 can be adjusted according to usage requirements, and only one can be provided.

The door cover 2 includes a cover plate portion 21 for covering the opening 15, a pivot portion 22 connected to the cover plate portion 21 and pivoted at both ends on the side walls 14 near the short wall 12, two hook portions 23 extending from the cover plate portion 21 facing the base wall 11, two extension portions 24 extending vertically from both sides of the cover plate portion 21 and adjacent to the side walls 14, two guide posts 25 protruding from the extension portions 24 and extending into the guide grooves 141 of the adjacent side walls 14, and a push portion 26 extending from the cover plate portion 21 facing the base wall 11. The cover plate portion 21 can pivot in the avoidance space 16 with the pivot portion 22 as the axis, and can be maintained in a covering state (as shown in FIG. 1 ) covering the opening 15 and an open state (as shown in FIG. 5 ) exposing the through holes 131 by the limiting mechanism 3. The guide posts 25 can move along the corresponding guide grooves 141 when the cover plate portion 21 pivots, and are located at the limiting end portion 142 when the cover plate portion 21 is in the covering state, so that the cover plate portion 21 can no longer pivot outward. When the cover 21 is in the covering state, the escape space 16 can be shielded, making the overall appearance of the housing A more beautiful, and having dustproof and waterproof functions to reduce the risk of damage to the electrical connector. When the cover 21 is in the open state, the user can plug the connecting connector of the transmission line through the escape space 16, which is convenient for the user to operate.

3 and 4 , the limiting mechanism 3 includes two reset members 4 , a push-type buckle member 5 , a sliding buckle member 6 , and a connecting rod member 7 .

The reset members 4 are disposed between the base 1 and the door cover 2 so that the cover plate portion 21 can be maintained in the covering state. In the present embodiment, the reset members 4 are torsion springs fixed to the base wall 11 and close to the side walls 14. When the cover plate portion 21 is pressed and pivoted from the covering state, it presses against the reset members 4, so that the reset members 4 accumulate elastic restoring forces. After the external force applied to the cover plate portion 21 is removed, the cover plate portion 21 is reset to the covering state by the elastic restoring forces of the reset members 4, and the guide posts 25 are limited to keep the cover plate portion 21 in the covering state.

The push-type buckle 5 is disposed on the base wall 11 and close to the short wall 12. In this embodiment, the base wall 11 has a fixing groove 111 for accommodating and fixing the push-type buckle 5.

The sliding fastener 6 can be slidably disposed on the base wall 11 along a sliding direction D perpendicular to the axis of the pivot part 22 relative to the push-type fastener 5, and has a main body 61 extending parallel to the axis of the pivot part 22, two connecting parts 62 connected to opposite ends of the main body 61, a tenon part 63 extending from the main body 61 and located between the connecting parts 62 and capable of being buckled with the push-type fastener 5, and two sliding parts 64 extending from the outer sides of the connecting parts 62 in opposite directions. The base wall 11 also has two straight slide grooves 112 spaced opposite to each other and extending along the sliding direction D, so that the sliding parts 64 can slide in the straight slide grooves 112 respectively.

The connecting rod 7 connects the sliding fastener 6 and the base wall 11. In this embodiment, the connecting rod 7 has a first linking portion 71, a second linking portion 72, and a shaft portion 73 connecting the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72 so that the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72 can pivot relative to each other. The first linking portion 71 is rotatably connected to the sliding fastener 6 and is used to drive the sliding fastener 6 to slide in the sliding direction D. Specifically, the first linking portion 71 is pivotally connected to the connecting portions 62 and is located at opposite sides of the main body 61 with the tenon portion 63. The second linking portion 72 is rotatably connected to the base wall 11 and is angled with the first linking portion 71. Specifically, the base wall 11 has two pivot grooves 113 (see FIG. 7 ) extending obliquely toward the push-type buckle 5 and spaced opposite to each other. The second linking portion 72 has a mounting shaft 721, and the two ends of the mounting shaft 721 are rotatably disposed in the pivot grooves 113. The axial direction of the shaft portion 73 is parallel to the axial direction of the pivot portion 22, and has two protruding sections 731 protruding from both sides of the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72, respectively. The protruding sections 731 respectively cooperate with the hook portions 23 to engage the hook portions 23 when the cover plate portion 21 is in the open state.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 7 , when the cover plate portion 21 is in the covering state, the positions of the hook portions 23 are farther from the base wall 11 and the high wall 13 than the protruding sections 731, and the tenon portion 63 of the sliding fastener 6 is separated from the push-type fastener 5, that is, the push-type fastener 5 is in the unlocking state. Referring to FIG. 8 , when the user presses the cover plate portion 21 , when the push portion 26 contacts the shaft portion 73 , the shaft portion 73 can be activated to move toward the base wall 11 , and the shaft portion 73 links the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72 . Then, when the cover plate portion 21 is pressed and continues to pivot toward the base wall 11, the push portion 26 leaves the shaft portion 73 and the cover plate portion 21 continues to push the shaft portion 73, and the shaft portion 73 can be pushed by the cover plate portion 21 to link the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72. In this embodiment, the push portion 26 can increase the component force that moves the shaft portion 73 toward the push-type buckle 5, so that the process of starting the connecting rod 7 is smoother, but it can also be implemented without the push portion 26.

Referring to FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 9 , the shaft portion 73 is pushed by the cover plate portion 21 to move toward the direction of the push-type buckle 5 and toward the base wall 11 , and simultaneously links the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72 , so that the first linking portion 71 pushes the sliding buckle 6 to slide toward the push-type buckle 5 so that the tenon portion 63 is buckled with the push-type buckle 5 . When the tenon portion 63 is buckled with the push-type buckle 5 , the position of the protruding section 731 of the connecting rod 7 matches the position of the hook portions 23 , and contacts and is clamped at the curved part of the hook portions 23 to position the cover plate portion 21 , so that the cover plate portion 21 can be maintained in an open state to expose the through holes 131 . Referring to FIG. 10 , when the user wants to restore the cover plate portion 21 to the covering state, the user can press the cover plate portion 21 again, so that the cover plate portion 21 further pushes the shaft portion 73 of the connecting rod 7, and the shaft portion 73 moves closer to the base wall 11, thereby the shaft portion 73 links the first linking portion 71 and the second linking portion 72, so that the first linking portion 71 drives the sliding fastener 6 to slide toward the push-type fastener 5, so that the tenon portion 63 (see FIG. 4 ) is released and separated from the push-type fastener 5. When the latch portion 63 is released and separated from the push-type latch member 5, the cover plate portion 21 is restored to the covering state by the elastic restoring force of the reset members 4, and in the process of returning to the covering state, the hook portions 23 drive the connecting rod 7 and the sliding fastener 6 to return to their original positions.

In summary, by the cooperation between the base 1, the door cover 2 and the limiting mechanism 3, the space required for placing the push-type buckle 5 can be reduced, so as to be applicable to thin electronic devices, and the cover plate portion 21 can be fixed in the open state when pressed for the first time, and restored to the covering state when pressed for the second time, and the operation can be repeated, so that the operation is simple and convenient. Moreover, the covering device 100 can not only make the overall appearance of the electronic device housing A more beautiful, but also have the functions of dustproof and waterproof to reduce the risk of damage to the electrical connector.

However, the above is only an example of the implementation of the present invention, and it should not be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

100: Covering device 1: Base 11: Base wall 111: Fixed groove 112: Straight slide groove 113: Pivot groove 12: Low wall 13: High wall 131: Perforation 14: Side wall 141: Guide groove 142: Limit end 15: Opening 16: Avoidance space 2: Door cover 21: Cover plate 22: Pivot part 23: Hook part 24: Extension 25: Guide column 26: Pushing part 3: Limiting mechanism 4: Reset part 5: Push-type buckle 6: Sliding buckle 61: Main body 62: Connecting part 63: Latch part 64: Sliding part 7: Connecting rod 71: First connecting part 72: Second connecting part 721: Mounting shaft 73: Shaft part 731: Protruding section A: Outer shell D: Sliding direction

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram of an embodiment of a covering device of an electronic device of the present invention installed on the outer shell of the electronic device, and the door cover of the embodiment is in the covering state; FIG. 2 is an incomplete three-dimensional exploded diagram corresponding to FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is another incomplete three-dimensional exploded diagram corresponding to FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of a part of the embodiment to illustrate the function relationship of the limit mechanism when the door cover of the embodiment is in the covering state; FIG. 5 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram similar to FIG. 1, and the door cover of the embodiment is in the open state; FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional diagram similar to FIG. 4 to illustrate the function relationship of the limit mechanism when the door cover of the embodiment is in the open state; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 1; FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the door cover of the embodiment when the connecting rod of the limit mechanism is activated; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 5; and FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 9, illustrating the action state of the door cover when it is further pressed to release the lock in the open state.

100: Covering device

1: Base

11: Base wall

12: Low wall

13: High Wall

131:Piercing

14: Side wall

141:Guide groove

142: Limit end

2: Door cover

21: Cover plate

22: Pivot

23: Hook

24: Extension

25:Guide column

26: Pushing part

3: Limiting mechanism

4: Reset parts

5: Press-type buckle

6: Sliding fastener

7: Connecting rod

A: Shell

Claims (8)

A covering device for electronic equipment is suitable for being arranged on the outer shell of the electronic equipment to cover an electrical connector for an external transmission line. The covering device comprises: A base, including a base wall, a short wall vertically connected to the base wall, a high wall vertically connected to the base wall and spaced opposite to the short wall and higher than the short wall, and two side walls spaced opposite to each other and respectively connected to the short wall and the high wall on both sides. The short wall, the high wall and the side walls jointly define an opening and jointly define an avoidance space with the base wall. The high wall is provided with at least one through hole for exposing the electrical connector; A door cover, comprising a cover plate portion for covering the opening, a pivot portion connected to the cover plate portion and having two ends respectively pivotally arranged on the side walls near the short wall, and at least one hook portion extending from the cover plate portion facing the base wall, the cover plate portion can pivot in the avoidance space with the pivot portion as the axis; and A limit mechanism, comprising at least one reset member, a push-type buckle member, a sliding buckle member, and a connecting rod member, wherein the reset member is arranged between the base and the door cover so that the cover plate portion can be kept in a covering state covering the opening, the push-type buckle member is arranged on the base wall and close to the short wall, the sliding buckle member can be slidably arranged on the base wall along a sliding direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the pivot portion relative to the push-type buckle member, and has a tenon that can be buckled with the push-type buckle member The connecting rod connects the sliding fastener and the base wall, and can be pushed by the cover plate to link the sliding fastener to slide toward the push-type fastener so that the tenon part and the push-type fastener are buckled. At the same time, the connecting rod interacts with the hook part so that the cover plate can be kept in an open state to expose the through hole, and the connecting rod can be further pushed by the cover plate to release and separate the tenon part and the push-type fastener, and the cover plate returns to the covering state. A covering device for electronic equipment as described in claim 1, wherein each of the side walls forms a guide groove, and the guide groove has a limit end away from the base wall, and the door cover also includes two extensions extending vertically from both sides of the cover plate portion and respectively adjacent to the side walls, and two guide posts protruding from the extensions and extending into the guide grooves of the adjacent side walls, respectively, and the guide posts can move along the corresponding guide grooves and are located at the limit end when the cover plate portion is in the covering state. A covering device for electronic equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting rod has a first connecting part, a second connecting part, and an axis connecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part so that the first connecting part and the second connecting part can pivot relative to each other, the first connecting part is rotatably connected to the sliding fastener and is used to drive the sliding fastener to slide in the sliding direction, the second connecting part is rotatably connected to the base wall and has an angle with the first connecting part, the axial direction of the axis is parallel to the axial direction of the pivot part, and can be pushed by the cover plate part to link the first connecting part and the second connecting part, and can be clamped on the hook part. A covering device for electronic equipment as described in claim 3, wherein the base wall has two pivot grooves extending obliquely toward the push-type fastener and spaced opposite to each other, the second connecting portion has a mounting shaft, and the two ends of the mounting shaft are rotatably disposed in the pivot grooves. A covering device for electronic equipment as described in claim 3, wherein the sliding fastener also has a main body portion extending axially parallel to the pivot portion, two connecting portions connected to opposite ends of the main body portion, and two sliding portions extending from the outer sides of the connecting portions in opposite directions, the tenon portion extends from the main body portion and is located between the connecting portions, the first linking portion is pivotally connected to the connecting portions and is located on opposite sides of the main body portion with the tenon portion, and the base wall also has two straight sliding grooves spaced opposite to each other and extending along the sliding direction, so that the sliding portions can slide in the straight sliding grooves respectively. A covering device for electronic equipment as described in claim 3, wherein the door cover includes two hooks, and the shaft portion has two protruding sections respectively protruding from both sides of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the protruding sections respectively cooperate with the hooks to engage the hooks when the cover plate is in the open state. A covering device for electronic equipment as described in claim 3, wherein the door cover further includes a push portion extending from the cover plate portion facing the base wall side, and the push portion is used to contact the shaft portion and start the connecting rod. A covering device for an electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the base wall has a fixing groove for accommodating and fixing the push-type fastener.

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