TWI387428B - Device with interface cover - Google Patents

Description

Device with interface protection cover

The present invention relates to an apparatus having an interface protection cover, and more particularly to an electronic device having an interface protection cover.

At present, various interfaces are provided in the electronic device, such as a USB interface, a power interface, etc., if these interfaces are directly exposed to the outside of the electronic device, not only affects the appearance, but also easily causes water or dust to enter the interface and affect the use of the electronic device. An electronic device interface protection cover has emerged, such as a USB interface on a mobile phone or a laptop computer and an interface protection cover disposed outside the power interface. However, the interface protection cover is generally connected to the main body of the electronic device by a rubber connector on one side of the protection cover. The rubber connector is provided with a strip-shaped through groove, and the bottom surface of the main body of the electronic device is provided with a convex shape. a guide post, the rubber connector is connected to the interface protection cover at one end, and the other end of the rubber connector is disposed on the guide post by the strip-shaped through groove. When the user needs to open the interface protection cover, only the interface protection cover is opened. One side of the rubber connector is sufficient. However, when the interface protection cover is opened from the wrong direction, that is, from the side close to the rubber connector, the side of the interface protection cover close to the rubber connector can move toward the user's force away from the interface, so that The user mistakes the direction in which it is turned on correctly, thereby applying a greater force, which tends to cause the rubber connector to be excessively stretched and broken.

In view of this, the present invention provides an apparatus having an interface protection cover that prevents the interface protection cover from being opened from the wrong direction.

The device has an interface protection cover, comprising an interface protection cover, a connecting member and a main body, wherein the interface protection cover is connected to the main body by the connecting member, the connecting member comprises an integrally formed connecting portion, a sliding portion and a guiding groove, the connecting portion The guide groove is fixedly connected to the interface protection cover, and the guide groove is disposed along the sliding portion; an opening is disposed on a side wall of the main body near the bottom of the main body, and a bottom of the main body is opposite to the opening, and a guide post is disposed at the position opposite to the opening. When the sliding portion of the connecting member protrudes into the main body through the opening, the guiding groove of the connecting member is sleeved on the guiding post, thereby fixing one side of the interface protective cover to the main body. The bottom of the main body is further provided with a finite column, the limiting post, the guiding post and the opening are disposed on the same straight line, and the guiding post is located between the limiting post and the opening. The limiting post and the guiding post pass through the guiding groove of the connecting member, the height of the limiting post is the same as the thickness of the sliding portion of the connecting member and smaller than the height of the guiding post, and the top surface of the limiting post is a curved surface When the interface protection cover is opened from the wrong direction, the limiting post abuts against the guiding groove to prevent the wrong opening; when the interface protective cover is opened from the correct direction, the guiding groove is separated from the inclined surface of the limiting post The limit post until the guide post abuts the guide slot so that the interface protection cover is normally opened.

In the present invention, a limit member column is added to the device having the interface protection cover structure, which effectively prevents the interface protection cover from being broken due to the opening of the interface from the wrong direction.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 together, the device 100 having an interface protection cover includes an interface protection cover 10, a connector 20, and a body 30.

In this embodiment, the interface protection cover 10 is a rectangular planar structure. It is connected to the main body 30 by two connecting members 20.

The connecting member 20 is made of an elastic material, and includes a connecting portion 201, a sliding portion 202 and a guiding groove 203. The connecting portions 201 of the two connecting members 20 are respectively fixedly connected to the edge of the same long side on the same surface of the interface protective cover 10. The positions are disposed at a distance from each other. In other embodiments, the connecting portions 201 of the two connectors 20 are disposed near the narrow sides of the interface protection cover 10. In other embodiments, the connecting member 20 can be one, and the connecting portion of the connecting member 20 is disposed at a position close to the narrow side of the interface protective cover or near a long side of the interface protective cover. In the present embodiment, the sliding portion 202 has a strip-like planar structure, one end of which is fixedly connected to the connecting portion 201 and is bendable; the guiding groove 203 is a strip-shaped through groove provided on the sliding portion 202. The connecting portion 201 of the connecting member 20 is made of an elastic material integrally formed with the sliding portion 202, such as rubber. When no external force acts on the connecting member 20, the connecting portion 201 is perpendicular to the sliding portion 202. Therefore, when the interface protection cover 10 is in the closed state, the connection portion 201 is perpendicular to the sliding portion 202. When the interface protection cover 10 needs to be opened, the elastic force of the connection portion 201 and the sliding portion 202 needs to be overcome, so that the connection portion 201 is made. It is in a level state with the sliding portion 202.

In the embodiment, the device 100 is an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a music player, a digital camera, a portable computer, and an electronic photo frame. The main body 30 is a square receiving cavity, and a circuit board is disposed inside (not shown in the figure). The circuit board is provided with a USB interface, a power interface, etc., and the circuit board can communicate with the outside world through the USB interface and the power interface. The main body 30 further includes two openings 302, a plurality of interface frames 303, two guiding columns 304 and two limiting posts 305. A side wall 301 of the main body 30 is further provided with a recess to the inside of the main body 30. The rectangular recessed portion having the same shape as the interface protective cover 10 is received in the recessed portion when the interface protective cover 10 is in the closed state.

The two openings 302 and the plurality of interface frames 303 are disposed in the recessed portion. The interface frames 303 correspond to a USB interface on the circuit board, a power interface, and the like, so that a USB interface, a power interface, and the like are formed on the circuit board. The interface frame 303 can be connected to an external electronic device. The two openings 302 are located at a position close to the bottom surface of the main body 30 in the recessed portion, and are spaced apart from each other by a certain distance. The two openings 302 are all slot-shaped opening structures, and the size of the opening 302 is approximately the same as the size of the sliding surface of the sliding portion 202 of the connecting member 20. The same is used to accommodate the sliding portions 202 of the two connecting members 20, respectively. The two guiding columns 304 are cylindrical structures protruding from the inner bottom surface of the main body 30, and are respectively disposed corresponding to the two openings 302 and separated by a certain distance. The two guiding posts 304 are disposed on the same line as the opening 302, and the guiding post 304 is located between the limiting post 305 and the opening 302, and is spaced apart from each other by a distance. The limiting post 305 is a column. The top structure has an arc-shaped structure. The height of the limiting post 305 is substantially equal to the thickness of the sliding portion 202 and is smaller than the height of the guiding post 304. When the sliding portion 202 of the two connecting members 20 of the interface protection cover 10 extends through the two openings 302 into the main body 30, the guiding groove 203 of the connecting member 20 is sleeved on the guiding post 304 and the limiting post. 305 is attached to one side of the interface protection cover 10 to the main body 30.

When the USB interface and the power interface are not used, the interface protection cover 10 located in the recessed portion is closed, and the interface frame 303 can be covered to protect the USB interface and the power supply interface.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the interface protection cover 10 is closed, one end of the guiding slot 203 away from the connecting portion 201 is in contact with the limiting post 305, and the interface protection cover 10 is The side to which the connecting portion 201 is attached is in close contact with the recess. When the interface protection cover 10 is opened from the wrong direction, that is, the side where the interface protection cover 10 is connected to the connection member 20 is pulled, the end of the sliding portion 202 connected to the connection portion 201 is slightly moved in a direction away from the bottom surface of the main body. The sliding portion 202 is pivoted about the opening 302 such that the other end of the sliding portion 202 moves toward the bottom surface of the main body and has a tendency to move toward the side wall 301, because the limiting post 305 abuts against the guiding groove 203. The inner side of the side wall 301 is prevented from moving, so as to prevent the sliding portion 202 from moving toward the direction of the user's force, so that the side of the interface protection cover 10 that is connected to the connecting portion 201 is still closely attached to the recessed portion and cannot be opened, thereby effectively preventing the interface protection cover. 10 is damaged when opened from the wrong direction.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 together, when the interface protection cover 10 is opened from the correct direction, that is, the side of the interface protection cover 10 away from the connection member 20 is pulled, the end of the sliding portion 202 connected to the connection portion 201 is followed. The interface protection cover 10 is pulled apart to move toward the bottom surface of the main body 30. Similarly, the sliding portion 202 is pivoted about the opening 302 such that the sliding portion 202 is away from the end of the interface protection cover 10 away from the main body. The direction of the bottom surface is rotated and has a tendency to move toward the side wall 301. Since the height of the limiting post 305 is the same as the thickness of the sliding portion 202 and the top surface thereof has an arc-shaped structure, the sliding portion 202 is pulled on the interface protection cover 10. Under the action, the guiding groove 203 is disengaged from the limiting post 305 and slides over the limiting post 305 to continue sliding in the direction of the opening 302 until the position sliding to the guiding post 304 is pressed by the guiding post 304. At this time, the connecting member 20 rotates along the connection portion of the connecting portion 201 and the sliding portion 202, and the connection portion 201 of the connecting member 20 and the sliding portion 202 are deformed to a level state, and the interface protective cover 10 is normally opened.

100‧‧‧ device

10‧‧‧Interface protective cover

20‧‧‧Connecting parts

30‧‧‧ Subject

201‧‧‧Connecting Department

202‧‧‧Sliding section

203‧‧‧ Guide slot

301‧‧‧ side wall

302‧‧‧ openings

303‧‧‧ interface box

304‧‧‧Guide column

305‧‧‧Limited column

1 is a schematic view showing the assembly of a device having an interface protective cover structure in the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus having the interface protective cover structure of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a portion of the apparatus of the present invention having an interface protective cover structure opened from the wrong direction.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the apparatus of the present invention having the interface protection cover structure properly opened.

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the device having the interface protective cover structure of the present invention when it is properly opened.

10‧‧‧Interface protective cover

201‧‧‧Connecting Department

202‧‧‧Sliding section

203‧‧‧ Guide slot

301‧‧‧ side wall

302‧‧‧ openings

304‧‧‧Guide column

305‧‧‧Limited column

Claims (6)

The device has an interface protection cover, comprising an interface protection cover, a connecting member and a main body, wherein the interface protection cover is connected to the main body by the connecting member, the connecting member comprises an integrally formed connecting portion, a sliding portion and a guiding groove, the connecting portion The guide groove is fixedly connected to the interface protection cover. The guide groove is disposed on the sliding portion. The side wall of the main body is provided with an opening. The bottom surface of the main body is provided with a guiding post at a position corresponding to the opening. The sliding portion of the connecting member passes through the opening. The guide post is located in the guiding groove, and the improvement is that the bottom of the main body is further provided with a finite column, the limiting post, the guiding post and the opening are disposed on the same straight line, and the guiding post is located between the limiting post and the opening The height of the limiting post is the same as the thickness of the sliding portion of the connecting member and is smaller than the height of the guiding post. The top surface of the limiting post is a curved surface. When the interface protective cover is closed, the limiting post is located at the guiding position. The slot is in contact with one end of the guiding slot, and the side of the interface protection cover provided with the connecting portion is closely attached to the sidewall of the body, and the limit is when the interface protection cover is opened in the wrong direction. Against the guide groove to prevent movement of the slider in the direction of the force of the user, so that the interface cover is provided with a side connection portion is still in close contact with the body sidewall to prevent occurrence of wrong turn. The device of claim 1, wherein when the interface protection cover is properly opened, the guiding groove slides over the limiting post along the inclined surface of the limiting post until the guiding column abuts the limit The bit slot enables the interface protection cover to be opened normally. The device with an interface protection cover according to claim 1, wherein the device having the interface protection cover structure is an electronic device, and the side wall of the electronic device provided with the opening is further provided with a plurality of interface frames, the body The circuit board is internally provided with a circuit board, and the interface board is disposed on the side wall of the interface frame for covering the interface frame, thereby protecting the circuit board in the interface frame. . The device of claim 2, wherein the connector is disposed at an end of the interface protection cover adjacent to the bottom surface of the device, and the interface protection cover is erroneously opened to be disposed from the interface protection cover. The interface protection cover is opened on the side with the connector. A device having an interface protection cover according to claim 4, wherein the interface protection cover is properly opened to open the interface protection cover from the other side of the interface protection cover opposite the side on which the connector is disposed. The device with an interface protection cover according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a music player, a digital camera, a portable computer, and an electronic photo frame.