TWI416303B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, a pivot shaft and a supporting member. The pivot shaft rotatably connects the cover to the main body. The supporting member is connected to the main body and slidable relative to the main body. The cover includes a resisting convex portion. When the cover rotates relative to the main body, the resisting convex portion resists the supporting member to make the supporting member slide out of the main body, so that the main body can be supported by the supporting member. The electronic device is convenient for use and can form an angle between the main body and the table.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a folding type electronic device.

With the rapid development of electronic information technology, computers have become an indispensable part of all walks of life and even family life. Because of its small size and convenient portability, notebook computers are favored by people. Considering the convenience of the notebook computer, the keyboard is usually assembled directly on the body of the notebook computer, and the machine system is placed on the desktop. Therefore, the keyboard cannot be adjusted relative to the user, so that the user can operate the notebook. When the computer is increased, the tapping stroke is increased, which is not in accordance with human factors engineering. The long-term use is easy to cause the user's hand fatigue. Moreover, since the traditional notebook computer body is attached to the desktop when used, the heat generated in the body is generated. It is not easy to dissipate, causing heat to concentrate inside the body and damage the electronic components inside the body.

In response to the above problems, some notebook computer users need to purchase some tray devices or computer-specific brackets to adjust the tilt angle of the notebook computer body and the desktop in order to use the keyboard on the body more comfortably and maintain the better heat dissipation effect of the notebook body. However, using the tray device or the computer-specific bracket, after opening the cover of the notebook computer, the tray device or the computer-specific bracket has to be adjusted, so the operation is complicated and the use is inconvenient.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an electronic device that is convenient to use and that allows the body to form an inclination with the table top.

An electronic device includes a body, a cover body, a pivot shaft and a support member. The pivot shaft rotatably connects the cover body to the body, the support member is connected to the body and slidable relative to the body, and the body body is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove comprises a bottom wall, two opposite first side walls, and a second side wall connecting the two first side walls, the bottom wall is formed with an opening for the support member to slide out from the body, and the first side wall is formed with a first sliding rail extending toward the opening, and supporting The device is disposed on the first sliding rail and is received in the receiving groove, and the cover body is provided with an pushing convex portion. When the cover body rotates relative to the body, the pushing convex portion pushes the supporting member to make the supporting member along the first sliding rail. Sliding out of the opening to support the body.

The electronic device is provided with a support member connected to the body and slidable relative to the body. When the cover body rotates relative to the body, the pushing protrusion on the cover body pushes the support member, so that the support member slides relative to the body to support the body. The additional device is not required to be added, so the electronic device is easy to use and can form an inclination angle with the table top.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

10‧‧‧ body

20‧‧‧ cover

30‧‧‧ pivot

40‧‧‧Support

50‧‧‧ Transmission parts

60‧‧‧Flexible parts

11‧‧‧Base

12‧‧‧ housing

13, 21‧‧‧ bottom

14‧‧‧ top surface

15, 43, 53‧‧‧ side

151‧‧‧Connecting Department

153‧‧‧ mounting holes

16‧‧‧ accommodating slot

161‧‧‧ bottom wall

162‧‧‧First side wall

163‧‧‧second side wall

164‧‧‧ openings

165‧‧‧Positioning column

166‧‧‧First slide rail

167‧‧‧Second rail

168‧‧‧Installation port

169‧‧‧Limited steps

23‧‧‧Pushing convex

25‧‧‧Positioning holes

27‧‧‧Installation slot

41‧‧‧ Forced slope

42‧‧‧Support surface

44, 57‧‧‧ end face

45, 55‧‧‧ chute

46‧‧‧ Positioning Department

47‧‧‧ Guide column

48‧‧‧Card holders

51‧‧‧ force ramp

52‧‧‧Resistance Department

59‧‧‧Limited

1 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing an enlarged view of a portion II of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the susceptor of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 after being turned 180 degrees.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the closed state of the electronic device shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the cover of the electronic device shown in FIG. 4 is opened at a certain angle with respect to the body.

The electronic device of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention is a notebook computer, which includes a body 10 , a cover 20 , a pivot 30 , a support member 40 , a transmission member 50 , and an elastic member 60 . The body 10 and the cover 20 are coupled together by a pivot 30, and the cover 20 is rotatable relative to the body 10. The support member 40 and the transmission member 50 are disposed on the body 10. The elastic member 60 is fixedly coupled to the support member 40. In this embodiment, the elastic member 60 is a spring, and the pivot shaft 30, the support member 40, and the transmission member 50 are two.

The body 10 is substantially a rectangular parallelepiped and includes a base 11 and a housing 12 disposed on the base 11. The base 11 includes a bottom surface 13 , a top surface 14 opposite the bottom surface 13 , and a side surface 15 connecting the bottom surface 13 and the top surface 14 . A connecting portion 151 is formed on the side surface 15 to extend outward. The connecting portion 151 is provided with a mounting hole 153 for engaging with the pivot shaft 30 in the axial direction thereof. A receiving groove 16 is further defined in the base 11 on the two sides of the connecting portion 151. The receiving groove 16 includes a bottom wall 161, two opposite first side walls 162, and a second side wall 163 connecting the two first side walls 162. The bottom wall 161 is formed with an opening 164 and two positioning posts 165 adjacent to the opening 164 and located on opposite sides of the opening 164, respectively. A first sliding rail 166 and a second sliding rail 167 are formed on each of the first side walls 162. A mounting opening 168 is formed in the second side wall 163, and a limiting step 169 is formed on the bottom wall 161 adjacent to the mounting opening 168 (as shown in FIG. 5). In this embodiment, the first slide rail 166 extends toward the opening 164, and the second slide rail 167 extends toward the mounting opening 168.

The cover body 20 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and two opposite thrust projections 23 are formed on the bottom surface 21 thereof. Each of the pushing protrusions 23 is provided with a positioning hole 25 for engaging with the pivot shaft 30 in the axial direction thereof, and a mounting groove 27 is defined between the two pushing protrusions 23 and the bottom surface 21.

The support member 40 is substantially a prismatic portion, and includes a force inclined surface 41, a support surface 42 opposite to the force inclined surface 41, two opposite side surfaces 43, and two opposite end surfaces 44. The opposite side faces 43 are recessed inwardly to form a chute 45. The chute 45 penetrates the force inclined surface 41 and the support surface 42. A positioning portion 46 is formed on the opposite end faces 44 to extend outwardly. A guide post 47 and a catch 48 are protruded from the positioning portion 46. The retaining member 48 is used to fix the elastic member 60 to the support member 40. In this embodiment, the holding member 48 is a spring piece.

The transmission member 50 has a similar structure to the support member 40, and includes a biasing inclined surface 51, a resisting portion 52, a sliding groove 55 formed on the opposite side surfaces 53, and a limiting portion 59 formed on the end surface 57. In this embodiment, the limiting portion 59 is composed of two elastic bumps arranged side by side.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, when the electronic device 100 is assembled, firstly, the two elastic members 60 are respectively sleeved on the two guiding columns 47 of a supporting member 40, and then the locking member 48 is bent and then snapped into the elastic state. The member 60 is configured to fix the two elastic members 60 to the support member 40, respectively. Then, the support member 40 is loaded into the receiving groove 16 from the side of the top surface 14 and the first sliding rail 166 is inserted into the sliding slot 45 of the supporting member 40. When the other end of the elastic member 60 is inserted into the positioning post 165 and abuts When the bottom wall 161 is held, the assembly of the support member 40 to the base 11 is completed. Then, a transmission member 50 is loaded into the receiving groove 16 in which the support member 40 is mounted from the mounting opening 168 by the cooperation of the sliding groove 55 and the second sliding rail 167 thereon, during the loading of the transmission member 50, The limiting portion 59 is bent by the second side wall 163. When the limiting portion 59 enters the limiting step 169, the limiting portion 59 elastically returns to the original shape, thereby preventing the transmission member 50 from coming off the receiving groove 16. At this time, the biasing surface 51 of the transmission member 50 abuts against the force inclined surface 41 of the support member 40, thereby completing the assembly of the transmission member 50 to the base 11. Then, the other support member 40 and the other transmission member 50 are loaded into the accommodating groove 16 at the other end of the susceptor 11 in the same manner. Then, the housing 12 is fastened to the base 11 to complete the body 10 Assembly. Finally, one of the pivots 30 passes through the positioning hole 25 of the cover pushing protrusion 23 and is engaged in the mounting hole 153 of the body connecting portion 151, and the other pivot 30 passes through the other pushing protrusion of the cover. The positioning hole 25 of the 23 is then held in the mounting hole 153 of the body connecting portion 151, thereby completing the assembly of the electronic device 100.

Referring to FIG. 5 simultaneously, when the electronic device 100 is closed, the support member 40 is located above the bottom surface 13 of the base of the body, and does not function to support the body 10. When the electronic device 100 is used, the cover 20 is first opened. During the opening process, the pushing protrusion 23 on the cover 20 pushes the abutting portion 52 of the transmission member 50, and the transmission member 50 is pressed and followed by the second The slide rail 167 slides and forces the support member 40 to slide out of the opening 164 along the first slide rail 166 to support the body 10, thereby forming an inclination angle between the body 10 and the table top A, and the inclination angle can vary with the opening angle of the cover body 20. And change. Moreover, when the support member 40 slides out of the opening 164 along the first sliding rail 166, the elastic member 60 is pressed. When the cover body 20 is closed, the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 60 pushes the support member 40 into the body 10 again. The electronic device 100 is placed flat on the desktop A.

The electronic device 100 is provided with a support member 40 connected to the body 10 and slidable relative to the body 10. When the cover 20 rotates relative to the body 10, the pushing protrusion 21 on the cover 20 pushes the transmission member 50 to force the support member. The electronic device 100 is convenient to use and can form an inclination angle with the table top when the body 10 is rotated to support the body 10 without additional auxiliary equipment.

It can be understood that the support member 40 can also be one or two or more, and a receiving groove 16 can also accommodate two or more support members 40.

The transmission member 50 only serves to transmit the force, which can also be omitted. At this time, the support member 40 One end protrudes from the mounting opening 168, the other end faces the opening 164, and the opposite side wall 162 defines a sliding rail extending obliquely downward. During the rotation of the cover body 20 relative to the body 10, the top of the cover body 20 The pushing protrusion 23 directly pushes up one end of the supporting member 40 and protrudes from the mounting opening 168. After the supporting member 40 slides along the obliquely extending sliding rail, the support member 40 slides out the opening 164 toward the other end of the opening 164, thereby supporting The body 10.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent, and submits a patent application according to law. The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

10‧‧‧ body

20‧‧‧ cover

30‧‧‧ pivot

40‧‧‧Support

50‧‧‧ Transmission parts

60‧‧‧Flexible parts

13‧‧‧ bottom

16‧‧‧ accommodating slot

164‧‧‧ openings

168‧‧‧Installation port

169‧‧‧Limited steps

23‧‧‧Pushing convex

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising a body, a cover, and a pivot for rotatably connecting the cover to the body, wherein the electronic device further comprises: a support member disposed on the body and slidable relative to the body, the The receiving body includes a bottom wall, two opposite first side walls, and a second side wall connecting the two first side walls, the bottom wall is formed with an opening for the support member to slide out from the body, The first side wall is formed with a first sliding rail extending toward the opening, the supporting member is disposed on the first sliding rail and received in the receiving groove, the cover body is provided with an pushing convex portion, when the cover body is opposite When the body rotates, the pushing protrusion pushes the support member to support the body along the first sliding rail after sliding out of the opening. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a transmission member that abuts the support member, the push-pull projection pushing the transmission member to cause the transmission member to push the support member from the The body of the body slides out to support the body. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the support member comprises a force-increasing slope, and the transmission member comprises a force-applying slope, the force-applying slope abutting the force-bearing slope. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the transmission member is received in the receiving groove. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the second side wall is formed with a mounting opening for the transmission member to be mounted. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first side wall is further formed with a second sliding rail extending toward the mounting opening, and the transmission member is disposed on the second sliding rail. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the bottom wall of the receiving groove is further formed with a finite step adjacent to the mounting opening, and a limit portion is further formed on the end surface of the transmission member, and the limiting portion is located at the limit. Steps to limit the transmission member to the receiving groove. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises an elastic member, one end of the elastic member is clamped to the support member, and the other end is opposite to the body. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the support member extends outwardly from the opposite sides to form a positioning portion, and one end of the elastic member is clamped to the positioning portion. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the receiving slots is two, the number of the supporting members is two, and the number of the pushing protrusions is two, and the two pushing protrusions are respectively used for the top. The two supporting members are pushed to support the two supporting members from the opening of the body to support the body.