TWI434171B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device in which components can be removed in stages.

When the existing notebook computer is equipped with a battery and a door cover disposed on the back side, a plurality of latch structures are often required to achieve the required action. For example, the latch structure of the notebook computer usually includes a buckle module for snapping the door cover and a push-pull module for pushing the door cover out of the casing, and the user needs to use the two hands at the same time. The buckle module and the push-pull module can be controlled to complete the disassembly and assembly of the door cover.

Accordingly, the existing shackle structure is convenient for the user, so that the buckle structure of the battery and the door cover is simultaneously buckled with the shackle structure, that is, the user can simultaneously disassemble the battery and the door cover by using only one latching member. However, this does not envisage a situation in which the user only needs to replace the battery, which causes another problem for the user.

The present invention provides an electronic device whose components can be disassembled in sections and optionally.

An embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device including a housing, a latch, a first member, and a second member. The latching member is movably disposed on the housing, and the latching member is sequentially moved between a latching position, a first release position and a second release position along a moving path. The first member and the second member are respectively detachably disposed on the housing and positioned on the moving path. The path length of the latch member relative to the first member is less than the path length of the latch member relative to the second member. The latch member latches the first member and the second member when the latch member is in the latched position. The latch releases the first member when the latch is in the first release position. The latch releases the second member when the latch is in the second release position. The first member has a stepped structure positioned between the first release position and the second release position on the path of movement to block movement of the latch member toward the second release position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the latching member comprises a body, a first pushing portion and a second pushing portion. The first member and the second member are respectively located on opposite sides of the body. The first pushing portion and the second pushing portion respectively extend from the body toward the first member and the second member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first member has a first guiding portion and a stopping portion. And the step structure is located between the first guiding portion and the stopping portion. When the latch member moves from the first release position toward the second release position, the first urging portion is caught in the sectional structure and is interposed between the first guide portion and the limit portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the path length of the first urging portion relative to the first guiding portion is smaller than the path length of the first urging portion relative to the stopping portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the latching member is in the first releasing position, the first pushing portion pushes the first member along the first guiding portion, and pushes a part of the first member away from the housing. .

In an embodiment of the invention, after the first member is removed from the housing, the stepped structure is removed from the path of movement to enable the latch to move toward the second release position.

In an embodiment of the invention, an elastic member is further included between the housing and the latch. When the first member is detached from the housing, the elastic member drives the latch to move back to the latched position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second member has a second guiding portion, wherein the path length of the second pushing portion relative to the second guiding portion is smaller than the first pushing portion relative to the first guiding portion The path length of the lead.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the latching member is in the second release position, the second pushing portion pushes the second member along the second guiding portion to push the second member away from the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion are respectively inclined surfaces with respect to a moving path of the latch member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first member further has a first engaging portion, and the latching member further includes a second engaging portion corresponding to the first engaging portion. When the latching member is in the latching position, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are mutually engaged.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second engaging portion and the first pushing portion are a rib extending from the body and facing away from each other.

Based on the above, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the latch member can be sequentially displaced and the first member and the first member are removed by the difference in the lengths of the movement paths of the first member and the second member with respect to the latch member. Two components. Furthermore, by the fault structure on the first member, the latch member is limited to the stepped structure and cannot be moved toward the second release position, and the stepped structure can be released after the first member is removed from the housing. For the blocking relationship of the latch. This allows the user to select the disassembly sequence of the detachable components on the electronic device so that the user can respond to the different components of the electronic device.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 2A and 2B are partially enlarged views of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in different perspectives. 3 and FIG. 4 are partial enlarged views of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in different states, respectively. Only some components of the electronic device are shown here to clearly identify the relative relationship of the components.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a housing 110 , a latch 120 , a first component 130 , and a second component 140 . . The housing 110 has a first surface S1 and a second surface S2 opposite to each other. The latch 120 is movably disposed on the first surface S1. The first member 130 and the second member 140 are respectively detachably disposed on the second surface S2 and are fastened to the latch 120. The latching member 120 is movably disposed on the housing 110 and sequentially moves between a latching position C1, a first release position P1 and a second release position P2 along a moving path L1. 2A and FIG. 2B are used to correspond to the state in which the latching member 120 is in the holding position C1, and FIG. 3 is used to correspond to the state in which the latching member 120 is in the first releasing position P1, and FIG. 4 is used to correspond to the bolt. The lock member 120 is in the state of the second release position P2.

In the present embodiment, since the path length of the latch 120 relative to the first member 130 is smaller than the path length of the latch 120 relative to the second member 140, the latch 120 is moved relative to the housing 110 along the moving path L1. During the movement, when the latch 120 is in the latching position C1, the latch 120 simultaneously holds the first member 130 and the second member 140. Next, when the latch 120 is moved to the first release position P1, the latch 120 releases the first member 130. Finally, when the latch 120 is moved to the second release position P2, the latch 120 releases the second member 140. Furthermore, the first member 130 has a stepped structure 132 which is located between the first release position P1 and the second release position P2 on the movement path L1, so that when the latch 120 is oriented from the first release position P1 When the release position P2 moves, the break structure 132 blocks the latch 120 from continuing to move toward the second release position P2.

Based on the above, the electronic device 100 blocks the latch 120 from moving toward the second member 140 by the break structure 132 on the first member 130 to avoid a situation in which the second member 140 is removed together. The effect of this is to allow the user to retain the option of continuing to disassemble the second member 140 when the first member 130 is removed, by separating the first member 130 and the second member 140 relative to the housing 110. The disassembly action improves the user's selectivity to the disassembly member of the electronic device 100. Here, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, the first member 130 is, for example, a battery of a notebook computer, and the second member 140 is, for example, a door cover at the bottom of the notebook computer. In the present embodiment, the battery has a more frequent disassembly and assembly characteristics than the door cover, so that it is used as the first member 130 to achieve the effect of being disassembled first. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and any detachable member disposed on the electronic device can improve the selectivity and convenience of disassembly in the feature of the present invention.

5 and FIG. 6 are schematic views of the first member and the latch of the electronic device of FIG. 1, respectively. Please refer to FIG. 2A , FIG. 2B , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 . In detail, the latching member 120 includes a body 122 , a first pushing portion 124 and a second pushing portion 126 , wherein the body 122 is movably disposed. At the first surface S1, the first ejector portion 124 and the second urging portion 126 respectively protrude through the housing 110 to protrude from the second surface S2. Here, the orthographic projections of the first member 130 and the second member 140 on the first surface S1 are respectively located on opposite sides of the orthographic projection of the latch 120 on the first surface S1, that is, if the shell is structurally When the body 110 is omitted, the first member 130 and the second member 140 are substantially respectively located on opposite sides of the body 122, and the first pushing portion 124 and the second pushing portion 126 are respectively opposite from the body 122 toward the first member 130. The second member 140 extends to allow the latch 120 to achieve the simultaneous disassembly of the first member 130 and the second member 140 in a single moving path L1.

Furthermore, the first member 130 further has a first guiding portion 134, a stopping portion 136 and a first engaging portion 138, wherein the above-mentioned stepping structure 132 is located at the first guiding portion 134 and the stopping portion. Between 136. The second member 140 has a second guiding portion 142 and a third engaging portion 144, and the latching member 120 further has a second surface S2 protruding from the first engaging portion 138 and the third engaging portion. a second engaging portion 121 and a fourth engaging portion 123 of the 144. According to this, when the latching member 120 is in the latching position C1, the first engaging portion 138 can be engaged with the second engaging portion 121 and the third engaging portion 144 can be engaged with the fourth engaging portion. 123, the effect of the latching member 120 simultaneously holding the first member 130 and the second member 140 on the housing 110 is achieved. Here, the engaging portions 138, 121, 144, and 123 are respectively shown in a hook structure, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment, when the latching member 120 moves along the moving path L1, the second engaging portion 121 and the fourth engaging portion 123 of the latching member 120 first release the first engaging portion with the first member 130. 138. The fastening relationship with the third engaging portion 144 of the second member 140. Then, because the path length of the second pushing portion 126 relative to the second guiding portion 142 is smaller than the path length of the first pushing portion 124 relative to the first guiding portion 134, and the first pushing portion 124 is opposite to the first The path length of a guiding portion 134 is smaller than the path length of the first pushing portion 124 with respect to the stopping portion 136. Therefore, the latching member 120 sequentially passes the first pushing portion 124 through the first guiding portion 134 (ie, the first releasing position P1) and the stopping portion 136, and then passes the second pushing portion 126 through the second portion. The mode of the guide portion 142 (ie, the second release position P2) moves.

7A to 7C are schematic views showing the movement of the latch member relative to the first member, respectively. Please refer to FIG. 7A to FIG. 7C and FIG. 2B and FIG. 3 . In detail, when the first urging portion 124 is moved to the first release position P1 , since the first guiding portion 134 is structurally opposite to the latch A bevel of the moving path L1 of the member 120, thereby moving the first pushing portion 124 along the first guiding portion 134, can push a portion of the first member 130 away from the housing 110. It should be noted that the movement mode of the first member 130 relative to the housing 110 of the present embodiment is rotated relative to the housing 110 with the movement path L1 of the latch 120 as an axis to make the portion first. The member 130 rotates to facilitate removal of the first member 130 from the housing 110 by the user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the mode of movement of the detachable member relative to the casing can be appropriately changed depending on its structural characteristics.

Then, when the first pushing portion 124 of the latching member 120 is to be moved further toward the second releasing position P2, the first pushing portion is removed because the first member 130 is not completely removed from the housing 110. The 124 will fall into the fault structure 132 still on its moving path L1, and the first urging portion 124 will stop on the stop 136 of the first member 130. After the user removes the first member 130 from the housing 110, the latch 120 can continue to move toward the second release position P2. Accordingly, the user is given the opportunity to select whether to disassemble only the first member 130 or disassemble the second member 140 together.

Furthermore, the electronic device 100 further includes an elastic member 150 connected between the housing 110 and the latch 120. When the user removes the first member 130 from the housing 110, the elastic member 150 drives the latch 120 to move back to the latching position C1. At this point, the removal of the first member 130 is completed. When the user wants to remove the second member 140 from the housing 110, it is only necessary to push the latch 120 to move from the latching position C1 toward the second release position P2. The blocking structure 132 blocks, so that the second pushing portion 126 can push the second member 140 away from the housing 110 along the second guiding portion 142 to allow the user to move the second member 140 from the housing. 110 removed. Here, the second guiding portion 142 is, like the structure of the first guiding portion 134, a sloped surface with respect to the movement path L1 of the latch member 120. Therefore, the latch 120 can push the second member 140 away from the housing 110 in the direction of the vertical movement path L1. Likewise, the mode of movement of the second member 140 relative to the housing 110 is not limited herein. In this way, the action of the first member 130 and the second member 140 being detached from the housing 110 can be completed.

In summary, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device allows the latch member to be sequentially moved and unloaded by the difference in the length of the movement path of the first member and the second member relative to the latch member. A member and a second member. Furthermore, by the fault structure on the first member, the latch member is limited to the stepped structure and cannot be moved toward the second release position, and the stepped structure can be released after the first member is removed from the housing. For the blocking relationship of the latch. This allows the user to select the disassembly sequence of the detachable components on the electronic device, so that the user can respond to the use requirements of different components on the electronic device, so as to improve the convenience and selection of the electronic device when disassembling and detaching components. Sex.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100. . . Electronic device

110. . . case

120. . . Latch lock

121. . . Second engagement

122. . . Ontology

123. . . Fourth engagement

124. . . First push

126. . . Second push

130. . . First member

132. . . Break structure

134. . . First guide

136. . . Stop

138. . . First engagement

140. . . Second member

142. . . Second guiding portion

144. . . Third engagement

150. . . Elastic part

C1. . . Hold position

L1. . . Moving path

P1. . . First release position

P2. . . Second release position

S1. . . First surface

S2. . . Second surface

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

2A and 2B are partially enlarged views of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in different perspectives.

3 and FIG. 4 are partial enlarged views of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in different states, respectively.

5 and FIG. 6 are schematic views of the first member and the latch of the electronic device of FIG. 1, respectively.

7A to 7C are schematic views showing the movement of the latch member relative to the first member, respectively.

120. . . Latch lock

121. . . Second engagement

122. . . Ontology

123. . . Fourth engagement

124. . . First push

126. . . Second push

130. . . First member

132. . . Break structure

134. . . First guide

136. . . Stop

138. . . First engagement

C1. . . Hold position

Claims (9)

An electronic device comprising: a housing; a latching member movably disposed on the housing, and the latching member sequentially follows a moving path in a latching position, a first release position and a second Moving between the release positions, wherein the latching member comprises: a body, the first member and the second member are respectively located on opposite sides of the body; and a first pushing portion and a second pushing portion, Extending from the body toward the first member and the second member respectively; and a first member and a second member are respectively detachably disposed on the housing and located on the moving path, and the latching member The path length relative to the first member is less than the path length of the latch member relative to the second member, and when the latch member is in the latching position, the latch member latches the first member and the first member a second member releasing the first member when the latch is in the first release position, the latch releasing the second member when the latch is in the second release position Where the first member has a gap structure, the one located on the moving path Between a release position and the second release position to block movement of the latch member toward the second release position, the first member further having a first guiding portion and a stop portion, the stepped structure being located Between the first guiding portion and the stopping portion, when the latching member moves from the first releasing position toward the second releasing position, the first pushing portion is caught in the sectional structure and is stuck Between the first guiding portion and the stopping portion, the breaking structure is moved upward from the moving path after the first member is detached from the housing In addition, the latch can be moved toward the second release position. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a path length of the first ejector portion relative to the first guiding portion is smaller than a path length of the first ejector portion relative to the stop portion. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first pushing portion pushes the first member along the first guiding portion when the latching member is in the first releasing position, and the A portion of the first member is pushed away from the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: an elastic member connected between the housing and the latching member, wherein the elastic member is driven when the first member is detached from the housing The latch is moved back to the latched position. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second member has a second guiding portion, and the path length of the second pushing portion relative to the second guiding portion is smaller than the first top portion. The path length of the push portion relative to the first guide portion. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein when the latching member is in the second releasing position, the second pushing portion pushes the second member along the second guiding portion to The second member is pushed away from the housing. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion are respectively inclined surfaces with respect to the moving path of the latching member. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first member further has a first engaging portion, and the latching member further includes a second engaging portion corresponding to the first engaging portion. When the latch is in the latched position The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are mutually engaged. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the second engaging portion and the first pushing portion are a rib extending from the body and facing away from each other.