TWI450672B - Connecting mechanism and portable electronic utilizing same - Google Patents

Description

Connecting mechanism and portable electronic device applying the same

The present invention relates to a connecting mechanism, and more particularly to a portable electronic device that can slide a cover body relative to a body and rotate the connecting mechanism and the connecting mechanism.

With the development of electronic technology and diversified consumer demands, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and electronic game consoles have been widely used. A folding portable electronic device includes a body and a cover body. The body and the cover body are connected by a hinge; the keyboard is disposed between the relative rotating body and the cover body to prevent misoperation of the keyboard during the carrying process. However, at present, the folding portable electronic device body and the cover body can only rotate relative to each other through the hinge. There is also a sliding type portable electronic device, wherein the body and the cover are slidably connected by a sliding mechanism. The body of the sliding portable electronic device slides relative to the cover body and cannot rotate relative to each other, which cannot meet the needs of consumers.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a mechanism for opening the cover body relative to the body.

In addition, it is also necessary to provide a portable electronic device having the above-described connection mechanism.

A connecting mechanism includes a first resisting member, a connecting member and a second resisting member. The first resisting member and the second resisting member are slidably mounted on opposite sides of the connecting member, respectively. The connecting mechanism rotates around one end of the first resisting member under the action of an external force, The first resisting member and the second resisting member elastically expand and contract relative to the connecting member and accumulate elastic force until the first resisting member and the second resisting member slide relative to the connecting member under the elastic force and are opposite to the The end of the first abutting member rotates.

The portable electronic device includes a main body and a cover body. The main body has a receiving hole and a guiding slot. The cover body defines a sliding slot and a receiving hole. The portable electronic device further includes a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first resisting member, a connecting member, a second resisting member and a connecting post. The first resisting member is rotatably mounted in the receiving hole and the receiving hole, and the connecting member slides. Mounted on the other end of the first resisting member, the second resisting member is slidably mounted on the connecting member at one end, and the connecting post passes through the other end of the second resisting member and is slidably received in the guiding groove and the sliding slot. The cover body is rotatably mounted on the end of the receiving hole around the first resisting member by the external force, and the first resisting member and the second resisting member elastically expand and contract relative to the connecting member, and accumulate elastic force until the cover member The first resisting member and the second resisting member slide relative to the connecting member under the elastic force and are mounted on the end of the receiving hole with respect to the first resisting member.

The portable electronic device includes a main body and a cover body. The main body has a receiving hole and a guiding slot. The cover body defines a sliding slot and a receiving hole. The portable electronic device further includes a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first connecting post, a second connecting post and a connecting component; the connecting component comprises a first resisting member and a second resisting member, the first connecting post passing through the receiving hole and The first resisting member is rotatably mounted in the body receiving hole at one end, and the second through the second resisting member and the guiding slot are slidably received on the sliding slot; the cover body drives the first one under the action of an external force The resisting member and the second resisting member elastically expand and contract and accumulate elastic force until the cover body rotates and slides relative to the body under the elastic force.

In the above portable electronic device, the body and the cover body can slide relative to each other or through the connecting mechanism Rotate to achieve the user's preferred angle of use, easy to use.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic device

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧Installation surface

13‧‧‧ accommodating slots

30‧‧‧ cover

31‧‧‧ Matching surface

311‧‧‧ Reception trough

50‧‧‧Connecting institutions

51‧‧‧First connecting plate

511‧‧‧ accommodating holes

513‧‧ ‧ chute

521‧‧‧First connecting column

5211, 5231‧‧‧ shaft

5213, 5233‧‧‧Flange

523‧‧‧Second connection post

53‧‧‧Second connection plate

531‧‧‧ Guide groove

533‧‧‧ receiving hole

541‧‧‧First elastic element

5411, 5431‧‧ spring

543‧‧‧Second elastic element

55‧‧‧Connecting components

56‧‧‧First Responsible

561, 571‧‧‧ Main body

5611, 5711‧‧‧ shaft hole

563, 573‧‧ ‧ guidance

5631, 5731‧‧‧ guide plates

5633, 5733‧‧‧ Limit Blocks

565, 575‧ ‧ guides

57‧‧‧second resistance

58‧‧‧Connecting parts

581‧‧‧First Positioning Plate

5811, 5821‧‧‧through hole

582‧‧‧Second positioning plate

583‧‧‧First Installation Department

5831, 5841‧‧‧ openings

5833, 5843‧‧ ‧ slide holes

5835, 5845‧‧‧ slot

584‧‧‧Second Installation Department

1 is a perspective exploded view of a portable electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the connecting mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the state in which the connecting mechanism of FIG. 3 is half-opened; FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the state in which the connecting mechanism of FIG. 3 is opened; FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the assembled electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the open state of the portable electronic device of FIG. 7. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention, such as a mobile phone, an electronic game machine, a PDA, etc., includes a body 10 , a cover 30 , and a connecting mechanism 50 . The body 10 includes a mounting surface 11 . The cover body 30 includes a mating surface 31 . The mounting surface 11 and the mating surface 31 face each other. The cover body 30 is rotated and slid in the same plane relative to the body 10 by the connecting mechanism 50 . Thereby, the cover 30 can be opened at an angle of 90 to the body 10 for convenient use by consumers. A receiving groove 13 is defined in the mounting surface 11 of the body 10 . A receiving groove 311 is defined in the mating surface 31 of the cover 30.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the connecting mechanism 50 includes a first connecting plate 51 , a second connecting plate 53 , and a connecting component 55 . The first connecting plate 51 is a rectangular plate body having a size and shape substantially equivalent to the receiving groove 311 of the cover body 30. A receiving hole 511 and a sliding slot 513 are defined in the first connecting plate 51 on a pair of corner lines. The second connecting plate 53 is A substantially rectangular plate body has a guiding groove 531 formed in parallel on a long side adjacent thereto. The second connecting plate 53 defines a receiving hole 533 adjacent to the other opposite long side. The receiving hole 533 is connected to the two ends of the guiding groove 531 and the guiding groove 531 forms an isosceles triangle. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the isosceles triangle is an isosceles right triangle.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the connecting component 55 includes a first connecting post 521 , a second connecting post 523 , a first elastic component 541 , a second elastic component 543 , a first resisting member 56 , and a second abutting member . Holding member 57 and a connecting member 58. The first elastic member 541 is disposed between the first resisting member 56 and the connecting member 58 . The second elastic member 543 is disposed on the second resisting member 57 and the connecting member 58 to provide the connecting component 55 to cover the cover. 30 is positioned on the elastic force of the body 10. The first and second connecting members 521 and 523 are slidably mounted on opposite sides of the connecting member 58 . The first connecting post 521 and the second connecting post 523 are configured to slide the connecting component 55 relative to each other. The ground is mounted on the cover 30 and the body 10. The first connecting post 521 includes a shaft portion 5211 and a flange portion 5213. The diameter of the shaft portion 5211 is substantially the same as the diameter of the receiving hole 511 and the receiving hole 533, so as to allow the shaft portion 5211 to pass through the receiving hole 533 and the corresponding hole. Hole 511 is placed. The flange portion 5213 has a diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 5211. The structure of the second connecting post 523 is substantially similar to that of the first connecting post 521, and includes a shaft portion 5231 and a flange portion 5233.

The first resisting member 56 includes a main body portion 561, a guiding portion 563 and a plurality of guiding rods 565. The guide portion 563 is provided on the side of the main body portion 561, and the guide rod 565 is provided substantially in parallel at one end of the main body portion 561. The main body portion 561 defines a through hole 5611. The diameter of the shaft hole 5611 is substantially equal to the diameter of the first connecting post 521 shaft portion 5211 and smaller than the diameter of the flange portion 5213 to allow the shaft portion 5211 to pass through and retain the flange. Part 5213. In the present embodiment, the number of the guide bars 565 is three, and they are equally spaced at one end of the main body portion 561. The guiding portion 563 includes a guiding plate 5631 and a limiting block 5633. The guide The thickness of the plate 5631 is smaller than the thickness of the side surface of the main body portion 561, and the limiting block 5633 is protruded from a corner of the guide plate 5631.

The structure of the second abutting member 57 is substantially the same as that of the first abutting member 56, and includes a main body portion 571, a guiding portion 573 and a plurality of guiding rods 575. A through shaft hole 5711 is defined in the main body portion 571. The guiding portion 573 includes a guiding plate 5731 and a limiting block 5733.

The first elastic member 541 is composed of a plurality of springs 5411. In the present embodiment, the first elastic member 541 is composed of three coil springs. Each spring 5411 is sleeved on the guide rod 565, and one end thereof abuts against the main body portion 561 of the first resisting member 56. The second elastic member 543 is composed of a plurality of springs 5431. In the present embodiment, the second elastic member 543 is composed of three coil springs. Each spring 5431 is sleeved on the guide rod 575, and one end thereof abuts against the main body portion 571 of the second resisting member 57.

A first positioning plate 581 is protruded from one end of the connecting member 58 . The first positioning plate 581 is formed by combining a trapezoidal plate and a rectangular plate. The first positioning plate 581 defines a plurality of through holes 5811 extending through the two oblique sides of the trapezoidal plate. The free ends of the guiding rods 565 are slidably received in the through holes 5811. The first positioning plate 581 defines an opening 5831, a sliding hole 5833 and a through slot 5835 on the rectangular plate. One end of the through groove 5835 passes through one side of the rectangular plate, and the other end communicates with the opening 5831. The opening 5831 is vertically defined on the rectangular plate. The through slot 5835 is defined in the rectangular plate and communicates with the opening 5831 and both are opened at 90 degrees. The sliding hole 5833, the opening 5831 and the through groove 5835 form a first mounting portion 583. A second positioning plate 582 is protruded from the other end of the connecting member 58. The second positioning plate 582 is similar in structure to the first positioning plate 581 and has a substantially central symmetrical design. A plurality of through holes 5821 are defined in the second positioning plate 582. A second mounting portion 584 is disposed on the second positioning plate 582. The second mounting portion 584 includes an opening 5841 and a sliding hole 5843. And a through slot 5845.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the first elastic member 541 spring 5411 is firstly sleeved on the guiding rod 565 of the first resisting member 56 . The first elastic member 541 is compressed, and the limiting block 5633 is passed through the opening 5831 of the connecting member 58 and slidably received in the sliding hole 5833. The guiding plate 5631 is slidably received in the through slot 5835, and the guiding rod 565 is The free end is slidably received in the through hole 5811. Similarly, the second elastic member 543 and the second abutting member 57 are slidably mounted on the other end of the connecting member 58. Then, the first connecting post 521 shaft portion 5211 is passed through the first resisting member 56 shaft hole 5611, the second connecting plate 53 receiving hole 533 and the first connecting plate 51 receiving hole 511, and is welded or hot-melted. The flange portion 5213 is fixed to the body 10. The second connecting post 523 shaft portion 5231 is passed through the second abutting member 57 shaft hole 5711, the second connecting plate 53 guiding groove 531 and the first connecting plate 51 chute 513, and passed through a nut (not shown) or The second connecting post 523 and the flange portion 5233 are slidably abutted against the first connecting plate 51 by heat fusion deformation. Finally, the first connecting plate 51 is fixed in the receiving groove 311 of the cover 30, and the second connecting plate 53 is fixed in the receiving groove 13 of the body 10. So far, the assembly of the portable electronic device 100 has been completed. After the assembly is completed, the first resisting member 56 of the connecting component 55 is rotatably mounted on the body 10 through the first connecting post 521. The connecting member 58 is slidably mounted on the first resisting member 56. The second resisting member 57 is slidably mounted on the connecting member 58. The body 10 and the cover 30 are not separated by the first connecting post 521 and the second connecting post 523 of the connecting mechanism 50. The first elastic member 541 and the second elastic member 543 are in a natural state, and one end of the sliding slot 513 away from the receiving hole 511 is aligned with one end of the guiding slot 531.

Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 , when the angle between the cover body 30 and the body 10 needs to be relatively adjusted, the cover body 30 is rotated relative to the body 10 , and the cover body 30 is driven to fix the first connection thereon. The plate 51 is rotated, and the second connecting post 523 is mounted on the sliding groove 513 to slide along the sliding groove 513 toward the receiving hole 511 by being pressed by the side wall of the guiding groove 531. The second connecting post 523 presses the second resisting member 57 during sliding, so that the guiding rod 575 of the second resisting member 57 slides on the through hole 5811 and compresses the upper elastic member 541 thereon. The guiding plate 5731 is along The through slot 5845 slides and squeezes the connector 58 to rotate the connector 58. The connecting member 58 presses the first resisting member 56 and the spring 1541 of the first elastic member 541 thereon during the rotation, so that the first resisting member 56 rotates around the first connecting post 521. When the receiving hole 511 is perpendicular to the guiding groove 531, the first elastic member 541 and the second elastic member 543 are in a state of maximum elastic deformation. The cover body 30 continues to rotate at an angle with respect to the body 10, and the cover body 30 continues to rotate under the elastic force of the first elastic member 541 and the second elastic member 543 until the sliding slot 513 is away from the receiving hole 511 and the guiding slot 531. Align the other end. Thereby, the relative angular adjustment of the cover 30 and the body 10 is completed.

It can be understood that the first connecting post 521 and the second connecting post 523 of the present invention can be replaced by connecting posts such as pins or bolts.

It can be understood that the first connecting plate 51 and the second connecting plate 53 of the present invention can be omitted, and the sliding slot 513 and the receiving hole 511 are directly formed on the cover body 30, and the guiding slot 531 and the receiving hole 533 are opened on the body 10. .

It can be understood that the triangle of the center of the receiving hole 533 and the guiding groove 531 of the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention is not limited to the medium waist right triangle of the preferred embodiment, and the number of the top angle of the triangle can be adjusted according to actual needs, so that the cover 30 can be adjusted. Rotate different angles relative to the body 10.

It can be understood that the connecting member 58 of the present invention can be omitted, and the first resisting member 56 and the second resisting member 57 can be directly slidably and telescopically connected.

In the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention, the cover 30 can be relatively slid and rotated by the connecting mechanism 50, so that the angle of the cover 30 relative to the body 10 can be adjusted to obtain a better viewing angle and is convenient to use.

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 the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

51‧‧‧First connecting plate

511‧‧‧ accommodating holes

521‧‧‧First connecting column

523‧‧‧Second connection post

53‧‧‧Second connection plate

531‧‧‧ Guide groove

541‧‧‧First elastic element

543‧‧‧Second elastic element

56‧‧‧First Responsible

5633, 5733‧‧‧ Limit Blocks

57‧‧‧second resistance

58‧‧‧Connecting parts

5833, 5843‧‧ ‧ slide holes

Claims (10)

A connecting mechanism includes a first resisting member, a connecting member and a second resisting member. The first resisting member and the second resisting member are respectively provided with a guiding portion, and each guiding portion includes a guiding plate a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the connecting member, wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion each have a through slot, and each of the guiding plates is slidably mounted in the corresponding through slot The connecting mechanism rotates around one end of the first resisting member under the action of an external force, and the first resisting member and the second resisting member elastically expand and contract relative to the connecting member and accumulate elastic force, and each guiding plate corresponds thereto Sliding in the through slot until the first resisting member and the second resisting member slide relative to the connecting member under the elastic force and rotate relative to the end portion of the first resisting member. The connecting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, and the first resisting member and the second resisting member are respectively provided with at least one sliding mounting The first elastic member is elastically abutted against the first resisting member at one end, and the other end elastically abuts against the connecting member, and the second elastic member elastically resists the second resisting end at one end of the connecting member. The other end is elastically resisted on the connecting member to respectively provide the elastic elastic force of the first resisting member and the second resisting member. The connecting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the guiding portion includes a limiting block; the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion respectively define a sliding hole and an opening, and the limiting block passes through the opening The sliding seat is placed in the sliding hole. The connecting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and two connecting posts; the first connecting plate defines a sliding slot and a receiving hole, A guiding slot and a receiving hole are defined in the second connecting plate; one of the connecting posts is rotatably mounted in the receiving hole through the first resisting member and the receiving hole, and the other connecting post passes through the second resisting member And the guiding groove is slidably received in the sliding slot. The portable electronic device includes a main body and a cover. The improvement is that the main body has a receiving hole and a guiding slot. The cover body defines a sliding slot and a receiving hole. The portable electronic device further The connection mechanism includes a first resisting member, a connecting member, a second resisting member and a connecting post. The first resisting member and the second resisting member are respectively provided with a guiding portion. Each of the guiding portions includes a guiding plate, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the connecting member, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion each have a through slot, and each guiding plate is slidably The first resisting member is rotatably mounted in the receiving hole and the receiving hole. The connecting post passes through the second resisting member and is slidably received in the guiding groove and the sliding slot. The cover body is driven by an external force to rotate the first end of the connecting member to the end of the receiving hole, and the first resisting member and the second resisting member elastically expand and contract relative to the connecting member to accumulate elastic force. a guide plate sliding in its corresponding slot Until the first abutment member and the second holding member resisting the spring force relative to the connecting member and the sliding member relative to said first resisting portion is mounted rotatably in the receiving hole end. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises a first elastic component and a second elastic component, and the first resisting member and the second resisting member are respectively provided with at least one The first elastic member is elastically abutted against the first resisting member, and the other end is elastically abutted against the connecting member, and the second elastic member is elastically resisted at the second end. The other end is elastically resisted on the connecting member to respectively provide the elastic elastic force of the first resisting member and the second resisting member. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the guiding portion comprises a limiting block; a sliding hole and an opening are respectively formed on the two sides of the connecting member, and the limiting block slides through the opening The ground content is placed in the slide hole. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the portable electronic device further includes a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and a second connecting post; the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate Separately fixed to the cover body and the body, the sliding slot and the receiving hole are opened in the first connection a guiding slot and a receiving hole are formed in the second connecting plate; the connecting post passes through the second resisting member and the guiding slot and is slidably received in the sliding slot, and the second connecting post passes through the first resisting The piece and the receiving hole are rotatably mounted in the receiving hole. The portable electronic device includes a main body and a cover. The improvement is that the main body has a receiving hole and a guiding slot. The cover body defines a sliding slot and a receiving hole. The portable electronic device further The connection mechanism includes a first connecting post, a second connecting post and a connecting component; the connecting component comprises a first resisting member, a connecting member and a second resisting member, the first Each of the abutting member and the second abutting member is respectively provided with a guiding portion, each guiding portion includes a guiding plate, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the connecting member, the first mounting portion and Each of the second mounting portions is provided with a through slot, and each of the guiding plates is slidably mounted in the corresponding through slot; the first connecting post is rotatably mounted in the receiving hole of the body through the receiving hole and the first resisting member The second resisting member is slidably received on the sliding slot through the guiding slot; the cover body drives the first resisting member and the second resisting member relative to the connecting assembly to elastically expand and accumulate under the action of an external force Elasticity, each guide plate corresponds to it Sliding through the slot, under the spring force until the cover is rotated relative to the body and a slide. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the guiding portion comprises a limiting block; a sliding hole and an opening are respectively defined on two sides of the connecting member, and the limiting block slides through the opening The ground content is placed in the slide hole.