TWI459645B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device in which a button is triggered by a hinge.

With the development of technology, many consumer electronic devices have appeared on the market, such as mobile phones, tablet PCs, and eBooks. These electronic devices not only facilitate people's lives, but also play an indispensable role in the lives of people. These electronic devices are small in size and weight for handheld use and carry-on.

In order to achieve a more humane purpose, the position of the buttons of the electronic devices often depends on the convenience of the user. For example, placing the button design on the side of the housing of the electronic device can avoid occupying the front of the body of the electronic device. However, because of the internal space limitation of the electronic device, the position of the button does not necessarily match the position of the switch of the circuit board.

The present invention provides an electronic device in which a button can be pushed to drive a hinge to indirectly touch a switch.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a casing, a button, a circuit board, a switch and a hinge. The button is slidably disposed on the housing to be adapted to be pushed by a user. The circuit board is disposed in the housing. The switch is disposed in the housing and connected to the circuit board. The hinge is pivotally coupled to the housing along a pivot axis and has a A push point and a push point, wherein the push point abuts the button, and the push point abuts the switch. When the button is pushed to push the push point, the hinge moves along the pivot axis to activate the switch by the push point.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention utilizes a hinge pivotally connected to the housing along a pivot axis, and the push point of the hinge abuts the button, and the push point of the hinge abuts the switch to push the button to be driven The hinge indirectly touches the switch. Thereby, the position of the switch is not limited to the position of the button.

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

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a consumer electronic product such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or an electronic book. The electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes a housing 110, a display panel 112 and a button 120. The display panel 112 is disposed on the housing 110, and the display panel 112 and the housing 110 are substantially in the shape of a flat plate. 120 is located on the side of the housing 110.

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 further includes a housing 110 , a button 120 , a circuit board 130 , a switch 140 , and a hinge 150 . The button 120 is slidably disposed on the housing 110 to be adapted to be pushed by a user. The circuit board 130 and the switch 140 are disposed in the housing 110, and the switch 140 is electrically connected to the circuit board 130 to activate a corresponding function of the electronic device 100, such as power on/off, volume adjustment, or Take photos and other functions.

The hinge 150 is pivotally connected to the housing 110 along a pivot axis H, and the hinge 150 has a push point P1 and an push point P2, wherein the push point P1 abuts the button 120, and the push point P2 abuts the switch 140 . When the user applies a force F to the button 120, the button 120 is pushed to push the push point P1 of the hinge 150, and the hinge 150 moves along the pivot axis H to activate the switch 140 by the push point P2. In this way, the switch 140 of the electronic device 100 is indirectly touched by the button 120 by the hinge 150. Therefore, the position of the switch 140 will not be limited to the position of the button 120.

In detail, the button 120 has a pushed portion 120a and an pushed portion 120b. The housing 110 has a bearing portion 110a in which the bearing portion 110a can be formed by a portion of the housing 110 extending. The hinge 150 further has a shaft portion 152 and a swing portion 154, wherein the shaft portion 152 is coupled to the swing portion 154. The swinging portion 152 has the above-mentioned push point P1 that abuts against the pushing portion 120b of the button 120 and the pushing point P2 that abuts the switch 140. The pushed portion 120a of the button 120 passes through the housing 110 and is pushed by the user.

In the present embodiment, considering the shape of the consumer electronic product, the top end of the push portion 120a of the button 120 can be substantially aligned with an outer surface S of the housing 110 such that the button 120 and the housing 110 have a smooth outer shape.

When the user applies the force F, the pushing portion 120b of the button 120 pushes the pushed point P1 of the swinging portion 154, and the shaft portion 152 is fitted to the bearing portion 110a along the pivot axis H, so that the swinging portion 154 swings, as shown in FIG. As shown, the swinging portion 154 swings in the counterclockwise direction R1. Therefore, the push point P2 of the swing portion is pushed toward the switch 140, so that the switch 140 mounted to the circuit board 130 is caused. The corresponding function of the electronic device 100 is activated.

In the present embodiment, the pivot axis H has a first distance D1 between the push point P1 of the swing portion 154, and the pivot axis H has a second distance D2 from the push point P2 of the swing portion 154. And the second distance D2 is greater than the first distance D1. With this configuration, when the user pushes the button 120, the pushing distance of the pushing point P2 of the swinging portion 154 toward the switch 140 can be increased to shorten the pushing stroke of the button 120.

In the embodiment, the button 120 further has a stopping portion 120c located between the pushed portion 120a and the pushing portion 120b. After the user pushes the button 120, the switch 140 pushes the swing portion 154 of the hinge 150 by its reset function. Therefore, the shaft portion 152 of the hinge 150 swings the swing portion 154 of the hinge 150 in the clockwise direction R2 along the pivot axis H. When the stop portion 120c abuts against the housing 110, the button 120 is limited to the housing 110.

In this embodiment, the switch 140 is a push switch or a dome switch (as shown in FIG. 2). In addition, the circuit board 130 can be a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible circuit board (FPC), or a combination of the two.

3 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the hinge 150 of the electronic device 101 of the present embodiment further has a shaft portion 152, a first swing portion 154a and a second swing portion 154b. The shaft portion 152 is connected to the first swinging portion 154a and the second swinging portion 154b. The first swinging portion 154a has a pushed point P1 that abuts against the pushing portion 120b of the button 120, and the second swinging portion 154b has an pushing point P2 that abuts the switch 140. In addition, the first swinging portion The extending direction of the 154a forms an angle A with the extending direction of the second swinging portion 154b, and the angle A of the embodiment is substantially 180 degrees. When the user applies the force F to the button 120, the shaft portion 152 is fitted to the bearing portion 110a along the pivot axis H such that the second swing portion 154b swings in the counterclockwise direction R1 to push the switch 140. In addition, the circuit board 130 of the present embodiment is, for example, a flexible circuit board, and the switch 140 is, for example, a dome switch.

4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the extending direction of the first swinging portion 154a of the hinge 150 of the present embodiment forms an angle with the extending direction of the second swinging portion 154b. The angle A of the embodiment is substantially the same as that of the electronic device 101 of FIG. It is 90 degrees.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the electronic device 103 of the present embodiment further includes a reset component 160, such as a spring or a damper, and connects the first swinging portion 154a with a portion of the housing. 110. When the user applies the force F to the button 120, the resilient force generated by the resetting member 160 after the force is applied to ensure the reset of the button 120. Further, the second swinging portion 154b of the hinge 150 of the present embodiment can be connected to the switch 140 through a portion of the housing 110. Therefore, the hinge 150 of the present embodiment can be applied to an internal space configuration that is more complicated than a complicated electronic device.

In the electronic device 100 of FIG. 2, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 3, the electronic device 102 of FIG. 4, and the electronic device 103 of FIG. 5, the button 120 is slidably disposed on the housing 110 along a straight line L1, and the line L1 is substantially perpendicular to the portion. The direction of extension of the housing 110 adjacent to the button 120. In other words, for these electronic devices 100, 101, 102, and 103, the force F at the button 120 is applied. It is substantially perpendicular to a portion of the housing 110 adjacent the button 120. In contrast, please refer to FIG. 6, which is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the button 120 of the electronic device 104 is slidably disposed on the housing 110 along the straight line L2, and the line L2 is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the housing 110 partially adjacent to the button 120. In other words, the force F of the electronic device 104 is substantially parallel to the portion of the housing 110 adjacent the button 120. In addition, a portion of the housing 110 adjacent to the button 120 forms an offset O (offset) with the cover 170 of the electronic device 104 such that a portion of the button 120 protrudes from the cover 170 to facilitate the user to push the button 120.

In summary, the present invention utilizes the push point of the hinge against the button, and the push point of the hinge abuts the switch such that the button is pushed and the hinge touches the switch. Thereby, the position of the switch is not limited to the position of the button, so that the electronic device has a more flexible design. Further, when the distance from the pivot axis to the pushing point is greater than the distance from the pivot axis to the pushed point, the distance the hinge pushes toward the switch is increased to shorten the push stroke of the button.

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, 101, 102, 103, 104‧‧‧ electronic devices

110‧‧‧shell

110a‧‧‧ Bearing Department

120‧‧‧ button

120a‧‧‧Subjected

120b‧‧‧Pushing Department

120c‧‧‧stop

130‧‧‧ boards

140‧‧‧ switch

150‧‧‧ Hinges

152‧‧‧Axis

154‧‧‧ swinging department

154a‧‧‧First swinging section

154b‧‧‧Second swing

160‧‧‧Reset components

170‧‧‧ cover

A‧‧‧ angle

D1‧‧‧First distance

D2‧‧‧Second distance

F‧‧‧Power

H‧‧‧ pivot axis

L1‧‧‧ Straight line

L2‧‧‧ Straight line

O‧‧‧ offset

P1‧‧‧

P2‧‧‧ push point

R1‧‧‧ counterclockwise

R2‧‧‧clockwise

S‧‧‧ outer surface

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

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 1.

3 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧shell

110a‧‧‧ Bearing Department

120‧‧‧ button

120a‧‧‧Subjected

120b‧‧‧Pushing Department

120c‧‧‧stop

130‧‧‧ boards

140‧‧‧ switch

150‧‧‧ Hinges

152‧‧‧Axis

154‧‧‧ swinging department

D1‧‧‧First distance

D2‧‧‧Second distance

F‧‧‧Power

H‧‧‧ pivot axis

L1‧‧‧ Straight line

P1‧‧‧

P2‧‧‧ push point

R1‧‧‧ counterclockwise

R2‧‧‧clockwise

S‧‧‧ outer surface

Claims (12)

An electronic device comprising: a housing; a button slidably disposed in the housing along a line to be adapted to be pushed by a user, wherein the line is substantially parallel to a direction in which the housing is adjacent to the button; a circuit board disposed in the housing; a switch disposed in the housing and coupled to the circuit board; and a hinge pivotally coupled to the housing along a pivot axis and having a push point and a top a push point, wherein the push point abuts the button, and the push point abuts the switch, and when the button is pushed to push the push point, the hinge moves along the pivot axis to Push the switch to touch it. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the button has a push portion and a push portion, the push portion passes through the housing and is adapted to be pushed by a user, and the push portion is Suitable for pushing the push point. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pivot axis has a first distance from the push point, and the pivot axis has a second distance from the push point, and The second distance is greater than the first distance. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing has a bearing portion, the hinge further has a swing portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion being coupled to the bearing portion along the pivot axis, the swing portion Having the push point and the push point. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the shell The body has a bearing portion, the hinge further has a first swinging portion, a second swinging portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion being engageable with the bearing portion along the pivoting axis, the first swinging portion having the pushed portion And the second swinging portion has the pushing point. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the extending direction of the first swinging portion forms an angle with the extending direction of the second swinging portion, and the included angle is substantially 90 degrees. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the extending direction of the first swinging portion forms an angle with the extending direction of the second swinging portion, and the included angle is substantially 180 degrees. The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising: a resetting element connecting the first swinging portion and the portion of the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the button further has a stop portion, and the stop portion abuts the housing when the switch is reset to push the hinge to push the button. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the circuit board is a printed circuit board or a flexible circuit board. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the switch is a dome switch or a push switch. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a display panel disposed on the housing, wherein the display panel and the housing are substantially flat.