TWI473360B - Electronic apparatus and movable fixing structure thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and its movable fixed structure

The present invention relates to a movable fixing structure, and more particularly to a movable fixing structure for combining two housings and an electronic device to which the movable fixing structure is applied.

In recent years, with the development of the technology industry, electronic devices such as notebooks (NBs), personal digital assistants (PDAs), and smart phones have frequently appeared in daily life. . The types and functions of electronic devices are becoming more diverse, and the convenience and practicality make these electronic devices more popular and can be used for different purposes.

Taking a notebook computer as an example, the housing assembly is often in the form of a snap, which usually utilizes a spring arm and a hook as a corresponding structure for the housing to be disassembled. However, the main appeal of today's notebook computers is the thin and light body design, and the space inside the casing is bound to be minimized in order to meet the goal of a thin and light design. Therefore, how to design an appropriate housing assembly structure under the most space-saving premise is indeed a problem worth exploring.

The present invention provides a movable fixing structure which is suitable for combining two casings and effectively reducing the space between the two casings to achieve slimness.

The present invention provides an electronic device including the above-described movable fixing structure, which can effectively reduce the space between the two housings of the electronic device to achieve slimness.

The present invention provides a movable fixing structure adapted to be disposed between a first housing and a second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are coupled or separated in a first axial direction. The movable fixing structure comprises a stop assembly, a positioning member and a limiting member. The stop assembly is disposed in the first housing in a second axial direction. The positioning member is disposed in the first housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. . The positioning member has a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion. The positioning member is disposed on the first housing and is adapted to move between a third position and a fourth position along a third axial direction. The first axial direction, the second axial direction, and the third axial direction are perpendicular to each other. The limiting member is disposed on the second housing and adapted to interfere with the second positioning portion in the first axial direction. When the stop assembly is in the first position, the stop assembly limits the positioning member to the third position and interferes with the second positioning portion, restricting the first housing from moving away from the second housing along the first axial direction body. When the stop assembly is in the second position, the positioning member is adapted to move to the fourth position, and the interference between the limiting member and the second positioning portion is released.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a first housing, a second housing and the aforementioned movable fixing structure. Wherein the second housing is adapted to be in contact with the first housing, and the movable fixing structure is adapted to be disposed between the first housing and the second housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the positioning member has magnetic or magnetic permeability, and the positioning member has an elongated structure and is disposed along an edge of the first housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the stop assembly includes a stop member and a reset member. When the stop assembly is in the first position, the stopper is located on the moving path of the positioning member, and the reset member is connected to the stopper and the first shell Between the bodies. The reset member constant drive stop moves in the second axial direction toward the positioning member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the stopper is magnetic or magnetically conductive.

In an embodiment of the invention, the positioning member further has an opening located beside the second positioning portion. When the stop assembly is moved from the first position to the second position, the positioning member is adapted to move from the third position to the fourth position along the third axial direction to cause the limit member to correspond to the opening, and to release the limit member and the first The interference of the two positioning parts.

In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic device further includes a display unit disposed in the first housing and the second housing.

Based on the above, the fixing structure of the present invention is used between the two housings to restrict relative movement between the two housings in a first axial direction to assemble the two housings. In the fixing structure, the positioning member is interfered by the stopping assembly moving along a second axial direction to restrict the positioning member disposed in the first housing from moving along the third axial direction, so as to be disposed in the second housing. The limiting member interferes with the second positioning portion of the positioning member to assemble the first housing to the second housing. In such a configuration, the stop assembly and the positioning member are moved along the second axial direction and the third axial direction, so that the space between the two housings can be effectively utilized to improve the utilization of the space. Briefly, the present invention replaces the common use of the first housing and the second housing in the longitudinal direction (first axial direction) by using a lateral (third axial) engagement operation. In order to carry out the design of the shell combination, since the hooks which are longitudinally extended need to be deformed by the elastic arms to assist the engagement between the hooks, the design of the elastic arms greatly increases the thickness of the combined housing, and the present invention Because the longitudinal operation process is used to achieve the purpose of the engagement, it is not necessary to use the design of the elastic arm. With the present invention, the design trend of thinning and thinning can be achieved.

In addition, since the present invention utilizes, for example, a strip-shaped positioning member to engage with the limiting member disposed on the second housing, the limiting member can be arranged in the inner edge of the side of the second housing. Therefore, only the position of the positioning member needs to be slightly adjusted, so that the positioning member can be engaged or separated from the limiting member, thereby achieving the purpose of quickly assembling the first housing and the second housing.

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

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The structure of the device is first shown in a dashed outline. Referring to FIG. 1A, an electronic device 10, such as a notebook computer, includes a first housing 50, a second housing 60, and a movable fixing structure 100, wherein the first housing 50 and the second housing 60 are coupled to each other. To fix the display unit 170 therebetween. The movable fixing structure 100 is adapted to be disposed between a first housing 50 and a second housing 60 such that the first housing 50 and the second housing 60 are coupled or separated along a first axial direction A1.

Here, the first axial direction A1 is located in the thickness direction of the first housing 50 and the second housing 60. The present invention does not limit the types of the first housing 50 and the second housing 60. The first housing 50 and the second housing 60 may also be two housings of a tablet computer.

1B is a partial perspective view of the movable fixing structure of FIG. 1A in a fixed state. The first housing 50 is omitted here to clearly indicate the movable fixing structure 100. Referring to FIG. 1B, the movable fixing structure 100 includes a stop. The component 120, a positioning component 140 and a limiting component 160. The stop assembly 120 is disposed in the first housing 50 so as to be movable along a second axial direction A2. The positioning member 140 is disposed in the first housing 50 so as to be movable along a third axial direction A3. The positioning member 140 has a first positioning portion 142 and a second positioning portion 144. The first axial direction A1, the second axial direction A2, and the third axial direction A3 are perpendicular to each other. The limiting member 160 is disposed on the second housing 60 and is adapted to interfere with the second positioning portion 144 in the first axial direction A1.

Referring to FIG. 1B, when the stop assembly 120 is in the first position P1, the stop assembly 120 limits the positioning member 140 to the third position P3, and causes the limiting member 160 to interfere with the second positioning portion 144, limiting the first The housing 50 is moved away from the second housing 60 in the first axial direction A1, so that the first housing 50 is engaged with the second housing 60.

In this embodiment, the positioning member 140 is magnetic or magnetically conductive, and is, for example, iron or other material having magnetic permeability. Accordingly, the user can attract the positioning member 140 by a magnet (not shown) from the outside of the first housing 50, and move the positioning member 140 in the third axial direction A3 by the magnetic force. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 1B , the positioning member 140 has an elongated structure and is disposed along the edge of the first housing 50 .

Referring to FIG. 1B , in detail, the stop assembly 120 includes a stop 122 and a reset member 124 . The stopper 122 is used to interfere with the first positioning portion 142. The reset member 124 is, for example, a spring, abuts between the stopper 122 and the first housing 50, and the reset member 124 constantly drives the stopper 122 along the second axis. Moving toward A2 toward the positioning member 140. In this embodiment, the stopper 122 is magnetic or magnetically conductive as the positioning member 140, so the user can also The stopper 122 is attracted by the magnet from the outside of the first casing 50, and the stopper 122 is moved in the second axial direction A2 by the magnetic force.

In the above, when the user wants to separate the first housing 50 from the second housing 60, the magnet can be used to attract the positioning member 140 and the stopper 122 to move. 2A to 2D are partial schematic views of the movable fixing structure of Fig. 1A from a fixed state to a released state. Hereinafter, the flow of the movable fixing structure 100 from the fixed state to the released state will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2A, the movable fixing structure 100 is in a fixed state, in which the stop assembly 120 is in the first position P1, and the positioning member 140 is in the third position P3, and the stopper 122 interferes with the first positioning portion 142. In this state, the stop assembly 120 is located between the limiting member 160 and the positioning member 140 (please refer to FIG. 1B), and the stopping member 122 abuts against one side of the first positioning portion 142 of the positioning member 140. Side 142a. In the present embodiment, the first positioning portion 142 is a bump that interferes with the movement of the positioning member 140 by the stopper 122 against the side edges 142a thereof.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, the stopper 122 can be moved by the magnet (not shown) from the first position P1 to the second position P2 along the second axial direction A2. Referring to FIG. 2C, when the stopper 122 moves to the second position P2, the interference relationship between the stop assembly 120 and the first positioning portion 142 is released, and the positioning can be performed by magnet (not shown). The member 140 moves from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4 along the third axial direction A3, and releases the interference between the limiting member 160 and the second positioning portion 144 (the limiting member 160 is not shown). In addition, during the movement of the positioning member 140, the magnet (not shown) still maintains the adsorption state with the stopper 122.

Thereafter, the magnet adsorbed on the stopper 122 is removed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2D, the resetting member 124 can release the elastic potential accumulated during the process from the first position P1 to the second position P2 to The drive stop assembly 120 is reset to the first position P1. When the stop assembly 120 returns to the first position P1, the stop assembly 120 interferes with the first positioning portion 142 to limit the movement of the positioning member 140 in the third axial direction A3. As shown in FIG. 2D, when the stop assembly 120 returns to the first position P1, the stop 122 abuts against the other side 142b of the first positioning portion 142 of the positioning member 140.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the movable fixing structure of Figure 1A in a released state. The first housing 50 is omitted here to clearly indicate the movable fixing structure 100. Referring to FIG. 3, after the positioning member 140 is moved from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4 along the third axial direction A3, and the reset member 124 resets the stop assembly 120 from the second position P2 to the first position P1, The movable fixed structure 100 assumes the state of FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, the positioning member 140 has an opening 146 located beside the second positioning portion 144. Therefore, when the positioning member 140 moves from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4 along the third axial direction A3, the positioning member 140 The opening 146 is also moved to the position corresponding to the limiting member 160, and the interference between the limiting member 160 and the second positioning portion 144 is released. At this time, the restriction relationship between the first housing 50 and the second housing 60 along the line A1 in the first axial direction is released, so that the two can be relatively moved.

In the embodiment, the limiting member 160 can be integrally formed with the second housing 60. For example, the material of the second housing 60 is plastic, and the limiting member 160 can be integrally formed with the second housing 60 using an injection molding process to reduce the production cost. Of course, the limiting member 160 is not limited to being integrated with the second housing 60. The limiting member 160 may also be assembled on the second housing 60 in an assembled manner.

In this embodiment, the stop assembly 120 and the positioning member 140 are respectively moved along the second axial direction A2 and the third axial direction A3, so that there is no need to reserve the space for assembly and disassembly in the first axial direction A1, The movable fixing structure 100 of the embodiment can effectively reduce the thickness of the first housing 50 after being assembled in the second housing 60, thereby achieving the purpose of slimming. In addition, in the embodiment, the movable fixing structure 100 disassembles the first housing 50 in the second housing 60, mainly by using the magnet to adsorb the positioning member 140 and the stopper assembly 120 to move the two. It does not need to use the design of the elastic arm, so it can achieve good disassembly and assembly effect under the condition of reducing the thickness.

In addition, the elongated positioning member 140 is engaged with the limiting member 160 disposed on the second housing 60, and the limiting member 160 is disposed at the inner edge of the side of the second housing 60. The positioning member 140 can be engaged or disengaged from the limiting member 160 only by slightly adjusting the position of the positioning member 140, thereby achieving the purpose of quickly assembling the first housing 50 and the second housing 60.

In summary, the movable fixing structure of the present invention can restrict the relative movement between the first housing and the second housing in a first axial direction. In the movable fixed structure, the stop assembly and the positioning member are moved along the second axial direction and the third axial direction instead of the first axial direction in the thickness direction, so that the space between the two housings can be effectively utilized. And improve the utilization of the space between the two shells. In addition, by using a magnet to move the stop assembly and the positioning member, the first housing can be assembled or disassembled into the second housing by using a magnetic force instead of a hook, so that the elastic snapping elasticity in the prior art can be improved. Or the space required for the arm The problem of the foot. In combination with the aforementioned effect of improving space utilization, it is possible to have the convenience of disassembly and assembly in the case of reducing the thickness.

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.

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120‧‧‧stop assembly

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1A is a perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a partial perspective view of the movable fixing structure of FIG. 1A in a fixed state.

2A to 2D are partial schematic views of the movable fixing structure of Fig. 1A from a fixed state to a released state.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the movable fixing structure of Figure 1A in a released state.

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120‧‧‧stop assembly

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Claims (10)

A movable fixing structure is disposed between a first housing and a second housing, and the first housing and the second housing are coupled or separated along a first axial direction. The movable fixing structure comprises: a stop assembly disposed on the first housing along a second axial direction and adapted to move between a first position and a second position; a positioning member having a first a positioning portion and a second positioning portion, the positioning member is disposed on the first housing, and is adapted to move between a third position and a fourth position along a third axial direction, wherein the first axial direction, The second axial direction and the third axial direction are perpendicular to each other; and a limiting member disposed on the second housing and adapted to interfere with the second positioning portion in the first axial direction when the stop component is located In the first position, the stop assembly restricts the positioning member to the third position, and interferes with the second positioning portion to restrict the first housing from moving along the first axial direction. The second housing is adapted to move to the fourth position when the stop assembly is in the second position, releasing the second position An interference member with the bit of the second positioning portion. The movable fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member is magnetic or magnetically conductive, and the positioning member is an elongated structure disposed along an edge of the first housing. The movable fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the stopping assembly comprises: a stopping member, wherein the stopping member is located at a moving path of the positioning member when the stopping assembly is located at the first position Up; A reset member is coupled between the stop member and the first housing, and the reset member constantly drives the stopper to move along the second axial direction toward the positioning member. The movable fixing structure according to claim 3, wherein the stopper has magnetic or magnetic permeability. The movable fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member further has an opening located beside the second positioning portion, when the stop assembly is moved from the first position to the second position The positioning member is adapted to move from the third position to the fourth position along the third axial direction, so that the limiting member corresponds to the opening, and the interference between the limiting member and the second positioning portion is released. An electronic device comprising: a first housing; a second housing adapted to be in contact with the first housing; and a movable fixing structure adapted to be disposed in a first housing and a second housing Intersecting and disengaging the first housing and the second housing along a first axial direction, the fixing structure comprising: a stop assembly disposed along the second axial movement a housing that is adapted to move between a first position and a second position; a positioning member having a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion, the positioning member being disposed in the first housing and adapted Moving between a third position and a fourth position along a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are perpendicular to each other; and a limiting member disposed on the a second housing and adapted to interfere with the second positioning portion in the first axial direction, When the stop assembly is in the first position, the stop assembly limits the positioning member to the third position, and the limiting member interferes with the second positioning portion to limit the first housing along the The first axial direction is away from the second housing. When the stop assembly is in the second position, the positioning member is adapted to move to the fourth position, and the interference between the limiting member and the second positioning portion is released. . The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the stop assembly comprises: a stop member, the stop member is located on a moving path of the positioning member when the stop assembly is in the first position; And a reset member coupled between the stopper and the first housing, the reset member constantly driving the stopper to move along the second axial direction toward the positioning member. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the positioning member and the stopper are magnetic or magnetically conductive, and the positioning member is an elongated structure disposed along an edge of the first housing. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the positioning member further has an opening located beside the second positioning portion, and when the stop assembly is moved from the first position to the second position, The positioning member is adapted to move from the third position to the fourth position along the third axial direction, so that the limiting member corresponds to the opening, and the interference between the limiting member and the second positioning portion is released. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising a display unit disposed in one of the first housing and the second housing.