TWI474355B - Protective device for power switch - Google Patents

Description

Power switch guard

The present invention relates to a guard device, and more particularly to a power switch guard.

With the advancement of technology, the popularity of electronic products has brought a lot of convenience to people's lives. Today's electronic products, such as desktop computers, notebook computers and handheld electronic devices, have various buttons for control, most commonly used. It is the power button. Due to the high frequency of use, the feel and reliability of the buttons is an indispensable measure of the quality of electronic products.

A common electronic device panel is provided with a pressing portion for controlling the power switch for the user to turn on or off the electronic device, such as a power button structure, including a panel, a power button component, and a power button housing portion. The panel comprises a body and a vertical wall protruding along the edge of the body, and the power button receiving portion and the vertical wall are integrally formed. The power button component includes a power button, a switch member and a stop portion. The switch member respectively abuts the power button and the stop portion, and the power button receiving portion is configured to receive the power button.

The conventional power switch described above has a simple structure and is therefore relatively intuitive and simple to operate. In contrast, the conventional power button can only turn on or off the power of the electronic device, and has no safety structure design, and can not prevent accidental touch of the power button, thus causing great inconvenience to the user. For example, if a child or a user accidentally touches the power button, the computer that is halfway through the operation suddenly shuts down, causing problems such as loss or interruption of data during work.

Furthermore, multiple abnormal shutdown actions can cause damage to electronic devices. And shorten its service life. Therefore, if the power button of the electronic device has a safety structure design, and can immediately prevent anyone from accidentally touching the power button and causing abnormal shutdown of the power of the electronic device, the protection can be higher than that of the prior art. Reliability in use.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a power switch protection device, which solves the problem that the user inadvertently touches the power button of the electronic device, so that the computer in the power-on state turns off the power due to the abnormal shutdown action, resulting in working data. Loss or interruption, even the computer is damaged.

The invention provides a power switch protection device suitable for an electronic device having a power switch, the power switch protection device comprising a panel, a button and a cassette. The panel is mounted on the electronic device, and the panel has a groove disposed in the panel, and the shape of the groove is matched with the shape of the cassette for the cassette to be clamped therein. The button has a pressing surface and a resisting surface, and the button is embedded in the panel in a movable manner. The pressing surface of the button exposes the outer surface of the panel, and the resisting surface corresponds to the power switch. The cassette is set on the button and is normally held in a safe position, and the position of the cassette does not correspond to the position of the groove, so that the button cannot be pressed against the power switch to achieve the function of protection. When the button rotates relative to the panel with the axis, the click position corresponds to the position of the groove, the button is displaced along the pressing direction, and the card is received in the groove, so that the button is pressed against the power switch to start the power.

The effect of the invention is that the design of the electronic device through the power switch protection device enables any person to prevent the power supply of the electronic device from being accidentally touched by the power button Abnormal shutdown, effectively protecting the data in the electronic device from loss, thereby providing the best security protection and reliability of use.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to the three-dimensional combination diagram of the electronic device equipped with the power switch protection device of the present invention shown in FIG. The power switch protection device 100 of the third embodiment of the present invention is described as an embodiment installed in a personal computer, but is not limited to the type disclosed in the embodiment. The technician can install the power switch protection device of the present invention on an electronic device such as a notebook computer or a handheld electronic device. In addition, those skilled in the art can also change the appearance and function design of the power switch protection device 100 of the present invention according to actual design requirements or usage requirements.

Please refer to the cross-sectional side view of the power switch guard 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2. The power switch protection device 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention is applied to an electronic device 150 having a power switch 140 to perform a protection function on its power switch 140.

The power switch protection device 100 of this embodiment includes a panel 110, a button 120, and a cassette 130. The panel 110 is mounted on the electronic device 150. The panel 110 has a groove 111 and a mounting hole 112. The mounting hole 112 is disposed at a central position of the panel 110 and has a circular hole for mounting the button 120. The trench 111 is disposed in the panel 110 and communicates with the mounting hole 112, and the trench 111 The shape is matched to the shape of the cassette 130 for receiving the cassette 130 therein.

The button 120 of this embodiment has a cylindrical shape and is matched to the shape of the mounting hole 112. The button 120 has an opposite pressing surface 121 and a resisting surface 122. The axis C of the button 120 is at a central position thereof, and the button 120 is movably embedded in the mounting hole 112 of the panel 110, and the button 120 is The pressing surface 121 exposes an outer surface of the panel 110 for contacting an external force, and the resisting surface 122 is located in the mounting hole 112, and the resisting surface 122 corresponds to the power switch 140 for pressing the power switch 140.

Please refer to the cross-sectional side view and front view of the power switch guard 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 5B. In more detail, the axis C of the button 120 of the present embodiment is at its center position, the button 120 is rotated relative to the panel 110 with the axis C as a rotation axis, and the button 120 is directed toward the panel 110 along a pressing direction P10. The power switch 140 is displaced in the direction, and the pressing direction P10 is in a parallel relationship with the axis C of the button 120. The cassette 130 of the embodiment is disposed on the resisting surface 122 of the button 120, and the shape of the cassette 130 is L-shaped, and the position of the cassette 130 is close to the axis C of the button 120 and is spaced from the position of the axis C. The distance is such that the center of gravity of the button 120 is offset to exhibit an eccentric balance, and under the influence of gravity, the cassette 130 drives the button 120 to generate a self-rotation, and the cassette 130 also rotates with the button 120 to make the cassette 130 normal. It is kept at a safe position P20.

It should be noted that when the cassette 130 is in the safe position P20, the position of the cassette 130 on the button 120 does not correspond to the position of the groove 111 on the panel 110. When the user applies a force to the pressing surface 121 of the button 120, The button 120 is displaced along a pressing direction P10, at which time the cassette 130 is in contact with the panel 110, so that the button 120 is The resisting surface 122 cannot press the power switch 140 to achieve the power protection function, thereby effectively avoiding the occasional power off.

When the button 120 is forced to rotate relative to the panel 110 with the axis C, the click 130 of the click 120 with the position of the groove 111 on the panel 110 corresponding to the position of the groove 111 on the panel 110 causes the click 130 to be displaced. Up to the pressing position P30, the push button 120 is displaced along a pressing direction P10, and the latch 130 is received in the groove 111, thereby pressing the resisting surface 122 of the button 120 against the power switch 140 to start the power supply. .

In addition, the power switch protection device 100 of the embodiment further includes a spring 180 disposed on the power switch 140 and located between the power switch 140 and the button 120. One end of the spring 180 abuts the power switch 140, and the opposite The other end abuts against the abutting surface 122 of the button 120. As described above, when the button 120 is displaced along a pressing direction P10 and pressed against the power switch 140, the spring 180 is compressed by the push of the button 120, thereby generating a reaction force. When the force applied to the button 120 disappears, the button 120 is bounced back to the original position of the button 120 by the reaction force of the spring 180, and the eccentrically disposed click 130 drives the button under the influence of the gravity. The 120 is self-rotating, and the cassette 130 is also rotated with respect to the panel 110 with the button 120, causing the cassette 130 to return to the safe position P20 to achieve the function of automatic reset.

In order to have better handling, the button 120 of the embodiment further has a first mark 123 disposed on the pressing surface 121 and adjacent to the outer edge of the button 120, and indicating the relative position of the cassette 130, and the panel 110 Further, there is a second mark 113 disposed on the outer surface of the panel 110, adjacent to the outer edge of the mounting hole 112, and indicating the relative position of the groove 111, and the shape of the first mark 123 and the second mark 113 are divided. When the first mark 123 of the button 120 is aligned with the second mark 113 on the panel 110, the cassette 130 is aligned with the groove 111, and the cassette 130 is placed at the pressing position P30. Allows users to quickly align and make it easy to manipulate.

In this embodiment, the power switch protection device utilizes the structure of the cassette and the groove, so that the card of the power button needs to rotate the corresponding groove to press the power switch, thereby completely preventing the user from accidentally touching the power button on the electronic device. Misoperation, so that the electronic device that protects half of the work will not turn off its power in an abnormal way, and at the same time improve the reliability of the computer. In addition, the present invention incorporates the design considerations for the user's operability, and uses the reaction force of the spring to return the button to the original position, thereby achieving the function of automatically returning the button, allowing the user to maintain optimal protection and using the mark. Marking allows the user to quickly align and achieve easy handling.

Please refer to the cross-sectional side view of the power switch guard of the second embodiment shown in FIG. The overall structure of the power switch protection device 100 disclosed in this embodiment is similar to that of the power switch protection device 100 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the following details only describe the technical differences of the second embodiment of the present invention. .

The power switch protection device 100 of the second embodiment of the present invention includes a panel 110, a button 120, a cassette 130, and a weight member 160. The panel 110 is mounted on the electronic device 150. The panel 110 has a groove 111 and a mounting hole 112. The groove 111 is disposed in the panel 110 and communicates with the mounting hole 112. The shape of the groove 111 is The shape of the cassette 130 is matched to each other to accommodate the cassette 130 therein. The button 120 has a pressing surface 121 and a resisting surface 122. The button 120 is movably embedded in the mounting hole 112 of the panel 110. The pressing surface 121 of the button 120 exposes the outer surface of the panel 110. Resisting surface 122 It corresponds to the power switch 140.

The weight member 160 of the embodiment is attached or detachably mounted to the eccentric position of the button 120 and adjacent to the cassette 130. When the cassette 130 is located at the pressing position P30 and the external force applied to the button 120 disappears, The weight 160 can provide a weight to assist the cassette 130 to increase its rotational driving force, and under the influence of gravity, the cassette 130 and the weight member 160 drive the button 120 to self-rotate and enable the cassette 130 to be fast. And it is sure to return to the safe position P20, to achieve the effect of automatic reset, so that users can maintain the best protection.

Please refer to the cross-sectional side view of the power switch guard of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The overall structure of the power switch protection device 100 disclosed in this embodiment is similar to that of the power switch protection device 100 of the first and second embodiments. Therefore, the following content is only for the technical difference of the third embodiment disclosed in the present invention. Detailed description.

The power switch protection device 100 of the third embodiment of the present invention includes a panel 110, a button 120, a cassette 130 and a torsion spring 170. The panel 110 is mounted on the electronic device 150, and the panel 110 has a groove 111 and a mounting hole 112. The groove 111 is disposed in the panel 110 and communicates with the mounting hole 112, and the shape of the groove 111. The shapes of the cassettes 130 are matched to each other to accommodate the cassette 130 therein. The button 120 has a pressing surface 121 and a resisting surface 122. The button 120 is movably embedded in the mounting hole 112 of the panel 110. The pressing surface 121 of the button 120 exposes the outer surface of the panel 110. The holding surface 122 corresponds to the power switch 140.

One end of the torsion spring 170 of the embodiment is connected to the button 120, and the torsion spring The other end of the 170 is connected to the panel 110. When the cassette 130 is rotated to the pressing position P30 and the external force applied to the button 120 is lost, the torsion spring 170 is stretched and generates a restoring force, and is driven by the restoring force of the torsion spring 170. The rotation of the button 120 allows the cassette 130 to quickly and surely return to the safe position P20, achieving the effect of automatic return, allowing the user to maintain optimal protection.

It can be clearly seen from the description of the embodiments of the present invention that the technical means of the protective power switch of the present invention can not only solve the problem that the conventional power button accidentally touches the power button when the user accidentally touches the power button, so that half of the computer is suddenly turned off. , causing problems such as loss or interruption of data at work.

Compared with the prior art, the power switch protection device of the present invention not only has the design of the safety protection device, but also effectively prevents the power supply of the electronic device from being abnormally closed when the user accidentally touches the power button, and protects the electronic device. The data in the device will not be lost, thereby achieving the effect of protecting the normal power switch. Moreover, the power button of the present invention has the functions of automatic reset and mark indication, so that the user can quickly align, and the convenience is easy to control. The power switch protection device of the invention not only provides the user with the best protection, but also has the reliability of use.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

100‧‧‧Power switch guard

110‧‧‧ panel

111‧‧‧ trench

112‧‧‧Installation holes

113‧‧‧second mark

120‧‧‧ button

121‧‧‧ pressing surface

122‧‧‧Resistance

123‧‧‧ first mark

130‧‧‧Carmen

140‧‧‧Power switch

150‧‧‧Electronic equipment

160‧‧‧weight parts

170‧‧‧Torque Spring

180‧‧‧ Spring

P10‧‧‧ Press direction

P20‧‧‧Safe location

P30‧‧‧ Press position

C‧‧‧Axis

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional side view showing the latch of the power switch guard of the first embodiment of the present invention in a safe position.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing the position of the corresponding groove of the click of the power switch guard of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing the latch of the power switch guard of the first embodiment of the present invention in a pressed position.

Fig. 5A is a front elevational view showing the position of the corresponding groove of the click of the power switch guard of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5B is a front elevational view showing the position of the latch corresponding to the groove of the power switch guard of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional side view showing a power switch guard equipped with a weight member according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional side view showing a power switch guard equipped with a torsion spring according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Power switch guard

110‧‧‧ panel

111‧‧‧ trench

112‧‧‧Installation holes

120‧‧‧ button

121‧‧‧ pressing surface

122‧‧‧Resistance

130‧‧‧Carmen

140‧‧‧Power switch

150‧‧‧Electronic equipment

180‧‧‧ Spring

P20‧‧‧Safe location

C‧‧‧Axis

Claims (8)

The utility model relates to a power switch protection device, which is suitable for an electronic device having a power switch. The power switch protection device comprises: a panel having a groove, the panel being mounted on the electronic device; and a button mounted on the electronic device On the panel, the button is displaced relative to the panel along a pressing direction, and the axis of the button is at a center position thereof, the button is rotated relative to the panel with the axis as a rotation axis, and the button has a relative pressing surface and a resisting surface, the pressing surface is exposed to the outside, the resisting surface corresponds to the power switch; a latch is disposed on the resisting surface of the button, the position of the latch and the axial position of the button A distance between the card is normally maintained in a safe position, and the position of the click does not correspond to the position of the groove. When the button rotates relative to the panel, the click rotates with the rotation of the button. In a pressing position, the position of the latch corresponds to the position of the groove, the button is displaced along the pressing direction, the latch is disposed in the groove, and the button is pressed against the resisting surface Power on And a weight member disposed at an eccentric position of the button, the weight member is located on the resisting surface of the button, and adjacent to the latch, when the latch is located at the pressing position, the weight member drives The button is rotated to return the cassette to the safe position. The power switch protection device of claim 1, wherein the panel has a mounting hole, and the button is embedded in the mounting hole. The power switch guard of claim 2, wherein the mounting hole has a circular hole shape, and the button has a cylindrical shape matching the shape of the mounting hole. The power switch protection device of claim 1, further comprising a torsion spring, one end of which is disposed on the button, the other end of the torsion spring is disposed on the panel, and the torque is when the latch is located at the pressing position The spring rotates the button to return the card to the safe position. The power switch protection device of claim 1, wherein the pressing surface of the button further has a first mark indicating a relative position of the card, and the panel further has a second mark indicating the groove. The relative position of the slot, when the button is rotated to the pressed position, the first mark and the second mark are aligned with each other. The power switch guard of claim 1, wherein the pressing direction is parallel to an axial direction of the button. The power switch protection device of claim 1, further comprising a spring having one end abutting the power switch and the other end abutting against the resisting surface of the button, when the spring is pressed by the button A reaction force is generated, and the button is returned to the pressing position by the reaction force of the spring. The power switch protection device of claim 1, wherein the shape of the cassette is an L shape, and the shape of the groove cooperates with the shape of the cassette.