TWI475946B - Electronic device having a rotary multimedia unit - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device with rotatable multimedia unit

The present invention relates to an electronic device having a multimedia unit, and more particularly to an electronic device having a rotatable multimedia unit.

The notebook computer is usually provided with a plurality of indicator lights at the lower housing or the pivotal shaft system installed between the upper and lower housings, which can respectively display wireless network, Bluetooth, battery power, power plug and The usage status of the host, etc. However, the indicator light of the conventional notebook computer is set at a fixed position. If the indicator light is set on the surface of the lower casing, the indicator light is blocked by the display screen when the notebook computer is received; otherwise, if the indicator light is set When the display screen of the notebook computer is opened on the pivot shaft between the upper and lower casings, the indicator light is covered by the upper and lower casings, so how to improve the traditional notebook computer so that the user can The indicator light can be seen in the state of the lower casing in the state of being closed and opened, which is the development focus of the current computer industry.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a rotatable multimedia unit to solve the above problems.

The application of the present invention discloses an electronic device having a rotatable multimedia unit, including a first housing, a second housing, and a pivoting mechanism disposed on the first housing and the first Between the two shells. The first housing includes a fixing portion. The pivoting mechanism includes a pivot shaft, and the pivoting shaft is pivotally connected to the fixing portion of the first housing and connected to the second housing to pivot the second housing relative to the first housing. The surface of the pivot is formed with a threaded structure. The pivoting mechanism further includes a planetary gear set that encloses the pivot and engages the threaded structure of the pivot. The pivoting mechanism further includes a sleeve, and the inner surface of the sleeve is formed with a tooth structure. The sleeve is sleeved on the outer edge of the planetary gear set, and the tooth structure of the sleeve engages the planetary gear set. The electronic device further includes a multimedia unit disposed on the sleeve of the pivot mechanism. The multimedia unit is configured to be driven by the pivoting mechanism when the second housing rotates relative to the first housing along a first direction to face the first one along a second direction opposite the first direction The housing rotates.

The patent application of the present invention further discloses that the multimedia unit is exposed on a first side of the second housing when the second housing is superposed on the first housing.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that the multimedia unit is driven by the pivoting mechanism when the second housing is opened relative to the first housing, and is pivoted from the first side of the second housing to the One of the second sides of the second housing is exposed to the second side.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the planetary gear set includes three planetary gears.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the connecting lines of the three planetary gears respectively form an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that an electrical connection line of the multimedia unit is axially attached to the pivot of the pivoting mechanism.

The scope of the present invention further discloses that the planetary gear set is driven by the threaded structure of the pivot to pivot along the second direction when the pivot pivots in the first direction, and is simultaneously driven The sleeve pivots in the second direction.

The scope of the invention further discloses that the planetary gear set is driven by the threaded structure of the pivot to pivot along the first direction when the pivot pivots in the second direction, and is simultaneously driven The sleeve pivots in the first direction.

According to the patent application of the present invention, the first housing further includes an abutting portion, and the second housing includes an abutting portion, the abutting portion pivoting relative to the first housing And stopping at a predetermined angle to the abutting portion, thereby limiting a pivoting angle of the second housing relative to the first housing.

The electronic device of the present invention utilizes a pivoting mechanism having a planetary gear set to rotate the multimedia unit in the direction of rotation of the opposite second housing when the second housing is rotated, so that the multimedia unit is in the two housings of the electronic device. When in the folded state, the housing can be exposed to the housing, and when the two housings of the electronic device are opened to the optimal operating angle, the multimedia unit is rotated to face the user, so that the user can observe the multimedia unit at any time to know the location. Represents the operational status of the electronic components.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the explosion of components of the electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the electronic device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 10 can be a split-type electronic device, such as a notebook computer. The electronic device 10 includes a first housing 12, a second housing 14 and a pivoting mechanism 16. The first housing 12 includes a fixing portion 121 , and the pivoting mechanism 16 is disposed between the first housing 12 and the second housing 14 . The pivot mechanism 16 includes a pivot 18. The pivot 18 is pivotally connected to the fixing portion 121 of the first housing 12 and connected to the second housing 14 such that the second housing 14 can pivot relative to the first housing 12 . The surface of the pivot 18 is formed with a threaded structure 181. The pivoting mechanism 16 further includes a planetary gear set 20 that encloses the pivot 18 and engages the threaded structure 181 of the pivot 18. The pivot mechanism 16 further includes a sleeve 22. A tooth structure 221 is formed on the inner surface of the sleeve 22. The sleeve 22 is sleeved on the outer edge of the planetary gear set 20, and the rib structure 221 of the sleeve 22 engages the planetary gear set 20. The electronic device 10 further includes a multimedia unit 24 disposed on the sleeve 22 of the pivot mechanism 16. The multimedia unit 24 can be a power indicator light, a network indicator light or a camera indicator light, etc., to display the usage status of the battery power, the power plug, the wireless network, the Bluetooth, and the host, or can be a microphone. , a speaker or a webcam, etc., used to provide multimedia information.

The planetary gear set 20 can include at least two planetary gears, for example two or more, and each planetary gear train wraps around the cladding pivot 18 in an equidistant manner so that the plurality of planetary gears can be evenly distributed. On the circumferential surface of the pivot 18. In the embodiment of the present invention, the planetary gear set 20 can include three planetary gears 201, and the connecting lines of the three planetary gears 201 can form an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees, that is, three planetary gears 201. The circumferential surface of the pivot 18 is equidistantly distributed to evenly distribute the force between the pivot 18 and the sleeve 22 to improve the operational stability of the pivot mechanism 16. In addition, since the multimedia unit 24 changes its position as the sleeve 22 rotates, one of the electrical connection wires 241 of the multimedia unit 24 can be axially attached to the pivot 18 of the pivot mechanism 16, so that the electrical connection line can be avoided. The 241 is distorted due to the rotation of the multimedia unit 24 with the sleeve 22.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 . FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are respectively schematic diagrams of the electronic device 10 in different operating states according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, when the electronic device 10 is closed, the second housing 14 is superposed on the first housing 12, and the multimedia unit 24 is exposed on one of the first sides 141 of the second housing 14. When the electronic device 10 is to be used, the second housing 14 can be rotated relative to the first housing 12 along a first direction D1 to a position as shown in FIG. 4, at which time the multimedia unit 24 is driven by the pivoting mechanism 16. Rotating from the first side 141 of the second housing 14 to the second side 143 of the second housing 14 in a second direction D2 along one of the opposite first directions D1, relative to the first housing 12 The multimedia unit 24 can be exposed to the second side 143. Therefore, no matter whether the two housings of the electronic device 10 are in a state of being overlapped or separated from each other, the multimedia unit 24 is not shielded by the two housings, so that the user can observe at any time. Its display status.

In order to prevent the multimedia unit 24 from being shielded in the state in which the two housings of the electronic device 10 are overlapped or separated from each other, the rotation direction of the multimedia unit 24 can be designed to be opposite to the rotation direction of the second housing 14 to pivot. The components of mechanism 16 have a special interlocking relationship. Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 . FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are respectively schematic diagrams of the pivot mechanism 16 in different operating states according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, when the second housing 14 is rotated in the first direction D1, the pivot 18 is pivoted in the first direction D1, and the planetary gear set 20 is driven by the threaded structure 181 of the pivot 18. The second direction D2 pivots, and the planetary gear set 20 is simultaneously used to drive the sleeve 22 to pivot along the second direction D2, so the multimedia unit 24 can be rotated from the first side 141 of the second housing 14 to the second side 143, for the user to visually observe. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 6, when the second housing 14 is rotated in the second direction D2, the pivot 18 is pivoted in the second direction D2, and the planetary gear set 20 is threaded by the pivot 18 of the shaft 18 The drive pivots in a first direction D1 and the planetary gear set 20 is simultaneously used to drive the sleeve 22 to pivot in a first direction D1 such that the multimedia unit 24 can be pivoted back from the second side 143 of the second housing 14 It is exposed to the first side 141 outside the initial position.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic device of the present invention utilizes a pivoting mechanism having a planetary gear set to rotate the multimedia unit in the direction of the opposite second housing rotation direction when the second housing is rotated, so that the multimedia unit is When the two housings of the electronic device are in the overlapping state, the housing can be exposed to the housing, and when the two housings of the electronic device are opened to the optimal operating angle, the multimedia unit is rotated to face the user, so that the user can observe at any time. The multimedia unit is aware of the operational status of the electronic components it represents.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

10. . . Electronic device

12. . . First housing

121. . . Fixed part

14. . . Second housing

141. . . First side

143. . . Second side

16. . . Pivoting mechanism

18. . . Pivot

181. . . Thread structure

20. . . Planetary gear set

201. . . Planetary gear

twenty two. . . Sleeve

221. . . Tooth structure

twenty four. . . Multimedia unit

241. . . Electrical cable

D1. . . First direction

D2. . . Second direction

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the explosion of components of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are schematic views respectively showing the electronic device in different operating states according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are respectively schematic views of the pivoting mechanism in different operating states according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10. . . Electronic device

12. . . First housing

121. . . Fixed part

16. . . Pivoting mechanism

18. . . Pivot

20. . . Planetary gear set

201. . . Planetary gear

twenty two. . . Sleeve

twenty four. . . Multimedia unit

241. . . Electrical cable

D1. . . First direction

D2. . . Second direction

Claims (9)

An electronic device having a rotatable multimedia unit, comprising: a first housing, the first housing includes a fixing portion; a second housing; and a pivoting mechanism disposed on the first housing Between the second housing and the second housing, the pivoting mechanism includes: a pivoting shaft pivotally connected to the fixing portion of the first housing and fixed to the second housing to enable the second The housing pivots relative to the first housing, the surface of the pivot is formed with a threaded structure; a planetary gear set that covers the pivot and engages the threaded structure of the pivot; and a sleeve, The inner surface of the sleeve is formed with a toothed structure, the sleeve is sleeved on the outer edge of the planetary gear set, and the tooth structure of the sleeve engages the planetary gear set; and a multimedia unit Provided on the sleeve of the pivoting mechanism, the second housing is rotated relative to the first housing in a first direction by the pivot, such that the threaded structure of the pivot is synchronized via the planetary gear set Driving the sleeve to rotate in a second direction opposite one of the first directions, and the multimedia As the sleeve element in the second direction to rotate synchronously. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the multimedia unit is exposed on a first side of the second housing when the second housing is superposed on the first housing. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the multimedia unit is different from the second shell The body is driven by the pivoting mechanism when the first housing is opened, and is pivoted from the first side of the second housing to a second side of the second housing and exposed to the second side. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the planetary gear set comprises three planetary gears. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the connecting lines of the three planetary gears form an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees, respectively. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the planetary gear set comprises at least two planet gears, and the at least two gears surround the pivot shaft in an equidistant manner. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an electrical connection line of the multimedia unit is axially attached to the pivot of the pivoting mechanism. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the planetary gear set is driven by the threaded structure of the pivot to pivot in the second direction when the pivot pivots in the first direction, and simultaneously Used to drive the sleeve to pivot in the second direction. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the planetary gear set is driven by the threaded structure of the pivot to pivot in the first direction when the pivot pivots in the second direction, and simultaneously Used to drive the sleeve to pivot in the first direction.