TWI475947B - Slide lift cover with positioning device - Google Patents

Description

Sliding lid hinge with positioning device

The invention relates to a sliding cover hinge device, in particular to a hinge device which can be positioned after the upper cover of the electronic device is turned.

The tablet is a small, portable, portable and easy-to-use portable PC that uses a virtual keyboard or handwriting recognition on the touch screen, eliminating the need for physical keyboards and mouse settings.

However, for users who are accustomed to using a desktop computer or a notebook computer, it is relatively quick and convenient to operate the input with a keyboard, so that a combination tablet and a physical keyboard are designed. The hinges applied to this product usually include a sliding structure and a rotating structure. When using a touch operation, the tablet is superposed on the base with a physical keyboard, and when the physical keyboard is to be used, the tablet can be slid by The structure is slid open relative to the base to expose the physical keyboard, and then rotated up by the rotating structure to adjust to an angle suitable for viewing.

The general sliding structure includes a long slide rail fixed to the back of the tablet or the upper cover, and a slide rail clip fixed to the base, and the long slide rail is sleeved in the slide rail clip so that the tablet or the upper cover can be opposite to the base slide. When the upper cover is erected by the rotating structure, the long slide rail and the slide rail clip are erected together with the upper cover. Since there is no positioning between the long slide rail and the slide rail clamp, the rotation may be raised after standing up. It will also slide relative to each other, causing instability in operation. Conventionally, there is also a structure in which a magnet is used for positioning. However, when the upper cover is erected, if the suction force of the magnet is smaller than the weight of the upper cover, the upper cover easily falls down and collides with the base, so that the operation is not really unstable and easy. Damage due to collision.

Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a sliding cover hinge device having a positioning device which utilizes the principle that the same magnetic pole of the magnet repels the same when the upper cover is erected, and the two magnetic elements are identical. The magnetic poles are opposite each other to form a repulsive magnetic force, which pushes the positioning block having the movable magnetic component on the sliding seat to be inserted into the positioning hole of the upper cover to form a positioning, so that the operation is more stable and smooth, and the upper cover can be prevented from sliding down the base. And caused damage.

In order to achieve the above object, a sliding cover hinge device having a positioning device comprises: a rotating shaft, comprising the fixing frame, the fixing frame is provided with a metal insertion rod; and a sliding rail having one end fixed to a first fixing a first fixing block is provided with a positioning hole; a sliding seat is sleeved on the sliding rail and connected to the rotating shaft, the sliding rail is slidable in the sliding seat, and the sliding seat is rotatable relative to the fixing frame The sliding seat is provided with a through hole, and the two sides of the insertion hole are respectively provided with a magnetic element and a movable movable magnetic element disposed opposite to each other, so that the magnetic elements are opposite to each other due to the same magnetic pole. Forming a repulsive magnetic force to push the movable magnetic element to move; thereby, when the metal plunger is inserted into the insertion hole and located between the separate fixed magnetic element and the movable magnetic element, and the magnetic pole is different from the movable magnetic element Relatively forming a magnetic force of attraction, so that the movable magnetic element moves and magnetically attracts the metal insertion a rod; when the slider is erected relative to the holder, the metal plunger is separated from the insertion hole of the slider, and the magnetic elements are mutually repulsively formed by opposing magnetic poles to push the movable magnetic component The sliding seat is removed and embedded in the positioning hole of the first fixing block to form a positioning.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing frame is fixed to the base of the electronic device, and two ends of the sliding rail are respectively fixed to the first fixing block and a second fixing block, and the first fixing block and the first fixing block The two fixing blocks are fixed to the upper cover of the electronic device. When the upper cover and the base are folded up and down, the metal plunger is inserted into the insertion hole of the sliding seat, the metal plunger blocks the fixed magnetic component, and the relationship between the movable magnetic component and the movable magnetic component The opposite magnetic poles form a magnetic force that attracts, and the movable magnetic element is moved and magnetically attracted to the metal plunger, and is accommodated in the sliding seat, so that the sliding rail can slide in the sliding seat.

When the upper cover slides to the bottom relative to the base, the first fixing block blocks the sliding seat, and the positioning hole of the first fixing block is located beside the movable magnetic element of the sliding seat. When the upper cover is erected, the sliding rail is erected together with the sliding seat, the metal insert of the fixing frame is separated from the insertion hole of the sliding seat, and the magnetic elements of the magnetic elements are opposite each other to form a repulsive magnetic force. To move the movable magnetic element away, the movable magnetic element moves out of the slide, and the positioning hole embedded in the first fixed block forms a positioning. In this way, the upper cover can be positioned after being rotated without slipping.

When the upper cover is rotated and laid flat on the base, the metal plunger is inserted into the insertion hole of the sliding seat to move and magnetically move the movable magnetic component to the metal plunger, and Returning to the sliding seat and leaving the positioning hole, the upper cover and the base can be relatively slipped and folded.

In order to further understand the features, technical means, and functions and objects of the present invention, a more specific embodiment will be described, and the drawings and the drawings are described in detail below.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 2 for a combined perspective view and an exploded view of the present invention. The sliding cover hinge device of the invention has a positioning device mounted on an electronic device having a superposed upper cover and a base, the hinge comprising:

A rotating shaft 1 includes a fixing frame 10 fixed to the base. A metal insert 100 is protruded from the fixing frame 10. The fixing frame 10 is provided with a circular shaft hole 101. Block 102 and a through hole 103. a mandrel 11 is disposed on the shaft hole 101. The mandrel 11 is sequentially sleeved with a friction plate 12, a first cam 13 embedded in the insertion hole 103 of the fixing frame 10, and the first cam. 13 a second cam 14 , a plurality of elastic pieces 15 , a spacer 16 , and a distal end of the mandrel 11 are locked by a nut 17 . The other end of the mandrel 11 has a convex annular stop 110, which can be stopped from the stop 102 of the fixed frame to limit the rotation angle of the upper cover. The other end of the blocking portion 110 is provided with a connecting portion 112 for connecting a coupling frame 37.

A sliding rail 2 is fixed to the upper cover. The sliding rail 2 is a round bar. Both ends of the sliding rail 2 are fixed to the first fixing block 4 and the second fixing block 5, and the first fixing block 4 The second fixing block 5 is fixed to the upper cover, and the inside of the first fixing block 4 A positioning hole 40 is defined in the side.

A sliding seat 3 is sleeved on the sliding rail 2 and connected to the rotating shaft 1. The slide rail 2 is slidable in the carriage 3, and the carriage 3 is rotatable relative to the mount 10. A bearing 30 is disposed at each end of the sliding seat 3, and the sliding rail 2 is disposed in the bearing 30 and is slidable in the bearing 30.

The slats 3 are provided with a receiving groove 39. One side of the accommodating groove 39 is open, and a bracket 34 is fixed to the outside of the accommodating groove 39 of the sliding seat 3. A through hole 31 is defined in the receiving groove 39. A fixed magnetic element 32 and a movable magnetic element 33 are respectively disposed on two sides of the receiving hole 31. The fixed magnetic element 32 is embedded in the sliding seat 3, and the movable magnetic element 33 is movably located in the receiving groove 39. The movable magnetic component 33 is embedded in a positioning block 35. The positioning block 35 is inserted into a through hole 340 of the bracket 34 by a positioning post 350 to be embedded in the bracket 34. The fixed magnetic element 32 and the movable magnetic element 33 are both magnets, and are arranged opposite to the magnetic poles. The principle of repelling the same magnetic poles of the magnets forms a repulsive magnetic force between the two magnetic elements 32 and 33 due to the opposite magnetic poles. The positioning magnetic block 33 is pushed away to move the positioning block 35 outwardly in the accommodating groove 39. The positioning post 350 is removed from the through hole 340, and the positioning hole 40 embedded in the first fixing block 4 forms a positioning. .

The upper and lower ends of the bracket 34 are respectively provided with fixing holes 341 and 342, and the sliding seat 3 is provided with a corresponding through hole 36. The fixing hole 341 at the upper end of the bracket 34 is locked to the fixing hole 36 of the sliding seat 3 by the locking member 38.

A coupling frame 37 is fixed to the bottom of the sliding seat 3 and coupled to the rotating shaft 1. One end of the coupling frame 37 is sleeved on the connecting portion 112 of the mandrel 11 by a coupling hole 370. The connecting portion 112 has a non-circular cross section, and the coupling hole 370 has the same shape as the connecting portion 112. The binding frame 37 rotates together with the mandrel 11. The coupling frame 37 can be erected by the rotation of the spindle 11 in the shaft hole 101 of the holder 10. The fixing frame 37 is provided with two fixing holes 371. The binding frame 37 and the frame 34 are fixed to the frame 34 by the bottom of the fixing hole 371 and the fixing hole 342 of the lower end of the frame 34. A fixing hole 36 of the slider 3.

The yoke 37 is provided with a through hole 372 through which the metal lance 100 of the holder 10 can be inserted into the insertion hole 31 of the slide 3 and located between the separate fixed magnetic member 32 and the movable magnetic member 33. . When the metal plunger 100 is inserted into the insertion hole 31, the movable magnetic member 33 and the metal plunger 100 form a magnetic force of attraction due to the opposite magnetic poles, thereby causing the movable magnetic member 33 to move and magnetically attract. The positioning block 35 is moved inwardly in the accommodating groove 39, and the positioning post 350 is moved back into the accommodating groove 39 of the sliding seat 3.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of a closed state in which the upper cover and the base of the electronic device are superposed on each other. The upper cover 6 can be a tablet computer with a touch screen facing upward, and the base 7 is provided with a physical keyboard. When used for a general tablet, the touch operation is performed in this state. At this time, the metal plunger 100 of the holder 10 is inserted into the insertion hole 31 of the slider 3 and located between the separated fixed magnetic member 32 and the movable magnetic member 33. Please refer to FIG. 6 at the same time, because the movable magnetic element 33 and the metal plunger 100 are opposite to each other due to the different magnetic poles. A magnetic force is formed, so that the movable magnetic component 33 is magnetically attracted to the metal plunger 100. Therefore, the positioning post 350 of the positioning block 35 is located in the receiving groove 39 of the sliding block 3.

When the physical keyboard on the base 7 is to be used, the upper cover 6 is pushed, and the round rail 2 fixed to the upper cover 6 slides in the sliding seat 3, so that the upper cover 6 slides away relative to the base 7. As shown in Figure 4. When sliding to the bottom, the first fixing block 4 is blocked by the sliding seat 3, and the positioning hole 40 of the first fixing block 4 is located beside the positioning post 350 of the sliding seat 3, as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the upper cover 6 is then rotated to stand up. By rotating the spindle 11 relative to the fixing frame 10, the upper cover 6 and the sliding seat 3 and the coupling frame 37 can be rotated at an angle to stand up. Please refer to FIG. 7 at the same time. At this time, the metal plunger 100 leaves the insertion hole 31 of the sliding seat 3, so that the fixed magnetic element 32 and the movable magnetic element 33 form a repulsive magnetic force due to the opposite magnetic poles. The movable magnetic component 33 is pushed away to move the positioning block 35 outward. The positioning post 350 is removed from the receiving groove 39 and the through hole 340, and is embedded in the positioning hole 40 of the first fixing block 4 to form a positioning. Therefore, when the upper cover 6 is erected, the positioning block 35 of the sliding seat 3 is positioned in the positioning hole 40 of the first fixing block 4 of the upper cover 6, so that the upper cover 6 does not slide down, and the operation can be further improved. It is smooth and stable, and the damage of the upper cover 6 against the base 7 can also be avoided.

When the upper cover 6 is folded, the upper cover 6 is rotated to abut the base 7. The metal plunger 100 is inserted into the insertion hole 31 of the slide 3 and blocks the fixed magnetic component 32, and by the movable magnetic The elements 33 are formed by the opposite magnetic poles a magnetic force that is attracted to move the magnetic element 33 to the metal plunger 100, and the positioning post 350 of the positioning block 35 is moved into the receiving groove 39 of the sliding block 3 and removed from the positioning hole 40. And disengage. At this time, the upper cover 6 can slide relative to the base 7 and slide back to the initial position, so that the upper cover 6 and the base 7 are combined and assembled.

The present invention has been disclosed in order to achieve the above objects, but it is not intended to limit the structural features of the present invention. It should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that, in the technical spirit of the present invention, Any changes or modifications are possible and are covered by the scope of the patent application in this case.

1‧‧‧ shaft

10‧‧‧ Fixing frame

100‧‧‧Metal inserts

101‧‧‧ shaft hole

102‧‧‧block

103‧‧‧ hole

11‧‧‧ mandrel

110‧‧ ‧ blocking

112‧‧‧Connecting Department

12‧‧‧ Friction plate

13‧‧‧First Cam

14‧‧‧second cam

15‧‧‧Shrap

16‧‧‧shims

17‧‧‧ Nuts

2‧‧‧Slide rails

3‧‧‧Slide

30‧‧‧ Bearing

31‧‧‧ jack

32‧‧‧Fixed magnetic components

33‧‧‧Active magnetic components

34‧‧‧ Shelf

340‧‧‧Perforation

341, 342‧‧‧ fixing holes

35‧‧‧ Positioning block

350‧‧‧ Positioning Column

36‧‧‧Fixed holes

37‧‧‧Binding frame

370‧‧‧Combination hole

371‧‧‧Fixed holes

372‧‧‧Perforation

38‧‧‧Locker

39‧‧‧ accommodating slots

4‧‧‧First fixed block

40‧‧‧Positioning holes

5‧‧‧Second fixed block

6‧‧‧Upper cover

7‧‧‧Base

Fig. 1 is a combined perspective view of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the element of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the application of the present invention to an electronic device in a collapsed state.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the application of the present invention to an electronic device, and the upper cover of the electronic device is slid open relative to the base.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the state in which the present invention is applied to an electronic device and the upper cover of the electronic device is erected.

Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the unpositioned state of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the positioning state of the present invention.

1. . . Rotating shaft

10. . . Fixing frame

100. . . Metal plunger

103. . . Insert hole

11. . . Mandrel

110. . . Stop

2. . . Slide rail

3. . . Slide

30. . . Bearing

31. . . Jack

33. . . Movable magnetic component

34. . . Shelf

35. . . Positioning block

350. . . Positioning column

37. . . Combination frame

38. . . Lock firmware

39. . . Locating slot

4. . . First fixed block

40. . . Positioning hole

5. . . Second fixed block

Claims (9)

A sliding cover hinge device with a positioning device comprises: a rotating shaft, comprising a fixing frame, the fixing frame is provided with a metal insertion rod; and a sliding rail, one end of which is fixed to a first fixing block, the first fixing The block is provided with a positioning hole; a sliding seat is sleeved on the sliding rail and connected to the rotating shaft, the sliding rail is slidable in the sliding seat, and the sliding seat is rotatable relative to the fixing frame, and the sliding seat is provided There is a through hole, and two sides of the jack are respectively provided with a magnetic element and a movable movable magnetic element disposed opposite to each other, so that the two magnetic elements form a repulsive magnetic force due to the opposite magnetic poles. Pushing the movable magnetic component to move, and the movable magnetic component is embedded in a positioning block, the positioning block is provided with a positioning post; thereby, when the metal plunger is inserted into the insertion hole and located in the separate fixed magnetic component and active a magnetic force is formed between the magnetic element and the movable magnetic element due to the opposite magnetic poles, so that the movable magnetic element moves and magnetically attracts the metal plunger; when the sliding seat rotates relative to the fixed frame From The metal plunger is separated from the socket of the sliding seat, and the magnetic elements of the magnetic elements are opposite each other to form a repulsive magnetic force to push the movable magnetic component to move the positioning post of the positioning block out of the sliding seat. And positioning the positioning hole of the first fixing block to form a positioning. The sliding cover hinge with a positioning device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the sliding seat is provided with a receiving groove, and one side of the receiving groove is open And a socket is disposed in the accommodating groove, the insertion hole is disposed in the accommodating groove, the fixed magnetic component is embedded in the sliding seat, and the movable magnetic component is movably located in the accommodating groove The middle is also worn on the frame. The sliding cover hinge with a positioning device according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein the movable magnetic component is embedded in a positioning block, and the positioning block is inserted through a through hole of the positioning post. . A sliding cover hinge having a positioning device according to claim 1, wherein the fixed magnetic element and the movable magnetic element are magnets. The sliding cover hinge device with a positioning device according to claim 2, wherein the upper and lower ends of the frame are respectively provided with fixing holes, and the sliding seat is provided with a corresponding fixing hole, and the frame is fixed The hole is locked to the fixing hole of the sliding seat by the locking member. The sliding cover hinge with a positioning device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the bottom of the sliding seat is fixed with a coupling frame, and one end of the coupling frame is sleeved on a shaft of the rotating shaft by a coupling hole, The mandrel is threaded through a shaft hole of the fixing frame. The sliding cover hinge with a positioning device according to claim 6, wherein one end of the mandrel is a non-circular connecting portion, and the shape of the coupling hole is the same as the cross section of the connecting portion. The coupling hole is sleeved and fixed to the connecting portion to rotate with the mandrel, and the shaft hole of the fixing frame is circular. A sliding cover hinge having a positioning device according to claim 6, wherein the coupling frame is provided with a through hole, and the metal insert of the fixing frame can be worn. The perforation is inserted into the socket of the slider. The sliding cover hinge with a positioning device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing frame is fixed to the base of the electronic device, and both ends of the sliding rail are respectively fixed to the first fixing block and a second fixing block, the first fixing block and the second fixing block are fixed to the upper cover of the electronic device.