TWI481999B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a connection port.

With the rapid development of technology, portable electronic devices such as tablet PCs and notebook computers (NB) have been widely used because of their advantages of being portable and easy to operate. . Most notebook computers have a network connection port for connecting, for example, an RJ45 type network route connector.

The network connection of the notebook computer is mostly exposed on the side of the notebook, so that the notebook computer cannot have a simple appearance. In addition, the thickness of the casing must be greater than the thickness of the joint to completely cover the joint, that is, the thickness of the side of the notebook is at least the thickness of the casing plus the joint and is greater than the standard height of the joint. Smoothly set up the connection in the notebook. Therefore, the design of the existing port 影响 affects the appearance of the notebook and directly limits the development of the thin and light notebook.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a preferred appearance.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a casing, a connecting jaw and a cover. The casing has an opening and at least one first sliding rail, wherein the first sliding rail is disposed on a side wall of the opening. The connection port is disposed in the casing and the opening exposes the connection port. The cover body is slidably disposed on the first sliding rail. The cover at least partially covers the opening when the cover is in a first position. When the cover slides along the first slide rail to a first In the two positions, the cover exposes the opening and a connector is adapted to be inserted into the port.

In an embodiment of the invention, the casing has a bottom surface and a side surface, and the opening extends from the side surface to the bottom surface, and the connector is adapted to be inserted into the connection port from the side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cover body is a flexible structure. When the cover body is in the first position, the cover body is curved and extends from the bottom surface to the side surface. When the cover body is in the second position, The cover is flat and located on the bottom surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a plurality of limiting structures disposed in the casing, wherein the limiting structures are arranged in a direction parallel to the bottom surface, and when the cover is in the second position, the cover body Located between the limiting structure and the casing, and the limiting structure limits the cover to a flat shape.

In an embodiment of the invention, the casing has a recess and a second sliding rail, and the second sliding rail is disposed on an inner wall of the recess. When the cover is in the second position, the cover is located in the second A slide rail, and the second slide rail limits the cover to a flat shape.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the cover is in the first position, a portion of the opening is exposed by the cover, and when the connector extends into the portion of the opening and moves toward the connection, the cover is pushed by the connector to the first Two positions and the connector is plugged into the port.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one first slide rail is two, and the opposite side edges of the cover body are respectively slidably disposed on the two first slide rails.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cover body has a rib, and when the cover is in the second position, the rib abuts against the casing to limit the sliding of the cover. range.

In an embodiment of the invention, the connection port is an RJ45 type connection port, and the connector is an RJ45 type connector.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention is provided with a cover at the opening of the casing thereof, and the cover can slide along the first sliding rail to at least partially cover the opening or expose the opening. Thereby, when the user wants to use the connection port, the cover body can be exposed to open the connector so that the connector can be inserted into the connection port through the opening, and when the user does not use the connection port, the cover body can cover the opening to cover the cover. The exposed port of the opening provides a better appearance of the electronic device.

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

1 is a partial perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic view of the cover opening of the cover of FIG. 1. In order to make the illustration clearer, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are shown in different perspectives (the bottom surface 110a of the casing 110 of FIG. 1 faces downward, and the bottom surface 110a of the casing 110 of FIG. 2 faces upward). Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a notebook computer and includes a casing 110 , a connecting raft 120 , and a cover 130 . The housing 110 has a bottom surface 110a, a side surface 110b, an opening 110c and at least one first sliding rail 110d. The opening 110c extends from the side surface 110b of the casing 110 to the bottom surface 110a of the casing 110, and the first sliding rail 110d is disposed. On a side wall of the opening 110c. The port 120 is disposed in the casing 110 and the opening 110c exposes the port 120. The cover body 130 is slidably disposed on the first slide rail 110d.

When the cover 130 is located at the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 1 , the cover 130 At least partially covering the opening 110c, and when the cover 130 slides along the first sliding rail 110d to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 2, the cover 130 exposes the opening 110c to make the connector (not shown) suitable for the side The 110b is plugged into the port 120. The connector is, for example, an RJ45 type connector, and the connection port 120 is, for example, an RJ45 type connection port. However, the invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, it may be other suitable types of connectors and ports.

Under the above configuration, the electronic device 100 is provided with a cover 130 at the opening 110c of the casing 110, and the cover 130 can slide along the first slide 110d to at least partially cover the opening 110c or expose the opening 110c. Thereby, when the user wants to use the connection port 120, the cover body 130 can expose the opening 110c to enable the connector to be inserted into the connection port 120 through the opening 110c, and when the user does not use the connection port 130, the cover can be made The body 130 covers the opening 110c to shield the connection port 120 exposed by the opening 110c, so that the electronic device 100 has a better appearance. In addition, in the case that the opening 110c is designed to extend from the side 110b of the casing 110 to the bottom surface 110a of the casing 110, the electronic device 110 shields the connecting raft 120 with the cover 130 at the bottom surface 110a instead of using the casing 110. To shield the connection 120. Since the casing 110 does not need to shield the connection port 120 at the bottom surface 110a as described above, the overall thickness of the casing 110 can be reduced to conform to the development of thinning of the electronic device.

In the present embodiment, the cover 130 is, for example, a flexible structure, and is smoothly moved between the states shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 along with the extension direction of the first slide rail 110d by its flexibility. Specifically, when the cover 130 is located at the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 1 , the cover 130 is curved and extends from the bottom surface 110 a to the side surface 110 b to shield at least a portion of the opening 110 c, and when the cover 130 is When the second position P2 is shown in FIG. 2, the cover body 130 is converted into a flat shape by the flexibility thereof and is located on the bottom surface 110a. For example, the cover 130 of the present embodiment is an Acrylic sheet and has flexibility. In other embodiments, the cover 130 may be made of a suitable flexible material, and the present invention is not correct. This is limited.

3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 2. Figure 4 is a side elevational view of Figure 3 taken along a viewing angle V. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 (shown in FIG. 2 ) further includes a plurality of limiting structures 140 disposed in the casing 110 . These stop structures 140 are arranged in the direction parallel to the bottom surface 110a. When the cover 130 is in the second position P2, the cover 130 is located between the limiting structure 140 and the casing 110, and the cover 130 can be used by the limiting structure 140 as shown in FIG. 3 by virtue of its flexibility. Limited to a flat shape.

FIG. 5 is a partial side elevational view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of Figure 5. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the cover body is limited to a flat shape by a method different from that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, as described in detail below. Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the housing 210 of the present embodiment has a recess 210a and a second slide 210b (two are shown in FIG. 6), and the second slide 210b is disposed on the inner wall of the recess 210a. When the cover 230 is located at the second position P2' (corresponding to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3), the cover 230 is located at the second slide 210b, and the cover 230 can be flexible by the cover 230 As shown in FIG. 5, the second rail 210b is restricted to a flat shape.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, when the cover is at the first position P1, the cover 130 does not completely cover the opening 110c, and a portion of the opening 110c (the portion indicated by the reference G) is exposed by the cover 130. When the connector extends into the opening When this portion of 110c (the portion indicated by the reference G) moves toward the port 120, the cover 130 is pushed by the connector to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 2 as the connector is inserted, and the connector is made. It can be plugged into the port 120. In other words, in the case where the cover body 130 is located at the first position P1, the user can push the cover body 130 to the second position P2 by using the connector and insert the connector into the connection port 120, so that the connector is inserted. convenient.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4 , the cover 130 has a rib 132 . When the cover 132 is at the second position P2, the rib 132 abuts against the casing 110 to limit the sliding range of the cover 130, so that the cover 130 is positioned at the second position P2.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of the components of the electronic device of FIG. 2. FIG. In order to make the drawings clearer, the cover of Fig. 2 is not shown in Fig. 7. Referring to FIG. 7, the number of the first sliding rails 110d of the casing 110 is, for example, two, and the opposite side edges 130a of the cover body 130 (shown in FIG. 2) are respectively slidably disposed on the two first sliding rails 110d. The cover 130 can be slidably disposed at the opening 110c.

In summary, the electronic device of the present invention is provided with a cover at the opening of the casing, and the cover can slide along the first sliding rail to at least partially cover the opening or expose the opening. Thereby, when the user wants to use the connection port, the cover body can be exposed to open the connector so that the connector can be inserted into the connection port through the opening, and when the user does not use the connection port, the cover body can cover the opening to cover the cover. The exposed port of the opening provides a better appearance of the electronic device. In addition, the opening may be designed to extend from the side of the casing to the bottom surface of the casing, so that the electronic device shields the connection port at the bottom surface by the cover body instead of using the casing to shield the connection port. Since the casing does not need to cover the connection port at the bottom surface as described above, the machine The overall thickness of the shell can be reduced to meet the development of thinner electronic devices.

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‧‧‧Electronic devices

110, 210‧‧‧ casing

110a‧‧‧ bottom

110b‧‧‧ side

110c‧‧‧ openings

110d‧‧‧First slide rail

120‧‧‧Connector

130, 230‧‧‧ cover

132‧‧‧ ribs

140‧‧‧Limited structure

210a‧‧‧ dent

210b‧‧‧Second rail

Part of the opening of G‧‧‧

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2, P2’‧‧‧ second position

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

2 is a schematic view of the cover opening of the cover of FIG. 1.

3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of Figure 3 taken along a viewing angle V.

FIG. 5 is a partial side elevational view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of Figure 5.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of the components of the electronic device of FIG. 2. FIG.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧Shell

110a‧‧‧ bottom

110b‧‧‧ side

110c‧‧‧ openings

120‧‧‧Connector

130‧‧‧ cover

132‧‧‧ ribs

Part of the opening of G‧‧‧

P1‧‧‧ first position

Claims (5)

An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening and at least one first sliding rail, wherein the first sliding rail is disposed on a side wall of the opening, the casing has a bottom surface and a side, the opening from the side Extending to the bottom surface, the casing has a recess and a second sliding rail. The second sliding rail is disposed on an inner wall of the recess; a connecting bracket is disposed in the casing, and the opening exposes the And a cover body slidably disposed on the first slide rail, the cover body is a flexible structure, wherein when the cover body is in a first position, the cover body at least partially covers the opening, and Curved and extending from the bottom surface to the side surface, when the cover body slides along the first sliding rail to a second position, the cover body is located on the second sliding rail, and the second sliding rail covers the cover body The cover is limited to a flat shape, and the cover is located on the bottom surface, and the opening is exposed and a connector is adapted to be inserted from the side to the connection port. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the cover is in the first position, a portion of the opening is exposed by the cover, and when the connector extends into the portion of the opening and the connection When the magazine is moved, the cover is pushed by the connector to the second position and the connector is inserted into the connection port. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one first slide rail is two, and the opposite side edges of the cover body are respectively slidably disposed on the two first slide rails. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the cover The body has a rib, and when the cover is in the second position, the rib abuts against the casing to limit the sliding range of the cover. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection port is an RJ45 type connection port, and the connector is an RJ45 type connector.