TWI502328B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device. More specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic device having a strip-shaped magnetic unit.

Because of the increasing popularity of touch screens, many notebook computers today are designed to be separable from the keyboard and keyboard. However, as shown in Figures 1A and 1B, today's notebooks that can separate screens and keyboards must be rotated relative to the keyboard. The screen can be removed after fixing the angle, which is easy to produce unnecessary loss of the shaft, and is also easily damaged by slipping.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an electronic device including a first module, a second module, a strip-shaped first magnetic unit, and a strip-shaped second magnetic unit, wherein the foregoing The first magnetic unit is disposed in the first module and extends in a first direction, and the second magnetic unit is disposed in the second module and parallel to the first magnetic unit. A magnetic attraction force is generated between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit to combine the first and second modules.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first direction is substantially parallel to one of the sides of the second module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first magnetic unit includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element, and the second magnetic unit includes a third magnetic element and a fourth magnetic element respectively corresponding to the first and second Magnetic element The N pole of the first magnetic element faces the S pole of the third magnetic element, and the S pole of the second magnetic element faces the N pole of the fourth magnetic element.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first module has a protruding portion, and the protruding portion abuts one side of the second module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first module is an input module, and the second module is a display module.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes two second magnetic units disposed on opposite sides of the second module.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the second module has a first surface, a second surface, and a guiding portion, wherein the guiding portion is formed in the second module, and the electronic device further includes a sliding member. Actively disposed on the guiding portion, the second magnetic unit is fixed on the sliding member. When the first surface is adjacent to the first module, the sliding member slides along the guiding portion to the first surface by magnetic attraction. When the second surface is adjacent to the first module, the slider slides along the guiding portion to the second surface by magnetic attraction. In addition, the electronic device further includes a buffer member disposed on the sliding member.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the second module has a first surface and a second surface, and the electronic device further includes a metal member extending along a normal direction of the first surface, and is disposed in the second module. Wherein the aforementioned second magnetic unit is movably connected to the metal member. When the first surface abuts the first module, the second magnetic element slides along the metal member to the first surface by magnetic attraction, and when the second surface is adjacent to the first module, the second magnetic element is magnetically attracted The force slides along the metal piece to the second side.

10‧‧‧ first module

11‧‧‧Protruding

20‧‧‧ second module

21‧‧‧ Guidance Department

22‧‧‧ first side

23‧‧‧ second side

30‧‧‧First magnetic unit

31a, 31b‧‧‧ first magnetic component

32a, 32b‧‧‧ second magnetic component

40‧‧‧Second magnetic unit

41a, 41b‧‧‧ third magnetic component

42a, 42b‧‧‧ fourth magnetic element

50‧‧‧Sliding parts

60‧‧‧ cushioning parts

70‧‧‧Metal parts

Figures 1A and 1B show a schematic diagram of a conventional notebook computer.

Fig. 2 is a view showing an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are schematic views showing the combination of the first module and the second module.

4A-4C are schematic diagrams showing the sliding of the second module relative to the first module.

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the convex portion of the first module abutting the side of the second module.

FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing the second module after removing a part of the casing in the electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6B is a schematic view showing when the first face of the second module is adjacent to the first module.

Figure 6C is a schematic view showing when the second face of the second module is adjacent to the first module.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the second module after removing a part of the casing in the electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic view showing a second module of another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first module 10, a second module 20, a pair of first magnetic units 30, and a pair of second magnetic units 40, wherein the first The second magnetic units 30 and 40 are elongated and correspond to each other. The two first magnetic units 30 are disposed in the first module 10 and extend in a first direction (as indicated by the arrows), and are respectively located on opposite sides of the first module 10, and the two second magnetic units 40 are disposed. The second module 20 is parallel to the first magnetic unit 30 and is located on the opposite side of the second module 20, respectively. In this embodiment, the first module 10 is an input module, and the second module 20 is a display module.

Referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B together, in the embodiment, each first magnetic unit 30 has two first magnetic elements 31a, 31b and two second magnetic elements 32a, 32b, wherein the first The second magnetic elements 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b are alternately arranged; for the same reason, each second magnetic unit 40 has two third magnetic elements 41a, 41b and two fourth magnetic elements 42a, 42b, wherein the third The fourth magnetic elements 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b are alternately arranged and correspond to the aforementioned first and second magnetic units 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b. It should be particularly noted that the N poles of the first magnetic elements 31a, 31b face the S poles of the third magnetic elements 41a, 41b, and the S poles of the second magnetic elements 32a, 32b face the N poles of the third elements 42a, 42b, Thereby, a magnetic attraction force can be generated between the first magnetic unit 30 and the second magnetic unit 40, and the first and second magnetic members 30 and 40 can be coupled and fixed (as shown in FIG. 3A).

Referring to Figures 4A-4C, when the user needs to separate the first and second modules 10, 20, the second direction can be pushed in the first direction (as indicated by the arrows in Figures 4A-4C). The module 20 slides the second module 20 relative to the first module 10, wherein the third magnetic elements 41a, 41b and the fourth magnetic element 42a slide through the second magnetic elements 32a, 32b and the first magnetic element 31b, respectively. At the time (as shown in FIG. 4B), a magnetic repulsive force is generated between the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a and the second and first magnetic members 32a, 32b, 31b, so that the second module 20 is opposite. The first module 10 continues to slide in the first direction to the position shown in FIG. 4C. At this time, since the N pole of the first magnetic element 31a faces the S pole of the third magnetic element 41b, and the second magnetic element 32a The S pole faces the N pole of the fourth magnetic element 42b, so the second module 20 can be fixed again to the first module 10 without slipping. Then, the user can continue to push the second module 20 in the first direction to disengage the second module 20 along the first direction. The first module 10.

The second module 20 can be directly separated from the first module 10 without being rotated relative to the first module 10, and the second module 20 can be separated from the first module 10 by the arrangement of the magnetic unit. Sliding smoothly in one direction. In addition, referring to FIG. 5 , in the embodiment, the protrusion 11 is formed on the edge of the first module 10 , and the protrusion 11 is adjacent to the side of the second module 20 , thereby avoiding the When the two modules 20 slide relative to the first module 10, the displacement is offset from the first direction.

Referring to FIGS. 6A-6C, FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing the second module 20 of another embodiment of the present invention after removing a part of the casing. The electronic device of the present embodiment further includes a plurality of sliding members 50 and a plurality of buffering members 60, and a plurality of guiding portions 21 are formed in the second module 20, wherein the buffering members 60 are respectively disposed on the sliding member 50. The lower side, and the sliding member 50 is sleeved on the guiding portion 21, so that the sliding member 50 can slide up and down along the guiding portion 21, and the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b are fixed. On the slider 50.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the second module 20 has a first surface 22 and a second surface 23. When the first surface 22 of the second module 20 is adjacent to the first module 10, the slider 50 and the foregoing 3. The fourth magnetic elements 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b are slidable along the guiding portion 21 toward the first surface 22 through the magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements; for the same reason, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the second mode When the second surface 23 of the group 20 is adjacent to the first module 10, the slider 50 and the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b can penetrate the magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements along the guiding portion 21 Sliding to the second surface 23, wherein the cushioning member 60 can prevent the slider 50 from directly hitting the housing of the second module 20 when sliding. Therefore, when the first surface 22 or the second surface 23 of the second module 20 faces the first module 10, sufficient magnetic energy can be generated between the first and second modules 10 and 20 Sexual attraction is firmly integrated with each other.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the electronic device in another embodiment further includes a plurality of metal members 70 extending along the normal direction of the first surface 22 , and is fixed to the inside of the second module 20 , and the third and the third The four magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b slidably contact the metal member 70, respectively, wherein a magnetic attraction force is generated between the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b and the metal member 70. As in the previous embodiment, when the first face 22 of the second module 20 abuts the first module 10, the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b and the cushioning member 60 are along the aforementioned metal member 70. Sliding toward the first surface 22; and when the second surface 23 of the second module 20 abuts the first module 10, the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b and the buffer member 60 are along the aforementioned metal members. 70 slides closer to the second side 23. It should be noted that the buffer member 60 in this embodiment is disposed on both sides of the second magnetic unit 40. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8 , in another embodiment, the second module 20 may also be provided with two second magnetic units 40 respectively located on opposite sides of the second module 20 , wherein each second The magnetic unit 40 includes third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, and 42b.

In the foregoing embodiment, the first, second, third, and fourth magnetic members 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b, 41a, 41b, 42a, and 42b are all permanent magnets, and the cushioning member 60 has a rubber material. In still another embodiment, the first and second magnetic members 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b are permanent magnets, and the third and fourth magnetic members 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b are ferromagnetic materials.

In summary, the present invention provides an electronic device in which a corresponding magnetic unit is disposed in each of the first and second modules, so that the first and second modules can be fixed to each other by magnetic attraction, and when the user To separate the first and second modules The second module can be directly pushed to slide relative to the first module to separate.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art having the ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧ first module

20‧‧‧ second module

30‧‧‧First magnetic unit

31a, 31b‧‧‧ first magnetic component

32a, 32b‧‧‧ second magnetic component

40‧‧‧Second magnetic unit

41a, 41b‧‧‧ third magnetic component

42a, 42b‧‧‧ fourth magnetic element

Claims (9)

An electronic device includes: a first module; a second module having a first surface, a second surface, and a guiding portion, wherein the guiding portion is formed in the second module; And movably connecting the guiding portion; a long strip of first magnetic unit disposed in the first module and extending in a first direction; and a long strip of second magnetic unit disposed on the first portion The second module is parallel to the first magnetic unit and is fixed to the sliding member, wherein a magnetic attraction force is generated between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit to combine the first module with the first module The second module, when the first surface is adjacent to the first module, the sliding member slides along the guiding portion to the first surface by the magnetic attraction, and when the second surface is adjacent to the first module In the group, the slider slides along the guiding portion to the second surface by the magnetic attraction. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a buffer member disposed on the sliding member. An electronic device includes: a first module; a second module having a first surface and a second surface; a metal member disposed in the second module; and a long strip of the first magnetic unit And disposed in the first module and extending in a first direction; and a long strip of second magnetic unit disposed in the second module and parallel to The first magnetic unit is movably connected to the metal member, wherein a magnetic attraction force is generated between the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit to combine the first module and the second module. When the first surface is adjacent to the first module, the second magnetic component slides along the metal member toward the first surface by the magnetic attraction, and when the second surface is adjacent to the first module, the second The magnetic element slides along the metal member toward the second surface by the magnetic attraction. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the metal member extends along a normal direction of the first surface. The electronic device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the first direction is substantially parallel to a side of the second module. The electronic device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the first magnetic unit comprises a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element, the second magnetic unit comprising a third magnetic element and a fourth magnetic The components respectively correspond to the first and second magnetic components, wherein an N pole of the first magnetic component faces an S pole of the third magnetic component, and an S pole of the second magnetic component faces a N of the fourth magnetic component pole. The electronic device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the first module has a protrusion, and the protrusion abuts one side of the second module. The electronic device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the electronic device further comprises two second magnetic units disposed on opposite sides of the second module, and the first magnetic unit and the second One of the magnetic units generates the magnetic attraction to bond the first and second modules. The electronic device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the first module is an input module and the second module is a display module.