TWI504331B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a latch module.

The battery used in a typical notebook computer is usually a combination device on the back of the casing, and the battery is disassembled by a latching module. The structure of the latching module is usually provided with a pushing member on the back of the casing, so that the user can push the top of the battery out of the receiving groove of the casing by pushing the pushing member, thereby achieving the purpose of opening and closing the battery.

In addition, considering the overall integrity and aesthetics, the door cover is usually combined with the back of the case of the notebook computer to make the notebook computer have an overall aesthetic appearance. In order to fix the door cover to the casing, a locking component such as a screw is used to lock the door cover to the casing instead of using the above-mentioned latching module to push the door cover out of the casing. Therefore, when the user wants to remove the door cover from the top of the casing, it is necessary to remove the locking member first by using a hand tool, which is quite inconvenient for the user.

The invention provides an electronic device having a battery assembly and A latching module that is pushed out by the door cover.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a housing and a latching module. The housing has a battery assembly and a door cover. The latch module is disposed in the housing. The latch module includes a pusher member and a link. The pusher member is slidably disposed in the housing. The pusher has a moving track. The link is movably assembled to the housing and has a free end. The free end is located on the moving track. When the pusher member is moved to a first position relative to the housing, the free end moves along the moving track by a first path and the pusher member ejects the battery assembly. When the pusher member moves from the first position to the second position relative to the housing, the free end moves a second path along the moving track, and the pusher member ejects the door cover.

In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic device further includes a reset member. The reset member is disposed between the housing and the pusher to reset the pusher relative to the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the free end moves the second path and the pushing member pushes out the door cover, the resetting member resets the pushing member from the second position to a third position relative to the housing, so that the free end edge The moving track moves a third path, the first position being between the third position and the second position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first path, the second path and the third path form a closed path of the moving track.

In an embodiment of the invention, the moving track has a positioning recess. When the pusher member is moved relative to the housing to the first position, the free end is snapped into the positioning recess to position the pusher. When the pusher is pushed by an external force, The free end releases the latching relationship with the positioning recess to move the pusher member from the first position to the second position relative to the housing, and the free end moves the second path along the moving track.

In an embodiment of the invention, the link has a fixed end. The fixed end is pivotally connected to the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the pusher member has a top piece. The door cover has a block. When the free end moves the second path along the moving track, the ejector block presses against the block to push the door cover out of the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the ejector block has a first sliding surface. The block has a second sliding surface. When the free end moves along the second path of the track, the first sliding surface pushes the second sliding surface to push the door cover out of the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the battery assembly is detachably assembled to a battery compartment of the housing. The pusher has an ejector. When the pusher member moves to the first position relative to the housing and the free end moves the first path along the moving track, the ejector pushes the battery assembly such that the battery assembly is pushed out of the battery slot.

In an embodiment of the invention, the pusher member has a push block. The push block is movably disposed through the housing such that the pusher member receives an external force to move relative to the housing via the push block.

Based on the above, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device fixes or ejects the battery assembly and the door cover by the latch module disposed in the housing, and the latch module is a two-stage push-out structure. Therefore, the latching module is designed in such a manner that after the battery assembly is ejected, the door cover can be clamped by the bolt The group was pushed out.

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

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧shell

112‧‧‧Battery components

114‧‧‧ door cover

114a‧‧‧ block

116‧‧‧ battery slot

120‧‧‧Latch module

122‧‧‧Pushing pieces

122a‧‧‧Mobile track

122b‧‧‧ Push block

122c‧‧‧Outing Department

122d‧‧‧Top block

124‧‧‧ Connecting rod

124a‧‧‧Free end

124b‧‧‧ fixed end

130‧‧‧Reset parts

C1‧‧‧First path

C2‧‧‧Second path

C3‧‧‧ third path

H1‧‧‧ positioning depression

F1‧‧‧first sliding surface

F2‧‧‧Second sliding surface

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

P3‧‧‧ third position

FIG. 1A is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1B is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 1A.

Fig. 1C is another partial enlarged view of Fig. 1A.

Fig. 2A is a schematic view showing a part of the components of the electronic device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 2B is a schematic view showing the internal components of the electronic device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 2C is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 2B.

Figure 3A is a schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 2A.

Fig. 3B is a schematic view showing the internal components of the electronic device of Fig. 3A.

Fig. 3C is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 3B.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 2A.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the internal components of the electronic device of Fig. 4.

FIG. 1A is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1B is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 1A. Fig. 1C is another partial enlarged view of Fig. 1A. Fig. 2A is a schematic view showing a part of the components of the electronic device of Fig. 1. Fig. 2B is a schematic view showing the internal components of the electronic device of Fig. 1. Fig. 2C is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 2B. For the sake of clarity, FIG. 2A omits part of the components, while FIGS. 2B and 2C only show partial electronic devices and The dotted line indicates the moving track. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2C , the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a notebook computer and includes a housing 110 and a latch module 120 . The housing 110 has a battery assembly 112 and a door cover 114. The latch module 120 is disposed in the housing 110 for fixing or ejecting the battery assembly 112 and the door cover 114.

In this embodiment, the latch module 120 includes a pushing member 122 and a link 124. The pusher 122 is slidably disposed in the housing 110. The pusher 122 has a moving track 122a. The link 124 is movably assembled to the housing 110. In detail, the link 124 has a free end 124a and a fixed end 124b. The free end 124a of the connecting rod 124 is disposed on the moving rail 122a, and the fixed end 124b of the connecting rod 124 is pivotally connected to the housing 110. Further, the pusher 122 has a push block 122b. The pushing block 122b is movably disposed through the housing 110 such that the pushing member 122 receives an external force to move relative to the housing 110 via the pushing block 122b.

Fig. 3A is a schematic view of the electronic device of Fig. 2A for describing a state in which the battery assembly is pushed out. Fig. 3B is a schematic view showing the internal components of the electronic device of Fig. 3A. Fig. 3C is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 3B. For clarity of illustration, FIG. 3A omits part of the components, while FIGS. 3B and 3C show only partial electronic devices and the moving tracks are indicated by broken lines. Please refer to Figures 3A, 3B and 3C. The battery assembly 112 is detachably assembled to a battery slot 116 of the housing 110. As shown in Fig. 1, the pusher 122 has two ejector portions 122c. When the pushing block 122b of the pushing member 122 moves relative to the housing 110 to a first position P1 as shown in FIG. 3A, the free end 124a of the connecting rod 124 is from the first position. The state shown in FIG. 2B moves a first path C1 along the moving rail 122a to a position as shown in FIG. 3B, and the ejector portion 122c of the pushing member 122 pushes the battery assembly 112 so that the pushing member 122 pushes the battery assembly 112 out of the battery. Outside the slot 116.

In the embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a reset member 130. The reset member 130 is, for example, a spring and is disposed between the housing 110 and the pusher 120 to reset the pusher 120 relative to the housing 110. Further, the above-described moving rail 122a has a positioning recess H1. When the pushing block 122b of the pushing member 122 is moved to the first position P1 with respect to the housing 110 as shown in FIG. 3A, the free end 124a of the link 124 is stuck in the positioning recess H1 as shown in FIG. 3B to be positioned and displaced. Item 122. As such, the push block 122b of the pusher 120 is positioned at the first position P1 without being reset by the reset member 130.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the electronic device of Fig. 2A for describing a state in which the door cover is pushed out. Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the internal components of the electronic device of Fig. 4. For the sake of clarity, FIG. 4 omits part of the components, and FIG. 5 only shows a partial electronic device. Please refer to Figures 4 and 5. When the pusher 122 is pushed by an external force, the free end 124a of the link 124 releases the latching relationship with the positioning recess H1 as shown in FIG. 3B, so that the push block 122b of the pusher 122 can be freely moved relative to the housing 110. The first position P1 shown moves to a second position P2 as shown in FIG. 4, and the free end 124a of the link 124 moves the track 122a to move a second path C2, and the door cover 114 at this time is as shown in FIG. The state shown is ejected.

As such, the electronic device 100 is disposed in the housing 110. The latching module 120 secures or ejects the battery assembly 112 and the door cover 114, and the latching module 120 has a two-stage push-out structure. Therefore, the latching module 120 is designed in such a manner that the pushing member 122 is moved relative to the housing 110 to the first position P1, and after the battery assembly 112 is ejected, the pushing block 122b of the pushing member 122 is opposite to the housing 110. It is possible to continue moving from the first position P1 to the second position P2 and to eject the door cover 114 again.

In detail, the pushing member 122 further has a top block 122d having a first sliding surface F1. The door cover 114 has a block 114a and has a second sliding surface F2. When the free end 124a of the link 124 moves the track 122a to move the second path C2, the ejector block 122d presses the block 114a to cause the first sliding surface F1 to push the second sliding surface F2, so that the door cover 114 is pushed out of the shell Outside the body 110.

In addition, when the free end 124a of the link 124 moves the track 122a to move the second path C2 and the pusher 122 ejects the door cover 114, the reset member 130 can reset the push block 122b from the second position P2 relative to the housing 110. A third position P3 is shown in FIG. 2A, and the free end 124a of the link 124 is moved along the moving rail 122a by a third path C3, wherein the first position P1 is located between the third position P3 and the second position P2. It should be noted that the moving track 122a is, for example, a groove having a closed path, and the first path C1, the second path C2, and the third path C3 form a closed path of the moving track 122a.

In summary, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device fixes or ejects the battery assembly and the door cover by the latch module disposed in the housing, and the latch module is pushed out in two stages. structure. Therefore, the latch module Is designed to move the push member relative to the housing to the first position, and after the battery assembly is ejected, the push member of the latch module can continue to move from the first position to the second position relative to the housing, and Pull the door out.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧shell

112‧‧‧Battery components

114‧‧‧ door cover

114a‧‧‧ block

116‧‧‧ battery slot

120‧‧‧Latch module

122‧‧‧Pushing pieces

122a‧‧‧Mobile track

122b‧‧‧ Push block

122c‧‧‧Outing Department

124‧‧‧ Connecting rod

124a‧‧‧Free end

124b‧‧‧ fixed end

130‧‧‧Reset parts

C1‧‧‧First path

C2‧‧‧Second path

C3‧‧‧ third path

Claims (10)

An electronic device includes: a housing having a battery assembly and a door cover; and a latching module disposed on the housing, the latching module including: a pushing member slidably disposed in the housing The pusher member has a moving track; and a link is movably assembled to the housing and has a free end, wherein the free end is disposed on the moving track, and when the pusher moves relative to the housing to a first In a position, the free end moves along the moving track by a first path, the pushing member ejects the battery assembly, and the free member moves freely from the first position to a second position relative to the housing The end moves a second path along the moving track, and the pushing member pushes out the door cover. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a resetting member disposed between the housing and the pushing member to reset the pushing member relative to the housing. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the free end moves the second path and the pushing member ejects the door cover, the resetting member lifts the pushing member from the second with respect to the housing The position is reset to a third position such that the free end moves along the moving track a third path between the third position and the second position. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first path, the second path, and the third path form a closed path of the moving track. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the moving rail has a positioning recess, the free end when the pushing member moves to the first position relative to the housing a card is placed in the positioning recess to position the pushing member, and when the pushing member is pushed by an external force, the free end releases the locking relationship with the positioning recess, and the pushing member moves from the first position relative to the housing To the second position, and the free end moves the second path along the moving track. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connecting rod has a fixed end, and the fixed end is pivotally connected to the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pusher further has a top block, and the door cover has a block, the top when the free end moves the second path along the moving track The block is pressed against the block to push the door cover out of the housing. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the ejection block has a first sliding surface, and the clamping block has a second sliding surface, and when the free end moves the second path along the moving track The first sliding surface pushes the second sliding surface to push the door cover out of the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the battery assembly is detachably assembled to a battery compartment of the housing, the pushing member having an ejector portion, and the pushing member moves relative to the housing to the housing The first position, and when the free end moves the first path, the ejector pushes the battery assembly to cause the battery assembly to be pushed out of the battery slot. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pushing member has a pushing block, the pushing block is movably disposed through the housing, such that the pushing member receives an external force relative to the housing via the pushing block. mobile.