TWI505066B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

This invention relates to an apparatus, and more particularly to an electronic apparatus.

In recent years, with the development of the technology industry, electronic devices such as notebook computers, tablet computers, and smart phones have frequently appeared in daily life. The types and functions of electronic devices are becoming more diverse, and the convenience and practicality make these electronic devices more popular and can be used for different purposes.

Electronic devices, such as notebook computers, are typically equipped with ports to connect external electronic devices such as external hard drives and network connectors. The port is usually placed on the outside of the notebook to facilitate connecting the external electronics to the port. However, if exposed to an external environment for a long time, the connection provided on the outside of the notebook is easily contaminated with dust. Therefore, a variety of protective covers for shielding the joints are also produced. However, a general protective cover usually switches modes by flipping or sliding to shield or expose the connecting ports, so that the operation of the protective cover is complicated.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a concealed port and having a simple operation.

The electronic device of the present invention comprises a body, at least one connecting port and a protective cover. The body has a connection mounting area. The connection 埠 mounting area is located on one side of the body and adjacent to an upper surface and a side surface of the body, and the side surface abuts the upper surface. The connection port is disposed in the connection area of the body. The protective cover is disposed at the connection port mounting area to shield the connection port, wherein the protection cover is deformed by pressing to expose the connection port, and the cover port is restored by releasing the pressing.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention disposes the protective cover in the connection port mounting area to shield the connection port disposed in the connection port mounting area, and the protection cover is deformed by pressing to expose the connection port, and is released by releasing the pressing. Restore the shadow port. It can be seen that the protective cover can expose or shield the connecting port by pressing or releasing the pressing, so that the connecting port is connected to the external connector or hidden between the protective cover and the connecting port mounting area. Accordingly, the electronic device has a hidden connection and has an easy operation mode.

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

10‧‧‧External connector

100, 100a‧‧‧ electronic devices

110‧‧‧ body

112‧‧‧Connector installation area

114, S1, S2, S3‧‧‧ side

116‧‧‧Upper surface

118‧‧‧ side

120‧‧‧Connector

130, 130a, 130b, 130c‧‧‧ protective cover

132, 132a‧‧‧ top

134, 134b‧‧‧ bottom

136‧‧‧Connection section

140‧‧‧First connector

142, 152‧‧‧ first end

144, 154‧‧‧ second end

150‧‧‧Second connection

D1‧‧‧ deformation direction

D2‧‧‧Insert direction

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in another state.

3A to 3D are partially enlarged schematic views showing the state in which the electronic device of Fig. 1 is switched to use to connect an external connector.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 1.

5 to 7 are partial cross-sectional views of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9A to 9C are partial cross-sectional views showing a state in which the electronic device of Fig. 8 is switched to use.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in another state. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a body 110 , a plurality of connecting ports 120 , and a protective cover 130 . The body 110 has a connection port mounting area 112. The port mounting region 112 is located on the side 114 of the body 110 and adjacent the upper surface 116 and the side surface 118 of the body 110, while the side surface 118 abuts the upper surface 116. The ports 120 are sequentially disposed in the port mounting area 112 of the body 110, but the present invention does not limit the number and arrangement of the ports 120. The protective cover 130 is disposed on the connection 埠 mounting area 112 to shield the connection 埠 120, wherein the protection cover 130 is deformed by pressing to expose the connection 埠 120, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, and restore the shielding connection by releasing the pressing 埠120, as shown in Figure 2 to Figure 1. The electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer (NB), but the present invention does not limit the type of the electronic device 100.

3A to 3D are diagrams showing the electronic device of FIG. A partially enlarged schematic view of the connector. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D and FIG. 4 , in the present embodiment, the connection 埠 mounting area 112 is located on the side 114 of the body 110 and adjacent to the upper surface 116 and the side surface 118 of the body 110 , and the protective cover 130 is disposed on the connection 埠The mounting area 112 shields the port 120 disposed within the port mounting area 112. Thus, the protective cover 130 is adjacent to the upper surface 116 and the side 118 of the body 110. The protective cover 130 is deformed by pressing to expose the port 120 so that the port 120 is connected to the external connector 10 as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the protective cover 130 includes a top portion 132 and a bottom portion 134 that abuts the top portion 132. The bottom portion 134 is disposed on the connection side mounting area 112 and is fixed to the side surface 118 of the body 110, and the top portion 132 is disposed on the connection side mounting area 112 and adjacent to the upper surface 116 to shield the connection port 120, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 4. The shape of the bottom portion 134 can be adjusted according to the shape of the side surface 118 of the body 110, and the shape of the top portion 132 can be adjusted according to the shape of the upper surface 116 of the body 110, so that the protective cover 130 and the side 114 of the body 110 are adjusted. Has a consistent appearance. At this point, the protective cover 130 can be deformed by pressing the top 132 toward the bottom 134 to expose the port 120 from the top 132, as shown in Figures 3A-3B.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the top portion 132 of the protective cover 130 has three sides S1 and S2 and S3, the sides S1 and S2 correspond to each other, and the side S3 corresponds to the bottom 134. The three sides S1 and S2 and S3 of the top 132 of the protective cover 130 are not connected to the upper surface 116. In addition, the top portion 132 has two connecting segments 136, respectively Located on opposite sides S1 and S2 of the top 132. The top portion 132 of the protective cover 130 is made of a hard material such as metal or plastic, and the bottom portion 134 and the two connecting portions 136 are made of an elastic material such as a rubber. Therefore, when the protective cover 130 is pressed toward the bottom portion 134 by pressing the top portion 132 toward the bottom portion 134, the bottom portion 134 of the elastic material and the two connecting portions 136 are deformed to expose the connecting jaw 120 from the top portion 132. At this time, the top portion 132 of the hard material is not deformed so that the joint 120 is uniformly exposed to the joint mounting region 112 as shown in FIG. 3B.

In other embodiments, the top portion 132 of the protective cover 130 is disposed on the connection port mounting region 112 and is secured to the upper surface 116 of the body 110 with opposite side edges S1 and S2 of the top portion 132 to shield the port 120. In other words, only the side S3 of the top portion 132 of the protective cover 130 is not fixed to the upper surface 116, and the opposite side edges S1 and S2 and the bottom portion 134 of the top portion 132 of the protective cover 130 are fixed to the body 110. At this time, the protective cover 130 is deformed by pressing the top portion 132 to expose the connection port 120 from the top portion 132 with respect to the side S3 of the bottom portion 134. It can be seen that the top portion 132 can be used to shield the connection port 120 and is not completely fixed to the upper surface 116, and can be deformed by pressing to expose the connection from the side of the top portion 132 that is not fixed to the upper surface 116. In the present invention, the present invention does not limit that the side edges of the top portion 132 are fixed to the upper surface 116 or the side edges are not fixed to the upper surface 116.

Referring to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D, in the embodiment, the protective cover 130 can be deformed by pressing by the external connector 10 to expose the connecting port 120, so that the external connector 10 is adapted to be inserted into the connecting port 120, as shown in FIG. 3C is shown. After the protective cover 130 is deformed by pressing to expose the connection port 120, the external connector 10 can The connection port 120 is inserted to be connected to the port 120, and the protective cover 130 maintains the exposure port 120 via the external connector 10 inserted into the port 120 to maintain the exposed port 120, as shown in FIG. 3D.

It can be seen that the electronic device 100 can connect the external connector 10 to the connection port 120 after the protection cover 130 is deformed by, for example, pressing the finger with the user to expose the connection port 120, as shown in FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B and FIG. As shown in FIG. 3D, after the protective cover 130 is deformed by the pressing of the external connector 10 to expose the connection port 120, the external connector 10 is connected to the connection port 120, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3C and 3D. . After the external connector 10 is inserted into the connector 120, the external connector 10 can press the protective cover 130 to maintain the exposed port 120 to prevent the elastic cover member 130 from rebounding due to material properties and affecting the external connector 10 and the port. 120 connection relationship.

Further, in the present embodiment, the protective cover 130 is deformed in the deformation direction D1 by pressing (for example, the user presses with the finger or the external connector 10) to expose the connection port 120, as shown in FIG. 3B or FIG. 3C. The external connector 10 is adapted to be inserted into the port 120 in the insertion direction D2, and the deformation direction D1 is perpendicular to the insertion direction D2, but the invention is not limited thereto. When the external connector 10 inserted into the port 120 is removed from the port 120, the protective cover 130 made of an elastic material automatically recovers the shielding port 120 by the restoring force provided by the material property thereof by releasing the pressing, as shown in FIG. 3D. As shown in Figure 3A. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 has a hidden connection port 120 and has an easy operation mode.

5 to 7 are partial cross-sections of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure. Referring first to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the protective cover 130a has a top portion 132a and a bottom portion 134, and the protective cover 130a includes a top portion 132a and a bottom portion 134, both of which are elastic materials, so that the protective cover 130a can be deformed more. Referring to FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the protective cover 130b has a top portion 132a and a bottom portion 134b. The top portion 132a of the protective cover 130b is made of an elastic material, and the bottom portion 134b of the protective cover 130b is an elastic material having a memory material. Therefore, after the protective cover 130b is deformed by pressing to expose the connection port 120, the bottom portion 134b of the protective cover 130b can be temporarily deformed by the material properties of the memory material to prevent the bottom portion 134b of the protective cover 130b from immediately rebounding. The connection relationship between the connection port 120 and the external connector 10 is affected.

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 7. In this embodiment, the protective cover 130c is disposed on the side of the connecting body 112 and fixed to the side of the body 110 (not shown in FIG. 7 , and the side 118 shown in FIG. 3A can be referred to. The cover 130c is partially shielded from the upper surface 116 of the body 110 by the protective cover 130c to shield a portion of the connection port 112, and the protective cover 130c is deformed by pressing to completely expose the port 120. In other words, the protective cover 130c has only the bottom 134, and the bottom 134 is fixed to the side of the body 110. The protective cover 130c is made of an elastic material and can be deformed by pressing to completely expose the connecting jaw 120. Therefore, the present invention does not limit the shape and material of the protective cover.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 9A to 9C are partial cross-sectional views showing a state in which the electronic device of Fig. 8 is switched to use. Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 a further includes a first connecting member 140 and a second connecting member 150 . The first connecting member 140 is disposed on the upper surface of the body 110 The face 116 is adjacent to the connection port mounting area 112. The second connecting member 150 is disposed on the protective cover 130, for example, the top surface 132 and corresponds to the first connecting member 140, as shown in FIG. There is a temporary connection between the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150, so that the protective cover 130 shields the connecting port 120 via the temporary connection between the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150, and is released by pressing Temporarily connected and deformed to expose the port 120, as shown in Figures 9A-9C.

Specifically, in the embodiment, one of the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150 is a magnetizing element, such as a permanent magnet, and the other of the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150 It is another magnetized element or a magnetizable element such as an iron piece. Therefore, the temporary connection between the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150 is magnetic, but the present invention does not limit the types and embodiments of the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150.

In this embodiment, the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 150 are all magnetized components, such as permanent magnets. The first end 142 of the first connecting member 140 is the same magnetic as the first end 152 of the second connecting member 150, for example, an N pole, and the second end 144 of the first connecting member 140 and the second end of the second connecting member 150 The end 154 is of the same magnetic nature, such as the S pole, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Therefore, when the protective cover 130 shields the connecting jaw 120, the first end 142 of the first connecting member 140 and the second end 154 of the second connecting member 150 are brought close to each other to generate magnetic attraction, so that the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 140 The connectors 150 have a temporary connection therebetween, and the protective cover 130 shields the port 120 via a temporary connection, as shown in FIG. 9A. When the protective cover 130 shields the connection port 120, the protective cover 130 can be demagnetized by pressing The deformation is absorbed and exposed to expose the port 120, as shown in Figure 9B. At this time, the first connecting member 140 is spaced apart from the second connecting member 150 without a temporary connection.

When the port 120 is not required to be used, the protective cover 130 restores the shielding port 120 via the magnetic force after the pressing is released. Further, when the protective cover 130 is released from pressing, the second end 144 of the magnetically different first connecting member 140 attracts the first end 152 of the second connecting member 150 to raise the protective cover 130 and gradually restore the shielding connection.埠120, as shown in Fig. 9C. In addition, the protective cover 130 rebounds through the material properties such that the first end 142 of the first connector 140 corresponds to the first end 152 of the second connector 150 of the protective cover 130 that is gradually rising, thereby making the first connection The member 140 repels the second connector 150. At this time, the second connecting member 150 drives the protective cover 130 to restore the shielding connection 120 by the repulsive force with the first connecting member 140, as shown in FIG. 9C and FIG. 9A, and the first connecting member 140 and the second connecting member 140 The connector 150 simultaneously restores the temporary connection to restore the shield port 120 via magnetic attraction. Accordingly, the electronic device 100a has a hidden connection port 120 and has an easy operation mode.

In summary, the electronic device of the present invention disposes the protective cover in the connection port mounting area to shield the connection port disposed in the connection port mounting area, and the protection cover is deformed by pressing to expose the connection port, and is released. Press to restore the shadow port. In addition, the electronic device can also assist the protective cover to expose or shield the connection port via a temporary connection between the first connector and the second connector. It can be seen that the protective cover can expose or shield the connecting port by pressing or releasing the pressing, so that the connecting port is connected to the external connector or hidden between the protective cover and the connecting port mounting area. Accordingly, the electronic device has a hidden connection and has an easy operation mode.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧ body

112‧‧‧Connector installation area

114‧‧‧ Side

116‧‧‧Upper surface

118‧‧‧ side

120‧‧‧Connector

130‧‧‧ protective cover

Claims (12)

An electronic device comprising: a body having a connection mounting area, the connection area is located on one side of the body and adjacent to an upper surface and a side of the body, and the side surface abuts the upper surface; a connection port disposed in the connection port mounting area of the body; and a protective cover disposed on the connection port mounting area to shield the connection port, wherein the protection cover is deformed by pressing to expose the connection port, And the connection is restored by releasing the pressing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protective cover is deformed by pressing by an external connector to expose the connection port, so that the external connector is adapted to be inserted into the connection port, and the protection is The cover presses the protective cover via the external connector inserted into the connection port to maintain exposure of the connection port. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the protective cover is deformed in a deforming direction by pressing the external connector to expose the connecting port, so that the external connector is adapted to be inserted along an insertion direction. The port is inserted and the direction of deformation is perpendicular to the direction of insertion. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protective cover is disposed on the connection mounting area and is fixed to the side of the main body, so that the protective cover shields a portion of the connection mounting area from the The upper surface of the body exposes a portion of the joint, and the protective cover is deformed by pressing to completely expose the joint. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protective cover comprises a top portion and a bottom portion adjacent to the top portion, the bottom portion being disposed on the connecting jaw mounting area and fixed to the side surface of the body, and the top portion And being disposed adjacent to the upper surface to shield the connection port, the protective cover being deformed by pressing the top toward the bottom to expose the connection port from the top. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the top portion is disposed on the connection port mounting region and is fixed to the upper surface of the body with opposite side edges of the top portion to shield the connection port, and the protection The cover is deformed by pressing the top to expose the joint from one side of the top relative to the bottom. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the top portion has two connecting segments respectively located on opposite sides of the top portion, the top of the protective cover is a hard material, and the bottom is connected to the two The segment is an elastic material. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the bottom portion is an elastic material having a memory material. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protective cover is made of an elastic material. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first connecting member and a second connecting member, the first connecting member being disposed on the upper surface of the body and adjacent to the connecting and mounting region, The second connecting member is disposed on the protective cover and corresponding to the first connecting member, so that the protective cover shields the connecting raft via a temporary connection between the first connecting member and the second connecting member, and is pressed The temporary connection is released and deformed to expose the connection. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein one of the first connecting member and the second connecting member is a magnetizing element, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member are another It is another magnetized component or a magnetizable element. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the temporary connection between the first connecting member and the second connecting member is magnetic, the protective cover is demagnetized by pressing and deformed to expose The connection is 埠, and the connection 埠 is restored by the magnetic attraction after the pressing is released.