TWI505071B - Coupling mechanism and electronic product having the same - Google Patents

Description

Combined mechanism and electronic product with combined mechanism

The invention relates to a bonding mechanism, in particular to a combination of an electronic device and a base, and can strengthen the bonding mechanism for fixing the electronic device when the electronic device is turned over relative to the base.

With the rapid development of technology, tablets and smart phones have gradually replaced notebook computers. Tablet PCs and smart phones are easy to carry, although they are light and thin. However, in actual use, the operation of the two can be maintained by holding the hand to keep the display surface upright or inclined, which is beneficial to the user's line of sight. Conventional notebook computers that used to be flat on the table or lap but still keep the display surface upright or slanted are not in keeping with the habits and ergonomics of the average user. In addition, most users are still accustomed to operating with a physical keyboard during the processing of documents. Therefore, in order to make the user easier to use for a long time and to facilitate the processing of documents, various forms of support bases have been successively carried out. Health.

As shown in FIG. 1A, it represents an existing electronic product. The electronic product 90 includes an electronic device 91 and a base 92, and the electronic device 91 can be detachably coupled to the base 92. In the prior art, in order to keep the electronic device 91 in an upright or oblique state after the base 92 is coupled, the base 92 is provided with a high friction rotating mechanism. In contrast, when the user flips the electronic device 91, it is necessary to apply a force greater than the friction force, and the electronic device 91 can be turned over. Because the friction is very large, the electronic device 91 is easily separated from the base 92 by the user's excessive force during the turning process. Generally, such products usually have a hook 924 on the base 92 and used for The latch 923 of the hook is moved to snap the electronic device 91 by the hook 924. When the user wants to remove the electronic device 91 from the base 92, the latch 923 must be manually moved first, so that the hook 924 no longer latches the electronic device 91 (as shown in FIG. 1B). The electronic device 91 can be removed from the base 92. This structural design, which cannot be separated by one hand or a single action, lacks intuitive and immediate use for the user.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a bonding mechanism for combining an electronic device and a base, and for enhancing the fixing of the electronic device when the electronic device is turned over with respect to the base.

In order to achieve the primary object of the present invention, the present invention The bonding mechanism is used to combine the electronic device and the base, wherein the electronic device includes at least one buttonhole. The bonding mechanism of the present invention includes at least one fixing member, a bracket, a first link, and at least a second link.

The fixing member is used to fix the electronic device. The bracket is connected to the base. The first link is movably connected to the bracket; and when the electronic device moves toward the at least one fixing member, the first link is moved from a first position to a second position. The second link is movably connected to the first link, and the second link includes a buckle portion; when the first link is in the first position, the buckle portion does not snap into the buckle hole, and when the first link Moving to the second position, the first link drives the second link to move, so that the buckle portion is caught in the buckle hole, so that the electronic device is buckled by the buckle portion.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the bonding mechanism of the invention further comprises at least one elastic element. The elastic element is coupled to the second link, and the elastic element is used to move the buckle portion away from the buckle hole.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a magnet is disposed in the electronic device, and the fixing member of the bonding mechanism of the present invention is a magnet different from the magnetic pole of the magnet.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the fixing member of the coupling mechanism of the present invention is coupled to the first link. When the fixture secures the electronic device and the electronic device is moved toward the fixture, the electronic device can push the first link to move from the first position to the second position.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the invention The fixing member of the coupling mechanism is connected to the bracket. When the magnet of the electronic device is close to the fixing member, the magnetic device moves in the direction of the firmware by magnetic attraction, so that the electronic device pushes the first link to move from the first position to the second position.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the second link of the bonding mechanism of the present invention includes a guide groove, and the first link includes at least one protrusion. The boss is movably connected to the guide groove, and the guide groove is configured to move the second link to move in a second direction when the first link moves in a first direction to move from the first position to the second position Wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

The electronic product of the present invention includes an electronic device having a buttonhole, a base, and the aforementioned bonding mechanism.

1‧‧‧Combined institutions

10‧‧‧ bracket

11‧‧‧Upper slider

20‧‧‧First Link

21‧‧‧ Lower slider

22‧‧‧Bump

23‧‧‧ slotting

30‧‧‧Fixed parts

40‧‧‧Second link

41‧‧‧Snap Department

411‧‧‧ lead angle

42‧‧‧Guide

50‧‧‧Flexible components

90‧‧‧Electronic products

91‧‧‧Electronic devices

911‧‧‧ magnet

912‧‧‧ buttonhole

92‧‧‧Base

921‧‧‧Rotating mechanism

924‧‧‧ hook

923‧‧‧Latch

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

FIG. 1A is a prior art electronic product showing a snap hole of a base stuck into an electronic device.

Figure 1B is a prior art electronic product showing that the hook of the base is not snapped into the buttonhole of the electronic device.

2 is a partial schematic view of an electronic product according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the coupling mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the coupling mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention, showing the first link in a first position.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the bonding mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention A view indicating that the first link is in the second position.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional operation of the coupling mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the coupling mechanism of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a partial schematic view of an electronic product in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the coupling mechanism of the second embodiment of the present invention, showing the first link in the first position.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the coupling mechanism of the second embodiment of the present invention, showing the first link in the second position.

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional operation of the coupling mechanism of the second embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

First, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 for a schematic structural view of the coupling mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic product 90 of the present invention includes an electronic device 91, a base 92, and a coupling mechanism 1. The electronic device 91 includes a pair of magnets 911 and a pair of button holes 912. In the specific embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 91 is a tablet computer, but the invention is not limited thereto. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the base 92 includes a pair of rotating mechanisms 921 for rotating the electronic device 91 with the base 92. After the fixing is fixed, it can rotate relative to the base 92 and support the electronic device 91 to stand up.

The bonding mechanism 1 of the present invention is disposed in the base 92, and the bonding mechanism 1 is used to combine the electronic device 91 with the base 92. As shown in FIG. 3, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the coupling mechanism 1 of the present invention includes a bracket 10, a first link 20, a pair of fixing members 30, a pair of second links 40, and a pair of elastic Element 50.

In the first embodiment of the invention, the bracket 10 is coupled to a rotating mechanism 921, wherein the bracket 10 includes a pair of upper sliders 11.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the first link 20 includes a pair of lower sliders 21 and a pair of protrusions 22, wherein the lower protrusions 21 are used for engaging the upper sliders 11 and the lower sliders 21 is slidable relative to the upper slider 11 such that the first link 20 is movably coupled to the bracket 10.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member 30 is connected to the first connecting rod 20, and the fixing member 30 is a magnet different from the magnetic pole of the magnet 911, so as to be adsorbed on the electron by the principle of magnet magnetic anisotropic attraction. A magnet 911 in the device 91 is used to fix the electronic device 91.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the second links 40 each include a latching portion 41 and a guiding slot 42. The latching portion 41 is configured to be inserted into the buttonhole 912 of the electronic device 91 to strengthen the fixing of the electronic device 91 by the bonding mechanism 1. The latching portion 41 is provided with a lead angle 411. The stud of the first link 20 22 is used to pass through the guide groove 42 and is movable in the guide groove 42 to movably connect the first link 20 and the second link 40 to each other. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the guiding groove 42 is a rectangle, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment of the invention, the elastic member 50 is coupled to the second link 40 for imparting an elastic force to the second link 40. In the specific implementation of the present invention, the elastic member 50 is a telescopic spring, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 for the operation of the combination mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention, and please continue to refer to FIG. 3 together.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the electronic device 91 can be coupled to the base 92 through the magnetic attraction of the fixing member 30 of the coupling mechanism 1. When the electronic device 91 is not stressed, the first link 20 is located at the first position. Position P1. When the first link 20 is located at the first position P1, the latching portions 41 of the two second links 40 do not get caught in the button holes 912 of the electronic device 91.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, when the user wants to open the electronic device 91 or the electronic device 91 has been opened and is to be turned over, the user only needs to move the electronic device 91 toward the fixing member 30 by about 2 In millimeters (mm), the first link 20 originally positioned at the first position P1 is moved in the first direction (as indicated by the arrow F1) to the second position P2 by the passage of the electronic device 91, that is, It is shown that the distance from the first position P1 to the second position P2 is substantially 2 mm. and During the movement of the first link 20, since the extending direction of the long side of the guide groove 42 is not parallel to the first direction, and the closer to the fixing member 30, the smaller the distance between the guide groove 42 and the rotating mechanism 921 is, therefore, the first In the case where the connecting rod 20 has been restricted to move only in the first direction, the design of the guide groove 42 causes the stud 22 to move the second link 40 in the second direction during the movement of the first link 20 (eg, arrow F2) The displacement of the latching portion 41 is inserted into the buttonhole 912 of the electronic device 91, so that the latching portion 41 can snap the electronic device 91. Then, the electronic device 91 is turned over during continuous application of force, so that the electronic device 91 can be flipped when the buckle portion 41 is buckled.

When the user no longer applies the pushing force to the electronic device 91, the second link 40 is displaced in the direction of the rotating mechanism 921 by the elastic force of the elastic member 50, so that the latching portion 41 is separated from the buttonhole 912. .

Next, please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 for a schematic structural view of a coupling mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the second embodiment of the present invention, unlike the first embodiment, the fixing member 30 is coupled to the bracket 10, and the first link 20 is provided with a pair of slots 23. The slot 23 is used to prevent the first link 20 from being shielded from the fixture 30 when connected to the bracket 10 (as shown in FIG. 8).

Finally, please refer to FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 for the operation of the coupling mechanism of the second embodiment of the present invention, and please continue to refer to FIG. 7 together.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device 91 is not coupled to the base 92, the first link 20 is positioned at the first position P1 due to the elastic force of the elastic member 50. When the magnet 911 disposed in the electronic device 91 is close to the fixing member 30 of the base 92, the electronic device 91 moves toward the fixing member 30 due to the magnetic attraction of the magnet; the movement process before being adsorbed by the fixing member 30 In the electronic device 91, the first link 20 is moved by about 2 mm in the same direction (as indicated by the arrow F1), and the first link 20 is moved to the second position P2. During the movement of the first link 20, the two second links 40 are respectively moved in the directions indicated by the arrows F2 and F3, so that the latching portion 41 is caught in the buttonhole 912 of the electronic device 91, thereby utilizing the buckle. The portion 41 snaps the electronic device 91. Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, once the fixing member 30 fixes the electronic device 91 to be coupled with the base 92, the locking portion 41 automatically snaps into the fastening hole 912 without waiting for the user. Go on.

As apparent from the above description, the coupling mechanism 1 on the base 92 of the electronic product 1 of the present invention is mainly coupled to the fixed electronic device 91 by means of magnetic attraction and by means of snap hooking. In the first embodiment of the present invention, after the electronic device 91 is coupled to the base 92, since the bonding between the two is only through the adsorption of the magnet, the user only needs to remove the electronic device 91 from the base 92. The electronic device 91 can be removed by applying a force greater than a magnetic force with one hand. And when the user flips the electronic device 91, by the aforementioned mention The mechanism of the latching portion 41 is inserted into the latching hole 911 when the electronic device 91 is turned over, so as to strengthen the fixing between the electronic device 91 and the base 92, so as to prevent the electronic device 91 from coming off the base due to excessive force applied during the flipping. 92. In the second embodiment of the present invention, although the latching portion 41 is automatically engaged in the latching hole 911 after the electronic device 91 is coupled to the base 92, since the latching portion 41 is provided with a lead angle in the present invention 411, which is only used as an auxiliary fixing, so that the locking portion 41 does not jam the electronic device 91 after being inserted into the fastening hole 911; the user only needs to apply more than the magnetic force and the locking portion 41 to buckle the electronic The force of the engaging force of the device 91 can remove the electronic device 91 from the base 92, and the separation of the electronic device 91 from the base 92 can be completed in a single operation.

In summary, the present invention is a breakthrough in terms of its purpose, means and efficacy, and it is different from the characteristics of the prior art. It is a great breakthrough for the reviewer to ask for an early patent, and to benefit the society. Debian. It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and its advantages, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Modifications and variations of the embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be as described in the scope of the patent application to be described later.

1‧‧‧Combined institutions

10‧‧‧ bracket

11‧‧‧Upper slider

20‧‧‧First Link

21‧‧‧ Lower slider

22‧‧‧Bump

30‧‧‧Fixed parts

40‧‧‧Second link

41‧‧‧Snap Department

411‧‧‧ lead angle

42‧‧‧Guide

50‧‧‧Flexible components

921‧‧‧Rotating mechanism

Claims (10)

A combination structure for combining an electronic device and a base, wherein the electronic device includes at least one buttonhole and a magnet, the bonding structure comprising: at least one fixing member for fixing the electronic device, the at least one fixing member is a magnet different from the magnetic pole of the magnet; a bracket connecting the base, the at least one fixing member being coupled to the bracket; a first connecting rod movably connecting the bracket, the magnet of the electronic device Adjacent to the at least one fixing member, the electronic device is moved toward the at least one fixing member by magnetic attraction, so that the electronic device pushes the first connecting rod from a first position to a second position; And the at least one second link is movably connected to the first link, the at least one second link includes a buckle portion, and when the first link is located at the first position, the buckle portion is not stuck When the first link moves to the second position, the first link drives the at least one second link to move, so that the buckle portion is snapped into the buckle hole to buckle the first link Electronic device. The bonding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the at least one fixing member is coupled to the first link, and the at least one fixing member fixes the electronic device, and the electronic device faces the at least one fixing member Upon transition, the electronic device pushes the first link from the first position to the second position. The combination machine as described in claim 1 or 2 The structure further includes at least one elastic element connected to the at least one second link for the buckle portion to be separated from the buckle hole. The combination mechanism of claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one second link comprises a guide groove, the first link comprises at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion is movably connected to the guide a slot for causing the protrusion to move the at least one second link in a second direction when the first link moves in a first direction and moves from the first position to the second position, The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The bonding mechanism of claim 1 or 2, wherein the distance from the first position to the second position is substantially 2 mm. An electronic product comprising: an electronic device comprising at least one buttonhole and a magnet; a base; and a coupling structure for coupling the electronic device and the base, the bonding structure comprising: at least one fixing member for fixing In the electronic device, the at least one fixing member is a magnet different from the magnetic pole of the magnet; a bracket is connected to the base, and the at least one fixing member is connected to the bracket; a first connecting rod is movably connected The bracket, when the magnet of the electronic device is adjacent to the at least one fixing member, is magnetically attracted to move the electronic device toward the at least one firmware, so that the electronic device pushes the first link by a first Move to a position a second position; and at least one second link movably connecting the first link, the at least one second link comprising a buckle portion, the buckle being located when the first link is located at the first position The first link is moved to the second position, and the first link drives the at least one second link to move, so that the buckle portion is engaged in the buckle hole, The buckle is used to buckle the electronic device. The electronic product of claim 6, wherein the at least one fixing member is coupled to the first link, and the at least one fixing member fixes the electronic device, and the electronic device faces the at least one fixing member Upon transition, the electronic device pushes the first link from the first position to the second position. The electronic product of claim 6 or 7, wherein the bonding mechanism further comprises at least one elastic component, the at least one elastic component being coupled to the at least one second link for causing the buckle to exit The buttonhole is in the middle. The electronic product of claim 6 or 7, wherein the at least one second link comprises a guide groove, the first link comprises at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion is movably connected to the guide a slot for causing the protrusion to move the at least one second link in a second direction when the first link moves in a first direction and moves from the first position to the second position, The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The electronic product of claim 6 or 7, wherein the distance from the first location to the second location is substantially 2 millimeters.