TWI530626B - Slip structure - Google Patents

Description

Slip structure

This case relates to the field of slip structures, especially a slip structure with two-way slip function.

Pressing the sliding structure is more common in our life, that is, the sliding mobile phone of 3C electronic products, for example, the upper cover of the mobile phone usually has a screen as a display device, and the base of the mobile phone is provided as an input. The operating panel of the unit.

In operation, the upper cover can be covered by the sliding mode, so as to cover the cover state of the operation panel, thereby reducing the volume of the mobile phone. On the other hand, when the upper cover is further stretched by slipping, the operating state of the operation panel is exposed.

In addition to the basic stretching and superposing functions, the foregoing sliding structure can, if the sliding structure can be automated to some extent, for example, at least between the fixing member and the sliding member of the sliding structure. A torsion spring, when the sliding member is slid to a specific position, can automatically continue the sliding operation to the positioning without the full participation of the human hand, so that the sliding structure is more convenient in use.

However, the aforementioned sliding structure only provides a single-direction sliding function, so that the space utilization between the upper cover and the base is limited, and the user cannot provide more operational changes.

Based on the lack of a single slip direction of the aforementioned slip structure, the relevant industry and the development of a slip structure having a sliding and rotating function, such as the patent application No. M354956 of the applicant of the present application, "positionable and rotatable" As an example, a slide rail type hinge device has a first torsion spring disposed between a sliding plate and a rotating base, and a second twist The spring is disposed between the sliding plate and a fixing seat. The fixing seat is provided with a pair of guide rails for sliding the sliding plate, and the rotating base is provided with a pivot pivoting the sliding plate. By pushing the rotating base for a short distance, the rotating base is automatically slid to the positioning and rotated by the release of the first and second torsion springs, so as to change the rotating base and the sliding plate relative to the fixing The position of the seat to overcome the lack of the conventional slip structure.

However, the above-mentioned slide rail type provides a single slip direction and a function of rotating 90 degrees, which is not a true two-way, such as a horizontal and vertical slip function. Therefore, how to provide a slip structure has a two-way slip function, so it is a bottleneck that the relevant industry needs to break through.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a sliding structure having a first direction, such as a horizontal direction and a second direction, such as a vertical two-way sliding function, such that the upper cover of the 3C electronic product using the sliding structure and the base Space can be fully utilized to provide users with more operational changes.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a sliding structure in which one or more positioning portions are disposed in the first and second directions, so that the upper cover of the 3C electronic product using the sliding structure can be selectively moved relative to the base. Sliding and positioning in the first or second direction.

In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the technical means adopted in the present invention includes: a first sliding member, a second sliding member and a fixing member, wherein the first sliding member is provided with a slider, and the slider further comprises a An elastic locating member, the second sliding member defines a first sliding slot for the slider to pass through in a first direction, and the fixing member is provided with a second sliding slot corresponding to the first sliding slot position, the first and second The two ends of the chute have a starting point and a ending point, and the ending point of the second chute is connected to a third chute in a second direction, and each end of the third chute has a top dead center and a lower point. a stop point; the slider slides along the first direction in the first and second chutes, and the slider is further slidable in the second direction in the third chute by The resilient locator is selectively joined to each point to form a locating.

1‧‧‧First slide

11‧‧‧First channel

12‧‧‧ Slider

121‧‧‧Axis hole

13‧‧‧Contact hole

14‧‧‧First shaft bolt

15‧‧‧Flexible positioning parts

151‧‧‧ positioning beads

152‧‧‧ Telescopic spring

153‧‧‧End seals

16‧‧‧ buckle groove

2‧‧‧Second slide

21‧‧‧First rail

22‧‧‧Second rail

23‧‧‧First chute

231‧‧‧ starting point

232‧‧‧End point

24‧‧‧Second shaft bolt

3‧‧‧torsion spring

31‧‧‧ first end

32‧‧‧second end

4‧‧‧Fixed parts

41‧‧‧Second guiding channel

42‧‧‧Second chute

421‧‧‧ starting point

422‧‧‧End point

43‧‧‧third chute

431‧‧‧top stop

432‧‧‧ bottom dead center

44‧‧‧ Backplane

441‧‧‧ Positioning Department

5‧‧‧Abrasion parts

51‧‧‧ rail slot

52‧‧‧ buckle

In order to further reveal the specific technical content of the present case, first refer to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding structure of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sliding structure of the present embodiment; FIG. 3 is the sliding view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the position of the starting point of the sliding structure in the first direction; FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 taken along line AA; And Figure 6 is a plan view of the sliding structure shown in Figure 2 in a second direction and adjusted to position.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the sliding structure of the present case comprises a first sliding member 1, a second sliding member 2, a torsion spring 3, and a fixing member 4.

A pair of first guiding slots 11 are oppositely disposed on the top and bottom ends of the first sliding member 1 , and a slider 12 is mounted behind the first sliding member 1 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the front side of the first sliding member 1 is A circular through hole 13 is provided for the slider 12 to be attached. In addition, the first sliding member 1 is fixed to the back surface of the first sliding member 1 by a first shaft bolt 14 , and an elastic positioning is arranged on the back side of the slider 12 . The elastic positioning member 15 includes a positioning bead 151, a telescopic spring 152, and an end seal 153. The slider 12 defines a shaft hole 121 for the elastic positioning member 15 to be axially opened, so that the positioning bead 151 can be elastically exposed or retracted from the rear end opening of the shaft hole 121 of the slider 12, and the end is The sealing member 153 is attached to the front end opening of the shaft hole 121, and the front end opening is closed to elastically adjust the elastic force of the telescopic spring 152.

The top and bottom ends of the second sliding member 2 are oppositely provided with a pair of first guide rails 21, and the left and right ends are oppositely provided with a pair of second guide rails 22, and the second sliding member 2 corresponds to the sliding of the slider 12. A first sliding slot 23 is defined in a direction, for example, a horizontal direction, and the first sliding slot 23 has a starting point 231 and a ending point 232 at two ends. Wherein the pair of first rails 21 and the first The sliding slot 23 is respectively inserted into the pair of first guiding slots 11 and the slider 12, so that the pair of first guiding slots 11 and the pair of first guiding rails 21 that are sleeved with each other are respectively in the first and second sliding members 1. The top and bottom ends are oppositely formed with a pair of first sliding rails to form a guiding function, so that the first sliding member 1 can perform a first direction in front of the second sliding member 2, such as horizontal sliding. .

Furthermore, the second sliding member 2 is fixed to the front side of the second sliding member 2 by a second shaft pin 24, so that the torsion spring 3 is disposed on the first and the second Between the two sliders 1, 2.

The torsion spring 3 has a continuous wave shape and has an effect of being able to slide horizontally with the first slider 1 to generate energy storage or release energy.

The left and right ends of the fixing member 4 are oppositely disposed with a pair of second guiding slots 41 for inserting the pair of second guiding rails 22, so that the pair of second guiding rails 22 and the pair of second guiding slots 41 which are sleeved with each other are respectively The second sliding member 2 forms a pair of second sliding rails opposite to the left and right ends of the fixing member 4, thereby forming a guiding action, and the surface of the fixing member 4 corresponds to the position of the first sliding slot 23 and the first direction, for example, horizontal. A second sliding slot 42 is defined, and the second sliding slot 42 has a starting point 421 and an ending point 422 at the two ends of the horizontal sliding slot 42 as the first sliding member 2 horizontally slides on the second sliding member 2 The end point 422 is connected to a third sliding slot 43 in a second direction, for example, vertically. The third sliding slot 43 has a top dead center 431 and a bottom dead center 432 at the two ends. As the second sliding member 2, the two ends of the fixing member 4 are vertically slid.

In addition, the back surface of the fixing member 4 is further connected with a backing plate 44. The backing plate 44 is provided with a plurality of positioning portions 441, that is, the backing plate 44 corresponds to the starting point 231 of the first and second sliding slots 23 and 42. A positioning portion 441, such as a circular positioning hole, is provided at each of the positions 421 and the end points 232, 422 and the third and fourth sliding grooves 43 and 432, for example, for positioning pins 151 of the positioning member 15 to be buckled. And positioning, so that the first sliding member 1 can be horizontally slid and positioned on the first sliding slot 23 of the second sliding member 2 and the second sliding slot 42 of the fixing member 4, and the first and the first The two sliding members 1, 2 can be vertically slid and positioned on the third sliding slot 43 of the fixing member 4. As shown in Figure 1, the order is fixed The position portions 441 are respectively disposed at the upper and lower dead ends 431 and 432 and the starting point 421 and the end point 422, so that the first and second sliding members 1 and 2 can be slid in the third position of the fixing member 4. The positioning of the three-point position on the groove 43 can also make the first sliding member 1 form a position of the two-point position on the second sliding groove 42.

Furthermore, one or more positioning portions 441 may be further disposed between the starting point 421 and the ending point 422 of the second sliding slot 42 and between the upper and lower dead centers 431 and 432 of the third sliding slot 43. For example, the positioning holes are selectively joined to the positioning portions 441 by the elastic positioning members 15 to form a multi-point positioning effect.

In particular, the positioning portions 441 may be directly disposed on the inner walls of the second sliding groove 42 and the third sliding groove 43 of the fixing member 4, that is, the second and third sliding grooves 42 and 43 are not The hollow groove design runs through the fixing member 4. In addition, the present invention is disposed through the back plate 44 of the fixing member 4, so that the torsion spring 3 is an optional component member, that is, the setting of the torsion spring 3 is reduced, so that the sliding structure of the case still has a two-way sliding and positioning function. However, the torsion spring 3 is matched with the points 421, 422 and/or the positioning portion 441 of the second sliding slot 42 to further improve the positioning effect.

In addition, in order to increase the slidability and wear resistance between the pair of first slide rails, for example, the first guide groove 11 and the first guide rail 21, and the pair of second slide rails, for example, the second guide groove 41 and the second guide rail 22 Therefore, each of the first and second guiding grooves 11 and 41 is fixed with a wear-resistant member 5 having a rail groove 51, and each of the rail grooves 51 is for the first and second guide rails 21 and 22 to be inserted and slipped. The first guide groove 11 is prevented from directly rubbing with the first guide rail 21 or the second guide groove 41 and the second guide rail 22, thereby improving the service life of the pair of first and second slide rails and increasing the slidability. Among them, the wear-resistant member 5 is preferably made of polyacetal (POM, also known as plastic steel), so as to increase the overall service life of the sliding structure by virtue of its wear resistance and self-lubrication. In addition, in order to fix the wear-resistant members 5 in the first and second guiding grooves 11 and 41, the abutting faces of the two are oppositely provided with one or more buckles 52 and buckle grooves which are fastened to each other. 16.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sliding structure of the present case is the first sliding according to the foregoing description. A perspective view of the combination of the member 1, the torsion spring 3, the second slider 2, and the fixing member 4. If the sliding structure is to be combined with a 3C electronic product, such as a slide type tablet, the first sliding member 1 is usually attached to a top cover having a screen, and the fixing member 4 is attached to the base having an operation panel. .

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the slider 12 of the first slider 1 is located in the first and second sliding slots 23 and 42 of the second sliding member 2 and the fixing member 4, and the slider 12 is at The first direction, for example, the horizontal starting point 231, 421, and the torsion spring 3 is in the energy release state. If the first slider 1 is to be slid horizontally, the user only needs to push the first slider 1 to be disengaged from the starting points 231, 421 and toward the end point 232 of the other end horizontally, The 422 is moved. At this time, the second sliding member 2 is subjected to the pair of second sliding rails, for example, the abutting action of the second guiding groove 41 and the second guiding rail 22 to form a fixed state. The first end 31 of the torsion spring 3 gradually accumulates as the first slider 1 moves horizontally. When the first sliding member 1 passes through the middle point (dead point) of the first and second sliding grooves 23, 42, the torsion spring 3 automatically releases energy, and the first sliding member is automatically pushed by the elastic force. 1 is slid to the end points 232, 422 of the first and second sliding slots 23, 42 to complete the first direction sliding of the first slider 1 relative to the second slider 2 and the fixing member 4 action.

As shown in FIG. 5, it is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4, and the relative relationship between the first sliding member 1, the slider 12, the second sliding member 2 and the fixing member 4 can be clearly seen from the figure. The positional relationship further shows the combined relationship of the slider 12 and its internal positioning member 15, for example, the end seal 153 can be adjusted to compress or loosen the force of the positioning spring 152 to push the positioning bead 151. When the positioning bead 151 is engaged in the second direction, for example, the positioning portion 441 is preset to the third sliding slot 43 , the first and second sliding members 1 and 2 are positioned on the fixing member 4 . In the third chute 43.

As shown in FIG. 4, the slider 12 of the first slider 1 passes through the first sliding slot 23 of the second sliding member 2 and is located in the third sliding slot 43 of the fixing member 4, so that the first and the first The two sliders 1, 2 form a linkage. If the first and second sliding members 1 and 2 are to be opposed to the fixing member 4 Moving toward the second direction, for example, vertically to the upper dead center 431, the user only needs to apply force to push the first sliding member 1 so that the slider 12 and the second sliding member 2 are separated from the end points 232, 422. After the positioning bead 151 of the slider 12 is disengaged from the positioning portion 441 located at the center of the third guiding slot 43, the clamping force can be selectively moved to the top dead center 431 to make the first and second sliding members 1 and 2 Moving together until the positioning bead 151 of the slider 12 is snapped into the positioning portion 441 at the top dead center 431 to complete the first and second sliding members 1, 2 relative to the fixing member as shown in FIG. The second direction of 4 slides. When the selected force is moved, the movement to the bottom dead center 432 may be selected to move the first and second sliding members 1 and 2 together until the positioning bead 151 of the slider 12 is buckled at the top dead center. Positioning unit 441 at position 431.

Therefore, when the 3C electronic product is equipped with the sliding structure of the present case, the upper cover of the 3C electronic product can be selectively slid toward the horizontal end or the vertical opposite end with respect to the base, so that the positioning can be formed. 12 is located at the intersection of the second and third chutes 42, 43 (end point 422) as shown in FIG. 4, and the first sliding member 1 can be selectively slid in the first direction (horizontal direction) toward the starting point 421. Shifting and positioning (refer to FIG. 3), optionally, sliding and positioning the first and second sliding members 1, 2 in the second direction (vertical direction) to the top dead center 431 (please refer to FIG. 6), Or to the bottom dead center 432 slip and position (not shown).

Therefore, through the foregoing description, the following conclusion can be obtained: (1) When the first slider 1 is horizontally slid, except for the intersection of the second and third chutes 42, 43 which can be steered and slipped , the other can not move vertically; and when the first and second sliding members 1, 2 are vertically slid, in addition to the intersection of the second and third sliding grooves 42, 43 can be steered and slipped, and the others Can't slide horizontally. And (2) where the second sliding slot 42 meets the third sliding slot 43, not limited to the positioning portion 441 of the third sliding slot 43, and may also serve as an upper and lower dead center; and the third sliding slot 43 The intersection of the second chute 42 is not limited to the end point of the second chute 42 and may be used as the starting point or positioning portion 441 of the second chute 42.

Therefore, through the implementation of the present case, the gain of the gain is that the slip structure The first sliding member and the second sliding member slide the slider in the first direction and the second sliding direction in the first and second sliding slots, for example, horizontally, and the second sliding member and the second sliding member The fixing member is configured to slide the slider in the second sliding direction along the second direction, for example, vertically by the pair of second sliding rails, and selectively through the elastic positioning member of the slider Engaged at each point or one or more positioning portions to form a positioning function. If the sliding structure having the two-way sliding function is attached to the upper cover and the base of the 3C electronic product, the space between the upper cover and the base may be It is fully utilized to provide users with more operational changes, which is a great structure that has never been seen before.

The disclosure of the present invention is a preferred embodiment. Any change or modification of the present invention originating from the technical idea of the present invention and being easily inferred by those skilled in the art will not deviate from the scope of patent rights of the present invention.

1‧‧‧First slide

11‧‧‧First channel

12‧‧‧ Slider

121‧‧‧Axis hole

13‧‧‧Contact hole

14‧‧‧First shaft bolt

15‧‧‧Flexible positioning parts

151‧‧‧ positioning beads

152‧‧‧ Telescopic spring

153‧‧‧End seals

16‧‧‧ buckle groove

2‧‧‧Second slide

21‧‧‧First rail

22‧‧‧Second rail

23‧‧‧First chute

231‧‧‧ starting point

232‧‧‧End point

24‧‧‧Second shaft bolt

3‧‧‧torsion spring

31‧‧‧ first end

32‧‧‧second end

4‧‧‧Fixed parts

41‧‧‧Second guiding channel

42‧‧‧Second chute

421‧‧‧ starting point

422‧‧‧End point

43‧‧‧third chute

431‧‧‧top stop

432‧‧‧ bottom dead center

44‧‧‧ Backplane

441‧‧‧ Positioning Department

5‧‧‧Abrasion parts

51‧‧‧ rail slot

52‧‧‧ buckle

Claims (13)

A sliding structure includes: a first sliding member, a second sliding member and a fixing member, wherein the first sliding member is provided with a slider, the sliding block further comprises an elastic positioning member, the second sliding member a first sliding slot is defined in a first direction, and the second sliding slot is disposed at a position corresponding to the first sliding slot, and the first and second sliding slots respectively have a starting point And a termination point, and the end point of the second chute is connected to a third chute in a second direction, and each of the third chute has a top dead center and a bottom dead point; the slider is at the 1. The second sliding slot slides along the first direction, and the slider is further slidable along the second direction in the third sliding slot, and is selectively coupled by the elastic positioning member. Each point is formed to form a position. The slip structure according to claim 1, wherein a torsion spring is attached between the first and second sliding members, and a pair of first sliding rails are oppositely disposed at the top and bottom ends of the two sliding members; And the second sliding member is opposite to the left and right ends of the fixing member, and a pair of second sliding rails are disposed; the first and second sliding members are guided by the pair of first sliding rails to guide the slider at the first The second sliding slot is slid along the first direction, and the second sliding member and the fixing member are guided by the pair of second sliding rails, thereby guiding the slider to be along the third sliding slot. The second direction slips. The sliding structure of claim 2, wherein the pair of first sliding rails comprise a pair of first guiding slots and first rails opposite to the top and bottom ends of the first and second sliding members; The pair of second sliding rails comprise a pair of second guiding slots and second guiding rails disposed opposite to the second sliding member and the left and right ends of the fixing member. The sliding structure according to claim 3, wherein each of the first and second guiding grooves is further fixed with a wear-resistant member having a rail groove, and each sliding rail is provided for the first and second guiding rails. Nested with slip. The slip structure of claim 4, wherein the wear member is made of polyacetal (POM). The sliding structure described in claim 4, wherein each of the wear parts and each of the first and the first The abutting faces of the two guiding grooves are oppositely provided with one or more buckles and buckle grooves which are fastened to each other. The sliding structure of claim 2, wherein the first sliding member fixes the first end of the torsion spring to the back of the first sliding member by a first shaft bolt, and the second sliding member The second end of the torsion spring is fixed to the front of the second sliding member by a second shaft bolt. The sliding structure of claim 1, wherein the elastic positioning member comprises a positioning bead, a telescopic spring and an end seal, and the slider axially defines a shaft hole for the elastic positioning member. The positioning bead is elastically exposed or retracted from the rear end opening of the shaft hole, and the end seal closes the front end opening of the shaft hole; and each point is a positioning portion for fastening and positioning the positioning bead. The slip structure according to claim 2, wherein the torsion spring is formed in a continuous wave shape. The sliding structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is provided at each of a starting point and an ending point of the second chute and a point above and below the third chute. The elastic positioning member is fastened and positioned by the positioning portion. The slip structure according to claim 10, wherein one or more of the second chute is further provided between the start point and the end point of the second chute and above and below the third chute. A positioning portion for fastening and positioning the elastic positioning member. The sliding structure of claim 1, wherein the back side of the fixing member is further connected with a backing plate corresponding to the starting point and the ending point of the second sliding slot and the third sliding slot. Each point of the bottom dead center is respectively provided with a positioning portion for fastening and positioning the elastic positioning member. The sliding structure of claim 12, wherein the backing plate is further disposed between the starting point and the ending point of the second chute and above and below the third chute. One or more positioning portions for fastening and positioning the elastic positioning member.