TWI535357B - Connecting device and electronic equipment using the same - Google Patents

Description

Connecting device and electronic device applying the same

The present invention relates to a connecting device, and more particularly to a connecting device that can be removed or combined by a single hand.

With the advancement of technology, tablet computers have been widely used by the public. In addition, due to the power and the user's need for a keyboard, a tablet that can be combined with a keyboard base has been developed. However, in a tablet computer that is traditionally combined with a keyboard, when the user operates the tablet removal operation, one hand needs to be placed on the hinge latch of the hinge, and the other hand performs the motion of separating the tablet, and the one hand cannot be one-handed. Execution often causes inconvenience to the user in operation.

The invention relates to a connecting device for combining a body and a cover body, which can be applied, for example, to the combination and disassembly of a tablet computer and a keyboard base, so that the user can operate with one hand.

According to the present invention, a connecting device is proposed for joining or separating a body and a cover, and the cover has a card slot. The connecting device includes a sliding slot, a rotating shaft, a slider, a positioning member and a stopping portion. The chute and the rotating shaft are disposed on the body. Rotating shaft The cover is rotated relative to the body by the rotating shaft. The slider is movably disposed in the chute. The positioning member is movably coupled to the rotating shaft, and one end of the positioning member contacts the sliding block, and the other end of the positioning member has a hook, and the hook is used for engaging the card slot to connect the cover body to the body. The stopping portion is disposed on the body. When the body is coupled with the cover body, when the cover body is rotated from the closed state to the first body at a first angle, the slider slides toward the stopping portion to the contact stopping portion. The slider pushes the positioning member as the cover continues to rotate away from the body. When the cover body is rotated away from the body to a second angle, the hook is separated from the card slot, so that the cover body and the body are detachable. The first angle and the second angle are the angles between the cover body and the body, and the second angle is greater than the first angle.

In order to provide a better understanding of the above and other aspects of the present invention, the following detailed description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings

1‧‧‧Electronic equipment

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧Fixed components

20‧‧‧ cover

100‧‧‧Connecting device

101‧‧‧ chute

102‧‧‧ shaft

103‧‧‧ Slider

104‧‧‧ Positioning parts

105‧‧‧stops

106‧‧‧Flexible mechanism

201‧‧‧ card slot

1031‧‧‧ convex

1041‧‧‧ card hook

A‧‧‧ area

Θ1, θ2‧‧‧ angle

X, y, z‧‧‧ axis

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an electronic device in an xy plane to which a connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the connecting device of the embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are schematic views showing the electronic device in the yz plane to which the connecting device of the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Fig. 4A is a partial perspective view showing an electronic device to which the connecting device of the embodiment of the invention is applied.

FIG. 4B is a partial schematic view showing the relative positional relationship between the slider and the chute in the yz plane according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5A-5D illustrate the embodiment of the embodiment of the present invention, the cover body is rotated away from the body A partial schematic view showing the relative positional relationship between the slider, the stopper, the chute and the positioning member when turning.

The connecting device of the present invention is used for combining a body and a cover, and the cover has a card slot. The connecting device includes a sliding slot, a rotating shaft, a slider, a positioning member and a stopping portion. The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a plan view of an electronic device 1 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, in an xy plane. The electronic device 1 includes a body 10 and a cover 20 . As shown in Fig. 1, the electronic device 1 is in a closed state. At this time, the cover 20 is covered on the body 10 such that the body 10 is shielded by the cover 20 to expose only a part of the area.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 1 has a connection device 100 on one side of the electronic device 1. Although the embodiment is described by a single connection device 100, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the connection device 100 may be a plurality of (for example, two) and respectively disposed on the same side of the electronic device 1. position.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective enlarged view of the connecting device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention. A partial structure of the connecting device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be seen from Fig. 2. The connecting device 100 includes a chute (see reference numeral 101 in FIG. 4B), a rotating shaft 102, a slider 103, a positioning member 104, and a stopping portion 105. The chute 101 and the rotating shaft 102 are disposed on the body 10 . The rotating shaft 102 is disposed on the body 10 for rotating the cover 20 relative to the body 10 by the rotating shaft 102. The slider 103 is movably disposed in the chute 101 (see FIG. 4B). The positioning member 104 is movably coupled to the rotating shaft 102, and one end of the positioning member 104 contacts the slider 103, and the other end has a hook 1041 for engaging a slot 201 of the cover 20 (see 4A). Figure), the cover body 20 Connected to the body 10. The stopper portion 105 is provided on the body 10. In an embodiment, the body 10 further includes a fixing member 11 for rotating the cover 20 to one side of the body 10 when the cover 20 is coupled to the body 10.

3A and 3B are schematic views showing the electronic device 1 to which the connection device of the embodiment of the present invention is applied, in the yz plane. Fig. 4A is a partial perspective view showing the electronic device 1 to which the connecting device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 4B is a partial schematic view showing the relative positional relationship between the slider 103 and the chute 101 in the yz plane according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4B, when the body 10 is coupled to the cover 20 and the cover 20 is rotated from the closed state toward the direction away from the body 10, the slider 103 is approached toward the blocking portion 105, and the fixing member 11 of the body 10 is generated. The displacement in the direction of the arrow in the figure. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A, when the cover 20 is rotated to a first angle θ1, the slider 103 is slid to the contact stopper 105, and when the cover 20 continues to rotate away from the body 10, the slider 103 pushes the positioning member 104 to move the positioning member 104 in the direction as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4A. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the cover 20 is rotated away from the body 10 to a second angle θ2, the hook 1041 is disengaged from the slot 201. At this time, the user only needs to face the cover 20 toward FIG. 3B. The lid body 20 is separated from the body 10 by moving in the direction indicated by the arrow. In an embodiment, the first angle θ1 may be between 110 and 130 degrees.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first angle θ1 and the second angle θ2 are the angles between the cover 20 and the body 10, and the second angle θ2 may be between 130 and 150 degrees, and in one embodiment is, for example, 130 degrees. The range of the first angle is determined depending on the arrangement of the members in the connection device 100, but the second angle θ2 is larger than the first angle θ1.

Further, although the above description has been made with a single hook 1041 and a single card slot 201, the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the other end of the positioning member 104 can also have There are a plurality of hooks 1041, and the cover 20 can also have a plurality of slots 201. Each of the hooks 1041 is disposed corresponding to each slot 201, and the plurality of hooks 1041 are attracted to each other. The design of the plurality of hooks 1041 and the slot 201 allows the cover 20 to be more firmly engaged with the body 10, and since the plurality of hooks 1041 are attracted to each other, there is no need to increase the number of the connecting devices 100, and the single connecting device 100 The engagement of the cover 20 with the body 10 can be controlled.

In this embodiment, the blocking portion 105 can be a protrusion, and the slider 103 can have a convex portion 1031 , and the slider 103 slides on the sliding slot 101 by the convex portion 1031 and is used to contact the blocking portion 105 . However, the present invention does not limit the shape and arrangement of the slider 103 and the stopper 105. Any manner in which the slider 103 can be blocked by the stopper 105 is within the scope of the present invention.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the connecting device 100 may include a resilient mechanism 106 coupled to the positioning member 104, such as a spring. When the cover 20 is rotated from the first angle θ1 to the second angle θ2, the slider 103 pushes the positioning member 104 to deform the elastic mechanism 106 to generate an elastic force, and when the cover 20 rotates from the second angle θ2 to the first angle At θ1, the elastic force pushes the positioning member 104 back to the original position.

5A-5D are partial schematic views showing the relative positional relationship between the slider 103 and the stopper portion 105, the sliding groove 101, and the positioning member 104 when the cover body 20 of the embodiment of the present invention is rotated away from the body 10. The slider 103 has a first inclined surface 30, and the positioning member 104 has a second inclined surface 40. The slider 103 can push the positioning member 104, and the first inclined surface 30 contacts the second inclined surface 40.

When the cover body 20 is rotated from the closed state to the first angle θ1 (FIG. 3A), the relative positions of the slider 103, the stopping portion 105 and the slide rail 101 are as shown in FIG. 5A, and the contact portion 105 is in contact. The slider 103 stops the operation of the slider, and the relative positional relationship between the slider 103 and the positioning member 104 is as shown in FIG. 5B. When the cover 20 continues to rotate away from the body 10, The fixing member 11 of the body 10 is still moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5A, but the slider 103 has been contacted by the blocking portion 105 to stop the actuation. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5C, the sliding slot 101 is generated relative to the slider 103. mobile. As shown in FIG. 5D, the relative positional relationship between the slider 103 and the positioning member 104 is changed, and due to the change of the relative position, the slider 103 can push the positioning member 104 to cause the positioning member 104 to generate an arrow as shown in FIG. 5D. The displacement of the direction is shown, and when the cover 20 is rotated away from the body 10 to the second angle θ2 (FIG. 3B), the hook 1041 of the positioning member 104 can be disengaged from the card slot 201. In addition, the design of the first inclined surface 30 and the second inclined surface 40 of the embodiment of the present invention can more effectively help the slider 103 to push the positioning member 104 by the action relationship between the slider 103 and the positioning member 104.

The body 10 of the above embodiment of the present invention may be a keyboard base or a docking station. The cover 20 may be a display device or a tablet computer, but is not limited thereto, and any detachable electronic device may be applied to the present invention. The connecting device 100 of the invention performs the combination and disassembly of the body and the cover.

According to the above embodiment, the connecting device 100 disclosed in the present invention can be applied to, for example, the combination and disassembly of a tablet computer and a keyboard base. Compared with the prior art, it is not necessary to provide a latch key for connecting the hub, and the user can Simply operate with one hand.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications 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‧‧‧ Ontology

100‧‧‧Connecting device

102‧‧‧ shaft

103‧‧‧ Slider

104‧‧‧ Positioning parts

105‧‧‧stops

1031‧‧‧ convex

1041‧‧‧ card hook

Claims (12)

A connecting device for combining or separating a body and a cover, the cover having a card slot, the connecting device comprising: a sliding slot disposed on the body; a rotating shaft disposed on the body for The cover body is rotated relative to the body by the rotating shaft; a slider is movably disposed in the sliding slot; a positioning member is movably coupled to the rotating shaft, and one end of the positioning member contacts the sliding block, The other end of the positioning member has a hook for engaging the card slot to connect the cover body to the body, and a blocking portion is disposed on the body, when the body is combined with the cover body When the cover body is rotated from a closed state to a direction away from the body to a first angle, the slider slides toward the blocking portion to contact the blocking portion, and when the cover body continues to rotate away from the body The slider pushes the positioning member, and when the cover body is rotated away from the body to a second angle, the hook is disengaged from the card slot, so that the cover body is detachable from the body, wherein the first angle is And the second angle is an angle between the cover body and the body, The second angle is greater than the first angle. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the blocking portion is a bump. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the slider has a convex portion, and the sliding portion contacts the stopping portion by the convex portion. The connecting device according to claim 1 of the patent application, further comprising an elastic machine Constructing the positioning member, when the cover rotates from the first angle to the second angle, the slider pushes the positioning member to deform the elastic mechanism to generate an elastic force, when the cover body is from the second angle When the rotation returns to the first angle, the elastic force pushes the positioning member back to the original position. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the hook and the card slot are plural, and each of the hooks is disposed corresponding to each of the card slots, and the hooks are attracted to each other. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the slider has a first inclined surface, the positioning member has a second inclined surface, and the first inclined surface contacts the second when the sliding block pushes the positioning member Beveled. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the second angle is 130 to 150 degrees. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the body is a keyboard base or a docking station. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the cover is a display device or a tablet computer. An electronic device having a body and a cover, wherein the body and the cover system are connected by a connecting device as described in claim 1 of the patent application. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the connecting device is disposed on one side of the electronic device. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the connecting device is two, respectively disposed at two opposite positions on the same side of the electronic device.