TWI536146B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device including a cam member and a slider.

The scope of personal computers includes desktop computers, notebooks (NoteBooks, NB), and recent tablet computers. Desktop computers are bulky and are mostly used by users at home. The notebook computer is smaller in size than the desktop computer, so that the user can carry it with him or her. The old type of notebook computer has the disadvantages of large size and heavy weight. Although it is designed to be carried by the user, it also increases the burden on the user. Therefore, the new notebook computer is designed to be "light, thin, short, small". With the addition of touch technology, the input and display functions of the notebook can be combined to streamline The number and size of components have also led to the birth of tablets.

However, although the tablet is easy to carry, the convenience of touch input is always not as good as keyboard input. Therefore, in the conventional electronic device, a variable form notebook computer combining the characteristics of a tablet computer and a notebook computer has appeared. That is to say, the user can flip the tablet computer according to the usage requirement, so that the tablet mode with the tablet mode on the keyboard and the keyboard clip is at an angle. Based on product thickness considerations, the variable form notebook computer will interfere with the keyboard in the notebook mode and cannot be closed to the keyboard, but the user will still directly cover the notebook due to the usage habits of the traditional notebook computer. Variable type notebook in mode. At this time, since the cover operation is not performed in the correct mode (note mode), The problem of a collision between the tablet and the keyboard or the seat will occur. As a result, the appearance of the tablet may be damaged due to a collision, or the internal circuit may be in poor contact.

As mentioned above, how to provide a new electronic device to avoid scratching and damage of the display device caused by improper operation of the user can be seen.

In view of this, the present invention provides an electronic device to prevent the user from accidentally colliding with the keyboard or the body due to improper operation.

An electronic device disclosed in the present invention comprises a body, a cam member, a pivoting member, a slider and a display device. The cam member has a cam surface and is fixed to the seat body. The pivoting member has a first surface and has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The first side of the pivoting member is pivotally mounted to the base such that the pivoting member is pivotable relative to the base along an axis of the cam member to cover the base. The first surface faces the seat when the pivot member is capped to the seat. The slider comprises a connected buckle portion and a linkage portion, and the buckle portion is movably disposed on the pivoting member and has a release position and an engagement position. The interlock corresponds to the cam surface. The display device has a card slot and is pivotally disposed on the second side of the pivoting member.

Since the electronic device disclosed in the present invention includes a cam member and a slider, when the pivoting member pivots along the axis line toward the seat body, and the angle between the display device and the seat body is less than or equal to a predetermined angle, the slider The linkage portion is rotatably slidable along the surface of the cam, and the interlocking snap portion is displaced to the release position. At this time, the latching portion of the slider is disengaged from the card slot of the display device, so that the display device can be flipped relative to the pivoting member so that the display device does not collide with the keyboard or the body. Accordingly, the electronic device disclosed in the present invention can prevent the display device from colliding with the keyboard input device due to improper operation of the user, thereby preventing the display device from being scratched or damaged.

The above description of the contents of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are for demonstration The principles of the invention are explained and further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the invention is provided.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧ body

101‧‧‧ top surface

11‧‧‧Cam components

111‧‧‧Cam surface

12‧‧‧ pivoting parts

121‧‧‧ first surface

122‧‧‧ second surface

128‧‧‧ first side

129‧‧‧ second side

13‧‧‧ Slider

131‧‧‧Snap Department

1311‧‧‧Bevel

132‧‧‧ linkage department

14‧‧‧Display device

141‧‧‧ card slot

142‧‧‧Pushing Department

143‧‧‧ touch screen

15‧‧‧First elastic member

16‧‧‧Second elastic member

17‧‧‧Ejector

18‧‧‧Signal input device

P1‧‧‧ first touch point

P2‧‧‧ second touch point

L1‧‧‧first vertical distance

L2‧‧‧second vertical distance

A‧‧‧Axis line

Θ‧‧‧ angle

θp‧‧‧Preset angle

1A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view according to Fig. 1A.

Fig. 1C is a perspective view of the slider according to Fig. 1A.

The 1D drawing is a side view according to Fig. 1A.

2A to 4B are schematic views showing the operation according to Fig. 1A.

Please refer to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B and FIG. 1C. 1A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view according to Fig. 1A. Fig. 1C is a perspective view of the slider according to Fig. 1A. The 1D drawing is a side view according to Fig. 1A. In the embodiment, the electronic device 1 of the present invention comprises a body 10, two cam members 11, a pivoting member 12, two sliders 13, and a display device 14. In addition, in the embodiment, the electronic device 1 further includes two first elastic members 15, two second elastic members 16, two ejector members 17, and a signal input device 18.

As shown, the base 10 has a top surface 101. The cam member 11 has a cam surface 111 and an axial line A, and is fixed to the base 10.

The pivoting member 12 is pivotally connected to the base 10 and has a first surface 121 and a second surface 122. The second surface 122 is opposite and facing away from the first surface 121. An angle θ is formed between the first surface 121 of the pivoting member 12 and the top surface 101 of the base 10. In addition, the pivoting member 12 has a first side 128 and a second side 129 opposite to each other. The first side 128 of the pivoting member 12 is pivotally mounted on the base 10 to pivot the member 12 is pivotable relative to the base 10 along the axis A of the cam member 11 and further covers the seat 10. When the pivoting member 12 is capped to the seat body 10, the first surface 121 faces the top surface 101 of the seat body. However, the present invention is not limited in terms of the manner of pivoting between the pivoting member 12 and the base 10. For example, in practical applications, the pivoting member 12 can be pivotally coupled to the base 10 through a hinge assembly (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1C, the slider 13 includes a latching portion 131 and a linking portion 132 that are connected. In addition, in the embodiment, the buckle portion 131 has a guide inclined surface 1311. The latching portion 131 of the slider 13 is movably disposed on the pivoting member 12, and has a release position (see FIG. 2B) and a snapping position (see FIG. 1B), and regarding the release position and the card. For the location, please refer to the following. In practical applications, the pivoting member 12 can have two sliding rails (not shown in the drawings), and the locking portion 131 of the slider 13 is disposed on the sliding rail so that the locking portion 131 can be opposite to the pivoting member 12 mobile.

Further, the interlocking portion 132 of the slider 13 corresponds to the cam surface 111 of the cam member 11. The interlocking portion 132 of the slider 13 is slidably rotatable along the cam surface 111, and the latching portion 131 of the interlocking slider 13 is displaced from the engaged position to the released position (the slider 13 is along the second side 129 of the pivoting member 12) Moving in the direction of the first side 128).

The display device 14 has a card slot 141 and a pushing portion 142 and is pivotally disposed on the second side 129 of the pivoting member 12. In addition, in the embodiment, the display device 14 is a tablet computer and has a touch screen 143.

Referring to FIG. 1D, the opposite ends of the first elastic member 15 are respectively connected to the pivoting member 12 and the display device 14. In the present embodiment, the first elastic member 15 is a torsion spring. In detail, when the display device 14 covers the first surface 121 of the pivoting member 12, the pivoting member 12 cooperates with the display device 14 to elastically deform the first elastic member 15 to store a first elastic potential energy. When the first elastic position can be released, the first elastic member 15 can drive the display device 14 to pivot relative to the pivoting member 12 and cover The second surface 122 of the pivot member 12.

The opposite ends of the second elastic member 16 are respectively connected to the slider 13 and the pivoting member 12. When the display device 14 pivots toward the first surface 121 of the pivoting member 12, the pushing portion 142 of the display device 14 contacts the guiding slope 1311 of the locking portion 131, and the locking portion 131 is swung to compress the second elastic member 16. The second elastic member 16 in turn stores a second elastic potential energy. When the second elastic position can be released, the locking portion 131 of the slider 13 and the card slot 141 of the display device 14 are engaged with each other, and the second elastic member 16 is configured to continuously hold the locking portion 131 in the engaged position.

In the present embodiment, the ejector member 17 is, for example, rubber, and is disposed on the surface of the display device 14 facing away from the touch screen 143. When the display device 14 is stacked on the first surface 121 of the pivoting member 12, the ejector member 17 is pressed by the display device 14 and the pivoting member 12 to store a third elastic potential energy. When the latching portion 131 of the slider 13 is disengaged from the card slot, the ejector member 17 pushes the display device 14 to assist the display device 14 to pivot relative to the pivoting member 12 together with the first elastic member 15 and to cause the display device 14 covers the second surface 122. However, the ejector member 17 is not limited to being rubber, and in other embodiments, the ejector member 17 may also be a spring.

The signal input device 18 is disposed on the base 10. In practical applications, the signal input device 18 can be a keyboard. Since the keyboard is a physical input device and mostly protrudes from the top surface 101 of the base 10, if the display device 14 is kept separate from the base 10, the display device 14 can be prevented from being scratched by the signal input device 18. damage. However, the present invention is not limited as to the type and setting position of the signal input device 18.

Up to this point, the above content is related to the introduction of each component in the electronic device 1 of the present invention. For the usage of the electronic device 1, please refer to the following, and please refer to Figures 1A to 4B. 2A to 4B are diagrams according to the operation of FIG. 1A.

First, please refer to Figure 1B and Figure 1D again. When the user wants to use the electronic device 1 as a general notebook computer, the user can flip the pivoting member 12 so that the angle θ between the first surface 121 and the top surface 101 is maintained at one hundred and thirty. At the same time, the display device 14 can be stacked on the first surface 121 of the pivoting member 12 (hereinafter referred to as "notebook mode"). At this time, the signal input device 18 is exposed as the main input device of the user. The display device 14 is stacked on the first surface 121 to facilitate the user to view the touch screen 141 of the display device 14.

At this time, referring to FIG. 1B, when the electronic device 1 is in the notebook mode, the latching portion 131 of the slider 13 is in the latching position by the second elastic member 16, and the card is displayed with the display device 14. The slots 141 are engaged with each other and maintain the display device 14 in a position to overlap the first surface 121 of the pivot member 12. Further, when the latching portion 131 of the slider 13 is in the engaged position, the interlocking portion 132 of the slider 13 abuts against one of the first contact points P1 of the cam surface 11. A first vertical distance L1 is formed between the first contact point P1 and the axial line A.

In addition, referring to FIG. 1B and FIG. 1D simultaneously, since the display device 14 overlaps the first surface 121, the display device 14 stretches the first elastic member 15 at this time, and the ejector member 17 is received by the display device 14 and the pivoting member 12. The pressing is performed such that the first elastic member 15 and the ejector member 17 respectively store the first elastic potential energy and the third elastic potential energy.

When the traditional deformed notebook is in the notebook mode, if the user intuitively folds the deformed notebook according to the usual habits, the screen may be accidentally collided with the keyboard or the seat, causing the screen to be scratched or damaged. Therefore, the present embodiment specifically prevents the display device 14 from colliding with the base 10 or the signal input device 17 through the cam member 11 and the slider 13, and the details are as follows.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the user pivots the pivoting member 12 along the axis A of the cam member 11 toward the top surface 101 of the seat 10, and the angle θ is reduced to a predetermined angle θ p , At this time, the interlocking portion 132 of the slider 13 can be slidably slid along the cam surface 111, and the interlocking snap portion 131 is displaced from the engaged position to the released position.

When the latching portion 131 is in the release position, the interlocking portion 132 of the slider 13 abuts against the second contact point P2 of one of the cam surfaces 111. The second contact point P2 forms a second vertical distance L2 with the axis A. It should be noted that the second vertical distance L2 needs to be greater than the first vertical distance L1 so that the buckle portion 131 can be separated from the card slot 141 of the display device 14.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3A, the first elastic position of the first elastic member 15 and the third elastic position of the ejector member 17 can be released, so that the display device 14 can be automatically flipped relative to the pivoting member 12 to cover The second surface 122 of the pivot member 12. In this way, the user's erroneous operation can be avoided, and the display device 14 can be prevented from being accidentally scratched or damaged by the collision between the display device 14 and the base 10 or the signal input device 18.

After the display device 14 covers the second surface 122 of the pivoting member 12, referring to FIG. 3B, since the latching portion 131 of the slider 13 remains separated from the card slot 141 of the display device 14, the user can continue to pivot. The piece 12 pivots towards the top surface 101 of the base 10. Since the display device 14 has covered the second surface 122 at this time, when the pivoting member 12 is subsequently attached to the base 10, the display device 14 will not collide with the base 10 or the signal input device 18.

Finally, please refer to Figure 4A and Figure 4B. When the user wants to store the electronic device 1 or use the electronic device 1 as a tablet computer, the user can cover the pivoting member 12 to the seat body 10 and keep the display device 14 covering the pivoting member 12 Two surfaces 122 (hereinafter referred to as "flat mode"). When the electronic device 1 is in the tablet mode, the space occupied is the smallest, so that the user can store or carry the electronic device 1. In addition, the user can use the touch screen 143 of the display device 14 instead of the signal input device 18 to input at least one electronic signal by touch, so that the user can also use the electronic device 1 as a tablet computer.

It should be noted that the degree of the angle θ of the tablet mode and the notebook mode of the electronic device 1 in the present embodiment, and the degree of the preset angle θ p are merely illustrative and not enumerated. Therefore, the present invention does not limit the angle θ corresponding to the electronic device 1 in the tablet mode and the notebook mode, and the preset angle θ p . The electronic device 1 including the cam member 11 and the slider 13 is within the scope of the present invention, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains should be understood by those of ordinary skill.

In summary, in the conventional electronic device, a variable form notebook computer combining the characteristics of a tablet computer and a notebook computer has appeared. That is to say, the user can flip the tablet computer according to the usage requirement, so that the tablet mode with the tablet mode on the keyboard and the keyboard clip is at an angle. Based on product thickness considerations, the variable form notebook computer will interfere with the keyboard in the notebook mode and cannot be closed to the keyboard, but the user will still directly cover the notebook due to the usage habits of the traditional notebook computer. Variable type notebook in mode. At this time, since the cover operation is not performed in the correct mode (note mode), the problem that the tablet collides with the keyboard or the seat body accidentally occurs. As a result, the appearance of the tablet may be damaged due to a collision, or the internal circuit may be in poor contact. Since the electronic device disclosed in the present invention includes a cam member and a slider, when the pivoting member pivots along the axis line toward the seat body, and the second angle between the display device and the seat body is less than a preset angle, the slider The linkage portion is rotatably slidable along the surface of the cam, and the interlocking snap portion is displaced to the release position. At this time, the latching portion of the slider is disengaged from the card slot of the display device, so that the display device can be flipped relative to the pivoting member so that the display device does not collide with the keyboard input device or the seat. Accordingly, the electronic device disclosed in the present invention can prevent the display device from colliding with the keyboard input device due to improper operation of the user, thereby preventing the display device from being scratched or damaged.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, configurations, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the quantity can be changed a little, so the patent protection of the present invention The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧ body

101‧‧‧ top surface

11‧‧‧Cam components

111‧‧‧Cam surface

12‧‧‧ pivoting parts

121‧‧‧ first surface

122‧‧‧ second surface

128‧‧‧ first side

13‧‧‧ Slider

131‧‧‧Snap Department

1311‧‧‧Bevel

132‧‧‧ linkage department

14‧‧‧Display device

141‧‧‧ card slot

142‧‧‧Pushing Department

143‧‧‧ touch screen

16‧‧‧Second elastic member

17‧‧‧Ejector

18‧‧‧Signal input device

A‧‧‧Axis line

P1‧‧‧ first touch point

L1‧‧‧first vertical distance

Claims (9)

An electronic device comprising: a body; a cam member having a cam surface and fixed to the base; a pivoting member having a first surface and having a first side and a second side opposite The first side of the pivoting member is pivotally disposed on the base body such that the pivoting member is pivotable relative to the base body along an axis of the cam member to cover the base body, and When the pivoting member covers the seat body, the first surface faces the seat body; a slider includes a connecting portion and a linking portion, the latching portion is movably disposed on the pivoting portion And having a release position and an engagement position, the linkage portion corresponding to the cam surface; and a display device having a card slot and pivoting on the second side of the pivot member; wherein the display When the device is stacked on the first surface, and the angle between the display device and the seat body is greater than a predetermined angle, the buckle portion is located at the engaging position and is engaged with the card slot when the pivoting The piece pivots along the axis of the axis toward the base body such that the angle between the display device and the base body is less than or equal to When the predetermined angle, the link portion is rotatably connected slippage of the movable locking portion is displaced to the releasing position along the cam surface, enabling the locking portion from the slot. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display device further comprises an ejector member, the ejector member ejecting the display device when the latch portion is displaced from the engaged position to the release position. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a first elastic member, the pivoting member further having a second surface, wherein the second surface is opposite and facing away from the first surface, the first elastic member relatively The two ends are respectively connected to the pivoting member and the display device to enable the display device to pivot relative to the pivoting member and cover the second surface. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first elastic member is a torsion spring. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the latching portion is in the engaging position, the linking portion abuts against a first contact point of the cam surface, the first contact point and the axis line are formed. a first vertical distance, and when the buckle portion is in the release position, the linkage portion abuts against a second contact point of the cam surface, and a second portion is formed between the second contact point and the axis line a vertical distance, wherein the second vertical distance is greater than the first vertical distance. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a second elastic member, wherein opposite ends of the second elastic member are respectively connected to the slider and the pivoting member, so that the buckle portion is normally maintained at The snap position. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the second elastic member is a spring. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display device is a tablet computer. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a signal input device disposed on the base.