TWI539264B - Electronic apparatus and electronic assembly - Google Patents

Description

Electronic devices and electronic components

The present invention relates to an electronic device and an electronic component, and more particularly to an electronic device and an electronic component having a fitting.

With the rapid development of technology, portable electronic devices such as tablet computers or smart phones have been widely used because of their advantages of being portable and easy to operate. However, because the portable electronic device is small in size and the functional components that can be disposed therein are also limited, the functions and expandability of the portable electronic device are also limited. For example, like a peripheral device such as a keyboard or an optical disc drive (ODD) that can be installed in a host computer of a desktop computer, the portable electronic device needs to be used in an external manner. When the user needs to use the peripheral device, the user only needs to connect the portable electronic device to the docking station, so that the portable electronic device can be electrically connected to the peripheral devices. In this way, the lightweightness of the portable electronic device, as well as the functionality and expandability, can be taken into account.

In general, the current portable electronic device and the docking station mostly use the card slot, the fastening component and the magnetic component to engage the portable electronic device with the docking station. However, if the length of the fastening component is too short, the stability of the connection between the portable electronic device and the docking station may be deteriorated, and the card slot and the fastening component may have errors in positioning, and the portable electronic device may be used. The device and the docking station are combined by magnetic attraction, which causes the combination to fail. If the magnetic force of the magnetic component is lowered, the bonding strength between the portable electronic device and the docking station is reduced.

The present invention provides an electronic device that can be stably assembled on a docking station.

The present invention provides an electronic component that has good stability.

The electronic device of the present invention includes a body and a fitting. The body has a display surface, a plurality of sides and at least one card slot. The sides are adjacent to the periphery of the display surface, and the card slot is located on one of the sides. The fitting member is embedded in the body to form at least one convex portion on the inner wall of the card slot. The article is adapted to be inserted into the card slot through the opening and snapped to the boss.

The electronic component of the present invention includes an electronic device and a docking station. The electronic device includes a first body and a fitting. The first body has a display surface, a plurality of side surfaces and at least one card slot. The side surfaces are adjacent to the periphery of the display surface, and the card slot is located on one of the side surfaces. The fitting member is embedded in the first body to form at least one protrusion on the inner wall of the card slot. The article is adapted to be inserted into the card slot through the opening and snapped to the boss. The docking station includes a second body and at least one fastener. At least one fastening component is disposed on the second body. The fastening component has a spring piece, and the fastening component is adapted to extend into the card slot, and the electronic device and the expansion base are coupled to each other by the elastic piece and the convex portion being engaged with each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the elastic member has a bent portion. When the fastening member moves into the card slot along the shaft, the boss portion is located on the moving path of the bending portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the distance from the protrusion to the bottom of the card slot is a first depth, the distance from the bent portion to the bottom of the card slot has a second depth, and the second depth is less than the first depth.

In an embodiment of the invention, the card slot is made of aluminum.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fitting member is made of plastic.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fitting member forms two convex portions on the inner wall of the card slot, and the two convex portions are located on opposite sides of the inner wall of the card slot.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the embodiment of the present invention can provide additional friction and clamping force of the external object by the configuration of the convex portion of the fitting member, thereby providing the buckle and positioning function and improving Operation feel. In this way, when the electronic device and the docking station are combined into an electronic component, the stability of the bonding can be improved by the snapping of the elastic piece of the fastening component and the convex portion of the fitting component.

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

10‧‧‧Electronic components

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧First body

111‧‧‧ Display surface

112‧‧‧ side

113‧‧‧ card slot

120‧‧‧ fittings

121‧‧‧ raised parts

200‧‧‧Expansion base

210‧‧‧Second body

220‧‧‧Fittings

221‧‧‧Shrap

BP‧‧‧Bend

IS‧‧‧ inner wall

OP‧‧‧ openings

O‧‧‧ axis

BM‧‧‧ bottom

H1‧‧‧first depth

H2‧‧‧second depth

1 is a schematic view of an expansion base and an electronic device before being assembled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a schematic view of the card slot of FIG. 1.

2B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first body of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the fastener of Figure 1.

4 is a schematic view of the fastening member of FIG. 1 engaged with the card slot.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic component in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic view of an expansion base and an electronic device before being assembled according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a schematic view of the card slot of FIG. 1. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the card slot of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic component 10 of the present embodiment includes an electronic device 100 and a docking station 200 . Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A , the electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 and a fitting 120 . In detail, as shown in FIG. 1 , the first body 110 has a display surface 111 , a plurality of side surfaces 112 , and at least one card slot 113 (the two card slots 113 are illustrated in this embodiment as an example, but are not limited thereto). The side surface 112 abuts on the periphery of the display surface 111, and the card slot 113 is located on one of the side surfaces 112.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, in the embodiment, the fitting member 120 is embedded in the first body 110, and at least one convex portion 121 is formed on the inner wall IS of the card slot 113. For example, in the embodiment, the material of the card slot 113 is aluminum, and the material of the component 120 is plastic. Further, in the embodiment, the fitting member 120 can be coupled to the first body 110 in an insert molding manner, and two convex portions 121 are formed on the inner wall IS of the card slot 113, and two The boss portion 121 is located on the opposite side of the inner wall IS of the card slot 113 (as shown in Fig. 2B). Moreover, in the present embodiment, the card slot 113 has an opening OP, so that the object is adapted to be inserted into the card slot 113 through the opening OP and snapped to the boss portion 121.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the fastener of Figure 1. 4 is a schematic view of the fastening member of FIG. 1 engaged with the card slot. On the other hand, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , in the embodiment, the docking station 200 includes a second body 210 and at least one fastening component 220 . The fastening component 220 is disposed on the second body 210 , and the fastening component 220 has a spring piece 221 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the fastening component 220 is adapted to extend into the slot 113, and the electronic device 100 and the docking station 200 are coupled to each other by the elastic piece 221 and the protruding portion 121. Figure 1) is combined with each other.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the elastic member 221 has a bent portion BP, and when the engaging member 220 moves into the slot 113 along the axis O, the protruding portion 121 is located at the bent portion. BP's moving path. Moreover, the distance from the convex portion 121 to the bottom portion BM of the card slot 113 is the first depth H1, the distance from the bending portion BP to the bottom portion BM of the card slot 113 has the second depth H2, and the second depth H2 is smaller than the first depth H1. . In this way, when the elastic piece 221 and the convex portion 121 are engaged with each other, the elastic piece 221 and the convex portion 121 can have additional frictional force to be tightly fitted. When the elastic piece 221 of the fastening member 220 and the convex portion 121 of the fitting member 120 are to be separated, the convex portion 121 of the fitting member 120 can apply an additional clamping force of the elastic piece 221 of the fastening member 220 to provide The buckle and positioning function can improve the operation feel, and the combination of the electronic device 100 and the docking station 200 (shown in FIG. 1) can be stabilized.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic component in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, when the docking station 200 is assembled with the electronic device 100, the electronic component 10 can be formed. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, since the two convex portions 121 formed by the fitting member 120 on the inner wall IS of the card slot 113 are located on the opposite side of the inner wall IS, the electrons are The device 100 can be coupled to the docking station in front or back. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, one of the convex portions 121 and the display surface 111 are located on the same side of the first body 110. Therefore, the electronic device 100 is in the form of a reverse surface (the display surface 111 faces away from the second body 210). The docking station is combined to form the electronic component 10. However, in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 can also be combined with the docking station in the form of a front surface (the display surface 111 faces the second body 210).

In summary, the electronic device of the embodiment of the present invention can provide additional friction and clamping force of the external object by the configuration of the convex portion of the fitting to provide the buckle and positioning function, and Can improve the operational feel. In this way, when the electronic device and the docking station are combined into an electronic component, the stability of the bonding can be improved by the snapping of the elastic piece of the fastening component and the convex portion of the fitting component.

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.

113‧‧‧ card slot

120‧‧‧ fittings

121‧‧‧ raised parts

220‧‧‧Fittings

221‧‧‧Shrap

BP‧‧‧Bend

O‧‧‧ axis

BM‧‧‧ bottom

H1‧‧‧first depth

H2‧‧‧second depth

Claims (5)

An electronic component includes: an electronic device, and the electronic device includes: a first body having a display surface, a plurality of sides, and at least one card slot, the sides being adjacent to a periphery of the display surface, the card slot being located One of the sides has an opening; a fitting member is embedded in the first body to form at least one protrusion on the inner wall of the card slot, and an object is adapted to pass through the opening and be inserted into the card slot and buckled And the expansion base includes: a second body; and at least one fastening component disposed on the second body, wherein the fastening component has a spring piece, the fastening component The piece is adapted to extend into the card slot, and the electronic device and the expansion base are coupled to each other by the elastic piece and the protrusion portion being engaged with each other, and the elastic piece member has a bent portion when the fastening piece is When the card slot is moved along an axis, the boss is located on the moving path of the bent portion. The electronic component of claim 1, wherein a distance from the protrusion to a bottom of the card slot is a first depth, and a distance from the bent portion to the bottom of the card slot has a second Depth, and the second depth is less than the first depth. The electronic component of claim 1, wherein the card slot is made of aluminum. The electronic component of claim 1, wherein the component is made of plastic. The electronic component of claim 1, wherein the fitting member forms two convex portions on the inner wall of the card slot, and the two convex portions are located on opposite sides of the inner wall of the card slot.