TWI543697B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, particularly an electronic device having a touch screen.

In recent years, users have become more and more demanding for computer portability. In order to meet the high demands of users for computer portability, the industry has developed a small and portable tablet computer for users to use. The tablet is equipped with a touch screen that allows the user to use touch to operate instead of using traditional mouse and physical keyboards for input. Most tablets support finger operation, using your finger to touch, write, and zoom pictures and patterns. However, since users still have the need to use physical keyboard input, the industry combines a touch screen with a traditional notebook computer, allowing the notebook computer to be equipped with a touch screen, and the touch screen can be flipped over so that the user can Choose different usage modes to operate according to your needs.

In the current notebook computer with a touch screen, if the user wants to operate the tablet mode (that is, the back of the screen is facing the keyboard), the screen module cannot be flatly attached to the keyboard and the host, and a large gap is generated, which is easy to cause. User misunderstanding. If the user attempts to flatten the screen module toward the keyboard and the main unit, the device may be damaged. In order to avoid this situation, the industry is currently Efforts are being made to solve the problem that the screen module cannot be flatly attached to the keyboard and the host.

In view of the above problems, the present invention relates to an electronic device for improving the problem that a screen module cannot be smoothly attached to a keyboard and a host.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention includes an input module, a connection structure and a screen module. The input module has a submerged structure. The connection structure includes an adapter and a support plate. The adapter has a first end and a second end, and the first end is pivoted on one side of the input module. The support plate has a first side edge and a second side edge, and the first side edge is pivoted at the second end. The screen module is pivoted on the second side edge and has a flat use position and a closed position relative to the input module. When the screen module is in the flat use position, the adapter and the support plate of the connection structure are located in the depressed structure, and the screen module is stacked on the support plate. When the screen module is in the closed position, the screen module is sandwiched between the support plate and the input module.

In the electronic device of the present invention, since the first end of the adapter is pivoted on one side of the input module, the first side edge of the support plate is pivotally disposed at the second end of the adapter, and the screen module is pivotally mounted on the support plate. The second side edge and the design of the sag structure allow the screen module to be flatly attached to the input module when the screen module is in the position of the tablet, thereby avoiding the user's attempt to direct the screen module toward the input module in the prior art. Flattening and causing damage to the unit.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention and the invention The scope of the patent application is further explained.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

100‧‧‧ input module

110‧‧‧Sag structure

120‧‧‧Flexible parts

130‧‧‧ board

140‧‧‧ Input surface

190‧‧‧ accommodating slots

200‧‧‧connection structure

210‧‧‧Adapters

211‧‧‧ first end

212‧‧‧ second end

220‧‧‧support board

221‧‧‧ first side edge

222‧‧‧Second side

227‧‧‧ upper surface

228‧‧‧lower surface

300‧‧‧screen module

310‧‧‧ display surface

320‧‧‧Back

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a closed state.

Fig. 3A is a side sectional view showing the electronic device of the first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3B is a side sectional view showing the electronic device of the first embodiment of the invention.

3C is a side cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the first embodiment of the present invention.

3D is a side cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the electronic device in the tablet mode according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a special use mode.

Fig. 6A is a perspective view showing the structure of an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6B is a perspective view showing the structure of an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6C is a perspective view showing the structure of an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 7 through 9 are electronic devices designed for different structures of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the electronic device in the closed state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

An electronic device 10 includes an input module 100 , a connection structure 200 , and a screen module 300 .

The input module 100 has a recessed structure 110. In the present embodiment, the depressed structure 110 is formed by the surface of one of the input modules 100, and the depressed structure 110 is located within the contour of the surface. In this way, the electronic device 10 of the embodiment can achieve the flatness of the overall side line.

The connecting structure 200 includes an adapter 210 and a supporting plate 220. The adapter 210 has a first end 211 and a second end 212. The first end 211 is pivoted on one side of the input module 100. The support plate 220 has a first side edge 221 and a second side edge 222 . The first side edge 221 is pivoted to the second end 212 . The screen module 300 is pivoted to the second side edge 222.

In the electronic device 10 of the embodiment, the first end 211 of the adapter 210 is pivotally connected to one side of the input module 100, and the second end 212 is pivotally connected to the first side edge 221 of the support plate 220, and the support plate 220 is supported. The second side edge 222 is pivotally connected to the screen module 300, so that the device becomes a double cantilever type electronic device.

Please refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D , which are side cross-sectional views of the electronic device A-A in FIG. 2 in different operating states.

FIG. 3A is a closed state in which the screen module 300 is placed on the input module 100. The input module 100 has a recessed structure 110 and an input surface 140. The support plate 220 has a lower surface 228 away from the upper surface 227 of the input module 100 and adjacent to the input module 100. The screen module 300 has a display surface 310 and a back surface 320 opposite to each other. In this embodiment, the screen module 300 is a touch screen.

When the screen module 300 is in the closed state, the screen module 300 is clamped The back surface 320 of the screen module 300 is disposed on the lower surface 228 of the support board 220, and the display surface 310 of the screen module 300 is adjacent to the input module 100. If the user wants to switch to other different usage modes, the screen module 300 can be flipped away from the input module 100 (as shown in FIG. 3B), so that the electronic device 10 can be operated like a notebook computer, and even Can adjust the height and tilt of the screen.

When the user wants to operate the electronic device 10 in the tablet mode The screen module 300 can be continuously flipped so that the back surface 320 of the screen module 300 is attached to the upper surface 227 of the support plate 220, as shown in FIG. 3C. The screen module 300 and the support plate 220 are further moved toward the input module 100, and finally the back surface 320 of the screen module 300 is attached to the input module 100. At this time, the support plate 220 is placed in the recessed structure 110, so that when the screen module 300 is in the position of the flat plate, the input module 100 can be flatly attached, and the appearance does not have excessive gaps, such as the fourth. The figure shows.

In another embodiment, the input module 100 further has a receiving slot. 190, the receiving slot 190 is located on the side of the input module 100 close to the adapter 210, and when the electronic device is in the tablet mode, the second end 212 of the adapter 210 is located It is accommodated in the groove 190.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 5, which is a first embodiment of the present invention. A perspective view of the structure of the electronic device in a special use mode. At this time, the back surface 320 is at an angle with the input module 100, and the angle is less than 180 degrees.

Please refer to Figures 6A, 6B and 6C. Figure 6A A perspective view showing the structure of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 6B and 6C are side cross-sectional views of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment has the same structure as the first embodiment, and is not described here. The main difference is that the depressed structure 110 further has a plate body 130 and two elastic members 120. One end of the two elastic members 120 is disposed on one side of the plate body 130. The plate body 130 has a floating position and a sinking position relative to the input module 100 by the elastic member 120. In addition, in the embodiment, when the plate body 130 is in the floating position (that is, when the elastic member 120 is not compressed), the input surface 140 and the plate body 130 are coplanar away from the surface of the two elastic members 120, thereby maintaining the input. The flatness of the surface of the module 100 is to achieve a visual effect. It should be noted that the number of the elastic members 120 is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of the elastic members 120 may also be one or more.

In this embodiment, when the electronic device 10 is in the tablet mode, The screen module 300 is stacked on the support plate 220 , and the back surface 320 of the screen module 300 is attached to the upper surface 227 of the support plate 220 . At this time, the lower surface 228 of the support plate 220 is pressed against the plate body 130, so that the plate body 130 is displaced from the floating position to the sinking position, and the two elastic members 120 store an elastic potential energy. When the user will screen When the group 300 is pivoted away from the input module 100 and the screen module 300 is no longer in the flat use position (as shown in FIG. 6B), the two elastic members 120 release the elastic potential energy, so that the plate body 130 is sunk. The position is displaced to the floating position, whereby the flatness of the surface of the input module 100 can be maintained. By the design of the sag structure 110, the screen module 300 can be smoothly attached to the input module 100 when the screen module 300 is in the flat use position.

Moreover, the support plate of the electronic device of the present invention can have different knots. Shape design, and these structural shapes can be seen in Figures 7 to 9.

According to the electronic device of the above embodiment, the first part of the adapter The end is pivotally disposed on one side of the input module, the first side edge of the support plate is pivotally disposed at the second end of the adapter, the screen module is pivotally disposed on the second side edge of the support plate, and the design of the depressed structure allows When the screen module is in the position of the tablet, it can be flatly attached to the input module, thereby avoiding the problem that the prior art user attempts to flatten the screen module in the direction of the input module and cause damage to the device.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

100‧‧‧ input module

110‧‧‧Sag structure

210‧‧‧Adapters

211‧‧‧ first end

212‧‧‧ second end

221‧‧‧ first side edge

300‧‧‧screen module

310‧‧‧ display surface

320‧‧‧Back

Claims (6)

An electronic device comprising: an input module having a recessed structure; and a connection structure comprising: an adapter having a first end and a second end, the first end being pivoted to the input module And a support plate having a first side edge and a second side edge, the first side edge is pivotally disposed at the second end; and a screen module is disposed on the second side edge The sag structure is configured to receive the support plate, the sag structure further includes at least one elastic member and a plate body, one end of the at least one elastic member is disposed on one side of the plate body, and the plate body is opposite to the input The module has a floating position and a sinking position. When the screen module is in the flat use position, the lower surface of the support plate is pressed against the plate body, and the plate body is displaced from the floating position to the a sinking position, and the at least one elastic member stores an elastic potential energy. When the support plate faces away from the input module, the at least one elastic member releases the elastic potential energy, and the plate body is displaced from the sinking position to The floating position. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input module further has an input surface, and the input surface is away from the surface of the at least one elastic member when the at least one elastic member is not compressed. flat. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the screen module is a touch Control the screen. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input module further has a receiving slot located on a side of the input module adjacent to the adapter and configured to receive the second of the adapter end. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the screen module has a flat state, wherein the screen is superposed on the support plate and the input module, and the support plate is accommodated in the depression. In the structure. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the screen module has a cover state, and the screen is sandwiched between the support plate and the input module.