TWI551973B - Electronic device, electronic assembly and protective cover - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device, electronic assembly, and protective cover

The present invention relates to a carrier and a protective cover for an electronic device and its application.

Devices that can be separated or combined with a tablet and a keyboard are generally referred to in the market as a deformable flat plate. Most of the devices of this type are provided with a hinge area on the edge of the tablet or keyboard, and the tablet is combined to the keyboard by mechanical snapping. And then become a device similar to a traditional notebook computer. To separate the tablet and keyboard, use the stylus to select the control buttons that control the tablet's operating mode on the screen to convert the tablet back to a separate mobile device.

However, since most of the currently used methods in the market combine a tablet computer and a keyboard, the appearance of the deformed flat plate is similar, and it is difficult to recognize the difference of different products.

The present application provides an electronic device that has a different appearance from a tablet computer currently on the market. In addition, the present application also provides a carrier and a protective cover that can be applied to the aforementioned electronic device.

The present application provides an electronic device including a body having opposite display surfaces and a back surface, wherein the body further has a convex member on the back surface, and the male member is engaged with the through hole of the carrier to fix the body to the carrier. .

In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device further includes a stylus coupled to the back of the body and located beside the male member.

In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device further includes a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, wherein the first magnetic member is located on the back of the body, and the second magnetic member is disposed on the stylus, and the stylus can The first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are attracted to be coupled to the back surface of the body.

In an embodiment of the present application, the back surface of the body of the electronic device further has a recess, and when the stylus is coupled to the back of the body, the stylus is located in the recess.

In an embodiment of the present application, the surface of the convex member of the electronic device is made of rubber.

The present application further provides a carrier for carrying an electronic device. The body of the electronic device has opposite display surfaces and a back surface, wherein the body further has a convex member on the back surface, and the carrier includes a first support plate and a second support plate. The second support plate has a through hole, wherein the second support plate is pivotally connected to the first support plate, and the second support plate is pivoted to a fixed angle with respect to the first support plate, and the convex member of the electronic device is engaged with the through hole. The body is fixed to the carrier.

In an embodiment of the present application, the carrier further includes at least one magnetic component disposed beside the perforation of the second support plate, and the electronic device further has a third magnetic component disposed on the back of the body, and the body can be magnetically The component is attracted to the third magnetic member to be fixed to the carrier.

In an embodiment of the present application, the carrier further includes a keyboard module disposed on the first support plate. In addition, the second support plate further has a first electrical contact, and the first electrical contact is electrically connected to the second electrical contact of the electronic device when the body is fixed to the carrier.

The present application further provides a protective cover for protecting an electronic device as described above. The protective cover has a connecting side and a covering portion, wherein the connecting side is for connecting to one side of the body of the electronic device, and the covering portion has an opening, and the protruding member can be engaged with the opening when the covering portion covers the back of the body , the protective cover is fixed to the back of the body.

In an embodiment of the present application, the covering portion has a plurality of inflexible regions and a plurality of flexible regions connecting the two inflexible regions, and the flexible regions are bent to make the respective inflexible regions The adjacent inflexible zone has an angle, and the male member is engaged with the opening, so that the inflexible area where the opening is located is used to bear against the back of the body.

Based on the above, the present application provides a convex shape on the back surface of the main body of the electronic device, so that the appearance of the electronic device of the present application can be different from that of a tablet computer that is commonly available on the market, and has an appearance recognition degree. In addition, the present application couples the stylus to the body of the electronic device, and the stylus is also not easily lost. In addition, the male member of the electronic device can be engaged in the through hole of the carrier, so that the electronic device can be converted into a pen power usage mode, a screen viewing mode, or a carrying storage mode according to different situations. again The male member of the electronic device can be engaged with the opening of the protective cover, so that the protective cover can be prevented from being affected by the convex member and can bear against the body.

The above features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧ body

111‧‧‧Back

112‧‧‧Long side wall

113‧‧‧ Short side wall

114‧‧‧ display surface

115‧‧‧ Groove

116‧‧‧ convex parts

118‧‧‧Snap hole

120‧‧‧ stylus

122‧‧‧Second magnetic parts

130‧‧‧First magnetic parts

140‧‧‧ Third magnetic parts

150‧‧‧second electrical contact

200‧‧‧ bearing seat

210‧‧‧First support plate

212‧‧‧ Subject

214‧‧‧ pivotal

216‧‧‧ storage trough

220‧‧‧second support plate

222‧‧‧ motherboard

224‧‧‧ pivotal department

225‧‧‧ engaging bulge

226‧‧‧Perforation

228‧‧‧ magnetic components

229‧‧‧First electrical contact

230‧‧‧ keyboard module

300‧‧‧ protective cover

310‧‧‧ joint side

320‧‧‧ Coverage

322‧‧‧Inflexible area

324‧‧‧Flexible area

326‧‧‧Opening

330‧‧‧ Magnetic unit

A-A‧‧ ‧ line segment

L‧‧‧ Extension line

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

2 and 3 are schematic views of a carrier of an embodiment to which the electronic device of FIG. 1 is applied.

4, 5 and 6 are schematic views showing the combination of the electronic device shown in Fig. 1 and the carrier shown in Figs.

7 is a view showing a state of use of the electronic device of FIG. 1 after applying a protective cover of an embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the protective cover of the electronic device of Fig. 1 is applied along the line A-A.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes a body 110. The body 110 has a back surface 111, a long side wall 112, a short side wall 113, a display surface 114 (not shown in FIG. 1), and a male member 116, wherein the male member 116 is located on the back surface 111 of the body 110. This embodiment The appearance of the electronic device 100 provided in this embodiment can be different from that of a tablet computer commonly used in the market, thereby improving the electronic device of the embodiment. 100 recognition in appearance.

In addition, the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment further includes a stylus 120, and the body 110 further has a recess 115 on the back surface 111 of the body 110. The electronic device 100 in this embodiment has two convex members 116, and the groove 115 is located between the two convex members 116. The groove 115 and the convex member 116 are located on the same extension line L, and the extension line L is parallel. On the long side wall 112 of the body 110. However, the present application does not limit the number of the male members and the grooves. In other embodiments, the electronic device may have more convex members and grooves or no grooves.

In addition, the electronic device 100 further includes a first magnetic member 130 located on the back surface 111 of the body 110. In addition, the stylus 120 includes a second magnetic member 122 that can be attracted to the back surface 111 of the body 110 by the first magnetic member 130 and the second magnetic member 122. More specifically, the first magnetic member 130 is located in the recess 115 of the body 110. When the stylus 120 is coupled to the body 110, the second magnetic member 122 is attracted to the first magnetic member 130, so that the stylus 120 It can be accommodated in the groove 115 of the body 110 and located between the two convex members 116. However, the present application does not limit the position of the first magnetic member 130. The first magnetic member 130 may be located at any position where the second magnetic member 122 can be adsorbed. For example, the first magnetic member 130 may also be located at the convex member 116 to contact the touch. The end of the pen 120. In addition, the stylus 120 can also be fixed to the body 110 by other structures, such as a hook structure or a locking structure. A method in which the pen 120 is fixed to the body 110.

The surface of the male member 116 of the present embodiment is made of rubber. When the electronic device 100 is laid flat, the rubber surface of the male member 116 can provide a proper cushioning effect, thereby preventing the stylus 120 from colliding with the contact surface and being damaged.

With the above configuration, the stylus 120 can be coupled to the body 110 so that the stylus 120 can be fixed to the body 110 of the electronic device 100 without affecting the internal component placement space of the electronic device 100 to avoid loss. .

2 and 3 are schematic views of a carrier of an embodiment to which the electronic device of FIG. 1 is applied. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the carrier 200 can carry the electronic device 100 . The carrier 200 includes a first support plate 210 , a second support plate 220 , and a keyboard module 230 . The first support plate 210 includes a main body 212 and a pivot joint 214, and the main body 212 has a receiving groove 216. The second support plate 220 includes a main plate 222 and two pivoting portions 224 and has a through hole 226. The keyboard module 230 is disposed on the main body 212 of the first support plate 210. The pivoting portion 214 is pivotally connected to the two pivoting portions 224 such that the second supporting plate 220 can be pivoted to a fixed angle relative to the first supporting plate 210 and fixed to the first supporting plate 210, and the second supporting plate 220 is The plurality of sections can be fixed at any angle, and the pivoting manner can utilize a pivot or a snapping manner, etc., and the present application does not limit the pivoting manner. Referring to FIG. 2, the second support plate 220 can be received in the receiving groove 216 of the first support plate 210. Alternatively, referring to FIG. 3, the second support plate 220 can also be separated from the receiving groove 216.

4, 5 and 6 are schematic views showing the combination of the electronic device of Fig. 1 and the carrier of Fig. 2. FIG. 4 shows an exploded state of the electronic device 100 and the carrier 200 in the storage mode. When the second support plate 220 is located in the storage slot of the first support plate 110 At 216, the electronic device 100 can engage the male member 116 in the through hole 226 of the second support plate 220 in the direction of the arrow with the back surface 111 facing the carrier 200.

FIG. 5 shows an exploded state of the electronic device 100 and the carrier 200 in the notebook mode. When the second supporting plate 220 is separated from the receiving groove 216 of the first supporting plate 110, the electronic device 100 can engage the protruding piece 116 with the through hole 226 in the direction of the arrow and the back surface 111 toward the second supporting plate 220. The electronic device 100 can be fixed to the second support plate 220. At this time, the back surface 111 of the electronic device 100 faces the first support plate 210 having the side of the receiving slot 216. In other words, the display surface 114 of the electronic device 100 faces the direction in which the keyboard module 230 is disposed, so that the electronic device 100 The carrier 200 collectively constitutes a device similar to a notebook computer.

FIG. 6 shows an exploded state of the electronic device 100 and the carrier 200 in the screen viewing mode. The difference from the pen power state shown in FIG. 5 is that when in the screen viewing mode, the back surface 111 of the electronic device 100 faces the direction in which the keyboard module 230 is disposed. In other words, the display surface 114 of the electronic device 100 faces the side of the main body 212 of the first support plate 210 having the receiving groove 216 such that the display surface 114 presents a screen viewing mode facing away from the keyboard module 230.

In addition, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the second support plate 220 of the carrier 200 may further include a magnetic element 228 , an engaging protrusion 225 , and a first electrical contact 229 . The electronic device 100 may further include a third magnetic member 140, an engaging hole 118, and a second electrical contact 150. The third magnetic member 140 , the engaging hole 118 and the second electrical contact 150 are all located on the back surface 111 of the body 110 .

When the electronic device 100 of the embodiment is combined as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. When the carrier 200 is mounted, the body 110 of the electronic device 100 can be attracted to the third magnetic member 140 by the magnetic element 228 to be fixed to the carrier 200 by magnetic force. In addition, in order to enable the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment to be more stably fixed to the carrier 200, the engaging holes 118 of the electronic device can be engaged with the engaging protrusions 225 of the carrier 200. In this embodiment, the engaging hole 118 is located adjacent to the convex member 116 and adjacent to the short side wall 113, and the second supporting plate 220 is adjacent to the receiving groove 216 and the side away from the receiving groove 216 has a corresponding engaging hole 118. The protrusion 225 is engaged, so that the electronic device 100 can be stably fixed to the carrier 200 regardless of whether it is in the storage mode, the notebook mode or the screen viewing mode.

In this embodiment, the engaging protrusion 225 is located adjacent to the through hole 226 and adjacent to the short side wall 113, and the engaging hole 118 is exemplified by two, and the second supporting plate 220 is adjacent to the receiving groove 216 and away from the receiving groove. One side of the 216 also has two corresponding engaging projections 225, respectively. However, this embodiment does not limit the position and number of the engaging holes and the engaging projections.

In addition, the second electrical contact 150 of the electronic device 100 is located around the male member 116 and corresponding to the first electrical contact 229, such that the second electrical contact 150 can be coupled to the second support plate of the carrier 200. The first electrical contact 229 corresponding to the electrical connection between the electronic device 100 and the keyboard module 230 disposed on the carrier 200 is electrically connected. However, the present application can also perform wireless transmission of the electronic device 100 and the keyboard module 230 by using other methods such as Bluetooth. The present application does not limit the transmission manner of the electronic device 100 and the keyboard module 230.

7 is an electronic device of FIG. 1 after applying a protective cover of an embodiment Use the state diagram. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of use of the electronic device of FIG. 1 along the line A-A and after applying the protective cover. Referring to FIG. 7, the embodiment further provides a protective cover 300 for protecting the electronic device 100 described above. The protective cover 300 has an associated joint side 310 and a cover portion 320. Further, the cover portion 320 is provided with a magnetic unit 330. The bonding side 310 is connected to one side of the body 110 of the electronic device 100 , and more specifically, the bonding side 310 is connected to the long side sidewall 112 of the body 110 adjacent to the protruding part 116 , so that the protective cover 300 can be fixed to the electronic device. 100, and can be separated or covered on the display surface. When the covering portion 320 covers the display surface 114 of the body 110 having the display surface, the magnetic unit 330 will be adsorbed to the third magnetic member 140 (refer to FIG. 1 ), so that the protective cover 300 can be fixed and covered on the display surface 114 of the body 110 . At this time, the opening 326 can expose a part of the display surface, so that the user can view basic information such as time or date through the exposed partial display surface. Referring to FIG. 1, it should be noted that in the present drawing, in order to keep the drawing clean, only the third magnetic member 140 located at the back surface 111 of the electronic device 100 and near the long side wall 112 is shown. However, the present application does not limit the position of the third magnetic member 140, and the third magnetic member 140 may be located at any position on the back surface 111 of the electronic device 100.

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 simultaneously, the cover portion 320 includes a plurality of non-flexible regions 322 and a plurality of flexible regions 324 connecting the two of the two non-flexible regions 322, and has an opening 326 located in one of the inflexible regions 322. . When the user peels the cover portion 320 away from the display surface and winds on the back surface 111 of the body 110, the flexible region 324 will be bent so that each of the inflexible regions 322 has an angle with the adjacent non-flexible region. . At this time, the male member 116 can be engaged with the opening 326, the protective cover 300 is fixed to the back surface 111 of the body 110, and the third magnetic member 140 of the electronic device 100 (refer to the figure) 1) will attract the magnetic unit 330 of the protective cover 300, so that the inflexible region 322 where the opening 326 is located can be used to bear against the back surface 111 of the body 110.

In other words, when each of the flexible regions 324 is bent such that there is an angle between the respective inflexible regions 322, the inflexible regions 322 having the apertures 326 will expose the male members 116, and the foregoing having the openings 326 The inflexible zone 322 will form a bearing surface that can support the electronic device 100.

In summary, the application of the electronic device on the electronic device can make the appearance of the electronic device different from the common tablet computer on the market, thereby improving the visibility of the appearance of the electronic device of the present application. In addition, the configuration in which the stylus is disposed outside the body of the electronic device can not only affect the placement space of the internal components of the original electronic device, but also avoid the problem of loss or inconvenience of the stylus.

In addition, the present application clamps the male member protruding from the electronic device into the through hole of the carrier, and also allows the user to have a more clear indication position in the joint alignment, and the combination of the combination, the disassembly and the conversion is simple. It can also avoid the complicated assembly method of the conventional deformation plate. At the same time, the user can also convert the electronic device into a notebook mode, a screen viewing mode or a carrying mode according to different situations. In addition, the protective cover provided by the present application has an opening, so that the male member of the electronic device can be engaged with the opening of the protective cover, so that the protective cover can be prevented from being affected by the convex member and can bear against the body. .

Although the present application has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present application, and those skilled in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. The scope of protection of this application It is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧ body

111‧‧‧Back

112‧‧‧Long side wall

113‧‧‧ Short side wall

115‧‧‧ Groove

116‧‧‧ convex parts

118‧‧‧Snap hole

120‧‧‧ stylus

122‧‧‧Second magnetic parts

130‧‧‧First magnetic parts

140‧‧‧ Third magnetic parts

150‧‧‧second electrical contact

A-A‧‧ ‧ line segment

L‧‧‧ Extension line

Claims (10)

An electronic device includes: a body having a display surface and a back surface disposed oppositely, wherein the body further has a convex member on the back surface, the convex member is configured to be engaged with a through hole of a bearing seat Fixing the body to the carrier; and a stylus coupled to the back of the body and adjacent to the male member. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, wherein the first magnetic member is located on the back surface of the body, and the second magnetic member is disposed on the touch The pen can be coupled to the back surface of the body by the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back surface of the body further has a recess, and the stylus is located in the recess when the stylus is coupled to the back of the body. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the convex member is made of rubber. An electronic assembly comprising: a carrier, comprising: a first support plate; and a second support plate having a through hole, wherein the second support plate is pivotally connected to the first support plate, the second support plate Being pivotable relative to the first support plate to a fixed angle; and an electronic device comprising: a body having a display surface and a back surface disposed oppositely, wherein the body further has a convex member on the back surface, the convex member is configured to be engaged with the through hole of the carrier, and the body is fixed to the body The carrier; and a stylus coupled to the back of the body and adjacent to the male member. The electronic assembly of claim 5, wherein the carrier further comprises at least one magnetic component disposed adjacent to the perforation of the second support plate, the electronic device further having a third magnetic member disposed on The back surface of the body can be fixed to the carrier by the magnetic element and the third magnetic member. The electronic assembly of claim 5, wherein the carrier further comprises a keyboard module disposed on the first support plate. The electronic assembly of claim 7, wherein the second support plate further has a first electrical contact, and the first electrical contact is used for electricity when the body is fixed to the carrier. Optionally connected to a second electrical contact of the electronic device. A protective cover for protecting an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the protective cover has a connecting side and a covering portion, wherein the connecting side is coupled to the body of the electronic device On the side, the cover portion has an opening, and when the cover portion covers the back surface of the body, the convex member can be engaged with the opening, so that the protective cover is fixed to the back surface of the body. The protective cover of claim 9, wherein the covering portion has a plurality of inflexible regions and a plurality of flexible regions connecting the two inflexible regions, the flexible regions being bent to make each The inflexible zone has an angle with the adjacent inflexible zone, and the male component is engaged with the opening, so that the inflexible zone where the opening is located is used for bearing The back of the body.