TWI558299B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device.

Because the tablet has the functions of browsing the web, watching videos and e-books, and taking photos or videos, and because the tablet is light in weight, small in size, and easy to operate, the user can usually put the tablet on the table and go out. You can also take your tablet with you. Therefore, tablets provide mobility and fun for people in their lives.

Although the mobility of the tablet is worse than that of the desktop computer when it is carried, the tablet may not be as convenient as the desktop computer when used at a fixed point. For example, when using the fixed-point computer, the screen of the desktop computer has a support base, which can be placed directly on the desktop, so the user can watch it freely. However, the tablet must be hand-held because it has no support. Therefore, the advantages of tablet mobility also hinder the convenience of fixed-point use. Therefore, in order to improve the convenience of the tablet when it is used at a fixed point, the manufacturer usually further cooperates with the support base or the docking station to improve the convenience of the fixed-point use of the tablet. Generally, the user holds or removes the tablet by holding the tablet in one hand and the buckle and release mechanism in the other hand. That is to say, the user must use the assistance of both hands to complete the loading and unloading operation between the two. Therefore, how to improve the operation convenience between the support base and the tablet computer allows the user to more easily complete the loading and unloading operation between the support base and the tablet computer.

The present invention provides an electronic device for improving the ease of disassembly between a tablet computer and a support base.

The electronic device disclosed in the present invention comprises a first body and a second body. The first body comprises a first limiting member and a fastening member. The first limiting member has a pressure receiving portion and a limiting convex portion. The fastening component has a positioning portion, and the positioning portion abuts against one of the pressure receiving portion and the limiting convex portion. The second body includes a second limit member. The second limiting member has a limiting recess. Wherein, when the second body presses the pressure receiving portion, the positioning portion is interlocked to disengage from the limiting convex portion, and when the locking member is driven to be displaced by a predetermined distance along a first axial direction, the positioning portion is interlocked to be engaged In the limit recess.

The first body and a second body are included. The first body comprises a first shell member, a snap member, a first constraining member and a first elastic member. The fastening component has at least one first fastening portion and a positioning portion connected. The positioning portion has a support surface. The latching member is slidably disposed in the first shell member and sequentially has a snap position, a first release position and a second release position. The first limiting member has a pressure receiving portion and a limiting convex portion, and is movably disposed in the first housing member to have a first pressure receiving position and a first limiting position. The first elastic member is disposed between the first limiting member and the first housing member such that the first limiting member is normally in the first limiting position. When the first limiting member is in the first limiting position, the limiting protrusion abuts against the positioning portion to position the latching member in the first releasing position. The second body comprises a second shell member, a second constraining member and a second elastic member. The second shell member has a second snap portion and a pressing portion. The second fastening portion corresponds to the first fastening portion. The pressing portion corresponds to the pressure receiving portion. The second limiting member has a limiting recess. The second limiting member is movably disposed on the second housing member and has a second pressure receiving position and a second limiting position. The second elastic member is disposed between the second limiting member and the second housing member to cause the second limiting member to be normally in the second limiting position. Wherein, when the first body is assembled to the second body, the pressing portion presses the pressure receiving portion to force the first limiting member to be located at the first pressure receiving position, so that The limiting protrusion is disengaged from the positioning portion to position the latching member in the latching position, and the first latching portion is fastened to the second latching portion. Moreover, the limiting recess is offset from the positioning portion, so that the second limiting member is pushed against the positioning portion and is located at the second pressure receiving position. When the latching member is driven to be displaced to the second release position, the pair of positioning portions are located in the recess of the restricted position, such that the second limiting member returns to the second limiting position, so that the limiting recess is engaged with the positioning portion to limit the card The fastener is in the second release position.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the present invention, the first limiting member is transmitted through The aid can be divided into two one-handed steps for the assembly work that would otherwise be done with both hands. First, the buckle is adjusted with one hand such that the first limiting member limits the fastening member to the first release position. Second, the second body is coupled to the first body with one hand. Similarly, through the assistance of the second limiting member, the disassembly work that needs to be completed by both hands can be divided into two one-handed steps. First, the buckle is adjusted with one hand such that the second limiter limits the buckle to the second release position. Second, the second body is separated from the first body by one hand. In this way, the user can complete the assembly and disassembly operation between the first body and the second body with one hand, thereby improving the convenience of loading and unloading between the first body and the second body.

The above description of the contents of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used. The principles of the invention are illustrated and explained, and a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the invention is provided.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

100‧‧‧First body

110‧‧‧ first shell

111‧‧‧ accommodating slots

112‧‧‧ bearing surface

113‧‧‧Perforation

120‧‧‧Card fasteners

121‧‧‧First buckle

121a‧‧‧Bevel

122‧‧‧ Positioning Department

122a‧‧‧ bottom

122b‧‧‧ side

122c‧‧‧ top surface

123‧‧‧Connecting Department

130‧‧‧First limiter

131‧‧‧ Pressure Department

131a‧‧‧ Pressure surface

131b‧‧‧First limit surface

132‧‧‧Limited convex

132a‧‧‧second limit surface

133‧‧‧Extension

140‧‧‧First elastic parts

150‧‧‧ Third elastic parts

200‧‧‧Second body

210‧‧‧Second shell

211‧‧‧Second buckle

212‧‧‧Fist

220‧‧‧second limiter

221‧‧‧ Limit recess

221a‧‧‧ third limit surface

222‧‧‧Recommended

230‧‧‧Second elastic parts

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 6 are schematic views of the operation of the electronic device of Fig. 1.

Please refer to Figure 1. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic device 10 of the embodiment includes a first body 100 and a second body 200. The first body 100 and the second body 200 are, for example, two computers of a tablet computer and a docking station or a combined notebook computer.

The first body 100 includes a first shell member 110 , a latching member 120 , a first limiting member 130 , a first elastic member 140 , and a third elastic member 150 .

The first shell member 110 has a receiving groove 111, a bearing surface 112 and two through holes 113. The bearing surface 112 faces away from the receiving groove 111 , and the through hole 113 penetrates from the receiving groove 111 to the bearing surface 112 .

The fastening component 120 has a connecting portion 123 , at least one first fastening portion 121 and a positioning portion 122 . The engaging portion 123 is slidably located in the receiving groove 111 of the first shell member 110 such that the engaging portion 123 can slide along the first axial direction (such as the X-axis direction) relative to the first shell member 110 by a predetermined distance along the positive X-axis. There is a snap position, a first release position (as shown in FIG. 1) and a second release position (described after the movement of the snap member 120). The first fastening portion 121 is connected to the engaging portion 123 at one end, and protrudes from the bearing surface 112 through the through hole 113 at the other end. In addition, a portion of the first fastening portion 121 protruding from the bearing surface 112 has a guiding surface 121a, and the second housing member 210 is pushed against the guiding surface 121a to make the locking member 120 face the first release position or the second release position. Direction (such as positive X axis) displacement.

The positioning portion 122 is connected to the connecting portion 123 and has a bottom surface 122a, a side surface 122b and a top surface 122c. The bottom surface 122a and the top surface 122c are respectively connected to opposite sides of the side surface 122b.

The first limiting member 130 has a pressure receiving portion 131, a limiting convex portion 132 and a delay Stretch 133. The pressure receiving portion 131 has a pressure receiving surface 131a and a first limiting surface 131b connected thereto. The limiting protrusion 132 protrudes from the first limiting surface 131b. The limiting protrusion 132 has a second limiting surface 132a, and the second limiting surface 132a faces away from the pressure receiving portion 131. The extending portion 133 is connected to the limiting convex portion 132. The first limiting member 130 is movably located in the receiving groove 111 of the first shell member 110. The first limiting member 130 is slidable relative to the first housing member 110 along a second axial direction (such as the Y-axis) to have a first pressure-receiving position and a first limiting position (as shown in FIG. 1).

The first elastic member 140 is, for example, a compression spring. The first elastic member 140 is sandwiched between The first limiting member 130 is disposed between the first limiting member 130 and the first limiting member 130 to be in a first limiting position. The so-called normal state refers to the balance state of the first limiting member 130 under the elastic force of the first elastic member 140 and the abutting force of the first shell member 110. When the first limiting member 130 is located at the first limiting position, the second limiting surface 132a of the limiting protrusion 132 abuts against the positioning portion 122 to restrict the locking member 120 from being in the first releasing position. The first limiting member 130 is described after the moving capacity of the first pressure receiving position.

It should be noted that the first limiting member 130 of the embodiment is slidably provided. In the other embodiments (not shown), the first limiting member 130 can also be pivoted to the first housing member 110, and the first elastic member 140 can be pivoted to the first housing member 110. Change to a torsion spring.

The third elastic member 150 is disposed between the engaging portion 123 and the first case member 110 The snap member 120 normally displaces in a reset direction (ie, displaced toward the snap position, and the negative X-axis). In one embodiment, the third elastic member 150 is a tension spring, and is disposed on the left side of the first body 100 to drive the latching member 120 to be normally displaced to the left side, that is, to be displaced toward the buckle position (along the negative X-axis direction). ), but not limited to this. In other embodiments, the third elastic member 150 is a compression spring and is mounted on The right side of the first body 100 drives the snap member 120 to be normally displaced to the left side, that is, displaced toward the buckle position (along the negative X-axis direction).

The second body 200 includes a second shell member 210, a second constraining member 220, and a second elastic member 230.

The second shell member 210 has a second latching portion 211 and a pressing portion 212. The second fastening portion 211 corresponds to the first fastening portion 121 . The pressing portion 212 corresponds to the pressure receiving portion 131.

The second limiting member 220 has a limiting recess 221 . The limiting recess 221 has a third limiting surface 221a. The vertical distance D1 of the third limiting surface 221a to the first limiting surface 131b is greater than the vertical distance D2 of the second limiting surface 132a to the first limiting surface 131b. The third limiting surface 221a of the limiting recess 221 abuts against the positioning portion 122 to limit the locking member 120 to the second release position. The second limiting member 220 is movably disposed on the second housing member 210 such that the second limiting member 220 is slidable relative to the second housing member 210 along the second axial direction (eg, the Y-axis direction) to have a second pressure. Position and a second limit position (as shown in Figure 1).

In addition, the second limiting member 220 further has a pushing surface 222, and the pushing surface 222 is connected to the third limiting surface 221a. When the locking component 120 is in the locking position and the first releasing position, the top of the positioning portion 122 The surface 122c and the pushed surface 222 of the second limiting member 220 at least partially overlap.

The second elastic member 230 is, for example, a compression spring, and is disposed between the second limiting member 220 and the second housing member 210 such that the second limiting member 220 is normally in the second limiting position.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 6. 2 to 6 are schematic views of the operation of the electronic device of Fig. 1.

The assembly operation between the first body 100 and the second body 200 will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the first limiting member 130 of the first body 100 is located at the first The position is restricted to limit the snap member 120 of the first body 100 to the first release position.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the user can operate the second body 200 with one hand. The first body 100 is assembled. When the second body 200 is assembled to the first body 100, the bottom of the second shell member 210 abuts against the bearing surface 112 of the first shell member 110, so that the pressing portion 212 of the second shell member 210 is pushed against the first limit. The piece 130 is in the first pressed position (in the direction indicated by the arrow a). Moreover, since the limiting recess 221 is displaced from the positioning portion 122, the pushing surface 222 of the second limiting member 220 is displaced by the positioning portion 122 to be displaced to the second pressure receiving position (in the direction indicated by the arrow b). And the second limiting surface 132a of the first limiting member 130 is separated from the side surface 122b of the positioning portion 122.

As shown in FIG. 3, the third elastic member 150 releases the elastic potential energy to make it detached. The positioning portion 122 of the first limiting member 130 is displaced from the first releasing position to the locking position (in the direction indicated by the arrow c), so that the first fastening portion 121 is fastened to the second fastening portion 211, and further The first body 100 and the second body 200 are fixed to each other.

Next, the disassembly operation between the first body 100 and the second body 200 will be described.

As shown in Fig. 4, the snap member 120 is driven to be displaced to the second release position (in the direction indicated by the arrow d). The slidable operation button (not shown) is disposed on the first body 100 for the user to manually pull the second body 200 from the first body 100. The button is operated to drive the catch member 120 to slide to the second release position.

When the latching member 120 is in the second release position, the pair of positioning portions 122 are located in the restricted recess 221 . The positioning portion 122 is located in the restricted recess 221, meaning that the top surface 122c of the positioning portion 122 is separated from the receiving surface 222 of the second limiting member 220 and falls within the range in which the limiting recess 221 is recessed.

As shown in FIG. 5, since the second limiting member 220 is separated from the positioning portion 122 Therefore, the second limiting member 220 that is pushed by the second elastic member 230 automatically returns to the second limiting position (in the direction indicated by the arrow e) to limit the limiting recess 221 to the positioning portion 122. The snap member 120 is in the second release position.

As shown in Fig. 6, the user can pick up the second body 200 with one hand to separate the first body 100 from the second body 200 (in the direction indicated by the arrow f).

The first limiting member 130 returns to the first limiting position (in the direction indicated by the arrow g) by the first elastic member 140 after being pressed away from the pressing portion 212 of the second case member 210. Moreover, the positioning portion 122 of the latching member 120 is displaced by the third elastic member 150 in the direction of the buckle position (in the direction indicated by the arrow h) after being deviated from the second limiting member 220. In detail, the process of displacing the latching member 120 toward the latching position is again restricted by the first limiting member 130 and fixed to the first release position to be assembled, so that the user can assemble the second body 200 again. The first body 100.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the present invention, the assembly work that is originally required by both hands can be divided into two single-handed steps through the assistance of the first limiting member. First, the buckle is adjusted with one hand such that the first limiting member limits the fastening member to the first release position. Second, the second body is coupled to the first body with one hand. Similarly, through the assistance of the second limiting member, the disassembly work that needs to be completed by both hands can be divided into two one-handed steps. First, the buckle is adjusted with one hand such that the second limiter limits the buckle to the second release position. Second, the second body is separated from the first body by one hand. In this way, the user can complete the assembly and disassembly operation between the first body and the second body with one hand, thereby improving the convenience of loading and unloading between the first body and the second body.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, they are not intended to limit the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the scope, structure, features and quantity of the invention may be modified within the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the patent application attached to this specification is subject to change.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

100‧‧‧First body

110‧‧‧ first shell

111‧‧‧ accommodating slots

112‧‧‧ bearing surface

113‧‧‧Perforation

120‧‧‧Card fasteners

121‧‧‧First buckle

121a‧‧‧Bevel

122‧‧‧ Positioning Department

122a‧‧‧ bottom

122b‧‧‧ side

122c‧‧‧ top surface

123‧‧‧Connecting Department

130‧‧‧First limiter

131‧‧‧ Pressure Department

131a‧‧‧ Pressure surface

131b‧‧‧First limit surface

132‧‧‧Limited convex

132a‧‧‧second limit surface

133‧‧‧Extension

140‧‧‧First elastic parts

150‧‧‧ Third elastic parts

200‧‧‧Second body

210‧‧‧Second shell

211‧‧‧Second buckle

212‧‧‧Fist

220‧‧‧second limiter

221‧‧‧ Limit recess

221a‧‧‧ third limit surface

222‧‧‧Recommended

230‧‧‧Second elastic parts

Claims (9)

An electronic device comprising: a first body, comprising: a first limiting member having a pressure receiving portion and a limiting convex portion; and a latching member having a positioning portion, the positioning portion abutting the receiving portion And a second body comprising: a second limiting member having a limiting recess; wherein the positioning is performed when the second body presses the pressure receiving portion The portion is interlocked to disengage from the limiting protrusion. When the locking member is driven to be displaced by a predetermined distance along a first axial direction, the positioning portion is interlocked to be engaged with the limiting recess; wherein, the defining portion The second axial direction is orthogonal to the first axial direction, the first limiting member slides along the second axial direction, and the second limiting member slides relative to the second body along the second axial direction. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first body comprises a first elastic member that pushes the first limiting member against the positioning portion. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second body further comprises a second elastic member that pushes the second limiting member against the positioning portion. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the latching member comprises at least one first latching portion, and the second body comprises a second latching portion, the second latching portion corresponding to the first latching portion. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first body further comprises a third elastic member for driving the latch member to be normally displaced in a reset direction, the reset direction being opposite to the first axial direction. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first limiting member is configured to be movable to a first receiving Between the pressing position and a first limiting position, the fastening member is arranged to be slidable between a buckle position, a first release position and a second release position, the pressure receiving portion having a connected pressure receiving surface And a first limiting surface, the limiting convex portion protrudes from the first limiting surface, the limiting convex portion has a second limiting surface, and the second limiting surface faces away from the pressure receiving portion. When the first limiting member is located at the first limiting position, the second limiting surface of the limiting protrusion abuts against the positioning portion to limit the fastening member to the first release position. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the limiting recess has a third limiting surface, and the vertical distance from the third limiting surface to the first limiting surface is greater than the second limiting surface to the first The vertical distance of the limiting surface, the third limiting surface of the limiting recess abuts against the positioning portion to limit the fastening component to the second release position. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the positioning portion has a bottom surface, a side surface and a top surface, and the bottom surface and the top surface are respectively connected to opposite sides of the side surface, and the first limiting member further has An extension portion is coupled to the limiting protrusion and abuts against the bottom surface of the positioning portion to position the first limiting member at the first limiting position. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the second limiting member further has a pushing surface, the pushing surface being connected to the third limiting surface, when the fastening component is located at the buckle position and the first The top surface of the positioning portion at least partially overlaps the pushing surface of the second limiting member when the position is released.