TWI559120B - Portable electronic device and support device - Google Patents

Description

Portable electronic device and supporting device

The invention relates to a portable electronic device and a supporting device, in particular to a portable electronic device and a supporting device which can trigger the supporting member to rotate to a supporting position after the starting member is in contact with the plane.

In recent years, with the rapid development of electronic device related technologies, it is quite common for modern people to have a tablet or a smart phone. In the case of a tablet computer, in order to facilitate the user to watch the content displayed on the tablet computer, if the user needs to support the tablet computer by hand or with a support frame, the tablet computer can be kept in a standing state so that the user can view the tablet display. The content. The problem with the use of the support frame is that the user does not carry the support frame with him at any time. If he forgets, he must be hand-held, which is very inconvenient to use, even if there is a risk of being lost. In addition, there are also hidden brackets installed in the tablet. However, most of these brackets are designed with a specific start button or switch. When using, the user needs to hold the tablet in one hand and the start button or switch in the other hand to start the hidden type. The bracket, there is still room for improvement in the convenience of operation, so there is a need for improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a support device that allows the support member to be rotated to a support position after the actuator is brought into contact with the plane.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable electronic device using the above-described support device.

To achieve the above object, the supportable device of the present invention is applied to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a device body. The support device includes a pivot device, a support member, and a snap device. The pivot device is disposed at one end of the device body. The support member is rotatably coupled to the device body by a pivot device such that the support member has a collapsed position and a support position relative to the device body. The support includes a hinge. The engaging device is movably disposed on the main body of the device, and the engaging device includes an actuating member and an engaging portion, wherein the actuating member is coupled to the engaging portion, and the engaging portion is disposed corresponding to the engaging portion. When the support member is in the folded position, the engaging portion is combined with the joint portion. When the actuating member contacts the plane, the actuating member drives the engaging portion to move, so that the engaging portion is separated from the joint portion, and the support member passes through the pivot device. Drive to the support position.

The portable electronic device of the present invention comprises a device body and a supporting device. The support device includes a pivot device, a support member, and a snap device. The pivot device is disposed at one end of the device body. The support member is rotatably coupled to the device body by a pivot device such that the support member has a collapsed position and a support position relative to the device body. The support includes a hinge. The engaging device is movably disposed on the main body of the device, and the engaging device includes an actuating member and an engaging portion, wherein the actuating member is coupled to the engaging portion, and the engaging portion is disposed corresponding to the engaging portion. When the supporting member is in the folding position, the engaging portion is combined with the joint portion. When the starting member is in contact with the plane, the actuating member drives the engaging portion to move, so that the engaging portion is separated from the joint portion, and the support member passes through the pivot device. Drive to rotate to the support position.

With the design of the present invention, the user can hold the portable electronic device with one hand, and then contact the starting member with the plane to trigger the support member to rotate to the support position for use.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 together with the schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the supporting device in the retracting position, the first embodiment of the supporting device in the supporting position, and the first implementation of the portable electronic device of the present invention. Before the exploded view of the example and the actuating member are pressed, the cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device of the present invention and the actuating member are pressed, the cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device of the present invention, and the second embodiment of the actuating member of the supporting device The schematic diagram and the schematic diagram of one embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention for recovering the collapsed position from the support position.

The portable electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is a tablet computer, but the invention is not limited thereto. The portable electronic device 1 can also be a display screen, an integrated computer system, a smart phone or the like. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 , the portable electronic device 1 of the present embodiment includes a device body 10 and a supporting device 20 . The support device 20 is disposed on the device body 10. In an embodiment, the electronic device can further include an external input device 30. The external input device 30 can be detachably connected to the device body 10, and the external input device 30 can be an external keyboard, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the apparatus main body 10 of the present embodiment includes a receiving slot 11, an opening 13, a back cover 14, and a display screen area 15. The receiving slot 11 is located in the back cover 14, and the display screen area 15 is internally disposed. Tablet host and related electronic components (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the support device 20 includes a pivot device 21, a support member 22, and a snap device 23, wherein the pivot device 21 is disposed inside the device body 10 and is located at one end of the device body 10. The support member 22 includes a joint portion 221, a pivot end 222 and a free end 223 opposite to the pivot end 222. The joint portion 221 is disposed at the free end 223. The joint portion 221 of the embodiment is a two-hole. The support member 22 is connected to the pivot device 21 by the pivot end 222, and the support member 22 is rotatably coupled to the device body 10 by the torsion of the pivot device 21, so that the support member 22 has the folded position P1 with respect to the device body 10. (Fig. 1) and the supporting position P2 (Fig. 2), wherein when the supporting member 22 is at the folding position P1, the supporting member 22 is located in the receiving groove 11, so that the appearance of the portable electronic device 1 of the present invention is kept flat.

The engaging device 23 is movably disposed on the device body 10 . The engaging device 23 includes an actuating member 231 and an engaging portion 232 . The actuating member 231 is coupled to the engaging portion 232 , and the engaging portion 232 is disposed corresponding to the engaging portion 221 . In the present embodiment, the engaging device 23 further includes a connecting rod 233, a spring 235, and a connecting portion 236. The starting member 231 is connected to the engaging portion 232 by the connecting rod 233, that is, the starting member 231 and the engaging portion 232 are respectively disposed at opposite ends of the connecting rod 233. The starter 231 is exposed to the device body 10 through the openings 13 and 31. The connecting portion 236 and the engaging portion 232 are provided at the same end of the connecting rod 233. Both ends of the spring 235 are connected to the connecting portion 236 and the device body 10, respectively. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the starting member 231 of the embodiment is a start button, and the number is two. The engaging portion 232 is two hooks, wherein the positions of the two hooks correspond to the two card holes of the joint portion 221 .

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the connecting rod 233 is U-shaped, wherein the two engaging portions 232 are dispersedly disposed at the closed end of the U-shape, and the two starting members 231 are respectively located at the open ends of the U-shape. It should be noted that the U-shaped is designed to achieve the interlocking action of the engaging device 23, as long as one of the two starting members 231 is in contact with the plane 100 (for example, a flat table top, ground or other similar supporting plane). The connecting rods 233 can be pushed to allow the two engaging portions 232 to simultaneously disengage from the corresponding joint portions 221. As shown in FIG. 6, in an embodiment, the actuating member 231a can be of a long strip type. When the elongated starting member 231a is triggered, the two engaging portions 232 can be simultaneously disengaged from the joint portion 221, which can be further avoided. The user only triggers a single activation member 231a. It should be noted that the shape of the connecting rod 233 is not limited to this embodiment, and the connecting rod 233 can also be elongated, and the number of connecting rods 233 can also be changed according to design.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the support member 22 is at the folding position P1, the hook of the engaging portion 232 is coupled with the card hole of the joint portion 221 to resist the torsion of the pivot device 21 in the direction of being away from the device body 10. As shown in FIG. 5, when the starting member 231 is in contact with the plane 100, the starting member 231 is pressed and moved. At this time, the starting member 231 pushes the connecting rod 233 to move in the direction indicated by the arrow of FIG. 5 to drive the engaging portion 232. Also moving together, the engaging portion 232 is separated from the joint portion 221 to release the resisting force against the torque of the pivot device 21, and the support member 22 is rotated by the pivoting device 21 to the supporting position P2 (as shown in FIG. 2). . At this time, the spring 235 abuts against the apparatus main body 10 by the driving of the connecting rod 233, so that the spring 235 is compressed. It should be noted that, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by the pivoting device 21, when the resisting force for the pivoting device 21 is released, the support member 22 can be directly driven to the device body 10. The angle is about 75 degrees to support the device body 10. However, the present invention is not limited to the above angle. In fact, as long as the angle between the support member 22 and the device body 10 reaches the support device body 10 Just fine. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the angle between the support member 22 and the device body 10 ranges from 55 degrees to 75 degrees. In addition, the angle at which the support member 22 can rotate relative to the device body 10 is mainly determined by the torsion spring in the pivot device 21. The designer can select the torsion springs with different torques according to the needs of different electronic devices to achieve different rotation angles. In addition, after the support member 22 is at an angle with respect to the device body 10, the user can further push the device body 10 and adjust the angle of the angle by the pivot device 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the support member 22 is rotated to the support position P2, if the support member 22 is to be stowed, the apparatus main body 10 can be kept toward the support member 22 continuously. The direction is pushed until the angle between the device body 10 and the support member 20 is less than a predetermined angle θ. At this time, since the gravity of the device body 10 is greater than the torque of the pivot device 21, the gravity of the device body 10 is used to make the support member The joint portion 221 of the 22 is coupled to the engaging portion 232 to return the support member 22 to the retracted position P1. In addition, in this embodiment, when the angle between the apparatus main body 10 and the support member 20 is less than a predetermined angle θ, the actuating member 231 is no longer abutted by the plane 100, so that the spring 235 releases the elastic force, thereby causing the engaging device 23 to Reset. Therefore, in the case where the gravity of the apparatus main body 10 is greater than the torsion of the pivot device 21, the joint portion 221 of the support member 22 is again coupled with the engaging portion 232. It should be noted here that the predetermined angle θ of the present invention ranges from θ to less than 10 degrees. Still alternatively, according to another embodiment of the present invention, after the angle between the apparatus main body 10 and the support member 20 is less than a predetermined angle θ, the user can slightly press the apparatus main body 10 to return the support member 22 to the retracted position P1.

Please refer to FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 , wherein FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the supporting device, and FIG. 9 is a portable electronic device of the present invention before the starting member of the second embodiment of the supporting device is pressed. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device of the present invention after the actuator of the second embodiment of the support device is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the second embodiment of the supporting device 20a differs from the first embodiment 20 in that the engaging portion 232a of the second embodiment and the engaging portion 221a are fixed by magnetic attraction, that is, the supporting device. The engaging portion 232a of the 20a and the joint portion 221a are both magnets. As shown in FIG. 9, when the support member 22 is at the folding position P1, the engaging portion 232a is magnetically attracted to the joint portion 221a, thereby resisting the torsion of the pivot device 21 to be turned outward. As shown in FIG. 10, when the actuating member 231b is pressed and moved, the connecting rod 233 moves together in the direction of the arrow, so that the engaging portion 232b moves up and is displaced from the joint portion 221a, and the engaging portion 232b can be released and combined. The magnetic attraction between the portions 221a, and by the torsion of the pivot device 21, causes the support member 22 to rotate to the support position P2 (as shown in Fig. 2).

Please refer to FIG. 11 below, which is a schematic view of a third embodiment of the supporting device. The maximum difference between the third embodiment and the first two embodiments is that the starting member 231b of the embodiment is a pressure sensor, and the engaging device 23 further includes a driving unit 234, wherein the driving unit 234 and the pressure sensor respectively (the starting member 231b) And the engaging portion 232 is electrically connected. When the pressure sensor (the starting member 231b) detects that the force is greater than a threshold, the driving unit 234 drives the engaging portion 232 to move relative to the device body 10 to cause the engaging portion 232 and the joint portion. 21 separation. It should be noted that, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the driving unit 234 can be disposed on the circuit board 200 in the device body 10, and the driving unit 234 can be a control chip or a microprocessor, and at the same time, a pressure sensor. The threshold value can be determined by the designer according to different design requirements, and the invention is not particularly limited.

With the design of the present invention, the user only needs to bring the actuating members 231, 231a, 231b into contact with the plane 100, thereby triggering the rotation of the support member 22 to the support position P2 without requiring the user to operate a specific start switch. At the same time, the process of contacting the actuating members 231, 231a with the plane 100 requires only one end of the device body 10 to be used to complete the above operation, which is very convenient in use.

It should be noted that the above is only an embodiment, and is not limited to the embodiment. For example, those who do not depart from the basic structure of the present invention should be bound by the scope of the patent, and the scope of the patent application shall prevail.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device
10‧‧‧ device body
11‧‧‧ housing trough
13, 31‧‧‧ openings
14‧‧‧Back cover
15‧‧‧Display screen area
20, 20a, 20b‧‧‧ support device
21‧‧‧ pivot device
22‧‧‧Support
221, 221a‧‧ ‧ joint
222‧‧‧ pivot end
223‧‧‧Free end
23, 23a‧‧‧ snap-in device
231, 231a, 231b‧‧‧ starter
232, 232a‧‧ ‧ Engagement Department
233‧‧‧ Connecting rod
234‧‧‧ drive unit
30‧‧‧External input device θ‧‧‧predetermined angle
100‧‧‧ plane
P1‧‧‧ folding position
P2‧‧‧Support position
235‧‧ spring
236‧‧‧Connecting Department
200‧‧‧ boards

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of the first embodiment of the support device in a collapsed position. Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of the first embodiment of the support device in a support position. 3 is a schematic exploded view of a first embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the actuator of the portable electronic device of the present invention before being pressed. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the actuator of the portable electronic device of the present invention being pressed. Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of a second embodiment of the actuator of the support device. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention recovering the collapsed position from the support position. Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of a second embodiment of a support device. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device of the present invention before the actuator of the second embodiment of the support device is compressed. Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device of the present invention after the actuator of the second embodiment of the support device is pressed. Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of a third embodiment of a support device.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

10‧‧‧ device body

21‧‧‧ pivot device

231‧‧‧Starter

22‧‧‧Support

221‧‧‧Combination Department

232‧‧‧With the Ministry

233‧‧‧ Connecting rod

100‧‧‧ plane

235‧‧ spring

236‧‧‧Connecting Department

Claims (13)

A support device is applied to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a device body. The support device includes: a pivot device disposed at one end of the device body; and a support member through the pivot The shaft device is rotatably coupled to the device body such that the support member has a folded position and a support position relative to the device body, the support member includes a joint portion, and a snap device is movably disposed on the device The main body, the engaging device comprises a connecting rod, an actuating member and a latching portion, the actuating member is connected to the engaging portion by the connecting rod, the engaging portion is disposed corresponding to the joint portion, when the supporting member is located In the folded position, the engaging portion is coupled to the joint portion; after the actuating member is in contact with a plane, the actuating member drives the connecting rod to move and drive the engaging portion to separate the engaging portion from the joint portion And the support member is rotated to the support position by the driving of the pivot device. The support device of claim 1, wherein the connecting rod has a U shape, wherein the engaging portion is located at the closed end of the U shape, and the starting member is located at the open end of the U shape. The support device of claim 1, wherein the actuating member is disposed at the end of the device body and exposed to the device body such that the actuating member is in contact with the plane. The support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support member comprises a pivot end and a free end opposite to the pivot end, wherein the joint is disposed at the free end . The support device of claim 4, wherein the engaging portion is at least one hook, and the engaging portion is at least one card hole, wherein the at least one card hole is disposed at a position corresponding to the engaging portion. The support device of claim 4, wherein the engaging portion and the joint portion are fixed by magnetic attraction, and when the actuating member contacts the plane to move the engaging device, the engaging portion moves together And the joint portion is displaced to cancel the magnetic force between the engaging portion and the joint portion. The support device of claim 1, wherein the actuating member is a pressure sensor, and the engaging device further comprises a driving unit, wherein the driving unit and the pressure sensor and the engaging portion are respectively electrically Connecting, when the pressure sensor detects that the external force is greater than a threshold, the driving unit drives the engaging portion to move relative to the device body to separate the engaging portion from the joint portion. The support device of claim 1, wherein the support member is rotated to the support position and the device body is continuously moved toward the support member until an angle between the device body and the support member is less than a predetermined angle θ Thereafter, the weight of the main body of the device is greater than the torsion of the pivot device, and the support member recovers the folded position. The supporting device according to claim 1, wherein when the supporting member is rotated to the supporting position by the pivoting device, the supporting member has an angle with the main body of the device, and the angle of the angle can be Adjusted by the pivot device. A portable electronic device comprising: a device body; a supporting device comprising: a pivot device disposed at one end of the device body; and a support member rotatably coupled to the device body by the pivot device Providing the support member with a folding position and a supporting position relative to the main body of the device, the supporting member comprising a joint portion; and a snapping device movably disposed on the device body, the engaging device comprising a connecting rod An actuating member and a latching portion are connected to the engaging portion by the connecting rod, the engaging portion is disposed corresponding to the engaging portion, and the engaging portion is when the supporting member is located at the folding position In combination with the joint, when the actuating member is in contact with a plane, The actuating member drives the connecting rod to move and drive the engaging portion to separate the engaging portion from the engaging portion, and the supporting member is rotated to the supporting position by the driving of the pivoting device. The portable electronic device of claim 10, further comprising an external input device detachably connected to the device body, the external input device comprising an opening, wherein the starting member passes through The opening is exposed to the body of the device. The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the main body of the device further comprises a receiving slot, wherein the supporting member is located in the receiving slot when the supporting member is fixed to the folding position. The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein when the support member is rotated to the support position and the device body continues to move the support member until an angle between the device body and the support member is less than a predetermined After the angle θ, the gravity of the main body of the device is greater than the torque of the pivot device, and the support member recovers the folded position.