TWI616742B - Docking station and electronic assembly using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An expansion base for carrying a portable electronic device. Expansion base The body, the support member and the at least one turning mechanism are included. The turning mechanism is connected between the body and the support member, so that the support member is turned over with respect to the body by the turning mechanism, and is lifted up and erected on the body to support the portable electronic device. The turning mechanism includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion, a first rotating shaft, and a second rotating shaft. The first connecting portion is fixed to the body. The second connecting portion is fixed to the support. The second connecting portion and the third connecting portion rotate with respect to the first connecting portion with the first rotating shaft to invert the support toward the first side. The second connecting portion rotates relative to the third connecting portion with the second rotating shaft to invert the support toward the second side. Another electronic component is also disclosed.

Description

Expansion base and electronic components to which it is applied

The present invention relates to an expansion base and an electronic component using the same, and more particularly to a reversible expansion base and an electronic component using the same.

In general, portable electronic devices are characterized by easy portability and timely messaging, and thus can be widely favored by consumers. Common portable electronic devices include notebook computers, smart phones, and tablets. The display screen size of the tablet computer is larger than that of the smart phone display screen, and the weight of the tablet computer is smaller than that of the notebook computer. The weight is light, which makes it one of the main items for consumers to purchase portable electronic devices.

Since the tablet needs to be operated by the touch display screen, and its functionality and expandability are insufficient compared to the notebook computer, an expansion dock is proposed to be combined with the tablet computer, by assembling the tablet computer. After the signal is transmitted on the docking station and wirelessly or by wire, the user can operate the tablet through the keyboard group on the docking station to simulate the operation state of the notebook computer.

However, the common docking station is supported by a support that is flipped in a single direction. For tablet PCs, if the user wants to use the tablet alone, or if the two users who are sitting opposite each other need to communicate with the tablet, they need to follow the needs of the viewer or the operator. Rotating the docking station can conform to the current state of use, and thus there is still considerable inconvenience in operation.

The present invention provides an expansion base and an electronic component using the same, wherein the support member can be flipped in both directions to support the portable electronic device.

The docking station of the present invention is used to carry a portable electronic device. The docking station includes a body, a support, and at least one turning mechanism. The body has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The turning mechanism is connected between the body and the support member, so that the support member is turned over with respect to the body toward the first side or the second side by the turning mechanism, and is lifted up and erected on the body to support the portable electronic device. The turning mechanism includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion, a first rotating shaft, and a second rotating shaft. The first connecting portion is fixed to the body. The second connecting portion is fixed to the support. The first rotating shaft is connected to the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion and adjacent to the first side. The second rotating shaft is coupled to the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion and adjacent to the second side. The second connecting portion and the third connecting portion rotate with respect to the first connecting portion with the first rotating shaft to invert the support toward the first side. The second connecting portion rotates relative to the third connecting portion with the second rotating shaft to invert the support toward the second side. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are parallel to each other. Another electronic component is also disclosed.

Based on the above, the present invention discloses that the docking station has a setting in the above embodiment. a reversing mechanism on the body, the second connecting portion of the inverting mechanism and the third connecting portion rotate with the first rotating shaft relative to the first connecting portion, and the second connecting portion rotates with respect to the third connecting portion with the second rotating shaft, In order to enable the support member to be flipped in both directions to support the portable electronic device, it can be simply manufactured and cost-effective.

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

50‧‧‧Electronic components

100‧‧‧Expansion base

110‧‧‧ body

112‧‧‧ first side

114‧‧‧ second side

116‧‧‧ carrying trough

118‧‧‧Shading trough

120‧‧‧Support

126‧‧‧ first joint hole

128‧‧‧Second junction hole

130‧‧‧ flip mechanism

132‧‧‧First connection

134‧‧‧Second connection

136‧‧‧ Third connection

138‧‧‧First shaft

139‧‧‧second shaft

140‧‧‧Brakes

142‧‧‧First Brake

144‧‧‧Second brake

146‧‧‧ Guided slope

150‧‧‧Flexible parts

200‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

S1‧‧‧ first surface

S2‧‧‧ second surface

1 is a schematic view of a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective schematic view of the docking station of FIG. 1.

3A is a schematic diagram of an electronic component in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the electronic component of FIG. 3A.

4A is a schematic view of another embodiment of the electronic component of the present invention.

4B is a diagram of the electronic component of FIG. 4A in another perspective.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the docking station in an un-inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the docking station in a first inverted state according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 7 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the docking station in a second inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic view of a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a perspective schematic view of the docking station of FIG. 1. 3A is a schematic diagram of an electronic component in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3A , in the embodiment, the docking station 100 is used to carry the portable electronic device 200 , wherein the portable electronic device 200 is, for example, a tablet computer. The docking station 100 includes a body 110, a support member 120, and at least one turning mechanism 130. The body 110 has a first side 112 and a second side 114 opposite each other. It should be particularly noted that the first side 112 and the second side 114 set forth herein are merely a reference orientation for convenience of describing the bidirectional inversion of the docking station 100 of the present invention, and do not refer to a specific configuration. For example, when two users who are sitting opposite each other need to communicate by the portable electronic device 200, the first side 112 and the second side 114 may also be used as the reference orientation of the electronic component 50. The inverting mechanism 130 is connected between the body 110 and the support member 120, so that the support member 120 is inverted with respect to the body 110 by the inverting mechanism 130 toward the first side 112 or the second side 114, and is lifted up and stood on the body 110 to support Portable electronic device 200.

In detail, the above-described inverting mechanism 130 includes a first connecting portion 132, a second connecting portion 134, a third connecting portion 136, a first rotating shaft 138, and a second rotating shaft 139. The first connecting portion 132 is fixed to the body 110. The second connecting portion 134 is fixed to the support member 120. The first rotating shaft 138 is connected to the first connecting portion 132 and the third connecting portion 136 and adjacent to the first side 112. The second rotating shaft 139 is connected to the second connecting portion 134 and the third connecting portion 136 and adjacent to the second side 114, wherein the first rotating shaft 138 and the second rotating shaft 139 are parallel to each other. The docking station 100 of the embodiment is shown with opposite sides (in the figure Two sets of turning mechanisms 130 on the left and right sides, and the third connecting portion 136 is located between the first connecting portion 132 and the second connecting portion 134, as shown in FIG. 2, but the invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, not shown, the flipping effect of the embodiment can be achieved by only one set of turning mechanisms 130.

In this embodiment, the body 110 has a bearing groove 116, and the support member 120 and the turning mechanism 130 are movably disposed and received in the bearing groove 116. When the support member 120 is turned toward the first side 112 or the second side 114, the support member 120 is erected on the first side 112 or the second side 114. When the body 110 is on, the support member 120 and the inversion mechanism 130 partially protrude from the bearing groove 116. In other words, the thickness of the support member 120 is substantially the same as the depth of the carrier groove 116, so that the body 110 in the docking base 100 is on the same plane as the surface of the support member 120 without the support member 120 being unfolded. Since the support member 120 and the turning mechanism 130 are housed in the carrying groove 116, the support member 120 is not easily in contact with other articles outside, and at the same time, the docking station 100 has a good appearance.

FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the electronic component of FIG. 3A. Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 3B, when the user flips the support member 120, the second connecting portion 134 and the third connecting portion 136 rotate with the first rotating shaft 138 relative to the first connecting portion 132, so that the supporting member 120 faces the first One side 112 flips. In detail, when the user flips the support member 120 toward the first side 112, the second connecting portion 134 fixed to the support member 120 faces the first rotating shaft 138 along with the third connecting portion 136 and the supporting member 120. Side 112 rotates. Therefore, the side of the support member 120 adjacent to the second side 114 will be flipped from the body 110 into the first inverted state to carry the portable electronic device 200, wherein the portable electronic device 200 has the first opposite to each other. Surface S1 and second surface S2. The first surface S1 is the display surface of the tablet computer, so the portable electronic device 200 can bear on the support member 120 with its second surface S2, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. At this time, the first surface S1 faces the first side 112, and the second surface S2 faces the second side 114, so that the user can simply use the portable electronic device 200 in use, or can make the second side 114 A user operates the keyboard set on the docking station 100 to allow the user on the first side 112 to obtain a message on the portable electronic device 200.

4A is a schematic view of another embodiment of the electronic component of the present invention. 4B is a diagram of the electronic component of FIG. 4A in another perspective. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, when the user flips the support member 120, the second connecting portion 134 rotates relative to the third connecting portion 136 with the second rotating shaft 139 to flip the support member 120 toward the second side 114. . In detail, when the user flips the support 120 toward the second side 114, the second connecting portion 134 fixed on the support 120 rotates along with the support 120 toward the second side 114 with the second rotating shaft 139, thus supporting The side of the device 120 close to the first side 112 will be flipped from the body 110 to the second inverted state to carry the portable electronic device 200, so that the portable electronic device 200 can bear with its second surface S2. On the support member 120, as shown in Figures 4A and 4B. At this time, the first surface S1 faces the second side 114, and the second surface S2 faces the first side 112, so that the user can operate the portable electronic device 200 through the keyboard group on the docking station 100 to achieve analog notebook type. The operating state of the computer.

In this embodiment, the support member 120 has magnetic properties for magnetically absorbing the portable electronic device 200. The magnetic characteristics described above are configured by disposing the magnet on the support member 120. The second surface S2 of the portable electronic device 200 can be made to have magnetic permeability due to the structural material properties of the portable electronic device 200, but the means and scope for forming the magnetic properties are not limited. Therefore, in a state in which the support member 120 is turned up, the portable electronic device 200 can be directly placed on the support member 120 and fixed by magnetic attraction, and the remaining fixed members are not required to be fixed to fix the portable electronic device 200 to the portable electronic device 200. Support member 120. In addition, in the tiling state shown in FIG. 1, the user can also bring the second surface S2 in the portable electronic device 200 close to the support member 120 to generate a magnetic attraction effect and the support member 120 from the tile of FIG. The state is raised to stand as shown in FIG. 3A or FIG. 4A.

As described above, the docking station 100 has a turning mechanism 130 disposed on the body 110, wherein the second connecting portion 134 of the turning mechanism 130 and the third connecting portion 136 rotate with the first rotating shaft 138 relative to the first connecting portion 132. The second connecting portion 134 is rotated relative to the third connecting portion 136 by the second rotating shaft 139, so that the support member 120 can be flipped in both directions to carry the portable electronic device 200, and can be simply manufactured and cost-saving.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the docking station in an un-inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention, which corresponds to the state of FIG. 1, for example. Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the docking station in a first inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention, which corresponds to the state corresponding to Figs. 3A and 3B, for example. Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the docking station in a second inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention, which corresponds to the state of Figs. 4A and 4B, for example. Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 , in the embodiment, the docking station 100 further includes a braking member 140 and an elastic member 150 . The brake member 140 and the elastic member 150 are disposed on the body 110, wherein the elastic member 150 abuts between the body 110 and the brake member 140, and the elastic member The member 150 constantly drives the brake member 140 to move toward the support member 120. When the support member 120 is received in the carrying groove 116, the braking member 140 abuts between the supporting member 120 and the elastic member 150, and the elastic member 150 is in a deformed state, as shown in FIG. In other words, the brake member 140 and the elastic member 150 are disposed on one side of the support member 120 and between the body 110 and the support member 120. Therefore, when the support member 120 is received in the body 110, the brake member 140 is abutted by the support member 120. Thereby, the elastic member 150 is compressed. When the support member 120 is turned relative to the body 110 toward the first side 112 or the second side 114, the compressed elastic member 150 drives the brake member 140 by its elastic force to push the brake member 140 toward the support member 120, thereby allowing the brake The member 140 is placed on a portion of the support member 120 such that a portion of the support member 120 and the first rotating shaft 138 or the second rotating shaft 139 are confined in the carrying groove 116 so as to be partially connected to the body when the supporting member 120 is turned over. 110 effect.

Further, the brake member 140 has a first braking portion 142 and a second braking portion 144, and the support member 120 has a first coupling hole 126 and a second coupling hole 128. When the support member 120 is received in the bearing groove 116, the first The braking portion 142 and the second braking portion 144 respectively correspond to but away from the first coupling hole 126 and the second coupling hole 128, as shown in FIG. When the support member 120 is turned toward the first side 112, the first braking portion 142 is inserted into the first coupling hole 126 to limit the first rotating shaft 138 adjacent to the first side 112 and the support member 120 to the bearing groove 116, such as Figure 6 is shown. When the support member 120 is turned toward the second side 114, the second braking portion 144 is inserted into the second coupling hole 128 to restrict the second rotating shaft 139 adjacent to the second side 114 and another portion of the support member 120 to the bearing groove 116. , as shown in Figure 7. In other words, when the user flips the support 120 When the first side 112 or the second side 114 is turned over, the brake member 140 is urged toward the support member 120 by the elastic member 150 driving the brake member 140, so that the first braking portion 142 or the second braking portion 144 of the braking member 140 is inserted. The first bonding hole 126 or the second bonding hole 128 in the support member 120. As such, when the support member 120 is turned over, a portion of the brake member 140 will be inserted into the unreversed side of the support member 120 to prevent the support member 120 from being detached from the body 110.

In this embodiment, the body 110 has a shielding slot 118, and the braking member 140 and the elastic member 150 are disposed on the shielding slot 118. The elastic member 150 constantly drives the first braking portion 142 and the second braking of the braking member 140. The portion 144 moves out of the shielding slot 118 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. When the support member 120 is received in the carrying groove 116, the braking member 140 is driven by the supporting member 120 to hide the first braking portion 142 and the second braking portion 144 in the shielding groove 118, as shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the above-mentioned brake member 140 further has a guiding slope 146 facing away from the bearing groove 116. When the support member 120 is turned upside down with respect to the body 110, the guide slope 146 moves with the brake member 140 and protrudes from the shielding groove 118. When the support member 120 is switched from the lifted state to the state of being received in the carrying groove 116, the support member 120 presses the guide inclined surface 146 to drive the brake member 140, and moves the guide inclined surface 146 into the shielding groove 118 and deforms the elastic member. 150. In detail, when the user flips the support member 120 toward the first side 112 or the second side 114, the guiding slope 146 moves out of the shielding slot with the first braking portion 142 and the second braking portion 144 due to the movement of the braking member 140. 118, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. Therefore, when the user wants to receive the support member 120 in the carrying groove 116, since the support member 120 is closed toward the carrying groove 116, the guiding oblique The surface 146 is pressed by the support member 120 to move along with the first braking portion 142 and the second braking portion 144 and is hidden in the shielding slot 118 such that the first braking portion 142 or the second braking portion 144 is away from the first coupling hole 126 or the first Two bonding holes 128. In the present embodiment, only one side of the brake member 140 and the elastic member 150 are illustrated, but not limited thereto. In another embodiment not shown, the brakes are disposed on both sides of the support member 120. The member 140 and the elastic member 150 can also achieve the desired fixing effect of the embodiment.

In summary, the docking station of the present invention has an inverting mechanism disposed on the body, wherein the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion of the inverting mechanism rotate with the first rotating shaft relative to the first connecting portion, and the second The connecting portion rotates relative to the third connecting portion with the second rotating shaft, so that the support member can be flipped in both directions to carry the portable electronic device, and can be simply manufactured and cost-saving. Further, the brake member and the elastic member and the support member are mutually actuated, so that the docking base can automatically fix the inverted state while lifting the support member to achieve a foolproof effect, so that the user can operate more conveniently and without Causes a flip error.

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.

Claims (10)

An expansion base for carrying a portable electronic device, the expansion base comprising: a body having a first side and a second side opposite to each other; a support member; and at least one flip mechanism coupled to Between the body and the support member, the support member is turned over toward the first side or the second side by the turning mechanism relative to the body, and is erected on the body to support the portable electronic device. The device includes: a first connecting portion fixed to the body; a second connecting portion fixed to the supporting member; a third connecting portion; a first rotating shaft connected to the first connecting portion And the third connecting portion adjacent to the first side; and a second rotating shaft connecting the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion adjacent to the second side, the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion Rotating with respect to the first connecting portion with the first rotating shaft, so that the supporting member is turned toward the first side, and the second connecting portion is rotated with respect to the third connecting portion by the second rotating shaft, so that The support member is turned toward the second side, wherein the first The shaft and the second rotating shaft are parallel to each other, the body has a bearing groove, and the supporting member and the turning mechanism are movably disposed and received in the carrying groove, when the supporting member is turned toward the first side or the second side When standing on the body, the support member and the inversion mechanism partially protrude from the bearing groove, The docking base further includes a brake member and an elastic member disposed on the body, wherein the elastic member abuts between the body and the brake member, and the elastic member constantly drives the brake member toward the axial direction The support member moves. When the support member is received in the bearing groove, the brake member abuts between the support member and the elastic member. When the support member is turned over, the brake member is stuck to a portion of the support member. The portion of the support member and the first rotating shaft or the second rotating shaft are limited to the bearing groove. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the brake member has a first braking portion and a second braking portion, and the supporting member has a first coupling hole and a second coupling hole. When the support member is received in the carrying groove, the first braking portion and the second braking portion respectively correspond to but away from the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole, and when the support member is turned toward the first side, the first a braking portion is inserted into the first coupling hole to limit the first rotating shaft adjacent to the first side and a portion of the supporting member to the bearing groove, and when the supporting member is turned toward the second side, the second portion The braking portion is inserted into the second coupling hole such that the second rotating shaft adjacent to the second side and another portion of the support member are limited to the bearing groove. The expansion base of claim 2, wherein the body has a shielding groove, and the braking member and the elastic member are disposed in the shielding groove, and the elastic member constantly drives the braking member. The first braking portion and the second braking portion are moved out of the shielding slot, and when the supporting member is received in the carrying groove, the braking member is driven by the supporting member to hide the first braking portion and the second braking portion In the shielding slot. The docking station of claim 3, wherein the brake member further has a guiding slope facing away from the carrying groove, when the supporting member is turned relative to the body When the pick-up is turned up, the guiding slope moves with the braking member and protrudes from the shielding slot. When the supporting member is switched from the pick-up state to the state of being received in the carrying groove, the supporting member presses the guiding The inclined surface drives the braking member, and the guiding inclined surface is moved into the shielding groove and deforms the elastic member, so that the braking member abuts between the elastic member and the supporting member. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the support member is magnetic for magnetically absorbing the portable electronic device. An electronic component includes: a portable electronic device; and an expansion base for carrying the portable electronic device, the expansion base comprising: a body having a first side and a second opposite to each other a support member, and at least one reversing mechanism, coupled between the body and the support member, such that the support member is turned toward the first side or the second side relative to the body by the turning mechanism, and And erected on the body to support the portable electronic device, the turning mechanism includes: a first connecting portion fixed to the body; a second connecting portion fixed to the supporting member; a third connection a first rotating shaft connected to the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion and adjacent to the first side; and a second rotating shaft connecting the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion Adjacent to the second side, the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion rotate with the first rotating shaft relative to the first connecting portion to flip the support member toward the first side, and the second connection Rotating with respect to the third connecting portion to rotate the support member toward the second side, wherein the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are parallel to each other, the body has a bearing groove, and the support And the inverting mechanism is movably disposed and received in the carrying groove, and the support member and the inverting mechanism partially protrude from the supporting body when the supporting member is turned upside down toward the first side or the second side The carrying case, wherein the expansion base has a brake member and an elastic member disposed on the body, wherein the elastic member abuts between the body and the brake member, and the elastic member constantly drives the brake member along a Moving axially toward the support member, the brake member abuts between the support member and the elastic member when the support member is received in the bearing groove, and the brake member is stuck when the support member is turned over Part of the support to make the support And the first shaft or the second shaft located in the supporting groove restrictor. The electronic component of claim 6, wherein the brake member has a first braking portion and a second braking portion, and the supporting member has a first coupling hole and a second coupling hole when the support When the piece is stored in the carrying groove, the first braking portion and the second braking portion respectively correspond to but away from the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole, and when the support member is turned toward the first side, the first The braking portion is inserted into the first coupling hole such that the first rotating shaft adjacent to the first side and a portion of the supporting member are limited to the bearing groove, and the second braking is when the supporting member is turned toward the second side The second coupling hole is inserted into the second bearing shaft adjacent to the second side and another part of the support member is located in the bearing groove. The electronic component of claim 7, wherein the body has a shielding slot, and the braking member and the elastic member are disposed in the shielding slot, and the elastic member constantly drives the braking member. The first braking portion and the second braking portion are moved out of the shielding slot, and when the supporting member is received in the carrying groove, the braking member is driven by the supporting member to hide the first braking portion and the second braking portion The shielding groove. The electronic component of claim 8, wherein the brake member further has a guiding slope facing away from the carrying groove, and the guiding inclined surface follows the braking when the supporting member is turned upside down relative to the body Moving and extending out of the shielding slot, when the supporting member is switched from the picking state to the state of being received in the carrying groove, the supporting member presses the guiding inclined surface to drive the braking member, and the guiding is performed The inclined surface moves into the shielding groove and deforms the elastic member, so that the braking member abuts between the elastic member and the supporting member. The electronic component of claim 6, wherein the support member has magnetic properties for magnetically absorbing the portable electronic device.