TWI619005B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, a support plate, a torque member, a card fastener, a corresponding card fastener, and a mobile device. The support plate includes a connecting shaft to be pivotally connected to the housing, and the support plate is rotatable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The torsion member surrounds the connecting shaft and provides a torsion force to the support plate to rotate the support plate relative to the housing to the open position. The card firmware is connected to the support plate. The corresponding card fastener is connected to the casing, and when the supporting plate is rotated to the closed position relative to the casing, the card fastener can be fixed to the corresponding card fastener. The mobile device is rotatably disposed on the casing or the support plate and used to contact a plane on which the electronic device is placed.

Description

Electronic device

The invention relates to an electronic device applied to an electronic device, in particular to an electronic device that can be automatically and smoothly supported.

There are many tablet-shaped audio and video playback devices on the market (such as smart phones and tablet computers) that can play images for people to watch and are popular with users. A user often installs a support frame on these video playback devices so that the video playback device can stand on the desktop; in this way, the user can easily watch the pictures played by the upright video playback device.

The general support frame is installed on the back of the audio and video playback device. The support frame usually has a foldable support sheet; therefore, when the user needs to place the audio and video playback device on a desktop, the user must first turn the back of the audio and video playback device toward Up, let the support piece of the support stand unfold by hand, and then turn the audio and video playback device into a vertical position. Therefore, it is very complicated and inconvenient for the front action of the video playback device to stand on the desktop; when the video playback device is turned over, the video playback device and the supporting frame must be lifted together, which is very laborious.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device which can be automatically and smoothly supported by a supporting device.

To achieve the above object, the electronic device of the present invention includes a casing, a support plate, a torque member, a card firmware and a corresponding card firmware, and a mobile device. The support plate includes a connecting shaft to be pivotally connected to the housing, and the support plate is rotatable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The torsion member surrounds the connecting shaft and provides a torsion force to the support plate to rotate the support plate relative to the housing to the open position. The card firmware is connected to the support plate. The corresponding card holder is connected to the casing, and when the support plate is rotated relative to the casing to a closed position, the card holder can be fixed to the corresponding card holder. The mobile device is rotatably disposed on the housing or the support plate and used to contact a plane on which the electronic device is placed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a damper, and the damper is disposed on the connecting shaft.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a first stopper and a second stopper, the first stopper is connected to the housing, and the second stopper is connected to the connection shaft.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first stopper includes a first stopper and the second stopper includes a second stopper. When the support plate rotates relative to the casing, the second stopper is driven to rotate together. When the second stop portion rotates against the first stop portion, the second stop and the first stop portion interfere with each other and limit a maximum opening angle of the support plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing further includes a buffer member. When the support plate is rotated relative to the housing to a closed position, the support plate touches the buffer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting plate further includes a first fixing hole and a side wall, and the first fixing hole is located on the side wall. The torsion member further includes a first end, and the first end is fixed in the first fixing hole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first stopper further includes a second fixing hole, the torque member further includes a second end, and the second end is fixed to the second fixing hole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a fixing member, and the torque member and the second stopper are located between the fixing member and the side wall.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting plate further includes a supporting pad, and the supporting pad is disposed on a side of the supporting plate facing away from the casing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device is disposed on one side of the housing that is pivoted to the support plate or on a surface of the support plate facing away from the housing; and the mobile device is a plurality of rolling balls, and the plurality of rolling balls drive the electronic device to face The support pad rotates.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a groove, and when the supporting plate is in the closed position, the supporting plate is received in the groove.

In order to make your reviewing committee better understand the technical content of the present invention, specific preferred embodiments are described below.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 together for the electronic device and its components of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a torque member, a damper, a first stopper, a second stopper, and a fixing member connected to a connecting shaft according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device along the section line AA when the support plate is in the closed position according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a view of the electronic device along with the corresponding card fastener being pressed according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device along the cross-sectional line AA when the support plate leaves the closed position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a smart phone or a tablet computer, but the type of the electronic device 100 is not limited thereto. The electronic device 100 includes a screen 130, a housing 110, a mobile device 120, a support plate 10, a torque member 20, a damper 30, a card holder 40, a corresponding card holder 50, and a first stopper 70. A second stopper 80 and a fixing member 90; with the above structure, the user can easily change the arrangement of the flat electronic device 100 to an upright position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the casing 110 covers the electronic components of the electronic device 100 to prevent the electronic components from being damaged by the external force. The housing 110 of the present invention has a groove 111 and a buffer member 60. The groove 111 is used to receive the support plate 10; the groove 111 and the screen 130 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the housing 110. The screen 130 is disposed on the casing 110 and is surrounded by the casing 110. The screen 130 is used to play an image for viewing by a user.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, in one embodiment of the present invention, the support plate 10 is pivotally connected to the housing 110, and is rotated relative to the groove 111 in an open position (as shown in FIG. 5) and closed. Location (as shown in Figure 3). The supporting plate 10 includes a connecting shaft 11, a first fixing hole 12, a side wall 13 and a supporting pad 14. The connecting shaft 11 is connected to the side wall 13, and the connecting shaft 11 is connected to the torque member 20, the damper 30, the first stopper 70, the second stopper 80 and the fixing member 90 in series. The first fixing hole 12 is located on the side wall 13. The first fixing hole 12 is used for fixing the torque member 20. The support pad 14 is disposed on the side of the support plate 10 facing away from the groove 111. In the embodiment of the present invention, the support pad 14 is a rubber pad with friction, but it is not limited thereto. The electronic device 100 may further include a moving device 120 that is rotatably disposed on one side of the housing 110 and the supporting plate 10 pivotally or on a side of the supporting plate 10 facing away from the groove 111 and used to contact and place the electronic device 100. A plane. In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device 120 may be two rolling balls, which are disposed on the housing 110 to cooperate with the support pad 14 to rotate the electronic device 100. When the support plate 10 is rotated to the open position relative to the groove 111, and the two rolling balls of the support pad 14 and the mobile device 120 touch a flat surface (for example, a table top), the support pad 14 can serve as a branch; The two rolling balls of the mobile device 120 can roll and drive the electronic device 100 to take the support pad 14 as a fulcrum and rotate on the plane so that the screen 130 of the electronic device 100 faces different directions; it should be noted that the mobile device 120 The sphere surfaces of the two rolling balls can be further designed to have a concave-convex structure and a sliding track, so that the user can control the rotation angle and smoothness of the electronic device 100.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the torsion member 20 is a torsion spring. The torsion member 20 surrounds the connecting shaft 11 and provides a torsion force to the support plate 10 to rotate the support plate 10 relative to the housing 110 to an open position. As shown in FIG. 2, the torque member 20 includes a first end 21 and a second end 22. The first end 21 is fixed to the first fixing hole 12. The second end 22 is fixed to the first stopper 70.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the damping 30 is sleeved on the connecting shaft 11 and contacts the connecting shaft 11. The damping 30 is used to apply a resistance to the connecting shaft 11 when the connecting shaft 11 rotates, so as to reduce the rotating speed of the connecting shaft 11; in this way, the rotation speed when the support plate 10 is rotated to the open position relative to the groove 111 , Or the rotation speed when the relative groove 111 is rotated to the closed position is slow and stable.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fastener 40 is a protruding end of a push push lock, and the fastener 40 is connected to the support plate 10. The corresponding card holder 50 is a clamp arm end of a door slammer. The corresponding card holder 50 is disposed in the groove 111 of the housing 110, and the position of the corresponding card holder 50 corresponds to the card holder 40. When the support plate 10 is rotated relative to the groove 111 into the groove 111 (ie, the closed position), the clamping arm ends of the corresponding fasteners 50 will clamp the protruding ends of the fasteners 40 to be fixed to each other. In order to release the combined fastener 40 and the corresponding fastener 50 from each other, as shown in FIG. 4, the user can lightly press the housing 110 along the pressing direction P. In this way, the clamp arm end of the fastener 50 will Opening outwards, the card fastener 40 and the corresponding card fastener 50 are released from each other. It should be noted that both the protruding end and the clamp arm end of the door shooter are conventional pressing-type retaining elements, which have been widely used in devices (such as cabinets) that are opened and closed by pressing, and The structure and principle of the door device is not the focus of this case, so the present invention does not go into details about the structure and principle of the door device.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, the buffer member 60 is a long sponge, which is disposed in the groove 111. When the support plate 10 is rotated to the closed position relative to the housing 110, the support plate 10 will touch the buffer member 60 without directly touching the wall surface of the groove 111. In this way, the buffer member 60 can ensure the housing 110 When receiving the pressure in the pressing direction P, a certain movable space can still be maintained between the casing 110 and the support plate 10, so that the card fixing member 40 and the corresponding card fixing member 50 can be unlocked from each other.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first stopper 70 is connected to the housing 110, and the first stopper 70 may be sleeved on the connecting shaft 11, and Rotates relative to the connecting shaft 11. The first stopper 70 includes a first stopper 71 and a second fixing hole 72. The first stopper 71 interferes with the second stopper 80 to prevent the support plate 10 from continuing to rotate relative to the housing 110. The second end 22 of the torsion member 20 is fixed to the second fixing hole 72. The second stopper 80 includes a second stopper 81. The second stopper 80 is connected to the connecting shaft 11 and is adjacent to the first stopper 70. When the support plate 10 is rotated relative to the housing 110, the connecting shaft 11 of the support plate 10 will drive the second stopper portion 81 of the second stopper 80 to rotate together. When the second stopper portion 81 is rotated to contact the first stopper portion 71, the second stopper portion 81 and the first stopper portion 71 interfere with each other and limit a maximum opening angle C of the support plate 10. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the maximum opening angle C between the support plate 10 and the housing 110 is 75 degrees, the first stopper 71 and the second stopper 81 will interfere with each other, but The angle of the maximum opening angle C is not limited to 75 degrees, and it can be designed to be any angle between 60 and 85 degrees.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first end 21 of the torque member 20 is fixed to the first fixing hole 12 of the support plate 10, and the second end 22 of the torque member 20 is fixed to the first stopper. The second fixing hole 72 of 70 and the first stopper 70 is connected to the housing 110 and other structural connections. The torque member 20 uses the second fixing hole 72 as a fulcrum to apply a torque to the support plate 10; that is, The first end 21 of the torque member 20 pushes the first fixing hole 12 of the support plate 10, so that the support plate 10 is rotated to the open position relative to the groove 111 of the housing 110.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member 90 is a nut, and the torque member 20, the damper 30, the first stopper 70 and the second stopper 80 are located between the fixing member 90 and the side wall 13; The member 90 and the side wall 13 can sandwich the torque member 20, the damper 30, the first stopper 70, and the second stopper 80 to prevent the torque member 20, the damper 30, the first stopper 70, and the second stopper 80 is detached from the connecting shaft 11.

When the user needs to close the opened support plate 10 within the groove 111, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the user only needs to apply force with his fingers in the opposite direction of the moving direction M to let the shell The body 110 moves toward the support plate 10, that is, the support plate 10 is rotated relative to the groove 111 along the moving direction M to be located in the groove 111. When the support plate 10 is rotated into the groove 111, as shown in FIG. 3, the protruding ends of the fasteners 40 connected to the grooves 111 and the clamp arm ends of the corresponding fasteners 50 connected to the support plate 10 are locked to each other. In this way, through the fixing between the fixing member 40 and the corresponding fixing member 50, it can be ensured that the support plate 10 is located in the closed position and is stably located in the groove 111.

When the user needs to rotate the support plate 10 in the groove 111 relative to the groove 111 to the open position, as shown in FIG. 4, the user can press the housing 110 or press the device lightly along the pressing direction P with his finger. The screen 130 on the housing 110; at this time, the clip arm end of the card holder 50 will be opened outward, so that the card holder 40 and the corresponding card holder 50 are released from each other. Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, after the fasteners 40 and the corresponding fasteners 50 are released from each other, the torque provided by the torque member 20 to the support plate 10 will cause the support plate 10 to rotate to the open position relative to the groove 111. That is to say, the housing 110 moves relative to the support plate 10 along the moving direction M; when the connecting shaft 11 rotates, the damping 30 applies resistance to the connecting shaft 11 to reduce the speed of the connecting shaft 11 rotation; in this way, it can ensure that The rotation speed of the support plate 10 relative to the groove 111 is slow and stable. During the rotation of the support plate 10 relative to the groove 111, the connecting shaft 11 of the support plate 10 will drive the second stopper 81 of the second stopper 80 to rotate together. When the second stopper portion 81 is rotated to abut the first stopper portion 71, the second stopper portion 81 and the first stopper portion 71 interfere with each other to stop rotation and stop the rotation of the support plate 10 together; at this time, The housing 110 has been raised relative to the support plate 10 so that the electronic device 100 as a whole is upright and approximately L-shaped, and the maximum opening angle C between the support plate 10 and the housing 110 is stably maintained at 75 degrees. Therefore, the user can conveniently view the image played by the screen 130 on the electronic device 100.

With the design of the electronic device 100 of the present invention, the user can simply press the housing 110 to close the support plate 10 and the housing 110 into a flat plate shape, or rotate the support plate 10 relative to the housing 110 and open. It is presented in an upright state (approximately L-shaped), which is very convenient and labor-saving for the user. In addition, with the two rolling balls of the mobile device 120 and the support pad 14, the electronic device 100 uses the support pad 14 as a fulcrum to rotate on a plane, so that the user can adjust the placement angle of the electronic device 100 on the horizontal plane.

It should be noted that the above are merely examples, and are not limited to the examples. For example, those who do not depart from the basic structure of the present invention should all be within the scope of the rights claimed by the patent, and the scope of the patent application shall prevail.

10‧‧‧ support plate

11‧‧‧ connecting shaft

12‧‧‧The first card fixing hole

13‧‧‧ sidewall

14‧‧‧ support pad

20‧‧‧Torque parts

21‧‧‧ the first end

22‧‧‧ the second end

30‧‧‧ Damping

40‧‧‧Card Firmware

50‧‧‧corresponding card firmware

60‧‧‧Buffer

70‧‧‧First stop

71‧‧‧First stop

72‧‧‧ second card fixing hole

80‧‧‧Second stop

81‧‧‧Second stop

90‧‧‧Fixture

100‧‧‧ electronic device

110‧‧‧shell

111‧‧‧ groove

120‧‧‧ mobile device

130‧‧‧screen

AA‧‧‧ hatching

C‧‧‧Max opening angle

M‧‧‧ direction of movement

P‧‧‧Pressing direction

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a torsion member, a damper, a first stopper, a second stopper and a fixing member connected to a connecting shaft according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device along a section line AA when the support plate is in a closed position according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device along a section line AA when the corresponding card fastener is pressed according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device along the section line AA when the support plate leaves the closed position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ support plate

13‧‧‧ sidewall

20‧‧‧Torque parts

40‧‧‧Card Firmware

50‧‧‧corresponding card firmware

60‧‧‧Buffer

70‧‧‧First stop

90‧‧‧Fixture

100‧‧‧ electronic device

110‧‧‧shell

111‧‧‧ groove

120‧‧‧ mobile device

AA‧‧‧ hatching

Claims (10)

An electronic device includes: a casing including a buffer member; a support plate including a connecting shaft to be pivotally connected to the casing; and the support plate can be rotated relative to the casing in an open position and a closed position. A torsion member surrounds the connecting shaft and provides a torsion to the support plate to rotate the support plate relative to the housing to the open position; a card fastener connected to the support plate; a corresponding card fastener connected The casing, when the supporting plate is rotated to the closed position relative to the casing, the card fastener can be fixed to the corresponding card fastener; and a moving device rotatably disposed on the casing or the supporting plate and used for A plane on which the electronic device is placed in contact; wherein when the support plate is rotated relative to the housing to the closed position, the cushioning member can provide a space between the housing and the support plate when the housing is subjected to a pressing pressure A space for moving the card firmware and the corresponding card firmware to each other. The electronic device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the electronic device further includes a damper disposed on the connecting shaft. The electronic device according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the electronic device further includes a first stopper and a second stopper, the first stopper is connected to the housing, and the second stopper Connect the connecting shaft. The electronic device according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first stopper includes a first stopper and the second stopper includes a second stopper; when the support plate is opposite the housing When rotating, the connecting shaft drives the second stopper to rotate together; when the second stopper is rotated to abut the first stopper, the second stopper and the first stopper interfere with each other And limit a maximum opening angle of the support plate. The electronic device according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the supporting plate further includes a first fixing hole and a side wall, and the first fixing hole is located on the side wall; the torque member further includes a first end, the The first end is fixed in the first fixing hole. The electronic device according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first stopper further includes a second fixing hole, the torque member further includes a second end, and the second end is fixed on the second card. Solid hole. The electronic device according to item 6 of the patent application, wherein the electronic device further includes a fixing member, and the torque member and the second stopper are located between the fixing member and the side wall portion. The electronic device according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the support plate further includes a support pad, and the support pad is disposed on a side of the support plate facing away from the casing. The electronic device according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the mobile device is disposed on one side of the casing pivoted to the support plate or on the side of the support plate facing away from the casing; The plurality of rolling balls drive the electronic device to rotate relative to the support pad. The electronic device according to item 8 of the patent application, wherein the housing includes a groove, and when the supporting plate is in the closed position, the supporting plate is received in the groove.