TWI653923B - Cover mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a door cover mechanism for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a retractable disk and a switch. The door cover mechanism includes a casing, a door cover, a first elastic member, a rotating member, and a second elastic member. The door cover pivots the housing and has a pushing portion, and the door cover corresponds to the aforementioned electronic device. The first elastic element connects the housing and the door cover, and the second elastic element connects the housing and the rotating element. The rotating component includes a pivoting portion, a contact portion, and an extending portion, wherein the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the housing, the contact portion corresponds to the switch of the electronic device, and at least part of the extending portion is disposed on the door cover and the telescopic type Between the discs.

Description

Door cover mechanism

The present invention relates to a door cover mechanism. More particularly, the present invention relates to a door cover mechanism for an electronic device having a retractable disk.

Many electronic systems, such as desktop computers, include a compact disc drive for reading optical discs for reading software or multimedia (such as music or movies). The disc player can be divided into a slot-type disc player and a tray-type disc player. When the tray-type disc player is used, in order to make the disc smoothly protrude, an opening is usually opened in the outer casing of the electronic system, so that the disc player is directly exposed. .

In some electronic systems, a door cover (or baffle) is provided on the opening of the outer casing for dust and aesthetic purposes. When the user needs to use the optical disc drive, the aforementioned door cover must be manually removed. Alternatively, in some electronic systems, the door cover is provided with flexibility, and the user can deform the door cover and press it to the switch of the optical disk drive.

However, the door cover that must be manually removed is not convenient to use, and the flexible door cover cannot protect the optical disk drive. When the electronic system is hit, the door cover may directly deform and contact the optical disk drive, thereby causing Damage to the disc drive. Therefore, how to solve the above problems has become an important issue.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an electric A door cover mechanism of a child device, wherein the aforementioned electronic device has a retractable disk and a switch. The door cover mechanism includes a housing, a door cover, a first elastic member, a rotating member, and a second elastic member. The door cover pivots the housing and has a pushing portion, and the door cover corresponds to the aforementioned electronic device. The first elastic element connects the housing and the door cover, and the second elastic element connects the housing and the rotating element. The rotating component includes a pivoting portion, a contact portion, and an extending portion, wherein the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the housing, the contact portion corresponds to the switch of the electronic device, and at least part of the extending portion is disposed on the door cover and the telescopic type Between the discs.

The push portion urges the rotating member to rotate when the door cover is rotated relative to the housing and the rotating member is in its initial position. Wherein, when the door cover is rotated relative to the housing in a direction away from the electronic device, the rotating element rotates toward the electronic device, and the contact portion presses the switch. When the door cover is rotated relative to the housing toward the electronic device, the rotating element rotates away from the electronic device. Additionally, when the rotating element is rotated relative to the housing and the door cover is in its initial position, the rotating element can be separated from the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, there is a spacing between the door cover and the electronic device. When the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is less than or equal to the aforementioned spacing, the retractable disc pushes the extension to rotate the rotating member relative to the housing in a direction away from the electronic device. When the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is greater than the aforementioned spacing, the second elastic member provides an elastic force to the rotating member to rotate the rotating member toward the electronic device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rotating element has a bevel facing one of the door covers and the extension has elasticity.

10‧‧‧Input module

20‧‧‧Output module

30‧‧‧Computer host

100‧‧‧shell

110‧‧‧ openings

200‧‧‧ door cover

210‧‧‧ Flat section

211‧‧‧ inside

212‧‧‧ top side

213‧‧‧ bottom side

220‧‧‧protrusion

230‧‧‧Pushing Department

231‧‧‧ plane

232‧‧‧Bevel

300‧‧‧Rotating components

310‧‧‧ pivotal department

320‧‧‧Contacts

330‧‧‧Extension

340‧‧‧ Drive Department

341‧‧‧ bottom

342‧‧‧Bevel

400‧‧‧First elastic element

500‧‧‧Second elastic element

C‧‧‧door cover mechanism

E‧‧‧Electronic device

E1‧‧‧Retractable Disc

E2‧‧‧ switch

E3‧‧‧ front surface

S‧‧‧Electronic system

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an electronic system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2A is a schematic view showing a door cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2B is an exploded view showing the door cover mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing a door cover in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing a rotary member in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5A is a view showing the door cover and the rotary member in an initial position in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5B is a schematic view showing a switch in which a rotating element contacts an electronic device in an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 5C is a schematic view showing the rotary member being pushed by the retractable disk of the electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5D is a schematic view showing the door cover being pushed by the retractable disk of the electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5E is a view showing the retraction of the retractable disk of the electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention.

The door cover mechanism of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. However, it will be readily understood that the embodiments of the present invention are susceptible to many specific embodiments of the invention and can The specific embodiments disclosed are merely illustrative of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning meaning It is understandable that these terms are defined, for example, in commonly used dictionaries. The terms used should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the relevant art and the context or context of the disclosure, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal manner unless specifically defined herein.

Referring first to Figure 1, a door cover mechanism C according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the electronic system S shown in the drawings. The electronic system S is, for example, a desktop computer, and includes an input module 10, an output module 20, and a computer host 30. The input module 10 and the output module 20 can be electrically connected to the host computer 30. The user can input the control signal to the computer host 30 by using the input module 10, and the computer host 30 can provide the display signal to the output module 20. For example, the input module 10 can include a keyboard and/or a touch pad, and the output module 20 can include a flat panel display.

The output module 20 can display an image using, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) technology or a light emitting polymer display (Light Emitting Polymer Display) technology. In some embodiments, the output module 20 can also be a touch screen, that is, a function of inputting and outputting signals at the same time.

One or more electronic devices may be provided in the host computer 30. In the embodiment, the computer main unit 30 is provided with at least one electronic device having a retractable disk (such as the electronic device E shown in FIGS. 5A-5E), and the door cover mechanism C can be disposed on the computer host 30. The retractable disk of the Eli electronic device protrudes from the computer host 30. For example, an electronic device having a retractable disk can be an optical disk drive (ODD).

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B , the door cover mechanism C mainly includes a housing 100 , a door cover 200 , a rotating component 300 , at least one first elastic component 400 , and a second elastic component 500 . Wherein, an opening 110 is formed in the housing 100, The door cover 200 is pivotally connected to the housing 100 and can cover the opening 110.

As shown in FIGS. 2A-3, the door cover 200 includes a flat plate portion 210, at least one protruding portion 220, and a pushing portion 230. The protrusion 220 and the pushing portion 230 are formed on the inner surface 211 of the flat plate portion 210, so that the appearance of the housing 100/computer main body 30 can remain intact after the door cover 200 shields the opening 110 of the housing 100.

The aforementioned protrusion 220 is adjacent to the top side 212 of the flat portion 210 and has a triangular structure, and the length of the triangular structure near one side of the top side 212 is smaller than the length of one side of the bottom side 213. The pushing portion 230 is adjacent to the bottom side 213 of the flat plate portion 210 and has a hook-like structure. Wherein, the hook-shaped structure is formed with a plane 231 and a slope 232 facing in opposite directions.

Referring to FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 4, the rotating component 300 includes a pivoting portion 310, a contact portion 320, an extending portion 330, and a driving portion 340. The pivoting portion 310 is pivotally connected to the housing 100 , and the contact portion 320 is located between the pivoting portion 310 and the extending portion 330 . The driving portion 340 has a bottom surface 341 and a slope 342. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the aforementioned extension portion 330 includes an elastic material and thus may be slightly deformed.

Please return to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B. In this embodiment, the first elastic member 400 can be a torsion spring that connects the housing 100 and the door cover 200 to the two ends to provide elastic force to the door cover, and the second elasticity. Element 500 can be a tension spring that connects housing 100 and rotating element 300 to provide an elastic force to the aforementioned rotating element 300.

The steps of using the aforementioned door cover mechanism C will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the electronic device E having the retractable disk E1 is disposed in the computer main body 30, the position of the electronic device E will be substantially aligned with the opening 110 and the door cover 200 of the housing 100, and A spacing is formed between the door covers 200. Contact of the rotating element 300 The position of the portion 320 may correspond to the position of the switch E2 of the electronic device E, and the extending portion 330 of the rotating member 300 extends from the contact portion 320 to between the retractable disk E1 and the door cover 200, and the driving portion 340 of the rotating member 300 The slope 342 faces the door cover 200. The elastic forces provided by the first resilient member 400 and the second resilient member 500 can secure the door cover 200 and the rotating member 300 in their initial positions, respectively.

In the present embodiment, when the door cover 200 is in the initial position, it can shield the opening 110 of the housing 100 and is substantially parallel to the front surface E3 of the electronic device E, and when the rotating member 300 is in the initial position, the extending portion 330 and The electronic devices E are separated by a distance, and the door cover 200 and the rotating member 300 are also separated from each other, that is, the two are not in contact with each other.

Referring to FIG. 5B, when the user needs to use the electronic device E, the door cover 200 can be pressed or pulled to make the door cover 200 face away from the electronic device E with respect to the housing 100 (counterclockwise in the figure). Rotate. The pushing portion 230 of the door cover 200 will thus contact the rotating element 300, thereby pushing the rotating element 300, causing the rotating element 300 to rotate relative to the housing 100 towards the electronic device E (clockwise in the figure). Specifically, the plane 231 of the hook-like structure of the pushing portion 230 contacts the bottom surface 341 of the driving portion 340 of the rotating member 300 to drive the rotating member 300 to rotate.

After the rotating member 300 is rotated relative to the housing 100 toward the electronic device E, the contact portion 320 on the rotating member 300 contacts and presses the switch E2 of the electronic device E to cause the retractable disk E1 to protrude toward the door cover 200. It should be particularly noted that, since the extending portion 330 of the rotating member 300 has elasticity, even if the extending portion 330 contacts the electronic device E (after the rotating member 300 is rotated) than the contact portion 320 due to tolerances and the like, the extending portion 330 may be Slightly deformed without causing the contact portion 320 to be unable to press the switch E2. In addition, although this embodiment is The push button switch is taken as an example, but in some embodiments, the switch E2 of the electronic device E can also be touch-sensitive.

Referring to FIG. 5C, when the user releases the external force pressing the door cover 200, the elastic force of the first elastic member 400 can rotate the door cover 200 toward the electronic device E back to its initial position, and the switch E2 of the electronic device E is When pressed, the retractable disk E1 will protrude toward the door cover 200. When the telescopic disk E1 protrudes less than or equal to the distance between the electronic device E and the door cover 200, the retractable disk E1 pushes the extension 330 to move the rotating member 300 away from the housing 100 relative to the housing 100. Rotate in the direction of device E. It should be noted that since the inclined surface 342 is formed on the driving portion 340 of the rotating member 300, between the rotating member 300 and the door cover 200 during the rotation of the rotating member 300 with respect to the housing 100 in a direction away from the electronic device E There is no interference.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, the retractable disk E1 can continue to protrude. When the telescopic disk E1 protrudes by a distance greater than the distance between the electronic device E and the door cover 200, the retractable disk E1 can push the door cover 200 to rotate away from the electronic device E with respect to the housing 100, and the extension portion 330 will be disengaged from the retractable disk E1, and the rotating member 300 can be oriented by the elastic force of the second elastic member 500. The electronic device E is rotated back to its preset position.

Since the rotating member 300 has previously been rotated away from the electronic device E, the pushing portion 230 of the door cover 200 does not rotate with the rotating member 300 during the rotation of the door cover 200 by the retractable disk E1. contact. In other words, the rotating member 300 and the door cover 200 are kept separated during the movement of the retractable disk E1.

Next, as shown in Figure 5E, when the retractable disk E1 goes to the electronic When the device E is retracted inside, the door cover 200 is rotated by the elastic force of the first elastic member 400 toward the electronic device E. The slope 232 of the pushing portion 230 of the door cover 200 will contact the slope 342 of the driving portion 340 of the rotating member 300 to rotate the rotating member 300 in a direction away from the electronic device E. In this way, the extending portion 330 of the rotating member 300 can be removed from the moving path of the retractable disk E1, and the retractable disk E1 can be smoothly retracted into the electronic device E. In addition, since the door cover 200 contacts the inclined surface 342 of the rotating member 300 with the inclined surface 232, after the retractable disk E1 retracts the electronic device E, the door cover 200 and the rotating member 300 can be separated from each other and respectively by the first elasticity The elastic forces of the element 400 and the second elastic element 500 are rotated back to their original positions.

In addition, since the door cover 200 in the present embodiment is formed with the protruding portion 220 having a triangular structure, the retractable disk E1 can smoothly push the door cover 200 without being caught by the door cover 200. Unable to move.

Although in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the door cover mechanism C is applied to the computer main body 30 of the desktop computer, it is understood that the door cover mechanism C can be applied to any electronic device having a retractable disk. In the electronic system. For example, the door cover mechanism C can also be applied to the outer casing of a notebook computer or an external optical disk drive.

In summary, the present invention provides a door cover mechanism for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a retractable disk and a switch. The door cover mechanism includes a casing, a door cover, a first elastic member, a rotating member, and a second elastic member. The door cover pivots the housing and has a pushing portion, and the door cover corresponds to the aforementioned electronic device. The first elastic element connects the housing and the door cover, and the second elastic element connects the housing and the rotating element. The rotating element includes a pivoting portion and a contact And an extension portion, wherein the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the housing, the contact portion corresponds to a switch of the electronic device, and at least part of the extending portion is disposed between the door cover and the retractable disk.

In this way, the electronic device can be shielded by the door cover mechanism when the electronic device is not used, so that the appearance of the system remains intact. Moreover, with the aforementioned door cover mechanism, the door cover and the housing may include a material having a relatively high rigidity and being not easily deformed to protect the electronic device when the door cover and the housing are collided, thereby avoiding damage to the electronic device.

Although the embodiments of the present invention and its advantages are disclosed above, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make modifications, substitutions, and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the processes, machines, manufacture, compositions, devices, methods, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Any one of ordinary skill in the art can. The processes, machines, fabrications, compositions, devices, methods, and procedures that are presently or in the future are understood to be used in accordance with the present invention as long as they can perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Accordingly, the scope of the invention includes the above-described processes, machines, manufactures, compositions, devices, methods, and steps. In addition, the scope of each of the claims constitutes an individual embodiment, and the scope of the invention also includes the combination of the scope of the application and the embodiments.

While the invention has been described above in terms of several preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art having the ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended patent application. Prevail. In addition, each patent application scope is constructed as a separate embodiment, and various combinations of patents and combinations of embodiments are within the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

A door cover mechanism for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a retractable disc and a switch, and the door cover mechanism comprises: a housing; a door cover pivotally connecting the housing and having a pushing portion, and The door cover corresponds to the electronic device; a first elastic member connects the housing and the door cover; and a rotating member connects the housing, comprising: a pivoting portion pivotally connecting the housing; a contact portion, It should be opened and closed; and an extension portion at least partially disposed between the door cover and the retractable disk: and a second elastic member connecting the housing and the rotating member. The door cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein the push portion urges the rotary member to rotate when the door cover is rotated relative to the housing and the rotary member is in its initial position. The door cover mechanism of claim 2, wherein when the door cover is rotated away from the electronic device relative to the housing, the rotating member rotates toward the electronic device, and the contact portion presses the switch . The door cover mechanism of claim 2, wherein the rotating member rotates away from the electronic device when the door is rotated relative to the housing toward the electronic device. The door cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotary element is rotated when the rotary member is rotated relative to the housing and the door is in its initial position The piece is separated from the housing. The door cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotating member has a slope facing the door cover. The door cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein the door cover and the electronic device have a spacing therebetween. The door cover mechanism of claim 7, wherein the retractable disc pushes the extension when the retractable disc protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is less than or equal to the spacing The rotating element rotates relative to the housing in a direction away from the electronic device. The door cover mechanism of claim 7, wherein the second elastic member provides an elastic force to the rotation when the retractable disk protrudes toward the door cover and the protruding distance is greater than the distance. An element that rotates the rotating element toward the electronic device. The door cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein the extension has elasticity.