TWI675283B - Transmission base and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a transmission base and an electronic device. The transmission base is used for accommodating one side of a first unit of the electronic device, and the first unit has a first battery. The transmission base includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion, and the first wall portion and the second wall portion support the side portion. The first wall portion has a mating structure, and the mating structure and an engaging structure of the first battery are mutually matched. Wherein, when the mating structure of the first wall portion is combined with the engaging structure, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base, and when the second wall portion is in contact with the engaging structure, the first unit Non-electrical connection to the transmission base.

Description

Transmission base and electronic equipment

The invention relates to a transmission base and an electronic device including the same.

When purchasing a tablet computer device today, the device usually has a display unit and a keyboard support unit. When the display unit is combined with the keyboard support unit, and the display unit faces the keyboard support unit, the user can operate the keyboard of the keyboard support unit by To control the screen of the display unit. When the display unit faces away from the keyboard part, the keyboard support unit only plays a supporting role to stand the display unit on the desktop, and consumers can directly touch the display unit and watch the screen.

In addition, consumers can also choose to pair with large-capacity batteries or small-capacity batteries. Whether you choose a large-capacity battery or a small-capacity battery, the slot of the display unit can accommodate it. The only difference is that the large-capacity battery is larger and thicker, and easily protrudes beyond the back of the display unit. Therefore, the keyboard supports When the unit is only used to support the display unit, since the battery is on the same side as the keyboard portion, when the user adjusts the tilt angle of the display unit relative to the keyboard support unit, the possibility of the large-capacity battery contacting and crushing the keyboard portion is greatly increased.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a transmission base and an electronic device including the same. Through a foolproof mechanism of the transmission base, when a user selects a large-capacity battery, the display unit can only face the keyboard for grouping. It is equipped to avoid the user's mistaken operation and let the large capacity battery crush the keyboard.

A transmission base disclosed in the present invention is used for bidirectionally accommodating one side of a first unit, wherein the first unit is detachably configured with a first battery. The transmission base includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion. The first wall portion has a mating structure, and the mating structure and an engaging structure of the first battery are mutually matched. The second wall portion is opposite to the first wall portion, and the first wall portion and the second wall portion support the side portion in both directions. When the mating structure of the first wall portion and the engaging structure are combined, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base, and when the second wall portion is in contact with the engaging structure, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base. . In one embodiment, the mating structure is formed on an edge of the first wall portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a first unit, a second unit, and a transmission base. The first unit is provided with a display portion, and a first battery is detachably arranged. The second unit is provided with an input section. The transmission base is pivotally arranged on the second unit and accommodates one side portion of the first unit in both directions. The transmission base includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion that support the side portions in both directions. The first wall portion is opposite to the second wall portion. The first wall portion has a mating structure, and the mating structure and a latching structure of the first battery cooperate with each other. When the mating structure of the first wall portion and the engaging structure are combined, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base, and when the second wall portion is in contact with the engaging structure, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base. . In one embodiment, the mating structure is formed on an edge of the first wall portion.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a first unit and a transmission base. The first unit has a back surface, a side portion, and a first battery. A battery accommodation groove is formed on the back surface. An engaging structure is formed on one edge of the first battery. The first battery is disposed in the battery accommodation groove. The transmission base has a recessed portion, a first wall portion and a second wall portion opposite to the first wall portion. The recessed portion is located between the first wall portion and the second wall portion. An edge of the first wall portion is formed with a Pairing structure. When the side of the first unit is disposed in the recessed portion, and the back surface is adjacent to the first wall portion, the engaging structure is matched with the mating structure, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base, and when the side of the first unit is disposed The recessed portion is adjacent to the second wall portion on the back side, the engaging structure is far from the mating structure, and the first unit is non-electrically connected to the transmission base.

In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a second unit, and the transmission base is pivotally disposed on the second unit. The engaging structure is a protrusion, the mating structure is a groove, and the protrusion group is arranged in the groove.

When the first unit is disposed on the recessed portion and the back surface is adjacent to the second wall portion, the engaging structure is stacked on the second wall portion. When the engaging structure is matched with the mating structure, the transmission base can be rotated relative to the first unit to cause the second unit to be attached to the first unit. The first battery further has a buffer member. When the mating structure is stacked on the second wall portion Above, when the buffer member is in contact with the second unit, the transmission base and the first unit are inclined at an angle relative to the second unit.

When the first battery is set in the battery accommodating slot, the edge of the first battery is extended from the battery accommodating slot and is located on the back. The first unit has a second battery. When the first battery is removed, the second battery is removed. When set in the battery accommodating slot, one surface and the back surface of the second battery form a plane together.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic device 100 of the present invention includes a first unit 1, a transmission base 2 and a second unit 3. The transmission base 2 is connected between the first unit 1 and the second unit 3, and the detailed structure and combination of each element will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the first unit 1 is a tablet computer having a front surface 11, a rear surface 12, a side portion 13, a plurality of first batteries 14 and a plurality of second Battery 15 (in this embodiment, the number of the first battery 14 and the second battery 15 are two). A display portion 111 is disposed on the front surface 11, a first electrical structure 131 is disposed on the side portion 13, and a battery accommodation groove 121 is formed on the rear surface 12. The battery accommodating slot 121 may be selectively configured with a plurality of first batteries 14 or a plurality of second batteries 15, that is, the first battery 14 and the second batteries 15 are detachably disposed in the battery accommodating slot 121. . In this embodiment, each of the first batteries 14 is a large-capacity battery, and each of the second batteries 15 is a small-capacity battery. Compared to the second batteries 15, each of the first batteries 14 is larger and thicker. Therefore, when each of the first batteries 14 is disposed in the battery accommodation groove 121, one end edge 141 of each of the first batteries 14 is accommodated by the battery. The groove 121 extends out and is located on the back surface 12. Referring to FIG. 5, when each second battery 15 is disposed in the battery accommodating groove 121, one surface 151 and the back surface 12 of each second battery 15 together form a flat surface. In addition, an engaging structure 16 is formed from an end edge 141 of each first battery 14. In this embodiment, the engaging structure 16 is a protrusion extending from the end edge 141.

The transmission base 2 has a recessed portion 21, a first wall portion 22 and a second wall portion 23. The first wall portion 22 is opposed to the second wall portion 23. The recessed portion 21 is located between the first wall portion 22 and the second wall portion 23. A second electrical structure 211 is disposed in the recessed portion 21. A mating structure 24 is formed on the edge 221 of the first wall portion 22. In this embodiment, the mating structure 24 is a groove. The end of the transmission base 2 remote from the recessed portion 21 is electrically pivoted to the second unit 3, so the transmission base 2 must rotate relative to the second unit 3. The second unit 3 is provided with an input portion 31, which is a keyboard in this embodiment.

The combination of the first unit 1 and the transmission base 2 will now be described in detail. The transmission base 2 is used to receive the side portion 13 of the first unit 1 in both directions, and the first wall portion 22 and the second wall portion 23 must support the side portion 13 in both directions. That is, the display unit 111 of the first unit 1 can be disposed on the transmission base 2 in a manner of facing the input unit 31 of the second unit 3 or facing away from the input unit 31, so as to achieve the effect of two-way accommodation. In addition, the first wall portion 22 and the second wall portion 23 are located on both sides of the side portion 13 of the first unit 1, and simultaneously support the side portion 13 to achieve the effect of bidirectional support.

As described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a first state, the side portion 13 of the first unit 1 is disposed in the recessed portion 21, and the engaging structure 16 and the mating structure 24 are combined, that is, The engaging structure 16 is a protrusion that is completely placed in the groove (the mating structure 24). The back surface 12 is adjacent to the first wall portion 22, and the front surface 11 is adjacent to the second wall portion 23. At this time, the first electrical structure 131 can be completely connected to the second electrical structure 211, and the first unit 1 can be electrically connected to the second unit 3 through the transmission base 2. Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, the user can simultaneously view and display the display portion 111 and The input unit 31 can control the display unit 111 of the first unit 1 through the input unit 31 of the second unit 3, and after use, the first unit 1 and the transmission base 2 can be rotated at an angle relative to the second unit 3. , Until the display portion 111 is attached to the input portion 31 to fold and store the electronic device 100 (not shown).

Referring to FIG. 4, the first unit 1 and the transmission base 2 are in another combined state, that is, in a second state, although the side portion 13 of the first unit 1 is disposed in the recessed portion 21, the engaging structure 16 is far away from the pairing. In the structure 24, the back surface 12 is adjacent to the second wall portion 23, the front surface 11 is adjacent to the first wall portion 22, and the display portion 111 faces away from the input portion 31. At this time, as shown in FIG. Since it is a protrusion, it is superimposed on the second wall portion 23. Due to the mutual interference of the engaging structure 16 and the second wall portion 23, the first electrical structure 131 will be spaced apart from the second electrical structure 211. Therefore, in the second state, the first unit 1 simply abuts. The transmission base 2 is equivalent to a non-electrical connection, so that the transmission base 2 and the second unit 3 are only used to support the first unit 1 standing on the desktop. The first unit 1 cannot be electrically connected to the transmission base 2 and the second unit 3. connection. This reminds the user that in the second state, the electronic device cannot be folded, and the second wall portion 23 and the engaging structure 16 interfere with each other to play a fool-proof role.

If the user makes a mistake, when turning the first unit 1, each first battery 14 is brought close to the input portion 31, and each first battery 14 is provided with a buffer member 142. When the unit 3 is tilted by an angle, the buffer member 142 will first touch the input portion 31, so as to avoid the first battery 14 from directly contacting the input portion 31 and slow down the pressing force.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the second wall portion 23 may be formed with a mating structure 24, but is offset from the engaging structure 16 or the mating structure 24 of the second wall portion 23 is a protrusion, so that the engaging structure 16 There is still more interference with the second wall portion 23.

Different from the first battery 14, as shown in FIG. 5, since the second battery 15 has a small volume and a thin thickness, when the second battery 15 is placed in the battery accommodation groove 121, the surface 151 of the second battery 15 Forms a flat surface with the back surface 12, so whether the display portion 111 faces the input portion 31 or faces away from the input portion 31, the first unit 1 can attach the input portion 31 on the front surface 11 or the back surface 12, because the electronic device 100 is folded and stored . In addition, the number of the first battery 14 and the second battery 15 is not limited herein. In other embodiments of the present invention, the number of the first battery 14 and the second battery 15 may be only one or more.

In summary, the transmission base and electronic equipment of the present invention interfere with the second wall surface of the transmission base through the engaging structure, and even if the first unit is equipped with a large-capacity first battery, it can remind the user to avoid folding electronics. When the device is installed, the first unit provided with the first battery directly touches the input portion to protect the integrity of the electronic device.

The above embodiments are only used to exemplify the implementation aspects of the present invention, and to explain the technical features of the present invention, but not to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any change or equivalence arrangement that can be easily accomplished by those skilled in the art belongs to the claimed scope of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the rights of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of patent application.

100‧‧‧Electronic equipment

1‧‧‧ Unit 1

11‧‧‧ positive

111‧‧‧Display

12‧‧‧ back

121‧‧‧Battery receiving slot

13‧‧‧ side

131‧‧‧First electrical structure

14‧‧‧ the first battery

141‧‧‧ edge

142‧‧‧Buffer

15‧‧‧ secondary battery

151‧‧‧ surface

16‧‧‧ snap structure

2‧‧‧Transmission Block

21‧‧‧ Depression

211‧‧‧Second electrical structure

22‧‧‧First wall

221‧‧‧Edge

23‧‧‧Second wall section

24‧‧‧ Pairing Structure

3‧‧‧ Unit 2

31‧‧‧Input Department

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to the present invention in a first state. FIG. 2 is another schematic perspective view of the electronic device of the present invention in a first state. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the transmission base and the first battery of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second wall portion of the transmission base of the present invention in contact with an engaging structure of the first battery. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to the present invention in a second state.

Claims (10)

A transmission base for accommodating one side of a first unit in a two-way manner, wherein the first unit is detachably configured with a first battery, and the transmission base includes a first wall portion having a mating structure, and the mating structure An engaging structure with the first battery; and a second wall portion opposite to the first wall portion, the first wall portion and the second wall portion bidirectionally support the side portion; When the mating structure of a wall portion is combined with the engaging structure, the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base, and when the second wall portion is in contact with the engaging structure, the first unit is connected to the transmission base. Non-electrical connection. The transmission base according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the mating structure is formed on an edge of the first wall portion. An electronic device includes: a first unit configured with a display section and a first battery detachably arranged; a second unit configured with an input section; and a transmission base pivotally disposed on the second unit, and One side of the first unit is received in both directions, and the transmission base includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion that support the side in both directions, the first wall portion is opposite to the second wall portion, and the first wall A mating structure, the mating structure and an engaging structure of the first battery are matched with each other; wherein, when the mating structure of the first wall portion and the engaging structure are combined, the first unit and the transmission base When the second wall portion is in contact with the engaging structure, the first unit is non-electrically connected to the transmission base. The electronic device according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the mating structure is formed on an edge of the first wall portion. An electronic device includes: a first unit having a back surface, a side portion, and a first battery; the back surface is formed with a battery accommodating slot; one end edge of the first battery is formed with an engaging structure; the first battery The battery receiving slot is disposed in the battery receiving slot; and a transmission base has a recessed portion, a first wall portion, and a second wall portion opposite to the first wall portion, and the recessed portion is located in the first wall portion and the first wall portion. Between the two wall portions, a mating structure is formed on one edge of the first wall portion; and when the side portion of the first unit is disposed in the recessed portion, and the back surface is adjacent to the first wall portion, the The engaging structure is matched with the mating structure. The first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base. When the side portion of the first unit is provided in a recessed portion, and the back surface is adjacent to the second wall portion, the The engaging structure is far from the mating structure, and the first unit is electrically connected to the transmission base. The electronic device described in item 5 of the patent application scope further includes a second unit, and the transmission base is pivotally disposed on the second unit. The electronic device according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the engaging structure is a protrusion, the mating structure is a groove, and the protrusion is assembled in the groove. The electronic device according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the first unit is disposed in the recessed portion and the back surface is adjacent to the second wall portion, the engaging structure is stacked on the second wall portion . The electronic device according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the engaging structure is matched with the mating structure, the transmission base can be rotated relative to the first unit to cause the second unit to be attached to the first unit. The first battery further has a buffer member. When the engaging structure is stacked on the second wall portion and the buffer member is in contact with the second unit, the transmission base and the first unit are opposite to the first unit. The two units are inclined at an angle. The electronic device according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the first battery is disposed in the battery receiving slot, the end edge of the first battery is extended from the battery receiving slot and is located on the back surface, The first unit further has a second battery. When the first battery is removed and the second battery is set in the battery receiving slot, one surface of the second battery and the back surface together form a plane.