TWI682372B - Electronic device and support frame thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes an electronic unit and a support frame. The support frame includes a frame body, an engaging member, a release member, a connecting member and a sleeve member. The frame body has an accommodating recess. The engaging member is disposed in the accommodating recess. The release member is movably disposed on the frame body. The electronic unit is disposed on the connecting member. The sleeve member is sleeved on the connecting member and has a resilient structure. When the connecting member and the sleeve member are inserted into the accommodating recess, the resilient structure engages with the engaging member. When the release member is pressed, the release member pushes the resilient member to move, such that the resilient member deforms elastically to disengage from the engaging member.

Description

Electronic device and its supporting frame

The invention relates to an electronic device and a support frame, in particular to a support frame that can be quickly disassembled and an electronic device equipped with the support frame.

Because of its thinness, light weight, low power consumption, no radiation pollution, and compatibility with semiconductor process technology, liquid crystal displays have become indispensable in daily life. Generally speaking, the liquid crystal display is fixed on the support frame, so that the liquid crystal display is supported on the placement plane by the support frame for the user to watch. The conventional support frame is composed of many large and small components, which makes the assembly process of the support frame too complicated and the assembly efficiency cannot be effectively improved, thereby affecting the overall manufacturing cost of the LCD. In addition, after the liquid crystal display and the support frame are assembled, due to the large volume and the difficulty of disassembly, it is disadvantageous for storage and transportation.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a support frame that can be quickly disassembled and an electronic device equipped with the support frame to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device of the present invention includes an electronic unit and a support frame. The support frame includes a frame body, an engaging piece, a locking piece, a connecting piece and a bushing. The frame body has an accommodating groove. The engaging piece is arranged in the accommodating groove. The lock release member is movably arranged on the frame body. The electronic unit is arranged on the connecting piece. The bushing sleeve is arranged on the connecting piece, and the bushing has an elastic structure. When the connecting piece and the bush are inserted into the accommodating groove, the elastic structure is engaged with the engaging piece. When the unlocking member is pressed, the unlocking member pushes the elastic structure, so that the elastic structure is elastically deformed and disengaged from the engaging member.

According to another embodiment, the support frame of the present invention includes a frame body, an engaging member, a locking member, a connecting member, and a bushing. The frame body has an accommodating groove. The engaging piece is arranged in the accommodating groove. The lock release member is movably arranged on the frame body. The bushing sleeve is arranged on the connecting piece, and the bushing has an elastic structure. When the connecting piece and the bush are inserted into the accommodating groove, the elastic structure is engaged with the engaging piece. When the unlocking member is pressed, the unlocking member pushes the elastic structure, so that the elastic structure is elastically deformed and disengaged from the engaging member.

In summary, the present invention disassembles the support member into a two-piece assembly of the frame body and the connecting member. A bush with an elastic structure is sleeved on the connecting member, and an engaging member is arranged in the accommodating groove of the frame body. The user only needs to insert the connecting piece and the bushing into the accommodating groove of the frame body to make the elastic structure engage with the engaging piece to complete the assembly of the supporting frame. In addition, as long as the user presses the release member on the frame body, the elastic structure is elastically deformed and disengaged from the engaging member, the connector and the bush can be pulled out from the accommodating groove of the frame body, and then the support frame is disassembled . Therefore, the user can easily assemble the connector provided with the electronic unit to the frame to use the electronic device; the user can also easily detach the connector provided with the electronic unit from the frame for storage or transportation Electronic device.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood through the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 8, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device 1 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a second view The support frame 12 in FIG. 3 is a perspective view from another perspective. FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of the support frame 12 in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the support frame 12 in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is the 3 is an exploded view of the support frame 12 in another view, FIG. 7 is a combined view of the frame body 120, the engaging member 122, and the lock release member 124 in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is the diagram in FIG. 3 The top perspective view of the support frame 12 after the frame body 120 is removed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic device 1 includes an electronic unit 10, a support frame 12 and a base 14. The electronic unit 10 is disposed on the support frame 12, and the support frame 12 is disposed on the base 14, so that the electronic unit 10 is supported on the placement plane by the support frame 12 and the base 14 for the user to watch. In practical applications, the electronic unit 10 may be a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or other electronic devices that can be carried on the support frame 12. It should be noted that the present invention can also set other objects on the support frame 12 according to the actual application, and is not limited to the setting of the electronic unit.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the supporting frame 12 includes a frame body 120, an engaging member 122, a locking member 124, a connecting member 126, a bushing 128, an elastic member 130 and three fixing members 132a, 132b, 132c. The electronic unit 10 is arranged on the connecting piece 126. In this embodiment, the support frame 12 may further include a pivot shaft 134, and the pivot shaft 134 may have a fixing seat 136. The connecting member 126 can be connected to the pivot shaft 134, and the electronic unit 10 is detachably connected to the fixing base 136, so that the electronic unit 10 is disposed on the connecting member 126 via the pivot shaft 134. It should be noted that the connecting member 126 can also be integrally formed with the fixing base 136 without the need to provide the pivot shaft 134, depending on the actual application.

The frame body 120 has a receiving slot 1200. In this embodiment, the accommodating groove 1200 is located at the top of the frame body 120. The engaging member 122 is disposed in the accommodating groove 1200 of the frame body 120. In this embodiment, the fixing member 132a may be used to fix the engaging member 122 in the accommodating groove 1200 of the frame body 120, wherein the fixing member 132a may be a screw, but not limited thereto. In addition, the engaging member 122 may have a head 1220 and a bar 1222, wherein the bar 1222 extends from the head 1220, and the width of the head 1220 is greater than the width of the bar 1222, so that the engaging member 122 is T shape. It should be noted that the engaging member 122 can also be designed into other shapes according to actual applications, and is not limited to the T shape.

The locking member 124 is movably disposed on the frame body 120. The unlocking member 124 can be inserted into the hole 1202 of the rack body 120 through the accommodating groove 1200 of the rack body 120. In addition, one end of the unlocking member 124 may have a limiting portion 1240 to limit the one end of the unlocking member 124 in the receiving groove 1200 of the frame body 120 through the limiting portion 1240. Thereby, the locking member 124 can move up and down relative to the frame body 120 without falling off. The elastic member 130 is disposed between the locking member 124 and the engaging member 122. In this embodiment, the locking member 124 may have a long slot 1242. The elastic member 130 may be disposed in the long groove 1242 of the unlocking member 124, and the two ends of the elastic member 130 abut the locking member 124 and the engaging member 122, respectively. In this embodiment, the engaging member 122 can have a positioning portion 1224. One end of the elastic member 130 can be sleeved on the positioning portion 1224 of the engaging member 122 to position the elastic member 130 between the unlocking member 124 and the engaging member 122 by the positioning portion 1224. In this embodiment, the elastic member 130 may be a spring, but it is not limited thereto. In addition, after the frame body 120, the engaging member 122 and the unlocking member 124 are assembled, the strip portion 1222 of the engaging member 122 is located in the long groove 1242 of the unlocking member 124 (as shown in FIG. 7), making the elastic The member 130 abuts on the strip 1222 of the engaging member 122.

The bush 128 is sleeved on the connecting member 126, and the bush 128 has an elastic structure 1280. In this embodiment, the bushing 128 can be sleeved on the connecting member 126, and then the bushing 128 can be fixed on the connecting member 126 from opposite sides of the bushing 128 with fixing members 132b, 132c, wherein the fixing member 132b , 132c can be screws, but not limited to this. In this embodiment, the connecting member 126 may be a die-casting member, and the bushing 128 may be a plastic member, but not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the elastic structure 1280 can be an elastic cantilever and has two engaging portions 1282. When the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 are inserted into the accommodating groove 1200 of the frame body 120, the two engaging portions 1282 of the elastic structure 1280 will engage with the head 1220 of the engaging member 122. Thereby, the connecting member 126 provided with the electronic unit 10 can be fixed on the frame body 10. In addition, when the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 are inserted into the receiving groove 1200 of the frame body 120, the strip portion 1222 of the engaging member 122 is located between the two engaging portions 1282 of the elastic structure 1280. In this way, when the release member 124 is pressed and moves relative to the frame 120, the release member 124 can push the second engaging portion 1282 of the elastic structure 1280, so that the elastic structure 1280 is elastically deformed and disengages from the engaging member 122.

Please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, FIG. 9 is a side view of the support frame 12 in FIG. 3, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the release member 124 in FIG. 9 after being pressed.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 are inserted into the receiving groove 1200 of the frame body 120, the engaging portion 1282 of the elastic structure 1280 is engaged with the head 1220 of the engaging member 122, so that The connecting piece 126 cannot move in the direction of arrow A1. Therefore, the user only needs to insert the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 into the receiving groove 1200 of the frame body 120 to engage the elastic structure 1280 with the engaging member 122 to complete the assembly of the supporting frame 12. In this embodiment, the bushing 128 may have at least one protruding structure 1284, wherein the protruding structure 1284 may be a rib, but not limited thereto. When the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 are inserted into the accommodating groove 1200 of the frame body 120, the protruding structure 1284 will abut against the inner surface of the accommodating groove 1200, so that the protruding structure 1284 and the accommodating groove 1200 The friction between the surfaces makes the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 more firmly inserted into the receiving groove 1200 of the frame body 120.

When the user wants to detach the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 from the frame body 120, the user can press the release member 124 in the direction of arrow A2. As shown in FIG. 10, when the release member 124 is pressed, the release member 124 pushes the elastic structure 1280 of the bush 128, so that the elastic structure 1280 is elastically deformed and disengages from the engaging member 122. At this time, the user can pull the connecting member 126 and the bush 128 from the accommodating groove 1200 of the frame body 10 in the direction of arrow A1, and then complete the disassembly of the support frame 12. In addition, when the locking member 124 is pressed, the elastic member 130 is compressed. Therefore, when the user releases the release member 124, the elastic force generated by the elastic member 130 will push the release member 124 to reset the release member 124.

In summary, the present invention disassembles the support member into a two-piece assembly of the frame body and the connecting member. A bush with an elastic structure is sleeved on the connecting member, and an engaging member is arranged in the accommodating groove of the frame body. The user only needs to insert the connecting piece and the bushing into the accommodating groove of the frame body to make the elastic structure engage with the engaging piece to complete the assembly of the supporting frame. In addition, as long as the user presses the release member on the frame body, the elastic structure is elastically deformed and disengaged from the engaging member, the connector and the bush can be pulled out from the accommodating groove of the frame body, and then the support frame is disassembled . Therefore, the user can easily assemble the connector provided with the electronic unit to the frame to use the electronic device; the user can also easily detach the connector provided with the electronic unit from the frame for storage or transportation Electronic device. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

1 Electronic device 10 Electronic unit 12 Support frame 14 Base 120 Frame body 122 Engagement piece 124 Locking piece 126 Connection piece 128 Bushing 130 Elastic piece 132a, 132b, 132c Fixing piece 134 Pivot shaft 136 Fixing seat 1200 Receiving slot 1202 Hole 1220 Head 1222 Strip part 1224 Positioning part 1240 Limiting part 1242 Long slot 1280 Elastic structure 1282 Engagement part 1284 Protruding structure A1, A2 Arrow

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device in Figure 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the support frame in FIG. 2 from another perspective. Figure 4 is a partial exploded view of the support frame in Figure 3. Figure 5 is an exploded view of the support frame in Figure 3. Figure 6 is an exploded view of the support frame in Figure 3 from another perspective. Fig. 7 is a combined view of the frame body, the engaging member and the lock releasing member in Fig. 6; Figure 8 is a top perspective view of the support frame in Figure 3 with the frame removed. Figure 9 is a side view of the support frame in Figure 3. Fig. 10 is a side view of the lock release member of Fig. 9 after being pressed.

12 Support frame 120 Frame body 124 Release lock 126 Connection piece 128 Bushings 132a, 132b Fixing piece 134 Pivot shaft 136 Fixing seat 1200 Receiving groove 1202 Hole 1280 Elastic structure 1282 Snap-in part

Claims (14)

An electronic device, comprising: an electronic unit; a base; and a supporting frame, which is arranged on the base, the supporting frame comprises: a frame body with a receiving groove; an engaging piece, arranged in the receiving groove Medium; a release member, which is movably arranged on the frame; a pivot shaft with a fixed seat; a connecting member connected to the pivot shaft, the electronic unit is detachably connected to the fixed seat, so that the The electronic unit is arranged on the connecting piece through the pivot shaft; and a bushing is sleeved on the connecting piece, the bushing has an elastic structure; wherein, when the connecting piece and the bushing are inserted in the accommodating container When in the groove, the elastic structure is engaged with the engaging member; when the unlocking member is pressed, the unlocking member pushes the elastic structure, causing the elastic structure to elastically deform and detach from the engaging member. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the support frame further includes an elastic member disposed between the locking member and the engaging member. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the bushing has at least one protruding structure, and when the connecting member and the bushing are inserted into the accommodating groove, the at least one protruding structure abuts the accommodating groove One inside surface. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the support frame further includes a fixing member, and the fixing member fixes the bushing to the connecting member. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member has a head and a strip, the strip extends from the head, and the width of the head is greater than the width of the strip, so that The engagement piece is T-shaped. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the elastic structure has two engaging portions, and when the connecting member and the bush are inserted in the accommodating groove, the two engaging portions engage with the head, And the strip part is located between the two engaging parts. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the unlocking member has a long slot, and the bar-shaped portion is located in the long slot. A support frame includes: a frame body with an accommodating groove; an engaging piece arranged in the accommodating groove; a release member which is movably arranged on the frame body; a pivot shaft with an A fixing seat; a connecting piece connected to the pivot shaft; and a bushing sleeved on the connecting piece, the bushing has an elastic structure; wherein, when the connecting piece and the bushing are inserted in the housing When in the groove, the elastic structure is engaged with the engaging member; when the unlocking member is pressed, the unlocking member pushes the elastic structure, causing the elastic structure to elastically deform and detach from the engaging member. The support frame according to claim 8 further includes an elastic member disposed between the release member and the engaging member. The support frame according to claim 8, wherein the bushing has at least one protruding structure, and when the connecting member and the bushing are inserted into the accommodating groove, the at least one protruding structure abuts the accommodating groove One inside surface. The support frame according to claim 8 further includes a fixing member which fixes the bush to the connecting member. The support frame according to claim 8, wherein the engaging member has a head and a strip, The strip-shaped portion extends from the head, and the width of the head is greater than the width of the strip-shaped portion, so that the engaging member is T-shaped. The support frame according to claim 12, wherein the elastic structure has two engaging portions, and when the connecting member and the bush are inserted in the accommodating groove, the two engaging portions engage with the head, And the strip part is located between the two engaging parts. The support frame according to claim 12, wherein the unlocking member has a long slot, and the bar-shaped portion is located in the long slot.

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