TWI685456B - Portable protection case and display - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable protection case and a display are provided. The protection case adapted to hold a display device includes a body and a hanger assembly. The body has a surface. The hanger assembly configured to connect the display device includes a fixed member, a base, an elastic member and a holder. The fixed member is disposed on the surface of the body. The base is disposed on the fixed member. The elastic member is connected between the fixed member and the base for providing the base with an elastic force. The holder is disposed on the base for holding the display device.

Description

Portable protection box and display

The invention relates to a protective box and a display, and in particular to a portable protective box and a display including the portable protective box.

General display devices (such as liquid crystal display devices) are relatively inconvenient to carry compared with portable display devices due to their large size and heavy weight. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the user does not want to carry such a display device out.

However, some users still have the need to carry such display devices out. For example, some professional photographers need to use a liquid crystal display device with accurate color accuracy after outdoor photography to confirm whether the color of the captured image meets the requirements. In this case, a portable protective box and a display including the portable protective box are needed.

The invention relates to a portable protective box and a display including the portable protective box, which can prevent the display device from being damaged due to impact during transportation.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a portable protective box is proposed, which is suitable for carrying a display device. The protection box includes a box body and a hooking component. The box has a surface. The hooking component is configured to connect to the display device and includes a fixing member, a base, an elastic member and a bearing member. The fixing member is arranged on the surface of the box body. The base is arranged on the fixing piece. The elastic member is connected between the fixing member and the base to provide an elastic force to the base. The supporting member is disposed on the base for supporting the display device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a display is proposed. The display includes a display device and a portable protective box. The display device has a display surface and a back surface opposite to the display surface. The portable protective box includes an upper cover, a pivoting mechanism and a lower cover. The upper cover is provided with a hooking component. The lower cover is connected to the upper cover by a pivoting mechanism. When the upper cover and the lower cover are closed, an accommodating space is formed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The display device can be placed in the accommodating space. When the upper cover is unfolded relative to the lower cover, the display device The back side is selectively connected with the hooking component.

In order to have a better understanding of the above and other aspects of the present invention, the following examples are specifically described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings as follows:

1, 2‧‧‧ monitor

11, 21‧‧‧ portable protective box

12‧‧‧Display device

12S1‧‧‧Display

12S2‧‧‧Back

13‧‧‧Box

13S‧‧‧accommodation space

14‧‧‧Top cover

14a‧‧‧Surface

15‧‧‧Pivot mechanism

16‧‧‧ Lower cover

100、200‧‧‧Hook components

110、210‧‧‧Fixed parts

120‧‧‧Dock

130‧‧‧Elastic parts

140‧‧‧Carrier

141‧‧‧Support plate

141a‧‧‧Positioning

142‧‧‧Bottom plate

150, 250‧‧‧Fixed components

151‧‧‧ First latch

151a‧‧‧jack

152‧‧‧Second latch

153, 154, 252

160‧‧‧Connecting components

161, 180, 190, 251

162‧‧‧Nut

170、270‧‧‧Accessories

170a, 270a ‧‧‧ positioning gap

172, 272‧‧‧ release key

E‧‧‧Enlarged part

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of a display device of a display and a portable protective box according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3A is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box of FIG. 2.

FIG. 3B is an assembled view of some components of the portable protective box of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box of FIG. 3B and the remaining components of the portable protective box.

FIG. 5 is an assembly diagram of a display device and a portable protective box of a display according to another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6A is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box of Fig. 5;

FIG. 6B is an assembled view of some components of the portable protective box of FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box of FIG. 6B and the remaining components of the portable protective box.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the form of diagrams. For the sake of clarity, many practical details will be described together in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the present invention. That is to say, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some conventional structures and elements will be shown in a simple schematic manner in the drawings. Moreover, unless otherwise indicated, the same element symbol in different drawings may be regarded as a corresponding element. The drawing in these drawings is for clearly expressing the connection relationship between the elements in these embodiments, not the actual size of the elements.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of the display device 12 and the portable protection box 11 of the display 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display 1 includes a portable protective box 11 and a display device 12. The portable protection box 11 includes a box body 13 (marked in FIG. 1) and a hooking assembly 100 (marked in FIG. 2). The case 13 may be a luggage case, an equipment case, or other similar rod-type or hand-held case structure, including an upper cover 14, a pivoting mechanism 15, and a lower cover 16. The upper cover 14 is connected to the lower cover 16 by a pivoting mechanism 15. The pivoting mechanism 15 is, for example, a hinge element, so that the upper cover 14 can rotate relative to the lower cover 16 to be in an open or closed state.

The box 13 has an accommodation space 13S. When the upper cover 14 is rotated and closed with the lower cover 16 by the pivoting mechanism 15, an accommodation space 13S is formed between the upper cover 14 and the lower cover 16 for placing the display device 12, and the display device 12 can be protected during movement.

The display device 12 can be selectively installed on the portable protective box 11 for users to use conveniently. The display device 12 has a display surface 12S1 and a back surface 12S2 opposite to the display surface 12S1. The back surface 12S2 of the display device 12 can be selectively connected to the hook assembly 100 so that the display device 12 is installed on the portable protective box 11.

The hooking assembly 100 is disposed on the surface 14a of the box 13 for connecting to the display device 12. In some embodiments, this surface 14 a may be the inner surface of the box 13, for example, any inner surface of the upper cover 14 or the lower cover 16 facing the accommodating space 13S. In this way, when the upper cover 14 and the lower cover 16 are closed, the display device 12 can be placed in the accommodating space 13S, so that the display device 12 is stored in the box 13 to be protected by the box 13. The other party On the other hand, when the upper cover 14 rotates and unfolds relative to the lower cover 16 by means of the pivoting mechanism 15, the box 13 can be used as a bearing bracket for the display device 12 for direct viewing by the user.

The following embodiments are all based on the description that the hook assembly 100 is disposed on the inner surface of the box 13 (marked as the surface 14a).

FIG. 3A is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box 11 of FIG. 2. FIG. 3B is an assembled view of some components of the portable protective box 11 of FIG. 3A. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of some components of the portable protection box 11 of FIG. 3B and the remaining components of the portable protection box 11.

Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B and FIG. 4, the hook assembly 100 includes a fixing member 110, a base 120, an elastic member 130 and a bearing member 140. The fixing member 110 is provided on the surface 14 a of the upper cover 14. The base 120 is disposed on the fixing member 110. The elastic member 130 is connected between the fixing member 110 and the base 120 to provide an elastic force to the base 120. The carrier 140 can be fixed to the base 120 for supporting the display device 12.

Please refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B. In this embodiment, the fixing member 110 is a thin plate-shaped fixing piece. The hook assembly 100 may further include a connection assembly 160, and the fixing member 110 may be fixed on the surface 14a by the connection assembly 160. The connection component 160 may be any element or structure for fixing the fixing member 110 on the surface 14a. For example, the connection component 160 may include a combination of an array of screws 161 and a nut 162. The screw 161 may be locked from the outer surface of the upper cover 14 through the upper cover 14 and the fixing member 110 to the nut 162, thereby fixing the fixing member 110 To the surface 14a, but not to limit the invention.

The hooking component 100 may further include a fixing component 150. The fixing component 150 penetrates the base 120 and the elastic member 130 and is fixed with the fixing component 110. Thereby, the elastic member 130 abuts on the fixing member 110 and the base 120.

For example, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, the fixing assembly 150 may include a first latch 151 and a second latch 152, and may further include spacers 153, 154, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. If the structure of the first plug 151 is enlarged (shown in the enlarged portion E of FIG. 3A), the first plug 151 further has a socket 151a, and the socket 151a may have any shape, which is circular in this example; The shape of the second pin 152 is adapted to the socket 151a.

First, the first latch 151 passes through the elastic member 130 and the spacer 153 and is fixed to the fixing member 110. Next, the second plug 152 passes through the spacer 154 and the base 120 and is inserted into the insertion hole 151 a of the first plug 151. The second latch 152 or the spacer 154 may abut against the base 120 toward the surface 14a, so that the base 120 and the elastic member 130 abut. Therefore, the elastic member 130 can abut against the fixing member 110 and the base 120 via the fixing member 150, so that the elastic member 130 can provide an elastic force to the base 120.

Please refer to FIG. 4, and then, the carrier 140 is disposed on the base 120. The carrier 140 may include a supporting plate body 141, and may further include a bottom plate 142, but it is not used to limit the present invention. The supporting plate body 141 is connected to the bottom plate 142, for example, fixed to the bottom plate 142 by a set of screws 180. After that, another set of screws 190 passing through the support plate 141 is used to fix the carrier 140 to the base 120.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the hook assembly 100 may further include an assembly 170, which is suitable for being disposed on the back 12S2 of the display device 12. In reality In the embodiment, the fitting 170 may be formed on the back surface 12S2 of the display device 12, but it is not intended to limit the present invention.

The support plate body 141 includes several positioning protrusions 141a. Correspondingly, the fitting 170 has several positioning notches 170a, and the number and positions of the positioning notches 170a may correspond to the positioning convex portions 141a. The positioning convex portion 141 a can be engaged with the corresponding positioning notch 170 a, and thus, the display device 12 can be supported by the carrier 140. On the contrary, when the display device 12 and the carrier 140 are to be separated, the engagement state of the positioning convex portion 141a and the positioning notch 170a can be released by the release key 172 provided on the back surface 12S2 of the display device 12.

When the display device 12 is connected to the hooking assembly 100, the elastic member 130 can prevent the display device 12 from being damaged due to impact during transportation.

Further, please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3B and FIG. 4, during the process of transporting the display device 12, it is easy to cause the display device 12 to shake, and the carrier 140 and the base 12 are affected by the shaking of the display device 12 force. When the base 120 is forced to move along the normal direction of the surface 14a, the elastic member 130 will store an elastic force. When the base 120 is no longer stressed, the elastic member 130 releases the stored elastic force, so that the base 120 moves back and forth along the normal direction of the surface 14a. Thereby, the elastic member 130 can provide a cushioning force for the base 120, the carrier 140 (shown in FIG. 4), and even the display device 12 (shown in FIG. 2) coupled with the carrier 140 to avoid these The rigidity of the structure is too strong, causing damage to the display device 12 due to impact.

FIG. 5 is an assembly diagram of the display device 12 and the portable protection box 21 of the display 2 according to another embodiment of the invention. The difference from the embodiment of FIG. 2 is the hooking assembly 200 of the portable protective box 21. The following content only illustrates the differences from the embodiment of FIG. 2, and the same or similar points are not repeated here.

Referring to FIG. 5, the hook assembly 200 may include an assembly 270. The fitting 270 includes a release key 272 and has several positioning notches 270a. The assembly 270 is an additional component provided on the back 12S2 of the display device 12. The mounting member 270 may have a number of mounting holes conforming to the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) specification, so it is suitable for mounting on any display device 12 conforming to the VESA specification. Of course, the assembly 270 can also be replaced with the assembly 170 shown in FIG. 2, which is not limited by the present invention.

FIG. 6A is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box 21 of FIG. 5. FIG. 6B is an assembled view of some components of the portable protective box 21 of FIG. 6A. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of some components of the portable protective box 21 of FIG. 6B and the remaining components of the portable protective box 21.

Please refer to FIGS. 6A and 6B. In this embodiment, the fixing member 210 is integrally formed on the surface 14a. Compared with the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A, the arrangement of the connection assembly 160 can be omitted, and the appearance of the upper cover 14 is not affected.

The hooking component 200 may include a fixing component 250. The fixing component 250 penetrates the base 120 and the elastic member 130 and is fixed with the fixing component 210. Thus, the elastic member 130 abuts on the fixing member 210 and the base 120.

For example, in one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, the fixing component 250 may include screws 251, and may further include spacers 252, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. The fixing member 210 may have a screw hole. The screw 251 passes through the washer 252, the base 120 and the elastic member 130 to be locked in the screw hole of the fixing member 210. The screw 251 or the washer 252 may abut against the base 120 toward the surface 14a, so that the base 120 and the elastic member 130 abut. Therefore, the elastic member 130 can abut the fixing member 210 and the base 120 via the fixing component 250, so that the elastic member 130 can provide an elastic force to the base 120.

Please refer to FIG. 5, FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B and FIG. 7, when the display device 12 is connected to the hook assembly 200, the elastic member 130 can be used to prevent the display device 12 from being impacted during transportation And damaged.

Through the portable protective box and the display including the portable protective box provided in the above embodiments, the portable protective box includes an elastic member, and the elastic member is connected between the fixing member and the base to provide an elastic force of the base. Thereby, the elastic member can provide a cushioning force for the base, the carrier, and even the display device coupled with the carrier, when the user carries the display by the portable protective box, the display device can be prevented from being damaged by impact .

In summary, although the present invention has been disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can make various modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be deemed as defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

11‧‧‧Portable protection box

14a‧‧‧Surface

100‧‧‧Hook components

110‧‧‧Fixed parts

120‧‧‧Dock

130‧‧‧Elastic parts

140‧‧‧Carrier

141‧‧‧Support plate

141a‧‧‧Positioning

142‧‧‧Bottom plate

180, 190‧‧‧ screws

Claims (10)

A portable protective box suitable for carrying a display device. The protective box includes: a box body having a surface; and a hooking component configured to connect to the display device. The hooking component includes: a fixing member, It is arranged on the surface of the box; a base is arranged on the fixing part; an elastic part is connected between the fixing part and the base to provide an elastic force of the base; and a bearing The carrier is arranged on the base for supporting the display device. The protection box as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the hooking component further comprises: a fixing component, which is penetrated on the base and the elastic member and fixed with the fixing component to make the elastic component resist Connected to the fixing member and the base. The protection box as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the hooking component further comprises: a connecting component, and the fixing member is fixed on the surface of the box body through the connecting component. The protection box as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the fixing member is integrally formed on the surface of the box body. The protection box as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the fixing assembly includes: a first latch, which is fixed to the fixing member through the elastic member, the first latch has a socket; and a second The pin is inserted into the socket of the first pin through the base. The protection box as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the fixing component includes a screw, the screw passes through the base and the elastic member and is locked on the fixing member. The protection box as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the hooking assembly further includes: an assembly with a plurality of positioning notches, the assembly is suitable for being disposed on the display device; wherein the carrier includes a support A plate body, the support plate body includes a plurality of positioning protrusions, the positioning protrusions correspond to the positioning notches; when the carrier carries the display device, the positioning protrusions are engaged with the corresponding positioning gap. A display device includes: a display device having a display surface and a back surface opposite to the display surface; and a portable protective box including: an upper cover provided with a hooking assembly; a pivoting mechanism; and a lower cover, the The lower cover is connected to the upper cover by the pivoting mechanism. When the upper cover and the lower cover are closed, an accommodating space is formed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The display device can be placed in the accommodating space when the upper cover is opposite When the lower cover is unfolded, the back of the display device is selectively connected to the hooking assembly. The display as described in item 8 of the patent application scope, wherein the hooking component includes: a fixing member, which is arranged on a surface of the upper cover; a base, which is arranged on the fixing member; and an elastic member, which is connected to the Between the fixing member and the base, an elastic force is provided for the base; and a carrier, the carrier is disposed on the base and is coupled to the back of the display device. The display described in item 9 of the patent application scope, wherein the hook component further includes: A fixing component penetrates the base and the elastic member and is fixed with the fixing member, so that the elastic member abuts on the fixing member and the base.

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