TWI691828B - Fixing mechanism and computing system - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing mechanism for affixing an electronic device to a display device is provided, including a body and two extension frames connected to the body. Each of the extension frames includes a connecting portion, a rotating portion, and a extending portion. The connecting portion is connected to the body. The body and the connecting portion are arranged along a first direction. The rotating portion is pivotally connected to the connecting portion. The extending portion is movably connected to the rotating portion. When the rotating portion rotates relative to the connecting portion to a fixing angle, the rotating portion and the extending portion are arranged along a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction.

Description

Fixing mechanism and computer system

The invention relates to a computer system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a computer system having a fixing mechanism. The aforementioned fixing mechanism is used to fix an electronic device to a display device.

With the development of technology, the size of various electronic components is gradually reduced, and electronic devices are gradually being developed towards the goal of miniaturization and weight reduction. Small form factor computers (Small Form Factor, SFF) are one example.

However, various small-size computers may also have different sizes. If you want to install different small size computers on the display screen to form an All-In-One PC, you must use various installation tools, which is not convenient to use. Therefore, how to solve the aforementioned problems has become an important issue.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a fixing mechanism for fixing an electronic device to a display device. The aforementioned fixing mechanism includes a body and two extension frames connecting the body, wherein each extension frame includes a connection portion, a rotating portion, and an extension portion. The connecting portion is connected to the body, and the body and the connecting portion are arranged along a first direction. The rotating part is pivotally connected to the connecting part. The extension part is movably connected to the rotating part. When the rotating part rotates to a fixed angle relative to the connecting part, the rotating part and the extending part are arranged along a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction.

In some embodiments of the present invention, each extension frame may further include a pivot, a first elastic element, an engaging groove, an engaging element, and a second elastic element. The pivot pivotally connects the connecting portion and the body, and the first elastic element connects the connecting portion and the body. The engaging groove is formed on the connecting portion, the engaging element pivotally connects to the body, and the second elastic element connects the engaging element and the body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing mechanism may further include a cover and an elastic member, wherein the connection body and the cover are elastically constructed. When the cover is in the first position, the engaging element is accommodated in the engaging groove, and the extension frame is located on the same side of the body. When the cover moves from the first position to the second position, the cover pushes the engaging element to rotate relative to the body and leave the engaging groove.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cover has flexibility, and the fixing mechanism further includes at least one protrusion and at least one recess. The protrusion is arranged on the inner wall of the cover body, the recessed portion is formed on the body, and the recessed portion faces its opening adjacent to the inner surface of the cover body. When the cover is in the first position, the protrusion contacts the outer surface of the body. When the cover moves from the first position to the second position, the protrusion enters the recess.

In some embodiments of the present invention, when the fixing mechanism is in a fixed state, the body is located between the extension frames, and the extension frames are substantially parallel. The rotating part has a sliding slot, and the extending part is slidably disposed in the sliding slot. The fixing mechanism may further include a plurality of locking elements, and a plurality of through holes are formed on the connecting portion. The locking elements may pass through the through holes and be combined with the electronic device. The extension portion and the connection portion may have a T-shaped structure and an L-shaped structure.

The invention further provides a computer system, including a display device, an electronic device, and a fixing mechanism, wherein the fixing mechanism includes a body and two extension frames connecting the body. Each extension frame includes a connecting portion, a rotating portion, and an extension portion. The connecting part is connected to the body, and the rotating part is pivotally connected to the connecting part. The extension portion is movably connected to the rotating portion, and one end of the extension portion is detachably connected to the display device to form a space between the display device and the fixing mechanism, wherein the electronic device is accommodated in the aforementioned space.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the display device includes a coupling portion, one end of the extension portion is connected to the coupling portion, and the coupling portion is a T-shaped track.

The fixing mechanism and the computer system of the embodiments of the present invention are described below. However, it can be easily understood that the embodiments of the present invention provide many suitable inventive concepts and can be implemented in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are only used to illustrate the use of the present invention in a specific method, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the disclosure. It is understandable that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the background or context of the relevant technology and this disclosure, and not in an idealized or excessively formal manner Interpretation, unless specifically defined here.

First, please refer to FIG. 1, a computer system C according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display device 10, an electronic device 20, and a fixing mechanism 30, wherein the fixing mechanism 30 is used to set the electronic device 20 on the display device 10 The back surface (opposite to the display surface of the display device 10), so that the user can place, move or carry the computer system C. The foregoing electronic device 20 may be, for example, various types of small form factor computers (SFF), and the display device 10 may be a flat display.

Figures 2, 3, and 4 are a schematic view, an exploded view, and a side view of the fixing mechanism 30, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the fixing mechanism 30 mainly includes a body 100, two extension frames 200, a cover 300, at least one elastic member 400, and a plurality of locking elements 500, wherein each extension frame 200 can It includes a connecting portion 210, a rotating portion 220, an extending portion 230, a pivot 240, and a first elastic element 250.

The connecting portion 210 of the extension frame 200 has an L-shaped structure, which includes a bottom plate 211 and a back plate 212. The bottom plate 211 can be used to support the electronic device 20 to prevent the electronic device 20 from falling due to operational errors or damage to parts. A plurality of through holes 213 are formed on the back plate 212, the number and size of which correspond to the aforementioned locking element 500.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the connecting portion 210 can be pivotally connected to the body 100 through the pivot 240, and the first elastic element 250 can connect the body 100 and the connecting portion 210 to provide an elastic force to the connecting portion 210. In this embodiment, the first elastic element 250 is a torsion spring. In some embodiments, the first elastic element 250 may also be a compression spring or an extension spring.

Contrary to one side of the connecting body 100, the connecting part 210 is pivotally connected to the rotating part 220 on the other side (that is, the connecting part 210 is located between the rotating part 220 and the body 100), so the rotating part 220 can rotate relative to the connecting part 210 . In addition, the rotating part 220 further has a sliding slot 221, and the extension part 230 is movably disposed in the sliding slot 221.

It should be particularly noted that the width W1 of the sliding slot 221 at the opening will be smaller than the width W2 inside the sliding slot 221, and the width of the end 231 of the extension 230 disposed in the sliding slot 221 will be between the width W1 and the width W2 between. In this way, when the extending portion 230 slides relative to the rotating portion 220, the extending portion 230 will not detach from the rotating portion 220. In this embodiment, the width of the end 231 of the extension 230 is approximately equal to the width W2. As shown in FIG. 5, when viewed from the top, the end 232 of the extension 230 exposed to the outside may have a T-shaped structure so as to be connected to the display device 10.

Please refer to FIGS. 2, 6, and 7 together. In this embodiment, each extension frame 200 further includes an engaging element 260 and a second elastic element 270, and a corresponding portion 210 of the extension frame 200 is formed with a corresponding The engaging groove 214 of the engaging element 260. The engaging element 260 is accommodated in a groove 101 of the body 100 and pivotally connects to the body 100. The second elastic element 270 connects the body 100 and the engaging element 260. In this embodiment, an arc-shaped guide groove 261 and a protrusion 110 are formed on the engaging element 260 and the body 100, respectively, and the protrusion 110 is accommodated in the arc-shaped guide groove 261 to ensure the engagement element 260 Moving path.

The cover 300 is a hollow cylinder having flexibility, and can be connected to the body 100 through an elastic member 400. At least one protrusion 310 is disposed on the inner wall of the cover 300, and the body 100 has a recess 120 corresponding to the aforementioned protrusion 310. It should be noted that, in the recessed portion 120, the inner surface 121 adjacent to the cover 300 is a slanted surface, and thus will face the opening of the recessed portion 120.

Please refer to FIGS. 8 and 9. The back of the display device 10 is provided with two parallel joint portions 11. Specifically, each joint portion 11 may have a T-shaped rail, and the shape of the rail roughly corresponds to the extension 230的端部232.

The method of using the aforementioned fixing mechanism 30 will be described below. Please refer to FIGS. 6 and 7. When the fixing mechanism 30 is in a storage state, the cover 100 is at a first position, the protrusion 310 of the cover 300 contacts the outer surface of the body 100, and the two extension frames 200 are located at the On the same side and roughly parallel. Since the engaging element 260 is accommodated in the engaging groove 214 of the connecting portion 210 at this time, the extension frame 200 will be fixed without rotating relative to the body 100, so that the fixing mechanism 30 is kept in the stored state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the user wants to fix the electronic device 20 to the display device 10 by using the fixing mechanism 30, the user can apply force to move the cover 300 from the first position to a second position. The cover 300 can push the engaging element 260, and the engaging element 260 will rotate relative to the body 100 and leave the engaging groove 214 of the connecting portion 210. When the cover 300 is in the second position, the cover 300 shrinks and deforms, and the protrusion 310 thereon can enter the recess 120 of the body 100, thereby fixing the cover 300 relative to the body 100.

As shown in FIG. 10B, after the engaging element 260 leaves the engaging groove 214, the elastic force provided by the first elastic element 250 can rotate the two extension frames 200 relative to the body 100. After the rotation, the two extension frames 200 are respectively located on opposite sides of the body 100 (that is, the body 100 is located between the two extension frames 200), and are substantially parallel to each other.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10C, the user can rotate the rotating portion 220 of the extension frame 200 to a fixed angle relative to the connecting portion 210. At this time, the connecting portion 210 and the rotating portion 220 are arranged along a first direction D1 and rotate The portion 220 and the extending portion 230 are arranged along a second direction D2, and the first direction D1 is different from the second direction D2. For example, the user can rotate the rotating part 220 to be substantially perpendicular to the connecting part 210.

Then, as shown in FIG. 10D, the user can slide the extension portion 230 relative to the rotating portion 220 by an appropriate distance according to the thickness of the electronic device 20 in the Y-axis direction, and then pass through the end portion 232 of the extension portion 230 and the coupling portion 11. Combine to fix the fixing mechanism 30 to the back of the display device 10. In this way, a space R can be formed between the display device 10 and the fixing mechanism 30.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 10E, the user can place the electronic device 20 in the aforementioned space R, and combine the locking element 500 (eg, screw or rivet) through the through hole 213 of the extension frame 200 with the electronic device 20. In the foregoing manner, the electronic device 20 can be fixed to the back of the display device 10 by the fixing mechanism 30.

It should be particularly noted that, since the extending portion 230 in the aforementioned fixing mechanism 30 can move relative to the rotating portion 220, the size of the space R can be adjusted to place electronic devices 20 of different sizes (as shown in FIGS. 10E and 11) ). For example, when the extending portion 230 extends to the maximum distance with respect to the rotating portion 220, the back portion of the display device 10 and the connecting portion 210 of the extending frame 200 may be separated by 4 cm to 6 cm.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 10B to 11, in some embodiments of the present invention, at least one contact pad P and at least one light-emitting element M may be further provided on the connecting portion 210 of the fixing mechanism 30 to mutually electrically Sexual connection. When the electronic device 20 is fixed to the fixing mechanism 30 by the locking element 500, the electronic device 20 will contact the contact pad P of the connection part 210, and at this time, the contact pad P may transmit a signal to the light emitting element M to make the light emitting element M emit light. In this way, the user can know that the electronic device 20 has been installed.

When the user wants to restore the fixing mechanism 30 to the aforementioned storage state, the two extension frames 200 can be pushed separately to rotate them to the position shown in FIG. 6. Then, the user can pull the cover 100 to move upward relative to the body 100, the engaging element 260 can slide along the inner surface 121 of the recess 120 and deform, and then the elastic force of the elastic member 400 can move the cover 100 Push back to the position shown in Figure 7.

When the cover body 100 returns to the position shown in FIG. 7, the elastic force of the second elastic element 270 can cause the engaging element 260 to rotate relative to the body 100 and enter the engaging groove 214 of the connecting portion 210, and the fixing mechanism 30 can Therefore, it is fixed in the storage state.

In summary, the present invention provides a fixing mechanism for fixing an electronic device to a display device. The aforementioned fixing mechanism includes a body and two extension frames connecting the body, wherein each extension frame includes a connection portion, a rotating portion, and an extension portion. The connecting portion is connected to the body, and the body and the connecting portion are arranged along a first direction. The rotating part is pivotally connected to the connecting part. The extension part is movably connected to the rotating part. When the rotating part rotates to a fixed angle relative to the connecting part, the rotating part and the extending part are arranged along a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction.

Although the embodiments and advantages of the present invention have been disclosed above, it should be understood that any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make changes, substitutions, and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can disclose the content of the present invention It is understood that current or future developed processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps can be used according to the present invention as long as they can implement substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention includes the above processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present invention also includes a combination of each patent application scope and embodiment.

Although the present invention is disclosed as the foregoing several preferred embodiments, 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 some changes and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application. In addition, each patent application scope is constructed as an independent embodiment, and various combinations of patent application scopes and embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.

10: display device 11: Joint 20: Electronic device 30: fixed mechanism 100: Ontology 101: groove 110: protrusion 120: Depression 121: inner surface 200: extended frame 210: connection 211: bottom plate 212: backplane 213: Piercing 214: Engagement slot 220: Rotating part 221: Chute 230: Extension 231: end 232: end 240: pivot 250: first elastic element 260: snap-in element 261: Curved guide groove 270: second elastic element 300: cover 310: raised 400: elastic member 500: locking element C: Computer system D1: First direction D2: Second direction M: light emitting element P: contact pad R: Space W1: width W2: width

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a computer system according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a fixing mechanism according to an embodiment of the invention. Figure 3 is an exploded view showing a fixing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a side view showing a fixing mechanism according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the end of the extension portion in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the fixing mechanism in the stored state in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along A-A direction in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a display device in an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a coupling part in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10A is a schematic diagram showing the movement of the cover from the first position to the second position in an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 10B is a schematic diagram of the extension frame rotated relative to the body in an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 10C is a schematic diagram showing the rotating part rotated relative to the connecting part in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10D is a schematic diagram showing that the extending portion moves relative to the rotating portion and is connected to the coupling portion in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10E is a schematic diagram of an electronic device fixed to a display device by a fixing mechanism in an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another electronic device fixed to a display device by a fixing mechanism in another embodiment of the present invention.

100: Ontology

101: groove

120: Depression

200: extended frame

210: connection

213: Piercing

214: Engagement slot

220: Rotating part

221: Chute

230: Extension

231: end

232: end

240: pivot

250: first elastic element

260: snap-in element

270: second elastic element

300: cover

400: elastic member

500: locking element

W1: width

W2: width

Claims (10)

A fixing mechanism is used to fix an electronic device to a display device. The fixing mechanism includes: a body; and two extension frames connected to the body, wherein each extension frame includes: a connection portion to connect the body, And the body and the connecting part are arranged along a first direction; a rotating part pivotally connects the connecting part; and an extending part connects the rotating part in a movable manner, wherein when the rotating part is relative to the connecting part When rotating to a fixed angle, the rotating part and the extending part are arranged along a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction. The fixing mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein each extension frame further includes: a pivot shaft pivotally connecting the connecting portion and the body; and a first elastic element connecting the connecting portion and the body. The fixing mechanism as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein each extension frame further includes; an engaging groove formed on the connecting portion; an engaging element pivotally connecting the body; and a second elastic element, Connect the engaging element and the body. The fixing mechanism as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the fixing mechanism further includes: a cover; and an elastic member connecting the body and the cover, wherein when the cover is in a first position, the The engaging element is accommodated in the engaging groove, and the extension frames are located on the same side of the body, wherein when the cover moves from the first position to a second position, the cover pushes the engaging element Rotate relative to the body and leave the engaging groove. The fixing mechanism as described in item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the cover body is flexible, and the fixing mechanism further includes at least one protrusion and at least one recessed portion, the protrusion is disposed on the inner wall of the cover body, The recessed portion is formed on the body, wherein when the cover is in the first position, the protrusion contacts the outer surface of the body, and when the cover moves from the first position to the second position, the The protrusion enters the recess. The fixing mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein when the fixing mechanism is in a fixed state, the body is located between the extension frames, and the extension frames are substantially parallel. The fixing mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the rotating part has a sliding groove, and the extending part is slidably disposed in the sliding groove. The fixing mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the fixing mechanism further includes a plurality of locking elements, and a plurality of perforations are formed on the connecting portion, and the locking elements can pass through the perforations and communicate with the Electronic device integration. The fixing mechanism as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the extension portion has a T-shaped structure. A computer system, including: a display device; an electronic device; and a fixing mechanism, including a body and two extension frames connected to the body, wherein each extension frame includes: a connection portion, connected to the body; a rotating portion , Pivotally connected to the connecting portion; and an extension portion, which is movably connected to the rotating portion, and one end of the extension portion is detachably connected to the display device, between the display device and the fixing mechanism A space is formed in which the electronic device is accommodated in the space.

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