TWI715308B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first body, a connection ring, a second body and a third body. The connection ring includes a first connection part and a second connection part. The first connection part of the connection ring is slidably connected to first body, and the second connection part of the connection ring is pivoted to second body. The third body is disposed between the first body and the second body. Two ends of the third body are respectively connected to the first body and the second body.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device integrated with dual displays.

Notebook computers have the advantages of multi-tasking and high-performance computing, and are easy to carry around, and have become an indispensable tool for modern people. With the development of display technology and taking into account the diverse needs of users, notebook computers integrated with dual displays have been proposed. Generally speaking, the dual display includes a main display and an auxiliary display for displaying the mother and child images respectively. On the other hand, the auxiliary display can be integrated with a touch function to display a virtual keyboard.

Generally speaking, the main display is pivoted to the auxiliary display, and the auxiliary display is pivoted to the host. The main display and the auxiliary display that are pivotally connected to each other adopt a high-torque design, and the auxiliary display and the host that are pivotally connected to each other also adopt a high-torque design to support the main display and the auxiliary display after being unfolded or raised relative to the host. However, the aforementioned high-torque design easily causes the user to be unable to smoothly turn the main display and the auxiliary display, or the main display and the auxiliary display are easily damaged by the user's excessive force.

The invention provides an electronic device with good operation convenience.

The present invention provides an electronic device, which includes a first body, a connecting ring, a second body, and a third body. The connecting ring includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting part of the connecting ring is slidably connected to the first body, and the second connecting part of the connecting ring is pivotally connected to the second body. The third body is arranged between the first body and the second body. Both ends of the third body are pivotally connected to the first body and the second body.

Based on the above, in the electronic device of the present invention, the second body is connected to the first body through a connecting ring, wherein the connecting ring has freedom of movement relative to the second body, and the connecting ring has freedom of movement relative to the first body. degree. Therefore, the second body can smoothly and stably rotate and slide relative to the first body through the connecting ring. On the other hand, because both ends of the third body are pivotally connected to the first body and the second body, the second body can synchronously drive the third body when rotating and sliding relative to the first body, so that the third body is relative to the first body. The body rotates. Therefore, for users, the electronic device of the present invention has good operation convenience.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

100: electronic device

110: First Body

111: First pivot

112: Sliding joint

112b: Chute

113, 123: groove

114: first depression

115: second depression

116: wear strip

120: Second Body

121: second pivot

122: Third pivot

130: Third Body

131: Fourth pivot

132: Fifth pivot

140: connecting ring

140a: O-ring

140b: the first pin

140c: second pin

141: first connection part

142: The second connecting part

1A and 1B are two different states of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention Schematic diagram.

2A to 2C are schematic side views of an electronic device transitioning from a closed state to an expanded state according to an embodiment of the invention.

1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of the electronic device in two different states according to an embodiment of the invention. 2A to 2C are schematic side views of an electronic device transitioning from a closed state to an expanded state according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIGS. 1A and 1B. In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 may be a notebook computer, which includes a first body 110, a second body 120, and a third body 130. The first body 110 may be a host of a notebook computer, and has functions such as data calculation and data storage. The second body 120 can be the main display and is electrically connected to the first body 110. The third body 130 is disposed between the first body 110 and the second body 120. The third body 130 may be an auxiliary display and is electrically connected to the first body 110.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, in the closed state, the third body 130 is covered on the first body 110, and the second body 120 is covered on the third body 130. At this time, the third body 130 is clamped between the first body 110 and the second body 120, and the first body 110 and the second body 120 are separated by the third body 130. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 2C, in the unfolded state, the second body 120 is expanded relative to the first body 110, and the third body 130 is raised relative to the first body 110. At this time, both the display surface of the main display and the display surface of the auxiliary display screen are exposed to the outside for viewing or operation by the user.

Please refer to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B and FIG. 2A, the electronic device 100 further includes a connecting ring 140 for connecting the first body 110 and the second body 120. Specifically, the connecting ring 140 includes a first connecting portion 141 and a second connecting portion 142. The first connecting portion 141 is slidably connected to the first body 110, and the second connecting portion 142 is pivotally connected to the second body 120. Both ends of the third body 130 are pivotally connected to the first body 110 and the second body 120 respectively. Since the connecting ring 140 has a degree of freedom of movement relative to the second body 120, and the connecting ring 140 has a degree of freedom of movement relative to the first body 110, the second body 120 can smoothly and stably be relative to the first body 110 through the connecting ring 140 The first body 110 rotates and slides. Since both ends of the third body 130 are pivotally connected to the first body 110 and the second body 120, the second body 120 when rotating and sliding relative to the first body 110 can simultaneously drive the third body 130 to make the third body 130 face each other It rotates on the first body 110. Therefore, for the user, the electronic device 100 has good operation convenience.

The first body 110 includes a first pivot part 111 and a sliding part 112 opposite to the first pivot part 111, and the first pivot part 111 and the sliding part 112 are respectively located on two sides of the first body 110. For example, the first pivoting portion 111 is located on the front side of the first body 110, and the sliding portion 112 is located on the rear side of the first body 110. The second body 120 includes a second pivot portion 121 and a third pivot portion 122 adjacent to the second pivot portion 121, wherein the second pivot portion 121 and the third pivot portion 122 are located on the second body 120 On the same side, the third pivot portion 122 is closer to the first pivot portion 111 of the first body 110 than the second pivot portion 121 is. For example, the second pivot portion 121 and the third pivot portion 122 are located on the rear side of the second body 120.

In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 141 of the connecting ring 140 is slidably connected to the first The sliding portion 112 of the body 110 and the second connecting portion 142 are pivotally connected to the second pivot portion 121 of the second body 120. On the other hand, the third body 130 includes a fourth pivot portion 131 and a fifth pivot portion 132 opposite to the fourth pivot portion 131, and the fourth pivot portion 131 and the fifth pivot portion 132 are respectively located in the first Three sides of the body 130. For example, the fourth pivot portion 131 is located on the front side of the third body 130, and the fifth pivot portion 132 is located on the rear side of the third body 130. The fourth pivot portion 131 of the third body 130 is pivotally connected to the first pivot portion 111 of the first body 110, and the fifth pivot portion 132 of the third body 130 is pivotally connected to the third pivot portion 122 of the second body 120 .

For example, the fourth pivot portion 131 of the third body 130 and the first pivot portion 111 of the first body 110 that are pivotally connected to each other adopt a torque-free design, so the rotation of the third body 130 relative to the first body 110 can be improved. It also improves the smoothness of the rotation and sliding of the second body 120 relative to the first body 110.

As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 2A, the sliding connection portion 112 of the first body 110 has a connecting groove 112 a and a sliding groove 112 b. In the closed state, the first connecting portion 141 of the connecting ring 140 is engaged with the slot 112a to ensure that the second body 120 and the third body 130 will not rotate and slide relative to the first body 110 arbitrarily.

As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, when the user applies force to the side of the second body 120 away from the second pivot portion 121 to make the second body 120 rotate and slide relative to the first body 110 through the connecting ring 140 , The first connecting portion 141 of the connecting ring 140 moves out of the slot 112a and into the sliding slot 112b. While the second body 120 continues to rotate and slide relative to the first body 110, the first connecting portion 141 slides toward the first pivoting portion 111 in the sliding groove 112b. On the other hand, the first pivot portion 111 of the first body 110 As the rotation fulcrum of the third body 130, and the fifth pivot portion 132 of the third body 130 serves as the point of application of the second body 120, the second body 120 passes through the third pivot when rotating and sliding relative to the first body 110 The connecting portion 122 applies force to the fifth pivoting portion 132 of the third body 130, so that the third body 130 rotates and lifts relative to the first body 110 according to the first pivoting portion 111, and the steering of the second body 120 is consistent with that of the third body. The rotation of the body 130 is opposite to each other.

For example, the fifth pivot portion 132 of the third body 130 and the third pivot portion 122 of the second body 120 that are pivotally connected to each other adopt a high-torque design, so that the relatively unfolded second body 120 and the second body 120 can be maintained. The state of the three bodies 130 prevents the second body 120 and the third body 130 from slipping relatively. Therefore, the electronic device 100 is not only convenient for the user to operate, but also has good reliability.

In this embodiment, the connecting ring 140 may include an O-ring 140a, a first pin 140b, and a second pin 140c. The first pin 140b and the second pin 140c pass through the O-ring 140a, and the One pin 140b is juxtaposed or parallel to the second pin 140c. The first pin 140b serves as the first connecting portion 141, and is used for engaging in the card slot 112a or sliding in the sliding slot 112b. The second pin 140c serves as the second connecting portion 142 and is used for pivotally connecting the second pivoting portion 121 of the second body 120. The connecting ring 140 can be used to prevent the second body 120 from being separated from the first body 110 and to improve the smoothness and stability of the second body 120 when rotating and sliding relative to the first body 110.

Referring to FIGS. 1A, 1B and 2A, the first body 110 has a groove 113 communicating with the sliding groove 112 b, and the second pivot portion 121 of the second body 120 has a groove 123 opposite to the groove 113. The groove 113 is used to accommodate a part of the connecting ring 140, In addition, the groove 123 is used for accommodating another part of the connecting ring 140 to improve the mechanical integration of the electronic device 100.

On the other hand, the first body 110 has a first recess 114 and a second recess 115 opposite to the first recess 114, and the first recess 114 and the second recess 115 are respectively located on both sides of the first body 110. For example, the first recess 114 is located on the front side of the first body 110, and the second recess 115 is located on the back side of the first body 110. Furthermore, the first recess 114 is adjacent to the first pivoting portion 111 and is used to accommodate the fourth pivoting portion 131 of the third body 130. The second recess 115 is adjacent to the sliding portion 112 and used to accommodate the fifth pivot portion 132 of the third body 130 and the third pivot portion 122 of the second body 120.

As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, when the first connecting portion 141 of the connecting ring 140 slides toward the first pivoting portion 111 in the sliding groove 112b, the second pivoting portion 121 of the second body 120 contacts the first body 110 , In order to improve the smoothness and stability of the second body 120 when rotating and sliding relative to the first body 110. Since the second pivot portion 121 of the second body 120 contacts the first body 110, and the fourth pivot portion 131 of the third body 130 is pivotally connected to the first pivot portion 111 of the first body 110, the The second pivot portion 121 and the fourth pivot portion 131 of the third body 130 constitute a two-point support. The high torsion design of the aforementioned two-point support and the fifth pivoting portion 132 of the third body 130 and the third pivoting portion 122 of the second body 120, which are pivotally connected to each other, can stably support the expansion relative to the first body 110 The rear second body 120 and the third body 130 raised relative to the first body 110 maintain the relatively unfolded state of the second body 120 and the third body 130.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the first body 110 is provided with a wear strip 116, and the wear strip 116 is located on the surface of the first body 110 facing the second body 120. When the first connecting portion 141 of the connecting ring 140 slides toward the first pivoting portion 111 in the sliding groove 112b, the second pivoting portion 121 of the second body 120 contacts the wear strip 116 to prevent damage to the first body 110 surface. When the first connecting portion 141 of the connecting ring 140 is engaged with the groove 112a, the second pivoting portion 121 of the second body 120 is separated from the wear strip 116.

In summary, in the electronic device of the present invention, the second body is connected to the first body through the connecting ring, wherein the connecting ring has a degree of freedom of rotation relative to the second body, and the connecting ring has a sliding motion relative to the first body. Degree of freedom of movement. Therefore, the second body can smoothly and stably rotate and slide relative to the first body through the connecting ring. On the other hand, because both ends of the third body are pivotally connected to the first body and the second body, the second body can synchronously drive the third body when rotating and sliding relative to the first body, so that the third body is relative to the first body. The body rotates. Therefore, for users, the electronic device of the present invention has good operation convenience.

When the electronic device is in the unfolded state, the second pivot part of the second body contacts the first body, and the fourth pivot part of the third body is pivotally connected to the first pivot part of the first body. The second pivotal portion and the fourth pivotal portion of the third body constitute a two-point support. The high torsion design of the aforementioned two-point support and the fifth pivotal portion of the third body and the third pivotal portion of the second body, which are pivotally connected to each other, can stably support the second body after unfolding relative to the first body And the third body raised relative to the first body, and maintain the state of the second body and the third body after being relatively expanded. Therefore, the electronic device of the present invention has good reliability.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

100: electronic device

110: First Body

111: First pivot

112: Sliding joint

112b: Chute

113, 123: groove

116: wear strip

120: Second Body

121: second pivot

122: Third pivot

130: Third Body

131: Fourth pivot

132: Fifth pivot

140: connecting ring

141: first connection part

142: The second connecting part

Claims (8)

An electronic device including: First body The connecting ring includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion; A second body, wherein the first connecting portion of the connecting ring is slidably connected to the first body, and the second connecting portion of the connecting ring is pivotally connected to the second body; and The third body is arranged between the first body and the second body, and two ends of the third body are pivotally connected to the first body and the second body respectively. According to the electronic device described in claim 1, wherein the first body includes a first pivotal portion and a sliding portion opposite to the first pivotal portion, and the second body includes a neighboring second pivotal portion Portion and a third pivotal portion, and the third body includes a fourth pivotal portion and a fifth pivotal portion opposite to the fourth pivotal portion, the first connecting portion is slidably connected to the sliding portion, and the first The two connecting portions are pivoted to the second pivoting portion, the fourth pivoting portion is pivoted to the first pivoting portion, and the fifth pivoting portion is pivoted to the third pivoting portion. The electronic device described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the sliding connection part has a card slot and a sliding groove that are connected, and the first connection part is engaged with the card slot or moved out of the card slot and moved into the sliding slot . According to the electronic device described in claim 3, the first body has a groove communicating with the chute, and the second body has another groove opposite to the groove of the first body, the The groove of the first body accommodates a part of the connecting ring, and the groove of the second body accommodates another part of the connecting ring. The electronic device described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the connecting ring includes an O-ring, a first pin, and a second pin, and the first pin and the second pin pass through the O-shaped Ring, the first pin is slidably connected to the sliding part, and the second pin is the second pivot part. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first body has a first recess and a second recess opposite to the first recess, and the first recess is adjacent to the first pivotal portion and is used for receiving The fourth pivot portion, the second recess is adjacent to the sliding portion, and is used for accommodating the fifth pivot portion and the third pivot portion. The electronic device described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first body is provided with wear strips, and the wear strips are located on the surface of the first body facing the second body, and the second pivot Part contacts the wear strip or the second pivotal part is separated from the wear strip. According to the electronic device described in claim 1, wherein the second body is the main display, and the second body is the auxiliary display.

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