TWI746206B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a foot structure. The foot structure includes a sleeve seat, at least one movable sleeve and a supporting component. The first body has a bottom. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body. The foot structure is arranged at the bottom of the first body. The sleeve seat is fixed on the bottom of the first body, and the sleeve seat has an internal thread. The movable sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted into the sleeve seat, wherein the movable sleeve has an external thread and an internal thread, and the external thread of the movable sleeve is engaged with the internal thread of the sleeve seat. The supporting component is slidably and rotatably inserted into the movable sleeve, wherein the supporting component has an external thread, and the external thread of the supporting component is engaged with the internal thread of the movable sleeve.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device including a foot pad structure.

With the development of science and technology, most electronic products are capable of multi-power processing and high-speed computing, and for the convenience of users to carry around, the design of most electronic products has been developed towards thinner and lighter designs. Therefore, during the operation of electronic products, how to effectively discharge the heat generated by the internal electronic components to the outside world, and how to improve the comfort of users operating electronic products, has become relevant manufacturers actively invest in research. One ring.

The present invention provides an electronic device, which has good heat dissipation performance and is beneficial to improving the user's operating comfort.

The electronic device of the present invention includes a first body, a second body and a foot pad structure. The foot pad structure includes a sleeve seat, at least one movable sleeve and a supporting element. The first body has a bottom. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body. The foot pad structure is arranged at the bottom of the first body. The sleeve seat is fixed on the bottom of the first body, wherein the sleeve seat has an internal thread. The movable sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted into the sleeve seat, wherein the movable sleeve has an external thread and an internal thread, and the external thread of the movable sleeve is engaged with the internal thread of the sleeve seat. The supporting element is slidably and rotatably inserted into the movable sleeve, wherein the supporting element has an external thread, and the external thread of the supporting element is engaged with the internal thread of the movable sleeve.

Based on the above, in the electronic device of the present invention, the foot pad structure is disposed at the bottom of the first body. By adjusting the height of the foot pad structure, the bottom of the first body can be raised relative to the placement area (for example, the desktop) to conform to the user's operating habits, which is beneficial to improve the user's operating comfort, and can also be based on According to the heat dissipation requirement, the size of the heat dissipation space between the bottom of the first body and the desktop is adjusted accordingly, so that the electronic device has good heat dissipation performance.

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.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the electronic device 100 may be a notebook computer, which includes a first body 110 and a second body 120 pivotally connected to each other. The first body 110 has a bottom 111. The electronic device 100 includes a foot pad structure 130A, which is disposed on the bottom 111 of the first body 110. In particular, FIG. 1 only schematically illustrates the first body 110 and the second body 120, where the first body 110 may be a host of a notebook computer, and the second body 120 may be a display of the notebook computer. Although the electronic device 100 of this embodiment is described as a notebook computer, the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the electronic device may be a combination of a smart phone and a docking station or a combination of a tablet computer and the docking station, and the foot pad structure may be arranged at the bottom of the docking station according to actual needs.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a front foot pad and a rear foot pad. The front foot pad is a fixed foot pad 140, and the rear foot pad is a height-adjustable foot pad structure 130A. The footrest structure 130A of this embodiment can adjust the overall height along the axis Y perpendicular to the bottom 111 of the first body 110, so that the user can adjust the inclination angle between the bottom 111 of the first body 110 and the desktop 10 to It conforms to the user’s operating habits, and thus helps to improve the user’s operating comfort. It can also adjust the size of the heat dissipation space between the bottom 111 of the first body 110 and the desktop 10 according to the heat dissipation requirements, thereby making the electronic device 100 good Cooling efficiency.

FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the foot pad structure of FIG. 1. Fig. 2B is an exploded cross-sectional schematic diagram of the foot pad structure of Fig. 2A. 2A and 2B, in this embodiment, the foot pad structure 130A includes a sleeve seat 131, at least one movable sleeve 132, and a supporting element 133. The sleeve seat 131 is fixed to the bottom 111 of the first body 110.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the sleeve seat 131 has an internal thread 1311, and the movable sleeve 132 has an external thread 1321 and an internal thread 1322. With the external thread 1321 of the movable sleeve 132 being engaged with the internal thread 1311 of the sleeve base 131, the movable sleeve 132 is slidably and rotatably inserted into the sleeve base 131. The supporting element 133 includes a shaft portion 1332 inserted into the movable sleeve 132 and a foot pad portion 1333 connected to the shaft portion 1332. The supporting element 133 has an external thread 1331. In this embodiment, the external thread 1331 is located at one end of the shaft portion 1332 opposite to the foot pad portion 1333. With the external thread 1331 of the supporting element 133 being engaged with the internal thread 1322 of the movable sleeve 132, the supporting element 133 is slidably and rotatably inserted into the movable sleeve 132.

In this embodiment, the sleeve seat 131 includes a first end 131a connected to the bottom 111 of the first body 110, a second end 131b opposite to the first end 131a, and a limiting portion 1313 at the second end 131b, and the limiting portion 1313 is located at the second end 131b. The position portion 1313 is adjacent to the internal thread 1311 of the sleeve seat 131. Specifically, the internal thread 1311 of the sleeve seat 131 extends from the first end 131 a to the second end 131 b of the sleeve seat 131 and stops in front of the limiting portion 1313.

For example, the limiting portion 1313 of the sleeve seat 131 is a limiting convex ring adjacent to and adjacent to the internal thread 1311. In other words, the limiting portion 1313 is annularly arranged and protruding from the inner wall of the sleeve seat 131, and the inner diameter of the second end 131b of the sleeve seat 131 is equal to the inner diameter R1 of the limiting convex ring, and the movable sleeve The outer diameter R2 of the external thread 1321 of the 132 is greater than the inner diameter R1 of the limiting convex ring. Under the above configuration, the limiting portion 1313 of the sleeve seat 131 can be used to limit the sliding stroke of the movable sleeve 132 in the axial direction Y, so as to prevent the movable sleeve 132 from being separated from the sleeve seat 131 during the rotation. .

Similarly, in this embodiment, the movable sleeve 132 includes a first end 132a, a second end 132b opposite to the first end 132a, and a limiting portion 1323 at the second end 132b, and an external thread 1321 of the movable sleeve 132 It is located at the first end 132 a, and the limiting portion 1323 of the movable sleeve 132 is adjacent to the internal thread 1322. Specifically, the internal thread 1322 of the movable sleeve 132 extends from the first end 132 a to the second end 132 b of the movable sleeve 132 and stops in front of the limiting portion 1323 of the movable sleeve 132.

Furthermore, the movable sleeve 132 of this embodiment has a first length L1 in the axial direction Y, the internal thread 1322 of the movable sleeve 132 has a second length L2 in the axial direction Y, and the second length L2 is smaller than the first length L2. Length L1. The limiting portion 1323 of the movable sleeve 132 has a third length L3 in the axial direction Y, and the sum of the second length L2 and the third length L3 is equal to the first length L1. In other embodiments, the design of the first length L1, the second length L2, and the third length L3 can be adjusted according to the actual needs of the user, and is not limited to the above.

For example, the limiting portion 1323 of the movable sleeve 132 is and adjacent to the limiting convex ring of the internal thread 1322. In other words, the limiting portion 1323 is annularly arranged and protrudes from the inner wall of the movable sleeve 132. The inner diameter of the second end 132b of the movable sleeve 132 is equal to the inner diameter R3 of the limiting convex ring, and the outer diameter R4 of the external thread 1331 of the supporting element 133 is greater than the inner diameter R3 of the limiting convex ring. Under the above configuration, the limiting portion 1323 of the movable sleeve 132 can be used to limit the sliding stroke of the supporting element 133 along the axial direction Y, so as to prevent the supporting element 133 from being separated from the movable sleeve 132 during the rotation.

In addition, it can be used to prevent the movable sleeve 132 from separating from the second end 131b of the limiting structure of the sleeve seat 131, or can be used to prevent the supporting element 133 from separating from the second end 132b of the limiting structure of the movable sleeve 132 Both can be used. In other practicable aspects, the limiting portion may be composed of a plurality of limiting protrusions or a plurality of limiting ribs.

2C and 2D are schematic cross-sectional views of the foot pad structure of FIG. 2A in other states. Please refer to FIGS. 2A, 2C, and 2D at the same time. In this embodiment, the foot pad structure 130A is a two-stage type. As shown in FIG. 2A, the foot pad structure 130A is in the initial state. At this time, the user can hold and support The foot pad portion 1333 of the element 133 rotates, so that the supporting element 133 slides and rotates relative to the movable sleeve 132.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the supporting element 133 moves downward in the axial direction Y with respect to the movable sleeve 132 until the external thread 1331 of the supporting element 133 abuts the limiting portion 1323 of the movable sleeve 132, so that the supporting element 133 and the movable sleeve The cylinders 132 are in a locked relationship. At this time, the user can continue to hold the foot pad portion 1333 of the supporting element 133 and rotate it, so that the supporting element 133 and the movable sleeve 132 slide and rotate relative to the sleeve base 131 together.

As shown in FIG. 2D, the supporting element 133 and the movable sleeve 132 move down in the axial direction Y with respect to the sleeve seat 131 until the external thread 1321 of the movable sleeve 132 abuts against the limiting portion 1313 of the sleeve seat 131, so that The movable sleeve 132 and the sleeve seat 131 are in a locked relationship. In this way, the user can adjust the overall height of the foot pad structure 130A according to personal needs or heat dissipation requirements. In this embodiment, the way of adjusting the overall height of the foot pad structure 130A is a two-stage type. However, in other embodiments, the supporting element 133 may be integrally formed on the movable sleeve 132, so that the supporting element 133 and the movable sleeve 132 can only move synchronously, so that the overall height of the foot pad structure 130A can be adjusted in one segment.

Other embodiments will be listed below for description. It must be noted here that the following embodiments use the element numbers and part of the content of the foregoing embodiments, wherein the same numbers are used to represent the same or similar elements, and the description of the same technical content is omitted. For the description of the omitted parts, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, and the following embodiments will not be repeated.

Fig. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional schematic diagram of a foot pad structure according to another embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the foot pad structure of FIG. 3 after being assembled and adjusted in height. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the foot pad structure 130B is slightly different from the foot pad structure 130A. The main difference is that the movable sleeve 132B of the foot pad structure 130B includes a first sleeve 132B1 and a second sleeve 132B2 and the third sleeve 132B3. In other words, the way of adjusting the overall height of the foot pad structure 130B is a four-stage type.

The first sleeve 132B1 of this embodiment is slidably and rotatably inserted in the sleeve holder 131B, and is engaged with the sleeve holder 131B, and the second sleeve 132B2 is slidably and rotatably inserted in the first sleeve 132B1, and is engaged with the first sleeve 132B1, the third sleeve 132B3 is slidably and rotatably inserted into the second sleeve 132B2, and is engaged with the second sleeve 132B2, wherein the supporting element 133B is slidable and slidable It is rotatably inserted into the third sleeve 132B3, and is engaged with the third sleeve 132B3.

In this embodiment, the user can rotate the support element 133B to make the support element 133B slide and rotate to the end, so that the support element 133B and the third sleeve 132B3 are in a locked relationship to complete the first stage of height adjustment . Then, continue to rotate the supporting element 133B to make the third sleeve 132B3 slide and rotate to the end, so that the third sleeve 132B3 and the second sleeve 132B2 are in a locked relationship, so as to complete the second height adjustment. Then, continue to rotate the supporting element 133B to make the second sleeve 132B2 slide and rotate to the end, so that the second sleeve 132B2 and the first sleeve 132B1 are in a locked relationship, so as to complete the third height adjustment. Finally, continue to rotate the supporting element 133B to make the first sleeve 132B1 slide and rotate to the end, so that the first sleeve 132B1 and the sleeve seat 131B are in a locked relationship to complete the four-stage height adjustment, as shown in Figure 4 . In other embodiments, the overall height of the foot pad structure 130B can be adjusted according to the actual needs of the user, and is not limited to the above.

In summary, in the electronic device of the present invention, the foot pad structure is disposed on the bottom of the first body of the electronic device. The foot pad structure includes a sleeve seat, at least one movable sleeve and a supporting element. The movable sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted in the sleeve seat, and is engaged with the sleeve seat. The supporting element is slidably and rotatably inserted into the movable sleeve, and is engaged with the movable sleeve. The user can hold the support element and rotate it so that the support element slides and rotates to the end relative to the movable sleeve, that is, it stops in front of the limit part of the movable sleeve, so that there is a gap between the support element and the movable sleeve. Lock the relationship. At this time, the user can continue to hold the supporting element and rotate it so that the movable sleeve slides and rotates to the end relative to the sleeve seat, that is, it stops in front of the limit part of the movable sleeve. The movable sleeve at this time There is a locking relationship with the sleeve seat. In this way, the user can adjust the overall height of the foot pad structure according to personal needs or heat dissipation requirements, so that the bottom of the first body can be raised relative to the placement area (for example, the desktop) to conform to the user's operating habits, which is beneficial In order to improve the operating comfort of the user, the size of the heat dissipation space between the bottom of the first body and the desktop can also be adjusted correspondingly according to the heat dissipation requirements, so that the electronic device has good heat dissipation performance.

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 relevant technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to those defined by the attached patent application scope.

10: Desktop 100: electronic device 110: First Body 111: bottom 120: Second Body 130A, 130B: Foot pad structure 131: sleeve seat 1311, 1322: internal thread 131a, 132a: first end 131b, 132b: second end 1313, 1323: limit part 132: Movable sleeve 1321, 1331: external thread 132B1: first sleeve 132B2: second sleeve 132B3: Third sleeve 133, 133B: support element 1332: Shaft 1333: Ottoman 140: fixed foot pad Y: axial R1, R3: inner diameter R2, R4: outer diameter L1: first length L2: second length L3: third length

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the foot pad structure of FIG. 1. Fig. 2B is an exploded cross-sectional schematic diagram of the foot pad structure of Fig. 2A. 2C and 2D are schematic cross-sectional views of the foot pad structure of FIG. 2A in other states. Fig. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional schematic diagram of a foot pad structure according to another embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the foot pad structure of FIG. 3 after being assembled and adjusted in height.

111: bottom

130A: Foot pad structure

131: sleeve seat

1311: internal thread

132: Movable sleeve

1322: internal thread

133: support element

1332: Shaft

1333: Ottoman

Claims (8)

An electronic device includes: a first body having a bottom; a second body pivotally connected to the first body; and a foot pad structure disposed on the bottom of the first body, wherein the foot pad structure includes: a sleeve seat , Fixed to the bottom of the first body, wherein the sleeve seat has an internal thread, and the sleeve seat includes a first end connected to the bottom of the first body, a second end opposite to the first end, and a The limiting portion of the second end, and the limiting portion is adjacent to the internal thread of the sleeve seat, wherein the internal thread of the sleeve seat extends from the first end to the second end of the sleeve seat , And stop in front of the limiting portion; at least one movable sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted in the sleeve seat, wherein the movable sleeve has an external thread and an internal thread, and the outer thread of the movable sleeve The thread is engaged with the internal thread of the sleeve seat; and a supporting element is slidably and rotatably inserted into the movable sleeve, wherein the supporting element has an external thread, and the external thread of the supporting element is engaged with The internal thread of the movable sleeve. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the limiting portion of the sleeve seat is and adjacent to the limiting convex ring of the internal thread, and the inner diameter of the second end of the sleeve seat is equal to the limiting convex ring The inner diameter of the ring, and the outer diameter of the external thread of the movable sleeve is larger than the inner diameter of the limiting convex ring. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the movable sleeve includes a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a limiting portion at the second end, and the external thread of the movable sleeve is located at the The first end, and the limiting portion of the movable sleeve is adjacent to the internal thread. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the internal thread of the movable sleeve extends from the first end to the second end of the movable sleeve, and stops in front of the limiting portion of the movable sleeve. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the limiting portion of the movable sleeve is and adjacent to the limiting convex ring of the internal thread, and the inner diameter of the second end of the movable sleeve is equal to the limiting convex The inner diameter of the ring, and the outer diameter of the external thread of the supporting element is greater than the inner diameter of the limiting convex ring. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the movable sleeve is adapted to slide along an axial direction perpendicular to the bottom of the first body, and the movable sleeve has a first length in the axial direction, the movable sleeve The internal thread of has a second length in the axial direction, and the second length is less than the first length. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the supporting element includes a shaft portion inserted in the movable sleeve and a foot pad portion connected to the shaft portion, and the external thread of the supporting element is located in the shaft portion relative to the shaft portion. One end of the foot pad. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one movable sleeve includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a third sleeve, and the first sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted into the sleeve Seat, and is engaged with the sleeve seat, The second sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted into the first sleeve and is engaged with the first sleeve, and the third sleeve is slidably and rotatably inserted into the second sleeve, And is engaged with the second sleeve, wherein the supporting element is slidably and rotatably inserted into the third sleeve, and is engaged with the third sleeve.

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