TWI760754B - Display device with movable speaker - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device with movable speaker including a stand, a display and a motor disposed on the stand, at least one slider movably disposed on the stand, at least one belt linking between the motor and the slider, and at least one speaker assembled to the slider is provided. The display and the speaker are opposite to each other through the stand. The motor drives the slider and the speaker thereon to move back and forth on the stand, and the speaker is hidden behind the display or exposed out of the display.

Description

Display device with active speakers

The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device with movable speakers.

With the advancement of science and technology, the quality of human life has also improved. The traditional large-size and high-priced monitors have not only been replaced by today's lightweight and thin monitors, but also improved the visual experience of users, and gradually became popular among the public. Love and accept.

Generally speaking, existing displays usually complete their sound effects through speakers built around the body of the display. However, in the process of the thinning of the display, such speakers built in the periphery of the body often create an inescapable space for the display. In other words, from the user's point of view, the presence of the speaker on the frame of the display often results in a situation where the user's vision is limited. Furthermore, this also leads to insufficient conditions for the sound field formed by the loudspeaker, so that the quality of the sound field cannot be improved.

The present invention provides a display device with a movable speaker, which has both the screen ratio of the display and the sound output effect of the speaker.

The display device with movable loudspeaker of the present invention includes a bracket, a display and a motor arranged on the bracket, at least one slider movably arranged on the bracket, at least one belt connecting the motor and the slider, and at least one piece assembled to the slider. speaker. The speaker and the display are opposite to each other through the bracket, wherein the motor drives the slider and the speaker on the belt to move back and forth on the bracket, so that the speaker is hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bracket has at least one branch, and the slider is movably arranged on the branch, so that the speaker moves back and forth along the branch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bracket has a guide rod, which is arranged along the branches and penetrates the slider to guide the slider.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the branch has a track, the guide rod is located on the track, and the slider moves back and forth along the guide rod on the track.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device further includes at least one gear bearing disposed on the bracket, and the belt is movably coupled to the gear bearing to turn the belt.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned sliding block has an engaging groove, which is engaged with the belt, so that the sliding block can be driven together with the belt.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device includes a linkage gear, a first belt and a second belt, wherein the linkage gear is arranged on the bracket, the first belt connects the linkage gear and the slider, and the second belt connects the motor and the linkage gear .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bracket includes a base and a trunk, one end of the trunk is connected to the base, the other end of the trunk extends at least one branch, the motor is arranged on the base, the interlocking gear is arranged on the trunk, and the second belt On the trunk, the slider is movably arranged on the branch, and the slider and the speaker move back and forth along the branch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device includes a plurality of sliders and a plurality of speakers assembled together correspondingly to each other, wherein the bracket has a plurality of branches radiating from the trunk, and the assembled sliders and speakers on the same branch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned display device further includes a plurality of gear bearings arranged on the trunk and the branches, wherein the first belt is arranged along the branches by the gear bearings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned branches are arranged in an X-shape with respect to the trunk.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sliders located on the branches are moved to the trunk or away from the trunk synchronously, so that the speakers are exposed to the outside of the display or hidden behind the display.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above speakers includes a back cover and a speaker unit, the speaker unit is assembled to the back cover, and the back cover is assembled to the slider.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the above-mentioned speakers are exposed to the display, the back covers are separated from each other, and the speakers are separated from each other. When the loudspeaker is hidden behind the display, the back cover merges into a unitary profile, the loudspeaker forming a closed frame perimeter of the unitary profile.

Based on the above, the display device includes a bracket, a display and a speaker disposed on opposite sides of the bracket, wherein the speaker is movably assembled to the bracket through a slider, and is connected between the motor and the slider with a belt. Accordingly, the motor can drive the slider to reciprocate on the bracket through the belt, and then drive the speaker to move relative to the display fixed on the bracket, so that the speaker can be hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display. In this way, the speaker does not need to occupy the surrounding space of the display, so that when the speaker is hidden behind the display, only the display is visible to the user, and when the audio effect needs to be improved, the speaker can be moved and exposed outside the display.

In other words, for monitors, active speakers can visually increase the screen-to-body ratio of the monitor as much as possible, so the bezel of the monitor can be extremely narrowed during manufacture without considering the space factor.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates a portion of the display device of FIG. 1 from a perspective view. At the same time, rectangular coordinates X-Y-Z are provided to facilitate the description of components. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 first. In the present embodiment, the display device 100 with movable speakers includes a stand 110 , a display 120 and a motor 140 disposed on the stand 110 , and a slider 131 ˜ movably disposed on the stand 110 . 134. The first belt 151, the second belt 152 connecting the motor 140 and the sliders 131-134, and the speakers 161-164 assembled to the sliders 131-134. The speakers 161-164 and the display 120 are opposite to each other across the bracket 110, wherein the motor 140 drives the sliders 131-134 and the speakers 161-164 on the bracket 110 to reciprocate through the first belt 151 and the second belt 152. , so that the speakers 161 - 164 are hidden behind the display 120 or exposed outside the display 120 .

It should be noted that the display 120 is drawn with dotted lines here to facilitate the identification of the bracket 110 , the speakers 161 - 164 and related components behind it.

In detail, the stand 110 of this embodiment includes a base 112 , a trunk 114 and a plurality of branches 116 - 119 radiating from the trunk 114 , wherein the base 112 is suitable for placing on a platform (not shown), which is equivalent to placing on the X-Y plane. The trunk 114 stands on the base 112 along the Z axis, one end of the trunk 114 is connected to the base 112 , and the other end of the trunk 114 radiates a plurality of branches 116 - 119 . The aforementioned motor 140 is disposed on the base 112 . The display device 100 further includes an interlocking gear 170 and a plurality of gear bearings 180 , wherein the interlocking gear 170 is disposed on the trunk 114 of the bracket 110 , the first belt 151 connects the interlocking gear 170 and the sliders 131 to 134 , and the second belt 152 is located on the trunk 114 and The motor 140 and the interlocking gear 170 are connected.

Further, in this embodiment, the numbers of the branches 116 - 119 , the speakers 161 - 164 and the sliders 131 - 134 are corresponding and consistent with each other. For example, the sliders 131 - 134 and the speakers 161 - 164 assembled together corresponding to each other are located in the same branch 116 - 119 . Furthermore, a plurality of gear bearings 180 are respectively arranged on the trunk 114 and the branches 116-119, wherein the first belt 151 can be arranged along the contour of the branches 116-119 by these gear bearings 180, that is, the first belt 151 can be The first belt 151 is movably coupled to the gear bearing 180 so that the first belt 151 can be turned to conform to the direction of the branches 116-119. Here, the branches 116 to 119 in this embodiment are arranged in an X-shaped radial shape with respect to the trunk 114 . Furthermore, the first belt 151 surrounds the interlocking gear 170 and the gear bearings 180 to form a closed contour, and the closed contour is substantially consistent with the extension trend of the trunk 114 and the branches 116-119. As shown in FIG. 1, the interlocking gear 170 and five gear bearings 180 are located at the trunk 114, and the remaining four gear bearings 180 are located at the ends of the branches 116-119 away from the trunk 114, that is, the interlocking gear 170 and the plurality of gear bearings 180 serve as the first belt 151 is used for steering during transmission.

In addition, although the second belt 152 is used as the transmission medium between the motor 140 and the interlocking gear 170 in this embodiment, it is not limited to this. The first belt 151 is connected between the motor 140 and the gear bearing 180 for direct driving.

It should also be noted here that the present embodiment does not limit the number of speakers 161-164, sliders 131-134 and branches 116-119, that is to say, any belt (the first belt 151, The second belt 152) enables the sliders 131-134 and the speakers 161-164 thereon to reciprocate on the bracket 110, so as to hide the speakers 161-164 behind the display 120 or expose the display 120, which are all applicable to the present invention. Example. For example, in another not-shown embodiment, based on the front view shown in FIG. 1 , left and right opposite branches extend from the trunk toward the positive X-axis direction and the negative X-axis direction, respectively, to drive the left and right Symmetrical speakers that move relative to the display to hide or expose the display are also within the scope of the present invention. In another not-shown embodiment, only a single branch extends from the trunk toward the positive X-axis, and the slider and the speaker are reciprocated along the X-axis by driving the slider with a motor and a belt, so that the speaker is hidden. Or expose the display, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , taking the branch 116 of this embodiment as an example (the other branches 117 to 119 are also the same), the branch 116 has a rail 116 a, and the bracket 110 also has a guide rod 111 , which is located on the rail 116 a and substantially The upper part is arranged along the extending direction of the branch 116, and the sliders 131-134 located on the track 116a are penetrated to guide the sliders 131-134 when sliding, so that the sliders 131-134 can follow the direction of the branch 116. The extension direction reciprocates to move closer to or away from the trunk 114 , and the track 116 a may be disposed at the opening on the branch 116 . In another embodiment of the present invention, the track 116a may be provided in a groove on the branch 116 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the display device of FIG. 1 in another state. FIG. 4 illustrates the display device of FIG. 3 from a perspective view. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a slider of the display device. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 first, taking the slider 131 of the present embodiment as an example (the other sliders 132 to 134 are the same), the slider 131 has an engaging groove 131 a that engages with the first belt 151 so that the slider 131 It can be driven together with the first belt 151 (the part engaged by the slider 131 ). Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 1 , the positions of the sliders 131 to 134 on the bracket 110 are co-located adjacent to the trunk 114 , and then further referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , it can be clearly seen that the sliders 131 to 134 are in The location on the stent 110 is co-located away from the trunk 114 . From this, it is clear that the sliders 131 - 134 are moved to the trunk 114 or away from the trunk 114 synchronously, so that the speakers 161 - 164 are exposed to the outside of the display 120 or hidden behind the display 120 .

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 again, taking the speaker 161 of this embodiment as an example, the speaker 161 includes a square back cover 161a and an L-shaped speaker unit 161b, and the speaker unit 161b is assembled to the back cover 161a, and the back cover 161a is assembled to the slider 131. From this, it is clear that when the speakers 161-164 are exposed to the display 120, the back covers 161a are separated from each other, and the speakers 161-164 are also separated from each other along with the back cover 161a, so that the speaker holes 161c ( Here, the speaker hole 161c is taken as an example) to expose the display 120, and at this time, the speaker unit 161b forms an extended outer frame of the display 120. Conversely, when the speakers 161-164 are hidden behind the display 120, the speaker holes 161c are hidden behind the display 120, the back covers 161a will be folded and merged into an integrated outline, and the speaker units 161b will also form the integrated body The closed box perimeter of the outline.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, the display device includes a bracket, a display and a speaker disposed on opposite sides of the bracket, wherein the speakers are also movably assembled to the bracket through the slider, and connected to the motor by a belt between the slider. Accordingly, the motor can drive the slider to reciprocate on the bracket through the belt, and then drive the speaker to move relative to the display fixed on the bracket, so that the speaker can be hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display.

In this way, the speaker does not need to occupy the surrounding space of the display, so that when the speaker is hidden behind the display, only the display is visible to the user, and when the audio effect needs to be improved, the speaker can be moved and exposed outside the display.

In other words, for monitors, active speakers can visually increase the screen-to-body ratio of the monitor as much as possible, so the bezel of the monitor can be extremely narrowed during manufacture without considering the space factor.

100: Display device 110: Bracket 111: Guide rod 112: Pedestal 114: Trunk 116, 117, 118, 119: Branches 116a: Orbit 120: Display 131, 132, 133, 134: Slider 131a: Engagement groove 140: Motor 151: The first belt 152: Second belt 161, 162, 163, 164: Speakers 161a: Back cover 161b: Speaker unit 161c: Speaker hole 170: Interlocking gear 180: Gear bearing X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

FIG. 1 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates a portion of the display device of FIG. 1 from a perspective view. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the display device of FIG. 1 in another state. FIG. 4 illustrates the display device of FIG. 3 from a perspective view. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a slider of the display device.

100: Display device

110: Bracket

111: Guide rod

112: Pedestal

114: Trunk

116, 117, 118, 119: Branches

116a: Orbit

120: Display

131, 132, 133, 134: Slider

140: Motor

151: The first belt

152: Second belt

161, 162, 163, 164: Speakers

170: Interlocking gear

180: Gear bearing

X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

Claims (14)

A display device with an active speaker, comprising: a bracket; a display fixed on the bracket; a motor, disposed on the bracket; at least one slider, movably disposed on the bracket; at least one belt connecting the motor and the slider; and At least one speaker is assembled to the slider, and the speaker and the display are opposite to each other across the bracket, wherein the motor drives the slider and the speaker on the bracket to reciprocate on the bracket through the belt, so as to make The speaker is hidden behind the display or exposed outside the display. The display device with a movable speaker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket has at least one branch, and the slider is movably disposed on the branch, so that the speaker reciprocates along the branch. The display device with movable speakers as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bracket has a guide rod disposed along the branch and passing through the slider to guide the slider. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 3, wherein the branch has a track, the guide rod is located on the track, and the slider moves back and forth along the guide rod on the track. The display device with a movable speaker as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one gear bearing disposed on the bracket, and the belt is movably coupled to the gear bearing to turn the belt. The display device with a movable speaker according to claim 1, wherein the slider has an engaging groove, which is engaged with the belt, so that the slider is driven together with the belt. The display device with a movable speaker as claimed in claim 1, comprising a linkage gear, a first belt and a second belt, wherein the linkage gear is disposed on the bracket, and the first belt connects the linkage gear and the slider A block, the second belt connects the motor and the interlocking gear. The display device with movable speakers as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bracket comprises a base and a trunk, one end of the trunk is connected to the base, the other end of the trunk extends out at least one branch, and the motor is disposed at The base, the interlocking gear are arranged on the trunk, the second belt is located on the trunk, the slider is movably arranged on the branch, and the slider and the speaker reciprocate along the branch. The display device with movable loudspeakers according to claim 8, comprising a plurality of sliders and a plurality of loudspeakers assembled together correspondingly to each other, wherein the bracket has a plurality of branches radiating from the trunk, and the assembled together The slider is on the same branch as the speaker. The display device with movable speakers as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a plurality of gear bearings disposed on the trunk and the branches, wherein the first belt is disposed along the branches by the gear bearings. The display device with movable speakers as claimed in claim 9, wherein the branches are arranged in an X-shape with respect to the trunk. The display device with movable speakers as claimed in claim 9, wherein the sliders located in the branches move toward the trunk or away from the trunk synchronously, so that the speakers are exposed to the outside of the display or synchronously hidden behind the display. The display device with movable speakers according to claim 9, wherein each of the speakers includes a back cover and a speaker unit, the speaker unit is assembled to the back cover, and the back cover is assembled to the slider. The display device with movable speakers as claimed in claim 13, when the speakers are exposed to the display, the back covers are separated from each other, the speakers are separated from each other, and when the speakers are hidden behind the display, the The back covers are combined into a unitary profile, and the speakers form a closed frame-shaped perimeter of the unitary profile.

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