TWI776182B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, an antenna assembly, an interlocking assembly and at least one hinge assembly. Each hinge assembly includes a first bracket, a second bracket and a rotatable axis structure connected between the first bracket and the second bracket. The first body is connected to the first bracket, and the second body is connected to the second bracket. The first body is adapted to be opened and covered on the second body via the rotatable axis structure. The antenna assembly is accommodated in the second body. The interlocking assembly is connected between the second bracket and the antenna assembly. The opening and the closing of the first body relative to the second body may link the interlocking assembly, thereby pushing the antenna assembly out of the second body or restoring the antenna assembly into the second body.

Description

electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, especially an electronic device provided with an antenna.

Network functions are built into current portable electronic devices. Portable electronic devices are usually provided with antennas to receive signals from mobile networks or wireless networks.

Since the metal casing has the problem of shielding the signal, the current portable electronic device is covered with a plastic casing at the part where the antenna is provided. However, other electronic components inside the electronic device and the metal casing adjacent to the antenna still cause signal interference.

The invention provides an electronic device, which is provided with an antenna assembly which can be pushed out or received in the body. When the antenna assembly extends out of the body, the network signal can be received without interference.

The electronic device provided by the present invention includes a first body, a second body, an antenna assembly, a linkage assembly and at least one pivoting mechanism. Each pivot mechanism includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a rotating shaft structure connected between the first bracket and the second bracket. The first body is connected to the first bracket, the second body is connected to the second bracket, and the first body is suitable for opening and closing with the second body through the rotating shaft structure. The antenna assembly is accommodated in the second body, and the linkage assembly is connected between the second bracket and the antenna assembly. The linking component is suitable for being linked by the opening and closing of the first body relative to the second body, so as to push out or receive the antenna component into the second body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the included angle between the first body and the second body is greater than 20 degrees, the linkage assembly pushes the antenna assembly out of the second body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the linkage component is actuated when the angle between the first body and the second body is 20 degrees to 110 degrees.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the rotating shaft structure includes a shaft. The shaft rod has an extension direction, the second bracket is pivotally connected to the shaft rod, and the side wall of the shaft rod has a guide groove. The linkage assembly includes a sliding seat, a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod. The sliding seat includes a body and a protrusion protruding from one side of the body. The body is slidably connected to the second bracket, and the protruding portion extends into the guide slot and is suitable for being guided by the guide slot when the rotating shaft rotates, so as to drive the body to slide relative to the second bracket along the extending direction. The first link includes a first rod portion and a second rod portion connected to the first rod portion. The first rod is pivotally connected to the body of the sliding seat and to the second bracket, and the first link is adapted to rotate relative to the sliding seat and the second bracket as the sliding seat slides. One end of the second link is pivotally connected to the second rod portion of the first link, and the other end is connected to the antenna assembly. The second link is adapted to follow the rotation of the first link along a linkage direction perpendicular to the extension direction. move.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the linkage assembly further includes a first torsion spring, a second torsion spring, and a pivot member passing through the body of the sliding seat and the first rod portion, and the second bracket includes a first the first shaft portion of the rod portion. The center of the first torsion spring is sleeved on the first shaft portion, one end of the first torsion spring is hooked to the pivoting member, and the other end of the first torsion spring is hooked to the second rod portion. The center and one end of the second torsion spring are fixed to the second bracket, and the end of the second rod is also provided with a second shaft that is pivotally connected and slidably connected to the chute of the second link. The other end of the second torsion spring is One end is hooked on the second shaft portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second link has a chute parallel to the extending direction, and the second rod of the first link is pivoted and slidably connected to the chute, so that the second link is only connected move in the direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one end of the second link connected to the antenna assembly is provided with a first sliding portion, and the antenna assembly is provided with a second sliding portion corresponding to the first sliding portion. The part and the second sliding part are slidably connected in the interlocking direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first sliding portion is a sliding groove, and the second sliding portion is a slider.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the body of the sliding seat has a positioning hole, the second bracket has a slot corresponding to the positioning hole, and the linkage assembly further includes a positioning post coupled to the positioning hole and passing through the slot, and the slot has first end and second end. When the positioning post is positioned at the first end of the slot, the antenna assembly is received into the second body; when the positioning post is positioned at the second end of the slot, the antenna assembly is pushed out of the second body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the linkage assembly further includes an elastic element. The elastic element is connected between the positioning post and the second bracket to provide elastic force for positioning the positioning post at the second end of the slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic element of the linkage assembly is a coil spring.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes an elastic element. The elastic element is connected between the antenna assembly and the second body to provide elastic force for the antenna assembly to be pushed out of the second body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic element of the electronic device is a coil spring.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna assembly includes a casing and an antenna module. The casing is accommodated in the second body and is connected to the linkage assembly, the antenna module is accommodated in the casing and away from the linkage assembly, when the first body is opened and closed relative to the second body, the casing accommodates the antenna module. The part is pushed out or received in the side of the second body away from the pivot mechanism.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second body further includes a bottom plate. The bottom plate has an accommodating recess for accommodating the antenna assembly.

Since the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with an antenna assembly that can be pushed out of the second body, even if the second body includes a metal shell and there are many other electronic components near the antenna assembly in the second body, the electronic device can still use the antenna assembly. The network signal is received without interference by pushing the antenna assembly out of the second body. In addition, since the antenna assembly is linked to the opening and closing between the first body and the second body, no additional operation is required to push out or receive the antenna assembly.

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

FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged schematic view of the area A of FIG. 1A . Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B , the electronic device 10 of this embodiment includes a first body 100 , a second body 200 , an antenna assembly 300 , a linkage assembly 400 and at least one pivot mechanism 500 . In this embodiment, two pivot mechanisms 500 are disposed between the first body 100 and the second body 200 , and the second body 200 accommodates two linkage assemblies 400 corresponding to the two pivot mechanisms 500 . The antenna assembly 300 is accommodated in the second body 200 , and the linkage assembly 400 is connected between the pivot mechanism 500 and the antenna assembly 300 . The linkage assembly 400 is adapted to be linked by the opening and closing of the first body 100 relative to the second body 200 , so as to push out or receive the antenna assembly 300 into the second body 200 . In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 may be a notebook computer, the first body 100 may be a screen, and the second body 200 may be a host, but it is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the antenna assembly 300 may include a casing 310 and an antenna module 320 . The casing 310 is accommodated in the second body 200 and connected to the linkage assembly 400 . The number of the antenna modules 320 can be multiple, and the antenna modules 320 are accommodated in the casing 310 and are far away from the linkage assembly 400 . When the first body 100 is opened and closed relative to the second body 200 , the part of the casing 310 containing the antenna module 320 is pushed out or received into the side of the second body 200 away from the pivot mechanism 500 . The antenna module 320 can be used to receive 5G, 4G, 3G, Bluetooth or wireless network (WiFi) signals.

The electronic device 10 may further include an elastic element 600 . The elastic element 600 is connected between the antenna assembly 300 and the second body 200 to provide elastic force for pushing the antenna assembly 300 out of the second body 200 . Specifically, the second body 200 is provided with a baffle 210 , the casing 310 of the antenna assembly 300 has a hollow portion 313 so that the baffle 210 is also located in the casing 310 , and both ends of the elastic element 600 are respectively connected to the casing The inner side wall of the body 310 and the baffle 210 . The elastic element 600 may be a coil spring, but is not limited thereto. The elastic element 600 can provide cushioning to protect the antenna assembly 300 when the electronic device 10 is impacted or accidentally dropped.

1C is an exploded schematic view of a part including the linkage assembly, the pivot mechanism and the antenna assembly of FIG. 1A , and FIG. 1D is a schematic diagram of the sliding seat and the pivot mechanism of the linkage assembly of FIG. 1C . 1C to FIG. 1D together with FIG. 1A , in this embodiment, each pivot mechanism 500 includes a first bracket 510 , a second bracket 520 and a rotating shaft connected between the first bracket 510 and the second bracket 520 Structure 530. The first body 100 is connected to the first bracket 510 , the second body 200 is connected to the second bracket 520 , and the first body 100 can be opened and closed to the second body 200 through the rotating shaft structure 530 . The rotating shaft structure 530 includes a shaft rod 540 , the shaft rod 540 has an extension direction F1 , and the second bracket 520 is pivotally connected to the shaft rod 540 . The second bracket 520 includes a fixing portion 521 for fixing to the second body 200 and a plate body 522 connected to the fixing portion 521 , wherein the plate body 522 is provided with a sliding portion 523 adjacent to the rotating shaft structure 500 and away from the rotating shaft structure 500 . There is a pivot portion 524 there.

In this embodiment, the linkage assembly 400 includes a sliding seat 410 , a first link 420 and a second link 430 . The sliding seat 410 is adapted to slide relative to the second bracket 520 in the extending direction F1 along with the rotation of the shaft rod 540 . The sliding seat 410 may include a body 411 and a protrusion 412 protruding from one side of the body 411. The body 411 has a sliding groove 413, wherein the sliding part 523 of the plate body 522 is slidably connected to the sliding groove 413 of the sliding seat 410, and pivots The connecting portion 524 is exposed to the sliding seat 410 . As shown in FIG. 1D , the shaft rod 540 has a guide groove 541 , and the convex portion 412 of the sliding seat 410 can extend into the guide groove 541 . When the shaft rod 540 rotates, the convex portion 412 can be guided to move, thereby driving the body 411 to move. It slides relative to the plate body 522 of the second bracket 520 in the extending direction F1.

1C, in this embodiment, the main body 411 of the sliding seat 410 further has a positioning hole 414, the sliding part 523 of the second bracket 520 has a slot 5230 corresponding to the positioning hole 414, and the slot 5230 has a first end 5231 and second end 5232. The linkage assembly 400 further includes a positioning post 401 combined with the positioning hole 414 and passing through the slot 5230. The positioning post 401 is limited between the first end 5231 and the second end 5232 of the slot 5230 to limit the sliding seat 410 relative to each other. within the sliding range of the second bracket 520 . When the positioning post 401 is located at the first end 5231 of the slot 5230, the antenna assembly 300 is received in the second body 200; In addition, the linkage assembly 400 further includes an elastic element 402 connected between the positioning post 401 and the sliding portion 523 of the second bracket 520 to provide elastic force for positioning the positioning post 401 at the second end 5232 of the slot 5230 . The elastic element 402 may be a coil spring, but is not limited thereto.

The first link 420 is L-shaped and includes a first rod portion 421 and a second rod portion 422 connected to the first rod portion 421 . The first rod portion 421 is pivotally connected to the main body 411 of the sliding seat 410 through the pivot member 70 and is pivotally connected to the second bracket 520 through the first shaft portion 525 of the pivot portion 524 of the plate body 522 . With this design, when the sliding seat 410 slides relative to the second bracket 520 , the first link 420 can be driven to rotate relative to the sliding seat 410 and the second bracket 520 with the pivot member 70 as the axis.

One end of the second link 430 is pivotally connected to the second rod portion 422 of the first link 420 , and the other end is connected to the antenna assembly 300 . The second link 430 is adapted to move along the interlocking direction F2 which is, for example, perpendicular to the extending direction F1 along with the rotation of the first link 420 . In order to keep the second link 430 moving only in the interlocking direction F2, the second link 430 has, for example, a sliding groove 431 parallel to the extending direction F1, and the second rod 422 of the first link 420 is provided with a second shaft The portion 423 is pivotally and slidably connected to the chute 431 .

In this embodiment, the linkage assembly 400 further includes a first torsion spring 440 and a second torsion spring 450 . The center 441 of the first torsion spring 440 is sleeved on the first shaft portion 525 protruding from the pivot portion 524 of the second bracket 520 , and one end of the first torsion spring 440 is hooked to the pivot member 70 , wherein the pivot member 70 The other end of the first torsion spring 440 passing through the body 411 of the sliding seat 410 and the first rod portion 421 is hooked to the second rod portion 422 . The pivot portion 524 may be further provided with two shaft portions (not shown) that are the same as the first shaft portion 525 on the surface facing the second link 430 , so that the center 451 and one end of the second torsion spring 450 can be respectively sleeved with hook. The other end of the second torsion spring 450 is fastened to the second shaft portion 423 of the second rod portion 422 . The first torsion spring 440 and the second torsion spring 450 can provide torsional force, so that the operation of the linkage assembly 400 is smoother and labor-saving.

In this embodiment, the end of the second link 430 connected to the antenna assembly 300 is provided with a first sliding portion 432 , and the antenna assembly 300 is provided with a second sliding portion 312 corresponding to the first sliding portion 432 . The first sliding portion 432 is slidably connected to the second sliding portion 312 in the interlocking direction F2. The first sliding portion 432 can be a sliding slot, and the second sliding portion 312 can be a slider disposed on the extension piece 311 protruding from one side of the housing 310, but not limited to this, for example, the first sliding portion The form of 432 and the second sliding part 312 can also be reversed.

The first sliding portion 432 has a retracted end 432 a close to the antenna assembly 300 and an actuated end 432 b away from the antenna assembly 300 . When the first body 100 is closed to the second body 200, the second sliding portion 312 is located at the retracted end 432a, and when the first body 100 starts to rotate relative to the second body 200, the second sliding portion 312 is located at the retracted end 432a The antenna assembly 300 is not pushed by sliding toward the actuating end 432b until the actuating end 432b is reached. At this time, the first body 100 and the second body 200 have formed an included angle of, for example, 20 degrees. In this embodiment, the sliding seat 410 can be driven by the shaft 540 when the angle between the first body 100 and the second body 200 is between 20 degrees and 110 degrees, but it is not limited thereto.

In addition, the pivot structure 530 of the pivot mechanism 500 in this embodiment may have two axes. When the first body 100 and the second body 200 are opened from the closed state, they are driven by the shaft 540 to rotate, and when the first body 100 and the second body 200 are opened from the closed state, they are driven to rotate. When the included angle of the second body 200 continues to increase, the first body 100 is driven to rotate by another shaft (not shown) connected to the first bracket 510 , and finally the first body 100 can be turned over to the first body 100 by the pivot mechanism 500 . The back of the second body 200 .

1E to FIG. 1G are schematic diagrams of operation of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1E to 1F , the second body 200 further includes a bottom plate 220 , and the bottom plate 220 has an accommodating recess 221 for accommodating the antenna assembly 300 . As shown in FIG. 1E , when the first body 100 is closed to the second body 200 , the antenna assembly 300 is located in the accommodating recess 221 . 1F, when the first body 100 rotates relative to the second body 200 and the included angle θ1 with the second body 200 is greater than 20 degrees, the antenna assembly 300 begins to be pushed out. Finally, as shown in FIG. 1G , when the first body 100 continues to rotate relative to the second body 200 and the included angle θ2 with the second body 200 reaches 110 degrees, the casing 310 of the antenna assembly 300 accommodates the antenna module 320 A part is pushed out of the second body 200 . On the contrary, if operating from FIG. 1G to FIG. 1E , the antenna assembly 300 can be retracted into the second body 200 .

Since the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with an antenna assembly that can be pushed out of the second body, even if the second body includes a metal shell and there are many other electronic components near the antenna assembly in the second body, the electronic device can still use the antenna assembly. The network signal is received without interference by pushing the antenna assembly out of the second body. In addition, since the antenna assembly is linked to the opening and closing between the first body and the second body, no additional operation is required to push out or receive the antenna assembly.

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 pertains can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

10: Electronics 100: The first body 200: Second body 210: Baffle 220: Bottom plate 221: accommodating recess 300: Antenna Assembly 310: Shell 311: Extension piece 312: The second sliding part 313: hollow part 320: Antenna Module 400: Linkage components 401: Positioning post 402, 600: elastic element 410: Sliding seat 411: Ontology 412: convex part 413: Chute 414: Positioning hole 420: First Link 421: First rod 422: Second rod 423: Second shaft 430: Second Link 431: Chute 432: The first sliding part 432a: retracted end 432b: Actuator 440: First torsion spring 441, 451: Center 450: Second torsion spring 500: Pivot mechanism 510: First bracket 520: Second bracket 521: Fixed part 522: Board body 523: Sliding part 5230: Slotted 5231: First end 5232: second end 524: Pivot part 525: The first shaft 530: Shaft structure 540: Shaft 541: Guide groove 70:Pivot piece A: area F1: extension direction F2: Link direction θ1, θ2: included angle

FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged schematic view of the area A of FIG. 1A . FIG. 1C is an exploded schematic diagram of a part including the linkage assembly, the pivoting mechanism and the antenna assembly of FIG. 1A . FIG. 1D is a schematic diagram of the sliding seat and the pivoting mechanism of the linkage assembly of FIG. 1C . 1E to FIG. 1G are schematic diagrams of operation of an embodiment of the present invention.

10: Electronics

100: The first body

200: Second body

300: Antenna Assembly

310: Shell

320: Antenna Module

400: Linkage components

500: Pivot mechanism

A: area

Claims (15)

An electronic device, comprising: at least one pivot mechanism, each of which includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a pivot structure connected between the first bracket and the second bracket; a first body , connected to the first bracket; a second body, connected to the second bracket, the first body is suitable for opening and closing the second body through the shaft structure; an antenna assembly, accommodated in the second body; A linkage assembly is connected between the second bracket and the antenna assembly. The linkage assembly includes: a sliding seat, which slides relative to the second bracket; and a first link, which is suitable for sliding with the sliding seat. and rotate relative to the sliding seat and the second bracket; a second link, one end is pivotally connected to the first link, and the other end is connected to the antenna assembly, and the second link is adapted to follow the first link. The rotation of the connecting rod moves along a linkage direction; wherein, the end of the second connecting rod connected to the antenna assembly is provided with a first sliding part, and the antenna assembly is provided with a corresponding sliding part. A second sliding part, the first sliding part and the second sliding part are slidably connected in the linking direction; whereby the linking component is suitable for being opened by the first body relative to the second body The antenna assembly can be pushed out or received in the second body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the included angle between the first body and the second body is greater than 20 degrees, the linkage component pushes the antenna component out of the second body. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the linkage component is actuated when the angle between the first body and the second body is 20 degrees to 110 degrees. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft structure comprises a shaft, the shaft has an extension direction, the second bracket is pivotally connected to the shaft, and a side wall of the shaft has a guide groove, The sliding seat includes a main body and a protruding portion protruding from one side of the main body, the main body is slidably connected to the second bracket, and the protruding portion extends into the guide groove and is suitable for being guided by the guide when the shaft rotates The groove guides, and then drives the body to slide relative to the second bracket along the extending direction; the first link includes a first rod part and a second rod part connected to the first rod part, the first rod part pivotally connected to the body of the sliding seat and to the second bracket, the first link is adapted to rotate relative to the sliding seat and the second bracket along with the sliding of the sliding seat; and the first link The end of the second link pivotally connected to the first link is pivotally connected to the second rod portion of the first link, and the linkage direction is perpendicular to the extension direction. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the linkage component further comprises a first torsion spring and a pivot member passing through the body of the sliding seat and the first rod portion, and the second bracket comprises a pivot Connected to a first shaft portion of the first rod portion, a center of the first torsion spring is sleeved on the first shaft portion, one end of the first torsion spring is hooked to the pivot member, and the first torsion spring is The other end of the spring is hooked to the second rod portion. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the linkage component further comprises a second torsion spring, a center and one end of the second torsion spring are fixed to the second bracket, and the second rod is also provided with a pivot The second shaft portion is connected and slidably connected to a sliding groove of the second link, and the other end of the second torsion spring is hooked to the second shaft portion. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the second link has a sliding groove parallel to the extending direction, and the second rod portion of the first link is pivotally connected and slidably connected to the sliding groove, so as to The second link is moved only in the interlocking direction. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first sliding portion is a sliding slot, and the second sliding portion is a slider. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the body of the sliding seat has a positioning hole, the second bracket is provided with a slot corresponding to the positioning hole, and the linking component further comprises a positioning hole coupled to the connecting member and passing through it. A positioning post passing through the slot, the slot has a first end and a second end, when the positioning post is positioned at the first end of the slot, the antenna assembly is received in the second body; the positioning When the post is positioned at the second end of the slot, the antenna assembly is pushed out of the second body. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the linkage assembly further comprises an elastic element connected between the sliding seat and the second bracket to provide the locating post to be positioned at the second end of the slot. A stretch. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the elastic element is a coil spring. The electronic device of claim 1 further comprises an elastic element connected between the antenna assembly and the second body to provide an elastic force for the antenna assembly to be pushed out of the second body. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the elastic element is a coil spring. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the antenna assembly comprises a casing and an antenna module, the casing is accommodated in the second body and is connected to the linkage assembly, and the antenna module is accommodated in the casing In the body and away from the linkage assembly, when the first body is opened and closed relative to the second body, the part of the casing containing the antenna module is pushed out or received in the second body away from the pivot mechanism side. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second body further comprises a bottom plate, and the bottom plate has an accommodating recess for accommodating the antenna assembly.

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