TWI780733B - Electronic device and case thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a pivot mechanism. The second body includes a case, and the case includes a first shell and a second shell. A side of the first shell has a first hinge cap, and the first hinge cap and the first shell are formed in one piece. The second shell has a second hinge cap corresponding to the first hinge cap, and the second hinge cap and the second shell are formed in one piece. The first shell and the second shell are combined with each other, and the first hinge cap and the second hinge cap are combined with each other. The first body is pivoted to the second body through the pivot mechanism, and a part of the pivot mechanism is covered by a combination of the first hinge cap and the second hinge cap.

Description

Electronic device and its housing

The invention relates to an electronic device, especially a foldable electronic device and its casing.

Foldable electronic devices, such as notebook computers, mostly use a pivot mechanism to pivotally connect the host and the display, so that the display can be opened or closed relative to the host. In addition, in order to protect the pivot mechanism, the pivot mechanism is covered by a pivot cover.

Specifically, the casing of the display usually includes a front cover and a rear cover, wherein the front cover is frame-shaped and exposes the display panel of the display, and the rear cover is plate-shaped and can be combined with the front cover to fix the display panel; and the above-mentioned The pivot cover is assembled on the back cover. However, because the front cover of the conventional display, the rear cover of the display, and the pivot cover are three independent components, not only the assembly process is complicated and time-consuming, but also the assembly firmness of the pivot cover is not good, causing the conventional The overall structural strength of the foldable electronic device is insufficient. In addition, at least three different molds need to be used in the process of producing the front cover, the rear cover and the pivot cover, thus increasing the production cost.

The invention provides a casing of an electronic device, which has the advantages of easy assembly, good structural strength and low cost.

The invention provides an electronic device with the advantages of easy assembly, good structural strength and low cost.

The electronic device provided by the present invention includes a first body, a second body and a pivot mechanism. The second body includes a casing, and the casing includes a first casing and a second casing. One side of the first casing has a first pivot cover and the first pivot cover is integrally formed with the first casing. The second casing has a second pivot cover corresponding to the first pivot cover, and the second pivot cover is integrally formed with the second casing. The first casing and the second casing are combined with each other, and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover are combined with each other. The pivot mechanism pivotally connects the first body and the second body, and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover combined with each other cover part of the pivot mechanism.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned pivot mechanism includes two hinge structures disposed on opposite sides of the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover combined with each other. Each hinge structure is connected between the first body and the second body and has a pivot, and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover combined with each other cover the pivot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first casing further includes a first main body portion, and the first main body portion has a first surface facing the second casing. The first pivot cover includes a first side wall portion standing on the first surface. The second pivot cover has a connected second side wall part and a cover part, the second side wall part is arranged corresponding to the first side wall part, and one side of the cover part is combined with the first side wall part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first side wall portion has a second surface facing the second side wall portion. Multiple positioning structures are arranged on the second surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above positioning structure includes a plurality of positioning posts and a plurality of first hooks. The positioning column is extended and connected to the first surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning posts have positioning slots at the ends away from the first surface, and the cover portion of the second pivot cover has a plurality of positioning pieces corresponding to the positioning slots. The positioning groove and the positioning piece are combined with each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cover portion of the second pivot cover has a plurality of second hooks corresponding to the first hooks, and the first hooks and the second hooks are combined with each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one positioning post is provided between any two adjacent first hook portions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning posts respectively include hollow positioning posts.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the angle between the first sidewall portion and the first surface is between 70° and 90°.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second casing further has a second main body. The second main body is connected to the second pivot cover and is opposite to the first main body. The second body part has a third surface facing the first body part. The second pivot cover also has a plurality of supporting pieces, and the sides of each supporting piece are fixed to the second side wall portion and the cover portion and connected to the third surface.

The casing of the electronic device provided by the present invention includes a first casing and a second casing, and the first casing and the second casing are combined with each other. One side of the first casing has a first pivot cover and the first pivot cover is integrally formed with the first casing. The second casing has a second pivot cover corresponding to the first pivot cover, and the second pivot cover is integrally formed with the second casing. The first casing and the second casing are combined with each other, and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover are combined with each other. The pivot mechanism pivotally connects the first body and the second body, and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover combined with each other cover part of the pivot mechanism.

The casing of the electronic device of the present invention adopts a first casing with a first pivot cover and a second casing with a second pivot cover, wherein the first pivot cover is integrally formed with the first casing, and the second The pivot cover is integrally formed with the second casing. In this way, the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover can be combined with each other when assembling the first casing and the second casing, thereby achieving the advantage of easy assembly. In addition, the above-mentioned integrated structure can not only improve the assembly firmness of the housing, but also reduce the number of molds used. Therefore, the housing of the electronic device of the present invention also has the advantages of good structural strength and low cost. The electronic device can also provide the advantages of easy assembly, good structural strength and low cost.

In order to make the above and other objects, 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 diagram of an electronic device in which a second body is unfolded relative to a first body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of the second body and the pivot mechanism in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of the first casing, the second casing and the pivot mechanism in FIG. 2 . Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 , a second body 120 and a pivot mechanism 130 . The second body 120 includes a casing 121 , and the casing 121 includes a first casing 1211 and a second casing 1212 . One side of the first casing 1211 has a first pivot cover 1211a (shown in FIG. 3 ), and the first pivot cover 1211a is integrally formed with the first casing 1211 . The second casing 1212 has a second pivot cover 1212 a corresponding to the first pivot cover 1211 a, and the second pivot cover 1212 a is integrally formed with the second casing 1212 . The first casing 1211 and the second casing 1212 are combined with each other, and the first pivot cover 1211a and the second pivot cover 1212a are combined with each other. For example, the first casing 1211 and the second casing 1212 can be assembled with each other to form the casing 121 , but not limited thereto. On the other hand, the pivot mechanism 130 pivotally connects the first body 110 and the second body 120 , and the first pivot cover 1211 a and the second pivot cover 1212 a combined with each other cover part of the pivot mechanism 130 .

In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, wherein the first body 110 can be the host of the notebook computer, and the second body 120 can be the screen of the notebook computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments, the electronic device 100 can also be a foldable mobile phone or other foldable electronic devices.

The pivot mechanism 130 may include two hinge structures 131, and the two hinge structures 131 are disposed on opposite sides of the first pivot cover 1211a and the second pivot cover 1212a combined with each other. Each hinge structure 131 is connected between the first body 110 and the second body 120 and has a pivot P, and the first pivot cover 1211a and the second pivot cover 1212a combined with each other can partially cover the pivot P. In detail, each hinge structure 131 may further include a bracket B1 and a bracket B2 , the brackets B1 and B2 are respectively connected to the pivot P and can rotate around the pivot P respectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 , the bracket B1 is fixed on the second body 120 , and the bracket B2 is fixed on the first body 110 , so that the first body 110 and the second body 120 can be pivoted by two hinge structures 131 . P turns. In addition, the two pivots P in this embodiment are separated from each other, but the two pivots P in other embodiments can also be integrated into one, and the present invention does not limit these detailed structures.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the first casing in FIG. 1 at the first pivot cover. FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the first casing in FIG. 1 at the second pivot cover. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover of FIG. 1 , wherein the second pivot cover 1212 a of FIG. 6 is shown by a dotted line. Please refer to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 first, the first casing 1211 may further include a first main body portion 1211b, and the first main body portion 1211b may be in the shape of a plate and have a face facing the second casing 1212 (drawn in FIG. 3 ). of the first surface S1. The first pivot cover 1211a includes a first side wall portion W1, and the first side wall portion W1 stands on the first surface S1. The angle A (marked in FIG. 4 ) between the first side wall portion W1 and the first surface S1 is, for example, 70-90 degrees, so that the first casing 1211 can be easily demoulded, thereby increasing the production speed of the first casing 1211 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the second pivot cover 1212a may have a connected second side wall part W2 and a cover part C, wherein the second side wall part W2 is set corresponding to the first side wall part W1, and the cover part One side of C is joined to the first side wall part W1. Further, please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 again, the first sidewall part W1 of this embodiment may have a second surface S2 (marked in FIG. 4 ) facing the second sidewall part W2. A plurality of positioning structures PS are disposed on the second surface S2, and the positioning structures PS may include a plurality of positioning posts PC and a plurality of first hooks H1. The positioning column PC can be extended and connected to the first surface S1 to provide a function of supporting the first side wall part W1 , thereby improving the structural strength of the first side wall part W1 . In this embodiment, both the positioning post PC and the first hook portion H1 can be fixed to the cover portion C, and the detailed features will be described in subsequent paragraphs. On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , the second casing 1212 may further have a second main body portion 1212b. The second main body portion 1212b is connected to the second pivot cover 1212a and is opposite to the first main body portion 1211b. The second body part 1212b may have a third surface S3 facing the first body part 1211b. The second pivot cover 1212a also has a plurality of support pieces SP (drawn in FIG. 3 ), and the sides of each support piece SP are fixed to the second side wall part W2 and the cover part C and connected to the third surface S3 to strengthen The structural strength of the second side wall portion W2.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 again, the positioning posts PC have positioning grooves PR at ends away from the first surface S1 , and the cover part C of the second pivot cover 1212 a has a plurality of positioning elements PE corresponding to the positioning grooves PR. The positioning groove PR and the positioning piece PE are combined with each other. In this embodiment, the shape of the positioning groove PR may include a slit shape, and the shape of the positioning member PE may include a sheet shape, but the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the positioning posts PC of this embodiment may respectively include hollow positioning posts PC1 to provide proper structural strength. In this way, it is possible to prevent the positioning member PE from breaking due to the excessive structural strength of the positioning column PC when the first side wall portion W1 is hit. However, in other embodiments, the detailed structure of the positioning post PC may be different from this embodiment. For example, please refer to the electronic device 100a of FIG. 7 , the detailed structure of the hollow positioning post PC1a of each positioning post PCa may be different from that of FIG. 4 to provide different structural strengths. In addition, in another embodiment, the positioning post PC can also be configured as a solid positioning post.

The cover part C of the second pivot cover 1212a may have a plurality of second hooks H2 corresponding to the first hooks H1, and the first hooks H1 and the second hooks H2 are combined with each other. In detail, the first hook portion H1 and the second hook portion H2 can provide a limiting direction different from that of the positioning post PC and the positioning member PE. For example, the first hook part H1 and the second hook part H2 can provide a limit function in the Y direction (drawn in Figure 6), while the positioning column PC and the positioning piece PE can provide a limit function in the X direction (drawn in Figure 6). Position function, thereby further improving the firmness of the combination of the first pivot cover 1211a and the second pivot cover 1212a. It can be understood that the structures of the first hook portion H1 and the second hook portion H2 shown in the figure are only for illustration, and are not intended to limit the present embodiment.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, at least one positioning column PC may be provided between any two adjacent first hook parts H1 to further enhance the firmness of the combination of the first pivot cover 1211a and the second pivot cover 1212a . For example, two positioning posts PC may be disposed between any two adjacent first hooks H1 in this embodiment, but other embodiments are not limited thereto. In addition, as shown in Figure 4, the opposite ends of the first side wall part W1 in this embodiment are provided with first hook parts H1, but in other embodiments, the opposite ends of the first side wall part W1 can also be changed. The positioning column PC is set; the present invention does not limit these detailed features.

In summary, the housing of the electronic device of the present invention adopts a first casing with a first pivot cover and a second casing with a second pivot cover, wherein the first pivot cover and the first casing Formed in one piece, the second pivot cover is formed in one piece with the second casing. Thereby, the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover can be combined with each other when assembling the first casing and the second casing, thereby achieving the advantage of easy assembly. In addition, the above-mentioned integrated structure can not only improve the assembly firmness of the housing, but also reduce the number of molds used. Therefore, the housing of the electronic device of the present invention also has the advantages of good structural strength and low cost. The electronic device can also provide the advantages of easy assembly, good structural strength and low cost.

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

100, 100a: electronic device 110: The first body 120: Second body 121: shell 130: Pivot mechanism 131: hinge structure 1211: The first case 1212: second case 1211a: first pivot cover 1211b: The first main body 1212a: second pivot cover 1212b: Second main body A: Angle B1, B2: bracket C: Cover H1: the first hook H2: the second hook P: pivot PC, PCa: positioning column PC1, PC1a: hollow positioning column PE: positioner PR: positioning slot PS: positioning structure S1: first surface S2: second surface S3: third surface SP: support sheet W1: the first side wall W2: Second side wall X, Y, Z: direction

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in which a second body is unfolded relative to a first body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of the second body and the pivot mechanism in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of the first casing, the second casing and the pivot mechanism in FIG. 2 . FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the first casing in FIG. 1 at the first pivot cover. FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the first casing in FIG. 1 at the second pivot cover. FIG. 6 is an assembly diagram of the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover of FIG. 1 . 7 is a schematic diagram of a first pivot cover of a first casing of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

120: Second body

121: shell

130: Pivot mechanism

131: hinge structure

1211: The first case

1212: second case

1211a: first pivot cover

1211b: The first main body

1212a: second pivot cover

1212b: Second main body

B1, B2: bracket

P: pivot

S1: first surface

Claims (19)

An electronic device, comprising: a first body; a second body, including a casing, the casing includes: a first casing, one side of the first casing has a first pivot cover and the first A pivot cover is integrally formed with the first casing; and a second casing, the second casing has a second pivot cover corresponding to the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover is connected to the first pivot cover Two casings are integrally formed, wherein the first casing and the second casing are combined with each other and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover are combined with each other; and a pivot mechanism pivotally connects the first body and the second pivot cover. The second body, the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover combined with each other cover part of the pivot mechanism; wherein the pivot mechanism includes two hinge structures, configured on the first pivot cover combined with each other On opposite sides of the second pivot cover, each of the hinge structures is connected between the first body and the second body and has a pivot, and the first pivot cover and the second hinge combined with each other Pivot covers cover the pivots. The electronic device as claimed in item 1, wherein the first casing further includes a first main body portion having a first surface facing the second casing, and the first pivot cover includes a The first side wall part, the first side wall part stands on the first surface, the second pivot cover has a second side wall part and a cover part connected, the second side wall part and the first side wall part The side wall parts are arranged correspondingly, and one side of the cover part is combined with the first side wall part. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first sidewall portion has a second surface facing the second sidewall portion, and a plurality of positioning structures are disposed on the second surface. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the positioning structures include a plurality of positioning posts and a plurality of first hooks, and the positioning posts are extended and connected to the first surface. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the positioning posts have a positioning slot at the end far away from the first surface, and the cover portion of the second pivot cover has a plurality of positioning slots corresponding to the positioning slots pieces, the positioning grooves and the positioning pieces are combined with each other. The electronic device as claimed in item 4, wherein the cover portion of the second pivot cover has a plurality of second hooks corresponding to the first hooks, the first hooks and the second hooks combined with each other. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein at least one positioning column is disposed between any two adjacent first hooks. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the positioning posts respectively include a hollow positioning post. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the angle between the first sidewall portion and the first surface is between 70° and 90°. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the second casing further has a second main body connected to the second pivot cover and opposite to the first main body, the second main body Having a third surface facing the first main body portion, the second pivot cover also has a plurality of support pieces, one side of each of the support pieces is fixed to the second side wall portion and the cover portion and connected to the third surface. A casing of an electronic device, comprising: a first casing, one side of the first casing has a first pivot cover and the first pivot cover is integrally formed with the first casing; and a second A casing, the second casing has a second pivot cover corresponding to the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover is integrally formed with the second casing, wherein the first casing and the second casing The shells are combined with each other and the first pivot cover and the second pivot cover are combined with each other; wherein the first casing further includes a first main body portion with a first facing the second casing. surface, the first pivot cover includes a first side wall portion, the first side wall portion stands on the first surface, the second pivot cover has a second side wall portion and a cover portion connected, The second side wall part is arranged corresponding to the first side wall part, and one side of the cover part is combined with the first side wall part. The casing of the electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first side wall portion has a second surface facing the second side wall portion, and a plurality of positioning structures are disposed on the second surface. The casing of the electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the positioning structures include a plurality of positioning posts and a plurality of first hooks, and the positioning posts are extended and connected to the first surface. The casing of the electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the positioning posts have a positioning slot at the end far away from the first surface, and the cover portion of the second pivot cover has corresponding positioning slots A plurality of positioning pieces, the positioning grooves and the positioning pieces are combined with each other. The casing of the electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cover portion of the second pivot cover has a plurality of second hooks corresponding to the first hooks, the first hooks and the second hooks The two hooks are combined with each other. The casing of the electronic device according to claim 13, wherein at least one positioning column is disposed between any two adjacent first hooks. The casing of the electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the positioning posts respectively include a hollow positioning post. The casing of the electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the angle between the first side wall and the first surface is between 70° and 90°. The casing of the electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the second casing further has a second main body connected to the second pivot cover and opposite to the first main body, the first main body The two main body parts have a third surface facing the first main body part, and the second pivot cover also has a plurality of supporting pieces, one side of each of the supporting pieces is fixed to the second side wall part and the cover part and connected to the third surface.

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