TWI789884B - Hinge module and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A hinge module includes a first bracket, a rotation shaft, a second bracket, a sliding component and a guiding component. The rotation shaft is pivoted to the first bracket. The second bracket is connected to the rotation shaft. The sliding component is slidably disposed on the second bracket and has at least one pillar portion. The guiding component is connected to the first bracket and has at least one groove portion. The groove portion has a guiding surface therein, and the pillar portion is at least partially inserted into the groove portion and abuts the guiding surface. When the rotation shaft is pivotally rotated relatively to the first bracket, the pillar portion moves along the guiding portion to drive the sliding portion to slide relatively to the second bracket. In addition, an electronic device including the hinge module is also provided.

Description

Pivot module and electronics

The present invention relates to a connection mechanism and an electronic device, and in particular to a pivot module and an electronic device with the same.

In order to make the screen of the notebook computer have a better viewing angle and viewing distance relative to the user, some notebook computers have added a bracket between the screen and the host computer. The inclination and distance of the screen relative to the user can be further adjusted by pivoting the screen relative to the bracket. However, when the screen and the bracket have not been expanded from the host to a large enough unfolding angle, rashly pulling the screen to pivot relative to the bracket may cause the screen to collide with the host and be damaged.

The invention provides a pivot module and an electronic device with the pivot module, which can prevent the bodies from colliding with each other and being damaged.

The pivot module of the present invention includes a first bracket, a rotating shaft, a second bracket, a sliding part and a guiding part. The rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket. The second bracket is connected to the rotating shaft. The sliding part is slidably arranged on the second bracket and has at least one post. Lead connection It is on the first bracket and has at least one groove. There is a guiding surface inside the groove, and the post at least partially extends into the groove and abuts against the guiding surface. When the rotating shaft pivots relative to the first bracket, the post moves along the guiding surface to drive the slider to slide relative to the second bracket.

The electronic device of the present invention includes a first body, a second body and a pivot module. The second machine body includes a bracket and a main body pivotally connected to each other. The pivot module includes a first bracket, a rotating shaft, a second bracket, a sliding part and a guiding part. The first bracket is connected to the first body. The rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket. The second bracket is connected to the bracket and the rotating shaft. The sliding part is slidably arranged on the second bracket and has at least one post. The guide is connected to the first bracket and has at least one groove. There is a guiding surface inside the groove, and the post at least partially extends into the groove and abuts against the guiding surface. When the rotating shaft pivots relative to the first bracket, the post moves along the guiding surface to drive the slider to slide relative to the second bracket, so that the slider positions the main body or releases the main body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotation axis, and the sliding member is slidably disposed on the second bracket along a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, and at least one column extends into at least one groove along a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, the guiding surface extends around the rotating axis, and the distance between the guiding surface and the rotating axis changes along the circumferential direction of the rotating axis .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned pivot module includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is arranged between the second bracket and the sliding member, and at least one column is connected by The elastic force of the elastic member leans against the guiding surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned elastic member is connected to the second bracket, and the sliding member has an extension portion and contacts the elastic member through the extension portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the extension portion has a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite to each other, the first contact surface contacts the elastic member, and the second contact surface contacts the guide member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the above-mentioned at least one column portion is multiple, and the number of the at least one groove portion is multiple, and the column portions extend into the groove portions respectively.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, the columns are arranged along a direction parallel to the rotating axis, and the grooves are arranged along a direction parallel to the rotating axis.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the unfolding angle of the bracket relative to the first body is less than a predetermined angle, the slider positions the main body to prevent the main body from pivoting relative to the bracket, and when the unfolding angle of the bracket relative to the first body is equal to or Above the predetermined angle, the slider releases the body.

Based on the above, in the pivot module of the present invention, a sliding member that can slide along with the pivoting of the pivot is provided. Thereby, the main body can be positioned by using the sliding member when the angle of expansion of the support relative to the first body is small, so as to prevent the main body from pivoting relative to the support and colliding with the main body in this state. As the expansion angle of the support relative to the first body increases, the sliding member slides correspondingly to release the main body, allowing the user to pull the main body to pivot relative to the support. Further, the column portion of the slider extends into the groove of the guide as described above and is guided by the guide surface in the groove, so that the slider can be guided as above As described above slip. Therefore, the relative movement smoothness of the sliding part and the guiding part can be improved through the cooperation between the column part and the groove part.

100: Electronic device

110: The first body

120: Second body

122: Bracket

124: subject

130: Pivot Module

131: The first bracket

132: shaft

133: Second bracket

133a: chute

1331: cylinder

134: Slider

1341: column

1342: Extension

1342a: first contact surface

1342b: second contact surface

135: guide piece

1351: Groove

1351a: guide surface

1352: Positioning Department

136: Elastic piece

137: Torsion shrapnel

138: sliding parts

A: axis of rotation

C: Circumferential

D1, D2: direction

R: Radial

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B shows that the second body of FIG. 1 is deployed from the first body.

FIG. 1C shows the main body of FIG. 1B pivoting relative to the bracket.

2A to 2C are side views of the electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C , respectively.

3A to 3C are partial cross-sectional views of the electronic device shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C .

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pivot module of FIG. 3A .

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the pivot module of FIG. 4 .

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the slider of FIG. 4 .

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the guide of FIG. 4 .

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the guide in FIG. 7 along line I-I.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B shows that the second body of FIG. 1 is deployed from the first body. FIG. 1C shows the main body of FIG. 1B pivoting relative to the bracket. 2A to 2C are side views of the electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C , respectively. Please refer to FIG. 1A to FIG. 2C, the electronic device 100 of this embodiment is, for example, a pen The notebook computer also includes a first body 110 and a second body 120 . The first body 110 is, for example, a host of a notebook computer. The second body 120 includes a bracket 122 and a main body 124 . The main body 124 is, for example, the screen of a notebook computer. Two ends of the bracket 122 are pivotally connected to the first body 110 and the main body 124 respectively. The second body 120 can be unfolded from the first body 110 as shown in FIGS. (Main body 124) has better viewing angle and viewing distance relative to the user.

3A to 3C are partial cross-sectional views of the electronic device shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C . FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pivot module of FIG. 3A . FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the pivot module of FIG. 4 . Referring to FIGS. 3A to 5 , the electronic device 100 of this embodiment further includes a pivot module 130 , and the bracket 122 of the second body 120 is pivotally connected to the first body 110 through the pivot module 130 . In detail, the pivot module 130 includes a first bracket 131 , a rotating shaft 132 , a second bracket 133 , a sliding part 134 and a guiding part 135 . The first bracket 131 is connected to the first body 110, the rotating shaft 132 is pivotally connected to the first bracket 131 along a rotation axis A (marked in FIG. 4 ), the second bracket 133 is connected to the bracket 122 of the second body 120 and connected on the rotating shaft 132 . The slider 134 is slid on the second bracket 133 along the direction D1 (marked in FIG. 4 ) perpendicular to the rotation axis A and has at least one post 1341 (two are shown), and the guide 135 is sleeved on the rotation shaft. 132 and connected to the first bracket 131, and the guide 135 has at least one groove 1351 (two are shown). The two pillars 1341 are arranged along a direction D2 (shown in FIG. 4 ) parallel to the rotation axis A, and the two grooves 1351 are arranged along the direction D2. Each groove portion 1351 has a guiding surface 1351a inside, and the two column portions 1341 respectively extend into the two groove portions 1351 along the direction D1 and abut against the guiding surface 1351a.

When the first body 110 and the second body 120 are turned over relative to each other, the shaft 132 pivots relative to the first bracket 131 accordingly, so that each column portion 1341 moves along the corresponding guide surface 1351a and drives the slider 134 relative to the first bracket 131a. The two brackets 133 slide so that the slider 134 can position the main body 124 of the second body 120 as shown in FIG. 3A or release the main body 124 of the second body 120 as shown in FIG. 3B . Specifically, when the expansion angle of the bracket 122 relative to the first body 110 is smaller than the predetermined angle (for example, 88 degrees) shown in FIG. The main body 124 pivots relative to the bracket 122 . When the expansion angle of the bracket 122 relative to the first body 110 is equal to or greater than the predetermined angle, the sliding member 134 disengages from the positioning groove 124 a of the main body 124 to release the main body 124 as shown in FIG. 3B .

With the above configuration and operation method, the main body 124 can be positioned by the slider 134 when the angle of expansion of the bracket 122 relative to the first body 110 is small (that is, smaller than the angle of expansion shown in FIG. In this state, it pivots relative to the bracket 122 and hits the host 110 . As the deployment angle of the bracket 122 relative to the first body 110 increases, the slider 134 slides accordingly to release the main body 124 as shown in FIG. 3B , allowing the user to pull the main body 124 relative to the bracket as shown in FIG. 122 pivots. Further, the column portion 1341 of the slider 134 extends into the groove portion 1351 of the guide member 135 as described above and is guided by the guide surface 1351a in the groove portion 1351, so that the slider 134 can be guided by this guide as described above. General slip. Therefore, the smoothness of the relative movement between the sliding part 134 and the guiding part 135 can be improved through the cooperation between the column part 1341 and the groove part 1351 .

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the pivot module 130 further includes An elastic member 136 . The elastic member 136 is disposed between the second bracket 133 and the sliding member 134 , and each column portion 1341 of the sliding member 134 leans against the guiding surface 1351 a of the guiding member 135 by the elastic force of the elastic member 136 . Accordingly, the pressing force exerted by the elastic member 136 on the sliding member 134 can be used to keep the sliding member 134 always in a state of contacting the guiding surface 1351a, so that the sliding member 134 can surely follow the relative rotation between the sliding member 135 and the guiding member 135. And operate between the states shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B .

Specifically, the elastic member 136 in this embodiment is, for example, a torsion spring and is connected to the post 1331 on the second bracket 133 in a sheathing manner. Moreover, the sliding member 134 has an extension portion 1342 and contacts an end of the elastic member 136 through a first contact surface 1342 a of the extension portion 1342 . In other embodiments, the elastic member 136 can be in other forms of elastic structure and can be connected between the second bracket 133 and the sliding member 134 in other suitable ways, which is not limited in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the slider of FIG. 4 . Please refer to FIG. 6 , the extension portion 1342 of the slider 134 has a second contact surface 1342b opposite to the first contact surface 1342a. The second contact surface 1342 b is used for contacting the guide member 135 , so that the sliding member 134 can move smoothly on the guide member 135 .

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the guide of FIG. 4 . FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the guide in FIG. 7 along line I-I. Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, in the guide member 135 of this embodiment, the guide surface 1351a is an arc surface extending around the rotation axis A, and the distance between the guide surface 1351a and the rotation axis A is along the rotation axis The circumferential direction C (labeled in FIG. 8 ) of A changes. Therefore, along with the relative rotation of the sliding member 134 (shown in FIG. 4 ) and the guide member 135 along the rotation axis A, the sliding member 134 is pushed against by the guide surface 1351a and rotates along the rotation axis A. Movement in the radial direction R (marked in FIG. 8 ), because the distance between the guide surface 1351 a and the rotation axis A gradually changes with the circumferential direction C, and the slider 134 can move between the states shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B . In addition, as shown in FIG. 7 , the guide 135 of this embodiment has at least one positioning portion 1352 for positioning on the first bracket 131 to match the sleeve relationship between the guide 135 and the rotating shaft 132 and the rotating shaft 132 The stop portion 1321 (shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ) stops the guide piece 135 so that the guide piece 135 is restricted from rotating and moving relative to the first bracket 131 .

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the pivot module 130 further includes a sliding part 138 (shown in FIG. 5 ), and the sliding part 138 and the sliding part 134 are located on the second bracket 133 respectively. The different sides are connected through the sliding slot 133 a of the second bracket 133 and slide in the sliding slot 133 a. In other embodiments, the sliding member 134 can be slidably disposed on the second bracket 133 in other suitable ways, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the pivot module 130 of this embodiment further includes torsion-related components such as the torsion spring 137 , the configuration and function of which are known in the art, and will not be repeated here.

To sum up, in the pivot module of the present invention, a sliding member that can slide along with the pivoting of the pivot is provided. Thereby, the main body can be positioned by using the sliding member when the angle of expansion of the support relative to the first body is small, so as to prevent the main body from pivoting relative to the support and colliding with the main body in this state. As the expansion angle of the support relative to the first body increases, the sliding member slides correspondingly to release the main body, allowing the user to pull the main body to pivot relative to the support. Further, the column portion of the slider protrudes into the groove portion of the guide member as described above and is guided by the guide surface in the groove portion, so that the slider slides as described above by being guided thereby. Thus, the slider and the groove can be lifted through the mutual cooperation of the column and the groove. The smoothness of the relative movement of the guide. In addition, the number of the columns and the grooves can be multiple, so that the relative movement stability of the sliding part and the guiding part can be effectively improved through the cooperation of the multiple columns and the multiple grooves.

130: Pivot Module

131: The first bracket

132: shaft

133: Second bracket

1331: cylinder

134: Slider

1341: column

1342: Extension

1342a: first contact surface

135: guide piece

1351: Groove

1351a: guide surface

136: Elastic piece

137: Torsion shrapnel

A: axis of rotation

D1, D2: direction

Claims (19)

A pivot mod consisting of: a first bracket; a rotating shaft pivotally connected to the first bracket; a second bracket connected to the rotating shaft; a sliding part is slidably arranged on the second bracket and has at least one post; and A guide member, connected to the first bracket and having at least one groove, wherein the at least one groove has a guide surface, the at least one column at least partially extends into the at least one groove and leans against the guide surface, Wherein when the rotating shaft pivots relative to the first bracket, the at least one column moves along the guiding surface to drive the slider to slide relative to the second bracket. The pivot module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotation axis, and the slider is slidably disposed on the second bracket along a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The pivot module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, and the at least one post extends into the at least one groove along a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis. The pivot module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, the guiding surface extends around the rotating axis, and the distance between the guiding surface and the rotating axis Circumferential changes along the axis of rotation. The pivot module as claimed in claim 1, comprising an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is disposed between the second bracket and the sliding member, and the at least one column is resisted by the elastic force of the elastic member against this guide surface. The pivot module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the elastic member is connected to the second bracket, and the sliding member has an extension and contacts the elastic member through the extension. The pivot module as claimed in item 6, wherein the extension part has a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite, the first contact surface contacts the elastic member, and the second contact surface contacts the guide pieces. The pivot module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one column is multiple, the number of the at least one groove is multiple, and the columns respectively extend into the grooves. The pivot module according to claim 8, wherein the shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotation axis, the columns are arranged along a direction parallel to the rotation axis, and the grooves are arranged along a direction parallel to the rotation axis. aligned in the direction of the axis of rotation. An electronic device comprising a first organism; A second body, including a bracket and a main body pivotally connected to each other; A Pivot mod, including: a first bracket connected to the first body; a rotating shaft pivotally connected to the first bracket; a second bracket connected to the bracket and the rotating shaft; a sliding part is slidably arranged on the second bracket and has at least one post; and A guide member, connected to the first bracket and having at least one groove, wherein the at least one groove has a guide surface, the at least one column at least partially extends into the at least one groove and leans against the guide surface, Wherein when the rotating shaft pivots relative to the first bracket, the at least one column moves along the guiding surface and drives the slider to slide relative to the second bracket, so that the slider positions the main body or Release the subject. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotation axis, and the slider is slidably disposed on the second bracket along a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, and the at least one post extends into the at least one groove along a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, the guiding surface extends around the rotating axis, and the distance between the guiding surface and the rotating axis is along The circumferential direction of the axis of rotation changes. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the pivot module includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is disposed between the second bracket and the sliding member, and the at least one post is controlled by the elastic member. elastic force against the guide surface. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the elastic member is connected to the second bracket, and the sliding member has an extension and contacts the elastic member through the extension. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the extension portion has a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite to each other, the first contact surface contacts the elastic member, and the second contact surface contacts the guide member. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the number of the at least one column is multiple, the number of the at least one groove is multiple, and the columns extend into the grooves respectively. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the first bracket along a rotating axis, the pillars are arranged along a direction parallel to the rotating axis, and the grooves are arranged along a direction parallel to the rotating axis Orientation of the axis of rotation. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein when the angle of expansion of the bracket relative to the first body is less than a predetermined angle, the slider positions the main body to prevent the main body from pivoting relative to the bracket, and when the bracket is relatively When the unfolding angle of the first body is equal to or greater than the predetermined angle, the sliding part releases the main body.

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