TWI790853B - Laptop computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A laptop computer is provided, including a main body, a display module, a dial plate, a rotary member, an optical sensing unit, and a resilient element. The display module is pivotally connected to the main body and has a housing. The dial plate and the rotary member are rotatably disposed on the housing, wherein the optical sensing unit is disposed on the rotary member. The resilient element connects the rotary member to the housing. When the dial plate rotates relative to the housing, the rotary member and the optical sensing unit are driven to rotate relative the housing from an initial angle to a tilt angle.

Description

laptop

The present invention relates to a notebook computer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a notebook computer with a knob.

With the vigorous development of notebook computers, most notebook computer users will need to use a camera lens for video conferencing or to photograph specific objects in a three-dimensional space (such as documents on a desktop). However, most general notebook computers fix the camera lens on the top of the screen, and this design often makes it difficult for the camera lens to align with the user's face or objects on the desktop, thus causing inconvenience in use.

In view of this, how to design a notebook computer with an adjustable lens angle has become one of the important challenges for researchers in this technical field.

In view of the foregoing conventional problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a notebook computer, which includes a main body, a display module, a knob, a rotating member, an optical sensing unit, and an elastic element. The aforementioned display module is pivotally connected to the aforementioned body and has a casing, the aforementioned knob is rotatably disposed on the aforementioned casing, wherein the aforementioned knob has a groove, and the aforementioned groove forms a slope. The aforementioned rotating member is rotatably arranged in the aforementioned casing, and has a sliding portion, wherein the aforementioned sliding portion is accommodated in the aforementioned groove. The optical sensing unit is disposed on the rotating member, the elastic element is connected to the housing and the rotating member, and acts an elastic force on the rotating member to keep the sliding portion in contact with the inclined surface.

Wherein, when the aforementioned knob is rotated from a first angle to a second angle relative to the aforementioned housing, the aforementioned sliding portion of the aforementioned rotating member slides along the aforementioned slope of the aforementioned groove, so as to force the aforementioned rotating member relative to the aforementioned housing Rotate from an initial angle to an oblique angle.

In one embodiment, the knob rotates around a first axis relative to the housing, the rotating member rotates around a second axis relative to the housing, and the first axis and the second axis are not parallel to each other.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned knob protrudes from the aforementioned housing.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned elastic element is a torsion spring.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned groove is further formed with a first wall surface and a second wall surface. When the aforementioned knob is at the aforementioned first angle relative to the aforementioned casing, the aforementioned sliding portion abuts against the aforementioned first wall surface, and when the aforementioned knob is opposite to the aforementioned housing, When the housing is at the second angle, the sliding portion abuts against the second wall.

In one embodiment, the area of the second wall is smaller than the area of the first wall.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned casing includes a front cover and a rear cover connected to each other, and the aforementioned rotating member and the aforementioned knob are pivotally connected to the aforementioned rear cover.

In one embodiment, the rear cover is formed with a protrusion, and the knob is sheathed on the protrusion.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned display module further has a screen, and the aforementioned front cover surrounds the aforementioned screen.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned notebook computer further includes a shielding element slidably disposed on the aforementioned front cover for shielding the aforementioned optical sensing unit.

A notebook computer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. It should be readily appreciated, however, that the embodiments of the invention provide many suitable inventive concepts that can be implemented in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are merely illustrative of specific ways to use the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It is understood that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the background or context of the related art and the present disclosure, and not in an idealized or overly formal manner Interpretation, unless specifically defined herein.

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used in the embodiments are used to illustrate but not to limit the present invention.

First, please refer to Figures 1 and 2 together, wherein Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows an enlarged schematic view of part A in Figure 1 .

As shown in Figure 1, a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a body 10 and a display module 20 that can rotate with each other, wherein the body 10 and the display module 20 are connected to each other through a pivot, and The display module 20 can be opened or closed relative to the main body 10 .

In this embodiment, the display module 20 has a screen D (such as LCD, OLED or touch screen), and a keyboard 11 (such as a QWERTY keyboard) and/or a touch panel 12 can be set on the surface of the body 10 (touch pad), so that the user can operate the notebook computer 100 .

It should be understood that the aforementioned keyboard 11 and/or touchpad 12 are used as a user input interface (user input interface). Open it, and then you can use the keyboard 11 and/or the touch pad 12 to input commands or control the cursor on the display screen.

As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, the aforementioned display module 20 has a casing, and the casing includes a front cover 21 and a rear cover 22 connected to each other, wherein the front cover 21 surrounds the screen D, and the front cover 21 The cover 21 is provided with two light-transmitting elements W1, W2 (Fig. 2), and the external light can pass through the above-mentioned light-transmitting elements W1, W2 to reach the optical sensing unit inside the display module 20 (such as an optical lens or an infrared sensor). Measuring device), which can be used to capture images of the outside world or measure the distance of objects in three-dimensional space. In addition, a knob S is provided on the top side of the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 , which can be used to adjust and control the attitude angle of the optical sensing unit inside the display module 20 .

In this embodiment, a slidable shielding element B (Fig. 2) is additionally provided on the front cover 21 of the display module 20. When the user does not need to use the optical sensing unit for video or camera functions, it can The shielding element B is slid relative to the front cover 21 and covers the light-transmitting element W1 , thereby shielding the optical sensing unit inside the display module 20 to ensure safety in use.

Then please refer to Figures 3, 4, and 5 together. Figure 3 shows the schematic diagram after removing the front cover 21, the shielding element B and the light-transmitting elements W1, W2 in Figure 2, and Figure 4 shows the structure of the display module 20. Exploded view of the internal mechanism, Figure 5 shows the perspective view of the knob S in Figures 3 and 4.

As shown in Figures 3, 4, and 5, a circuit board P, a long rotating member H, an elastic element R, and a hollow knob S are arranged inside the display module 20 . Specifically, the pivots H1 at both ends of the rotating member H are pivotally connected to the hinged portion h1 of the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, and the aforementioned circuit board P is fixed on the rotating member H, so that the circuit The plate P and the rotating member H can rotate together relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 .

It should be understood that two optical sensing units C1 and C2 are provided on the aforementioned circuit board P, wherein the optical sensing unit C1 includes an optical lens, which can be used for taking pictures or photographing, and the other optical sensing unit C2 is Contains an infrared sensor, which can be used to measure the distance of objects in a three-dimensional space; wherein, when the circuit board P and the rotating member H are rotated relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, the optical sensing units C1, C2 It will rotate together with the circuit board P and the rotating part H, so that the attitude angles of the optical sensing units C1 and C2 can be adjusted appropriately to align with the user's face or other objects to be photographed (such as a desktop files on ), which can greatly improve the convenience of use.

It can be seen from Figures 3 and 4 that an opening 221 and a bump 222 are provided on the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, wherein the aforementioned knob S is sleeved on the bump 222, and the knob S is passed through the opening 221 And it protrudes from the top surface of the rear cover 22 , so that the user can touch and turn the knob S with his hands, and then drive the rotating member H to rotate. On the other hand, it can also be seen from Figures 3 and 4 that the elastic element R is sleeved on the pivot H1 at the end of the rotating member H; for example, the aforementioned elastic element R is a torsion spring, and one end of it is The other end is connected to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 through an opening H3 (see FIG. 4 ) of the rotating member H.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned elastic element R can act an elastic force on the rotating part H, so as to restrict the sliding part H2 of the rotating part H in the groove S1 of the knob S, wherein the above-mentioned sliding part H2 can pass through the elastic element R The elastic force provided keeps in contact with a slope at the bottom of the groove S1, and when the user turns the knob S by hand and rotates it around a first axis A1 (Figs. 3 and 4), the sliding part of the rotating member H H2 will slide between the first wall surface S11 and a second wall surface S12 on both sides of the groove S1 (Fig. 4) rotation, wherein the first axis A1 is approximately parallel to the Y axis, the second axis A2 is approximately parallel to the X axis, the first axis A1 and the second axis A2 are not parallel to each other, and the area of the aforementioned second wall surface S12 is smaller than the area of the first wall surface S11.

Please also refer to Figures 6, 7, and 8. Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram when the knob S is at a first angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20. Figure 7 shows when the knob S is moved from Figure 6 The first angle shown is a schematic diagram when the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 is rotated to a second angle. Figure 8 shows that when the knob S is rotated to the second angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, the rotating member H. A schematic diagram of the circuit board P and the optical sensing units C1 and C2 disposed on the circuit board P inclined relative to the rear cover 22 .

As shown in FIG. 6, when the knob S is at a first angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, the sliding portion H2 of the rotating member H is located in the groove S1 of the knob S and abuts against the first wall surface S11, at this time, the rotating member H, the circuit board P, and the optical sensing units C1 and C2 arranged on the circuit board P are at an initial position relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, and the optical sensing units C1, C2 The optical axis (central axis) of C2 is approximately perpendicular to the screen D of the display module 20 .

However, when the user wants to adjust the attitude angles of the optical sensing units C1 and C2, the knob S can be rotated from the first angle to a second angle (as shown by the arrow in Fig. 7 ), at this time The sliding part H2 of the rotating part H will slide along the slope at the bottom of the groove S1 and abut against the second wall S12, and the sliding part H2 will be lifted up by the slope at the bottom of the groove S1, thereby driving the rotating part H from the aforementioned initial angle After the display module 20 is displayed, the cover 22 is rotated to a tilted angle, so as to change the posture angle of the optical sensing units C1 and C2.

In this embodiment, the angle difference between the aforementioned first angle and the second angle is about 90 degrees, and the angle difference between the aforementioned initial angle and the inclination angle is about 15 degrees; it should be understood that the aforementioned first angle The angle difference between the angle and the second angle only needs to be greater than the angle difference between the initial angle and the tilt angle, and is not limited to what is disclosed in this embodiment.

It can be clearly seen from Fig. 8 that when the knob S rotates to the second angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, the sliding part H2 of the rotating member H will abut against the second wall S12, and at this time the rotating member H, the circuit board P and the optical sensing units C1 and C2 arranged on the circuit board P will be inclined relative to the rear cover 22; that is, the optical axes (central axes) of the optical sensing units C1 and C2 are It is no longer perpendicular to the screen D of the display module 20 , but is inclined relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 and the screen D.

With the aforementioned mechanism design, the user can directly adjust the attitude angles of the optical sensing units C1 and C2 by turning the knob S, so as to facilitate aligning the optical sensing units C1 and C2 to the user’s face or other objects to be photographed. Items (such as files on the desktop) without moving the entire display module 20, so the convenience of use can be greatly improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention and their advantages have been disclosed above, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and steps in the specific embodiments described in the description, and anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can learn from the disclosure of the present invention It is understood that the current or future developed processes, machines, manufactures, material compositions, devices, methods and steps can be used in accordance with the present invention as long as they can perform substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention includes the above-mentioned process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, device, method and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present invention also includes the combination of each patent application scope and the embodiments.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this technology 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: Laptop 10: Ontology 11: keyboard 12:Touchpad 20: Display module 21: front cover 22:Back cover 221: opening 222: Bump A1: first axis A2: Second axis B: shielding element C1: Optical sensing unit C2: Optical sensing unit D: screen H: rotating part H1: Pivot h1: pivot joint H2: sliding part H3: opening P: circuit board R: elastic element S: Knob S1: Groove S11: The first wall S12: Second wall W1: light-transmitting element W2: light-transmitting element

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows an enlarged schematic view of part A in Fig. 1 . FIG. 3 shows a schematic view after removing the front cover 21 , the shielding component B and the light-transmitting components W1 and W2 in FIG. 2 . FIG. 4 shows an exploded view showing the internal mechanism of the module 20 . Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the knob S in Figures 3 and 4. FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram when the knob S is at a first angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 . FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram when the knob S is rotated from the first angle shown in FIG. 6 to a second angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20 . Figure 8 shows that when the knob S is rotated to the second angle relative to the rear cover 22 of the display module 20, the rotating member H, the circuit board P, and the optical sensing units C1 and C2 arranged on the circuit board P are relative to the rear cover 22 Slanted schematic.

22:Back cover

C1: Optical sensing unit

C2: Optical sensing unit

H: rotating part

H1: Pivot

h1: pivot joint

H2: sliding part

P: circuit board

R: elastic element

S: Knob

S1: Groove

S11: The first wall

S12: Second wall

Claims (10)

A notebook computer comprising: a body; A display module is pivotally connected to the body and has a casing; a knob, which is rotatably arranged on the housing, wherein the knob has a groove, and the groove forms a slope; A rotating part is rotatably arranged in the casing and has a sliding part, wherein the sliding part is accommodated in the groove; an optical sensing unit arranged on the rotating member; and an elastic element, connecting the housing and the rotating part, and acting an elastic force on the rotating part, so that the sliding part keeps in contact with the inclined surface; Wherein, when the knob is rotated from a first angle to a second angle relative to the housing, the sliding portion of the rotating member slides along the slope of the groove to force the rotating member to rotate relative to the housing. Rotate from an initial angle to an oblique angle. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the knob rotates around a first axis relative to the casing, the rotating member rotates around a second axis relative to the casing, and the first axis and the second axis are mutually Not parallel. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the knob protrudes from the casing. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the elastic element is a torsion spring. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the groove is further formed with a first wall surface and a second wall surface, when the knob is at the first angle relative to the casing, the sliding part abuts against the first wall surface, and When the knob is at the second angle relative to the housing, the sliding portion abuts against the second wall. The notebook computer according to claim 5, wherein the area of the second wall is smaller than the area of the first wall. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the casing includes a front cover and a rear cover connected to each other, and the rotating member and the knob are pivotally connected to the rear cover. The notebook computer according to claim 7, wherein the back cover is formed with a protrusion, and the knob is sleeved on the protrusion. The notebook computer according to claim 7, wherein the display module further has a screen, and the front cover surrounds the screen. The notebook computer according to claim 7, wherein the notebook computer further includes a shielding element slidably disposed on the front cover to shield the optical sensing unit.

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