TWI792694B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a lower casing, a keyboard module, an upper casing, and a second magnet assembly. The lower case contains the keyboard setting area. The keyboard module is disposed in the keyboard setting area and includes a first magnet assembly. The upper casing is connected with the lower casing through a hinge element. The upper casing defines a magnetic setting area, which corresponds to the keyboard setting area. The second magnet assembly is disposed in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly. When the first magnet assembly approaches the second magnet assembly, the two magnetically repel each other. Through the repulsive force of the first magnet assembly to the second magnet assembly, the keyboard assembly can be pushed down when the upper and lower casings are closed, so that the gap design between the upper and lower casings can be further reduced.

Description

electronic device

The present invention relates to the field of electronics, in particular to an electronic device.

In reversible and foldable electronic devices, such as notebook computers, foldable mobile phones, etc., it is desired to reduce the overall thickness in design. However, the keyboard on the electronic device is likely to produce marks or scratches on the screen, so the design margin is easily limited.

This can be improved by designing a mechanism that raises the screen or lowers the keyboard. However, the current mechanism design has complex components and difficult assembly, which greatly limits the design margin, processing cost, and labor cost for assembly.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, an electronic device is provided, which includes a lower casing, a keyboard module, an upper casing, and a second magnet assembly. The lower case contains the keyboard settings area. The keyboard module is arranged in the keyboard setting area and includes the first magnet assembly. The upper casing is connected with the lower casing through the rotating shaft seat. The upper casing defines a magnetic setting area, and the magnetic setting area corresponds to the keyboard setting area. The second magnet assembly is arranged in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly. When the first magnet assembly approaches the second magnet assembly, the two magnetically repel each other.

In some embodiments, the keyboard module includes a plurality of keycaps, the first magnet assembly includes a plurality of first magnet blocks, and the first magnet blocks are respectively installed in the keycaps.

Further, in some embodiments, the second magnet component is a magnet piece. In some other embodiments, the second magnet assembly includes a bottom plate and a plurality of second magnet pieces, the second magnet pieces are arranged on the bottom plate, and their positions correspond to the keycaps respectively.

Further, in some embodiments, the first magnet component is a plurality of magnet powders, and the magnet powders are mixed in the keycap.

In more detail, in some embodiments, the second magnet assembly is a magnet piece. In some other embodiments, the second magnet assembly includes a bottom plate and a plurality of second magnet pieces, the second magnet pieces are arranged on the bottom plate, and their positions correspond to the keycaps respectively.

In some embodiments, an elastic member is further provided in the keyboard setting area, the keyboard module is installed on the elastic member, and the first magnet component is a first magnet piece installed at the bottom of the keyboard module.

Further, in some embodiments, the second magnet component is a magnet piece.

In some embodiments, the electronic device further includes a display screen installed in the upper casing, and the vertical projection of the second magnet assembly overlaps at least a part of the display screen.

It can be understood from the above-mentioned embodiments that the keyboard module is pushed down when the upper casing and the lower casing are closed only through the mutual repulsion between the magnets, so as to avoid the contact between the display screen and the keyboard module. The mechanism can be simplified, and at the same time, the gap between the upper casing and the lower casing can be reduced. Therefore, electronic devices can be further thinned.

1: Electronic device

10: Lower casing

10A: Keyboard setting area

15: The first magnet assembly

17: The first magnet block

19: Magnet powder

20:Keyboard module

21: Keycap

30: Upper casing

30A: Magnetic setting area

35: shaft seat

40: Second magnet assembly

41: Bottom plate

43: Second magnet piece

50: display screen

60: Elastic parts

1A and 1B are schematic side views of an embodiment of an electronic device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the keyboard module.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the keyboard module.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the second magnet assembly.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the second magnet assembly.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the third embodiment of the keyboard module.

In the following description, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, or section from another element, component, region, layer or section, Rather than expressing its necessary sequence. Furthermore, relative terms such as "lower" and "upper" may be used herein to describe the relationship of one element to another, it being understood that relative terms are intended to encompass differences in devices other than the orientation shown in the figures. position. For example, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as being on the "lower" side of other elements would then be oriented on "upper" sides of the other elements. This only represents a relative orientation relationship, not an absolute orientation relationship.

1A and 1B are schematic side views of an embodiment of an electronic device. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B , the electronic device 1 includes a lower casing 10 , a keyboard module 20 , an upper casing 30 , and a second magnet assembly 40 . The lower case 10 contains a keyboard setting area 10A. The keyboard module 20 is installed in the keyboard setting area 10A and includes the first magnet assembly 15 . The keyboard setting area 10A can be a groove of the lower casing 10 for assembling the keyboard module 20 . The upper casing 30 is connected to the lower casing 10 through the rotating shaft seat 35 . The upper casing 30 defines a magnetic setting area 30A, and the magnetic setting area 30A corresponds to the keyboard setting area 10A. The second magnet assembly 40 is disposed in the magnetic setting area 30A. The magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly 40 is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly 15 . When the first magnet assembly 15 is close to the second magnet assembly 40 , the two magnetically repel each other.

In more detail, the "magnetic pole direction" referred to here means that the south pole of the magnetic element (S) to the North Pole (N), or the North Pole (N) to the South Pole (S). The magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly 40 is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly 15, so that when the lower casing 10 and the upper casing 30 are closed, the second magnet assembly 40 is connected to the south pole (S) or the north pole (N) of the first magnet assembly 15. They face each other, and the vertical projections of the second magnet assembly 40 and the first magnet assembly 15 at least partially overlap each other.

The electronic device 1 further includes a display screen 50 installed in the upper casing 30 , and the vertical projection of the second magnet assembly 40 overlaps at least a part of the display screen 50 . In more detail, when the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly 40 and the south pole (S) or north pole (N) of the first magnet assembly 15 face each other, the keyboard module 20 is pushed down through the repulsive force. In this way, the contact between the display screen 50 and the keyboard module 20 is avoided, so that the gap between the upper casing 30 and the lower casing 10 can be reduced in design, and the electronic device 1 can be thinner.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the keyboard module. As shown in FIG. 2 , the keyboard module 20 includes a plurality of keycaps 21 , the first magnet assembly 15 includes a plurality of first magnet blocks 17 , and the first magnet blocks 17 are installed in the keycaps 21 respectively.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the keyboard module. As shown in Figure 3, referring to Figure 2 at the same time, the first magnet assembly 15 of the second embodiment has a plurality of magnet powders 19, and the magnet powder 19 can be mixed with the plastic slurry used to form the keycap 21 during the manufacturing process. Co-shaping, after forming, a specific magnetic field is used to pass through the magnetic field, so that the keycap 21 has a specific magnetic pole direction. In this way, since the keycap 21 has specific magnetic properties, no additional magnet blocks are required, thereby further reducing the weight.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the second magnet assembly. As shown in FIG. 4 , the second magnet assembly 40 is a magnet sheet, more specifically, a magnet sheet that covers the magnetic setting area 30A in an entire surface. When the lower casing 10 and the upper casing 30 are closed, the second magnet Component 40 of the vertical The projection roughly coincides with the vertical projection of the keyboard module 20 .

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the second magnet assembly. As shown in FIG. 5 , the second magnet assembly 40 includes a base plate 41 and a plurality of second magnet pieces 43 . The second magnet pieces 43 are disposed on the base plate 41 and their positions correspond to the keycaps 21 . Here, the so-called “corresponding to” means that when the lower casing 10 and the upper casing 30 are closed, the vertical projection of the second magnet piece 43 roughly coincides with the vertical projection of the keycap 21 at least in part. In this way, the keycap 21 can be pushed down through the repulsive force between each second magnet piece 43 and the first magnet piece 17 . Here, through precise alignment, a small magnetic force can be used to achieve the effect of pushing the keycap 21 to sink.

The above embodiments of the second magnet assembly 40 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 can be matched with the embodiments of the keyboard module 20 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 .

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the third embodiment of the keyboard module. As shown in FIG. 6 , an elastic member 60 is further arranged in the keyboard setting area 10A, the keyboard module 20 is installed on the elastic member 60 , and the first magnet assembly 15 is a first magnet piece, which is installed at the bottom of the keyboard module 20 . The difference from the first embodiment and the second embodiment is that the repulsive force pushes the entire keyboard module 20 to sink, not the individual keycaps 21 to sink. In order to achieve this method, the second magnet assembly 40 usually adopts the method shown in FIG. 4 . When the upper casing 30 is opened and moves away from the lower casing 10 , the entire keyboard module 20 can be reset through the elastic member 60 under reduced repulsive force.

To sum up, by simply passing through the mutual repulsion between the magnets, when the upper casing 30 and the lower casing 10 are closed, the keyboard module 20 is pushed down to avoid contact between the display screen 50 and the keyboard module 20, so that the The design can reduce the gap between the upper casing 30 and the lower casing 10 , the electronic device 1 can be thinner, and the complicated mechanism can be simplified at the same time.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention Any person with common knowledge in the technical field may make some modifications and changes without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure, but the slight modifications and changes are still within the patent scope of the present invention .

1: Electronic device

10: Lower casing

10A: Keyboard setting area

15: The first magnet assembly

20:Keyboard module

21: Keycap

30: Upper casing

30A: Magnetic setting area

35: shaft seat

40: Second magnet assembly

50: display screen

Claims (6)

An electronic device, comprising: a lower casing, including a keyboard setting area; a keyboard module, installed in the keyboard setting area, including a first magnet assembly; an upper casing, through a rotating shaft seat and the lower The casing is connected to define a magnetic setting area, the magnetic setting area corresponds to the keyboard setting area; and a second magnet assembly is arranged in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly , when the first magnet assembly is close to the second magnet assembly, the two magnetically repel each other, wherein the keyboard module includes a plurality of keycaps, the first magnet assembly includes a plurality of first magnet blocks, and the second A magnet block is installed in the keycaps respectively, and the second magnet component is a magnet piece. An electronic device, comprising: a lower casing, including a keyboard setting area; a keyboard module, installed in the keyboard setting area, including a first magnet assembly; an upper casing, through a rotating shaft seat and the lower The casing is connected to define a magnetic setting area, the magnetic setting area corresponds to the keyboard setting area; and a second magnet assembly is arranged in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly , when the first magnet assembly is close to the second magnet assembly, the two repel each other magnetically, wherein the keyboard module includes a plurality of keycaps, wherein the first magnet assembly is a plurality of magnetic powders, and the magnetic powders are mixed In the keycap, the second magnet component is a magnet piece. An electronic device, comprising: a lower casing, including a keyboard setting area; a keyboard module, installed in the keyboard setting area, including a first magnet assembly; an upper casing, through a rotating shaft seat and the lower The casing is connected to define a magnetic setting area, the magnetic setting area corresponds to the keyboard setting area; and a second magnet assembly is arranged in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly , when the first magnet assembly is close to the second magnet assembly, the two magnetically repel each other, wherein the keyboard module includes a plurality of keycaps, the first magnet assembly includes a plurality of first magnet blocks, and the second A magnet piece is installed in these key caps respectively, and the second magnet component comprises a base plate and a plurality of second magnet pieces, and these second magnet pieces are installed on this base plate, and its position corresponds to these keycaps respectively cap. An electronic device, comprising: a lower casing, including a keyboard setting area; a keyboard module, installed in the keyboard setting area, including a first magnet assembly; an upper casing, through a rotating shaft seat and the lower The casing is connected to define a magnetic setting area, the magnetic setting area corresponds to the keyboard setting area; and a second magnet assembly is arranged in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly , when the first magnet assembly is close to the second magnet assembly, the two repel each other magnetically, wherein the keyboard module includes a plurality of keycaps, the first magnet assembly is a plurality of magnet powders, and the magnet powders are mixed in In the keycap, the second magnet assembly includes a bottom plate and a plurality of a second magnet piece, and the second magnet piece is installed on the bottom plate, and its positions correspond to the keycaps respectively. An electronic device, comprising: a lower casing, including a keyboard setting area; a keyboard module, installed in the keyboard setting area, including a first magnet assembly; an upper casing, through a rotating shaft seat and the lower The casing is connected to define a magnetic setting area, the magnetic setting area corresponds to the keyboard setting area; and a second magnet assembly is arranged in the magnetic setting area, and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnet assembly is opposite to that of the first magnet assembly , when the first magnet assembly is close to the second magnet assembly, the two repel each other magnetically, wherein an elastic member is further arranged in the keyboard installation area, the keyboard module is installed on the elastic member, and the first magnet The component is a first magnet piece installed on the bottom of the keyboard module, and the second magnet component is a second magnet piece. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1-5, further comprising a display screen installed in the upper casing, and the vertical projection of the second magnet assembly is at least the same as the display screen Some overlap.

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