TWI806554B - Foot pad structure and electronic device with foot pad structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A foot pad structure and an electronic device with the foot pad structure are provided. The electronic device includes a device body and a foot pad structure. The device body has a housing. A groove is formed on the side of the casing facing away from the inside of the device body, and at least a through hole is formed at the bottom of the groove. The housing is provided with at least one engaging element at a position facing the inside of the electronic device and adjacent to the at least through hole. The foot pad structure is installed on the casing. The foot pad structure includes an elastic body and at least one elastic foot post. The elastic body is arranged in the groove. The at least one elastic foot post has at least slot. When the foot pad structure is installed in the housing, the at least one elastic foot post is inserted through the through hole and folded so that the at least one engaging element is clamped on the at least one slot, and the at least one elastic leg is further formed into a hollow cylinder and an annular disk body, the annular disk body surrounds the hollow cylinder and the at least one slot is arranged on the annular disk.

Description

Foot pad structure and electronic device with foot pad structure

The invention relates to a foot pad structure, in particular to a foot pad structure applied to electronic devices.

Currently, rubber feet are usually installed on the bottom of electronic devices such as notebook computers. The foot pad can support the notebook computer and act as a buffer between the notebook computer and the placement surface (such as a desktop), so as to avoid damage to the notebook computer caused by the user placing the notebook computer too hard or the uneven placement surface.

In the prior art, the foot pads are assembled on the lower cover of the notebook computer by adhesive or hot-melt. However, once the foot pad is fixed on the notebook computer through adhesive or hot melt, it cannot be disassembled. Forcible replacement may damage the appearance of the notebook computer. Therefore, if the user wants to replace the foot pad due to reasons such as poor appearance, he can only replace it together with the lower cover, which is quite time-consuming and expensive.

Therefore, it has become one of the important issues to be solved in this field how to overcome the above-mentioned defects by improving the structural design and directly disassembling the footpad without replacing the bottom cover of the notebook computer.

The present invention mainly provides a foot pad structure and an electronic device with the foot pad structure to solve the problems in the prior art after the foot pad is fixed on the notebook computer through adhesive bonding or hot-melt welding. Technical issues with disassembly.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide a foot pad structure for mounting on an electronic device. The foot pad structure includes a foot pad body and at least one elastic leg. The foot pad body is arranged on a housing of the electronic device, the housing is provided with at least one through hole, and the housing is provided with at least one engaging member on a side facing the interior of the electronic device and adjacent to the at least one through hole. At least one elastic foot column is arranged on a surface of the foot pad body facing the housing, at least one elastic foot column has at least one notch, when the foot pad structure is installed in the electronic device, the at least one elastic foot column passes through the through hole, And fold back to make at least one engaging part snap on at least one notch, and make at least one elastic leg further form a hollow cylinder and an annular disc body, the annular disc surrounds the hollow cylinder and at least one notch is arranged on the Ring disc.

In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an electronic device with a foot pad structure, which includes a device body and a foot pad structure. The device body has a shell, and the side of the shell facing away from the inside of the device body is provided with a groove, and the bottom of the groove is provided with at least one through hole, and the shell is on the side facing the inside of the electronic device and adjacent to at least At least one engaging piece is provided at a through hole. The foot pad structure is installed on the shell. The foot pad structure includes a foot pad body and at least one elastic foot column. The foot pad body is arranged in the groove. At least one elastic foot column is arranged on a surface of the foot pad body facing the housing, at least one elastic foot column has at least one notch, and when the foot pad structure is installed in the housing, at least one elastic foot column passes through the through hole , and fold back so that at least one engaging member is clamped in at least one notch, and at least one elastic leg is further formed into a hollow cylinder and an annular disk, the annular disk surrounds the hollow cylinder and at least one notch is set on the ring disc.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the foot pad structure provided by the present invention is a rubber foot pad (Rubber foot), so it can be stretched or squeezed through its own elasticity and the design of the hollow cylinder of the foot pad structure, so that The elastic leg is easy to pass through the through hole so that the engaging part is locked in the notch, thereby fixing the foot pad structure on the electronic device. Since the foot pad structure of the prior art is assembled on the lower cover of the notebook computer by adhesive or hot-melt, the foot pad structure provided by the present invention can save the use of hot-melt adhesive and adhesive and is convenient. user replacement. When the user wants to disassemble the foot pad structure from the electronic device, the foot pad structure and the electronic device can be directly separated only by disassembling the elastic leg from the engaging part.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings related to the present invention. However, the provided drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the electronic device of the present invention. An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, and the electronic device may be, for example, a notebook computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The electronic device mainly includes a device body D, and the device body D includes an external casing and basic components such as a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a chipset, a cooling element, and a connection port arranged inside the casing. In the present invention, the casing includes a casing 1, for example, the casing 1 can be a bottom cover of a notebook computer (see FIG. 1).

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the foot pad structure of the present invention disposed on the housing of the electronic device, and FIG. 3 is another perspective schematic view of the foot pad structure of the present invention disposed on the housing of the electronic device. . In addition to the device body D, the electronic device also has a foot pad structure 2 installed on the casing 1 . For convenience of description, only the shell 1 and the foot pad structure 2 are reserved in FIG. 2 and subsequent drawings.

Next, referring to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 first, Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the housing of the electronic device of the present invention without a foot pad structure, and Fig. 8 is another diagram of the housing of the electronic device of the present invention without a foot pad structure A schematic diagram. The side of the housing 1 facing away from the inside of the device body D (or the side of the housing 1 facing the outside of the device body D) is provided with a groove 10, and the side of the housing 1 facing the inside of the device body D corresponds to a platform structure 13. At least one through hole 11 is disposed at the bottom of the groove 10 , and the through hole 11 penetrates through the platform structure 13 . Furthermore, the housing 1 has at least one engaging part 12 , the at least one engaging part 12 is disposed on the side of the housing 1 facing the inside of the device body D, and the at least one engaging part 12 is adjacent to the at least one through hole 11 . It should be noted that the present invention is not limited by the number of through holes 11 and engaging parts 12 .

Continue to refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the foot pad structure 2 includes a foot pad body 21 and at least one elastic foot post 22, at least one elastic foot post 22 is connected to the bottom of the foot pad body 21 facing the housing. a surface. In the present invention, the foot pad body 21 and the at least one elastic leg 22 can be made of rubber material, so they have elasticity. In addition, the foot pad body 21 and at least one elastic leg 22 are integrally formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In view of the above, when the foot pad structure 2 is installed in the housing 1, the foot pad body 21 is installed on the outside of the housing 1 (the side facing away from the inside of the device body D), and at least one elastic leg 22 is provided On the inner side D1 of the housing 1 (see FIG. 3 ). In addition, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the number of elastic legs 22 , and the number of elastic legs 22 corresponds to the number of through holes 11 and engaging parts 12 . For example, in this embodiment, the housing 1 has a through hole 11 and an engaging member 12 , and the foot pad structure 2 has an elastic foot post 22 . When the foot pad structure 2 is installed in the housing 1 , the foot pad body 21 is disposed in the groove 10 , and the elastic leg 22 is disposed in the inner side D1 of the housing 1 through the through hole 11 .

Next, referring to Fig. 3 to Fig. 6, Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the IV part of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the V-V section of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a foot pad structure of the electronic device of the present invention not assembled in Schematic diagram of the device. Specifically, the elastic foot column 22 has two symmetrically arranged notches 223. When the foot pad structure 2 is installed on the electronic device D, the elastic foot column 22 passes through the through hole 11 and folds outward to make the engaging part 12 is clamped in the notch 223, and the elastic foot column 22 further forms a hollow cylinder 221 and an annular disk body 222, wherein, the part where the elastic foot column 22 is folded back forms the annular disk body 222 (the notch 223 is arranged on The ring-shaped disc 222), and the unfolded part is the hollow cylinder 221. The annular disk 222 is connected to the hollow cylinder 221 and surrounds the hollow cylinder 221 , and an accommodating space S is formed between the hollow cylinder 221 and the annular disk 222 . The elastic leg 22 can pass through the through hole 11 smoothly through extrusion and be disposed on the inner side D1 of the housing 1 by virtue of its own elasticity and the hollow interior design of the hollow cylinder 221 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the engaging member 12 includes a first hook portion 121 and a second hook portion 122 with the same shape and symmetrically arranged. The first hook portion 121 and the second hook portion 122 each include a first extension section 1211, 1221 and a second extension section 1212, 1222 (the first hook section 121 includes a first extension section 1211 and a second extension section 1212, The second hook portion 122 includes a first extension section 1221 and a second extension section 1222 ). One end of the first extension section 1211 , 1221 is connected to the housing 1 and the other end is connected to the second extension section 1212 , 1222 . As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the annular disc body 222 has two notches 223. When the foot pad structure 2 is installed in the housing 1, the elastic foot column 22 is passed through the through hole 11, and by the elastic foot column The first hook portion 121 and the second hook portion 122 are respectively locked in the two notches 223 after being folded back and stretched, so that the elastic leg 22 is fixed on the engaging member 12 . Furthermore, the first extension section 1211 of the first hook part 121 and the first extension section 1221 of the second hook part 122 extend into the accommodating space S between the hollow cylinder 221 and the annular disk 222 , and The second extension section 1212 of the first hook part 121 and the second extension section 1222 of the second hook part 122 respectively protrude from the two notches 223 .

Continue referring to FIG. 5 , the second extension section 1212 of the first hook portion 121 extends toward the negative X-axis direction, and the second extension section 1222 of the second hook portion 122 extends toward the positive X-axis direction. The free ends of the second extension sections 1212 and 1222 are respectively the ends of the first hook portion 121 and the second hook portion 122 . Further, there is a predetermined distance H between the free end of the second extension section 1212 of the first hook part 121 and the free end of the second extension section 1222 of the second hook part 122 , and the annular disc body 222 has a The outer diameter R, the outer diameter R is less than the predetermined distance H. With the design that the outer diameter R is smaller than the predetermined distance H, the elastic leg 22 can be firmly fixed on the engaging member 12 without loosening.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 , in detail, the annular disk body 222 has a thickness T1, and the annular disk body 222 has a thickness between the inner surface of the notch 223 and the outer surface of the first extension section 1211, 1221. A gap T2, and the length L of the second extension section 1212, 1222 is greater than the sum of the meat thickness T1 and the gap T2. With the design that the length L of the second extension section 1212, 1222 is greater than the sum of the thickness T1 and the gap T2, the first hook part 121 and the second hook part 122 can be respectively locked behind the two notches 223 without The length L of the second extension section 1212 , 1222 is too short and the elastic leg 22 is loosened from the engaging member 12 .

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The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the foot pad structure 2 provided by the present invention is a rubber foot pad (Rubber foot), so it can be stretched or squeezed through its own elasticity and the design of the hollow cylinder 221 of the foot pad structure 2. Press, so that the engaging member 12 is locked in the notch 223, thereby fixing the foot pad structure 2 on the electronic device. Because the foot pad structure of the prior art is assembled on the bottom cover of the notebook computer, it is carried out by adhesive or hot-melt, so the foot pad structure 2 provided by the present invention can save the use of hot-melt adhesive and adhesive. It is convenient for users to replace. When the user wants to disassemble the footrest structure 2 from the housing 1 of the electronic device, the footrest structure 2 and the electronic device can be directly separated only by disassembling the elastic leg 22 from the engaging member 12 .

Further speaking, the foot pad structure 2 of the present invention passes through the free end of the second extension section 1212 of the annular disk body 222 smaller than the second extension section 121 of the first hook part 121 and the second extension of the second hook part 122 The predetermined distance H between the free ends of the segments 1222 is designed so that the elastic legs 22 can be firmly fixed on the engaging member 12 without loosening. In addition, the length L of the second extension section 1212, 1222 is designed to be greater than the sum of the thickness T1 and the gap T2, so that the first hook part 121 and the second hook part 122 are respectively locked behind the two notches 223 The length L of the second extension section 1212 , 1222 is not too short to cause the elastic leg 22 to loosen from the engaging member 12 .

The content disclosed above is only a preferred feasible embodiment of the present invention, and does not therefore limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. within the scope of the patent.

D: Device body

D1: Inside of the housing

1: shell

10: Groove

11: Through hole

12: Fastening parts

121: The first hook part

1211: the first extension

1212: Second extension

122: The second hook part

1221: The first extension

1222: Second extension

13: Platform structure

2: Pad structure

21: Foot pad body

22: Elastic foot column

221: hollow cylinder

222: ring disc body

223: notch

S: storage space

L: Length

T1: thick meat

T2: Gap

H: Predetermined distance

R: outer diameter

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the foot pad structure of the present invention disposed on the casing of the electronic device.

FIG. 3 is another schematic perspective view of the foot pad structure of the present invention disposed on the casing of the electronic device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of part IV of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the V-V cross-section in FIG. 4 .

6 is a schematic diagram of the foot pad structure of the electronic device of the present invention when it is not assembled in the electronic device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the housing of the electronic device of the present invention without foot pads.

FIG. 8 is another schematic diagram of the housing of the electronic device of the present invention without a foot pad.

12: Fastening parts

121, 122: hook part

13: Platform structure

22: Elastic foot column

221: hollow cylinder

222: ring disc body

223: notch

Claims (10)

A foot pad structure, used to be installed in an electronic device, the foot pad structure includes: a foot pad body, arranged on a housing of the electronic device, the housing is provided with at least one through hole, and the housing is facing One side of the interior of the electronic device and adjacent to the at least one through hole is provided with at least one engaging member; The foot column has at least one notch. When the foot pad structure is installed on the electronic device, the at least one elastic foot column passes through the through hole, and is folded back so that the at least one engaging member is clamped on the at least one Notches, and the at least one elastic leg is further formed into a hollow cylinder and an annular disk, the annular disk surrounds the hollow cylinder and the at least one notch is arranged on the annular disk. The foot pad structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one elastic leg is integrally formed with the foot pad body. The foot pad structure according to claim 2, wherein the at least one engaging part includes a first hook part and a second hook part, and the annular disc body has two oppositely arranged notches, the at least An elastic leg is passed through the through hole so that the first hook part and the second hook part are respectively locked in the two slots. The floor pad structure according to claim 3, wherein the first hook portion and the second hook portion each include a first extension section and a second extension section, and one end of the first extension section is connected to the The other end of the casing is connected to the second extension section, and the second extension section is clamped and protrudes from the notch. The foot pad structure according to claim 4, wherein a free end of the second extension section of the first hook part is spaced from a free end of the second extension section of the second hook part A predetermined distance, and the annular disc body has an outer diameter, and the length of the outer diameter is less than the predetermined distance. An electronic device with a foot pad structure, which includes: a device body with a housing, the housing is facing away from a body inside the device body A groove is provided on the side, at least one through hole is provided at the bottom of the groove, at least one engaging member is provided on the side of the housing facing the inside of the device body and adjacent to the at least one through hole; and a foot The pad structure is installed on the housing, and the pad structure includes: a pad body, which is arranged in the groove; and at least one elastic foot column, which is arranged on a surface of the pad body facing the housing, and the at least An elastic foot column has at least one notch. When the foot pad structure is installed on the housing, the at least one elastic foot column passes through the through hole, and is folded back so that the at least one engaging member is clamped on the There is at least one notch, and the at least one elastic leg is further formed into a hollow cylinder and an annular disk, the annular disk surrounds the hollow cylinder and the at least one notch is arranged on the annular disk. The electronic device with a foot pad structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one elastic leg is integrally formed with the foot pad body. The electronic device with a foot pad structure according to claim 7, wherein the at least one engaging member includes a first hook portion and a second hook portion, and the annular disk body has two oppositely arranged In the notch, the at least one elastic leg is passed through the through hole so that the first hook part and the second hook part are respectively locked in two of the notches. The electronic device with a foot pad structure according to claim 8, wherein the first hook portion and the second hook portion each include a first extension section and a second extension section, and the first extension section One end is connected to the housing and the other end is connected to the second extension section, and the second extension section is clamped and protrudes from the notch. The electronic device with a foot pad structure as claimed in claim 9, wherein a free end of the second extension section of the first hook part and a free end of the second extension section of the second hook part There is a predetermined distance between them, and the annular disk body has an outer diameter, and the length of the outer diameter is less than the predetermined distance.

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