TWI835359B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device including a first body, a release button, at least one first elastic piece, at least one unlocking assembly, at least one second elastic piece, and a support frame is provided. the first body has a bottom surface and at least one side surface. The release button is disposed through the first body, wherein the release button is adapted to move along a first direction passing through the bottom surface relative to the bottom surface. The at least one first elastic piece is disposed in the first body and contacts the release button. The at least one unlocking assembly is disposed through the at least one side surface of the first body, wherein the at least one unlocking assembly is adapted to move along a second direction passing through the at least one side surface relative to the first body. The at least one second elastic piece is disposed in the first body and contacts the at least one unlocking assembly. The support frame is rotatably connected to the bottom surface of the first body.

Description

portable electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particular to a portable electronic device with a support function.

With the development of technology, existing portable electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and smart phones have become more and more widely used. Taking tablets as an example, today's tablets are no longer limited to being held in both hands. In order to adapt to different usage scenarios, external stands for tablets have been developed, allowing the tablets to stand upright on the desktop for users to watch. However, the external stands need to be installed and removed manually, which causes inconvenience in use. .

Therefore, existing tablet computers usually have a built-in support frame, and the user presses the unlock button to automatically pop up the support frame. However, existing tablet computers with built-in support frames only rely on one unlock button to limit the position, so it is easy for users to accidentally press the unlock button. The key causes the support frame to be ejected.

The present invention provides a portable electronic device with a two-stage unlocking mechanism, which can prevent the built-in support frame from being ejected due to accidental touch.

A portable electronic device of the present invention includes a first body, a release button, at least a first elastic member, at least an unlocking component, at least a second elastic member and a supporting frame. The first body has a bottom surface and at least one side surface. The release key is disposed on the bottom surface of the first body, wherein the release key is adapted to move relative to the bottom surface along a first direction passing through the bottom surface. At least one first elastic member is disposed in the first body and abuts against the release button. At least one unlocking component is disposed through at least one side of the first body, wherein the at least one unlocking component is adapted to move relative to the first body along a second direction passing through at least one side. At least one second elastic member is disposed in the first body and abuts against at least one unlocking component. The support frame is rotatably connected to the bottom surface of the first body. In a closed mode, the support frame overlaps the bottom surface, and at least one unlocking component secures the support frame. In an unfolding mode, the support frame is separated from at least one unlocking component to deploy on the bottom surface.

Based on the above, the portable electronic device of the present invention has a built-in support frame. In practical applications, the portable electronic device can be switched between a closed mode and an unfolded mode. In the closed mode, the support frame is attached to the first body. . When switching to the deployment mode, first move the release button relative to the bottom surface along the first direction, and then press at least one unlocking component to move relative to the first body along the second direction, thereby releasing the fastening of the at least one unlocking component and the support frame. relationship, allowing the support frame to be deployed on the bottom surface of the first body.

Thereby, the support frame of the present invention needs to go through two stages of unlocking steps before it can be deployed on the first body. Therefore, it is possible to avoid accidentally touching the release button or at least one unlocking component and causing the support frame to be bounced away.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A is a schematic three-dimensional view of a portable electronic device in a closed mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1A in an expanded mode. FIG. 1C is a schematic top view of some components of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A . FIG. 1D is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A . FIG. 1E is a perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A from another angle. FIG. 1F is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1E .

Referring to FIGS. 1A to 1C , a portable electronic device 100 of the present invention is, for example, a notebook computer or a tablet computer, which is suitable for switching to a closed mode (see FIG. 1A ) for the user to operate by touch, or to switch In movie viewing mode (see Figure 1B), it can be supported on any flat surface for users to watch movies.

1D to 1F, the portable electronic device 100 includes a first body 110, a release button 120, at least a first elastic member 130, at least an unlocking component 140, at least a second elastic member 150, and a support. Frame 160 and a second body 170.

The first body 110 has a bottom surface 111, two side surfaces 112, a protrusion 113 and an inner cover 115. The two side surfaces 112 are perpendicular to the bottom surface 111 , and the convex seat 113 is hollow inside and is arranged on the bottom surface 111 . Specifically, the convex seat 113 protrudes from the bottom surface 111 and is located between the two side surfaces 112 . The inner cover 115 is positioned inside the boss 113 . The release key 120 is disposed through the protrusion 113 of the first body 110 , wherein the release key 120 is adapted to move relative to the protrusion 113 along a first direction N1 passing through the bottom surface 111 . The first direction N1 is parallel to the normal direction passing through the bottom surface 111 .

In this embodiment, at least one first elastic member 130 includes a plurality of first elastic members 130 disposed in the boss 113 of the first body 110 and corresponding to the inner cover 115 , wherein each first elastic member 130 One end is against the release button 120, and the other end is against the inner cover 115. The plurality of first elastic members 130 push the release button 120 to partially protrude from the boss 113 in the initial state.

1C and 1D, the number of at least one unlocking component 140 is two. The two unlocking components 140 are slidably disposed on both sides 112 of the first body 110. Each unlocking component 140 is adapted to pass along the two sides. A second direction N2 of the side surface 112 moves relative to the first body 110 , and the second direction N2 is parallel to the bottom surface 111 of the first body 110 . The number of at least one second elastic member 150 is two. The two second elastic members 150 are arranged in the first body 110 and respectively abut against the two unlocking components 140 . Among them, the two second elastic members 150 push the two unlocking components 140 to partially protrude from the two sides 112 in the initial state, which is convenient for the user to press. The support frame 160 is rotatably connected to the bottom surface 111 of the first body 110 .

Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1D , the second body 170 is detachably disposed on an input member 114 of the first body 110 relative to the bottom surface 111 . The second body 170 is a display screen and is coupled to the first body 110 . Display images or files. Specifically, the input component 114 is, for example, fixedly or detachably provided on the first body 110 . The input component 114 includes a keyboard, a trackpad, a touch display panel, or a combination of the above.

FIG. 2A is a side plan view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A in a closed mode. FIG. 2B is a side plan view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2A in an unlock mode. FIG. 2C is a side plan view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2B in a viewing mode.

FIGS. 3A to 3F are schematic diagrams of switching operations of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1A .

Referring to FIG. 1E and FIG. 2A , in a closed mode, the support frame 160 overlaps the bottom surface 111 , and the two unlocking components 140 lock the support frame 160 to position the support frame 160 on the bottom surface 111 .

Referring to FIGS. 1B and 2C , in a deployment mode, the support frame 160 is separated from the two unlocking components 140 to be deployed on the bottom surface 111 , where the support frame 160 is deployed at an angle relative to the bottom surface 111 , and this angle depends on the needs.

1D, 2B and 3C, in an unlocking mode, the release key 120 enters the boss 113 along the first direction N1 and compresses the two first elastic members 130, and the two unlocking components 140 are inserted along the second direction N2. Release the key 120 and compress the two second elastic members 150 to unlock the support frame 160 .

Referring to FIG. 1D and FIG. 3A , the release key 120 has two stoppers 121 located in the boss 113 and respectively facing the two unlocking components 140 . Each unlocking component 140 has a pressing part 141 , a top 142 and a hook part 143 . The pressing part 141 protrudes outside the corresponding side 112 of the first body 110. The abutting part 142 is located in the first body 110 and is aligned with the corresponding stopper 121. The hook part 143 is slidably disposed between the pressing part 141 and the abutting part. between the top portions 142 and against the corresponding second elastic members 150 .

Referring to FIGS. 3A to 3F , the following describes the two-stage unlocking process of the portable electronic device of the present invention regarding the support frame.

Referring to FIG. 3A , in the closing mode, the hook portion 143 is locked in a groove 161 of the support frame 160 to position the support frame 160 on the bottom surface 111 .

When switching to the unlock mode, referring to FIG. 3B , in the first stage, the portable electronic device 100 is placed on the desktop, using its own weight, the release button 120 is pressed and enters the boss 113 along the first direction N1 and compresses the two first The elastic members 130, at this time, each second elastic member 150 is not exposed to external force and is in a released state, so it has not yet been unlocked. Referring to Figure 3C, in the second stage, force is then applied to the pressing part 141, so that the pressing part 141 enters the corresponding side 112 of the first body 110 along the second direction N2 and drives the hook part 143 to compress the corresponding second elastic member 150, where The pressing part 141 drives the top part 142 to pass through a through hole TH in the corresponding stopper 121. Finally, the hook part 143 is mislocated in the groove 161 of the support frame 160, so that the hook part 143 releases the lock of the support frame 160. Refer to 3D , the two first elastic members 130 are compressed by external force and each second elastic member 150 is compressed by the corresponding hook portion 143 to achieve the purpose of unlocking. At this time, the support frame 160 can rotate relative to the first body 110 to be deployed on the bottom surface 111 .

Referring to FIG. 3E and FIG. 1B , in the unfolding mode, the release button 120 is separated from the desktop and the user no longer exerts external force on the two unlocking components 140 . Therefore, each second elastic member 150 is pushed against the top 142 through the hook portion 143 to leave the corresponding position. The through hole TH of the stopper 121 and the pressing portion 141 protrude outside the corresponding side surface 112 . The two first elastic members 130 push the release key 120 to protrude outside the boss 113 along the first direction N1. At this moment, each abutment portion 142 is misaligned with the through hole TH of each stopper 121. Furthermore, each abutment portion 142 will be blocked by each stopper 121 and cannot enter the through hole TH along the second direction N2.

Referring to FIG. 3F and FIG. 3A , when the deployment mode is to be released, the support frame 160 is rotated toward the bottom surface 111 of the first body 110 , and the inclined surface of the hook portion 143 is pushed and the corresponding second elastic member 150 is compressed to be relatively close to the top. 142, so that the hook portion 143 enters the groove 161 of the support frame 160, and then returns to the closed mode.

In other embodiments, the hook part and the pressing part are, for example, an integrally formed structure, and the unlocking steps are similar to those shown in Figures 3A to 3E. The difference is that when the deployment mode is to be released, the state of Figure 3D needs to be maintained. That is, the release key enters the convex seat along the first direction, and the pressing part enters the corresponding side of the first body along the second direction, and then the support frame is rotated to the bottom surface, and the external force exerted on the release key and the pressing part is released, so that mutual interaction can be achieved. The effect of carding.

FIG. 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device in FIG. 3A in closed mode along line segment A-A. FIG. 4B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device in FIG. 3B in closed mode along line B-B.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B , a hole diameter O of the through hole TH of each stopper 121 is greater than a thickness W of the top portion 142 . Therefore, after the self-closing mode is switched to the unlocking mode, each stopper 121 rises in the boss 113 along the first direction N1 and is located at the top 142, and the top 142 is suitable for entering the through hole TH to achieve the purpose of unlocking. .

Referring to FIG. 1E and FIG. 2A , the support frame 160 has two protrusions 162 , respectively located on opposite sides of the release button 120 and adjacent to the two side surfaces 112 of the first body 110 . The bump 162 and the release button 120 will be attached to the desktop, which can prevent the support bracket 160 from popping up and knocking on the desktop to produce noise.

Referring to FIG. 2A , in the closing mode, there is a first distance D1 between the bottom of the release key 120 and the boss 113 in the first direction N1 , and there is a first distance D1 between each boss 162 and the boss 113 in the first direction N1 . There is a second distance D2, and the first distance D1 is larger than the second distance D2. In addition, in the closed mode, the first distance D1 is larger than the second distance D2. Referring to FIG. 1E and FIG. 2B , in the unlocking mode, when the release button 120 is flush with the two bumps 162 , the first distance D1 is equal to the second distance D2 . Furthermore, the release button 120 has an area C with a height of the second distance D2. In the closing mode, the area C is exposed from the protrusion 113 (see FIG. 2A). In the unlocking mode, the area C of the release key 120 enters the boss 113 and compresses the plurality of first elastic members 130 .

In other embodiments, the support frame adopts a plate-like structure without protrusions.

Referring to FIG. 1E and FIG. 1F , the bottom surface 111 of the first body 110 forms an accommodating groove AG, and the support frame 160 has a rotating shaft 163 and a plurality of torsion springs 164 . The rotating shaft 163 is located in the accommodating groove AG and is pivotally connected to the first body 110 . A plurality of torsion springs 164 are respectively fixed at both ends of the rotating shaft 163 and each torsion spring 164 is against the accommodating groove AG of the first body 110 .

The housing 160 further includes an outer cover 180 disposed on the bottom surface 111 to cover the accommodating groove AG, the rotating shaft 163 and the plurality of torsion springs 164 .

Referring to Figures 1E, 1F and 2A to 2C, in the closed mode, the support frame 160 is attached to the bottom surface 111 of the first body 110, and at the same time, the plurality of torsion springs 164 are bent to accumulate elastic force. When switching to unlocking In the mode, the support frame 160 is no longer limited by the hook portion 143, so the plurality of torsion springs 164 will release elastic force to drive the support frame 160 to be deployed on the bottom surface 111 of the first body 110 (see FIG. 1B).

To sum up, the portable electronic device of the present invention has a built-in support frame. In practical applications, the portable electronic device can be switched between a closed mode and an unfolded mode. In the closed mode, the support frame is attached to the third One organism. When switching to the deployment mode, first move the release button relative to the boss along the first direction, and then press at least one unlocking component to move relative to the first body along the second direction, thereby releasing the engagement between the at least one unlocking component and the support frame. The fixed relationship allows the support frame to be deployed on the bottom surface of the first body.

Thereby, the support frame of the present invention needs to go through two stages of unlocking steps before it can be deployed on the first body. Therefore, it is possible to avoid accidentally touching the release button or the unlocking component and causing the support frame to be bounced away.

100: Portable electronic devices 110:First body 111: Bottom surface 112:Side 113:Protruding seat 114:Input parts 120: Release button 121:stop 130: First elastic member 140: Unlock components 141: Compression part 142:reach the top 143: Hook part 150: Second elastic member 160: Support frame 161: Groove 162: Bump 163:Rotating axis 164: Torsion spring 170:Second body 180: Outer cover C:Area O:Aperture W:Thickness AG: Accommodation tank D1: first distance D2: second distance N1: first direction N2: second direction TH: perforation

1A is a schematic three-dimensional view of a portable electronic device in a closed mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1A in an expanded mode. FIG. 1C is a schematic top view of some components of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A . FIG. 1D is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A . FIG. 1E is a perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A from another angle. FIG. 1F is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1E . FIG. 2A is a side plan view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A in a closed mode. FIG. 2B is a side plan view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2A in an unlock mode. FIG. 2C is a side plan view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2B in a viewing mode. FIGS. 3A to 3F are schematic diagrams of switching operations of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1A . FIG. 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device in FIG. 3A in closed mode along line segment A-A. FIG. 4B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device in FIG. 3B in closed mode along line B-B.

100: Portable electronic devices

111: Bottom surface

112:Side

113:Protruding seat

120: Release button

140: Unlock components

160: Support frame

162: Bump

Claims (19)

A portable electronic device includes: a first body having a bottom surface and at least one side surface; a second body detachably disposed on an input member of the first body relative to the bottom surface; a release button through is provided on the bottom surface of the first body, wherein the release key is adapted to move relative to the bottom surface along a first direction passing through the bottom surface; at least one first elastic member is disposed in the first body and abuts against the release key ; At least one unlocking component, passed through at least one side of the first body, wherein the at least one unlocking component is adapted to move relative to the first body along a second direction passing through the at least one side; at least one second An elastic member is disposed in the first body and resists the at least one unlocking component; and a support frame is rotatably connected to the bottom surface of the first body, wherein in a closed mode, the support frame crosses It is stacked on the bottom surface, and the at least one unlocking component locks the support frame. In a deployment mode, the support frame is separated from the at least one unlocking component to deploy on the bottom surface. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first body has a protrusion disposed on the bottom surface, and the release button is disposed through the protrusion. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein in an unlocking mode, an area of the release key enters the boss and compresses the first elastic members. At least one unlocking component is inserted through the release key and compresses the at least one second elastic member to unlock the support frame. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the release key has at least one stopper located in the protrusion and aligned with the at least one unlocking component. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the at least one unlocking component has a pressing part, a top and a hook part, and the pressing part protrudes outside the at least one side of the first body, The butt portion is located in the first body and is aligned with the at least one stopper. The hook portion is slidably disposed between the pressing portion and the butt portion and abuts against the at least one second elastic member. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein in the closed mode, the support frame pushes the hook portion to compress the at least one second elastic member to be relatively close to the top portion, so that the hook portion snaps A groove fixed to the support frame. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein in a first stage of the unlocking mode, the release button is pressed to enter the protrusion along the first direction and compress the at least one first elastic member. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein in a second stage of the unlocking mode, the pressing part enters the first body along the second direction and drives the hook part to compress the at least one second elasticity. The pressing part drives the top part to pass through a through hole in the at least one stopper, and the hook part is misaligned in a groove of the support frame. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein in the unfolding mode, the at least one second elastic member pushes the top part away from the toe through the hook part. There is at least one through hole of the stopper, the first elastic members push the release key to protrude outside the boss, and the butt portion is offset from the through hole of the at least one stopper. The portable electronic device of claim 8 or 9, wherein a diameter of the through hole is greater than a thickness of the top portion. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first direction is parallel to a normal direction passing through the bottom surface, and the second direction is parallel to the bottom surface. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the support frame has two protrusions located on opposite sides of the release button and adjacent to at least one side of the first body. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein in the closed mode, there is a first distance between the release button and the protrusion in the first direction, and each of the protrusions and the protrusion There is a second spacing between them in the first direction, and the first spacing is larger than the second spacing. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein in the unlocking mode, the release button is flush with the bumps. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the first body forms a receiving groove, the support frame has a rotating shaft and a plurality of torsion springs, the rotating shaft is located in the receiving groove and is pivotally connected In the first body, the torsion springs are respectively fixed at both ends of the rotating shaft, and each torsion spring is against the first body. The portable electronic device according to claim 15, further comprising an outer cover disposed on the bottom surface to cover the accommodating groove, the rotating shaft and the torsion springs. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one unlocking component includes two and the at least one side includes two, and the two unlocking components are slidably disposed on the first body. On both sides, the release key has two stoppers, respectively facing the two unlocking components. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second body is a display screen. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input component is fixedly or detachably disposed on the first body, and the input component includes a keyboard, a trackpad, a touch display panel or a A combination of the above.

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