TWI862164B - Notebook computer and mount frame - Google Patents

Abstract

A notebook computer includes a host body and a display body. The host body includes a first case, a second case, an engagement element and a rotation element. The first case and the second case are disposed opposite to each other to together form an inner space. The engagement element is located in the inner space and connected to the second case. The rotation element is located in the inner space. The rotation element is rotatably disposed on the first case so as to be selectively engaged with or away from the engagement element. The second case is located on a movement route of the rotation element, and the rotation element abuts on the second case during rotation thereof. The display body is disposed on the host body.

Description

Laptops and Mounting Frames

The present invention relates to a notebook computer and an assembly rack, in particular to a notebook computer with an anti-theft assembly rack.

Laptops are lightweight and easy to carry, and can be used in various occasions. However, such lightweight features also make them easy to be stolen. In response to this, some laptops have anti-theft holes, so that computer anti-theft locks can be attached to objects that are not easy to move, such as tables or windowsills, and then snapped onto the anti-theft holes of the laptops to achieve the purpose of anti-theft.

However, most laptops can be removed directly from the outside by undoing the screws that lock them, exposing important electronic components such as storage hard drives inside the laptop to a high risk of theft.

The present invention provides a notebook computer and an assembly rack. By applying the assembly rack which is not easy to be disassembled to the notebook computer, the notebook computer can be made not easy to be disassembled, thereby reducing the risk of theft of electronic components inside the notebook computer.

The laptop disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention comprises a host body and a display body. The host body comprises a first shell, a second shell, a buckle and a rotating member. The first shell and the second shell are arranged opposite to each other to form an internal space together. The buckle is located in the internal space and connected to the second shell. The rotating member is located in the internal space. The rotating member is rotatably arranged on the first shell to selectively buckle or distance from the buckle. The second shell is located on the moving path of the rotating member, and the rotating member abuts against the second shell during the rotation process. The display body is arranged on the host body.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an assembly frame, comprising a first shell, a second shell, a fastening member and a rotating member. The first shell and the second shell are arranged opposite to each other to form an internal space together. The fastening member is located in the internal space and connected to the second shell. The rotating member is located in the internal space. The rotating member is rotatably arranged on the first shell to selectively fasten or separate from the fastening member. The second shell is located on the moving path of the rotating member, and the rotating member abuts against the second shell during the rotation process.

According to the laptop and assembly rack disclosed in the above embodiment, the rotating member located in the internal space and disposed on the first shell can selectively engage the engaging member located in the internal space and connected to the second shell, so that the assembly rack is not easy to be disassembled from the outside. When the assembly rack is applied to the host body of the laptop, the host body can be not easily disassembled from the outside, thereby reducing the risk of theft of components inside the host body.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the implementation method are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The following will describe an embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figures 1 to 3, wherein Figure 1 is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of a laptop computer drawn according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the assembly frame of the laptop computer in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of one of the operation of the assembly frame in Figure 1.

In this embodiment, a notebook computer 1 is disclosed, comprising a main body 10 and a display body 20. The main body 10 may include an assembly frame 11 and electronic components 12. The assembly frame 11 includes a first shell 100 and a second shell 200. The first shell 100 may be, for example, a component for a keyboard to be arranged, and the first shell 100 may have an anti-theft hole 101. The anti-theft hole 101 may be, for example, a Kensington security slot (K-Slot for short), which may be attached to a computer lock LK. The second shell 200 may be, for example, a back cover. The first shell 100 and the second shell 200 are arranged opposite to each other to form an internal space (not separately labeled). The electronic component 12 may be, for example, a hard disk, and the electronic component 12 is disposed in the internal space. The display body 20 may be, for example, a component having a screen, and the display body 20 may be, for example, rotatably disposed on the host body 10.

The assembly frame 11 may further include a fastening member 300, a rotating member 400 and a return member 500. The fastening member 300, the rotating member 400 and the return member 500 may all be located in the internal space. The fastening member 300 may be, for example, a hook, and the fastening member 300 is connected to the second housing 200. The fastening member 300 may have a first guide slope 301, and the first guide slope 301 faces away from the second housing 200.

The rotating member 400 may include a pivot portion 410, a buckling portion 420 and an extension portion 430. The pivot portion 410 is rotatably disposed on the first housing 100, for example, via a rotating shaft ST. The buckling portion 420 and the extension portion 430 are connected to the pivot portion 410 and may be located at opposite sides of the pivot portion 410. The buckling portion 420 and the extension portion 430 are movable with the rotation of the pivot portion 410. The buckling portion 420 may have a buckling surface 421, a top surface 422 and a second guide inclined surface 423. The buckling surface 421 may face away from the second housing 200. The top surface 422 may face the second housing 200, and the second housing 200 is located on the moving path of the top surface 422. The second guide slope 423 may be located between the buckling surface 421 and the top surface 422, and the second guide slope 423 faces the second housing 200. The extension 430 may have a first abutting surface 431 and a second abutting surface 432 on opposite sides. The first abutting surface 431 faces the return member 500. The second abutting surface 432 may face the anti-theft hole 101.

The return member 500 can be, for example, a flexible plate, and the return member 500 is, for example, disposed on the first housing 100 through a screw SW. The return member 500 is located on the moving path of the extension portion 430. The return member 500 can abut against the first abutting surface 431 of the extension portion 430 to maintain the extension portion 430 and the buckling portion 420 in a combined position, as shown in FIG. 3 .

The following will explain the operation of the assembly frame. Please refer to Figures 3 to 5 together with Figures 1 to 2, where Figures 3 to 5 are schematic diagrams of the operation of the assembly frame of Figure 1.

As shown in FIG. 3 , when the buckling portion 420 is located at the engaging position, the buckling portion 420 buckles the buckling member 300 via the buckling surface 421 to limit the relative movement between the second housing 200 and the first housing 100 .

If the fastening relationship between the fastening portion 420 and the fastening member 300 is to be released so as to disassemble the second housing 200 from the first housing 100, the computer lock LK (shown in FIG. 1 ) can be first removed from the anti-theft hole 101 to expose the second abutting surface 432 to the outside through the anti-theft hole 101. Then, a needle PN can be passed through the anti-theft hole 101 and the needle PN can be used to abut the second abutting surface 432 of the extension portion 430 to move the fastening portion 420 to a release position, as shown in FIG. 4 . At this time, the force applied by the needle PN on the second abutting surface 432 can be greater than the force applied by the return member 500 on the first abutting surface 431, so that the extension portion 430 is temporarily maintained in the release position.

As shown in FIG4 , when the buckling portion 420 is at the release position, the buckling surface 421 is away from the buckling member 300 and releases the buckling with the buckling member 300. In addition, when the buckling portion 420 is moved from the engagement position to the release position, the buckling portion 420 abuts against the second housing 200 through the abutting surface 422 to push the second housing 200 away from the first housing 100.

In other words, the second housing 200 can be pushed away from the first housing 100 while the fastening of the fastening portion 420 to the fastening member 300 is released by passing the needle PN through the anti-theft hole 101 and abutting against the extension portion 430 .

Then, the pin PN can be pulled out from the anti-theft hole 101. Since the extension part 430 is no longer subjected to the force exerted by the pin PN, the force exerted by the return member 500 on the first abutment surface 431 will return the extension part 430 and the buckling part 420 to the engagement position, as shown in FIG5. At this time, the first guide slope 301 of the buckling member 300 is attached to the second guide slope 423 of the buckling part 420, and the buckling member 300 will no longer be buckled with the buckling surface 421 of the buckling part 420. Therefore, the second housing 200 can be easily removed from the first housing 100.

If the second housing 200 is to be assembled to the first housing 100 again, a force may be applied to the second housing 200 toward the first housing 100. During the force application process, the fastening member 300 connected to the second housing 200 abuts against the second guide slope 423 of the fastening portion 420 via the first guide slope 301, so as to drive the fastening portion 420 to move toward the release position and no longer be located on the moving path of the fastening member 300 toward the first housing 100. Then, after the first guide slope 301 passes over the locking portion 420 and the second shell 200 has been assembled to the first shell 100, the force applied by the return member 500 on the first abutment surface 431 will return the extension portion 430 together with the locking portion 420 to the engagement position again, so that the locking portion 420 will lock with the locking member 300 again through the locking surface 421 to complete the restriction of the relative movement between the first shell 100 and the second shell 200, as shown in FIG. 3 .

According to the above-mentioned laptop and assembly rack, the assembly rack is not easy to be disassembled from the outside because the buckle part located in the internal space and arranged on the first shell will buckle the buckle part located in the internal space and connected to the second shell through the buckle surface when in the joint position. When the assembly rack is applied to the host body of the laptop, the host body can be not easy to be disassembled from the outside, thereby reducing the risk of theft of electronic components in the host body.

Furthermore, by the design of pushing the second housing away from the first housing while releasing the fastening of the fastening portion to the fastening piece, the second housing can be easily removed from the first housing, thus facilitating the operation of the user.

In addition, when the anti-theft hole of the notebook computer is locked by the computer lock, it can also prevent others from poking a pin through the anti-theft hole to move the buckle part to the release position, thereby reducing the possibility of the second shell being disassembled.

In some embodiments, at least one of the first housing and the second housing may also be an assembly of multiple components, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the second housing may also have an anti-theft hole, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the extension portion and the return piece may not be included, and other tools may be used to adjust the position of the buckling portion, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, when the second housing is assembled to the first housing, the buckle can smoothly move the buckle portion to the release position, the buckle may not have the first guide slope, and the buckle portion may not have the second guide slope, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, in addition to the fastening between the fastening portion and the fastening member, tools such as screws may also be used to assist in the combination of the first housing and the second housing, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the aforementioned embodiments, they are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in similar techniques may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

1: Laptop 10: Mainframe 11: Assembly frame 100: First housing 101: Anti-theft hole 200: Second housing 300: Snap-fitting part 301: First guide slope 400: Rotating part 410: Pivot part 420: Snap-fitting part 421: Snap-fitting surface 422: Top surface 423: Second guide slope 430: Extension part 431: First abutment surface 432: Second abutment surface 500: Return part 12: Electronic components 20: Display body LK: Computer lock PN: Pin ST: Shaft SW: Screw

FIG. 1 is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of a laptop computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of the assembly frame of the laptop computer in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 are schematic diagrams of the operation of the assembly frame in FIG. 1 .

11:Assembly frame

100: First shell

101: Anti-theft hole

200: Second shell

300: Fasteners

301: First guide slope

400: Rotating parts

410: Joint

420: snap-fit part

421: snap-fit surface

422: Reach the top

423: Second guide slope

430: Extension

431: First bearing surface

432: Second bearing surface

500:Returned items

ST: Rotating shaft

SW: Screw

Claims (8)

A notebook computer comprises: a host body, comprising: a first shell; a second shell, arranged relative to the first shell to form an internal space together with the first shell; a fastening member, located in the internal space and connected to the second shell; and a rotating member, located in the internal space, wherein the rotating member is rotatably arranged on the first shell to selectively fasten or separate from the fastening member, and the rotating member comprises: a hinge, rotatably arranged on the first shell; and a fastening member, connected to the hinge and movable between a coupling position and a releasing position as the hinge rotates, and the fastening member has a There is a buckling surface and a butting surface; wherein, when the buckling portion is located at the engaging position, the buckling portion buckles the buckling member through the buckling surface to limit the relative movement between the second housing and the first housing, and when the buckling portion is located at the releasing position, the buckling surface is away from the buckling member to release the buckling with the buckling member; wherein, the second housing is located on the moving path of the butting surface of the rotating member, and when the buckling portion of the rotating member moves from the engaging position to the releasing position during the rotation process, the buckling portion of the rotating member butts against the second housing through the butting surface to push the second housing away from the first housing; and a display body, disposed on the host body. The laptop computer as described in claim 1, wherein the fastening member has a first guide slope, the first guide slope faces away from the second housing, and the fastening portion further has a second guide slope, and the second guide slope faces the second housing; during the process of assembling the second housing to the first housing, the first guide slope of the fastening member abuts against the second guide slope of the fastening portion to drive the fastening portion to move toward the release position. The laptop computer as described in claim 1, wherein the rotating part further comprises an extension part, the extension part is connected to the hinge part and can move between the engaging position and the releasing position as the hinge part rotates, and the host body further comprises a return part, the return part is arranged on the first housing part and located in the internal space, the return part is flexible, the return part is located on the moving path of the extension part, and the return part abuts against the extension part when the extension part moves to the releasing position to return the extension part together with the buckle part to the engaging position. The laptop computer as described in claim 3, wherein the first shell or the second shell has an anti-theft hole, the extension portion has a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are located on opposite sides, the first abutting surface faces the return part, and the anti-theft hole exposes the second abutting surface. An assembly frame includes: a first shell; a second shell, which is arranged relative to the first shell to form an internal space together with the first shell; a fastening member, which is located in the internal space and connected to the second shell; and a rotating member, which is located in the internal space, wherein the rotating member is rotatably arranged on the first shell to selectively fasten or separate from the fastening member, and the rotating member includes: a hinge, which is rotatably arranged on the first shell; and a fastening member, which is connected to the hinge and can move between a coupling position and a release position as the hinge rotates, and the rotating member The buckle part has a buckle surface and a butting surface; wherein, when the buckle part is located at the engaging position, the buckle part buckles the buckle part through the buckle surface to limit the relative movement between the second shell and the first shell, and when the buckle part is located at the release position, the buckle surface is away from the buckle part to release the buckle with the buckle part; wherein, the second shell is located on the moving path of the butting surface of the rotating part, and when the buckle part of the rotating part moves from the engaging position to the release position during the rotation process, the buckle part butts against the second shell through the butting surface to push the second shell away from the first shell. As an assembly frame as described in claim 5, the buckle has a first guide slope, the first guide slope faces away from the second shell, and the buckle portion further has a second guide slope, and the second guide slope faces the second shell; during the process of assembling the second shell to the first shell, the first guide slope of the buckle hits the second guide slope of the buckle portion to drive the buckle portion to move to the release position. The assembly frame as described in claim 5 further includes a return member, wherein the return member is arranged on the first housing and located in the internal space, the return member is flexible, the rotating member further includes an extension portion, the extension portion is connected to the hinge portion and can move between the engagement position and the release position as the hinge portion rotates, the return member is located on the movement path of the extension portion, and the return member abuts against the extension portion when the extension portion moves to the release position to return the extension portion together with the buckle portion to the engagement position. As described in claim 7, the extension portion has a first abutment surface and a second abutment surface, the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface are located on opposite sides, the first abutment surface faces the return member, and the second abutment surface is used to be exposed to the outside.

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