TWM469534U - Inserting/pulling type joining structure - Google Patents

Description

Plug-in joint structure

The present invention relates to a joint structure, and more particularly to a joint structure for an electronic device to be attached to an expansion device by plugging and joining.

With the widespread use of tablets (such as PAD), users can operate through the touch screen at any time. However, because the tablet uses the touch screen for text input instead of using a physical keyboard, It may be difficult to identify due to the difficulty of identification, especially for business people. The tablet cannot meet the requirements for faster processing of documents. In view of this, the relevant manufacturer or technician has proposed a docking station that is compatible with the tablet computer, so that the tablet computer has the functionality equivalent to a notebook computer after being expanded.

Therefore, the tablet PC and the keyboard can be connected to each other according to the joint structure, so that the tablet can be externally connected to the keyboard for paper processing, such as the plug-in joint structure of the Chinese Patent No. M419964. For use in a modular electronic device, the electronic device includes a docking station for the plug-in joint structure and a display panel combined with the docking station by the plug-in joint structure, the joint The structure includes a base, a linkage rod and a limiting unit. The base is fixedly disposed in the docking base and has at least one positioning hole. The limiting unit includes a positioning portion disposed on the linkage rod and a positioning portion. a positioning portion is connected to the fixing portion of the positioning hole, and a movement track for accommodating the linkage rod is formed between the positioning portion and the base; the linkage rod is moved parallel to the base in the movement track, and the linkage The lever includes a joint portion engaged with the display panel, and a resilient member respectively coupled to the base and the linkage rod, by the elastic member Traction, the joint moves relative to the base between a first position in which the display panel is engaged and a second position in which the display panel is disengaged.

The plug-in joint structure has disclosed a means for engaging the tablet computer and the docking station, which is convenient for the user to touch operation. However, since the plug-in joint structure is integrally formed in the base structure design, the The base is disposed on the expansion base, which affects the configuration of the structure inside the expansion base, and the configuration of the internal components (such as the circuit board, the electrical connection port, the wireless transceiver module) is difficult, and the user is in the When the tablet is assembled with the docking station, the assembly design cannot be completed by one hand due to its structural design, making it extremely inconvenient to use.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a plug-in joint structure that can solve the conventional internal configuration of the expansion base and can be operated by one hand.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plug-in joint structure including a first base and a second base, the first base includes at least one first fastening portion, and at least one pushing portion. The second base includes at least one second fastening portion that is horizontally movable between a fastening position of the first fastening portion and a release position of the first fastening portion, at least one relative to The pushing portion is disposed and driven by the driving portion to push the second fastening portion to move to the releasing position, at least one of the second fastening portions is connected and a rest force is provided to the second fastening portion The fastening position is moved to fasten the elastic member of the first fastening portion, and at least one of the second fastening portions is connected to provide a buffering force opposite to the direction of the restoring force of the elastic member, so that the second fastening portion passes through the first fastening portion. The delay time moves to the cushioning element of the snap position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first base includes a receiving groove that protrudes from the first fastening portion and accommodates the second fastening portion that is buckled with the first fastening portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one side of the accommodating groove is provided with the pushing portion that is pushed against the driving portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second base includes at least one guiding track that guides the horizontal movement of the second fastening portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first fastening portion includes a resilient hook that is buckled with the second fastening portion and a spring that is coupled to the elastic hook and provides a restoring force of the elastic hook.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion are symmetric hooks.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second base includes a support platform that carries the first base and a plurality of coil springs that provide the support platform with a supporting restoring force.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the driving portion of the second base includes a driving rail member and a driving surface that is accommodated in the driving rail member and moves in the driving rail member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second base includes a support platform that is provided with the drive rail member and carries the first base, and a plurality of coil springs that provide the support platform with a supporting restoring force.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second base includes a first positioning portion fixed to one end of the elastic member and a second positioning portion fixed to the other end of the elastic member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first base includes a first transmission connection, and the second base is provided with a second transmission connection connected to the first transmission connection to transmit an instruction input by the second base. unit.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cushioning element is a hydraulic buffer cylinder or a hydraulic buffer cylinder.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first pedestal is a portable electronic device, and the second pedestal is an expansion device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device is a tablet computer, and the expansion device is a keyboard.

The main part of the present invention is that the driving portion is pressed by the pushing portion to push the second engaging portion to move to the releasing position, and the elastic member provides a restoring force to fasten the second engaging portion. Positioning to engage the first fastening portion, and the cushioning member provides a buffering force opposite to the direction of the restoring force of the elastic member, so that the second fastening portion moves to the fastening position after a delay time, thereby further Moving the second fastening portion horizontally between the fastening position and the releasing position, making it easy to operate and assembling or disassembling the first base and the second base by one hand, and due to the structure The upper structure is symmetrical, which can be assembled by double-sided front and back assembly, improve the usability, and solve the problem that the internal structure of the conventional expansion base is difficult to configure due to internal components.

1‧‧‧First base

10‧‧‧ accommodating slots

11‧‧‧First Fitting Department

111‧‧‧Flexible hook

112‧‧‧ Spring

12‧‧‧Pushing Department

13‧‧‧ joint surface

14‧‧‧ Guided slope

15‧‧‧First Transmission Connection

2‧‧‧Second base

20‧‧‧Snap components

21‧‧‧Second Fasting Department

22‧‧‧ Drive Department

221‧‧‧Drive rail parts

222‧‧‧ drive surface

23‧‧‧Flexible components

231‧‧‧First Positioning Department

232‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

24‧‧‧ cushioning element

25‧‧‧Guided track

251‧‧‧ Positioning parts

26‧‧‧Support platform

261‧‧‧Helical spring

27‧‧‧Second transmission connection

R1‧‧‧ release position

R2‧‧‧ fastening position

FIG. 1 is a structural exploded view of a first embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

2-1 is a schematic view showing the assembly operation of the first embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2-2 is a schematic view showing the disassembly and actuation of the first embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural exploded view of the second embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

Figure 4-1 is a schematic view showing the assembly operation of the second embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

4-2 is a schematic view showing the disassembly and actuation of the second embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a structural exploded view of a third embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention.

The detailed description and technical content of this creation are as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2-2, which is a schematic exploded view of the first embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention, a schematic diagram of its assembly operation and a disassembly and actuation diagram thereof, as shown in the figure: The plug-in joint structure is mainly used for inserting and detaching a first pedestal 1 on a second pedestal 2, the first pedestal 1 being a portable electronic device (such as a tablet computer). The susceptor 1 includes at least one accommodating groove 10, at least one first fastening portion 11, at least one pushing portion 12 and a joint surface 13. The first fastening portion 11 is formed by one side of the accommodating groove 10. The protruding portion 12 is provided with one of the pushing portion 12 and a guiding inclined surface 14 at the same time. The second base 2 is an expansion device (such as a keyboard), and includes at least one snap element 20, at least one elastic component 23, and at least one cushioning component 24. The snap component 20 (such as a hook) includes at least a second a latching portion 21 and at least one driving portion 22, wherein the second latching portion 21 is horizontally moved to a latching position R2 of the first latching portion 11 and a releasing position of the first latching portion 11 The elastic portion 12 and the second fastening portion 21 are disposed between the R1 and the driving portion 22 with respect to the pushing portion 12 and being pressed to push the second fastening portion 21 to the releasing position R1. Connecting, that is, one end of the elastic member 12 is fixed to the first positioning portion 231 of the second base 2, and the other end of the elastic member 23 is fixed to the second positioning portion 232 on the side of the buckle member 20 to Providing a restoring force to move the second fastening portion 21 to the fastening position R2 to fasten the first fastening portion 11 , the cushioning member 24 (such as a hydraulic buffer cylinder or a hydraulic buffer cylinder) and the second buckle The joint portion 21 is connected (ie, connected to the other side of the snap element 20) to provide a buffering force direction opposite to the direction of the restoring force of the elastic member 12. The second fastening portion 21 is moved to the fastening position R2 by a delay time. In addition, the second base 2 includes at least one guiding rail 25 and at least one positioning member 251 disposed in the guiding rail 25 and fixed to the second base 2 for guiding the second fastening. The portion 21 is horizontally moved, and the first base 1 includes a first transmission connection portion 15 (such as a universal serial bus), and the second base 2 is provided with the first transmission connection portion 15 The second transmission connection portion 27 is connected to the second transmission connection portion 27 in a wired or wireless connection for transmitting an instruction (such as a keyboard command) input by the second base 2.

In this embodiment, when the first base 1 is to be mounted on the second base 2, the snap element 20 is aligned with the receiving groove 10, and the first base 1 is applied to the lower pressure channel. The driving portion 22 and the guiding inclined surface 14 are pushed against each other to guide the locking element 20 (ie, the second fastening portion 21) to move horizontally to the release position R1 by the guiding rail 25, so that The driving portion 22 moves along the guiding slope 14 into the accommodating portion 10, and the restoring force provided by the elastic member 23 moves the second fastening portion 21 to the fastening position R2 to fasten the first portion. a first engaging portion 11 is fixed to the second base 2, and the engaging surface 13 of the first base 1 abuts against the second base 2, thereby making the first The transmission connection portion 15 is fixed to the second transmission connection portion 27. If the first base 1 is to be detached from the second base 2, the first base 1 (such as under the tablet) is applied to another lower pressure channel, and the driving portion 22 is opposite to the pushing portion. 12 is pressed by the pushing portion 12 to push the second engaging portion 21 to be guided by the guiding rail 25 to the releasing position R1, and the cushioning member 24 is provided opposite to the elastic member 23 The buffering force in the direction of the repulsive force causes the second engaging portion 21 to move to the engaging position R2 after a delay time, that is, the second engaging portion 21 is made by the cushioning force provided by the cushioning member 24. The second fastening portion 21 is disengaged from the release position R1 of the first fastening portion 11 during the delay time, and the first base 1 is detached from the second base 2, and the plug-in joint structure is borrowed. The restoring force provided by the elastic member 23 and the buffering force of the cushioning member 24 cause the second latching portion 21 to move horizontally to a latching position R2 of the first latching portion 11 Between the release position R1 of the engaging portion 11, the operation is simple, and the assembly or disassembly operation can be completed with one hand. Since the first fastening portion 11 and the second fastening portion 21 are symmetric hook structures, and the pushing portion 12 and the driving portion 22 are both symmetric inclined structures, the first base 1 is assembled When the second base 2 is mounted, it can be assembled by double-sided front and back assembly, and is not limited to the problem that the conventional expansion device can only be assembled on one side, and the usability is improved. Furthermore, the first fastening portion 11 and the pushing portion 12 disposed in the receiving groove 10 can be disposed on the first base without affecting the configuration of the internal structure of the expansion base. The two latching members 20 and the latching member 20 are respectively disposed on the two sides of the second base 2, and are respectively connected to the elastic component 23 and the The cushioning member 24 is used to solve the conventional problem of difficulty in configuring internal components. In addition, it should be noted that the implementation manners of the first fastening portion 11 , the pushing portion 12 , the second fastening portion 21 , and the driving portion 22 of the present invention are not limited to the form or the number of the above structures or shapes, and may also be The two fastening elements 20 are respectively disposed on the two sides of the second base 2, but the elastic elements 23 and the buffering element 24 are commonly connected between the two fastening elements 20, and the application forms in the above embodiments are only For illustrative purposes, it is not intended to limit the creation.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 4-2, FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of the second embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention, a schematic diagram of the assembly operation thereof, and a disassembled operation diagram thereof, as shown in the figure: The first engagement portion 12 that is received in the accommodating groove 10 can include a resilient hook 111 and a connecting force for providing the resilient hook 111 with a restoring force. a spring 112, when the first base 1 is to be mounted on the second base 2, the snap element 20 is aligned with the receiving groove 10, and the first base 1 is applied to the lower pressure channel. The portion 22 and the guiding slope 14 disposed on the elastic hook 111 are pushed against each other to move the elastic hook 111 horizontally backward, and the driving portion 22 is moved into the receiving portion 10, and the spring 112 is moved by the spring 112. The returning force is provided to reset the elastic hook 111 for the first fastening portion 11 to be engaged with the second fastening portion 22 . If the first base 1 is to be detached from the second base 2, the other lower pressure channel of the first base 1 is applied, and the driving portion 22 is opposite to the pushing portion 12 and receives the pushing portion. 12 is pressed to push the second fastening portion 21 to move to the release position R1, and the second fastening portion 21 causes the second fastening portion 21 to be delayed by the buffering force provided by the cushioning member 24 The first base 1 can be detached from the second base 2 by being disengaged from the release position R1 of the first fastening portion 11.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a structural exploded view of a third embodiment of the plug-in joint structure of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the plug-in joint structure of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment, but the main difference lies in The second base 2 includes a support platform 26 for supporting the first base 1 and connected to the pushing portion 12, and a plurality of coil springs 261 for supporting the supporting platform 26 to support the restoring force. The driving portion 22 is disposed at The support platform 26 includes a driving rail member 221 disposed on the second base 2 and a driving surface 222 disposed in the driving rail member 221 and moving in the driving rail member 221. When the first base 1 is mounted on the second base 2, the snap element 20 is aligned with the receiving slot 10, and the first base 1 is applied to the lower pressure channel to abut the snap element 20. The guide rail 14 is guided to move relative to the driving surface 222 by the lower pressure channel, so that the second engaging portion 21 is horizontally moved to the releasing position R1 by the guiding rail 25 ( As shown by R1 in FIG. 2-2, the snap element 20 is moved into the accommodating portion 10, and is Reply strength elements 23 is provided to enable the second engaging portion 21 of the engagement position R2 to move to the engagement of the first engaging portion 11. If the first base 1 is to be detached from the second base 2, the other lower pressure channel of the first base 1 is applied, and the driving portion 22 is pressed by the pushing portion 12 while The coil spring 261 provides a restoring force to reset the support platform 26, and the driving portion 22 is pressed to move the driving rail member 221 relative to the driving surface 222 and push the second engaging portion 21 to move to the releasing position R1. The second fastening portion 21 is further released from the release position R1 of the first fastening portion 11 by the buffering force provided by the cushioning member 24 for the delay time. A base 1 is detached from the second base 2.

In summary, the present invention mainly includes a first base and a second base, the first base includes at least one first fastening portion and at least one pushing portion, and the second base includes At least one second fastening portion, at least one driving portion, at least one elastic component, and at least one cushioning component, wherein the second fastening component is horizontally moved to a buckled position of the first fastening component and is separated from the first fastening component Between the release positions of a fastening portion, the driving portion is disposed relative to the pushing portion and pressed to push the second fastening portion to move to the release position, and provides a restoring force by the elastic member The second fastening portion moves to the fastening position to fasten the first fastening portion, and the cushioning member provides a buffering force opposite to the direction of the restoring force of the elastic member to pass the second fastening portion The delay time is moved to the fastening position to make it easy to operate when assembled or disassembled, and can be completed with one hand, and because of the symmetrical structure in the structure, the double-sided front and back assembly can be assembled and improved. Usability and solution in the conventional expansion base Structural problems due to internal difficulties of the component configuration.

The above description has been made in detail, but the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the creation of the creation, that is, the equality of the patent application scope according to the present creation. Changes and modifications are still covered by the patents of this creation.

1‧‧‧First base

10‧‧‧ accommodating slots

11‧‧‧First Fitting Department

12‧‧‧Pushing Department

14‧‧‧ Guided slope

15‧‧‧First Transmission Connection

2‧‧‧Second base

20‧‧‧Snap components

21‧‧‧Second Fasting Department

22‧‧‧ Drive Department

23‧‧‧Flexible components

231‧‧‧First Positioning Department

232‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

24‧‧‧ cushioning element

25‧‧‧Guided track

251‧‧‧ Positioning parts

27‧‧‧Second transmission connection

Claims (14)

A plug-in joint structure includes:
a first base comprising at least one first fastening portion and at least one pushing portion;

a second base includes at least one second fastening portion that is horizontally movable between a fastening position of the first fastening portion and a release position of the first fastening portion, at least one relative a driving portion disposed on the pushing portion and pressed by the pressing portion to urge the second fastening portion to move to the releasing position, at least one connecting the second fastening portion and providing a restoring force to move the second fastening portion The fastening position is moved to fasten the elastic member of the first fastening portion, and at least one of the fastening portions is connected to provide a buffering force opposite to the direction of the restoring force of the elastic member, so that the second fastening portion passes A delay time moves to the cushioning element of the snap position.
The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the first base includes a second fastening portion that protrudes from the first fastening portion and that is engaged with the first fastening portion. The accommodating groove of the part. The plug-in joint structure according to claim 2, wherein one side of the receiving groove is provided with the pushing portion that is pushed against the driving portion. The plug-in engagement structure of claim 1, wherein the second base comprises at least one guide rail that guides the horizontal movement of the second fastening portion. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the first fastening portion includes a resilient hook hooked to the second fastening portion and a resilient hook is provided to provide the elastic card Hook a spring that restores force. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion are symmetric hooks. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the second base comprises a support platform for carrying the first base and a plurality of coil springs for supporting the support platform to support the restoring force. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the driving portion of the second base comprises a driving rail member and a driving surface that is accommodated in the driving rail member and moves in the driving rail member. The plug-in joint structure according to Item 1, wherein the second base includes a support platform that is provided with the second base and carries the first base, and provides a support platform for supporting the support platform. Forced coil spring. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the second base comprises a first positioning portion fixed to one end of the elastic member and a second positioning portion fixed to the other end of the elastic member. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the first base includes a first transmission connection, and the second base is coupled to the first transmission connection for transmission by the second The second transmission connection of the command input by the pedestal. The plug-in joint structure according to Item 1, wherein the cushioning element is a hydraulic buffer cylinder or a hydraulic buffer cylinder. The plug-in joint structure of claim 1, wherein the first base is a portable electronic device, and the second base is an expansion device. The plug-in joint structure of claim 13, wherein the portable electronic device is a tablet computer, and the expansion device is a keyboard.