TWM475134U - Portable electrical device and its hinge device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electrical device includes a display portion and an input portion. The display portion includes a receiving frame having a receiving recess and a fastening member. The receiving recess is shown on a surface of the display portion, and the fastening member is disposed in the receiving recess. The input portion includes a hinge portion disposed in the input portion at one end thereof and extended out of the input portion at the other end thereof. The hinge portion includes another fastening member. When the other end of the hinge portion plugs into the receiving recess, and the two fastening members are coupled with each other, the display portion and the input portion are pivoted with each other. When the hinge portion releases from the receiving recess, the display portion and the input portion are separated away.

Description

Portable electronic device and hinge device thereof

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device and a hinge device thereof, and more particularly to a portable electronic device with a hinge device for assembling/disassembling a tablet and a keyboard.

Most of the traditional touch computer products are provided with a connecting frame or a rotating pivot on the side edge of the keyboard component, so that the touch panel of the touch computer product can be loaded and unloaded from the connecting frame; or the touch panel of the touch computer product can be borrowed Relative pivoting by this rotating pivot.

However, the above-mentioned connecting frame or rotating pivot portion cannot follow the design of the existing mechanism, and the design of the existing mechanism needs to be changed separately, which will result in an increase in manufacturing cost.

In addition, since the connecting frame or the rotating pivot portion is suddenly disposed on the side edge of the keyboard component, the appearance of the touch computer product is aesthetically questionable.

In view of this, how to develop a solution and improve the above-mentioned lack of inconvenience and inconvenience is an important issue that the relevant industry is currently unable to delay.

One of the technical aspects of this creation is to provide a portable electronic device. And its hinge device to solve the difficulties mentioned in the prior art above.

One of the technical aspects of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device and a hinge device thereof, and a new type of hinge device is arranged in the original shaft space without changing the previous mechanism design of the notebook computer, so that the tablet can be hinged by the hinge device. Separating or combining with the keyboard to be arbitrarily transformed into one of a notebook computer and a tablet computer. In one embodiment, when the display component of the portable electronic device is disengaged from the hinge device, the display component can be used as a tablet computer when being portable. When the display component of the electronic device is coupled to the input component of the portable electronic device by the hinge device, the portable electronic device can be used as a notebook computer to provide a combination mode of the tablet and the keyboard.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device includes a display component and an input component. The display component includes a housing and at least one receiving frame. The accommodating frame is fixed in the housing and includes a receiving groove and a first fastening portion. The first fastening portion is located in the receiving groove, and the receiving groove is exposed on the surface of the housing. The input member includes a base body and at least one hinge device. The hinge device comprises a fixing portion, an extending portion, a second fixing portion and a pivot. The fixing portion is fixed in the base body, the extending portion protrudes from the surface of the base body, and the second fastening portion is disposed on one surface of the extending portion, and the pivot shaft pivots the extending portion relative to the fixing portion.

In this way, when the extension portion protrudes into the accommodating groove, and the second fastening portion is engaged with the first fastening portion, the display member and the input member are pivoted with each other; when the extension portion is disengaged from the accommodating groove, the display member is The input components are separated from each other.

Based on the above, the design of the portable electronic device of the present invention can produce the following effects: 1. The design of the existing institution of the notebook computer can be used, and the design of the existing mechanism is not required to be changed, thereby avoiding an increase in manufacturing cost; When the display components of the portable electronic device are combined by a hinge device When the extension body partially protrudes into the accommodating groove, the connecting frame or the rotating pivot portion of the protruding body is prevented from being exposed on the outer edge of the base body, thereby reducing the appearance of the product in appearance. Questioning.

100, 101‧‧‧ portable electronic devices

200‧‧‧ display parts

210‧‧‧Shell

220‧‧‧ screen

230‧‧‧ accommodating frame

231‧‧‧ first frame

231S‧‧‧ openings

232‧‧‧ second frame

233‧‧‧ accommodating slots

234‧‧‧Elastic sheet

234B‧‧‧fixing bolt

235‧‧‧First Carding Department

236‧‧‧Hinge bracket

300‧‧‧ Input parts

310‧‧‧Input device

320‧‧‧Base body

330‧‧‧Hinge device

331‧‧‧ Fixed Department

332‧‧‧Extension

332A‧‧‧ first side

332B‧‧‧ second side

333‧‧‧blocking parts

334‧‧‧Second Carding Department

334S‧‧‧ Guided slope

335‧‧‧ Third Carding Department

336‧‧‧ pivot

337‧‧‧stop

337S‧‧‧First narrow opening

338‧‧‧ cover

338S‧‧‧Second long opening

338P‧‧‧Mobile track

339‧‧‧Shift

339B‧‧‧Connecting column

D1, D2‧‧‧ direction

D‧‧‧Long-axis direction

M1, M2‧‧‧ dotted area

Zone 1 of Z1‧‧

Z2‧‧‧Second District

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a display component and an input component of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing a combination of a display member and an input member of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3A is a perspective view showing the accommodating frame of Fig. 1.

FIG. 3B is an exploded view of the accommodating frame of FIG. 3A.

Fig. 4A is a perspective view showing the hinge device of Fig. 1.

Figure 4B is an exploded view of the hinge device of Figure 4A.

5A and 5B are partial cross-sectional views showing successive steps of the combination of the display components of Fig. 1 to the input member, respectively.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the display component and the input component of the portable electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B are respectively partial cross-sectional views showing successive steps of the combination of the display components of FIG. 6 to the input member.

The spirit of the present invention will be clearly illustrated by the following description and detailed description. Those skilled in the art, after having understood the embodiments of the present invention, may be modified and modified by the techniques taught by the present invention, and do not deviate from the creation. The spirit and scope.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An exploded view of display component 200 and input component 300 of 100. FIG. 2 is a combination diagram of the display unit 200 and the input unit 300 of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the portable electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes at least one display component 200 and one input component 300 . The display unit 200 includes a housing 210 and a screen 220. The screen 220 is exposed on the front surface of the housing 210. The input component 300 includes an input device 310, a base body 320 and two hinge devices 330. The input device 310 is exposed on the front surface of the base body 320. The two hinge devices 330 are respectively located at the same side edge of the base body 320. One end of each hinge device 330 is located in the base body 320, and the other end is inserted into the display member 200 in a pluggable manner.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, when the display unit 200 is connected to the input unit 300 by the hinge device 330, the portable electronic device 100 can be used as a notebook computer, so that the display unit 200 can be pivoted relative to the input unit 300 to bring the screen 220 close to Or away from the input device 310; conversely, as shown in Fig. 1, when the display member 200 is detached from the hinge device 330, the display member 200 can be used alone as a tablet.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the accommodating frame 230 of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3B is an exploded view of the accommodating frame 230 of FIG. 3A. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3A , the display unit 200 further includes two receiving frames 230 . The two accommodating frames 230 are respectively fixed in the housing 210 at intervals (refer to the broken line regions M1 and M2 in FIG. 1). Each of the accommodating frames 230 includes a receiving groove 233 and a first fixing portion 235 . The first fastening portion 235, for example, a hook (FIG. 3B), is located in the receiving groove 233, and the receiving groove 233 is exposed on the side surface of the housing 210 and aligned with one of the hinge devices 330. In this manner, the accommodating frame 230 can be locked in the housing 210 by a hinge bracket 236, except that the accommodating frame 230 can be locked inside and outside the housing 210.

Further, referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B , the accommodating frame 230 further includes a first frame 231 , a second frame 232 and an elastic piece 234 . The first frame 231 has an opening 231S and is connected to one end of the hinge bracket 236. After the second frame body 232 is combined with the first frame body 231, the above-mentioned receiving groove 233 (Fig. 3A) can be defined between the first frame body 231 and the first frame body 231. The elastic piece 234 is attached to the outer wall surface of the first frame 231 opposite to the receiving groove 233. One end of the elastic piece 234 is fixed to the outer wall surface of the first frame body 231 opposite to the receiving groove 233 by the fixing bolt 234B, and the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 3B) is located at the other side of the elastic piece body 234. And extending into the receiving groove 233 through the opening 231S. However, the present invention is not limited to those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention, and the second frame 232 can be flexibly selected to connect the hinge bracket 236 according to actual needs.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the hinge device 330 of FIG. 1. FIG. 4B is an exploded view of the hinge device 330 of FIG. 4A. Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B , each hinge device 330 includes a fixing portion 331 , an extending portion 332 , a second fastening portion 334 and a pivot 336 . The pivot 336 pivots the extension 332 relative to the fixed portion 331. The fixing portion 331 is fixed in the base body 320 (Fig. 1). The extension 332 extends beyond the outer surface of the base body 320. The second fastening portion 334 is, for example, a card slot (FIG. 4B) and is disposed on the first surface 332A of the extension portion 332.

It should be understood that the person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention can flexibly select the second fastening portion as the option of the hook and the first fastening portion as the card slot, according to actual needs.

Thus, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B respectively show a partial cross-sectional view showing the successive operation steps of the display component 200 of FIG. 1 combined to the input component 300. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the extending portion 332 extends into the receiving groove 233 toward the direction D1, And the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 5A) has not yet protruded into the second fastening portion 334 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 5A) through the opening 231S, and is bent by the elastic piece 234, first The trim portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 5A) is pushed out of the opening 231S by the first surface 332A of the extending portion 332. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the second fastening portion 334 is engaged with the first fastening portion 235, the hook of FIG. 5B has been inserted into the card slot of FIG. 5B through the opening 231S, due to the accommodation. The frame 230 is combined with the extension 332 such that the display member 200 can be pivoted with the input member 300.

On the contrary, when the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 5A) is separated from the second fastening portion 334 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 5B), the extension portion 332 can face the direction D2. When the accommodating groove 233 is detached, the display member 200 can be completely separated from the input member 300 (Fig. 1).

In the option of FIG. 5A, since the first fastening portion 235 is a hook and the second fastening portion 334 is a card slot, the card slot has a guiding slope 334S, and the guiding slope 334S can help the hook smoothly extend into the slot. Inside the card slot.

In addition, the extension 332 can have a material of a rigid material such as metal, plastic, or a combination of both to enhance the force supporting the display member. In the present embodiment, the extending portion 332 is composed of a metal formed by die casting. However, the present creation is not limited to this, and those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present creation should flexibly select materials suitable for the extension and manufacturing methods depending on actual needs.

In order to allow the display member 200 to be more stably combined with the extension portion 332, the input member 300 or the display member 200 is damaged by the fall without unintentionally disengaging the input member 300. Referring to FIGS. 4A and 5A , the portable electronic device 100 further includes a stop portion 337 . The stopping portion 337 is movably disposed on the first surface 332A of the extending portion 332 so as to move back and forth along the longitudinal direction D of the extending portion 332 so as to be the second fastening portion 334 (ie, The card slot of FIG. 4B faces the stop portion 337.

Thus, when the extension portion 332 of the fifth embodiment extends into the accommodating groove 233 in the direction D1, and the second fastening portion 334 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 5B) and the first fastening portion 235 (ie, FIG. 5B) After the hooks are engaged, the stop portion 337 can be pushed again to move the stopper portion 337 into the housing 210 in the direction D1 to abut against the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 5B). Because the stopping portion 337 limits the displacement of the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 5B), the stopping portion 337 prevents the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 5B) from being disengaged from the second card. The solid portion 334 (i.e., the card slot of Figure 5B), in turn, allows the display member 200 to be more securely coupled to the extension portion 332. As such, the display member 200 is coupled to the input member 300 by the hinge device 330.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the hinge device 330 further includes a cover 338 and a pushing portion 339. The cover 338 is fixed to the first surface 332A of the extending portion 332, and is separated from the first surface 332A of the extending portion 332 by a moving rail 338P (FIG. 4A), so that the stopping portion 337 is slidably disposed on the moving rail. Within 338P. The pushing portion 339 is located outside the moving rail 338P, and the stopping portion 337 is connected by at least one connecting post 339B (Fig. 4B) so as to be interlocked with the stopping portion 337.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the stopper portion 337 further includes a first elongated opening 337S. The extension portion 332 further has a blocking member 333. The blocking member 333 is linearly movable in the first elongated opening 337S. Therefore, when the blocking member 333 is resisted by one of the ends of the first elongated opening 337S, the stopping portion 337 can be restrained. The range of displacement. The cover 338 further includes at least one second elongated opening 338S. The connecting post 339B is linearly movable in the second elongated opening 338S. Therefore, when the cover 338 is resisted by one of the ends of the second elongated opening 338S, the cover can be restricted. The displacement range of the part 339.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the extension portion 332 is divided into a first zone Z1 and a second zone Z2. The second fastening portion 334 (i.e., the card slot of FIG. 4A) is located in the first zone Z1, the pivot 336 is located in the second zone Z2, and the stopping portion 337 is slidable between the first zone Z1 and the second zone Z2. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the first zone Z1 of the extending portion 332 extends into the receiving groove 233, the second zone Z2 of the extending portion 332 is exposed outside the casing 210.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the display unit 200 and the input unit 300 of the portable electronic device 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 7A and 7B are partial cross-sectional views showing successive steps of the combination of the display unit 200 of the sixth drawing to the input unit 300, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 7A, in order to allow the display member 200 to connect the input member 300 in the forward or reverse direction, the extension portion 332 further includes a third fastening portion 335 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 7A). The third fastening portion 335 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 7A) and the second fastening portion 334 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 7A) are respectively located on the first surface 332A and the second surface 332B opposite to the extension portion 332. The second fastening portion 334 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 7A) and the third fastening portion 335 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 7A) are detachably separable from the first fastening portion 235 (ie, FIG. 7A) The hooks are engaged. It should be understood that, according to the second card slot of FIG. 7A, the two card slots are mutually displaced. However, the second card slot of Figure 7A can also be turned on flush.

When the display unit 200 of FIG. 1 is rotated by 180 degrees so that the screens of FIG. 6 and FIG. 1 are opposite to each other, at this time, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7B, the extending portion 332 extends into the receiving groove 233. When the third fastening portion 335 (ie, the card slot of FIG. 7B) is engaged with the first fastening portion 235 (ie, the hook of FIG. 7B), the display member 200 and the input member 300 are pivoted to each other.

For example, the display component described above in the specification may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a touch input panel. Or a tablet. The tablet computer includes, for example, a motherboard, a central processing unit, a memory unit, a touch screen panel, a hard disk, a battery unit, and an electronic component that enables the tablet to perform work. . The screen can be a touch screen or a non-touch screen. The input device is a keyboard or a touch panel. In this embodiment, the display component is a tablet computer, and the screen is a touch screen, and the input device is a physical keyboard.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in a preferred embodiment as described above, any person skilled in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is attached. The scope defined in the scope of application for patent application shall prevail.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic device

200‧‧‧ display parts

210‧‧‧Shell

220‧‧‧ screen

300‧‧‧ Input parts

310‧‧‧Input device

320‧‧‧Base body

330‧‧‧Hinge device

M1, M2‧‧‧ dotted area

Claims (10)

A portable electronic device comprising: a display component, comprising: a housing; and at least one receiving frame fixed in the housing, comprising a receiving slot and a first fastening portion, the first fastening The portion is located in the accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is exposed on the surface of the casing; and an input component comprises: a base body; and at least one hinge device comprising a fixing portion, an extending portion and a second card a fixing portion is fixed in the base body, the extending portion is extended from the surface of the base body, and the second fastening portion is disposed on a surface of the extending portion, the pivot is used for the extension The pivoting portion is pivoted relative to the fixing portion, wherein the display member and the input member are mutually pivoted when the extending portion protrudes into the receiving groove and the second fastening portion is engaged with the first fastening portion When the extension is separated from the receiving groove, the display member and the input member are separated from each other. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hinge device further comprises: a stop portion movably disposed on the surface of the extending portion for extending into the receiving groove along the extending portion Moving in a direction of reciprocation, the stopping portion further comprises an elongated opening; the extending portion further has a blocking member, the blocking member is linearly movable in the elongated opening for limiting the displacement range of the stopping portion; When the stopping portion moves into the receiving groove and abuts against the first fastening portion, the stopping portion prevents the first fastening portion from being disengaged from the second fastening portion. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the hinge device further comprises: a cover body including at least one elongated opening, the cover body being fixed to the face of the extension portion and the face of the extension portion A moving track is spaced apart, wherein the stopping portion is slidably disposed in the moving track; and a pushing portion is located outside the moving track, and the pushing portion is connected to the stopping portion by at least one connecting post, the connection The post is linearly movable within the elongated opening to limit the range of displacement of the push portion. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the extension portion is a first area and a second area, wherein the second fastening portion is located in the first area, the pivot is located in the second area, and The stopping portion is slidable between the first region and the second region, and when the extending portion protrudes into the receiving groove, the second portion of the extending portion is exposed outside the casing. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the accommodating frame comprises: a first frame having an opening; and a second frame coupled to the first frame so as to be the first frame The accommodating groove is defined between the body; and an elastic piece body is fixed at one end of the first frame body to one side of the accommodating groove, and the first fastening portion is located at the other end of the elastic piece body, wherein the The first fastening portion extends into the receiving slot through the opening, wherein the first fastening portion is pushed out of the opening by the extension portion before the first fastening portion protrudes into the second fastening portion through the opening . A hinge device comprising: a fixing portion for fixing in an object; an extending portion for detachably extending into the other object; at least one fastening portion disposed on one side of the extending portion for engaging the other Inside an object; and a pivot pivoting the extension relative to the fixed portion. The hinge device of claim 6, further comprising: a stop portion movably disposed on the surface of the extension portion for moving to the position of the fastening portion to prevent the fastening portion from being detached from the other portion An object. The hinge device of claim 7, wherein the stopping portion further comprises an elongated opening, the extending portion further has a blocking member linearly movable in the elongated opening for limiting the stopping portion The range of displacement. The hinge device of claim 8, further comprising: a cover fixed to the face of the extension and spaced apart from the face of the extension by a moving track, wherein the stop is slidably Provided in the moving rail; and a pushing portion located outside the moving rail, connecting the stopping portion. The hinge device of claim 9, wherein the pushing portion is connected to the stopping portion by at least one connecting post, the cover body further comprising at least one elongated opening, the connecting post is linearly movable in the elongated opening, To limit the displacement range of the pusher.