TWM529774U - Linkage device and electronic device holder utilizing the linkage device - Google Patents

Description

Linkage device and electronic device bracket using the same

The present invention is a linkage device, and particularly refers to a bracket for an electronic device, such as a tablet computer, such that the tablet can be placed on a tabletop or on a tabletop.

Referring to the computer tablet of the Chinese Patent No. I483096, the first housing includes a first surface and a second surface, and a first space between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface has an opening that communicates with the first space. The circuit module is located in the first space. The touch screen is electrically connected to the circuit module and located at the opening. The second housing is disposed on a portion of the second surface, and the third housing is pivoted to the second housing. There is a second space between the third housing and the second surface. The peripheral device is stored in the second space. The third housing includes a first side and a second side, the first side is pivotally disposed on the second housing, and the second side of the third housing is adapted to abut the first housing to cover the second surface The other part is rotated at an angle to support the first housing, so that the tablet can be pivoted or erected on the table top by pivoting the third housing of the first housing. The third housing is pivoted relative to the second housing such that the gap between the third housing and the second housing may become smaller and smaller with the pivoting angle, so that the gap is not uniform, thereby affecting the overall appearance.

In view of the above problems of the prior art, which cannot be effectively solved and overcome, the present applicant has filed this patent application to solve the aforementioned problems.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the third housing is pivoted relative to the second housing such that the gap between the third housing and the second housing is small and small with the pivoting angle, and the gap is not Consistent, which in turn affects overall aesthetics.

The inventive link device includes: a first body including a first track and a first pivoting portion; a second body located on one side of the first body and including a second track and a a second pivoting portion; a connecting rod set between the first body and the second body, the first body and the second body being pivotable relative to each other, the connecting rod group comprising a first connecting rod a second connecting rod, a first guiding member and a second guiding member, the first connecting rod is pivotally connected to the second pivoting portion of the second body, and the second connecting rod is pivotally connected to the first connecting member The rod is pivotally connected to the first pivoting portion of the first body, the first guiding member is connected to the first connecting rod and slidably disposed on the first rail, and the second guiding member is connected to the second connecting portion The rod is slidably disposed on the second track.

The connecting device is disposed on the electronic device bracket. The electronic device bracket includes: a back cover including a substrate portion, a back plate portion and a supporting portion. The back plate portion is connected to the substrate portion and is located at the substrate portion. On the side, the supporting portion is located on a side of the substrate portion opposite to the back plate portion, the first body is connected to the back plate portion, and the second body is connected to the supporting portion, and the supporting portion can be pivoted relative to the back plate portion .

The user pivots the support portion to pivot relative to the back plate portion, and the link device forms an angle between the support portion and the substrate portion along with the pivoting of the support portion, when the angle is 0 degrees. During the transition to 90 degrees, the gap between the back plate portion and the support portion is kept to be minimized, and has an aesthetic effect.

Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the Detailed Description and the accompanying drawings.

The techniques, means, and effects of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Refer to Figures 1 to 5. The inventive link device 1 includes a first body 10, a second body 20, a link set 30, a first abutting set 40 and a second abutting set 50, the first body 10 and the second The body 20 is connected to opposite sides of the link group 30, so that the first body 10 and the second body 20 can be pivoted relative to each other. The first body 10 extends along a first virtual line L1. The second body 20 The first virtual line L1 and the second virtual line L2 are pivoted relative to the second body 20, and the first abutment group 40 is connected to the connection. The rod set 30 elastically abuts against the first body 10, and the second abutting set 50 connects the link set 30 and elastically abuts the second body 20.

The first body 10 includes a first rail 11 and a first pivoting portion 12. The first rail 11 extends through the opposite ends of the first body 10 and extends along the first virtual straight line L1. The first pivoting The portion 12 is located at one end of the first body 10 adjacent to the second body 20. The first pivoting portion 12 includes a first through hole 121 extending through opposite ends of the first body 10. The first through hole 121 has a circular cross section.

The second body 20 includes a second rail 21 and a second pivoting portion 22 extending along the second virtual line L2 at opposite ends of the second body 20, the second pivoting portion 22 is located at one end of the second body 20 adjacent to the first body 10. The second pivoting portion 22 includes a second through hole 221 extending through opposite ends of the second body 20, and the second through hole 221 has a circular cross section.

The link set 30 includes a first link 31, a second link 32, a first guiding member 33, a second guiding member 34, a first pivot 35, and a second pivot 36. a third pivot shaft 37, the first guiding member 33 and the second pivot shaft 36 are respectively rotatably disposed at opposite ends of the first connecting rod 31, the second guiding member 34 and the first pivot shaft 35 is rotatably disposed at opposite ends of the second link 32. The third pivot 37 extends through the first link 31 and the second link 32 and is located at the first guiding member 33 and the first Between the two pivots 36 and between the second guiding member 34 and the first pivoting member 35, the first connecting rod 31 is located between the second connecting rod 32 and the first body 10, the first The connecting rod 31 abuts against the end surface of the first body 10. The first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 can pivot about the third pivot shaft 37. The first guiding member 33 is slidably disposed. The first pivot shaft 35 passes through the first through hole 121 of the first pivoting portion 12 such that the second link 32 can be axially opposite to the first pivot shaft 35. a body 10 pivots, the second pivot 36 passes through the second pivot 22 and 221 of the second perforated such that the second link 32 to the second pivot axis 36 of the second body 20 relative to pivot sideways.

The first connecting rod 31 includes a first through hole 311 , a second through hole 312 and a third through hole 313 . The second through hole 312 is located between the first through hole 311 and the third through hole 313 . The first guiding member 33 passes through the first through hole 311 , and the third pivot hole 37 passes through the second through hole 312 . The second pivot shaft 36 passes through the third through hole 313 . In the embodiment, the first through hole 311, the second through hole 312 and the third through hole 313 respectively penetrate opposite ends of the first connecting rod 31 and have circular cross sections respectively. The first connecting rod The first recess 314 is located between the first through hole 311 and the third through hole 313, and the second through hole 312 and the first recess 314 are respectively located at the first recess 314. On the opposite sides of the first link 31, the cross-sectional shape of the first link 31 is slightly concave.

The second connecting rod 32 includes a fourth through hole 321 , a fifth through hole 322 and a sixth through hole 323 . The fifth through hole 322 is located between the fourth through hole 321 and the sixth through hole 323 . The second guiding member 34 extends through the fourth through hole 321 , and the third pivot hole 37 passes through the fifth through hole 322 , and the first pivot hole 35 passes through the sixth through hole 323 . In this embodiment, the fourth through hole 321 , the fifth through hole 322 and the sixth through hole 323 respectively penetrate opposite ends of the second connecting rod 32 and have circular cross sections respectively, and the second connecting rod The second recess 324 is located between the fourth through hole 321 and the sixth through hole 323, and the fifth through hole 322 and the second notch 324 are respectively located at the second recess 324. On the opposite sides of the second connecting rod 32, the cross-sectional shape of the second connecting rod 32 is slightly concave, and the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 have a slightly concave shape. A body 10 and the second body 20 can be pivoted relatively smoothly.

The first guiding member 33 includes a first segment 331 and a second segment 332. The first segment 331 and the second segment 332 are connected to each other. The first segment 331 is disposed through the first through hole 311. The second section 332 slidably passes through the first rail 11. In this embodiment, the first section 331 has a circular cross section.

The second guiding member 34 includes a third segment 341, a fourth segment 342 and a fifth segment 343. The fifth segment 343 is disposed between the third segment 341 and the fourth segment 342. The fourth through hole 321 is formed in the segment 341, and the fourth segment 342 of the second guiding member 34 is slidably disposed on the second track 21. In this embodiment, the third section 341 and the fifth section 343 are respectively circular in cross section, and the third section 341 and the fifth section 343 have an outer diameter difference to form a first end surface 3431. A second end face 3432 is formed between the fourth segment 342 and the fifth segment 343 to form a second end face 3432. The second link 32 abuts against the first end face 3431. The second end face 3432 abuts the second body 20 The end face.

The first abutting member 40 includes a first pressing member 41, at least a first elastic member 42 and a first fixing member 43. The first pressing member 41 and the at least one first elastic member 42 are disposed. a second segment 332 of the first guiding member 33, the first pressing member 41 is located between the at least one first elastic body 42 and the first body 10, and the first pressing member 41 elastically abuts the first portion The first fixing member 43 is screwed to the second portion 332 of the first guiding member 33, and the at least one first elastic body 42 is located at the first pressing portion. The member 41 is between the first fixing member 43. In this embodiment, the number of the first elastic bodies 42 is four.

The second abutting member 50 includes a second pressing member 51, at least one second elastic member 52 and a second fixing member 53. The second pressing member 51 and the at least one second elastic member 52 are disposed. a fourth segment 342 of the second guiding member 34, the second pressing member 51 is located between the at least one second elastic body 52 and the second body 20, and the second pressing member 51 elastically abuts the first portion The second body 20 is opposite to the end surface of the fifth portion 343 of the second guiding member 34. The second fixing member 53 is screwed to the fourth portion 342 of the second guiding member 34. The at least one second elastic body 52 Located between the second pressing member 51 and the second fixing member 53. In the embodiment, the number of the second elastic bodies 52 is four.

Reference is made to Figs. 4 to 8. The connecting rod device 1 is switchable between a closed position (Fig. 4) and an open position (Fig. 8). When the connecting rod device 1 is in the closed position, the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2 In the collinear line, the first guiding member 33 is located at one end of the first rail portion 11 away from the first pivoting portion 12, and the second guiding member 34 is located at one end of the second rail portion 21 away from the second pivoting portion 22. The first body 10 and the second body 20 have a variable distance D therebetween. The first guiding member 33 moves along the first rail 11 in the direction of the first pivoting portion 12 during the transition from the closed position to the open position, the second guiding The member 34 moves along the second rail 21 toward the second pivoting portion 22, the first link 31 pivots relative to the second body 20, and the second link 32 is opposite to the first body 10 pivoting, the first body 10 and the second body 20 are oppositely oscillated, such that the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2 have an angle B, the angle B along with the first body 10 and the The second body 20 is increased relative to the swing. When the connecting device 1 is in the open position, the first guiding member 33 is located at one end of the first rail 11 adjacent to the first pivoting portion 12, and the second guiding member 34 is located adjacent to the second rail 21 One end of the second pivoting portion 22, the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2 are parallel to each other, and the distance D at the open position is greater than the distance D at the closed position.

Refer to Figures 2, 5 and 9. The connecting device 1 can be disposed on the electronic device holder. The electronic device holder includes a back cover A. The back cover A includes a substrate portion A1, a back plate portion A2 and a supporting portion A3. The back plate portion A2 is connected to the back plate portion A2. The substrate portion A1 is located on one side of the substrate portion A1, and the support portion A3 is located on a side of the substrate portion A1 opposite to the back plate portion A2. The first body 10 of the link device 1 is connected to the back plate portion A2. The second body 20 of the connecting rod device 1 is connected to the supporting portion A3, the first guiding member 33 is slidable relative to the first rail 11, and the second guiding member 34 is opposite to the second rail 21 Sliding causes the support portion A3 to pivot relative to the back plate portion A2. When the connecting rod device 1 is in the closed position, the back plate portion A2 forms a plane with the supporting portion A3, and the electronic device bracket can be laid flat on the table top. When the angle B is between the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2, the angle B is formed between the substrate portion A1 and the supporting portion A3, and the electronic device bracket can stand on the table top. In this embodiment, the electronic device is a tablet computer.

In summary, the inventive linkage device and the electronic device bracket using the linkage device have the following advantages:

1. The link device 1 is switchable between a closed position and an open position. When the link device 1 is in the closed position, the first virtual line L1 and the second virtual line L2 are collinear with the first guide. The first guiding member 33 is located at one end of the first railing portion 12 away from the first pivoting portion 12, and the second guiding member 34 is located at one end of the second rail portion 21 away from the second pivoting portion 22. The second body 20 has a distance D therebetween. The first guiding member 33 moves along the first rail 11 in the direction of the first pivoting portion 12 during the transition from the closed position to the open position, the second guiding The member 34 moves along the second rail 21 toward the second pivoting portion 22, the first link 31 pivots relative to the second body 20, and the second link 32 is opposite to the first body 10 pivoting, the first body 10 and the second body 20 are oppositely oscillated, such that the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2 have an angle B, the angle B along with the first body 10 and the The second body 20 is increased relative to the swing. When the connecting device 1 is in the open position, the first guiding member 33 is located at one end of the first rail 11 adjacent to the first pivoting portion 12, and the second guiding member 34 is located adjacent to the second rail 21 One end of the second pivoting portion 22, the first body 10 and the second body 20 are parallel to each other, and the distance D at the open position is greater than the distance D at the closed position.

2. The user pulls the support portion A3 to pivot relative to the back plate portion A2, and the link device 1 changes between the open position and the closed position as the support portion A3 pivots, when the link The device 1 is collinearized by the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2, and the angle B is 90 degrees between the first virtual straight line L1 and the second virtual straight line L2, and the supporting portion A3 is The gap between the back plate portions A2 is kept to be minimized, and has an aesthetic effect.

However, the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention may not be limited thereto, so any change in the numerical value or replacement of the equivalent element, or an equivalent change according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention. And the modifications should still be covered by this creation patent.

1‧‧‧ linkage device
10‧‧‧First Ontology
11‧‧‧First track
12‧‧‧First pivotal
121‧‧‧First perforation
20‧‧‧Second ontology
21‧‧‧second track
22‧‧‧Second pivotal
221‧‧‧Second perforation
30‧‧‧ linkage group
31‧‧‧ first link
311‧‧‧ first through hole
312‧‧‧Second through hole
313‧‧‧ third through hole
314‧‧‧ first notch
32‧‧‧Second link
321‧‧‧4th through hole
322‧‧‧5th through hole
323‧‧‧6th through hole
324‧‧‧second notch
33‧‧‧First guide
331‧‧‧ first paragraph
332‧‧‧ second paragraph
34‧‧‧Second guide
341‧‧‧ third paragraph
342‧‧‧ fourth paragraph
343‧‧‧5
3431‧‧‧ first end face
3432‧‧‧second end face
35‧‧‧First pivot
36‧‧‧Second pivot
37‧‧‧ Third pivot
40‧‧‧First summit group
41‧‧‧First pressure parts
42‧‧‧First Elastomer
43‧‧‧First fixture
50‧‧‧second summit group
51‧‧‧Second pressure parts
52‧‧‧Second elastomer
53‧‧‧Second fixture
A‧‧‧Back cover
A1‧‧‧Substrate Department
A2‧‧‧ Backplane
A3‧‧‧Support Department
B‧‧‧ angle
D‧‧‧Distance
L1‧‧‧first virtual straight line
L2‧‧‧ second virtual straight line

Figure 1: The stereoscopic view of the inventive linkage device. Figure 2: A partially enlarged exploded view of the inventive linkage device. Figure 3: A partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken from Figure 1. Figure 4: A side view taken from Figure 1 showing the linkage in the closed position. Figure 5: is a continuation of Figure 4, showing that the first virtual straight line is separated from the second virtual straight line by 30 degrees. Figure 6 is a continuation of Figure 5, showing the first virtual straight line and the second virtual straight line separated by 90 degrees. Figure 7: is a continuation of Figure 6, showing that the first virtual line and the second virtual line are separated by 150 degrees. Figure 8 is a continuation of Figure 7 showing the linkage in the open position. Figure 9: Schematic diagram of the inventive linkage device applied to the electronic device bracket.

10‧‧‧First Ontology

11‧‧‧First track

12‧‧‧First pivotal

121‧‧‧First perforation

20‧‧‧Second ontology

21‧‧‧second track

22‧‧‧Second pivotal

221‧‧‧Second perforation

30‧‧‧ linkage group

31‧‧‧ first link

311‧‧‧ first through hole

312‧‧‧Second through hole

313‧‧‧ third through hole

314‧‧‧ first notch

32‧‧‧Second link

321‧‧‧4th through hole

322‧‧‧5th through hole

323‧‧‧6th through hole

324‧‧‧second notch

33‧‧‧First guide

331‧‧‧ first paragraph

332‧‧‧ second paragraph

34‧‧‧Second guide

341‧‧‧ third paragraph

342‧‧‧ fourth paragraph

343‧‧‧5

35‧‧‧First pivot

36‧‧‧Second pivot

37‧‧‧ Third pivot

40‧‧‧First summit group

50‧‧‧second summit group

Claims (8)

A connecting rod device, comprising: a first body comprising a first track and a first pivoting portion; a second body comprising a second track and a second pivoting portion; Between the first body and the second body, the first body and the second body can be pivoted relative to each other, the link set includes a first link, a second link, and a first a guiding member and a second guiding member, the first connecting rod is pivotally connected to the second pivoting portion of the second body, the second connecting rod is pivotally connected to the first connecting rod and pivotally connected to the first body a first pivoting portion, the first guiding member is coupled to the first connecting rod and slidably disposed on the first rail, and the second guiding member is coupled to the second connecting rod and slidably disposed on the second guiding portion track. The link device of claim 1, wherein the first rail extends through the opposite ends of the first body and extends linearly, the first link includes a first through hole, and the second track extends through the second body The opposite ends extend linearly, the second link includes a fourth through hole, the first guiding member penetrates the first through hole of the first link, and the second guiding member includes a third segment And a fourth segment, the third segment passes through the fourth through hole of the second link, and the fourth segment slidably passes through the second track. The link device of claim 2, wherein the first link is located between the second link and the first body, the first link abuts the first body, and the second guide further Including a fifth segment, the fifth segment is disposed between the third segment and the fourth segment, and the fifth segment and the third segment have an outer diameter drop to form a first end face, the second segment The rod abuts against the first end surface, and the fifth section and the fourth section have an outer diameter drop to form a second end surface, and the second end surface abuts the second body. The link device of claim 2, wherein the first connecting rod comprises a second through hole and a third through hole, and the second through hole is located between the first through hole and the third through hole, The second connecting rod includes a fifth through hole and a sixth through hole. The fifth through hole is located between the fourth through hole and the sixth through hole. The first pivoting portion includes a first through hole. a first through hole is opposite to the opposite ends of the first body, the second pivoting portion includes a second through hole, and the second through hole extends through opposite ends of the second body, the link group includes a first pivot, a first a second pivot and a third pivot, the opposite ends of the first pivot respectively pass through the first through hole and the sixth through hole, and the opposite ends of the second pivot respectively pass the second through hole and the first The third through hole, the opposite ends of the third pivot respectively pass through the second through hole and the fifth through hole. The link device of claim 4, wherein the first link includes a first recess, the first recess is located between the first through hole and the third through hole, and the second through hole is The first notches are respectively located on opposite sides of the first link, the first link has a slightly concave shape, and the second link includes a second notch, and the second notch is located at the fourth Between the through hole and the sixth through hole, the fifth through hole and the second notch are respectively located on opposite sides of the second link, and the second link has a slightly concave shape in cross section. The link device of any one of claims 2 to 5, comprising a first abutting group and a second abutting group, the first abutting group connecting the first guiding member and located at the a body opposite to one end of the first link, the second abutting set connecting the fourth segment of the second guiding member and located at one end of the second body opposite to the second link, the first abutting The first pressing member penetrates the first guiding member and elastically abuts the first body, and the second abutting group includes a second pressing member, the first pressing member The second pressing member penetrates the fourth portion of the second guiding member and elastically abuts the second body. The link device of claim 6, wherein the first abutting set comprises at least a first elastic body and a first fixing member, the at least one first elastic body penetrating the first guiding member, the first A fixing member is screwed to the first guiding member, and the at least one first elastic body is located between the first pressing member and the first fixing member, and the second abutting group comprises at least one second elastic body And a second fixing member, the at least one second elastic body is disposed through the fourth segment of the second guiding member, the second fixing member is screwed to the fourth segment, and the at least one second elastic body is located at the The second pressing member is between the second fixing member. An electronic device holder having the link device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising: a back cover comprising a substrate portion, a back plate portion and a support portion, the back plate portion being connected The substrate portion is located on one side of the substrate portion, the support portion is located on a side of the substrate portion opposite to the back plate portion, and the first body of the link device is connected to the back plate portion, and the second link device is The body is connected to the support.