TWM577137U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a base, two pivoting portions, a mainframe device, a first display, a second display, and a damping deceleration element. The mainframe device is pivotally connected to the base through one of the pivoting portions. The first display is located on the mainframe device and electrically connected to the mainframe device. The second display is pivotally connected to the first display through the other pivoting portion. The damping deceleration element is coupled to the other pivoting portion and the first display for slowing down the rotation of the second display relative to the first display.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a dual screen.

In general, electronic products with a touch-sensitive human-machine interface, such as a point of sale (POS), can be matched with different module accessories according to different needs. For example, the POS machine can be paired with an auxiliary screen. In addition to assisting the original user, it can also be viewed directly by another user opposite the POS machine.

However, the auxiliary screen of the POS machine often fails to provide another user-specific visual angle requirement due to improper elevation angle, which causes inconvenience and trouble to the user.

Therefore, how to develop a solution to improve the above-mentioned lacks and inconveniences is an important issue that the relevant industry is currently unable to delay.

The present author proposes an electronic device to solve the problems of the prior art.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes a base a seat, a first pivot member, a second pivot member, a device host, a first display device, a second display device and a damping reduction element. The first pivot member has a first axis. The second pivot member has a second axis parallel to the first axis. The device host pivots the base through the first pivot member. The first display device is located on one side of the device host and is electrically connected to the device host. The second display device is pivotally connected to the first display device through the second pivot member and electrically connected to the first display device. The damping reduction element connects the second pivot member and the first display device to slow the rotation of the second display device relative to the first display device.

Thus, through the architecture described in the above embodiments, when the first display device is adjusted in the elevation angle, the second display device can automatically pivot and change the current elevation angle accordingly, thereby satisfying the specific visual angle requirement. Further, when the second display device pivots relative to the first display device, the damper reduction element slows down the rotation of the second display device to reduce the chance of collision damage of the second display device due to rapid rotation.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above electronic device, the second pivot member includes a first gear member and a gear shaft. The gear shaft is fixed to one end of the first gear member and is coaxial with the first gear member. The gear shaft is fixed to the second display device such that the first gear member rotates synchronously with the second display device.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above electronic device, the damping reduction element includes a second gear member and a shaft. One end of the shaft body is fixed to the first display device, and the second gear member is rotatably pivoted on the shaft body and is coupled to the first gear member.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above electronic device, the number of teeth of the second gear member is smaller than the number of teeth of the first gear member.

According to one or more embodiments, the electronic device further includes a fixing member. The fixing member is movably disposed on the first display device for selectively moving to the second gear member to stop the rotation of the second gear member.

According to one or more embodiments, the electronic device further includes a fixing member. The fixing member is movably disposed on the first display device for selectively moving to the first gear member to stop the rotation of the first gear member.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above electronic device, the first display device includes a sliding slot, a first recess and a second recess. The first recess and the second recess are located on one side of the chute. The first recess is located between the second recess and the first gear member. The fixing member comprises an operating portion, a stopping rib and a projection. The operating portion is slidably located in the sliding slot and connects the stopping rib and the bump. When the fixing member moves to the first gear member, the stopping rib is inserted into the backlash of one of the first gear members, and the projection moves into and is positioned in the first recess; when the retaining rib leaves the backlash of the first gear member, the convex The block is moved in and positioned within the second recess.

In accordance with one or more embodiments, in the electronic device described above, the damper reduction element includes a cushion. The cushion directly connects the second pivot member with the first display device.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above electronic device, the second display device has a shaft connection channel. The shaft channel is coaxial with the second shaft to receive the second pivot member. The first display device electrically connects the second display device through a wire, and the wire extends into the second display device through the shaft passage.

According to one or more embodiments, the electronic device described above is a point of sale information system machine.

The above description is only used to explain the problems to be solved by this creation, The technical means of solving the problem, the effect it produces, and the like, the specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

100‧‧‧Base

110‧‧‧Base

120‧‧‧ neck

130‧‧‧First Pivot

200‧‧‧ device host

210‧‧‧Shell

220‧‧‧Second Pivot

300‧‧‧First display device

310‧‧‧ Shell

320‧‧‧ first screen

321‧‧‧First board

330‧‧‧ pivot module

331‧‧‧floor

332‧‧‧left rib

333‧‧‧Right rib

334‧‧‧through holes

335‧‧‧ shaft hole

340‧‧‧ left cover

350‧‧‧Right cover fittings

360‧‧‧Chute

361‧‧‧First recess

362‧‧‧Second recess

400‧‧‧Second display device

410‧‧‧Shell

420‧‧‧ second screen

421‧‧‧Second circuit board

422‧‧‧Wire

430‧‧‧Axis channel

430L‧‧‧ long axis direction

431‧‧‧Limited ribs

500‧‧‧First pivot member

500L‧‧‧first axis

600‧‧‧Second pivot member

600L‧‧‧Second axis

610‧‧‧First gear

611‧‧‧ backlash

620‧‧‧ Gear shaft

621‧‧‧ Limit slot

630‧‧‧Shaft axis

700‧‧‧damped reduction element

710‧‧‧second gear parts

720‧‧‧Axis

800‧‧‧Fixed parts

810‧‧‧Operation Department

820‧‧‧stop ribs

830‧‧‧Bumps

AA‧‧ ‧ line segment

θ 1, θ 2‧‧‧ angle

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent and understood. The description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a schematic view of the operation of the second display device corresponding to the rotation; FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the electronic device of FIG. 1; and FIG. 4 is a top view of the perspective view of the left cover member of the second view; 5 is a schematic view of the fixing member stopping the rotation of the first gear member in FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5; and FIG. 7 is a part of the electronic device of another embodiment of the present creation schematic diagram.

The plural embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the following figures, and for the sake of clarity, many practical details will be described in the following description. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that these practical details are not necessary in the context of this inventive part and therefore are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner in order to simplify the drawings. In addition, the dimensions of the various elements in the drawings are not shown in actual scale for the convenience of the reader.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic diagram of the operation when the second display device 400 of FIG. 1 is rotated correspondingly Figure. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in the present embodiment, the electronic device 10 includes a base 100 , a device host 200 , a first display device 300 , and a second display device 400 . The device main body 200 is pivotally connected to the base 100 through the first pivot member 500. The first display device 300 is fixed to one side of the device host 200 facing the susceptor 100, and the first display device 300 is electrically connected to the device host 200. The second display device 400 is pivotally connected to the first display device 300 through the second pivot member 600 and electrically connected to the first display device 300. The first axis 500L of the first pivot member 500 is parallel to the second axis 600L of the second pivot member 600.

As such, when the user rotates the device host 200 around the first axis 500L by the first display device 300 to adjust the elevation angle of the first display device 300 relative to the susceptor 100, since the second display device 400 is affected by gravity Automatically pivoting relative to the first display device 300 about the second axis 600L, the second display device 400 can thus automatically change the elevation angle currently located, that is, the angle θ 1 between the second display device 400 and the first display device 300 is changed to The angle θ 2 (Figs. 1 to 2) is included so that the second display device 400 maintains a visual display angle.

Fig. 3 is a partially exploded view of the electronic device 10 of Fig. 1. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in particular, in the present embodiment, the base 100 includes a base 110 , a neck 120 , and a first pivoting portion 130 . The base 110 is for placing on a bearing surface such as a table top. The neck portion 120 is located between the base 110 and the first pivoting portion 130 and integrally connects the base 110 and the first pivoting portion 130.

The device host 200 includes a housing 210 and a second pivoting portion 220. The first display device 300 covers and is fixed to one side of the housing 210. The housing 210 is disposed between the base 100 and the first display device 300. The second pivoting portion 220 is disposed on the surface of the housing 210 opposite to the first display device 300, and the second pivoting portion 220 is transparent. The first pivot member 500 is rotatably coupled to the first pivoting portion 130 of the base 100.

The first display device 300 includes a housing 310, a first screen 320 and a pivot module 330. The first screen 320 and the pivoting module 330 are respectively located on opposite sides of the outer casing 310. The pivoting module 330 is rotatably connected to the second display device 400 through the second pivot member 600.

The second display device 400 includes a shell member 410, a second screen 420 and a shaft connecting passage 430. The shafting passage 430 is formed on the casing member 410 to receive the second pivot member 600. The second screen 420 is located on one side of the case member 410. The shell member 410 is pivotally connected to the pivoting module 330 through the second pivot member 600, and the long axis direction 430L of the shaft connecting passage 430 and the second shaft center 600L of the second pivot member 600 are coaxial with each other. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the size of the first screen 320 is larger than the size of the second screen 420. Therefore, the first screen 320 and the second screen 420 are regarded as the main screen and the auxiliary screen, respectively. Further, in the present embodiment, the electronic device 10 is, for example, a point-of-sale information system machine, however, the present creation is not limited thereto.

In addition, FIG. 4 is a top view of the perspective left cover 340 of FIG. 2 to view the fixture 800. In order to facilitate understanding of the correspondence between the fixing member 800 and the left cover member 340, the left cover member 340 of FIG. 4 is indicated by a broken line. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, specifically, the second pivot member 600 includes a first gear member 610 and a gear shaft 620. The gear shaft 620 is fixed to one end of the first gear member 610 and is coaxial with the first gear member 610. For example, the gear shaft 620 is opposite to one end of the first gear member 610 and is provided with two opposite limiting slots 621. The shaft connecting passage 430 of the second display device 400 has two opposite limiting ribs 431 therein. Thus, when the gear shaft 620 extends into the shaft connecting passage 430 to engage the second display device 400, the limiting ribs 431 passing through the shaft connecting passage 430 respectively extend into the limiting slots 621 of the gear shaft 620. The gear shaft 620 can be fixed to the shell member 410 of the second display device 400, so that the first gear member 610 can interlock the second display device 400 and rotate synchronously with the second display device 400.

In addition, the electronic device 10 further includes a damping reduction element 700. The damper reduction element 700 connects the second pivot member 600 with the first display device 300. Specifically, the damping reduction element 700 is a second gear member 710 and a shaft body 720. One end of the shaft body 720 is fixed to the pivoting module 330 of the first display device 300. The second gear member 710 is rotatably pivoted on the shaft body 720 and is spliced to the first gear member 610.

As such, when the gravity drives the second display device 400 to synchronously pivot the first gear member 610, since the second gear member 710 is coupled to the first gear member 610, the rotational force of the first gear member 610 can be driven by the second gear member 710. The offset is continuously cancelled to slow the rotation of the second display device 400 relative to the first display device 300 until the rotation stops, thereby reducing the chance of the second display device 400 causing collision damage due to rapid rotation.

In the present embodiment, the size of the first gear member 610 is larger than the size of the second gear member 710, and the number of teeth of the first gear member 610 is greater than the number of teeth of the second gear member 710. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

However, the present creation is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the damping reduction element 700 may also be changed to a cushion. The cushion directly connects the second pivot member 600 and the first display device 300 to frictionally slow the rotation of the second display device 400 relative to the first display device 300 until the rotation stops. The cushion is, for example, a rubber mat or other object having a good coefficient of friction.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the pivoting module 330 includes a bottom plate. 331, a left cover member 340 and a right cover member 350. The bottom plate 331 is provided with a left rib 332 and a right rib 333. The left rib 332 and the right rib 333 are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other. The left rib 332 also has a uniform aperture 334 through which the shaft 720 can be secured. The left rib 332 and the right rib 333 respectively have a shaft hole 335. The gear shaft 620 passes through the shaft hole 335 of the left rib 332 to extend into the shaft passage 430. The second pivot member 600 further includes a convex shaft 630 located on one side of the second display device 400 with respect to the first gear member 610 and penetrated by the shaft passage 430. The male shaft 630 extends into the shaft hole 335 of the right convex rib 333. The right cover member 350 is used to cover and shield the right rib 333, and the left cover member 340 is used to cover and shield the left rib 332, the first gear member 610, the second gear member 710 and the shaft body 720.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the electronic device 10 further includes a fixing member 800. The fixing member 800 is movably disposed on the first display device 300 for selectively moving to the first gear member 610 to stop the rotation of the first gear member 610. In this way, when the user directly rotates the second display device 400 to adjust to a specific visual angle requirement, the user directly operates the fixing member 800 to abut against the rotation of the first gear member 610, thereby fixing the position of the second display device 400. Elevation angle.

For example, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the left cover member 340 includes a sliding slot 360 , a first recess 361 and a second recess 362 . The sliding groove 360 extends through the left cover member 340 , and the first concave portion 361 and the second concave portion 362 are located on the same side of the sliding groove 360 . The first recess 361 is located between the second recess 362 and the first gear member 610. The fixing member 800 includes an operating portion 810, a stopping rib 820 and a protrusion 830. The operating portion 810 is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 360. One side of the operating portion 810 is exposed to the left cover member 340, and the other side of the operating portion 810 is connected to the retaining rib 820 and the bump 830. .

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the fixing member 800 of Fig. 4 stopping the rotation of the first gear member 610. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Figure 5. In order to facilitate understanding of the correspondence between the fixing member 800 and the left cover member 340, the left cover member 340 of FIG. 5 is also indicated by a broken line. Thus, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the operating portion 810 of the fixing member 800 is pushed to interlock the retaining rib 820 to the first gear member 610, the retaining rib 820 is inserted into the teeth and teeth of the first gear member 610. The gap 611 is between the gaps 611 to prevent the first gear member 610 from continuing to rotate, thereby fixing the position of the second display device 400. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 5, the bump 830 is also moved in with the operating portion 810 and positioned in the first recess 361 to prevent the fixing member 800 from unintentionally leaving the first gear member 610.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 4, when the operating portion 810 of the fixing member 800 is pushed away from the first gear member 610 by interlocking the stopping rib 820, the stopping rib 820 is separated from the tooth between the tooth on the first gear member 610. The gap 611 allows the first gear member 610 to continue to rotate, thereby not limiting the elevation angle of the second display device 400. At the same time, the bump 830 is also moved in with the operating portion 810 and positioned in the second recess 362 to avoid unintended movement of the fixture 800.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the fixing member 800 may also be modified to selectively move to the second gear member 710 to stop the rotation of the second gear member 710, or to fix the second display device. The elevation angle of the 400.

Figure 7 is a partial schematic view of an electronic device 10 of another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 , the first screen 320 includes a first circuit board 321 , and the first circuit board 321 is located in the outer casing 310 of the first display device 300 . The second screen 420 includes a second circuit board 421. The second circuit board 421 is located In the case member 410 of the second display device 400, the first circuit board 321 is electrically connected through the wire 422. The wire 422 extends from the first circuit board 321 through the shafting passage 430 into the second display device 400.

Finally, the various embodiments disclosed above are not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art can be protected in this manner without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a base; a first pivot member having a first axis; a second pivot member having a second axis parallel to the first axis; a device host through which The first pivoting device is pivotally connected to the base; a first display device is located on one side of the main body of the device and electrically connected to the main body of the device; and a second display device is pivotally connected to the first display through the second pivoting member And electrically connecting the first display device; and a damping reduction element connecting the second pivot member and the first display device for slowing rotation of the second display device relative to the first display device. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second pivot member comprises a first gear member and a gear shaft, the gear shaft is fixed to one end of the first gear member, and the first gear member Coaxially, the gear shaft is fixed to the second display device such that the first gear member rotates synchronously with the second display device. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the damping reduction element comprises a second gear member and a shaft body, one end of the shaft body is fixed to the first display device, and the second gear member is rotatably pivoted on the The shaft body is coupled to the first gear member. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the number of teeth of the second gear member is smaller than the number of teeth of the first gear member. The electronic device of claim 3, further comprising: a fixing member movably disposed on the first display device for selectively moving to the second gear member to stop the rotation of the second gear member. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising: a fixing member movably disposed on the first display device for selectively moving to the first gear member to stop the rotation of the first gear member. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first display device comprises a sliding slot, a first recess and a second recess, the first recess and the second recess being located on one side of the slot, the first a recess is located between the second recess and the first gear member; and the fixing member includes an operating portion, a stop rib and a protrusion, the operating portion is slidably located in the sliding slot, and is connected to the a stop rib and the protrusion, wherein when the fixing member moves to the first gear member, the stop rib is inserted into a backlash of the first gear member, and the protrusion moves into and is positioned in the first recess When the stop rib leaves the backlash of the first gear member, the bump moves into and is positioned in the second recess. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the damping reduction element comprises a cushion directly connecting the second pivot member and the first display device. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second display device has a shaft connection channel coaxial with the second axis to receive the second pivot member; and the first display device transmits through the first The wire is electrically connected to the second display device, and the wire extends into the second display device through the axial connection channel. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a point of sale information system machine.