TWM577526U - Pivot structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a pivot structure comprising a two-bonding assembly, at least one sliding component, and a connecting mechanism for pivoting each of the combined components. Each of the combined components respectively includes a coupling member and a force receiving member disposed on the coupling member. The coupling member has a first guiding portion that extends in the first direction. The force receiving member has a second guiding portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The slip assembly is disposed on one of the combined components and includes a slider and a camshaft. The slider is slidably disposed on the first guiding portion. The cam shaft has a first coupling shaft segment and a second coupling shaft segment extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, respectively. And the first combined shaft segment is different from the second combined shaft segment. The first coupling shaft segment is slidably received within the second guiding portion. The second combined shaft section is pivotally disposed on the sliding member.

Description

Pivot structure

This case discloses a pivot structure.

Electronic devices, such as notebook computers, are pivotally configured to cause the host and display modules to be rotated relative to each other to produce an open or closed state change. However, the general pivot structure often causes a gap between the host and the display module in the use state due to the structural configuration relationship. In this way, for the dual display model in which the display panel is also provided with the display panel, the display screen of the host and the display module cannot be visually connected, and the effect of extending the display range cannot be effectively achieved.

The present disclosure discloses a pivot structure comprising a two-bond assembly, at least one slip assembly, and a connection mechanism. Each of the combined components includes a coupling member and a force receiving member. The coupling member has a first guiding portion that extends in the first direction. The force receiving member is fixedly disposed on the coupling member, and the force receiving member has a second guiding portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The slip assembly is disposed on one of the combined components and includes a slider and a camshaft. The slider is movably disposed in the first direction on the first guiding portion. The cam shaft has a first coupling shaft segment and a second coupling shaft segment, and the first coupling shaft segment and the second coupling shaft respectively extend in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and the first coupling shaft segment and the first coupling shaft segment The two combine the different axes of the shaft segment. The first coupling shaft segment is slidably received in the second guiding portion in the second direction. The second combined shaft section is pivotally disposed on the sliding member. The connecting mechanism respectively pivots the combined components.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the use of an embodiment of an electronic device using the novel pivot structure. The electronic device may be a display panel, a speaker, a playback media device, other output/input devices, or any combination of the above devices, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The electronic device shown in FIG. 1 includes a pivot structure 100, a first body M1, and a second body M2. The pivot structure 100 is disposed between the first body M1 and the second body M2 such that the first body M1 and the second body M2 can pass through the pivot structure 100 to be relatively open. In addition, the pivot structure 100 can drive the relative displacement of the first body M1 and the second body M2 when the first body M1 and the second body M2 are in the relatively open state, and reduce the first body when the electronic device is opened and used. The gap between the M1 and the second body M2 maximizes the display range in the embodiment in which the first body M1 and the second body M2 each have a display panel.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the pivot structure 100 includes a two-bond assembly 10 , at least one slip assembly 20 , and a coupling mechanism 30 . The sliding assembly 20 is disposed at least one of the two coupling assemblies 10, and the connecting mechanism 30 is pivotally connected to each of the coupling assemblies 10, so that the coupling assemblies 10 can pivot relative to the coupling mechanism 30. When the coupling assembly 10 provided with the glide assembly 20 is rotated, the action of the coupling assembly 10 drives the glide assembly 20 to cause relative slippage between the glide assembly 20 and the coupling assembly 10. Thereby, when the coupling assembly 10 is coupled to the first body M1 or the second body M2, the first body M1 or the second body M2 can simultaneously change the distance between each other while relatively pivoting.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, in an embodiment, the coupling assembly 10 is fixedly coupled to the first body M1 and the second body M2 to move (or rotate) with the first body M1 or the second body M2 and simultaneously guide The slip assembly 20 is linearly displaced. In this embodiment, the coupling assembly 10 includes a coupling member 11 and a force receiving member 12. Specifically, one side of the coupling member 11 has a first guiding portion 111 that extends in the first direction D1. Here, the first guiding portion 111 may specifically but not limited to a slot extending in the first direction D1.

Further, in an embodiment, in order to facilitate the fixing of the coupling member 11 to the first body M1 or the second body M2, the overall appearance of the coupling member 11 may be, but not limited to, be convex and have two wings 112, the two wings 112 The positions are located on opposite sides of the first guiding portion 111 of the coupling member 11. Thereby, each of the wings 112 can be provided with a coupling hole 1121 for the screw to lock the coupling member 11 to the first body M1 or the second body M2.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the force receiving member 12 is fixedly disposed on the coupling member 11 to stably apply the force to the sliding assembly 20, and the force between the assembly 10 and the sliding assembly 20 is used to make a relative relationship therebetween. mobile. In an embodiment, the force receiving member 12 has a second guiding portion 121 extending in a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1. Here, the second guiding portion 121 may be, but not limited to, a groove extending in the second direction D2. Further, in order to facilitate the fixing of the force receiving member 12 to the coupling member 11, the outer surface of the coupling member 11 may be, but not limited to, having two protrusions 113, and the force receiving member 12 has two through holes 122, and the force receiving members 12 are worn by the members. The mouth 122 is sleeved on each of the projections 113 of the coupling member 11, whereby the force receiving member 12 is fixed to the coupling member 11.

Referring to Figures 2 through 4, the glide assembly 20 is driven by the coupling assembly 10 to create relative movement with the coupling assembly 10. In one embodiment, the glide assembly 20 includes a slider 21 and a camshaft 22. The slider 21 is disposed in the first guiding portion 111 so as to be displaced in the first direction D1. The camshaft 22 extends in a third direction D3 perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 and has an eccentrically disposed first combined shaft section 221 and a second combined shaft section 222. The first combined shaft section 221 can be along the first The second direction D2 is slidably disposed on the second guiding portion 121, and the second coupling shaft portion 222 is pivotally disposed on the sliding member 21. In an embodiment, the first direction D1, the second direction D2, and the third direction D3 may form a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

Thereby, when the coupling assembly 10 is rotated, the force receiving member 12 of the coupling assembly 10 is displaced, and the first coupling shaft segment 221 of the camshaft 22 disposed in the second guiding portion 121 of the force receiving member 12 is slid along with the second The position of the guide portion 121 is changed to be rotated. As a result, when the camshaft 22 rotates, the amount of rotational displacement of the first coupling shaft segment 221 will be comprehensively presented in linear displacement in two directions. Here, the camshaft 22 is guided by the second guiding portion 121 to exhibit a displacement amount displaced in the second direction D2; and the displacement amount displaced in the first direction D1 is converted to the force receiving member in the first direction D1. 12, the force receiving member 12 drives the coupling member 11 to be displaced relative to the sliding member 21 in the first direction D1. Thereby, when the coupling assembly 10 rotates, the sliding assembly 20 can be rotated, and the displacement generated by the rotation of the sliding assembly 20 is fed back to the coupling assembly 10, so that the coupling assembly 10 drives the first body M1 and the second body M2 to generate linear displacement.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, further, in an embodiment, the slider 21 has a sliding portion 211 and an extension portion 212 that are engaged. In a specific structure, the sliding portion 211 and the extending portion 212 are respectively a sheet structure and are perpendicular to each other. In this embodiment, the appearance shape of the sliding portion 211 corresponds to the shape of the first guiding portion 111, so that the sliding portion 211 can be displaced by the guiding of the first guiding portion 111 in the first direction D1. The extension portion 212 has a pivot hole 2121 , and the second coupling shaft portion 222 of the cam shaft 22 is pivotally disposed on the pivot hole 2121.

Referring to FIG. 4, in an embodiment, the camshaft 22 is an elongated shaft structure and has a first coupling shaft section 221, a middle section 223, and a second coupling shaft section 222 that are sequentially engaged. In this embodiment, the middle section 223 is a circular cylinder, the first joint shaft section 221 is a rod body located in the outer contour of the middle section 223 and extending in the third direction D3, and the second joint shaft section 222 is located in the middle section 223. The center position and the length of the rod body extends along the third direction D3. Here, the first coupling shaft segment 221 and the second coupling shaft segment 222 are different from each other and become eccentric. Specifically, the pivot hole 2121 of the extending portion 212 is a circular hole. When the cam shaft 22 is disposed in the pivot hole 2121 by the second coupling shaft portion 222, the cam shaft 22 can be rotated by the second coupling shaft portion 222 as a rotating shaft. When the camshaft 22 rotates, the first coupling shaft segment 221 that is different from the second coupling shaft segment 222 moves along the displacement path that is eccentric with the first coupling shaft segment 221.

Further, in an embodiment, to ensure that the camshaft 22 can be actuated, the length of the second guiding portion 121 of the force receiving member 12 in the second direction D2 is preferably greater than or equal to the first combined shaft segment of the camshaft 22. The range of displacement of 221 along the eccentric trajectory in the second direction D2. It is ensured that the first coupling shaft section 221 of the camshaft 22 can be accommodated in the second guiding portion 121 to apply force to the force receiving member 12 during the entire displacement.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the connecting mechanism 30 is pivotally connected to each of the coupling assemblies 10 such that the coupling assemblies 10 are pivotable relative to the coupling mechanism 30.

Based on the foregoing, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the pivot structure 100 can be fixedly disposed on the first body M1 and the second body M2 through the respective coupling assemblies 10 to connect the first body M1 and the second body M2, and the first body M1. The second body M2 can be relatively pivoted by the pivotal relationship of the coupling assemblies 10 and the connecting mechanism 30 to change the opening state of the electronic device.

In a specific implementation, the coupling assembly 10, which may be one of the first body M1 and the second body M2, is coupled to the slip assembly 20. It is also possible that the joint assembly 10 of the first body M1 and the second body M2 are connected to the slip assembly 20.

1 , 2 , and 5 to 8 , the following description will be given on the condition that the joint assembly 10 of the first body M1 and the second body M2 are connected to the slip assembly 20 . In this embodiment, when the first body M1 and the second body M2 overlap and are in a closed state, the distance between the first body M1 and the second body M2 is the largest. When the first body M1 and the second body M2 are in an open state, the distance between the first body M1 and the second body M2 is the closest. Therefore, when the first body M1 and the second body M2 are both display modules, when the first body M1 and the second body M2 are opened, the display ranges of the first body M1 and the second body M2 can be as close as possible. Further, the effect of extending and magnifying the image presented by the first body M1 and the second body M2 is generated.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the embodiment in which the joint assembly 10 of the first body M1 and the second body M2 are respectively coupled with the slip assembly 20, in order to synchronize the actions of the slide assembly 20 on the first body M1 and the second body M2. The connecting mechanism 30 further includes a linkage assembly 31, and the linkage assembly 31 is coupled to the slider 21 of each of the sliding assemblies 20 to interlock the respective sliding assemblies 20.

Referring to FIG. 9, in an embodiment, the linkage assembly 31 is a gear combination and includes at least a two-shaft 312 and two transmission gears 314. The two transmission gears 314 are reversely driven and fixedly disposed on the respective shafts 312, and the shafts 312 are disposed on the respective sliding members 21. When the sliding members 21 are rotated by the engaging member 11, the sliding member 21 drives the shaft 312 to rotate, the shaft 312 drives the transmission gear 314, and the two transmission gears 314 are reversely driven. Thereby, the two slip assemblies 20 connected to the interlocking assembly 31 are caused to reverse displacement.

Specifically, the linkage assembly 31 further includes a second driven gear 311 and two fixed gears 313. Referring to FIG. 9, each of the driving gears 311 is fixed to the second coupling shaft section 222 of the cam shaft 22 of each of the sliding assemblies 20 to be rotatable in synchronization with the camshaft 22. The second coupling shaft segment 222 of the camshaft 22 has a square shaft structure, and the driving gear 311 has a square hole. The driving gear 311 is sleeved in a square shaft structure of the second coupling shaft segment 222 to drive the gear 311. The second combined shaft segment 222 is brought into the same state of engagement.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in one embodiment, one end of each shaft 312 is fixedly disposed on the extending portion 212 of the sliding member 21 , and the fixed gear 313 and the transmission gear 314 are respectively sleeved on the shaft 312 . Here, each shaft 312 includes a circular shaft segment 3121 and a square shaft segment 3122. The fixed gear 313 is sleeved on the circular shaft segment 3121, and the transmission gear 314 is sleeved on the square shaft portion 3122, so that the shaft 312 can rotate relative to the fixed gear 313 and can drive the transmission gear 314.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in order to ensure the stability of the mechanism of the connecting mechanism 30 , the connecting mechanism 30 further includes two first fixing pieces 32 , a second fixing piece 33 , a third fixing piece 34 , a fourth fixing piece 35 , and a screw lock assembly 36 . . The first fixing piece 32 has a circular hole 321 and a curved recess 322. The second coupling shaft 222 of the camshaft 22 passes through the driving gear 311 and is rotatably inserted into the circular hole of the first fixing piece 32. 321. In this embodiment, the fixed gear 313 has a limiting segment 3131. The limiting segment 3131 is a smooth cylinder having a tooth shape. The curved recess 322 of each first fixing piece 32 is sleeved on each fixed gear 313. Limit segment 3131. The position of the driving gear 311 and the fixed gear 313 is maintained by the arrangement of the first fixing piece 32, and the driving gear 311 can be kept engaged with the fixed gear 313.

In one embodiment, each of the fixed gears 313 has a circular hole in the center thereof and one of the end faces has a fixed key 3132, and the fixed key 3132 is adjacent to the circular hole. The second fixing piece 33 has two fixing holes 331. Each of the fixing holes 331 is a non-circular hole and can be accommodated in the circular shaft segment 3121 and the fixed key 3132 of the shaft 312 at the same time. Thereby, the fixed gear 313 is fixed between the first fixing piece 32 and the second fixing piece 33 and cannot be rotated, and the shaft 312 can be held in the circular hole of the fixed gear 313 and the fixing hole 331 of the second fixing piece 33. Rotate inside.

In one embodiment, the transmission gear 314 has a square hole, and the transmission gear 314 is sleeved in a square hole on the square shaft section 3122 of the shaft 312 to rotate synchronously with the shaft 312.

In one embodiment, the linkage assembly 31 further includes two idlers 315 disposed between the two transmission gears 314, and the two idlers 315 mesh with each other and respectively mesh with the transmission gears 314, thereby making the two transmission gears The 314 is able to rotate in the opposite direction. In this embodiment, the two ends of each idler pulley 315 are respectively pivoted on the third fixing piece 34 and the fourth fixing piece 35, and the third fixing piece 34 is sleeved on the shaft 312, and the other end of the shaft 312 is worn. The fourth fixing piece 35 is taken out and fixed by the screw lock assembly 36.

Therefore, in the specific use, when the user pivots the first body M1 or the second body M2, the first body M1 or the second body M2 drives the coupling member 11 of one of the coupling assemblies 10 to rotate, and the coupling member 11 drives the force. The member 12 and the slider 21 of the slip assembly 20 rotate. The action between the force receiving member 12 and the cam shaft 22 causes the coupling member 11 to horizontally shift to change the distance between the first body M1 and the second body M2. At the same time, when the sliding member 21 rotates, the sliding member 21 drives the shaft 312 to rotate, the circular shaft portion 3121 of the shaft 312 rotates in the fixed gear 313, and the square shaft portion 3122 of the shaft 312 drives the transmission gear 314 to rotate. The second transmission gear 314 is reversely coupled through the idler pulley 325. In this way, the shaft 312 fixed to the two transmission gears 314, the respective sliding assemblies 20 fixedly disposed on the respective shafts 312, and the respective coupling assemblies 10 can be driven in reverse linkage. In this way, when the user pivots one of the first body M1 or the second body M2, the binding assemblies 10 and the sliding assemblies 10 can be reversely linked, so that the first body M1 and the second body M2 can Synchronous displacement.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, in an embodiment, the first body M1 is a display module, and the second body M2 is a control module. In this embodiment, the first body M1 has a first display panel M11, and the second body M2 has a second display panel M21. It should be noted that the first body M1 and the second body M2 drawn in FIG. 4 are not drawn with internal components for convenience of explanation. Here, the first display panel M11 is used to display the content generated by the second body M2, and the second display panel M21 displays a virtual control unit (such as a virtual keyboard) for the user to touch by the second display panel M21. Way to control. When the first body M1 and the second body M2 are leveled, the combination unit 10 drives the first body M1 and the second body M2 as close as possible to achieve the effect of extending the screen to maximize the display range. Specifically, in this embodiment, the pivot structure 100 can be hidden under the first display panel M11 and the second display panel M21 to achieve an aesthetic effect.

The present disclosure has been disclosed in some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the disclosure. Any one of ordinary skill in the art can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

100‧‧‧ pivot structure

10‧‧‧Combined components  11‧‧‧Connected parts

111‧‧‧First Guidance  112‧‧‧ wing

1121‧‧‧bond hole  113‧‧‧Bumps

12‧‧‧ Force parts  121‧‧‧Second guidance

122‧‧‧ wearing a mouth  20‧‧‧Sliding components

21‧‧‧Sliding parts  211‧‧‧Slide

212‧‧‧Extension  2121‧‧‧ pivot hole

22‧‧‧Camshaft  221‧‧‧First combined shaft segment

222‧‧‧Second combined shaft segment  223‧‧ mid section

30‧‧‧Connecting institutions  31‧‧‧ linkage components

311‧‧‧Drive gear  312‧‧‧ shaft

3121‧‧‧Circular section  3122‧‧‧ square shaft section

313‧‧‧Fixed gear  3131‧‧‧Limited paragraph

3132‧‧‧fixed key  314‧‧‧Transmission gear

315‧‧‧ idler  32‧‧‧First fixed piece

321‧‧‧ round hole  322‧‧‧ curved notches

33‧‧‧Second fix  331‧‧‧Fixed holes

34‧‧‧ third fixed piece  35‧‧‧4th fixed piece

36‧‧‧Silver lock assembly  M1‧‧‧ first body

M11‧‧‧ first display panel  M2‧‧‧Second body

M21‧‧‧Second display panel  D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction  D3‧‧‧ third direction

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of the use of an embodiment of an electronic device using the novel pivot structure.  Figure 2 is a partial enlarged view of the circle 2 in Figure 1.  3 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a pivot structure of the present invention.  4 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of a pivot structure of the present invention.  Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 2;  Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the appearance of an electronic device using the novel pivot structure.  Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the state of use of an electronic device using the novel pivot structure.  Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of Figure 7.  Figure 9 is another perspective exploded view of one embodiment of the pivot structure of the present invention.  

Claims (10)

A pivot structure comprising:  Two combined components, each containing:  a coupling member having a first guiding portion extending in a first direction;  a force receiving member is fixedly disposed on the joint member, the force receiving member has a second guiding portion, and the second guiding portion extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;  At least one sliding component is disposed on one of the two combined components, the sliding component comprising:  a sliding member disposed to be displaced in the first direction to the first guiding portion;  a cam shaft having a first coupling shaft segment and a second coupling shaft segment, the first coupling shaft segment and the second coupling shaft respectively extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and The first coupling shaft segment is different from the second coupling shaft segment, and the first coupling shaft segment is slidably received in the second guiding portion along the second direction, and the second coupling shaft segment is pivoted Sliding member;  A connecting mechanism is respectively pivoted to the two combined components.   The pivot structure of claim 1, wherein the number of the sliding assemblies is two, and each of the sliding assemblies is disposed on each of the combined components. The pivoting structure of claim 2, the coupling mechanism comprising a linkage assembly coupled to the slider of the glide assembly. The pivot structure of claim 3, wherein the linkage assembly is a gear combination. The pivotal structure of claim 4, wherein the linkage assembly comprises a two-axis rod and two transmission gears, the two-axis rods are respectively connected to the sliding member and the transmission gear, and the two transmission gears are reversely drivenly connected. The pivot structure of claim 5, wherein the linkage assembly further comprises two idlers, the two idlers are engaged and disposed between the two transmission gears, and the two idlers respectively mesh with the two transmission gears. The pivoting structure of claim 5, wherein the linkage assembly further comprises a second driving gear and two fixed gears, each of the fixed gear sleeves is disposed on each of the shafts, and each of the fixed gears is respectively connected to the second combined shaft segment Each of the driving gears respectively meshes the fixed gear. The pivoting structure of claim 7, wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises two first fixing pieces, each of the first fixing pieces respectively having a circular hole and an arcuate notch, the cam shaft of each of the sliding assemblies The second coupling shaft segment is rotatably disposed in the circular hole, and the arcuate recesses are respectively sleeved on the fixed gears. The pivoting structure of claim 7, wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises a second fixing piece, each of the fixing gears is fixedly disposed on the second fixing piece, and each of the shafts is rotatably disposed in the second Fixed piece. The pivoting structure of claim 6, wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises a third fixing piece and a fourth fixing piece, wherein each of the shafts is rotatably disposed on the third fixing piece and the fourth fixing piece Each of the idler wheels is pivotally disposed between the third fixing piece and the fourth fixing piece.