TWM578406U - Electronic device and stylus - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility provides an electronic device and stylus. The electronic device including a device body and a stylus is provided. The device body has a power supply portion and a slot. The stylus has a pen body and a pen clip. The pen clip is connected to the pen body, the pen body or the pen clip has a charging portion. The pen clip is disposed in the slot such that the charging portion is in contact with the power supply portion, and the pen body is located outside the device body. The utility can save configuration space of the electronic device, and the stylus is firmly combined with the electronic device for charging.

Description

Electronic device and stylus

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a stylus, and more particularly to an electronic device and a stylus that can be combined with each other.

With the ever-changing touch and display technologies, manufacturers of electronic devices such as notebook computers, mobile phones, and tablet computers have adopted the trend of using touch display panels to replace traditional display panels. In the process of using the touch display panel, in order to avoid the user's finger area is too large to cause false touch or to meet the purpose of writing, the touch pen can be used for touch operation. When the user does not use the stylus, how to firmly integrate the stylus into the electronic device and charge it without excessively occupying the internal space of the electronic device is an important issue in the design of the electronic device and the stylus.

The novel creation provides an electronic device and a stylus, which can save the configuration space of the electronic device, and can firmly integrate the stylus into the electronic device and charge.

The electronic device created by the present invention comprises a device body and a stylus. The device body has a power supply portion and a slot. The stylus includes a pen body and a pen holder, wherein the pen holder is connected to the pen body, the pen holder has a charging portion, the pen holder is inserted into the slot to make the charging portion contact the power supply portion, and the pen body is located outside the device body.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the device body has a recess on a side.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the slot is located in the recess.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the charging portion is located at the top of the pen holder.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the power supply unit is located outside the slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the stylus has a first magnetic member, and the device body has a second magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the stylus is inserted into or inserted into the slot, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member have magnetic attraction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the stylus is removed from the slot, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member have a magnetic repulsion force.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the charging portion constitutes a first magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the power supply unit constitutes a second magnetic member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the device body has a third adsorbing member, and the number of the first magnetic members is plural, and the plurality of first magnetic members are respectively located in the pen holder and the pen body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the stylus is adapted to move in the direction of the apparatus body by a magnetic attraction between the third absorbing member and the first magnetic member located in the clip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the stylus is adapted to move in the extending direction of the slot by the magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member located on the pen body, so that the pen holder enters Inside the slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member of the pen body is greater than the magnetic attraction between the third adsorbing member and the first magnetic member located in the pen holder. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the device body has a first processing unit and a first energy storage component, the stylus has a second processing unit and a second energy storage component, and the first energy storage component, the first The processing unit, the power supply unit, the charging unit, the second processing unit and the second energy storage element are electrically connected in sequence.

The stylus created by the novel includes a pen body and a pen holder. The pen holder is connected to the pen body, wherein the pen holder has a charging portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the stylus includes an elastic body connected between the pen body and the pen holder.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the elastomer is made of rubber or metal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the pen holder is metal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the stylus includes a pivoting structure, and the pen holder is pivotally connected to the pen body through the pivoting structure.

Based on the above, the pen holder of the stylus pen of the present invention is inserted into the slot of the device body of the electronic device, so that the stylus is firmly coupled to the device body. In addition, when the clip is inserted into the slot, the charging portion of the stylus contacts the power supply portion of the device body, so that the device body can charge the stylus. Moreover, when the clip is inserted into the slot, the pen body is located outside the device body, so that the device body does not need to provide a space for accommodating the pen body, so as to save the arrangement space of the electronic device.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the appended claims.

1A to 1C illustrate a flow of a stylus according to an embodiment of the present invention coupled to a device body. Referring to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C , the electronic device 100 of the embodiment includes a device body 110 and a stylus 120 . The device body 110 is, for example, a portable electronic device such as a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone, and has a power supply portion 112 and a slot 114. The power supply portion 112 is located in the slot 114. The stylus 120 includes a pen body 122 and a pen holder 124. The pen holder 124 is coupled to the top portion 122a of the pen body 122. The pen holder 124 has a charging portion 124a. The user can move the stylus 120 from the position shown in FIG. 1A to the device body 110 to the position shown in FIG. 1B in the direction D1 (shown in FIG. 1A), and then move the stylus 120 from the position shown in FIG. 1B in the direction D2. The device body 110 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 1C , so that the pen holder 124 is inserted into the slot 114 to firmly bond the stylus pen 120 to the device body 110 , and the charging portion 124 a contacts the power supply portion 112 to allow the device body 110 to be The stylus 120 can be charged. In addition, when the pen holder 124 is inserted into the slot 114, the pen body 122 is located outside the device body 110, so that the device body 110 does not need to provide a space for accommodating the pen body 122, so as to save the configuration space of the electronic device 100. effect.

In detail, the pen body 122 of the present embodiment bears against the side 110a of the device body 110, the device body 110 has a recess 110b at the side 110a, and the slot 114 is located in the recess 110b. That is, the apparatus body 110 of the present embodiment only needs to form the recess 110b to accommodate the clip 124 and the partial top portion 122a of the pen body 122 without forming a larger accommodation space to accommodate the entire pen body 122.

In this embodiment, the power supply portion 112 and the charging portion 124a are, for example, a probe pin (pogopin), a Type C universal sequence bus bar, a micro universal serial bus bar, a conductive spring, or a conductive metal member. Limit it.

In this embodiment, the device body 110 has a second magnetic member 116. The pen body 122 of the stylus pen 120 has a first magnetic member 126. When the pen holder 124 is inserted into or inserted into the slot 114, the stylus pen 120 is inserted into or inserted into the slot 114. The first magnetic member 126 and the second magnetic member 116 have magnetic attraction. The device body 110 and the stylus pen 120 are fixed to each other by the magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member 116 and the first magnetic member 126. The second magnetic member 116 and the first magnetic member 126 of the embodiment are, for example, magnets. However, the novel creation is not limited thereto, and the second magnetic member 116 and the first magnetic member 126 are respectively a magnet and a metal member that can be magnetically attracted. In other embodiments, when the stylus 120 is removed from the slot 114, the first magnetic member 126 and the second magnetic member 116 may have a magnetic repulsion to facilitate the removal of the stylus 120.

In addition, the power supply portion 112 in the slot 114 may include a magnetic material or a metal material that can be magnetically attracted to form another second magnetic member, and the charging portion 124a on the clip 124 may include a magnetic material or a metal that can be magnetized. The material constitutes another first magnetic member. That is, the number of the second magnetic members is two, and the two second magnetic members are respectively located in the slot 114 and the side 110a of the device body 110. The number of the first magnetic members is two, and the two first magnetic members are respectively located. Pen holder 124 and pen body 122. The stylus pen 120 is more firmly coupled to the apparatus body 110 by the magnetic attraction force between the power supply portion 112 and the charging portion 124a. In other embodiments, no absorbing member may be provided, and the present invention does not limit this.

2A to 2C illustrate a flow of the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention being coupled to the apparatus body. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2C and the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C is that the device body 110 further has a third absorbing member 118, and the third absorbing member 118 is, for example, a magnet, and the stylus 120 is adapted. By the magnetic attraction between the third adsorbing member 118 and the first magnetic member (ie, the charging portion 124a) located in the clip 124, the position shown in FIG. 2A is moved in the direction D1 toward the apparatus body 110 to the position shown in FIG. 2B. Then, the stylus 120 is adapted to move from the position shown in FIG. 2B in the direction of the direction of the slot 114 in the direction of the slot 114 by the magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member 116 and the first magnetic member 126 located in the pen body 122. The position shown in 2C is such that the clip 124 enters the slot 114.

3A to 3C illustrate a flow of the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention being coupled to the apparatus body. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C and the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C is that when the pen holder 124 has not entered the slot 114 and is in the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first magnetic member 126. The S pole does not correspond to the N pole of the second magnetic member 116. The N pole of the first magnetic member 126 does not correspond to the S pole of the second magnetic member 116. At this time, the S pole and the second magnetic pole of the first magnetic member 126 pass through. The magnetic attraction between the N poles of the member 116 and the magnetic attraction between the N pole of the first magnetic member 126 and the S pole of the second magnetic member 116, the stylus 120 is moved from the position shown in FIG. 3B in the direction D2 to the map. The position shown in 3C causes the pen holder 124 to be inserted into the slot 114.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member 116 and the first magnetic member 126 located in the pen body 122 is greater than, for example, the third absorbing member 118 and the pen holder 124. The magnetic attraction between the first magnetic member (ie, the charging portion 124a) prevents the magnetic attraction between the third adsorbing member 118 and the first magnetic member located in the clip 124 from being excessive, so that the stylus 120 is fixed to FIG. 3B. State.

4A to 4C illustrate a flow of the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention coupled to the apparatus body. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4C and the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C is that the stylus 120 further has a fourth absorbing member 128, and the fourth absorbing member 128 is, for example, a magnet. When entering the slot 114 and in the state shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the S pole of the fourth adsorbing member 128 does not correspond to the N pole of the third adsorbing member 118, and the N pole of the fourth adsorbing member 128 does not correspond to the third adsorbent. The S pole of the member 118 passes through the magnetic attraction between the S pole of the fourth adsorbing member 128 and the N pole of the third adsorbing member 118 and the N pole of the fourth adsorbing member 128 and the S pole of the third adsorbing member 118. The magnetic attraction between the stylus pen 120 moves from the position shown in FIG. 4B in the direction D2 to the position shown in FIG. 4C, so that the pen holder 124 is inserted into the slot 114.

5A to 5C illustrate a flow of the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention being coupled to the apparatus body. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C and the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C is that the power supply portion 112 is located outside the slot 114, and the charging portion 124a is located at the top of the pen holder 124. When the stylus 120 is sequentially moved from the position shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B to the position shown in FIG. 5C, the power supply portion 112 corresponds to the charging portion 124a for charging, and the pen holder 124 corresponds to the third absorbing member 118. The material of the clip 124 is, for example, a metal that can be magnetically attracted to fix the stylus 120 to the position shown in FIG. 5C by the magnetic attraction between the clip 124 and the third absorbing member 118. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the second magnetic member 116 and the first magnetic member 126 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C are not provided. In another embodiment, the third absorbing member 118 may not be provided, and the position of the stylus pen 120 may be fixed by the magnetic attraction between the power supply portion 112 and the charging portion 124a.

6A-6C illustrate a flow of separating a stylus from another embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6C and the embodiment shown in FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C is that the stylus 120 includes an elastic body 129, such as a spring, and is connected to the pen body 122 and the pen holder 124. between. During the process of the user taking the stylus 120 and moving the stylus 120 in the direction D3 from the position shown in FIG. 6A to the position shown in FIG. 6C, when the pen holder 124 has not left the slot 114 as shown in FIG. 6B. The elastic member 129 is moderately elastically deformed to prevent the connection between the pen body 122 and the pen holder 124 from being broken by the user's force. In other embodiments, the elastic member 129 may be a rubber material or other suitable elastic material, which is not limited by the present invention.

7A to 7C illustrate a flow in which the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention is separated from the apparatus body. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C and the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C is that the material of the elastic body 129 and the pen holder 124 is metal, and the elastic body 129 and the pen holder 124 are integrally formed metal members. During the process of the user taking the stylus 120 and moving the stylus 120 in the direction D3 from the position shown in FIG. 7A to the position shown in FIG. 7C, when the pen holder 124 has not left the slot 114 as shown in FIG. 7B. The elastic member 129 and the pen holder 124 are elastically deformed moderately to prevent the connection between the pen body 122 and the pen holder 124 from being broken by the user's force.

8A to 8C illustrate a flow of the stylus pen of another embodiment of the present invention being separated from the apparatus body. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8C and the embodiment shown in FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C is that the stylus 120 does not include the elastic body 129, and the stylus 120 includes a pivot structure 129', and the pen holder 124 passes. The pivot structure 129' is pivotally connected to the pen body 122. During the process of the user taking the stylus 120 and moving the stylus 120 in the direction D3 from the position shown in FIG. 7A to the position shown in FIG. 7C, when the pen holder 124 has not left the slot 114 as shown in FIG. 7B. The pen body 122 and the pen holder 124 are moderately pivoted by the pivoting structure 129' to prevent the connection between the pen body 122 and the pen holder 124 from being broken by the user's force.

9 is a block diagram of the electronic device of FIG. 1C. Referring to FIG. 1C , the device body 110 of the embodiment has a first processing unit P1 and a first energy storage element S1 , and the stylus 120 has a second processing unit P2 and a second energy storage element S2 . The first energy storage element S2, the first processing unit P1, the power supply unit 112, the charging unit 124a, and the second processing unit P2 and the second energy storage element S2 are electrically connected in sequence. Further, the electronic device 100 determines the amount of power of the second energy storage unit S2 of the stylus pen 120 through the first processing unit P1 of the device body 110, and stops charging if the power of the second energy storage unit S2 is full. To avoid overcharging. In addition, the second processing unit P2 of the stylus pen 120 can also determine the amount of power of the second energy storage unit S2 of the stylus 120, which is not limited by the novel creation. In addition, the pen body 122 of the stylus pen 120 can have a power indicator light 122b as shown in FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C to enable the user to know whether the power of the second energy storage unit S2 is full. In other embodiments, the power of the second energy storage unit S2 can be displayed on the display screen of the device body 110, which is not limited by the novel creation.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this novel creation is subject to the definition of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧ device body

110a‧‧‧ side

110b‧‧‧ recess

120‧‧‧ stylus

112‧‧‧Power Supply Department

114‧‧‧Slots

116‧‧‧Second magnetic parts

118‧‧‧ Third adsorbent

122‧‧‧ pen body

122a‧‧‧ top

122b‧‧‧ battery indicator

124‧‧‧ pen holder

124a‧‧‧Charging Department

126‧‧‧First magnetic parts

128‧‧‧fourth adsorbing member

129‧‧‧ Elastomers

129’‧‧‧ pivotal structure

D1, D2, D3‧‧‧ direction

P1‧‧‧First Processing Unit

P2‧‧‧Second processing unit

S1‧‧‧ first energy storage component

S2‧‧‧Second energy storage component

1A to 1C illustrate a flow of a stylus according to an embodiment of the present invention coupled to a device body. 2A to 2C illustrate a flow of a stylus according to another embodiment of the present invention coupled to a device body. 3A to 3C illustrate a flow of a stylus according to another embodiment of the present invention coupled to a device body. 4A to 4C illustrate a flow of a stylus according to another embodiment of the present invention coupled to a device body. 5A to 5C illustrate a flow of the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention being coupled to the apparatus body. 6A-6C illustrate a flow of separating a stylus from another embodiment of the present invention. 7A to 7C illustrate a flow in which the stylus of another embodiment of the present invention is separated from the apparatus body. 8A to 8C illustrate a flow of the stylus pen of another embodiment of the present invention being separated from the apparatus body. 9 is a block diagram of the electronic device of FIG. 1C.

Claims (20)

An electronic device comprising: a device body having a power supply portion and a slot; and a stylus comprising a body and a clip, wherein the clip is coupled to the pen body, the pen holder having a charging portion The pen clip is inserted into the slot, so that the charging portion contacts the power supply portion, and the pen body is located outside the device body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device body has a recess on a side. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the slot is located in the recess. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the charging portion is located at the top of the pen holder. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power supply portion is located outside the slot. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the stylus has a first magnetic member, and the device body has a second magnetic member. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member have magnetic attraction when the stylus is inserted into or inserted into the slot. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member have a magnetic repulsive force when the stylus is removed from the slot. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the charging portion constitutes the first magnetic member. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the power supply portion constitutes the second magnetic member. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the device body has a third absorbing member, the first magnetic member is plural, and the first magnetic members are respectively located at the pen holder and the pen body. . The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the stylus is adapted to move toward the device body by a magnetic attraction between the third absorbing member and the first magnetic member of the stylus . The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the stylus is adapted to extend along a direction of the slot by a magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member of the pen body Move so that the pen holder enters the slot. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein a magnetic attraction between the second magnetic member and the first magnetic member of the pen body is greater than the third absorbing member and the first locating member The magnetic attraction between a magnetic member. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device body has a first processing unit and a first energy storage component, the stylus has a second processing unit and a second energy storage component, and The first energy storage element, the first processing unit, the power supply unit, the charging unit, and the second processing unit and the second energy storage element may be electrically connected in sequence. A stylus pen comprising: a body; and a clip connected to the pen body, wherein the pen holder has a charging portion. The stylus according to claim 16, wherein the stylus comprises an elastic body connected between the pen body and the pen holder. The stylus of claim 16 , wherein the stylus comprises a pivoting structure, and the pen holder is pivotally connected to the pen body through the pivoting structure. The stylus according to claim 16, wherein the elastomer is made of rubber or metal. The stylus according to claim 16, wherein the pen holder is made of metal.