TWM601361U - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a main board, a display, a shaft, and an angle detection device. The display has a screen and a display mode. The shaft is rotatably connected between the main board and the display. The angle detection device has a switch for detecting an angle of the display rotating relative to the main board, so that the main board can switch the display mode of the screen corresponding to the angle.

Description

Portable electronic device

This creation is related to an electronic device, and particularly to a portable electronic device.

In order to facilitate viewing, the portable electronic device is designed with multiple viewing modes to achieve the effect of one screen with multiple functions. In order to detect the opening angle of the screen in different viewing modes, a G sensor is generally used to detect the angle relationship between the motherboard and the screen to determine the current screen display mode. Therefore, the cost of portable electronic devices is relatively high.

This creation is about a portable electronic device that detects the opening angle of the screen in different viewing modes by rotating the shaft to determine the current screen display mode.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a portable electronic device is proposed, which includes a motherboard, a display, a hinge, and an angle detection device. The display has a screen and a display mode. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected between the main board and the display. The angle detecting device has a switch for detecting an angle of rotation of the display relative to the main board, so that the main board can switch the screen to the display mode of the corresponding angle.

In order to have a better understanding of the above-mentioned and other aspects of this creation, the following examples are specially cited, and the accompanying drawings are described in detail as follows:

The following examples are provided for detailed description. The examples are only used as examples for illustration, and are not intended to limit the scope of the creation to be protected. In the following description, the same/similar symbols represent the same/similar elements. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, for example: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only the directions with reference to the accompanying drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit this creation.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a portable electronic device is provided, which includes an angle detecting device for detecting an angle of the rotation of the display relative to the motherboard. The angle detecting device has, for example, a rotating part and a corresponding detecting part. The rotating part is arranged on the rotating shaft, and the detecting part is arranged on the main board. When the display is opened at an angle relative to the main board, the rotating part triggers the detecting part. For the motherboard to switch the screen to the display mode of the corresponding angle.

Please refer to FIGS. 1A and 1B, which respectively illustrate the appearance diagrams of the portable electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, a touch panel, or a notebook computer with a touch panel. The portable electronic device 100 includes a motherboard 110, a display 120, a shaft 130 and an angle detection device 140. The main board 110 has, for example, a keyboard 112 and a circuit board (located in the casing). The main board 110 may further include a touch pad 114. The remaining components are conventional components, which are not repeated here. The display 120 has a screen 122 and a display mode. The display mode is, for example, the laptop mode in FIG. 1A or the display mode in FIG. 1B. The rotating shaft 130 is rotatably connected between the main board 110 and the display 120. In addition, please refer to FIG. 2, which shows a schematic diagram of the rotating shaft 130 and the angle detecting device 140 disposed inside the portable electronic device 100. The angle detecting device 140 has a switch 142 for detecting an angle at which the display 120 rotates relative to the main board 110 for the main board 110 to switch the screen 122 to the display mode of the corresponding angle. The switch 142 is, for example, a push switch, a capacitance induction switch, or a magnetic induction switch.

Please refer to Figures 1A and 2, the motherboard 110 has a first support frame 111, the display 120 has a second support frame 121, the first support frame 111 is fixedly connected to a bearing 113, and the second support frame 121 is fixedly connected to the shaft 130 to The display 120 and the rotating shaft 130 are rotated synchronously, and the rotating shaft 130 is rotatably disposed in the bearing 113. The rotation angle of the rotating shaft 130 can be up to 360 degrees, so that the rotation angle of the display 120 relative to the main board 110 can be from 0 degrees to 360 degrees, so as to meet multiple functions of one screen.

In one embodiment, the switch 142 includes one or a set of rotating parts 141A to 141D and a corresponding one or a set of detecting parts 142A to 142D. The rotating parts 141A to 141D are disposed on the rotating shaft 130. The detecting The portions 142A to 142D are disposed on the main board 110. The angle detecting device 140 of this embodiment generates at least one sensing signal by rotating the rotating portions 141A to 141D relative to the detecting portions 142A to 142D to switch the current display mode of the display 120. In addition, the number of the rotating part and the detecting part may be one, two or more than three, that is, it is not limited to a plurality.

Please refer to FIGS. 3A to 3E, which respectively illustrate schematic diagrams of multiple display modes according to an embodiment of the present creation. In one embodiment, the display 120 has one or more display modes, such as lid close mode, Laptop mode (Laptop mode), tent mode (Tent mode), display mode (Stand mode) and tablet mode (Tablet mode). In the closed mode (Figure 3A), the rotation angle of the display 120 relative to the motherboard 110 is less than a predetermined angle (for example, less than 30 degrees), and the screen 122 is in an unused state; in the laptop mode (Figure 3B), the display The angle θ of 120 rotation relative to the motherboard 110 is less than a predetermined angle (for example, less than 180 degrees), and the screen 122 is in use; in the tent mode (Figure 3C), the angle θ of the rotation of the display 120 relative to the motherboard 110 is greater than a predetermined angle. Angle (for example, greater than 180 degrees or 225 degrees), the body is in an inverted V shape, the hinge 130 is located above, and the screen 122 and keyboard 112 are facing outward; in the display mode (Figure 3D), the display 120 rotates relative to the motherboard 110 The angle θ of is greater than a predetermined angle (for example, greater than 270 degrees), the keyboard 112 faces downwards and the screen 122 faces outward, which is slightly L-shaped; in the tablet mode (Figure 3E), the rotation angle of the display 120 relative to the motherboard 110 is greater than one At a predetermined angle (for example, greater than 340 degrees), the keyboard 112 faces downward and the screen 122 faces upward. In addition, the display mode may be one, two, or more than three, that is, it is not limited to multiple display modes.

Please refer to Fig. 2 and Figs. 4A to 4E at the same time. Figs. 4A to 4E respectively show schematic diagrams of the angle detecting device 140 being pressed according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 4A, when the portable electronic device 100 is in the closed and closed mode (Figure 3A), the screen 122 is in an unused state. At this time, all the detection parts 142A to 142D of the switch 142 are not triggered; In Figure 4B, when the portable electronic device 100 is in the laptop mode (Figure 3B) and the screen 122 is in use, at this time, one of the detection parts 142A of the switch 142 is triggered by a rotating part 141A to generate a first A sensing signal; in Figure 4C, when the portable electronic device 100 is in the tent mode (Figure 3C), the body is in an inverted V shape. At this time, the other detecting portion 142B of the switch 142 is removed A rotating part 141B is triggered to generate a second sensing signal; in Figure 4D, when the portable electronic device 100 is in the display mode (Figure 3D), the keyboard 112 faces downward and the screen 122 faces outward. At this time, the switch The other detecting portion 142C of 142 is triggered by the other rotating portion 141C to generate a third sensing signal; in Figure 4E, when the portable electronic device 100 is in the tablet mode (Figure 3E), the keyboard 112 faces downward The screen 122 is facing upwards. At this time, the other detecting portion 142D of the switch 142 is triggered by the other rotating portion 141D to generate a fourth sensing signal.

As can be seen from the above description, when the display 120 rotates with respect to the motherboard 110 by a first angle, one of the rotating parts 141A to 141D triggers one of the detecting parts 142A to 142D, and when the display 120 rotates with respect to the motherboard 110 At a second angle, the other of the rotating parts 141A to 141D triggers the other of the detecting parts 142A to 142D, and the first angle is not equal to the second angle. The first angle and the second angle can be two of the above-mentioned four rotation angles, which will not be repeated here.

The first angle corresponds to the first display mode, the second angle corresponds to the second display mode, and the first display mode is not equal to the second display mode. The first display mode and the second display mode can be two of the above four display modes, which will not be repeated here.

The aforementioned first angle is, for example, less than 180 degrees, and the aforementioned second angle is, for example, greater than 180 degrees and less than or equal to 360 degrees.

In addition, in an embodiment, the set of rotating parts 141A to 141D are provided on the outer diameter surface of the rotating shaft 130 with a plurality of protrusions 143, for example. When the rotating shaft 130 rotates, the protrusion 143 rotates synchronously with the rotating shaft 130 to achieve the function of synchronous angle detection. The bump 143 can be a plastic part, a metal part, or a magnetic element.

In addition, in one embodiment, the set of detecting parts 142A to 142D are provided on the main board 110 with a plurality of buttons, capacitive sensing elements or magnetic sensing elements, for example. When the button is pressed by the bump 143, the metal piece is close to the capacitive sensing element, or the magnetic element is close to the magnetic sensing element, a sensing signal can be generated through button pressing, capacitive induction or magnetic induction, so that the motherboard 112 can switch the screen 122 to the corresponding Display mode.

The portable electronic device of the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention detects the opening angle of the screen in different viewing modes by rotating the shaft to determine the current screen display mode. Therefore, there is no need to use an expensive gravity sensor to reduce the cost of the portable electronic device.

To sum up, although this creation has been disclosed as above in an embodiment, it is not intended to limit this creation. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which this creation belongs can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

100: portable electronic device 110: Motherboard 111: The first support frame 112: keyboard 113: Bearing 114: Touchpad 120: display 121: second support frame 130: shaft 140: Angle detection device 141A~141D: Rotating part 142: Switch 142A~142D: Detection section 143: bump θ: Angle

Figures 1A and 1B respectively show schematic diagrams of the appearance of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 shows an exploded schematic diagram of the rotating shaft and the angle detecting device arranged inside the portable electronic device; Figures 3A to 3E respectively show schematic diagrams of the display mode according to an embodiment of the creation; and 4A to 4E respectively show schematic diagrams of the angle detecting device being pressed according to an embodiment of the present creation.

111: The first support frame

113: Bearing

121: second support frame

130: shaft

140: Angle detection device

141A~141D: Rotating part

142: Switch

142A~142D: Detection section

Claims (10)

A portable electronic device, including: A motherboard; A display with a screen and a display mode; A rotating shaft rotatably connected between the motherboard and the display; and An angle detecting device is provided with a switch for detecting an angle of rotation of the display relative to the motherboard for the motherboard to switch the screen to the display mode corresponding to the angle. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the switch includes a set of rotating parts and a corresponding set of detecting parts, the rotating parts are arranged on the rotating shaft, and the detecting parts are arranged on the main board . The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein when the display rotates at a first angle relative to the main board, one of the set of rotating parts triggers one of the set of detecting parts, and the display rotates a second relative to the main board In the case of an angle, the other of the group of rotating parts triggers the other of the group of detecting parts, and the first angle is not equal to the second angle. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the first angle corresponds to a first display mode, the second angle corresponds to a second display mode, and the first display mode is not equal to the second display mode. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the first angle is less than 180 degrees, and the second angle is greater than 180 degrees and less than or equal to 360 degrees. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the set of rotating parts are provided on the outer diameter surface of the rotating shaft with a plurality of bumps. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the group of detecting parts is provided on the main board with a plurality of buttons, capacitive sensing elements or magnetic sensing elements. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the rotating part and the detecting part is at least three, and the display mode has at least three display modes. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the motherboard has a first support frame, the display has a second support frame, the first support frame is fixedly connected to a bearing, and the second support frame is fixedly connected to the shaft , The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged in the bearing. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the switch is a push switch, a capacitive induction switch, or a magnetic induction switch.

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