TWM603543U - Hinge module and foldable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A hinge module including a first rotating shaft, a first sliding member, a second rotating shaft, a second sliding member, and an elastic member connected between the first and the second rotating shafts is provided. The first sliding member is pivoted and sleeved onto the first rotating shaft, the second sliding member is pivoted and sleeved onto the second rotating shaft, and the first sliding member and the second sliding member are movably coupled to each other, such that the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are moved closed to or away from each other by the first sliding member and the second sliding member. A foldable electronic device is also provided.

Description

Hinge module and folding electronic device

This new creation relates to a hinge module and a folding electronic device.

As the functions of various electronic products are improved and changed, the traditional pivot mechanism that uses a single shaft and its opposite ends are respectively combined with a pair of bodies has gradually become difficult to meet different needs in use.

Accordingly, dual-axis modules are gradually applied to foldable electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and notebook computers. According to this, different bodies can relatively rotate open and close according to the needs of use, from closed to closed. State (rotation angle is 0 degrees) to flip state (rotation angle is 360 degrees), which can further expand the application range of the foldable electronic device.

However, with further improvements in functions, existing foldable electronic devices often match different accessories according to the conditions of use. However, due to the limited body space of the foldable electronic device, these accessories cannot be smoothly stored in the foldable electronic device. Inside, it causes inconvenience for users to carry.

The present invention provides a dual-axis module and a foldable electronic device, wherein the dual-axis module has a variable wheelbase, so that the foldable electronic device can provide additional space to accommodate objects.

The rotating shaft module created by the present invention includes a first rotating shaft, a first sliding part, a second rotating shaft, a second sliding part and an elastic part. The first sliding member is rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and the second sliding member is rotatably sleeved on the second rotating shaft. The first sliding member and the second sliding member are movably coupled to each other. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are moved closer to or away from each other through the first sliding part and the second sliding part. The elastic member is connected between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft.

The foldable electronic device created by the new model includes a first body, a second body and a rotating shaft module. The rotating shaft module is connected between the first machine body and the second machine body, and the first machine body and the second machine body are rotated relative to each other through the rotating shaft module. The rotating shaft module includes a first rotating shaft, a first sliding part, a second rotating shaft, a second sliding part and an elastic part. The first rotating shaft is arranged on the first body, and the second rotating shaft is arranged on the second body. The first sliding member is rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and the second sliding member is rotatably sleeved on the second rotating shaft. The first sliding member and the second sliding member are movably coupled to each other. With the first sliding member and the second sliding member, the first body and the first rotating shaft move closer to or farther away from the second body and the second rotating shaft. The elastic member is connected between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first sliding member includes at least one first sleeve portion and at least one first guiding structure, and the first sleeve portion is rotatably sleeved on the shaft portion of the first shaft , The first guiding structure extends from the first sleeve portion. The second sliding member includes at least one second sleeve portion and at least one second guiding structure. The second sleeve portion is rotatably sleeved on the shaft portion of the second shaft. The second guiding structure extends from the second sleeve portion Extend out, and the first guiding structure is movably connected to the second guiding structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first guide structure is one of the guide post and the guide hole, and the second guide structure is the other of the guide post and the guide hole. The guide post is movably inserted into the guide hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned first guiding structure extends away from the axial direction of the first rotating shaft, and the second guiding structure extends away from the axial direction of the second rotating shaft.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned elastic member constantly drives the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft to move closer to each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned foldable electronic device further includes an object located between the first body and the second body. When the first body and the second body are closed to each other, the object is supported between the first body and the second body to drive the first body and the first rotating shaft to move away from the second body and the second rotating shaft.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned object is a protruding structure of the first body or the second body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned object is an accessory of a foldable electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned foldable electronic device further includes a locking member disposed on the first body and the second body, so that when the first body and the second body are closed, the locking member drives the second body One body and the second body are locked together.

Based on the above, the hinge module is equipped with sliding parts that can be coupled to each other between the two hinges, so that the hinge module becomes a floating double hinge, so that different bodies of the foldable electronic device can be adapted to the floating double The rotating shafts generate actuation characteristics that move closer to or move away from each other. This allows for relative movement between the different bodies of the foldable electronic device, thereby generating additional space when the body is relatively far away, which can be used as an additional storage space for matching objects to increase the application range of the foldable electronic device.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the rotating shaft module of FIG. 1. At the same time, right-angle coordinates X-Y-Z are provided to facilitate component description. Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 at the same time. In this embodiment, the foldable electronic device 100, such as a notebook computer, includes a first body 120, a second body 130, and a hinge module 110. The rotating shaft module 110 is connected between the first body 120 and the second body 130, and the first body 120 and the second body 130 can be opened and closed relative to each other on the X axis through the rotating shaft module 110.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of some components of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1. 2 and 3 at the same time, in this embodiment, the shaft module 110 includes a first shaft 111, first sliding members 113A, 113B, a second shaft 112, second sliding members 114A, 114B, and elastic members 115A, 115B. The elastic members 115A and 115B are connected between the first rotating shaft 111 and the second rotating shaft 112. The first rotating shaft 111 is disposed on the first body 120 by the first bracket 116A, and the second rotating shaft 112 is disposed on the second body 130 by the second bracket 116B. The first sliding members 113A and 113B are respectively rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft 111, and the second sliding members 114A and 114B are respectively rotatably sleeved on the second rotating shaft 112. The first sliding members 113A, 113B and the second sliding members 114A, 114B are movably coupled to each other. Accordingly, with the first sliding members 113A, 113B and the second sliding members 114A, 114B, the first body 120 and the first rotating shaft 111 can be opened and closed relative to the second body 130 and the second rotating shaft 112. Move closer or away from each other.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the first rotating shaft 111 includes a shaft portion 111a, a fastener 111b, a torsion member 111c, and a lock attachment 111d. One end of the shaft portion 111a is assembled to the first bracket 116A, and the elastic member 115A, the first The sliding members 113A, 113B, the elastic member 115B, the fastener 111b, the torsion member 111c and the lock attachment 111d are assembled to the shaft portion 111a in sequence. Similarly, the second rotating shaft 112 includes a shaft portion 112a, a fastener 112b, a torsion member 112c, and a lock attachment 112d. One end of the shaft portion 112a is assembled to the second bracket 116B, and the elastic member 115A, the second sliding members 114A, 114B, and elastic The piece 115B, the fastener 112b, the torsion piece 112c and the lock attachment 112d are assembled to the shaft portion 112a in sequence. Furthermore, the rotating shaft module 110 further includes a cover 117, and after the above components are assembled, they are further stored in the cover 117 and limited by the cover 117.

Here, the respective components of the first shaft 111 and the second shaft 112, namely the shaft portions 111a, 112a, the fasteners 111b, 112b, the torsion members 111c, 112c, and the lock attachments 111d, 112d, are the basic components of the shaft mechanism, namely After the assembly is completed, the first body 120 and the second body 130 can be provided with a motion mode in which the first body 120 and the second body 130 rotate relative to each other, and accordingly provide the required torque.

It is worth mentioning that since the first rotating shaft 111 and the second rotating shaft 112 also have a coupling relationship between the first sliding members 113A, 113B and the second sliding members 114A, 114B, the first rotating shaft 111 and the second rotating shaft 112 can also produce relative movement in the process of rotating open and close. In this embodiment, the first sliding members 113A, 113B respectively include first sleeve portions A1, B1 and first guiding structures A2, B2. The first sleeve portions A1, B1 are rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft. The shaft portion 111a of 111, the first guiding structure A2, B2 extend from the first sleeve portions A1, B1, and the second sliding members 114A, 114B respectively include second sleeve portions A3, B3 and a second guiding structure A4 , B4, the second sleeve portions A3, B3 are rotatably sleeved on the shaft portion 112a of the second rotating shaft 112, the second guiding structures A4, B4 extend from the second sleeve portions A3, B3, and the first guide The connecting structures A2, B2 are movably connected to the second connecting structures A4, B4, and the first connecting structures A2, B2 extend away from the axial direction Y1 of the first rotating shaft 111, and the second connecting structures A4, B4 are away from The second rotating shaft 112 extends in the axial direction Y2.

In this embodiment, the first guide structure B2 and the second guide structure A4 are guide holes, the first guide structure A2 and the second guide structure B4 are guide posts, and the guide posts are movable It is inserted into the guide hole to form a relative sliding relationship between the first sliding members 113A, 113B and the second sliding members 114A, 114B. Of course, in another unillustrated embodiment, the structural features of the above-mentioned guide post and guide hole can also be reversed to achieve the same relative sliding effect. Furthermore, the present embodiment does not limit the number of the first sliding parts 113A, 113B and the second sliding parts 114A, 114B and the number of their guiding structures, which can be appropriately adjusted according to the usage requirements of the shaft module 110. Here, the plurality of guiding structures can form a movement relationship limited to the Y-Z plane with the sleeve portion, thereby maintaining structural stability during relative movement.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the foldable electronic device of Fig. 1. FIG. 5 is a side view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 4 in another state. Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 4 and Figure 5 at the same time. In this embodiment, the first shaft 111 and the second shaft 112 of the shaft module 110 have a relative motion mode as described above. Therefore, in the first body 120, the second When the body 130 is relatively closed, the foldable electronic device 100 of this embodiment can also be used to store its accessories 140 between the first body 120 and the second body 130 and be clamped and fixed by the two. In other words, in the shaft module 110 of this embodiment, the elastic members 115A and 115B constantly drive the first shaft 111 and the second shaft 112 to move closer to each other. Therefore, in the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the object 140 is supported between the first body 120 and the second body 130, and drives the first body 120 and the first rotating shaft 111 away from the second body 130 and the second rotating shaft 112, thereby deforming the elastic members 115A, 115B, ie As shown in FIG. 4, at this time, there is an axle distance h1 between the axial direction Y1 of the first rotating shaft 111 and the axial direction Y2 of the second rotating shaft 112.

For example, the foldable electronic device 100 is, for example, a dual-touch electronic device, that is, its surfaces S1 and S3 are touch screens, and the object 140 is, for example, the Bluetooth keyboard of the foldable electronic device 100. Therefore, when the user carries When the foldable electronic device 100 is folded, the object 140 can be stored between the bodies to improve convenience.

Of course, in another embodiment, the above-mentioned object 140 can also be changed to a protruding structure located on the first body 120 or the second body 130, so that the first body 120 and the second body 130 can be closed and closed. The effect of the gap G1 is produced.

On the other hand, when the first body 120 and the second body 130 are turned from the state shown in FIG. 4 so that the sum of their rotation angles is 360 degrees, that is, as shown in FIG. 5, they are originally exposed in FIG. 4 and face each other. The surfaces S2 and S4 switch to the state facing each other. At this time, the elastic members 115A and 115B are no longer supported by the object 140 (or the protruding structure). Therefore, the elastic force accumulated by the elastic members 115A and 115B in the state of FIG. 4 That is, the first body 120 and the first rotating shaft 111 can be driven to move closer to each other relative to the second body 130 and the second rotating shaft 112, that is, there is a shaft between the axial direction Y1 of the first rotating shaft 111 and the axial direction Y2 of the second rotating shaft 112. Distance h2, and the wheelbase h2 is smaller than the wheelbase h1.

Please refer to FIG. 4 again. In this embodiment, the foldable electronic device 100 further includes a latch 150 disposed on the first body 120 and the second body 130, so that when the first body 120 and the second body 130 are closed , By the latching member 150, they are latched together and maintained in a closed state. This embodiment does not limit the type of the locking member 150. In another embodiment, it may be provided with a magnetic member or a magnetic guide member in the form of magnetic attraction instead of the locking member 150 in the form of a buckle shown in FIG. 4. In addition, it should be mentioned that for the elastic members 115A and 115B, in another unillustrated embodiment, a coil spring can replace the tension spring used in this embodiment to achieve the same effect.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, the hinge module is equipped with sliding parts that can be coupled to each other between the two hinges, so that the hinge module becomes a floating double hinge, and the folding type Different bodies of the electronic device can have the action feature of moving closer to each other or moving away from each other due to the floating double rotating shaft.

Furthermore, the sliding parts provided on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft respectively include a sleeve and an extended guiding structure, wherein the sleeve is rotatably sleeved on the rotating shaft, and these guiding structures extend from the sleeve That is, they are slidably coupled to each other, thus forming the above-mentioned floating double rotating shaft, and can ensure the structural stability of the relative sliding.

Based on the above, the hinge module can allow relative movement between the different bodies of the foldable electronic device, thereby generating additional space when the body is relatively far away, and using it as an additional storage space for the matched objects to improve the foldable electronic device The scope of application and the convenience of portability.

100: Folding electronic device 110: Hinge module 111: first shaft 111a, 112a: shaft 111b, 112b: fasteners 111c, 112c: Torque parts 111d, 112d: lock accessories 112: Second shaft 113A, 113B: first sliding part 114A, 114B: second slide 115A, 115B: elastic parts 116A: The first bracket 116B: second bracket 117: Lid 120: First Body 130: second body 140: Object A1, B1: the first sleeve part A2, B2: the first lead connection structure A3, B3: second sleeve part A4, B4: second lead connection structure G1: gap h1, h2: wheelbase S1, S2, S3, S4: surface Y1, Y2: axial X-Y-Z: Right angle coordinates

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the rotating shaft module of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of some components of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1. Fig. 4 is a side view of the foldable electronic device of Fig. 1. FIG. 5 is a side view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 4 in another state.

100: Folding electronic device

110: Hinge module

120: First Body

130: second body

140: Object

G1: gap

Y1, Y2: axial

X-Y-Z: Right angle coordinates

Claims (14)

A rotating shaft module includes: A first rotating shaft; A first sliding member rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft; A second shaft A second sliding member is rotatably sleeved on the second rotating shaft, and the first sliding member and the second sliding member are movably coupled to each other. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft pass through the second rotating shaft. A sliding member and the second sliding member move closer to or away from each other; and An elastic member is connected between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The rotating shaft module according to claim 1, wherein the first sliding member includes at least one first sleeve portion and at least one first guiding structure, and the first sleeve portion is rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft The first guiding structure extends from the first sleeve portion, the second sliding member includes at least one second sleeve portion and at least one second guiding structure, the second sleeve portion is rotatable The ground is sleeved on the shaft portion of the second rotating shaft, the second guiding structure extends from the second sleeve portion, and the first guiding structure is movably connected to the second guiding structure. The hinge module according to claim 2, wherein the first guiding structure is one of a guiding post and a guiding hole, and the second guiding structure is a connection between the guiding post and the guiding hole In the other of them, the guide post is movably inserted in the guide hole. The rotating shaft module according to claim 2, wherein the first guiding structure extends away from the axial direction of the first rotating shaft, and the second guiding structure extends away from the axial direction of the second rotating shaft. The rotating shaft module according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member constantly drives the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft to move closer to each other. A folding electronic device, including: A first body; A second body; A rotating shaft module is connected between the first body and the second body. The first body and the second body are rotated relative to each other by the rotating shaft module. The rotating shaft module includes: A first rotating shaft arranged on the first body; A first sliding member rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft; A second rotating shaft arranged on the second body; A second sliding piece is rotatably sleeved on the second shaft, and the first sliding piece and the second sliding piece are slidably coupled to each other, wherein the first sliding piece and the second sliding piece A sliding member, the first body and the first rotating shaft move closer to or away from each other with respect to the second body and the second rotating shaft; and An elastic member is connected between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising: An object is located between the first body and the second body. When the first body and the second body are closed to each other, the object is supported between the first body and the second body to drive the second body A body and the first rotating shaft are far away from the second body and the second rotating shaft, thereby deforming the elastic member. The foldable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the object is a protruding structure of the first body or the second body. The foldable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the object is an accessory of the foldable electronic device. The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising a locking member disposed on the first body and the second body, so that when the first body and the second body are closed, the first body The second body is locked together by the locking member. The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first sliding member includes at least one first sleeve portion and at least one first guiding structure, and the first sleeve portion is rotatably sleeved on the first The shaft portion of the rotating shaft, the first guiding structure extends from the first sleeve portion, the second sliding member includes at least one second sleeve portion and at least one second guiding structure, the second sleeve portion can It is rotatably sleeved on the shaft portion of the second rotating shaft, the second guiding structure extends from the second sleeve portion, and the first guiding structure is movably connected to the second guiding structure. The foldable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the first guiding structure is one of a guiding post and a guiding hole, and the second guiding structure is the guiding post and the guiding hole In the other of them, the guide post is movably inserted into the guide hole. The foldable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the first guiding structure extends away from the axial direction of the first rotating shaft, and the second guiding structure extends away from the axial direction of the second rotating shaft. The foldable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the elastic member constantly drives the first shaft and the second shaft to move closer to each other.

Images