TWM626180U

TWM626180U - Foldable electronic device

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Publication number: TWM626180U
Application number: TW111200465U
Authority: TW
Inventors: 賴經忠; 黃璽丹; 趙哲雄
Original assignee: 華碩電腦股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-01-13
Filing date: 2022-01-13
Publication date: 2022-04-21

Abstract

A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a camera module. The first body has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface has a groove. The groove is adjacent to the first side. The second body is pivoted to the first side. The camera module is located in the groove, and includes a main body, a sliding member and a camera. The main body is pivoted to the first side. The sliding member is slidably disposed to the body. The camera is disposed on the sliding member. When the second body is expanded relative to the first body, the main body is adapted to expanded relative to the groove.

Description

foldable electronic device

本案是有關於一種電子裝置，且特別是有關於一種折疊式電子裝置。This case is about an electronic device, and especially a foldable electronic device.

折疊式電子裝置，如筆記型電腦，一般設置有攝像模組以擷取畫面、影像，可供使用者進行視訊之用。然而，現有的筆記型電腦所提供的攝像模組主要設置於螢幕的上方，使用上並不便利。A foldable electronic device, such as a notebook computer, is generally provided with a camera module to capture pictures and images, which can be used by users for video recording. However, the camera module provided by the existing notebook computer is mainly disposed above the screen, which is inconvenient to use.

本案的折疊式電子裝置包括一第一機體、一第二機體以及一攝像模組。第一機體具有相對的一第一側與一第二側、及相對的一第一面與一第二面。第一面具有一凹槽。凹槽鄰近於第一側。第二機體樞設於第一側。攝像模組位於凹槽，且包括一本體、一滑動件以及一攝像頭。本體樞設於第一側。滑動件滑設於本體。攝像頭設置於滑動件上。當第二機體相對於第一機體展開時，本體適於相對於凹槽展開。The foldable electronic device in this case includes a first body, a second body and a camera module. The first body has a first side and a second side opposite, and a first side and a second side opposite. The first side has a groove. The groove is adjacent to the first side. The second body is pivoted on the first side. The camera module is located in the groove and includes a body, a sliding member and a camera. The body is pivoted on the first side. The sliding piece is slidably arranged on the body. The camera is arranged on the slider. When the second body is deployed relative to the first body, the body is adapted to be deployed relative to the groove.

本案的折疊式電子裝置中，當第二機體相對於第一機體展開時，攝像模組的本體適於相對於凹槽展開，便於攝像頭擷取畫面，具有極佳的使用便利性。In the foldable electronic device of the present case, when the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, the body of the camera module is suitable for unfolding relative to the groove, which is convenient for the camera to capture images, and has excellent convenience of use.

請參考圖1，本案的折疊式電子裝置100例如為筆記型電腦，但不以此為限。折疊式電子裝置100包括一第一機體110、一第二機體120以及一攝像模組130。Please refer to FIG. 1 , the foldable electronic device 100 of the present application is, for example, a notebook computer, but not limited thereto. The foldable electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 , a second body 120 and a camera module 130 .

請參考圖1，第一機體110具有相對的一第一側111與一第二側112、及相對的一第一面113與一第二面114。第一面113具有一凹槽115，且凹槽115鄰近於第一側111。以圖1所示的視角而言，第一側111例如為筆記型電腦的後側，第二側112例如為筆記型電腦的前側，第一面113例如為筆記型電腦的鍵盤所在的一面，第二面114例如為筆記型電腦的主機的底側。Please refer to FIG. 1 , the first body 110 has a first side 111 and a second side 112 opposite to each other, and a first side 113 and a second side 114 opposite to each other. The first surface 113 has a groove 115 , and the groove 115 is adjacent to the first side 111 . From the perspective shown in FIG. 1 , the first side 111 is, for example, the rear side of the notebook computer, the second side 112 is, for example, the front side of the notebook computer, and the first side 113 is, for example, the side where the keyboard of the notebook computer is located, The second surface 114 is, for example, the bottom side of the main body of the notebook computer.

請參考圖1及圖3，第二機體120樞設於第一機體110的第一側111，而可相對於第一機體110翻轉，其中折疊式電子裝置100更包括至少一第一樞軸結構140，第一機體110透過140樞設於第二機體120，其中第一樞軸結構140的數量可以依需求而有所不同。Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the second body 120 is pivoted on the first side 111 of the first body 110 and can be turned over relative to the first body 110 , wherein the foldable electronic device 100 further includes at least one first pivot structure 140. The first body 110 is pivoted to the second body 120 through 140, wherein the number of the first pivot structures 140 can be different according to requirements.

請參考圖1、圖2、圖3及圖4，攝像模組130包括一本體131、一滑動件132以及一攝像頭133。本體131樞設於第一機體110的第一側111，且本體131位於凹槽115。Please refer to FIGS. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 , the camera module 130 includes a main body 131 , a sliding member 132 and a camera 133 . The main body 131 is pivoted on the first side 111 of the first body 110 , and the main body 131 is located in the groove 115 .

滑動件132滑設於本體131。攝像頭133設置於滑動件132上。如圖3所示，當第二機體120相對於第一機體110展開時，本體131適於相對於凹槽115展開，且如圖4所示，當本體131相對於凹槽115展開時，滑動件132適於相對滑動遠離第二側112，以便於攝像頭133擷取畫面。The sliding member 132 is slidably disposed on the main body 131 . The camera 133 is disposed on the slider 132 . As shown in FIG. 3 , when the second body 120 is deployed relative to the first body 110 , the body 131 is adapted to be deployed relative to the groove 115 , and as shown in FIG. 4 , when the body 131 is deployed relative to the groove 115 , slide The member 132 is adapted to relatively slide away from the second side 112 so as to facilitate the camera 133 to capture images.

請參考圖1、圖2、圖3及圖4，折疊式電子裝置100更包括一第二樞軸結構150，攝像模組130透過第二樞軸結構150樞設於第一機體110而適於收納於凹槽115內，其中攝像模組130的本體131透過第二樞軸結構150樞設於凹槽115內。滑動件132具有一滑槽132a，本體131具有一滑桿131a，且滑桿131a滑設於滑槽132a內，以使滑動件132可滑動地設置於本體131上。Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the foldable electronic device 100 further includes a second pivot structure 150 , and the camera module 130 is pivoted to the first body 110 through the second pivot structure 150 to be suitable for It is accommodated in the groove 115 , wherein the body 131 of the camera module 130 is pivoted in the groove 115 through the second pivot structure 150 . The sliding member 132 has a sliding slot 132 a, and the main body 131 has a sliding rod 131 a, and the sliding rod 131 a is slidably arranged in the sliding slot 132 a, so that the sliding member 132 is slidably disposed on the main body 131 .

請參考圖1及圖2，凹槽115中設有一緩衝層160及一第一磁性元件170，且攝像模組130設有對應於第一磁性元件170的一第二磁性元件180。Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , a buffer layer 160 and a first magnetic element 170 are disposed in the groove 115 , and a second magnetic element 180 corresponding to the first magnetic element 170 is disposed in the camera module 130 .

當第二機體120相對於第一機體110展開，而暴露出第一機體110的第一面113時，攝像模組130適於相對於第一機體110旋轉以容納於凹槽115內或轉離於凹槽115外，其中當攝像模組130容納於凹槽115內時，緩衝層160界於攝像模組130及第一機體110之間，且第一磁性元件170及第二磁性元件180彼此作用以提供吸附力，以避免攝像模組130隨意轉離凹槽115，進而定位攝像模組130於凹槽115內。When the second body 120 is unfolded relative to the first body 110 to expose the first surface 113 of the first body 110 , the camera module 130 is adapted to be rotated relative to the first body 110 to be accommodated in the groove 115 or rotated away Outside the groove 115, when the camera module 130 is accommodated in the groove 115, the buffer layer 160 is bounded between the camera module 130 and the first body 110, and the first magnetic element 170 and the second magnetic element 180 are mutually The function is to provide an adsorption force to prevent the camera module 130 from turning away from the groove 115 at will, so as to position the camera module 130 in the groove 115 .

一實施例中，凹槽115內具有一按壓鎖(push-push lock)，按壓鎖可供鎖定攝像模組130之用，除可避免攝像模組130隨意相對於第一機體110翻轉外，還可便於使用者依需求使攝像模組130翻轉而出。In one embodiment, there is a push-push lock in the groove 115, and the push-push lock can be used to lock the camera module 130. In addition to preventing the camera module 130 from flipping relative to the first body 110 at will, the push-push lock can also be used to lock the camera module 130. It is convenient for the user to turn the camera module 130 out according to requirements.

請參考圖1，第二機體120具有相對的一第三面121及一第四面122，其中第三面121例如為筆記型電腦的顯示面，且第四面122例如為筆記型電腦的螢幕的背側。Please refer to FIG. 1 , the second body 120 has a third surface 121 and a fourth surface 122 opposite to each other, wherein the third surface 121 is, for example, a display surface of a notebook computer, and the fourth surface 122 is, for example, a screen of a notebook computer the back side.

請參考圖2、圖3及圖4，當攝像模組130轉離於凹槽115之外時，滑動件132適於如圖3所示相對滑動靠近本體131或如圖4所示相對滑動遠離本體131，當滑動件132相對滑動遠離本體131時，攝像頭133的拍攝範圍R相對較不受第二機體120遮擋，因而攝像模組130可擷取到更多的影像內容。如圖2所示，當滑動件132相對靠近本體131時，攝像模組130的整體可適於容納於凹槽115內或轉離於凹槽115外。Please refer to FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , when the camera module 130 is rotated out of the groove 115 , the sliding member 132 is adapted to slide relatively close to the main body 131 as shown in FIG. 3 or relatively slide away from the main body 131 as shown in FIG. 4 . In the main body 131 , when the sliding member 132 relatively slides away from the main body 131 , the shooting range R of the camera 133 is relatively unobstructed by the second body 120 , so the camera module 130 can capture more image content. As shown in FIG. 2 , when the sliding member 132 is relatively close to the main body 131 , the entire camera module 130 can be adapted to be accommodated in the groove 115 or rotated away from the groove 115 .

請參考圖5所示，當第二機體120相對於第一機體110展開，且第二機體120的第四面122面對第一機體110的第二面114時，攝像頭133的一拍攝方向D適於朝向於第二機體120的第三面121所面向的方向。換言之，此時螢幕面向使用者P，拍攝方向D亦朝向於螢幕所面向的方向，而可擷取該範圍內的畫面，其中攝像模組130所擷取的畫面亦可同步顯示於螢幕之中，並可供使用者P觀看，本案的折疊式電子裝置100可用於遠端教學、視訊會議之用。Referring to FIG. 5 , when the second body 120 is unfolded relative to the first body 110 and the fourth surface 122 of the second body 120 faces the second surface 114 of the first body 110 , a shooting direction D of the camera 133 It is suitable for facing the direction that the third surface 121 of the second body 120 faces. In other words, at this time, the screen is facing the user P, and the shooting direction D is also facing the direction the screen is facing, so that pictures within this range can be captured, and the pictures captured by the camera module 130 can also be displayed on the screen synchronously. , and can be viewed by the user P. The foldable electronic device 100 in this case can be used for remote teaching and video conference.

當攝像頭133的拍攝方向D朝向於第二機體120的第三面121所面向的方向時，滑動件132適於相對移動遠離或靠近本體131。When the shooting direction D of the camera 133 faces the direction facing the third surface 121 of the second body 120 , the sliding member 132 is adapted to relatively move away from or approach the body 131 .

100:折疊式電子裝置 110:第一機體 111:第一側 112:第二側 113:第一面 114:第二面 115:凹槽 120:第二機體 121:第三面 122:第四面 130:攝像模組 131:本體 131a:滑桿 132:滑動件 132a:滑槽 133:攝像頭 140:第一樞軸結構 150:第二樞軸結構 160:緩衝層 170:第一磁性元件 180:第二磁性元件 D:拍攝方向 P:使用者 R:拍攝範圍 100: Foldable Electronic Device 110: The first body 111: First side 112: Second side 113: The first side 114: The second side 115: Groove 120: Second body 121: The third side 122: Fourth side 130: Camera module 131: Ontology 131a: Slider 132: Slider 132a: Chute 133: Camera 140: First pivot structure 150: Second pivot structure 160: Buffer layer 170: The first magnetic element 180: Second Magnetic Element D: Shooting direction P: user R: shooting range

圖1是本案一實施例的一種折疊式電子裝置的示意圖。圖2是圖1的折疊式電子裝置的攝像模組的作動原理示意圖。圖3是圖1的折疊式電子裝置轉換至另一狀態的側視示意圖。圖4是圖3的折疊式電子裝置轉換至又一狀態的側視示意圖。圖5繪示圖4的折疊式電子裝置的使用情境。 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the operation principle of the camera module of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1 being converted to another state. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 3 converted to another state. FIG. 5 illustrates a usage situation of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 4 .

100:折疊式電子裝置 100: Foldable Electronic Device

110:第一機體 110: The first body

111:第一側 111: First side

112:第二側 112: Second side

113:第一面 113: The first side

114:第二面 114: The second side

120:第二機體 120: Second body

121:第三面 121: The third side

122:第四面 122: Fourth side

130:攝像模組 130: Camera module

132:滑動件 132: Slider

133:攝像頭 133: Camera

140:第一樞軸結構 140: First pivot structure

D:拍攝方向 D: Shooting direction

P:使用者 P: user

R:拍攝範圍 R: shooting range

Claims

A foldable electronic device, comprising: A first body having a first side and a second side opposite and a first side and a second side opposite, wherein the first side has a groove, and the groove is adjacent to the first side ; a second body pivoted on the first side; and A camera module, located in the groove, includes: a body pivoted on the first side; a sliding member, slidably mounted on the main body; and a camera, set on the slider, Wherein, when the second body is deployed relative to the first body, the body is adapted to be deployed relative to the groove.

The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second body has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other, when the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, and the second body is When the fourth surface faces the second surface of the first body, a shooting direction of the camera is suitable for facing the direction facing the third surface of the second body.

The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a buffer layer is provided in the groove.

The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first magnetic element is arranged in the groove, and a second magnetic element corresponding to the first magnetic element is arranged in the camera module.

The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a push lock is provided in the groove.

The foldable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding member has a sliding slot, the body has a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is slidably arranged in the sliding slot.

The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a first pivot structure, and the second body is pivoted to the first body through the first pivot structure.

The foldable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second pivot structure, and the camera module is pivoted to the first body through the second pivot structure.