TWM641576U - Rotation module and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A swivel assembly that connects between the stand and the monitor. The rotating assembly includes a fixing part, an annular rotating part, an elastic part and screws. The fixing part is provided with a first installation part and a cylindrical boss, the first installation part is connected to the second installation part of the bracket, and the cylindrical boss is provided with a screw hole. The annular rotating member is sheathed on the cylindrical boss, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular rotating member is provided with a first connecting structure, and the first connecting structure is connected to the second connecting structure of the display. The elastic member has a disk and an elastic portion obliquely extending outward from the periphery of the disk, the elastic portion abuts against the ring-shaped rotating member, and the disk is provided with a perforation. The screw has a head and a thread portion. The thread portion passes through the hole of the elastic member and the annular rotating member and is screwed into the screw hole of the fixing member. The head is against the disc of the elastic member.

Description

Rotating components and electronic devices using them

The invention relates to a rotating component and an electronic device using it, and in particular to a rotating component capable of providing a display rotation function and an electronic device using the same.

Existing electronic devices, such as display devices, include a rotating assembly, a stand and a display. The rotating component is connected between the bracket and the monitor, and the rotating component can provide the display rotating function. However, after being used for a period of time, the function of the rotating component is usually deteriorated so that it is easy to shake, which makes the force value of the rotating feel of the display decline.

The purpose of this creation is to propose a rotating component and an electronic device using the same, which can be adjusted according to needs to correct the decline in the force value of the display's rotating feel.

In order to achieve the above purpose, this invention proposes a rotating assembly connected between the bracket and the display. The rotating assembly includes a fixing part, an annular rotating part, an elastic part and screws. The fixing part is provided with a first installation part and a cylindrical boss, the first installation part is connected to the second installation part of the bracket, and the cylindrical boss is provided with a screw hole. The annular rotating member is sheathed on the cylindrical boss, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular rotating member is provided with a first connecting structure, and the first connecting structure is connected to the second connecting structure of the display. The elastic member has a disk and an elastic portion obliquely extending outward from the periphery of the disk, the elastic portion abuts against the ring-shaped rotating member, and the disk is provided with a perforation. The screw has a head and a thread portion. The thread portion passes through the hole of the elastic member and the annular rotating member and is screwed into the screw hole of the fixing member. The head is against the disc of the elastic member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the rotating assembly further includes a first annular friction member. The first annular friction element is sheathed on the cylindrical boss and is located between the fixed element and the annular rotating element. The screw thread portion is also screwed into the screw hole through the first annular friction member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the rotating assembly further includes a second annular friction member. The second annular friction element is sheathed on the cylindrical boss, and is located between the annular rotating element and the elastic part of the elastic element. The screw thread portion is also screwed into the screw hole through the second annular friction member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an arc chute is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical boss, and two stop portions are respectively formed at both ends of the arc chute. A slide block is arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the annular rotating member, and the slide block is slidably arranged in the arc chute. The sliding block cooperates with the two stoppers to limit the rotation angle of the annular rotating member relative to the fixing member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cylindrical boss is further provided with a plurality of positioning posts. The disc of the elastic member is also provided with a plurality of positioning holes corresponding to the positioning posts, and the positioning posts are inserted into the positioning holes respectively.

The present invention also proposes an electronic device, including the above-mentioned rotating assembly, a stand and a display. The rotating component is connected between the bracket and the monitor.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first connecting structure includes a first connecting portion and a first fastening portion. The second connection structure includes a snap-in slot provided on the back of the display and a snap-in assembly detachably snapped into the snap-in slot. One side of the clamping component is provided with a cylindrical groove, and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical groove is provided with a second connecting portion, and the other side of the clamping component is provided with a breach connected with the cylindrical groove and pivotally provided with a driving lever. A second fastening portion is provided. After the clamping assembly is inserted into the rotating assembly at a first angle through the cylindrical groove, it is rotated at a second angle so that the second connecting part is connected with the first connecting part, and then the lever is moved to make the second clamping part and the first connecting part A fastening part cooperates with fastening so that the fastening component and the rotating component cannot rotate relative to each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove. One end of the first guide groove communicates with one side of the ring-shaped rotating member, the other end of the first guide groove extends along the axial direction of the ring-shaped rotating member and is connected to one end of the second guide groove, and the other end of the second guide groove extends along the ring-shaped rotating member circumferential extension. After the clamping assembly slides into the first guide groove at a first angle through the second connecting part of the cylindrical groove and is inserted into the annular rotating member, it is then rotated at a second angle so that the second connecting part slides in the second guide groove to the first guide groove. The other end of the second guide groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second connecting portion includes a bending portion and a convex portion. One end of the bending part is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical groove, and the other end of the bending part is bent and extends along the axial direction of the cylindrical groove and is connected to the convex part.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first fastening portion is a groove, and the second fastening portion is a protrusion corresponding to the groove.

In summary, according to the rotating assembly and the electronic device using it in the embodiment of the present invention, the annular rotating member is located between the fixing member and the elastic member, the screw is locked to the fixing member and placed in the elastic member, and the disc of the elastic member An elastic space for compression is formed with the elastic part. The screw constantly presses the elastic part, so that the elastic part of the elastic part constantly presses the annular rotating part. Therefore, the locking degree of the screw to the fixing part can be adjusted according to needs, so as to increase the force required to rotate the ring-shaped rotating part, so as to correct the decline of force value on the hand feeling of display rotation after a period of use. In addition, the rotating component can cooperate with the clamping component of the display to be designed with a quick release structure, and the display and the stand can be quickly assembled or disassembled through the quick assembly or disassembly of the rotating component and the clamping component.

In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of this creation more obvious and understandable, preferred embodiments are specifically cited below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the following embodiments, the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar components. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or rear, etc., are only referring to the directions of the attached drawings, therefore, the directional terms used are for illustration, and It is not intended to limit this work.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 . The electronic device includes a rotating assembly 1 , a stand 8 and a display 9 . The rotation assembly 1 is connected between the bracket 8 and the display 9 , and the rotation assembly 1 can provide the rotation function of the display 9 . The support 8 is a lifting support, which can provide the lifting function of the display 9; but it is not limited thereto. For example, the support can be changed to a wall-mounted support and can be installed on the wall, or a table-clip support can be clamped on the edge of the table. In this embodiment, the rotating assembly 1 is provided with a first mounting portion 11 and a first connecting structure 21 , the bracket 8 is provided with a second mounting portion 81 , and the display 9 is provided with a second connecting structure 91 . The rotation assembly 1 is connected to the second installation portion 81 of the bracket 8 through the first installation portion 11, and is connected to the second connection structure 91 of the display 9 through the first connection structure 21, so that the rotation assembly 1 is connected to the bracket 8 and the display 9 between.

In this embodiment, the rotating assembly 1 can be designed with a quick-release structure in conjunction with the display 9 . The second connection structure 91 of the display 9 includes a locking slot 92 and a locking component 93 , the locking slot 92 is disposed on the back of the display 9 , and the locking component 93 is detachably locked to the locking slot 92 . Through the quick assembly or disassembly of the rotating assembly 1 and the clamping assembly 93 , the display 9 and the bracket 8 can be quickly assembled or disassembled. In one embodiment, when assembling, the rotating assembly 1 is first installed on the bracket 8, then the clamping assembly 93 is sleeved on the rotating assembly 1, and finally the display 9 is clamped on the clamping assembly 93; Just do it in reverse. The specific quick release structure will be discussed later.

Next, the rotating assembly 1 of the present invention will be described. Please refer to Fig. 3 to Fig. 6, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rotating assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rotating assembly 1 shown in Fig. 3 at another viewing angle, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the rotating assembly shown in Fig. 3 1, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the rotating assembly 1 shown in FIG. 4. The rotating assembly 1 includes a fixing part 10 , an annular rotating part 20 , an elastic part 30 and a screw 40 . The fixing member 10 is provided with a first mounting portion 11 and a cylindrical boss 12 , the first mounting portion 11 is connected to the second mounting portion 81 of the bracket 8 as shown in FIG. 2 , and the cylindrical boss 12 is provided with a screw hole 121 . The annular rotating member 20 is sleeved on the cylindrical boss 12 through its hollow part, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular rotating member 20 is provided with a first connecting structure 21, and the first connecting structure 21 is connected to the second connecting structure of the display 9 as shown in FIG. 2 91. The elastic member 30 has a disc 31 and an elastic portion 32 obliquely extending outward from the periphery of the disc 31 . The elastic portion 32 abuts against the ring-shaped rotating member 20 . The disc 31 defines a through hole 311 . The screw 40 has a head 41 and a threaded portion 42. The threaded portion 42 passes through the hole 311 of the elastic member 30 and the hollow part of the annular rotating member 20 and is screwed into the screw hole 121 of the fixing member 10. The head 41 is against the Disk 31 of elastic member 30 .

In this embodiment, the rotating assembly 1 may further include a first annular friction member 50 and/or a second annular friction member 60 . The first annular friction member 50 is sleeved on the cylindrical boss 12 through its hollow portion, and is located between the fixing member 10 and the annular rotating member 20 . The second annular friction member 60 is sleeved on the cylindrical boss 12 through its hollow portion, and is located between the annular rotating member 20 and the elastic portion 32 of the elastic member 30 . The thread portion 42 of the screw 40 also passes through the hollow portion of the first annular friction member 50 and/or the second annular friction member 60 and is screwed into the screw hole 121 of the fixing member 10 .

In this embodiment, an arc chute 122 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical boss 12 and two stop portions 123 are respectively formed at two ends of the arc chute 122 . A sliding block 22 is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the annular rotating member 20 , and the sliding block 22 is slidably disposed in the arc chute 122 . The slider 22 cooperates with the two stoppers 123 to limit the rotation angle of the circular rotating member 20 relative to the fixing member 10 , for example, the display 9 in the horizontal state can be rotated 90 degrees to the right or 90 degrees to the left to become a vertical state. The cylindrical boss 12 is also provided with a plurality of positioning posts 124 , and the disc 31 of the elastic member 30 is also provided with a plurality of positioning holes 312 corresponding to the positioning posts 124 , and the positioning posts 124 are inserted into the positioning holes 312 respectively. The positioning post 124 cooperates with the positioning hole 312 to restrict the elastic member 30 from being fixed relative to the fixing member 10 . In addition, the number of screws 40 is four, which can also limit the elastic member 30 to be fixed relative to the fixing member 10; but it is not limited thereto, for example, the number of screws can be changed to one.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a cross-sectional view of the rotating assembly 1 shown in FIG. 3 . The annular rotating member 20 is located between the fixing member 10 and the elastic member 30 . The screw 40 is locked to the fixing member 10 and placed in the elastic member 30 . The disc 31 and the elastic portion 32 of the elastic member 30 form a compressible elastic space. The screw 40 is constantly pressing the elastic member 30 , so that the elastic portion 32 of the elastic member 30 is constantly pressing the annular rotating member 20 . Therefore, the locking degree of the screw 40 to the fixing member 10 can be adjusted according to needs, so as to increase the force required to rotate the circular rotating member 20, so as to correct the decline in the force value of the rotating feel of the display 9 after a period of use. In addition, as shown in the figure, the first annular friction member 50 is located between the fixed member 10 and the annular rotating member 20 to provide stable friction when the two rotate, and the second annular friction member 60 is located between the annular rotating member 20 and the elastic member. 30 between the elastic parts 32 to provide stable friction when the two rotate.

Next, the quick release structure of this creation will be explained. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , a first connecting structure 21 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the annular rotating member 20 of the rotating assembly 1 , and the first connecting structure 21 includes a first connecting portion 211 and a first fastening portion 212 . In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 211 is L-shaped and includes a first guide groove 2111 and a second guide groove 2112. One end of the first guide groove 2111 communicates with one side of the annular rotating member 20 (that is, facing the display 9 or its side of snap assembly 93), the other end of the first guide groove 2111 extends along the axial direction of the annular rotating member 20 and is connected to one end of the second guiding groove 2112, and the other end of the second guiding groove 2112 extends along the axial direction of the annular rotating member 20. Circumferential extension.

Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the clip assembly 93 shown in FIG. 2 , and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the clip assembly 93 shown in FIG. 2 from another perspective. The second connection structure 91 of the display 9 includes a clamping assembly 93, one side of the clamping assembly 93 is provided with a cylindrical groove 931, the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical groove 931 is provided with a second connecting portion 932, and the other side of the clamping assembly 93 is relatively A breach 933 communicating with the cylindrical groove 931 is provided on one side and a driving rod 934 is pivotally provided. The driving rod 934 is provided with a second fastening portion 935 . When the driving rod 934 is moved in the direction close to the cylindrical groove 931 as shown in Figure 9, the second fastening part 935 of the driving rod 934 will enter the cylindrical groove 931 through the breach 933 as shown in Figure 8; When the lever 934 moves away from the cylinder groove 931 , the second fastening portion 935 of the lever 934 will leave the cylinder groove 931 through the opening 933 . In this embodiment, the cylindrical groove 931 communicates with the opposite sides of the clamping component 93; but it is not limited thereto, for example, the cylindrical groove can be changed to not communicate with the opposite sides of the clamping component, as long as the cylindrical groove can accommodate the rotating component 1 That's it. The second connecting portion 932 includes a bending portion 9321 and a convex portion 9322. One end of the bending portion 9321 is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical groove 931, and the other end of the bending portion 9321 is bent and extends along the axial direction of the cylindrical groove 931. Extend and connect to the convex part 9322 .

In addition, in this embodiment, there are three first connecting parts 211 of the annular rotating member 20 of the rotating assembly 1 (as shown in FIG. 3 ), and there are three second connecting parts 932 of the clamping assembly 93 . The connection part 211 and the second connection part 932 can be connected in a one-to-one correspondence. The first fastening portion 212 of the annular rotating member 20 of the rotating assembly 1 is a groove, and the second fastening portion 935 of the fastening assembly 93 is a protrusion corresponding to the groove.

Please refer to FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 . FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 are schematic diagrams of the assembly process of the rotating assembly 1 and the clamping assembly 93 according to an embodiment of the invention. First, as shown in FIG. 10 , the engaging assembly 93 is rotated to a first angle, and the lever 934 is moved away from the cylindrical groove 931 . Next, as shown in FIG. 11 , slide the clip assembly 93 into the rotation assembly 1 at a first angle, and at this time, the second connecting portion 932 of the clip assembly 93 slides into the first connection portion 211 of the rotation assembly 1 at a first angle. The first guide groove 2111 is inserted into the rotating assembly 1 . Next, as shown in FIG. 12 , the locking assembly 93 is rotated to a second angle, so that the protrusion 9322 of the second connecting portion 932 slides in the second guiding groove 2112 of the first connecting portion 211 to the second guiding groove 2112 the other end of the Next, as shown in FIG. 13 , the lever 934 is pushed to the bottom in the direction close to the cylindrical groove 931 , so that the second clamping portion 935 of the lever 934 cooperates with the first clamping portion 212 of the rotating assembly 1 , Furthermore, the locking assembly 93 and the rotating assembly 1 cannot be rotated relative to each other. Finally, the display 9 is clamped to the clamping assembly 93, so that the display 9 and the bracket 8 can be quickly assembled (or disassembled) through the quick assembly (or disassembly) of the rotating assembly 1 and the clamping assembly 93. When disassembling, The above process can be carried out in reverse.

In summary, according to the rotating assembly and the electronic device using it in the embodiment of the present invention, the annular rotating member is located between the fixing member and the elastic member, the screw is locked to the fixing member and placed in the elastic member, and the disc of the elastic member An elastic space for compression is formed with the elastic part. The screw constantly presses the elastic part, so that the elastic part of the elastic part constantly presses the annular rotating part. Therefore, the locking degree of the screw to the fixing part can be adjusted according to needs, so as to increase the force required to rotate the ring-shaped rotating part, so as to correct the decline of force value on the hand feeling of display rotation after a period of use. In addition, the rotating component can cooperate with the clamping component of the display to be designed with a quick release structure, and the display and the stand can be quickly assembled or disassembled through the quick assembly or disassembly of the rotating component and the clamping component.

Although this creation has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit this creation. Any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. Therefore, this creation The scope of protection shall prevail as defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

1: Rotating components 10:Fixer 11: The first installation department 12: Cylindrical boss 121: screw hole 122: arc chute 123: stop part 124: positioning column 20: Ring rotating part 21: The first connection structure 211: The first connecting part 2111: The first guide groove 2112: The second guide groove 212: The first clamping part 22: Slider 30: Elastic parts 31: Disc 311: perforation 312: positioning hole 32: elastic part 40: screw 41: head 42: Thread part 50: The first annular friction member 60: The second annular friction member 8: Bracket 81: The second installation department 9: Display 91: Second connection structure 92: Snap-in slot 93: Snap-in components 931: cylindrical groove 932: the second connecting part 9321: bending extension 9322: Convex 933: breach 934: Lever 935: The second fastening part

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1; Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the rotating assembly of an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rotating assembly shown in Fig. 3 at another viewing angle; Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the rotating assembly shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the rotating assembly shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the rotating assembly shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the clamping assembly shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the clamping assembly shown in Fig. 2 at another viewing angle; and FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 are schematic diagrams of the assembly process of the rotating component and the clamping component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1: Rotating components

10:Fixer

12: Cylindrical boss

121: screw hole

122: arc chute

123: stop part

124: positioning column

20: Ring rotating part

21: The first connection structure

211: The first connecting part

2111: The first guide groove

2112: The second guide groove

212: The first clamping part

30: Elastic parts

31: Disc

311: perforation

312: positioning hole

32: elastic part

40: screw

41: head

42: Thread part

50: The first annular friction member

60: The second annular friction member

Claims (10)

A rotating assembly connected between a bracket and a display, the rotating assembly includes: A fixing piece is provided with a first mounting portion and a cylindrical boss, the first mounting portion is connected to a second mounting portion of the bracket, and the cylindrical boss is provided with a screw hole; An annular rotating member is sleeved on the cylindrical boss, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular rotating member is provided with a first connecting structure, and the first connecting structure is connected to a second connecting structure of the display; An elastic member has a disk and an elastic portion extending obliquely outward from the periphery of the disk, the elastic portion abuts against the annular rotating member, and the disk is provided with a perforation; and A screw has a head and a thread portion, the thread portion passes through the through hole of the elastic member and the annular rotating member and is screwed into the screw hole of the fixing member, the head is against the elastic piece of the disk. The rotating assembly according to claim 1, wherein the rotating assembly further includes a first annular friction member, the first annular friction member is sleeved on the cylindrical boss, and is located between the fixed member and the annular rotating member. In between, the threaded portion also passes through the first annular friction member and is screwed into the threaded hole. The rotating assembly according to claim 1, wherein the rotating assembly further includes a second annular friction member, which is sleeved on the cylindrical boss and located between the annular rotating member and the elastic member. Between the elastic parts, the threaded part passes through the second annular friction member and is screwed into the screw hole. The rotary assembly as claimed in item 1, wherein, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical boss is provided with an arc chute, and two stoppers are respectively formed at both ends of the arc chute, and the inner peripheral surface of the annular rotating member A sliding block is provided, and the sliding block is slidably arranged in the arc chute, and the sliding block cooperates with the two stoppers to limit the rotation angle of the annular rotating part relative to the fixing part. The rotary assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical boss is further provided with a plurality of positioning posts, and the disk of the elastic member is also provided with a plurality of positioning holes corresponding to the positioning posts, and the positioning posts respectively inserted into these positioning holes. An electronic device, comprising the rotating assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the bracket and the display, the rotating assembly is connected between the bracket and the display. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first connecting structure includes a first connecting portion and a first locking portion, and the second connecting structure includes a locking groove and a detachable A clamping component that is clamped in the clamping groove, a cylindrical groove is provided on one side of the clamping component, a second connecting portion is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical groove, and a second connecting portion is provided on the opposite surface of the clamping component. There is a breach connected to the cylindrical groove and a lever is pivoted, and the lever is provided with a second clamping part; after the clamping component is inserted into the rotating component at a first angle through the cylindrical groove, and then Rotate a second angle so that the second connecting part is connected with the first connecting part, and then move the lever to make the second fastening part cooperate with the first fastening part to make the fastening Components cannot rotate relative to this rotating component. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first connecting portion includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove, one end of the first guide groove communicates with a side surface of the annular rotating member, and the first guide groove The other end of the groove extends along the axial direction of the annular rotating member and is connected to one end of the second guide groove, and the other end of the second guiding groove extends along the circumferential direction of the annular rotating member; After the second connecting part of the groove slides into the first guide groove at the first angle and is inserted into the annular rotating member, the second connecting part is rotated at the second angle so that the second connecting part slides in the second guide groove to the other end of the second channel. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the second connecting portion includes a curved portion and a convex portion, one end of the curved portion is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical groove, and the curved portion The other end is bent and extends along the axial direction of the cylindrical groove and is connected to the protrusion. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first fastening portion is a groove, and the second fastening portion is a protrusion corresponding to the groove.

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