WO2017161889A1

WO2017161889A1 - Protective case for portable electronic device and protective case device

Info

Publication number: WO2017161889A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/104366
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黎泰豪
Original assignee: 技嘉科技股份有限公司; 曜嘉科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-03-24
Filing date: 2016-11-02
Publication date: 2017-09-28
Also published as: CN107231766A

Abstract

A protective case (10) for a portable electronic device and a protective case device. The protective case (10) for a portable electronic device comprises a body (11), a connector (12), multiple interfaces (13), and a fixing portion (14). The connector (12) is installed on the body (11) for connecting to a portable electronic device. The multiple interfaces (13) are electrically connected to the connector (12). The fixing portion is disposed on the body (11) for fixing the portable electronic device to the body (11).

Description

Protective case and protective cover device of portable electronic device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a device for combining a hub with a protective case, and more particularly to a protective case having a hub for protecting a portable electronic device.

Background technique

In general, portable electronic devices (such as laptops, tablets, or smart phones) protect their own body from scratches caused by collisions. Usually, the body is placed in a protective case and the protective case is used. The hook on the hook is hooked. However, generally only the corresponding protective case is made according to the number of ports on the portable electronic device, but for a portable electronic device with only a single port (for example, the MacBook has only a single USB-C type socket), It is easy to cause the connection to a commonly used peripheral device (for example, a flash drive or an HDMI connector), which causes troubles in use. Therefore, in addition to increasing the input/output (I/O) external interface of portable electronic devices such as notebook computers, tablet computers, smart phones, etc., while protecting the portable electronic device from collision, it is an extremely difficult problem to be overcome at present. .

Therefore, how to make the protective shell user of the portable electronic device solve the problem that the commonly used peripheral device cannot be smoothly connected, and after the inventor is committed to experiment, test and research, finally obtain a protection of the portable electronic device. In addition to effectively expanding the use of a single socket of the portable electronic device, the shell can also prevent the body from being scratched by collision. That is, the problem to be solved by the present invention is how to overcome the problem that only a single connection port is provided on the portable electronic device when using the protective cover, so that it can smoothly connect the commonly used peripheral devices, how to overcome the connector having The problem that the portable electronic device can no longer be placed when the extension base and the body are first combined and how to overcome the problem that the extension base is not easily aligned when being combined with the body.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is a protective case for a portable electronic device, comprising a body, a connector and a fixing portion. The connector is mounted on the body for connecting the portable electronic device, and the plurality of interfaces are electrically connected to the connector. The fixing portion is disposed on the body for fixing the portable electronic device to the body.

According to a main technical point of view, the present invention is a protective case for an electronic device, comprising a body, a connector and a plurality of connecting ports, the connector being mounted on the body for connecting the electronic device, and the plurality of connections The armor is disposed in the protective case and electrically connected to the connector.

From another implementation point of view, the present invention can include a protective cover device including a body, an interface connector, and a plurality of connecting mechanisms for protecting the electronic device, and the interface connector for electrically connecting to the electronic device A plurality of connecting mechanisms are electrically connected to the interface connector to enable the electronic device to externally connect the plurality of peripheral devices.

In summary, the present invention can be used in a novel design to provide a plurality of interfaces by extending the base on the left side of the protective case, so that the single port on the notebook computer can be expanded and the extended base used. The combination mode of the seat and the body can obtain the effect that the body and the notebook can be combined first.

DRAWINGS

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a protective case of a portable electronic device of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of the portable electronic device and the protective case of FIG. 1 before being combined;

Figure 3 is a schematic exploded view of the extension base and the body of Figure 1;

4 is a perspective view of the guide post of the extension base of FIG. 3 and the guide hole of the body;

5A is a perspective view of the back surface of the extended base and the back of the body in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the extension base of FIG. 5A combined with the body; FIG.

Figure 6 is a plan view of another fixing member usable in the present invention;

Figure 7A is a perspective schematic view of an extension base having an extended flange;

FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the extended base and the body of FIG. 7A co-wrapping the electronic device.

Among them, the reference numerals are as follows:

10 protective case

11 ontology

12 connector

13 interface

14 fixed part

20 portable electronic devices

30 extension base

31 printed circuit board

42 guide column

43 guide column

44 guide hole

45 guide hole

50 foot pads

51 fixing parts

61 槽尾形卡榫

62 hippocampus buckle

621 latch

63 butterfly buckle

64 "Y" shaped card

70 side extensions

71 extension flange

72 hook

73 electronic device

detailed description

In order to expand a single port of a portable electronic device (such as a MacBook), refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a protective case 10 of a portable electronic device, including a body 11 , a connector 12 , a plurality of interfaces 13 , and four fixings . The connector 12 is mounted on the body 11, and the plurality of interfaces 13 (for example, sockets of HDMI, USB 2.0 or USB-C type) are electrically connected to the connector 12, and the four fixing portions 14 are disposed on the body 11. The connector 12 is used to connect the portable electronic device 20 as shown in FIG. 2, and the fixing portion 14 is used to fix the portable electronic device 20 to the body 11. The protective case 10 is a protective cover for the lower cover and is a device containing an I/O interface. The portable electronic device 20 is a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a smart phone. The fixing portion 14 is at least one elastic hook (which can be carried on the at least one side of the body 11 and can be hooked with the portable electronic device 20 The range of the electronic device 20 is not limited to the length in the drawing, but may be further lengthened, so that various I/O lines (HUB) of the conventional external connection can be presented in the manner of the protective case 10. The invention adopts the method of protecting the shell 10 to extend the I/O interface, and has the advantages of integrated integrity and protection of the appearance of the product. The invention adopts a plastic elastic hook for the purpose of hooking a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a smart phone by the flexibility of the plastic, and the user can directly insert the laptop base, the tablet computer or the smart phone into the protective shell body 11 The two are combined and fixed by a flexible hook designed on the side of the protective casing body 11.

Referring to FIG. 3, the body 11 further includes an extension base 30 disposed on a specific side of the body 11 (left side in the drawing), and the connector 12 and the plurality of interfaces 13 are mounted on the extension base. 30, and the extension base 30 is provided with a printed circuit board 31 for transmitting signals received by the plurality of interfaces 13 to the portable electronic device 20 through the connector 12, or connecting the signals of the portable electronic device 20 through the connection. The device 12 transmits a plurality of interfaces 13, and the extension base 30 includes an I/O Interface device. The extension base 30 in FIG. 3 is provided with a plurality of guide posts 42, 43 as shown in FIG. 4. The body 11 is provided with a plurality of guide holes 44, 45 matching the plurality of guide posts 42, 43 and more The guiding

columns

42, 43 are respectively embedded with a plurality of guiding

holes

44, 45, so that the extending base 30 is detachably combined with the body 11. The plurality of guiding

columns

42, 43 include an elliptical guiding column and a circular guiding column 43, and the plurality of guiding

holes

44, 45 include an elliptical guiding hole matched with the elliptical guiding column and a circular guide The circular guiding hole 45 matched by the guiding column can achieve the function of convenient and rapid positioning by the cooperation between the guiding

columns

42, 43 and the guiding holes 44, 45. In a preferred embodiment, the extension base 30 of the present invention is provided with an elliptical guide post and two circular guide posts, and the body 11 is provided with an elliptical guide hole matched with the elliptical guide post and A circular guide hole matched by a circular guide post.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the protective casing 10 has four foot pads 50. When the extending base 30 is combined with the body 11, as shown in FIG. 5B, the protective casing 10 further includes a fixing base 30 for fixing the extending base 30 to the body 11. The fixing member 51, and the fixing member 51 is a locking screw, or a dovetail slot 61 as shown in FIG. 6, a hippocampus 62 (which is engaged with a latch 621), and a butterfly buckle 63. Or a "Y" shaped buckle 64 or the like, wherein the dovetail slot 61, the hippocampus 62, the butterfly buckle 63, and the "Y" shaped cassette 64 may be disposed on the extension base 30, and the dovetail slot The recessed card slot of the combination of the shaped cassette 61 or the "Y" shaped cassette 64 is correspondingly disposed on the body 11 (not shown), and the extension base 30 and the body are extended by means of screws or fasteners. 11 fixed, complete the assembly of the protective casing 10. In another embodiment, the extension base 30 can form an integrally formed structure with the body 11. The connector 12 passes through the extension base 30 and the portable electronic unit after the portable electronic device 20 is coupled to the body 11. The device 20 is connected.

According to a main technical point of view, the present invention is a protective case 10 for an electronic device, comprising a body 11, a connector 12 and a plurality of connecting ports, and a connector 12 mounted on the body 11 for connecting the electronic device 73. A plurality of ports (eg, the interface 13) are installed in the body 11 and electrically connected to the connector 12. Referring to FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B , the body 11 can be provided with at least one hook 72 for hooking the electronic device 73 . The body 11 further includes a side extending portion 70 , and the side extending portion 70 has at least one extending flange 71 . The side of the electronic device 73 is covered with at least one hook 72 as shown in FIG. 7B. At the same time as the side extension 70 is assembled with the body 11, by the press-fit design of the side extension 70 to the extension flange 71 of the body 11, the electronic device 73 (such as a laptop, tablet or smart) can be pressed against it. The single side edge of the mobile phone, together with the plastic elastic hook 72 of the original body 11, completely encloses and secures the electronic device 73.

According to another implementation, the present invention can be applied to a protective casing device, including a body, an interface connector, and a plurality of connecting mechanisms. The body is used to protect an electronic device, and the interface connector is electrically connected. To the electronic device, a plurality of connection mechanisms (for example, the interface 13) are electrically connected to the interface connector, so that the electronic device can externally connect a plurality of peripheral devices (for example, a liquid crystal television, a flash drive, or a printer). And a plurality of connections in the protective casing device The connection mechanism can form a hub.

Industrial applicability

In summary, the present invention can be used in a novel design to provide a plurality of interfaces by extending the base on the left side of the protective case, so that the single port on the notebook computer can be expanded and the extended base used. The combination mode of the seat and the body can obtain the effect that the body and the notebook can be combined first. Therefore, those skilled in the art can make various modifications without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

A protective case for a portable electronic device, comprising:

An ontology;

a connector is mounted on the body for connecting to a portable electronic device;

a plurality of interfaces electrically connected to the connector;

A fixing portion is disposed on the body for fixing the portable electronic device to the body.
The protective case of the portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises an extension base disposed on one side of the body, the connector and the plurality of interfaces being mounted on the extension base And the printed circuit board is mounted on the extension base, and the signal received by the plurality of interfaces is transmitted to the portable electronic device through the connector, or the signal of the portable electronic device is passed through the connection The device transmits the multiple interfaces.
The protective case of the portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the extending base and the body are integrally formed.
The protective case of the portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the extending base is provided with a plurality of guiding columns, the body is provided with a plurality of guiding holes matched with the plurality of guiding columns, and the A plurality of guiding columns are respectively embedded in the plurality of guiding holes, so that the extending base is detachably combined with the body.
The protective case of the portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of guiding columns comprise an elliptical guiding column and two circular guiding columns, and the plurality of guiding holes comprise the elliptical shape An elliptical guiding hole matched by the guiding column and two circular guiding holes matched with the two circular guiding columns.
The protective case of the portable electronic device of claim 4, further comprising a fixing member for fixing the extending base to the body, wherein the fixing member is a locking screw and a dovetail shape. A cassette, a hippocampus buckle, a butterfly buckle or a "Y" shaped cassette.
The protective case of the portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion is at least one elastic hook disposed on at least one side of the body to hook the portable electronic device.
A protective case for an electronic device, comprising:

An ontology;

a connector mounted on the body for connecting an electronic device;

A plurality of ports are mounted in the body and electrically connected to the connector.
The protective case of the electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the body is provided with at least one hook for hooking the electronic device, the body further comprising a side extending portion, the side extending portion having at least one extended convex portion Edge, to match The at least one hook covers the side of the electronic device.
A protective shell device comprising:

a body for protecting an electronic device;

An interface connector for electrically connecting to the electronic device;

A plurality of connection mechanisms are electrically connected to the interface connector to enable the electronic device to externally connect a plurality of peripheral devices.
The protective casing device of claim 10 wherein the plurality of attachment mechanisms form a hub.