TWI475359B - Portable computer - Google Patents

Description

Portable computer

The invention relates to a portable computer, in particular to a portable computer capable of accommodating a keyboard module in a base.

Portable computers have a physical keyboard for user input operations, while physical keyboards are usually located on the base of the portable computer, and the motherboard inside the base is usually located under the physical keyboard. However, since the motherboard has many electronic components required for the operation of the portable computer, and some electronic components have a certain thickness, and the thickness of the physical keyboard located above the motherboard, the base of the portable computer has A certain thickness, and due to the physical keyboard design and the relative position with the motherboard, it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the base of the portable computer. In addition, the physical keyboard is usually fixed on the base. If you need to repair the keyboard or replace the new keyboard, you need to use tools to remove the keyboard from the base, which is not very convenient for maintenance.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new portable computer, which not only reduces the thickness of the portable computer base, but also makes the physical keyboard easy to repair, to solve the problems of the prior art, and also meets the current portable computer. Increasingly thin and short development trend.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a portable computer having a keyboard module housed in a base.

In order to achieve the above object, the portable computer of the present invention comprises a body, a receiving box, and a keyboard module, wherein the receiving box is disposed in the body, and the receiving box is movably disposed on the body; the keyboard module is configured to be connected to the signal The main body, when the keyboard module is in an unused state, the keyboard module can be folded and separately accommodated in the receiving box located in the body.

According to an embodiment of the invention, when the keyboard module is in use, the keyboard module can be detached from the accommodating box and deployed to be flattened for use.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the body includes a wireless communication module. When the keyboard module is in use, the keyboard module is connected to the wireless communication module signal through a wireless transmission protocol.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the wireless transmission protocol applicable between the keyboard module and the wireless communication module comprises a Bluetooth transmission protocol, a wireless area network transmission protocol or an infrared transmission protocol.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the body further comprises a fastening device for fixing the receiving box in the body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fastening device further includes a triggering member. When the triggering member is triggered, the fastening device is separated from the accommodating case, and the accommodating case is moved away from the body.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the body further includes an opening, and the trigger member is exposed to the body through the opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating case further includes an engaging groove, at least one side wall, and an opening, wherein the engaging groove is disposed on the at least one side wall and used The keyboard module is fixed in the receiving box; the opening is connected to the at least one side wall, and the keyboard module is separated from the receiving box.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the body further includes a motherboard, and the motherboard is horizontally adjacent to the housing.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 for understanding one embodiment of the portable electric device of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the keyboard module of the portable computer of the present invention being transferred from an unused state to a use state. FIG. 2 is a structural exploded view of the portable computer of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the keyboard module of the portable computer of the present invention in an unused state.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the portable computer 1 of the present invention comprises a body 10, a fastening device 20, a keyboard module 30, and a receiving box 40.

The body 10 includes a display module 11 , a wireless communication module 12 , and a base 13 . The display module 11 is connected to the base 13 , and the display module 11 can be a display module such as a liquid crystal display module (LCD display) or a light-emitting diode display module (LED display), and a display module having a touch function. The invention is also applicable. In this embodiment, the wireless communication module 12 is disposed on the base 13. The base 13 includes a top cover 131, a main board 134, and electronic components 90 associated with the portable computer 1 that operates the present invention.

The fastening device 20 of the embodiment is a latch for fixing the accommodating case 40 in the base 13. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other devices for connecting the base 13 and the accommodating case 40 can be used. Suitable for all.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, one side of the base 13 is provided with a space for accommodating the accommodating case 40, and the base 13 is movably connected to the accommodating case 40 through the fastening device 20, and the accommodating case 40 can be accommodated. Inside the base 13.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the fastening device 20 includes a triggering member 21, a connecting member 22 and two springs 23, wherein the triggering member 21 is connected with the connecting member 22, and the spring 23 is respectively connected with the connecting member 22 and the top cover 131. . During the process of the accommodating case 40 entering the base 13, the accommodating case 40 presses the connecting member 22, and the connecting member 22 presses the spring 23 to allow the accommodating case 40 to enter the base 13. After the accommodating case 40 is inserted and positioned, the spring 23 is returned to the extended state, and the connecting member 22 is brought into contact with the accommodating case 40, and the accommodating case 40 is locked in the base 13.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the body 10 of the embodiment further includes an opening 14 and the opening 14 is located at the top cover 131. The triggering member 21 of the embodiment is exposed through the opening 14 and exposed to the top cover 131 of the body 10 for the user to press. When the triggering member 21 is pressed, the triggering member 21 presses the connecting member 22, and the connecting member 22 presses the two springs 23, Thereby, the contact force between the base 13 and the accommodating case 40 is released, and the accommodating case 40 is detached from the base 13 of the body 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard module 30 is used to connect the body 10 with a signal, and has an unused state S1 and a use state S2. When the keyboard module 30 is in the unused state S1, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the keyboard module 30 can be folded and received in the accommodating case 40 in the body 10, and the accommodating case 40 of the embodiment can be the base 13. The side enters the base 13 and the receiving case 40 is fixed in the base 13 of the body 10 through the fastening device 20.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 3, when the keyboard module 30 is folded and received in the accommodating case 40 and the accommodating case 40 is received in the pedestal 13, the accommodating case 40 is horizontally adjacent to the main board 134, so that the accommodating case is located. The keyboard module 30 inside 40 is located on the side of the motherboard 134. At this time, the motherboard 134 is no longer overlapped with the keyboard module 30, so that the thickness of the base 13 of the portable computer 1 of the present invention is reduced. With this design, the thickness of the base 13 of the portable computer 1 of the present invention can still be thicker than that of the prior art portable computer base, even though the thickness of the keyboard module 30 after folding is thicker than that before the unfolding. Reduce it by approximately 2 mm.

If the user needs to use the keyboard, as shown in FIG. 1 , only the triggering member 21 is pressed to release the fastening between the fastening device 20 and the accommodating case 40, so that the accommodating case 40 is detached from the base 13 of the body 10, The keyboard module 30 is taken out from the accommodating case 40, and then the keyboard module 30 is unfolded to form a use state S2 for the user to operate. At this time, the keyboard module 30 is connected to the wireless communication module 12 of the main body 10 via a wireless transmission protocol, thereby transmitting the input signal operated by the user through the keyboard module 30 to the wireless communication module 12. It should be noted here that the wireless transmission protocol applicable between the keyboard module 30 and the wireless communication module 12 includes a Bluetooth transmission protocol, a wireless area network transmission protocol or an infrared transmission protocol.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, in the embodiment, the accommodating case 40 includes an engaging groove 41, a side wall 42, and an opening portion 43. The engaging groove 41 is disposed on the side wall 42. The engaging groove 41 is used for the keyboard module. 30 is fixed in the accommodating case 40, so as to avoid the keyboard module 30 slipping out without warning due to insufficient bonding force with the accommodating case 40 when the accommodating case 40 is put into or out of the base 13 of the body 10. Group 30 damage occurred. Both sides of the opening portion 43 Connected to the side wall 42 respectively, the folded keyboard module 30 is slid into or out of the accommodating case 40 by the opening portion 43.

Furthermore, the keyboard module 30 is housed in the housing case 40 instead of the connection mode in which the keyboard module is directly fixed to the base 13 in the prior art. Therefore, if the keyboard module 30 is faulty, the removal tool is no longer needed to disassemble the keyboard, and the maintenance personnel only needs to press the trigger member 21 to disengage the accommodating case 40 from the base 13 of the body 10, and then remove the keyboard module 30 from the accommodating case 40, that is, The keyboard module 30 can be repaired or replaced with new products to reduce the maintenance process.

In summary, the present invention is a breakthrough in terms of its purpose, means and efficacy, and it is different from the characteristics of the prior art. It is a great breakthrough for the reviewer to ask for an early patent, and to benefit the society. Debian. It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and its advantages, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Modifications and variations of the embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be as described in the scope of the patent application to be described later.

1‧‧‧ portable computer

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧Display module

23‧‧‧ Spring

13‧‧‧Base

12‧‧‧Wireless communication module

20‧‧‧ fastening device

21‧‧‧ Trigger

22‧‧‧Connecting parts

131‧‧‧Top cover

14‧‧‧Opening

134‧‧‧ motherboard

30‧‧‧ Keyboard Module

40‧‧‧ accommodating box

41‧‧‧ snap groove

42‧‧‧ side wall

43‧‧‧ openings

90‧‧‧Electronic components

S1‧‧‧Unused state

S2‧‧‧Usage status

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the keyboard module of the portable computer of the present invention from the unused state to the use state.

2 is an exploded view of the structure of the portable computer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the keyboard module of the portable computer of the present invention in an unused state.

1‧‧‧ portable computer

11‧‧‧Display module

13‧‧‧Base

12‧‧‧Wireless communication module

21‧‧‧ Trigger

131‧‧‧Top cover

30‧‧‧ Keyboard Module

40‧‧‧ accommodating box

S2‧‧‧Usage status

S1‧‧‧Unused state

10‧‧‧ Ontology

Claims (10)

A portable computer includes: a main body, comprising a main board and a base, wherein the main board is received in the base; a receiving box is movably received in the base; and a keyboard module is used The keyboard module is detachably received in the accommodating case when the keyboard module is in an unused state, and the keyboard module is detachably received from the accommodating case The base module is horizontally adjacent to the motherboard, and the keyboard module in the receiving box is located at one side of the motherboard. The portable computer of claim 1, wherein when the keyboard module is in a use state, the keyboard module is separated from the receiving box and spread out for use. The portable computer of claim 2, wherein the body comprises a wireless communication module, and the keyboard module transmits the wireless communication through a wireless transmission protocol when the keyboard module is in the use state Module signal connection. The portable computer of claim 3, wherein the wireless transmission protocol comprises a Bluetooth transmission protocol, a wireless area network transmission protocol or an infrared transmission protocol. The portable computer of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a fastening device for connecting the receiving box, wherein the receiving box is fixed in the body through the fastening device. The portable computer of claim 5, wherein the fastening device further comprises a triggering member, the fastening device is separated from the receiving box when the triggering member is triggered, and the receiving box is facing away The direction of the body moves. The portable computer of claim 6, wherein the body further comprises an opening through which the trigger member is exposed. The portable computer of claim 1, wherein the accommodating case further comprises an engaging groove for fixing the keyboard module in the accommodating case. The portable computer of claim 8, wherein the accommodating case further comprises at least one side wall, wherein the accommodating groove is disposed on the at least one side wall. The portable computer of claim 9, wherein the accommodating case further comprises an opening portion connected to the at least one side wall for the keyboard module to be detached from the accommodating case.