TWI799072B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a stand. The first body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and includes a guiding groove and a first supporting portion on the first surface. The guiding groove has a first segment and a second segment. The second body has a back surface and a side surface, and includes a guiding pin and a second supporting portion on the back surface. The back surface faces the first surface. The second body is movably and pivotally connected to the guiding groove through the guiding pin, so that the second body and the first body rotate relatively parallel to each other. When the guiding pin is located at the front end of the first segment and the second supporting portion abuts against the first supporting portion, the electronic device is in a first state. When the guiding pin is located at the rear end of the second segment and the side surface against the first supporting portion, the electronic device is in a second state.

Description

electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particular to an electronic device with a rotatable screen.

Common electronic devices such as notebook computers have the advantages of portability, real-time sending and receiving of information, multi-tasking processing, and strong computing performance, and have become indispensable tools for modern people. Generally speaking, video cameras have also become common built-in devices on notebook computers.

However, the angle of the existing video camera is too low, and the shooting angle is not good, which is not conducive to the user's use. In addition, most foldable computers are mainly in landscape mode, and their display screens are too low, and users need to lower their heads to watch the screen, which is likely to cause cervical spine injury in the long run.

Accordingly, how to make the video lens and the display screen of the electronic device better meet the usage requirements is a problem that those skilled in the art need to think about and solve.

The invention provides an electronic device, which has excellent operational flexibility, so that users can switch modes and meet usage requirements.

The electronic device of the present invention includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and includes a guide groove and a first supporting portion on the first surface, and the guide groove has a first section and a second section. The second body has a back surface and a side surface, and includes a guide pin and a second supporting portion on the back surface, the back surface faces the first surface, and the second body is movably and pivotably connected to the guide groove through the guide pin , so that the second body and the first body rotate relatively parallel to each other. When the guide pin is located at the front end of the first section and the second abutment part is against the first abutment part, the electronic device is in a first state; when the guide pin is at the end of the second section and the side is abutted against the first abutment When leaning on the part, the electronic device is in a second state.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the above-mentioned guide pin passes from the first section to the second section, the angle between the second supporting portion and the first supporting portion gradually increases.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body has a first part and a second part, the first part is suitable for opening or closing relative to the second part, and the guide pin and the second supporting part correspond to the second part .

In an embodiment of the present invention, during the transition from the first state to the second state, the second body moves along a moving direction parallel to a first extension direction. When the guide pin moves from the first When the section passes through the second section, the second body rotates along a rotation direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first body has a first side, and the first side is perpendicular to the first extension direction. In the first state, the guide pin is located at the front end of the first section, and the guide pin There is a first distance between the guide pin and the side. In the second state, the guide pin is located at the end of the second section, and there is a second distance between the guide pin and the first bearing part. From, the first distance is equal to the second distance.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first extending direction, there is a third distance between the end of the first section and the end of the second section, and the third distance is equal to the second distance.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first body has a top side, the top side is parallel to the first extension direction, and the distance between the end of the second section and the top side is smaller than the distance between the first section and the top side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first body has a first bottom edge, the second body has a second bottom edge, the first bottom edge is parallel to the first extending direction, and in the first state, the first The distance between the supporting portion and the first base is greater than the distance between the second supporting portion and the second base.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned second state, the distance between the first supporting portion and the first bottom is equal to the distance between the side surface and the first bottom.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned second state, the centerline of the second body perpendicular to the first extending direction overlaps the centerline of the first body perpendicular to the first extending direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first supporting portion is perpendicular to the first surface and parallel to the first extending direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first state, the second supporting portion is perpendicular to the back surface and parallel to the first extending direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first body includes a metal contact disposed at the end of the second section for sensing the position of the guide pin.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the above-mentioned metal contact is in alignment with the guide pin, the metal contact senses the guide pin, so that the display screen of the second body performs a corresponding steering function, and the second body is in a Horizontal mode, when the metal contact does not sense the guide pin, the second body is in the straight mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body in the first state is in a vertical mode, and the second body in the second state is in a horizontal mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a functional component is further included, and the functional component is disposed on a side of the bracket away from the first body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a bracket pivotally connected to the second surface of the first body and adapted to be opened or closed relative to the second surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first section and the second section are not parallel to each other.

Based on the above, in the electronic device of the present invention, the first body and the second body are supported by the bracket, so that when the second body is in a vertical mode, problems such as low angle of the existing video camera and poor shooting angle can be solved. When the guide pin of the second body passes through the second section from the first section of the guide groove of the first body, the second body rotates along the rotation direction to assume a horizontal mode, thereby making the side of the second body bear against The first supporting part. By raising the height of the second body by the first body, the second body is closer to the height of the user's eyes, and the damage to the cervical spine caused by long-term work is slowed down.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail together with the accompanying drawings.

100: Electronic device

110: The first body

111: The first side

112: The second side

113: guide groove

1131: first section

1132:Second section

114: The first supporting part

115: first side

116: top edge

117: first base

120: Second body

121: back

122: side

123: guide pin

124: Second supporting part

125: Part One

126: Part Two

127: second bottom edge

128: camera lens

130: Bracket

140: metal contact

D1: first distance

D2: second distance

D3: third distance

D4~D9: Distance

E1: front end

E2, E3: end

N1: direction of movement

R1: direction of rotation

Y1: The first extension direction

α: included angle

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a disassembled schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3A is a schematic side view of the electronic device in FIG. 1 in different states.

FIG. 3B is a schematic front view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 3A .

FIG. 3C is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device in FIG. 3A .

4A to 5 are schematic diagrams illustrating the rotation process of the second body of the electronic device shown in FIG. 3A .

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device in FIG. 5 .

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a disassembled schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 , a second body 120 , a bracket 130 and functional components 150 . In this embodiment, the second body 120 is a flexible screen and includes a camera lens 128 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the first part 125 of the second body 120 is closed to the second part 126 to facilitate storage. As shown in FIG. 2 , the first part 125 is unfolded relative to the second part 126 , so as to facilitate the operations of video conferencing, web page browsing or vertical screen splitting. However, in other embodiments, the second body can also be a dual screen, and the first part 125 is pivotally connected to the second part 126 so as to be suitable for mutual expansion or closure, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the electronic device 100 can be a notebook computer, wherein the first The body 110 is the host of the notebook computer, and the second body 120 is the display of the notebook computer. In yet another embodiment, the first body 110 is a docking station, and the second body 120 is a tablet computer, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the functional component 150 is a keyboard, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The functional component 150 and the first body 110 can be connected through wireless transmission. The functional component 150 is arranged on the side of the bracket 130 away from the first body 110. The way the functional component 150 is connected to the bracket 130 is, for example, magnetic attraction. However, in other embodiments, the functional components can also be connected to the bracket by buckling or other appropriate methods, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In this embodiment, when the functional component 150 is connected to the bracket 130, the functional component 150 can perform a charging procedure, and when the functional component 150 moves away from the bracket 130, the functional component 150 can be charged through wired transmission. It is not limited to this.

In detail, in this embodiment, the first body 110 has a first surface 111 and a second surface 112 opposite to each other and includes a guide groove 113 and a first supporting portion 114 located on the first surface 111 . The second body 120 has a back surface 121 and a side surface 122 , and includes a guide pin 123 and a second supporting portion 124 located on the back surface 121 , and the back surface 121 faces the first surface 111 . The guide groove 113 has a first section 1131 and a second section 1132 . Here, the first section 1131 is a linear section, the second section 1132 is an arc section, and the first section 1131 and the second section 1132 are not parallel to each other. In another embodiment, the second segment 1132 may also be connected to a straight segment after the arc segment, and the straight segment is perpendicular to the first segment 1131 . In other embodiments, the guide groove can use other suitable structures to guide the guide pin to slide, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the first supporting portion 114 is perpendicular to the first surface 111 and parallel to the first extending direction Y1, for example, the first extending direction Y1 is parallel to the extending direction of the first section 1131, The second supporting portion 124 is perpendicular to the back surface 121 and parallel to the first extending direction Y1 , so that the second supporting portion 124 can slide smoothly on the first supporting portion 114 . In other embodiments, as long as the first supporting portion 114 and the second supporting portion 124 are adapted to each other, they all belong to the scope of protection of the present invention and are not limited thereto.

FIG. 3A is a schematic side view of the electronic device in FIG. 1 in different states. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A. In this embodiment, the bracket 130 is pivotally connected to the second surface 112 of the first body 110 and is suitable for opening or closing relative to the second surface 112. The first body 110 is supported by the bracket 130. and the second body 120 to provide an appropriate angle for the user to operate the electronic device 100 . In this way, when the first part 125 of the second body 120 is unfolded relative to the second part 126, the height of the camera lens 128 is more in line with the viewing angle, which can solve the problems of low angle of the existing video lens and poor shooting angle.

FIG. 3B is a schematic front view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 3A . FIG. 3C is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device in FIG. 3A . 4A to 5 are schematic diagrams illustrating the rotation process of the second body of the electronic device shown in FIG. 3A . FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device in FIG. 5 . In this embodiment, the second body 120 is movably and pivotally connected to the guide slot 113 through the guide pin 123 , so that the second body 120 and the first body 110 can rotate parallel to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B and FIG. 3C, the guide pin 123 is located at the front end E1 of the first section 1131 and the second abutment portion 124 abuts against the first abutment portion 114, and the electronic device 100 is in a first state, and its second body 120 is in a portrait orientation (portrait orientation), that is, a portrait mode, which is regarded as 0 degrees here. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the guide pin 123 is located at the end E2 of the second section 1132 and the side surface 122 rests against the first supporting portion 114, the electronic device 100 is in a second state, and its second body 120 is in a horizontal position. The landscape orientation, that is, the landscape mode, is regarded as 90 degrees here, and the difference between the first state and the second state is that the second body 120 is rotated by 90 degrees. It should be noted here that the designer can adjust the length of the guide groove 113 of the first body 110 according to the actual use requirement and the size of the second body 120 to achieve the required steering effect.

In this embodiment, the first body 110 includes a metal contact 140 disposed at the end E2 of the second section 1132 for sensing the position of the guide pin 123 , the guide pin 123 is, for example, made of metal. When the second body 120 moves, if the metal contact 140 does not sense the guide pin 123, it can be judged that the second body 120 is in the straight mode; otherwise, when the metal contact 140 is aligned with the guide pin 123, it can be judged that the second The second body 120 is in the landscape mode, so that the display screen of the second body 120 performs a corresponding turning function, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the second body includes a gravity sensor, which can detect the direction of gravity of the second body, so that the display screen of the second body can perform a corresponding steering function, but the present invention is not limited thereto. .

The process of transitioning from the first state shown in FIG. 3B to the second state shown in FIG. 5 will be described below.

Please refer to FIG. 3B and FIG. 4A first. In this embodiment, the second body 120 is adapted to move toward a moving direction N1 along the first extending direction Y1 . Please refer to Figure 4A Referring to FIG. 5 , when the guide pin 123 passes from the first section 1131 to the second section 1132 , the second body 120 rotates along a rotation direction R1 . Specifically, when the guide pin 123 passes through the second section 1132 from the first section 1131 , the angle α between the second abutting portion 124 and the first abutting portion 114 gradually increases, thereby making the second body 120 The side surface 122 rests against the first support portion 114 , and the second body 120 can be stably laid horizontally on the first body 110 , so as to facilitate document processing, web browsing, or left-right screen splitting. In other words, in the first state, the included angle α is 0 degrees. In the second state, the included angle α is 90 degrees. In this way, by raising the height of the second body 120 through the first body 110 , the second body 120 can be closer to the height of the user's eyes, which reduces the damage to the cervical spine caused by long-time work.

In detail, please refer to FIG. 3B , the first body 110 has a first side 115 , and the first side 115 is perpendicular to the first extending direction Y1 . When the guide pin 123 is located at the front end E1 of the first section 1131 , there is a first distance D1 between the guide pin 123 and the side.

Please refer to FIG. 5, when the guide pin 123 is located at the end E2 of the second section 1132, there is a second distance D2 between the guide pin 123 and the first abutment portion 114, and the first distance D1 is equal to the second distance D2, so that The side surface 122 of the second body 120 in the second state shown in FIG. 5 can smoothly rest on the first supporting portion 114 .

In this embodiment, the end E3 of the first section 1131 is connected to the second section 1132, and there is a third distance between the end E3 of the first section 1131 and the end E2 of the second section 1132 in the first extending direction Y1. D3. The third distance D3 is equal to the second distance D2 to form a concentric orbit and guide the second body 120 to rotate 90 degrees in the rotation area. The advantage of this design is that when the user rotates the second body 120, It has better hand feeling, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, when the user applies force to turn the second body 120 over in the rotation direction R1, and the position of the center of gravity of the second body 120 exceeds the position where the end E2 of the second section 1132 is perpendicular to the first extending direction Y1 , the second body 120 can descend through its own gravity to reach a stable state.

Please refer to FIG. 4A , in this embodiment, the side 122 of the second body 120 is perpendicular to the first supporting portion 114 of the first body 110 , and the side 122 of the second body 120 is aligned with the first side of the first body 110 115 parallel. When the electronic device 100 is in the first state shown in FIG. 3B , the side 122 is aligned with the first side 115 , but the invention is not limited thereto.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 4A , in this embodiment, the first body 110 has a top edge 116 , the top edge 116 is adjacent to the first side edge 115 , and the top edge 116 is parallel to the first extending direction Y1 . In this embodiment, the distance D4 between the end E2 of the second section 1132 and the top edge 116 is smaller than the distance D5 between the first section 1131 and the top edge 116 . That is to say, the end E2 of the second section 1132 extends toward the top edge 116 of the first body 110 , which helps to improve the smoothness of rotation of the second body 120 .

Further, please refer to FIG. 3B , in this embodiment, the first body 110 has a first bottom edge 117 , and the first bottom edge 117 is parallel to the first extending direction Y1 . The second body 120 has a second bottom 127 . In the first state, the second bottom edge 127 is parallel to the first bottom edge 117, and the distance D6 between the first supporting portion 114 and the first bottom edge 117 is greater than the distance D7 between the second supporting portion 124 and the second bottom edge 127 To avoid interference when the second body 120 moves relative to the first body 110 . In addition, shown in Figure 3B the In the first state, the centerline of the second body 120 perpendicular to the first extending direction Y1 overlaps the centerline of the first body 110 perpendicular to the first extending direction Y1 to prevent the second body 120 from shifting left and right.

In the second state shown in FIG. 5, the distance D8 between the first supporting portion 114 and the first bottom edge 117 is the lifting height of the second body 120, which can be adjusted appropriately according to actual needs, and the present invention does not rely on this limit. In this embodiment, the distance D8 between the first supporting portion 114 and the first bottom edge 117 is equal to the distance D9 between the side surface 122 and the first bottom edge 117, so that the side surface 122 of the second body 120 can be firmly supported on the first body 110 on the first supporting part 114 of the

In the second state, the centerline of the second body 120 perpendicular to the first extension direction Y1 overlaps the centerline of the first body 110 perpendicular to the first extension direction Y1, so as to avoid the second body 120 from shifting left and right .

To sum up, in the electronic device of the present invention, the first body and the second body are supported by the bracket, and when the second body is in the straight mode, the angle of the existing video lens is too low, the shooting angle is not good, etc. question. When the guide pin of the second body passes through the second section from the first section of the guide groove of the first body, the second body rotates along the rotation direction to assume a horizontal mode, thereby making the side of the second body bear against The first supporting part. In this way, the second body can be stably laid horizontally on the first body, and the height of the second body can be raised by the first body, so that the second body can be closer to the height of the user's eyes, which reduces the impact of long-term work. Injuries to the cervical spine.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field will not depart from the scope of the present invention. Within the spirit and scope, some changes and modifications can be made, so the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Electronic device

110: The first body

113: guide groove

1131: first section

1132:Second section

114: The first supporting part

115: first side

117: first base

120: Second body

122: side

123: guide pin

124: Second supporting part

125: Part One

126: Part Two

127: second bottom edge

128: camera lens

140: metal contact

D1: first distance

D3: third distance

D6, D7: distance

E1: front end

E2, E3: end

N1: direction of movement

Y1: the first extension direction

Claims (18)

An electronic device, comprising: a first body, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and including a guide groove and a first supporting portion located on the first surface, the guide groove has an adjacent a first section and a second section; and a second body, which has a back surface and a side surface adjacent to the back surface, and includes a guide pin on the back surface and a second bearing portion on the back surface, The back side faces the first side, and the second body is movably and pivotally connected to the guide slot through the guide pin, so that the second body and the first body can rotate relative to each other in parallel, wherein when When the guide pin is located at the front end of the first section and the second abutting portion rests against the first abutting portion, the electronic device is in a first state; when the guide pin is located at the end of the second section and When the side surface rests against the first supporting portion, the electronic device is in a second state. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the guide pin passes from the first section to the second section, the angle between the second bearing part and the first bearing part gradually increases. The electronic device as claimed in item 1, wherein the second body has a first part and a second part, the first part is suitable for opening or closing relative to the second part, the guide pin and the second supporting part corresponds to the second part. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein during the transition from the first state to the second state, the second body moves along a moving direction, the moving direction is parallel to a first extending direction, when the When the guide pin passes through the second section from the first section, the second body rotates along a rotation direction. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the first body has a first side, the first side is perpendicular to the first extending direction, and in the first state, the guide pin is located in the first area There is a first distance between the guide pin and the side edge, in the second state, the guide pin is located at the end of the second section, between the guide pin and the first bearing part There is a second distance, and the first distance is equal to the second distance. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein in the first extending direction, there is a third distance between the end of the first section and the end of the second section, and the third distance is equal to the second distance. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the first body has a top edge, the top edge is parallel to the first extending direction, and the distance between the end of the second section and the top edge is smaller than that of the first section The distance from this top edge. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the first body has a first bottom, the second body has a second bottom, the first bottom is parallel to the first extending direction, and the first In the state, the distance between the first supporting portion and the first base is greater than the distance between the second supporting portion and the second base. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein in the second state, the distance between the first supporting portion and the first bottom is equal to the distance between the side surface and the first bottom. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein in the second state, the centerline of the second body perpendicular to the first extending direction overlaps the center of the first body perpendicular to the first extending direction Wire. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the first supporting portion is perpendicular to the first surface and parallel to the first extending direction. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein in the first state, the second supporting portion is perpendicular to the back surface and parallel to the first extending direction. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first body includes a metal contact disposed at the end of the second section for sensing the position of the guide pin. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein when the metal contact is in alignment with the guide pin, the metal contact senses the guide pin, so that the display screen of the second body performs a corresponding steering function, The second body is in a horizontal mode, and when the metal contact does not sense the guide pin, the second body is in a straight mode. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second body in the first state exhibits a portrait mode, and the second body in the second state exhibits a landscape mode. The electronic device according to claim 1 further includes a bracket pivotally connected to the second surface of the first body and adapted to be opened or closed relative to the second surface. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first section and the second section are not parallel to each other. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16 further includes a functional component disposed on a side of the bracket away from the first body.

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