TWM637459U - Laptop computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A laptop computer is provided, including an input unit, a button, and a feet pad. The button and the feet pad are disposed on a bottom side of the input unit, and they are located adjacent to each other. When the button is pressed by an external force, a rotary member is driven to rotate by the button, whereby a peripheral unit received in the input unit is pushed out of the laptop computer.

Description

laptop

This model relates to a notebook computer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a notebook computer with foot pads.

In general notebook computers, pluggable external devices or computer peripherals (such as hard drives, network cards or video display cards, etc.) are often required to be set. It is often inadvertent and convenient to remove from the computer, and it may cause damage to the mechanism due to excessive force.

In view of this, how to provide a notebook computer that can be easily detached from external devices or computer peripherals while taking into account the integrity of its appearance has become an important challenge for researchers in this technical field.

In view of the foregoing conventional problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a notebook computer, including a display unit, an input unit, and an external connection unit. The aforementioned input unit is pivotally connected to the aforementioned display unit, and has a lower cover module, a foot pad and an upper cover module, the aforementioned foot pad is arranged on a bottom side of the aforementioned lower cover module, the aforementioned upper cover module is connected to the aforementioned lower cover module and It has a casing, a rotating part and a button, wherein the button and the rotating part are movably arranged on the casing, and the button is adjacent to the foot pad.

It should be understood that the aforementioned external unit is detachably arranged in a recessed structure of the aforementioned housing, wherein when the aforementioned key is pressed by an external force, the aforementioned key drives the aforementioned rotating member to rotate relative to the aforementioned housing, and the aforementioned rotating The above-mentioned external connection unit is pushed out toward the outside of the above-mentioned input unit by a piece.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned button has a first inclined surface, and when the aforementioned button is pressed by the aforementioned external force, the aforementioned first inclined surface contacts the aforementioned rotating member.

In one embodiment, the rotating member has a second slope, and when the button is pressed by the external force, the first slope contacts the second slope.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned notebook computer further includes a first elastic element connected to the aforementioned rotating member and the aforementioned casing.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned notebook computer further includes a second elastic element connected to the aforementioned key and the aforementioned casing.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned rotating member has an L-shaped structure.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned recessed structure forms an opening, and the aforementioned rotating member has an abutment portion, wherein when the aforementioned rotating member rotates relative to the aforementioned housing, the aforementioned abutting portion passes through the aforementioned opening and pushes the aforementioned external connection unit toward The outer direction of the aforementioned input unit is ejected.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned lower cover module is formed with an opening, and the aforementioned button is exposed on the aforementioned bottom side of the aforementioned lower cover module through the aforementioned opening.

In one embodiment, the foot pad passes through the lower cover module and is combined in a concave hole of the housing.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned buttons are adjacent to the aforementioned foot pads, and together form a strip-shaped structure.

The notebook computer of the new embodiment is described below. It should be readily appreciated, however, that the novel embodiments provide many suitable novel concepts that can be implemented in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are only used to illustrate the application of the invention in a specific way, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It is understood that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the background or context of the related art and the present disclosure, and not in an idealized or overly formal manner Interpretation, unless specifically defined herein.

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used in the embodiments are used to illustrate but not to limit the present invention.

First, please refer to Figures 1, 2, and 3 together, wherein Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of the notebook computer 100 shown in Figure 1 when it is expanded. FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the input module 20 of the notebook computer 100 before the lower cover module 22 and the upper cover module 21 are combined.

As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a display unit 10, an input unit 20, and two external units 30, wherein the aforementioned display unit 10 and input unit 20 are connected through The pivots are connected to each other, and the aforementioned external unit 30 is detachably inserted into the recessed structures 211 on both sides of the input unit 20 (FIG. 3 ). For example, the aforementioned external unit 30 may include computer peripheral equipment such as a hard disk drive, a network card, or a video display card, but is not limited to those disclosed in this embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a display screen 11 (such as LCD, OLED or touch screen) is provided on the aforementioned display unit 10 . In addition, the aforementioned input unit 20 includes an upper cover module 21 and a lower cover module 22 connected to each other, wherein a cavity is formed between the upper cover module 21 and the lower cover module 22, which can be used to accommodate the central processing unit, Electronic components such as motherboard, memory, and power supply (not shown).

Specifically, an input keyboard K (such as a QWERTY keyboard) and a touch pad T (touch pad) are provided on the surface of the upper cover module 21 to facilitate the user to operate the notebook computer 100 . It should be understood that the aforementioned input keyboard K and touch panel T can be used as a user input interface (user input interface). Open it, and then use the input keyboard K and the touch panel T to input instructions or control the cursor on the display screen 11 .

It can be seen from Figure 3 that the upper cover module 21 of this embodiment mainly includes a housing 210, two rotating parts R and two buttons B, wherein the lower cover module 22 can be screwed onto the housing 210 , and recessed structures 211 for accommodating the external unit 30 are respectively formed on both sides of the housing 210 , and the rotating member R and the key B are movably arranged on the housing 210 . When the user wants to remove the external unit 30 from the inside of the input unit 20, he can apply an external force to press the aforementioned button B. At this time, the button B will drive the rotating member R to rotate, and the external unit 30 will be moved from the side of the input unit 20. Ejection, which can greatly improve the convenience of use.

On the other hand, it can also be seen from FIG. 3 that recesses 221 are formed on both sides of the lower cover module 22 , corresponding to the aforementioned external connection unit 30 . In addition, two openings H are formed on the lower cover module 22 . After the upper cover module 21 is combined with the lower cover module 22 , the button B passes through the hole H and is exposed on the bottom side of the lower cover module 22 .

In particular, the two foot pads P are fixed on the bottom side of the lower cover module 22 and adjacent to the opening H, wherein the aforementioned foot pads P and the buttons B will protrude from the lower cover module 22 after assembly. The bottom side of the two sides, and the protruding heights of the two are approximately equal and aligned with each other (as shown in Figure 8).

Then please refer to Figures 4, 5, and 6 together, wherein Figure 4 shows a partial enlarged view of the notebook computer 100 after removing the lower cover module 22 and the foot pad P, and Figure 5 shows a partial explosion of the notebook computer 100 Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of the button B, the rotating member R and the first elastic element S1.

As shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, the rotating member R in this embodiment has a roughly L-shaped structure, and is connected to the housing 210 through the first elastic element S1. Specifically, one end of the first elastic element S1 is fixed on the casing 210 through the screw C1, and the other end is hooked to the boss R1 on the rotating member R; in addition, a pivoting member C2 is passed through the rotating member R The pivot hole h2 is used to pivotally connect the rotating member R to the housing 210, and make the rotating member R rotate relative to the housing 210 around the center of the pivoting member C2.

On the other hand, it can be seen from Fig. 5 that the foot pad P passes through the lower cover module 22 and is combined into a concave hole h1 of the casing 210, and the button B is arranged on the casing in a manner that can slide up and down. One of the grooves 212 of the body 210. In addition, the recessed structure 211 for receiving the external unit 30 is formed with an opening 2110 , wherein wires or connectors can pass through the opening 2110 , so that the external unit 30 can be electrically connected to the circuit system inside the input unit 20 .

It should be noted that the button B in this embodiment has a bump B1, a plane B2 and a first slope B3, the first slope B3 is formed on one side of the bump B1, and the plane B2 is roughly parallelogram , and can be exposed on the bottom side of the lower cover module 22 through the opening H. In addition, two second elastic elements S2 (such as springs) are arranged between the button B and the bottom surface of the groove 212. When the button B is pressed from an initial position toward the bottom surface of the groove 212, the second elastic element S2 An elastic force can be applied to make the button B return to its original initial position.

Also, it can be seen from Figure 6 that the L-shaped rotating member R has an abutting portion R2 and a second inclined surface R3. When the button B is pressed by an external force, the first inclined surface on the protrusion B1 of the button B will B3 will contact the second slope R3 on the rotating member R, and thereby push the rotating member R to rotate relative to the housing 210. At this time, the abutting portion R2 can push the external connection unit 30 toward the outside of the input unit 20, It is convenient for the user to remove and take out the external connection unit 30 .

Then please refer to Figures 6, 7, and 8 together. Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram when the button B is pressed from an initial position toward the bottom surface of the groove 212, and Figure 8 shows that the second elastic element S2 exerts an elastic force to make it The schematic diagram of the button B returning to the initial position, in which the lower cover module 22 is omitted in Figures 7 and 8 for easy understanding, and will be described first.

As shown in Figure 7, when the user wants to remove the external connection unit 30 inside the recessed structure 211 from the side of the input unit 20, he can apply an external force to press the button B, and at this time the first slope formed on the button B B3 will contact the second slope R3 on the rotating member R, and then drive the rotating member R to rotate relative to the housing 210 around the pivot member C2.

During the rotation of the rotating member R relative to the housing 210, as shown in the direction of the arrow D1 in FIG. The outside direction is pushed out, so that the user can remove and take out the external connection unit 30 .

After the external connection unit 30 is pushed out, as shown in the direction of arrow D2 in Fig. An elastic force can be applied to make the button B return to its original initial position.

It should be noted that when the button B is in the initial position as shown in Figure 8, the button B is adjacent to the foot pad P, and the plane B2 of the button B and the protrusion height of the foot pad P are approximately equal and They are aligned with each other, and the buttons B and the foot pads P can form a parallelogram structure together ( FIG. 8 ), so as to keep the bottom of the input unit 20 beautiful.

In one embodiment, the above-mentioned button B can also be adjacent to the foot pad P and form other geometric structures together, such as a strip shape, a circle, an oval shape, a trapezoid shape, a square shape or a rectangle shape, instead of the structure defined in the embodiment of the present invention. Only those who disclose.

Please refer to Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12 together, wherein Figure 9 shows the schematic diagram before the combination of button B and external unit 30 in another embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 10 shows the button B in Figure 9. Stereoscopic view, Figure 11 shows a schematic diagram when the inclined surface 321 on one of the protruding structures 32 on the side of the external unit 30 is in contact with the block B4 on the button B, and Figure 12 shows that the block B4 on the button B is embedded in the external unit A schematic diagram of one of the grooves 33 on the side of 30.

As shown in Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12, the main difference between this embodiment and the embodiments in Figures 1 to 8 is that the button B in this embodiment is further formed with a block B4, and in addition, the external unit Two protruding structures 31 , 32 are formed on one side of the 30 , wherein the protruding structure 32 forms a slope 321 , and a groove 33 is formed between the two protruding structures 31 , 32 .

It should be noted that the block B4 on the aforementioned button B protrudes toward the direction of the external unit 30, and is located on the side of the external unit 30 when the user inserts the external unit 30 into the input unit 20 along the -X direction. The slope 321 on the protruding structure 32 of the side will contact the block B4 on the button B (as shown in Figure 11), at this time, the block B4 will slide along the slope 321 of the protruding structure 32, and the button B will be affected. The external connection unit 30 presses and moves slightly in the Z-axis direction.

As the block B4 slides over the slope 321, the key B will be embedded in the groove 33 by the elastic force of the second elastic element S2 (as shown by the arrow in the twelfth figure), so that the external connection unit 30 can be fixed on the input unit 20 inside without falling off easily.

To sum up, the present invention arranges the movable button B on the bottom side of the input unit 20, and makes the button B adjacent to the foot pad P, so that not only the beauty of the bottom of the input unit 20 can be maintained, but also can be fixed by fixing the button B. The pads P on the bottom side of the lower cover module 22 provide effective support to prevent the key B from being accidentally touched when the notebook computer 100 is placed on the desktop.

On the other hand, when the user wants to remove the external unit 30 from the side of the input unit 20, he only needs to turn the notebook computer 100 over and press the button B, and at this time, the external unit 30 can be rotated through the rotating member R. The outer side of the input unit 20 is pushed out, so that the convenience in use can be greatly improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention and their advantages have been disclosed above, it should be understood that anyone with ordinary knowledge in the art can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and steps in the specific embodiments described in the description, anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can learn from the disclosure of the present invention It is understood that the current or future developed processes, machines, manufactures, material compositions, devices, methods and steps can be used according to the present invention as long as they can perform substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention includes the above-mentioned process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, device, method and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present invention also includes the combination of each patent application scope and the embodiments.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this technology can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore The scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Laptop 10: Display unit 11: Display screen 20: Input unit 21: Upper cover module 210: Shell 211: Depression structure 2110: opening 212: Groove 22: Lower cover module 221: Depressed part 30: External unit 31: Protruding structure 32: Protruding structure 321: bevel 33: Groove B: button B1: Bump B2: Plane B3: first bevel B4: block C1: screw C2: Pivot D1: Arrow D2: Arrow H: open hole h1: concave hole h2: Pivot hole K: input keyboard P: foot pad R: rotating part R1: Boss R2: contact part R3: second slope S1: the first elastic element S2: second elastic element T: touchpad

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the notebook computer 100 shown in FIG. 1 when it is unfolded. FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the input module 20 of the notebook computer 100 before the lower cover module 22 and the upper cover module 21 are combined. FIG. 4 shows a partially enlarged view of the notebook computer 100 after removing the lower cover module 22 and the foot pad P. Referring to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a partially exploded view of the notebook computer 100 . FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of the button B, the rotating member R and the first elastic element S1. FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram when the button B is pressed from an initial position toward the bottom of the groove 212 . FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the second elastic member S2 acting an elastic force to return the button B to the initial position. FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the present invention before the combination of the button B and the external unit 30 . Fig. 10 shows a perspective view of button B in Fig. 9. FIG. 11 shows a schematic diagram of when the inclined surface 321 on one of the protruding structures 32 on the side of the external connection unit 30 is in contact with the block B4 on the button B. As shown in FIG. FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram of the block B4 on the button B being inserted into a groove 33 on the side of the external unit 30 .

100: Laptop

10: Display unit

20: Input unit

21: Upper cover module

210: shell

211: Depression structure

22: Lower cover module

221: Depressed part

30: External unit

B: button

H: open hole

P: foot pad

R: rotating part

Claims (10)

A notebook computer comprising: a display unit; An input unit, pivotally connected to the display unit, has a lower cover module, a foot pad and an upper cover module, the foot pad is arranged on a bottom side of the lower cover module, and the upper cover module is connected to the lower cover module And it has a housing, a rotating member and a button, wherein the button and the rotating member are movably arranged on the housing, and the button is adjacent to the foot pad: and An external connection unit is detachably arranged in a recessed structure of the housing, wherein when the key is pressed by an external force, the key drives the rotating member to rotate relative to the housing, and the rotating member rotates the external connection The unit is ejected toward the outside of the input unit. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the button has a first slope, and when the button is pressed by the external force, the first slope contacts the rotating member. The notebook computer according to claim 2, wherein the rotating member has a second slope, and when the key is pressed by the external force, the first slope contacts the second slope. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the notebook computer further includes a first elastic element connected to the rotating member and the casing. The notebook computer according to claim 4, wherein the notebook computer further includes a second elastic element connected to the button and the casing. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member has an L-shaped structure. The notebook computer according to claim 6, wherein the recessed structure forms an opening, and the rotating member has an abutting portion, wherein when the rotating member rotates relative to the casing, the abutting portion passes through the opening and will The external unit pushes out toward the outside of the input unit. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the lower cover module is formed with an opening, and the button is exposed on the bottom side of the lower cover module through the opening. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the foot pad passes through the lower cover module and is combined in a concave hole of the casing. The notebook computer according to claim 1, wherein the button has a block, and the external unit has a groove, wherein the block is embedded in the groove.

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