CN101873771B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a first bracket, a second bracket and a third bracket. The first body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The second body is located on the first body and covers the first surface. The first bracket is fixed to the first body. The second bracket is pivotally mounted on the first bracket. The third bracket is fixed to the second body and slidably coupled to the second bracket. The second bracket can slide between a first position and a second position relative to the third bracket, so that the second body can slide relative to the first body. When the second bracket is located at the second position relative to the third bracket, the first bracket can rotate relative to the second bracket from the second position toward the first position to the third position, so that the second body can flip relative to the first body from the first surface toward the second surface.

Description

portable electronic device

technical field

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and in particular to a portable electronic device that can switch between various appearance states.

Background technique

With the development of technology, human's dependence on electronic devices is also increasing day by day. Today's users generally require electronic devices to have features such as high computing performance and small size. Therefore, various portable electronic devices such as ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC), tablet PC (tablet PC), palmtop computer (pocket PC), personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), mobile Phone (cell phone) and notebook computer (notebook PC) came into being.

In current portable electronic devices, a two-layer folding body design or a two-layer sliding body design is mostly adopted, which allows the display screen and the keyboard to be respectively located on two overlapping bodies to facilitate user operation. In addition to basic keyboard input and wireless communication, today's portable electronic devices can also have multimedia playback functions, such as watching movies, playing photos, and even conducting video conferences.

A clam shell portable electronic device connects two overlapping bodies in a hinged manner, wherein an inner surface of the upper body has a screen, and an inner surface of the lower body facing the upper body has a keyboard. When the user wants to perform audio-visual playback or keyboard input mode, the upper body can be rotated relative to the lower body, and the lower body of the portable electronic device can be placed on the platform to facilitate the user's operation and viewing.

However, the sound outlet of the speaker of some such portable electronic devices is arranged on an outer surface of the lower body. However, when the speaker of the portable electronic device outputs sound, the sound transmission is disturbed because the sound outlet is covered by the platform placed on the body, thereby reducing the quality of the sound output.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a portable electronic device which can be changed between various appearance states.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a portable electronic device, which includes a first body, a second body, a first frame, a second frame and a third frame. The first body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The second body is located on the first body and covers the first surface. The first bracket is fixed on the first body. The second bracket is pivotally arranged on the first bracket. The third bracket is fixed on the second body and is slidably coupled to the second bracket. The second bracket can slide relative to the third bracket between the first position and the second position, so that the second body can slide relative to the first body. When the second bracket is at the second position relative to the third bracket, the first bracket can rotate from the second position toward the first position to the third position relative to the second bracket, so that the second body can move from the first position relative to the first body. The first surface is turned towards the second surface, so that when the portable electronic device is placed on the platform, the portable electronic device exposes the speaker port. The third bracket has a first stopper, and the portable electronic device also includes a first limiter connected to the second bracket. When the second bracket slides relative to the third bracket, the first limiting member limits the rotation of the first bracket relative to the second bracket, wherein the first bracket has a stop portion, and the first limiting member includes a first elastic part and a first limiting part. The first elastic part is fixed on the second bracket, and the first limiting part extends from the first elastic part and is located within the rotation range of the stop part. When the second bracket slides to the second position relative to the third bracket, the first braking member pushes the first elastic portion, so that the first limiting portion moves away from the rotation range of the stopper portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device further includes a second limiting member connected to the second bracket, and the first bracket has a second stopper. When the first bracket rotates relative to the second bracket, the second limiting member limits the sliding of the second bracket relative to the third bracket, wherein the third bracket has an engaging portion, and the second limiting member includes a second elastic part and a second limiting part. The second elastic part is fixed on the second bracket, and the second limiting part extends from the second elastic part. When the first bracket rotates relative to the second bracket, the second limiting portion interferes with the engaging portion. When the first bracket rotates to the second position relative to the second bracket, the second braking member pushes the second elastic portion to release the interference between the second limiting portion and the engaging portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first bracket and the second bracket are attracted to each other by magnetic force.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device further includes a first driving element connected to the first bracket and the second bracket. The first driving member can drive the first support and the second support to rotate relative to each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first body has a keyboard. A keyboard is located on the first surface. When the second bracket is at the first position relative to the third bracket, the keyboard is covered by the second body. When the second bracket is at the second position relative to the third bracket, the keyboard is exposed outside the first body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device further includes at least one second driver disposed between the second bracket and the third bracket.

Based on the above, in the above embodiments of the present invention, in addition to being able to slide relative to the first body, the second body can also be flipped from one surface of the first body to the other surface. This action allows the portable electronic device to add an additional appearance state through the relative movement between the bodies.

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

Description of drawings

1A to 1C are perspective views of a portable electronic device in three appearance states according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2C are perspective views of the portable electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C at another viewing angle.

FIGS. 3A to 3C are perspective views of a plurality of components of the portable electronic device in FIGS. 2A to 2C , including brackets and the like.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of these components including brackets and the like in Fig. 3A.

FIG. 5A is a partial front view of these components including brackets and the like in FIG. 3A .

Fig. 5B is a partial front view of these components including brackets and the like in Fig. 3B.

FIG. 6A is a front view of the components of FIG. 3C including brackets and the like.

Fig. 6B is a side view of these components including brackets and the like in Fig. 6A.

Description of main component symbols

100: Portable electronic device 110: First body

112: Keyboard 114: Speaker port

120: Second Body 122: Screen

130: The first bracket 132: The second brake piece

134: Stopper 140: Second bracket

150: The third bracket 152: The first brake piece

154: Engagement part 160: The first limiter

162: The first elastic part 164: The first limiting part

170: The second limiter 172: The second elastic part

174: The second limit part 180: Magnetic parts

190: the first driving part 200: the second driving part

S1: first surface S2: second surface

Detailed ways

1A to 1C are perspective views of a portable electronic device in three appearance states according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A to 2C are perspective views of the portable electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C at another viewing angle. FIGS. 3A to 3C are perspective views of a plurality of components of the portable electronic device in FIGS. 2A to 2C , including brackets and the like. Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , the portable electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 and a second body 120 . The first body 110 has a first surface S1 and a second surface S2 opposite to each other. When the second body 120 is in the position shown in FIG. 1A , the second body 120 is located on the first body 110 and covers the first surface S1 .

Please refer to FIG. 2C and FIGS. 3A-3C , the portable electronic device 100 further includes a first bracket 130 , a second bracket 140 and a third bracket 150 . The first bracket 130 is fixed on the first body 110 shown in FIG. 2C . The second bracket 140 is pivotally disposed on the first bracket 130 . The third bracket 150 is fixed on the second body 120 in FIG. 2C . The third bracket 150 is slidably coupled to the second bracket 140. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B , the second bracket 140 can move between the first position in FIG. 3A and the second position in FIG. 3B relative to the third bracket 150. Sliding between the positions so that the second body 120 can slide relative to the first body 110 between the positions shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B .

When the second bracket 140 is in the second position of FIG. 3B relative to the third bracket 150, the first bracket 130 can rotate from the second position of FIG. 3B toward the first position of FIG. 3A relative to the second bracket 140 to the first position of FIG. 3C. The third position enables the second body 120 to turn over from the first surface S1 toward the second surface S2 relative to the first body 110 , as shown in FIG. 2C . Since the second body 120 can be flipped from the first surface S1 toward the second surface S2 relative to the first body 110, this allows the portable electronic device 100 to provide an additional appearance state to expand the portable electronic device 100 with software. Applications of the electronic device 100 .

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of these components including brackets and the like in Fig. 3A. FIG. 5A is a partial front view of these components including brackets and the like in FIG. 3A . In order to clearly express the relationship between the components, the first limiting member 160 is represented by oblique lines here. Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A , in this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 further includes a first limiting member 160 connected to the second bracket 140 . The first limiting member 160 includes a first elastic portion 162 and a first limiting portion 164 . The first elastic part 162 is fixed on the second bracket 140 . The first limiting portion 164 extends from the first elastic portion 162 . The first bracket 130 has a stop portion 134 . Therefore, when the second bracket 140 slides relative to the third bracket 150 , the first limiting member 160 interferes with the stop portion 134 to limit the rotation of the first bracket 130 relative to the second bracket 140 .

Fig. 5B is a partial front view of these components including brackets and the like in Fig. 3B. Please refer to FIG. 4, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B. In this embodiment, the third bracket 150 has a first stopper 152. When the second bracket 140 slides relative to the third bracket 150 to the second position in FIG. 3B , the first stopper 152 releases the rotation restriction of the first bracket 130 by the first limiting member 160 . In detail, when the second bracket 140 slides relative to the third bracket 150 to the second position shown in FIG. Interference relationship between sections 134.

FIG. 6A is a front view of the components of FIG. 3C including brackets and the like. Fig. 6B is a side view of these components including brackets and the like in Fig. 6A. Please refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B at the same time. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 further includes a second limiting member 170 connected to the second bracket 140 . The second limiting member 170 includes a second elastic portion 172 and a second limiting portion 174 . The second elastic part 172 is fixed on the second bracket 140 . The second limiting portion 174 extends from the second elastic portion 172 . The third bracket 150 has an engaging portion 154, which can also be seen in FIG. 4 . Therefore, when the first bracket 130 rotates relative to the second bracket 140 , the second limiting portion 174 interferes with the engaging portion 154 to limit the sliding of the second bracket 140 relative to the third bracket 150 .

Please refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B , in this embodiment, the first bracket 130 has a second stopper 132 . When the first bracket 130 rotates relative to the second bracket 140 , the second stopper 132 releases the sliding restriction of the second limiting member 170 on the third bracket 150 . In detail, when the first bracket 130 rotates relative to the second bracket 140 to the second position shown in FIG. Interference relationship between sections 154.

Please refer to FIG. 3B , in this embodiment, the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 can be attracted to each other by magnetic force, so that the user can control the rotation of the first bracket 130 relative to the second bracket 140 . The portable electronic device 100 may further include a magnetic member 180 disposed on the first bracket 130 , and the second bracket 140 is correspondingly magnetically sensitive, so that the first bracket 130 can be adsorbed on the second bracket 140 . However, in another not-shown embodiment, two magnetic pieces can also be arranged on the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 respectively, and the first bracket 130 can be moved by the suction force between the two magnetic pieces. Mutual adsorption with the second bracket 140 .

Please refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C , the portable electronic device 100 further includes a first driver 190 connected between the first support 130 and the second support 140 . In this embodiment, the first driving member 190 is, for example, a torsion spring. When the second bracket 140 is located between the first position in FIG. 3A and the second position in FIG. 3B relative to the third bracket 150 , the first driving member 190 is compressed. Once the second bracket 140 reaches the second position in FIG. 3B , since the first limiting member 160 releases the limiting relationship to the first bracket 130, the first driving member 190 can drive the first bracket 130 to be opposite to the second bracket 140. turn. More specifically, when the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the elastic force of the first driving member 190 is not enough to separate the first bracket 130 and the second bracket 140 . However, when the user rotates the second body 120, the elastic force of the first driving member 190 will keep the portable electronic device 100 in the state shown in FIG. 1C.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C again. The first body 110 has a keyboard 112 and a speaker port 114. The keyboard 112 is, for example, a QWERTY keyboard, which is located on the first surface S1. The speaker port 114 is located on the second surface S2. When the second body 120 is at the position shown in FIG. 2A relative to the first body 110 , the keyboard 112 will be covered by the second body 120 . When the second body 120 is at the position shown in FIG. 2B relative to the first body 110 , the keyboard 112 is exposed outside the first body 110 . It is worth mentioning that since the speaker opening 114 is located on the second surface S2 of the first body 110, when the second body 120 is located at the position shown in FIG. One body 110. This enables the sound from the internal speaker (not shown) of the portable electronic device 100 to be emitted from the speaker port 114 without being blocked, thus presenting good sound quality.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 3A again, the portable electronic device 100 further includes at least one second driver 200 connected between the second bracket 140 and the third bracket 150 . In this embodiment, the second driving member 200 is, for example, a torsion spring or other devices capable of providing elastic force. When the second bracket 140 slides relative to the third bracket 150, the second driving member 200 will provide a driving force on the second bracket 140 and the third bracket 150, so as to cause energy between the second body 120 and the first body 110. Relatively do semi-automatic sliding.

Another embodiment of the present invention proposes an operating method for operating the above-mentioned portable electronic device 100 , wherein the structure of the portable electronic device 100 has been described in the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here. Please refer to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C at the same time. This operation method makes the portable electronic device 100 have three different appearance states, which include:

1. Make the second bracket 140 relative to the third bracket 150 at the first position in FIG. 3A, so that the relative position between the second body 120 and the first body 110 is as shown in FIG. 1A, so that the portable electronic device 100 enters a first software mode. Furthermore, the second body 120 has a screen 122 which can be a touch screen. This allows the user to control the portable electronic device 100 through the screen 122 in the software mode. In this embodiment, the first software mode includes a mobile phone communication mode.

2. Make the second bracket 140 be located at the second position relative to the third bracket 150, so that the relative position between the second body 120 and the first body 110 is as shown in FIG. 1B, so that the portable electronic device 100 enters a The second software mode includes an input mode. In this software mode, the keyboard 112 is exposed on the first body 110 , so that the user can conveniently control the portable electronic device 100 through the screen 122 and the keyboard 112 .

3. The first bracket 130 is located at the third position relative to the second bracket 140, so that the relative position between the second body 120 and the first body 110 is shown in FIG. 1C, so that the portable electronic device 100 enters a The third software mode includes a media playing mode. It should be noted that at this time, the speaker port 114 (marked in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B ) of the portable electronic device 100 is located on the second surface S2, so the portable electronic device 100 can provide Good sound output quality. In addition, when the portable electronic device 100 is placed on the desktop, the angle of the screen 122 is also suitable for the user to watch, thus making this software mode more suitable for viewing audio and video or video conferencing.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, since the portable electronic device enables the second body to slide relative to the first body through the bracket, and after sliding, it can move from the position of the first body relative to the first body. The first surface is flipped toward the second surface. Therefore, compared with the conventional technology, the portable electronic device of the above embodiment provides an additional appearance state to cooperate with software to expand the operating range of the portable electronic device.

Furthermore, since the speaker port of the second body is located on the second surface, when the second body is turned over relative to the first body to enter the third software mode (such as media player mode) and placed on the platform, the speaker port Because it is exposed to the second body and is not covered by the platform, the quality of sound output can be maintained, so this software mode is suitable for playing audio and video.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field 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 claims.

Claims (6)

1. portable electronic devices comprises:

One first housing has a first surface respect to one another and a second surface, with the raise one's voice mouth of position on this second surface;

One second housing is positioned on this first housing and covers this first surface;

One first support is fixedly arranged on this first housing;

One second support is hubbed at this first support; And

One the 3rd support, be fixedly arranged on this second housing and be coupled to slidably this second support, wherein this second support can slide between a primary importance and a second place with respect to the 3rd support, so that this second housing can slide with respect to this first housing, when this second support is positioned at this second place with respect to the 3rd support, this first support can turn to one the 3rd position from this second place towards this primary importance with respect to this second support, overturn towards this second surface from this first surface with respect to this first housing to drive this second housing, with when this portable electronic devices is placed on the platform, this portable electronic devices exposes this mouth of raising one's voice, the 3rd support has one first brake component, and this portable electronic devices also comprises one first locating part, be connected in this second support, when this second support slides with respect to the 3rd support, this first locating part limits this first support with respect to the rotation of this second support, wherein this first support has a stopper section, and this first locating part comprises one first elastic portion and one first limiting section, this first elastic portion is fixedly arranged on this second support, this first limiting section extends and is positioned at the slewing area of this stopper section from this first elastic portion, when this second support slides into this second place with respect to the 3rd support, this first brake component is passed this first elastic portion, so that this first limiting section moves apart the slewing area of this stopper section.

2. portable electronic devices according to claim 1, also comprise one second locating part, be connected in this second support, and this first support has one second brake component, when this first support rotates with respect to this second support, this second locating part limits this second support with respect to the slip of the 3rd support, wherein the 3rd support has a holding section, and this second locating part comprises one second elastic portion and one second limiting section, this second elastic portion is fixedly arranged on this second support, this second limiting section extends from this second elastic portion, when this first support rotated with respect to this second support, interfered this second limiting section and this holding section, when this first support turns to this second place with respect to this second support, this second brake component is passed this second elastic portion, to remove the interference of this second limiting section and this holding section.

3. portable electronic devices according to claim 1, wherein this first support and this second support are by magnetic attraction and each other absorption.

4. portable electronic devices according to claim 1 also comprises one first actuator, connects this first support and this second support, and this first actuator can drive this first support and this second support relatively rotates.

5. portable electronic devices according to claim 1, wherein this first housing has a keyboard, this keyboard is positioned on this first surface, when this second support is positioned at this primary importance with respect to the 3rd support, this keyboard is covered by this second housing, when this second support was positioned at this second place with respect to the 3rd support, this exposed keypad was outside this first housing.

6. portable electronic devices according to claim 1 also comprises at least one the second actuator, is disposed between this second support and the 3rd support.

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