CN102348348B - Hand-held electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A handheld electronic device comprises a first body, a second body, a third body, a first pivoting piece, a second pivoting piece and a gear set, wherein the first pivoting piece, the second pivoting piece and the third body are pivoted to the first body. The second body is slidably disposed on the first pivot member and has a protruding post. The third body is slidably disposed on the second pivot member and has a rack. The second body is stacked between the first body and the third body. The gear set is configured to the first body and coupled with the stud and the rack. After the third body is translated relative to the first body along the first operation direction to drive the second body to translate relative to the first body along a second operation direction opposite to the first operation direction and be exposed by the third body, the first pivot piece and the second pivot piece rotate to drive the second body and the third body to incline relative to the first body.

Description

handheld electronic device

technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particular to a handheld electronic device.

Background technique

With the development of today's information technology, it becomes easier and easier to obtain required information from electronic devices in daily life. On the other hand, with the improvement of technological level, all types of handheld electronic devices are developing towards the trend of thinner and smaller, and because of their characteristics and advantages of being easy to carry, they are generally accepted by the public and used in daily life.

Taking the mobile phone as an example, in order to make it easy to carry and meet different preferences and needs, in addition to the traditional bar-type mobile phone, there are also flip-type, twist-type and slide-type mobile phones. For a slide-type mobile phone, the upper and lower bodies are stacked and can slide relative to each other to present different operation modes such as opening and closing. Stacking the upper and lower bodies helps to reduce the overall volume, and the upper and lower bodies can be unfolded in a specific operation mode. With the progress of the touch display technology, the touch display function of the mobile phone gradually replaces the traditional button function. Therefore, how to make the mobile phone body with limited configuration space have a larger usable area is an important issue.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a hand-held electronic device, which has a larger usable area and can improve the degree of freedom in the configuration of each component of the hand-held electronic device.

The invention proposes a handheld electronic device, which includes a first body, a first pivot member, a second pivot member, a second body, a third body, and a gear set. The first pivot member is pivotally connected to the first body. The second pivot member is pivotally connected to the first body. The second body is slidably disposed on the first pivot member and has a stud. The third body is slid to the second pivot member and has a rack, wherein the second body is stacked between the first body and the third body, so that the handheld electronic device is in a folded state. The gear set is configured to the first body and is coupled to the stud and the rack, wherein when the third body translates relative to the first body along the first operating direction, and the rack drives the gear set to move, the second body moves through the stud. Driven by the gear set, it translates relative to the first body in a second operating direction opposite to the first operating direction to be exposed by the third body. When the second body is exposed by the third body, the second body is The relative pivoting of the connecting member and the first body tilts relative to the first body, and the third body tilts relative to the first body by the relative pivoting of the second pivoting member and the first body, so that the handheld electronic device is in an unfolded state .

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the above-mentioned handheld electronic device is in an unfolded state, the top surface of the third body and the top surface of the second body jointly form a continuous surface.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body has a first display surface, and the third body has a second display surface. When the handheld electronic device is in an unfolded state, the first display surface and the second display surface are suitable for respectively Display two interactive screens, display two identical screens separately, or display a complete screen together.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned handheld electronic device further includes an elastic member connected between the first body and the first pivotal member. When the second body is exposed by the third body, the first pivotal member The elastic force of the elastic member pivots relative to the first body to drive the second body to tilt relative to the first body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned elastic member is a torsion spring.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned handheld electronic device further includes an elastic member connected between the first body and the second pivotal member. When the second body is exposed by the third body, the second pivotal member is The elastic force of the elastic member pivots relative to the first body to drive the third body to tilt relative to the first body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the above-mentioned elastic member is a torsion spring.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned handheld electronic device further includes an elastic member connected between the third body and the second pivot member, wherein the elastic member stores elasticity during the translation process of the third body relative to the first body. Potential energy or released elastic potential energy.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned elastic member is a compression spring or a coil spring.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned gear set includes a first driven gear, a tilt rod, a second driven gear, a sleeve and a driving gear. The first driven gear has slots. One end of the tilt rod is swingably disposed in the slot. The second driven gear is coupled to the first driven gear. The sleeve is pivotally connected to the pivot joint of the second driven gear along a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the second driven gear, wherein the sleeve is rotatably sleeved on one end of the stud, and the pivot joint is eccentric to the first driven gear. The rotating shaft of the second driven gear, when the second driven gear rotates, the stud and the sleeve rotate relatively. The driving gear is coupled to the rack and fixed to the other end of the tilt rod, so that the first driven gear and the second driven gear are driven by the tilt rod to rotate. When the second body is tilted relative to the first body, the protrusion drives the sleeve Pivoted relative to the second driven gear, when the third body tilts relative to the first body, the tilt lever swings along the slot.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second body has a chute, the extending direction of the chute is substantially perpendicular to the first operation direction, and one end of the stud is slid into the chute, when the second driven gear rotates , the stud moves along the chute and drives the second body to translate relative to the first body along the first operating direction or the second operating direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned tilting rod passes through the second pivot member, and the second pivoting member pivots relative to the first body to drive the tilting rod to swing along the slot.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned handheld electronic device further includes a connecting rod, wherein the two ends of the connecting rod are respectively pivoted to the first pivot member and the second pivot member, so that the first body, the connecting rod, The first pivotal member and the second pivotal member are adapted to act in a four-bar linkage mechanism.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned handheld electronic device further includes a decorative plate disposed to the edge of the first body and located between the first body and the third body to cover the gear set, the first pivotal member and the second Pivot.

Based on the above, the second body of the present invention is stacked between the first body and the third body, and the third body can drive the second body to move through the gear set, so that the third body and the second body move along opposite directions respectively. Move in one direction so that the second body is exposed by the third body, and then the second body and the third body can be tilted relative to the first body, so that the third body and the second body are joined together, so that the handheld electronic device has a larger usable area .

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

FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C are flow charts of operations of a handheld electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 1A along the A-A section.

FIG. 2B shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 1B along a section B-B.

FIG. 2C shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 1C along line C-C.

3A to 3C are schematic diagrams of some components of the handheld electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C .

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1 .

5A to 5C are flow charts of some components of the handheld electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C .

FIG. 6A shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 5A along the D-D section.

FIG. 6B shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 5B along the E-E section.

FIG. 6C shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 5C along the F-F section.

7A to 7C are perspective views of the handheld electronic device shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C , respectively.

8A to 8C are perspective views of the gear sets in FIGS. 5A to 5C , respectively.

Description of main component symbols

50: decorative board

100: Handheld Electronic Devices

110: The first body

112, 114: plate parts

110a, 110b, 162a: slotting

120: Second Body

122: stud

124, 134: display surface

126: Chute

130: The third body

132: Rack

140: the first pivot member

145: connecting rod

150: the second pivot member

160: gear set

162: First driven gear

164: Tilt Rod

166: Second driven gear

166a: pivot joint

166b: limit piece

168: Sleeve

169: Drive gear

170, 180, 190: Elastic parts

A1, A2: Shaft

D1, D2, D3: direction

Detailed ways

FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C are flow charts of operations of a handheld electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 1A along the A-A section. FIG. 2B shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 1B along a section B-B. FIG. 2C shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 1C along line C-C. 3A to 3C are schematic diagrams of some components of the handheld electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C . FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1 .

1A, 2A, 3A and 4, the handheld electronic device 100 of this embodiment includes a first body 110, a second body 120, a third body 130, a first pivot 140, a second pivot 150 and gear set 160 (shown as two sets). The first pivot member 140 is pivotally connected to the first body 110 . The second pivot member 150 is pivotally connected to the first body 110 . The second body 120 is slid to the first pivot member 150 and has studs 122 (two are shown). The third body 130 is slidably mounted to the second pivot member 150 and has racks 132 (two are shown). The second body 120 is stacked between the first body 110 and the third body 130 so that the handheld electronic device 100 is in a folded state. The gear set 160 is configured to the first body 110 and coupled to the post 122 and the rack 132 .

The user can push the third body 130 to translate relative to the first body 110 along the first operating direction D1, and the gear set 150 is driven by the rack 132 to move, so that the second body 120 is driven by the gear set 150 through the stud 122, so that Translate relative to the first body 110 along the second operation direction D2 opposite to the first operation direction D1, and change from the state shown in FIG. 1A, FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A to the state shown in FIG. 1B, FIG. 2B and FIG. 3B, so that The second body 120 is exposed by the third body 130 .

When the second body 120 is exposed by the third body 130, the second body 120 and the third body 130 can pivot relative to the first body 110 by the first pivotal member 140 and the second pivotal member 150, respectively, as shown in FIG. The states shown in 1B, 2B and 3B are transformed into the states shown in FIG. 1C, 2C and 3C, and the second body 120 and the third body 130 are tilted relative to the first body 110, so that the handheld electronic device 100 is in the unfolded state. In this way, the display surface 124 on the second body 120 can be joined with the display surface 134 on the third body 130 to provide the user with a larger display and operation interface.

In detail, when the third body 130 is inclined relative to the first body 110 as shown in FIG. 1C and FIG. 2C, the top surface of the third body 130 forms a continuous surface with the top surface of the second body 120, so that the display surface 134 and the display surface 124 are suitable for respectively displaying two interactive images, respectively displaying two identical images or jointly displaying a complete image.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the handheld electronic device 100 further includes an elastic member 170 (shown as two) and an elastic member 180 (shown as two), and the elastic member 170 is used to connect to the first body 110 between the first pivotal member 140 , and the elastic member 180 is used to connect between the first body 110 and the second pivotal member 150 . When the second body 120 is exposed by the third body 130 as shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. 2B , the first pivotal member 140 and the second pivotal member 150 can be relative to the first body by the elastic force of the elastic member 170 and the elastic member 180 respectively. 110 pivots to respectively drive the second body 120 and the third body 130 to tilt relative to the first body 110 (as shown in FIG. 1C and FIG. 2C ).

The elastic member 170 and the elastic member 180 in this embodiment are, for example, torsion springs. When the elastic member 170 is in the state of FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B, it will be stressed between the first pivotal member 140 and the first body 110 to have elastic potential energy, and when the elastic member 180 is in the state of FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B, it will The force is exerted between the second pivot member 150 and the first body 110 to have elastic potential energy. When the elastic member 170 and the elastic member 180 are in the state shown in FIG. The elastic potential energy will be released, and the first pivotal member 140 and the second pivotal member 150 are respectively driven to pivot relative to the first body 110 by elastic force, and then respectively drive the second body 120 and the third body 130 to incline to the first body 110 .

In addition, please refer to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the handheld electronic device 100 further includes elastic members 190 (two are shown), and the elastic members 190 are connected between the third body 130 and the second pivot member 150, suitable for Store elastic potential energy or release elastic potential energy during the translation process of the third body 130 relative to the first body 110, so as to provide the energy required for the movement of the third body 130 relative to the first body 110 during the opening and closing of the handheld electronic device 100 , so that the user can easily push the third body 130 .

The elastic member 190 in this embodiment is, for example, a compression spring or a coil spring (shown as a compression spring), which is used to make the handheld electronic device 100 suitable for providing a semi-auto sliding function. In detail, when the third body 130 is translated from the state shown in FIG. 2A relative to the first body 110 to the state shown in FIG. 2B , the user needs to push the third body 130 to a critical position against the elastic force of the elastic member 190 first. point, and then the elastic member 190 will start to release the elastic potential energy and drive the third body 130 to automatically translate to the state shown in FIG. 2B by the elastic force. Similarly, when the third body 130 translates relative to the first body 110 from the state shown in FIG. 2B to the state shown in FIG. 2A , the user first needs to resist the elastic force of the elastic member 190 and push the third body 130 to a critical point. , and then the elastic member 190 will start to release the elastic potential energy, and the third body 130 will automatically translate to the state shown in FIG. 2A by virtue of the elastic force.

5A to 5C are flow charts of some components of the handheld electronic device shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C . FIG. 6A shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 5A along the D-D section. FIG. 6B shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 5B along the E-E section. FIG. 6C shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of the handheld electronic device in FIG. 5C along the F-F section. 7A to 7C are perspective views of the handheld electronic device shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C , respectively. 8A to 8C are perspective views of the gear sets in FIGS. 5A to 5C , respectively.

Please refer to FIG. 5A, FIG. 6A, FIG. 7A and FIG. 8A. In detail, the gear set 160 of this embodiment includes a first driven gear 162, a tilting rod 164, a second driven gear 166, a sleeve 168 and a driving gear 169. . The first driven gear 162 is coupled to the second driven gear 166 and has a slot 162a. One end of the tilt rod 164 is swingably disposed in the slot 162a. The sleeve 168 is pivotally connected to the pivot portion 166a of the second driven gear 166 along the pivot axis A2 (shown in FIG. 8A ) substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis A1 (shown in FIG. 8A ) of the second driven gear 166 , The pivot portion 166 a is eccentric to the rotation axis A1 of the second driven gear 166 . The sleeve 168 is rotatably sleeved on one end of the stud 122 (as shown in FIG. 6A ). When the second driven gear 166 rotates, the stud 122 and the sleeve 168 can rotate relative to each other. The driving gear 169 is coupled to the rack 132 and fixed on the other end of the tilting rod 164 , so as to drive the first driven gear 162 to rotate through the tilting rod 164 .

With this arrangement, the rack 132 can move with the third body 130 (shown in FIG. 3A ) and drive the second driven gear 166 by the driving gear 169 and the first driven gear 162 to move from FIGS. 5A, 6A, The state shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 8A is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 5B , FIG. 6B , FIG. 7B and FIG. 8B , so that the second body 120 is exposed by the third body 130 (as shown in FIG. 3B ). At this time, the second body 120 and the third body 130 are inclined to the first body 110 as shown in FIG. 3C .

When the third body 130 is tilted relative to the first body 110, the tilt rod 164 can swing along the slot 162a (as shown in FIG. 6C ), so that the whole structure can move smoothly. In this embodiment, the tilting rod 164 is arranged in a manner passing through the second pivot member 150 along the direction D3 (indicated in FIG. 4 ), so that the second pivot member 150 is suitable for The pivoting of the tilting rod 164 is driven to swing along the slot 162a. In addition, when the second body 120 is tilted relative to the first body 110 (as shown in FIG. 3C ), the stud 122 can drive the sleeve 168 to pivot relative to the second driven gear 156 (as shown in FIG. 6C ), so that the whole The structure can move smoothly.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the limiting member 166b is used to fix the lower surface of the second driven gear 166 so that when the stud 122 moves between the state shown in FIG. 6A and the state shown in FIG. 6B , The limiting member 166 b has structural interference with the lower end of the stud 122 , so that the stud 122 can be smoothly driven by the second driven gear 166 . In addition, the first body 110 includes a board 112 and a board 114 , and the board 112 and the board 114 respectively have a slot 110 a and a slot 110 b to provide a space required for the protrusion 122 to move relative to the first body 110 .

Please refer to FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B. In this embodiment, the second body 120 has a chute 126. The extending direction of the chute 126 is substantially perpendicular to the first operating direction D1. One end of the stud 122 is slid to the chute 126. Inside. When the second driven gear 156 rotates, the stud 122 can move along the chute 126 and drive the second body 120 to translate relative to the first body 110 along the first operating direction D1 or the second operating direction D2, so that the overall structure can move smoothly .

Please refer to FIG. 4 , the handheld electronic device 100 in this embodiment further includes a link 145 . The two ends of the connecting rod 145 are respectively pivoted to the first pivotal member 140 and the second pivotal member 150, so that the first body 110, the connecting rod 145, the first pivotal member 140 and the second pivotal member 150 are suitable for It operates in a four-bar linkage mechanism to ensure the interlocking relationship and inclination angle between the second body 120 and the third body 130 . For example, the second body 120 and the third body 130 are tilted to form a continuous surface or a plane to display two interactive images, two identical images or a complete image together.

In this embodiment, the handheld electronic device 100 further includes a decorative plate 50 . The decorative plate 50 is arranged to the edge of the first body 110 and is located between the first body 110 and the third body 130, so as to cover the first pivotal member 140, the second pivotal member 150 and the The gear set 160 maintains the appearance of the handheld electronic device 100 .

To sum up, the second body of the present invention is stacked between the first body and the third body, and the third body can drive the second body to move through the gear set, so that the third body and the second body move along the Move in the opposite direction so that the second body is exposed by the third body, and then the second body and the third body can be tilted relative to the first body, so that the third body and the second body are joined, so that the handheld electronic device has a larger Usable area. In addition, an elastic member can be arranged between the first pivotal member and the first body, and an elastic member can be arranged between the second pivotal member and the first body, so as to provide elastic force to drive the first pivotal member and the second pivotal member. The connecting part pivots relative to the first body, and an elastic part can be arranged between the second pivoting part and the third body, so as to provide elastic force to drive the third body to translate relative to the first body, thereby improving the convenience of the handheld electronic device in operation .

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 (14)

1. a hand-hold electronic device, comprising:

One first housing;

One first articulated part, is pivotally attached to this first housing;

One second articulated part, is pivotally attached to this first housing;

One second housing, slides and is set to this first articulated part and has a protruded stigma;

One the 3rd body, slides and is set to this second articulated part and has a tooth bar, and wherein this second housing is stacked between this first housing and the 3rd body, and makes this hand-hold electronic device in a closed state; And

One gear train, be configured to this first housing and couple this protruded stigma and this tooth bar, wherein when the 3rd body is along this first housing translation relatively of one first direction of operating, and during by the action of this gear train of this rack drives, this second housing by this protruded stigma by this gear set drive, and edge is in reverse to relative this first housing translation of one second direction of operating of this first direction of operating to be exposed by the 3rd body, in the time that this second housing is exposed by the 3rd body, this second housing tilts by this first articulated part this first housing relative to being pivoted relative to each other of this first housing, and the 3rd body tilts by this second articulated part this first housing relative to being pivoted relative to each other of this first housing, make this hand-hold electronic device in a deployed condition.

2. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when this hand-hold electronic device is during in this deployed condition, the common continuous surface that forms of the 3rd end face of body and the end face of this second housing.

3. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 2, wherein this second housing has one first display surface, the 3rd body has one second display surface, when this hand-hold electronic device is during in this deployed condition, this first display surface and this second display surface are suitable for showing respectively two interactive picture, show two same frame or jointly show a complete picture respectively.

4. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 1, also comprise an elastic component, be connected between this first housing and this first articulated part, in the time that this second housing is exposed by the 3rd body, this first articulated part by the elastic force of this elastic component relatively this first housing pivotable and drive this second housing relatively this first housing tilt.

5. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 4, wherein this elastic component is torque spring.

6. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 1, also comprise an elastic component, be connected between this first housing and this second articulated part, in the time that this second housing is exposed by the 3rd body, this second articulated part by the elastic force of this elastic component relatively this first housing pivotable and drive the 3rd body relatively this first housing tilt.

7. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 6, wherein this elastic component is torque spring.

8. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 1, also comprise an elastic component, be connected between the 3rd body and this second articulated part, wherein this elastic component storage elasticity potential energy or release elastic potential energy in the process of relative this first housing translation of the 3rd body.

9. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 8, wherein this elastic component is Compress Spring or wind spring.

10. hand-hold electronic device according to claim 1, wherein this gear train comprises:

One first driven gear, has a fluting;

One tilting bar, one end of this tilting bar is configured in this fluting swingably;

One second driven gear, is couple to this first driven gear;

One sleeve, be pivotally attached to an articulated section of this second driven gear along the pivot perpendicular to the rotating shaft of this second driven gear in fact, wherein this sleeve overlaps the one end that is set to this protruded stigma rotationally, this articulated section is eccentric in the rotating shaft of this second driven gear, in the time that this second driven gear rotates, this protruded stigma and this sleeve relatively rotate; And

One driven wheel, couple this tooth bar and be fixed on the other end of this tilting bar, to drive this first driven gear and this second driven gear to rotate by this tilting bar, in the time that relative this first housing of this second housing tilts, this protruded stigma drives this sleeve this second driven gear pivotable relatively, in the time that relative this first housing of the 3rd body tilts, this tilting bar swings along this fluting.

11. hand-hold electronic devices according to claim 10, wherein this second housing has a chute, the bearing of trend of this chute is in fact perpendicular to this first direction of operating, one end cunning of this protruded stigma is set in this chute, in the time that this second driven gear rotates, this protruded stigma moves and drives this second housing along this first direction of operating or this first housing translation relatively of this second direction of operating along this chute.

12. hand-hold electronic devices according to claim 10, wherein this tilting bar is through this second articulated part, this second articulated part this first housing pivotable and drive this tilting bar to swing along this fluting relatively.

13. hand-hold electronic devices according to claim 1, also comprise a connecting rod, wherein the two ends of this connecting rod are pivotally attached to respectively this first articulated part and this second articulated part, and make this first housing, this connecting rod, this first articulated part and this second articulated part be suitable for moving in quadric chain mode.

14. hand-hold electronic devices according to claim 1, also comprise a decorative panel, are configured to this first housing edge and between this first housing and the 3rd body, to cover this gear train, this first articulated part and this second articulated part.

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