CN110764570B - electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic device, which includes a housing, a driven part, a magnetic part and an electromagnetic part. The housing has an outer surface, an inner surface relative to the outer surface, and a receiving groove penetrating the outer surface and the inner surface. The follower is movably arranged in the receiving groove. The magnetic piece connects to the driven piece. The pair of electromagnetic parts is located on the magnetic part, and the magnetic part and the electromagnetic part are located on the same side of the inner surface. When the electromagnetic component is not energized, the magnetic component attracts the electromagnetic component, and the driven component is positioned at a first position. When the electromagnetic component is energized, the magnetic component repels the electromagnetic component to drive the driven component to move from the first position to the second position.

Description

electronic device

Technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particular, to an electronic device with a special sense of design.

Background technique

Existing electronic products such as laptops, tablets or smartphones are constantly being updated. In addition to upgrading the specifications of software and hardware, the appearance design of the products has also received much attention. Therefore, relevant manufacturers are actively changing the appearance of their products to give users or consumers a different visual experience.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides an electronic device with special design sense.

The electronic device of the present invention includes a housing, a driven part, a magnetic part and an electromagnetic part. The housing has an outer surface, an inner surface relative to the outer surface, and a receiving groove penetrating the outer surface and the inner surface. The follower is movably arranged in the receiving groove. The magnetic piece connects to the driven piece. The pair of electromagnetic parts is located on the magnetic part, and the magnetic part and the electromagnetic part are located on the same side of the inner surface. When the electromagnetic component is not energized, the magnetic component attracts the electromagnetic component, and the driven component is positioned at a first position. When the electromagnetic component is energized, the magnetic component repels the electromagnetic component to drive the driven component to move from the first position to the second position.

The electronic device of the present invention has a first body and a second body pivotally connected to each other. The second body includes a housing, a driven part, a magnetic part and an electromagnetic part. The housing has an outer surface, an inner surface relative to the outer surface, and a receiving groove penetrating the outer surface and the inner surface. The follower is movably arranged in the receiving groove. The magnetic piece connects to the driven piece. The pair of electromagnetic parts is located on the magnetic part, and the magnetic part and the electromagnetic part are located on the same side of the inner surface. When the second body is closed to the first body, the electromagnetic component is not energized, the magnetic component attracts the electromagnetic component, and the driven component is positioned at a first position. When the second body is deployed relative to the first body, the electromagnetic component is energized, and the magnetic component repels the electromagnetic component to drive the driven component to move from the first position to the second position.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention can change the position of the follower through magnetic attraction or magnetic repulsion, wherein the exterior surface of the follower exposed outside the housing (or exposed outside the receiving groove) can have images, symbols or Text to provide users with different visual experiences, or to highlight the appearance design of the product.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Description of the drawings

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

FIG. 2 is a partial top view of the second body of FIG. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the second body of Fig. 2 along the section line A-A.

Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the second body of Fig. 2 along the section line B-B.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electromagnetic component of FIG. 3 after being energized.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electromagnetic component of FIG. 4 after being energized.

【Symbol Description】

100: Electronic devices

101: Pivot

110: The first body

120: Second body

121: Shell

121a: outer surface

121b: inner surface

121c: Containment tank

121d: First positioning department

122: Follower

122a: Appearance surface

123: Magnetic parts

124: Electromagnetic parts

125：Carrying seat

125a: Second positioning part

126: Elastic parts

127: Carrier

127a: Fixed part

127b: Cantilever part

D: direction

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial top view of the second body of FIG. 1 . Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the second body of Fig. 2 along the section line A-A. Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the second body of Fig. 2 along the section line B-B. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4 . In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 may be a notebook computer, or a combination of a tablet computer and a docking station, and the electronic device 100 includes a first body 110 and a second body pivotally connected to each other. 120.

The second body 120 includes a housing 121, a driven part 122, a magnetic part 123 and an electromagnetic part 124. The driven part 122, the magnetic part 123 and the electromagnetic part 124 are all arranged in the housing 121, and part of the driven part 122 Exposed outside the casing 121 . Furthermore, the housing 121 has an outer surface 121a, an inner surface 121b and a receiving groove 121c. The outer surface 121a and the inner surface 121b are opposite to each other, and the receiving groove 121c passes through the outer surface 121a and the inner surface 121b. The driven member 122 is disposed in the receiving groove 121c and can reciprocate relative to the housing 121 along the direction D perpendicular to the outer surface 121a of the housing 121. The exterior surface 122a of the follower 122 exposed outside the housing 121 (or exposed outside the receiving groove 121c) may be equipped with images, symbols or words to provide users with different visual experiences or to highlight the appearance design of the product. On the other hand, the outer contour of the driven member 122 is complementary to the inner contour of the receiving groove 121c, and the cross-sectional area of the driven member 122 parallel to the outer surface 121a of the housing 121 is slightly smaller than the cross-sectional area of the receiving groove 121c parallel to the outer surface of the housing 121. 121a cross-sectional area.

In this embodiment, the magnetic component 123 is connected to the other side of the driven component 122 facing away from the exterior surface 122a. The electromagnetic component 124 is aligned with the magnetic component 123, and the magnetic component 123 and the electromagnetic component 124 are located on the inner surface 121b of the housing 121. of the same side. Furthermore, the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123 may completely overlap or partially overlap in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface 121a of the housing 121. When the electromagnetic component 124 is not powered, the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123 are in contact with each other. Attraction, through the magnetic attraction force between the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123, the driven component 122 can be positioned in the first position as shown in FIG. 3 . At this time, the appearance surface 122a of the driven member 122 is, for example, slightly lower than the outer surface 121a of the housing 121, or flush with the outer surface 121a of the housing 121.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electromagnetic component of FIG. 3 after being energized. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electromagnetic component of FIG. 4 after being energized. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 , taking the combination of a notebook computer or a tablet computer and a docking station as an example. When the second body 120 is closed to the first body 110 , the controller (not shown) does not control the power supply. A module (not shown) supplies current to electromagnetic 124 . When the second body 120 is deployed relative to the first body 110 , the controller (not shown) receives a trigger signal, and then controls the power module (not shown) to supply current to the electromagnetic component 124 . When the electromagnetic component 124 is energized, the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123 repel each other. Through the magnetic repulsion force between the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123, the driven component 122 can be driven from the first position as shown in FIG. 3 . Move in direction D to the second position as shown in Figure 5. After the driven member 122 moves to the second position as shown in FIG. 5 , the appearance surface 122a of the driven member 122 exceeds the outer surface 121a of the housing 121 so that the partial appearance of the product has a three-dimensional effect.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 can use a gravity sensor (not shown) provided on the second body 120, a Hall sensor (not shown) provided on one of the first body 110 and the second body 120, and The cooperation of another magnet (not shown) provided on the first body 110 and the second body 120, an angle sensor (not shown) provided on the pivot 101 that pivotally connects the first body 110 and the second body 120, The cooperation or built-in of a reed switch (not shown) provided on one of the first body 110 and the second body 120 and a magnet (not shown) provided on the other of the first body 110 and the second body 120 The software is used to sense the state transition between the first body 110 and the second body 120, for example, to sense the unfolding movement of the second body 120 relative to the first body 110, and to send a trigger signal to the controller (not shown) , and then controls the power module (not shown) to supply current to the electromagnetic component 124 . On the contrary, if the second body 120 is closed to the first body 110, the supply of current to the electromagnetic component 124 is stopped.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 . The second body 120 further includes a carrier 125 , which is provided corresponding to the receiving slot 121 c and connects the follower 122 to the other side facing away from the exterior surface 122 a. The carrier 125 , the magnetic component 123 and the electromagnetic component 124 are all located in the housing 121 and on the same side of the inner surface 121 b of the housing 121 . In this embodiment, the magnetic member 123 is not directly connected to the driven member 122 , but is connected to the driven member 122 through the carrier 125 . The carrier 125 is used to carry the follower 122, and the cross-sectional area of the carrier 125 parallel to the outer surface 121a of the housing 121 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the receiving groove 121c parallel to the outer surface 121a of the housing 121. Through this size design, The follower 122 is prevented from falling out of the housing 121 .

On the other hand, the second body 120 further includes at least one elastic member 126 disposed between the carrier 125 and the inner surface 121b of the housing 121 . The elastic member 126 is, for example, a compression spring. When the electromagnetic member 124 is energized, the magnetic member 123 and the electromagnetic member 124 repel each other. Through the magnetic repulsion between the electromagnetic member 124 and the magnetic member 123, the driven member 122 can be driven from the direction shown in Figure 3 The first position shown in FIG. 5 moves to the second position shown in FIG. 5 , and the carrier 125 compresses the elastic member 126 as the follower 122 moves toward the inner surface 121 b of the housing 121 . On the contrary, if the electromagnetic component 124 is not energized, the magnetic repulsion between the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123 is removed. At this time, the elastic restoring force of the elastic component 126 can drive the carrier 125 away from the inner surface 121b of the housing 121 direction, and the follower 122 returns to the first position as shown in FIG. 3 as the carrier 125 moves.

In this embodiment, the housing 121 also has at least a first positioning portion 121d located on the inner surface 121b, and the carrier 125 has at least a second positioning portion 125a facing the inner surface 121b. The first positioning part 121d is opposite to the second positioning part 125a, where the first positioning part 121d and the second positioning part 125a can be a combination of protrusions and grooves, and are respectively configured to position the elastic member 126. For example, the protrusions can penetrate the elastic member 126, and part of the elastic member 126 can be placed in the groove.

On the other hand, the second body 120 also includes a carrier 127, which has at least one fixed part 127a and a cantilever part 127b connected to the fixed part 127a, wherein the fixed part 127a is connected to the inner surface 121b of the housing 121, and the elastic member 126 is connected to the cantilever part 127a. The portions 127b are respectively located on opposite sides of the carrier 125. For example, the cantilever portion 127b spans one side of the carrier 125, wherein the electromagnetic component 124 is connected to the cantilever portion 127b, and the magnetic component 123 and the electromagnetic component 124 are respectively located on opposite sides of the cantilever portion 127b. Furthermore, the carrier 127 is configured to carry the electromagnetic component 124 and can be used to limit the movement of the carrier 125 in a direction away from the inner surface 121b of the housing 121 .

In summary, based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention can change the position of the follower through magnetic attraction or magnetic repulsion, wherein the exterior surface of the follower exposed outside the housing (or exposed outside the receiving groove) can be There are images, symbols or words to provide users with different visual experiences or to highlight the appearance design of the product. Furthermore, when the electromagnetic component is energized, the electromagnetic component and the magnetic component repel each other, and the driven component can be driven to move from the first position to the second position through the magnetic repulsion force between the electromagnetic component and the magnetic component. After the driven element moves to the second position, the appearance surface of the driven element exceeds the outer surface of the housing, so that the partial appearance of the product has a three-dimensional effect.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above through embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is The protection scope of the invention shall be determined by the claims.

Claims (6)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing having an outer surface, an inner surface opposite to the outer surface, and a receiving groove penetrating the outer surface and the inner surface;

the driven piece is movably arranged in the accommodating groove;

a magnetic member coupled to the driven member;

an electromagnetic member located opposite to the magnetic member and located on the same side of the inner surface as the magnetic member, the electromagnetic member and the magnetic member being completely or partially overlapped in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the housing, wherein the electromagnetic member and the magnetic member are located outside the accommodating groove, the magnetic member attracts the electromagnetic member when the electromagnetic member is not energized, and the driven member is located at a first position, and the magnetic member repels the electromagnetic member when the electromagnetic member is energized, so as to drive the driven member to move from the first position to a second position;

the carrier seat is connected with the driven piece, wherein the carrier seat, the magnetic piece and the electromagnetic piece are positioned on the same side of the inner surface, and the magnetic piece is connected with the driven piece through the carrier seat;

the elastic piece is arranged between the carrying seat and the inner surface, when the electromagnetic piece is electrified, the magnetic piece and the electromagnetic piece repel each other to drive the driven piece to move from the first position to the second position, and the carrying seat compresses the elastic piece along with the movement of the driven piece towards the inner surface; and

the carrier is provided with at least one fixing part and a cantilever part connected with the fixing part, wherein the fixing part is connected with the inner surface, the elastic piece and the cantilever part are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the carrier seat, the electromagnetic piece is connected with the cantilever part, and the magnetic piece and the electromagnetic piece are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the cantilever part.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing further has at least one first positioning portion located on the inner surface, and the carrier has at least one second positioning portion facing the inner surface, and the first positioning portion is opposite to the second positioning portion and is configured to position the elastic member.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the follower has an exterior surface exposed outside the receiving slot, the exterior surface being lower than or flush with an exterior surface of the housing when the follower is positioned in the first position, the exterior surface exceeding the exterior surface of the housing after the follower moves from the first position to the second position.

4. An electronic device, comprising:

a first body; and

the second organism, pin joint first organism, wherein the second organism includes:

a housing having an outer surface, an inner surface opposite to the outer surface, and a receiving groove penetrating the outer surface and the inner surface;

the driven piece is movably arranged in the accommodating groove;

a magnetic member coupled to the driven member;

an electromagnetic member located on the same side of the inner surface as the magnetic member, the electromagnetic member and the magnetic member being completely or partially overlapped in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the housing, wherein the electromagnetic member and the magnetic member are located outside the accommodating groove, when the second body is closed to the first body, the electromagnetic member is not electrified, the magnetic member is attracted to the electromagnetic member, and the driven member is located at a first position, when the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, the electromagnetic member is electrified, and the magnetic member and the electromagnetic member repel each other to drive the driven member to move from the first position to a second position;

the carrier seat is connected with the driven piece, wherein the carrier seat, the magnetic piece and the electromagnetic piece are positioned on the same side of the inner surface, and the magnetic piece is connected with the driven piece through the carrier seat;

the elastic piece is arranged between the carrying seat and the inner surface, when the electromagnetic piece is electrified, the magnetic piece and the electromagnetic piece repel each other to drive the driven piece to move from the first position to the second position, and the carrying seat compresses the elastic piece along with the movement of the driven piece towards the inner surface; and

the carrier is provided with at least one fixing part and a cantilever part connected with the fixing part, wherein the fixing part is connected with the inner surface, the elastic piece and the cantilever part are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the carrier seat, the electromagnetic piece is connected with the cantilever part, and the magnetic piece and the electromagnetic piece are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the cantilever part.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the housing further has at least one first positioning portion located on the inner surface, and the carrier has at least one second positioning portion facing the inner surface, and the first positioning portion is opposite to the second positioning portion and is configured to position the elastic member.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the follower has an exterior surface exposed outside the receiving slot, the exterior surface being lower than or flush with an exterior surface of the housing when the follower is positioned in the first position, the exterior surface exceeding the exterior surface of the housing after the follower moves from the first position to the second position.