CN100426183C - Buckling mechanism and notebook computer therewith - Google Patents

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CN100426183C
CN100426183C CNB2005101089780A CN200510108978A CN100426183C CN 100426183 C CN100426183 C CN 100426183C CN B2005101089780 A CNB2005101089780 A CN B2005101089780A CN 200510108978 A CN200510108978 A CN 200510108978A CN 100426183 C CN100426183 C CN 100426183C
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吉智勇
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A locking mechanism of notebook computer is prepared as setting slide disc and the first locking element separately on top cover and on base, arranging the second locking element on slide disc for using it to lock the first locking element with each other so as to fix top cover on base, setting key on slide disc and enabling to push slide disc to move for making the second locking element be released from the first locking element so as to lift top cover up by pressing said key.

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The notebook computer of locking mechanism and this mechanism of tool
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of locking mechanism, relate in particular to a kind of locking mechanism that is applicable in the notebook computer.
Background technology
See also Fig. 1, it is a notebook computer synoptic diagram.As shown in the figure, notebook computer mainly is made up of a display panel 10 and 11 liang of big parts of a main engine bed.Be provided with in the main engine bed 11 such as various electronic packages such as processor, storer, interface cards, and display panel 10 is to be articulated in main engine bed 11 sides, can lift folding up and down.
Wherein, notebook computer is under untapped state, for easy to carry, display panel 10 is covered on the main engine bed 11, and is fixed by a locking mechanism 12, when using, just remove the fixing of 12 pairs of display panels 10 of locking mechanism, and display panel 10 can be started on main engine bed 11.
These locking mechanism 12 main elements are located in the main engine bed 11, and have comprised that again one is located at the trip 121 of display panel 10.When display panel 10 covered, what trip 121 embedded main engine beds 11 buckled into hole 111, fastened with other elements of locking mechanism 12, by this display panel 10 was fixed on the main engine bed 11.
In order to illustrate further aforesaid locking mechanism 12, see also Fig. 2 A, it is among Fig. 1, after display panel 10 is covered on main engine bed 11, is the section schematic perspective view of profile line with the A-A1 line.For the ease of inspecting, relevant portion around the locking mechanism 12 only is shown at this, and the element of display panel 10 and main engine bed 11 is not all illustrated.
Shown in Fig. 2 A, locking mechanism 12 comprises trip 121, latch piece 122 and spring 123.
Trip 121 is located at the shell place of display panel 10.
The structure of latch piece 122 can be divided into a sliding part 1221, an outward appearance portion 1222 and a holding section 1223 again according to the difference of position and function.
The sliding part 1221 of latch piece is located in the main engine bed 11, can 11 slips in main engine bed.
The outward appearance portion 1222 of latch piece exposes and gives prominence to outside main engine bed 11, is available for users to push.
The holding section 1223 of latch piece is the structure with trip 121 corresponding fastenings.When display panel 10 covered, trip 121 embedded buckling in the hole 111 of main engine beds 11, fastened each other with the holding section 1223 of latch piece 122, by this display panel 10 was fixed on the main engine bed 11.
And shown in Fig. 2 B, when the user when outward appearance portion 1222 application of forces are pushed latch piece 122, latch piece 122 will be moved as the direction of arrow, holding section 1223 and trip 121 are broken away from, and are able to display panel 10 is started.And when pushing latch piece 122, the spring 123 that is positioned at latch piece 122 rears also is compressed simultaneously,, just by the recovery elastic force of spring 123, will engage 1223 and push back when outward appearance portion 1222 unclamps up to the user.
And this special instruction be because the outward appearance portion 1222 of latch piece 122 exposes in the appearance viewing area that protrudes in main engine bed 11, therefore for the consideration on attractive in appearance, outward appearance portion 1222 all must cooperate the color of main engine bed, utilize plating mode, plate the layer of metal layer again, material is chromium (Cr).
And as shown in Figure 3, be the schematic perspective view of aforementioned latch piece 122.Because latch piece 122 is integrally formed, in order to help the plating of outward appearance portion 1222, generally all must select for use the plastics of electrodepositable (industry is commonly referred to as metallide) to make, generally can use and electroplate level acrylonitrile-butadiene-phenylethylene (ABS, AcrylonitrileButadiene Styrene).And for the consideration of design for aesthetic, the adhesion metal layer can be avoided in sliding part 1221 surfaces, therefore, before plating, can make sliding part 1221 surface attachment one decks prevent plating bath earlier, only plates metal level on the surface of outward appearance portion 1222.
Yet this kind design not only makes latch piece 122 available materials be restricted, and aforesaid anti-plating bath has also caused many shortcomings.For example because the anti-lubricity of plating bath own is relatively poor, when its during attached to sliding part 1221, can increase the friction force of latch piece 122 when sliding.Moreover wayward anti-plating bath except meeting has increased the thickness of latch piece 122, also has the situation of thickness inequality attached to the thickness on the sliding part 1221.More than these shortcomings, the smooth degree in the time of all can influencing latch piece 122 and slide.
Therefore, how improving aforesaid shortcoming, can take into account the consideration on attractive in appearance again simultaneously, is the direction that those of ordinary skills endeavour.
Summary of the invention
For this reason, the present invention proposes a kind of locking mechanism, has solved the shortcoming that traditional anti-plating bath caused, and has taken into account the consideration on attractive in appearance again, has increased the convenience in user's use more simultaneously, and deviser's design flexibility.
Locking mechanism of the present invention can apply in the various cover-lifting device, and in cover-lifting device, loam cake and base that side articulates mutually are fastened.This locking mechanism comprises one first padlock spare, a sliding plate and a button.
The first padlock spare and sliding plate are located at the loam cake and the base of this cover-lifting device respectively, and wherein, this sliding plate has one second padlock spare, can slidably reciprocate, and this second padlock spare is fastened with this first padlock spare and separate, and loam cake is fixed on the base.
Key groups is loaded on the sliding plate, by pressing keys, can promote sliding plate, makes the second padlock spare and the first padlock spare break away from buckling state, starts loam cake from base.
Because in the present invention, sliding plate and button are different elements independently separately, are then just assembled and fix.Therefore, the deviser can select for use different materials to make sliding plate and button respectively on demand, and can be replaced with the button of different patterns easily, and has increased deviser's elasticity in design.Simultaneously, owing to can separately button be electroplated, need not use anti-plating bath in sliding plate, and solve the problem that anti-plating bath is caused.
For making advantage of the present invention and the spirit can be further revealed, now conjunction with figs. do one describe in detail as after.
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Fig. 1, it is the synoptic diagram of a notebook computer.
Fig. 2 A-2B is shown in Figure 1 after display panel is covered on main engine bed, is the section schematic perspective view of profile line with the A-A1 line.
Fig. 3, it is the synoptic diagram of a traditional latch piece.
Fig. 4, it is the synoptic diagram of locking mechanism one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5, it is a locking mechanism shown in Figure 4, applies to the synoptic diagram of a notebook computer.
Fig. 6-7 is shown in Figure 5 after display panel is covered on main engine bed, is the section schematic perspective view of profile line with the A-A1 line.
Fig. 8 is that decomposing schematic representation is looked at the end of the cap of locking mechanism of the present invention and main engine bed.
Fig. 9 is that the combination synoptic diagram is looked at the end of the cap of locking mechanism of the present invention and main engine bed.
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See also Fig. 4, it is an embodiment of locking mechanism of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, locking mechanism 2 comprises one first padlock spare 21, a sliding plate 22 and a button 23.
During assembling, the first padlock spare 21 is separately positioned on two with sliding plate 22 and articulates mutually, and in the parts of desiring to be fastened.For instance, when locking mechanism 2 of the present invention was used in the cover-lifting device, if the first padlock spare is located at the loam cake of cover-lifting device, then sliding plate promptly was located at the base of cover-lifting device, and sliding plate 22 is relative up and down with the first padlock spare 21.And sliding plate has one second padlock spare 221, can fasten mutually with the first padlock spare 21, and loam cake is fixed on the base.Certainly, in other embodiments, also the first padlock spare can be located at the base of cover-lifting device, then sliding plate promptly is located at the loam cake of cover-lifting device.
And the aforesaid first padlock spare 21 and the second padlock spare 22 also can be the textural association of various tool padlock fixed function.In the present embodiment, the first padlock spare 21 is one to have the projection of connecting hole; The second padlock spare 221 is a hook-shape structure, when being embedded in aforementioned connecting hole, can engage with the first padlock spare 21.
Button 23, with sliding plate 22 are different elements independently separately.In assembling process, button 23 is assembled on the sliding plate 22 fixed again, make button 23 and sliding plate 22 both interlocks.By pushing button 23, make the second padlock spare 221 displacement of sliding plate, and then both break away from buckling state to make the first padlock spare 21 and the second padlock spare 221.
Because button 23 and sliding plate 22 as previously mentioned, for being organized two different elements establishing separately, therefore, in electroplating process, only need electroplated button 23 surfaces, need not re-use to be coated with and deploy troops on garrison duty plating bath on sliding plate 22, and exempted anti-plating bath the problem that may cause.
And button 23 can be adjusted separately in design process, meeting different clients' appearance requirement, and changes over different profiles, color or does various surface treatment, and do not need to change again the one-piece construction of locking mechanism 2.
The more important thing is, the material of general tool self-lubricity, as polyacetal (POM), nylon (PA) or the like, because when electroplating, the adhesion of plating material is not good, the surface needs all to be difficult to select for use these materials to be made through the part of electroplating.Because button 23 is different elements with sliding plate 22, only there is button 23 to need to consider the problem of plating material adhesion, sliding plate 22 can be selected any materials for use.By this, except the deviser in when design, have outside the bigger utilization space, when sliding plate is when selecting for use the material of tool self-lubricity to make, when sliding, can be more smooth and easy, be difficult for producing the situation of card key.Wherein, be the problem of avoiding sliding and being produced, the sliding plate material can be restricted to the self-lubricity material.Because locking mechanism of the present invention can be promoted the fluency of sliding plate in the process of pushing, and takes into account consideration attractive in appearance again simultaneously, thereby is particularly suitable for applying in the notebook computer.The present is an example with a notebook computer promptly, is illustrated.
Please, shown in Figure 5 in the lump referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, be the embodiment that the 4th figure those shown applies to a notebook computer.Shown in the 6th figure, be among the 5th figure, along the cross-sectional schematic of A-A1 profile line, in this figure,, the locking mechanism relevant portion only is shown, and each element in display panel and the main engine bed is not all illustrated for the ease of inspecting.
As shown in Figure 5, a notebook computer 3 comprises a display panel 31, a main engine bed 32 and a locking mechanism 2.
Main engine bed 32, its side and display panel 31 articulate, and display panel 31 can lift folding up and down on main engine bed 32.
And the shell of main engine bed 32 mainly is made up of a drain pan 321 and a cap 322, and cap 322 cover caps in the space that cap 322 and drain pan 321 are formed, are provided with such as various electronic packages such as processor, storer, interface cards on drain pan 321.
Locking mechanism 2 (please in the lump with reference to Fig. 6), it comprises one first padlock spare 21, a sliding plate 22, a button 23.
Wherein, the first padlock spare 21 is the shell places that are located at display panel 31.
Sliding plate 22 is located in the main engine bed 32, can slidably reciprocate in this main engine bed 32, has the second padlock spare 221.
Button 23 is to be fixed on this sliding plate 22.
As shown in Figure 6, as the user display panel is covered following time, the first padlock spare 21 that is positioned on the display panel 31 buckles into (shown in the direction of arrow) downwards, buckles in the first padlock spare 21 up to the second padlock spare 221 of sliding plate 22.
The person is after the aforesaid second padlock spare 221 and the first padlock spare 21 are finished fastening, display panel 31 to be fixed on the main engine bed 32 as shown in Figure 7.And when the user desires to start this display panel 31, be by pushing this button 23 (direction as shown by arrows), to move these sliding plate 22 positions, make this second padlock spare 221 and the first padlock spare 21 break away from buckling state, and can start this display panel 31.
And be in the present embodiment, have on the cap 322 and sliding plate 22 corresponding structures, and the sliding plate 22 of locking mechanism to be to be located on the cap 31 of main engine bed in this special instruction.And the effect in order to promote locking mechanism of the present invention more and to be used in notebook computer, see also Fig. 8, in the present embodiment, locking mechanism 2 also comprises a torque spring 24 and a carriage 25, and Fig. 8 is that locking mechanism 2 of the present invention is looked decomposing schematic representation with the end of the cap 322 of main engine bed.
As shown in the figure, the cap 322 of main engine bed has and can buckle into hole 3221 for what the first padlock spare 21 inserted, and holds post 3222.And the sliding plate 22 of locking mechanism has outstanding reference column 222 again.Button 23 also has and aforementioned reference column 222 corresponding positioning hole 231.
Its assembling process, can following steps carry out:
S01: the reference column 222 that button 23 is inserted in sliding plate 22 with pilot hole 231 places.
S02: in the mode that heat is melted, merge the contact position of pilot hole 231 with the reference column 222 of button 23, button 23 is fixed on the sliding plate 22.
S03: sliding plate 22 is assembled on the cap 322, and torque spring 24 is inserted in holds on the post 3222, make torque spring 24 ends be butted on sliding plate 22.
S04: be locked on the cap 322 with carriage 25.
After its assembling, person's (this figure is for ease of showing, and not shown carriage 25) as shown in Figure 9 then.
What specify is, though sliding plate of the present invention can utilize various flexible member (as compression spring, block rubber or the like) that the thrust of sliding plate 22 when moving back and forth is provided.In the present embodiment, be thrust required when providing sliding plate 22 to return by torque spring 24.Because torque spring 24 can be located at sliding plate 22 sides, promote sliding plate 22 from the side with its long arm of force, the unlikely space that takies sliding plate 22 rears by this, can make sliding plate 22 have bigger sliding stroke, and when pressing keys 23, the user will have more obvious pressure sense of touch.More, can make sliding plate 22 in sliding process, slip more smooth-going because the arm of force of torque spring 24 is longer.In addition, more can make the user when pressing keys 23 the footpath overstriking of torque spring 24 lines, the pressure sense of touch that the user experiences be more obvious.
And, in the present embodiment, more utilize a carriage 25 and these cap 322 combinations, support sliding plate 22 by the carrying of carriage 25, the situation of skew takes place when avoiding sliding plate 22 to push, and can make sliding plate 22 stable sliding on cap 322.
In sum as can be known, in locking mechanism of the present invention, button and sliding plate are elements independently separately.Therefore, the deviser can select different material sliding plate and button on demand for use, and can be replaced with the button of different patterns easily, and has increased deviser's elasticity in design.Simultaneously, owing to can separately button be electroplated, sliding plate need not use anti-plating bath, and solves the problem that anti-plating bath is caused.
In addition, more can cooperate the design of torque spring and carriage, the fluency when significantly promoting its slip is compared with traditional locking mechanism, and significant progress is arranged in fact.And those of ordinary skills more can understand the utilization of spirit of the present invention and the every advantage that is had thereof or function more after reading this instructions and above each embodiment.
The above is to utilize different embodiment describing the present invention in detail, and it is not in order to limiting practical range of the present invention, and those of ordinary skills can both understand, suitably makes tiny modification still without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

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1. a locking mechanism is located in the cover-lifting device, and in order to the loam cake and the base that fasten described cover-lifting device, described locking mechanism comprises:
One first padlock spare and a sliding plate are located at the loam cake and the base of described cover-lifting device respectively, and described sliding plate has one second padlock spare, and described sliding plate can slidably reciprocate, and the described second padlock spare is fastened with the described first padlock spare and separate; And
One button is assembled on the described sliding plate, can promote described sliding plate by pushing described button, makes described second padlock spare and the described first padlock spare break away from buckling state.
2. locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described sliding plate is made by polyacetal.
3. locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described button has pilot hole, described sliding plate has reference column, the pilot hole of described button is the reference column that is sleeved on described sliding plate, and in the mode that heat fuses, described key groups is loaded on the described sliding plate.
4. locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described locking mechanism also has a torque spring, and the one end props up described sliding plate, required thrust when providing described sliding plate to return.
5. locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described locking mechanism also has a carriage, supports described sliding plate, is offset when avoiding described sliding plate to slide.
6. locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the described first padlock spare is located at the loam cake of described cover-lifting device, and the described second padlock spare is located at the base of described cover-lifting device.
7. locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cover-lifting device is a notebook computer.
8. notebook computer comprises:
One display panel;
One first padlock spare is located on the described display panel;
One main engine bed articulates with described display panel, comprises a drain pan and a cap again, and described shell hoop is placed on the described drain pan;
One sliding plate can slidably reciprocate on described cap, and has one second padlock spare, can fasten with the described first padlock spare, and described display panel is fixed on the described main engine bed;
One button is assembled on the described sliding plate, can promote described sliding plate by pushing described button, makes described second padlock spare and the described first padlock spare break away from buckling state, starts described display panel;
One torque spring is located on the described cap, and its end props up described sliding plate, required thrust when providing described sliding plate to return; And
One carriage with described cap combination, supports described sliding plate, is offset when avoiding described sliding plate to slide.
9. notebook computer as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that described sliding plate is made by polyacetal.
10. notebook computer as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that described button has pilot hole, described sliding plate has reference column, the pilot hole of described button is sleeved on the reference column of described sliding plate, and in the mode that heat fuses, described key groups is loaded on the described sliding plate.
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