CN110389619B

CN110389619B - Portable electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN110389619B
Application number: CN201810339885.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王士伟; 蔡孟杰
Original assignee: Acer Inc
Current assignee: Acer Inc
Priority date: 2018-04-16
Filing date: 2018-04-16
Publication date: 2022-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 2038-04-16
Also published as: CN110389619A

Abstract

The invention provides a portable electronic device, which includes a first body and a second body. The first body is provided with a telescopic rotating shaft and at least one connector, and the connector is arranged on the telescopic rotating shaft. The second body is detachably assembled on the axial surface of the telescopic rotating shaft through the connector and is electrically connected with the first body through the connector.

Description

Portable electronic device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a portable electronic device.

Background

In a conventional portable electronic device, the size of the screen is often limited for convenience in carrying. The configuration of a large screen will increase the weight and cause inconvenience in carrying. When the user returns home after work, the user needs a large-screen electronic device to reduce the burden of eyes. The user may then need to purchase a desktop computer or an ALL IN ONE computer again IN order to use a larger screen.

Therefore, how to provide a corresponding adjustment scheme according to the requirement without limiting the size of the screen of the portable electronic device becomes a subject to be considered by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a portable electronic device which can adapt to screens with different sizes by a telescopic rotating shaft.

The portable electronic device comprises a first body and a second body. The first body has a flexible shaft and at least one connector. The connector is arranged on the telescopic rotating shaft. The second machine body is detachably assembled on the shaft surface of the telescopic rotating shaft through the connector and is electrically connected with the first machine body through the connector.

Based on the above, the first body of the portable electronic device has the telescopic rotating shaft and the connector disposed on the axial surface of the telescopic rotating shaft, so that the second body is detachably assembled on the axial surface of the telescopic rotating shaft through the connector, and the second body with the corresponding size can be easily used as the telescopic rotating shaft is extended or shortened along the axial direction. When the user needs to use the portable screen, the portable screen can be assembled on the shortened telescopic rotating shaft. When a user needs to use a large-sized screen, the large-sized screen can be assembled on the extended telescopic rotating shaft, so that the portable screen can be matched with the use environment and the requirement, and the convenience and the comfort of carrying and operation can be realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1B is a schematic view of the telescopic rotating shaft of fig. 1A.

FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1A in another use state.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view illustrating a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100. 100a: a portable electronic device;

110: a first body;

120. 120a: a second body;

130. 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d: a telescopic rotating shaft;

131. 131a, 131b, 131c: a base segment;

132. 132a, 132b, 132c, 133: an extension section;

141. 142, 151, 152, 153, 154, 161, 162, 163, 164, 191, 192, 193: a connector;

171. 172, 181, 182: an elastic member;

l1, L2: and (3) an axial direction.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 1B is a schematic view of the telescopic rotating shaft of fig. 1A. FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1A in another use state. Referring to fig. 1A to fig. 1C, in the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 includes a first body 110, a second body 120, a telescopic shaft 130 and at least one connector (two

connectors

141, 142 are taken as an example, but not limited thereto). The telescopic shaft 130 is pivotally connected to the first body 110 and can rotate relative to the first body 110 along the axial direction L1, and the

connectors

141 and 142 are disposed on the axial surface of the telescopic shaft 130 and electrically connected to an electronic module (not shown) in the first body 110. The second body 120 is detachably assembled on the axial surface of the telescopic rotating shaft 130 through the

connectors

141 and 142, and is electrically connected to the first body 110 through the

connectors

141 and 142, that is, the second body 120 has an electrical interface corresponding to the

connectors

141 and 142, and contains a terminal (not shown) electrically connected to another electronic module (not shown) in the second body 120, so that after the second body 120 is assembled to the telescopic rotating shaft 130, another electronic module in the second body 12 is electrically connected to the electronic module in the first body 110 sequentially through the terminal, the

connectors

141 and 142 in the electrical interface, and a user can control the second body 120 by operating the first body 110.

Here, the portable electronic device 100 is shown in a form similar to a notebook computer, wherein the first body 110 is, for example, a host system (including an input module not shown) of the notebook computer, and the second body 120 is, for example, a display screen, but the form of the portable electronic device is not limited thereto.

Based on the above, since the

connectors

141 and 142 are disposed on the telescopic rotating shaft 130, the second body 120 is substantially connected and supported on the telescopic rotating shaft 130 by the structural support of the

connectors

141 and 142, that is, the

connectors

141 and 142 are protruded from the axial surface, so as to match with the electrical interface of the second body 120, which is a concave structure. More importantly, the telescopic rotating shaft can rotate along the axial direction L1 and can also perform telescopic action along the axial direction L1. In other words, when the user needs to use the screen with a larger size, the retractable shaft 130 can be extended along the axial direction L1, so that the portable electronic device 100a is changed to match with the second body 120a with a larger size, as shown in fig. 1C.

Referring to fig. 1B again, the telescopic shaft 130 shows different telescopic states. In detail, the telescopic shaft 110 of the present embodiment includes a base section 131 and at least one extending section (a pair of extending sections 132 is taken as an example, but not limited thereto), and the extending section 132 is movably (telescopically) coupled to the base section 131. As shown in fig. 1B, the two extending sections 132 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the axial direction L2 with respect to the base section 131. However, in the drawings, the left extension 132 is still in a retracted (shortened) state, and the right extension 132 is in a state of being stretched from the base 131, so as to facilitate the explanation. In other words, the portable electronic device 100 shown in fig. 1A represents that the retractable shaft 130 is in a shortened state (the two side extension sections 132 are received in the base section 131), and therefore can be used for the second body 120 (display screen) with a smaller size, while fig. 1C represents that the two side extension sections 132 of the retractable shaft 130 are both extended (extended state) relative to the base section 131, and therefore the second body 120a with a larger size can be matched to form the portable electronic device 100a in another state.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the telescopic shaft 130a includes a base segment 131a and a pair of extension segments 132a, and the extension segments 132a are movably (telescopically) coupled to the base segment 131a, and the extension segments 132a substantially cover the base segment 131a. Here, the same telescopic shaft 130a is used to show different telescopic states in fig. 2, wherein the left extension 132a is in a contracted (shortened) state, and the right extension 132a is stretched relative to the base 131a and exposes the base 131a. In addition, different from the previous embodiment, it further includes that connectors 151-154 are disposed on the telescopic rotating shaft 130a, wherein the

connectors

151, 152 are disposed on the base segment 131a, the

connectors

153, 154 are disposed on the extension segment 132a, and the

connectors

151, 152 are further connected to the base segment 131a through

elastic members

171, 172, respectively. Accordingly, it can be clearly understood that when the telescopic rotating shaft 130a is in a shortened state, i.e. as shown in the left side of the figure, the extension section 132a is received and sleeved outside the base section 131a, thereby compressing the connector 151 in the base section 131a and accordingly deforming the elastic member 171 abutting between the connector 151 and the base section 131a. Once the extension 132a is pulled open to the right as viewed in the drawing, the elastic force of the elastic member 172 drives the connector 152 to be ejected (projected) outside the base segment 131a. Accordingly, the

connectors

151 and 152 can be extended and retracted according to the extended and retracted states of the telescopic rotating shaft 130a, thereby further improving the applicability to the second body.

It should be noted that, in another embodiment (not shown), the telescopic shaft may be only provided with the

connectors

153 and 154, which means that the

connectors

153 and 154 can change the position of the extension segment 132a relative to the base segment 131A according to the position of the electrical interface of the second body 120 (shown in fig. 1A).

It should be noted that although the embodiment shows a pair of extending sections, those skilled in the art can know that the extending sections are disposed only on one side of the basic section, or even if the extending sections are disposed symmetrically, the relative positions of the extending sections with respect to the basic section do not need to be identical (symmetrical) left and right.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the telescopic rotating shaft 130b includes a base segment 131b and a pair of extension segments 132b, and the extension segments 132b are movably coupled to the base segment 131b and are configured to be received inside the base segment 131b (as shown in the left side of fig. 3) or extend from the base segment 131b to expose the extension segments 132b (as shown in the right side of fig. 3), similarly to the above, the connectors 161 to 164 are respectively configured on the base segment 131b and the extension segments 132b, wherein the

connectors

163 and 164 are respectively abutted against the extension segments 132b by the

elastic members

181 and 182, and the extension segments 132b have corresponding structures (such as grooves) that are not interfered with the

connectors

161 and 162, so that the extension segments 132b can be smoothly contracted or extended relative to the base segment 131 b. The connectors 161-164 are similar to the connectors 151-154, and will not be described herein again.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 4, the telescopic shaft 130c includes a base section 131c and a plurality of

extension sections

132c, 133, and thus forms a multi-section telescopic structure, wherein the

connectors

191, 192 are disposed on the extension section 133, but the positions of the

connectors

191, 192 disposed on the telescopic shaft 130c are not limited herein.

Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view illustrating a telescopic rotating shaft according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 5, the telescopic rotating shaft 130d of the present embodiment has a U-shaped groove structure, and the connector 193 is disposed in the U-shaped groove, that is, the second body 120 (shown in fig. 1A and 1C) can be assembled in and clamped by the U-shaped groove structure, so as to improve the structural stability.

In summary, in the above embodiments of the invention, the portable electronic device matches the connector on the telescopic rotating shaft through the telescopic rotating shaft, so that the second body can be assembled on the axial surface of the telescopic rotating shaft through the connector, so as to achieve the purpose of rotating and opening relative to the first body, and further achieve the electrical connection with the first body, so that a user can control the electronic module of the second body through the electronic module of the first body. More importantly, the first body can be suitable for the second bodies with different sizes due to the telescopic characteristic of the telescopic rotating shaft, and when a user needs to use the portable screen, the portable screen can be assembled on the shortened telescopic rotating shaft. When a user needs to use a large-sized screen, the large-sized screen can be assembled on the extended telescopic rotating shaft, so that the portable screen can be matched with the use environment and the requirement, and the convenience and the comfort of carrying and operation can be realized.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a telescopic shaft pivotally connected to the first body, wherein the telescopic shaft includes a basic section, at least one extension section and an elastic member, and the extension section is movably coupled to the basic section to be sleeved outside the basic section or extend out of the basic section to expose the basic section;

at least one connector arranged on the basic section or the extension section and rotating relative to the first body along with the telescopic rotating shaft; and

the second machine body is detachably assembled on the axial surface of the telescopic rotating shaft through the connector and is electrically connected with the first machine body through the connector, and the second machine body rotates and opens and closes relative to the first machine body through the telescopic rotating shaft and the connector;

the elastic piece is arranged in the basic section and abutted between the connector and the basic section, when the extension section is sleeved outside the basic section, the connector is pressed by the extension section to be retracted in the basic section and deform the elastic piece, and when the extension section extends out of the basic section, the elastic force of the elastic piece drives the connector to protrude out of the basic section.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the telescopic hinge has at least one pair of extension sections symmetrically disposed on two opposite sides of the base section.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the retractable shaft has a plurality of extension sections, and the extension sections are sequentially stacked one above another and received in the base section.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the retractable shaft has a U-shaped recess, and the connector is disposed in the U-shaped recess.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second body is structurally supported on the telescopic rotating shaft through the connector.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first body is a computer host and the second body is a screen.

7. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a telescopic shaft pivotally connected to the first body, wherein the telescopic shaft includes a basic section, at least one extension section and an elastic member, and the extension section is movably coupled to the basic section to be received in the basic section or extend out of the basic section to expose the extension section;

the elastic piece is arranged in the extension section and abutted between the connector and the extension section, when the extension section is accommodated in the basic section, the connector is pressed by the basic section to be retracted in the extension section and deform the elastic piece, and when the extension section extends out of the basic section, the elastic force of the elastic piece drives the connector to protrude out of the extension section.