CN108304036A - Turnover mechanism and electronic equipment with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device and a turnover mechanism. The first end of the rotating arm is pivoted with the screen module to form a first pivoting central line, the second end of the rotating arm is pivoted with the host module to form a second pivoting central line parallel to the first pivoting central line, the arc-shaped track is arranged on one of the host module and the screen module, the guide piece is arranged on the other of the host module and the screen module, the guide piece is positioned behind the first pivoting central line when the screen module covers the host module, and the rotating arm is obliquely arranged relative to the screen module; the screen module is pressed at the position behind the first pivot center line, so that the screen module tilts and swings around the first pivot center line, the guide piece slides along the arc-shaped track and the rotating arm pivots around the second pivot center line to open the screen module, the opening and closing mode of the screen module relative to the host module is broken, and the screen module is attractive in appearance, high in practicability and good in reliability.

Description

Overturn mechanism and electronic equipment with the overturn mechanism

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronic products, in particular to an overturn mechanism for electronic equipment and electronic equipment with the overturn mechanism.

Background technique

With the continuous development of the economy and the continuous progress of science and technology, extremely rich material consumer goods are provided for people's lives, and notebook computers are one of many material consumer goods.

As we all know, a notebook computer is mainly composed of a host module, a screen module, and an up and down cover mechanism for the screen module to turn up and down relative to the host module to open and close the screen module. At present, the existing up and down cover mechanism is generally composed of a hinge seat installed at the rear end of the host module and a hinge shaft installed on the screen module and pierced on the hinge seat, so when the screen module is opened, at this time The operator applies an upward pulling force to the front end of the screen module, so that the screen module turns upwards relative to the host module around the hinge axis to open the screen module; when the screen module is closed, the operator at this time The front end of the group exerts a downward thrust, so that the screen module turns downward relative to the main unit around the hinge axis and covers the main unit.

However, the screen module of the existing notebook computer is difficult to attract the user's attention by the opening and closing method of the upper and lower cover mechanism relative to the host module, so it cannot meet the needs of users who have diversified, customized and individualized pursuit of products. .

Of course, the screen module in other electronic devices except the notebook computer also has the above-mentioned defects in the way of opening and closing the screen module relative to the host module through the up and down cover mechanism.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for an overturning mechanism that breaks the transmission mode and has an aesthetic appearance, strong practicability and good reliability, and an electronic device with the overturning mechanism to overcome the above-mentioned defects.

Contents of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide an overturning mechanism that breaks the transmission mode and is beautiful, practical and reliable.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that breaks the transmission mode and is aesthetically pleasing, practical and reliable.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is to provide an overturning mechanism, which is provided on an electronic device, and the electronic equipment includes a main unit module and is selectively overturned relative to the main unit module by the overturning mechanism. Compatible screen mods. Wherein, the turning mechanism of the present invention includes a rotating arm, an arc track, and a guide that slides along the arc track and rotates relative to the arc track during the sliding process. The first end of the rotating arm is pivotally connected to the screen module to form a first pivot centerline, the second end of the rotating arm is pivotally connected to the host module to form a second pivot centerline, The first pivoting centerline is parallel to the second pivoting centerline, the arc track is set on one of the host module and the screen module, and the guide is set on the On the other of the host module and the screen module, the guide is located behind the first pivot centerline when the screen module is covered on the host module, and the pivot The arm is arranged obliquely relative to the screen module; when the screen module is pressed on the part behind the first pivot centerline to make the screen module swing around the first pivot centerline, the The guide member slides along the arc track and the rotating arm pivots around the second pivot centerline to realize the opening of the screen module.

Preferably, the first end of the rotating arm is pivotally connected to the side wall of the screen module, the second end of the rotating arm is pivotally connected to the side wall of the host module, and the screen module The side wall is opposite to the side wall of the host module.

Preferably, the arc track is formed on the side wall of the screen module or the host module, and the guides are correspondingly provided on the side wall of the screen module or the host module.

Preferably, when the screen module is covered on the host module, the rotating arm is tilted backward relative to the screen module so that the first end of the rotating arm is located at the bottom of the rotating arm. Above and behind the second end.

Preferably, the turning mechanism of the present invention further includes an elastic member, the elastic member is arranged between the rotating arm and the host module, and the elastic member is closed when the screen module covers the host module. Elastic deformation occurs when assembled, so that the rotating arm has the elastic force to drive the screen module to automatically open relative to the host module.

Preferably, the elastic member is a torsion spring, an extension spring or a compression spring.

Preferably, the arc-shaped track is arranged along the front-to-back direction of the electronic equipment, and the arc-shaped track includes a downhill track section and a backward track section from the downhill track section along the front-to-back direction of the electronic equipment. The upturned track section is upturned; when the screen module is covered on the host module, the guide slides to the upturned track section.

Preferably, the arc track is a groove structure, and the guide is a protruding structure extending in the groove structure.

Preferably, the protruding structure is a bearing, a wheel or a cylinder.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronic equipment of the present invention includes a host module, a screen module, and the aforementioned overturning mechanism, and the screen module is selectively overturned relative to the host module by the overturning mechanism so as to be relatively The host module opens and closes the screen module.

Compared with the prior art, since the turning mechanism of the present invention includes a rotating arm, an arc track, and a guide that slides along the arc track and rotates relative to the arc track during the sliding process, the first turning arm of the rotating arm One end is pivotally connected to the screen module to form a first pivot centerline, the second end of the arm is pivotally connected to the host module to form a second pivot centerline, and the arc track is arranged on the host module and the screen module On one of them, the guide is arranged on the other of the host module and the screen module, and the guide is located behind the first pivot centerline when the screen module is covered on the host module, and the guide The arm is arranged obliquely relative to the screen module, so when the screen module is pressed down on the part behind the first pivot centerline, the screen module swings around the first pivot centerline, and the guide member moves along the arc. The track slides and the pivoting arm pivots around the second pivoting center line, so as to realize the opening of the screen module, breaking the traditional opening and closing method of the screen module by flipping up and down; and because the screen module is opened relative to the host module by The operator only needs to press down on the part of the screen module located behind the center line of the first pivot, so the operator can open the screen module with one hand, which has the advantage of very simple operation; at the same time, the screen module rotates around the first pivot. While the center line is tilted, the guide member also slides along the arc track and the rotating arm also pivots around the second pivot center line, so the reliability is good, the practicability is strong and the appearance is beautiful.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the notebook computer viewed from the left when the screen module is covered by the host module of the present invention.

2a to 2c are state views of the notebook computer shown in FIG. 1 when the force of the arrow F in FIG. 1 is applied to make the screen module open relative to the host module in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the notebook computer shown in FIG. 1 when the screen module is fully opened relative to the host module.

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like elements.

Referring to Fig. 1, the notebook computer 100 of the present invention includes a host module 10, a screen module 20, and a flipping mechanism 30, so that the screen module 20 is selectively flipped relative to the host module 10 by the flipping mechanism 30, so as to be opposite to the host module. The purpose and status of group 10 to open and close screen module 20 are shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 . Since the screen module 20 and the host module 10 are structures well known in the art, they will not be described in detail here.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the turning mechanism 30 includes a rotating arm 31 , an arc track 32 , and a guide 33 that slides along the arc track 32 and rotates relative to the arc track 32 during the sliding process. The first end of the rotating arm 31 is pivotally connected to the screen module 20 to form a first pivoting centerline L1, and the second end of the rotating arm 31 is pivotally connected to the host module 10 to form a second pivoting centerline L2, preferably Notably, the first end of the rotating arm 31 is pivotally connected to the side wall 21 of the screen module 20, the second end of the rotating arm 31 is pivotally connected to the side wall 11 of the host module 10, and the side wall 21 of the screen module 20 is connected to the The side walls 11 of the host module 10 face each other, and the first pivot centerline L1 is parallel to the second pivot centerline L2, so that the rotating arm 31 is located between the side wall 21 of the screen module 20 and the host module 10. In the gap between the side walls 11, so the structure is more reasonable and more beautiful, but not limited thereto. The arc track 32 is disposed on the host module 10 , preferably the arc track 32 is formed on the side wall 11 of the host module 10 , and the arc track 32 is arranged along the front and back direction of the notebook computer 100 . The guide 33 is arranged on the screen module 20, preferably the guide 33 is arranged on the side wall 21 of the screen module 20; It is located behind the first pivot center line L1, and the rotating arm 31 is arranged obliquely relative to the screen module 20. Preferably, when the screen module cover 20 is closed on the host module 10, the rotating arm 31 is opposite to the screen module. 20 is tilted backward so that the first end of the rotating arm 31 is located behind and above the second end of the rotating arm 31, which is more conducive to the reliability of the linkage between the rotating arm 31 and the screen module 20, but it is not limited thereto.

When the screen module 20 is pressed in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG. Sliding along the arc track 32 and pivoting the arm 31 around the second pivoting centerline L2, so as to realize the opening of the screen module 20, the state is shown in FIG. 3 . In order to realize that the screen module 20 can be opened automatically after the user presses it in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG. The elastic member 34 is elastically deformed when the screen module 20 covers the host module 10 , so as to have the elastic force to drive the rotating arm 31 to drive the screen module 20 to automatically open relative to the host module 10 . It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the guide 33 can be arranged on the host module 10, and correspondingly, the arc-shaped track 32 is arranged on the screen module 20, so as to reach the same distance between the screen module 20 and the host module 10. The purpose of opening and closing. More specifically, as follows:

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, in this embodiment, the elastic member 34 is a torsion spring, and the torsion spring at this time is installed on the host module 10, and one end of the torsion spring is in conflict with the host module 10, and the torsion spring The other end abuts against the rotating arm 31, so that the torsion spring is in a twisted state when the screen module 20 is covered on the host module 10, so that the rotating arm 31 can drive the screen module 20 to automatically rotate relative to the host module 10. Opening elastic force; and by torsion spring, the assembly of the elastic member 34 on the notebook computer 100 is more compact and reasonable; of course, in other embodiments, the elastic member 34 can also be a tension spring or a compression spring, so it is not limited thereto .

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the arc track 32 includes a downhill track section 321 and an upturned track section 322 from the downhill track section 321 to the rear and upward along the notebook computer 100 from front to back; When the module 20 is closed on the host module 10, the guide 33 slides to the tilted track section 322, and the state is shown in Figure 1, so that the screen module in the closed state can be aligned by the tilted track section 322. 20 provides a locking force to effectively prevent the closed screen module 20 from being accidentally opened relative to the host module 10; the downhill track section 321 facilitates the guide 33 to slide more smoothly. Specifically, in this embodiment, the arc track 32 is a groove structure, and the guide piece 33 is a protruding structure extending in the groove structure, so that the guide piece 33 can slide along the arc track 32 more reliably. Move, and make the gap between the side wall 21 of the screen module 20 and the side wall 11 of the host module 10 not be made larger due to the introduction of the guide 33 and the arc track 32, so the structure is more compact Reasonable, but not limited to. For example, in this embodiment, the protruding structure is a bearing, preferably a rolling bearing, so as to improve the flexibility and smoothness of guiding; of course, it can be selected as a wheel or a column according to actual needs, so it is not limited to this example.

With reference to Figures 1 to 3, the process of opening the screen module of the notebook computer relative to the host module of the present invention is described: when the screen module 20 in the state shown in Figure 1 is to be opened and closed to the position shown in Figure 3 , at this moment, the user applies the force indicated by the arrow F in FIG. Elastic deformation is generated when it goes up to obtain the elastic force that drives the rotating arm 31 to turn the screen module 20 relative to the host module 10. Therefore, after the user applies the force indicated by F to the screen module 20, the elastic member at this time 34 starts to release the elastic force, driving the rotating arm 31 to make an arc movement around the second pivot center line L2, since the first end of the rotating arm 31 is connected to the screen module 20 and keeps moving in the vertical direction, at this time, the The guide 33 slides along the arc-shaped track 32 on the host module 10, sequentially changes from the state shown in FIG. 2a to the state shown in FIG. 2c, and finally ends when the opening and closing reaches the maximum angle. The state is shown in FIG. 3 . It should be noted that, in other embodiments, when the elastic member 34 is removed, the user at this time applies the action indicated by the arrow F in FIG. After the force is applied, the screen module 20 swings relative to the host module 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow A around the first pivot centerline L1, and at the same time, the guide 33 on the screen module 20 also moves along the guide 33 on the host module 10. The arc track 32 slides, and the rotating arm 31 pivots around the second pivoting center line L2, so as to achieve the purpose of opening the screen module 20 relative to the host module 10, so it is not limited thereto.

Compared with the prior art, since the turning mechanism 30 of the present invention includes a rotating arm 31, an arc track 32 and a guide member 33 that slides along the arc track 32 and rotates relative to the arc track 32 during the sliding process, the rotation The first end of the arm 31 is pivotally connected to the screen module 20 to form a first pivot centerline L1, the second end of the arm 31 is pivotally connected to the host module 10 to form a second pivot centerline L2, and the arc track 32 is arranged on one of the host module 10 and the screen module 20, and the guide 33 is arranged on the other of the host module 10 and the screen module 20, and the guide 33 is covered on the screen module 20. The host module 10 is located behind the first pivot centerline L1 when it is on, and the rotating arm 31 is arranged obliquely relative to the screen module 20, so when pressing down on the part of the screen module 20 located behind the first pivot centerline L1 , so that the screen module 20 swings around the first pivotal centerline L1, while the guide 33 slides along the arc track 32 and the pivoting arm 31 pivots around the second pivotal centerline L2, thereby realizing the screen module The opening of the screen module 20 breaks the traditional opening and closing method of the screen module 20; and since the screen module 20 is opened relative to the host module 10, the operator presses the screen module 20 down on the first pivot centerline L1 The rear part is enough, so the operator can open the screen module 20 with one hand, which has the advantage of very simple operation; at the same time, when the screen module 20 swings around the first pivot center L1 line, the guide 33 also Sliding along the arc track 32 and pivoting the pivoting arm 31 around the second pivoting centerline L2, the reliability, practicability and aesthetics are strong.

It should be noted that since the notebook computer 100 belongs to one type of electronic equipment, the electronic equipment cannot be limited by this; similarly, the establishment of the above-mentioned front and rear directions, rear, upper rear and backward are all based on the notebook computer 100, When the notebook computer 100 is placed on a horizontal plane, and the user stands behind the opened screen module 20, the rear of the notebook computer 100 is called the rear, the front is called the front, and the upper part of the back is called the upper rear.

What is disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and of course it cannot limit the scope of rights of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the patent scope of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A flipping mechanism, which is set on an electronic device, the electronic device includes a host module and a screen module that is selectively flipped open and closed relative to the host module by the flipping mechanism, it is characterized in that the The overturning mechanism includes a rotating arm, an arc track, and a guide that slides along the arc track and rotates relative to the arc track during the sliding process. The first end of the arm is in contact with the screen mold. The group is pivotally connected to form a first pivot centerline, the second end of the arm is pivotally connected to the host module to form a second pivot centerline, the first pivot centerline is connected to the second The pivoting center lines are parallel, the arc track is set on one of the host module and the screen module, and the guide is set on the other of the host module and the screen module, The guide member is located behind the first pivot centerline when the screen module is covered on the host module, and the rotating arm is arranged obliquely relative to the screen module; press the The screen module is located behind the first pivot centerline so that the screen module swings around the first pivot centerline while the guide slides along the arc track and The pivoting arm pivots around the second pivoting center line to realize the opening of the screen module. 2. The turning mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the rotating arm is pivotally connected to the side wall of the screen module, and the second end of the rotating arm is connected to the main frame module The side wall of the screen module is pivotally connected, and the side wall of the screen module is opposite to the side wall of the host module. 3. The turning mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the arc track is formed on the side wall of the screen module or the host module, and the guides are correspondingly arranged on the screen module. on the side wall of the group or mainframe module. 4. The turning mechanism according to claim 1, wherein when the screen module is covered on the host module, the rotating arm tilts backward relative to the screen module so that the The first end of the rotating arm is located behind and above the second end of the rotating arm. 5. The turning mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member, the elastic member is arranged between the rotating arm and the host module, and the elastic member is located between the screen module When the cover is closed on the host module, it produces elastic deformation and has the elastic force to drive the rotating arm to drive the screen module to automatically open relative to the host module. 6. The turning mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring, an extension spring or a compression spring. 7. The overturning mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the arc-shaped track is arranged along the front-to-back direction of the electronic device, and the arc-shaped track includes downhill slopes along the front-to-back direction of the electronic device The track section and the tilted track section tilted backward and upward from the downhill track section; when the screen module is covered on the host module, the guide slides to the tilted track section. 8 . The turning mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein the arc track is a groove structure, and the guide member is a protruding structure extending in the groove structure. 9. The turning mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the protruding structure is a bearing, a wheel or a column. 10. An electronic device, comprising a host module and a screen module, characterized in that the electronic device further comprises the turning mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and the screen module is The mechanism selectively flips relative to the host module to open and close the screen module relative to the host module.