TWI490680B - Portable computer system - Google Patents

可攜式電腦系統Portable computer system

本發明係關於一種可擕式電腦系統。The present invention relates to a portable computer system.

隨著平板電腦的迅速流行，目前平板電腦的硬體配置也愈來愈高，除了一些簡單的娛樂應用外，也可用在辦公以及家用，惟，在辦公區域不需要移動辦公時，而且需要複雜軟體處理，特別是對處理器和圖像處理速度以及外設接入有要求時，平板電腦就不能滿足要求，而且還需要將重要檔案轉移到筆記型電腦內，處理完成後再回傳至平板電腦，比較繁瑣。With the rapid popularity of tablet PCs, the hardware configuration of tablet PCs is getting higher and higher. In addition to some simple entertainment applications, it can also be used in office and home. However, when there is no need for mobile office in the office area, it needs to be complicated. Software processing, especially for processor and image processing speeds and peripheral access requirements, the tablet can not meet the requirements, but also need to transfer important files to the notebook, after processing is completed and then transferred back to the tablet The computer is rather cumbersome.

鑒於以上內容，有必要提供一種可擕式電腦系統，以滿足用戶應用該平板電腦對複雜軟體進行處理，快捷方便。In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a portable computer system to meet the user application of the tablet to process complex software, which is quick and convenient.

一種可擕式電腦系統，包括一筆記型電腦基座及一可拆卸安裝於該筆記型電腦基座的平板電腦，該筆記型電腦基座包括一筆記型電腦主機及一與該筆記型電腦主機樞轉連接的支承架，該平板電腦上設有一連接介面，該支承架上形成一用於容置該平板電腦的容置槽，該容置槽的一壁上設有一與該筆記型電腦主機內的主機板連接的連接器，當該平板電腦安裝於該容置槽內時，該連接介面與該連接器連接，該筆記型電腦主機開機後啟動該平板電腦，當該平板電腦進入第一作業系統後，該平板電腦作為該筆記型電腦主機的監視器和硬碟與該筆記型電腦主機進行通訊。A portable computer system includes a notebook computer base and a tablet computer detachably mounted on the base of the notebook computer. The notebook computer base includes a notebook computer host and a notebook computer host a pivotally connected support frame, the tablet computer is provided with a connection interface, and a support slot for accommodating the tablet computer is formed on the support frame, and a wall of the accommodating slot is provided with a notebook computer a connector connected to the motherboard, when the tablet is installed in the receiving slot, the connection interface is connected to the connector, and the tablet computer starts the tablet after booting, when the tablet enters the first After the operating system, the tablet communicates with the notebook host as a monitor and hard disk of the notebook mainframe.

本發明可擕式電腦系統的支承架上形成有該容置槽，該容置槽的一壁上設有一與該筆記型電腦主機內的主機板連接的連接器，該平板電腦設該連接介面，當該平板電腦安裝於該容置槽內時，該連接介面與該連接器連接，該筆記型電腦主機開機後啟動該平板電腦，當該平板電腦進入第一作業系統後，該平板電腦作為該筆記型電腦主機的監視器和硬碟與該筆記型電腦主機進行通訊，從而方便了用戶使用該平板電腦的同時對複雜軟體的處理。The accommodating frame of the portable computer system of the present invention is formed with a receiving slot, and a wall of the accommodating slot is provided with a connector connected to the motherboard in the main body of the notebook computer, and the tablet computer is provided with the connecting interface When the tablet is installed in the accommodating slot, the connection interface is connected to the connector, and the tablet computer starts the tablet after being turned on, and when the tablet enters the first operating system, the tablet functions as the tablet The notebook computer's monitor and hard disk communicate with the notebook mainframe, thereby facilitating the user to use the tablet while processing complex software.

請一併參考圖1及圖2，本發明可擕式電腦系統100較佳實施方式包括一筆記型電腦基座1及一可安裝於在該筆記型電腦基座1內的平板電腦20。該筆記型電腦基座1包括一筆記型電腦主機10及一與該筆記型電腦主機10樞轉連接的支承架30。Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together, a preferred embodiment of the portable computer system 100 of the present invention includes a notebook computer base 1 and a tablet computer 20 mountable in the notebook computer base 1. The notebook base 1 includes a notebook main unit 10 and a support frame 30 pivotally coupled to the notebook main unit 10.

該筆記型電腦主機10包括一殼體12、一容置在該殼體12內的主機板14、一設置在該殼體12上的鍵盤16及一設置在該殼體12上的滑鼠觸摸板18。該殼體12包括一底壁122、四個由該底壁122垂直向上延伸的側壁124及一連接該側壁124頂部且平行於該底壁122的頂壁126。該頂壁126容置有該鍵盤16及該滑鼠觸摸板18。該頂壁126的後端樞接該支承架30。該底壁122、側壁124及頂壁構成一容置該主機板14的容置空間。The notebook computer main unit 10 includes a casing 12, a main board 14 housed in the casing 12, a keyboard 16 disposed on the casing 12, and a mouse touch disposed on the casing 12. Board 18. The housing 12 includes a bottom wall 122, four side walls 124 extending vertically upward from the bottom wall 122, and a top wall 126 connecting the top of the side walls 124 and parallel to the bottom wall 122. The top wall 126 houses the keyboard 16 and the mouse touch pad 18. The rear end of the top wall 126 is pivotally connected to the support frame 30. The bottom wall 122, the side wall 124 and the top wall form an accommodating space for accommodating the main board 14.

該主機板14包括一中央處理器141、一電源供應器142、一北橋143、一南橋144、一記憶體145及一繪圖卡146。該電源供應器142為該中央處理器141、該北橋143、該南橋144、該記憶體145及該繪圖卡146提供工作電壓（連接關係未示出）。該中央處理器141、該繪圖卡146、該記憶體145及該南橋144分別與該北橋143相連。The motherboard 14 includes a central processing unit 141, a power supply 142, a north bridge 143, a south bridge 144, a memory 145, and a graphics card 146. The power supply 142 provides an operating voltage (connection relationship not shown) for the central processing unit 141, the north bridge 143, the south bridge 144, the memory 145, and the graphics card 146. The central processing unit 141, the drawing card 146, the memory 145 and the south bridge 144 are respectively connected to the north bridge 143.

該平板電腦20包括一電源模組22、一中央處理器23、一液晶顯示模組24、一記憶體25及一閃爍記憶體26。該中央處理器23連接該液晶顯示模組24、該閃爍記憶體26及該記憶體25。該平板電腦20的底部設有一連接介面28。該連接介面28連接至該電源模組22、該液晶顯示模組24及該閃爍記憶體26。該電源模組22為該液晶顯示模組24及該閃爍記憶體26提供工作電壓。該閃爍記憶體26記憶體有第一及第二作業系統。The tablet 20 includes a power module 22, a central processing unit 23, a liquid crystal display module 24, a memory 25, and a flash memory 26. The central processing unit 23 is connected to the liquid crystal display module 24, the flash memory 26 and the memory 25. A connection interface 28 is provided at the bottom of the tablet 20. The connection interface 28 is connected to the power module 22, the liquid crystal display module 24, and the flash memory 26. The power module 22 provides an operating voltage for the liquid crystal display module 24 and the flash memory 26 . The flash memory 26 memory has first and second operating systems.

該支承架30用於容置支撐該平板電腦20。該支承架30包括一後壁32、四個由該後壁32垂直向前延伸的側壁34及一連接該側壁34頂部且平行於該後壁32的前壁36。該前壁的底部樞接於該筆記型電腦主機10的頂壁126的後端。該前壁36向後凹陷形成一容置槽362，以收容該平板電腦20。該容置槽362的兩側壁3624及其頂壁3626上分別設有一可伸縮卡扣件50，用於將該平板電腦20卡合固定在該容置槽362內。該容置槽362的底壁3622上設有一連接器40，用於與該連接介面28相連。該連接器40透過該筆記型電腦主機10的殼體12上的樞接槽1262與該電源供應器142、該繪圖卡146及該南橋144連接。The support frame 30 is for receiving and supporting the tablet computer 20. The support frame 30 includes a rear wall 32, four side walls 34 extending vertically forward from the rear wall 32, and a front wall 36 connecting the top of the side walls 34 and parallel to the rear wall 32. The bottom of the front wall is pivotally connected to the rear end of the top wall 126 of the notebook mainframe 10. The front wall 36 is recessed rearward to form a receiving groove 362 for receiving the tablet computer 20. The two side walls 3624 and the top wall 3626 of the accommodating groove 362 are respectively provided with a retractable latching member 50 for engaging and fixing the tablet computer 20 in the accommodating groove 362. A connector 40 is disposed on the bottom wall 3622 of the receiving slot 362 for connecting to the connecting interface 28. The connector 40 is connected to the power supply 142, the drawing card 146 and the south bridge 144 through a pivoting slot 1262 on the housing 12 of the notebook mainframe 10.

請參考圖3，當需要將該平板電腦20容置在該容置槽362內應用時，該連接介面28與該連接器40相插接。該平板電腦20容置在該容置槽362內。該卡扣件50抵擋該平板電腦20的表面以防止該平板電腦20從該支承架30上滑落。此時，該平板電腦20內的電源模組22、該液晶顯示模組24及該閃爍記憶體26透過該連接介面28及該連接器40分別與該筆記型電腦主機10內的電源供應器142、繪圖卡146及南橋144相連。當該筆記型電腦主機10開機後，該電源供應器142提供電壓至該電源模組22。該平板電腦20開機。該繪圖卡146提供該視頻訊號至該液晶顯示模組24。該平板電腦20顯示供用戶選擇的第一及第二作業系統。Referring to FIG. 3, when the tablet 20 needs to be accommodated in the receiving slot 362, the connecting interface 28 is inserted into the connector 40. The tablet 20 is received in the receiving slot 362. The clip 50 resists the surface of the tablet 20 to prevent the tablet 20 from slipping off the support frame 30. At this time, the power module 22, the liquid crystal display module 24, and the flash memory 26 in the tablet 20 are respectively connected to the power supply 142 in the notebook main body 10 through the connection interface 28 and the connector 40. The drawing card 146 and the south bridge 144 are connected. When the notebook mainframe 10 is powered on, the power supply 142 provides a voltage to the power module 22. The tablet 20 is turned on. The graphics card 146 provides the video signal to the liquid crystal display module 24. The tablet 20 displays first and second operating systems for selection by the user.

當用戶選擇該第一作業系統時，該平板電腦20作為該筆記型電腦主機10的監視器和硬碟與該筆記型電腦主機10進行通訊，具體通訊過程與筆記型電腦的監視器、硬碟與該筆記型電腦的主機進行通訊的原理相同，故在此不再贅述。When the user selects the first operating system, the tablet 20 communicates with the notebook computer 10 as a monitor and a hard disk of the notebook computer 10, and the specific communication process and the monitor and hard disk of the notebook computer The principle of communication with the host of the notebook computer is the same, and therefore will not be described here.

當用戶選擇該第二作業系統時，該平板電腦20則不與該筆記型電腦主機10進行通訊，而作為獨立的系統進行操作。該平板電腦20獨立的工作原理已為習知技術，故在此不再贅述。用戶可以根據需要自動切換該第一及第二作業系統。When the user selects the second operating system, the tablet 20 does not communicate with the notebook mainframe 10 and operates as a stand-alone system. The independent working principle of the tablet 20 is a conventional technique, and therefore will not be described herein. The user can automatically switch the first and second operating systems as needed.

當需要將容置在該容置槽362內的平板電腦20及該筆記型電腦基座1移動攜帶時，將該支承架30與該筆記型電腦主機10扣合即可攜帶。When the tablet computer 20 and the notebook computer base 1 housed in the accommodating slot 362 need to be carried and carried, the support frame 30 can be carried by being fastened to the notebook computer main body 10.

當不需要將該平板電腦20容置在該容置槽362內使用時，在該平板電腦20開機後，用戶需將選擇該第二系統。When the tablet 20 is not required to be used in the accommodating slot 362, after the tablet 20 is turned on, the user needs to select the second system.

本發明可擕式電腦系統100的支承架30上設有該容置槽362，該容置槽的底壁設有該連接器40，該平板電腦20的底部設有與該連接器40連接的連接介面28，當選擇性地將該平板電腦20容置在該容置槽362內使用時，且選擇該第一作業系統時，該平板電腦20作為該筆記型電腦主機10的監視器及硬碟與該筆記型電腦主機進行通訊，從而方便了用戶使用該平板電腦20的同時對複雜軟體的處理。The accommodating frame 30 of the portable computer system 100 of the present invention is provided with the accommodating slot 362. The bottom wall of the accommodating slot is provided with the connector 40. The bottom of the tablet computer 20 is connected to the connector 40. The connection interface 28 is used as the monitor and hard of the notebook computer 10 when the tablet 20 is selectively used in the accommodating slot 362 and the first operating system is selected. The disc communicates with the notebook mainframe, thereby facilitating the user to use the tablet 20 while processing complex software.

綜上所述，本發明符合發明專利要件，爰依法提出專利申請。惟，以上所述者僅為本發明之較佳實施例，舉凡熟悉本案技藝之人士，在爰依本發明精神所作之等效修飾或變化，皆應涵蓋於以下之申請專利範圍內。In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

1．．．筆記型電腦基座1. . . Notebook base

10．．．筆記型電腦主機10. . . Notebook host

12．．．殼體12. . . case

122、3622．．．底壁122, 3622. . . Bottom wall

124、34、3624．．．側壁124, 34, 3624. . . Side wall

126、3626．．．頂壁126, 3626. . . Top wall

1262．．．樞接槽1262. . . Pivot slot

14．．．主機板14. . . motherboard

141、23．．．中央處理器141, 23. . . CPU

142．．．電源供應器142. . . Power Supplier

143．．．北橋143. . . North Bridge

144．．．南橋144. . . South Bridge

145、25．．．記憶體145, 25. . . Memory

146．．．繪圖卡146. . . Graphics card

16．．．鍵盤16. . . keyboard

18．．．滑鼠觸摸板18. . . Mouse touchpad

20．．．平板電腦20. . . tablet

22．．．電源模組twenty two. . . Power module

24．．．液晶顯示模組twenty four. . . Liquid crystal display module

26．．．閃爍記憶體26. . . Flash memory

28．．．連接介面28. . . Connection interface

30．．．支承架30. . . Support frame

32．．．後壁32. . . Back wall

36．．．前壁36. . . Front wall

362．．．容置槽362. . . Locating slot

40．．．連接器40. . . Connector

50．．．卡扣件50. . . Fastener

100．．．可擕式電腦系統100. . . Portable computer system

圖1係本發明可擕式電腦系統較佳實施方式的分解圖。1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of a portable computer system of the present invention.

圖2係本發明可擕式電腦系統較佳實施方式的框圖。2 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the portable computer system of the present invention.

圖3係圖1的組裝圖。Figure 3 is an assembled view of Figure 1.

1．．．筆記型電腦基座1. . . Notebook base

10．．．筆記型電腦主機10. . . Notebook host

12．．．殼體12. . . case

122、3622．．．底壁122, 3622. . . Bottom wall

124、34、3624．．．側壁124, 34, 3624. . . Side wall

126、3626．．．頂壁126, 3626. . . Top wall

1262．．．樞接槽11262. . . Pivot slot 1

16．．．鍵盤16. . . keyboard

18．．．滑鼠觸摸板18. . . Mouse touchpad

20．．．平板電腦20. . . tablet

28．．．連接介面28. . . Connection interface

30．．．支承架30. . . Support frame

32．．．後壁32. . . Back wall

36．．．前壁36. . . Front wall

362．．．容置槽362. . . Locating slot

40．．．連接器40. . . Connector

50．．．卡扣件50. . . Fastener

100．．．可擕式電腦系統100. . . Portable computer system