TWI554707B - Supporting unit and portable electronic device - Google Patents

支撐元件與可攜式電子裝置Supporting element and portable electronic device

本發明是有關於一種支撐元件，且特別是有關於一種具有支撐元件的可攜式電子裝置。 The present invention relates to a support element, and more particularly to a portable electronic device having a support element.

常見的可攜式電子裝置例如智慧型手機或平板電腦，具備攜帶方便以及即時收發或處理資訊等優點，故逐漸為消費者所青睞。以平板電腦為例，使用者大多是將平板電腦平放於桌面上或手持使用。在平板電腦平放於桌面上的狀態下，使用者必須低頭觀看顯示螢幕，長久下來會產生頸部肌肉疲勞的現象。另一方面，在手持使用的狀態下，長久下來會產生手部肌肉疲勞的現象。 Common portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablets, have the advantages of being easy to carry and sending and receiving information on the spot, so they are gradually favored by consumers. In the case of a tablet computer, most of the users put the tablet on the desktop or use it by hand. In the state where the tablet is placed on the desktop, the user must look down at the display screen, and the muscle fatigue of the neck may occur for a long time. On the other hand, in the state of being used by hand, the muscle fatigue of the hand may occur for a long time.

一種支撐元件，適用於一可攜式電子裝置，支撐元件包括：一蓋板，樞接於可攜式電子裝置的一殼體，且適於收合於殼體；一定位件，固設於殼體上，且具有多個限位凹槽；以及一支 架，具有相對的一第一端部與一第二端部，其中第一端部耦接於定位件，且第二端部樞接於蓋板，當蓋板展開於殼體時，蓋板帶動支架的第一端部相對於定位件移動，並使支架的第一端部卡合於定位件的其中一限位凹槽，以固定蓋板相對於殼體的展開角度。 A supporting component is applicable to a portable electronic device. The supporting component comprises: a cover plate pivotally connected to a casing of the portable electronic device and adapted to be folded into the casing; and a positioning component fixed on the cover On the housing, and having a plurality of limiting grooves; and a The first end portion and the second end portion are opposite to each other, wherein the first end portion is coupled to the positioning member, and the second end portion is pivotally connected to the cover plate. The first end of the driving bracket is moved relative to the positioning member, and the first end of the bracket is engaged with one of the limiting recesses of the positioning member to fix the deployment angle of the cover plate relative to the housing.

本發明提出一種可攜式電子裝置，其包括殼體與支撐元件。支撐元件包括一蓋板，樞接於殼體，且適於收合於殼體；一定位件，固設於殼體上，且具有多個限位凹槽；以及一支架，具有相對的一第一端部與一第二端部，其中第一端部耦接於定位件，且第二端部樞接於蓋板，當蓋板展開於殼體時，蓋板帶動支架的第一端部相對於定位件移動，並使支架的第一端部卡合於定位件的其中一限位凹槽，以固定蓋板相對於殼體的展開角度。 The invention provides a portable electronic device comprising a housing and a support element. The support member includes a cover plate pivotally connected to the housing and adapted to be folded into the housing; a positioning member fixed on the housing and having a plurality of limiting recesses; and a bracket having an opposite one a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion is coupled to the positioning member, and the second end portion is pivotally connected to the cover plate. When the cover plate is deployed on the housing, the cover plate drives the first end of the bracket The portion moves relative to the positioning member, and the first end portion of the bracket is engaged with one of the limiting grooves of the positioning member to fix the deployment angle of the cover plate relative to the housing.

基於上述，本發明的支撐元件適於收合或展開於可攜式電子裝置的殼體。當支撐元件收合於殼體時，可攜式電子裝置能維持外觀的一致性。當支撐元件展開於殼體時，支架的第一端部會受到蓋板的帶動以相對於定位件移動，並與定位件的限位凹槽相卡合，以固定蓋板相對於殼體的展開角度。藉此，使用者便能透過支架與蓋板將可攜式電子裝置支撐於桌面上，以減輕操作可攜式電子裝置時的負擔。 Based on the above, the support element of the present invention is adapted to be folded or unfolded into the housing of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device maintains the consistency of appearance when the support member is folded into the housing. When the supporting element is deployed on the housing, the first end of the bracket is driven by the cover to move relative to the positioning member and engages with the limiting groove of the positioning member to fix the cover relative to the housing. Expand the angle. Thereby, the user can support the portable electronic device on the desktop through the bracket and the cover to reduce the burden when operating the portable electronic device.

為讓本發明的上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂，下文特舉實施例，並配合所附圖式作詳細說明如下。 The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

10‧‧‧可攜式電子裝置 10‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

100‧‧‧殼體 100‧‧‧shell

110‧‧‧容置部 110‧‧‧Receipt Department

200‧‧‧支撐元件 200‧‧‧Support components

210‧‧‧蓋板 210‧‧‧ Cover

220‧‧‧定位件 220‧‧‧ positioning parts

221‧‧‧滑軌 221‧‧‧rails

222‧‧‧齒狀限位結構 222‧‧‧ toothed limit structure

223‧‧‧限位凹槽 223‧‧‧ Limit groove

224‧‧‧順向斜面 224‧‧‧ directional bevel

225‧‧‧止擋面 225‧‧‧ stop surface

230‧‧‧支架 230‧‧‧ bracket

231‧‧‧第一端部 231‧‧‧ first end

232‧‧‧第二端部 232‧‧‧second end

233、234‧‧‧卡榫 233, 234‧‧‧Carmen

235、236‧‧‧限位部 235, 236‧‧ ‧ Limitation Department

240、250‧‧‧按壓件 240, 250‧‧‧ Pressing parts

260、270‧‧‧彈性件 260, 270‧‧‧ elastic parts

261、271‧‧‧固定部 261, 271‧‧ ‧ fixed department

262、272‧‧‧活動部 262, 272‧‧ Activities Department

圖1至圖4是本發明一實施例的可攜式電子裝置的作動示意圖。 FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are schematic diagrams showing operations of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

請參考圖1與圖2，在本實施例中，可攜式電子裝置10例如是平板電腦或智慧型手機，其包括殼體100與支撐元件200。殼體100可具有容置部110。支撐元件200可透過容置部110收合於殼體100內，以維持可攜式電子裝置10的外觀的一致性。 Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, the portable electronic device 10 is, for example, a tablet computer or a smart phone, and includes a housing 100 and a supporting component 200 . The housing 100 may have a receiving portion 110. The support member 200 can be folded into the housing 100 through the receiving portion 110 to maintain the consistency of the appearance of the portable electronic device 10.

詳細而言，支撐元件200包括蓋板210、定位件220以及支架230。蓋板210樞接於殼體100，且適於透過容置部110以收合於殼體100內。定位件220固設於殼體100上。定位件220可包括兩對稱設置的滑軌221以及兩對稱設置的齒狀限位結構222。各個滑軌221與對應的齒狀限位結構222相連接，其中各個齒狀限位結構222較對應的滑軌221靠近蓋板210與殼體100的樞接處，且具有多個限位凹槽223。支架230具有相對的第一端部231與第二端部232。第一端部231耦接於定位件220，且第二端部232樞接於蓋板210。 In detail, the support member 200 includes a cover plate 210, a positioning member 220, and a bracket 230. The cover plate 210 is pivotally connected to the housing 100 and is adapted to pass through the receiving portion 110 to be engaged in the housing 100 . The positioning member 220 is fixed on the housing 100. The positioning member 220 can include two symmetrically disposed sliding rails 221 and two symmetrically disposed toothed limiting structures 222. Each of the sliding rails 221 is connected to the corresponding tooth-shaped limiting structure 222, wherein each of the tooth-shaped limiting structures 222 is closer to the pivotal joint of the cover plate 210 and the housing 100 than the corresponding sliding rail 221, and has a plurality of limiting recesses. Slot 223. The bracket 230 has opposing first and second ends 231, 232. The first end portion 231 is coupled to the positioning member 220 , and the second end portion 232 is pivotally connected to the cover plate 210 .

當蓋板210收合於殼體100內時，定位件220與支架230被蓋板210所遮蓋，而不會暴露於容置部110，故能維持可攜式電子裝置10的外觀的一致性。另一方面，支架230的第一端部231例如是耦接於定位件220的滑軌221。在本實施例中，支架230 的第一端部231可相對於定位件220移動。當蓋板210相對於殼體100轉動，以移出容置部110而展開於殼體100時，蓋板210會帶動支架230的第一端部231自定位件220的滑軌221移動至齒狀限位結構222，並使支架230的第一端部231卡合於齒狀限位結構222的其中一個限位凹槽223，以固定蓋板210相對於殼體100的展開角度。換言之，在支架230的第一端部231卡合於齒狀限位結構222的限位凹槽223之後，殼體100、支架230以及蓋板210三者之間的相對位置便能暫時地被固定。藉此，使用者便能透過支架230與蓋板210將可攜式電子裝置10支撐於桌面上，以減輕操作可攜式電子裝置10時的負擔。 When the cover 210 is folded in the housing 100, the positioning member 220 and the bracket 230 are covered by the cover 210 without being exposed to the receiving portion 110, so that the appearance of the portable electronic device 10 can be maintained. . On the other hand, the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 is coupled to the slide rail 221 of the positioning member 220, for example. In this embodiment, the bracket 230 The first end portion 231 is movable relative to the positioning member 220. When the cover plate 210 is rotated relative to the housing 100 to be removed from the accommodating portion 110 and deployed on the housing 100, the cover plate 210 moves the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 from the sliding rail 221 of the positioning member 220 to the toothed shape. The limiting structure 222 is configured to engage the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 with one of the limiting recesses 223 of the toothed limiting structure 222 to fix the deployment angle of the cover plate 210 relative to the housing 100. In other words, after the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 is engaged with the limiting recess 223 of the toothed limiting structure 222, the relative position between the housing 100, the bracket 230 and the cover 210 can be temporarily fixed. Thereby, the user can support the portable electronic device 10 on the desktop through the bracket 230 and the cover 210 to reduce the burden when operating the portable electronic device 10.

詳細而言，各個齒狀限位結構222具有交錯排列且彼此相連的多個順向斜面224與多個止擋面225。任一個止擋面225連接任兩相鄰的順向斜面224，且限位凹槽223例如是相鄰接的止擋面225與順向斜面224所定義。當支架230的第一端部231自定位件220的滑軌221移動至齒狀限位結構222時，第一端部231會先移動通過第一個順向斜面224，而卡合於第一個限位凹槽223。接著，持續使蓋板210相對於殼體100轉動，則蓋板210會持續帶動支架230的第一端部231移動通過第二個順向斜面224，而卡合於第二個限位凹槽223，如圖2所示。在支架230的第一端部231卡合於第二個限位凹槽223之後，止擋面225可用以限制第一端部231朝定位件220的滑軌221的方向移動，進而暫時地固定殼體100、支架230以及蓋板210三者之間的相對位置。 In detail, each of the tooth-shaped limiting structures 222 has a plurality of forward slopes 224 and a plurality of stop faces 225 that are staggered and connected to each other. Any one of the stop faces 225 connects any two adjacent forward slopes 224, and the limit grooves 223 are defined, for example, by the adjacent stop faces 225 and forward ramps 224. When the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 moves from the sliding rail 221 of the positioning member 220 to the toothed limiting structure 222, the first end portion 231 first moves through the first forward inclined surface 224 and is engaged with the first Limiting grooves 223. Then, the cover 210 is continuously rotated relative to the housing 100, and the cover 210 continues to move the first end 231 of the bracket 230 through the second forward slope 224 to engage with the second limiting groove. 223, as shown in Figure 2. After the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 is engaged with the second limiting groove 223, the stopping surface 225 can be used to restrict the first end portion 231 from moving toward the sliding rail 221 of the positioning member 220, thereby temporarily fixing. The relative position between the housing 100, the bracket 230, and the cover plate 210.

請參考圖2至圖4，在本實施例中，支撐元件200更包括兩相對的按壓件240與250。另一方面，支架230的第一端部231為兩相對的卡榫233與234，其中卡榫233與按壓件240相連接，且卡榫234與按壓件250相連接。由於按壓件240與250為可動地設置於支架230上，因此使用者能透過施力於按壓件240與250的方式，以使卡榫233與234的部分內縮於支架230。在使卡榫233與234的部分內縮於支架230之後，卡榫233與234便能移出第二個限位凹槽223，並選擇移至第一個限位凹槽223(或其他限位凹槽)的所在處。當施加於按壓件240與250上的外力被移除時，卡榫233與234會移出支架230，以卡合於第一個限位凹槽223(或其他限位凹槽)。藉此，便能達到調整蓋板210相對於殼體100的展開角度的效果，以獲致不同的可視角度。 Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the support member 200 further includes two opposite pressing members 240 and 250. On the other hand, the first end portion 231 of the bracket 230 is two opposite latches 233 and 234, wherein the latch 233 is coupled to the pressing member 240, and the latch 234 is coupled to the pressing member 250. Since the pressing members 240 and 250 are movably disposed on the bracket 230, the user can apply the force to the pressing members 240 and 250 to retract the portions of the latches 233 and 234 to the bracket 230. After the portions of the cassettes 233 and 234 are retracted into the bracket 230, the cassettes 233 and 234 can be moved out of the second limiting recess 223 and selectively moved to the first limiting recess 223 (or other limit). Where the groove is). When the external force applied to the pressing members 240 and 250 is removed, the cassettes 233 and 234 are moved out of the bracket 230 to be engaged with the first limiting recess 223 (or other limiting recess). Thereby, the effect of adjusting the deployment angle of the cover plate 210 with respect to the housing 100 can be achieved to obtain different viewing angles.

詳細而言，支撐元件200更包括至少兩相對的彈性件260與270(示意地繪示出一組彈性件260與一組彈性件270)。這兩組彈性件260與270位於這兩個按壓件240與250之間。按壓件240與這組彈性件260相抵接，而按壓件250與這組彈性件270相抵接。進一步而言，支架230具有至少兩相對的限位部235與236(示意地繪示出一組限位部235與一組限位部236)。這兩組限位部235與236分別與這兩組彈性件260與270相對應，且位於這兩組彈性件260與270之間。這組彈性件260的固定部261固定於這組限位部235，且這組彈性件260的活動部262與按壓件240相抵接。相似地，這組彈性件270的固定部271固定於這組限位部236， 且這組彈性件270的活動部272與按壓件250相抵接。 In detail, the support member 200 further includes at least two opposing elastic members 260 and 270 (schematically depicting a set of elastic members 260 and a set of elastic members 270). The two sets of elastic members 260 and 270 are located between the two pressing members 240 and 250. The pressing member 240 abuts against the set of elastic members 260, and the pressing member 250 abuts against the set of elastic members 270. Further, the bracket 230 has at least two opposite limiting portions 235 and 236 (schematically depicting a set of limiting portions 235 and a set of limiting portions 236). The two sets of limiting portions 235 and 236 respectively correspond to the two sets of elastic members 260 and 270, and are located between the two sets of elastic members 260 and 270. The fixing portion 261 of the elastic member 260 is fixed to the set of the limiting portions 235, and the movable portion 262 of the elastic member 260 abuts against the pressing member 240. Similarly, the fixing portion 271 of the set of elastic members 270 is fixed to the set of limiting portions 236. And the movable portion 272 of the set of elastic members 270 abuts against the pressing member 250.

換言之，當使用者施力於按壓件240與250上，以使卡榫233與234的部分內縮於支架230時，這兩組彈性件260與270會分別被按壓件240與250壓縮。另一方面，當施加於按壓件240與250上的外力被移除時，這兩組彈性件260與270的彈性恢復力會分別推動按壓件240與250，以使卡榫233與234移出支架230。 In other words, when the user applies force on the pressing members 240 and 250 to retract the portions of the cassettes 233 and 234 to the bracket 230, the two sets of elastic members 260 and 270 are compressed by the pressing members 240 and 250, respectively. On the other hand, when the external force applied to the pressing members 240 and 250 is removed, the elastic restoring forces of the two sets of elastic members 260 and 270 push the pressing members 240 and 250, respectively, to move the cassettes 233 and 234 out of the holder. 230.

此外，在使卡榫233與234移動通過順向斜面224的過程中，卡榫233與234會受到順向斜面224的推抵而內縮於支架230。此時，按壓件240與250亦會分別隨著卡榫233與234同步移動，而分別壓縮這兩組彈性件260與270。直到卡榫233與234移動至限位凹槽223的所在處時，這兩組彈性件260與270的彈性恢復力會分別推動按壓件240與250，以使卡榫233與234移出支架230，而卡合與限位凹槽223。 In addition, during the movement of the cassettes 233 and 234 through the forward ramp 224, the cassettes 233 and 234 are retracted by the forward ramp 224 to retract into the bracket 230. At this time, the pressing members 240 and 250 are also synchronously moved with the cassettes 233 and 234, respectively, and the two sets of elastic members 260 and 270 are respectively compressed. Until the latches 233 and 234 are moved to the position of the limiting recess 223, the elastic restoring forces of the two sets of elastic members 260 and 270 push the pressing members 240 and 250, respectively, to move the latches 233 and 234 out of the bracket 230, And the engagement and the limit groove 223.

雖然本發明已以實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明，任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者，在不脫離本發明的精神和範圍內，當可作些許的更動與潤飾，故本發明的保護範圍當視後附的申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧可攜式電子裝置 10‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

100‧‧‧殼體 100‧‧‧shell

110‧‧‧容置部 110‧‧‧Receipt Department

200‧‧‧支撐元件 200‧‧‧Support components

210‧‧‧蓋板 210‧‧‧ Cover

220‧‧‧定位件 220‧‧‧ positioning parts

221‧‧‧滑軌 221‧‧‧rails

222‧‧‧齒狀限位結構 222‧‧‧ toothed limit structure

223‧‧‧限位凹槽 223‧‧‧ Limit groove

224‧‧‧順向斜面 224‧‧‧ directional bevel

225‧‧‧止擋面 225‧‧‧ stop surface

230‧‧‧支架 230‧‧‧ bracket

231‧‧‧第一端部 231‧‧‧ first end

232‧‧‧第二端部 232‧‧‧second end

233、234‧‧‧卡榫 233, 234‧‧‧Carmen

235、236‧‧‧限位部 235, 236‧‧ ‧ Limitation Department

240、250‧‧‧按壓件 240, 250‧‧‧ Pressing parts

260、270‧‧‧彈性件 260, 270‧‧‧ elastic parts

261、271‧‧‧固定部 261, 271‧‧ ‧ fixed department

262、272‧‧‧活動部 262, 272‧‧ Activities Department