CN101196767A - Portable electronic device with retractable keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable electronic device with a telescopic keyboard. The body bottom extends inwards and is equipped with an holding tank, and the holding tank both sides are equipped with a first spacing portion in the position that is close the body bottom, and the holding tank both sides are equipped with the spacing portion of second between first spacing portion and body bottom. The keyboard part is arranged between the two sides of the holding tank, one end of the two sliding components is respectively pivoted at the two sides of the keyboard part, and the other end extends outwards from the top end of the keyboard part and is respectively connected with the two sides of the holding tank in a sliding way. The two sliding assemblies slide to the position opposite to the first limiting part, a plurality of keys arranged on the keyboard part are exposed out of the accommodating groove, the two sliding assemblies slide to the position opposite to the second limiting part, and the keyboard part can rotate towards one surface of the body.

Description

Portable electronic device with retractable keyboard

technical field

The invention relates to a portable electronic device, especially a portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard.

Background technique

Today's world is an era of information technology and the vigorous development of the electronic industry. Various high-tech products and electronic equipment derived from microcomputers are developing rapidly, which has brought great convenience to people's daily life. With the continuous research and development and progress of various electronic technologies, people's requirements for the use of various types of electronic consumer products have also increased relatively. Not only high quality is used as the standard for electronic consumer products, but also a high degree of convenience is required. In order to stand out in the fierce market competition. Especially under the trend of rapid expansion of the current wireless network (wireless LAN), various electronic products are rapidly expanding into various fields of modern people's lives, and have become important tools for many people's lives and work.

In today's high-tech product market, the intensity of sales competition is indescribable. Among all kinds of high-tech products, computer products are still the most popular among consumers. One of the computer products is the so-called "Ultra-mobile PC" (UMPC for short), which is light, thin, portable, and information processing as its product features. Its size is between a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a notebook computer (Notebook), and it combines the functions of a personal digital assistant, a personal mobile player and a digital walkman, and can provide Laptop same OS. Due to its thin, light and small size, and various additional functions that are constantly introduced, it has become one of the novel products that consumers pay attention to.

A known ultra-mini mobile computer, please refer to shown in Figure 1, is composed of a body 10 and a base 11, the front of the body 10 is provided with a touch screen 100, and the body 10 is on both sides of the touch screen 100 respectively A plurality of function keys 101 are provided for users to control the ultra-mini mobile computer 1. The base 11 is pivotally arranged on the bottom of the body 10, allowing the body 10 to stand upright on a placement surface or a desktop. This ultra-mini mobile computer The computer 1 generally uses the touch screen 100 to input data or instructions. In order to increase the input speed, a keyboard 13 can be connected to the ultra-mini mobile computer 1, so that the user can use the keyboard 13 to input data.

However, the known ultra-mini mobile computer 1 has a deficiency that runs counter to its product characteristics. First of all, in order to increase the data input speed, consumers need to purchase an additional keyboard 13 , but most consumers hope to purchase a multi-functional and user-friendly electronic product at a reasonable price. Secondly, in order to make the main body 10 stand upright on the placement surface or the desktop, the base 11 needs to be pivoted on the bottom of the main body 10, which not only complicates the components, but also greatly increases the thickness of the ultra-mini mobile computer 1 . In addition, it is inconvenient for consumers to carry the ultra-mini mobile computer 1 and the keyboard 13 at the same time. Therefore, if each manufacturer can improve the above deficiencies carefully, the competitiveness of the ultra-mini mobile computer 1 in the market will be further enhanced.

In view of the many shortcomings and inconveniences of the aforementioned ultra-mini mobile computer in use, placement and carrying, the inventor has finally developed and designed a portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard of the present invention after long-term hard research and experiments. device.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard, which can overcome the disadvantages and inconveniences of the known keyboard in use, placement and carrying, and can save the space occupied by the known keyboard.

The object of the present invention is achieved like this, a kind of portable electronic device with retractable keyboard, this portable electronic device comprises:

A body, the bottom end of the body extends inwardly to form a receiving groove, and the two sides of the receiving groove are provided with a first limiting part at a position close to the bottom end of the body, and the two sides of the receiving groove are between the first limiting part and the A second limiting portion is provided between the bottom ends of the body;

A keyboard part is arranged between the two sides of the receiving groove, and one side of the keyboard part is provided with a plurality of keys;

Two sliding assemblies, one end of the two sliding assemblies is respectively pivotally arranged on both sides of the keyboard part, the other end extends outwards from the top of the keyboard part, and respectively slidably connects with the two sides of the accommodating groove, and the two sliding assemblies slide to At the position opposite to the first limiting part, the plurality of keys are exposed out of the receiving groove, and the two sliding components slide to the position opposite to the second limiting part, then the keyboard part can rotate toward one side of the body.

From the above, the portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard of the present invention can completely eliminate the need for the known ultra-mini mobile computer to purchase an additional keyboard and set the base to cause complicated structure, and can eliminate the known keyboard. Many deficiencies and inconveniences in use, placement and carrying.

Description of drawings

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of a known ultra-miniature mobile computer;

Figure 2: A schematic diagram of a portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard according to the present invention;

Fig. 3: a schematic diagram of a use state of the present invention;

Figure 4: Another schematic diagram of the use state of the present invention;

Fig. 5: A schematic diagram of another usage state of the present invention.

Figure number:

Main body……………… 2 Accommodating slot………… 21

The first limiting part...211 The second limiting part...213

Keyboard part…………22 keys……………220

Sliding assembly………23 Pivot point…………230

Clamping block…………231 Supporting part…………24

Depressed groove....................25 Display screen.....26

Control key... 27

Detailed ways

The present invention is a portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard, as shown in FIG. 2 , including a main body 2 , a keyboard portion 22 and two sliding components 23 . Wherein the body 2 is provided with a receiving groove 21 extending inward on its bottom end, and the two sides of the receiving groove 21 are provided with a first stopper 211 near the bottom of the body 2, and the two sides of the receiving groove 21 are on the first position. A second limiting portion 213 is disposed between the limiting portion 211 and the bottom of the main body 2 . The keyboard portion 22 is disposed between two sides of the receiving groove 21 , and a plurality of keys 220 are disposed on one side of the keyboard portion 22 . The two sliding assemblies 23 are respectively arranged between the keyboard portion 22 and the two sides of the receiving groove 21. One end of the two sliding assemblies 23 is respectively pivotally connected to the two sides of the keyboard portion 22, and the other end extends outward to the top of the keyboard portion 22, and The two sides of the accommodating groove 21 are respectively slidably connected to allow the keyboard part 22 to slide out or slide into the accommodating groove 21 .

When the second sliding assembly 23 slides to the position opposite to the first limiting portion 211, as shown in FIG. 3 , a plurality of buttons 220 are exposed outside the receiving groove 21 for the user to press for information or operation instructions. enter. When the second sliding assembly 23 slides to the position opposite to the second limiting portion 213, as shown in FIG. When placed on the surface, the keyboard portion 22 can still be used to input data or operation instructions. In this way, many disadvantages and inconveniences in using, placing and carrying of the known keyboard can be avoided, and the space occupied by the known keyboard can be saved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 , a support portion 24 is pivotally disposed on the back of the body 2 , and the support portion 24 can be pulled to make one end of the support portion 24 leave the back of the body 2 . When one end of the supporting part 24 is away from the back of the main body 2, and the keyboard part 22 can rotate toward one side of the main body 2, the main body 2 is supported on any plane by the supporting part 24, and the keyboard part 22 is placed flat on the placement surface. superior. In this way, the user can use the keyboard part 22 to input data or commands while viewing the portable electronic device.

In this embodiment, please refer to FIG. 2 , where one end of the sliding assembly 23 is pivotally connected to the keyboard portion 22 is a pivot point 230 . When the sliding assembly 23 slides to the position corresponding to the pivot point 230 and the first limiting portion 211, a plurality of keys 220 are exposed outside the receiving groove 21, and since the pivot point 230 is still in the receiving groove 21, the keyboard portion 22 cannot be rotated. . And when the sliding assembly 23 slides to the position corresponding to the pivot point 230 and the second limiting portion 213, since the keyboard portion 22 and the pivot point 230 have completely moved out of the receiving groove 21, the keyboard portion 22 can move toward the side of the body 2. turn.

In this embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3 , two sliding components 23 are respectively provided with a clamping block 231 between two ends thereof. When the second sliding assembly 23 slides out of the receiving groove 21 until the locking block 231 faces the first limiting portion 211, the locking block 231 is engaged with the first limiting portion 211, and the second sliding assembly 23 cannot be accommodated. Sliding in the groove 21 enables the keyboard part 22 to be fixed at a position where the plurality of keys 220 are exposed outside the receiving groove 21. Since the pivot point 230 is still accommodated in the receiving groove 21, the keyboard part 22 cannot be rotated. In this way, the user can press the button 220 to input data or commands when the portable electronic device is placed flat on the placement surface.

In this embodiment, please refer to FIG. 4 , when the two sliding components 23 slide out of the receiving groove 21 until the locking block 231 faces the second limiting portion 213, the locking block 231 is in contact with the second limiting portion. 213 are engaged with each other, so that the two sliding components 23 cannot slide in the receiving groove 21, and because the pivot point 230 has slid out of the receiving groove 21, the keyboard part 22 is fixed in a position where it can rotate toward the main body 2. In this way, when the portable electronic device is upright on the placement surface, the user can input data or instructions by pressing the keyboard portion 22 lying flat on the placement surface.

In this embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the first limiting portion 211 and the second limiting portion 213 are grooves for respectively accommodating the clamping block 231 to fix the keyboard portion 22 Where a plurality of keys 220 are outside the receiving groove 21 , or the keyboard part 22 is fixed at a position where it can rotate toward one side of the main body 2 . In addition, sliding rails can be provided on both sides of the receiving groove 21 , so that the other ends of the two sliding components 23 can slide in the sliding rails, so that the two sliding components 23 can easily slide in the receiving groove 21 .

In this embodiment, please refer to FIG. 5 , the back of the main body 2 extends from the position of the supporting portion 24 to define a concave groove 25 for receiving the supporting portion 24 . When the supporting part 24 is accommodated in the concave groove 25, the supporting part 24 is combined with the body 2 to form a single body. And when the support part 24 is pulled, one end of the support part 24 leaves the recessed groove 25, and the body 2 can be supported on the placement surface by the support part 24. In this way, not only the volume is reduced, but also the convenience of carrying is increased. sex.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , a display screen 26 is provided on one side of the main body 2 to display images. The main body 2 is respectively provided with a plurality of control keys 27 on both sides of the display screen 26 for the user to control the portable electronic device. Also, the portable electronic device can be an Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC for short). In this way, the portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard of the present invention can completely eliminate many shortcomings such as the need to purchase an additional keyboard for the known ultra-mini mobile computer, the complicated structure caused by the installation of a base, and the inconvenience of carrying the keyboard.

Although the present invention has been disclosed with specific embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make replacements of equivalent components without departing from the concept and scope of the present invention, or replace them according to the present invention. The equivalent changes and modifications made in the scope of patent protection shall still fall within the scope of this patent.

Claims (9)

1. A portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard, characterized in that the portable electronic device comprises: A body, the bottom end of the body extends inwardly to form a receiving groove, and the two sides of the receiving groove are provided with a first limiting part at a position close to the bottom end of the body, and the two sides of the receiving groove are between the first limiting part and the A second limiting portion is provided between the bottom ends of the body; A keyboard part is arranged between the two sides of the receiving groove, and one side of the keyboard part is provided with a plurality of keys; Two sliding assemblies, one end of the two sliding assemblies is respectively pivotally arranged on both sides of the keyboard part, the other end extends outwards from the top of the keyboard part, and respectively slidably connects with the two sides of the accommodating groove, and the two sliding assemblies slide to At the position opposite to the first limiting part, the plurality of keys are exposed out of the receiving groove, and the two sliding components slide to the position opposite to the second limiting part, then the keyboard part can rotate toward one side of the body. 2. The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein a supporting portion is pivotally arranged on the back of the main body. 3. The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pivot joint between one end of the sliding component and the keyboard is a pivot point, and the sliding component slides to the pivot point The position corresponding to the first limiting part, the pivot point is still accommodated in the receiving groove, the sliding assembly slides to the position corresponding to the pivot point and the second limiting part, the pivot point and the keyboard part is completely exposed out of the receiving tank. 4. The portable electronic device with retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: the two sliding components are respectively provided with a clamping block between their two ends, and the two sliding components slide to the clamping block Engaged with the first limiting part, the plurality of keys are exposed outside the receiving groove, the two sliding components slide to the clamping block and engage with the second limiting part, and the keyboard part can move toward the Turn one side of the body. 5. The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are both a groove. 6 . The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a recessed groove for accommodating the supporting portion is recessed from the back of the main body extending from the position of the supporting portion. 6 . 7. The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 6, wherein a display screen is arranged on one side of the main body. 8. The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 7, wherein the main body is further provided with a plurality of control keys on both sides of the display screen. 9. The portable electronic device with a retractable keyboard as claimed in claim 8, wherein the portable electronic device is an ultra-mini mobile computer.

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