CN101400239B - Clamping device and electronic equipment using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a snap-fit device applied to a device. The device comprises an upper cover and a base. The snap-fit device comprises a pivot element and a snap-fit element. The pivot element comprises a limiting portion. The upper cover is pivotally connected to the base through the pivot element. The snap-fit element is arranged on the upper cover and comprises an operating portion and a snap-fit portion. The snap-fit portion cooperates with the limiting portion. When the upper cover is located at a closed position relative to the base, the snap-fit portion can cooperate with the limiting portion to form a locking joint.

Description

Clamping device and electronic equipment using the same

technical field

The invention relates to a locking device and electronic equipment using the same, in particular to a hidden locking device and electronic equipment using the same.

Background technique

In recent years, many electronic devices, such as notebook computers, have become more and more popular because of their advantages of thinness, lightness, compactness and portability, and new appearances and functions have been continuously introduced in the market, and have become popular among many consumers. favorite.

At present, the opening and closing of the upper cover of the common electronic equipment on the market mostly adopts a spring lock device. As the name implies, when the upper cover of the electronic device is closed by the user, the spring lock device utilizes an elastic force generated by its spring to assist the engaging member (such as a tenon) and the restricting member (such as a slot) to engage with each other to form a lock. A locked state. When the user wants to open the upper cover, he only needs to operate the device to move in the opposite direction to release the locked state.

However, in general electronic equipment, these components such as tenons and slots are mostly exposed outside the electronic equipment, which affects the appearance of the electronic equipment and reduces its overall aesthetic feeling. Therefore, the main scope of the present invention is to provide an engaging device and an electronic device using the engaging device, so as to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an engaging device and electronic equipment using the engaging device. The present invention mainly achieves the purpose of hiding the engaging device in the electronic equipment with the assistance of the original pivot element in the electronic equipment.

A specific embodiment according to the present invention is an engaging device applied to a device. The device includes a top cover and a base. The engaging device includes a pivot element and an engaging element. The pivot element includes a limiting portion. The upper cover is pivotally connected to the base through the pivot element. The engaging element is arranged on the upper cover and includes an operation portion and an engaging portion. The engaging portion cooperates with the restricting portion. When the upper cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the engaging portion can cooperate with the restricting portion to form a locking engagement.

Compared with the background technology, according to the engaging device of the present invention and the electronic equipment using the engaging device, the tenons and slots originally exposed outside the electronic equipment can be properly hidden in the electronic equipment. Therefore, the engaging device according to the present invention and the electronic equipment using the engaging device are beneficial to the appearance design of the electronic equipment, and can enhance its overall aesthetic feeling.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood through the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1A is a side view illustrating the locking device according to the present invention when the locking engagement is formed;

Figure 1B is a side view of the locking device according to the present invention after the locking engagement has been released;

2 is an external view illustrating an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3A is a side view illustrating an electronic device according to the present invention when a locking engagement is formed;

3B is a side view illustrating the electronic device according to the present invention after the locking engagement is released.

Description of main component symbols

10: Snap-in device 12: Pivot element

12A: Restricting part 14: Snapping element

14A: Operation part 14B: Engagement part

17: elastic element 20: electronic equipment

22: Upper cover 24: Base

Detailed ways

A first embodiment according to the present invention is an engaging device applied to a device. The locking device can be applied to any device that needs to lock its upper cover and base, such as notebook computers, foldable mobile phones or electronic game devices.

FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are side views of the engaging device 10 , and FIG. 2 is an appearance view of a device 20 using the engaging device 10 . As shown in FIG. 1A , the engaging device 10 includes a pivot element 12 and an engaging element 14 . The pivot member 12 itself includes a limiting portion 12A. The device 20 includes a cover 22 and a base 24 . The upper cover 22 is pivotally connected to the base 24 through the pivot element 12 . The engaging element 14 is generally disposed on the upper cover 22 and includes an operating member 14A and an engaging portion 14B. The engaging part 14B cooperates with the restricting part 12A; preferably, the engaging element 14 is disposed in the casing of the upper cover 22, and is concealed to achieve an aesthetic function.

FIG. 1A is a side view of the engaging device 10 when the upper cover 22 is in a closed position relative to the base 24 . As shown in FIG. 1A , the engaging portion 14B in this case cooperates with the restricting portion 12A to form a locking engagement. In this embodiment, an elastic element 17 on the engaging element 14, such as a spring, provides an elastic force to maintain the locked state and make the engaging portion 14B move against the outer edge of the pivot element 12 so as to make The upper cover 22 performs a closing action.

In contrast, the above-mentioned operating portion 14A can be operated to actuate the engaging portion 14B to disengage from the restricting portion 12A, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover can be operated to rotate relative to the base. That is to say, when the locking engagement is released, the upper cover which is originally closed with the base can be opened. FIG. 1B illustrates the situation when the locking engagement is released.

For example, the device can be a notebook computer, and the limiting portion 12A can be a slot and the engaging portion 14B can be a tenon. The tenon can be matched with the slot. When the top cover of the notebook computer is closed relative to the base, that is, when the top cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the tenon and the slot can jointly form a locking engagement. The locking engagement prevents the upper cover from rotating relative to the base. On the other hand, when the tenon and the slot are in the locking engagement state, the operating portion 14A of the notebook computer can be operated (for example, move the tenon to a specific position in a direction away from the slot) To drive the tenon out of the slot. After the tenon is disengaged from the slot, the locking engagement formed by the tenon and the slot can be released. That is to say, at this moment, the upper cover can rotate relative to the base.

In another embodiment, the positions of the restricting portion 12A and the engaging portion 14B can be exchanged. In this case, the engaging device 10 includes a pivot element 12 and a limiting element, and the pivot element 12 includes an engaging portion 14B. The restricting element is disposed on the upper cover and includes an operating portion 14A and a restricting portion 12A. Likewise, when the upper cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the limiting portion 12A can cooperate with the engaging portion 14B to form a locking engagement. In this embodiment, the above-mentioned operating portion 14A can be operated to actuate the restricting portion 12A to disengage from the engaging portion 14B, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover can be operated to rotate relative to the base.

In a second specific embodiment according to the present invention, the device 20 shown in FIG. 2 is an electronic device, and the engaging device 10 is included in the electronic device. 3A and 3B are side views illustrating the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the electronic device 20 includes a cover 22 , a base 24 and an engaging device 10 . The engaging device 10 includes a pivot element 12 and an engaging element 14 . The pivot member 12 itself includes a limiting portion 12A. The upper cover 22 is pivotally connected to the base 24 through the pivot element 12 . The engaging element 14 is generally disposed on the upper cover 22 and includes an operating portion 14A and an engaging portion 14B. The engaging portion 14B is engaged with the restricting portion 12A. Preferably, the engaging element 14 is disposed in the casing of the upper cover 22 to achieve an aesthetic function by being hidden.

As shown in FIG. 3A , when the upper cover 22 is in a closed position relative to the base 24 , the engaging portion 14B can cooperate with the restricting portion 12A to form a locking engagement. At this time, the elastic element 17 on the engaging element 14, such as a spring, provides an elastic force to maintain the locked state, and makes the engaging portion 14B move against the outer edge of the pivot element 12 so that the upper cover 22 Perform closing action.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3B , the operating portion 14A can be operated to actuate the engaging portion 14B to disengage from the restricting portion 12A, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover 22 can be operated to rotate relative to the base 24 . That is to say, when the locking engagement is released, the upper cover 22 which is originally closed with the base 24 can be opened.

Compared with the background technology, according to the engaging device of the present invention and the electronic equipment using the engaging device, the tenons and slots originally exposed outside the electronic equipment can be properly hidden in the electronic equipment. Therefore, the engaging device according to the present invention and the electronic equipment using the engaging device are beneficial to the appearance design of the electronic equipment, and can enhance its overall aesthetic feeling.

Through the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, it is hoped that the characteristics and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the appended claims of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the claims applied for in the present invention should be interpreted in the broadest way based on the above description, so as to cover all possible changes and arrangements with equivalents.

Claims (16)

1. A clamping device applied to equipment, the equipment includes a top cover and a base, and the clamping device includes: a pivot element, the upper cover is pivotally connected to the base through the pivot element, and the pivot element itself has a restricting portion; and The engaging element is arranged on the upper cover, and includes an operating portion and an engaging portion, and the engaging portion cooperates with the restricting portion; Wherein when the upper cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the engaging portion can cooperate with the restricting portion to form a locking engagement, Wherein the operating portion can be operated to actuate the engaging portion to disengage from the restricting portion, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover can be operated to rotate relative to the base. 2. The engaging device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic element, the elastic element provides elastic force to make the engaging portion abut against the outer edge of the pivot element so that the upper cover is closed relative to the pivot element Actions. 3. The engaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is disposed in the housing of the upper cover. 4. The engaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the restricting portion is an engaging slot. 5. The engaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is a tenon. 6. The engaging device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the elastic element is a spring. 7. A locking device applied to equipment, the equipment includes a top cover and a base, and the locking device includes: a pivot element, the upper cover is pivotally connected to the base through the pivot element, and the pivot element itself has an engaging portion; and The restricting element is arranged on the upper cover, and includes an operation part and a restricting part, and the restricting part cooperates with the engaging part; Wherein when the upper cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the engaging portion can cooperate with the restricting portion to form a locking engagement, Wherein the operating portion can be operated to actuate the restricting portion to disengage from the engaging portion, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover can be operated to rotate relative to the base. 8. The engaging device according to claim 7, further comprising an elastic element, the elastic element provides an elastic force to make the restricting portion abut against the outer edge of the pivot element so that the upper cover is closed relative to the pivot element action. 9. An electronic device comprising: base; cover; and Snap-on device, including: a pivot element through which the upper cover is pivotally connected to the base, and the pivot element itself has a limiting portion; and The engaging element is arranged on the upper cover, and includes an operating portion and an engaging portion, and the engaging portion cooperates with the restricting portion; Wherein when the upper cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the engaging portion can cooperate with the restricting portion to form a locking engagement, Wherein the operating portion can be operated to actuate the engaging portion to disengage from the restricting portion, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover can be operated to rotate relative to the base. 10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising an elastic element, the elastic element provides an elastic force to make the engaging portion close to the outer edge of the pivot element so that the upper cover is closed relative to the pivot element action. 11. The engaging device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the engaging portion is disposed in the casing of the upper cover. 12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the limiting portion is a card slot. 13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the engaging portion is a tenon. 14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the elastic element is a spring. 15. An electronic device comprising: base; cover; and snap-fit device, including: a pivot element, the upper cover is pivotally connected to the base through the pivot element, and the pivot element itself has an engaging portion; and The engaging element is arranged on the upper cover, and includes an operating part and a restricting part, and the restricting part cooperates with the engaging part; Wherein when the upper cover is in a closed position relative to the base, the engaging portion can cooperate with the restricting portion to form a locking engagement. Wherein the operating portion can be operated to actuate the restricting portion to disengage from the engaging portion, thereby releasing the locking engagement, so that the upper cover can be operated to rotate relative to the base. 16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising an elastic element, the elastic element provides elastic force to make the restricting portion abut against the outer edge of the pivot element so that the upper cover can be closed relative to the pivot element .

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