CN101608659A - Portable Electronic Devices and Dual Axis Modules - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device with a dual-axis module comprises a dual-axis module, a first body and a second body. The dual-axis module is connected to the first body and the second body, and comprises a first axis unit, a second axis unit and a connecting unit. The first axis unit has a first axis portion and a first connecting portion, and the first connecting portion is pivotally arranged on the first axis portion. The second axis unit has a second axis portion and a second connecting portion, and the second axis portion is connected to the second connecting portion. The connecting unit connects the first axis unit and the second axis unit, and the connecting unit is pivotally arranged on the second axis portion.

Description

Portable Electronic Devices and Dual Axis Modules

technical field

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, in particular to a portable electronic device and a dual-axis module thereof.

Background technique

There are various types of portable electronic devices, such as notebook computers, ultra-mobile computers or mobile communication devices. Portable electronic devices usually have a hinge module for easy folding; however, the known hinge modules are all single-axis modules, so the angle of rotation is limited, thus limiting the usability.

Contents of the invention

A dual-axis module according to the present invention includes a first axis unit, a second axis unit and a connecting unit. The first shaft unit has a first shaft portion and a first connection portion, and the first connection portion is pivotally arranged on the first shaft portion. The second shaft unit has a second shaft portion and a second connection portion, and the second shaft portion is connected to the second connection portion. The connection unit connects the first shaft unit and the second shaft unit, and the connection unit is pivotally arranged on the second shaft.

A portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a first body, a second body and a dual-axis module. The dual-axis module is connected to the first body and the second body and includes a first axis unit, a second axis unit and a connection unit. The first shaft unit has a first shaft portion and a first connection portion, and the first connection portion is pivotally arranged on the first shaft portion and connected with the first body. The second shaft unit has a second shaft portion and a second connection portion, the second shaft portion is connected to the second connection portion, and the second connection portion is connected to the second body. The connection unit connects the first shaft unit and the second shaft unit, and the connection unit is pivotally arranged on the second shaft.

Based on the above, a portable electronic device and a dual-axis module according to the present invention have a first axis unit and a second axis unit, wherein the first connecting portion of the first axis unit can be based on the first axis portion Rotation, and the first axis unit and the connecting unit can form a biaxial rotation according to the rotation of the second axis part of the second axis unit, thus increasing the folding angle of the portable electronic device and improving usability.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a biaxial module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2A to 2E are schematic diagrams of the operation of the biaxial module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

A portable electronic device and a dual-axis module according to preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to related drawings, wherein the same elements will be described with the same reference symbols.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a dual-axis module 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a first axis unit 11 , a second axis unit 12 and a connecting unit 13 .

The first shaft unit 11 has a first shaft portion 111 and a first connecting portion 112 , the first connecting portion 112 is pivotally disposed on the first shaft portion 111 and can rotate according to the first shaft portion 111 . In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 112 has a plurality of mounting holes H1 for locking and connecting with external components; of course, the locking is only for illustration, and the first connecting portion 112 can also be connected with external components in other ways, Other methods such as clamping, bonding, fitting, nesting or welding etc.

The second shaft unit 12 has a second shaft portion 121 and a second connecting portion 122 , and the second shaft portion 121 is connected to the second connecting portion 122 . In this embodiment, the second shaft portion 121 and the second connecting portion 122 are fixed to each other, which is taken as an example of locking and fixing. The second connecting part 122 can have a plurality of installation holes H2 to be locked and connected with the external components; of course, the locking is only for illustration, and the second connecting part 122 can also be connected with the external components in other ways, such as Snapping, bonding, fitting, nesting or welding, etc.

The connection unit 13 connects the first shaft unit 11 and the second shaft unit 12 , and the connection unit 13 is pivotally disposed on the second shaft portion 121 . In this embodiment, the connecting unit 13 is a metal sheet as an example, and it has two through holes (not shown in the figure), and the first shaft portion 111 and the second shaft portion 121 respectively pass through the connecting unit 13 through the through holes. Of course, the connection unit 13 can also be connected with the first shaft unit 11 and the second shaft unit 12 by other methods, such as engaging, bonding, fitting or welding.

In addition, the connecting unit 13 is pivotally disposed on the second shaft portion 121 and can rotate according to the second shaft portion 121 . When the connecting unit 13 rotates, it rotates together with the first shaft unit 11 according to the second shaft portion 121 . In this way, the first connecting part 112 can rotate according to the first shaft part 111 , and the first shaft unit 11 and the connecting unit 13 can rotate according to the second shaft part 121 , resulting in biaxial rotation.

In addition, in this embodiment, the torsional force of the first shaft unit 11 is smaller than the torsional force of the second shaft unit 12 . Therefore, in actual operation, when the user exerts force on the first connecting portion 112 or the external member connected thereto, the first connecting portion 112 rotates according to the first shaft portion 111 , and since the torsion of the first shaft unit 11 is less than Due to the torsion force of the second shaft unit 12 , during the rotation, the connecting unit 13 and the second shaft unit 12 do not move relative to each other.

Please refer to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2D to illustrate the rotation of the biaxial module 1 below.

Please refer to FIG. 2A , which shows the initial state of the biaxial module 1 , which can also be referred to as the state where the first connecting portion 112 is at zero degrees. In this embodiment, the first shaft unit 11 further has a stop portion 113, the stop portion 113 is connected to the first shaft portion 111, and is adjacent to the first connection portion 112 to limit the movement of the first connection portion 112. A rotation angle. Here, the first connecting portion 112 can be limited to the zero degree defined in this embodiment by the stopper portion 113 . The stop part 113 and the first shaft part 111 can be engaged, fitted, glued, nested, locked or integrally formed. In this embodiment, the stop part 113 is fitted and fitted on the first shaft part 111 as a example. In addition, the present embodiment does not limit the shape of the stopping portion 113 , for example, the stopping portion 113 can be selected from a combination of ring shape, arc shape, plate shape, block shape and concave-convex shape, and can be designed according to actual needs.

Please refer to FIG. 2B , which shows that the first connecting portion 112 has rotated from zero degree to a first angle, such as 180 degrees. The user exerts a force on the first connecting part 112 or an external member on it, so that the first connecting part 112 rotates according to the first shaft part 111, and because the torsion of the first shaft unit 11 is smaller than that of the second shaft unit 12 Therefore, during the rotation, the connecting unit 13 and the second shaft unit 12 do not move relative to each other. In this embodiment, the blocking portion 113 can limit the rotation of the first connecting portion 112 to the first angle.

Please refer to FIG. 2C , which shows that the first connecting portion 112 has rotated from the first angle to a second angle, such as 270 degrees. Since the stop portion 113 has limited the first connecting portion 112 to the first angle, the first connecting portion 112 cannot rotate according to the first shaft portion 111 any more. Therefore, in the process of converting the first angle to the second angle, the first connecting part 112 rotates from the first angle to the second angle through the rotation of the connecting unit 13 according to the rotation of the second shaft part 121, that is, at the first angle During the transition to the second angle, the first connecting portion 112 and the first shaft portion 111 do not move relative to each other.

Please refer to FIG. 2D , which shows that the first connecting portion 112 has rotated from the second angle to a third angle, such as 360 degrees. During this rotation process, the connecting unit 13 continues to rotate according to the second shaft portion 121 , and together with the first connecting portion 112 rotates from the second angle to the third angle.

The process of turning the first connecting portion 112 from the third angle back to zero is described below. Please refer to FIG. 2D and FIG. 2E, which show that the first connecting part 112 rotates from the third angle to the first angle through the second angle. Torsion force, so the connection unit 13 does not rotate, but the first connection part 112 rotates from the third angle to the first angle through the second angle according to the first shaft part 111 . Moreover, the first connecting portion 112 is limited by the stop portion 113 at the first angle, and cannot rotate forward any further.

Please refer to FIG. 2E and FIG. 2A again, which shows that the first connecting part 112 rotates from the first angle to zero degree. The connecting portion 112 rotates from the first angle to zero degree. And during this process, there is no relative movement between the first connecting portion 112 and the first shaft portion 111 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , a portable electronic device 2 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a first body 21 , a second body 22 and a dual-axis module 1 . The portable electronic device 2 of this embodiment can be, for example, a notebook computer, a super mobile computer or a mobile communication device. The first body 21 and the second body 22 are two parts of the portable electronic device 2, for example, the first body 21 is a display module (such as a liquid crystal display module) of the portable electronic device 2, and the second body 22 is a The operation module of the portable electronic device 2 (for example, includes a keyboard).

Since the biaxial module 1 has been described in detail in the above-mentioned embodiments, it will not be repeated here. In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 112 of the biaxial module 1 is connected to the first body 21 , and the second connecting portion 122 is connected to the second body 22 . The present invention does not limit the way the first body 21 and the second body 22 are connected to the biaxial module 1, which can be, for example, locked, snapped, fitted, glued, fitted or welded, etc. Here, locking is taken as an example .

In this embodiment, when the biaxial module 1 is in operation, the first connecting part 112 can drive the first body 21 to rotate according to the first shaft part 111 and the second shaft part 121, and the second connecting part 122 and the second body 22 are fixed to each other so that the first body 21 can rotate relative to the second body 22 . Since the operation of the biaxial module 1 has been described in detail in the above-mentioned embodiments, it is not repeated here.

To sum up, a portable electronic device and a dual-axis module according to the present invention have a first axis unit and a second axis unit, wherein the first connecting portion of the first axis unit can be based on the first axis portion Rotation, and the first axis unit and the connecting unit can form a biaxial rotation according to the rotation of the second axis part of the second axis unit, thus increasing the folding angle of the portable electronic device and improving usability.

The above descriptions are illustrative only, not restrictive. Any equivalent modification or change without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall be included in the claims.

Claims (13)

1, a kind of double-shaft module is characterized in that, comprises:

First axle unit has the first axle part and first linking department, and above-mentioned first linking department is hubbed at above-mentioned the first axle part;

Second axle unit has the second axle part and second linking department, and above-mentioned the second axle part and above-mentioned second linking department link; And

Connection unit link above-mentioned first axle unit and above-mentioned second axle unit, and above-mentioned connection unit is hubbed at above-mentioned the second axle part.

2, double-shaft module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned first axle unit has more the stopper part and above-mentioned the first axle part links, and is adjacent to above-mentioned first linking department, in order to limit the rotation angle of above-mentioned first linking department.

3, double-shaft module according to claim 2 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned stopper part and above-mentioned the first axle part for engage, chimeric, bonding, fit, sealed or one-body molded.

4, double-shaft module according to claim 2 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned stopper part is ring-type, arcuation, tabular, block or concavo-convex combination.

5, double-shaft module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned the first axle part and above-mentioned the second axle part wear above-mentioned connection unit respectively.

6, double-shaft module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the torsion of wherein above-mentioned first axle unit is less than the torsion of above-mentioned second axle unit.

7, a kind of portable electronic devices with double-shaft module is characterized in that, comprises:

First body;

Second body; And

Double-shaft module is linked to above-mentioned first body and above-mentioned second body, and comprises:

First axle unit has the first axle part and first linking department, and above-mentioned first linking department is hubbed at above-mentioned the first axle part, and links with above-mentioned first body;

Second axle unit has the second axle part and second linking department, and above-mentioned the second axle part and above-mentioned second linking department link, and above-mentioned second linking department and above-mentioned second body link; And

Connection unit link above-mentioned first axle unit and above-mentioned second axle unit, and above-mentioned connection unit is hubbed at above-mentioned the second axle part.

8, portable electronic devices according to claim 7 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned first axle unit has more the stopper part and above-mentioned the first axle part links, and is adjacent to above-mentioned first linking department, in order to limit the rotation angle of above-mentioned first linking department.

9, portable electronic devices according to claim 8 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned stopper part and above-mentioned the first axle part for engage, chimeric, bonding, fit, sealed or one-body molded.

10, portable electronic devices according to claim 8 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned stopper part is ring-type, arcuation, tabular, block or concavo-convex combination.

11, portable electronic devices according to claim 7 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned the first axle part and above-mentioned the second axle part wear above-mentioned connection unit respectively.

12, portable electronic devices according to claim 7 is characterized in that, the torsion of wherein above-mentioned first axle unit is less than the torsion of above-mentioned second axle unit.

13, portable electronic devices according to claim 7 is characterized in that, it is notebook computer, super removable computer or device for mobile communication.

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