CN101742861A - Portable electronic device structure with multiple operation modes - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device structure with multiple operation modes includes a first body, a second body, a third body and a fourth body. The first body and the second body are connected by a hinge structure to form relative horizontal flipping and vertical rotation movements, and the third body and the fourth body can selectively move relative to the first body and the second body respectively. Various position combinations are formed by the relative movement position and rotation position of each body, and different operation modes are changed accordingly according to the various combinations.

Description

Portable electronic device architecture with multiple modes of operation

technical field

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device with a multi-screen structure, especially a portable electronic device structure that can be switched to have multiple operating modes according to the changing positions of each screen.

Background technique

Portable electronic products can be classified into notebook computers (Laptop PC), personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant) or mobile phones according to their uses, among which personal digital assistants have excellent mobility, while notebook computers have complete computer functions, but Notebook computers and personal digital assistants also have their own shortcomings. For personal digital assistants, they can be used to surf the Internet or send and receive e-mails, but the small 3.5-inch screen of the personal digital assistant cannot provide users with the best viewing mode to operate. Although the functions of the notebook computer are complete, the convenience of carrying around, the size of the volume and the endurance of the battery are still not perfect.

In contrast, an Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC for short) is a computer between the performance of a notebook computer and the size of a personal digital assistant. The super mobile computer has a larger screen (about 7 o'clock or more) than the personal digital assistant, but the super mobile computer is lighter than the notebook computer. If it is equipped with a wireless mobile Internet function, it will have simple operation functions and suitable In the workplace with frequent movement.

Due to the lightweight size of the ultra-mobile computer, in addition to the basic functions of a notebook computer, it also adds a touch screen function to display various data, and the input method is mainly by using a touch screen. Directly click the icon on the screen to perform various operations of the exclusive program. When performing text input, the key area of the virtual keyboard can be displayed on the screen, and the touch pen or finger can be used to select the virtual keyboard on the screen for input, thereby replacing the traditional physical keys on the laptop.

Therefore, most of the current ultra-mobile computers use the touch screen as various data input modes, but the touch screen must divide the screen into two areas, the first area is the area where the virtual keyboard is displayed. key area, while the second area shows the picture of the screen. In this way, cutting the display screen into two areas will inevitably reduce the display area, and the display area of the largest area cannot be considered in operation, resulting in sacrificing the best viewing size of the display screen for browsing and reading. In addition, although the operation mode of the virtual keyboard can be provided on the display screen, the display buttons of the virtual standard keyboard on the touch screen will be relatively smaller, and it is difficult for the user to click on the relatively narrow display buttons with a stylus. , It is also easy to touch other display buttons by mistake and cause wrong data input.

Furthermore, most of the structures of traditional ultra-mobile computers can be divided into two types, the first is a slide-type structure, and the second is a screw-type structure, and by changing the display direction of the screen and the way it is held Corresponding to a specific operation mode, usually the slide-type structure needs to place the super mobile computer horizontally, push the screen out of the body, and then hold the body with both hands for operation. The screw-type structure lifts the screen of the super mobile computer from the body, and then puts it horizontally for operation.

However, the above-mentioned two kinds of slide-type or screw-type structures have limited the operation mode of the super mobile computer. A super mobile computer has a variety of operation modes, such as providing multiple touch-sensitive display screens, so that it has multiple display screens or multiple touch interfaces to form a variety of operation modes, and can rotate the touch-sensitive The display screen can be viewed from various angles. In view of this, how to break through the conventional operation mode of the super mobile computer, so that the super mobile computer can have multiple operation modes, and present the maximum viewing range of the display screen of the touch screen , and the display of the key area taking into account the virtual keyboard is a very important part.

Contents of the invention

Currently known super mobile computers have areas with several different functions such as screen display area, virtual standard keyboard area or handwriting pad input area on the same touch screen, so that the scope of the screen display area is limited. Relatively, the virtual standard keyboard It will also become narrower, so that the user cannot get the largest viewing picture when operating the super mobile computer, and it is easy to cause false touches on the virtual keyboard. In view of the above problems, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device structure with multiple operating modes, which can provide multiple operating modes by changing the position of each screen, and can take into account the maximum display screen in different operating modes scope.

According to the structure of the portable electronic device with multiple operation modes disclosed in the present invention, it includes a first body, a second body, a third body and a fourth body, and the first body and the second body are respectively pivoted There is a first pivot body and a second pivot body, and the first pivot body and the second pivot body are pivotally connected to each other, and make the first pivot body and the second pivot body face each other with a first rotation axis as the axis center pivot. In addition, the first body pivots relative to the first pivot body with a second rotation axis as an axis, and the second body pivots relative to the second pivot body with a third rotation axis as an axis, And make the first axis of rotation perpendicular to the second axis of rotation and the third axis of rotation respectively, so that the first body and the second body can relatively form a horizontal turning movement to a use angle, or form a relative vertical rotation movement .

The third body is arranged on one side of the first body in a slidable relationship, and the fourth body is also arranged on the side of the second body in a slidable relationship. Through the above-mentioned rotational relationship between the first body and the second body, And the third body and the fourth body can choose to slide on the first body and the second body, so that a corresponding operation mode is formed by changing the position of each body.

The beneficial effect of the structure of the portable electronic device with multiple operating modes disclosed in the present invention is that the first body and the second body can form relative horizontal turning and vertical rotation movements, while the third body and the fourth body can respectively The first body and the second body slide upwards to form corresponding operation modes based on the changing positions of each body, and at the same time take into account the maximum display screen range in different operation modes.

Regarding the features, implementation and effects of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic diagram according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram according to the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first use example of the unlocking mechanism according to the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second usage example of the unlocking mechanism according to the present invention;

Figure 5 is a first mode of operation according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a second mode of operation according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a third operation pattern according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a fourth operation pattern according to the present invention;

Figure 9 is a fifth mode of operation according to the present invention; and

Fig. 10 is a sixth operation mode according to the present invention.

Among them, reference signs

10 First Body

11 first screen

12 chute

13 holding tank

131 shaft hole

14 perforations

20 second body

21 Second screen

22 chute

23 holding tank

231 shaft hole

30 The third body

31 Third screen

32 guide block

33 external screen

34 positioning hole

40 The fourth organism

41 Fourth screen

42 guide block

51 The first pivot body

511 shaft

52 The second pivot body

521 shaft

53 The third pivot body

60 Unlock mechanism

61 push button

611 The first stop

612 The second stopper

613 limit part

62 springs

R1 the first axis of rotation

R2 Second axis of rotation

R3 The third axis of rotation

Detailed ways

According to the portable electronic device structure disclosed in the present invention with multiple operating modes, it is applied to portable electronic data processing devices with multiple screen structures, such as smart mobile phones (PDAPhone, Smart Phone), portable navigation devices (Portable Navigation Device, PND), multimedia player (Portable Media Player, PMP), mobile TV (Mobile TV), personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) or super mobile computer (Ultra Mobile PC, UMPC), etc. Portable electronic devices, however, in the following embodiments of the present invention, a super mobile computer is taken as an example, of course, the application products and scope of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments.

Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, according to the structure of the portable electronic device disclosed in the present invention with multiple operation modes, it includes a first body 10, a second body 20, a third body 30, a fourth Airframe 40. For ease of description, X, Y, and Z marked in the figure are the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction, respectively, and the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction are perpendicular to each other.

The first body 10 and the second body 20 are arranged opposite to each other, and the first body 10 and the second body 20 are respectively a long rectangular body, and a longitudinal axis can be defined parallel to the long sides of the first body 10 and the second body 20 direction (as shown in the X-axis direction in Figure 1), the short sides parallel to the first body 10 and the second body 20 can define a transverse axis direction (as shown in the Y-axis direction in Figure 1), and in the first body 10 One side of the first body 10 is provided with a first screen 11 , and the other side of the first body 10 is provided with at least one chute 12 . In addition, a receiving groove 13 is provided on the long side of one side of the first body 10, and the opposite ends of the receiving groove 13 respectively have a shaft hole 131, and a first pivot body 51 is pivotally connected in the receiving groove 13, And the two ends of the first pivot body 51 are provided with a rotating shaft 511, and the rotating shaft 511 is pivotally connected in the corresponding shaft hole 131, so that the first body 10 is relative to the first pivot with a second rotational axis R2 as the axis center. Body 51 rotates.

One side of the second body 20 is provided with a second screen 21, and the second screen 21 corresponds to the first screen 11, and at least one chute 22 is provided on the other side of the second body 20, and another side of the second body 20 The long side of the side is provided with an accommodation groove 23, and the opposite two ends of the accommodation groove 23 have a shaft hole 231 respectively, and a second pivot body 52 is pivotally connected in the accommodation groove 23, and the second pivot body 52 Two ends are provided with a rotating shaft 521 , and the rotating shaft 521 is pivotally connected in the corresponding shaft hole 231 , so that the second body 20 can rotate relative to the second pivot body 52 with a third rotation axis R3 as an axis.

In addition, the first pivot body 51 and the second pivot body 52 are connected by a third pivot body 53, and the first pivot body 51 is relative to the second pivot body 52 with a first rotation axis R1 as the axis. Rotate, and the first rotation axis R1 is perpendicular to the second rotation axis R2 and the third rotation axis R3 respectively, so that the first body 10 and the second body 20 can pass through the first pivot body 51 and the second pivot body 52 and exhibit relative rotational motion on the first rotational axis R1 (as shown in FIG. 7 ).

The third body 30 is arranged on the first body 10 in a movable relationship, and one side of the third body 30 is provided with a third screen 31 and at least one guide block 32, and the guide block 32 is embedded in the first body 10 A positioning is formed in the corresponding chute 12 so that the third body 30 is displaced relative to the first body 10 along the longitudinal axis, and an external screen 33 is disposed on the other side of the third body 30 .

The fourth body 40 is arranged on the second body 20 in a movable relationship, and one side of the fourth body 40 is provided with a fourth screen 41 and at least one guide block 42, and the guide block 42 is embedded in the second body 20 A positioning is formed in the corresponding sliding slot 22 so that the fourth body 40 is displaced relative to the first body 10 along the longitudinal axis. The above-mentioned third body 30 is displaced relative to the first body 10, and the structure of the fourth body 40 displaced relative to the second body 20 can be a slide rail type, which has been disclosed in the accompanying drawings, and it is a known technology. I won't go into details here.

In addition, the short side of the first body 10 is provided with an unlocking mechanism 60. As shown in FIGS. The corresponding positioning hole 34, and the unlocking mechanism 60 has a push button 61 and a spring 62, and the two ends of the push button 61 are respectively provided with a first stop portion 611, a second stop portion 612, and on the two stop portions Between 611 and 612 is provided a limiting portion 613 whose cross-sectional area is larger than that of the push button 61 . When assembling the unlocking mechanism 60, the spring 62 is sleeved on the push button 61 first, and then the push button 61 is set in the through hole 14, and the two ends of the spring 62 are respectively pressed against the casing and the limit position of the first body 10. One side of part 613.

When the unlocking mechanism 60 operates, the first body 10 is firstly covered on the second body 20, and the second body 20 is pressed against the second stopper 612 of the push button 61, so that the first stopper 612 on one side of the push button 61 The stopper 611 protrudes from the upper surface of the first body 10, and at the same time the spring 62 is stressed to be in a compressed state. When the first stopper 611 stretches out of the first body 10, the first stopper 611 can be inserted into the second The corresponding positioning holes 34 of the three bodies 30 prevent the third body 30 from moving out of the first body 10 (as shown in FIG. 3 ). When the first body 10 is opened on the second body 20, the second stop portion 612 releases the pressing state, and the second stop portion 612 is pushed out of the lower surface of the first body 10 by the elastic restoring force of the spring 62, The first stop portion 611 is disengaged from the positioning hole 34 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), so that the third body 30 can move out of the first body 10 .

The first body 10 moves relative to the second body 20 on the second rotational axis R2 through the first pivot body 51 , and the second body 20 also moves relative to the first body 10 through the second pivot body 52 . The movement of the third rotation axis R3 causes the first body 10 and the second body 20 to rotate mutually to a use angle (as shown in FIG. 6 ). When the first body 10 and the second body 20 are unfolded to the use angle, the first pivot body 51 and the second pivot body 52 can drive the first body 10 and the second pivot body on the first rotation axis R1 through the third pivot body 53 . The body 20 has a relatively free angle of rotation, so that the relative positions of the two sides of the first body 10 can be changed (as shown in FIG. 7 ). Therefore, through the rotation relationship generated between the first pivot body 51 , the second pivot body 52 and the third pivot body 53 , the first body 10 can indirectly rotate in three rotational directions relative to the second body 20 . Movement to suit the desired mode of operation of each body in different positions.

Please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 10 , according to the handheld electronic data processing device disclosed in the present invention, its best embodiment is applied to an ultra-mobile PC (Ultra-Mobile PC, UMPC), which integrates the functions of multiple screen displays. Each screen of each of the above-mentioned bodies is a touch screen (Touch Screen), which can be used for touch operation and senses the touch pressure action to execute the corresponding operation program. Therefore, the present invention is applied to ultra-mobile computers (UMPC) and at least provides the following types: State: first mode: as shown in Figure 2 to Figure 5, after the fourth body 40 is moved out of the second body 20 in the direction of the vertical axis, it is switched to the operation mode of holding with one hand in the direction of the vertical axis, and the fourth screen 41 shows an operation area, such as a virtual keyboard, handwriting pad, drawing board or pointer operation screen, and the external screen 33 of the third body 30 displays a corresponding information screen for the user to hold with one hand The fourth body 40, and click on the screen on the fourth screen 41 to operate.

The second type: as shown in Figure 2, it is directly transformed into Figure 6, the first body 10 is placed horizontally, and the first body 10 is lifted relative to the second body 20 through the first pivot body 51, and the first body 10 and the second body 20 are opened to a use angle, hold the second body 20 with both hands, and the second screen 21 can display an operation area, such as a virtual keyboard, handwriting pad, drawing pad or pointer operation displayed on the screen screen, and display the corresponding screen on the first screen 11 for operation.

The third type: as shown in Fig. 6, directly transformed into Fig. 7, the first body 10 is freely rotated relative to the second body 20 along the first rotation axis R1 through the first pivot body 51, and then the first body can be The positions of the two sides of 10 are exchanged, for example, the first screen 11 faces the user for operation, or the first screen 11 faces away from the user for other people to browse the screen.

The fourth type: change from the state of FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 through the state of FIG. 6. First, the first body 10 is opened relative to the second body 20 with the first pivot body 51, and then the first body 10 and the second body 10 are opened. The body 20 is horizontally placed on the same horizontal plane, and then the third body 30 and the fourth body 40 are moved out along the longitudinal direction at the same time, so that each body is unfolded to a certain position, and the third screen 31 and the fourth screen 41 An operation area is displayed, such as a virtual standard keyboard (QWERTY Keypad), and the first screen 11 and the second screen 21 can respectively display two different screens, or the display of the first screen 11 and the second screen 21 The screens are merged to form a larger display screen.

The fifth type: as shown in Fig. 6, it is directly transformed into Fig. 9. Firstly, the first body 10 is placed horizontally, and the first body 10 is lifted relative to the second body 20 through the first pivot body 51, and then the second body 10 is opened. Three bodies 30 and the 4th body 40 move out simultaneously, can make on the second screen 21 show an operating area, as picture display be virtual standard keyboard (QWERTY Keypad), and then display corresponding picture on the first screen 11 and operate. In addition, compared with the main screen displayed on the first screen 11 , the third screen 31 can be displayed as a sub screen, so that a split sub screen and a parent screen can be displayed through the first screen 11 and the third screen 31 . The fourth screen 41 can be used as a second operation area, such as a handwriting pad, drawing board or pointer operation screen, so as to have multiple display screens and multiple input operation modes at the same time.

The sixth form: as shown in Figure 6, it is directly transformed into Figure 10. First, the first body 10 is placed horizontally, and the first body 10 is opened relative to the second body 20 through the first pivot body 51, and then the second body 10 is opened. The three bodies 30 are moved out, so that the second screen 21 can be displayed as a virtual standard keyboard (QWERTY Keypad), and the first screen 11 can then display a corresponding screen for operation, and the third screen 31 can be used as a virtual standard keyboard. A magnified screen display, such as a magnifying glass in the operating software, enlarges the display screen in the first screen 11 through the third screen 31, so as to help the user to browse the screen more conveniently.

The above six types of operation modes can move the first body 10 or the second body 20 through the first pivot body 51 , the second pivot body 52 or the third pivot body 53 to form a relative rotational relationship according to the needs of the user. , and can selectively move out the third body 30 or the fourth body 40, so as to change the relative position of each body, and then switch each screen on each body to display various corresponding function pictures, so as to have various types status mode of operation.

According to the structure of the portable electronic device with multiple operating modes in the present invention, its effect is that the first body and the second body form relative horizontal turning and vertical rotation through the above-mentioned pivots, and the third body and the fourth body can be Sliding on the first body and the second body is selected respectively, so that each body forms a combination of various changing positions, and a corresponding operation mode is formed according to the combination of various positions, so that the portable electronic device can Change various operation modes, and take into account the largest display screen range under different operation modes.

Certainly, the present invention also can have other various embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes All changes and modifications should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation is characterized in that, includes:

One first pivot body;

One second pivot body is articulated with this first pivot body, is pivoted relative to each other as the axle center with one first axial rotary to make this first pivot body and this second pivot body;

One first housing is articulated in this first pivot body with rotatable relation, and this first housing pivots with respect to this first pivot body as the axle center with one second axial rotary, and this second axial rotary is perpendicular to this first axial rotary;

One second housing is articulated in this second pivot body with rotatable relation, and this second housing pivots with respect to this second pivot body as the axle center with one the 3rd axial rotary, and the 3rd axial rotary is perpendicular to this first axial rotary;

One the 3rd body is slidably to concern a side that is arranged at this first housing; And

One the 4th body is slidably to concern a side that is arranged at this second housing;

Wherein, this first housing and this second housing turn to a use angle with respect to this first pivot body and this second pivot body respectively; This first pivot body makes this first housing with this second pivot body with this first axial rotary and this second housing is relative rotates; The 3rd body and the 4th body are optionally respectively with respect to this first housing and this second housing slippage; With order respectively this body carry out corresponding operator scheme according to all places combination.

2. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the one side of this first housing is provided with one first screen, and be provided with at least one chute in the another side of this first housing, and the one side of the 3rd body is provided with one the 3rd screen and at least one guiding block, and being provided with an external screen at the another side of the 3rd body, the 3rd body embeds this chute by this guiding block and with respect to this first housing displacement.

3. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this first screen, the 3rd screen and this external screen are a touch control screen.

4. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the one side of this second housing is provided with one second screen, and be provided with at least one chute in the another side of this second housing, and the one side of the 4th body is provided with one the 4th screen and at least one guiding block, and the 4th body embeds this chute by this guiding block and with respect to this second housing displacement.

5. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 4 is characterized in that, this second screen and the 4th screen are a touch control screen.

6. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, one side of this first housing is provided with a release mechanism, this first housing is provided with a perforation corresponding to this release mechanism, and the 3rd body is provided with a location hole corresponding to this perforation, and this release mechanism includes:

One push button, be arranged in this perforation, these push button two ends are respectively equipped with one first stopper section and one second stopper section, and between this first stopper section and second stopper section, be provided with a limiting section, one side of this limiting section is connected to the inwall of this perforation, this first stopper section retraction and stretch out a side of this perforation, this second stopper section retraction and stretch out the opposite side of this perforation, this first stopper section is subjected to this second housing to compress and this second stopper section is embedded in this location hole; And

One spring, this spring housing are located on this push button, and these spring two ends are connected to the another side of this first housing inwall and this limiting section, and this first stopper section breaks away from this location hole by this spring with this second stopper section after away from this second housing.

7. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this first housing also includes a storage tank, relative two ends of this storage tank are respectively equipped with an axis hole, relative two ends of this first pivot body then are respectively equipped with a rotating shaft, and this first housing is articulated in this axis hole by this rotating shaft and rotates with respect to this first pivot body.

8. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this second housing also includes a storage tank, relative two ends of this storage tank are respectively equipped with an axis hole, relative two ends of this second pivot body then are respectively equipped with a rotating shaft, and this second housing is articulated in this axis hole by this rotating shaft and rotates with respect to this second pivot body.

9. the portable electronic device structure with multiple modes of operation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this portable electronic device structure also includes one the 3rd pivot body, the 3rd pivot body is connected between this first pivot body and this second pivot body, and this first pivot body rotates with respect to this second pivot body along this first axial rotary by the 3rd pivot body.

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