CN101989099B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is an electronic device, comprising a base and a cover. The cover is pivotally connected to the base. The cover comprises a display screen, a main shell, a light-transmitting display element and a light-transmitting shell. The display screen is arranged on the main shell, the light-transmitting shell is fixed to the main shell, and the light-transmitting display element is arranged on the light-transmitting shell. The advantages of the present invention are: the light-transmitting display element has a double-sided display function, and the user can obtain various real-time information by directly viewing the light-transmitting display element when the electronic device is in a closed state or even in an open state when in use, such as: date, time, email status and SMS notification, and other real-time information.

Description

electronic device

technical field

The invention relates to an electronic device, in particular to an electronic device with dual display screens.

Background technique

With the development of informatization, electronic information equipment is becoming more and more popular, and has gradually become an important medium for modern people to obtain information, knowledge or communicate with others. Due to the characteristics of portability, light weight and no space occupation, notebook computers are used by more and more people. They have become information products widely used by consumers. Among them, notebook computers are not only endowed with various practical functions, It is used to improve the convenience of use, and its appearance tends to be more diversified.

At present, there are notebook computers with dual display screens on the market, as shown in FIG. 1 , the second display screen A12 is mainly embedded in the casing A1 for accommodating the main display screen. When the notebook computer is in the closed state, Get all kinds of information by watching the second display screen, such as date, time, mail status and other real-time information.

However, if the notebook computer is in an open state during use, the user cannot directly obtain the information provided by the second display screen by viewing the second display screen on the casing, thus reducing the existence value of the second display screen.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can directly obtain the information provided by the second display screen by viewing the second display screen on the housing.

In view of this, the present invention provides an electronic device including a base and a cover.

The cover is pivotally connected to the base. The cover body includes a display screen, a main casing, a light-transmitting display element, a light-transmitting casing and a control module. The display screen is arranged on the main casing, the light-transmitting casing is fixed on the main casing, and the light-transmitting display element is arranged on the light-transmitting casing. The control module is used to detect the relative position of the cover relative to the base, and control the display direction of the light-transmitting display element according to the relative position

The beneficial technical effects of the present invention are: the light-transmitting display element provided in the embodiment of the present invention has the function of double-sided display, and the user can directly view the light-transmitting display when the electronic device is in the closed state, or even in the open state during use. Various real-time information such as date, time, email status, SMS notification, and other real-time information can be obtained from the components.

In addition, the light-transmitting display element provided in the embodiment of the present invention can choose a fully transparent segment liquid crystal module (segment liquid crystal module), even when the notebook computer is in the closed state, the user can also see the light sign on the base The lights produced by the components add to the aesthetics of the overall appearance.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, the content of which is sufficient to enable any person familiar with the related art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, claims and drawings , anyone skilled in the related art can easily understand the related objects and advantages of the present invention.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a notebook computer with dual display screens in the prior art.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded schematic view of the upper cover, the lower cover and the through hole included in the light-transmitting display element and the cover disclosed by the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a light-transmitting display device disclosed by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a schematic view of the appearance of the light-transmitting display element fixed on the cover disclosed by the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a hardware block of a control module disclosed by an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

2A to 3, the electronic device 1 disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a base 10 and a cover 11, wherein the above-mentioned electronic device is preferably a notebook computer, or Electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants.

The base 10 has components such as a motherboard (not shown), a central processing unit (not shown), a display card (not shown), a network card (not shown), a keyboard 14, a touch panel 15, and the base 10 The material of the shell can preferably be ABS plastic, carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), superelastic polycarbonate (SEPC), glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) or magnesium alloy (Magnesium alloy), but the aforementioned structures and materials For example only, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The cover 11 is pivotally connected to the base 10, and mainly includes a display screen 111, a light-transmitting display element 121, a light-transmitting housing 122 and a main housing 112, wherein the main housing 112 is roughly rectangular, and the display screen 111 is arranged on the main housing. housing 112 . The main housing 112 has an upper cover 112A and a lower cover 112B that can be combined, wherein the lower cover 112B has a through hole 115 with an area slightly smaller than the display screen 111, and the display screen 111 is accommodated between the upper cover 112A and the lower cover 112B. And a part of the display screen 111 is exposed through the through hole 115 to display an operation screen. The cover 11 is preferably pivotally connected to the base 10 via the pivot member 18 , so that the cover 11 can rotate relative to the base 10 to switch between an open position and a closed position.

The light-transmitting casing 122 is fixed on the main casing 112 , and the light-transmitting display element 121 is disposed on the light-transmitting casing 122 . Wherein, the transparent housing 122 has a positioning piece 125 embedded between the upper cover 112A and the lower cover 112B, so that the transparent housing 122 is fixed on the side of the main housing 112 . Here, after the positioning piece 125 is embedded between the upper cover 112A and the lower cover 112B, the three can be locked together by a locking element (not shown), so as to prevent the positioning piece 125 from coming out of the main casing 112 , but this locking method is only an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B. In this embodiment, the light-transmitting casing 122 is fixed on the long side of the main casing 112, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the light-transmitting casing 122 can be designed according to the actual situation. It needs to be fixed on the short side of the main casing 112 .

In a preferred embodiment of this embodiment, the electronic device 1 further includes a control module 13 . Wherein, the control module 13 is provided with a gravity sensor unit (gravity sensor) 131 for detecting the relative position of the cover 11 relative to the base 10, and controlling the display direction of the light-transmitting display element 121 according to the detection result. Wherein, the detection operation relationship of the above relative position is shown in FIG. 5 . In addition, when the relative position is the open position, the light-transmitting display element 121 displays in the first display direction, as shown in FIG. The display directions of the display screens 111 are the same; and when the relative position is the closed position, the light-transmitting display element 121 displays in the second display direction, as shown in FIG. 2B . The direction of the displayed text is opposite to the first display direction, that is, opposite to the display direction of the display screen 111 .

In yet another preferred embodiment of this embodiment, the above-mentioned light-transmitting display element 121 can use words, numbers, symbols and images and their combinations to display real-time information. The above-mentioned real-time information includes: date, time or SMS notification, wherein , the above-mentioned short message notification is defined as a simple information notification that can be transmitted by using the above-mentioned text, number, symbol or image, such as: email status, mobile phone text message or power supply status, etc.

In another preferred embodiment of this embodiment, the above-mentioned transparent casing 122 is made of transparent material, and is preferably fully transparent material, but the transparent casing 122 can be made according to the color of the main casing 112 , material, or the appearance of the entire electronic device 1 adopts light-transmitting materials of different colors; and the above-mentioned light-transmitting display element 121 is a segment liquid crystal module (segment liquid crystal module), preferably a fully transparent segment liquid crystal module (segment liquid crystal module), so when the relative position of the cover body 11 relative to the base 10 is the closed position, the user can use the above-mentioned transparent light-transmitting casing 122 and the light-transmitting display element 121 to see the light sign of the above-mentioned base The light signal generated by the element 19 thus adds to the aesthetic feeling of the overall appearance, as shown in FIG. 2B .

The present invention is different from the conventional electronic device with dual display screens. The light-transmitting casing 122 is fixed on the side of the main casing 112 of the cover body 11. Therefore, even if the electronic device 1 is in the open state during use, the user can directly use the Various real-time information such as date, time, mail status and other real-time information can be obtained by watching the light-transmitting display element. In this way, even if the user is in a busy working state, he can still obtain the required information in real time.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modification and modification made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

Claims (11)

1. an electronic installation is characterized in that, comprises:

Pedestal; And

Lid is articulated in described pedestal, comprises:

Main casing;

Display screen is arranged at described main casing;

The printing opacity housing is fixed in described main casing;

The printing opacity display element is arranged at described printing opacity housing; And

Control module in order to detecting the relative position of the relatively described pedestal of described lid, and is controlled the display direction of described printing opacity display element according to described relative position.

2. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described control module comprises gravity sensing unit.

3. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described pedestal comprises cresset sign element, and when described lid was covered on described pedestal, described printing opacity housing was covered in described cresset sign element.

4. electronic installation according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described lid is raised in described pedestal, and described printing opacity display element shows with the first display direction.

5. electronic installation according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described lid is covered on described pedestal, and described printing opacity display element shows with the second display direction.

6. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described display screen is arranged at described main casing towards a side of described pedestal.

7. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described printing opacity housing comprises spacer, and described spacer is embedded at described main casing.

8. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described printing opacity display element comprises segment encode type Liquid Crystal Module.

9. electronic installation according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described printing opacity display element comprises the segment encode type Liquid Crystal Module of all-transparent.

10. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described printing opacity display element is in order to show real-time information.

11. electronic installation according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described real-time information comprises date, time or SMS notification.

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