CN201851848U - Support device and keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a supporting device and a keyboard. The supporting device comprises a base plate, a first support, a second support and a third support. The base plate is provided with a first containing space. The first support is pivoted onto the base plate and provided with a second containing space. The second support is pivoted to the base plate, and the third support is pivoted to the first support or the base plate. When the supporting device is folded, the first containing space holds the first support, and the second containing space holds the second support. When the supporting device is unfolded, the first support and the second support form an included angle so as to support an electronic device, and the third support is used for supporting the first support onto the base plate. When not in use, the supporting device can be folded into the keyboard via an opening on a casing according to position relation between among the supports and the containing spaces.

Description

Support device and keyboard

technical field

The utility model relates to a support device, in particular to a support device that can be accommodated in a keyboard.

Background technique

In recent years, the development of keyboards has been gradually applied to portable electronic devices, such as personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), tablet computers, e-books, etc. The portable electronic device is provided with an external port for connecting a keyboard for external use by the user.

However, the known keyboard does not have a support device specially provided for the portable electronic device, so when using it, it is often necessary to use additional auxiliary equipment to make the portable electronic device and the user form a suitable angle, resulting in Inconvenience to use. When not in use, additional space is required to accommodate auxiliary equipment, resulting in a waste of space.

Utility model content

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a support device that can be accommodated in a keyboard and a keyboard including the support device.

According to an embodiment, the supporting device of the present invention includes a bottom plate, a first supporting part, a second supporting part and a third supporting part. The bottom plate has a first accommodating space. The first support is pivotally connected to the bottom plate, and the first support has a second accommodating space. The second support is pivotally connected to the bottom plate, and the third support is pivotally connected to the first support or the bottom plate. When the support device is in the storage state, the first support member is accommodated in the first accommodating space, and the second support member is accommodated in the second accommodating space. When the support device is unfolded, the first support part and the second support part form an included angle for supporting the electronic device, and the third support part is used for supporting the first support part on the bottom plate.

Further, the base plate has a limiting portion for limiting the rotation angle of the second support member relative to the base plate.

Further, the third supporting piece is pivotally connected to the first supporting piece, and the bottom plate has a plurality of positioning slots, and one end of the third supporting piece is selectively engaged in one of the positioning slots to adjust The rotation angle of the third supporting member relative to the first supporting member is further adjusted to adjust the rotating angle of the first supporting member relative to the bottom plate.

Further, the third support is pivotally connected to the bottom plate, the first support has a plurality of positioning slots, and one end of the third support is selectively engaged in one of the positioning slots to adjust The rotation angle of the third support member relative to the bottom plate is adjusted to further adjust the rotation angle of the first support member relative to the bottom plate.

Further, the first supporting piece has a sliding groove, and the supporting device further includes a fourth supporting piece, which is slidably arranged in the sliding groove.

Further, the fourth supporting member has a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove, and the sliding groove has a positioning portion, and the positioning portion selectively engages with the first positioning groove or the second positioning groove, so that the second positioning groove Four supports are positioned in the chute.

Further, an elastic member is also included, one end of the elastic member is connected to the first supporting member, and the other end is connected to the second supporting member.

Further, the elastic member is a torsion spring.

Further, the two sides of the first supporting member respectively have the functions of stretching the third supporting member outward during the rotation process of the third supporting member, so that the third supporting member generates an elastic recovery force to reset the third supporting member. The first protrusion and the second protrusion.

According to another embodiment, the keyboard of the present invention includes a casing, a plurality of keys and a supporting device. The casing has an opening, and a plurality of keys are arranged on the casing. The support device is movably disposed in the opening, and the support device includes a bottom plate, a first support piece, a second support piece and a third support piece. The bottom plate has a first accommodating space. The first support is pivotally connected to the bottom plate, and the first support has a second accommodating space. The second support is pivotally connected to the bottom plate, and the third support is pivotally connected to the first support or the bottom plate. When the support device is in the storage state, the first support member is accommodated in the first accommodating space, and the second support member is accommodated in the second accommodating space. When the support device is unfolded, the first support part and the second support part form an included angle for supporting the electronic device, and the third support part is used for supporting the first support part on the bottom plate.

Further, the casing includes a first half-shell and a second half-shell, the first half-shell is pivotally connected to the second half-shell, and the opening is selectively formed on the first half-shell or the second half-shell on the second half shell.

To sum up, the utility model utilizes the supporting device to support the portable electronic device, so that when the portable electronic device is used with a keyboard, the portable electronic device and the user can be connected without additional auxiliary equipment. at the right angle. At the same time, by utilizing the arrangement relationship between the support member and the accommodating space, the support device can be accommodated in the keyboard through the opening on the casing when not in use.

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

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a supporting device in an unfolded state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the first support and the fourth support in Fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of the first support member and the fourth support member in FIG. 1 from another perspective;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the fourth supporting member in Fig. 1 being in a retracted position relative to the first supporting member;

Fig. 5 is a side view of the supporting device in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the supporting device in Fig. 1 in a storage state;

Fig. 7 is a side view of a supporting device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a support device accommodated in a keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the supporting device in FIG. 8 in an expanded state relative to the keyboard.

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a supporting device 1 in an unfolded state according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the support device 1 includes a bottom plate 10 , a first support member 12 , a second support member 14 , a third support member 16 , an elastic member 18 and a fourth support member 20 . The first support member 12 and the second support member 14 are pivotally connected to the bottom plate 10 , and the third support member 16 is pivotally connected to the first support member 12 . One end of the elastic member 18 is connected to the first supporting member 12 , and the other end is connected to the second supporting member 14 . The first supporting member 12 has a sliding slot 122 , and the fourth supporting member 20 is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 122 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , when the support device 1 is unfolded, the first support member 12 forms an angle with the second support member 14 , and the third support member 16 supports the first support member 12 on the bottom plate 10 . At this moment, the fourth supporting member 20 can slide in the slide groove 122 to be located at the deployed position or the retracted position relative to the first supporting member 12 . In FIG. 1 , the fourth supporting element 20 is in a deployed position relative to the first supporting element 12 .

In practical applications, the elastic member 18 can be a torsion spring. When the second supporting member 14 is subjected to an external force and rotates clockwise CW relative to the bottom plate 10 , the torsion spring generates an elastic restoring force. When the external force disappears, the elastic restoring force generated by the torsion spring will drive the second supporting member 14 to reset the second supporting member 14 in the counterclockwise direction CCW. As shown in FIG. 1 , both sides of the bottom plate 10 have limiting portions 102 . During the reset process of the second support member 14, the stopper 102 is used to limit the rotation angle of the second support member 14 relative to the bottom plate 10, so as to maintain the first support member 12 and the second support member 12 when the support device 1 is unfolded. Angle between pieces 14.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the first support member 12 and the fourth support member 20 in FIG. 1, and FIG. An exploded schematic diagram from a perspective, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the fourth supporting member 20 in FIG. 1 in a retracted position relative to the first supporting member 12 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the fourth supporting member 20 has a first positioning slot 200 and a second positioning slot 202 . As shown in FIG. 3 , the chute 122 has a positioning portion 1220 . When the fourth supporting member 20 slides in the chute 122 so that the positioning portion 1220 of the chute 122 engages with the first positioning groove 200 of the fourth supporting member 20 , the fourth supporting member 20 will be positioned in the chute 122 middle. At this moment, the fourth supporting member 20 is located at the unfolded position shown in FIG. 1 . When the fourth supporting member 20 slides in the chute 122 and the positioning portion 1220 of the chute 122 engages with the second positioning groove 202 of the fourth supporting member 20 , the fourth supporting member 20 will be positioned in the chute 122 middle. At this moment, the fourth supporting member 20 is located at the retracted position shown in FIG. 4 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 , the base plate 10 has a plurality of positioning slots 104 . When one end of the third supporting member 16 is engaged in one of the positioning grooves 104 on the bottom plate 10, the positioning groove 104 stops the third supporting member 16, so that the third supporting member 16 supports the first supporting member 12 on the bottom plate 10. on the bottom plate 10. When using the support device 1 , the user can selectively engage one end of the third support member 16 with one of the positioning grooves 104 on the bottom plate 10 to adjust the position of the third support member 16 relative to the first support member 12 . The rotation angle is further adjusted to adjust the rotation angle of the first support member 12 relative to the bottom plate 10 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a side view of the supporting device 1 in FIG. 1 . As shown in FIG. 5 , the limiting portion 102 limits the rotation of the second support member 14 relative to the base plate 10 , so that an angle θ1 is formed between the second support member 14 and the base plate 10 . In addition, one end of the third support piece 16 is engaged with one of the positioning grooves 104 on the bottom plate 10, so that an angle θ2 is formed between the first support piece 12 and the bottom plate 10, and the first support piece 12 and the second support piece An angle θ3 is formed between the pieces 14 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , when the support device 1 is unfolded, the electronic device 22 can be placed in the space between the first support member 12 and the second support member 14 . That is, the first supporting member 12 and the second supporting member 14 can support the electronic device 22 on the base plate 10 . In addition, the user can engage one end of the third supporting member 16 with a different positioning groove 104 to adjust the angle θ2 between the first supporting member 12 and the bottom plate 10 and the clamping angle between the first supporting member 12 and the second supporting member 14 . Angle θ3. In this way, the user can adjust the placement angle of the electronic device 22 according to the usage requirement. In practical applications, the user can slide the fourth supporting member 20 according to the electronic devices 22 of different sizes, so that the fourth supporting member 20 is located at the unfolded position shown in FIG. 1 or the folded position shown in FIG. 4 to adjust A supporting area for supporting the electronic device 22 .

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic view of the supporting device 1 in FIG. 1 in a stored state. As shown in FIG. 1 , the bottom plate 10 has a first accommodating space 100 , and the first supporting member 12 has a second accommodating space 120 . When the support device 1 is used up, the user can fold the support device 1 from the unfolded state in FIG. 1 to the stowed state in FIG. 6 . Firstly, one end of the third supporting member needs to be disengaged from the positioning groove 104 on the base plate 10 . Then, the third support 16 is rotated counterclockwise CCW relative to the first support 12, and the first support 12 is rotated clockwise CW relative to the bottom plate 10, so that the first support 12 and the third support 16 is accommodated in the first accommodation space 100 . Next, the second supporting member 14 is rotated clockwise CW relative to the bottom plate 10 , so that the second supporting member 14 is accommodated in the second accommodating space 120 . At this point, the supporting device 1 is in a stored state, as shown in FIG. 6 .

In this embodiment, two sides of the first supporting member 12 respectively have a first protruding portion 124 and a second protruding portion 126 , which are respectively adjacent to the pivot joint between one end of the third supporting member 16 and the first supporting member 12 . When the third supporting member 16 is rotated counterclockwise CCW relative to the first supporting member 12 by an external force, during the rotation process, the first protruding portion 124 and the second protruding portion 126 expand the third supporting member 16 outward. At this time, the third supporting member 16 is elastically deformed to generate an elastic restoring force. When the external force disappears, the elastic restoring force will reset the third supporting member 16 in the clockwise direction CW, so that the supporting device 1 is in the unfolded state as shown in FIG. 1 .

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a side view of a supporting device 1 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 5 , the main difference between the support device 1 ′ and the support device 1 is that the third support member 16 is pivotally connected to the bottom plate 10 ′, and the first support member 12 ′ has a plurality of positioning slots 104 . When one end of the third supporting member 16 is engaged in one of the positioning grooves 104 on the first supporting member 12 ′, the positioning groove 104 stops the third supporting member 16 so that the third supporting member 16 supports the first supporting member 12 ′. The supporting member 12' is on the bottom plate 10'. When using the support device 1', the user can selectively engage one end of the third support member 16 with one of the positioning grooves 104 on the first support member 12' to adjust the third support member 16 relative to the bottom plate. 10', and then adjust the rotation angle of the first supporting member 12' relative to the bottom plate 10'.

In this embodiment, the bottom plate 10 ′ also has a first accommodating space 100 as shown in FIG. 1 , and the first supporting member 12 ′ also has a second accommodating space 120 as shown in FIG. 1 . During the storage of the support device 1 ′, one end of the third support member 16 needs to be detached from the positioning slot 104 on the first support member 12 ′. Then, the third support member 16 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction CCW relative to the bottom plate 10 ′, and the first support member 12 is rotated in the clockwise direction CW relative to the bottom plate 10 ′, so that the first support member 12 ′ and the third support member 16 is accommodated in the first accommodation space 100 . Next, the second supporting member 14 is rotated clockwise CW relative to the bottom plate 10 ′, so that the second supporting member 14 is accommodated in the second accommodating space 120 . At this point, the supporting device 1' is in a stored state. It should be noted that the elements with the same numbers in FIG. 7 and FIG. 5 have substantially the same working principles, so details will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a supporting device 1 accommodated in a keyboard 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8 , the keyboard 3 includes a casing 30 and a plurality of keys 31 . The button 31 is arranged on the casing 30 . The housing 30 has an opening 300 , and the support device 1 is movably disposed in the opening 300 . In this embodiment, the shell 30 may include a first half shell 32 and a second half shell 34 , and the first half shell 32 is pivotally connected to the second half shell 34 . That is, the first half shell 32 and the second half shell 34 can rotate relative to each other. In this way, the keyboard 3 can be folded to reduce the storage volume. It should be noted that the opening 300 can be selectively formed on the first half shell 32 or the second half shell 34 , depending on the actual application.

Please refer to FIG. 9 . FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the support device 1 in FIG. 8 in an unfolded state relative to the keyboard 3 . When the user wants to use the keyboard 3 to operate the portable electronic device, the user can pull the supporting device 1 out from the opening 300 of the keyboard 3, so that the supporting device 1 is unfolded relative to the keyboard 3, as shown in FIG. 9 . At this point, the user can place the portable electronic device in the space between the first support 12 and the second support 14 . After use, the user can store the supporting device 1 in the opening 300 of the keyboard 3 through the above-mentioned operation method, as shown in FIG. 8 .

Compared with the prior art, the utility model uses the support device to support the portable electronic device, so that when the portable electronic device is used with a keyboard, the portable electronic device can be connected with the user without additional auxiliary equipment. form an appropriate angle. At the same time, by utilizing the arrangement relationship between the support member and the accommodating space, the support device can be accommodated in the keyboard through the opening on the casing when not in use.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present utility model shall fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A support device, characterized in that the support device comprises: the bottom plate has a first accommodating space; a first support piece pivotally connected to the bottom plate, the first support piece has a second accommodating space; the second supporting member is pivotally connected to the bottom plate; and a third support member pivotally connected to the first support member or the bottom plate; Wherein, when the support device is in the stored state, the first support member is accommodated in the first accommodating space, and the second support member is accommodated in the second accommodating space; when the support device is in an unfolded state, the first A supporting piece forms an included angle with the second supporting piece to support the electronic device, and the third supporting piece supports the first supporting piece on the base plate. 2 . The supporting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate has a limiting portion for limiting the rotation angle of the second support member relative to the bottom plate. 3 . 3. The supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the third supporting member is pivotally connected to the first supporting member, the bottom plate has a plurality of positioning slots, and one end of the third supporting member is selectively engaged with One of the positioning grooves is used to adjust the rotation angle of the third support member relative to the first support member, and further adjust the rotation angle of the first support member relative to the bottom plate. 4. The supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the third supporting member is pivotally connected to the bottom plate, the first supporting member has a plurality of positioning slots, and one end of the third supporting member is selectively engaged with One of the positioning grooves is used to adjust the rotation angle of the third supporting member relative to the bottom plate, and then adjust the rotation angle of the first supporting member relative to the bottom plate. 5 . The supporting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first supporting member has a chute, the supporting device further comprises a fourth supporting member, and the fourth supporting member is slidably disposed in the chute. 6 . 6. The support device according to claim 5, wherein the fourth support member has a first positioning slot and a second positioning slot, the sliding slot has a positioning portion, and the positioning portion selectively engages the first positioning slot slot or the second positioning slot, so that the fourth support member is positioned in the slide slot. 7. The supporting device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member, one end of the elastic member is connected to the first support member, and the other end is connected to the second support member. 8. The supporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two sides of the first supporting member respectively have the function of extending the third supporting member outward during the rotation process of the third supporting member, so that the third supporting member The first protruding part and the second protruding part that generate elastic restoring force to reset the third supporting part. 9. A keyboard, characterized in that the keyboard comprises: a housing having an opening; A plurality of buttons are arranged on the housing; and The supporting device according to any one of claims 1-8, which is movably arranged in the opening. 10. The keyboard according to claim 9, wherein the casing comprises a first half casing and a second half casing, the first half casing is pivotally connected to the second half casing, and the opening is selectively Formed on the first half-shell or the second half-shell.

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