TWI403649B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a main body, a cover and a sliding mechanism connecting the main body and the cover. The cover is able to slide relative to the main body to open or close the portable electronic device. The main body defines a latching slot and the cover forms a latching member detachably engaging in the latching slot. The latching member is engaged in the latching slot when the portable electronic device is closed to ensure the main body and the cover matching tightly. The portable electronic device has a comfortable touch in use and a nice appearance.

Description

Portable electronic device

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device.

Nowadays, the use of portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants is very common, especially for sliding portable electronic devices, which are favored and loved by consumers.

At present, the sliding type portable electronic device mostly adopts a sliding mechanism to realize sliding opening and closing. Taking a sliding cover mobile phone as an example, it has a body, a cover body and a sliding mechanism. A keyboard is arranged at one end of the body, a screen is arranged on the cover body, and the sliding mechanism is connected to the body and the cover body. The sliding mechanism includes a fixing plate, a sliding plate and a sliding rail. The fixing plate is fixed on the body away from one end of the keyboard, and the edge is bent to form a sliding slot. The sliding plate is fixed on the cover body and cooperates with the sliding groove, so that the sliding plate can slide freely along the sliding groove on the fixing plate to expand or overlap the portable electronic device. When unfolding, the keyboard on the main body is exposed, and the user can dial the call; when superimposing, the cover body and the main body overlap, which is convenient to carry.

However, since one end of the main body is provided with a keyboard and the other end is matched with the fixed plate, and the sliding plate penetrates the cover body, the sliding plate is generally longer than the fixed plate. When the mobile phone is folded, due to the inconsistent length, one end of the sliding plate is located in the sliding slot, and the sliding end is closely matched with the sliding end, and the other end is a free end, which is not bound by the sliding slot. Therefore, the body of the mobile phone and the cover body are not tightly coupled with the free end of the sliding mechanism, and the gap is easily generated, which affects the hand feeling during use and affects the appearance.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a more compact and portable Electronic device.

A portable electronic device has a body, a cover and a sliding structure. The sliding structure connects the body and the cover and enables the cover to slide relative to the body to deploy or overlap the portable electronic device. The body is provided with an engaging groove, and the cover body is provided with a holding member detachably engaged with the engaging groove. When the portable electronic device is overlapped, the holding member is engaged with the engaging groove to fix the cover body and the body. Together.

The portable electronic device of the present invention is respectively provided with a matching engaging member and an engaging groove on the main body and the cover body. When the portable electronic device is overlapped, the holding member cooperates with the engaging groove to make the cover body and the cover body The body can be fixed together, so that the body and the cover body can be closely fitted, which overcomes the problem of creating a gap when the cover of the portable electronic device is combined with the body, so that the portable electronic device has a better hand feeling and is more beautiful.

The portable electronic device of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the portable electronic device 20 of the present invention includes a body 21 , a cover 23 , a sliding mechanism 25 , and a fixing assembly 27 . In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 20 is a slide phone.

The main body 21 has an elongated shape, and a keyboard 211 is disposed at one end of the main body 21, and an engaging groove 213 is formed in the end of the main body 21 adjacent to the keyboard 211. The engaging groove 213 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and an arc is formed on one side thereof. The sliding surface 2132, the engaging groove 213 further includes a locking portion 2131 extending toward the keyboard 211.

The cover body 23 has an elongated shape and has a shape corresponding to the body 21. Cover 23 One surface is provided with a screen 231 and a function key 233. The surface of the cover 23 opposite to the screen is provided with a slot 235, and a sidewall 2351 is defined in the sidewall of the slot 235.

The sliding mechanism 25 includes a fixing plate 251, a sliding plate 253, and two sliding rails 255. The edge of the fixing plate 251 is bent to form two fixing grooves 2511 for receiving the sliding rail 255, and the limiting plate 2513 is formed on the fixing plate 251. The sliding plate 253 is provided with two long-shaped receiving holes 2531 for engaging with the fixing assembly 27, and the sliding plate 253 is provided with two guiding grooves 2533 at one end. The slide rail 255 is elongated, and is made of polyacetal plastic, has a small friction coefficient and is easy to slide, and has a sliding groove 2551 on one side. Of course, instead of the slide rail 255, the two sliding grooves 2551 can be directly formed by bending the edge of the fixing plate 251.

The fixing assembly 27 includes two links 271, two springs 273 and two holding members 275. The two ends of the connecting rod 271 are bent in opposite directions to form a resisting portion 2711 and a connecting portion 2713. The connecting rod 271 is further bent at an end portion of the connecting portion 2713 to form a guiding portion 2715, wherein the connecting portion 2713 is formed. Set with a rotating pivot (not shown). The catch 275 is a hook that is generally L-shaped and has a first end 2751 and a second end 2753. The end of the first end portion 2751 is provided with a rotating shaft 2752. The rotating shaft 2752 can cooperate with the shaft hole 2351 of the cover body 23 so that the holding member 275 is rotatably disposed in the slot 235, and the first end portion 2751 is adjacent to the rotating shaft 2752. A through hole (not shown) is disposed at a position, and the rotation pivot of the connecting portion 2713 is rotatably but non-separably fitted in the through hole of the holding member 275, so that the connecting rod 271 can drive the holding member 275. Rotating around the rotating shaft 2752, the guiding portion 2715 is received on the guiding groove 2533 of the sliding plate 253 to slide the guiding portion 2715 along the guiding groove 2533 of the connecting rod 271, and the second end of the holding member 275 The portion 2753 can cooperate with the engaging groove 213 of the body 21 to fix the cover 23 and the body 21 together.

During the assembly, the slide rails 255 are fixed in the fixing slots 2511 of the fixing plate 251, and the two sliding slots 2551 are opposite to each other. The fixing plate 251 is fixed on the main body 21, and is disposed on the main body 21 with the keyboard 211 and the fixing hole 213. On the same surface. The spring 273 is placed in the accommodating hole 2531 of the sliding plate 253 together with the abutting portion 2711 of the connecting rod 271, and the two ends of the spring 271 are respectively fixed to the edge of the accommodating hole 2531 and the resisting portion 2711, and the resisting portion 2711 is worn. The hole 2531 is placed and exposed for a limit. The guide portion 2715 of the link 271 is received in the guide groove 2533 of the slide plate 253 so that the link 271 can only move along the guide groove 2533 within a certain range. The rotating shaft 2752 of the holding member 275 cooperates with the shaft hole 2351 so that the holding member 275 is rotatably disposed in the groove 235, and the connecting portion 2713 of the connecting rod 271 rotates the pivot and the holding member 275. The through holes cooperate to rotate the catch 275 with respect to the connecting portion 2713. The slide plate 253 is fixed to the surface of the cover 23 opposite to the screen 231, and the link 271 is located between the slide plate 253 and the cover 23. Then, the edge of the sliding plate 253 is inserted into the sliding groove 2551 of the sliding rail 255, and the limiting protrusion 2513 is opposite to the extending direction of the abutting portion 2711 of the connecting rod 271. During the sliding process, the limiting protrusion 2513 and the resisting portion are resisted. The part 2711 is abutted to reach the limit.

In the unfolded state, the spring 273 is in a natural state, and the second end portion 2753 of the holding member 275 abuts the limiting protrusion 2513. To overlap the portable electronic device 20, the cover body 23 can be slid, which will move the holding member 275 and the connecting rod 271 toward the keyboard 211, and the guiding groove 2533 defines the guiding portion 2715 of the connecting rod 271 therein. Sliding, the resisting portion 2711 is moved toward the keyboard 211 until the resisting portion 2711 abuts against the limiting projection 2513. At this time, the holding member 275 is aligned with the engaging groove 213, and the connecting rod 271 is actuated by the spring 273 to rotate the holding member 275 around the rotating shaft 2752 in the groove 235, and the holding member 275 slides on the curved sliding surface 2132. The second end portion 2753 of the holding member 275 is engaged with the locking portion 2131 of the engaging groove 213 to fix the lid body 23 and the body 21 together. To re-expand the portable electronic device 20, only the cover 23 needs to be slid in the opposite direction, and the spring 273 actuates the link 271 to rotate the catch 275 in the reverse direction and away from the engagement groove 213, thereby causing the portable electronic device 20 to deploy. The portable electronic device 20 of the present invention introduces a fixing component 27, and a corresponding engaging groove 213 is formed in the body 21. In the closed state, the holding component 275 of the fixing component 27 cooperates with the engaging groove 213. The lid body 23 and the body 21 are fixed together to be closely attached, which is not easy to loose, and the gap is small, which not only has a better appearance, but also has a good hand feeling when used.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned embodiments are only the embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be equivalently modified or changed in the spirit of the invention. It is included in the scope of the following patent application.

Portable electronic device ‧‧20

Ontology ‧‧21

Keyboard ‧ ‧ 211

Engagement slot ‧‧ 213

Buckle Department ‧‧2123

Sliding surface ‧‧2 2132

Cover ‧‧23

Screen ‧‧231

Function key ‧‧‧233

Slot ‧ ‧ 235

Shaft hole ‧‧‧2351

Sliding mechanism ‧‧25

Fixed plate ‧ ‧ 251

Fixed slot ‧‧2511

Limit erection ‧‧2513

Sliding plate ‧‧‧253

容孔孔‧‧2531

Guide slot ‧‧2533

Slide rail ‧‧255

Chute ‧‧2551

Fixing element ‧‧27

Connecting rod ‧‧‧271

Relief Department ‧‧2711

Connection Department ‧‧2713

Guidance Department ‧‧2715

Spring ‧‧273

Holder ‧‧‧275

First end ‧‧‧2751

Rotary axis ‧‧‧2752

Second end ‧‧‧2753

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a portable electronic device of the present invention.

2 is an exploded view of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 1 in an unfolded state.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 1 in a stacked state.

Ontology ‧‧21

Keyboard ‧ ‧ 211

Engagement slot ‧‧ 213

Sliding surface ‧‧2 2132

Cover ‧‧23

Sliding mechanism ‧‧25

Fixed plate ‧ ‧ 251

Fixed slot ‧‧2511

Limit erection ‧‧2513

Sliding plate ‧‧‧253

容孔孔‧‧2531

Guide slot ‧‧2533

Slide rail ‧‧255

Chute ‧‧2551

Fixing element ‧‧27

Connecting rod ‧‧‧271

Relief Department ‧‧2711

Connection Department ‧‧2713

Guidance Department ‧‧2715

Spring ‧‧273

Holder ‧‧‧275

First end ‧‧‧2751

Second end ‧‧‧2753

Rotary axis ‧‧‧2752

Claims (10)

A portable electronic device having a body, a cover body and a sliding structure, the sliding structure connecting the body and the cover body and allowing the cover body to slide relative to the body to expand or overlap the portable electronic device, the improvement being: the body An engaging groove is formed, the cover body is rotatably provided with a retaining member detachably engaged with the engaging groove, and the portable electronic device further includes a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is bent at one end to form a connecting portion. The connecting portion is rotatably connected to the holding member. When the portable electronic device is overlapped, the connecting rod drives the holding member to rotate to engage the holding member with the engaging groove to make the cover body and the body Fixed together. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the holding member is a hook having a rotating shaft at one end thereof, the cover is provided with a slot, and the side wall of the slot is provided with an axis corresponding to the rotating shaft. a hole, the rotating shaft cooperates with the shaft hole to enable the hook to rotate in the slot. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the hook is L-shaped, having a first end and a second end extending perpendicularly from the first end, the rotating shaft being disposed on the hook The first end portion has an L-shaped engagement groove and has a buckle portion engageable with the second end portion. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sliding structure comprises a fixing plate and a sliding plate, wherein the fixing plate is fixedly connected to the body, the sliding plate is fixedly connected with the cover body, and the fixing plate is provided with sliding The corresponding sliding groove of the plate cooperates with the sliding groove to make the sliding plate slidably disposed on the fixing plate. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the fixing plate edge is bent and formed with a fixing groove, the sliding structure further comprises a sliding rail, the sliding rail is provided with a sliding slot, and the sliding rail is fixed to the fixing slot Inside. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the slide rail is made of polyacetal plastic. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the portable electronic device further comprises a spring, the other end of the connecting rod is bent and formed with a resisting portion, the connecting portion is formed with a rotating pivot, and the hook is first a through hole corresponding to the rotating pivot is disposed at a position of the end portion adjacent to the rotating shaft, and the rotating pivot cooperates with the through hole to rotatably mount the hook on the connecting rod, and the sliding plate is opened The hole is fixed on the abutting portion and disposed in the receiving hole together with the abutting portion, and the connecting rod is located between the cover body and the sliding plate and a part of the abutting portion is exposed through the receiving hole Outside the sliding plate. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the fixing plate forms a finite position protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the abutting portion, and the limiting position is when the sliding plate slides on the fixing plate. The protrusion can abut the abutting portion to define a range of movement of the sliding plate. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the sliding plate is provided with a guiding groove, and the connecting rod is bent and formed with a guiding portion, and the guiding portion is received in the guiding groove to allow the connecting rod The guiding portion slides along the guiding groove. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the body has an elongated shape, the fixing plate is fixed on a surface of the body, and the body is formed with a keyboard near the end of the engaging groove, the cover The body has an elongated shape, and the sliding plate is fixed on a surface of the cover body, and a screen is formed on the other surface of the cover body opposite to the sliding plate.