Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10459492-B2
Application number	US-201715857648-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Nov 24, 2017
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first machine body, a second machine body, a hinge structure, a moving component, and a towing structure. The hinge structure is configured to pivot the first machine body and the second machine body. The moving component is movably disposed in the first machine body. The towing structure is disposed in the first machine body and is coupled to the hinge structure and the moving component. The towing structure is configured to be driven by the hinge structure to drive the moving component to move relative to the first machine body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising,
a first machine body;
a second machine body;
a hinge structure, configured to pivot the first machine body and the second machine body, wherein the first machine body is capable of rotating 360 degrees relative to the second machine body by the hinge structure;
a moving component, movably disposed in the first machine body; and
a towing structure, disposed in the first machine body and coupled to the hinge structure and the moving component, the towing structure is configured to be driven by the hinge structure to drive the moving component to move relative to the first machine body,
wherein the moving component is driven by the towing structure to move relative to the first machine body to expose or cover a plurality of first opening holes on a side of a first inner surface,
wherein one side of the first machine body has a plurality of first opening holes, the moving component is disposed corresponding to the first opening holes, and the moving component is driven by the towing structure to move relative to the first machine body to expose or cover the first opening holes,
wherein the moving component has a plurality of second opening holes configured to be respectively aligned to the first opening holes or misaligned to the first opening holes when the moving component is driven by the towing structure to move relative to the first machine body.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hinge structure comprises a first hinge and a second hinge rotatably connected to each other, the first hinge is connected to the first machine body, and the second hinge is connected to the second machine body.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the towing structure comprises a towing rope, the towing rope has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other, the first end portion is connected to the first hinge, the second end portion is connected to the moving component, and the towing rope is configured to move along with rotation of the first hinge and drive the moving component to move relative to the first machine body.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the towing structure further comprises a sleeve fixed into the first machine body, and the towing rope penetrates through the sleeve.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the towing structure further comprises an elastic component fixed into the first machine body and connected to the moving component, and the towing rope and the elastic component are respectively located at two opposite sides of the moving component.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one side of the first machine body has a plurality of opening holes, the moving components is disposed corresponding to the opening holes, the electronic device further comprises a plurality of pads movably disposed in the opening holes, and the pads are configured to be guided by the moving component to partially move out of the opening holes respectively when the moving component is driven by the towing structure to move relative to the first machine body.

7. An electronic device, comprising:
a first machine body;
a second machine body;
a hinge structure, configured to pivot the first machine body and the second machine body, wherein the first machine body is capable of rotating 360 degrees relative to the second machine body by the hinge structure;
a moving component, movably disposed in the first machine body,
a towing structure, disposed in the first machine body and coupled to the hinge structure and the moving component, the towing structure is configured to be driven by the hinge structure to drive the moving component to move relative to the first machine body, and
wherein a first guiding portion of each of a plurality of pads is located in the first machine body, the moving component has a plurality of second guiding portions disposed corresponding to the first guiding portions, and each of the second guiding portions is configured to push the corresponding first guiding portion when the moving component is driven by the towing structure to move relative to the first machine body such that each of the pads is partially pushed out of the corresponding opening hole.

8. An electronic device, comprising:
a first machine body;
a second machine body;
a hinge structure, configured to pivot the first machine body and the second machine body, wherein the first machine body is capable of rotating 360 degrees relative to the second machine body by the hinge structure;
a moving component, movably disposed in the first machine body; and
a towing structure, disposed in the first machine body and coupled to the hinge structure and the moving component, the towing structure is configured to be driven by the hinge structure to drive the moving component to move relative to the first machine body,
wherein the moving component is an electronic element, the electronic device further comprises a first buffer component and a second buffer component, and the first buffer component and the second buffer component are disposed in the first machine body and are respectively located at two opposite sides of the electronic element, wherein the first machine body has a first inner surface and a second inner surface opposite to each other, the first buffer component is abutted against the electronic element and the first inner surface, and the second buffer component is abutted against the electronic element and the second inner surface.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a first heat dissipation component disposed at the first inner surface and a second heat dissipation component disposed at the second inner surface, the electronic element compressing the first buffer component and being in contact with the first heat dissipation component when the electronic element being driven by the towing structure to move towards the first inner surface, the electronic element compressing the second buffer component and being in contact with the second heat dissipation component when the electronic element being driven by the towing structure to move towards the second inner surface.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Jing-Lung
• Hsu Chia-Lung
• Chen Yao-Jheng
• Chen Po-Cheng

Classifications

• G06F1/1666

  Arrangements for reducing the size of the integrated keyboard for transport, e.g. foldable keyboards, keyboards with collapsible keys (G06F1/1664 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/2039

  characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body (arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00) · CPC title

• E05D11/00

  Additional features or accessories of hinges {(edge protecting devices E06B3/88)} · CPC title

• G06F1/203

  for portable computers, e.g. for laptops · CPC title

• G06F1/1681 Primary

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title