Linking board displacement mechanism and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10923839-B2
Application number	US-201815979482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	Mar 12, 2018
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A linking board displacement mechanism is adapted to carry a linking board. The linking board displacement mechanism includes a base and two linkage bars. The linking board is disposed on the base. The two linkage bars are connected together in a cross configuration and are respectively hinged at the base. The linkage bars drive the base to move along a first axis stably. A first connector of the linking board is aligned with a second connector of an electronic device along the first axis. An electronic apparatus including the linking board displacement mechanism is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus adapted to be joined with an electronic device, the electronic apparatus comprising:
a linking board, comprising a first connector adapted to be connected to the electronic device; and
a linking board displacement mechanism, disposed in the chassis and adapted to carry the linking board, the linking board displacement mechanism comprising:
a base, wherein the linking board is disposed on the base; and
two linkage bars, connected together in a cross configuration and respectively hinged at the base, wherein the linkage bars drive the base to be moved along a first axis such that the first connector of the linking board is aligned with a second connector of the electronic device on the first axis;

wherein the linking board and the electronic device respectively comprise a guiding slot and a guiding protrusion, the guiding slot and the guiding protrusion extend longitudinally along a second axis, when the second connector of the electronic device and the first connector of the linking board are joined together, the guiding protrusion reaches into the guiding slot to drive the base moving along the first axis, and the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the linkage bars has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first ends are respectively hinged at the base, and the second ends are respectively hinged at the chassis.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a cover plate disposed on the chassis, each of the linkage bars has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first ends are respectively hinged at the base, the second ends are respectively hinged at the cover plate, and the linking board is disposed on a surface of the base away from the cover plate.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises an elastic member disposed between the cover plate and the linkage bars.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a first post, each of the linkage bars has a first end hinged at the base, the first ends of the linkage bars and the base correspondingly form a first through-hole and a first elliptical slot respectively, the first elliptical slots and the first through-holes are partially overlapped with each other, and the first post passes through and hinges the first elliptical slot and the first through-hole.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a pivot, each of the linkage bars forms a second elliptical slot, and the pivot passes through and hinges the second elliptical slots.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises a pivot, the linkage bars respectively form a second elliptical slot and a second through-hole, the second elliptical slot and the second through-hole are partially overlapped with each other, and the pivot passes through and hinges the second elliptical slot and the second through-hole.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the linking board displacement mechanism further comprises an elastic member disposed between the base and the chassis.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Liu Chia-Hsin

Classifications

• H05K7/1454 Primary

  Alignment mechanisms; Drawout cases · CPC title

• H01R43/26

  for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) · CPC title

• H01R12/7076

  for connection between PCB and component, e.g. display · CPC title

• B66F7/065

  Scissor linkages, i.e. X-configuration · CPC title

• H05K5/0226

  Hinges · CPC title