Notebook computer and keyboard decorative panel thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11029722-B2
Application number	US-202016900848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2020
Priority date	Aug 20, 2019
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A notebook computer and a keyboard decorative panel thereof are provided. The notebook computer includes a casing, a keyboard module and a keyboard decorative panel. The keyboard module is disposed on the casing. The keyboard decorative panel is disposed on the casing to conceal a hinge on the casing and a fastening hole of the keyboard module. The keyboard decorative panel includes a first cover, a second cover, and a flexible member connected between the first cover and the second cover. The flexible member has flexibility. The first cover bends relative to the second cover because of the flexible member. Therefore, the notebook computer and the keyboard decorative panel thereof enhance the ease of changing the keyboard module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A keyboard decorative panel, adapted to conceal a hinge and a fastening hole of a keyboard module, the keyboard decorative panel comprising:
a first cover for concealing the fastening hole of the keyboard module; and
a second cover for concealing the hinge, wherein the first cover and the second cover are capable of repeatedly bending toward each other and away from each other,
wherein a flexible member with flexibility is disposed between the first cover and the second cover, the first cover is bendable upward relative to the second cover because of the flexible member, so as to expose the fastening hole of the keyboard module.

2. The keyboard decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein the flexible member disposed between the first cover and the second cover is formed by double injection molding.

3. A notebook computer, comprising:
a casing;
a keyboard module disposed on the casing;
a keyboard decorative panel disposed on the casing to conceal a hinge on the casing and a fastening hole of the keyboard module and comprising a first cover and a second cover; and
a flexible member connected between the first cover and the second cover and having flexibility, wherein the first cover is bendable relative to the second cover because of the flexible member so as to expose the fastening hole of the keyboard module.

4. The notebook computer of claim 3 , wherein the first cover conceals the fastening hole of the keyboard module, and the second cover conceals the hinge disposed on the casing.

5. The notebook computer of claim 3 , wherein a vertical projection of the fastening hole relative to the casing has a same outline as a vertical projection of the first cover relative to the casing.

6. The notebook computer of claim 3 , wherein flexibility of the flexible member is greater than flexibility of the first cover, and flexibility of the flexible member is greater than flexibility of the second cover.

7. The notebook computer of claim 3 , wherein the first cover and the second cover are made of the same material, but the flexible member is made of a material different from those of the first cover and the second cover, wherein the first cover, the second cover and the flexible member are made by double injection molding.

8. The notebook computer of claim 3 , wherein the first cover is disposed between the flexible member and the keyboard module.

9. The notebook computer of claim 3 , further comprises positioning elements corresponding in position to positioning holes of the keyboard decorative panel, respectively, wherein the keyboard decorative panel is fixed to the casing by the positioning elements.

10. The notebook computer of claim 9 , wherein the positioning holes correspond in position to the fastening holes, respectively, and the positioning elements penetrate the positioning holes and the fastening holes, respectively.

11. A keyboard decorative panel, adapted to conceal a hinge of an electronic device having a keyboard module, the keyboard module having a fastening hole, the keyboard decorative panel comprising:
a first cover adapted to conceal the fastening hole when the keyboard decorative panel is fixed to the electronic device;
a second cover adapted to conceal the hinge when the keyboard decorative panel is fixed to the electronic device; and
a flexible member connected between the first cover and the second cover and having flexibility, arranged such that while the second cover is fixed to the electronic device the first cover is bendable relative to the second cover because of the flexible member so as to expose the fastening hole of the keyboard module.

12. The keyboard decorative panel of claim 11 , wherein flexibility of the flexible member is greater than flexibility of the first cover, and flexibility of the flexible member is greater than flexibility of the second cover.

13. The keyboard decorative panel of claim 11 , wherein the first cover and the second cover are made of a same material, but the flexible member is made of a material different from those of the first cover and the second cover, wherein the first cover, the second cover and the flexible member are made by double injection molding.

Assignees

• Getac Technology Corp

Inventors

• Lee Kun-Cheng
• Chang Juei-Chi

Classifications

• G06F1/187

  Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives · CPC title

• H02G15/10

  protected by boxes, e.g. by distribution, connection or junction boxes · CPC title

• G06F1/1616 Primary

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• H05K7/1417

  having securing means for mounting boards, plates or wiring boards (H05K7/1461 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title