Portable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11537171-B2
Application number	US-202117381203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2021
Priority date	Nov 20, 2019
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a switching mechanism, a spring and a sliding mechanism. The first body includes a base and an input module slidably disposed on the base. The second body is pivoted to the base of the first body. The switching mechanism is disposed at the input module and is configured to switch an engaging relationship between the input module and the base. The spring is disposed at the base and abuts against the input module. The sliding mechanism includes a rack and a gear set engaged with the rack, wherein the rack is mounted to the input module and the gear set is slidably disposed at the base. The input module is pushed by the spring to slide relative to the base, and the rack slides relative to the base synchronously with the input module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a first body, comprising a base and an input module slidably disposed on the base;
a second body, pivoted to the base of the first body;
a switching mechanism, disposed at the input module and configured to switch an engaging relationship between the input module and the base;
a spring, disposed at the base and abuts against the input module; and
a sliding mechanism, comprising a rack and a gear set engaged with the rack, wherein the rack is mounted to the input module, and the gear set is slidably disposed at the base, the input module is pushed by the spring to slide relative to the base, and the rack slides relative to the base synchronously with the input module.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the input module comprises a first operating portion and a second operating portion, the switching mechanism is disposed at the first operating portion, and the spring abuts against the first operating portion.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the switching mechanism comprises an engaging member and a button, the base has a locking slot, and the engaging member is engaged with the locking slot, wherein the button contacts the engaging member and configured to drive the engaging member to move out of the locking slot.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the switching mechanism further comprises a restoring member, and two ends of the restoring member are respectively connected with the input module and the engaging member.

5. The portable electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the engaging member has a first slot, and a part of the button is located in the first slot.

6. The portable electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the engaging member has a second slot, the input module has a limit protrusion inserted in the second slot, and the two ends of the restoring member are respectively connected with the limit protrusion and an inner wall surface of the second slot.

7. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the base has a recess, the spring is located in the recess, the input module has a positioning protrusion inserted in the recess, and the positioning protrusion abuts against the spring.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the gear set comprises a gear base and a gear pivoted to the gear base, the gear is engaged with the rack, and the gear base is slidably disposed at the base.

9. The portable electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the base has a limiting post, the gear base has a sliding slot, and the limiting post is inserted in the sliding slot.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the input module is engaged with the base, and the spring is compressed by the input module.

11. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the gear set slides along with the input module and the rack relative to the base along a same direction.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Shen Han-Tsung
• Chen shun-bin

Classifications

• G06F1/1624

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• F16C11/04

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title

• G06F1/1675 Primary

  Miscellaneous details related to the relative movement between the different enclosures or enclosure parts · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · 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