Electronic device and pivot structure thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11797060-B2
Application number	US-202117328848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2021
Priority date	May 29, 2020
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device is provided, which includes a first body, a second body, and a pivot structure connecting the first body and the second body. The pivot structure includes a shaft with an axis, a first assembling element assembled with the shaft and connected with the first body and a second assembling element pivotally connected to the shaft and connected with the second body. The second assembling element includes an abutting portion. When at the first position, the abutting portion and the first assembling element are located on the same side relative to the axis. When at the second position, the abutting portion rotates around the axis and is located on a different side relative to the axis, and the abutting portion abuts the abutting surface to generate an abutting force. Then the first body rises and an angle relative to the abutting surface is generated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first body;
a second body; and
a pivot structure, independent from and disposed between the first body and the second body, to allow the first body and the second body to rotate relatively between the first position and the second position, the pivot structure comprises:
a shaft, including an axis;
a first assembling element, assembled with the shaft and connected with the first body, wherein the first assembling element includes a plate-shaped first assembling portion, the first assembling element is connected with the first body by the first assembling portion; and
a second assembling element, pivotally connected to the shaft and connected with the second body, the second assembling element includes a first extending segment, a second connecting portion, and a second extending segment that are sequentially connected, the first extending segment is perpendicular to the second connecting portion, the second connecting portion is perpendicular connected to an end of the second extending segment, the other end of the second extending segment has an abutting portion, wherein the second connecting portion—is a—flat structure, the second assembling element is connected with the second body by the second connecting portion, the abutting portion is perpendicular to the flat structure of the second connecting portion;
when at the first position, the abutting portion and the first assembling element are located on the same side relative to the axis, and a bottom portion of the first body is parallel to an abutting surface; when at the second position, the abutting portion rotates around the axis and is located on a different side relative to the axis from the first assembling element, and the abutting portion abuts the abutting surface to generate an abutting force, which makes the first body rise and generate an angle relative to the abutting surface.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first body includes an opening, when at the second position, the abutting portion protrudes from the first opening.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first extending segment is pivotally connected with the shaft.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting portion includes a first abutting end, a second abutting end, and a fixing point end, in an extending direction perpendicular to the shaft, the fixing point end overlaps an axis of the shaft, when at the second position, the second abutting end abuts the abutting surface.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein in the extension direction perpendicular to the shaft, the connecting lines of the fixing point end, the first abutting end, and the second abutting end is formed a triangle.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein in the extension direction perpendicular to the shaft, the shortest connection distance between the fixing point end and the first abutting end and between the fixing point end and the second abutting end are a first length and a second length respectively, the first length is less than the second length.

7. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the second connecting portion extends in a direction parallel to an extending direction of the shaft, and the first extending segment and the second extending segment extend in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the second connecting portion.

8. A pivot structure, suitable for an electronic device, the electronic device includes:
a first body and a second body, the first body and the second body rotate between a first position and a second position through the pivot structure, the pivot structure independent from and disposed between the first body and the second body, the pivot structure comprising;
a shaft, including an axis;
a first assembling element, assembled with the shaft, wherein the first assembling element includes a plate-shaped first assembling portion for connecting with the first body; and
a second assembling element, pivotally connected to the shaft, wherein the second assembling element includes a first extending segment, a second connecting portion, and a second extending segment that are sequentially connected, the first extending segment is perpendicular to the second connecting portion, the second connecting portion is perpendicular connected to an end of the second extending segment, the other end of the second extending segment has an abutting portion, the second connecting portion is a flat structure for connecting with the second body, the abutting portion is perpendicular to the flat structure of the second connecting portion; wherein,
when at the first position, the abutting portion and the first assembling element are located on the same side relative to the axis, and a bottom portion of the first body is parallel to an abutting surface;
when at the second position, the abutting portion rotates around the axis and is located on a different side relative to the axis from the first assembling element, and the abutting portion abuts the abutting surface to generate an abutting force, which makes the first body rise and generate an angle relative to the abutting surface.

9. The pivot structure according to claim 8 , wherein the first extending segment is pivotally connected with the shaft.

10. The pivot structure according to claim 9 , wherein the second connecting portion extends in a direction parallel to an extending direction of the shaft, and the first extending segment and the second extending segment extend in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the second connecting portion.

11. The pivot structure according to claim 10 , wherein the abutting portion includes a first abutting end, a second abutting end, and a fixing point end, in an extending direction perpendicular to the shaft, the fixing point end overlaps an axis of the shaft, when at the second position, the second abutting end abuts the abutting surface.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Zhong Xian
• Chiu Shih-Wei

Classifications

• 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

• G06F1/203

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

• G06F1/1616

  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