Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11841743-B2
Application number	US-202318180859-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2023
Priority date	Jul 2, 2020
Publication date	Dec 12, 2023
Grant date	Dec 12, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device, including a host, a main display, an auxiliary display, and a lifting mechanism, is provided. The main display is pivoted to the host. The auxiliary display is disposed on the host. The lifting mechanism is disposed between the auxiliary display and the host. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift the auxiliary display and maintain a lifting height of the auxiliary display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a host;
a main display, pivoted to the host;
an auxiliary display, disposed on the host; and
a lifting mechanism, disposed between the auxiliary display and the host, wherein the auxiliary display is connected to the host through the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism comprises:
a first bracket, fixed to the host;
a driving member, slidably disposed on the host;
a positioning member, slidably disposed on the driving member and in slidably contact with the first bracket;
a second bracket, wherein two ends of the second bracket are respectively pivoted to the first bracket and fixed to the auxiliary display; and
a third bracket, wherein two ends of third bracket are respectively pivoted to the positioning member and the second bracket,
the positioning member slides synchronously with the driving member and pushes the third bracket to rotate, and the third bracket drives the second bracket to rotate relative to the first bracket to lift the auxiliary display.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first spring, wherein two ends of the first spring are respectively in contact with the first bracket and the driving member, and the first bracket is further provided with a sliding slot for the positioning member sliding therein and a positioning hole connected to the sliding slot, the first spring is configured to push the driving member, and the positioning member slides synchronously with the driving member to move from the sliding slot to the positioning hole.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the first spring is configured to push the driving member, the positioning member slides synchronously with the driving member while the third bracket rotates relative to the positioning member and drives the second bracket to rotate relative to the first bracket to lift the auxiliary display.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the driving member is provided with a groove, and a part of the first spring is located in the groove.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the first bracket further comprises a convex column, the convex column is inserted into the groove, and the first spring is sleeved on the convex column.

6. The electronic device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a second spring, disposed in the driving member and in contact with the positioning member, wherein the second spring pushes the positioning member to be inserted into the positioning hole as the positioning member moves to the positioning hole and thus fixing a lifting height of the auxiliary display.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the second spring is perpendicular to the first spring.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a keyboard disposed on the host, wherein the keyboard is parallel to the auxiliary display, the auxiliary display comprises a pivoting end close to the keyboard and a lifting end far from the keyboard, and the second bracket is fixed to the pivoting end.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , further comprising a push-push mechanism, wherein the push-push mechanism is disposed between the lifting end and the host.

10. An electronic device, comprising:
a host;
a main display, pivoted to the host;
an auxiliary display, disposed on the host; and
a lifting mechanism, disposed between the auxiliary display and the host, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises:
a first bracket, fixed to the host;
a second bracket, wherein two ends of the second bracket are respectively pivoted to the first bracket and fixed to the auxiliary display; and
a third bracket, wherein two ends of the third bracket are respectively slidably connected to the first bracket and pivoted to the second bracket,
wherein a lifting height of the auxiliary display varies with one of the two ends of third bracket slidably connected to the first bracket sliding back and forth.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Chen Chia-Bo
• Yang Yi-Hsuan
• WANG Chuan-hua
• Liu Chih-Chun
• Lee Wu-Chen

Classifications

• G06F1/1647 Primary

  including at least an additional display (G06F1/1692 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1662

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

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

• E05D3/06

  with two or more pins (E05D7/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05F1/1253

  with a compression spring · CPC title