CN102958314B - Slot mechanism and electronic device using it - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a slot mechanism and an electronic device using the same. The slot mechanism is used for an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a first shell and a second shell, the first shell has a first opening, and the second shell has a second opening. The slot mechanism comprises a push-pull portion and a chuck. The chuck is connected to the push-pull portion, and the chuck can be slidably arranged in the superimposed first opening and second opening.

Description

Slot mechanism and electronic device using it

technical field

The present invention relates to a slot mechanism and an electronic device using it, and in particular to a slot mechanism with a chuck and an electronic device using it.

Background technique

A traditional electronic device includes an upper case, a lower case and some circuit components, such as a circuit board. The upper shell and the lower shell are manufactured separately, and then locked together with locking components (such as screws).

However, the action of locking the screws always consumes assembly man-hours, and increases the material, inventory, material preparation and management costs of the screws. Moreover, an additional tool (screwdriver) is needed to untie the screw, which is quite inconvenient for consumers or maintenance workers.

Contents of the invention

The invention relates to a slot mechanism and an electronic device using it, which can be engaged with the first casing and the second casing of the electronic device through the slot mechanism, so that the amount of locking components can be reduced, and locking can be saved Material, inventory, material preparation and management costs for solid components.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a socket mechanism is proposed. The slot mechanism is used for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first shell and a second shell, the first shell has a first opening, and the second shell has a second opening. The slot mechanism includes a push-pull part and a chuck. The chuck is connected to the push-pull part, and the chuck is slidably arranged in the superimposed first opening and the second opening.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first shell, a second shell and a slot mechanism. The first shell has a first opening, and the second shell has a second opening. The slot mechanism includes a push-pull part and a chuck. The chuck is connected to the push-pull part, and the chuck is slidably arranged in the superimposed first opening and the second opening.

In order to make the above content of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following specific examples are given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and are described in detail as follows:

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is an appearance diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device of FIG. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view along direction 3-3' in Fig. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a side view of the first opening and the first engaging portion of the first housing viewed from the direction V1 in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 5 is a side view of the second opening and the second engaging portion of the second housing viewed from the direction V1 in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 6 is an external view of the socket mechanism in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 7 is a top view of the third engaging portion and the fourth engaging portion engaged with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion in FIG. 6 .

Among them, reference signs:

100: Electronic device 110: First shell

111: first opening 111b: bottom surface

112: the first engagement part 113, 123: the fixed part

120: Second shell 121: Second opening

122: Second engaging part 123: Gap

130: Slot mechanism 131: Push-pull part

132: Chuck 132a: Card placement area

133: The third engagement part 133r1: The first chamfer

133r2: Second leading angle 1331: Cylinder

1332: Hook 134: The fourth engaging part

135: border D1: sliding direction

D2: direction

L1, L2: Length

P1: Pitch

S: sliding surface

T: Thickness

W1, W2: Width

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 shows an appearance view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the electronic device in FIG. 1, and FIG. cutaway view. The electronic device 100 includes a first housing 110 , a second housing 120 and a slot mechanism 130 .

The electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) or other types of electronic devices. The electronic device 100 in this embodiment is described by taking a tablet computer as an example. Wherein, the first shell 110 and the second shell 120 are shells of the main body of the electronic device 100 . The first case 110 is, for example, an upper case, and the second case 120 is, for example, a lower case. Although not shown in the figure, the electronic device 100 further includes a touch module and a display module.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the first housing 110 has a first opening 111 , and the second housing 120 has a second opening 121 . The slot mechanism 130 includes a push-pull part 131 and a chuck 132 , and the chuck 132 is connected to the push-pull part 131 . By pulling or pushing the push-pull part 131 , the chuck 132 can be moved in and out of the first opening 111 and the second opening 121 . The first opening 111 and the second opening 121 overlap along the sliding direction D1 (the sliding direction D1 is shown in FIG. 3 ).

The chuck 132 is used to accept the placement of the adapter card. The adapter card can be a Subscriber Identity Module (Subscriber Identity Module, SIM) or a memory card, where the memory card is, for example, CF (Compact Flash), SM (Smart Media), SD (Secure Digital), MMC (Multi Media Card) and MS (Memory Stick)) card.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the chuck 132 includes a frame 135 surrounding the card placement area 132 a such that the adapter card can be confined within the card placement area 132 a.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the chuck 132 is slidably disposed in the superimposed first opening 111 and the second opening 121 along the sliding direction D1. In this way, the chuck 132 is like a bolt, which can avoid the first shell. 110 and the second housing 120 are detached from each other.

As shown in FIG. 3 , there is a gap 123 between the push-pull part 131 and the second housing 120 , and the chuck 132 can be conveniently pulled out through the gap 123 .

Please refer to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows a side view of the first opening and the first engaging portion of the first housing viewed from the direction V1 in FIG. A side view of the second opening and the second engaging portion.

As shown in FIG. 4 , at least one of the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 includes a fixing part, and the fixing part can stabilize the chuck to avoid any shaking thereof. For example, the first housing 110 includes a fixing portion 113, the fixing portion 113 is separated from the bottom surface 111b of the first housing 110 corresponding to the first opening 111 by a width W1, and the width W1 is substantially equal to the thickness T of the chuck 132 (the thickness T is shown in In FIG. 3 ), it can reduce or even prevent the chuck 132 from loosening up and down when it is located in the first opening 111 . In addition, the length L1 of the first opening 111 is substantially equal to the width W2 of the chuck 132 (the width W2 is shown in FIG. 6 ), which can reduce or even prevent the chuck 132 from loosening left and right when it is located in the first opening 111 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the size of the second opening 121 of the second housing 120 is similar to that of the first opening 111 of the first housing 110 , so details are omitted here. In addition, the second housing 120 may also include a fixing portion 123 similar to the fixing portion 113 , which will not be repeated here.

Please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7, Figure 6 shows the appearance of the slot mechanism in Figure 2, and Figure 7 shows the third engaging part and the fourth engaging part in Figure 6 engaged with the first engaging part and the second engaging part The top view of the two engaging parts.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the slot mechanism 130 further includes at least one third engaging portion 133 . The first shell 110 further has at least one first engaging portion 112 (shown in FIG. 7 ), and the second shell 120 further has at least one second engaging portion 122 (shown in FIG. 7 ). The first engaging portion 112 is substantially overlapped with the corresponding second engaging portion 122 . The third engaging portion 133 is disposed on the chuck 132 and engaged with the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 , as shown in FIG. 7 . In another embodiment, the slot mechanism 130 may include a push-push mechanism. In this case, the slot mechanism 130 may omit the third engaging portion 133 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the slot mechanism 130 includes two third engaging portions 133 and two third engaging portions 133 located on two opposite sides of the chuck 132 . In this embodiment, the third engaging portion 133 and the chuck 132 can be substantially located on the same plane, for example, located on the sliding surface S. As shown in FIG. In one embodiment, the third engaging portion 133 and the chuck 132 can be respectively located on two different planes, for example, they can be staggered along a direction perpendicular to the sliding surface S (up-down direction). Wherein the sliding surface S is substantially parallel to the sliding direction D1.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the slot mechanism 130 further includes at least one fourth engaging portion 134 disposed on the chuck 132 and located on the same side of the chuck 132 as the third engaging portion 133 . For example, a pair of third engaging portions 133 and fourth engaging portions 134 are located on the same side of the chuck 132, and another pair of third engaging portions 133 and fourth engaging portions 134 are located on the other side of the chuck 132. . The pair of third engaging portions 133 and the fourth engaging portion 134 form a caliper structure, and the caliper structure is engaged with the superimposed first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the slot mechanism 130 further includes two fourth engaging portions 134 respectively located on two opposite sides of the chuck 132 . In this embodiment, the fourth engaging portion 134 is substantially located on the same plane as the chuck 132 , for example, located on the sliding surface S. As shown in FIG. In one embodiment, the fourth engaging portion 134 and the chuck 132 can be respectively located on two different planes, for example, they can be staggered along a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding surface S (a vertical direction). In addition, the third engaging portion 133 and the fourth engaging portion 134 may also be staggered along a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding surface S. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the structure of the fourth engaging portion 134 can be similar to that of the third engaging portion 133 . For example, the fourth engaging portion 134 and the third engaging portion 133 may be two symmetrical structures.

As shown in FIG. 7 , in this embodiment, the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 are, for example, openings. The third engaging portion 133 (shown in FIG. 6 ) is, for example, an engaging post, which passes through the stacked first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 to fix the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 . In another embodiment, the third engaging portion can also be an opening, and the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion can also be engaging posts.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the third engaging portion 133 includes a cylinder 1331 and a hook 1332 , and the hook 1332 is connected to one end of the cylinder 1331 . The hook 1332 protrudes along a direction D2 substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction D1, so that when the third engaging portion 133 engages with the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 (as shown in FIG. 3 ), the engaging The hook 1332 can prevent the third engaging portion 133 from easily detaching from the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 .

As shown in FIG. 7 , the third engaging portion 133 and the fourth engaging portion 134 are respectively engaged on opposite sides of the superimposed first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 . In addition, the length L2 of the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 is slightly smaller than or substantially equal to the distance P1 between the outer surface of the third engaging portion 133 and the outer surface of the fourth engaging portion 134, which can reduce Or even prevent the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 from loosening left and right in the third engaging portion 133 and the fourth engaging portion 134 .

As shown in FIG. 7 , the hook 1332 has a first chamfer 133r1 and a second chamfer 133r2 opposite to each other. The first chamfer 133r1 guides the third engaging portion 133 to smoothly enter the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 , while the second chamfer 133r2 guides the third engaging portion 133 to smoothly disengage from the first engaging portion. part 112 and the second engaging part 122 .

The slot mechanism disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention and the electronic device using it can be engaged with the first casing and the second casing of the electronic device through the slot mechanism, which can reduce the amount of locking components and save Material, inventory, material preparation and management costs for locking components.

To sum up, although the present invention has been disclosed by the above embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims (6)

1. a slot mechanism, is characterized in that, for an electronic installation, this electronic installation comprises one first shell and a second housing, and this first shell has one first perforate, and this second housing has one second perforate, and this slot mechanism comprises:

One push-and-pull portion; And

One chuck, is connected to this push-and-pull portion, and this chuck is located at this first perforate and this second perforate of coinciding slidably;

Wherein, this first shell of this electronic installation has more one first holding section, and this second housing of this electronic installation has more one second holding section, and this slot mechanism more comprises:

One the 3rd holding section, is located at this chuck and is sticked in this first holding section and this second holding section;

Wherein, this first holding section and this second holding section system perforate, this first holding section and this second holding section are coincide.

2. slot mechanism as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:

One the 4th holding section, is located at this chuck and is positioned at the homonymy of this chuck with the 3rd holding section, and the 3rd holding section and the 4th holding section are sticked in relative two sides of this first holding section and this second holding section coincided respectively.

3. slot mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the 3rd holding section comprises:

One snap fit, has one first relative lead angle and one second lead angle, and this first lead angle guides the 3rd holding section to enter this first holding section and this second holding section, and this second lead angle guides the 3rd holding section to depart from this first holding section and this second holding section.

4. an electronic installation, is characterized in that, comprising:

One first shell, has one first perforate;

One second housing, has one second perforate; And

One slot mechanism, comprising:

One push-and-pull portion; And

One chuck, is connected to this push-and-pull portion, and this chuck is located at this first perforate and this second perforate of coinciding slidably, departs from each other to avoid this first shell and this second housing;

Wherein, this first shell of this electronic installation has more one first holding section, and this second housing of this electronic installation has more one second holding section, and this slot mechanism more comprises:

One the 3rd holding section, is located at this chuck and is sticked in this first holding section and this second holding section;

Wherein, this first holding section and this second holding section system perforate, this first holding section and this second holding section are coincide.

5. electronic installation as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that, also comprise:

One the 4th holding section, is located at this chuck and is positioned at the homonymy of this chuck with the 3rd holding section, and the 3rd holding section and the 4th holding section are sticked in relative two sides of this first holding section and this second holding section coincided respectively.

6. electronic installation as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, the 3rd holding section comprises:

One snap fit, has one first relative lead angle and one second lead angle, and this first lead angle guides the 3rd holding section to enter this first holding section and this second holding section, and this second lead angle guides the 3rd holding section to depart from this first holding section and this second holding section.