TWI390386B - Handheld electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Handheld electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a handheld electronic device.

In today's information society, human dependence on handheld electronic devices is increasing. Mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc. are everywhere in life, so these handheld electronic devices are inextricably linked to the daily lives of modern people. With the continuous evolution of electronic technology, humanized and functional handheld electronic devices are constantly being introduced. Taking mobile phones as an example, there are many types of mobile phones that are commonly used in the market, except for the vertical mobile phone with the operation interface and the display screen, the operation interface and the folding mobile phone with the display screen being relatively folded, and the operation interface and the operation interface. A slide-type phone with a screen that slides relative to each other. Foldable mobile phones and slide-type mobile phones have the advantages of smaller size and larger display screen than vertical mobile phones.

In the case of a slide type mobile phone, it generally includes a body and a display module that are relatively slidable, and the operation interface and the display screen are respectively disposed on the main body and the display module. The display screen is exposed on the side of the display module away from the main body for viewing by the user, and the operation interface is located on the side of the main body facing the display module, and is adapted to be covered by the display module. The user can push the display module to slide relative to the main body to expose the operation interface for the operation of the mobile phone. In general, the display module is designed to be positioned to be in a state of covering the operational interface or a state in which the operational interface is fully exposed. If the display module can be designed to be positioned to partially cover the state of the operation interface, and the user can perform some functions in this state, the operation flexibility of the slide phone can be improved.

The present invention provides a handheld electronic device that is more flexible in operation.

The invention provides a handheld electronic device comprising a first body, a sliding mechanism and a second body. The first body has an operation interface. The sliding mechanism includes a first sliding member, a second sliding member and two elastic members. The first sliding member is fixed to the first body and has two sliding rails. The second sliding member is slidably disposed on the first sliding member and has two sliding slots. Each of the elastic members has a fixed end and a sliding end, wherein the two fixed ends are fixed to the first sliding member, and the two sliding ends are respectively slidably disposed on the two sliding rails and respectively slidably disposed on the two sliding slots. The second sliding member slides to the first position, the second position or the third position on the first sliding member, and drives the sliding ends to slide to the first positioning point, the second positioning point or the third positioning position on the corresponding sliding rail point. Each sliding end is positioned at a first positioning point, a second positioning point or a third positioning point by an elastic force of the corresponding elastic member that is compressed. The second body is fixed to the second sliding member, wherein the second sliding member slides from the first position to the second position to drive the second body covering the operating interface to slide relative to the first body to partially expose the operating interface. The second sliding member slides from the second position to the third position to drive the second body to slide relative to the first body to completely expose the operating interface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the distance between the fixed end and the second positioning point is greater than the distance between the fixed end and the first positioning point, and the distance between the fixed end and the second positioning point is greater than the fixed end. The distance from the third anchor point.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the sliding slots has opposite first ends and second ends, and the second sliding member slides relative to the first sliding member to drive the first end pair to be located at the first positioning point or the third positioning position. Point, or drive the second end pair to be located at the second positioning point.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second sliding member is slidably disposed in the first sliding member in a direction, and the two sliding slots extend along an axis of the second sliding member substantially perpendicular to the direction, and the first The end is located between the two second ends.

In an embodiment of the invention, each of the slide rails includes a first rail and a second rail. The first track is connected between the first positioning point and the second positioning point, wherein each sliding end slides along the first track from the first positioning point to the second positioning point. The second track is connected between the second positioning point and the third positioning point, wherein each sliding end slides along the second track from the second positioning point to the third positioning point.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the slide rails further includes a third rail connected between the first positioning point and the third positioning point, wherein the second sliding member slides from the third position to the first position to The sliding ends are slid from the third positioning point to the first positioning point along the third track, and the second body is slid relative to the first body to cover the operation interface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the sliding mechanism is covered between the first body and the second body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the operation interface includes a first button region and a second button region, the second body partially exposes the operation interface to expose the first button region, and the second body completely exposes the operation interface to expose the first a button area and a second button area.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second body has a display area away from the surface of the first body.

Based on the above, the sliding end of the elastic member of the present invention can be positioned at the first positioning point, the second positioning point or the third positioning point in the sliding rail by the elastic force of the compressed elastic member to The first position, the second position, or the third position of the piece is positioned on the first slider such that the second body can be positioned to cover the state of the operation interface, partially expose the state of the operation interface, or fully expose the state of the operation interface. Thereby, the user can switch the second body to the three states according to the operational requirements, so that the handheld electronic device is more flexible in operation.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a handheld electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side elevational view of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the handheld electronic device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a slide type mobile phone 100 , and the handheld electronic device 100 includes a first body 100 , a sliding mechanism 120 , and a second body 130 . The first body 110 has an operation interface 112 through which the user can operate the handheld electronic device 100. The sliding mechanism 130 includes a first sliding member 132 and a second sliding member 134. The first sliding member 132 is fixed to the first body 110, the second sliding member 134 is fixed to the second body 120, and the second sliding member 134 is slidably disposed on the first body. The sliding member 132 slides the second body 120 relative to the first body 110 by sliding relative to the first sliding member 132.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the sliding mechanism of Figure 2; Referring to FIG. 3 at the same time, in detail, the sliding mechanism 130 further includes two elastic members 136. The first sliding member 132 has two sliding rails 132a, and the second sliding member 134 has two sliding slots 134a. Each of the elastic members 136 has a fixed end 136a and a sliding end 136b. The two fixed ends 136a are fixed to the first sliding member 132. The two sliding ends 136b are respectively slidably disposed on the two sliding rails 132a and are respectively slidably disposed on the two sliding grooves 134a. Each sliding end 136b can be slid in the corresponding sliding rail 132a and the sliding groove 134a as the second sliding member 134 slides on the first sliding member 132. The mode of operation of the handheld electronic device 100 will be further described below by way of illustration.

4A and 4B are flow charts of the operation of the sliding mechanism of Fig. 3. With the above configuration, the second slider 134 can slide to the first position L1 (shown in FIG. 3), the second position L2 (shown in FIG. 4A) or the third position L3 (on the first position L32). As shown in FIG. 4B, the sliding end 136b is driven to slide to the first positioning point P1 (shown in FIG. 3), the second positioning point P2 (shown in FIG. 4A) or the third on the corresponding sliding rail 132a. Position point P3 (as shown in Figure 4B).

It is to be noted that each of the elastic members 136 is configured to be continuously compressed, that is, regardless of whether the sliding mechanism 130 is in the state of FIG. 3, FIG. 4A or FIG. 4B, each of the elastic members 136 is in a compressed state. Thereby, each sliding end 136b can be positioned at the first positioning point P1 (shown in FIG. 3) and the second positioning point P2 by the elastic force of the corresponding elastic member 136 during the sliding process. 4A) or a third positioning point P3 (as shown in FIG. 4B), thereby causing the second slider 134 to be positioned at the first position L1 (shown in FIG. 3) and the second on the first slider 132. Position L2 (shown in Figure 4A) or third position L3 (as shown in Figure 4B).

5A and 5B are flow charts of the operation of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1. Since the first slider 132 and the second slider 134 are respectively fixed to the first body 110 and the second body 120, when the second slider 134 is slid from the first position P1 shown in FIG. 3 to the one shown in FIG. 4A. The second position P2 will drive the second body 120 to slide from the state of the cover operation interface 112 (shown in FIG. 2) shown in FIG. 2 to the state where the operation interface 112 is partially exposed as shown in FIG. 5A. When the second slider 134 is slid from the second position P2 shown in FIG. 4A to the third position P3 shown in FIG. 4B, the state of the second body 120 is partially exposed from the operation interface 112 as shown in FIG. 5A. Slide to the state in which the operation interface 112 is fully exposed as shown in FIG. 5B. Since the second slider 134 can be positioned as described above at the first position L1 (shown in FIG. 3), the second position L2 (as shown in FIG. 4A) or the third position L3 on the first slider 132 (eg, 4B), the second body 120 fixed to the second slider 134 can be positioned in the state shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B.

Referring to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B , the operation interface 112 of the embodiment includes, for example, a first button region 112 a and a second button region 112 b . When the user only wants to operate the first button region 112a, the second body 120 can be pushed to the state shown in FIG. 5A, so that the second body 120 exposes only the first button region 112a. When the user wants to operate the first button area 112a and the second button area 112b, the second body 120 can be pushed to the state shown in FIG. 5B, so that the second body 120 exposes the first button area 112a and the second button area. 112b. In other words, the user can switch the second body 120 in the above three states (as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B respectively) according to the operational requirements, so that the handheld electronic device 100 is more flexible in operation.

In this embodiment, the distance between the fixed end 136a of the elastic member 136 and the second positioning point P2 is designed to be larger than the distance between the fixed end 136a and the first positioning point P1, and the fixed end 136a and the second The distance between the positioning points P2 is designed to be larger than the distance between the fixed end 136a and the third positioning point P3. Thereby, when the sliding end 136b is located at the first positioning point P1 (shown in FIG. 3), the second positioning point P2 (shown in FIG. 4A), and the third positioning point P3 (shown in FIG. 4B), the elastic member The 136 has a first elastic potential energy, a second elastic potential energy, and a third elastic potential energy, respectively, and the second elastic potential energy is smaller than the first elastic potential energy and the third elastic potential energy. In this way, the sliding end 136b can be in a stable state when it is located at the second positioning point P2, and the elastic force of the elastic member 136 can not be moved to the first positioning point due to slight shaking without the user's expectation. The P1 or the third positioning point P1 is moved so that the second body 120 can be stably fixed to the state shown in Fig. 5A.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in detail, each of the sliding slots 134 a of the embodiment has an opposite first end E1 and a second end E2 , and the second sliding member 134 is slidably disposed in the direction D to the first sliding member 132 . 134a extends along an axis of the second slider 134 that is substantially perpendicular to the direction D, and the two first ends E1 are located between the two second ends E2. The sliding of the second sliding member 134 relative to the first sliding member 132 drives the first end E1 to be located at the first positioning point P1 (as shown in FIG. 3) or the third positioning point P3 (as shown in FIG. 4B), or to drive the first The two-end E2 pair is located at the second positioning point P2 (as shown in FIG. 4A). By the alignment relationship between the slide rail 132a and the chute 134a, the slide mechanism 130 can be smoothly operated between the states shown in FIGS. 3, 4A, and 4B.

In more detail, in the present embodiment, each of the slide rails 132a is composed of a first track T1, a second track T2, and a third track T3. The first track T1 is connected between the first positioning point P1 and the second positioning point P2, the second track T2 is connected between the second positioning point P2 and the third positioning point P3, and the third track T3 is connected to the first positioning. Between the point P1 and the third positioning point P3. The sliding end 136b is adapted to slide from the first positioning point P1 to the second positioning point P2 along the first track T1, while the second body 120 is slid from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG. 5A, and the sliding end 136b is adapted. Sliding from the second positioning point P2 to the third positioning point P3 along the second track T2, and sliding the second body 120 from the state shown in FIG. 5A to the state shown in FIG. 5B, the sliding end 136b is also adapted to be along the third track T3. The second body 120 is slid from the state shown in FIG. 5B to the state shown in FIG. 1 by sliding from the third positioning point P3 to the first positioning point P1.

The sliding mechanism 130 of the present embodiment is covered between the first body 110 and the second body 120 without being exposed to maintain the appearance of the exterior of the handheld electronic device. In addition, the second body 120 has a display area 122 away from the surface of the first body 110. The display area 122 has a touch function. For example, when the user only wants to operate the handheld electronic device 100 by the touch function of the display area 122, the second body 120 can be in the state shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 to cover the operation. Interface 112.

In summary, the sliding end of the elastic member of the present invention can be positioned in the first positioning point, the second positioning point or the third positioning point in the sliding rail by the elastic force of the compressed elastic member, so as to be The second slider is positioned at the first position, the second position or the third position on the first slider, so that the second body can be positioned to cover the state of the operation interface, partially expose the state of the operation interface, or fully expose the operation interface. status. Thereby, the user can switch the second body to the three states according to the operational requirements, so that the handheld electronic device is more flexible in operation. In addition, the sliding mechanism can be configured to be covered by the first body and the second body without being exposed to maintain the appearance of the exterior of the handheld electronic device.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100. . . Handheld electronic device

110. . . First body

112. . . Operation interface

112a. . . First button area

112b‧‧‧Second button area

120‧‧‧Second body

122‧‧‧Display area

130‧‧‧Sliding mechanism

132‧‧‧First slide

132a‧‧‧rails

134‧‧‧Second slide

134a‧‧ ‧ chute

136‧‧‧Flexible parts

136a‧‧‧ fixed end

136b‧‧‧ sliding end

D‧‧‧ Direction

E1‧‧‧ first end

E2‧‧‧ second end

L1‧‧‧ first position

L2‧‧‧ second position

L3‧‧‧ third position

P1‧‧‧First anchor point

P2‧‧‧ second anchor point

P3‧‧‧ third anchor point

T1‧‧‧ first track

T2‧‧‧ second track

T3‧‧‧ third track

1 is a perspective view of a handheld electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a side elevational view of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the sliding mechanism of Figure 2;

4A and 4B are flow charts of the operation of the sliding mechanism of Fig. 3.

5A and 5B are flow charts of the operation of the handheld electronic device of FIG. 1.

130. . . Sliding mechanism

132. . . First slide

132a. . . Slide rail

134. . . Second slide

134a. . . Chute

136. . . Elastic part

136a. . . Fixed end

136b. . . Sliding end

D. . . direction

E1. . . First end

E2. . . Second end

L1. . . First position

P1. . . First anchor point

P2. . . Second anchor point

P3. . . Third anchor point

T1. . . First track

T2. . . Second track

T3. . . Third track

Claims (8)

A handheld electronic device includes: a first body having an operation interface; and a sliding mechanism comprising: a first sliding member fixed to the first body and having two sliding rails; and a second sliding member disposed on the sliding The first sliding member has two sliding slots; the two elastic members each have a fixed end and a sliding end, wherein the two fixed ends are fixed to the first sliding member, and the two sliding ends are respectively slidably disposed on the first sliding member The two slide rails are respectively slidably disposed on the two sliding slots, and the second sliding member slides to a first position, a second position or a third position on the first sliding member, and the sliding ends are driven to slide to the sliding ends. a first positioning point, a second positioning point or a third positioning point on the corresponding sliding rail, wherein the sliding end is positioned at the first positioning point by the elastic force of the corresponding elastic member being compressed The second positioning point or the third positioning point, wherein a distance between the fixed end and the second positioning point is greater than a distance between the fixed end and the first positioning point, and the fixed end and the second end The distance between the positioning points is greater than the fixed end and the third positioning point And a second body fixed to the second sliding member, wherein the second sliding member slides from the first position to the second position to drive the second body covering the operating interface relative to the first The body slides to partially expose the operation interface, and the second sliding member slides from the second position to the third position to bring The second body is slid relative to the first body to completely expose the operation interface. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the sliding slots has a first end and a second end, and the second sliding member slides relative to the first sliding member to drive the first end The pair is located at the first positioning point or the third positioning point, or the second end point is located at the second positioning point. The hand-held electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second sliding member is slidably disposed in the first sliding member along a direction, and the two sliding grooves are substantially perpendicular to the direction along the second sliding member. An axial extension extends between the two second ends. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the slide rails comprises: a first track connected between the first positioning point and the second positioning point, wherein each of the sliding ends is along the first a track is slid from the first positioning point to the second positioning point; and a second track is connected between the second positioning point and the third positioning point, wherein each of the sliding ends is along the second track The second positioning point slides to the third positioning point. The handheld electronic device of claim 4, wherein each of the slide rails further comprises: a third track connected between the first positioning point and the third positioning point, wherein the second sliding member is The third position is slid to the first position to drive the sliding ends to slide along the third track from the third positioning point to the first positioning point, and the second body is slid relative to the first body Cover the operation interface. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sliding mechanism is covered between the first body and the second body. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein the operation interface comprises a first button area and a second button area, the second body partially exposing the operation interface to expose the first button area, and The second body completely exposes the operation interface to expose the first button area and the second button area. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second body has a display area away from the surface of the first body.