TWI568341B - Protection of smart devices - Google Patents

Description

Protective structure of smart device

The present invention relates to a protective structure, and more particularly to a protective structure for protecting smart devices of various sizes.

Conventionally, the protection structure for protecting smart devices is generally only applicable to a single specification; in other words, if the user replaces a smart device of a different size, the protective structure corresponding to the new size must be purchased due to the different size. waste.

In addition, for manufacturers who manufacture protective structures, it is necessary to manufacture new-sized protective structures; however, old-sized protective structures are difficult to sell.

Moreover, the backplane of the current smart device usually has a photographic device, so the current protection structure must have a corresponding opening, so that when the smart device is installed in the protective structure, the back plate of the smart device can still be used for photography. The device; however, this opening not only reduces the aesthetics, but also undermines the structural strength of the protective structure.

Therefore, how to invent a protective structure for protecting various sizes of smart devices, which has a beautiful appearance and high structural strength, will be actively disclosed by the present invention.

The object of the present invention is to provide a protective structure for protecting intelligent devices of various sizes, which has a beautiful appearance and high structural strength.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a protective structure for a smart device for protecting smart devices of various sizes, the protective structure comprising: a housing, a guiding unit, an active unit, and two longitudinal cards. Combined unit, four horizontal snap units and four vertical snap units.

The housing foldably protects the smart device; the guiding unit is disposed on an inner wall of the housing, and the guiding unit has at least one guiding portion.

The movable unit is movably connected to the guiding unit, and guided by the guiding portion, the movable unit is longitudinally moved and fixed relative to the guiding unit, and the movable unit has: a movable body; The position control unit is symmetrically disposed on the movable body; and the two longitudinal limiting portions are symmetrically disposed on the movable body.

Each of the longitudinal engaging units is movably connected to the movable unit, and each of the longitudinal engaging units has: a longitudinal engaging body; a first engaging member disposed on the longitudinal engaging body, and the longitudinal position control portion One of the activities is engaged to move and fix the longitudinally engaging body longitudinally relative to the movable unit; a longitudinally corresponding limiting portion is disposed on the longitudinally engaging body, the longitudinally corresponding limiting portion and the longitudinal direction One of the limiting portions is mutually constrained; two lateral position control portions are symmetrically disposed on the longitudinal engaging body; and two lateral limiting portions are symmetrically disposed on the longitudinal engaging body.

Each of the horizontal engaging units is movably connected to the longitudinal engaging units, and each of the longitudinal engaging units is connected with two horizontal engaging units, each of the horizontal engaging units having: a transverse engaging body; a second The engaging member is disposed on the lateral engaging body, and is engaged with one of the lateral position control portions to move and fix the lateral engaging body laterally relative to the longitudinal engaging unit; a lateral correspondence limit a positioning portion is disposed on the lateral engaging body, the lateral corresponding limiting portion and one of the lateral limiting portions are mutually constrained; a vertical position control portion is disposed on the lateral engaging body; and a positioning portion The horizontally engaging body is disposed to position a corner of the smart device.

Each of the vertical engaging units is movably connected to each of the horizontal engaging units, and each of the vertical engaging units has a vertical engaging body; a third engaging member is disposed on the vertical engaging body, and each of the vertical engaging units The vertical position control unit is movably engaged to vertically move and fix the vertical engagement unit relative to the horizontal engagement unit; and a fixing portion is disposed on the vertical engagement body to vertically fix a corner of the smart device .

In the protective structure of the present invention, each of the longitudinal position control portions and each of the first engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body.

In the protective structure of the present invention, each of the lateral position control portions and each of the second engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body.

In the protective structure of the present invention, each of the vertical position control portions and each of the third engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body.

In summary, the protective structure of the present invention can be adapted to various sizes of smart devices by the above arrangement; in addition, since the housing does not have an opening, the appearance is beautiful and the structural strength is high.

In order to fully understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail by the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , which are protection structures 100 of the present invention for protecting various sizes of smart devices, such as the smart device 1000 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the protective structure 100 includes a housing 10 , A guiding unit 20, an active unit 30, two longitudinal engaging units 40, four horizontal engaging units 50 and four vertical engaging units 60. The smart device 1000 can be a tablet or a smart phone. The term "longitudinal" as used herein refers to the longitudinal direction of the casing 10, and the so-called lateral direction refers to the short side direction of the casing 10, and the vertical direction refers to the vertical direction of the casing 10.

The housing 10 can be a holster or a plate that foldably protects the smart device 1000; the guiding unit 20 is disposed on an inner wall of the housing 10, and the guiding unit 20 has at least one guiding The portion 21 functions as will be described later. The guiding unit 20 is disposed on a portion of the housing 10 that is folded, and the guiding unit 20 is perpendicular to the folding direction.

The movable unit 30 is movably connected to the guiding unit 20 and guided by the guiding portion 21 to move the movable unit 30 longitudinally relative to the guiding unit 20, more specifically, the movable unit 30 Slowly moving by the friction fit of the engaging portion 31 and the guiding portion 21. The above-mentioned "longitudinal movement" means moving in the direction of the solid arrow shown in FIG. 5, and the direction of the solid arrow extends along the longitudinal direction of the casing 10.

In addition, the movable unit 30 has a movable body 32, two longitudinal position control portions 33 symmetrically disposed on the movable body 32, and two longitudinal limiting portions 34 symmetrically disposed on the movable body 32.

Each of the longitudinal engaging units 40 is movably coupled to the movable unit 30, and each of the longitudinal engaging units 40 has a longitudinal engaging body 41. A first engaging member 42 is disposed on the longitudinal engaging body 41, and One of the longitudinal position control portions 33 is engaged with the movement, so that the longitudinal engagement body 41 is longitudinally stepped and fixed relative to the movable unit 30; a longitudinal corresponding limiting portion 43 is disposed on the longitudinal engagement body 41. The longitudinal corresponding limiting portion 43 and one of the longitudinal limiting portions 34 are mutually constrained; the two lateral position controlling portions 44 are symmetrically disposed on the longitudinal engaging body 41; and the two lateral limiting portions 45 are symmetrically disposed. The body 41 is engaged in the longitudinal direction. The aforementioned "longitudinal step movement" means moving in the direction of the solid arrow shown in FIG. 2, and the direction of the solid arrow extends along the longitudinal direction of the casing 10. Each of the longitudinal position control unit 33 and each of the first engaging members 42 is a corresponding tooth and an elastic body, thereby achieving the effect of the active engagement and effectively engaging the longitudinal engagement body 41. The movable unit 30 is longitudinally stepped and fixed, but the configuration of each of the longitudinal position control unit 33 and each of the first engaging members 42 is not limited thereto, and the structures of the two may be reversed, or other The structure of the effect.

Each of the horizontal engaging units 50 is movably connected to the longitudinal engaging units 40, and each of the longitudinal engaging units 40 is connected to two horizontal engaging units 50. Each of the horizontal engaging units 50 has a lateral engagement. The second engaging member 52 is disposed on the lateral engaging body 51 and is engaged with one of the lateral position control portions 44 such that the lateral engaging body 51 is opposite to the longitudinal engaging unit 40. Stepwise moving and fixing in a lateral direction; a lateral corresponding limiting portion 53 is disposed on the lateral engaging body 51, and the lateral corresponding limiting portion 53 and one of the lateral limiting portions 45 are mutually constrained; a vertical position control The portion 54 is disposed on the lateral engaging body 51; and a positioning portion 55 is disposed on the lateral engaging body 51 to position one of the four corners 1100 of the smart device 1000. The aforementioned "stepwise movement in the lateral direction" means moving in the direction of the dotted arrow shown in FIG. 2, and the direction of the dotted arrow extends in the short side direction of the casing 10. Each of the lateral position control unit 44 and each of the second engaging members 52 is a corresponding tooth and an elastic body, thereby achieving the effect of the active engagement, and effectively enabling the lateral engagement body 51. The longitudinal engagement control unit 44 and the structure of each of the second engagement members 52 are not limited to this, and the structures of the second engagement members 44 and the second engagement members 52 are not limited thereto. The structure that produces the above effects.

Each of the vertical engaging units 60 is movably connected to each of the horizontal engaging units 50, and each of the vertical engaging units 60 has: a vertical engaging body 61; and a third engaging member 62 disposed on the vertical engaging portion The main body 61 is movably engaged with each of the vertical position control units 54 such that the vertical engagement unit 60 is vertically moved and fixed relative to the horizontal engagement unit 50; and a fixing portion 63 is disposed on the vertical engagement body. 61. One of the four corners 1100 of the smart device 1000 is vertically fixed. The aforementioned "vertical step movement" means moving in the direction of the center line arrow shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, and the direction of the center line arrow extends in a direction perpendicular to the casing 10. Each of the vertical position control unit 54 and each of the third engaging members 62 is a corresponding tooth and an elastic body, thereby achieving the effect of the active engagement, and effectively enabling the vertical engagement unit 60. The horizontal engaging unit 50 is vertically moved and fixed in steps, but the configuration of each of the vertical position control unit 54 and each of the third engaging members 62 is not limited thereto, and the structures of the two may be reversed or may be other The structure that produces the above effects.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the position of the first engaging member 42 of each of the longitudinal engaging units 40 relative to the longitudinal position control portion 33 of the movable unit 30 is adjusted according to the length of the smart device 1000. The positioning portions 55 of the horizontal engaging units 50 respectively correspond to the length of the smart device 1000. At this time, the first engaging members 42 of the longitudinal engaging units 40 are engaged with the longitudinal position control portion 33 of the movable unit 30. Each of the longitudinal engaging units 40 is fixed relative to the movable unit 30.

At the same time, according to the width of the smart device 1000, the position of the second engaging member 52 of each of the lateral engaging units 50 relative to the lateral position control portion 44 of the longitudinal engaging unit 40 is adjusted, so that the horizontal engaging units are The positioning portions 55 of the 50 respectively correspond to the width of the smart device 1000. At this time, the second engaging members 52 of the lateral engaging units 50 are engaged with the lateral position control portions 44 of the longitudinal engaging units 40, so that The lateral engagement unit 50 is fixed relative to the longitudinal engagement unit 40.

Then, according to the thickness of the smart device 1000, the position of the third engaging member 62 of each of the vertical engaging units 60 relative to the vertical position control portion 54 of the lateral engaging unit 50 is adjusted, so that the vertical engaging units are The fixing portions 63 of the 60 respectively correspond to the thickness of the smart device 1000. At this time, the third engaging members 62 of the vertical engaging units 60 are engaged with the vertical position control portions 54 of the lateral engaging units 50, so that The vertical engagement unit 60 is fixed relative to the lateral engagement unit 50.

Thereby, the smart device 1000 is fixed and protected by the protection structure 100. In addition, if the size of the smart device 1000 is different, the adjustment can be performed according to the foregoing operation; in other words, the protection structure 100 can be used to protect smart devices of various sizes.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , since the housing 10 of the protection structure 100 does not have an opening, when the photographing apparatus 1200 of one of the back sheets of the smart device 1000 is to be used, the movable unit 30 is opposite to the The guiding unit 20 is moved longitudinally upward so that the photographic apparatus 1200 of the back panel of the smart device 1000 is no longer obscured by the housing 10, whereby the photographic apparatus 1200 of the back panel of the smart device 1000 is used.

When the use is completed, the movable unit 30 is vertically moved downward relative to the guiding unit 20, so that the photographic apparatus 1200 of the back panel of the smart device 1000 is again obscured by the housing 10, thereby The protective structure 100 protects the entirety of the smart device 1000.

In addition, it should be understood that, because the guiding portion 21 and the engaging corresponding portion 31 of the movable unit 30 are frictionally engaged with each other, the movable unit 30 can be prevented from being arbitrarily moved relative to the guiding unit 20 due to shaking, thereby avoiding the wisdom. The photographic apparatus 1200 of the back plate of the type device 1000 is arbitrarily exposed to the casing 10.

In summary, the protective structure of the present invention can be adapted to various sizes of smart devices by the above arrangement; in addition, since the housing does not have an opening, the appearance is beautiful and the structural strength is high.

The invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the patent application.

10‧‧‧shell
20‧‧‧Guide unit
21‧‧‧ Guidance Department
30‧‧‧Activity unit
31‧‧‧Corresponding Department
32‧‧‧Active Ontology
33‧‧‧Longitudinal Position Control
34‧‧‧Longitudinal Limits
40‧‧‧ longitudinal clamping unit
41‧‧‧Longitudinal engagement body
42‧‧‧First card fittings
43‧‧‧ Vertical correspondence limit
44‧‧‧Horizontal Position Control
45‧‧‧Horizontal Limitation
50‧‧‧Horizontal clamping unit
51‧‧‧Horizontal engagement body
52‧‧‧Second fittings
53‧‧‧Horizontal Correspondence Limitation
54‧‧‧Vertical Position Control
55‧‧‧ Positioning Department
60‧‧‧Vertical snap-in unit
61‧‧‧Vertically engaged body
62‧‧‧ Third clamping piece
63‧‧‧ Fixed Department
100‧‧‧Protection structure
1000‧‧‧Smart device
1100‧‧‧ corner
1200‧‧‧Photographic equipment

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of the protective structure of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a combination diagram of the protective structure of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the combination of the protection structure of the present invention and a smart device. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the combination of the protection structure of the present invention and the smart device. FIG. 5 is an operation diagram of a guiding unit and an active unit of the protection structure of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a photographic apparatus using one of the back sheets of the smart device using the protective structure of the present invention.

10‧‧‧shell

20‧‧‧Guide unit

21‧‧‧ Guidance Department

30‧‧‧Activity unit

31‧‧‧Corresponding Department

32‧‧‧Active Ontology

33‧‧‧Longitudinal Position Control

34‧‧‧Longitudinal Limits

40‧‧‧ longitudinal clamping unit

41‧‧‧Longitudinal engagement body

42‧‧‧First card fittings

43‧‧‧ Vertical correspondence limit

44‧‧‧Horizontal Position Control

45‧‧‧Horizontal Limitation

50‧‧‧Horizontal clamping unit

51‧‧‧Horizontal engagement body

52‧‧‧Second fittings

53‧‧‧Horizontal Correspondence Limitation

54‧‧‧Vertical Position Control

55‧‧‧ Positioning Department

60‧‧‧Vertical snap-in unit

61‧‧‧Vertically engaged body

62‧‧‧ Third clamping piece

63‧‧‧ Fixed Department

100‧‧‧Protection structure

Claims (5)

A protective structure for a smart device for protecting intelligent devices of various sizes, the protective structure comprising: a housing that foldably protects the smart device; a guiding unit disposed on an inner wall of the housing And the guiding unit has at least one guiding portion; an active unit is movably connected to the guiding unit, and guided by the guiding portion, the movable unit is longitudinally moved and fixed relative to the guiding unit And the movable unit has: a movable body; two longitudinal position control portions symmetrically disposed on the movable body; and two longitudinal limiting portions symmetrically disposed on the movable body; and two longitudinal engaging units respectively movably connected to the movable body The unit, each of the longitudinal engaging units has: a longitudinal engaging body; a first engaging member disposed on the longitudinal engaging body to engage with one of the longitudinal position control portions to cause the longitudinal engaging The body is longitudinally stepped and fixed relative to the movable unit; a longitudinal corresponding limiting portion is disposed on the longitudinal engaging body, the longitudinal corresponding limiting portion and one of the longitudinal limiting portions The two lateral position control portions are symmetrically disposed on the longitudinal engagement body; and the two lateral limit portions are symmetrically disposed on the longitudinal engagement body; four lateral engagement units are respectively movably connected to the longitudinal cards And a plurality of lateral engaging units, each of the horizontal engaging units having: a lateral engaging body; a second engaging member disposed on the lateral engaging body, and the One of the lateral position control portions is engaged with the movement, so that the lateral engagement body is laterally moved and fixed relative to the longitudinal engagement unit; a lateral corresponding limiting portion is disposed on the lateral engagement body, the horizontal corresponding The limiting portion and one of the lateral limiting portions are mutually constrained; a vertical position control portion is disposed on the lateral engaging body; and a positioning portion is disposed on the lateral engaging body to position the smart device And a plurality of vertical engaging units respectively movably connected to each of the horizontal engaging units, and each of the vertical engaging units has: a vertical engaging body; a third engaging member disposed at the The vertical engaging body is engaged with the vertical position control unit to vertically move and fix the vertical engaging unit relative to the horizontal engaging unit; and a fixing portion is disposed on the vertical engaging body to Fix a corner of the smart device vertically. The protective structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the longitudinal position control portions and each of the first engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body. The protective structure according to claim 2, wherein each of the lateral position control portions and each of the second engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body. The protective structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the lateral position control portions and each of the second engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body. The protective structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the vertical position control portions and each of the third engaging members are corresponding teeth and an elastic body.