TWI572099B - Docking station - Google Patents

Description

Carrier

The present invention relates to a carrier, and more particularly to a carrier suitable for a portable electronic device.

With the development of electronic technology, portable electronic devices are moving toward light, thin, short, and small directions, so as to be convenient for users to carry. Therefore, many portable electronic devices on the market have changed the physical keyboard to touch virtual. The keyboard, not the physical keyboard that takes up space, is in response to the trend of miniaturization.

However, if the user still wants to use the portable electronic device in combination with the physical keyboard, a commercially available tablet or protective holster with a physical keyboard may be combined. Most commercially available pallets or protective holsters utilize the grooves on the portable electronic device and support the back side of the portable electronic device to achieve the purpose of erecting the portable electronic device. However, there is only a single fixed support angle, and the angle between the keyboard and the portable electronic device cannot be adjusted at will. In addition, the support stability of the pallet and the protective holster is not good, and the portable electronic device is easily damaged by the collision.

The invention provides a carrier seat, which can solve the problem that the portable electronic device does not have an ideal physical keyboard.

The invention provides a carrier comprising a body and a clamping portion. The clamping portion is rotatably disposed on an upper surface of the body. The clamping portion is used for clamping a portable electronic device. The portion of the clamping portion for contacting the portable electronic device comprises an elastic material, and the remaining portion comprises a rigid material. When the clamping portion holds the portable electronic device, the elastic material is located in the portable electronic device and is rigid. Between materials.

In an embodiment of the invention, the body of the carrier has a receiving groove, and the clamping portion is located in the receiving groove.

In an embodiment of the invention, the carrier further includes a clamping piece disposed on a lower surface of the body. The groove wall of the accommodating groove has a through hole, and the clamping piece and the clamping portion are coupled to each other through the through hole, so that the nip portion is restricted from rotating in the accommodating groove.

In an embodiment of the invention, the through hole of the receiving groove of the bearing seat is a longitudinal through hole of the vertical clamping portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the clamping portion of the carrier has a projection passing through the through hole, and the clamping piece is coupled to the projection.

In an embodiment of the invention, the carrier further includes a screw and a metal post. The metal post is embedded in the protruding portion, and the screw is sequentially attached to the metal post through the clamping piece and the through hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving groove of the carrier has a plurality of positioning recesses toward the surface of the clamping piece, and the clamping piece has a positioning protrusion for moving between the positioning recesses. Engaged in one of the positioning recesses.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving groove of the bearing seat has a guiding rib toward the surface of the clamping piece, and the clamping piece has a sliding groove for sliding in the sliding groove to clamp The part rotates in the accommodating groove.

In an embodiment of the invention, the holding piece of the carrier is made of plastic.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the body of the carrier is plastic.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rigid material of the carrier is plastic.

In an embodiment of the invention, the elastic material of the carrier is rubber.

In an embodiment of the invention, the carrier further includes a keyboard module disposed on the body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the carrier further includes a wireless transmission module disposed on the body and electrically connected to the keyboard module for wireless transmission between the keyboard module and the portable electronic device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the clamping portion of the carrier is formed by the rigid material and the elastic material.

Based on the above, the carrier of the present invention can clamp and stand the portable electronic device, and adjust the angle at which the portable electronic device stands and provide a stable clamping to avoid falling damage.

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

50‧‧‧Hosting

100‧‧‧ body

110‧‧‧ accommodating slots

112‧‧‧through hole

114‧‧‧ Positioning depression

116‧‧‧ guidance ribs

120‧‧‧ upper surface

130‧‧‧lower surface

200‧‧‧ gripping department

210‧‧‧Flexible materials

220‧‧‧Rigid materials

230‧‧‧ protruding parts

240‧‧‧Clamping slot

300‧‧‧Clamping film

310‧‧‧Positioning bulges

320‧‧ ‧ chute

400‧‧‧ screws

500‧‧‧ metal column

600‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

700‧‧‧ keyboard

800‧‧‧Wireless transmission module

1 is an exploded perspective view of a carrier and a portable electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a bottom view of the carrier of FIG. 1 in combination with a portable electronic device.

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the carrier of Figure 2 taken along line A-A.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the carrier of Figure 2 taken along line B-B.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the use state of the carrier of FIG. 1. FIG.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a carrier and a portable electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a bottom view of the carrier of FIG. 1 in combination with a portable electronic device. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the carrier 50 of the embodiment of the present invention includes a body 100 and a clamping portion 200 . The clamping portion 200 is rotatably disposed on an upper surface 120 of the body 100. The clamping portion 200 can be used to clamp a portable electronic device 600. The portion of the clamping portion 200 for contacting the portable electronic device 600 includes an elastic material 210. For example, the design width of the clamping slot 240 for clamping the portable electronic device 600 by the clamping portion 200 may be smaller than the thickness of the portable electronic device 600 by 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm. Since the portion of the clamping portion 200 for holding the portable electronic device 600 uses the elastic material 210, when the portable electronic device 600 is placed in the clamping slot 240, the elastic material 210 can be elastically deformed to allow The thicker portable electronic device 600 is fixed in the clamping slot 240 of the clamping portion 200. Moreover, elastic materials The elastic restoring force provided by 210 can also produce an appropriate fixing effect on the portable electronic device 600. In addition, the remaining portion of the clamping portion 200 includes a rigid material 220 to provide sufficient support for the portable electronic device 600 to prevent the portable electronic device 600 from coming out of the clamping slot 240 of the clamping portion 200. When the clamping portion 200 holds the portable electronic device 600, the elastic material 210 is located between the portable electronic device 600 and the rigid material 220.

In addition, since the clamping portion 200 is rotatably disposed on the body 100, the portable electronic device 600 clamped on the clamping portion 200 can also rotate relative to the body 100. Thereby, the user can adjust the angle of the portable electronic device 600 according to personal use habits, thereby obtaining a comfortable use experience.

In this embodiment, the body 100 can have a receiving slot 110 and the clamping portion 200 is located in the receiving slot 110. The carrier 50 further includes a clamping piece 300 disposed on the lower surface 130 of the body 100. In addition, the groove wall of the accommodating groove 110 may have a strip-shaped through hole 112 of a longitudinal direction of the vertical nip portion 200. The clamping piece 300 and the clamping portion 200 are coupled to each other through the through hole 112 such that the clamping portion 200 is restricted from rotating within the receiving groove 110. In addition, since the through hole 112 is elongated, the combined clamping piece 300 and the clamping portion 200 can rotate together with respect to the body 110 in the through hole 112. Moreover, the strip-shaped through holes 112 can also be used to limit the displacement of the clamping portion 200 in the longitudinal direction of the clamping portion 200 when rotated relative to the body 110. Of course, the through hole 112 for coupling the holding piece 300 and the nip portion 200 to each other is not limited to a strip shape, and may be other shapes.

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the carrier of Figure 2 taken along line A-A. In accordance with the above, The clamping portion 200 of the carrier 50 may have a protrusion 230 passing through the through hole 112, and the clamping piece 300 may be coupled to the protrusion 230. As described above, the clamping portion 200 can be coupled to the clamping piece 300 by the projection 230 and rotated relative to the body 110. In addition, the aforementioned carrier 50 may further include a screw 400 and a metal post 500. The metal post 500 is embedded in the projection 230, and the screw 400 is sequentially attached to the metal post 500 through the clamping piece 300 and the through hole 112. With this configuration, the clamping piece 300 and the clamping portion 200 can be more stably fixed, and the clamping portion 200 is prevented from being disengaged from the receiving groove 110.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the carrier of Figure 2 taken along line B-B. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , in the carrier 50 of the embodiment, the receiving groove 110 may have a plurality of positioning recesses 114 facing the surface of the clamping piece 300 , and the clamping piece 300 has a positioning protrusion 310 . The positioning protrusions 310 are used to move between the positioning recesses 114 and can be engaged in any of the positioning recesses 114. The fixing force obtained when the positioning protrusion 310 of the clamping piece 300 is engaged with a positioning recess 114 can keep the clamping portion 200 from rotating relative to the body 100, thereby making the portable electronic device 600 relatively The angle of the body 110 is fixed. When a certain force is applied to rotate the clamping piece 300, the positioning projection 310 will be disengaged from the original positioning recess 114. Moreover, when rotating to the desired angle of the user, the positioning protrusion 310 can be engaged to the other positioning recess 114, so that the angle between the portable electronic device 600 and the body 100 is fixed again. Therefore, by the engagement of the positioning protrusion 310 of the clamping piece 300 and the different positioning recesses 114 on the receiving groove 110, the user can adjust and fix the angle between the portable electronic device 600 and the body 100 according to requirements. .

In addition, in the carrier 50 of the embodiment, the accommodating groove 110 faces the clamping The surface of the sheet 300 has a guiding rib 116, and the holding piece 300 has a sliding groove 320. The guiding rib 116 is configured to slide in the sliding slot 320 to rotate the clamping portion 200 in the receiving groove 110. In addition, the guiding rib 116 and the sliding groove 320 are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the clamping portion 200. The guiding rib 116 is located, for example, between the positioning groove 114 and the through hole 112, but the present invention is not limited thereto. With this configuration, the grip portion 200 can be prevented from being displaced in the longitudinal direction of the grip portion 200 when rotated relative to the body 110.

In the embodiment of the embodiment, the material of the clamping piece 300 may be plastic. The material of the body 100 can be plastic. The rigid material 220 can be a plastic. Plastics have the advantages of low cost and light weight. The elastic material 210 can be rubber. The clamping portion 200 can be two-shot injection molding of the rigid material 220 and the elastic material 210, but the elastic material 210 can also be combined with the rigid material 220 by fitting or other means.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the carrier of FIG. 1 in combination with a portable electronic device. FIG. Referring to FIG. 5 , the carrier 50 of the embodiment further includes a keyboard module 700 and a wireless transmission module 800 . The keyboard module 700 is disposed on the body 100. The wireless transmission module 800 is disposed on the body 100 and electrically connected to the keyboard module 700. Therefore, the wireless module 800 can be wirelessly transmitted between the keyboard module 700 and the portable electronic device 600.

In summary, the present invention is to rotatably mount the clamping portion on the body. The clamping portion can not only firmly hold the portable electronic device, but also the user can adjust the angle between the portable electronic device and the body by the clamping portion. In addition, the elastic material in the clamping portion can provide a suitable elastic force to firmly hold the portable electronic device, and the body of the carrier can firmly fix the portable electronic device on the table or other places. square. Moreover, the manner in which the clamping portion is fixed to the body is simple, and it is not necessary to use a conventional complicated and expensive pivot mechanism.

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

50‧‧‧Hosting

100‧‧‧ body

110‧‧‧ accommodating slots

112‧‧‧through hole

120‧‧‧ upper surface

200‧‧‧ gripping department

210‧‧‧Flexible materials

220‧‧‧Rigid materials

230‧‧‧ protruding parts

300‧‧‧Clamping film

310‧‧‧Positioning bulges

320‧‧ ‧ chute

400‧‧‧ screws

500‧‧‧ metal column

600‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

Claims (14)

A carrier includes: a body; and a clamping portion rotatably disposed on an upper surface of the body, wherein the clamping portion is configured to clamp a portable electronic device, the clamping portion is for contacting The portion of the portable electronic device includes an elastic material, and the remaining portion of the clamping portion includes a rigid material. When the clamping portion holds the portable electronic device, the elastic material is located on the portable electronic device. Between the rigid material and the rigid material, the body has a receiving groove, and the clamping portion is located in the receiving groove. The carrier of claim 1, further comprising a clamping piece disposed on a lower surface of the body, wherein the groove wall of the receiving groove has a through hole, and the clamping piece passes through the clamping portion The through holes are coupled to each other such that the clamping portion is restricted from rotating in the receiving groove. The carrier of claim 2, wherein the through hole is a strip-shaped through hole perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the clamping portion. The carrier of claim 2, wherein the clamping portion has a projection passing through the through hole, and the clamping piece is coupled to the protruding portion. The carrier of claim 4, further comprising a screw and a metal post, wherein the metal post is embedded in the protruding portion, and the screw sequentially locks through the clamping piece and the through hole Attached to the metal column. The carrier of claim 2, wherein the receiving slot is oriented The surface of the clamping piece has a plurality of positioning recesses, and the clamping piece has a positioning protrusion for moving between the positioning recesses to engage with one of the positioning recesses. The carrier of claim 2, wherein the receiving groove has a guiding rib facing the surface of the clamping piece, the clamping piece has a sliding groove, and the guiding rib is used in the sliding groove The inner sliding portion rotates the clamping portion in the receiving groove. The carrier of claim 2, wherein the material of the clamping piece is plastic. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the material of the body is plastic. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the rigid material is plastic. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the elastic material is rubber. The carrier of claim 1, further comprising a keyboard module disposed on the body. The carrier of claim 12, further comprising a wireless transmission module disposed on the body and electrically connected to the keyboard module for between the keyboard module and the portable electronic device Perform wireless transmission. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the clamping portion is formed by the rigid material and the elastic material.