TWI779791B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a casing, a battery module and at least two assemblies. The casing has an upper part and a lower part, and an accommodating space is formed between the upper part and the lower part. The battery module is disposed in the accommodating space, and the battery module includes a frame, a first engaging structure, and a second engaging structure. The first and second engaging structures are respectively formed at a first surface and a second surface of the frame. Each of these assemblies has a third engaging structure and a fourth engaging structure, which are configured to be respectively engaged with the second and first engaging structures. The first one and the second one of the assemblies are respectively engaged with the first surface and the second surface of the frame to clamp the battery module, so that there is a distance between the battery module and a metal element.

Description

portable electronic device

The present disclosure relates to a portable electronic device, in particular to a portable electronic device with a battery protection structure.

With the development of technology, many electronic devices (such as tablet computers or notebook computers) are quite popular nowadays.

Generally speaking, a notebook computer is equipped with one or more battery modules, and the battery modules are generally arranged under the keyboard module or the touch panel. However, the thickness design of today's notebook computers tends to be thinner and lighter, resulting in that when the user presses the keyboard or touchpad, the casing of the notebook computer bends due to flexibility, so that the keyboard or touchpad flexes with the casing. The battery module is touched by bending, resulting in damage to the battery module.

Therefore, how to design a portable electronic device that prevents the battery module from being damaged is an issue worth discussing and solving.

In view of this, the present disclosure proposes a portable electronic device to solve the above problems.

The disclosure provides a portable electronic device, which includes a casing, a battery module and at least two components. The casing has an upper part and a lower part, the lower part is fixedly connected to the upper part, and an accommodating space is formed between the upper part and the lower part. The battery module is arranged in the accommodating space, and the battery module includes a frame, a first engaging structure, and a second engaging structure. The first engaging structure is formed on a first side of the frame, and the second engaging structure is formed on a second side of the frame. At least two assemblies are fixed between the upper part and the lower part, and each of these assemblies has a third engaging structure and a fourth engaging structure configured to engage with the second engaging structure and the first engaging structure respectively. One snap-fit structure. A first one and a second one of these assemblies are engaged with the first side and the second side of the frame respectively to clamp the battery module so that there is a distance between the battery module and a metal element of the upper part .

Based on the design disclosed in this disclosure, when the user presses the keyboard or the touchpad, even if the upper part flexes and the metal element moves downward, it will not touch the battery module, thereby avoiding the danger of the battery module being damaged .

In order to make the purpose, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with accompanying figures. Wherein, the arrangement of each element in the embodiment is for illustration, not for limiting the present disclosure. In addition, the partial repetition of the symbols in the figures in the embodiments is for the purpose of simplifying the description, and does not imply the relationship between different embodiments. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the attached drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are for illustration and not for limitation of the present disclosure.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Figure 2 is a section line A-A of the portable electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure along the section line A-A of Figure 1 'Schematic diagram of the cross-section. The portable electronic device 10 is, for example, a notebook computer, which has a display module 11 and a host module 12 . The host module 12 is pivotally connected to the display module 11 , and the host module 12 can include a keyboard 13 , a casing 14 and a touch panel 20 . The housing 14 may include an upper part 141 and a lower part 142 (generally referred to as part C and part D respectively), and the keyboard 13 and the touchpad 20 are disposed on the upper part 141 of the housing 14 .

Wherein, the lower part 142 is fixedly connected to the upper part 141 , and the upper part 141 and the lower part 142 are arranged along a second direction D2 (Z-axis direction). As shown in FIG. 2 , an accommodating space AS may be formed between the upper part 141 and the lower part 142 to accommodate various electronic components. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 10 may further include a battery module 100 and at least two assemblies disposed in the accommodating space AS.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the portable electronic device 10 may include an assembly 200 and an assembly 400, which are fixed between the upper part 141 and the lower part 142, and the assembly 400, the battery module 100 And the assemblies 200 are arranged sequentially along a first direction D1 (Y-axis direction). Specifically, the assembly 200 and the assembly 400 are respectively engaged with a first side S1 and a second side S2 of a frame 104 of the battery module 100 to clamp the battery module 100 so that the battery module 100 There is a distance from a metal element 15 on the upper part 141 .

The metal element 15 can be a part of the bottom of the keyboard 13 or the touch panel 20 , such as a small bump or a small cone on the bottom. The upper part 141 and/or the lower part 142 are usually made of plastic material and have flexibility, so when the user presses the keyboard 13 or the touchpad 20, the upper part 141 may be deflected and the metal element 15 may be bent along the Z Axis moves down.

In the present disclosure, the battery module 100 can be clamped by arranging a plurality of assemblies, so that there is a sufficient distance between the metal element 15 and the battery module 100, so that even if the upper part 141 is deflected, the metal element 15 will The downward movement will not touch the battery module 100, thereby avoiding the danger of the battery module 100 being damaged.

It should be noted that the portable electronic device 10 is not limited to a notebook computer, for example, it can be a tablet computer. As long as it is a portable electronic device 10 that can be equipped with components, it falls within the scope of this disclosure. The specific configuration of the battery module 100 and the assembly will be described in detail later.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a battery module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the battery module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. , and FIG. 5 is a side view of a battery module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the battery module 100 may include an upper cover 101, a lower cover 103, one or more battery cells 102, the frame 104, at least one first engaging structure 110 and at least one second card Combined structure 120.

The battery core 102 is fixedly disposed in the frame 104 , and the upper cover 101 and the lower cover 103 are combined behind the frame 104 to seal the battery core 102 . The upper cover 101 and the lower cover 103 can be made of plastic material, but not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the upper cover 101 or the lower cover 103 can be anti-conductive tape.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 , the first engaging structure 110 is formed on the first side S1 of the frame 104 , and the second engaging structure 120 is formed on the second side S2 of the frame 104 . In this embodiment, two first engaging structures 110 are formed on the first side S1 of the frame 104 , and two second engaging structures 120 are formed on the second side S2 correspondingly.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the first engaging structure 110 and the second engaging structure 120 are arranged along the first direction D1, and the first engaging structure 110 has a first protrusion 112 along the The first direction D1 protrudes from the first side S1 of the frame 104 .

Moreover, the second engaging structure 120 has a first recessed portion 122 , which is recessed from the second side S2 of the frame 104 along the first direction D1 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the first concave portion 122 is formed by a U-shaped structure on the left side of the frame 104 . It should be noted that the length of the first protruding portion 112 in the first direction D1 is equal to the length of the first concave portion 122 in the first direction D1.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the first engaging structure 110 may further include a plurality of first engaging portions 114 and two first reinforcing portions 116 formed on the first protruding portion 112 . Wherein, the first engaging portion 114 may be a hemispherical concave structure, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the first protruding portion 112 can be a plate-shaped structure, and the first reinforcing portion 116 can be a triangular rib structure. The first reinforcing part 116 is fixedly connected between the first protruding part 112 and the frame 104 to avoid the problem that the first protruding part 112 is easily broken from the frame 104 by an external force.

Correspondingly, the second engaging structure 120 further includes a plurality of second engaging portions 124 formed at the first concave portion 122 , and the second engaging portions 124 correspond to the first engaging portion 114 . For example, the second engaging portion 124 can be a hemispherical protruding structure, and the size of the second engaging portion 124 is substantially the same as that of the first engaging portion 114, so that the second engaging portion 124 can engage on the first engaging portion 114 .

In this embodiment, the first protruding portion 112, the first reinforcing portion 116, and the second engaging portion 124 can be made of plastic material, and the first reinforcing portion 116 and the second engaging portion 124 can have flexible sex.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the battery module 100 may further include a plurality of positioning structures 115, which are fixedly arranged on a third side S3 and a fourth side S4 of the frame 104, and the two groups are in pairs. The positioning structures 115 are arranged along a third direction D3. Wherein, the third direction D3 is perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The positioning structure 115 is configured to be engaged and positioned on the upper part 141 , so that the battery module 100 is more firmly arranged in the accommodating space AS.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the battery module 100 may further include a first connection joint 150 and a second connection joint 160 configured to be electrically connected to the battery core 102, and the first connection joint 150 It may have the same structure as the second connecting joint 160 . For example, both the first connecting connector 150 and the second connecting connector 160 are female, but not limited thereto.

Wherein, the first connecting joint 150 is disposed on the first side S1. In addition, the frame 104 can form a concave structure 130 formed between the two second engaging structures 120 , and the second connecting joint 160 can be disposed in the concave structure 130 . The recessed structure 130 is connected to the first recessed portion 122 , and the length of the recessed structure 130 in the first direction D1 (Y-axis direction) may be equal to the length of the first recessed portion 122 in the first direction D1 (Y-axis direction).

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3 , the battery module 100 can be electrically connected to the main board (not shown in the figure) of the portable electronic device 10 through a power connector 50 . Specifically, the first connection joint 150 may include a plurality of engaging protrusions 152, and the power connector 50 may be provided with a plurality of engaging recesses 52 correspondingly, and the engaging protrusions 152 are configured to engage with the engaging recesses. 52, so that the power connector 50 is firmly connected to the first connection joint 150.

Similarly, the power connector 50 can also be connected to the second connecting joint 160 and the main board, so that the battery module 100 is electrically connected to the main board. The way the power connector 50 is connected to the second connection joint 160 is the same as that of the first connection joint 150 , so it will not be repeated here.

In addition, in some embodiments, the portable electronic device 10 may further include another battery module 100 , and the two battery modules 100 may be engaged with each other. For example, the first engaging structure 110 of one battery module 100 can be engaged with the second engaging structure 120 of another battery module 100 .

Wherein, the first connection connectors 150 of the two battery modules 100 can be electrically connected to the main board through two power connectors 50 respectively, so that the portable electronic device 10 has a longer battery life. In addition, the two battery modules 100 can also be electrically connected to each other (for example, connected in series) through a power connector 50 , and then electrically connected to the main board through another power connector 50 .

Next, please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a battery module 100 and four assemblies with the same structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 7 is an implementation according to the present disclosure A side view of an example assembly 400 is shown. In the present disclosure, each of these assemblies may have a third engaging structure and a fourth engaging structure configured to engage with the second engaging structure 120 and the first engaging structure 110 respectively.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the assembly 400 may have a body 405 , a third engaging structure 410 and a fourth engaging structure 420 . The body 405 extends along the second direction D2, and the third engaging structure 410 and the fourth engaging structure 420 are formed on opposite sides of the body 405 along the first direction D1.

Similar to the first engaging structure 110 and the second engaging structure 120 , the third engaging structure 410 has a second protrusion 412 , and the fourth engaging structure 420 has a second recess 422 . It should be noted that the second protruding portion 412 may have the same size and material as the first protruding portion 112 , and the second concave portion 422 may have the same size as the first concave portion 122 . Accordingly, the second protrusion 412 may be inserted into the first recess 122 , or the first protrusion 112 may be inserted into the second recess 422 .

Similarly, the third engaging structure 410 may further include at least two third engaging portions 414 and two second reinforcing portions 416 formed on the second protruding portion 412, and the fourth engaging structure 420 may further include at least two The fourth engaging portion 424 is formed in the second concave portion 422 . Wherein, the third engaging portion 414 has the same size as the first engaging portion 114, the second engaging portion 124 and the fourth engaging portion 424 have the same size and material, and the second reinforcing portion 416 and the first reinforcing portion 116 has the same size and material.

Based on the above design, the third engaging structure 410 can be securely engaged with the second engaging structure 120 . Specifically, when the second protruding portion 412 is inserted into the first concave portion 122, the flexible second engaging portion 124 can be inserted into the third engaging portion 414, and the flexible second reinforcing The portion 416 can snap into the inner wall of the first recessed portion 122 to prevent the second protruding portion 412 from breaking away from the first recessed portion 122 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 , the two first engaging structures 110 of the battery module 100 can be respectively engaged with a fourth engaging structure 220 of the assembly 200 and a fourth engaging structure 320 of the assembly 300 . The engaging method is similar to the above-mentioned third engaging structure 410 and the second engaging structure 120 , so it will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portable electronic device 10 according to another embodiment of the disclosure. In this embodiment, the assembly 200 may further include a first protection part 230 , and the assembly 400 may further include a second protection part 430 . The first protection part 230 and the second protection part 430 are connected to each other along the first direction D1, for example, connected to each other through a tenon or the like.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the first protection portion 230 and the second protection portion 430 are located between the battery module 100 and the metal element 15 and configured to block the metal element 15 . In this embodiment, the metal element 15 rests on the first protection portion 230 and the second protection portion 430 , but it is not limited thereto.

In other embodiments, there may be a distance between the metal element 15 and the first protection portion 230 and the second protection portion 430 in the second direction D2. Based on the design of the first protection part 230 and the second protection part 430 , the battery module 100 can be reliably protected to prevent the metal element 15 from piercing the battery module 100 .

Please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 . FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are schematic cross-sectional views of a portable electronic device 10 according to different embodiments of the present disclosure. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 , both the first engaging structure 110 and the second engaging structure 120 of the battery module 100 are recessed structures (the same structure as the first recessed portion 122 ). Correspondingly, the fourth engaging structure 220 of the assembly 200 and the third engaging structure 410 of the assembly 400 are protruding structures (the same structure as the second protruding part 412 ), corresponding to the first engaging structure 110 and the second engaging structure 110 . The concave structure of the second engaging structure 120 enables the third engaging structure 410 and the fourth engaging structure 220 to engage with the second engaging structure 120 and the first engaging structure 110 respectively.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 , both the first engaging structure 110 and the second engaging structure 120 of the battery module 100 are protruding structures (the same structure as the first protruding portion 112 ). Correspondingly, the fourth engaging structure 220 of the assembly 200 and the third engaging structure 410 of the assembly 400 are recessed structures (the same structure as the second recess 422 ), corresponding to the first engaging structure 110 and the second engaging structure 110 . The protruding structure of the engaging structure 120 is used so that the third engaging structure 410 and the fourth engaging structure 220 are respectively engaged with the second engaging structure 120 and the first engaging structure 110 .

Please refer to FIG. 11 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portable electronic device 10 according to another embodiment of the disclosure. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 10 is, for example, an ultra-thin notebook computer, so the upper part 141 and the lower part 142 are not designed to be parallel. As shown in Figure 11, when viewed along the third direction D3 (X-axis direction), the upper part 141 is not parallel to the lower part 142, and the height of the assembly 200 in the second direction D2 is lower than that of the assembly 400 in the second direction D2. The height in the second direction D2.

That is, the shape of the assembly in the second direction D2 can be adjusted according to the housing 14 to match different shapes of the housing 14 so that the assembly can be stably fixed between the upper part 141 and the lower part 142 .

To sum up, the present disclosure provides a portable electronic device 10 , which includes a battery module 100 and a plurality of assemblies disposed in the accommodating space AS formed by the casing 14 . The assembly is fixed between the upper part 141 and the lower part 142 of the housing 14, and the paired assembly is configured to engage on opposite sides of the battery module 100, so that the battery module 100 and the upper part 141 There is a distance between the metal elements 15 .

Based on the design of this disclosure, when the user presses the keyboard 13 or the touch panel 20, even if the upper part 141 flexes and the metal element 15 moves downward, it will not touch the battery module 100, thereby avoiding battery module 100. Group 100 is in danger of being destroyed.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages have been disclosed above, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification, and anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can learn from the content of the present disclosure It is understood that the current or future developed process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and step can be used according to the present disclosure as long as it can perform substantially the same function or obtain substantially the same result in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure includes the above-mentioned process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, device, method and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present disclosure also includes a combination of various patent application scopes and embodiments.

10: Portable Electronic Devices 11: Display module 12: Host module 13: keyboard 14: shell 15: Metal components 20:Touchpad 50: Power connector 52: engaging recess 100: battery module 101: Upper cover 102: battery cell 103: Lower cover 104: frame 110: the first engaging structure 112: first protrusion 114: the first engaging part 115: Positioning structure 116: First Strengthening Department 120: the second engaging structure 122: the first depression 124: the second engaging part 130: concave structure 141: upper part 142: Lower part 150: the first connecting joint 152: engaging convex part 160: the second connecting joint 200: Assemblies 220: the fourth engaging structure 230: First Ministry of Protection 300: Assemblies 320: the fourth engaging structure 400: Assemblies 405: Ontology 410: the third engaging structure 412: second protrusion 414: The third engagement part 416: Second Strengthening Department 420: the fourth engaging structure 422: the second depression 424: The fourth engaging part 430:Second Ministry of Protection 500: Assemblies AS: accommodating space D1: the first direction D2: Second direction D3: Third direction S1: first side S2: second side S3: third side S4: Fourth side X:X-axis Y: Y-axis Z: Z-axis

The present disclosure can be clearly understood through the following detailed descriptions and diagrams. It is emphasized that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn to scale and are used for illustration purposes only. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity of illustration. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touch panel 20 along the section line A-A' in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a battery module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the battery module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective. FIG. 5 is a side view of a battery module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a battery module 100 and four assemblies with the same structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of an assembly 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portable electronic device 10 according to another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are schematic cross-sectional views of a portable electronic device 10 according to different embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portable electronic device 10 according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

14: shell

15: Metal components

100: battery module

104: frame

110: the first engaging structure

120: the second engaging structure

141: upper part

142: Lower part

200: Assemblies

400: Assemblies

AS: accommodating space

D1: the first direction

D2: Second direction

S1: first side

S2: second side

X: X-axis

Y: Y-axis

Z: Z-axis

Claims (7)

A portable electronic device, comprising: a casing with an upper part and a lower part, the lower part is fixedly connected to the upper part, and an accommodating space is formed between the upper part and the lower part; a battery The module is arranged in the accommodating space, and the battery module includes: a frame; a first engaging structure formed on a first side of the frame; and a second engaging structure formed on the frame a second side; and at least two assemblies fixed between the upper part and the lower part, each of the assemblies has a third engaging structure and a fourth engaging structure configured to respectively engaged with the second engaging structure and the first engaging structure; wherein, a first and a second of the assemblies are respectively engaged with the first side and the second side of the frame to Clamping the battery module so that there is a gap between the battery module and a metal element of the upper part away from the metal element; wherein the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are along a first arranged in one direction, and the first engaging structure has a first protrusion protruding from the first side of the frame along the first direction; wherein the second engaging structure has a first concave portion, The second side of the frame is recessed along the first direction, wherein the length of the first protruding portion in the first direction is equal to the length of the first recessed portion in the first direction. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging structure further includes a first engaging portion and a first reinforcing portion formed on the first protruding portion, and the second engaging The structure further includes a second engaging portion formed on the first concave portion, and the second engaging portion corresponds to the first engaging portion. The portable electronic device as claimed in item 1, wherein the upper part and the lower part are arranged along a second direction, the assembly further has a body extending along the second direction, and the third card The engaging structure and the fourth engaging structure are formed on opposite sides of the body along the first direction. The portable electronic device as described in claim 3, wherein the third engaging structure has a second protrusion, the fourth engaging structure has a second recess, and the second protrusion and the first A protrusion has the same size, and the second recess has the same size as the first recess. The portable electronic device as described in claim 4, wherein the third engaging structure further includes a third engaging portion and a second reinforcing portion formed on the second protruding portion, the second engaging The structure further includes a fourth engaging portion formed on the second concave portion, the third engaging portion has the same size as the first engaging portion, the second engaging portion and the fourth engaging portion have The same size, and the second reinforcement part has the same size as the first reinforcement part. The portable electronic device as described in claim 5, wherein the first and the second of the assemblies respectively have a first protection portion and a second protection portion, and are connected to each other along the first direction , and the first protection part and the second protection part are located between the battery module and the metal element and configured to block the metal element pieces. The portable electronic device as described in claim 3, wherein when viewed along a third direction, the upper part is not parallel to the lower part, and the first one of the assemblies is in the second direction The height of is different from the height of the second one of the assemblies in the second direction, wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

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