TWI881538B - Case structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a case structure for being assembled to an electronic device. The case structure includes a case and a plate that is pivotally connected to the case along a rotation axis. The plate is rotatable relative to the case so as to be located at a first position, a second position, or a third position that is between the first position and the second position. When the plate is located at the first position or the second position, the plate and the case are parallel to each other. When the plate is located at the third position, the plate and the case have an angle therebetween, so that the plate and the case can be used to stand on a working surface for supporting the electronic device.

Description

Shell structure

The present invention relates to a housing structure, and more particularly to a housing structure suitable for electronic devices.

Most of the existing housing structures used in electronic devices only have the single function of anti-collision, but do not have the interactive function that can be matched with the electronic device, thus invisibly limiting the added value that the existing housing structure can generate. Therefore, the inventors of the present invention believe that the above defects can be improved, and have conducted intensive research and applied scientific principles, and finally proposed a reasonable design and effective improvement of the above defects.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a shell structure, which can effectively improve the defects that may be produced by the existing shell structure.

The present invention discloses a housing structure suitable for installation in an electronic device, comprising: a housing having two narrow sides located at two opposite sides, and two wide sides located at two other opposite sides; and a plate body pivotally connected to the housing along a rotation axis, and the rotation axis and any one of the wide sides form a sharp angle; wherein the plate body can be pivotally located relative to the housing body to a first position, a second position, and a third position. a second position, or a third position between the first position and the second position; wherein, when the plate is located at the first position or the second position, the plate and the housing are arranged in parallel; wherein, when the plate is located at the third position, an angle is formed between the plate and the housing so that the plate and the housing can be used to stand on a work surface and support the electronic device.

In summary, the housing structure disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user with a variety of usage scenarios by positioning the plate at the first position, the second position, or the third position relative to the housing (e.g., the plate at the third position can support the electronic device to provide a stand function).

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, such description and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention and do not limit the protection scope of the present invention in any way.

The following is a specific embodiment to illustrate the implementation of the "shell structure" disclosed in the present invention. The technical personnel in this field can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments. The details in this specification can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without deviating from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only for simple schematic illustrations and are not depicted according to actual sizes. Please note in advance. The following implementation will further explain the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

It should be understood that, although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used herein to describe various components or signals, these components or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one component from another component, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or more combinations of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

[Example 1]

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 , which are the first embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment discloses a housing structure 100, which is suitable for installation in an electronic device 300. The electronic device 300 may be, for example, a mobile phone or a tablet computer and preferably has a stylus 200 for use with it, but its type may be adjusted and changed according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited here. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the housing structure 100 includes a housing 1, a plate 2 pivotally connected to the housing 1 along a rotation axis L, and a fastener 3 mounted on the plate 2. To facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, the structures of the various components of the housing structure 100 are first described in order, and then their connection relationships are described as appropriate. However, the structures and connection relationships may be adjusted and varied according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the housing 1 in this embodiment is generally in the shape of a rectangular trough, and surrounds a mounting space S1 for the electronic device 300 to be detachably mounted therein. The housing 1 includes a generally rectangular support plate 11, two narrow side edges 12 respectively connected to opposite sides of the support plate 11, and two wide side edges 13 respectively connected to the other opposite sides of the support plate 11. In other words, the two narrow side edges 12 and the two wide side edges 13 are connected to each other to form a rectangle and generally vertically surround the periphery of the support plate 11 to jointly surround the mounting space S1, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the rotation axis L is formed approximately along a pair of diagonally opposite corners of the housing 1, and the rotation axis L and any of the wide sides 13 form an acute angle θ (e.g., the acute angle θ is approximately between 30 degrees and 75 degrees). In this embodiment, the supporting plate 11 of the housing 1 includes a pivot portion 111 disposed along the rotation axis L, a first receiving groove 112 located on one side of the pivot portion 111, a second receiving groove 113 located on the other side of the pivot portion 111, two anti-slip grooves 114 formed adjacent to the two narrow sides 12, and two corner portions 115 located at both ends of one of the narrow sides 12.

Furthermore, the two corner portions 115 are located at two ends of the narrow side 12 adjacent to the first receiving groove 112 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, the housing structure 100 may further include four anti-collision corners 116, and the two corner portions 115 are adjacent to two of the anti-collision corners 116 in the housing structure 100, but the specific structure may be adjusted and varied according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the housing 1 may also omit the two corner portions 115.

The hinge 111 is formed with a receiving space S2, so that the stylus pen 200 can be detachably disposed in the receiving space S2 and engaged with the hinge 111, so that the housing structure 100 can effectively solve the problem that the stylus pen 200 is difficult to store. In this embodiment, the hinge 111 includes two partitions 1111 spaced apart from each other along the rotation axis L, and the outer ends 11111 of the two partitions 1111 can be mutually hinged with the plate 2, and the inner ends 11112 of the two partitions define the receiving space S2, and the inner end 11112 of one of the partitions can be an electrical end for charging or magnetically attracting the stylus pen 200.

The first receiving groove 112 and the second receiving groove 113 can be connected to each other by the receiving space S2. In other words, the volume of the first receiving groove 112 can be not less than the volume of the second receiving groove 113, and one of the anti-slip grooves 114 is formed in the first receiving groove 112, and the other anti-slip groove 114 is adjacent to the second receiving groove 113, but the type can be adjusted and changed according to the design requirements, and the present invention is not limited here.

As shown in Figures 3 and 5 to 7, the plate body 2 is pivoted at the pivot portion 111 to be connected to the shell 1 (that is, the shell 1 is pivoted to the plate body 2 via the pivot portion 111), and the plate body 2 can be pivoted relative to the shell 1 to be located at a first position P1 (e.g., Figure 5), a second position P2 (e.g., Figure 6), or a third position P3 (e.g., Figure 7).

The plate body 2 includes a main body 21 and an end 22 connected to the end of the main body 21. Specifically, the end 22 is formed with an opening 221, and the fastener 3 is disposed on the main body 21 and adjacent to the edge of the end 22. The specific structure of the fastener 3 can be adjusted and varied according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the plate body 2 is substantially triangular in shape, and the outline of the plate body 2 is substantially equal to the outline of the first receiving groove 112, so that the plate body 2 can be received in the first receiving groove 112. Further, the area of the region surrounded by the outer edge of the plate body 2 is less than 50% of the area of the region surrounded by the two narrow sides 12 and the two wide sides 13, but its type can be adjusted and varied according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited here.

When the plate body 2 is located at the first position P1, the plate body 2 is placed in the first receiving groove 112, the outer edge of the plate body 2 is aligned with one of the narrow sides 12 and one of the wide sides 13, and the plate body 2 is against the two corner portions 115. Further, when the plate body 2 is located at the first position P1, the opening 221 corresponds to the anti-slip groove 114 in the first receiving groove 112, and the plate body 2 can be completely received in the first receiving groove 112, so that the plate body 2 and the housing 1 are substantially parallel.

In this embodiment, the opening 221 can be used as a hand-held handle of the electronic device 300, and the opening 221 is preferably formed into a size that a user can hold, but its specific structure can be adjusted and changed according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited here. Further, when the opening 221 is used as the hand-held handle, the fastener 3 is used to fix (e.g., buckle) the plate 2 to the housing 1.

Furthermore, when the plate 2 is located at the second position P2, the plate 2 is fixed (e.g., snapped) to the housing 1, and the plate 2 is arranged parallel to the housing 1. Specifically, when the plate 2 is located at the second position P2, only a portion of the plate 2 (e.g., the body portion 21) is placed in the second receiving groove 113, and the opening 221 (or the end portion 22) is located outside the second receiving groove 113, so that the opening 221 can be used as the hand-held handle of the electronic device 300. In addition, when the plate 2 is located at the second position P2, the fastener 3 can be used to be fastened to the inner wall of the second receiving groove 113, and the plate 2 is adjacent to but does not cover the anti-slip groove 114 connected to the second receiving groove 113.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, when the plate body 2 is located at the third position P3, the plate body 2 is not placed in the first receiving groove 112 or the second receiving groove 113, and an angle σ is preferably formed between the plate body 2 and the housing 1, and the range of the angle σ is preferably between 30 degrees and 150 degrees, but not limited thereto. In other words, the range covered by the third position P3 can be between the first position P1 and the second position P2.

When the plate 2 is located at the third position P3, the plate 2 and the housing 1 can be used to stand on a work surface and support the electronic device 300. Further, when the plate 2 is located at the third position P3, the housing structure 100 can stand on the work surface through the main body 21 of the plate 2 and the adjacent wide side 13 of the housing 1 (such as FIG. 7 ), or stand on the work surface through the end 22 of the plate 2 and the adjacent narrow side 12 of the housing 1 (not shown in the figure).

As described above, the plate 2 can be pivoted relative to the housing 1 to be located at the first position P1, the second position P2, or the third position P3. Furthermore, the housing structure 100 disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user with a variety of usage scenarios (e.g., the plate 2 located at the second position P2 can serve as a hand-held handle of the electronic device 300 to provide a hand-held function; the plate 2 located at the third position P3 can support the electronic device 300 to provide a stand function) by virtue of the plate 2 being located relative to the housing 1 at the first position P1, the second position P2, or the third position P3.

[Example 2]

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a second embodiment of the present invention. Since this embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, the similarities between the two embodiments will not be described in detail. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is mainly that the housing structure 100 in this embodiment is the back cover of the electronic device 300. In other words, the housing structure 100 is a partial component of the electronic device 300.

[Technical Effects of the Embodiments of the Invention]

In summary, the shell structure disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user with a variety of usage scenarios by positioning the plate at the first position, the second position, or the third position relative to the shell (e.g., the plate at the second position can serve as a carrying handle for the electronic device to provide a carrying function; the plate at the third position can support the electronic device to provide a standing function).

The above disclosed contents are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present invention are included in the patent scope of the present invention.

100: Shell structure 1: Shell 11: Carrier plate 111: Joint 1111: Partition section 11111: Outer end 11112: Inner end 112: First receiving groove 113: Second receiving groove 114: Anti-slip groove 115: Corner 116: Anti-collision angle 12: Narrow side 13: Wide side 2: Plate 21: Main body 22: End 221: Opening 3: Fastener 200: Stylus pen 300: Electronic device S1: Installation space S2: Accommodation space L: Axis line P1: First position P2: Second position P3: Third position σ: Angle θ: sharp angle

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the housing structure of the first embodiment of the present invention installed on an electronic device.

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 1 from another viewing angle.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the housing in FIG. 3 being equipped with a stylus.

FIG5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the housing structure of the first embodiment of the present invention when the plate is located at the first position.

FIG6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the housing structure of the first embodiment of the present invention when the plate is located at the second position.

FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the housing structure of the first embodiment of the present invention when the plate is located at the third position.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of FIG. 7 from another viewing angle.

FIG9 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the housing structure of the second embodiment of the present invention as a back cover of an electronic device.

100: Shell structure

1: Shell

11: Carrier plate

111: Joint

112: First accommodating groove

113: Second storage tank

114: Anti-slip groove

115: Corners

116: Anti-collision angle

12: Narrow sides

13: Wide side

2: Board

21: Main body

22: End

221: Open your mouth

3: Lock fasteners

200: Touch pen

S2: Storage space

L: Rotation axis

P3: Third position

σ: Angle of intersection

Claims (9)

A housing structure is suitable for installation in an electronic device, the housing structure comprising: a housing having two narrow sides located at opposite sides, and two wide sides located at other opposite sides; and a plate pivoted to the housing along a rotation axis, and the rotation axis and any one of the wide sides form an acute angle; wherein the plate can be pivoted relative to the housing to be located at a first position, a second position, or a third position between the first position and the second position; wherein when the plate is located at the first position or the second position, the plate is arranged parallel to the housing; Wherein, when the plate is located at the third position, an angle is formed between the plate and the housing, so that the plate and the housing can be used to stand on a work surface and support the electronic device; Wherein, the housing has a pivot portion arranged along the rotation axis, and the housing has a first receiving groove and a second receiving groove formed on opposite sides of the pivot portion; the plate is pivoted to the pivot portion, and the plate located at the first position is placed in the first receiving groove, and the plate located at the second position is placed in the second receiving groove. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein the hinge portion includes two partition segments arranged at intervals along the rotation axis, a accommodating space is formed between the two partition segments, and the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove can be connected to each other through the accommodating space; wherein the electronic device further includes a touch pen, which is detachably disposed in the accommodating space. A housing structure as described in claim 1, wherein an opening is formed at the end of the plate, and when the plate is located at the second position, the opening is located outside the second receiving groove, so that the end can be used as a carrying handle for the electronic device. A shell structure as described in claim 3, wherein the shell structure further includes a fastener installed on the plate body; wherein when the plate body is located in the second position, the fastener can be used to lock to the inner wall of the second receiving groove. A shell structure as described in claim 3, wherein the shell is formed with two anti-slip grooves, which are respectively adjacent to the two narrow side edges; wherein, when the plate body is located in the first position, the opening corresponds to one of the anti-slip grooves; wherein, when the plate body is located in the second position, the plate body is adjacent to but does not cover the other anti-slip groove. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein, when the plate is located at the first position, the outer edge of the plate is aligned with one of the narrow sides and one of the wide sides. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein the shell includes two corner portions, which are respectively located at two ends of one of the narrow side edges, and when the plate is located in the first position, the plate rests against the two corner portions. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein the area surrounded by the outer edge of the plate is less than 50% of the area surrounded by the two narrow sides and the two wide sides. The housing structure as described in claim 1, wherein the housing encloses an installation space for the electronic device to be detachably disposed therein; or, the housing structure is a back cover of the electronic device.